*****GREAT NEWS!!!!!!******

I just talked to Mom and Dad, they want to pay $1000.00 for us to go too the Lodge in Island Park!!! I just booked it on my card to hold it for us all! The date for the reunion is set for June 3rd arrival date (Wed), and leave Saturday June 6th, so three nights!!! The final cost for the reunion is $$1,927.80, minus mom and dad's $1000, that just leaves $927 for the rest of us to pay. I figured it out between 5 families/payers and it would be $185 for each family, so totally doable! With that money, you would get to ride horses, fish, canoe rides, and horse carriages, it's like two nights in a hotel and could be all of our family vacations for the year for really cheap if you think about it! Mom and dad's only thing that they asked is if they could opt out of making a meal. I can do the extra meal. Mom says she really needs a good vacation and would really like for this to work for us all. Laurie, I was just thinking about your vision, where you saw us back at that cabin and both you and Becky had babies. Pretty darn cool, I love the way time heals all wounds and you never know where your life will be two years up the road! I love you guys so much and I think our kids and us will look back on these years and treasure them!

For those who are struggling with cash, mom suggested a garage sale to raise funds for your vacation. You can send a little money at a time if you wish, so it's not a big payment right up front. Brig and I have a safe here at the house we can hold it in. Think about www.craiglist.com too, the new easy way to do a garage sale! You just take a picture put it up and they come to your house and pay you money for your item. Mom wanted me to give you guys ideas for earning money for your vacation. Where there is a will, there is a way!! I CAN'T WAIT!!! ISLAND PARK BABY!!! and yes...I am a nerd (or geek as Donny would call me!)!!!