A Diamond by Any Other Name

Is just not Neil. Lisa and I celebrated a night of feeling young again. This is not because we were lifted from our seats and dancing in the aisles, but rather because we were young compared to the rest of the audience.

How do we know we weren't like the rest of the audience:

1. Jack was not wearing Aqua Velva.

2. Lisa did not wear a crocheted tank top.

3. No $35 dollar concert shirts or $20 large font program for us... we spent our hard earned cash on alcohol.

4. We walked the stairs (in both directions!) to our seats... no Rascal queue at the elevator for us.

5. We needed several trips to the facilities during the two hour show. Next time we'll follow the geriatric lead and sport our Depends.

View from the tube

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Because grandma didn't feel comfortable getting out on the tube I decided that video was the next best thing. Hold on!

Glen Lake

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A view from on board the boat. John and Katherine logged in the most time in/on the tube. Jacob and Andrew made sure that all the provisions were safe for consumption. Luckily the boys don't like the taste of beer so at least Tim and I knew we wouldn't die from dehydration. As for Anna and Lisa they struggled to stay awake...Anna lost that battle.

Hunting for ...

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While in the Gulf of Mexico the boys were on the hunt for shells and other wonders. On the coast of Michigan the boys sought the elusive rock. Who knew rock hunting could be so fun?

Land's End Catalog

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The models in the recent Land's End catalog have nothing over the nautically inspired John. On a side note, the cover of this month's Land's End catalog features the instructors at the Chicago Yacht Club. Andrew and Katherine recognized their sailing instructors in the issue. At the Janezic house we're always happy that the boys' camp counselors aren't featured on Cops.

Nordic slide

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The Lestingi family took to the Nordic slide at Crystal Mountain. Thrill averse Andrew nearly wore out the brakes on his downhill run. On a positive note he handled Anna's mocking like a 'real man'.

Golf Partners

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While Tim and Lisa tried to get Mary Jo and me to share the same cart it just wasn't meant to be. After all it wouldn't be fair to either of them to have to compete with this dynamic duo.

MJ shot an incredible opening 9 and luckily she doesn't care about the score on the back nine. A good time was had by all (even if the scores didn't show it!).

Martha, Karen, and Doug

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We decided to host an impromptu party at our house this weekend. As a surprise to Martha (who turns 89 this week), Karen and Doug showed up for a surprise mini-reunion. Based upon the lack of left-overs all of the guests seemed to have a really good time.

Happy Summer and Happy Birthday to Martha.