LAST UPDATE Housekeeping and personal note. Thank you all for making this happen tonight. This was a FTHS team effort. While I know that some paid and wanted to attend. We all know that “life happens”. I am certain that there will be photos and live streams being taken all night. Those who do, please remember to post in the group for all to see. Did I tell you that it’s a “CASH BAR”? There is an ATM / cash machine HOWEVER…there is a wedding before and during our reunion. So, I cannot guarantee the machine will not run out of cash. Best to get some before the reunion. Personal Note The day is here and the hour is almost upon us. 40 years is a long time. Most of us are in our late fifties, and have done some incredibly amazing things in life. Some are still local. Some are scattered across our beautiful country and there’s even a classmate that came from Europe to be with us tonight. I would like to ask that during the night, you say hello to those you may not be friends with o
I don’t normally use this platform to post personal events. However, yesterday was a proud dad moment that I would like to share. My son, Giovanni, soccer team banquet was last night, and he received this character award from his coaches. Why am I posting about this? At 2 years old, Giovanni was diagnosed with PDD or Pervasive Developmental Disorder. This disorder falls under the autism umbrella. His mother and I were devastated to receive this news. It was a blessing in disguise. Anyone who knows about this disorder, has learned the art of redirection. To refocus the child when they are distracted, or laser focused on repeating things / habits. We were very fortunate to get him into an early prevention program at the school district. Giovanni has been main streamed in his classes since kindergarten. To our amazement, in the 6 th grade his neural developmental specialist told us that she didn’t see the need to classify him any further… to quote her “he is as normal