Glad you're in safely Lori and enjoying the beauty of northern VT.

Picked up gas at $2.77 Friday after school. It's rumored that it will hit $5. a gallon here shorty so I'm planning to watch and try to remember to keep the tank topped off. What a pain.

Karen, it's a shame your governor is causing this kind of panic. The gentlman I teach with also works for an oil company and the amount of oil in storage here in the US is astounding. There is no shortage, not even here where it's going to be really cold. The problem could come eventually he says if the refineries are destroyed. At some point the existing oil will be used if there are no replacemnets then clearly that's a huge issue but that is not expected by the those actually deally with it. I haven't seen the news this a.m. but as far as I have heard the refineries on the gulf coast are still in place.

I didn't go by any gas stations today so not sure of the price. I had heard yesterday, at the bank no lesss, that the T-Bird Station on Clinton Street would be raising the gas to four to $5 a gallon. So, I don't know if they did or not. Guess we'll just have to wait and see. Hope you have a full tank Karen...Good luck and happy thoughts!

Lori, enjoy your family! Embrace the moments....I came across a picture of my brother Kevin, taken 4 years ago before our mother died, we were all raking the leaves and cleaning up her yard...and he threw me in the leaves..so there is this picture of him laughing covering me in the leaves. And that is how I like to remember him... Nothing can take those memories away...so enjoy and smile!
We hope for the best on the gulf coast...and that everyone stays safe.
Have a great weekend and enjoy our sunshine! Happy Thoughts...

Hi everyone. I arrived safely! Went on the bike trail in Stowe today with my sister and her husband. It was beautiful. We're going over to my brother's house soon for supper. Avi will arrive here next Thursday. In the meantime I'm having fun with my family!

Boy Kathi, you're right, most of New England used to seem all land locked to me and I wanted to be nearer the water. Not so much with global warming wrecking havoc on our oceans.

Travel safely Lori, an uneventful ride is my wish for you tonight. We're still enjoying a beautiful fall day and chilly evening temps. Sounds like VT will be the same for you when you get there.

Jane and Nancy live in the Plano, TX area which is near Dallas. I'm not sure who else may be living in TX and I don't know of anyone along the coast. I'm hoping for the best but it doesn't look good.

Maybe it was better when we were all innocent and the news didn't report things live....Lori, I hope your flight is smooth and uneventful. Luckily, there aren't that many incidents like that! Think of all the times we have all flown without problems. Another beautiful day here. Last day of summer....I always think its sad! The season seems so short. Hard to realize its almost the end of September. I pray that Rita isn't as severe as they fear. Vermont seems like the place to be right now! Please keep safe....happy thoughts.

Did you all see (on TV) the emergency landing that Jet Blue plane made at LAX yesterday? Hope I get the same pilot cuz that's the airline I'm taking in 2 hours! Can't wait to get to Vermont!

Lori you set it up and I'm good to go. Seriously, for many years this is something I've longed to do.

We're hoping Karen, that no one wigs out on us and so far so good. However, we've found out after the fact that some of our students have "control issues". It's a little unnerving when you have a temper encounter with someone and find out later you were lucky they didn't blow up on you. A little info ahead of time would be nice. You know?????

Hope there will be nice weather in Vermont when I'm there! And beautiful leaves.

Patti, you'd love Jerusalem! So when are we going?!

Beautiful fall day here today, too! Never enough of them...rain coming in tomorrow. Lawn is mowed so that's good news...maybe it won't need doing again until the leaves fall off and we can mulch them. You can tell its full moon time with kids at school....hyper! Maybe I'm just getting too old for Kindergarten! My grandson, Caleb, will be 3 years old tomorrow. How time does fly! Makes you want to capture all those precious moments and hold them close to your heart. Hope everyone is well. Happy Thoughts!

Putting those tools to use will be a lot of fun I think. Today the table saw was demonstrated but not by me. Other than a lathe there's nothing else they'll need to know aout this year. I need to decide what I want to build. I was thinking of starting with a cribbage board but that's just a lot of drilling. Maybe a coffee table or a book case.

It's a perfect fall day again. Now that the potato harvest has officially begun we need loads of days just like this one. The rain this past weekend was nasty. It's past now though.

Lori I want you to take me to Jerusalem. what do you think of that?

Now that you're going in November, Patti, I don't feel as bad--at least I won't be missing you by 1 day. I'm impressed that you remember the NAMES of all those tools, to say nothing of using them!

