tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post1834072484320814527..comments2024-02-04T04:40:23.122-08:00Comments on Harlequin Heartwarming: Back to School by Syndi PowellPamela Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05834270662017246137noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-36990893177941083472013-09-05T04:08:34.133-07:002013-09-05T04:08:34.133-07:00I was a small school person, too, and love it more...I was a small school person, too, and love it more in retrospect than I did while I was there (though class reunion was a few weeks ago and it was FUN!) I'm still grateful to my teachers, though--there was no college for me, but they taught me enough that I've never felt overly handicapped by my lack of education. (Resentful, yes, but that's a different day. )Liz Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794565644883272260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-3858113327832095272013-09-04T18:49:53.566-07:002013-09-04T18:49:53.566-07:00Tori, I'll send you those crayons. I'm a s...Tori, I'll send you those crayons. I'm a sucker for those too. There's nothing like the waxy smell of a new box of crayons. I still buy those for my nieces and nephews for Christmas.<br /><br />I remember that you were the math and science gal. What are your girls into?Syndi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15749555878197507030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-6098409087075900562013-09-04T18:48:33.729-07:002013-09-04T18:48:33.729-07:00I love it! Do you still have any of those teacher ...I love it! Do you still have any of those teacher stories? <br /><br />And I think you're going to have to share that lingerie story....Syndi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15749555878197507030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-59471967778852005442013-09-04T18:46:48.725-07:002013-09-04T18:46:48.725-07:00Yes. Yes, we are.Yes. Yes, we are.Syndi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15749555878197507030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-64436186355440181882013-09-04T18:46:29.089-07:002013-09-04T18:46:29.089-07:00Aww, how wonderful that you could get together wit...Aww, how wonderful that you could get together with your friend! Isn't it strange looking at yearbooks now? Do you ever wish you could go back to that girl you were then and tell her it would all be okay?Syndi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15749555878197507030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-32803360877768174242013-09-04T18:44:42.156-07:002013-09-04T18:44:42.156-07:00I think that's so cool that you still keep in ...I think that's so cool that you still keep in touch. The most I do is "friend" them on Facebook these days. <br /><br />It's great that you were able to do everything and not have to focus on one in high school. I think I might have flourished more in that environment by exploring all my sides.Syndi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15749555878197507030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-80582470927251916362013-09-04T18:42:48.520-07:002013-09-04T18:42:48.520-07:00Rula, I was the same way. I was more in the "...Rula, I was the same way. I was more in the "nerd" crowd, but I had some good friends from that time. <br /><br />I'm a goner if I go into an office supply store. I could spend hours wandering the aisles :)Syndi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15749555878197507030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-18575555323148925932013-09-04T18:36:45.331-07:002013-09-04T18:36:45.331-07:00Make my bouquet crayons. I love the smell, I love...Make my bouquet crayons. I love the smell, I love the feel of coloring with new ones. I love the fresh point. I love that you can sharpen them, but once the paper is ripped back, it's just not the same and I want new ones. I was a science and math gal. I get more excited than my kids for the first day of school. I would love every year just to do the first day, enjoying the newness and tbazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02299397963942881421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-36683720992499232812013-09-04T17:04:10.655-07:002013-09-04T17:04:10.655-07:00Oh Syndi, I just LOVED this post... I was definite...Oh Syndi, I just LOVED this post... I was definitely a book nerd in the old fashioned, not hipster 'it's cool to be a geek', way. Trust me. There was NOTHING cool about me except that I loved to make up stories about our teachers. It was the only thing to kept me awake in class... even my English class was boring and I didn't fall in love with "literature" until I went Karen Rockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03621736343432643472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-52569929613272045412013-09-04T08:30:57.177-07:002013-09-04T08:30:57.177-07:00Muriel, Syndi, it goes to prove that deep down we&...Muriel, Syndi, it goes to prove that deep down we're all amazingly alike!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-35161366394709358962013-09-04T07:35:12.108-07:002013-09-04T07:35:12.108-07:00Syndi! What a wonderful post! It just so happens...Syndi! What a wonderful post! It just so happens that last night Penny Wheeler Beingessner, with whom I went through school from seventh grade on, and for whom I was Maid of Honor 47 years ago (AAgghh!) stopped by to have dinner with us last night on her way home from Washington. She had brought our high school yearbook and lots of pamphlets from reunions I've missed. We were BFFs before Muriel Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065629068634892645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-19116209845281853682013-09-04T07:05:13.144-07:002013-09-04T07:05:13.144-07:00Gosh Syndi, if you only knew how long ago high sch...Gosh Syndi, if you only knew how long ago high school was for me....hm... I went to a really small school where we all started in first grade together and all graduated together. Even though it's been forever many of us still keep in contact. I loved everything about school. In small rural schools you get to do everything and be everything--no choosing a single sport or single extra rozdennyfoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06506701706951201107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-21988402195536785552013-09-04T06:08:17.818-07:002013-09-04T06:08:17.818-07:00Hey Syndi! I loved school. I was never part of the...Hey Syndi! I loved school. I was never part of the popular crowd, but I always had my small group of close friends and a best friend. In all honesty, I considered my teachers to be my friends too...probably because I was pretty shy and I was blessed with teachers (usually a few in particular) who made me feel good about myself. <br /><br />A great teacher is priceless and the positive impact theyRula Sinarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01703015110251843280noreply@blogger.com