Nora here

Hi gang,

 

So I hear you all had a WONDERFUL time at the cottage!  Yeaaa!!!  I promise that next year we’ll be there!  We’re settling in here….unpacking starting a new job, exploring…

I’ll be back in Wisconsin from Wednesday, July 30^th until Wednesday, August 6^th.  Hope to see some of you there!

 

Note my new e-mail address!

 

Love and hugs,

 

N.

 

 

 

 

Nora E. Flood

Vice President of School Services

 

Colorado League of Charter Schools

725 S. Broadway, Ste 7

Denver, CO  80209

303-989-5356, ext 109

www.coloradoleague.org

 

 

1st Annual Frank Flood Family Reunion...a weekend of close calls!

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It all began on Wednesday with the first arrivals. The day brought rain with the Bowron-Floods (Chris, Steph, Emily, & Nicholas) arriving from Rochester. Thursday they went treasure hunting (geo-caching) and drove up to Crandon for lunch and swimming. It rained in the afternoon...Thank goodness for the portable DVD player! Anne and Alice arrived late Thursday - after an interesting flight for Anne from Vegas.

Friday, a bunch more of the gang came up! Tim, Sally, Kiwi, and Po joined us early...Jackie hitched a ride with them too! Dan and Sally arrived shortly thereafter. Some of us went to Crystal Lake for a beautiful afternoon of swimming - then to the Firelight for fish fry! We sat around the campfire, made s'mores and the yummy caramel cracker thingys! We enjoyed lots of singing without the bugs! As the fire fizzled, the Bob Floods (Bob, Linda, Sam, Margaret, David, Theresa, John Thomas, Josiah, Penny, & Mr. Bill) arrived - now it's PARTY TIME! We actually welcomed them as we headed to bed.

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Saturday morning was sunny and bright! Kevin and Peter brought 50 lbs. of brats and lots of food for breakfast - YUM! Mary brought Grandpa and they were ready for lunch! Many of us swam and played in the lake for most of the day! Chris, Sam, and the boys spent 4 hours out on the raft! Nicholas took an unexpected swim, but Daddy was there to save him! Mary was so excited to show the boys how well she could throw that she fell right on her butt on the dock...I wasn't there, but I heard it was pretty funny...only because she wasn't hurt! She's a trooper and laughed it off! Some of us went to church with Grandpa. Those that stayed behind cooked a feast fit for the Floods (chili, corn, cookies, pie, etc.)! Thank goodness the bathroom is not outside anymore (or maybe we wish it was)! After dinner, some (too many) of us decided to take the pontoon out for a sunset cruise. Just beyond the floating dock, an error in weight distribution (due to chili and beer?) caused the boat to take on an unwanted amount of water. I guess 9 adults and 3 kids just work on the pontoon. At one point, the entire deck was under water - oops! Our hearts were racing, but don't worry, Chris saved is chili and beer from spilling or falling overboard! Mary had it all under control - especially her wine. We safely made it to shore and decided a campfire was more our style, but the question is...will Alice ever go on another boat ride? Sally welcomed us with survivor cookies made by John Thomas and the other kiddos. Campfire treats and songs were great although an errant firework thrown by Peter almost took out Margaret and Theresa. That sure was an exciting ending to a terrific day at the cottage.

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Sunday woke us with smoke alarms from George's cabin. They found out pretty quickly that burning plastic doesn't smell very good. All was okay and again - Mary had it all under control! We ate breakfast for lunch after Danny and Chris took Grandpa fishing! Grandpa had a ball and even drank a BEER! He can't wait for his next trip up North!  This is the first of many Frank Flood Family reunions up north and many more memories to come!

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For all of you who didn't make it this year...you were there in our hearts, prayers and conversations! I can't wait for the next one! Love you all!

Annie

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Stay tuned for details regarding reunion weekend.

 

Chris/Anne

FLOOD REUNION July 19th 2008 at the Cottage!!!!!!!!!

FLOOD REUNION July 19th 2008 at the Cottage!!!!!!!!!

A quick update for the Flood reunion…I am sending this to those of you that are coming. If you think others are …please share this with them.
Chris/Steph and family are going to the Cottage on Wednesday ( 7/16 )
Alice/Annie arriving at Cottage Friday (7/18 ) Ryan unable to attend ( it is their 1st anniversary )
Mary/Dad coming on Saturday ( 7/19 )
Dan/Sally and family….
Bob/Linda and family….
Peter/Kevin….
Tim/Sally and family….
Ann/Barry unable to attend
Nora/Mark unable to attend
Mike/Ann not heard from
Items to note:
Please bring:
Sheets/towels/washcloths to be taken home with you
Raid your pantry and bring food for buffet style meals
Drinks in coolers to share with all
Pillows/blankets/sleeping bags
I have toilet paper/paper towels/real coffee (not decaf)/coffee filters/citronella candles
These are a few of the things I thought we should get started on…Call if you want or e-mail back

Love to all………and we thought this could only happen in Hawaii !!!!!!!!!!!
Alice

Don't forget about the Frank Flood Family Reunion coming up the third weekend in July at the cabin.