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BONUS #2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2e5oj4OZuLk - Igor Stravinsky's Lullaby and Final Hymn from the "Firebird Ballet Suite" (1945 version) , New Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Igor Stravinsky himself, 1965, from the Royal Festival Hall, London

I've posted a few videos and pictures on my new blog (that I have hitherto neglected) from yesterday.

http://daleharty.wordpress.com/

Enjoy!

Buckley’s Birth

On Sat., 14 June 2008, at 5:24 AM, Buckley Daniel Harty was born. Buckley is his first name for at least three reasons:

It is his paternal grammie’s maiden name
We have a handful of friends named Buck or Buckley, and they are all cool people in their own right
We just really like the name, since it’s unusual but not totally made-up and random

Daniel, likewise was given for three reasons:

He is named after Diana’s brother Daniel (who alternatively goes by Dan or Danny depending on who you ask)
Daniel the Biblical prophet and exemplar of faith and courage
The name means “God is my Judge”

Buck weighed 8 lbs and 7 ounces and was 20″ long (thereabouts). Though the pictures don’t show it, I caught him making a face that shows that he has two dimples. He doesn’t have any birthmarks that we’ve noticed as yet. Also keep in mind that most of these pictures were taken in the first few minutes after he was pushed cold, scared, and screaming into this world. He’s usually very calm and only cries when he feels a grave injustice is being done to him (such as when someone attempts to steal the diaper he has just managed to make his own, or un-swaddles him leaving him exposed to the biting cold). He is an adorable, very calm little guy most of the time. Now on the second day he is much more alert and will sit contentedly making little cooing noises with his big gray eyes opened tentatively when the lights are low.

In my plain, unbiased opinion of such a perfectly sweet, beautiful, adorable, cuddly, precious little baby boy, I can only say, "AWWWWW!!!"

Thank you, Dale! Kiss him twice for me! (The maple leaf is a nice touch - GIGGLES!)

1. From Joe Drewry ('58) of VA - 06/15/08 - "Update on NNHS 1958 Classmate, Jimmy Wilson":

Emily is finally really on an upswing. Her body reacted very negatively to protein drinks as well as the powder, and now that it has been eliminated, she is healing, nicely, albeit slowly. Her pain is still there, but she is being my angel again, and laughing most often, verses crying. She has about 8 lbs. to gain when she was already too scrawny, but at this rate she should pick back up quickly. I'm giving her 2 percent milk and other higher fat foods, that are not so surgery. In two days she has made a good turn around. She needs the bottom part of her spine corrected and that was not done. I may be surgeon searching, but hoping to stick with same surgical group, anyway. I take her to her regular doctor's on the 24th to test for a blood infection, since she had to have two blood units. This has been quite hard on her and I so hope the benefits will come to fruition. The physical therapy room will allow her in home therapy and I'm really excited for her and hopeful for her muscle growth and physical progress. I hope to make that room the prettiest room in our home.

I am awaiting jaw bone biopsy results. It can be one of 3 things -- cancer, infection of more of the bone, or just a very slow healing large abscess that has about claimed my life and showed me what real pain is. I opt for choice 3, but by Thursday or Friday I hope to know. The pain may linger a bit, as 3 pieces of bone were removed. I am very weak but not dead, so that is the good news, to my children and friends, anyway.

Thank you for including us both on your prayer list. I have witnessed great things through prayer and believe strongly. I'm glad your granddaughter, Rachel, is getting better. Until I had my own babies, I thought (her father)

Lewis (Harty - Hillsboro HS, IL - '89 - of IL) was the cutest baby ever. I remember faking sick, so I could go home from school to help care for him. The gig was discovered, because you guys were not going to let a sick child be around a baby. Thus was my lack of excitement in the Norfolk school system. --LOL.

I've been traveling a lot lately -- just got back in town yesterday. Therefore, the following is a little late for your Father's Day issue, but it seems to be very appropriate:

Yes, this would have been great for Father's Day, but the message is timeless! Thank you so much for sharing it with us, Ronnie!

From Joe Madagan ('57) of FL - to

Sepi Dinwiddie Prichard ('58) of NC 06/15/08 - "Marshall Courts and Seven Oaks, Newport News, VA.":

Just got back from VA and a family reunion. I enjoyed this edition very much. I am proud to be Southern. My husband, Harry, being a Florida born and raised boy, believes the Mason - Dixon line is the Florida-Georgia state line. When we were first married, I insisted I was Southern, he just laughed. I then proceeded to tell him Virginia was a southern state and I was a Southern Bell - to which he said "Yeah, a real ding - a - ling." How we have lasted 38 1/2 years, I don't know.

Thanks for all you do,
Ruthie

Thanks, Ruthie - you're a hoot! By the way, our mutual friend, Alma Dail Holloman of NC, said to give you and your family her regards!

Oh, GOODY, another humiliating math problem! I must believe the final sentence is the key to the solution of how this latest piece of wonderment is performed, but I shall leave its resolution to those of you whose brains actually contain functioning mathematic cells.

Ohhh, you're making me homesick, Sweetie-Pies! It's great to see y'all having fun together; you deserve it!


Buckley Daniel Harty - Saturday, June 14, 2008
5:49 AM - 25 minutes old	5:50 AM - 26 minutes old	5:50 AM - 26 minutes old	5:51 AM - 27 minutes old

Standing --- Jerry, Debby Braswell Miller, Larry Miller, Richard Marshall Sitting --- Judy, Howard Hodnett (Jerry's dad), and Darlene Marshall We ran into Karen Richardson ('66)and fiancé, Randy! Can't wait to see who will show up next week. Here we are....
		Standing: Jerry Allen ('65), Debby Braswell Miller ('67), Larry Miller, Richard Marshall ('66); Sitting: Judy Phillips Allen ('66), Howard Hodnett ('45) (Jerry's dad), and Darlene Marshall

Buckley’s Birth

From Judy Phillips Allen ('66) of VA - 06/16/98 - "You got a friend in me!":