We had a &#39;red-letter&#39; day here yesterday.  First off, my &#39;little friend&#39; came to visit a whole week early and on my only free day.  Then we went shopping, as I was walking down an aisle, something in my back went &#39;pop&#39; - still don&#39;t know what it was, but life wasn&#39;t happy for a couple of hours.  Came home and threw a load of laundry in - surprise a red napkin got into the whites...which are now pinks...  finally Chris took some stuff over to the shed and the back window on the Bronco stopped working - in the down position of course, so it&#39;s back to the shop for it on Monday.  I&#39;m hoping that&#39;s the bad luck for the month...<br />
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On the good side, we have the menu put together for our sail away party via the Princess cookbook.  John has offered to come over to help and we&#39;ll also have Wendy, so that should make for some faster prep.  Since it will be buffet style, there should be plenty of room for folks to circulate and move about.  I&#39;m just hoping it&#39;s not so horrifically hot outside that we can&#39;t use the patios.<br />
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Got a great letter from Wendy.  She&#39;s at camp in Colorado and is having a great time.  She&#39;s doing lots of high-altitude hikes and overnights.  We talked with her folks and they made us swear that we wouldn&#39;t let her take a ton of books with her.  I got her a gift card from Barnes and Noble with the intention of taking her there the day before we leave for travelling books.  I know the latest Harry Potter will be coming with us.<br />
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Today we go pick up our nuts for the trip and try to track down some rain gear - didn&#39;t get around to that yesterday.  Then it&#39;s off to tech.  Since I&#39;ve heard from two (lighting &amp; sound) of my three techs, I&#39;m hoping it will be a good run.  I&#39;m thinking of just having them sit through the show without working the light or sound board so that they get the gist of the show.  We&#39;ll see how it goes.<br />
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Here&#39;s wishing everyone a Grand day&#33;<br />
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Charlie