A letter from the Blanchards
This came today from Judy Blanchard:
December, 2007
Hi All,
After not sending Christmas cards for the past few years (shame on us), we hope to get this one off before the New Year.
At last, in 2007, we got a return on our investment and have one kid out of college. Elizabeth, 22, graduated from Clemson University in May with a degree in business administration. That means we’ve joined the “boomerang” phenomenon as Elizabeth is living at home, exploring her options and working full-time at Saks Fifth Avenue.
Mark, 20, is a junior at the College of Charleston in South Carolina majoring in communications and classics. He added classics after a month-long study in Greece this past summer.
Alan is still with Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation. I’m happily retired and volunteering with the county’s Master Gardener program and with an English as a Second Language program held at our church.
Alan and I both got a full dose of growing older this summer when we had back surgeries to correct painful pinched nerves. In June, I had a lumbar fusion to correct arthritic vertebrae. The surgery left me with seven screws in my lower back and a four-month recovery. It was worth it. I am pain free and still able to touch my toes. In September, Alan had a herniated disc repaired. He now takes long walks twice a day, putting us laggards all to shame. He should be cleared to play tennis in January. We’ve both healed just in time to enjoy our season tickets to the George Mason University basketball games.
Our families are doing fine. Alan’s mother is staying with his sister here in the D.C. area through Christmas, so we’ll have a nice month with her. We go to visit my family in Minneapolis on Dec. 27, and my Mom will join us in the Cities. I now have three grand nieces and two grand nephews, ages 12 to 18 months. Wow! How did that happen?
Alan and I can be reached on our e-mails and would love to hear from you:
Aglenn100@cox.net and Judyblanchard@cox.net.
Happy Holidays (and please keep us on your Christmas mailing list),
Alan, Judy, Kids and Cats
December, 2007
Hi All,
After not sending Christmas cards for the past few years (shame on us), we hope to get this one off before the New Year.
At last, in 2007, we got a return on our investment and have one kid out of college. Elizabeth, 22, graduated from Clemson University in May with a degree in business administration. That means we’ve joined the “boomerang” phenomenon as Elizabeth is living at home, exploring her options and working full-time at Saks Fifth Avenue.
Mark, 20, is a junior at the College of Charleston in South Carolina majoring in communications and classics. He added classics after a month-long study in Greece this past summer.Alan is still with Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation. I’m happily retired and volunteering with the county’s Master Gardener program and with an English as a Second Language program held at our church.
Alan and I both got a full dose of growing older this summer when we had back surgeries to correct painful pinched nerves. In June, I had a lumbar fusion to correct arthritic vertebrae. The surgery left me with seven screws in my lower back and a four-month recovery. It was worth it. I am pain free and still able to touch my toes. In September, Alan had a herniated disc repaired. He now takes long walks twice a day, putting us laggards all to shame. He should be cleared to play tennis in January. We’ve both healed just in time to enjoy our season tickets to the George Mason University basketball games.
Our families are doing fine. Alan’s mother is staying with his sister here in the D.C. area through Christmas, so we’ll have a nice month with her. We go to visit my family in Minneapolis on Dec. 27, and my Mom will join us in the Cities. I now have three grand nieces and two grand nephews, ages 12 to 18 months. Wow! How did that happen?
Alan and I can be reached on our e-mails and would love to hear from you:
Aglenn100@cox.net and Judyblanchard@cox.net.
Happy Holidays (and please keep us on your Christmas mailing list),
Alan, Judy, Kids and Cats
