http://www.the-minions.org A Place for all our important stuff Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:40:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We are up to 6 Families.  We collected 1000.00 cash and a multitude of items donated. http://www.the-minions.org/?p=71 We're taking donations today at the Pheonix Cafe on Main St Canandaigua for the Christmas drive.We even made the paper http://www.mpnnow.com/opinions/x1945261310/Cheers-and-Jeers  Saturday, November 21 And then again December 12th 10 - 12 http://www.the-minions.org/?p=70 So far we have 2 families in need.  We are going to be adding another because of the generosity so far. Keep track of the progress here  http://theordinarycitizen.com/forum2/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=22861 http://www.the-minions.org/?p=69 We're kicking off this years Christmas Drive http://www.the-minions.org/?p=68 $655.00 We will be shopping Sunday morning the 7th and here is the list of people we are shopping for. Michael - the young man who in living with his Grandparents after his Mother passed away suddenly. Family 1: 6 year old girl- size 6 pants, adjustable waist b/c she is little. size 7/8 ... http://www.the-minions.org/?p=67 We have $500.00 and there's still time to contribute We're looking into adding a second family.  December 6th. http://www.the-minions.org/?p=66 We're kicking off this years Christmas Drive We have a family, thekid's sister, who works with social services, recommended a specific family for us from Farmington - 3 children (6, 5 & 3 months old). 6 year old girl- size 6 pants, adjustable waist b/c she is little. size 7/8 ... http://www.the-minions.org/?p=65 Our first cruise. We’ve been planning this for a while. On Thursday the 8th, our daughter Rachael picks us up at 8pm. We’re staying at her house in Rochester for the night, and then she’ll drive us to the airport. Rachael and Suzanne immediately launch into a Mother-Daughter gabfest. Halfway to ... http://www.the-minions.org/?p=43 {O N B O A R D} This is our first real look at the ship. I was prepared for something huge, but this thing is a behemoth. The MS Norwegian Pearl is 995 feet long. It has five 100,000 hp engines that each consume 1 gallon of fuel per second. ... http://www.the-minions.org/?p=45 Our first morning comes, and we’re at sea. We have tea and coffee on our little balcony and watch the sun come up. Life doesn’t get much better than this. This is my first real vacation in over 20 years. We decide to head for the pool first, and then ... http://www.the-minions.org/?p=46