VA, WV, PA, MD Chickenstock 2008

[birdlover]

Sounds yummy, Denise!! I'll bring dessert and paper products and something for the grill. Will there be grills there or do we need to bring one (or more)?

Yes, please put my name next to Birdlover. It's Ellen.

I am bringing no children but possibly my sister. Will know for sure later.

 

[mudhen]

Cool!

OK, after many days and phone calls and worrying, I have us confirmed for the BOLIVAR NATURE PARK in Bolivar, right next to Harpers Ferry. We'll need to park at the Comfort Inn across the street and walk to the park...I'll get a map ready and post it soon.
Since I am closest, I will bring our propane grill we can share.
If anyone wants to bring their own for special preferences (charcoal vs propane) that's cool too!
I have been sweating this out, cuz the Bolivar Visitor Center kept insisting there was "NO Grilling" allowed. So I thought we'd have to either go back to just pot luck. Well, then they told me we couldn't reserve the gazebo/pavilion they have there, it was first-come first-serve!

I called the Parks and Rec service to see if I could reserve a pavillion at Sam Michaels park (further away from HF, by 7 miles or so). She (being the second in command with Parks and Rec) said forget what the Visitors Center said, the Parks and Recs runs it, and no grilling meant that there were no grills available, but we can bring our own.
What's more, she is putting my name down on the schedule for the gazebo, in essence reserving it for us on the 16th. She'll send a maintenance crew down the day before to clean it up for us!
whew!

Our updated list for our chickenstock scamble:
mudhen - Denise ( + DH or friend, don't know which yet )
Jimagination
MarkR
loveladyp
peacebird
birdlover - Ellen ( + sister?)

 

[peacebird]

Hi guys!
Oy! Denise - what a nightmare....

Thank you so much for getting this set up for us! I will be there with my hubby (Marianne and Chris). We'll bring three bean salad and devilled eggs, along with something to throw on the grill!

This is going to be fun!

 

[MarkR]

Hokay, I'll bring a dish and something grillable, some garden veggies, some eggs, and my wife.

Oh, did we say we were bringing pictures?

Sounds like it'll be a good party. Can't wait. Glad the planning worked out. Sorry to leave you holding the ball all alone Mudhen. We do appreciate it though.

Mark

 

[mudhen]

No problem

! Especially since it all worked out anyway!!

MarkR, I may have missed it, but what is your wife's name so I can add to the name tag list?

Our updated list for our chickenstock scamble:
mudhen - Denise ( + DH or friend, don't know which yet )
Jimagination
MarkR - Mark and
loveladyp
peacebird - Marianne and Chris
birdlover - Ellen ( + sister?)

 

[MarkR]

Oops, Jane is her name.

Mark

 

[mudhen]

Our updated list for our chickenstock scamble:
Bolivar Nature Park 6/16/07

mudhen - Denise ( + DH or friend, don't know which yet )
Jimagination
MarkR - Mark and Jane
loveladyp
peacebird - Marianne and Chris
birdlover - Ellen ( + sister?)

 

[Jimagination]

Mudhen - you are a saint! Add a friend to my name as well.

 

[mudhen]

Our updated list for our chickenstock scamble:

Bolivar Nature Park 6/16/07

mudhen - Denise ( + DH or friend, don't know which yet )
Jimagination - Jodi ( + friend)
MarkR - Mark and Jane
loveladyp
peacebird - Marianne and Chris
birdlover - Ellen ( + sister?)

Here's a sample of our nametags (feel free to object, suggest, add, subtract...

)

OK, not that big, normal nametag size...

 

[Jimagination]

Very Cute