Jean Goetz:  

Hi Friends, I've been reading your stories on line and am thinking it will be fun to get together next year for our 50th (gasp). We moved to Michigan in '77, and I've missed all the reunions since then. Most were in June when I was teaching, giving final exams/grades etc, and I just couldn't come. The bells stopped ringing for me when I retired in '04. No more lesson plans and correcting English assignments! Freedom! I miss the kids,but not the work, and I still get together with fellow teachers for book club, wine group, dining out, parties etc. Our school has a pick up band that plays locally and is lots of fun. What I most love to do is travel which I do whenever anyone will go with me. My bag can be packed within 24 hours, and that's usually what I'm doing the night before I leave. This winter I was in Arizona for a winter break. Sedona is gorgeous and I would love to return there for hikes. In July I'm going to France. Have been brushing up on French lessons. Whenever I try to Parlez Francais, I get a strange look and the person starts speaking Anglais! Hmmm. You all mention your pets. I have a chocolate lab/springer spaniel named George. He is nine and acts like a puppy. People have stopped saying...he'll be fine on...Expand for more