After having been graduated from Wellesley in 2007, Laura van der Pol began her 3 year commitment with the Coast Guard.



Her training vessel Cutter Eagle docked in NYC.



Couldn't resist looking at old photos of Laura...

Rekha Kurati and Srinivas Kolla had a baby boy 8 lbs 7 oz on July 5, 2007. Donna and Kevin McCaffrey had a baby boy Liam 8 lbs on June 6, 2007. Auntie Heather is happy to have more babies around!

Top 10 2006 Christmas gifts, in no particular order

Christmas cards with baby pictures
Emma sleepover and the Nutcracker at New York City Ballet: 25 years for Heather, 17 years for Zack, 2 years for Emma, 1 year for Janet
Cooking 5 gourmet meals in 2 days for Janet, Zack, Tod, Holly, and Morgan, who diapered and made a race track from her banana and peel.
Having a houseful for Christmas weekend
Printer from Lucinda and Davinder ( I guess they got tired of me printing my HLD at their house)
A fixed shutter door in the laundry, thanks to Tod
A new kitchen faucet, which has been taped since Mark's emergency fix 2 years ago, thanks to Tod.
Zack's Christmas present
Janet's hand-knitted jacket
This book