Great Diana! I'll pick you up and we'll go on to Canada:p

That can be our next trip, Betsi!!!

You girls will have a blast. Can't afford it now for us. Hubby still unemployed.
But that is okay. You all have a good time and post pics please. Thanks Diana and Janet for the invite on FB.....Love you all...

Linda...it wouldn't cost you anything but a couple of personal days of work. I'd be happy to pay for the gas because I'm going anyway.

JUDY...same to you. Can you drive to my house and then I'll drive the rest of the way....or..fly into Indianapolis and I'd come get you?

and you too Paula...can we meet you somewhere. We really need everyone to come. There's still time to try and work it out. I'm going even if I have to walk...lol. Diana drove here so there is no reason I can't drive there.

I'm just north of Frankfort, Indiana.

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Wouldn't that be a surprise if I opened my front door to you two lol!

Ah...you know that we've have to let you know ahead of time!!! But, yes, I would love to surprise you like that!!!

WELL DARN! DARN! DARN! DARN! :thumbdwn:

I can't believe it - I'm not going to get to come to Kansas! I am sooo disappointed!!!

My niece is coming to Austin for a wedding that VERY weekend. She just finalized her plans, so I just found out. Since she is coming, so is my sister-in-law (her mom), my sister, and my other niece and her family. It will be lots of fun - a sort of mini-family reunion that weekend. I love for them to come down - just NOT that particular weekend.

Ah well, next time! :(

NO Gayle!! NO, NO, NO!!!!!!!!!!!

It's true Betsi! I'm so sad.

Well you all need to keep your fingers crossed for me too. The puppies are 8 weeks old...they are definitely ready to go to new homes by 10 weeks. I need some of the puppy money to come and I haven't had any calls yet.

Also...our renter just lost his job. If we can't find someone else to rent, (or if he can't find another job) then the only thing we can do is refinance which we do not want to do. Everything will be paid off in 2 years. We can't afford to make both payments so pray we find someone else to rent.

Sometimes life just sucks and makes me wonder if it's even worth it. I know I sound like I'm having a pity party but for crying out loud....all I want is to be able to visit a friend and come hell or high water....I'm going to try my hardest.

I'm so sorry Janet! I was thinking that it might not be a good time for Diana since she'll probably be working by then. Maybe we should just try it again sometime:o

Betsi....I was just thinking that. September is a beautiful month!

Oh Gayle and Janet.....I'm so disappointed!!! I've been so excited!!! Gayle would it help if we moved it up or back a week? Or September is fine with me too. I know that the date we had picked out was iffy for Marilyn.

Betsi, you and your husband are still more than welcome to stay at our home going up and back......and spending a few days!!!

Moving back a week wouldn't help me either, because my school would be started by then and the first week of school is just crazy. Plus, it wouldn't work out for Betsi if we moved it.

We are going to get together, it will happen!

It would probably be better if we changed it to a different time completely. Thank you for the offer to come by Diana, but since we'll have the puppy, we should probably just come straight home with him. We'll get together sometime soon, and we won't let anything get in our way!!

Would everyone still be willing to go on a cruise? Scott was offered a project with a lot of overtime and I could definitely work some overtime and I'm sure we could work up enough time off to get away somewhere warm this winter without jeopardizing our trip to Europe next year...

Moving it would be fine with me. I was just checking in before checking airline ticket prices. The timing was stretching the schedule a bit, but if everyone else was going to be there, I was determined to make it. Late September looks good. At least for now.

I'm starting to fill my piggy bank again :D

I would love to go on a cruise or meet anywhere!!!! Everyone's still welcome to come here but I'm flexible on whatever we decide!!! I've told Glen that if the "girls" ever have a meet up.....consider me gone!!!!!

I would just love to meet all of you!!! I bet we would just have a wonderful visit!! :)

I would like to go anywhere you all are....I just need to find these puppies a new home.

I'm excited about meeting all of you!!! If we can just find a time when it will work with everyone's schedules and finances. The economy has hurt us, but I can still afford a plane ticket and hotel to most anywhere in the continental US/Canada. (Also, still have a few AmEx member rewards points left.) So let me know if another date is set, and we'll see how it goes. I could only make a weekend, this year. Vacation will soon be all used up. Next year, will get 3 weeks though, so may be able to make it a long weekend.

Diana, Rex also knows that if a meetup happens, I'm outta here!!!:D

I am going to be at Mt. Pleasant, Texas, on the 14th of August......just a couple of weeks. How far is that from anyone in Texas? We're going to spend a few days there with family but could probably get away for a meet up!!!

It's only 2 hours from ME!!!!! How long will you be there? That's when we leave to go get the puppy:eek: Maybe we could come through that way so I could at least hug your neck!!!!

We'll probably only be there a few days. With Glen I never know how long. When is it that you're leaving to get your dog?

It's about a five hour drive for me :(. Because it's the weekend before ALL my family is coming to town, I'm afraid I'll be covered up with cooking, cleaning and the like. Wish you were closer!!!

Bummer, Gayle!!! Still 5 hours is quite a ways away!!!

We won't be able to be there either. We're traveling with other folks right now and won't be back yet. :(