Hey Neighbors ---

Mama Kaye here talking to you from Seattle, WA and the Seattle Splash & Bash Bandster Conference. Our Swapstress-(swap-hostess) Lynn P and I have been rockin' the house for a good 14 hours and having a great time. People think we are sisters and does that little blonde LynnP know how to work a table! We have the best looking booth at the show (Thanks Lynn for the lovely table arrangement, Scoop for the awesome Banner and our new friend Archie for the table placement! ) I have oodles of stories to share but it is late, Lynn and I have called BabyGirl Marla with Happy Birthday wishes and so for now I'm just going to post some random things and you can decide if they are FACT or FICTION!!

Here we go......

--Kaye's travel was delayed due to an winter storm in Wyoming: this caused loss of brain cells and Kaye rambled on and on and on about penguins instead of weight loss surgery at her impromptu after dinner oratory.

--The hosted dinner included chocolate cake, whipped cream and strawberries for dessert. (ok - at a WLS conference -- that has to be fiction, right????)

--Lynn and Kaye witnessed a tattooed man strip to his tighty whities.

--Marla was contacted to post bail when Lynn and Kaye were arrested for indecent exposure after not one but TWO wardrobe malfunctions: one of which Lynn quickly corrected with double-sided scotch tape she had conveniently on hand. The other wardrobe malfunction did not involve hairspray or curling irons or tape.

--Kaye won a free tattoo in the door prize drawing and had "You Have Arrived" inked on her cleavage. Several strangers then asked "Have I Arrived?" .......

--Several **lurkers** (you know who you are) came forward to confess they hang in the 'Hood but don't post.

--Kaye offered a size 8 evening gown to a young gal who promised to make goal weight by year's end '08. Kaye promised to have the gown dry-cleaned and priority shipped to said young gal when she reaches a size 10. They made a WLS-Promise which is stronger and more binding than a pinky promise.

--Lynn and Kaye took a turn "babysitting" conference organizer's two toy poodles Thelma & Louise so Ms.Joanne could take a potty break. (drink & pee, drink & pee---- remember the rules!!)

--The first ever "Team Bailey" was formed at a "meet the speaker" table. The Team Bailey mascot? A Penguin. You will never walk alone.

--Kaye paid $120 for a handbag that the previous day was a reject in the has-been "clothing swap"!

--In a freakish act of fate Kaye is staying in the room number that hyphenated #-## is the date Jim ***THINKS*** they were married. btw, baby, subtract a day and you are right on...... don't forget!!!!

--Kaye used the *F* word in her morning keynote speech and was asked never to return.

--After signing several Neighborhood cookbooks Kaye told Lynn, "I'll sign my name, but if they want 'You Have Arrived' it'll cost 'em."

--In the middle of Kaye's dinner speech after a vegetarian eggplant dinner Jim texted Kaye and it appeared on her PowerPoint presentation, "Forget the penguin. BEEF. It's what's for Dinner!!"

--The band was great and Kaye loves to dance, but refused to dance with any man in the absence of her beloved mate. However, she did the "ole time 'rock'n roll" with several femme fatales.... let's not even talk about the birkenstocks.

and finally.............

Kaye is whoop-a**ed tired.... Let us know what you think ......

FACT

or

FICTION?

Obviously you had a maaveelous time and I can't thank you enough for a great early morning read! Success oozes from the page and I think it is the beginning of a stellar relationship between you and Lynn which is a thing of wonder when you think about it.

Fact or fiction? I choose to believe that the majority is fact and please don't tell me otherwise. It just wouldn't do for me to know that it was all a figment of our collective imaginations. If we couldn't be there to witness the occasion of our fearless leader's victory, we need to believe that you were the 'Belle of the Ball'.

Sweet dreams Kaye, you have earned it.

I received a phone call at 1:23 am (eastern time) from Kaye and Lynn to wish me a happy birthday. Why so early? I was born at 1:23 am. It was the best phone call every and I even remember most of it.

I am not going to play fact or fiction. I already know all the answers!


Love you gals. I am glad the bash went so well for the Neighborhood and MammaKaye!

Sounds like great fun no matter fact or fiction. Know you were awesome just from your words of wisdom here.

The obvious FACT here is that you two are having way too much fun! Hooray, business really can be mixed with pleasure.

Keep a rockin'! And thanks for giving us an update and helping us experience a little piece of the fun.
hugs to you both and the lurkers

Wow...talk about some newly created memories. I hope that the imprint that you left on the people there to hear you was as great as the trip itself!

(the PowerPoint thing has to be true...that made me laugh right out loud)

O Boy, Now there will be a whole bunch of new folks to join in the fun of LAWLS just to see what the dynamic duo is up to next. This could be a book of short stories.Sound like lots of fun was had by all. Be safe on your way home!

Betsy

Sounds like a good time. I will just believe that they are all true because it makes me laugh. Sounds like a good time. I am waiting to see you on tv some day as this is an awesome thing that you have done for all of us. Still waiting for you to write a book. I know that it would be a best seller.

