So many memories

 I just went through a big collection of photos I had saved from my old DIS staff website. Here are some of them....you will be taken back to times gone by for sure....

DEAR Friends and times of yesteryear

The zoom on Monday November 23rd at 7 p.m. may be very nostalgic........Hope to see you there!

Meanwhile, stay safe!

November already

 Still looking for a date for a November zoom. I'll keep you posted. Meanwhile, here's a glimpse at our October 16th gathering.

That's Jean Lombardi, me, Joann Karwacki, Marion Weber, Marcia Konieczka, and Janet Neufeld.

(Apologies to all pictured...zoom captures are the worst! but I am always so glad to see all y'all!)

In other news, there was an election, I went to the virtual NJEA convention (it was very impressive! ), and the pandemic is still not only with us, but escalating. 

But the BIG news is.....I found Marian Feuerhammer (remember her?) Hopefully, she will be joining our group now that she knows about it.

And then there was Cory...!

 So many of our DEAR group weren't able to attend last time that I have changed our meeting day and time for the next one to see if it works better. That will be Friday, Oct. 16 at 10:30 a.m. Good?

But...I did have newcomer Cory Goss in Florida and Marcia Konieczka, no longer in Maine at the Botanical Gardens on the 30th.

Cory is a retired 3rd grade Delran teacher who retired , moved to FL and started teaching there!

She is currently out of the classroom (hello pandemic) but misses it.

Hope you are all staying healthy and safe. I look forward to hearing from/seeing you.

Zooming with friends

 September 2, 2020: Today's zoom was good. Jean Lombardi and Marcia Konieczka popped in from Maine. They were visiting the botanical gardens but wanted to say hi.

We also had Rosemary and Bruce and Hazel and Doreen and Suzanne and me.

After most of the crowd left I had the Smiths playing my online Jeopardy board- "My Corona 2020". They turned out to be really good at it!

I'm setting the next one for Wednesday, September 30. I hope you can join us!

RIP Barbara DuRoss and Norma Berman

 We haven't gotten together in awhile and now I came across a facebook post with Barbara's obituary. I am in shock and so so sad. 

 

Here are some photos of Barbara with us at our lunches over the last eight years: DEAR lunches 2012-2020

In other sad news, Janet Neufeld called today to let me know that former Millbridge school nurse Norma Berman is in hospice care. She is in my thoughts and prayers along with Barbara's family.

*August 15 update: Norma passed away today. May she rest in peace.

Norma Berman's obituary

Wondering how everyone is doing

So how is everybody doing, one might wonder. It's been awhile since our last gathering- in person or otherwise.

Now that it is August already (!) I guess I should survey past zoom attendees and see what's good for a date and time for a get together.

Poor America, right? What the future holds is unclear (where's a magic 8 ball when you need one??)

RIP Joan Tindall

Her name sounded familiar when I heard this news and now that I see the photo in her obituary, I recognize her. Rest in peace, Joan Tindall.

Joan Tindall