Well Chuckapalooza has come and gone again. Twenty years of Labor Day weekend parties. It was great to see some old friends, Mary and Julie, Dan and Chris, Shoobie and a special appearance from Ken. Nice to see them all. Of course the neighbors were here, and some co-workers as well. Big thanks to Super Dave for the beer and great fireworks show. That was a real treat. Plenty of food and beer, and the weather as always was wonderful. If you didn't have a good time it's your own darn fault.
Now for the but. This may have been the last hurrah for the ' Palooza. Although it may be a surprise to some, there is a lot of time and work put into the party. The Mrs. does a lot of chasing shopping and planning things. We gotta get the chairs and the tables and the tents and whatnot. And the setting up and getting ready is the easy part. Cleanup the day after is really a pain in the butt. And this year was actually pretty easy (especially for me)-- The Mrs. did most of it, but putting all the stuff away is a chore.
And most of the kids are gone! This was conceived as a kind of family picnic type thing, and there aren't really many families showing up anymore! People have other things to do, don't seem to want to make the trek here to the Falls. And I don't blame them. I'm thinking I might have other things I want to do as well. It is the end of summer after all.
So we'll see. All good tings come to and end. If you asked me right now I'd say this is a wrap. Heck, even Jerry had to retire from the Labor Day gig. I'm sure I'll have different thoughts as the date rolls around, but if this was it we sure have had a good run. Hope everyone has enjoyed it as much as we have.
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