Hi Everyone! I am just checking to see if this works ;)

October News

Hello Girls,

Figured I'd try and start writing the beginning of each month so that we can get on a schedule for those who do not check the site often. Hope everyone is well.

A few things:

1. Notice the poll. Thought we could try and set a date for us to get together. We need a response from everyone. I have no way of checking who responded, just the total number of responses - so the magic number is 12. For those who do not (or cannot) check the site often (Roseann, Lori, Ashley, and Emily) maybe someone can get their response and enter it. It would be best if we can get a commitment from everyone to attend. Since many of us do not live in Westchester (event would be somewhere in the old neighborhood) the sooner we can decide, the easier it would be to make arrangements. I tried to pick dates around the holidays and winter/spring breaks because I thought it would be best for the college students. Once we decide the date, we can decide what we want to do and who we want to invite. Let me know if you want to consider other dates.
   
2. Notice the calendar. I was going to start posting birthdays and other events but don't know how to enter the information. Can anyone help? In October, we have Antoinette's birthday on the 16th, Ann Marie on the 17th and Ben Faletra (Kristie's son) on the 18th. Anything else happening in October? I figured we would just include "the girls" and their children but if someone wants to post other birthdays/events - go for it!
3. I also included an area for YouTube and slideshare. I don't know if you have access to the layout of the blog. JoAnne said that she could not find that section of the blog. If you can access it, please add what you want. If you cannot, let me know how we can change it or what you want to add.
4. I know I put the google ads in. I am sure some of you feel it is totally incorrect. You know how some feel about pay per click...but you never know, you may want to click :) on something that interests you :) - if you know what I mean :)
   

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Happy Birthday Aunt Patti!!! I hope you've had a wonderful day. Love you!

some old pics

Kristie,
I couldn't find any pictures of us at Fox Hill so see if your mom can dig some up I would love to see them!

Oh grad school

Hi everyone - I just wanted to check in and see how September is treating everyone. I successfully made the move to Maryland and began graduate school last week. Its been intense so far and quite overwhelming but i'm looking forward to getting into a schedule and getting the degree underway. I actually have a project to work on which I could use all of your help with. I have to make a genogram of my family for 3 generations - so my own family, the families of my parents and their siblings, and the families of my grandparents and their siblings and their offspring (aka you!). I'm not sure how in depth the info needs to be - i think names, birth/death dates, place of living, and occupation. I still have to get the details but I just wanted to throw it out there - to see if you'd be willing to help me fill in some missing holes! of course I'd be happy to let everyone see the final product if you're interested.
Have a great day!
Lauren