Cheryl Knapp Carbini

I just found out yesterday about Rich’s mom. I don’t think you come on here too often, Rich so I’ll write you directly, but our prayers are with you. I am sorry and I remember fondly your mom as we were growing up.

It has been a difficult week. A wonderful woman from our town died in last Saturday’s horrific storm. In Ct. visiting her 3 sisters for a birthday celebration, her car was struck by a tree, and although her sisters were not harmed, she, the driver, died. I don’t know the details, but I understand it was very bad. She left 2 beautiful children and her husband. Her daughter is in Cristian’s 5th grade class, her son is in 1st grade. I taught him karate. Jennifer Thibault was involved in the church, preschool, and elementary school and was only 39. It has hit us so hard. the day after I found out my boys and I came down with the stomach virus. Just beginning to feel better, but I can’t shake Jennifer’s death. Her wake and funeral were overwhelming.

Please keep her family in your prayers. Thank you.

Lisa, I have to read back to find out about Noah. I don’t know what happened, so forgive me for not saying anything yet.

Deb, Anna,
We are getting closer to figuring out where Vitt might go. I too, believe that God will place her-hopefully. We have one more financial aid package to receive and I have phone-calling to do about loans, etc. She wants to major in psychobiology and minor in criminology. She would like to work for the CIA-oh boy. That might be a good thing as far as loans are concerned...and info out there would be gladly accepted!

What a glorious day it was after such a bleak week! Enjoy the warmth!

-cheryl

Maureen Farrell

Happy Birthday, Lisa! Hope you have a great day!

Greetings to Heidi and Bez who will also be celebrating birthdays very soon.

Maureen Bezold Como

Thanks Maureen. I'm really, really dreading this one. The big 50! YUK!!!!!

Happy Birthday Lisa!!!! :)

Thomas J. Cornine

Lisa,

Hope your Birthday was great. chat with you soon.

Tom

Lisa Coppola

Hi all, Thanks for the many B-day greetings. I had a great day and believe I look quite a bit younger than my 50 years (please visualize tongue in cheek). You know..life is good and when you hear about something like Cheryl's young friend loosing her life in a freak accident, you just have to appreciate your blessings all the more. Cheryl, I can see how a service like that would be overwhelming. I will remember your friend and her family in my prayers.
I hope all of you are thawing out from the long snowy and wet winter. Spring is here. I have seen two baby hatchlings in my yard Their Mama very wisely built the nest in the interior of a very prickly cactus which offers the babies great protection from any predator...(like the falcon who has made my yard his new hood!) and the little geckos are starting to come out. Desert wildflowers are blooming and it's a lovely time of year here. I gotta get me a camera so I can post some pictures! hope you are all well stay in touch. Tom, Sorry I keep missing the IM's....sometimes it's David not me!
xoxo Lisa

Thomas J. Cornine

Hey Lisa, hope you have had a great Birthday, and Just so you know David and I are getting along quite well on Farmville.

Anyone interested in a Road trip to Atlanta, I think I am headed to there April 23rd a thursday thru the 25th a sunday. I need to be home by Monday morning, Court Appearance......

Have a great Day everyone.

Tom

Ellen Crane Williams

Forgot my password anchavent ben on for awhile. Glad you all escaped the horrible disasters. Happy belated birthdays Be well-Ellen

Lisa Coppola

Doesn't it make for a fine Friday when you get messages from Ellen and Faith on the same day!

Margaret C. Shade Hogan

Hey Lisa.
Happy B'day. I think we need to all get together and celebrate one big 50th bash!!! Heading up to VT. spring skiing. What i love. No minus degree weather and the sun shining.

JoAnn Chegwidden Rosica

Hi Everyone...haven't been on here in sooo long! Wanted to wish everyone a happy 50th! bdays to all I missed. I am soo bad on keeping up with all of them.

It's so nice to see the sun out today, but its a bit to chilly for me. Last weekend was so beautiful out, I want it back. Soon, I hope.

Hope to talk and see everyone soon! Happy Easter to all!!

Greg Marion

John Kressman called me and reminded me of something - He and I are now card-carrying AARP members.

Hmmm...

