You all can come use my pool and I'll serve ice cream, but I'm pretty sure it wouldn't be the same.
Wonder how the EBTA is going? I wish I was on it! Not quite there in life yet, though. I'd love to do the Panama Canal as well, but can't take the kids out of school that long, so I have to wait until they are in college I guess. DH used to say he couldn't do more than a week, but the other day he said he could probably do 2 weeks. I think he's weakening, lol.
UK Angel -- we've got our "extra kid" here for 10 weeks, he's from England (Newcastle). He's a 20 year old soccer coach who comes and stays with us a couple times a year and we've adopted him into the family. He keeps complaining that we don't have a kettle, lol. Apparently we Americans are lacking in that particular department.

Also our chocolate is not up to par. Last time he came he brought me about 20 Yorkie bars. Love those things (except I gained about 5 pounds!) Now if I could just get him to bring me 20 Kinder Eggs...