Okay everybody we have a date chosen for our first ever k9cushing's get together. The 2011 meet up will be in Show Low, Arizona. I reckon those of you coming in from out of state will be arriving on Friday September 23rd and departing on the 25th. I'll be sending out motel info and more info in the near future.

If you are flying in, you can fly to Phoenix Skyharbor International and rent a car or you can try to coordinate a connecting flight with Great Lakes Aviation. They have one or two flights a day from Phoenix to Show Low. It's about a 40 minute flight by prop plane and it's fun. The municipal airport is only a few minutes from my mountain home, so I can pick you up and take you to your motel or to one of very few car rental agencies in town. The drive from Phoenix to Show Low is about 3 to 3 1/2 hours depending on how you drive. I'm a maniac so I get there in 3. It's a very pretty drive and I should know because I've been up and down that mountain a lot.

I really hope you all can make it. There is a lot of stuff to do if you want to explore and see some pretty sights or we can just sit around my place, drink some margaritas, eat fattening stuff and shoot the breeze. I've got a bbq and the store is right down the street so liquor runs and groceries are quick and easy.

If I can get a head count, I can see if I can reserve rooms at a reduced rate at a nearby motel. I've stayed at the KC Motel many times while looking for homes and Leslie stayed there when she came to take her baby, Trinket, home. It's a no frills place and dogs are welcome, plus the folks that run the place are super nice. Maybe we can get the whole place to ourselves.

FYI, Jennifer and her husband, Chris, are coming all the way from Australia!!!! Woohoo!!! I hope you all can make it to.