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FIRST THINGS FIRST........HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO PHYLLIS, I HOPE YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL BIRTHDAY YOU DESERVE IT.

Sounds like your party was a big success Linda, sorry I couldn't make it. I hope to make the next one.

Everyone take care and lets keep this forum up and stay in touch.

Lynne

08/31/09 08:11 AM

#2617

The barbecue at Linda's was great. We had a good visit and some great laughs. It was fun being able to see everyone again. Thank you so much Linda for opening your home to us all. The food was really good too.

And thank you to everyone for you birthday wishes. One more year closer to retirement.

08/31/09 10:39 AM

#2618

A VERY BIG Happy Birthday to my near and dear friend Phyllis...you are the best! Hope you have a Wonderful Day!!....in celebration of your special...

08/31/09 10:46 AM

#2619

A VERY BIG "THANK YOU" to Linda for opening her house to all of. It was a great day and so much food that was also wonderful and what a surprise to see Susan McGill & Larry Haskins...Gloria your cake was to die for!!! Getting together for the Homecoming sound like a wonderful idea!!

To all my Pirate Mates have a great day today!

08/31/09 05:12 PM

#2620

Thank you all again for the birthday wishes. You are all the best.

09/06/09 05:06 PM

#2621

Hi Classmates,

I hope you are all having a safe Labor Day weekend and having lots of fun.

My hopes are still to come down in October for a visit with Lorene, and maybe we can cook up a day at the beach for all of us.

Lynne

09/08/09 09:39 AM

#2622

Linda Hernandez (Garcia)

Hi,to everyone that attended the BBQ, I want to thank you guys so much for coming and making it a big success. We had a great time considering it was the hottest day of the year. But you know Mirtha with her wet TEE contest we forgot all about the heat. The food was good and thanks to everyone who brought something. Gloria the cake wass to die for (again). The cabbage salad that Pat brought was the bomb. Hopefully we get togehter again. Don see you at Homecoming. GO PIRATES!!!!!!

Linda

09/08/09 12:24 PM

#2623

Don Deyne

Homecoming it is. We plan to be there.

09/08/09 10:06 PM

#2624

Peggy Steiner (Miller)

Billie,

Happy Birthday to my dearest friend. I hope you have a wonderful day filled with many birthday wishes. Wish I could be there to celebrate with you.

Peggy

09/09/09 04:43 PM

#2625

Happy Birthday to YOU, Happy Birthday to YOU, Happy Birthday Dear BILLIE, HAPPY BIRTHDAY to you, and many more....so glad you really can't hear me sing that...have a wonderful day

Cheers!

Carol

09/10/09 12:13 AM

#2626

Happy birthday to you Billie, I hope you had a wonderful day.

09/10/09 08:21 AM

#2627

Don Deyne

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MIRTHA!!!!!!!!!!!

09/10/09 09:50 AM

#2628

Lorene BuSteed (Householder)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR MIRTHA HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU.

I HOPE YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL FUN FILLED BIRTHDAY TODAY.

LOVE YA
LYNNE

SORRY I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO ALL THE FANCY STUFF LIKE DON, WHAT CAN I SAY? YOU JUST CAN'T COMPETE WITH DON, HE IS PRETTY COMPUTER AMAZING. :0)

09/10/09 10:50 AM

#2629

MyNiceSpace.com Happy birthday Mirtha! Happy Birthday to everyone for the month of September who have birthdays. Enjoy! Lorene

09/10/09 02:11 PM

#2630

Patricia Hamilton (Denham)

Happy Birthday to all of you with September birthdays.

09/10/09 05:19 PM

#2631

Happy birthday wishes to Mirtha. May all you wishes come true.

Phyllis

09/10/09 07:22 PM

#2632

Mirtha....Happy Birthday my friend...Hope you had a wonderful fun filled day!

Cheers!

Carol

09/10/09 10:12 PM

#2633

Peggy Steiner (Miller)

Mirtha,
Happy Birthday - hope you had a wonderful day.

09/14/09 07:42 AM

#2634

Mark Overstreet

Howdy Everybody!