I plan to keep it tucked in my wallet and maybe use the AARP card occasionally for discounts, but I still feel way too young to whip that thing out very often (the card that is).
I'm in the denial stage of course, so today I'm going to quit 50 and go right back to age 40; restarting from there - like a "do over".
If people say I look not-so-good for 40, I'll simply explain that it's probably because I went to Catholic school. That should work.

It's just an experiment, but I think I'll live longer in "actual" years, wander around my neighborhood less, and have lower blood pressure as a result. I'll let you all know how it goes.

Happy 50th to all.

Greg





PS: did you notice I went ALL winter without even once mentioning the weather out here?
My gift to you.

Thomas J. Cornine

Greg,

Let me know how that goes cause I may start that in August. and thanks for that Gift of not mentioning the Weather, it helped.....


Tom

Lisa Coppola

Okay, so I've been the new "40" for one whole week and it's really not that bad. I was thinking of sending the AARP card back...that is until Greg reminded me of the possible discounts to be had. Hope all of you are well. Margaret, thanks for the b-day wishes. I'm still walking home from work a couple of times a week and now that the weather is near perfection here....(Oh hell, I didn't mean to mention the weather) I should be footing it even more often. I do see a 50's bash sometime in the future. Of course we may all be closer to "41" then, but it won't matter. Stay well. Hi JoAnn. Tom, enjoy the road trip!!!
xoxo Lisa

Maureen Farrell

Maureen Bez, hope the weather is clearing and you are enjoying your special day!

Thomas J. Cornine

ok Need a little help, I was reading these directions the other day since I was stuck inside and I need some one to tell me what a Cubit? damn directions for this ark wish they at least updated measurements to inches or maybe meters......


Forecast for the Balance of the week in SOGGY NJ is Sun, hopefully we will actually get to enjoy it for more than a couple days....

Cheryl Knapp Carbini

Happy Birthday everyone! Hope, you are next! Have a great day. I think I want to run away when it’s mine...think that will help?

Happy Easter too!
The sun really is out today and I am staring at my daffodils. I think it will be a good day.

Love to all,

Cheryl

Hope Zimmerman

Thanks Cheryl. I saw that my birthday was listed on the upcoming birthdays, but Faith's was not. Does that mean I have to get older and carry my AARP card while she gets to stay in her 40's like Greg?

Cheryl Knapp Carbini

 How odd. I have nothing to do with posting the birthdays, it happens automatically. Probably the system recognized your name, but only once. In any case, happy belated to you both! Hope it was memorable. 

Hugs, Cheryl

Elmer Dante

Sorry I haven't checked this page in a while--a long while.  Happy Mother's Day to all of the mothers (and possibly grandmothers?).   Since my sister (younger) is now a grandmother, I have to admit to the possibility that we are all of grandparenting age!

At any rate, my best wishes to everyone!

And my deepest sympathy to Rich.

Richard R. Kagan

On a good note - Happy (belated) Father's day to all the other dads.

On a sad note - Mrs Novellino, the current librarian at MC was murdered in her home on Saturday.  According to the paper she was stabbed 80 times.  She was such a sweet lady.  Let's all keep her in our prayers.

Richard P. Hettinger

Maureen, Cheryl, Elmer, and many others.  Thanks for your thoughts about mom.  She was, and remains, an inspiration.  I cannot tell you how much your words, Maureen your card, and Cheryl your note meant. Faith and Hope, along with Greg and Lee joined us at the wake and funeral.

I will update my profile on this site with more recent family pictures in the next few weeks.

Coincidentally, I passed the "AARP Line" yesterday, yep 50, joining (and soon to be followed by) many other friends (who's next?).  Funny, I don't feel 50.  My middle son Tim tells me I don't look it, and truthfully I hadn't given it much thought as it crept up on me.  I imagine most of the class of '78 is the same in this regard, we don't define ourselves by traditional measures such as age, instead we live life without those constraints.

Best wishes to all.

Rich Hettinger

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Michael Angus McEachern

I think this picture was taken sometime in the late 80's.

I just got back from spending a few days with my mother, sister and her girls in Landing, NJ.  I have been trying for the longest time to sit down and write on this thing.  Anyway, Hope all is well with everyone.  I, my wife Frances and 4 yr old daughter Stella are living back on Long Island after a 5 and a half yr stint in Tampa while I was on the road a bit with that southern rock band the "Outlaws" and a year or so in Nashville with a couple of Gospel stars. (That was very weird coming from my background.)  I did get to perform at the "Grand ole Opry", and do much traveling in tour buses all over the south and midwest.

