Activities-2008

Mother's Day Flowers-From Bob, Susan, and Brian Fox

BarberShop Harmony-Nashville 2008

Virginia at the Dedication ceremony of the Harmony Hall in Nashville

The Mass sing is being led by the Director of Music for the Society and the 2008 Seniors Quartet Champions are performing.

On the left is Patty Lavelle, Executive Assistant to Director Ed Watson-On the right is the 2007
International Champion Quartet Max-Q

Daughters of the American Revolution-79th Continental Congress-2008 in Washington DC

L-R Opening Ceremonies, the Parade of State Flags with the Marine Band playing The Stars and Stripes-Virginia with
Linda Calvin, President General.  Linda was in the John Haupt Chapter as a young lady and was Virginia's Secretary during
one of her 3 or 4 stints as Chapter Regent-The American Flag comes down from the ceiling and it really is an inspiring moment.

L-R-Virginia's table at the 50 Year Club-The President General making her appearance at the Luncheon and the Officer's of the Club.

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L-R Opening night program was Bill Conti, Shelby Conti's very famous husband who does the musical scores
for many TV shows and conducts the Academy Awards Orchestra(Shelby is seated just to the right of the front row
empty chair-I am just too far away for a good picture) US 2 and then Margaret Bates surprised us when she showed up.

Caught the Flag in action this time. They process every night and the Flag comes down each night.

The program on National Defense Night was this Trio and they were also very good.

I got this picture of Linda as she was processing during a morning business session and we could set on the floor.

KSDAR Fall Conference in Salina, KS-On the left one of the members is donating to the
Indian Schools display that Virginia hosted for Catherine Howard, State Indian Schools Chairman.
On the right  are the many officers, and members of  DAR chapters thruout Kansas gathered to learn
ways to improve and strenghthen the DAR in Kansas.

Swede & Virginia's 35th Anniversary

Our 35th Honeymoon-Las Vegas, NV

Virginia's 1st time in Vegas-looking down the Strip

The Luxor in the Background-Aquarium in the Luxor Lobby

We are now another day and at the Ventitian-WOW what a beautiful place. We went on a Romance
Package to tour the Marriott Hotel Condos, the pics below are of their accomodcations that one could
purchase if they wished, we didn't but had a free lunch at the Venetian ( really nice right above the inside
Condola ride so we were serenaded many times and were supposed to go on it but by the middle of the afternoon
the lines were so long we decided to pass.  Also had a ticket to Madame Trousseaus Museum-Those
pictures follow.

We

On the left is the latest newest Hotel-Casino complex being built to finish in 2010-8 to 10 thousand
workers there during the week, and yet the Cabbies Vegas is feeling the recession, kind of hard
to believe when one sees the crowds and the ching ching of the Casinos. On Friday night we saw Jay Leno
at the Mirage, 2 hours of stand up Comedy, well worth the money.

The last time I was in Vegas was 1971 and stayed at Ceasars Palace-Joe Louis was alive and I guess he was being paid
to sit around the Casino and make us all feel important or something anyway couldn't pass up the Photo-OP.

In 1971 spent a lot of time at what was then the Pool area and called the Garden Of the Gods, still is today
but I must say it may be more elaborate but maybe there is a Recession because there were not nearly
the number of people out there today as back then-still beautiful, more elaborate but not as much sunshine
because Ceasars now consists of some tall towers around this area.

Because these hotels and Casinos are so big-this day after we had lunch Virginia spent time sitting,
people watching as we were spending the last night taking in the Bette Midler Show here at the
Coliseum theater-She was simply marvelous but of course they don't allow pictures. On Saturday night
we saw the Follies at the Tropicana where we stayed. A great trip, a lot of walking and something everyone should
do at least once in their lifetime, I think.

Replumbing our Town Home in Early November-2008

Ok! This is how we spent Election week and Virginia's
Birthday day having our abode replumbed to eliminate
a very bad water leak.  Of course the nice thing about
renting is that this was all paid by the landlord in addtion to

giving us 2 months free rent, a nice time of the year for that so
we suffer the inconvenience for awhile.