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09/07/08 - NNHS Newsletter -
Grandparents' Day

“Our grandchildren accept us for ourselves, without rebuke or effort
to change us, as no one in our entire lives has ever done,
not our parents, siblings, spouses, friends - and hardly ever
our own grown children."

- Ruth Goode

Dear Friends and Schoolmates, 

   This is another of those holidays that we may or may not all be personally observing, but as the big Typhoon Family we have become, we try to celebrate everything together here - especially when we remember it:

http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/09-10-06-NNHS-Grandparents-Day.html

http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/09-09-07-NNHS-Grandparents-Day.html

BONUS - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmqVN1CBN9o - Silver Threads Among the Gold - Foster & Allen


HOMEWORK:

http://www.grandparents-day.com/

http://www.grandparents-day.com/short_ver.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Grandparents_Day

http://akidsheart.com/holidays/grand/grand.htm


NEWS FLASH #1:

The NNHS Class of 1963
is planning its 45-Year Reunion on
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, October 17 - 19, 2008.

Please provide your current email and mailing address to Barbara Fritsche Barnes at barbaralbarnes@verizon.net 
to receive YOUR reunion registration info. The reunion committee has prepared a reunion registration brochure,
which we hope to have available here for you soon.

CALLING ALL FORMER NNHS STUDENTS 
We’re Going Back!!!! 

The NNHS Class of 1963 invites all former NNHS students and their guests to join them
at an upcoming class reunion event:
 

A 60’s Sock Hop in the NNHS High School Gym!!! 

What:  Sock Hop with DJ in the Newport News High School Gymnasium 
When:  Friday night, October 17th, 2008 
Time:  7:00pm - 10:00pm 
Cost:  $15 per person

Event Details 

ADVANCED TICKET SALES ONLY 

Capacity is Limited. Tickets will be sold on a first come, first served basis.  No sales at door.

Names of all members in your party must be provided with payment. 

Send check or money order payable to: Barbara Barnes, 4891 Parthenon Drive, Virginia Beach, VA  23462 

TRANSPORTATION DEPARTS OMNI HOTEL 

  • All participants must travel to/from NNHS via shuttle bus from Newport News Omni Hotel
    and sign a release of liability form enroute to the event.

  • Shuttle bus will depart every half hour from The Newport News Omni Hotel, 1000 Omni Boulevard
    (off  Diligence/J. Clyde Morris Boulevard) starting at 6:30 PM. 
    Last bus will depart the school enroute to The Omni at 10:30 PM.

  • Hand stamps issued on shuttle bus will be required for entry.

SOCKS REQUIRED
Socks only, (no shoes of any kind or bare feet) will be permitted in the gymnasium.  

Soft drinks & snacks will be sold at the event. 
No alcoholic beverages allowed on the premises, (some things never change).

CHECK THIS WEB PAGE FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION - 08/29/08:
nnhs65.00freehost.com/reunion-class-of-1963.html


NEWS FLASH #2:

All events of the 40-Year Reunion of the Class of 1968 are open to everyone.
It will be held Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, September 26 - 28, 2008.
For further information, call Elizabeth Tedder Nunnally at (757) 874-1666 or e-mail her at enunnally@cox.net
nnhs65.00freehost.com/reunion-class-of-1968.html   


NEWS FLASH #3:

Evelyn's Birthday Party for All of Us
will be held Saturday, September 27, 2008, 2:00 P.M. at the Canepa Cottage, 760 North 1st Street, Buckroe Beach, VA.


THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS:

   Happy Birthday today to   the late Kathy Pilgrim Clark ('63) (deceased 03/08/06).

    Happy Birthday tomorrow to our Four-Fer: Carroll Elliot ('57) AND   Gary Fitzgerald ('61) of VA AND    Patti Johnson Stowe ('62) of FL AND    Cheryl Pless Ramsey ('64) of VA!

   Happy Birthday this week to:

9 -   Wayne DeBerry ('65) of VA;

10 -   Mr. Pete Robinson - 1921 - (deceased - 12/23/03);

11 -   My Grandson, Jimmy Harty of OR;

14 - Billy Brewer ('57) AND    Jeanette Parrish Houston ('64) of VA!

   Many Happy Returns to One and All!

http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/Happy-Birthday.html


From Larry Moran ('65) of ID - 09/06/08 - "New Address":

Larry Moran
______________ 
___________,
Idaho _____

e-mail: larry_debra@cableone.net

   You left the sacred soil of Virginia to live in Idaho?!?  Well, it is lovely out there in the Rockies, to be sure!  Thanks, Larry! Y'all enjoy your new home!

   I changed your information on these pages:

http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/SITE-MAP.html

     http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/alumni-list.html

          http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/alumni-1963-to-1965.html

     http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/contact-ALL.html

          http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/contact-B.html


  From Joyce Lawrence Cahoon ('65) of VA - 09/06/08 - "Blonde Joke":

Note....... Not intended to insult any of my friends with blonde hair.  I just thought everyone has felt like this during a very stressful week at some point in time.  Enjoy!!!
 

