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Reply to: #408426 by The Merry Pranksters
Jul 1, 2009 3:41am
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Here - Here,

Thanks to all indeed! We had such a fun time with you all. We considered it an absolute privilege to spend time with such a wonderful group.

Grateful for Pete and Steve who logged all those miles planting these great boxes for us.
It was all Steve - the man's a crazy boxing lunatic! He's like the energizer Rabbit with hiking shoes!!!!!!

Although Pete is exaggerating the boxing comment, I had to run constantly to keep up with him! He's right about the lunatic part though : )

There really is so much to be thankful for, but without all the people that came to share and enjoy it would have been just another day. So thank you to all of you that should up and enriched our lives by simply being there. We enjoyed your company, and the chance to get to know some truly amazing people.

Thank you,
Steve - WW's
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Reply to: #407634 by muddy paws
Jul 1, 2009 7:42pm
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Holy cow, Mrs. Paws! You are thorough!! Indeed, you covered so much for which I am also grateful. All of it. In addition, I'm grateful for you, and the freakish bond we have. And, I’m

Grateful that I only have about 20 mosquito bites on my whole body, as opposed to about 40 on each foot (and then more across the body) as Mrs. Paws has suffered. (My greatest sympathy to you.)

Grateful that one of the first things that happened when we set foot on our campsite was that HarmonyMA found a penny and made a wish that the rain would stay away, effectively counteracting the Muddy Paws rain demon. Now, Paws, your camping rain curse has been broken. Go, and camp in peace.

Grateful especially that the storm not 15 miles away from us, with lightening/thunder, torrential rain, and hail!), only taunted us with far-away thunder, while the sun shined on us.

Grateful for the amazing community that developed immediately upon arriving at the campsite. The kids congregated in the street to play ball, while the adults chatted or set up or did whatever, comfortable in the children's safety. They were able to run from site to site with the kind of freedom I had as a child living on a street with lots of kids. All the parents watching out for all the kids. That was cool.

Grateful most especially to LiaJea for noticing my daughter was shy, and helping to pull her in to the group.

Grateful for the Woodland Wanderers for their extensive and sincerely offered help with EVERYTHING, and graciously accepted that few people knew about this and so didn’t identify them in appreciation remarks.

Grateful for the hugs I got from Siamese…which reminded me of what it felt like to be hugged by my mother.

Grateful for the flexibility of my husband and our campsite-mate, HarmonyMA, for their joyful flexibility and roll-with-it-iveness.

Grateful for Grateful Row…our neighborhood street in the campground.

Grateful for the return of Oldhounder & Siamese from down south.

Grateful for the millions of smiles I saw over the weekend.

Grateful for lots of firewood.

Grateful for coffee cups that serve both morning and night.

Grateful for Sahalie feeling well enough to travel to our gathering.

Grateful for Kit Kat and Rodger (friend of Lionheart) for letting me off the hook re: playing my guitar w/out practicing.

Grateful for all the usual cast of characters who have become my friends (you know who you are), and for all the new friendships I made at this event.

Grateful for the way things worked out in their lives to allow Hands & Silva Foot Family to come join the festivities.

Grateful for Katrina & Nancy for helping me drop the night boxes…going around that loop over and over and over b/c we kept having more boxes in our hands when we finished a loop.

Grateful for all the night boxers for their patience in the face of my phone call from reality that was just WRONG.

(Grateful for everyone who helped me feel my anger and then let it go and settle back in to the magic world.)

Grateful for the pond, that allowed our family to take our maiden voyage in our new canoe, and to do it at an event we will never forget.

Grateful for Hands On Fun – Family for the MO. ☺ (I really need that recipe!)

Grateful for StarWars Chick for coming up Friday with her son to box with us, despite being unable to do the rest of the event.

Grateful for the awesome tunes that lifted me even higher when I lingered within earshot.

Ok…so many more people & so much more from this event to be grateful for, but I have to stop. And for that, we can all be grateful.

~zess~
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Reply to: #408966 by zess the treehuggers
Jul 1, 2009 8:00pm
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I’m grateful to have met so many nice people.
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Reply to: #408980 by Wild Animals
Jul 1, 2009 8:04pm
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I am grateful to have met sooo many new friends who I can now put a face to the name...
I'm also grateful that we were able to fly up to MA to meet all of you and that the hubby and kids had a good time too....

GG
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Reply to: #408966 by zess the treehuggers
Jul 1, 2009 8:07pm
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I should super-duper emphasize that I am SO GRATEFUL for all the things Muddy Paws wrote about. Goofy Girl, gollygee, Steve & Rhonda, Pete & Deb, the attendees, the carvers, the LTC makers, the park rangers, everyone, and everything. It's all good!

~zess~
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Reply to: #407790 by Goofy girl
Jul 2, 2009 5:50pm
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Merry Pranksters and Zess - YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME!!!!!!! What a great event you guys put together! We all had a great time (boxing, trading, camping) you name it we enjoyed every part of it. Hope to cross paths with you all again sometime!

Krazypeanut (Jen)
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Reply to: #407634 by muddy paws
Jul 3, 2009 5:58pm
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Ditto to everything Muddy Paws said, very well said!!! :)

Grateful for Gollygee's beautiful clue book that she whipped together at the last second... very cool.

You're very welcome! I had fun making it!!! :)

-gollygee
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Reply to: #408127 by Sahalie
Jul 3, 2009 6:11pm
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And the clue booklets were amazing - thanks Gollygee.

You're very welcome! :) And thank you!!!

-gollygee
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Reply to: #408142 by Giddy
Jul 3, 2009 6:15pm
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I could not have said it any better. GRATEFUL truely sums it up. I was also able to expand my circle of friends a bit and look forward to seeing many of you again. Thanks to everyone, but especially to the hosts (and doubly so for The Pranksters for having us over to the house.)

And thanks to Giddy for giving us a wee break from the sugared-up Ford on Friday! :D And for letting us park the Wildcats on your site on Saturday! :)

-gollygee
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Jul 3, 2009 6:22pm
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Especially the HP DCR Supervisor Steve - He says y'all are welcome back next year!!!

Woohoo!!! :)

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This was the super yummy homemade cream cheese frosting on the cake! No Pillsbury canned stuff here - This one flows with LOVE!!!!! Gollygee, you are AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!

Randy always jokes that he only wants food I make if it's made with love. :D And there was much love put into that clue book! I was honored to do it! :)

-gollygee
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Reply to: #408966 by zess the treehuggers
Jul 3, 2009 6:38pm
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Grateful that one of the first things that happened when we set foot on our campsite was that HarmonyMA found a penny and made a wish that the rain would stay away, effectively counteracting the Muddy Paws rain demon. Now, Paws, your camping rain curse has been broken. Go, and camp in peace.

So that's what did it! It was absolutely amazing! The Wildcats' son was at their house not 3 miles away and said they got torrential downpours!!!

Grateful for all the night boxers for their patience in the face of my phone call from reality that was just WRONG.

Huh? Hope everything is okay!
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Reply to: #408989 by zess the treehuggers
Jul 3, 2009 6:39pm
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It's all good!

Indeed!!! :)

-gollygee
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Reply to: #410020 by gollygee
Jul 3, 2009 6:44pm
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I think I need to come back and pass out some more hugs...
and confetti!!!!

GG
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Reply to: #407634 by muddy paws
Jul 9, 2009 12:55pm
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Excellent Adventure, Dude and Dudess. Thanks for everything.
Patty & Dave
lookin4moose & time2retire