Cross - Dawson would happily be your minion any day!!
our thanks to the following:
1) Hurricane, we couldn't have gotten there without you...and for being strong enough to say "goodbye" when it got to that point...
2) Fayma and Tony for the pics from last year - our blank wall that needed pics for 2 years finally got the right ones
3) Silkie for playing introducer early on - Dawson felt better knowing Anna's name - he never got why she and Josh were called "snotties" - so thank you for doing that
4) Fayma, Lily, Spike and the BIBs, and especially the Park Service for coordinating and letting us have such a wonderful place to play each year...
5) Shay - mmm, for those raisin-donut things...mmmm...so gald we met ya in Key Largo!!
6) Sassanee and Vintage for the Thai food...thank you for the yum yums and the laughs - you guys rock!!
7) Cross, for making my jaw drop every time you spoke - you are SOOOO DAMN funny!!
8) Jeff for the venison and more...delish!!
9) Mission - for letting me share a piece of my "paid world" life - I love being the fun bank manager
10) Lily - for sooo much, but especially just being you - what a pure heart you have!!
11) Mickey and Kate - for the wine, for fixing my gun and letting me shoot yours, Mickey, and for fitting into the boy clothes, Kate, so I didn't feel huge 'cause you are tiny!!
12) Stynky - for your yummy "shite" - it was so great seeing you again!!
13) Diosa - for bringing us home and going WAY above and beyond when I know you was not feelin good - thank you for running WTP - Dawson was soooo happy he could partake...and thanks for Plan B every time we turned around
14) Island Cutter - for taking care of my lost coat so I didn't have a mental break down
15) Drop Dead - for asking Diosa and I to be bridesmaids...we love you and are so happy to be part of it!!
16) Scotty for pounding in our stakes thru that damn coral!! Even the mini hurricane couldn't fight those!!
17) Sully for coming down to play and for bringing Ulick - he was great fun and sooo despirately needed in several events...
18) Doug, Cutter and Io for teaching me about the care and cleaning of Cast Iron - ugh, what a pain!!
19) Callenish for the warm showers....wow, didn't know how good that would feel - loved seeing you guys again as well - Hammish is growing soo much!! he is so perfectly gorgeous!!
20) Viceroy who transformed Dawson into a quiet, respectable footboy (albeit for a day)
21) the entire Archangel Crewe who made us laugh so much and made our bellies full...always a plus!!
22) Youngblood, whom I thank every day for making me so proud and lucky to be your mom
And lastly, my husband, Bootleg, who, though he couldn't come 'cause of work, still allowed Dawson and I to enjoy and reconnect with each other and with old and new friends...
thank you all!!