I urgently needed a few days off work, but I  knew the Boss would not allow me to take a leave. I thought that maybe if I acted "CRAZY" then he would tell me to take a few days off. So I hung upside down from the ceiling and made funny noises. 
 
My coworker (who's blonde) asked me what I was doing
.  I told her that I was pretending to be a light bulb so that the Boss would think I was  "CRAZY" and give me a few days off. A few minutes later the Boss came into the office and asked "What are you doing?" 

I told him I was a light bulb. 
 
He said, "You are clearly stressed out. Go home and recuperate for a couple of days."

I jumped down and walked out of the office. When my co-worker (the blonde) followed me, the Boss said to her, "And where do you think you're going?" 
 
(You're gonna love this....) ! 
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She said, "I'm going home too, I can't work in the dark!"

     Thanks, Joyce!


  From Jerry ('65) and    Judy Phillips ('66) Allen of VA - 09/06/08 - "Three Bullets":

This is worth reading!
Three Bullets

There once was a man who had nothing for his family to eat. He had an old rifle and three bullets. So, he decided that he would go out hunting and kill some wild game for dinner. As he went down the road, he saw a rabbit. He shot at the rabbit and missed it. The rabbit ran away. Then he saw a squirrel and fired a shot at the squirrel and missed it. The squirrel disappeared into a hole in a cottonwood tree. As he went further, he saw a large wild 'Tom' turkey in the tree, but he had only one bullet remaining. A voice spoke to him and said, 'Pray first, aim high and stay focused.
However, at the same time, he saw a deer which was a better kill.  He brought the gun down and aimed at the deer. But, then he saw a rattlesnake between his legs about to bite him, so he naturally brought the gun down further to shoot the rattlesnake. Still, the voice said again to him, 'I said 'Pray, Aim high and Stay focused.'
So, the man decided to listen to God's voice.
He prayed, then aimed the gun high up in the tree and shot the wild turkey. The bullet bounced off the turkey and killed the deer. The handle fell off the gun and hit the snake in the head and killed it. And, when the gun had gone off, it knocked him into a pond. When he stood up to look around, he had fish in all his pockets, a dead deer and a turkey to eat for his family.
The snake (Satan) was dead simply because the man listened to God.
Moral of the story:
Pray first before you do anything, aim and shoot high in your goals, and stay focused on God.  Never let others discourage you concerning your past. The past is exactly that, 'the past.'  Live every day one day at a time and remember that only God knows our future and that he will not! put you through any more than  you can bear.
Do not look to man for your blessings, but look to the doors that only He has prepared in advance for you in your favor.
Wait, be still and patient: keep God first and everything else will follow.
Pass this on in order that someone else might be blessed.

FROM ONE FRIEND TO ANOTHER
Don't worry about tomorrow, God is already there!!!
 

   Thank you so much, Sweetie-Pies!


From http://www.philiphumbert.com - 09/07/08 - "Notes on the Good Life":

Notes on the Good Life

- Philip E. Humbert, PhD

I'm convinced that Thoreau was at least partially right when he noted that "most people live lives of quiet desperation." Personally, I'm amazed at how many people fail to enjoy life as much as they easily could.

For me the key to that sentence is "easily could." The "Good Life" is personal and different for each of us. For some it's great wealth and private jets, while for others it's art and poetry, and few need acres of Montana solitude. For me, a dog takes care of maybe 30% of the problem just by laying at my feet. Your "Good Life" is a very personal thing and it's up to you to figure out what it looks like, and how to achieve it.

Having said that, I'm convinced that most of us could live much richer, more satisfying and more fulfilling lives than we do. Fortunately, it's not difficult.

Sure, achieving many of our "big goals" is hard. Some goals require years of effort, superior organization and an element of luck, but most goals are not nearly so hard. In fact, many of the desires and longings my clients and friends talk about could easily be achieved in a few weeks, or sooner. Many could be achieved before you go to bed tonight. Let's think about this.

If you want more "peace of mind," a basic question is, Do you meditate, pray or journal every day? If you want more time as a family, or more time for yourself, how will you adjust your schedule? Want more money in the bank? What are you doing to make that happen? If you want to be healthier, thinner or have more energy, what time are you going to the gym and what's on the menu for dinner? These are not trick questions! Huge elements of the "Good Life" are within your reach!

Here are some of my thoughts on the "Good Life" and enriching our daily experience:

1. Clarity and Choice. Some of us are running faster in hopes of slowing down. To me, that makes no sense. Let's face it, some things in life come at a price. You can have just about anything you want in life, but you probably cannot have everything you want. We must choose! Time as a family may "cost" us time at work. Savings will "cost" you some pleasures or purchases. What does your Good Life look like? Think about it. Ponder. Take notes. Make choices.

2. Simple Strategies and Easy Discipline. Saving money requires discipline. Closeness as a couple requires time and communication and a host of other skills. It doesn't "just happen." Building a business means doing many things when they need to be done, not "when we feel like it." Whatever your Good Life looks like, design a strategy or plan, then work your plan. There's no other way.

