Jealous

I am jealous of everyone who will be at the lake saturday. :-P

The only saving grace is that I will be seeing the magnificant band Harry and the Potters saturday afternoon.

Laurie-if we DO have a real contest, I will chip in for supplies. If we don't, I will chip in for supplies anyway, haha. :)

love,

jules

The kids can't WAIT!

1 day to go! Wheee! Val- We will buy a can of applesauce, chocolate pudding & corn as staple kid foods for the little ones. We are also bringing Eric's mom's boat & have a slip reserved. We will have some poles & fishing gear but if anyone wants to bring their's along- please do so. Eric's been collecting local tips and wants to try trout fishing. We have some life vests but if you need a special one bring it along. We will be heading home to Alta Mays on Thursday as the Lieutinent Governor of Missouri is coming to Warsaw to give her an award for her volunteerism. A very big deal & we are very proud of her. She will be with us so can tell you the 101 reasons she was nominated. Eric says we will gladly be judges in the bartending contest too. He loves margueritas :). Have to go so can leave at lunch & get my pedi.

Em- Do you have room in your car for a few boxes of clothes?

See you soon!

Les

2 1/2 days left!!!

I cant wait!!! I will warn I may sleep in fairly late the first couple days as I am getting exhausted just getting ready for vacation!! My cousin lisa made a comment today that she will be glad when my life slows down a bit as watching me makes her sleepy...LOL (but yet im sure im not nearly as busy as julie!!) i have just been being very unlike myself and going in to work by 6:30 every morning and usually staying late as well, on top of dinner at sherry/grandmas twice a week, puppy obedience class, kickboxing twice a week, ive been tanning daily this week (not that it will make that big of a difference hehe) trying to get the house cleaned up because my very good friend sally is going to live at our house while we are gone and take care of the dogs, and........tomorrow I have an appointment to sign up for my classes for this fall at John Wood. I have finally officially re-enrolled myself as a student :- ) and i am quite nervous about it I might add!!! and then add in that we have to get the laundry caught up so we can pack! woo hoo ill be glad once we get there!! well, i better be off , need to throw a load of laundry in and head to kickboxing!

Bartending Contest - Hmm

Guess I don't remember saying that. I'm in though with the clause that it be free will donatation to help pay for the supplies involved (I promise not to go overboard! as we can probably always go to town to get more). One question, are we talking drinks or shots or both? Chris, I would still like to car pool with you. Have you thought about when we might leave? Probably should get together with you sometime this week to discuss... Give me a call! Val, don't know what supplies the Strackeljahn's might need as it will depend on if Mom can go as to what we might cook. Otherwise, it maybe Nikki, Bryan, Dad & I cooking. Scared yet? Jess, my address is 311 N I St, Indianola, IA, 50125. Those in my cabin (young couples & Julie) please let me know if there is something you would like to snack on... Got to get back to work. Lots to catch up on from being in Dallas last week and lots to get ready for being gone next week.

busy, busy, busy

Oh sign me up for the judging as well!! I like any kind of mixed drink that preferrably does not taste a lot like alcohol....LOL.
Thank you for the addresses though I am still waiting on Laurie's AHEM.
oh and I suppose I'll let you in on why I am needing them...
In Sept I will be hosting a Lia Sophia Jewelry party, if you never heard of them, they have really cool, fun, funky, and elegant jewelry and the best part is they have a LIFETIME WARRANTY. keep your receipts and if it tarnishes, fades, breaks, loses a jewel or if even you just get sick of it and want to get something new, you can always trade it in for the FULL PRICE of what you paid for it. even if its 5, 10 years from now. some of the jewelry is not my taste, but some i am sooo in love with!!!! i think an invite will be sent out for most all of you (i can't keep track of the addresses I've given to my "advisor", she is sending out the invites for me 2 wks prior to the party) , for those of you out of town who may not be able to make it she is supposed to be sending a catalog along w/the invite so you can take a look and if you fall in love like me feel free to order, i still get credit :- ) if you don't fall in love and don't like it, no harm done, just don't order :- ) the party will be a good time though, lori lynn (who is my co-hostess) and i went to a party last friday and i won a free pair of earrings that are super cute and she won a beautiful bracelet w/matching earrings, so even if you have no plans to buy, you can always come for the free stuff :- )
anyways, can't post long today, got to work on laying new floor in the kitchen and laundry room and finish up painting the laundry room. trying to get as much done as possible in the downstairs before the party in september..........cant wait til vacation!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
see you all soon!!

Me me!

I'll be a judge for the bartending contest. I think I can make that sacrifice. I just can't drink anything with gin, cause it gives me migranes. Anything with Baileys/coffee liquor/pretty much anything except gin is good.

Happy Birthday Grandma!! Hope you have a lovely day, and I hope the weather in Quincy is better than it is here, today!

Love ya!

Jens Address

Jen's address: 107 Railroad Ave
Ursa, Il 62376

Is anyone besides John taking any kind of water craft? Does anyone want any of the canned goods listed previously, besides Sues' one can of greenbeans? I'll only bring whatever cans have been asked for as I don't want to just haul a bunch of cans around. I'm still going to bring the hotdogs, chicken strips, hash browns, and sausage plus any veggies that are ripe from the garden.
Laurie and James did talk about a bartender showdown.....does anyone besides Sue want to be a judge? I think it all started with a bloody mary. When do you want to have the showdown? We have a salooon sign for the drinking area for Sunday nights western day and cactus shotglasses. We can't on Monday but any other day is game....James and Jen usually have Bloody marys on Sundays. Any other drink requests? We need to make sure we have all the stuff.
Well I'd better go, my Indians are getting restless. See all of you in 8 days. We are planning on getting in around 2 if Callie travels well. If not ..........who knows.

Happy Birthday Mom!
See ya Val