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05/14/06
- NNHS Newsletter
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"Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever
- Elizabeth Stone |
Dear Friends and Schoolmates,
If you're blessed enough to still have
your mother with you, give her an extra hug and kiss for me today.![]() For more Mother's Day quotations, see last year's Newsletter: http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/05-08-05-NNHS-Happy-Mothers-Day.html |
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From Al Farber ('64) of GA - 05/09/06:
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MOTHERS
Day
TYPHOONs
Forever
al
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Thank you so much, Al! I
do love your special Pict-o-Grams!
I know you put a great deal of time
into their creation!
From One of my
Famous Marines -
Herb Hice of MI, who
served in the Pacific Theater
during WWII - 05/10/06 - "Mother's Day Roses":
From My Friend, Judy of IL - 05/10/06 - "Something That Is and Will Always Be":
MOTHER |
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The young mother set her foot on the path of life. "Is the way long?" she asked. And the guide said, "Yes, and the way is hard. And you will be old before you reach the end of it. But the end will be better than the beginning." But the young mother was happy, and she would not believe that anything could be better than these years. So she played with her children, and gathered flowers for them along the way, and bathed them in the clear streams; and the sun shone on them, and the young Mother cried, "Nothing will ever be lovelier than this."
Then the night came, and the storm, and the
path was dark, and the children shook with fear and cold, and the
mother drew them close and covered them with her mantle, and the children
said, "Mother, we are not afraid, for you are near, and no harm can come."
But at all times she said to the children," A little
patience and we are there."
And the mother, when she
lay down at night looked up at the stars and said, "This is a better day
than the last, for my children have learned fortitude in the face of
hardness. Yesterday I gave them courage. Today, I've given them strength." And the children looked and saw above the clouds an everlasting glory, and it guided them beyond the darkness. And that night the Mother said, "This is the best day of all, for I have shown my children God." And the days went on, and the weeks and the months and the years, and the mother grew old and she was little and bent. But her children were tall and strong, and walked with courage. And when the way was rough, they lifted her, for she was as light as a feather; and at last they came to a hill, and beyond they could see a shining road and golden gates flung wide. And the mother said, "I have reached the end of my journey. And now I know the end is better than the beginning, for my children can walk alone, and their children after them."
And the children said, "You will always walk with
us, Mother, even when you have gone through the gates."
And they stood and watched her as she went on alone, and the gates closed after her. And they said: "We cannot see her, but she is with us still. A mother like ours is more than a memory. She is a living presence......." |
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Your mother is always with you.... She's the whisper of the leaves as you walk down the street; she's the smell of bleach in your freshly laundered socks; she's the cool hand on your brow when you're not well. Your mother lives inside your laughter. And she's crystallized in every tear drop. She's the place you came from, your first home; and she's the map you follow with every step you take. She's your first love and your first heartbreak, and nothing on earth can separate you. | ||
Not time, not space... not even death! MAY WE NEVER TAKE OUR MOTHERS FOR GRANTED... (Judy like to make me cry - huge sobs....) Thanks, Jude!
It was truly beautiful! Tell all your babies (and
grandbabies, and great grandbabies, etc.) Hi for me. And Happy
Mother's Day! |
From Jimmy Hines ('64) of Northern VA - 05/12/06:
AHEM..."I
have very fond memories of Robert from our days together in the
Newport News High School Band.
He always called me "Beautiful" - never "Carol". He even signed my
Anchors that way. After a time I came to realize that he meant that,
and it meant a great deal to me, as I had always been such an ugly
duckling." ??????????????????????????????
no!...no!!...no!!!...no!!!!...no!!!!!...no!!!!!!...no!!!!!!!!...