Here's a simple example. We have a nine week-old puppy in the house. He's cute and cuddly and wonderful. The temptation is to let him play and romp and "just be a puppy." But if we do that he will never be able to travel or to meet our friends. We won't even be able to trust him at the beach. Unless we limit his choices and teach him to get along in this world, his life will be a series of annoyed jerks on his leash and someday, something bad will happen. I don't intend to let that happen. So we discipline him.

Hopefully, I learn from that and also discipline myself, make smart choices and follow reasonable plans to create the life I want.

How about you? What simple steps would make your life dramatically better this week? Most of us are sleep-deprived. If that's a problem in your world, what time do you go to bed? Many of us are not achieving the financial results we would like. If that's true for you, who could teach you to make more? Many of us are not as happy or having as much fun as we would like. If that's a problem in your world, take steps to fix it! You deserve the Good Life. Make it happen.


  From Joyce Lawrence Cahoon ('65) of VA - 09/06/08 - "Sending you a smile":

Did you ever wonder what's on the back of a smiley face?
Click on this; you will enjoy!

 http://d21c.com/terri1/flash/smile.swf  

   Thanks again, Joyce!


PRAYER ROLL:

http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/requests-prayers.html - updated 09/02/08

   Hopefully, this will help address the problem in a number of ways. Just don't forget to click on it each time!


NNHS BLOG:

http://nnhs.wordpress.com/ - updated 09/07/08


DATES TO REMEMBER:

1. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, September 26 - 28, 2008 - NNHS CLASS OF 1968 - OPEN TO ALL TYPHOONS:

     http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/reunion-class-of-1968.html - 03/31/08

2. Saturday, September 27, 2008 - EVERYONE:

     Evelyn Fryer Fish's Birthday Party for All of Us

http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/09-30-06-EVELYNS-PARTY.html

http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/09-29-07-EVELYNS-PARTY.htm

http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/09-27-08-EVELYNS-PARTY.html

3. Saturday, September 27, 2008 - SUPERKIDS THIRD ANNUAL CAR SHOW - OPEN TO THE PUBLIC:

http://www.skmi.org

4. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, October 17 - 19, 2008 - NNHS CLASS OF 1963 - AND ALL TYPHOONS ON FRIDAY NIGHT (if pre-registered):

 http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/reunion-class-of-1963.html  - 07/23/08


    Y'all take good care of each other!  TYPHOONS FOREVER!  We'll Always Have Buckroe!

            Love to all, Carol

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219 Four Ply Lane
Fayetteville, NC 29311-9305
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Silver Threads Among the Gold

Words by Eben E. Rexford (1848-1916);
Music by Hart Pease Danks (1834-1903), 1873


Darling, I am growing old,
Silver threads among the gold
Shine upon my brow today;
Life is fading fast away;
But, my darling, you will be, will be,
Always young and fair to me,
Yes, my darling, you will be,
Always young and fair to me.
Chorus:

When your hair is silver white,
And your cheeks no longer bright,
With the roses of the May;
I will kiss your lips and say-
Oh! my darling, mine alone, alone,
You have never older grown,
Yes, my darling, mine alone,
You have never older grown.
Chorus:

Love can never more grow old,
Locks may lose their brown and gold,
Cheeks may fade and hollow grow,
But the hearts that love will know
Never, never, winter's frost and chill:
Summer warmth is in them still-
Never winter's frost and chill,
Summer warmth is in them still.
Chorus:

Love is always young and fair,-
What to us is silver hair,
Faded cheeks or steps grown slow,
To the heart that beats below?
Since I kissed you, mine alone, alone,
You have never older grown-
Since I kissed you, mine alone,
You have never older grown.
Chorus:

Chorus:
Darling, I am growing old,
Silver threads among the gold,
Shine upon my brow today;
Life is fading fast away.


"Silver Threads Among the Gold" midi and lyrics courtesy of http://ingeb.org/songs/darlingi.html - 09/09/06

Grandparents clip art courtesy of http://www.leehansen.com/clipart/Holidays/GrandparentsDay/pages/grandparents-couple.htm - 09/07/08

Pink Rose Divider Line clip art courtesy of http://www.wtv-zone.com/nevr2l82/bars3.html - 04/05/06

Animated Tiny Birthday Cake clip art courtesy of Sarah Puckett Kressaty ('65) of VA - 08/31/05
Thanks, Sarah Sugah!

Marine Corps Seal clip art courtesy of the late Herbert Hice of MI - one of my Famous Marines who served in the South Pacific during WWII.
Thanks again, Herbie!

Animated Laughing Kitten courtesy of Joyce Lawrence Cahoon of VA - 07/29/08
Thanks, Joyce!

Animated Laughing Smiley courtesy of Janice McCain Rose ('65) of VA - 02/07/05
Thanks, Janice!

Animated "NEW" clip art courtesy of http://gifsnow.com/ - 03/07/06

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