June 15
Coffee Field Trip
9am
Le Boulanger at San Felipe/Yerba Buena
Contact: Robin
June 20
Meeting
It's a Mystery
Contact: Robin
June 26
Craft Nite
RSVP: Vicki
July 6
50 is Nifty Party
3pm
RSVP by July 1: Dee
July 13-20
Pinecrest
June Birthdays
1st
Ed Ryan
2nd Sally Brooks-Schulke
14th
Jeffrey Caso (Happy 22!)
25th
Kevin Ballard (Happy 19!)
29th
Andreas Tsafos
30th
David Ryan (Happy 20!)
June Meeting
What: It's a Mystery
When: Thursday,
June 20, 7:15pm
Where: Robin's House?
The June meeting is being planned by Robin. As
of now those plans are a secret. The activity will be revealed
in an e-mail subsequently.
Craft Night
Wednesday, June 26, location to be determined (volunteers?)
During our shopping escapades in Arroyo Grande
we discovered some very cute painted glass salt and pepper shakers.
The consensus of the group was that this would make a great craft
project so June is the month we will try this our hand at glass painting.
The s&p shakers have been found and ordered and research has
been done on the painting supplies needed. I will also have
a couple of tall, skinny bottles for those that want to make decorative
olive oil, vinegar or liquid soap containers. Now don't panic the designs
are simple and I know everyone can make squiggly lines and dots.
The cost of the s&p project will be around $4/pr (more for bottles)
depending on the number of signups. Please let me know which
item you want to paint and how many so I can shop accordingly>>>Vicki
- vrasmussen@aol.com
50 is Nifty!!
Saturday, July 6 starting at 3:00 at
Dee and Greg's
This party is for parents only- no "kids"
We're going to have a BBQ and
potluck, a ping pong tournament, putting contest, a cute "photo opportunity"
by Sharon, a baby photo match up contest, all of our old albums to look through
and laugh at, and of course, our favorite pastime - talking!
Wear: Something funny having to do with aging
Bring: Your own drinks in a cooler
50 coins
to be put in Marti's big jar. These will be donated to the Wish Book
(you can bring
any combination of pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters)
The food
dish you've signed up for
R.S.V.P. by July 1. If you don't, we may let
you eat, but you won't have a seat!
We need a snapshot size photo of each person coming when you
were 1-2 years old for our contest. Please get these to Joan by
July 1.
Menu: Hamburgers
and/or gardenburgers (the club will buy these so let Dee know how many
you'll want)
coucous
salad - Kathy
fruit
salad Cindy
sumi
salad Cathy
broccoli
raisin salad - Joan
bean
salad Shirley
garbage
dip ( sounds yummy Robin)
cookies
Sally
baked
beans Cathy
7 layer dip ? Sue Butler
brownies
Marti
If you weren't at the coffee meeting at Dee's to sign up -we need more
appetizers and desserts.
Plan to meet at Joan's at 2:45 to carpool.
Saturday Coffee Clatches Continue
Meet your Las Madres friends for
some coffee and conversation at the
Starbuck's at White and Aborn on Saturday
mornings at 9am. Every third Saturday
is a "field trip" - check the Coming Events
calendar for the location of this month's excursion.
May's Meeting
3 people showed up at Janis' to 'get potted'. Janis had a
nice selection of snapdragons, marigolds, alyssum and lobelia to
choose from as well as attractive hanging pots. Randi loved this activity
as she walked away with a beautiful, finished pot in 15 min. They then
retired to the kitchen for wine and cookies and a discussion about
the October ladies trip. A heartfelt thanks to Janis for providing
us with creative projects year after year after year.......Vicki
Las Madres is turning 50!
There are plans in the works for a celebration for the
50th Anniversary of Las Madres in 2003. Visit the website
below to read a little bit about it. I have been making inquiries
to find our more information and will pass along anything I receive.......Ginny
http://www.lasmadres.org/anniversary.html
The Graduates Will Be Going.......
Elliot Brown will be graduating from
NHI (National Holistic Institute) in Emeryville as a massage therapist
in June.
Eddie Butler will be graduating from Santa Clara University on June
15, 2002, with a Bachelor's of Science in Computer Engineering.
He has worked for the I.T. (Information Technology) Department
at school for the past few
years, and they have made him an offer he can't refuse. Graduate school
at Santa Clara is in his horizon beginning this September, with the I.T.
Dept. footing the bill and a $1,000.00 stipend per month while he continues
to work 20 hours a week.
Jeffrey Caso will be graduating from Arizona State University. He
wants to work in Major league baseball in operations. He is planning
on attending the baseball winter meetings in December and if a job
doesn't materalize Jeff is planning on going to law school.
Christian Corral graduated from Grove City College in Grove City
Pennsylvania with a bachlors in business, on May 18th.
