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We are going to have an adults only bash to celebrate Amy and Luis’s upcoming wedding.
Since they didn’t have room for more than family and very close friends at the wedding… we decided to give them a couples shower this sunday..
Being the wonderfully odd couple that they are.. they plan to get married on the mexican day of the dead… so don’t get freaked if a few skeletal celebrants hang about… they are invited guests.
we are giving it in what i hope will be an empty house.. which just happens to have one of the best views of Vashon Island, the ferries and the sound.
if you want a chair, you might want to bring it. If you have a favorite libation.. you might want to bring that too.
There is no such thing as excess as long as you aren’t underage, driving or groping the hostesses (JoB, JenV & JanS & Charla )… or anyone else without asking first…
We will be dining and drinking and dishing… food will be finger foods… unless luis makes his chili..
but no shower games, silly hats or cakes.
I tried to talk them into doing the money dance… without the dance.. so we could pin money to them…. kind of like pin the tail on the donkey… but i don’t think they are going to go for it.. something about pins and alcohol…
maybe if we give them enough drinks:)
Amy and Luis have enjoyed the friendships they have made here on the forum so much that they asked me to open this up to any and all on the forum who would like to come and wish them well.
You may know them as Amy and Soclwrkrinmotn
After careful consideration… we will not be heaving children, pets and contentious guests over the balcony… my insurance said no.
When: Sunday Sept 28 starting around 4…
Where: 7925 Californeia Ave SW…
keep your cars safe and park on the side streets
What to bring: yourself, a chair if you want one.. seating will be very limited.. and any alcoholic beverages you might want to drink.
Amy and Luis already have a full house, so they have asked that we forgo the usual shower gifts… no victoria secret surprises… but if you would like to give them a little something they would be grateful for donations to their honeymoon fund …
We will also have a basket for very inexpensive items you think they shouldn’t honeymoon without. Knowing this crowd, that should provide far more entertainment than any silly shower game.
If you can’t come this sunday.. it is late notice.. and still want to send them alittle somthing… please feel free to visit wishpot.com…
i think that’s where the wedding registry is with a link to the honeymoon fund.
http://www.wishpot.com/list.aspx?uid=11617&list=52160
I really hope you can make it… they are looking forward to celebrating their love with good friends.
this just hit my email box:
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Dear MomsRising.org Member,
Yesterday, MomsRising.org members tried to deliver our letter–signed by over 21,000 people–to Governor Sarah Palin’s office in Washington, D.C. The letter simply asked, “Where do you stand?” on key issues of importance to moms and families.
But, we were turned away at the door.
When pressed, Palin’s staff told the group to drop the letter in the mail, refusing to acknowledge the crowd of moms (and adorable baby) who were in the office to hand deliver it.
Snail mail can take a while, and we want to make sure that this election covers more than moose burgers and body surfing. All candidates–male, female, Democrat, Republican, and other–should speak to these issues. Some are, and others aren’t (1). So, we’re bringing our questions to the next level: getting our questions front and center in the Vice Presidential Debate on October 2nd.
Email PBS Senior Correspondent Gwen Ifill, who will be moderating the debate, to tell her you want these important questions asked: http://www.momsrising.org/VPDebateQuestions
The MomsRising.org team has written five questions we’d like to see posed to both Palin and Biden in that debate (see the questions below (2)). Let’s get these questions to the debate moderator so the American public gets a chance to hear both candidates, side-by-side, answering the same questions.
When you click the link above, you’ll send a message to Gwen Ifill and cc both of the presidential campaigns to let them know that over 21,000 voters want to hear them talk about these issues (which impact millions of Americans) at the debate.
Tell your friends to email Gwen Ifill, too! She needs to know how deeply important these issues are for millions of Americans–and that we demand they be addressed now!
Thank you!
–Kristin, Joan, Mary, Katie, Laura, Roz, Ashley, and the entire MomsRising.org Team
1. MomsRising members are tracking all of the candidates’ speeches, tallying any mention of issues that impact moms. See their tallies at http://www.momsrising.org/candidatesbingo. If you plan to watch the presidential debate tomorrow, September 26th, you can tally the issues, too! Get your scorecard at http://www.momsrising.org/bingocard — and keep an eye out for opportunities to get involved as the campaigns continue!
2. Our questions:
* Right now, the birth of a child is the number one cause of a “poverty spell” in America, and 1/4 of families with young children are living in poverty. Do you support a policy to provide paid family and medical leave to parents following birth or adoption of a new child?
* Nearly 1/2 of all full-time, private sector workers in the U.S. have no paid sick days. Do you support a policy to provide paid sick days for workers to use when they or their children get sick?
* In most American families, both parents work outside the home. Please tell us what your administration would do to help parents secure excellent, affordable childcare?
* Studies show that moms are paid 73 cents and single moms are paid about 60 cents to the dollar for doing the exact same job as men. Do you support the Fair Pay Restoration Act and the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act?
* A child is born every 41 seconds without healthcare. What kind of Health Care Policy could Americans expect in your administration?
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