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Hi, Patti. I check in here every once in a while, but the blog basically seems to be dead. That's nice that you'll be going to Springfield in August. I'll be in Israel in August....

Hello to any one who sees this post! I forget that we are still here. Or are we? This is where we began and I am so very thankful that we had this opportunity to come back together. Many but not all of us are on facebook but I wish to remember that we have this opportunity here to keep in touch with one another. I can be reached at 1ckmom@roadrunner.com for e mail. We have a big Springfield Anniversary coming up for this Aug. 20. I'll be traveling over from Maine and I hope its a wonderful reunion is in store for us!

Patti

So is this blog officially dead now????!

Hi Kathi. Yes, it's been unbearably hot here, but today it's a little better. My nephew and his wife were here for 5 days (the ones who got married in Israel in August). They were on a month-long honeymoon--Alaska to Canada to Las Vegas to Los Angeles. They liked the nature places better than Las Vegas and L.A.! We had a good visit with them, and then yesterday I took them to the airport and picked up my parents. So we're busy, but it's been fun.

I like seeing my Springfield friends when I'm in Vermont. We didn't have a lot of time this time, but at least we got caught up on what's new with everyone and laughed a lot!

Lori, it was great to see you last week! Thanks for including me in our friend lunch...its always entertaining when we are all together. Makes me feel like a kid again! haha. I hope that you made it home safely and that you are enjoying your family visiting. Heard that it was 113 out in LA today.....much too hot for me! Stay cool and stay in touch!

I'm getting back into my routine here. After Isaiah was born, I got out of the habit of having Avi's family over for the Friday night Shabbat meal cuz I was too busy helping Danit. I don't know if I want to get back into it on a regular basis, but we did have them here this past Friday cuz it was Danit's birthday. Darren's (her husband) parents are visiting from Colorado, so they came, too. And Wednesday night they'll all be at our house again for Rosh Hashana (the New Year). Avi's mother helps with some of the cooking, so I guess it will be okay, though I'm sure I'll be in my usual state of tension getting things ready on Wednesday! Today Avi and I are going with Danit and Darren (and Isaiah, of course!) to visit Darren's parents in the RV park where they're staying. This time they drove up in their RV.

They all came in 2002 for one of my uncles memorial services....for the first time in 40 years.
They would come in the summer for a month until it got to be too expensive to bring 4 children back East...and my grandparents both died. I am glad that I went ...it was a great experience catching up on their lives in person. Hopefully, my aunt is coming back in October. I have one uncle and her still living on my Dad's side...he is 86 and she is 83...so, we'll see what happens.
What's going on in California?

Do your Aunt and cousins ever come to Vermont? I've never been to Colorado, but I'd like to go someday.

Of course he remembers you! I used to talk to mine on the phone so they knew my voice.
It was 90 something again today....so horribly hot at school...we used to start after Labor Day, which is ok with me. Now, teachers have so many Inservice days that we start early and end late..depending on how many snow days that they do not build into the calendar anymore. Glad that tomorrow is Friday....it is suppose to get a lot cooler with Hurricane Earl coming up the coast.
I had a great time on my Colorado Vacation. My Aunt is so sweet...and it was great seeing my cousins at adults . It is beautiful out there, too.

Yes, he's getting big. He's so cute! Smiles a lot and makes all these sounds like he's really trying to talk. I was afraid he'd forget me when I left for Israel for 3 weeks, but he's still smiling at me so I guess he remembers me!

Good luck with all the new things at the new school! Vermont always starts so early. They haven't gone back to school yet here. It's really hot here, too, and even worse in Israel cuz it's also really humid in Tel Aviv. Even when I stand still there, sweat runs down my face. I saw on Facebook that you had a good time in Colorado.

Glad that you had a wonderful trip to see your family. Not a lot here. I am back at school...it has been close to 100 the last week...tomorrow its suppose to cool off with Hurricane Earl heading toward the East Coast....hopefully, he'll go out to sea more. Its always hard getting back into the swing of school....new school...I am not at Elm Hill School....new staff coming together....new kids...all kinds of new....I am sure it'll be great once all the bugs are worked out.
You'll have to post some new pictures of your little grandson....I'm sure hes getting big!

Hi Kathi. Yes, it is pretty dead here on the blog. Can we bring it back to life?! I just got back from Israel yesterday. I was there for my sister Amy's son's wedding. Avi didn't come this time, but my 2 sons did. My brother came from Vermont, too. It was a nice wedding, but the groom drank too much and had a bad hangover the whole next day--headache, vomiting, etc. Oh well. He's okay now. I had fun with my family and saw my usual friends. Now it's back to the routine--until Sept. 14 when I'll be going to Vermont for a week to meet my sister Katie and her family. I'm planning to get down to Springfield one day during that week. In the meantime, I'm enjoying my grandson again! How have you been?

Wow....we have let this go for a long time!
How is everybody? How are: you, your kids, grandkids, jobs, homes, lives? Anything exciting happening?
We had a great time at our little reunion in July. You can check out some pictures on our class page on FB.
We should get this blog moving again!

Alrighty then we have a plan! We'll gather at Debbie and Ron Young's house in Reading at 10:30 Sat. the 17th. We'll BBQ so bring your own meat? Maybe a dish (or a bag of something) to share. Mary and I will be bringing some salads and I have plenty of dishes and that sort of thing. Spread the word to those not on Facebook or our blog please!

Debbie got your message and I think it's so amazingly gracious of you to let us all come to your home. I can't wait to get details and time in place. How do we let more people know about this?

I can't thank you enough!

I'm getting jealous. Wish I could be there! Whatever you decide to do, I'm sure it will be fun.

Deb and Kathi, if memory serves quite a while ago when we were first talking about our mini reunion you both offered your homes/yards for a picnic-BBQ. I'm wondering how you are feeling about it at this time? I don't want anyone to have to go out of their way at all for this but I feel we'll all have a better time in a relaxed atmosphere like a picnic-BBQ not a restaurant. That seems to be a consensus though most are saying anything.
If you prefer to write to my e mail address it's 1ckmom@roadrunner.com.

I'm just really really looking forward to seeing everyone this summer. Looks like Gayle and Deb may be joining us as well.
patti

Hello fellow bloggers. I haven't been to the site for a while but I'm wanting to make sure everyone spreads the word about our Ladies of '72 mini reunion the 17th and18th of July. Please, please, tell everyone you know so no one will be left out.

It's finally the end of my seasonal greenhouse job and I'm relieved. It was quite tiring but I loved it and look forward to doing it again next spring. It's been raining off and on today, my first real "day off" in over a month. I've managed to do a lot of over due house cleaning and plant a couple of rose trees. Time for lunch and a break.

Hope everyone is doing great.
patti