YAY!!! We had three of us meeting up today! Skipper (Erica) and her three ankle biters Madison, Mackenzie and Morgan (I think I got the names right?) and Julianna (gidyup3) and I met in Grand Rapids. It was such a nice time. Erica's girls were antsy as kids are, but they were very well behaved considering they didnt know the adults at all!

We had a wonderful lunch at Dennys and hope to meet up again in October for the GLAS bird show at the Delta Plex in GR.

Only two pics of the group (well the girl that we wrangled into taking the photo said she didn't know how to use a camera - she wasn't kidding!) but they turned out nice.


Mackenzie............Erica......Madison (I think), me............Julianna
hiding her face...Skipper.........little one.......jobo2mi.........gidyup3




No I am NOT sleeping sitting up!!! The girl taking the photo wasn't kidding when she said she didnt know how to use a camera! But it actually turned out pretty good, except for my eyes being closed in this one

Great pictures! It looks like you guys had a great time!

Now that is a beautiful bunch of ladies.... That is so wonderful that you all were able to meet up with each other....
Thanks Jo----

that is so great i wish all of us on here could meet that woild be great.. glad you all had fun

I was really fun! I can't wait for the October bird fair now!

Well mark your calendar ....

Saturday - October 18, 2008 - GLAS 32nd Annual Fall Bird Fair at the Delta Plex, 2500 Turner NW, Grand Rapids, MI. 10 AM - 4 PM. Admission is $3, Seniors 60 & up $2 and children under 12 free with paid admission. Plenty of Vendor space available, contact noahbird@sbcglobal.net for more info

Great Lakes Aviculture Society

Hope to see Michigan members there!!!

It was fun!.. and yes my girls were very antsy...but they had a long car ride to get there and I had my timing off so then we waited....2yr olds don't wait...LOL (exspecially when overdue for a nap) Next time it will be just me. then we can get in more talking! It was such a pleasure meeting you both and I'm looking forward to Oct..

LOL poor Morgan got her head cut off in the pic..Mackenzie didn't want her's taken and Madalyn was set in her way of being a 2 yr old... It was an intersting picture session to say the least.

*sigh*

I'm glad you guys got to meet up, wish I could have gone to the luncheon instead of the Nascar race. Got BAAAAAAAD sunburn! I will be at the Oct. bird fair for sure, can't wait to meet all of you!!

Skipper and jobo together...?

No wonder my ears were burning!

Wow...good job you guys...

Not many QP.commers here...just 4 that I know of...and I see one every day!!!

Jo, did you ride your scooter???

Its nice to be able to put a face to a name.

mmmmmm.....if ONLY you knew the things that were said.....only good things of course i assure you!!!

I think so too Connie. It is nice being able to put a face to the words you see.

Yeah rrrrrrrrrrite!

Sure CQ only good things Do you have any ears LEFT??!!!

No, Connie, I didn't ride the scoot that far yet. I DID take it on a 35 mile ride on Sunday, so it won't be long and I'll do the 50+ miles to GR, but it was just too dang far yet for me. Made the 35 mile ride fine, tho, so my confidence is pretty high right now

There are about 10 or 12 Michigan ppl that COULD meet up, IF they were amenable to it ...... we could meet in a central location, but no takers yet, just Skipper, gidyup3, me and Ringo's Mom in Grand Rapids so far. (Rose couldn't make this meetup as she was off watching the ZOOM ZOOMs at MIS speedway ) But it was nice to have this short meeting to start. We all had sooooooo much to talk about, with our families, our kids and our fids, and of course QP Forum! I enjoyed it and hope to see some of the girls agin ... Erica may join me for a Griffins hockey game sometime this season Woot!!! Always more fun when you have someone to cheer WITH!!! We were cheering Michael Phelps on at the Olympics Saturday nite on Yahoo! hehehehe that was fun!

Only the first of many meetings among friends, I hope!

I can't belive you don't believe me CQ!!! I swear we said you had the umm biggest heart ever....and what a kind kind old soul...and wait..I need to so get my Sh!t kickers...it's getting deep in here...............................ok I'm back.......and so handsome.... and the list goes on I assure you! we just love ya!

You bet I'm meeting up with you for a game if I get the chance! But I gotta warn you....I get a wee bit competative and will REALLY get into it even if I have no clue what's going on! LOL but I have a feeling between the two of us Jo we'll be very entertianing!!!

Glad to hear your scooter trip went well! how did the SIL like it?

Much more of that kinda BS and I'll be able to scratch the end of your nose from here...

oh it just hurts my feelings that you don't believe me CQ!! I don't know if i can go on living; knowing that you think i'm full of BS! It breaks my heart i'm telling you...it just breaks my heart. *sniff sniff* I don't know if i'll EVER be able to get over this! excuse me while i go lick my wounds.





............................................................ ok i'm over it! hey if that's the only way i'll ever get to visit the UK I'll do it!
mmmmm wouldn't it be FUN if Jo AND I came over at the SAME time?! OOOOOOO even better!!...We'll get IMPy up and feeling better and bring her too!!! Watch out CQ there isn't a TOP spot high enough for you to escape on!!!!!

I WAS in UK last year, but unfortunatly didn't know about CQ much back then I would have LOVED to been introduced to George, and Insect, and Kayak and the rest of your flock Q...