Labor Day weekend 2010

This past weekend we were “camping” with our old club. Des Plaines Valley Camping Club.

We had a good turnout, I think there were 17 families in attendance. The party started on Friday and everyone started heading home on Monday.

Friday is a “unwind from the workweek night” and everyone was greeting and meeting and having a few cocktails, or beers. In what has come to be kind of a new tradition with the club there was a Texas Hold-em game. $5 buyin with unlimited rebuys. In the end I walked away big winner with $37…..and had to stumble back to the trailer after way too may beverages including some shots of Tequila….oh, my!

Saturday was off and running with every one enjoying morning coffee and friends. Our two grandsons slept over, so I was fighting with Linda for enough counter space to make some much needed coffee, sausage and scrambled eggs, while she was making waffles for the boys….

As has also become a tradition, two couples take over as wagon masters for this weekend. Every year they go “up North” for a week of fishing and fun and there is always a fish fry on Saturday. It is a lot of work for them and their volunteers, but the fish, walleye and perch, I believe, is always wonderful. Here are some shots of the preparation that goes into a good fish fry.

Barb, Pete and Scotty working away

some of the fish ready for the next steps

Margarita's to help fortify the work force, that is about a gallon of very strong stuff!!!!

Here the cooking pots are getting heated up to 350 degrees, exactly.

 

and finally everything is ready and all of the side dishes are in place.

 

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lots of smiling faces and happy tummy’s!!!!

Saturday night, another texas hold em game and guess who won another $35!!!!!

Sunday saw more happy faces and little groups gathering to talk and enjoy good company…

Several years ago Pete and Scotty make a “giant Jinga” game out of the equivalent of 2x4’s and they got the game out.

Things get pretty tense later in the game, and when it finally topples over, it makes a big noise!

Sunday afternoon, another poker game, this time 5-10-25 cent cash money game…..yes I won again, about $9….I am going to the casino on Tuesday to see if my luck holds out!!!!!.

For those of you interested, here is the link to the rest of the picture:  http://picasaweb.google.com/rufnitII/20100906LaborDay2010#

Monday we all headed back home or for those of us not working to other places. Linda and I drove back to South Bend for about 10 days, and are looking forward to our reunion with our dear old friend Jim and his new wife.

Hope that this finds you all well, and I hope that we can get together somewhere down the road

Love to all of you

Jim and Linda