Finally --- I'm Caught Up on Reading Blogs --- Big Plans Tomorrow!

Serious and yet unsolved computer problems have certainly hindered me the last couple of weeks!  WHEN, on rare occasion, I can get the thing to work, I have to stay with it for as long as possible, because when I leave it for a few minutes, it dies a natural death, and cannot be brought back to life, even after a re-boot!  Next week it's going to the hospital and hopefully a cure will be found!  So if you find me among the missing, that's why!

All of you have been posting great blogs, but I've been really late in reading them and commenting.  But for this moment, I'm "read" up!  I'm sure that change by tomorrow night.

I've not sewed a stitch in so long;  I hope that changes some next week!   Got to get the borders on my APQ wall hanging!

I've been preparing for my 54th high school reunion this week.  Now hush laughing!  I can hear you from all around the world!  Yes, it's true --- I've been out of high school more years than most of you are old!  But I'm really looking forward to tomorrow! 

I finally got my picture albums updated from the last reunion two years ago.  You know by now that I'm a pack rat.  Years ago I dug out all my school pictures and mounted them by grade in a 5" notebook, complete with every scrap of momentos from each of my 12 grades.  I copied pages from our school annuals, added photos of friends that I had taken throughout those twelve years --- almost every move any of us made is documented there! 

Then I started another notebook at the time of our first reunion and I've kept it current all these 54 years.  It has lots of snapshots and momentos, and the formal class picture for every reunion.  We don't allow spouses or significant others in that picture --- ever!  We are OUR class alone, and those "in-laws" just have to sit back and watch as we have our fun.  ( I'll get more hugs tomorrow than I've had in a whole year!) True, we love them (the "in-laws")  too, but they all understand they cannot ever come between us classmates!    So far, it has worked out well, and at this age, I'm sure it will continue.  Our class has always been so very close; we are FAMILY!  I have every program, almost every letter I've written to or received from classmates and sponsors, and any other tidbit related to our class in that 5" notebook, and it is brimming full!  This past week I dug through all the school newspapers I have and copied everything that mentioned our class, including Senior interviews --- what we thought in 1956 we would be doing with our future.  What fun it was to read those again!  Some worked their plan; some didn't!  Today during the decorating/set-up time, some of the gang were looking through those, and we all had a big laugh.  My best friend has prepared a new beautiful Memorial Scrapbook, complete with those interviews, obits, pictures, etc. of those we've lost along the way.  That list has almost doubled in the past two years!  I'll be presenting the Memorial time --- with TEN names on the list, including our last Sponsor!  This will be our first reunion without her; she will be sorely missed.

We will have barbeque catered, and hopefully will be able to eat outdoors, if the rain will just go east of us! 
The host and hostess have a big barn full of Classic Chevys they show all over the U S, and we could eat off the floor if need be; it is so clean!  The wild flowers in the pasture around the building are just beautiful.

I'm really excited about seeing everyone, and I'm sure you're tired of reading all this blah-blah-blah!  So I think I'll hit the sack and get my beauty sleep.  I certainly want to look my best for all those old boyfriends, married or not!  *giggle* 

---"Love"