SPECIAL THANKS!!!

I would like to give a special thanks to several people who went out of their way to make yesterday GREAT! 1. Jo and Randall for donating the bingo game!!! WooHoo, I won $5.25 and had only used $3!!!!!! 2. Rhonda and Jay for all the tshirts, paints, hotdogs, goodie bags and stuff for the kiddos. Did Christine and Missy Lissy have a hand in the paint bringing? If so thanks!!! 3. Sandra & Crystal for the wonderful fashion show!!!! I loved it!!! And Sandra, you can SING!!!!!! And thanks, too, Sandra, for the attention awards! 4. The lovely bevy of ladies who dressed up for us and let us hoot and holler at them!!! 5. Becky for the wonderful key chains! 6. everyone for the GREAT food! 7. All my toters and fetchers for helping the per decrepid Queen esp my men for driving my truck!!!!! 8. Each and everyone for taking time out of their regular lives to come and bash away with us! You folks are so wonderful!!!! 9. If I left any wonderful person out, I am sorry, and I do thank you, but the Queen's mind can't hold too much info at one time anymore! Ya'll were all so great! And all the wonderful little folks! They are such a blessing!! And BOO HISS to all those who could not make it! We missed you and did our best to talk about you!!!!! Love you all! Smoochies Arlies PS When and where is the next one?????????????????????

I want to thank everyone who took the time to make sure this was a great a Bash as it was. The whole bear clan had a blast. I mean it wore the lil ones out they slept all the way home lol. I some how left my gift bag from Sandra and my stuff there so if anyone found it I loved it just forgot it didnt realise it till we got home . I want to add that so many of you looked so good it is unreal. I am so proud to be a part of such a great group of losers. Love you all, Barry

IT WAS SOOO FUN!!!!! Thank you guys for being there, arlies for headin this up and getting us organized. Bear I did not get to speak to you there, but your clan was wonderful, g-kids A-dorable, wife soo sweet. I am so glad you guys were there. And the CHICKEN ROTEL - wish I had some now! Was it curly egg noodles?, velveta cheese? and rotel? what all was in it? Can't wait for the next thang - when is it, can I come, wow, I'm too excited. Everybody made it so special and FUN.

I think I have your goody bag in my truck which isn't unloaded yet!!!! Shows how tired the Queen was!!!! If so, I'll let you know and get your snail addy and send it to you....also got some assorted signed teeshirts that I will describe if I ever clean out that back seat! We brought the crockpot and the veggies in....and that was all! Smoochies Arlies

I also wanted to take the chance to thank everyone for a great time. I wasn't prepared at all to come to the bash, wasn't really expecting to have the time off to go and sure didn't have the money to go for gas or lodging. Thanks so much SARA for bringing me and my little one along on a very cool weekend retreat. I had so much fun and I'm just so happy that I got to see everyone again. All you posties, you have all lost SO much weight already just since June, it's amazing. You ladies are georgeous and our Bear.. wow !!!!! Sara and I sat around lookin' at the last bash pics on my laptop last nite at the hotel and we're both just in awe at how much everyone's changed !!! I don't know how much longer I will be in Mississippi. Hubby's ship is currently in Mayport ( Jacksonville ) FL and once the USS Gates decommissions, we're supposed to have moved along to the USS Hall that was also stationed in Pascagoula, yet at this point we haven't heard any specifics on where they're gonna go, if they are returning to 'Goula or if they're moving to JAX or whatever. Kinda sux, hubby is at least on land at this point and can come home but the eight hour drive and the gas cost is outrageous, he only comes home once a month. We just can't afford it, the last few months have stretched our budget so much, plus my out-of-the -blue gallbladder surgery in New Orleans and the root canal all pulled extra $$ out of our pockets we were trying to save up. Oh well. Life goes on. We're blessed and I'm very happy that we all got to see each other again. I might not MAKE IT To the next one!!!! So I hope someone starts posting pictures soon ( cough.. ahem.. CHRISTINE MELISSA RHONDA lol ) so we can all look at them Take care everyone, be safe and God Bless each and every one of you wonderful folks !!! ~Andie~