Cenla Gathering; July 26, 2013

A fine group of classmates

gathered at the Oriental Wok

(in the old days it was Colonial Restaurant)

 Virginia "Ginger" Martin Baty, Carol Ann Michiels Bailey and Gary Dunn

 Tucky Phillips, Darrell Blair, and Ginger Martin Baty

 Doris Barron, Carolyn Partain, Dianne McDonald

 Sam Tucker, Maureen Williams Tucker, Taylor Thompson

 Mattie - granddaughter of Gary and Colleen Dunn

Bobby Barron, Colleen Dunn, Garrah Halford Peters

 Mattie, Bobby Barron and Colleen Dunn

 Danny & Linda Lemoine, Cindy Carter

 Dianne & Marvin McDonald

 Garrah Halford Peters, Darrell Blair,

Ginger Martin Baty

 Taylor Thompson & Rene "Tucky" Phillips

Cindy Carter, Taylor Thompson & Tucky Phillips

AS WE GET READY FOR THE "DOG DAYS" OF SUMMER

OPIE’S SONG

Have you ever loved a dog?

Bah dum da da

Put his face up on your blog

You tell the neighbors that he's smart

He's worked his way into your heart

Have you ever loved a dog?

Have you ever loved a dog?

bah dum da da

He cocks his head and I can tell

He's understanding very well

When I speak it rings a bell

Have you ever loved a dog?

In my closet took a dump

He left me a couple lumps

Yes indeed he took a crap

Still allowed upon my lap

Did you ever love a dog?

Bah dum da da

He drapes across my arm or leg

And if you've ever seen him beg

Well you know you can't resist

And I just know you get the gist

Did you ever love a dog?

Climbs upon my chest to rest

Upturns his head, thinks I'm his nest

Then he looks at me with eyes

That can’t disguise he thinks I’m best

Did you ever love a dog?

Burrows under my clean sheets

Peeks from under, forming pleats

He looks like a little nun

OMG he’s so much fun

Did you ever love a dog?

Prances with debris in mouth

Then he turns and runs due south

Where’d he go I’m so alarmed

What a pill, back in my arms

Did you ever love a dog?

Those loving looks demand a bone

Thinks my house is now his home

Now I never feel alone

He just licked my ice cream cone

Did you ever love a dog?

His dirty paws that leave a trace

His nose designs my window pane

How can you resist that face

Chews my shoes; they look like lace

Did you ever love a dog

Did you ever love a dog?

You’ll always cut him lots of slack

Some days you never want him back

All my love codes he's now cracked

Just gave him another snack

Did you ever love a dog?

—author Elaine Carr

Francine "Red" Vanderhoeven Butler's grandson Kentaro

Red's husband Gerry (class of '67)

gets instruction on assembling

the dining room table from

grandson Kentaro.

 

April 2013 Cenla Classmates Gathering

Here's the gang at Copeland's in Alexandria:

Cindy Carter, Frances Galloway

Susan Jarred, Taylor Thompson,

Gervais Compton, Teresa Compton

 

Doris Barron, Carolyn Partain Rice, Cindy Carter

 

Dianne McDonald, Bobby Barron, Doris Barron

 

Taylor Thompson, Gervais Compton

 

Marvin McDonald, Dianne McDonald

Garrah Halford Peters, Marvin McDonald

 

Carolyn Partain Rice, Cindy Carter,

Frances Galloway, Susan Jarred

 

Taylor Thompson, Gervais and Teresa Compton

 

Ditto

Frances Galloway, Susan Jarred

 

Carolyn Partain Rice, Cindy Carter

 

Bobby & Doris Barron

Beautiful Granddaughter

This is Vanessa Sophia

Granddaughter of Susan Tyler Walker

Susan adds this about the dog in the picture:

Attached is a picture of my youngest granddaughter Vanessa Sophia with her new puppy.  I asked my daughter Kristy what in the world was she thinking – she graduates in May, she has a son Japhy, she has her husband, David, and she has started working part time – and the new puppy was very sick and got their other dog sick and between diapers and dog do-do she was going nuts.  Told her it was good for her – give her something to do in her spare time.