Just realized something that helped me sidestep a major faux pas, but which will limit my attendance to Saturday only and no overnight camping. After checking the calendar I realized that not only is Sunday Mother's Day, it also happens to be the anniversary of my wife's first son's (his name was Codie) passing due to leukemia, a day which she needs a lot of support on, especially since it coincides with Mother's Day. So I will be spending the day with her and our young boy Carter trying to do family things and help keep her mind off the unpleasant memories, while still allowing her to remember the good times with Codie.

So we will have to leave the Sunday festivities to the rest of the rabble.

Hey, should we try to meet up sometime Saturday for a drink (or six) and a get to know each other? Sounds like there will at least be a few of us there from the area who are xmarkers but who have never formally met. Good time for a picture or two as well. Since this is my first to this event I do not know the lay of the land, so anybody who has been before might suggest a time and place for a gathering.

jeff