I am not a poster. I am a crispy critter.

[NicknamedBob]

Howdy Alice!

I have to go after some hardware before the store closes, but I'm eager to hear someone's adventures.

Sure hope it isn't me!

[sionnsar]

Welcome back! How'd the meet go?

[MNJohnnie]

Got it. Good nite to you all. Very very long day tomorrow. Busy time of year for me. Shipping tons and tons and tons of groceries. If the volume of food I am shipping is any indication, Americans are about to get a whole lot MORE obese next week:-}.

Capitalism, it's a beautiful thing.

[Alice au Wonderland]

G'Night! I plan to do my fair share of boosting the BMI of our country!

[Das Outsider]

All righty, Zotconauts. This is your Zotco update....

Hey there, Zotconauts. Dr. Tad, here. You know, things are moving at a speed that none of us here at Zotco could have imagined. One of our chief scientists on the Zot Voyager, Dr. Chewy Granola, is so confident that he said the following:

"It ain't purdy, but it'll do."

It is encouraging news like that which makes us here at Zotco proud to have been a part of the project. In preparation for the trip, we will need to schedule a few physical and psychological tests. My assistant, Dr. Jim "The Jimbone" Olasky will be taking each of your measurements for our new, space age polymer suits. Dr. Jim tells me that they're "the bee's knees."

All of us at Zotco appreciate your pioneering efforts.

[Alice au Wonderland]

The meet went well. It turns out that being the announcer is a choice volunteer position. I got to watch the whole meet instead of timing a lane and missing my kids swim.

Both of our teams (boys and girls) won....Hooray!

Now, all I have to do is send out the swimathon receipts, fill out the paperwork, and count the money and then that project will be off of my desk! Hip, hip, hooray!

Of course, we're already hoping to plan something for the spring.....but that's a post-vacation worry that I'm leaving behind.

I'll be back in a minute. I need to hand out packing assignments.

[MNJohnnie]

your measurements for our new, space age polymer suits.

I volunteer to measure the girls for him!!!!

[MNJohnnie]

boosting the BMI of our country!

WHOOOOOO!!! Remember we are all in it together! Eat until it hurts! My retirement fund depends on it!!!!

[Alice au Wonderland]

I'll measure the boys so long as I get to choose where to measure and the unit of measurement.

[Monkey Face]

Sounds like you're the person we need to organize all the unorganized stuff that's just lying around here at the castle.

I'm sure there are lots of areas that need capable hands. I could do it, but I get a little manic when someone messes up my beautiful filing system...;o]

[Das Outsider]

Hiya, dare, folks. It's Dr. Jim. Jus need a few of yer measurements for de ol' suits, dare. Lemme see....Munkey Face. Is dat right? My sheet's all messed up, here. Oh, yuh know I got duh nachos goin an before yuh know it, I'm sayin, "Good gravy, Jim--yer gettin duh nacho sauce everywhere!"

Ehhhh...NicknamedBab? How are yuh, dare, Bab? I jus need yer waist an inseam size fer duh suit. You got a preference on color?

[Monkey Face]

You would, you rascal! *wink-wink*

[Monkey Face]

Er...are the kids out of the room? I wanted to say something but this IS a "family thread"....or so I've been told.

[Das Outsider]

I volunteer to measure the girls for him!!!!

Dr. Jim is asking for measurements as we speak, so I hope everyone's honest about them. Zotco's moved beyond actual manual labor.

[Monkey Face]

Yes, you DO have nacho sauce everywhere. (And even places that AREN'T places!)

[Alice au Wonderland]

My kids have you covered! They eat every half hour on the half hour.

[Alice au Wonderland]

No one messes with my files because I booby-trap them.

[MNJohnnie]

hope everyone's honest about them. Zotco's moved beyond actual manual labor.

Measuring girls for body suits is NOT labor.

[Monkey Face]

LOL!
Good one!

[Das Outsider]

Yes, you DO have nacho sauce everywhere. (And even places that AREN'T places!)

Dr. Jim says: Awww, geez...I was hopin yuh couldn't see, dare. Yuh know how ol' Jimbo can get wit duh nachos. Well, maybe yuh don't.

Guilty as charged: I'm a Slappy Stan. But really gang, I need to get yer suits made, dare.