National Convention - NEXT WEEK

I hope you have made your reservations made for the best convention in town. We are getting more things ready as we speak. There are so many different classes being offered it will make your head spin. Get out your funniest clothes and dress up for the big ball of Friday night. Then get ready for Saturday and Sunday with many speakers and friends. You can come for all of it or just parts of it - Register on line - Friday - October 29 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM - Chapter Leader (support group) Training 3:00 PM Registration opens 6:00 PM Vendors Forum Open 7:00 PM The Ball Startrs - Come and hear our live band "Planet 80's" Saturday - October 30 8:30 - Vendors Forum Open 9:00 - General Sessions - be on time for your tickets 9:40 to 12:00 PM - classes - you get to pick the classes you want to go to - From Bariatric issues to plastics... Lunch will be served - 1:00 to 4:30 - More classes to pick from - 5:00 Pm you are on your own for to visit City Walk or party into the night with your firends... Sunday - October 31 8:30 AM - Vendor Forum Open 9:00 AM - General Session - Start Be on time for the special drawing 9:30 to 11:00 AM - Special Speakers 11:00 AM - Performance by special group 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM - Lunch 12:30 to 1:40 PM An afternoon full of speakers and discussion groups 1:40 to 2:00 PM - Closing and drawings The entire weekend is only $75 Friday only $25 Saturday only $30 Sunday only $30 Hope you can come and enjoy the fun and learning. If you have any questions feel free to contact me at 866 957-4636 x 385. See you soon, Monica Ganz, Ph.D.

We can;t wait to see you there!!!! Becky

I am so excited that you are coming - We are going to have so much fun... Monica

Monica, How many people are registered for the convention next week? We have decided to bring the 200 cookbooks with us, Plus the free one for you. It is just too expensive to ship 200 lbs with any guarantee of arrival time. We have 140 of them ready so far and the rest should be finished by this evening. We are all getting excited. I have not heard back from Jeff yet on offering them through the OH store. I will try his numbers again this afternoon. Becky said that you asked about me following Plastics. I am doing great. I have a designer belly button that they are going to remove the stitches from tomorrow morning. I have some extra swelling, but probably because I always pu**** I even went to the Zoo with my daughter's class field trip on Monday (1 1/2 weeks post-op). I am amazed that my waist is actually hour-glass shaped now!!! Whoohoo!!! This is the first time in my life for that. I can't wait to see the final appearance once the swelling subsides. See you next Friday in sunny CA. Sherry Gates High

Sherri, What you ahve ready is enough - attendance is now at about 225. I can't wait to see all of you. Sherri take it easy... Monica

Sherry, how's my favorite Okie Friend? I hope you had a great weekend!!! We had a great karaoke party in the LA area last night. The Police shut us down! Leonard

Loenard, I am doing just great. Sounds like quite a party!!! I wish I could have been there. Was the singing that bad, or was it just that good that people couldn't stay away? Either way, it sounds like a blast!! My computer at home lost a "dll" file when one of my kids shut it down wrong. I am going to have to have someone with more innnerworkings knowledge than I look at it. So, I had to wait till I got to the office this morning to try to catch-up on emails. I'll see you around on the boards. Your Okie Friend, XOXOXOX Sherry Gates High