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