Lisa Cuneo will be graduating on June 13th from Chaboya Middle
School. In the fall she will begin at Evergreen Valley High School
with a detour to Silver Creek or Mt. Pleasant until the new school is
done!
Michael Cuneo will be graduating on June 12th from Abraham Lincoln
High School. He plans to attend San Jose State University in the fall.
Doug Eastman is graduating from Berkeley with a BS in Mechanical
Engineering on 5/25. He's graduating with highest honors and as a member
of the Engineering and Mechanical Engineering Honor Societies. He'll
be starting graduate school in August at MIT as a Mechanical Engineering
candidate.
Darren Heinrichsen is graduating from Earl Warren College at the
University of California, San Diego on Saturday, June 15. His degree
will be a Bachelor of Science in Cognitive Science with a specialization
in Human-Computer Interaction. He is staying in La Jolla and working
for a computer company (that he has been working for since last August)
in San Diego.
Chris Tsafos is graduating on 6/13 from San Jose High Academy
where he participated in the International Baccalaureate program. He will
be attending Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo where he plans to study architecture.
(ALUMNI INFO: Gina Distaso is graduating from
the University of San Diego with a Bachelor of Business Administration.)
SLO Trip Update
Eight of us braved a million antique and other stores for a weekend
of fun...
the Embassy Suites were comfortable and the full breakfast and happy
hour was good (a little too good for a few people!) Anyways... everyone
drank a little, ate a lot, shopped and bought a bit and talked about all
of you not there! (just kidding!)
Here are a few highlights... see if you can guess the answers:
1. Who strips in their driveway?
2. What were Vicki, Cathy H, and Randi doing all in one bathroom
at Kelly's Restaurant in Paso Robles?
3. What was the drink of choice at Happy Hour?
4. We saw a "Nickel Climax" in an antique store... what was it?
5. Who was the super antique shopper that touches every item...
including all those wooden hangers she collects?
6. Who introduced us to a drink called the "Lemon Drop?"
7. Who learned to crochet and had to rip out her attempts (about
3 rows) many times?
8. Who lost her underwear while sleeping alone and found it on
the floor?
(Answers can be found at the bottom of this newsletter.)
e-MAIL HUMOR
When God Created Fathers
When the good Lord was creating fathers, He started
with a tall frame. And a female angel nearby said, "What kind of
father is that? If you’re going to make children so close to the
ground, why have you put fathers up so high? He won’t be able to
shoot marbles without kneeling, tuck a child in bed without bending,
or even kiss a child without a lot of stooping."
And God smiled and said, "Yes, but if I make him
child size, who would children have to look up to?"
And when God made a father’s hands, they were large
and sinewy.
And the angel shook her head sadly and said, "Do
You know what You’re doing? Large hands are clumsy. They can’t manage
diaper pins, small buttons, rubber bands on pony tails or even
remove splinters caused by baseball bats."
God smiled and said, "I know, but they’re large
enough to hold everything a small boy empties from his pockets at
the end of a day…yet small enough to cup a child’s face."
Then God molded long, slim legs and broad shoulders.
God smiled and said, "A mother needs a lap. A father
needs strong shoulders to pull a sled, balance a boy on a bicycle
or hold a sleepy head on the way home from the circus."
God was in the middle of creating two of the largest
feet anyone had ever seen when the angel could contain herself
no longer. "That’s not fair. Do You honestly think those large boats
are going to dig out of bed early in the morning when the baby
cries? Or walk through a small birthday party without crushing at
least three of the guests?"
And God smiled and said, "They’ll work. You’ll see.
They’ll support a small child who wants to "ride a horse to Banbury
Cross" or scare off mice at the summer cabin, or display shoes
that will be a challenge to fill."
God worked throughout the night, giving the father
few words, but a firm authoritative voice; eyes that see everything,
but remain calm and tolerant.
Finally, almost as an afterthought, He added tears.
Then He turned to the angel and said, "Now are you satisfied that
he can love as much as a mother?"
CLUB OFFICERS President & Treasurer - Vicki Rasmussen Newsletter & Webmaster - Ginny Gomez Coffee Co-Coordinators - Robin Nevoli & Tina Cuneo Executive Committee - Randi Heinrichsen,
Joan Wilson and Sally Brooks-Schulke
Answers to SLO Quiz:
1. Robin (strips furniture that is...)
2. Taking a photo of the cute painting and decorations for daughter
Sarah
3. Lots of Margaritas...
4. A vacuum cleaner... Doesn't sound much fun for a nickel? (That
sucks...)
5. Marti... and you thought my penguin collection was weird... but
wooden hangers?
6. Cathy H... lemonade martini!
7. Robin is the latest "Happy Hooker!"
8. Vicki... must of been one helluva dream!