Nein!!!...Nein!!!...Nein!!! Jimmy See, Sweetie?!? Every time you write, you brighten my whole day! It sounds as though I was "fishing" there, but I really wasn't; that was just a statement of fact. The problem wasn't so much that I perceived myself to be ugly; it was that I was an ugly little girl, and the other children were not only quick, but anxious to point that fact out to me, just in case I might somehow have missed it. Now this next part may
just be my perception of it (though I seriously doubt it), but
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He even added one to his autograph in my yearbook our freshman year, for Old Time's Sake. | ||||
I used to come home and look in the mirror and wonder what it was that made
the other children taunt me so. It was probably the combination of
protruding teeth, thick eyeglasses, and bad hair - and here's the evidence: http://www.angelfire.com/ct3/aao/cluckmeat/little-me.html That's probably what made me try harder. |
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And that, my Sweetie-Pie, is what made
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But yes, Jimmy my sweet, we do have an understanding
(now...) and thank you! And thank you,
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From Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 05/12/06
- "05/12/06 - Apache":
"I could not get enough magnification to be sure,
but I believe the license plate on the
![]() a southern state." ![]() Dave's Rebuttal: "REDNECK IS A STATE OF MIND ... NOT A STATE OF THE UNION" ________________________________________________________________________ Having said that .... I could not let the mystery just lie there. So, off to the Internet. And ... the answer is: SASKATCHEWAN. Look at the plate on the car. Now, load up this page: http://www.geocities.com/alpca8123sk/ Now match the Redneck car plate to the one on the far right of the next to bottom row. MYSTERY SOLVED!!! At least Saskatchewan is in southern Canada. Dave WILD
GIGGLES!!! That it is! Captain, your detective skills
never cease to astonish me. You're simply the best!
Thanks, Brown Eyes!
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From Birthday Alarm.com - Mother's Day Newsletter - 05/12/06:
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From Christine Wilson Starkman ('68) of CA - 05/12/06 - "Hi!":
Hi Carol,
I've been a "lurker" for years (I did write
once, I think) and can't keep silent any more.
Yes, ma'am you did, but it was long, long ago! And see, you're not "posta" keep silent! You're "posta" tell us your stories! GIGGLES!!! You are fabulous! Oooh, thank you!
I've bored my children all their lives with tales of NNHS and Newport News, and it wasn't until your wonderful website that I could prove to them that I wasn't making up stories of "the good old days." They're still bored, of course, but at least they know I was telling the truth.
MORE GIGGLES -
I can certainly understand and identify with that! My own little
darlings think that we're ALL nuts, and generally attribute it to
something that was in the Peninsula water systems which impacted our
brains during the years of our development.
About me: I was Christine Wilson when I
attended NNHS from 1963-1968. I attended
Parkview Elementary for 6th and 7th
grade after my family moved to NN from Queens, NY. We lived at 1122 80th
Street in Newmarket Village. I wonder if the Christmas tree we planted is
still towering over the house. I wonder if the house is still there...
Hmmmm - you could find out....
I was in Jr. and Sr. Band under direction of
Mrs. Edgar Allen Poe (II or III) for Jr. Band, and of course the great
James P. Wilson, Jr.
for Sr. Band. I played flute (last chair)
and Mr. Wilson would often urge me to improve with "Wilson! You're a
disgrace to the name!" (I have a great story about him that I'll save for
next time. It'll give me incentive to write soon. Let's just say it has to
do with cutting class, a missing wallet, my friend Stephany Hall ('68),
and Antine's.)
Ohhhh, I'm looking forward to hearing THAT one!
It'll take me a while to catch up with the
current discourse. I, too, remember the Maypole, but I circled it at PS 42
Queens. We also made May baskets and brought them to our mothers.
Wishing you and all Typhoons a Happy Mother's
Day!
Regards,
Chris Starkman
Thanks again, Chris - and
Happy Mother's Day!
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From Evelyn Vretos ('55) of VA - 05/12/06:
Hi Carol, Hope you have a Happy Mother's Day surrounded by your family. Thank you for keeping the NNHS spirit alive. Love, Evelyn (NNHS'55)
Oh, thank you so much,
Evelyn! I really appreciate that!
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From Jamey Douglas Bacon ('66) of VA - 05/12/06 - "I OWE MY MOTHER":
From Paula Sturtevant Comstock ('62) of TX - 05/13/06 - "TDK":
Hey again Carol,
I found my list of TDK members that aren't
included on your list:
Kay Bowen ('62), Jean Maddy ('62), Pat Massey
('62), Puddy Timberlake ('62), Jane Walker ('62), Dee Gee Wilkinson ('62),
Susan Bauz ('63) and Norma Helmick ('63).
Linda Mahanes ('63) wasn't in TDK and I don't
remember Lynn Wright ('63) being in it either.
