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The Oakville Beaver, Friday March 12, 2004 - 9 Newborn cousins share birthday By Wilma Blokhuis OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF Little Readers Fall §004 Registration Now Open and T hursday , Friday , Sa t u r d a y Su n d a y O nly , Ev e r y t h in g is o n Sale a t L a - Z - B o y Fu r n it u r e G alleries ® RLINGTON.* Z o One big happy family just got bigger - by two - on Sunday. First cousins Matthew Michael Marino and Bailey Adam Leonard were bom Sunday at Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital. Bailey, 7 lbs. 4 oz., arrived at 4:20 a.m., a few days late - he was due on Feb. 28. Matthew, 7 lbs. 10 oz., fol lowed at 7:15 a.m., a few days early - he wasn't due until March 13. The happy parents are Carmine and Johanne Marino, and his sister Carmela and Kyle Adam Leonard. For Carmela, Bailey is her first bom, delivered by Cesarean section. Matthew is Johanne's second son, a brother for four-year-old Daniel. Carmela went to the hospital late Saturday night - Johanne fol lowed very early Sunday morn ing. Johanne and Matthew went home Monday, Carmela and Bailey came home Wednesday. "Johanne and I were making jokes about having our babies on the same day," said Carmela. "We always thought we would be hav ing our babies on the same day. It's a good feeling. "We all live in the same Newborn cousins Matthew Michael Marino (left) and Bailey Adam Leonard (right) are joined by their parents Johanne and Carmine Marino and Kyle and Carmela Leonard. "Two separate grandchildren house," she continued. "There will now be nine of us including bom three hours apart - how often our parents Sal and Maria Marino. does that happen?" said Maria. "Carmine is my oldest and Both babies are healthy and the Carmela is the youngest," she two mothers are doing well. "We had our babies on Sunday continued. `The babies have two and I haven't slept yet," said an single uncles, Tony and Frank excited Carmine on Monday after Marino." Of the living arrangements, noon. He works for The Oakville Beaver and Metroland's Halton Maria said, "we all get along" division as a computer systems adding it's unusual for "my mar ried children to be living at home technician and in Web design. "My wife and sister had babies and my two single sons to be out. "We have a good family rela on the same day - this wasn't tionship," she concluded. expected," he said. Front Left to Right: Linda M. Kraav, Anita Roth Back Left to Right: Peter D. Ewen, Lou Odorico Maybe We Could Help C a ll us fo r year ro u n d tax and accounting services. D iversified Financial Services Inc. i H O U R SO FO P E R A T IO N :M 0N .,-FR I. 8:00 A .M .-8:00 P .M .S A T ., 10:00 A .M .-4:00 P .M . 2347 Lakeshore Road West, Oakville. 905.847.0029 Toll Free: 1.800.603.5333 l Every child deserves the chance to soar to great heights with opportunities fo r the future. But w ith the challenges in education today, are they really getting a good chance? S o l id W o o d B e d r o o m / D in in g R o o m S e t s Lam ps, A rea Ru g s a n d A c c e s s o r ie s NOG ST/PST NOGST/PST C offee, End a n d So fa T ables D is c o n t in u e d F l o o r / C l e a r a n c e M e r c h a n d is e R e g io n ' s M o s t D e l ig h t f u l S e l e c t io n o f H o m e A c c e s s o r ie s he T 1131 Nottinghill G ate, O? (905) 469-1929 M aple G rove Village M a p fi jGrove Dr. Suite O akville A t O xford Learning, children are offered individual programs that address their needs in academics learning styles and self-esteem. It is a system that offers them independence, for now aruiVfor|| Little Readers (3 - 5 years) Beyond Tutoring (Gr. I - 8) High School Advantage NOGST/PST (905)331-7600 F IN A L * MARKDOW N Ju s t I n T im e F o r S p r in g ! 1 0 -0 's o fM onas In S to c kF o b Im m edm kD ih w e r s I BURLINGTON POWER CENTRE Q.E.w: & BRANT STREET IT It LA-Z-BOY 1 1 t N (905)849-4027 * » r ito r o n to " IB rant St. Guelph Lin e - r u S "r " MON-FRI 10AM-9PM SAT 9AM -6PM SUN 10AM-5PM ·Customer may choose only one o( tbe foBo»ing offers as applicable. No GST/PST. Seat Sate of 0 down. 0 Intorca and 0 Payments loi 12 months. Offere cannot be combined. ' Oder does not apply to Dotted/Flyer/Clearance m c M ts e . See store for details. On approred radii only on your ta-Z-Boy Charge Card. Applicable tares, defotry charges and $29.99 administration fee die at tmeot purchase. United time offer. l e a r n in g ; Skills fo r Success, Less>