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IT’s NOT EUROPE BUT…

We had another 1/2 family reunion in Chicago this past weekend.  Kevin and Jen were to fly in - Roanoke to Philadelphia to O’Hare ... best laid plans - they ended up Roanoke - Philadelphia - Cincinnati and then Rachel drove them here and we drove them to Chicago. Marie was to pick up her husband at “the airport” - Marie was at O’Hare but Tom was at Midway so as long as it was kind of on our way ... Kevin, Rachel, and Jen all hopped out of the car at the beginning of the ramp, ran inside to use the restroom, ran out the door and managed to get in the car before we had driven 15 feet. It has been a long time since we had 5 people in the van!  We had a nice visit.  Dave and I went up the Sears Tower and did the architecture boat tour.  It was good but too much information to absorb!  Sunday morning Kevin and Jen left (their 5th airport in 2 days), Dave left for Duluth, and Rachel and I drove back here. Kitty ended up getting bit by 2 of the 4 dogs there and 1 dog bit another - I think next year the extra dogs will stay home…

Posted by Maureen on 08/08 at 10:59 PM
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Copenhagen Photos

Here are photos from our day in Copenhagen.  http://picasaweb.google.com/carol.flower.hatfield/DenmarkAugust52010#

Our weekend in Maribo for the 50th wedding anniversary was so great!!  Now we have driven into Germany, little town of Bad Segeberg (near Hamburg) and staying in a little hotel right on the town square.  Met up with our friends Gerhard and Monika Neumann (he was AFS student of Steve’s family in high school) for dinner in a restaurant by the lake, and tomorrow we will all go to the town of Lubeck on the Baltic Sea.  (the home of Marzipan candies)  Hope to have more photos uploaded tomorrow.

Posted by Carol on 08/08 at 04:18 PM
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Denmark

All is well so far!  Copenhagen was interesting - history rich, beautiful flowers, bicyclers as common as cars.  We walked around the city for about 5 hours after we checked into our hotel on Thursday morning - up for 36 straight hours by the time we went to bed that night.  But a good night’s sleep cured any jetlag, and yesterday we drove down to this island in south Denmark, little city of Maribo where today (Saturday) is the 50th anniv. party for Lis and Nils (our friends from our times in Hawaii).  I hope to put an album of photos up by tonight!

Posted by Carol on 08/07 at 02:31 AM
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I have to Brag!!

This is the first time Bobby has been manager of a baseball team, even if it is a Summer League College team, and the team just won their first playoff round last night. Both Bobby and Matt are still applying for a job. They will substitute teach, when school starts, until they find a job. i didn’t feel good, this morning, since I didn’t sleep well last night. I decided to go to Zumba, with Barb, and I really did feel better after the class. It’s true what people say about exercising! it does make you feel better!! Are any of you going to see Mary Poppins, at Murat, in Oct.? I’m going with Donna. I enjoyed the movie and there are new songs in the current Musical.

Posted by CarolFay on 08/05 at 05:50 PM
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Leaving Wednesday, ready or not

I guess that just about says it all!  I have everything crossed off my list, the trouble is I keep making a new one!  Somehow preparing to be gone for almost a month makes a disproportionate difference to preparing for two weeks trip.  Not just twice as much to think about, but more like ten times!  It is starting to really set in that we will be seeing alot of new places - if I thought I took alot of pictures on trips before this one, watch out!  Hope to have time to post every few days, and put albums on Picasa.  See you all in September!

Posted by Carol on 08/02 at 09:50 PM
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