Yup, I am back! And like Lori, a little out of it. Re entry is tough when you have been gone for three weeks. I had a good vacation and lots of great weather and visits. Saw Kathi and Janice for lunch one day and had some porch time with both of them as well. Kathi got a few pics but I haven't seen them yet. Bar Harbor was fun as always, with just some fog a couple of mornings. My parents are doing well at 81, still taking care of their own place and getting out everyday and doing flea marketing on the weekends. Rich's mom was able to come up from FL for a month visit to her house in Perkinsville. Her memory is failing her but she is in good spirits. Stopped by to say hi to Pat Harrington. Took my mother in law to see Tom Stapleton's mom Doris, as they have known eachother for years. The Tafts stopped by to visit Rich's mom, they seemed great and filled us in on the kids. I met Tony Stevens who graduated in 1976 I think ... he is going to paint the house in P'ville. Saw all three of my siblings. My sister Marleen has a camp on Lake Dunmore and lives in Weybridge. She has done a lot of work to fix it up. We went to the cabaret at Weston Playhouse with Butch and Janice Stearns one night and I met a college friend at Bistro Nouveau in Claremont another. I saw my neighbors from Pittsford, VT for a couple of hours, it had been about five years since we visited. I really wanted to reconnect with people this trip and only missed a couple that I thought I would see. Before coming north we went to a wedding in Lexington, Ky and saw lots of our old friends from the 7 years there. I am hoping that we can get back to VT before winter to get some things organized for the sale of the house that Rich grew up in Perkinsville.

Jerry, Larry Millay is actually my cousin, his dad Irving was my uncle. Larry and Marlene are very nice people and have been good to my mom and dad over the years. My dad is the last sibling still alive in his family. I'm glad you had a good time at alumni weekend ....... I kind of wished we had made the effort to get to the class of '70's big one this year. We never get the info for the reunions anymore, even after I wrote to the assn.

School begins here on August 15th. My son Kellan will be at a newly built school this year, it looks beautiful from the outside and there is an openhouse next week. Evan goes back to college around the 20th, so things will get much quieter here soon.

I have been pretty lazy since getting home. Maybe Monday will be back to normal for me. Nice to see so many entries on the blog since I left.

Lori, glad that you had a good trip and are back safe and sound. Hopefully, jetlag won't last too long!
It is suppose to be in the high 90s tomorrow with lots of humidity...too bad we can't bottle it up for winter.
Karen will be back from vacation Friday night...so she should be back writing! Happy Thoughts!

Hi everyone. I got back yesterday. I'm kind of out of it at the moment. I guess most people are glad to get home, but I always have a hard time getting back from vacation and into my "regular" life again. Part of it is jet lag. In Israel I'm constantly seeing people, so when I get back here I feel really lonely at first--until I get back into it and start appreciating my time to myself again. Just need to complain a little.....

Glad to hear Neil is back to work and doing well, Kathi, and that you've got your life back again!

P.S. Neil is like a new man being back to work....it is soooo nice....not only having him work and having some time for myself...but that he is back to normal!!! It was a very long 4 months. Thanks for listening...

School is starting Aug 26 for kids...teachers start 8/23....much too early! I am just getting into the swing of vacation! Weather here has been beautiful. We need rain. We did get a heavy shower here earlier this morning maybe more tomorrow. Sat by my friends pool this afternoon. I could like that life! Sorry that Maine weather has been so cold....that is why when it is in the 90s and humid, I try not to complain too much because we know that the cold weather isn't that far behind. Lori, I hope that your trip went well and that you had a smooth journey home. Happy Thoughts!

A couple of mornings ago it was 43 degrees when I got to the fair. I was chilly!!! Makes me wonder where the summer has gone.

Pat, I noticed in the paper that Presque Isle was the low in the continental US Sunday at 38 degrees! Better wear your goose down bikini from here on out.

It's very much like the Rutland Fair Kathi but on a smaller scale. Very agricultual influenced. Demolition derby is a big draw and the horse and tractor pulls. Unfortunately the weather yesterday and today are messing up the attendance. Bad thunderstorm last night during the harness racing closed the fair down. Much of the same predicted for today.


Great news about Neil. He must be feeling so much better now. When did you say you start back to school?