Erin Liggett's 17th birthday

Erin Liggett with sister Anna, Dad and Mom on her 17th birdthday, July 18, 2012 and with Grandad

Slab from old locust tree in Grandad's back yard

Workmen from Barberton Tree Service cut down an old locust tree in the tree lawn across Neptune Avenue from my house.  The tree was believed to be about 75 years old and was 65 feet or more tall.  We measured the circumference at 66 inches.  Workmen cut out a slab for granddaughter Erin Liggett and Grandad used a woodburner to burn in the date, August 7, 2003.

Erin Liggett is Sweet 16: See her first year

Erin Liggett celebrates her "Sweet 16" birthday on Monday, July 18. Click on the headline to go to a Flickr photo album of Erin's first year. Or, if you just want to flip through the photos click on the arrow below. Click again to enlarge photos and see the captions and then click on the newer arrow to see the next photo.

Waiting on the world to change

Anna and Erin Liggett school activities

 Anna as Maggie Pie and Marco Colant as Drake

 

Anna Liggett in role as Maggie Pie in Honk! the musical based on Hans Christian Andersen's story of the Ugly Duckling. 


Erin Liggett with Will Lawrence and friends at a Hoban High School dance on Saturday, March 13.  


Anna and Erin are daughters of Thomas and Susan Liggett and granddaughter of Helen and Harry Liggett.  Anna is in the fifth grade at St. Paul School and Erin in a freshman at Hoban High.

Eight perfect their acting skills

Eight St. Paul students attended Camp Shamrock at St. Vincent- St. Mary High School for two weeks this summer to perfect their acting skills. The camp ended with two performances featuring Porridgegate and The Three Bully Goats Griff. The plays took classic fairy tales and gave them a few modern twists and a lot of laughs.

St. Paul students participating were:

Front row: Natalie Wammes, Jason Luck, Meredith Wammes, Brian Luck

Back row: Marco Colant, Emily Roberts, Jacqueline Wammes, Noelle Colant

Erin receives lector certificate

Erin Liggett receives a certificate for service as a Lector at St. Paul Parish. Presenting the certificate is Ronald McAvoy, president of the Akron Serra Club. With them is the Rev. Fr. Ralph Thomas, pastor of St. Paul.

'12 Days of Christmas' items cost $86,609

Given the economic downturn, even the most romantic might balk at the $86,609 price tag for the items in the carol, "The Twelve Days of Christmas."

That's this year's cost, according to the annual "Christmas Price Index" compiled by PNC Wealth Management, which tallies the single partridge in a pear tree to the 12 drummers drumming, purchased repeatedly as the song suggests. The price is up $8,508 or 10.9 percent, from $78,100 last year.

In this tight economy, what's a romantic to do? The creative but cash-strapped consumer might consider some modifications. After all, who needs dozens of birds?

Instead of two turtle doves ($55) why not two Dove chocolate bars at about buck each? Don't have $4,414 for 10 lords-a-leaping? How about a "Riverdance" DVD?
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"At least my experience, if you had to lead with something, gold rings probably wouldn't be a bad idea," said Jim Dunigan, managing executive of investment for PNC Wealth Management, which has been calculating the cost of Christmas since 1984.

Gold rings are down about 11 percent, from $395 last year to $350.

A pear tree that cost $150 last year will cost $200 this year. (The partridge is up $5 to $20.)

Luxury items are also up, as reflected by the price of the seven swans-a-swimming, which are up 33 percent to $5,600.

But the faltering economy has also brought down the cost of some items.

The three French hens (down $15 to $30) and six geese-a-laying (down $120 to $240) reflect declines in food prices.

The eight maids-a-milking will cost 12 percent more, $52.40 from about $47 last year, thanks to their second annual minimum wage increase.

The 10 lords-a-leaping, 11 pipers piping and 12 drummers drumming are all up about 3 percent, reflecting the general average wage increase.

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Erin sketches: March, 2008

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Baba and Grandad's clock

Gertrude McFuzz gets a big tail

This rehearsal of Seussical the Musical shows Gertrudge McFuzz and the Cat in the Hat in a scene where Gertrude gets a big new tail. The St. Paul Drama Club production opened today with a performance for students. Public performances will be Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Parish Activity Center. Tickets at the door are $5 for adults and $2 for children

Here are two of Santa's best helpers

Our girls are growing up. Anna is celebrating her ninth birthday today and she baked her own birthday cake Monday and decorated it with the Happy Birthday Anna lettering. Baba read the recipe for her. Meanwhile Erin was putting ribbon, bows and gift tags on all the presents for Grandad.

The girls wish everyone Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas from Santa

Gather the family around the computer and click on the headline to hear Santa and his Reindeer wish you a Merry Christmas. Be sure to click on each reindeer, one at a time

Buckeye leaves show Fall color

Leaves on Erin's buckeye tree show their Fall colors. The photo was taken Friday, October 18, 2007. Erin planted the tree on May 18, 2003.

Anna chalkboard of a dove

Anna Liggett
chalkboard
drawing
of dove
Sep 30, 2007

Anna's self portrait Sep 30, 2007

Here's Anna's self portrait
drawn on September 30, 2007

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better view

Erin's drawing of a girl

Just a girl--no particular girl.

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Pencil sketches by Erin

Here are pencil sketches drawn by Erin Liggett while watching an old Lilo and Stitch video. Lilo is in the center. Madison is a neighborhood friend and classmate of Erin's and Megan is a neighborhood friend and classmate of Anna's

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Dad dismissed from hospital

Tom Liggett was dismissed from Akron City Hospital on Thursday after quadruple bypass surgery on July 14. He will be resting at home for a few weeks.

There was a 12th birthday party for Erin in Tom's room at the hospital on Wednesday evening. A Boston Creme decorated with "Happy Birthday Erin" was brought in by Helen and Harry and Tom and Sue supplied ice cream from the hospital refrigerator. After singing of Happy Birthday, Erin opened cards and gifts. It was a birthday to remember.

AnnaBelle's Wish by Erin

This is a freehand drawing by Erin of Annabelle. It was drawn on Friday, June 2, 2007.

Annabelle's Wish is a magical animated feature based on the legend that on Christmas Eve Santa Claus gives all animals a speaking voice just for one night. A loveable calf named Annabelle, born on Christmas Eve, has a very special wish: to fly like on of Santa's reindeers. A special friendship forms between Annabelle and Billy, a young boy who cannot talk. Along with a friendly bunch of barnyard animals they contend with Billy's mean Aunt and the bullies in the neighborhood. Annabelle shows the true meaning of Christmas by making one very special wish come true.

Anna in Slovak magazine

A photo of Anna Liggett with a story about her First Communion appears on page 10 of the June 2007 issue of Zenska Jednota, the magazine of the First Catholic Slovak Ladies Association.

Here is the story:


ANNA TERESA LIGGETT, daughter of Thomas and Susan Liggett of Akron, OH, received her First Holy Communion May 5 at Saint Paul Catholic Church, Brown Street, Akron, OH. She rerceived Communion from the Rev. Mr. Frank Lonteen. Anna is a member of Home Branch. She is the granddaughter of Mary Ann Gabelman and Harry and Helen Liggett. Grandmother Helen is also a member of the Home Branch. She and Anna are former members of Branch 478 and Branch 372 in Dennison, OH.