[Magdalen] Big Changes

[Ginga Wilder]

Congratulations, Jay!  How wonderful that you have a great grandchild!
And, that your present and future is secure.

Ginga

On Mon, Sep 20, 2021 at 2:20 PM Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:

> Still hanging out here in our big house in the northern Shenandoah with no
> plans to go elsewhere. Spousal unit started a new job following an
> unplanned (and unwelcome) departure from his former company after 13 years
> with them and an unfortunately long period between due largely to Covid.
> However, in  hindsight, the departure may not have been a bad thing as the
> president of the former outfit died last week and there is bound to be a
> rather large upheaval. New position is with former company's largest
> competitors <g> and a couple of other folks from former employer have also
> gone over there.
>
> In other news, I have helped my daughter and son-in-law buy a gorgeous
> piece of land in Greene County, TN. At some point, after they've built
> their house, they plan to build a "tiny house" for my oldest son and a
> small place for us to stay (and where one of us could live permanently in
> the event of the other's demise).
>
> I continue to work in the stray cat jail at the humane society. I'm also
> going to school learning to be a veterinary assistant. Not that I expect to
> work as one, but it will help me at the shelter.
>
> AND I am now a great-grandmother! Lilliana Rosemary Dawn Huertas was born
> on August 16 to Zacchaeus (Jonathan's second oldest) and Tara. Alleluia!
>
> On Sat, Sep 18, 2021 at 12:26 PM Joseph Cirou <romanos at mindspring.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Take a century after those details about Archbishop Quigley and my
> mother.
> > (g)
> >
> > Joe
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:
> > Sent: Sep 18, 2021 12:13 PM
> > To:
> > Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Big Changes
> >
> > Hello Everybody,
> >
> > I'll be 78 on the Feast of St. Martin de Porres November 3. . I will have
> > 20 years with the Irs on June 9 2022 and expect to retire early in 2023
> to
> > keep me from quickly distributing funds from the thrfit savings account.
> >
> > I just received a surprise from the Archdiocese of Chicago which gives a
> > monthly pension of $500 a month to priests who resigned from the
> > Archdiocese after 20 years of service. I just found about this.  It is
> > probably the next best thing to a secret. I had to be told by a classmate
> > that this benefits has been around for close to 30 years and I just
> learned
> > about it. Another classmate has been getting $400 since 2013 because he
> > resigned after 20 years and made it his business to learn about such
> > benefits
> >
> > Travelling back to Chicago in November for our 60h high school reunion
> > (from the high school seminary Quigley named after the Archbishop of
> > Chicago who founded the minor seminary in 2005. About the only the other
> > thing I remember about him is that he confirmed my mother around 2012 in
> > those days chlldren made their solemn first communion in the morning and
> > were confirmed in the afternoon. Simple first communion at age 7 had only
> > been  recently introduced by the then Pope (eventually Saint) Pius X
> >
> > Planning to attend Florencia de las Amazones at the Lyric during my visit
> > which will feature my first plane ride in 20 years and since 911.
> >
> > Joe Cirou +
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:
> > Sent: Sep 18, 2021 11:56 AM
> > To: Magdalen
> > Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Big Changes
> >
> > John is still working everyday - broker in charge and selling broker of a
> > real estate office. He turned 75 this past Tuesday. We talk "at" what we
> > will do and admit the choice is exceedingly difficult. We live in a town
> > where we grew up, where we will be buried, where each of us has been
> active
> > in the community, especially our church, and where we have a lifetime of
> > friends. Our children are all North Carolinians - sons in Charlotte with
> > their families and Ginny and her family in Winston Salem. She is rector
> of
> > a church there, and as we all know, she will not be there forever. She
> has
> > no plans at this time to go anywhere, but when she is called in the
> future,
> > that could be anywhere.
> >
> > So, we struggle with what to do and where to go. But, first, John has to
> > retire, as we imagine our future from our recliners in front of the
> > television. 😇
> >
> > Ginga
> >
> > On Sat, Sep 18, 2021 at 11:08 AM Marilyn Cepeda
> > wrote:
> >
> > > So glad that you all have made this change and are happy with it. It is
> > in
> > > our future before long. We will likely go where my in laws lived where
> we
> > > already have a number of friends.
> > >
> > > Marilyn
> > >
> > > On Thu, Sep 16, 2021 at 9:56 PM Christopher Hart
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Like many of you who are still hanging out in this little cyber pub
> I'm
> > > > getting older and my wife in particular is less independent. We came
> to
> > > the
> > > > conclusion a while back that we needed both to downsize and to get
> > into a
> > > > safer living situation. Accordingly, after looking at a lot of
> options
> > in
> > > > our general area we settled on a 55+ community that we felt would be
> a
> > > good
> > > > fit for us. We engaged some professional help not only for the actual
> > > move
> > > > but also packing and removal of things we weren't bringing with us.
> The
> > > > process was still hellish as I'm sure you can all imagine. In any
> event
> > > the
> > > > following are true statements:
> > > >
> > > > We moved into our new apartment one week ago today.
> > > > We sold our former house yesterday after 30 years there.
> > > > We changed my driver's license and Lisa's ID non-driver today.
> > > > It's starting to feel like home here.
> > > > If any of you had (or just want) my snail mail address please message
> > me
> > > > privately and I will gladly share it. I'm still in the Philadelphia
> > metro
> > > > area just a little farther out from the city if any of you find
> > > yourselves
> > > > coming this way. I do cherish staying in touch with my friends, but I
> > > > haven't posted this on Facebook yet because it's just too darn
> public.
> > > > --
> > > >
> > > > Christopher Hart
> > > >
> > > > List Mail Address: cervus51 at gmail.com
> > > > Personal Mail: cervus at veritasliberat.net
> > > > Twitter: @cervus51
> > > >
> > > --
> > > Marilyn (Owens, Palmero) Cepeda
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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