We flew out from Bismarck, ND, to Vegas on Wednesday, September 9, in order to attend yet another in a string of Carr reunions. \u00a0This one would be extra-special: \u00a0Barb’s father Cliff was turning 90 and two of his siblings — Evelyn from California and Joe from Idaho — attended. \u00a0We spent the first night at an east-side hotel\/casino, and then gathered with the other attendees to move into a large multi-dwelling residence on the west side of Vegas. \u00a0 We had used the same place two-times ago, so we knew the commodious property would serve us well: \u00a0large equipped kitchen with multiple ovens, comfortable seating everywhere, gazillions of bedrooms and bathrooms, a swimming pool and a pool table and a large poker table. \u00a0Everything got used. \u00a0Perfect for a reunion with 38 attendees. \u00a0 Folks took turns preparing meals, with Dan taking responsibility for the BIG meal on the day of the official birthday celebration. \u00a0Two prime ribs, baked potatoes, vegetarian squash-pasta, and salad. \u00a0After the birthday cake, everyone gathered around the huge high definition TV to watch the slide show Barb had put together featuring pictures of Cliff from childhood to the present. \u00a0He was in the Navy, a farmer, rancher, pilot, father of twelve, ran a trucking company, built the Carrington Livestock Auction in ND and ran it for many years, ran a dude ranch in Minnesota, sold real estate in Las Vegas, and became a skilled woodworker. \u00a0He is on his computer every day playing chess and is the first person we know to have upgraded to Windows 10 (which is something we would not have done until forced to). \u00a0He has been writing short stories for a number of years and has self-published a few of them. \u00a0Quite a remarkable guy!<\/p>\n
The nine siblings kept track of the food expenses, with the contributions equalized at the end. \u00a0Audrey had primary responsibility for securing the venue. \u00a0The reunion was a four-day get-together, so everyone had an opportunity to partake of some of the famous madness on the strip. \u00a0We had gone to one of the Cirque de Soleil “Zarkana” shows a month ago, and so only went to the “Bodies” exhibit at the Sphinx.<\/p>\n
Very successful reunion.<\/p>\n
Oh, and we sold our Camry to Audrey since we had purchased a (very) used Chevy Tracker to pull behind our camper. \u00a0We flew back to Bismarck on September 13, a visit that was covered in the previous blog. \u00a0 To learn what we did AFTER Bismarck, tune in next time.<\/p>\n\n\t\t