AUGUST: Some
friends of ours had an extra spot on a Caribbean cruise, so Dave manned
up and went like the standup guy he is. What a trooper.
FEBRUARY: Jane
got the chance to go see the Packers win the Super Bowl, and was able
to invite a brother to come along. After six rounds of
rock-paper-scissors, four games of five-card stud, and several
fistfights, the one who got to come was John. There may have been some
bribery involved, too.
JULY: Before
the midnight showing of the last Harry Potter movie. Afterward,
Maggie’s “Stupefy” spell worked even without a magic wand.
AUGUST: Before
Maggie went off to college, we spent a few days in California while
Dave was off on his cruise. Here we are at the Musée Méchanique at
Fisherman’s Wharf.
MAY: Ursuline
Academy was founded in 1874, and evidently has not changed a whole lot
since then: here’s Maggie after three days of practice, doing the
official curtsy at her graduation ceremony. The whole diploma thing was
kind of an anti-climax after that.
APRIL: Jane’s
brothers Paul & Pat come down and work the pit crew for the NASCAR
race at Texas Motor Speedway. Two wheels fell off, and the car crashed.
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 AUGUST: At Kenyon College move-in. |
 SEPTEMBER: Eagle Court of Honor, where Dave got to give a speech about his life and goals. Most of them had to do with the three R's: Rock 'n' Roll, Romance, and Rugby. |
 JULY: Mike got to go on a trip to Alaska with his brother-in-law Mike Zang and friends. In the midst of all the cigars and drinking, they got a little fishing in as well. |
 MARCH: All four of us went to Battle Creek Ranch with the Venture Crew, where Jane bagged her first clay pigeon. It does not look very impressive hanging over the fireplace. |
 AUGUST: Maggie, still a few years shy of 21, had to sit and watch as Mike and Jane tried out various Napa Valley wines. At least they let her taste at the Jelly Belly factory tour. |
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 AUGUST: Maggie decided to go to Kenyon College, largely because it is one of the top ten schools that look the most like Harry Potter's school, Hogwarts. We are hoping she will learn something there other than Potions or Defense Against the Dark Arts. Though that would be kind of cool. |
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 NOVEMBER: At Jesuit's ArtQuest auction: that's either us or Brad and Angelina. |
 MAY: Maggie's Girl Scouts Gold Award Ceremony. Not an award for cookie salesmanship, as you might think. But she did tie for first in consuming them... |
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 JUNE: Another year of goofing off on stage in Bar None with a bunch of lawyers |
 NOVEMBER: Dave keeps his acoustic at Jesuit these days, and has hardly stopped grinning since he got his driver's license. On the other hand, everyone else on the road is looking kind of twitchy. |
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 ALL YEAR: Jean Claude. Not the most awe-inspiring home defense system. Or even defense from squirrels, when you get right down to it... |
 APRIL: Dolling up the Magster in preparation for Senior Prom. She cleans up pretty good. |
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 AUGUST: Jane's brother Joe joined us at Gettysburg, where we stopped en route to taking Maggie up to college in Ohio. This was a few hundred miles off the whole "en route" idea; Moke's sense of direction is not one of his strengths. |
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| Merry Christmas to All, and the Happiest of New Years! Mike, Jane, Maggie, & Dave |
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