Good friends, good lunch

Wilma and Joanne are in town, meeting up with Delran friends for their annual summer vacation jaunt.

Tom and I had dinner with Wilma and Harry at Prospectors Wednesday night (we thought they would dance, too, but it was not to be; we did, though and had big big fun).

Tom and I both went the Dr. route on Wednesday too. I will be back in physical therapy starting Monday...this time for my left shoulder and it turns out Tom's pain is from shingles! poor thing. I hope it gets better fast.

In other yesterday news, I booked a flight for Tim from Memphis to Myrtle Beach and he will be joining us on our vacation there at the end of August. :-)


So today, after the dentist (look, ma, no cavities!), and a Market America moment (my dental hygienist expressed interest in nutritional supplements, specifically minerals), I drove to Fairview Diner to meet Wilma, Joanne, Rosina, and Jean Zensen for lunch. Surprise! Archie, Jean Lombardi, and Marcia were there too! It was a great reunion!
And a good photo op!








I had a whomp marathon in lieu of dancing at Prospectors (maybe Tom will be feeling better tomorrow. I hope so. Poor Tom.)

Day 3 Jambo

Toby Keith was the highlight of an entertaining and sound filled Jamboree kind of day I had a lot of visits and comments from other JITH attendees as I sat in the sun reading my Harry Potter book (no, I still haven't finished it).
We caught up with the Michelle and Dave crew again, and also the Bill, Jeff, Patrick (without Patrick) crowd. A really nice part of annual attendance at the Jamboree in the Hills is reuniting with all the wonderful people we've met over the years.
Tomorrow is the last day. It goes so fast!
Hello to Doreen, George, and Sam in Disney World!

Jamboree and Harry Potter

Yesterday was sunnier, but surprisingly cool on the hill. It was band day at JITH with Outlaw, 38 Special, Marshall Tucker, and Charlie Daniels.



We were happy to run into our old friends from last year, Michelle, Dave, and the crowd.





We had a lot of fun on Day 2.




Then it was off to Walmart to buy the new Harry Potter after midnight!

(No, I didn't finish reading it yet!)

Jamboree Day 1

We left NJ about 10:30 p.m. Wednesday night and arrived in St. Clairsville, OH at 5:30 a.m. Tom had to drive through some heavy rains while I slept.

We went to Undo's for the annual lunch buffet ritual, and then headed to the JITH grounds to get wristbanded and buy t-shirts and check out the area. I have never been in a shorter line (aka what line?) Maybe the weather threats scared them off...

We went back for the evening shows of Kelly Pickler, Taylor Swift, Jack Ingram, and Brad Paisley. They were all good. The weather was not as bad as expected and we didn't melt. (Thank goodness!) People watching prevailed once again this year as the top rated activity.




Tomorrow's roster is light and more rock than I am used to here.

Tomorrow after midnight, the new Harry Potter book goes on sale. I am so in line for it!

I saw the articles regarding Jim Duda on the Delran website (http://www.delranschools.com) The tribute was so touching....

Countdown to JITH

Tomorrow is our last full day before heading out for the Ohio event.

Very sad news came today...Jim Duda, the DMS principal had a massive heart attack and died. Someone called to ask me if what they had heard was true and I called around and discovered, sadly, that it was. He will certainly be missed....

Over the last few days Tom and I danced and played golf and saw the new Harry Potter movie. I missed dancing on Sunday....because there wasn't any (as I had previously thought).

I am in contact with most of the sibs, all of whom will be in CA for the next three weeks or so, sans us. But our thoughts will be with them. (It would be very cool if we could hook up with Jeff and his crew in Las Vegas after the Jamboree, but i don't see that feasibly happening....)

Uh oh!

Guess what? It turns out the Verizon wireless store people did NOT change our plan properly. Luckily we decided to see what it looked like on the website and caught it. A very nice online Verizon person I called (named Luke) straightened it out for us.
Moral of the story: Be wary!

Prospectors tonight (Friday, the 13th) was fun. We didn't win Toby Keith tickets, but we did get tickets to the Marshall Tucker band show in DE for Sunday. Sounds like fun. (They are going to be at the Jamboree in the Hills, too. (So is Toby Keith!)

Nothing much...and you?

Yesterday we had fun golfing with a new friend, Dave. It was a gorgeous day and we walked all the holes. (I usually grab a cart for the second half!) Avoiding the sprinklers was a goal of mine, but it reminded me of childhood loving the sprinkler days!

Then we went back to the Verizon Wireless store to change our recently changed calling plan (?!!) and buy wireless Blue Tooth headphones for Tom. (He is such a gadget guy!)

We almost went dancing as we passed our favorite site, Prospectors, but circumstances beyond our control overrode that decision. (We had danced impromptu-ly the night before in sandals. Not easy!)

The ironic event of the day today was getting an email from Gina letting us know about this upcoming Country Cruise sponsored by Prospectors next January. Little did she know that we are already booked to go on it! Whoo hoo!

Yesterday, I wished for the stock market to go up and ...lo and behold...best ever high! Today I am wishing for World Peace.......

New blog

I decided to start afresh with the blog bit, and today is the day!
However, just for the record and my own never-get-rid-of-anything comfort level, here are my old sites of yesteryear (through yesterday): aroseisarose, experimentalteacher, and Mrs. Sallee's Class.

It's 11 a.m. and time for the daily word whomp tourney. Doreen and I will have to continue the diversify your portfolio discussion afterward. Or, with luck, later today after Tom and I get home from the beach.

Ardent prayer to the stock market: stay up for awhile, please!