I know you can't hear me but right now, I am giggling.

If my order is a choice between prime rib and salmon then it's salmon only because I love it. The elusive Brian is just that. It is quite unknown when or if he will surface. My favorite teachers right now are my yournger son and the engineers I work with in Switz.- it won't be them. It could be my lovely wife. The possibilities are endless, but only until I see you.

If my order is a choice between prime rib and salmon then it's prime rib. Only because I don't each fish. Why a he indeed? Guess I'm thinking about the elusive Brian. Perhaps a favorite teacher? Your lovely wife? the possibilities are endless............

pat the future is so uncertain that i can't say much. you know, it is too soon to say whether it will be an order for prime rib or salmon. why do you think that it is a he? why would we be "glued to each other" if it was a he? i can only say that it is one of my favorite people.

I'm not sure why it's tiny for you Kathi, doesn't seem to be on my screen. I tried to bump up the font size. Let me know how it looks. How do we feel about green? Very spring like don't you think? I'm just having some fun. You click on the customize button and there are several different templates to choose from.

Good news about the attendance numbers. Particularly since we agree to 80 based on attendance at our last reunion; so we have to pay for 80 at a minimum. We need to keep getting the word out. I talked with Brian Cruz Davis and he is now hoping to make it. There are so many people up the Burlington area. Richard maybe you could arrange a little skywriting reminder to the class of 72!


Richard it sounds like we may be about to play where in the world is Richard and ????? Is it someone from our class who said he didn't think he'd make it? Animal, mineral, or vegetable?

pink, tiny, and a nerve that you like to hit. okay! given this , i suppose i could give a little more information on my guest. you will know my guest by the special buttons we will be wearing. i had a couple of buttons made with a mapquest map of spfld and an arrow to the town center with a message that says, "i am here." if my guest and i are not glued to each other, you will know my guest by the button.

This is definitely different! It is pink and very tiny on my screen. I think the count is now up to 50plus so that is great. Did you find someone to be our guest speaker, Richard...someone from our "past" who remembers us!!! Sounds intriging to me also. I am really enjoying the summer weather here. It isn't too hot with a breeze...figure if my freakles continue maybe they will all connect and I'll have the perfect tan! (Not really)....Only 8 more days of school for me when I get back, too! I am so excited. Happy Thoughts.....

Come on, we don't like secrets!

Patti, how did you manage to turn the whole thing pink?!

A special guest; that's intriguing. Spill Richard, we're not good at waiting!

hey now. that is floating my boat. woah!!!! i may be able to come to the reunion with a special guest. let's see what happens.

I did it. I thought it would only impact my view not everyone else's. Isn't it pretty?
Guess I better change it back. Sorry about that.

What does it look like now Eric?

Is it just me, or did the format just change significantly???

I heard from Debbie tonight, the count is up to 44. She thinks a get together Friday night is a great idea and will look into it. She's going to make some calls and try to get some more help.

Congrats on finding your way back to the house. Yes it was hot today, I almost turned on the AC in the car. I'm glad we could have clear weather for your trip, I expect the same in Springfield :). On your way to Durham, exit 297 on I40 in Raleigh, the NC State Farmers market, a stop not to miss.

So glad that your brother-in-law is doing much better! Such a relief to everyone.
I am sitting outside on the deck using Amanda's laptop. I like being able to use it anywhere. I think I will have to start saving my pennies (lol) and get one. It was so hot here in NC today but now there is a beautiful breeze and the bugs aren't out! I am sure by the time I get home the blackflies will have decided to come out. Made a big trip to the library with the kids today. It certainly brings back memories of when mine were little. I got sort of lost coming home from the library....but I knew that I had to keep turning left. I finally drove by Caleb's preschool..to which he was all excited so I was only a few streets off...and I knew the way from there...pretty pathatic! Good news is I made it there and back safely! I will leave Saturday night, spend the night in Durham with my sister-in-law and fly home on Sunday.
Happy Thoughts............

No, I didn't win any money, Kathi, but my friend did. She won $500--or actually $300 after you subtract what she lost first. I had to pull her away from the machine.

Patti, maybe the ignored spouses can have their own party!

