Race to the Holidays!

Here we are in the final stretch before Christmas and I want to take a moment to wish everyone a Happy Holiday! I wish you all a calendar full of festive activities and bellies full of egg nog and cookies!

My kids are anxiously awaiting the start of the winter break. But it feels to me like the fall term has flown by! Vicki has submitted most of her college applications and even gotten a response from one already. She was admitted to Rutgers only days after she pressed the submit button. I’m sure it will be a long wait to hear from the others, though. Hopefully, she’ll have a tough decision to make in April!

David has done very well adjusting to high school life. He joined the winter track team to stay in shape for football and work on his speed. He had his first races this weekend, running at Drew University in a large invitational meet. He ran a leg of a Freshman 4 x 200m and anchor for a Freshman 4 x 400m. They won their heat in the 400m relay, which was fun to watch. Tomorrow, he is running with the JV team in the 55m sprint, also at Drew. The picture above is with his 400m relay buddies just before the race (he’s on the far left).

I also want to thank you all for the tremendous support you’ve given to me and my family this year. For us, it was a much better 2010 than I thought it would be and your friendship is a big part of that! Happy Holidays!!

So Far, No Snow

It’s been a while since I have blogged so I thought I would leave a quick note. I hope you all enjoyed your Thanksgiving and that you had the chance to get together with family, enjoy some good home cooking and watch football. Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday – it’s much more relaxed and non-commercial than Christmas.


And now we are in mid-Hannukah. We had a nice family time with more, good home cooking and even a little football. Morristown High School played on Saturday for their section’s state championship at Giants Stadium (sorry Jet fans, it’s still Giants Stadium to me, even if that’s no longer the official name!) I took David since some of his buddies from the freshman team were promoted to Varsity for the playoffs. While he tells me that they all lamented their role as practice dummies and side-line cheerleaders, I have to believe that it was a great experience. They got to play (well, warm up and then cheer) in a pro stadium and, I’m told, will get rings just like the regular Varsity guys as Morristown won! What a thrill that must be!

Rob and the kids are doing well – Vicki is finishing up her college applications and David preparing for his first meet on the Winter Track team. They both press their tired noses to the window each morning hoping for a snow day, a wish I am sure will eventually be granted. Enjoy the season!