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Singing Armadillos - DRI Cocktail Party 2010
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A few of the Armadillos who attended the Marty Jordan Family Benefit
Dawn, family and guest Armadillo
About 46 years ago. John 1st on the left. I am the third from the left. We were both citizens of the month in our respective classes. (He is a year younger.) I got mine because I was good. He got his award because his dad was mayor... : )
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Right: About 38 years ago.
May 2011 from my Dining Room Window
looking up North Lake Shore Drive-- kinda
like in the movie Ten Commandments when
death goes creeping through the city...
August 23 - View from my office window about 2:30 pm.
Airshow 2011 (from dining room and living room)
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August 2011 Sunrises & Other Photos
Now, you'll notice a bunch of boats still in the water as this fairly obvious
storm approaches... It is always interesting to watch. Two weeks ago, we
saw a yacht sink its wave runner because it was pulling it backwards as the
storm approached... I've seen boats get struck by lightening.
Someone asked for some shots of how the boats line up in the lake off shore to watch the airshow, so I added a few shots. You can double click on any of these photos to enlarge. Then hit your "back" button to return to this page.
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September 2011: Sunrise/Sunset
9/1/2011 Sunrise
From Chicago to our East Coast Armadillo s with Love (View from my husband's office 9/9/2011)
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December 1994 - Letter to the 30 members as of that date. At least 25 of those members are still members almost 20 years later.
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May 22, 1995 Letter to members - one of first mentions of our male counterparts... (Dan Jordan of course).
October 10, 1995 Marty Hollingsworth (Indy) recommends Mary DeYoung in Seattle to be a member.
Nov. 7, 1995 We continue to expand beyond Chicago. Vicky Roberts joins.
Jan. 1996 I propose our first Sadie Hawkins Luncheon for February.
Feb. 21, 1996 Newsletter and RSVPs for 1st Sadie Hawkins luncheon. Brave men joining us were Dan Jordan, Keith Carlson,
Wayne Karbal, D.J. Sartorio and Mike Baughman.
June 1996 Newsletter with Fax Service list of about 66 members.
July 10, 1996 Acceptance of Kathy Waring & Kim Lane (then at Luce Forward) into the Club as we expanded to San Diego and NYC.
November 13, 1996 6 Full pages of news and announcement of first Cookie Exchange --- everything from child rearing, to food tips to
career advice and how I saw captive coverage firms developing at the time. Who knew 7 years later I would be employed by one!
Jan. 14, 1997 Notice of joint luncheon with CPCU with Armadillo speakers.
Jan. 22, 1997 Lots of news, a childcare tip from Eileen Miller and we all learn to use the Internet and e-mail...
May 1, 1997 Second Sadie Hawkins luncheon. It was reported that Bob Soderstrom was very entertaining and Steve Sonderby
was behaving. Dan Jordan couldn't attend cause he had just gotten married. Cocktail hour and Investment Club.
Nov. 13, 1997 News and Sara Thorpe or Gordon & Rees to attend the 2nd Annual Cookie Exchange.
Dec. 8, 1997 Brief announcements and Ms. Bondi Morrison is warned that oreos and 'Nilla Wafers did not meet the cookie
exchange criteria... Ever-charming Don Rees mentioned.
May 6, 1995 Hope Nightingale nominates Vicky Kaiser Russell for membership.
April 9, 2003 First e-mail sent out since joining CNA's captive coverage firm. I had just taught myself how to build websites
and built this one. Men have obviously been given full rights by now. This service list has more than 50 women and more
than 100 women.
10/9/2011: As I contemplated ending the Club, I found a folder with many of the newsletters from the beginning. It was only after reviewing
them, I realized a couple of things:
1) Probably in March, the Armadillo Club will have been in existence for 20 years. I joined Hinshaw in Feb. 1992, and it was shortly thereafter
that Karen Golden, Ellyn Dorf Hoffman and I got together for lunch and the Club was born.
2) Through all of these letters, I have shared much of my life with all of my friends for the last 20 years. I always lamented that I never had time
to keep a diary. I smiled as I read these letters as they comprise a diary of some very important events in my life and the lives of my friends.
For those of you who have traveled this journey with me since the beginning, I hope you enjoy reading these as much as I did. I have another
large box in storage somewhere, but that's a job for another day... or week...or month... You may need to zoom in once you open the page.
1997
1998
Three amateur shots from my daughter's New Year's Eve wedding. Double click on any photo to enlarge. It was wonderful.
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Okay, do I throw a good party??? : ) Now you can see the difference a great professional photographer makes. These three new photos were taken by Andre LaCour. He was fabulous. I can't wait to see the rest. He teased us with these. Check him out at: http://andrelacour.com
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