We decided not to go over at all until Vet.'s Day in November Lori so it's going to be a while for us. Hopefully next time you're heading to NE we'll be able to plan in advance so we can get together.

Gorgeous sunny day here in PI. perfect fall weather. I should be sittin out at a soccer game. think I'll take a book out to the deck instead.

In the last 4 days of school I've learned to use the following: band saw, scroll saw, disk belt sander, 1/2 belt sander, planer, jointer, and vsr drill. Now if only I had the time during school hours to start building something. Actually i am making a snow scraper. It's quite fabulous but I'd like to make a cribbage board i think. Then on to bigger and better things.

I'm withdrawing my request to be adopted if those are the conditions!!!

Patti, I guess I'll be missing you by a day. Too bad. I'm leaving Friday morning, and you'll probably be getting there Friday night. I could have stayed for the weekend if I had planned it in advance, but I already planned to have a stopover in N.Y. on the way back so I can visit 2 friends in New Jersey who moved back there from Israel. We'll work it out next time!

Somebody wants to be Lady of the Manor.....I don't think its suppose to work like that anymore but nice try Karen!! I guess Vt is hoping all the leaf peepers will be out on Columbus Weekend. Gas was down to 2.94 last night. Funny how once its lower then $3 we think we are getting a bargain....Its suppose to be 90 here again today. Nice last touch of summer....too nice to be in school! haha. The weather will change real fast I am sure..predicted 70s Friday. Have a good Wednesday everybody...Happy Thoughts!

Hey folks, this is quite a love fest going on. Just how many extra bedroms have got there Karen? Sounds like you're gonna need them. Funny how the nest seems to re-fill........

So last night I'm looking on the internet to get a room for a couple a nights over Columbus Day Weekend to go back and spend some more time with my dad. I guess I should have remembered this since Dave and I were married 26 years ago CD weekend; there are no rooms available within a 50 mile radius of Burlington. Don't you find that hard to believe!?! Guess I'd forgotten just how beautiful those trees get.

Taking our trailer over would cost a trememdous amount with the gas but I may end up that way.

I can only adopt you if you don't mind cleaning, doing laundry, cooking and yardwork ... oh yeah, and addressing me with "Maam". Tough Love!

Everybody wants to be adopted! Friendship is great. I was/am actually freezing here today. It was only in the 60s, so Richard you are very courageous to jump into the pool. Our house is great in the summer when it is hot outside being nice and cool but this time of the year is cold. Neil told me I need to get my mittens out and not rely on him as a bodywarmer. Oh well....warm again tomorrow. Hope everyone had a great weekend.
Happy Thoughts....

Sounds like you two had a really great visit. Karen, can you adopt me, too?!!!

dinner with karen and rich was great and i mean the connection, the company, the comfort of their home, the food, the fam, the cutest dog you ever saw. i was hoping that karen would adopt me and came just short of asking her to sign the adoption papers that i had the foresight to bring with me. we talked until late/early and it was really great. i am back in vt with cool but beautiful conditions. i am about to jump in the pool as this may be the last day that i can jump in as a man and not come out a boy.

Thanks for the kind words. I had an excellent visit with Richard, he looks great and I think we covered some good ground ... past, present, and future. I am so impressed with his talents and insight. It has been really fun to reconnect with high school friends. I had a great time with Kathi this summer and it was surprising to me with both how easily the conversation flowed. I don't know if it is that we have that past link or just that we are mature now, but it has been rewarding. Thanks Kathi and Richard for initiating the contact. Here it has been absolutely gorgeous weather. At my house kids are coming and going (Richard got to meet the entire bunch). I have some company lined up for the fall ( my sister for one, and friends)a weekend in Lexington, KY in Oct., a trip back to VT for a long weekend, and then we will be heading into the holiday season. About this time of year I start looking for fall festivals ... they always remind me of VT. Happy fall to all!

Karen looks great, don't let her fool you!
The weather is changing to fall...its cooler in the mornings, warm during the day and cooler /darker faster in the evenings. The summer produce is done and winter squash, beets, and pumpkins are thriving. I bought mums for my garden....I still have a few roses blossoming, lots of zinnas and marigolds. The putunias are on their last legs. Spent a couple hours tonight mowing our field up by the garden...we are down to one crappy push mower...Neil took the other one apart...guess what that means! haha....it might get put back and work...or it might not! It is always amazing to begin the school year with 5 year olds and marvel how many dont' wash their hands after using the bathroom...(at home)...don't know how to sit still....play with others...among lots of other things...you never assume they know..you just model and show! But all and all they are pretty endearing and I am exhausted at 3:30! Just getting old!!!! Anyways, hope everyone is well....happy thoughts!

