Sarah's Graduation from Clark University

Sarah's Library above, where she spent most of her time and my favorite building on Campus!

Walking up to the Stage!!

Sarah is the second over to the left waiting to have her name called, "Sarah Jillian Maloney"

 Yay! She's a graduate...see her walking?

At Dinner

Dinner!

Sarah's Apartment (top floor, left side)

Happy Anniversary Judie and Larry!!

We hope that you had a good day and were able to maybe eat a meal together and watch a favorite movie!

Debbie and I are here at Curves.  I am working and Debbie is working out.  Meredith is here as well giving her new weight management class, so it is quite busy tonight with lots of ladies hanging around.  Meredith's partner Betsy is also here filming for Watertown Cable about Pilates.  Busy busy. Afterwards Debs and I will drive home together.  She will drop me off at Lee's so that I can eat dinner with him.  Today I went to whole foods and bought a piece of white fish and some broccoli rabe for Lee to cook us for dinner.  Debbie will go home and eat the chicken parm that she made last night.  Not much else is new here. 

How is everyone doing?

Pictures of Emily and some hilarious ones of the little Mooney family

Can you believe that is aunt Em on the left?!  I love cute little Trisha in this one!

Poor Trisha...what are they doing to you?!

Bill, Emily, and Judie (love all the face expressions)

Probably 1988 or 89..baby sarah is somewhere

My guess is 1987 because I think that is my bald head bottom left

Leah Smith Mooney: A Graduate of Wentworth Institute of Technology

Class of 2009!

Under the big Tent looking at the Stage

Mom, Meredith, Julie, Lauren, and Tom

View of the Ginormous Tent!

Look at all of the people!  IT WAS SO HOT AND SWEATY!

Me waiting to walk up on the stage to bet my diploma!

Mom, me and Dad

Me and Leo

My roommate Sarah and I

Suitmates: Sarah, Kendra, Sarah, me and Amanda

(Can you believe how many Sarah's are in my life!?)

Mom, me and Dad on the front Steps of Wentworth!

Mom and me

Me and Leo!

Me and Wentworth!  I will me you so... :(

Welcome to Granite Links!

The beautiful room with a view of the Boston Skyline

Me and my beautiful Cake thanks to Julie Cranmer!!! (she ordered the cake for me)

Cousins!

Leah's Final Presentation

I am Done!

Gratifying Relief for Leah Mooney

I am happy to report that Leah did an outstanding job in her final presentation. It was a wonderful event to attend. Each presenter had their own cubicle which had some nice lighting. Leah had the perfect spot for her cubicle - just as you came in the door to the auditorium - so you noticed her presentation immediately. Even though the day was 100 degrees with high humidity - the auditorium was nicely air conditioned, and even though there were some fraught moments with wrinkled boards that had to be smoothed out using a hair dryer to reactivate the glue (nice tip from Bill Mooney), and Leah's nerves starting to become unglued (pardon the pun!) as she was the last presenter - she was poised, and gave a great 7 minute verbal presentation. She was brilliant. Julie St. Sauveur Cramer was able to come and watch as well as Bill and myself. The judges (2 men and 1 woman) gushed about her design and all of the thought that went into her concept/design and execution. They were extremely impressed (as we were!) with her design and lay out of her boards. It was a wonderful experience to watch Leah show case her work and listen to the feedback with the judges and to see Leahwhile she was put on the spot when asked specific questions about why she chose a certain color. The day ended with a champagne toast! Wonderful.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BILL!

Happy Birthday to Larry!

Birthday wishes to Larry - wow - July/August is a busy birthday season - We celebrate Judie, Larry and Bill as well as Aunt's birthday in July, little Emily's in July, and David's birthday is at the end of August. I hope that you and Larry get to celebrate in a special way. Nice to have a birthday on a weekend. Judie - you get to celebrate your birthday for the entire year!

Bill has gone fishing this weekend. His friends were meeting him in NY or perhaps Rhode Island and they will be sailing for the weekend. Leah is back at school working on the layout for her presentation boards. She is debating whether to have her boards professionally printed or perhaps she will do them herself (it can be quite costly to have them professionally printed) - but whatever it takes to complete this project we shall do! She would have to meet a printer deadline today at 11 am if she were going to have them professionally done and quite frankly she is tired of meeting deadlines.

Wishing everyone a great weekend (especially Larry). I say "no boys allowed" on our blog!

Love, Debbie

When one birthday ends, another birthday happens!

I have to take this time to congratulate brother Bill on his upcoming special day. Bill, I don't know if you will be in Boston, Connecticut, New York City, Paris, or Mozambique next Wednesday but, if you are within cell phone reach, you will be contacted and, if you answer your cell phone, you will discover that some of us out here in the World Wide Web are very interested in how you intend to celebrate your special day. This is not superficial, frivolous, or mundane. This is your last year prior to the physical malaise that may plague you in your sixties! One question - Why is it that you don't use this blog to vent your frustrations? As you are the most computer literate of all of us, it would behoove you to do so and, that way, we would have at least one male on our blog.

Debbie, thank you for sending me the invitation to Leah's party. It was done beautifully, as always. Leah, our kind thoughts are with you as you are about to leave behind the hard work that challenged you creatively. We so admire your accomplishments.

Trisha, I was very happy to hear you took a week off. Your new hot tub sounds wonderful! Larry and I dream of having something like that particularly as he now has varicose veins.

Take care all. Sincerely, Judie

Nice to Hear From Judie!

Hi Judie - so happy that you received your flowers! Glad you included the barnyard animals in the celebration! But honestly, - jello for dessert???? A nice cheesecake would have been a little more palatable.

