WE ROCK!!!!

Hi everybody! We had a great meeting last night. Applause to everybody for sticking with the workload and contributing so much. We have a good, workable, sensible set of by-laws now and that is thanks to all of you. I have rewritten the by-laws and standing rules and emailed copies to everybody. Please get in touch with me if you didn't get yours. They are attached to your email and will open in Microsoft Word.
And way to go with the "Show and Tell"--Sue it was great of you to bring a plant and give it as a gift. This sets a great precedent for an ongoing climate of friendship and sharing--one of the many benefits of being a member of this terrific group.
Buscia--thank you so much for helping with the dues. You have no idea how much that helped me. I really am all at sea when finances are involved.
The "favorite nursery" portion of the meeting was terrific--I think we all learned about at least one new place to add to our shopping itinerary. For me--I can't wait to get up to Sawyer and check them out.
As reminders--be thinking about when you want to go to Mary Ann McG and Blackie's house for the redneck garden party and hayride. The field of lupine really is a sight worth seeing. And Mary Ann has lots of other garden treasures to check out as well. Her 'goddess of the garage wall' (my disrespectful name--not hers) is exquisite.
Some other things to keep in mind:
We need a volunteer to take charge of the "Retailers Roundup" page of the blog. Remember the hope is that we can build good will with area nurseries to benefit both the nurseries as well as club members.
If my guidelines for getting photos to me for the blog were unclear--please communicate this with me so I can clarify them. We all want to see your beloved BABIES.
We will discuss in more detail our possible trip to Fennville in August.
The subject for our next meeting will be TREES. Bring something that shows what trees mean to you--either some leaves or a branch off a favorite tree, a picture of a tree you love, a poem, whatever. If you have experience with certain types of trees, come prepared to contribute. Bobbi is going to see if she can line up a speaker, but even if she can't we have enough interesting ideas between us to entertain ourselves.
Guess thats all for now--watch your email and let me know if there is anything you want posted here or if you have any suggestions.
as always--hail to the dirt!