Speaking of the June Hoop-de-la, one year, I brought water pistols. Everything was fine and dandy until Yvonne and Dad got carried away. I got yelled at because they wouldn't have had any water pistols if I hadn't brought them. The next year, she said "don't you dare bring any water pistols", so I brought fireworks. She wasn't happy, but it turned out so nice, it became a hoop-de-la tradition. One year, we even had fireworks on Christmas Day because it rained in June so we put them away. On Christmas, Doreen was teasing me about not having any fireworks, when we remembered we still had the ones we didn't use in June. So we lit them in the snow, on Christmas Day. It was really cool. I sure will miss the parties she insisted on throwing. Family was very important to her, as were good friends - she made sure we all got together several times a year and made memories. I hope we can continue her legacy.