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Kathy Diletti's birthday

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I was just thinking that i'm really the worst person in the world to be posting notices about people's birthdays. As a kid I committed 6 to memory: mine, Mom's, Dad's, Rob's, Kathy's, and the baby Jesus' (that birthday, like my own, was worth remembering). So now that i'm practically grown, if I happen to remember a birthday outside of those 6 it's sheer luck.

So today it's easy. Because today is my sister Kathy's birthday.

Of course everyone knows Kathy, but not everyone may know that she's the heart and soul of the Dean family. Or that she inherited my mother's warm and loving nature, brilliant sense of humour, and penchant for squirreling away recipe clippings from the paper.

Kathy - here's to you and your heart, soul, laugh, and recipe collection. Remember: you're in my top 6, somewhere between me and Jesus.

Hapy birthday!

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Dan Ford said…
Happy birthday to the queen of Smithville. A great lady who is always laughing, even while driving inept, unkind priests out of Smithville who were foolish enough to mess with Kathy Dean Diletti. By the way you drove that priest out of your parish and right into mine, thanks. He is gone from here now too. Happy birthday and pardon my language but have a darn fine day
8 June 2007 at 17:14
robbyblogger said…
Well Pat you got a tear happening in my eye. Most beautiful.
Happy Birthday Kathy.
Wow, somewhere between Pat and Jesus.
8 June 2007 at 18:21
Debbie (Mathews) Marangoni said…
Happy 42nd my dear friend!
Hopefully you did something special today like sleep in til 7am! We'll get together soon for the traditional "sometime after your birthday" celebration.
Those were mighty kind words from your little brother - I'm thinkin he wants you to watch his kids for the weekend! Just kidding - we all know you're a great sister.
Love ya.
8 June 2007 at 22:29
Kevin Ford said…
Happy Birthday Kathy!
11 June 2007 at 12:06
colleen vennard said…
Happy Birthday Kathy, hope all your wishes came true!
Colleen
14 June 2007 at 17:31
Kathleen said…
Thank you very much. Sorry Dan the crankie guy came your way. He really is something everyone needs to experience.... well..maybe not. Ignorace can be nice!
I like Jesus oh and of coarse Pat.
14 June 2007 at 19:27
Tom Diletti said…
As the court jester and head bottle washer to the queen, I can honestly say that many and possibly all residents know of her. In the short five years, she has ostracized one priest, kept numerous teachers gainfully employed, remove secretaries that did not know there place, beat past chair person’s in landslide victories and had one husband removed from Canada 2 weeks out of every month. Is she tenacious? You bet your ass! Does she demonstrate her mother’s qualities? You bet ass she does.

She’s called upon by many for help & guidance and is hugged by all who meet her. She was the first person I met that gets hugs from Teachers before and after parent interviews and was referred to by my German colleagues as the woman who gave the best hugs. She is my best friend, my colleague, my sole mate and my lover……Happy Birthday kiddo.
16 June 2007 at 20:48
robbyblogger said…
Okay, now what Tom said, that was wayyyyy cool. You guys in Ont. can be soooo articulated. Wow I gots to take notes!
19 June 2007 at 16:12
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