Can you believe only 45 days until we gather amidst the towering pines and clear blue skies in the Eastern Sierra Nevada's? We're getting excited for what should prove to be an epic 5 days. I just wanted to give a brief update on a few items to make things roll as smoothly as possible and invite all valuable feedback.
First, let me reiterate that when Jeff and I hashed out this vision awhile back we wanted this to be a week to just enjoy the Gaines-Lampi fellowship that has been so sweet for decades now. I want to put the populace at ease that for all W.P.Gaines planning genes that invade my every cell, I really want the schedule to remain quite flexible. Yes, I have a few ideas and there has been some groundswell for Jake's Tours to be in full effect, but I'm resisting the urge. My rationale... 5 little ones on different nap schedules and sleep schedules that are sure to put Jake's Tours out of buisness.
But a few ideas and answers to a few questions you might have...
#1) Sleeping arrangements- right now we're planning on have the Lampi clan in the cabin that we're renting from the nextdoor neighbors (literally 5 pine trees away)which should easily accomodate everyone. I'll get exact confirmation on numbers of bedrooms and bathrooms in the next week. That means all Gaines' will be in the Aldrich cabin and we think we've configured it to make it work.
#2) Meals- Our thought is to do all the grocery shopping in South Lake Tahoe on Wednesday. Breakfast and lunch should be simple to do at the cabin's or down at the beach and can really be flexible. We thought it would be nice to try and do dinners all together and put someone different in charge of each night. If everyone's game, I'll put together teams and assign an evening later. As far as the cost for food, we'll have to tally receipts and then all chip in afterwards.
#3) Evenings- Part of our hope was to spend some intentional time each evening to allow God to work as he may through the various gifts he's imparted. The hopes would be after the kiddos go down we have some worship (Wes and/or Steve) and then have someone prepare something in advance from the Word (short devotional/discussion/homily, etc. etc.) End the night will some prayer and share under the stars or wherever it leads. Anyhow, throw ideas out for this as I know God gives you vision too. If you'd like to take a night, let me know as well
#4) Grandma and Grandpa's Night with the Kids- Okay, this was only given the thumbs up by Bill and Lena so I'll let Norm and Deb have their say, but we were thinking about one night letting the Nanas and Papas take the kids and the rest of us hit the town. This could mean a nice dinner at a lakeside restaraunt, or we throw caution to the wind, follow Jeff across the stateline and hit the casinos in Nevada. Question: Is that morally reprehensible, and what are the odds that the bookie, aka Jeff throws down a Benjamin on snake eyes at the craps table. My bet... he's all in!
#5) Other Completely Optional Recreational Ideas in the Works- There will most likely be opportunities for an incredible hike up the Mt. Tallac trail with amazing views of Fallen Leaf Lake and Lake Tahoe. The Gaines - Wes + Steve did this one years ago, and we must try and find BAB's (Bernie A. Blair) pine. There's also been talk of a golf scramble tournament. I did some online checking and best bet is probably that we hit up the local nine hole par 3 course which would only put us out $20, unless the patriarchs want to ante up about $60-80 to play in paradise. We've also got a kayak for the lake, the horseshoe pit (give Steve 5 minutes he'll be throwing ringers), tether ball, ping pong, and a whole host of vintage puzzles and old board games.
Okay, well that's all I got for now. I'll post maps and such in the near future. Any other questions or input, let me know. Cheers!
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For those wondering about the fire raging right now in South Lake Tahoe. I'll definitely have it contained by August, so not to worry there. From what we can tell it is located about 10 miles southwest of where our cabin is. That's a little closer than we'd like, but there is a large lake in between the two so we're hoping the fire is contained there. Alas, pray for rain, and if all else fails this may end up being a Casa de Amor, rebuilding trip in Tahoe.
Geez, that's closer than we thought. We'll be praying for rain, for sure! We're in on the idea to share food responsibilities. This should be a lot of fun!
PFR
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