I'm sure you look as beautiful as ever, Karen! Forget the diet!

Too bad it won't work out this time, Patti, but I'm sure it will at one time or another. I don't really have a set time that I go there. We've also gone in the winter, but fall is my favorite time. I love the foliage. Sometimes I go twice a year, so if I get there again, I'll definitely let you know!

Well I certainly was reminded last weekend of how beautiful VT is. Just gorgeous. I'm heading back to Burlington Columbas Day weekend and will hopefully get to see the fall colors before they fade.

Dad is settled in and happy to be back "home". He's hoping I'll come overy regularly though and so I guess there's gonna be a lot of driving going on. He's as far away from me in Burlington asnd he was in FL. It's just a wicked long car ride instead of a plane. Strange. On a 3 day weekend each trip will basically be drive a day - stay a day - drive a day.

Maybe one of my trips over, I'll be able to catch you at home Richard. How was the Champlain Valley Fair? Have fun in Atlanta with Karen.

I'm disappointed about missing you Lori but hopefully next trip you make. Do you come over once in the fall or other times as well?

Okay, Richard is coming to town and I am really looking forward to it ..... now, can anyone tell me a good diet that drops about 20 lbs a day!!! Ha Haaaaaaah!

Atlanta, ho! I'm on my way tomorrow. I hope that I can see Karen and Rich (maybe Thursday night works, Karen??) Being 72-centric, I promise to defend Karen on any differences on remembering the way things were. Pat, I ran out of Burlington to the Northeast Kingdom as soon as I heard you were here (but it wasn't because of you- I just thought that I would say it in kind of a dramatic way). Gerda and I spent the weekend with our gourmet club at a friends camp. It was so great. I hit deep relaxation early and stayed there. We were kayaking and biking and, oh yeah, drinking and eating and drinking and eating. Sorry we couldn't at least talk by phone. I know how busy family keeps you, even when you aren't doing anything. For example, my mother in law is here now and I think I may see Gerda sometime on Saturday.

I forgot to mention that Leah, Janice's daughter, is visiting us now. She's a really nice girl. My kids are having a good time with her.

Yes, we've been glued to the TV, too, shocked at what's been going on in New Orleans. The description of the conditions in the Superdome sounded like something in a book I read, called "Blindness," by Jose Saramago--no power, no running water, barely any food, no place to go to the bathroom, dead bodies around. Terrible....

Karen, that's nice that you'll be seeing Richard next week. Did you see each other at the 30th reunion? We're also planning to meet when I'm in Burlington at the end of the month. Patti, how did your visit with your father go?

Hi, We are having absolutely gorgeous weather here but a lot of the time I have been glued to the TV watching the coverage of Katrina ... how unimaginably horrible. I know the Atlanta area has already received some people in their hospitals, and probably shelters and homes as well. This weekend I have come down with some upper respiratory thing that my kids had before me, so I haven't been moving too quickly. We had some friends from SC visiting on Fri and made a visit to friends in the GA mountains on Sat. My mom's brother, my Uncle Mike, died last week in Springfield but I did not go home for the services. Thats the hard part of living so far away. Tonight, my oldest son who goes to college in Cincinnati, will be flying home for the week. Next week I may get to visit with Richard while he is in Atlanta. I hope that everyone has had a great Labor Day weekend, spent with people you love ... stay safe!

This afternoon when I was out mowing, a job I hate, I was thinking about how lucky I was to have a lawn to mow. Guess we never know how lucky we are until we see the news. I suppose higher gas prices are the least of our worries.

Good morning Lori, Yep, we heading over to Vt this weekend. I tried to set it for later in the month but Dad really wanted us to be there this weekend. I think to show his side of the family is involved in the process also. Rachel's family made all the arrangements for the move. I think he's feeling like he's being dragged along.
We leave tonight and plan to stay with Dave's Dad at the half way mark and then head over in the a.m. Probably get there early afternoon Sat. Dad won't arrive until sunday afternoon. We're staying at the Fairfield Inn in Colchester. Wish Carburs was still there, we'd love to go over there for a couple of beers around the world. We'll be leaving lunch time Monday to come back. so it's a pretty short trip over.
We're up to $3.19 a gallon for gas now. That more than the long drive is more likely to keep me from going back over in a couple of weeks. I haven't made a decision yet though. I really would love to see you.

