11

Today's theme song has been running through my mind for a couple of weeks now. It may strike you more as a spring song than an autumn, but it's really a magic song, as you'll notice in the lyrics below, and any time can be magical.

A Very Happy Birthday today to the ever gorgeous Mike Jeffers ('61) of VA, who (quite incredibly!) is hitting a Major Milestone Birthday! Tomorrow, our Birthday Two-Fers, Patsy Blackard Hallett ('65) of VA AND my third grandson, Tommy Harty of OH both will be hitting milestone birthdays as well. More Birthday Two-Fers follow on the 6th: Marion Timberlake Gitchel ('57) AND

Pam Smith Arnold ('65) of VA! Pam Larmer Traugott ('62) of VA will be celebrating on the 7th!

WOWZERONI-RINI - There's a rare Four-Fer on the 8th: Lawson (Buddy) Sparrow ('53) of VA, Woody Hudson ('57),

Joe Madagan ('57) of FL AND David McCoy ('67) of VA ! On the 9th, Hilton Henderson ('57) will be lighting the candles!
WOWZERONI-RINI-ROONI - There's an even rarer Five-Fer of sorts on the 10th:

The United States Marine Corps - 1775, Tamsie Warren Ellis ('57), David Wittan ('57),

Angie Ray Smith ('64) of VA, AND Steve Pullen ('65) of VA!

I stumbled across the Navy / Notre Dame game yesterday afternoon on NBC - and what an exciting, entertaining game it was!

From Linda Waterfield Kenney ('66) of VA - 10/30/07 and My Friend, Judy, of IL - 11/02/07- "Cookie Recipes":

This is remarkable! Even if you have no particular interest, please pass on to the bakers in your life. They'll appreciate it.

Just click on the name of the cookie and bam - the recipe is there. Good to keep handy

This is just too cool, Linda and Judy - thanks so much!

And just in time for all that holiday baking! I reserved it to appear on this page called, "The Sweetheart Tree" to help us all remember where to find it. Get it? Cookies? Sweet? Yeah, I thought you'd like it! WILD GIGGLES!!!

From one of my Famous Marines, Herb Hice of MI, who served in the Pacific Theater during WWII - 10/11/07 - "Dear Carol / Dimples, This says it all" - #7 in a Series of 12:

Now I really, really am almost caught up with myself in posting all the many things y'all have sent me recently - WOO-HOO!!!

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

- Music by Henry Mancini, Lyrics by Johnny Mercer

They say there's a tree in the forest,
A tree that will give you a sign;
Come along with me to the Sweetheart Tree,
Come and carve your name next to mine.

They say if you kiss the right sweetheart,
The one you've been waiting for,
Big blossoms of white will burst into sight
And your love will be true evermore.

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

Animated Cheering Smiley clip art also courtesy of Al Farber ('64) of GA - 08/18/05
Thanks again, Al!


	11/04/07 - NNHS Newsletter - The Sweetheart Tree
“I repeat, sir, that in whatever position you place a woman she is an ornament to society and a treasure to the world. As a sweetheart, she has few equals and no superiors; as a cousin, she is convenient; as a wealthy grandmother with an incurable distemper, she is precious; as a wet-nurse, she has no equal among men. What, sir, would the people of the earth be without woman? They would be scarce, sir, almighty scarce.” - Mark Twain (30 Nov 1835 - 21 Apr 1910)

Dear Carol / Dimples, Just to make you smile a little, If you laff, so much the better, Herbie This says it all GIGGLES - WORKS FOR ME!!! Thanks, Herbie Darlin'!