Dear (enter name of blog reader here),

I got this funny alumni newsletter from my Alma Matter today, confusing me at first until eventually I realized it's a template, not a real newsletter, which must have gotten sent out mistakenly to all alums.  Ah, the dangers of clicking 'Send' too soon! 

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Memorial Day at Pati's

Water games

Claudia's cooling off after a ride, and Jessie's just plain having fun!

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Jordan's field trip to Richmond

Jordan's on his way to Richmond! While there his class will visit the Confederate White House and other historic sites. What's he looking forward to the most? The TV screens at every seat in the fancy bus they get to take there!

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Blog and podcast recommendations

I discovered two great treasures today -- a podcast service by Family Life with daily or weekly podcasts that can be downloaded and listened to on my BlackBerry or iPod.  The first two podcasts I listened to were great, I'll be doing more of this on my ride in to work.

The second discovery was from one of those podcasts, talking about "purposeful hospitality", inviting people over for dinner without worrying about getting everything perfect or having a spotless house.  "Hospitality is not about you, it's about making other people feel warm and welcome" is one of the mottos of this paradigm.  The show was a discussion with Sandy Caughlin, the author of the book and blog called "Reluctant Entertainer".  Check out the blog for great hospitality and entertaining ideas!

Then stop by and let us practice our hospitality on you!