Another lovely day in Oklahoma. . .

[tarheelmjfan]

Today, Willy should be celebrating his 65th birthday. Wishing you well, Willy, and a very Happy Birthday, whereever you are. Our best. We miss you, Willy.

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Every time I see this thread come up, I experience a twinge of sadness. We all spent many fun nights here, before Willy disappeared. I hope he's still around & doing well.

 

[Kitty 34]

Today, Willy should be celebrating his 65th birthday. Wishing you well, Willy, and a very Happy Birthday, whereever you are. Our best. We miss you, Willy.

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This thread has some great, awesome memories attached to it. Happy Birthday Willy. And hi to everyone that made this thread a lot of fun!!!

 

[leebee]

Summer greetings to everyone, and happy birthday to Willy...
I'll write more later- I'm off to a board meeting (or bored meeting, depending on how you look at it...)

 

[citruscurtis]

Well.. the neighbors corn is high as a eye..and where did this thread disappear

 

[PollyannaMom]

Hi, all!

 

[leebee]

OK, catch-up time, although you might have picked up bits and pieces of this on some of the other boards/threads!

Big event in late April/early May: DD, SIL, and the no-longer-resident-now-9-year-old moved out of our house and into a home of their own! They expected to be with us about 3 months but were here for a little over 3 years. They live about 7 miles away from us, in the same town. We are all adjusting, and although it's nice to have our home back and know that they have their own home, we still miss having them here all the time.

Also in May, all 5 of us went to Disney. We had connecting rooms at AllStarMovies and it was a pretty sweet week. In hindsight, we probably should have given the Little Guy fewer free choices and more streamlined limited options; it would have been less stressful on him. He was pretty easily overwhelmed by late afternoon each day so supper and evenings took a bit of juggling, but with 4 adults we could "swap off" so nobody had a really awful evening. Overall, we had a wonderful time, and yes, I'd do it again... but not for a few more years!

I survived summer session, where we teach an entire year of organic chemistry, lecture and lab, in 8 weeks. To say I am always a maniac during those 8 weeks is an understatement, but as usual, I got through. I've pretty much decided I'm going to retire in a year, so this could very possibly have been my last summer session- HUZZAH!

We got through a major medical scare with my BIL; they though he had CNS lymphoma. It was a couple of months of fear on everyone's part and a ton of not-so-fun testing for my BIL, but he came thru with flying colors. They still haven't determined what the actual problem is, but it's not CNS-L. DH and I went to NOLA for a week in early July to visit them, celebrate good health, and hug my BIL real hard.

Summer is winding down. DH and I head to the beach for a week starting on Aug. 16th. We are taking the Little Guy with us for a few nights as DD/SIL will be on their own vacation, but they'll be back on Tuesday so DH and I will have a few days to ourselves. We'll be back for a little over a week before the semester starts again, the day after Labor Day. Summer always flies by, but I'm counting the days to our next Disney trip. SUpposed to be a solo for me in Nov, but DD will join me for the first 3 nights, which is awesome. I love to travel with her. In January, DH and I will venture to NOLA to visit DSis/BIL and then over to Orlando for 4 nights at Saratoga Springs. No park tickets- we'll be there to visit friends and relax. Rented DVC points so it was cheaper than staying at the Hilton... but we wanted to be near Disney Springs for proximity to good food and adult beverages, without worrying about having to drive to our hotel! I know it's all a long way off, but before you know it, summer will be over, fall will be flying by, and we'll be back to the holidays and another new year! Enjoy the rest of your summer- I sure will!