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C H R I S T M A S
T H E S TA I N O FA M I LY NUMBER 21 DECEMBER, 2012

Dogs, Daughters and Deer sum up the year for the Stainos. There was an addition of 2 dogs to the mix. Elizabeth & Julianne give us an excuse to brunch in the Big Apple and we are menaced by a herd of deer that think Hydrangea Hill is theirs. Deer Hill perhaps?

Year in Review

MARIE WEBER 1927 - 2012

Ellen, of course! She has been busy chairing the Miles of Hope Breast Cancer Walk, named to the Poughkeepsie Childrens Home Board . She reads the business page to prepare for her Investment Club and chaired the Civic Project for the Garden Club.

The Winner Is ...

On June 10th after a brief illness Marie, Ellens dear mom passed away on her wedding anniversary. She was a devoted wife & mother to her 7 children. She will be remembered for her love of jewelry, ice cream & clothes. She kept us chuckling with lines

like, It is such a shame I wont get to wear all the new clothes I just bought. Her pondering on whether she would be able to hear what people were saying at her wake led Rocco to walk up to her cofn and say in a very loud voice You Look Great! and she did. ... that Ellen would t into a dress that Julianne wore to a Bat Mitzvah when she was 13! Must be that Gluten Free Diet

... that Rocco would speak from the altar of the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine

Who would have thought!

2012 Milestones & Millstones

Milestone: Elizabeth has become a NYC Foodie. Milestone: Ellen just Milestone: 2 dogs got a new car with Sirius have joined the clan. radio. Julianne has Theo & we have Sadie. Millstone: Going out Millstone: Rocco is with her can put a strain driving a Toyota with Millstone: No on ones wallet. 180,000 miles & hums. grandchildren. Milestone: Rocco gets to NYC at least once a week. Millstone: He still has to stop strangers to ask for directions.

We adopted the zany Sadie from the Dutchess County SPCA in January.

Introducing Sadie

Staino can be seen carrying a can of spray paint.

Herald. Through our yearly communication you have seen them grow into lovely young ladies who buy us nice Christmas gifts. Hint

Elizabeth was 6 & Julianne 4 when we She isnt the 1st Sadie at Hydrangea Hill.The previous owner was named Sadie.

Life is Good

A NYC street artist is spreading the Staino name. However, no

Spreading the Brand

began the Hydrangea

.. to everyone who have donated to our various charitable endeavors including Miles of Hope, Childrens Home & Juliannes Marathon fundraising. If you are looking for a Literary cause, Rocco is Director of Empire State Center for the Book empirestatebook.org

Thank You

Our annual feature of guess who Roccos with. He played FDR (no its not Ralph Bellamy nor Bill Murray). You Good Wife or Gilmore Girl fans will know him. Send your answer to rocco.staino@gmail.com Twitter @roccoa

Who am I?