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It's one of those 'can't keep up' months!

Mainly because it has been busy and the 11 day trip that starts almost any minute to Boise for the annual convention. A lot happening that we've been trying to get settled at least for the next 11 days, it has been difficult to have that work out.
Stacy has been stressed because the committee she's on for the convention has been dropping out, at the 11th hour! Latest is the group secretary that emailed Stacy yesterday afternoon to say she was no longer going to attend, and could she deal with all her work too? So Stacy has been trying to get almost 200 name tags printed and cut, we'll need to stop at Staples on the way out and pick up the holders, we'll be reimbursed though!, and still meet with other people along the way to pick up things they want taken since they're flying to Boise.

At home the last few weeks, we've been going through our storage building and pairing down stuff that we haven't for the most part gotten into since we moved up here in 2006. A lot to the local auction and a lot in the trash now with the way wetter winters than California had wrecking a lot of papers in the building.

Well Stacy just got back so we're getting going. I'm "hoping" to post while in Boise. I'll have to see!

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Dwight Goodwin said…
Have fun in Boise! Eat some "taters" for me.

Good to catch up with you on your birthday, Tad. Stacy, your reference to me as a "young person" still has you in my good graces:)

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