Hailee lost a tooth!

Update from Jeff Nealon: Greetings from Monash University in Melbourne Australia

Hi everyone, I just wanted to post a quick message letting everyone know that I have arrived safely in Australia and am having a great time. It’s been a whirlwind of a week so it has been tough to communicate. The last few days have been pretty packed with orientation activities helping us get acclimated to the campus. We’ve gotten to become somewhat familiar with the city as well. At night there has been school sponsored trips that have taken us out to a few dinners, clubs, and a pub crawl (they know how to have a good time here). You would be surprised how similar things are half way around the world in terms of living styles and customs, it is true however that the people are generally very nice here the pace of life is somewhat slower. I’ve met some good people so far, both from the United States and various countries. Some of the other countries that I have met some students from are the UK, South Africa, and a few Australians. School does not get into session until next Monday so there are not a lot of people around campus yet.

It is 3:45 in the afternoon here on Saturday the 10^th (so it is 1:45 in the morning at home) and we just got back from a trip to the supermarket and beverage store. I was looking for anything that would resemble one of Aunt Kathy’s peanut butter blossoms but there is nothing in the world (realistically speaking) that can match them (not trying to drop any hints Aunt Kathy- my address is Nealon, Jeffrey/Roberts Hall/Building 47 Halls of Residence/ Monash University VIC 3800/Australia).

I hope everyone is doing well and I am looking forward to continuing to update everyone on how my trip is going. My email is janealon@loyola.edu and for anyone that has skype my user name is "Jeff Nealon". Talk to you all soon.

Jeff

Pam Catches a Striper

Liz and Ralph's cruise pics!

Liz and Ralph just returned from an exciting Alaskan cruise and wanted to share some photos with everyone.

WOW! Absolutely amazing.

RJ's Graduation Party!!

It's RJ Nealon's High School Graduation Party!

When: Sat, June 19 starting at 2PM

Where: 6 Kendrick Lane, Pocasset, MA

Bring bathing suits, etc. if you want to use the beach!

We look forward to seeing you there!!

RSVP to Bob and Jen (508) 278-0626

or rnealon@charter.net

Kelly Nealon as Preppy Camper Girl!

Kelly has started a blog to chronicle her "sabbatical" from the working world and journey to her next career. Check it out at: http://preppycampergirl.blogspot.com Not surprisingly, it is hilarious!


UPDATE: Kelly's blog feed is now on the right -->

Team Work At 'The Barn"

They say that many hands make light work and that was certainly true on Saturday.

 

On first glance it appeared to be an overwhelming task but as we forged ahead and

 focused  on what had to be done the results were immediate and satisfying.

 

As the morning progressed our team grew larger and so did our enthusiasm.  There were many treasures to be had and many memories brought to mind on seeing some of the old stuff from Hayden Rowe.

 

By noon the entire barn was cleaned out and sitting on one side of the barn were the 2 old kitchen tables ( picnic) that date back to Church Street.

 

The morning ended with hot dogs, high spirits and a wonderful sense of accomplishment felt by all.

 

The pictures really say it all and although Grandma hated to part with her things she surely would have been proud of her gang.

 

Thanks to all for great work and a great time.

 

Statistics:            15 people ages 9-65

                        30 yard dumpster filled to capacity

                        3 truckloads to metal dump

                        1 truckload of recyclables plus 2 computer monitors and 1 T.V.

                        1 truckload of cardboard

                        1 truckload to Cape for Swap Shop at dump and Family Pantry

                        Kathy’s Lexus to Cape with Grandma’s memorabilia

 

More Exciting Graduation News...

On May 22 Bethany will graduate Cum Laude from Three Rivers Community College with her Associates degree in Business.

She has been accepted to Eastern Connecticut State University for the fall semester 2010 where she will continue to pursue her Bachelor’s degree in Business.

As parents Pam and I cannot be prouder of her resolve and hard work to continue to further her education while working and raising Hailee. Our immediate family and extended family continues to make strides in life goals. David Click, Andrew Nealon, RJ Nealon and Bethany are great examples in 2010. We congratulate you all! Well Done!
-Pam and Jim

Nealons heading abroad!

Exciting news from our collegiate set - Jeffrey, Christopher and Jack will all spend next year abroad in exciting places.

Jeff leaves July 3 for Melbourne and will be studying at Monish University , an affiliate of Loyola until November 16.

Chris leaves Sept 3 and will be studying at Florence University returning December 18.

Jeff hopes to spend some time in Florence with Chris after he gets out while John and Lorraine hope to visit them both (lucky them!!)

Jack will spend the semester at sea! He leaves at the end of August and his semester will bring him to stops at ten ports then return him home early December.

Of course, we'll ask them to stay in touch with us via Bunnysoffspring. Jack has already said he'll blog. Sounds like a pretty tough semester ahead for each of them ;') Congrats, guys!!

The Tradition Continues!!

Attached is a photo of Jack’s Westfield State Rugby Team after their final game of the season; Jack is in the middle of the second row. I thought everyone would get a kick out of the picture. Hope all is well. Thanks. Tom

According to Jack "We had two games, we won one - a lot to a little - then we lost the second by 5. All and all it was great progress for just starting the club. "