last day and memories

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Some fun memories from our trip this year:
. Perfect Family 1.0 (red swim suits) and Perfect Family 2.0 (including Dan’s “Life Partner”, Grace)
– “Summer in a Glass” – yummy drink
– Mama’s bibliography and Daddy’s updated biosketch – ugh!
– Candy Kitchen versus Kilwin’s – where is the cookies-n-cream fudge?
– Doors to the house connected to an alarm that said “side door open” every single time
– Dolphins – many – swam by us every day, sometimes multiple times a day
– “Playing tennis” with Dan and Maya across 2 courts and into the trees
– Maya getting good at volleyball
– Madey reading Harry Potter book 2 for bedtime
– Mama got to sleep in
– Went on 7 mile bike ride through a Henlopin marshland; Maya and Mama traded bikes for the second half.
– Madey and Maya getting Henna tattoos – matching moons on their legs and interesting hand/finger designs
– Stepping on crabs
– Outdoor shower was a huge hit
– Watching “Penguin” movies with while eating Gratto’s pizza
– Bunkbeds and the kids’ dorm
– Grandpa Dick – Go fracking
– KEMPS – card game
– Cilantro times 2
– “Gentle Hugs” = Dan’s (attempted) dunking of Dad (failed)
– BigFish and PigFish – both with Grandpa Dick
– Body surfing!!! – Maya and Mama learning how
– DiJube on the beach
– Subway on the way down and the way home

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Waffle Fries Rock on!

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You just finished a week of Girls Rock! Rochester, and it was AWESOME!! Playing in a band of five girls (you on keyboard and our dear friend and neighbor Ariel on vocals), you created a name and logo, you authored a song, and you screen printed your t-shirts. A professional photographer took your group and solo shots. Today you performed “Waffle Fries” the song for a very large, screaming audience. (I know, because I was one of the ones screaming!! 🙂 )

You owned the work this week – writing your chords on your arm so you could practice. Feeling the stress and then relief of having to author a song collaboratively with a deadline.

Watch you Rockin’ On!! Here is your performance on YouTube!!

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Definitely need to do it again next year!!