Herard News

On August 13th we returned from a five day sailing trip around Lake
Michigan and Bruce checked the messages on his work phone to find a
"call me urgently " message. The message was from someone requesting us to relocate to Detroit.

During the 2007-08 school year we were approached for moves to Los
Angeles, Chicago, and Columbus, Ohio. None of those options ended up
happening for one reason or another, but they made it hard to settle
in Connecticut never knowing from day to day what might happen next.
So, when the offer for Detroit came we decided to jump at the
opportunity since we love Michigan. The big challenge was to find a
school for Emily. For public school you need an address in that town.
To solve the problem in a different way Emily applied to a private
school and was accepted in time to attend the new student orientation.
We are living in a two bedroom apartment; 3 people and 3 pets. We
looked at MANY houses and found one in Birmingham, MI which we will
move into on Nov 17th. For now you can find us at
6989 Chimney Hill Drive Apt 3009 West Bloomfield, MI 48322.

Emily is in the 7th grade at Detroit Country Day School. Her favorite
thing about her new school is that each student has their own laptop
(purchased by the parents) which they use in most classes. Emily gets
out of the car in the morning with her computer bag, her backpack, her
trumpet case, and her sports bag. My favorite thing is that lunch is
included in the tuition so I do not have to pack a lunch for Emily and
she seems happy with the menu. In Michigan Basketball is a fall sport
for girls so Emily is on the 7th grade team working hard and making
new friends. All three of us are very pleased with the school.

Allison is in her second year at Penn State. Bruce, Emily, and I drove
out to visit her last weekend. She is now 7 hours away. Allison will
be selecting a major this year. She is in the Business School. Penn
State is now 6-0 in football. Allison has tickets to all the home
games.

Jennifer is in Boston. She is teaching Adults to read . She is also
helping them toward a job that can become a career and provide
benefits. She says her students provide her with many challenges.

Sarah is working on the sailboat called The Spirit of South Carolina
which comes from Charleston, S.C.. The boat has been in the ship yard
out of the water in Newport, Rhode Island for over a month having
maintenance done. Sarah is ready to head south.

We are looking forward to our Thanksgiving visitors which will include
Grandma Debby Troemner, Grandma Ann Herard, Allison, and hopefully Jen and Sarah.

We send our best to all of you.

Susan