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Block Party

We had our 8th (or was it 9th annual?) neighborhood block party this past weekend. We normally have it the 1st week of the summer, however this year proved to be too challenging with graduations (so many of the kids are getting older - yikes) and summer kick off in general. So we moved it to the 1st weekend after school started which worked out great, lots of folks were in town and everyone seemed to have a blast.

Our kids ran non-stop for five hours, they rode the firetruck, bounced, played hockey, football and soccer, got their faces painted and ate a bit.

I helped coordinate it with a few of our new neighbors, Kim, Julie and Jen. I think they had the opportunity to meet many new neighbors which really is the reason for these get togethers anyway, right?

Hey Karen - I know you love our neighborhood, so when you get tired of Alabama there is a house for sale down the street with your name on it!!!!




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Karen said…
Susan--I'm laughing because just below your note to me is the picture of the bouncy castle...is that the house for sale?? If so, I'll need at least a 4bed/3bath addition before heading north.

--Did you ever catch my "For Susan" post about "gods in Alabama"?
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