Sadly....

We will not be able to make it to the reunion. We would love to come and vacation time isn't an issue but there is just no way we would be able to afford plane tickets or the hotel stay. We are really bummed especially since we haven't seen Dad since our wedding almost four years ago! The least we can do is try and be better about posting on here to help keep in touch.

For what we lack in posting here we do slightly better on our family blog which is thehartmanstory.blogspot.com so check that out for better updates.

We hope all the plans go well for the reunion, wish we could make it.

Reunion is just around the corner!!!!!!!

Hey everybody,

Here are the committments that we have so far......

Dave & Cindy for the full 5 days.....
Rachell will be coming in and meeting her beau for the weekend
Gary & Debbie will be making day trips (about 1 hour)
Brenda & Dave will be there for the full 5 days (with 2 of their grandkids)
Jason and Jennifer will be making day trips (with their newborn)
Tim & Merideth for the full 5 days
Jeremy for an undetermined time (possibly with Brittany depending upon work schedule)
Tessa & Brian for the weekend
Ciara for the weekend (depending upon work schedule)
Mom & John will be making day trips (about 20 minutes)
Tammy & Don will be making day trips (about 40 minutes)

I spoke with Hutch the other day.....he said that it doesn't look like Marla will be able to get the time off, but she is trying and will let us know.

Pam and Louie are a no for now.........if something changes, please let us know!

I got an e-mail from Jen and Paul. She said that there wasn't enough time to allow Paul to schedule vacation. Sorry Jen! We will get the word out sooner next time.

Does anyone know how to get in touch with Val, Cara, Caryn, or anyone else that may not know about the fun times?

We will have the final numbers in a couple of weeks. So far we have committed to the "main house", and we still have several other houses reserved. The main house reservation had to be finalized by the 15th of April. We still have some time on the other reservations, so don't give up on your efforts to get the vacation time.

If you are able to get the time off, and want to share in the good times, and dare I say bonding that will take place..........send me an e-mail, or give me a call. I don't remember the deadlines, but I know that we have a few more weeks.


Love to all, including younz and y'all,

Tim & Merideth

Spring is here! Or is it???

Well, tax season is finally over and I am no longer working so hard. (RELIEF) I now have some time on my hands, or so I think. Baseball season has started and the boys each have a minimum of two games a week, plus practice (if they can fit it in between the rain storms). It has been unseasonably cold here in Oregon. This past weekend we hit record lows. No fun to be outside at a ball game in the snow! Paul is assistant coaching Tyler's team. Courtney and I are the official scorekeepers and pitch counters for both teams. As you can see, it is quite a family event for us. We love it. We will not be able to make the reunion in July, but I hope you all have fun and post lots of pics! It would be nice to see my dad :) I need to figure out how to download some pictures. I'll ask Paul for help, he's a computer nerd! Talk to you all soon.

Oh yea - scrapbookking

Pam - do you remember this? You and James were the first family to see our little Rachel! When you blogged that you love scrapbooking I thought I've got to get that picture! It's on the 2nd page of the scrapbook I'm making that I'm calling "The Book of Rachel." :)

I must admit that I have fallen in love with scrapbooking - my first was the album we made for Aunt Gail's 80th Birthday. We listened while she was looking at it and made notes, so when I got home I recreated it for us with corrections and added comments Aunt Gail had made. We're planning to bring it with us to the reunion in July.

So this "Book of Rachel" is my third scrapbook. I've got old photos out of albums from my family that I want to put together. Funny, the Hartmans arrived in the colonies in 1749. My family (the maternal side, di Carlucci) arrived in 1900-01-02. I have my great grandfather's naturalization papers and he completed them probably 40 years after he arrived and where he filled in the date he arrived in this country - that's what he put "1900-01-02".

So, what can we do to get everybody talking? I've been meaning to tell you Meredith that ever since we came to Nevada for the first reunion, I've made your red potato/ranch dressing potato salad - everybody loves it. My friends call and now they make "Meredith's Potato Salad." You're kinda famous on the east coast. :)

It's like spring here - I drove home with the windows open, the hostas are really coming up, and the cherry tree in the front yard is swelling into buds - it usually flowers just in time for Dave's birthday (by the way - everybody - he'll be double nickels on April 23rd - don't tell him I told you).

I think I'll send the email invite to everyone again - just in case you've all lost your directions to add to your blog!

What are everybody's plans for the weekend? I think I'm going to try and talk Dave into taking a drive up to a huge craft place in Blue Ball, PA - I need scrapbooking goodies!!!!!!!

Hey, I'm back in! I've recorded my password so I can find it again, (I hope) Cindy, I too love, love, love to scrapbook. I've got scrapbook fever. haven't been able to scrap much since we moved to KY, but that will change soon. I've got two grandkids ready now to learn and one more to follow soon behind them. 5 sounds like a good age to get started, don't you think.

Well James & Theda are awaiting their lumber package to be dropped this week then we will see walls framed up. I'll shoot pics when that starts. They are so excited, they've started packing and sorting for garage sale. Shopping for fridge and new living room furniture.

This Friday is Father/Daughter dance and James is taking both Maddie & Sydney on a date. Hope to get pics of that as well. We are not as camera ready as you and Rach, but love seeing pics. She is so photogenic.

Louie is off work right now, they made his decision for him and laid him off a couple of weeks ago. He is so relieved and does not get as many headaches any more. We are working out details for a new business venture.

Brenda, how did the promotion go? Loved seeing pics of your family. Aren't grandkids great. James and Theda think I'm obsessed when ours are around.

Tim, Loved seeing pics of your family as well. It would be hard to have children living out of state. At least Utah is close to Vegas.

Gary, it was good to see you as well, even if you were asleep. ha! ha!

Love this weather! not looking forward to another hard rain. Everything is still so saturated with water. We look forward to blogging more and being blogged. (is that a word?)

Love you all.
Louie and Pam

A Saturday in April.....

So, this morning Rach and I went shopping at Bed Bath & Beyond - she really liked this bed set -up, so we took a picture. We went in for one item and came out $80 later with two big bags. Good grief.

Next, we went across the street to the Scrapmasters Store! Scrapbook supplies and a coffee shop inside.

Rach offered to buy me a coffee and I thought how about another picture! The look on her face says - okay, put the camera away.

Then we went home, where we found Dave in the garage, he was pulling stuff down out of the attic that he wanted us to clean out and go through.

Of course that takes a little while because of "memory lane."

Rachel found two baby dolls, both dressed in clothing that she had worn herself. So of course, there's another photo opportunity!

We filled up the trash cans and have several bags and boxes for Goodwill, but (unfortunately for Dave), we also put stuff back up in the attic.

So, now we're done for the day.... dinner is cooking, and I'm gonna go scrapbook with the goodies I purchased today.

Please someone write, share.

How about if we all post a favorite recipe? Something to get us going?

Okay, enough for now.