I'll be coming down to MA for school vacation, the week of the 18th, do you want to get together?

Ohhh that would be Great Mel!!

Where are you going to be??

I'll be staying in Leominster, but my favorite exit off of 495 is #38 and that's got to be close to you. They have everything there, I wonder if there's a friendly's or something.

I hope you's get the chance to meet as well.

Hmmm what is off 38? ... I am close I am right off exit 41B I think Rte 28 north...

Well, what's around there?

There are a bunch of little places!! Hmm Let me check into it and I will let you know OK... I never go downtown Lawrence so I will see if I can find a decent place in North Andover or something .. Or what is off 38 what town is that?

Very cool that you guys get to meet!

I think it's the Rt. 38/ exit 38 to Wilmington.

That is not far at all to me if there is a place in that area that you like Mel... as well it is a sunday which makes it easy for me to get out... Just let me know where you wanna meet and I will be there .. if you have a food prefarance let me know and I will find it!!

Are you talking rte 38 or exit 38? Keith said there is applebees and frienly's off of rte 38.. I think they may be the same exit near lowell??

Oh how exciting, another meeting!

It is exciting!! I will make sure we have fun!! Are you up for it Mel?? Just kidding really you seem like a cool person to meet!!

Oh yeah, I'm cool!

Have you ever been to the butterfly place, Rita?

Check this out!

Ohhh that is wicked Cool Mel I have always wondered where that place was!! Sure we could go there!!

I was talking to my kids about it this morning and we went last time about 2 years ago and they both started jumping up and down , saying Yay! We want to go there again!!!! And I need some pointers for raising my black swallowtails. I've got about 15 chrysalis' wintering over right now! I'll have my nieces too, what day is good for you?

It's not far from you at all, probably 30 minutes.

I hope you's can get together!!!

Yeah it is close .. Sunday is a good day for me.. I think the Boys would love it!! Though if that day don't work for you I could be free anytime your wanting to go!!

Sunday is the day I will be travelling down, so if we meet that day, it would have to be in the afternoon at some place like Friendly's or McD's. We can do that and the Butterfly Place, which I'm thinking of doing on Tuesday.......

Ohhh that sounds great Mel.. I will Pm you my phone and Cell # so you can get ahold of me so we can figure out all the details OK ... And What ever restaurant is totally fine with me! Sure hope the snow is gone by then!

Oh I was thinking the same thing, Rita, that I should have edited my post to say "weather permitting............." :p :rolleyes:

Yeah it sure is UGLY here right now! it is sleeting and then turns to snow... Yuck!

I hope you guys have fun:-) wish I could join ya...

I know, me too....but have fun you guys!!!!!!

wish everyone was there too!!


Umm Mel I will give you a call this evening to figure out where we can meet up OK

Okay, so the plan is in place!

We will have fun I am sure Mel!!

As well as the kids!!

It was very Nice meeting you Mel!! You are a very nice person!
I will see you again on Tuesday!

Are you going to be able to manage the Butterfly place togather?

Yeah we are ... It is going to be fun! I love Butterflies!!

Oh how cool! Did you get pics?

No not today Triss... No good pics when your feeding your face I am sure we will get some on tuesday!

Hi ! It was so nice meeting with Rita! She is so nice ! Her kids were adorable and well behaved and they just ran off with my kids and played so well together, you would've thought they were long lost cousins!

The little one Mitchy cracked me up so much. We were at a Burger King with an indoor playspace. We could sit and talk at a small table and the kids could run and climb and play. Little Mitchy kept running into the web of tunnels and tubes, then sliding down the very long and twisty enclosed slide, then he would run over to us sitting at the table and cry out with so much joy and enthusiasm, "I go down the SLIDE!!!!"

And her Nicky and my Matthew clicked with their obsessions with "The Bear Brothers Band" and thought of themselves as little rock stars, both complete with the dark sunglasses, Matthew with his sideways baseball bat and Nicky with his long Bon Jovi hair.

Then Rita totally made my day when she whipped out a bag of her famous beef jerky from her purse!

P.S. I just climbed out of the hot tub , I'm fixing to get myself a drink of kahlua and milk(it's after five! ), listening to Rhianna and my BIL made a nice chicken dinner!

Ohhh I want that hot tub right about now LOL I will bring my camera with me when we meet up at the butterfly place!
Sorry I was in rough shape!
Your Kids were very cute and well mannered.. Very sweet!

Ps thanks for typing all that cause I really can't right now It would of taken me forever LOL

How cool that you both met!

Can't wait to see pics from your next get together...Tuesday right?

Yep on tuesday Loz

Sounds like a good time. I guess I can wait for pics until Tuesday.

Glad you's got to meet!!

Sounds like you all had a great time. I can't wait to see pics at the butterfly place!

You's might have to wait until Friday for the pics, I need to have new tires put on my car , they are dangerously bald. And I'm trying to coordinate six peoples schedules to go there, so tentatively it looks like Friday fits for everyone!

I'm calling around right now to try and get my car in today or tomorrow.

Sounds like you guys and the kids had a great time have fun Tuesday, look forward to pics:-)

Tuesday got moved to Friday But that is OK I will feel better by then!!

Ohhhh Mel!! What time tomarrow?

See you then!!

Have a great time you guys

Have fun you two!!

Sorry we did not wish to have photos posted of us! But we really did enjoy the time we spent together!!

This is the Biggest one I seen all day isnt it beautiful!!

What beautiful butterflies!!!!

Why didn't you want to show us pictures of you two?!

Oh, found them!!

Beautiful butterflies! Happy to hear that the two of you had a great time!

Glad you 2 had fun;-) cool...Looks like a really neat place.

It really was a beautiful place!! I wanna go back a lot more.. something about butterflies dive bombing your head is sooo cool and peaceful!

Very nice pics!!! I am so happy the two of you had a great time.

I bet!!! Love butterflies...

Oh Rita, your pictures came out AWESOME!!!! I'm glad you got to posting them , I'm too tired to get them uploaded right now and not sure mine will be as good as yours!

It went by too quick, but with all that snow, it was hard to hang out there. I'll get my pictures up soon, I'm home now and unpacking, lots of laundry!

Thanks Mel That is a long drive..well with 2 kids! Hope to meet up again when your down this way

Wow Those butterflies are beautiful!! The blue one really is stunning! Glad you guys met Sweeeeeet!!!

Dang it looks sooo cold there!!

That place looks like a very educational location to take kids. I would love to go!

Glad to hear that y'all had fun...

Dianna

Nice pictures!
Man, Brennan would LOVE to go there!

Yes, it is very educational and just a lot of interesting fun. I've put my pictures HERE along with Rita's ! So check it out!

You got alot I never seen!! Most of the ones I got were right by the wall...
Its a GREAT place for kids!

What beautiul butterflies and i am so happy that you's got to meet