[Agingracefully]

Johan, Katherine, Willis and Daisy-

Thank you all so much fo allowing me and my family to join in the celebration. As always, we had many memorable experiences and enjoyed the company of a diverse but always friendly crowd. A great time not dampende one bit by the deluge.

Everyone has their tails of mechanical snafu's and ours was on the tow home when the turbo on our F250 died just before hwy 278 on 95--we were bairly able to limp into the truck stop. This is the same new 250 that had a new motor put inless than 900 miles ago after the first turbo hand-grenaded. Since the first turbo blew when a friend had borrowed the truck I figured he should send his truck to rescue us and he did. To repay him I returned his truck with a shattered windshield courtesy of the dump truck in front of us so the saga continues. Moral: Friends don't let friends drive their Fords.

The bar has been raised, great driving this year--seems that we are all learning and improving.

Thanks to all, Rick, Erik and Adam Brownyard