2012 M & M Grabow Family Reunion

Hi Family!!! I wanted to find out how many people are planning to attend this years reunion so that we can make some meal/cost/schedule plans. After last years reunion location was so successful it was voted on in the meeting to reserve it again for this year and keep it on the same weekend.

There were several things decided in our meeting and I wanted to put them on this site so that they will be public (I started to say official, but I guess they were official when they were voted on last year):

Merry Christmas: The aunts voted and decided that there need to be official rules that are clear and clarify all the confusion that inevitebly pops up. #1the first person to bingo gets to choose from ALL gifts at the end, even the frozen ones. #2Gifts will be frozen after touching 3 hands. (this means 3 owners, 2 steals). #3 If you yell "Bingo" instead of "Merry Christmas" you have to wait until you get another bingo.

Prayer time: This will be on Sunday evening from now on. We did Sun Morning this last time and the Caton's usually will have to miss this, we have done Mon Morning as we left in the past and that was too rushed.

Location/time: Falls Creek, Clinton FBC Cabin, Labor Day weekend, Fri evening through Mon morning (some will choose to arrive Sat morning and some will choose to leave Sunday)We had a ton of space, we didn't use the 2nd floor dorm at all (except for the kids to play in)& we had 5 private apartments. There was a lovely deck outside to relax on and everyone that took time to hike loved it (even my teens who got lost).

Swimming: It was decided to choose just 1 swim time to save cost. They have kayaks now in addition to the inflatables and the long slide...we had a GREAT time. For those who didnt want to swim there was plenty of shade if they came over to watch

Tourney: We will have a cornhole golf tourney again....this was really fun last year.

Grabow's Crazy Bridge: This will continue

Meals: We will just organize 4 meals (Sat & Sun, bfast and dinner) the other meals will be on your own...this last year everyone brought sandwich stuff and we all kind of combined it, sometimes we added in leftovers and it worked very well. The kitchen had plenty of storage/fridges/appliances along with a nice serving bar.

Scavenger Hunt: This was new this last year but was requested to return. It started upon arrival so this is extra incentive to arrive early.

T-shirts: requested to have again

Safety Gate: decided we need this to keep small ones off the stairs

Deposit/Cost: A LOT of discussion was had about the need for a deposit. The per person amount for the weekend is decided after dividing the total cost of the weekend by the amount of people attending. The cost last year was set and then several family members were not able to come and we ended up with a deficit of over $600 if my memory is correct. Aunt Viola would know for sure. (this is not including the auction where we made $191...woohoo us!) Our account which had been steadily building a balance took a major hit. It was decided that each adult coming would need to pay a $25 deposit that would be non-refundable by June 15th. We will not know how much the reunion will cost until we know for sure how many people are coming after deposits are received. Obviously cost will play a part in your decision about coming to the reunion but we can guarantee that it will not be more than $75 per adult for the entire 4 days. It could be as low as $40 as it has been in the past. Remember that teenagers are half price and kids (through age 12) are free. If you are only coming as day use(not staying the night) the cost is cut in half. This is really pretty cheap for 3 nights even at the high end and the building/location was really worth the money.

I am creating an event invitation on the facebook page that you can RSVP to. If you have any questions, please let me know. Deposits can be mailed to me at 11609 Milwaukee Ave, Lubbock TX 79424. If you intend to come and need an extension on the due date, please let me know....I GET IT