Let me go back now a bit and give you the short summary.

1978-1983:  Played in a bunch of bands all over NJ, NY and Conn. (Including "Southern Cross, Rat Race Choir" and Randy Jackson from "Zebra".  Got Married to Liz, from Parsippany.  Moved to Long Island in 1982.

1983-2003:  Divorced Liz 1983.  Joined a Band on Long Island in 1984 called "Fullhouse", played all over the northestern states.  Made lots of money, bought and sold a couple of houses.  Met and played with a bunch of rock stars and baseball players.    Married Frances 1994.  (During this time, 1991 or 1992, my good friend Rick LaChance showed up at the "Boulevard Pub" in Lake Hopatcong, where we played just about every Thursdsay from 1991-1993, or roundabout, to see me.  Now, I cannot locate him as of yet, but if any of you run across him, PLEASE inform him that I have been hunting his butt down and will find him one day).

2003-present:  Retired from "Fullhouse" in 2003 after 20 years and moved to Florida, then Nashville.  Now we are back on Long Island and I'm back with "Fullhouse", which is where I'll be until Stella growes up and takes care of Franny and myself.

See the "Fullhouse" website.    www.fullhousemusic.com    for my schedule.  Please call or write ahead of time if your planning to come see me.  Sometimes I still go out to do other shows.  A good show for some of you to go is our "end of summer concert" at Overlook Beach, next to Robert Moses Beach on Sat. August 28th.  It's just a little east of Jones Beach on Ocean Pkwy, for any of you that have ever gone to see a show at Jones Beach Theater.

Myspace:  www.myspace.com/287789380 

Everyone, please take care.  I hope to hear from you.  I have faith we will see each other soon.

God bless, Angus

Lisa Coppola

Hi all,

      I just logged on after being absent for a while and I was glad to see there is still some activity. The news about the librarian at the high school is horrific. What in the  world? and Rich, hope you are doing well since your Mom's passing. It's not easy getting used to a death in the family. Time passing helps I hope.

    So are we all enjoying our 50's so far? I can't say I think about it that much..it's just that every new person we hire at work seems to be about 22 or 23. I told my boss I'm kinda like the old dog and the puppies can get on your nerves..Oh, but it's good to be around the young ones in so many ways. Do you all know, that young people today (Oh God, listen to me), think they are NOT single because they are dating. Aren't you single until you get married? I've lived with David for over five years and I still think of myself as SINGLE...and I'm sure so does he.

Have any of you been bitten by the texting bug? I know how to send a text but it takes me about 10 minutes to send a short sentence. The "kids" at work text all day long. They are doing paperwork and the next thing you know they have a phone in their hands and they are texting...They text all through lunch and during meetings and probably while they sit on the toitey.

On a different note, Angus, get in touch with Cheryl. I think she knows how to reach Rick LaChance..at least she did around the time of the reunion. Enjoyed your pics. Your daughter is really cute. Hope your sister is taking care of my old house...I still can't believe she and your Mom let a total stranger stroll through that day I was in Landing reminiscing.

 I miss NJ. It is like an oven in Arizona right now. I do hope to be in NJ in October. I hope we can all do a get together again. I really think of all of you often. Stay well.

Love, Lisa

Deborah Kozak Martin

Hi Everyone!

So good to hear about Angus!  Good luck to you in NY....hope I am up that way again soon to come hear you!!!!

Rich - so sorry to hear about your mom.  I remember her well....she was one of the cool St. Peter's moms!  Always smiling and always kind; like her son!

Lisa- you are so much fun to read your thoughts....and omg....the texting is out of control here.  My kids actually text me from their bedrooms cause its faster than coming down to ask me something!  Oh yes...we are definitely caught up in texting!  Its been an oven here too but we expect some relief with Hurricane Alex swirling in some rain the next few days.  The ground is cracking and I've about given up on my plants. 

To all of us who have turned the ultimate 50 and those getting ready to turn 50...here is a great saying for us:  "WE ARE THE NEW 40!"  You got to feel it to believe it.  Enjoy your 50ths, or should I say 40ths?

Greg Nesbitt

Just checking in, School has started down here and here we go again. I hope everyone is riding out this brutal economy ok. Greg