Family Reunion, Flathead Lake -- June - July 2019

Monday, June 24, 2019:

Jan and Dave, with son Connor and dog Tucker, are already out at the lake.

Others are on their way.

Bruce, May, and granddaughter Sophia, four years old, but had fifth birthday on June 30:  departed Grapevine at 10:00 a.m. June 24, 2019.

12:30 p.m.: just a bit north of Wichita Falls, TX.

Tuesday, June 25, 2019

12:30 a.m. (just after midnight) Wellington, CO -- about 50 miles north of Denver; "gained" an hour, Central time zone to Mountain time zone. Overnight in Wellington, CO.

Wednesday, June 26, 2019:

Bruce, May, Sophia stay overnight in Missoula, Montana.

Thursday, June 27, 2019:

Bruce, May, Sophia arrive at Lakeside. Bruce called Jan ahead of their arrival and met the Greenwalds (David, Jan, and Connor) at their favorite restaurant in Lakeside. Jan and Bruce order the restaurant's signature cocktail: a bloody Mary.

Friday, June 28, 2019: everyone else arrived.

• Karla, Toby, Caleb, Caitlyn, and Gemma arrive from Williston about 4:00 p.m.
• Kathy and Jorge arrive about 10:00 p.m. -- they had flown from Tucson to Salt Lake City, and then drove a rental car from SLC to Mission View.

Saturday, June 29, 2019 - July 4, 2019: everyone at lake. Lake toys: pontoon boat; large raft; small rafts; two jet skis; two kayaks; two paddle boards. Cool weather but very, very nice.

July 4, 2019 - July 6, 2019: Bruce, May, and Sophia drive back to Grapevine, TX.

July 5, 2019: Kathy and Jorge; and, Karla, Toby, Caleb, Caitlyn, and Gemma, all depart. The former back to Tucson; the latter to Bozeman to join Rob Osborn.

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House

The house was in perfect condition. Because of so many people out there it was not possible to do any interior decorating, organizing, etc.

The kitchen / dining arrangements worked fine, but on the drive home, Bruce came up with an idea.

Analogy: think how McDonald's does it:

• kitchen
• serving counter / cashier
• dining area

Suggestion: same thing at the house:

• kitchen where only the cooks need to be when dinners are being prepared
• keep kitchen table clear except for meal preparation
• counter between kitchen and dining area
• place plates, silverware, etc., on counter
• cooks bring platters of food to the counter
• those eating dinner serve themselves from the dining room side of the counter
• the counter is of a much better height for serving adults
• the kitchen table is better for preparing meals than on the narrow, small kitchen counters

This will be so cool. The cooks/chef will have more room to work and the kitchen will not become congested either during meal preparation and/or during serving.

There needs to be no formal announcement. If Jan simply clears the counter and the kitchen table, and tells the folks were the food will be prepared and where the food will be served, it will all be natural.

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