Patti, are you making the long trip down to Burlington this weekend? I guess, depending on how bad it is, you'll decide if you feel like doing it again at the end of the month?!

Today is the first day with Kindergarten students. They will be so cute! Hopefully, they will stay that way, when their real personalities come out! Patti, have you started school yet? Rainy here for the last few days...more so then all summer. We wish for only Happy Thoughts in the disaster of Katrina. Guess we shouldn't complain about the snow....

hi karen, i did not get your email cuz i am not using my old email address. i'll update my listing. i just use rloveless@hubersuhner.com now. i'll write to you.

Richard, you reminded me of the summer after I was married and moved to Schenectady. I worked at a camp for handicapped kids and at the end of the sessions I got an award "To the sweet girl with the bad mouth". Still proud of that one! I am turning 51 this Sunday, not sure what the plans are. They are seldom wild now. By the beginning of the week we are going to get some rain from Katrina. I am worried about losing trees as that has already happened in past storms. We took our soph. back to college last weekend in about 95 degree temps. It has been nice this week though. This morning I watched a mother and two fawns eat the corn we put out and play in the back yard. Richard, did you get my email question about realtors in Springfield?

Speaking of missing classmates, where is Karen? I have learned that it's the quiet ones that hide at the back of the classroom that are really the wild ones. Guess she is out there being wild somewhere. Someone's gotta do it. I still respect you (a lot), Karen.

Guess summer must be winding down and we are all back closer to the computer. Its nice hearing what everybody is up to.
Our friend finished putting the new light switches and wiring in our kitchen this morning and I touched up the paint on the sanded areas. My one big project finished just in time....before school starts. So I am excited about that. Patti, it will be nice having a spankin' new school to work at. They are suppose to "redo" Union Street, Elm Hill, and update Park Street schools in the future. Voters rejected the proposed consolidated school...so, we will see what brilliant ideas they will come up with.

F.Y.I Bo Birsky's memorial service is in Springfield on Saturday at St. Mary's.

Happy Thoughts...

Patti, glad to know your memory's coming back! My sister's even worse, though. She doesn't remember her own sister (ME!) visiting her at college in Wisconsin before we moved to Israel.

Good to see you here again, Jerry!

Yes, I know the "enabler" thing. Our kids never stop being kids. My middle son is always reminding me that they're adults now, but I keep calling them kids.

Richard, don't disappear. We miss your observations!

WOWEE!!! Hard to believe I was last in here a whole month ago today! How time does really fly. I've got today off to go to a state beach on Newfound Lake near Bristol, NH with my friend Carol who really likes that lake. Last Tuesday we went on the very nice 90-minute cruise around Squam Lake in Holderness where "On Golden Pond" was filmed. Got to see a loon with binoculars off the 3 o'clock side of the boat, and then the real treat was seeing the protected little island where bald eagles have nested. Saw three of them including the very large chick and the HUGE nest atop a pine tree. One of the adults took off in flight for us. Our driver/guide gave us some of the inside scoop on the filming of the movie and where Katherine Hepburn changed her clothes by herself instead of with others. Thanks for setting me straight on your cousin Larry, Karen. Glad Neil is back to work following surgery, Kathi. Yeah, the garden needed some more shade on South Street so those big basswood trees came down. I haven't seen it yet. Glad you had fun working the fair, Pat. Hope you're back in the right time zone, Lori. Been out on Lake Champlain, Richard? Have fun everyone. I'll try to be back sooner next time. Jerry

Funny how us parents are the ones doing most of the lifting, carrying, and paying for!!! I don't remember it being quite that good for us back in the old days! haha. Where is your son going to school? It'll seem strange around the house for a while but somehow we get by...then they come back and we start all over again. My daughter and her boyfriend were here from NYC this weekend and we had a good time together. Now we can be more friends. She is doing all this sewing and selling on ebay so she went through all my fabric, etc....of course, that meant I had to clean out the closet to get to the stuff. Wonder who was left to sort and put it all back....hummmmm...good guess..ME! But when I am done, it will be good and cleaned out! School starts for me on Thursday. As I said before I am just getting into vacation...2 more days. And my son is borrowing my car to get to West Leb to work as his car is in the shop....hopefully, not too much $$$ and days later, I'll have mine back. See, thats what we parents do. I hope that you can all get together for a good visit this fall. Happy Thoughts!