Mornin' all! I'm back from Tennessee exhausted but exhilarated. Our team placed 30th out of 74 teams and that is terriffic for first timers competing against scshools for whom Destination Imagination is a part of their school's curriculum. I'm very proud of them. Dollywood was loads of fun and I wish we'd had the time to do the water park across the the way. The ride there from Knoxville was lovely beautiful countryside.

Jerry I'm so glad you kept trying and finally got back in. We've missed hearing from you. I know it's been a difficult 07 for your family. My best thoughts are with you as you know. I'm so very glad you and Carol are coming in June. I've been looking forward to meeting her for a while now. Will you be staying at the Inn?

Lori, even though Dave is coming along, I'm planning on ignoring him most of the time so don't worry about being the only "spouseless" one! I asked Debbie but haven't heard about anything for a supper/float building together Friday night. I heard from Brian Cruz-Davis yesterday and sent him the info. He's looking forward to coming now so our numbers are rising!

I wish we lived a couple hours away or so, then we could visit more often. I hate being 14 hours away and can only come on specific school vacations. Weekend visits would be fun. So Lori, that way you can have your peace and quiet and still visit and get that baby loving. It is still rest time here...which is a mom's/Nana's heaven.
Glad that the wine tasting experience went well. Did you win any money at the casino????
Happy Thoughts........

Hi Jerry. Sorry to hear about your mother, but good to see you on the blog again.

Kathi, I'm getting jealous. I want to have grandchildren to play with, too--though I'm also worried I won't have the energy I'm hoping I'll have! I like my peace and quiet, too....

Well, I'm back from the wine-tasting day. Richard wasn't kidding about the spit can. I used it to pour out some of the wines that were too sour for me. My favorite was Zinfandel and also a desert wine, Orange something, I forget the name. But I guess I'm hopeless as far as wine goes cuz the best part for me was sitting on the terrace looking out at the beautiful view--and trying to absorb as much quiet as possible before we went on to the casino my friend wanted to go to.

By the way, is everyone coming to the reunion with a "spouse"? Avi's skipping this trip, but will be coming on the one to Israel in July.

Can you believe that I am sitting her watching my son's old Teenage Ninja Movie with my little grandson. He thinks it is so cool and wants to grow up to be a ninja...The baby (Chloe) is doing well now and the other two are adjusting to having a new baby in the house. My sister-in-law who lives in Durham, came down and took me to some Outlet Mall yesterday. She found lots of goodies. I didn't buy much...baby things...that I don't have to carry home on the plane! One more week of being a helping Nana....it's always sad to leave the little ones but nice to get home.
Glad that you found your way back on Jerry. I have to tell you that your obvious love for your mom was so beautiful.
Happy Thoughts...

I just realized, Karen, that I spaced it because Jim, Larry, and Martha are not your uncles and aunt, they're your cousins. Their Dad Irving, my old next door neighbor growing up, was your uncle. I wanted to clear that up. Jerry

Hey, can you believe it? I made it in here after previous unsuccessful tries to get a new Google Account. I see that no one was in here yesterday. Yes, a slower time with some people doing other things on this holiday weekend. I see that the last count of RSVPs was 33. Is that just classmates, or does it include guests? Mine is "in the mail" to Deb and Ron as of Friday. So the new unofficial count is either 34 or 35 'cause my girlfriend Carol will be coming with me. She already visited the Hartness House with me back in January when we were in Springfield to visit my ill Mom. Carol liked it very much and was looking forward to reunion time. Is it ok that she's a grad of Concord NH High? Ha! Karen, your Uncle Larry and Marlene stopped by to chat with my brother Ron at 442 South St yesterday afternoon. It was nice for me to see him, your Uncle Jim with Priscilla, and Aunt Martha with Andy at the visiting hours for my Mom at Davis Chapel in February. It was very nice to see Kathi, also, and the dear Mrs. Bingham, the Mom to 12 kids, who's been a longtime neighbor just a few houses away on South St. We just had the committal service for Mom at the cemetery in Georgia Plain just south of St. Albans the day before Mother's Day and what would have been my Dad's birthday. I look forward to seeing all of you on the 23rd, and I'll check in here again. Now I'll see if I can post this. Jerry