From:	Mark Metcalfe
Sent:	Wednesday, June 04, 2003 9:25 AM
To:	Mark Metcalfe
Subject:	Weekend Update: May 30-31, 2003
The family reconvened on Friday night and settled in
after dinner to watch a movie.  We had a light weekend
planned with the only thing needing to get done was to
get an acid bath for the pool filter.  Despite it being
the only thing needing to get done, I busied myself by
pruning branched and twigs from this and that, and 5 hours
later, I had replenished the stick pile that I'll have to
wait 10 months to burn.  Because we hope to take pictures
at the Manor before the wedding, we are working on getting
the place in shape; not only for the wedding, to be accurate,
but also for ourselves and guests this summer.

Emily and Andrew went to Wal*Mart with the teen group for a
car wash fundraiser.  I thought surely that it would be cancelled
because of forecast downpours later in the day, but the show
went on and people responded well to supporting the teens.  The
rain showed up on cue when the car wash was over.  The superstitious
might think all that car washing caused the rain!

Most of the big activities and responsibilities are accounted
for the wedding in just under three weeks.  It's the attention
to detail that can be a challenge, at least to me.  I am eager to
get this party started.  Jessica got her hair done again by Miranda,
attempting to shave off some preparation time on the day of the
wedding.

David spent the last few weeks at his home in Virginia; his last
as a bachelor.  He flew back into town on Saturday night.  Jess
and Dave loaded up Goliath with a bunch of their home items to
take back to Quincy.  They will occupy apartment 309 in the married
student housing, when they are married.  David is moving in now.
(We gave them the advice my mother gave us when we set up our
apartment in the same building 24 years ago: leave the door open
while you are both in there!!)  I'll be making a trip to Quincy
myself with some furniture in the next day or so.  I'll get by with
a little help from my friends.

Mark

P.S. Andrew saw the doctor last week and needs to return for
biopsy surgery.  No immediate worries but a precautionary step
for a lump that has taken to long to disappear.