Lori I do remember the apartment quite well actually. I spent a lot of weekends there while going to Castleton and Janice held a wedding shower for me there as well. Boy that was quite a while ago wasn't it? So now, I do have a very vague memory of our last time together.

School is finally going to start for us with students on the 8th but a community opening house on the 6th so we have to be ready by then. Still not allowed in the building though until the 31st. Those who have "snuck" in say it's never going to be ready on time.

We are about to make national headlines with a court case that will begin this week, today in fact in Augusta. The case is in regard to a 7th grade science teacher vs the school administration. He feels his civil rights were trampled on by the curriculum changes made that would no longer allow him to teach as wide a field of study. That's the short version. We've been waiting for 2 years to get this over with. A year ago when it began to become more publicly known there were blogs that were talking about us ignorant backward Northern Mainers stifling the creativity of one of it's more forward thinking instructors. What bull.

The case is expected to take 4-5 days. I'll be glad when this weeks is over.

Nice to see you back Richard. I don't remember how many apartments we've helpoed our sons move into. Or back out of for that matter. Doesn't seem to get easier but that's because I'm an enabler. I like to be as involved as they will allow. sounds a little like this morning's Dr. Phil show. Hmmmmm..........

hi, i don't have much to report- just being friendly. i am also winding toward the end of summer here. i am so sorry to see it go. i helped to move my older son into his first apartment during the last week. i hope he gets better at moving, cuz i sure carried a lot of the load, bought the pizza, etc.

Can't believe summer is rolling to a close. School this week. Funny how I just start getting into the vacation mode and its time to go back...probably just trying to feel like what retirement would be like....hahah...another 15 years or so.....I'll be like those teachers we thought were so OLD. I am sure the weather will get very hot for the end of Aug and Sept...Once I am actually there and in the moment everything is fine! Its the getting there. My daughter and her boyfriend are up fro NYC this weekend. We are going material shopping, as she remodels old band t-shirts and sells them on ebay. It'll be fun. Happy Thoughts and hope all is well with all of you.

No, they were living in an apartment somewhere. Ludlow, maybe?

Wellllll, if I'm going to be honest here, I'll have to say no. I don't remember. They weren't shingling the roof of their garage then were they? Strangley, it one of the last times I remember being there before being there with our kids.

Patti, I think it's been about 26 years since I saw you last. My daughter's almost 26, and I was pregnant with her when we saw you and Dave at a barbeque at Janice's house. Remember?!

Kathi I'm glad you got more French's instead of the Gulden's color. Paint often is not quite what you hope for first time around. It sure makes a difference in a room to have fresh color doesn't it?

Lori I'm still waiting to see wht happens with the start of school. I'm even thinking about making the trip in Sept. regardless of whether or not I make Labor Day weekend. I would just love to see you. How many years has it been? Any idea? Too many that's for sure.

Where is Richard?? Are you alright out there??

Lori, I really don't do that much! School is starting in less then 2 weeks, so I figured I better get "something" in my house done. The other stuff was necessary because Neil couldn't do it....but Now he CAN! haha. It is in the low 90s here today...lots of humidity. Did get the other yellow put up over the mustard....golden yellow...and now have a lighter yellow...hopefully one coat will look good because after putting on 3 already I am not in the mood!! Making BLT's for supper....tomatoes from the garden! Happy Thoughts...

Kathi, you are definitely not lazy. Gardening, weeding, mowing, painting..... I admire how hard-working you are!

Patti, I guess I'll just miss that Columbus Day weekend. Too bad. But now that your father's going to be in Burlington, I'm sure it will work out to get together one of these days. I'm still hoping it will work out somehow this time!

Richard, are you there? What about you? Are you going to be in town at that time, towards the end of September?

Well, we got rain last night! It poured through the night so that was great especially now that its going to be in the high 80s. Probably just enough to make the grass grow to mow again....I painted my kitchen yesterday..It was suppose to be a golden yellow....first coat has come out like mustard....not quite what I had in mind..Karen I need a decorator!! I think I wanted it more corn puff color not guldens....oh well, have to think what to do...another coat or a glaze....that is why I usually pick Dover White....you can't mess up! Wish me luck. Happy Thoughts!

Lori I wish you were going to be staying through Columbus Day weekend. It's a long weekend and Dave was suggesting that for us since school opening is getting all the more screwed up. We're back to not knowing when the building will opening and once it does we'll probably have no more than 3 days to completely do over our new rooms and get prepared for students. It's still a hard hat area and no one can get in. Latest report from the superintendant is he'll announce on the 19th.