I think we established it in 1959, but I'm not
sure. I have some old newspaper clippings somewhere - I'll try to find
them.
Love, Paula
OOOPS!
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/fraternities-sororities.html http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/frat-soro-TDK.html Thanks again, Lovely
lady! Happy Mother's Day!
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From Sheila Smith Moler ('64) of VA - 05/13/06:
Thank
you, Sheila! You just brightened my day!
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From Jerry Blanchard ('62) of VA - 05/13/06:
For Those Who
Have Never Seen A Quarterhorse
Thank you so much, Jerry!
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From David Whitley ('67) of VA - 05/12/06 - "Funnies" (#1 in a series of 9):
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Now that is just so true, David Honey, and it's
especially important to remember on a day such as Mother's Day!
Thank you, Gorgeous!
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From Richard Dawes (NNHS/HHS - '62) of VA - 04/30/06 - "Got Gas Yet?" (#6 in a
series of 9):
Carol Just signs of the times Richard Dawes |
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YOWZERONI!!!
Thanks,
Dicky!
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From Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 01/30/06
- "Why I love the south" (#49 in a Series of 49):
Carol,
If you can stop laughing, you
might include one of these each upcoming newsletter ....
unless you think it undignified.
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From Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 04/02/06:
And here are a few more I found.....:
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Oh, David Darlin', that is just so
disgusting on so many levels!!! Ummm, got any more?!?![]()
Thanks, Dave!
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From Me ('65) of NC - 05/14/06:
I would certainly be
remiss here if I failed to mention
my own
mother, the Beautiful Baba, here. I regret to have to inform
you of this, but I simply had the best mother available anywhere. You
had to take what was left over. That's too bad, but y'all seem to have
done all right despite that.
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There will be no
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Happy
Mother's Day!
Y'all take care of each other! TYPHOONS FOREVER!
Love to all, Carol
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My Mother's Eyes
Words by
L. Wolfe Gilbert
(31 Aug 1886 - 12 July 1970)
Music by
Abel Baer
(16 Mar 1893 - 5 Oct 1976)
From the film Lucky Boy
(1929)
Back in childhood days,
I can remember loving caresses showered on me.
Mother's eyes would gaze at me so tender,
What was their meaning? Now I can see.
One bright and guiding light,
That taught me wrong from right,
I found in my mother's eyes.
Those baby tales she told,
That road all paved in gold,
I found in my mother's eyes.
Just like a wandering sparrow,
One lonely soul.
I walked the straight and narrow,
To reach my goal.
God's gift sent from above,
A real unselfish love,
I found in my mother's eyes.
When I'm all alone, no one around me,
I find the future dark as can be.
Sorrows I have known, always surround me,
Then through the shadows, I always see.
One bright and guiding light,
That taught me wrong from right,
I found in my mother's eyes.
Those baby tales she told,
That road all paved in gold,
I found in my mother's eyes.
Just like a wandering sparrow,
One lonely soul.
I walked the straight and narrow,
To reach my goal.
God's gift sent from above,
A real unselfish love,
I found in my mother's eyes.
"My Mother's Eyes" midi (Sequenced by RedSal) courtesy of http://www.wrensworld.com/motherseyes.htm - 05/03/06
"My Mother's Eyes" lyrics courtesy of http://lyricsplayground.com/alpha/songs/m/mymotherseyes.shtml - 05/03/06
"Happy Mother's Day" Title clip art courtesy of http://www.hellasmultimedia.com/webimages/mother-htm/mother_signs_1.htm - 05/03/06
Mother's Day Card courtesy of http://www.omsakthi.org/cards2/mothersday.html - 05/03/06
Rose Divider Line clip art courtesy of http://www.wtv-zone.com/nevr2l82/bars5.html - 04/05/05
Page Hit Counter clip art courtesy of http://www.bravenet.com - 03/07/06
Image of Mother and Daughter at the Mirror courtesy of http://images.creatas.com/common/detail/65/10/22721065.jpg - 05/13/06
Animated Flapping Bird courtesy of http://www.covingtoninnovations.com/cathy/ - 05/13/06
Animated Rolling on the Floor Laughing Boy courtesy of http://www.animationfactory.com - 04/06/05
Army Flag clip art courtesy of http://www.angelfire.com/ny4/KevsGifsGalore/Patriotic.html - 06/18/03