Flam hon, all you have to do is bus to B’ham and I’d take you. Next time, I hope. But Awana is such a wonderful thing…you’ll do best to join your kids.
VenusProbe Of course, your kids come first. But I hope you can join us in the fall, when we are planning an Underground Tour/dinner after Nymysys and her wonderful husband move here.
Krisfer the Cat…Wow, we have SUCH bad timing! Please do me a favor and let me KNOW when you are going to be here next time? We can arrange things around YOU instead of vice versa!
MsWhatsit…[sub]Scotti speaks severely to MsWhatsit[/sub] Listen, darling…being IN the parade does NOT prevent you from joining us later, now DOES it? Well if it does, we will still be cheering from the sidelines as you prance by. Count on it!!! 
We still have to figure out the logistics of this gathering, but once we know who all is coming, we can do that. I expect we will have dinner or lunch or something after the parade, depending on what everyone wants. It turns out that my sister has a family gathering going on that day in Edmonds, but if she isn’t going to let me know in a timely manner, I can’t be expected to BE there.
We have to visit the troll, too, but I think it is in the general area of the parade and it’ll all work out.
So, at this point we have PT, KK, and AudsDarling. And me.
Sounds good so far, but everyone is welcome…where are the rest of you PNW Dopers?
The weather’s FINE! Jump in!