Everybody do a rain dance for Springfield. We have had almost no rain since the beginning of July. Everything is dry especially the gardens. Yesterday I was in Charlestown at a friends pool and they had a huge thunderstorm and almost 3 hours of rain. As we drove across the "toll" bridge there was absolutely no rain on the Springfield side. Strange how that happens. I have new kitchen lights and outlets..I have washed the walls and woodwork and now must go to the paint store and pick up the paint. It was my big summer project that I wanted to get done before school started...which is the 23rd for teachers...26 for kids...and time is getting close...so I guess I better get a move on! I will put the painters tape on early in the am, go to the store, and hopefully get the walls painted one coat tomorrow. So, wish me luck! Happy Thoughts...

Okay, Patti, see how you feel about the long trip and let me know if it will work out for you! The weekend of Sept. 24 and 25 would be the best for me cuz my sister has plans that weekend to meet a high school friend she also hasn't seen in about 30 years. The following weekend we'll probably be busy with family cuz my brother will be taking some time off then. Be in touch...

Karen, I had to think for awhile about the dates. Mom died in Oct of 89. We'd only been in Essex Jct. for a couple of months I think when she was hospitalized in late May of that year. So that means we left Rutland in '89. We only stayed in Essex Jct. for 18 months before we moved up here. The past 15 years have gone by quickly.

I remember the summer fun in Ludlow very well. We had such a great time!

Lori it would be so fabulous to see you in late Sept. I need to go over Labor Day since that's when he's first moving in and I want to be part of the process and not leave it all to Rachel's family. However, after I see how long it takes to get over there maybe I can make plans to go back at the end of the month. If memory serves, the last time we went from here to Essex Jct. it was 8 hours or so.
I'd really love to see you. Karen V and I had been writing often and we had a good visit during our reunion get together supper at the Hartness House. Somehow we've managed to stopped writing to each other again. Funny how that happens. The best of intentions dont' seem to pan out.

Patti, any chance you could postpone your trip to Burlington a few weeks?! I'm going to be there for 2 weeks, from Sept. 22-Oct. 7. We're meeting my sister Amy and her husband, who will be coming from Israel. We'll be staying in our vacation house. Avi will come for the second week. Anyway, just thought it would be nice if it could work out somehow to see you, but if it doesn't work out this time, then another time.... I'm hoping to see Karen (Vatne) this time cuz she'll also be in Vermont around that time. I haven't seen her in about 30 years, but we spoke on the phone recently and it was great talking to her. Maybe I'll have a chance to get down to Springfield this time. We'll see...

Yes Pat, that would have been fun. I don't know if I have seen you since you lived in Rutland and me in Pittsford in the late 80's to early 90's. Did you leave first or did I? We left in '94. Then there were those summers that we spent running up to Ludlow every night during college years. Good times for sure! You can look up Richard while you are in Burlington and Lori, when are you headed there again? Its fun making the connections even if it does make you feel old!

Its funny that once the garden starts producing all the vegetables come at once. So tonight for supper we had green beans, squash casserole, cukes and tomatoes. Neil always plants this huge garden, remember there are only 3 people in my house now...its a throwback of running a vegetable stand and having even bigger gardens...I used to can and freeze. Not so much anymore. It really doesn't taste as good and is just as easy to buy frozen BirdsEye...plus, I'm too lazy! The fresh stuff is so good. Hopefully, we will get some rain soon so things don't dry up to nothing! Sounds like everybody is having a great summer. Its always great to see old friends, so keep in touch. Remember, Happy Thoughts....

Welcome back Lori and Karen. Glad to hear your trips both went well and you got to see so many people. Re-connecting with home after a trip can be a little strange for me as well. It takes a couple of days to start feeling like I'm back in my own little world and know what it is I want to take care of each day.
The fair is over and I'm darn glad of it. I worked 70 hours in 9 days and made a bundle of money but I'm pooped. 12 1/2 hours yesterday, the last day of the fair. We had a ton of people show up and I'm sure The Fair Association made good money at the gate. It's in the 80's all day and it's such a change from last week that I'm having to adjust to the heat again. Looks like it'll be that way for several days. Summer is back inPresque Isle!
I guess that school won't be opening for at least an extra week but none of us know for sure the date it will open yet. I'm thinking that I'll head over to Burlington Labor Day Weekend and spend a few days if all goes well. Dad arrives to move into his new home there on the 4th. I wish you were still going to be in VT then Karen, that would have been terrific. We could have had a mini reunion!