Hi Everyone!
I've been working for Salish Sea Expeditions during the last month. We've been sailing on Puget Sound, and last Thursday and Friday, I helped transit our boat (S/V Carlyn) to Anacortes for programs in the San Juan Islands. If you want to better understand my job aboard this beautiful 61-foot sailing vessel, visit www.salish.org. I'm Mate. Communication with the outside world is sporadic, because we officially don't use cell phones, computers, blogs, email, or Blackberries unless there is an urgent need to do so. I'll become more available after Oct. 15.
In 2 days, Eric, Beth, and I head to the East Coast for a reunion, family and friend visits, and college tours. We're staying with the Garrity's Wednesday night (Cecilia, I'll email you ASAP with final plans!) When I return from this trip on Oct 2, I head to Salish the next morning.
It's a wonderful outdoor education program and a blast, but intense 24 hour days on the water with lots of students. The students, science, sailing, and crew keep me energized. But after five years, 10 seasons, I'm thinking I may want to cut back my time next spring. Beth is in her last year of high school, and I want to spend time with her and her senior year (empty nest syndrome, perhaps?) Additionally, I have some further training I want to do. And Jazzfest is just around the corner.
So, I'll write back soon. Thanks, Colleen, for helping my get back into the blog. The email announcements from folks are not consistent. I haven't received them everytime. But now I've set things up to check more regularly.
love,
Betsy
Sunday, September 23, 2007
Saturday, September 22, 2007
Friday, September 21, 2007
Life in the very fast lane!
Dear All,
We have been moving a breakneck speed. Finally, we are beginning to dig out from the aftermath of dropping off two kids at their respective schools, moving out of the RI house and closing on it. Our incentive to get organized is that we look forward to a visit from Betsy and her family on Wednesday, as they make the college swing.
Lisa, so sorry to hear about the photos. There is a special rung in hell reserved for our erstwhile friend. Thankfully, Lola is a dutiful grandmother.
Cindy, Jeff and I often think about where we want to live after retirement. Although Jeff is technically retired now, I think it might be temporary, once again. As a primary residence for the long haul, New England is expensive and the weather is undesirable. Any suggestions? Jeff and I are going to circle places on the map and proceed to visit them.
Allison, when is your writer's conference in Dedham? Next weekend, we leave for the wedding/Bat Mitzvah in New Orleans. It should be a blast.
I hope this goes through, as I don't have much confidence in my technological abilities.
Take care all.
Love,
Cecilia
We have been moving a breakneck speed. Finally, we are beginning to dig out from the aftermath of dropping off two kids at their respective schools, moving out of the RI house and closing on it. Our incentive to get organized is that we look forward to a visit from Betsy and her family on Wednesday, as they make the college swing.
Lisa, so sorry to hear about the photos. There is a special rung in hell reserved for our erstwhile friend. Thankfully, Lola is a dutiful grandmother.
Cindy, Jeff and I often think about where we want to live after retirement. Although Jeff is technically retired now, I think it might be temporary, once again. As a primary residence for the long haul, New England is expensive and the weather is undesirable. Any suggestions? Jeff and I are going to circle places on the map and proceed to visit them.
Allison, when is your writer's conference in Dedham? Next weekend, we leave for the wedding/Bat Mitzvah in New Orleans. It should be a blast.
I hope this goes through, as I don't have much confidence in my technological abilities.
Take care all.
Love,
Cecilia
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
The Blog Lives!
It was great to find Cindy and Colleen and Ali's posts when I opened the blog today. I got inspired and started to load pictures from our 25th Reunion, and then realized I do not know our policy about pictures of each other. Of course, people can always post pictures of themselves, but how do you feel about my posting pictures of you? I went to email them, but it added up to 9 mb and maxed out my email limit.
I found the pictures in film I had developed three years ago, over twenty rolls that had been sitting around for years. During the divorce, I took it with me with the understanding that Geoff and I would share, scan, and exchange pictures. I had them put on CD ready to trade, but he reneged; he kept the family photo albums and won't let me copy anything, and so I lost the vast majority of pictures of the children growing up. This has been a source of some pain, because I was the family photographer.
Thankfully, I had been sending duplicates to my Mom early on, and so I have the time period from Daniel's birth to Ned at age 3 covered pretty well. Also, I got a digital camera in 2002, so I have all the years after that, when Ned was 11 and Daniel 16, covered well. What was wonderful to discover was that this film covered chunks of the gap. There were walks in the woods, Halloween costumes, birthday parties, and jumping around in fall leaves. Let this be a caution to you all; scan and preserve now! Seeing them brings things back in sense memories so visceral I can almost smell the kids' skin.
Anyway, how do you all feel about posting pictures from our various reunions?
