Please convey my thanks, too, to the non-bloggers, Vinny and Marie, Jessica and Ellexa (she is a beautiful girl and I hope she grows up computer-savvy), Marlena and John, and to the "extended family": Phyllis & Ada, Bobby & family, Phyllis & Joe & Janine, & Steve and Nick, Kelly & Brianna, and Uncle Vinny. My apologies to anyone I have forgotten.
I want to thank you all for the pictures, too, especially Maria Rose for not only taking pictures but printing them out and sharing them. You are a very special lady, Ree, and I am honored to know you. Please feel free to send more pictures at anytime to our Yahoo accounts. We are thrilled to have them and plan on building a family album.
I will be happy to edit photos to the best of my ability anytime any of you request it.
Thank you, Alane, for sharing John with us. I sincerely hope that the next time we get together, we have the pleasure of your and the boys' company.
I am overwhelmed and I still get tears in my eyes when I think of the week. . .if I hadn't just experienced it, I wouldn't have believed it to be possible to cram that much fun, love and laughter into such a small period of time.
The pizza crust is on the blog and the dough for the four large pizzas was eight times the amount as posted. Also, I used barley malt extract instead of sugar since I now have a source for it at the organic grocery store that opened in Omaha. Thank you, too, Steve, for the sauce and meatballs that made the pizza . . .without your help, it would not have been the same!
And Tarka, of course, thanks Steve for the tender loving care. She doesn't, however, apologize for planting her feet and being stubborn. It's an Akita trait.