Just to clarify, it was the YMCA of the Rockies, not the YMCA of Denver. Thanks for setting up the survey AO, but is 1 best, or 10 best?

Where is the center of Sandy?

Since the YMCA in Denver was our only suggestion, I have looked up several vacation rentals and other locations for the family reunion. Through my frisbee team, I found the website Vacation Rentals By Owner (vbro.com). These are most of the suggestions, but you can still suggest locations as well.

I have set up a survey on Survey Monkey to start gathering your preferences. Click here to take the survey for the FAMILY REUNION LOCATION

Please take the time to look at ALL of the locations. It may even be best to take the survey with other family members to discuss what your preferences are, and figure out what works best for you.

There is no deadline, but the sooner you take the survey, the sooner we can start looking into booking a location.

Enjoyed.

Enjoy!

Fall2010

T is for Thomas,
So full of promise.
He took a balloon,
All the way to the moon,
Quite unaware,
That it has no air.

S is for Sandy,
Who ate too much candy.
It started with a lollipop,
then ice cream and some soda pop,
When the ants found her trail,
It ended this tale.

F is for Frank,
Out on a plank
Said on a lark,
Let's go hunt for shark.
Learned too late
Who was to be bait

D is for Daniela
Not much to tell ya.
In an effort to fly,
She leapt from up high,
But no one expected,
That jet undetected

P is for Payton,
Not one for waitin'
Demanded a turn,
Before she could learn,
You're required to suit
Your own parachute

L is for Lauren
In the clouds soarin'
Took out her jet plane
In a deep cloud of rain
She might have been fine,
Had she seen Daniela in time

N is for Nicolas
Just way too ticklish
The slightest of breeze
And he was weak in the knees
The wind ended all hope,
Out on that tightrope.

Elmira-Corning or Ithaca or Binghamton -- but my guess is that the next direct flights we get will be TN or TX - we have natural gas here and everyone wants to frack for it. Note to self stop drinking the local water soon.

LL Cool J was obviously a big influence. Just missing the Kangol hat.

OK, the Doughers have been lobbying the airlines pretty hard. We now have a Bozeman-Atlanta direct and a Bozeman-Phoenix (Mesa) coming on line in November. Can I get you all to help me with a petition for direct flights to Bloomington, Houston, Pittsburgh, Lafayette, and what's the nearest airport V?

For those following the tropical storm/hurricane season more closely than ever, the name 'Matthew' is next up on the list for this year. That is all.

Yeah, Mom, you're right. They might be changing the dates. I'll let you know.

Nto,
Yes, I was there, but I was getting sleepy Nico into the car and driving to the Y then to work. Sorry I missed ya.

Sounds very familiar to me.

That's Daniela too. Go to bed..."um, I have to ask you something." and she has learned that "Daddy, I love you." works well.

Sandy's been like that every night at bedtime lately. It's hard to shut her down because she gets so cutesy when you start to get firm with her about going to bed. "mom, (dramatic pause) I love you. Can I tell you one more thing?"

VMO, no problem. We wouldn't have been much fun anyway. D & T had CCD until 7:30. Nicolas and I got home at 6:30,but were in bed by 9:00 because he was sick. He woke up at 3:00 with a fever again. I gave him some motrin and then he was like a crazy bird. Talking and talking and hyper like "oh, I have to go pee on your potty. Oh, I need to wash my hands. Oh, I need a band-aid. Mommy, help me. Mommy, whatcha doin? Can I watch Little Einseteins? and spiders and spiders." No sleep after that.

San Juan Islands

Sorry, haven't figured out how to make the name tags public yet.

Dear ESSODSTSNS, Sorry I didn't get to visit you tonight, but I am just now shutting my computer down from my presentation edits for tomorrow. Have a good night and I will try and work really hard this week to try again next week. Love, VO

That was Friday Harbor in the San Juan Islands, just outside of Canada.

The camel was there too, along with some whales, seals, and the occasional slug. It was Vivian's wedding, so a bit of a high school reunion for me. Some pics of the hikes and ferry ride to follow...

On a side note, they gave out little gift jars of hot chocolate at the wedding. In Seattle, TSA pulled me out of line and searched my luggage. When they found the jar, they asked, "oh were you at that wedding on the San Juan Islands?" ಠ_ಠ

except it's not a red hat

ahhh, a tin foil hat for your house. much safer interneting in there now.

Oh, you're planting a new bush by the mailbox. Neato!

2) can you give us a clue? (I can't buy one these days)

2) after happens this week
3) 'yeah, that's been awhile ago' was her comment

Couple of Items...
1) way to go Sandy
2) where are the after pictures?
3) did she care about the Pop Tarts video or do you think she gets that comment all the time?

Catching up....

Our house:

2010-09-12

our daughter: see #92

Pictures of the race

2010-09-18

Yes, V, we did!

how about some photo credits? who is 3rd row on the west side? is there a GPS location for that harbor pic?

Pop tarts!! Fun! Did you tell her you were a fan of that video?

ugh - look at my grammer there, I am so embarrassed. It holds

is it because tomorrow is the 200th year celebration of Chilean independence? Or maybe because the three projects you're working on are expected to be completed on the same day? How can I be working on the model AND write a report if I'm in a meeting?

it hold my softball outfit right now. We will eventually see about heavier things.