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If you have it on the 22nd., I will be ready for a party. (That's my B-day!)
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My dear Lady Ann,
Thou hast most kindly invited thy friends to join thee in a celebration, but dates remain uncertain as does the location. Thou hast not identified the Manor House at which such celebration is to take place. Perhaps in the land of the laconic Lacedaemonians? Spartan was I ere I left Sparta. Has such manor been yet yclept? As I recall, thou hast hitherto besought thy AWAD ycleptomaniacal friends to aid thee in thy ycleeping (obs.) of thy new abode, but no notice of official ycleeping has, to my knowledge, heretofore been published. Bethink thee of thy rash invitation. It may not bode well for thee to have a multitude of ycleptomaniacs medd'ling about your abode.
(Post Scriptum to a certain AWADer of exalted rank, unnamed but neither nameless or WORTHLESS - - ) Mea culpa - You are, of course, quite correct. THAT word should be reserved for those who know how to use it, but, having first become acquainted with it more than half a century ago (Robin Hood, Scott novels or where'eer) I succumbed to (under Michigan law) an "irresistible impulse".)
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of course you'll wanna fly into ORD so I can get you's into the best of spirits
Count me in on the ORD crew. We may be in good enough spirits to fly from there without benefit of airplane.
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Scribbler, dear:
I thought *everybody* knew that I live just outside of Sparta -- sometimes called East Lansing, Michigan. A bit to the south and west, AAMOF. I will send details to all who sign up for Wordapalooza!
I have not yet settled on a name for my house. Perhaps that can be on the Wordapalooza! agenda. I need something with a certain dignity, but without too much pretension.
As for the date, we seem to be struggling to find something which works for all. I originally proposed to pick a date in late spring or early summer, but it seems that we have already found that no dates in the range work for all. SOOOOO -- how about July, everyone? The only thing going in July is Independence Day, which is on a Thursday. As far as I'm concerned, we could pick any weekend in the month as base days.
What about it, guys? Is there any problem for anyone who is coming to arrive in a time span which encompasses a July weekend? If you can come in July, are there weekends you would prefer? Weekends you cannot? The weekends are:
6 & 7
13 & 14
20 & 21
27 & 28
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i'm sorry, i screwed up my dates when i complained about the June 22 idea. turns out i was looking at a 1999 school calendar (not MY fault that they haven't updated their website since then!). i'm posting this retraction at sparteye's request, though i won't be sure until tomorrow of the correct kindergarten graduation date. i'm guessing June 21st or so would be fine for me, or maybe even as early as the 20th (don't they usually do graduations on wednesdays??)
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July looks good to me - all dates suggested are clear of previous engagements. From a practical point of view, earlier is better than later for us Brits, as air fares begin to go up as soon as the children are out of school. Hey! I'm begining to get excited about this! 
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weekends are good june is good july is good (early = better) weekdays are good 
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(June)22nd,saturday.....is the following weekend out of the question?June 29-30 is jamming up pretty close to the Fourth of July and higher July costs for travel, too. Also June 29-30 is very heavy travel weekend with kids out of school, people going to summer cottages, etc. How about Saturday, June 22, and Sunday, June 23? Then folks come and go as they can manage on Friday and Monday! That weekend is close to the Summer Solstice so we should have nice long daylight hours, weather warm enough to swim but not hot-as-hinges-of-hell that it can be in July! (It was 100 fahrenheit in Michigan just a week ago according to The Weather Channel!) And, shouldn't we have an "end date" so Sparteye can know when she will get her regular (personal and professional)life back? I undersand she does have other obligations! 
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wow suggests:How about Saturday, June 22, and Sunday, June 23? Then folks come and go as they can manage on Friday and Monday!
fine by me (and sorry to have thrown a wrench in the works; i have indeed confirmed that school's out on June 20th).
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