Diamond Girl

Oh I have a headache this morning... I gotta tell you all... if we plan an extravaganza... we gotta have an endless supply of bottled water on hand. That must go to the top of the list!!


(No, I had no alcohol...although they were pushing the Margarita's!!!)

I better get my butt in the shower so I can get back up to sell the rest of the cookbooks...

Ya know, I believe after sitting in any one of the classes (except maybe the surgeons classes) that many of us could have effectively presented many classes of our own and done an amazing job at it!! It made me wonder that we are so armed with power and knowledge in the N'Hood and I just have to SAY it outloud!!

Luv ya Neighbors...

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Sounds like you two are having a ball! Fun! Fun! Fun!

Kaye's parents came over to my house Saturday afternoon to go for a swim, and they couldn't talk about anything but this conference. They are VERY proud of Kaye and are very anxious to hear how it went.

CONGRATULATIONS!!! Sounds like you are having a great time, and that all went well. I'm proud of you, little sister!

Glad to see you made it!
Have a safe trip home!

I can't wait to hear every detail about the trip!!!

Have fun and a safe trip home...in my prayers as always.

So glad it all worked out - and that you got to meet in person! Well wishes always...

Up Date:

Something bignormous happened in the Seattle Space Needle Restaurant today......... any guesses? Nothing illegal but something HUGE for the N'Hood....... And I'm not talking about the grilled peppered salmon . . . . . . .

Hi Lynn! Hope that your head is better by now!

<Phew> I finally made it home. It was a difficult day to work because it was absolutely gorgeous here.

We had a wonderful conference and need I remind you all that you are all very inspiring.

We are such a great team.

Never forget that...

We are a part of a very special thing...

Television interview?

Well, my head is better now... still catching up on the H20.

Um, well Kaye, we had VERY attentive young men seeing to our most every need!

Nope, no guesses here! Hope your trip ends well and that you don't end up stranded somewhere. I'm so glad that it went well, and can't wait to hear all about it.

I'd say that the "anniversary" date aka room number thing is Correct! And I definitely agree with Kim the Power point thingy had to be for real too.....as for the rest, well, I'll just believe what you would like for us to believe. I believe that both you and Lynn represented LAWLS very well!

HOME to the both of you!!!!!

Hi lurkers!

Blessings to all!

Well let's see what we can tell you here..... (the names have been changed to protect the innocent or guilty)






Now for the rest of the story...... I'll leave that to Momma Kaye to share!

Glad that your trip was such a success and so very much fun..... hugs

Hi there, my name is Terri and I had the wonderful opportunity to meet and chat with both Kaye an Lynn at the bash. I am so excited to be a part of this group here!. I will do a full intro later, but for now a little clarification on the Fact or Fiction questions.... (I have the insides scoop on some of it LOL)

The bash is 100% non profit and all of the Auction items and Raffle Items are donated to help sponsor bandsters to go to the bash and to help put on the bash. The neat purse that Kaye won in the auction had been donated to our clothing exchange that I had volunteered for. Volunteers have first pick of the donated clothing items. I found the purse and thought it was so nice, tags still on it, and I got all excited about it. When I told the other ladies the brand of it, the coordinator of the exchange said that it should be donated to the auction (too nice to be in the exchange). So, off goes my find to the auction. So, Kaye thought she had a "reject" leftover from the exchange, when in actuality it was a hot item that would have been gone before the masses got there (cause I had it in my hot little hands LOL). So, aside from the fact that the purse looks like it should be on Kaye's arm (it is as "sparkly" and fun as she is), the auction funds went to a very good cause.

Hugs to all and I will share more about me later.
Terri in Oregon

Howrah!!!! Terri I am so glad you are here! You have "Arrived" at the Neighborhood....

Neighbors! She won our Give away Drawing complete with a cookbook and a few other nice "goodies"..... AND she has an amazing story I want her to tell AND she's crazy fun (or as Marla would say "Wicked Fun!")

Too cool Lynn! Welcome Terri! So glad to have you join us! Can't wait to hear your story and we can never have enough 'wicked fun' people in the hood!

sounds like you had a great time, can't wait to hear more about it

Thanks Terri for jumping in and saving the bag --- it was the first thing Jim noticed, although he expected me to be wearing my "keynote speaker" name badge! LOL! I will post a picture of you and I when I change computers -- Jim thinks you are "simply gorgeous"! We are so happy to have you in the Neighborhood!!!

As for Lynn's answers: she's almost correct. But I did use the "F" word in the opening sentence of my keynote conversation.


F-A-T


remember??????


we are home safe & sound and KeepHerKitty and her Handsome Man surprised me with a new bubblegum pink laptop case that goes oh-so-well with the bling baby phat bag!

WELL I wasn't even thinking of THAT word... <<blush>>

I have to dig out my notes on the FAT talk.... it was great! Gotta share that speech that we heard so that the F word is not a negative word anymore!!!

Glad you made it home to KHK... and Jim, Kaye. Talk to you later!