Hi to every one…I have been unable to get on the blog… hopefully this will work…Sorry I missed your birthday Nicole..I tried…looking forward to the week end…Memere has no idea…she gets confused easily so we have to be as organized as possible…how about bringing your own towels and trying to leave them in your room or tent or my room if you have no other space… that will really help and sheets too…or at least take your sheets home with you to wash so they will not be left there…the dryer is not working so that leaves a ton of work for Tina…when you arrive bring everything upstairs right away…now I know I am not in charge …God only knows who is...but I want to have a lot of family fun …so what do you say to no hard liquor…only a little beer and wine…don’t forget a birthday card and scratch tickets for Memere…or something else if you want…but we all know she likes tickets the best…Today would have been PEPE”S 90th birthday…so I am sure he is watching over us all today…be careful Kristin…I am looking forward toseeing everyone…Love Auntie Paula

Happy Birthday Nicole!

Happy Birthday to you!
Happy Birthday to you!
Happy Birthday dear Nicole,
Happy Birthday to you!

We will miss you in Vermont...have a wonderful birthday!

Busy Busy!!

I thought you might find some of these pictures interesting. Last Wednesday we had a steam explosion in Manhattan. I started this week working nights from 7PM - 7AM. I am now back on the day shift, but I am not sure my body knows that yet. The explosion site is still a work in progress. It will be a long time before they can determine the cause of the accident and get the street restored.

Looking forward to seeing everyone in Vermont!

"The Dirty Jerz"

So I am finally back and settled again in California. I was in New Jersey for almost 2 weeks for training. The first weekend, a bunch of my West Side friends came up and we went out in the city - minus all of Hoboken being without water on Saturday because of a water main break it was a great weekend and good to see all of my friends.

The second weekend Mom came down and Friday night we went to dinner with some of my friends from the program - most of the international group who call themselves Team UCan for the UK and Canada. After a delicious dinner at Arthur's (Paul you should make them take you there!) we went to a bar and PEGGY came with us...not only did she come to a bar but she had to pay a cover to get in! I bet that was the first time she did that in a long time. Although we were unsuccessful in convincing her to do shots with us, it was a lot of fun. Here is a picture of us at Black Bear:

On Saturday we went and saw Lion King on Broadway - it was great! We had a good time and I think even Dan enjoyed it! We had a great dinner in Hoboken on Saturday and then all passed out early...it was a long week for all of us!

Family Weekend T-Shirts

The design is in...now we need the sizes. Please let us know ASAP!

Also, would anyone be interested in a sweatshirt in addition to the T-shirt. We're not sure if we can get them, but are curious about the interest level.

Thank you!

New York City

I just wanted to let everyone know that as of Monday I will be moving to New York City – most likely Manhattan or Brooklyn. I am going to be working in the field on a flagship Apple store at 14^th St. and 9^th Ave in lower Manhattan. I’m very excited and looking forward to seeing Meredith and Dan a lot more. Although I will be working a lot of hours, anyone who wants to come visit is more than welcome to stay with me any time. Wish me luck finding a place to live, I’ll keep the blog posted!

Paul

22 Days and Couting....Are YOU Ready?

Family Weekend is only 22 days away. I feel like there are a few ends that need to be tied up before we all get there.

• Don't forget to send Mel any pictures of Mimere you might have


• Family T-shirts - Is it something we want to do again? Color suggestions? I am willing to do the leg work if we decide on something, but we need to act soon!


• I am working on something and need to find a nice quote about family and friends. I will post a few that I found in the comments section, but please help me out with any suggestions you might have.


• Of course Dan wants to know about the beer - 40s are out, but what do we want in a keg? What worked for everyone on July 4th?

Mimere's Newest Story

We all know how Mimere loves to tell stories. Have you heard the latest one?

Her grandkids are SOOOOOOOO nice they bought her a washer and dryer for the camp. For those who don't know (and I didn't know until yesterday!), the grandkids were chipping in to buy her a washer and dryer we found on Craigs list. Everything is already installed - Thank You Kevin! Each grandchild should chip in $20 (a small price for making Mimere happy!) Kristin had to lay the cash out, so please make sure you pay her back whenever possible.

Thank you!

Happy July 4th!

Springfield, MASS????

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Family weekend beverage choices

All,

I know this has been a highly debated subject the past two years. Are we going to get a keg and if so, what kind of beer would everyone agree on drinking? I guess we should try and get the answer before we all ascend to the camp and have a big "discussion" about it, like always. I guess all options are open as of right now.

Discussion can begin now!

TECWAE

A minister decided that a visual demonstration would add emphasis to his Sunday sermon.

Four worms were placed into four separate jars.

The first worm was put into a container of alcohol.
The second worm was put into a container of cigarette smoke.
The third worm was put into a container of chocolate syrup.
The fourth worm was put into a container of good clean soil.

At the conclusion of the sermon, the Minister reported the following results:
The first worm in alcohol - Dead.
The second worm in cigarette smoke - Dead
Third worm in chocolate syrup - Dead
Fourth worm in good clean soil - Alive.

So the Minister asked the congregation - What can you learn from this demonstration?

Maxine, sitting in the back, quickly raised her hand and said:

"As long as you drink, smoke and eat chocolate, you won't have worms!"

Hell, that works fer me ....

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