Thanks for the update on Emily. Now she is battling bacterial pneumonia - ugh.

Summer has finally arrived in the north east - high humidity and temperatures around mid 80's. There seems to be a breeze so it is nice if you are outside, but the house is rather stuffy and I try to hold off putting on the noisy air conditioners on the first floor, preferring the windows to be open with maybe a fan whirling around. Leah has been coming home and doing her project work at the table (with Bill by her side) - so we had the A/C going for a few days - and I think Leah is getting on top of the project - it looks beautiful - but oh my, so much work - particularly on the computer - drawing and dragging lines - ugh. No wonder she has to see physical therapy for her right shoulder - she spends so much time clutching the mouse to do this work. It is all computer work now - renderings, building her staircases, etc. all on this lap top computer.

I am happy to hear that Bill called you on his road trip to NYC.

Trish and Tom are on vacation this week and are taking some day trips, and spending time in their backyard by the pool and beautiful landscaping that they have been working on!

Again, Happy Birthday to Judie!

The bouquet you sent is so beautiful!

Thank you so much for my wonderful flowers. The flower shop did a great job. Picture 12 "sterling" violet roses amidst many different greens and wild "baby breath-type stuff." They are not only beautiful but scented the entire house. I was so surprised and it really made my day. It arrived shortly after I stopped working and from that point on, my birthday began. I cooked a blue-plate special with meatloaf, baked potato, and asparagus (Is this more than you wanted to know)? (I admit I kind of went overboard and handed out bananas and grapes to all the barnyard animals in an effort to extend our celebration). In the end, our festivities were topped off with a bowl of strawberry jello and whipped cream, and I was in bed by 8 p.m. Had a wonderful birthday call from Bill en route to NY, as well as Emily (who is recovering from bacterial pneumonia). She has lost 13 pounds and has an appointment with pulmonologist and transplant team in mid-August. She is spending her time packing in Charleston until then. Will keep you updated.

Again, thank you Bill, Debbie, Leah, Trisha, Tom, Sarah, and Andy. P.S. I hear you all in Easton have a new hot tub? So happy for you. Love, Judie

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You are so right! Don't I look fabulous? My operated eye is getting better and is less swollen. I feel like burning my old glasses (like they did with draft cards).
If only I could celebrate with all of you. I did get a card from Larry today but it was empty so I demanded that he put a $50 bill in it. Hey, if you can't be a needy bitch in your sixties, you may never get the chance to be later on! We will go out to dinner on weekend and, maybe, swing by the Bead store, just for a quick appraisal of their merchandise. Thank you so much for keeping up this blog to both you and Trisha. I am looking forward to being back on track with the blog now that my eye feels better. I am also hoping Sarah will find the time to say hi and list the high points of all of her travels. An 8 x 10 glossy of a kangaroo close up might be fun as well! Your day at Trisha's sounded wonderful. What better company could you ask for? I know Leah is in the crunch. What day is she graduating? I think a little congrats may be in order from her second favorite aunt - of course, I would never take the limelight from Meredith who has stuck out that responsibility all these years. Date of party? I just wanted to say hi and let you know thanks and I am thinking of you all on my 60th. Love Judie

Happy Birthday Judie!

Hi Judie - Well the day has arrived - such a milestone - and you look fabulous! I hope today is not just like any other day and that you get to celebrate the day just as you wish! I have known you for 42 years! Unbelievable! I shall try to call you later.

Enjoy your day!

Update from Debbie Mooney

I am looking for Judie Mooney - we have not heard a word from her. I am happy to hear that Sarah Maloney is adjusting to life in Easton, MA. I cannot believe that she has been called for jury duty - this has to be the youngest juror in history. Okay, I may be exaggerating - but really, how did Sarah's name come up for the jury pool? Speaking of pools, I'll bet the Maloney's are really enjoying the hot tub and the pool, but the hot tub would be nice in the evenings since it has been cooler. Watch out for the mosquitos! Leah is in her final stretch at school - not wanting to be at school and not wanting to be working so hard at writing papers and designing restaurants! Only a few more weeks to go....

Here is a little more detail on my new car. I bought another Ford Escape - this time a new 2009 model with 23 miles on the odometer. Bill "held my hand" and accompanied me back to the dealer after we had received word from the service dept. that my car was virtually in a meltdown with multiple problems. The service dept. suggested that I "negotiate" with the sales about purchasing a new vehicle. I think we probably got a good deal. I wasn't looking to purchase another Ford Escape - but my research with consumer reports gave a very favorable rating to the 2009 models. I have had the car for 1 week and it is very nice, comfortable, and I feel safe driving the car. I am having a remote starter installed this week which will be very nice come next winter! It came with satellite radio which is free for the next 6 months. My ride to the cape this past weekend was quite enjoyable - smooth and comfortable.

We will show case the car when we come down to take a dip in the hot tub!

Trish - did your nephew, Paul and his wife have their baby?

Hope everyone is doing well. It has, indeed, been a very unusual summer - rainy for the entire month of June and now seasonably cool and very dry for July.

Judie - where are you?

details please Debbie?

what kind of car did you purchase? Congratulations.
Sarah has now got herself over jet lag. For a while she was falling asleep and walking around in a fog. she has jury duty tomorrow and although the court house is 20 minutes down the road in Taunton and we asked for Taunton, Bristol County is sending her over one hour away to New Bedford. I pray she doesn't get on a jury as she has been gone 5 mo and just started a job last week.

The weather here continues to be unpredictable. 5 out of the first 10 days are in the 50's and 60's and rained and June has 26 days of rain. Lets hope summer begins soon as it short.

No other real news to report - just trying to stay out of trouble.