The Cute One In The Little Pink Hat

That's Brenda. She can't fool me! Looking gorgeous, as always.

For anyone who did not receive Kathy Smith's email this morning, this picture is from a link to the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center’s “Cycling for Survival,” website. It is part of a volunteer fund raising campaign dedicated to research and treatment for “orphan cancers.”

Brenda, as I did not know, is fighting one of these orphan cancers. It is called synovial sarcoma, which I already hate the name of, and which the website describes as, "a cruel malignancy often referred to as the “bad luck” cancer: very rare, no known cause, no known cure. The MSKCC campaign prefers the term “orphan cancer” to remind us that rare cancers are sadly neglected when it comes to funding and research."


If you'd like to learn more, please visit

this link and do what you can to help. I didn't know anything about "orphan cancers" before this, and if you didn't either and want to help, please visit the website.

Brenda, I think I'm pretty safe in saying that we're all pretty crazy about you and that you're in all our thoughts, prayers, and healing visualizations.

With great love and respect for you and your family,

Your Fellow Slackers

Alumni Newsletter

This is the front and back page of the latest edition of the SHS Alumni newsletter. There's a bunch more in between. If you're interested, join the Alumni Association by downloading the membership form at right, or ask to have it mailed or emailed.

The People We Love

Hey I just got this beautiful photo of Jill (Salinsky) Schaefer and her boys (names please, Jill?) who says:

If anyone is taking their kids to see Yale, Quinnipiac, Fairfield U., University of CT. etc., I invite them to look us up. I have one graduating UConn this year and one beginning there in the fall.

So that's the first thing.

But she gave me an idea: Wouldn't it be nice to start a collection of photos of people we love or messages like Jill's or both? We could stick them under this post, or if you have any trouble I'd be glad to post whatever anyone sends, or resend the password information if anyone needs that. Would that be all right?

I'm at practicalslayer(at)yahoo.com. And I'm going to find a picture of Robert and Maddie...and maybe think of a message of some kind.

Thanks Jill!!!!

lc

xox

Haven't You Always Wondered But Been Afraid To Ask...

What kind of punctuation mark you are?

Click HERE to find out!

lc
xox

p.s. I'm a question mark. Whatever, I guess!

Experiment In Video

I was just adding that little SHOW AND TELL thing on the sidebar for any and all ideas, websites, etc., people want to share, and I wondered if I could upload a personal video, or if it had to be on the internet first. This here experiment is of Madeline Jane trying out her new bike last Spring. And you needn't feel shy about telling me how adorable she is. I can take it.

Just think: if it works, we can show all kinds of stuff up here!

lc!

xo

Winter in Michigan...

it's really cold and snowy here.
Where is everyone these days?
Claudia, how's Montana? How's that book coming along?
Send pictures!
Love, Anita

Happy Holidays!

well look who showed up

Jed Jaworski is bummed that he missed the reunion(we couldn't find him, ) but he'll be in Shorewood Saturday,
December 22nd for an SHS mini-reunion get-together at Kathy Nelsen's house.
Whoever happens to be in town, you're invited!
OPEN HOUSE from 2:00 to 4:00 pm. Come as you are.
R.S.V.P.: Kathy's email address is: plora at earthlink.net

Oh I Know There's A Ton Of Great Songs Out There, But You Have To Admit

This one is something!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING, GUYS!!

With Lots of Love,

Claud

Sniff!

Just in...

Susie Fantuzzi just sent me some pictures with her fiance, Rocky. They are planning to wed in Florida on February 14th of 2009. Congratulations, Susie!

ALSO, today is GRETA LONGREEN'S 50th BIRTHDAY!
Happy Birthday, Greta!

Coffee Break Thing

My friend Jaye posted this link on her blog today, and it's kinda cool if you're looking to waste a little time in a new way:

HowManyOfMe.com

There are 74 people with my name in the U.S.A. How many have your name?

That "74" is how many people have my name. You can check out your name by clicking in.

And you can see Daniel's new baby by going to the post below this one.

Also: you can say Hi to Jill Salinsky, who showed up at the BOO post a couple of days ago.

That's all the news, folks.

love,
c

Daniel Has The CUTEST News!!!

Meet Darling:



And CONGRATULATIONS to Daniel and his wife!!!

Boo!

And if y'all want to make a tombstone of your own, just click on this link: http://www.jjchandler.com/tombstone/,

and have a great Halloween, you guys!

lc

Happy birthday

Many Happy Returns, Chris!!!

How'm I Doing?

Want to find out how you're doing?

Just in case there are any Slackers out there who haven't tried this one yet, they can click HERE to find out how they're really doing.

Have a gorgeous fall weekend, everyone!

Seems Like So Long

Since we've talked. Or seen eachother.

Thanks to everyone who got in on that group email* and answered -- it was so good to hear from you!

Anyone got any news? My news is all kinda non-news: still working on the book...zzzz. Going to Chicago for Christmas, though -- a Nowicki get-together that should be a gas.

Speaking of a gas, if you haven't seen 3:10 To Yuma, it's worth the dough. And the Bourne one -- holy crap, what fun!

Can you tell I don't have too much to say?

Let me know when you guys want to start planning next year's reunion, all right?

And ah...go Greyhounds!

lc

*if you're reading this and didn't receive the email and would have liked to, PULEEZE write me and I'll add your email to the group. Thanks!

THANK YOU, REUNION COMMITTEE!!!!

When I think of what it takes for me to organize just having a few friends over for dinner, and then compare it to the work that had to be involved in making invitations, compiling lists, choosing menus, making memory books, orchestrating tours and golf games, and planning picnics...well, I just can't imagine it.

THANK YOU TO ALL PLANNERS AND HARD WORKERS ON THE COMMITTEE FOR A FABULOUS AND AMAZING FIRST-CLASS REUNION!!!!!!!

I mean it, you guys -- thanks!

Claud

It's Showtime!

Slackers are posting pictures of Our Actual Reunion here:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/shs76grads/

You'll need a Yahoo ID, but they don't ask for much more...

Thanks Everyone!!!!