Love, Lisa
I found the pictures in film I had developed three years ago, over twenty rolls that had been sitting around for years. During the divorce, I took it with me with the understanding that Geoff and I would share, scan, and exchange pictures. I had them put on CD ready to trade, but he reneged; he kept the family photo albums and won't let me copy anything, and so I lost the vast majority of pictures of the children growing up. This has been a source of some pain, because I was the family photographer.
Thankfully, I had been sending duplicates to my Mom early on, and so I have the time period from Daniel's birth to Ned at age 3 covered pretty well. Also, I got a digital camera in 2002, so I have all the years after that, when Ned was 11 and Daniel 16, covered well. What was wonderful to discover was that this film covered chunks of the gap. There were walks in the woods, Halloween costumes, birthday parties, and jumping around in fall leaves. Let this be a caution to you all; scan and preserve now! Seeing them brings things back in sense memories so visceral I can almost smell the kids' skin.
Anyway, how do you all feel about posting pictures from our various reunions?
Love, Lisa
Friday, September 14, 2007
just checking in
Hi All
We went to VA for Bert's youngest sister's 50th birthday (you might be getting older if...). The water levels on the lakes were shockingly low. Thankfully we are getting hit by the remnants of Humberto today, but our rain totals are 11 inches below normal this year.
Bert is seriously looking into retiring soon. Anyone else there yet? (besides me)He wants to work less and spend more time in Pinehurst, but no one ever really retires from Plastic Packaging. Daddy is 80 and still goes to the office every day. I gave DD my job as Daddy's assistant...she wanted to spend more time with her daughter Lucy. Yep she's a Lucinda just like me!
We went to VA for Bert's youngest sister's 50th birthday (you might be getting older if...). The water levels on the lakes were shockingly low. Thankfully we are getting hit by the remnants of Humberto today, but our rain totals are 11 inches below normal this year.
Bert is seriously looking into retiring soon. Anyone else there yet? (besides me)He wants to work less and spend more time in Pinehurst, but no one ever really retires from Plastic Packaging. Daddy is 80 and still goes to the office every day. I gave DD my job as Daddy's assistant...she wanted to spend more time with her daughter Lucy. Yep she's a Lucinda just like me!
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
When is the Nest Really Empty?
Nonsense Lisa, you are not killing the Blog you are feeding it. I do agree we need more participation though.I see Betsy is still trying to figure it out and I hope my email response to her this afternoon will get her going.I had checked and not seen any new postings in so long that I didn't dare write again.Funny, I thought we got an email each time someone posted to the Blog but I never got one re your August post.
Things are finding a new new normal here as John and I work around his new schedule. It is a little hard to get used to but fun to have so much more time together. We should have been alone this weekend as Cathryn went on her official visit to Cornell; instead we have Steven here for 4-6 weeks doing rehab in Santa Monica on ankle turned in most recent Chicago Bears game! He is on leave now for 10 weeks and if he can get strong enough will have another chance to return. Who new the NFL would become part of our family of ALL GIRLS!Speaking of all girls Lisa, we would have no idea about LANs or the attendant cybergames. We do have Volleyball and that is where Cathryn does all of her bonding! This weekend swarms of parents will accompany their daughters to Huntington Beach where we will watch 2 days of girls in spandex! Two weeks later we travel to San Jose for another weekend tournament and I am hoping that Allison will be able to join us for a match or two. Lisa if you are up north the weekend of Sept 28th let me know and maybe we can rendez-vous also. In closing we will try to keep Cat on track for the next 6 weeks while she juggles 4 APs, college trips and applications and TOO much VOLLEYBALL!
JPMORGAN accommodated Courtney by sending her on business to NYC for 2 weeks so she is having great time bonding with her sister.
Things are finding a new new normal here as John and I work around his new schedule. It is a little hard to get used to but fun to have so much more time together. We should have been alone this weekend as Cathryn went on her official visit to Cornell; instead we have Steven here for 4-6 weeks doing rehab in Santa Monica on ankle turned in most recent Chicago Bears game! He is on leave now for 10 weeks and if he can get strong enough will have another chance to return. Who new the NFL would become part of our family of ALL GIRLS!Speaking of all girls Lisa, we would have no idea about LANs or the attendant cybergames. We do have Volleyball and that is where Cathryn does all of her bonding! This weekend swarms of parents will accompany their daughters to Huntington Beach where we will watch 2 days of girls in spandex! Two weeks later we travel to San Jose for another weekend tournament and I am hoping that Allison will be able to join us for a match or two. Lisa if you are up north the weekend of Sept 28th let me know and maybe we can rendez-vous also. In closing we will try to keep Cat on track for the next 6 weeks while she juggles 4 APs, college trips and applications and TOO much VOLLEYBALL!
JPMORGAN accommodated Courtney by sending her on business to NYC for 2 weeks so she is having great time bonding with her sister.
Sunday, September 9, 2007
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