Thursday, June 7, 2007

Sorry I will miss it

Hello Ruth and Patricia

Where does the time go? I have to say I cringed when I got your letter about our 30 year reunion - I can't believe it is that long since we all left Sandymount High. Unfortunately I won't be able to make the 'do' as I am living in England now but I hope you all have a wonderful time. No doubt it will be a very emotional evening and I will be sad to miss it. You have done a great job trying to get everybody together. I have had a look at Conor's website which is brilliant. Thanks Conor.
I hope life is treating you well. I still visit Dublin regularly as my Mother , 2 brothers and 1 sister still live there.
A brief summary of my life so far......I live in Southport , a seaside town in the north west of England. We moved here in 1997 having lived in Yorkshire before that. I am married to Steve and we have a daughter Hannah (4) who we adopted from China in 2003. I work as a teacher of the visually impaired in a school for students with severe learning difficulties. My specialism is multiple difficulties and visual impairment (MDVI) so the students I work with have many disabilities and it is challenging work but Iove it. I am part time at the moment but plan to go back full time in september when Hannah starts school. We are presently planning our first big trip as a family to Australia in July. My sister Edel lives there with partner and 2 sons so it will be great for the chlidren to meet up again as we haven't seen Edel since 2004. I'm not sure if I am looking forward to or dreading a long haul trip with a 4 year old but it will definitely be interesting.

I will raise a glass to you all on the 9th!

Best wishes

Lilian (Rafferty)

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