It's getting a bit sparse on the message forum. Phyllis and I have an idea. Try to develop the positive habit of contacting a classmate once every two weeks (twice a month). Or put up a message on the forum. Just a little something about what's going on in your life.

I'm pretty good about writing to people. Ever since we were teenagers, I write family and friends whenever I went on a trip. Post cards mainly. Even during my hitch-hiking trips on the Northern Coast. Bill Osborn gave me the idea of hopping freight trains for a free, long ride. As I've grown older, I find that I have more time to write (e-mail) friends and enjoy it more. We'll be watching a movie and I'm in my chair typing away and Rosa will look over and ask, "What the heck are you doing?" "E-mailing friends".
Lynn, Pat, Phyllis, Lorene, Don, Carol, Patricia, Peggy, Marsha, Marcia, Gloria, Raymond, and Molly you've been great at it, keep it up. I've starting writing to classmates that I didn't know very well and now wish that I had know them better. Now I do!
We'll Carlos went back up to Davis and Erika will leave on Thursday (mild depression for me for a week). I'll go up and spend a few days with them in October (I persevere the 6 1/2 drive). I got a new job as an Educational Consultant. The US Defense Department is providing the funding so that the Team that I'm on can develop and implement programs within schools that will help students go into Math and the Sciences. It's part of our National Defense plan.
Well, hope to hear from some of you.
One message every two weeks will keep us moving forward. Plan to keep it going for the next 30 years (we'll be about 90 at that time). Set your goals high.
Sincerely,

Mark

09/14/09 02:58 PM

#2635

Billie Hundley (Linnane-Miller)

Hi Mark, and the rest of the classmates:

So great to hear the good news about your new job Mark, it sounds like something you will be very good at.

I agree with you, we all need to stay in touch in some way or another. I've been blessed to be in touch with you, Gary,Lorene,Maurene,Molly,Phyllis,Carol,Dorothy, and today Billie sent me an email all the way from FL. (lol)
I know emails travel fast.

I've hesitated writing much on the forum due to the circumstances in my life at the time, it all seems so negative. Losing a parent a little bit more each and every day wears you down. Everyone tells me I need to take care of myself, it's just not possible for me to be that way. She needs me now more than ever, and so does my dad. They were the best parents in the world so it is now my time to be there for them.

I do hope it won't be another 30 years before I get to see all of you again, gosh I can't even imagine being 90 and trying to look good to impress everyone. LOL there's just no way to make those kinds of wrinkles go away....

Everyone take care and be happy, I promise I will try harder.

Love you all my pirate friends.
Lynne

09/14/09 10:52 PM

#2636

Peggy Steiner (Miller)

Mark,
Congrats on the new job - that is just wonderful. You are so right we do need to stay in touch with the fellow classmates - I think the pass 2 years it has brought many of us together that had lost touch for so many years. One of the treasures was that I had lost touch with Billie and was able to see her after 40 years - we missed so much and are still catching up. I have so enjoyed hearing from you and so many of the other classmates - we are really blessed that this forum was put together so that we can all share what is going on.

Take care and have fun on your visit to see the kids.

Peggy

09/15/09 05:24 AM

#2637

Mark, I agree, this forum is such a wonderful tool to keep us in touch with each other. I enjoy reading forum messages from my fellow Pirates and will make more of an effort to post on the message forum even if it's just a line or two. Congrats on your new job... sounds like a wonderful opportunity to make a difference with young people.

Lynne thanks for sending me the email about 9/11 emergency personnel who died in the line of duty and how important it is to honor their memory appropriately. I sent a letter to Mayor Bloomberg yesterday and shared my thoughts on the subject and I hope other classmates will do the same. I'm sorry to hear your mom isn't doing well these days... I'll keep her in my prayers.

Peggy it's been wonderful to reconnect with you as well. It's such fun catching up on 40 years of memories. I've enjoyed reconnecting with so many of our classmates with the help of this forum, our 40 year reunion and Pirate Vegas party. It's been an unexpected blessing to reconnect with so many classmates and share fond memories and life stories.

Mirtha your Hawaii vacation sounds wonderful -- now that's a birthday present to remember!

Kind regards and heartfelt blessings to all.

Billie

09/15/09 05:56 AM

#2638