<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">So my 21 and 18 year old grandsons are not doing too much worse than what we did. Actually the younger one and his roommate made a beer pong table that they hung from the ceiling lowering as needed. Pretty clever. The only thing I asked was that he not ask his brother to buy illegal alcohol for him. <div>I won’t even go here about how the Kingswood boys were allowed to go get haircuts during the day and scheduled them when we had tennis, I do know at least one who did. </div><div>Our parents were somewhat responsible because they took car keys when they let us drink underage. <br><br><div id="AppleMailSignature" dir="ltr">Sent from my iPad<div>Barbara Rucket</div></div><div dir="ltr"><br>On Dec 9, 2018, at 2:18 PM, <a href="mailto:oxford63@mailman.cyber-community.com">oxford63@mailman.cyber-community.com</a> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">That last post was from Lelly -<br><div><br><div id="AppleMailSignature" dir="ltr">Sent from my iPad</div><div dir="ltr"><br>On Dec 9, 2018, at 1:54 PM, <a href="mailto:oxford63@mailman.cyber-community.com">oxford63@mailman.cyber-community.com</a> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large">Me too, I missed all of Jane's adventures. Sal and I spent many a night</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large">carefully pouring just the right amount of water into my parents' scotch bottle</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large">so they wouldn't notice what was missing. Hmmm, wonder if they knew?</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large">What a character you were, Jane … and still are, I presume … thank God.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large">The world needs rebels to make people think!</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large">Holly, the grandkids are adorable. I realized the other day that I am finally beginning</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large">to understand child development, now that I have grandkids. Never knew what was</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large">going on with my kids … just kept running to keep up, right?</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large">Happy happy holidays to you all,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large">And may the new year bring good health, good fortune and much joy.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large">💜 </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large">Debbie E<br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Fri, Dec 7, 2018 at 2:23 PM <<a href="mailto:oxford63@mailman.cyber-community.com">oxford63@mailman.cyber-community.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid"><div dir="auto">I missed all the fun. Count me in next time. 😎<div><br></div><div>Enjoy the holidays, everyone. <br><br><div dir="ltr">Nancy Luke</div><div dir="ltr"><br>On Dec 7, 2018, at 6:21 AM, <a href="mailto:oxford63@mailman.cyber-community.com" target="_blank">oxford63@mailman.cyber-community.com</a> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">What a wonderful badass you were Jane.<div><br></div><div>Great stories all.</div><div><br></div><div>Nanny-Co<br><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Dec 7, 2018, at 12:33 AM, <a href="mailto:oxford63@mailman.cyber-community.com" target="_blank">oxford63@mailman.cyber-community.com</a> wrote:</div><br class="gmail-m_-556760148398734717Apple-interchange-newline"><div><div style="-ms-word-wrap: break-word;">Jane, you were a rebel right from the word “go”! I seem to recall our whole Farmington carpool being called on the carpet in Miss Eppley’s office, where we lied through our respective teeth (“oh, no, Miss Eppley, we have no idea where Jane is!”) when you decided to run away back to Ohio and caught the bus into the Hartford bus station right after our carpool dropped us at the corner of Farmington Ave. That would have been 8th grade maybe?<div><br></div><div>Holly, your grandkids are adorable! Isn’t being a grandparent THE BEST FUN??!! </div><div><br></div><div>Love and happy holidays to all,</div><div><br></div><div>Betsy</div><div><br><div><div>On Dec 6, 2018, at 10:43 PM, <a href="mailto:oxford63@mailman.cyber-community.com" target="_blank">oxford63@mailman.cyber-community.com</a> wrote:</div><br class="gmail-m_-556760148398734717Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite">
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<font face="Arial">Sally -<br>
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I think you got it right! By then, the year was almost over, and
we were "lame ducks", so to speak. Nora was our partner in crime -
and the world's best chocolate chip cookie baker. We floated
around on blown-up rafts and sipped our </font><font face="Arial">g
and t’s, grinning like Cheshire cats. That was a fun interlude!<br>
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Holly - <br>
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You reminded me of our joint Biology project. You had a white
mouse named Mortimer. We somehow committed to a study of
conditioned reflexes. We read up very diligently on the scientific
knowledge afforded by the Encyclopedia Britannica. During that
era, we did succumb to a few </font><font face="Arial">g and t minuets. On the project front, we built a
very elaborate maze so that we could condition Mortimer's
reflexes. All went well until one morning, Mortimer gave birth
in your bathroom sink (which serves to demonstrate "the best
laid plans of mice and men"...). Anyhow, as a result, we had to
fudge our findings. Mrs. Brown gave us an A or an A-, but I
always felt a bit fraudulent.<br>
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Hallelujah - we all survived. Holly, the grand kids are dear.
Life is good!<br>
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<div dir="auto">I think that was about the same time frame
when your parents went off on a business trip and I was
recruited to stay with you. We spent a few days in your pool
eating homemade chocolate chip cookies and drinking g and
t’s while sweet -talking your maid into calling us in sick. </div>
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<div dir="ltr">On Thu, Dec 6, 2018 at 6:31 PM <<a href="mailto:oxford63@mailman.cyber-community.com" target="_blank">oxford63@mailman.cyber-community.com</a>>
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<div dir="auto">Oh, Jane, you rebel! I love that story.
My rebellions were never so courageous. I just snuck off
campus to the corner drugstore to smoke.
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<div>Probably everyone was told to read more. I didn’t
have problems with reading but had to take a math
class to boost my poor skills. </div>
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<div> I’m attaching a picture of my 7 year old grandson
Benjamin and his 10 month old sister, Edie. </div>
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holidays to all! </span></div>
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reading, in our Senior year, the announcement
was made in Chapel that we would forego morning
classes in order to submit to some secondary
school reading assessment. By then, I was
disgusted with the way Oxford always bragged
about being in the 98th percentile, so I
intentionally got every answer wrong - though I
confess, I accidentally got one right. <br>
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When the scores came back, it seems I had done a
good job on lowering the percentile. Mr.
Stevenson called me to his office. He had me
read a letter he had written to my parents. In
essence, the letter said that I needed to learn
to follow the "spirit of the law" as well as the
"letter of the law". Since the envelope already
bore a stamp, I just left his office, banging
the door behind me. I remember running to the
second floor bathroom where I dissolved into
hysteria. I was upset that I was in so much
trouble, but I switched back and forth between
weeping and gales of laughter. I just imagined
that I had banged Mr. Stevenson's door so hard
that the handle must have fallen off on the
inside, requiring the headmaster to phone for
help.<br>
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In hindsight, I hope I didn't cause anyone to
suffer, but the passive resistance of flunking a
pointless test was deeply satisfying. <br>
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<div> <font size="2">I was cleaning out a box
of memorabilia and found my acceptance to
Oxford. It said send $5 ( or maybe it was
$10) to reserve my place. What a bargain!<br>
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<div><font size="2">In all honesty it also
said I should read more as my
comprehension was under my ability. I am
not sure that ever improved.<br>
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and mainly healthy Holiday Season.<br>
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