Hi, Everybody!
I've actually been back since last Saturday, but I felt I deserved a little bit of hiatus and sleeping in. But now I'm back in "full force", as they say! Now: what I think I'm going to do over the next week and a half is write down each journal entry I did in my big fat journal (you may remember me showing it to youy once or twice if you're someone I showed it to). But before I do I'm going to keep you from getting confused, by giving you a cast list of everyone I'm going to mention.
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Mom, Dad, Micah, and me: you already know us.
Grandma and Grandpa: live in Oxford. They're the ones in charge of the trip every year.
Uncle Dan, Aunt Tracy: Dan is my mom's brother. They're both real funny folks.
Uncle Dave: Also my mom's brother. His wife Rachael didn't come this year.
Erin, Sierra, Hayden: Dave's kids. Erin is 17 (well, not anymore--turned 18 on the 12th), Sierra is 4, and Hayden is 2, and autistic. Leah stayed home too. She's 15, I think.
Great Uncle Joe: Grandpa's brother. Lives in Denver. Quieter than Grandpa.
Great Aunt Irene: Grandma's sister. Lives near DC. She writes stuff, like plays for kids. Also a quiet person.
Great Aunt Ellen and Uncle Chuck: live in Chicago and in Arizona. They're both pilots. They didn't come along this year, just let us sleep in their house.
Bill Kolansky: Lean, wiry, black hair, fun guy. Runs the Crowduck Lake Camp. Used to have a float plane, but it sank and they say it's no good anymore.
Nick Kolansky: Bill's dad. Like Bill, but with gray hair. I think he came from the Ukraine, once, long ago, but I can't hear any accent. He was the one who bought the camp originally. I don't know whether he still owns it or if he ceded it to Bill.
Crowduck Lake: Crowduck Lake
(sorry, it wouldn't let me put the full-size map there)
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That's about it. I'll edit out some of the parts that would be dense and fill space, and I'll also keep tabs on what's happening currently, alongside this play-by-play. First entry comes out tomorrow.
4 comments.
FYI: Leah's about 15. You should remember that! You USED to want to marry her (when you were a real little kid).
Man, jeez. I was using outdated information when I wrote that. Last time I asked her about her age was about three years ago and I never updated the figure. It has been changed to reflect real life.
-MOM!, you didn't have to bring THAT UP! You're banished. How do I delete a comment?
Erin will be 18 in August, not July. And if you think Uncle Joe is quiet, then you haven't sat on a boat all day with him. Or been in a van together from Duluth to Crowduck and back!
Keep up the good work--I can't wait for the first installment tomorrow. Grandma
One more minor thing: Erin and Leah are not Dave's kids. Just want to clear it up. Their dad's name is Chris.
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