Maine, 2017

Details are being updated here to support meal planning, bed sharing and airport transport.

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Weather alert!!!  Click open South China's weather forecast.  It might impact croquet, March, or other plans.

By the numbers for office use and planning meal sizes:  Potentially 28 at peak.

Guiding principles of dish duty assignments:

• • We all do our own dishes after selves till dinner.  We are constantly running AND EMPTYING the dishwasher.  Or we all perish.  It's just like that.

  • If you married a 7 sibling, you don't have to do dishes any night.

  • If you married a 7 sibling, you partner with them on a dinner for all.  (Feel free to spouse swap if that's how your family dynamics work.)

  • If you produced eaters with a 7 sibling, under the idea of "one for all and all for Windfall," those eaters pitch in on dishes one night unless the parent says they'll do it for them.  They are usually partnered outside their family to build "a cousin bond through shared misery."

  • If you are a 7 sibling and dragged your family into this mayhem, you prep one meal and do dishes two nights

  • If you are an adult child of a 7 sibling, you might get an extra assignment.

  • Dish duty starts with Lake Hour when you clean and set the table and run the dish washer.  Keep ahead of the dishes!  Empty the dishwasher (and reload) before bed, please.

  • If you are part of the late night scrooging crew, you should leave the table and counters clean and run the dishes. Claiming "too drunk to notice" is not allowable, even by Dan. Penalty:  early morning wake-up and an extra night of dishes and possibly being thrown in the lake before 10 am... as well as a wagging finger by all more responsible parties.

Calendar-- arrivals, departures.  Airport pickups/drop offs in Green. Dinner prep and dish duty in RED.  Important to get this accurate since we're rotating people through some of the beds.  Thanks!

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjxFvSXeek4  and also  Group Greetings :: Maine Troop Greeters

Directions:  Google Maps   -- it's a little over an hour from  Windfall.

Guiding principles of sleep arrangements, FYI:

• • There's rarely a 'great bed' choice;  all have pros and cons.  But over the years, hopefully you have some great years mixed in with the challenging years.  It's worth it to self-advocate if you think you have drawn a short straw too many years in a row.

  • Those of the 7 Sibling generation get privilege over the next generations. Sorry. WE APPRECIATE how youth gives some fewer aches and pains....

  • Napping children need to be accommodated in some way.  Those parents should definitely speak up for their needs and should bring baby monitors.  We all should offer quieter, darker spaces to our family members in need of such for napping purposes.

  • There is almost no such thing as privacy at Windfall. 

  • "Rest" is not exactly something you can expect out of Group Week.  Nor is "quiet" at bedtime.  It's just mayhem, lovely group mayhem, with a well timed excursion really advisable. Sadly, the Green Bean Cafe has closed, so let's recommend alternatives to keep Deneen out of the magazine aisle at Hannafords when desperate. That said, let's watch how LATE the living room LOUDNESS goes.  If you need quiet for sleeping, it's good advice to bring a sound machine, earplugs, listen to your iPod....

  • If you have a door that closes, consider offering your space to others to change in or store luggage.  Especially if they are your own kids.  :)

  • Some of us worry about Dad's tripping, so we're fanatical about what gets left on the floor.

  • The clothes lines (and labeled clothes pins) help us keep the dampness OUTSIDE and minimize laundry and septic system crises. Yea!

  • New:  Although we have soooooo many towels, we might be at a good time in Windfall's history to receive donations of full and queen sized sheets if you are retiring any from your household.  An extra set for twin size wouldn't hurt and maybe some washcloths.   All of the above hide in the closets of downstairs bedrooms or possibly under the stairs when you are looking-- they're in huge plastic tubs.  (Please don't donate more big towels since we really are good there and storage space is the bigger issue.)

  • We need to keep the damp out of the downstairs by running the dehumidifier constantly, unless, of course, the windows have been briefly opened on a dry day.

*** DRAFT!!!**** Here is FOURTH draft of sleeping arrangements for this year:

Lee's house:  Texas Joneses, Dad, Martha

Comforts little house:  Ken Joneses  (and  Maddy when needed)

Comfort's Creek house bottom floor if Matt comes to Maine:  Jen Classic and Matt/Kate

Windfall:

MBR:  Pete, Maureen, (and Guin at times?)

Blue upstairs: Guin, Jen Classic and Maddy alternate (a loudly snoring Farg will take when no one else wants it).  Jen Classic, being an "elder" gets it as a priority Tues - Sun.

Family room downstairs:  a big dorm room for boys with rotating use of beds- Max, Sam, Liam, Aidan, Alex, Quinn on sleepovers...

Downstairs blue room:  DaNadia's 4

Downstairs Black hole (has twin bed only)    Dave and Farg with Carp boys' luggage and a blow up mattress

Carpenter's tent: for overflowing Carpenters on lawn or if raining moved into garage

Hannah's tent: two of the following: Hannah, Alex, and their mates

Boston Joneses' Tent:  planning to bring along with 4 sleep pads - apply to Liam for access

Also available for overflow:

Living Room Futon and LR floor for girls - Farg, Hannah and Guin likely to make use of, but they have to be willing to get up early and tidy up.

Porch swing - who has dibs?

Da Barracks

Put a tent in the garage? it's supposed to rain a LOT this year.  See weather link.

Remember... there's always the float for a girls night out.  Aunt Farg might STILL have it in her to lead this effort if enough Lake Hour Libations are applied.