Ladies from Roslyn Presbyterian Church at the Lake

Marian Russ & I put together a Ladies Retreat at our place on Loon Lake and invited ladies from our church in Roslyn (Mt. Pisgah Presbyterian) to come over for three days. We had such a great time.

Saturday morning trip around Loon Lake on Pontoon Boat. Lila (in front row, middle) gave wonderful devotion while we enjoyed the serenity of the morning on the lake with our friends.

The results of decorating our Flip Flops, and giving each other Pedicures. Can you tell whose feet are whose?

Merrily Larsen, Lila Knox, Marian Russ, Marge Hathaway, Beth Matanich & myself.

On July 9 Five ladies from our church in Roslyn arrived at our place on Loon Lake for a summer Retreat. Neil was at an Air Show in Arlington, WA, so was a good time to have a "Ladies Retreat". This is the 2nd year we have been together to laugh, relax, do crafts and just enjoy a wonderful time together. Becky Isley wasn't able to make it this year, but Lila Knox was able to join us. We decorated the shirts and hats you see in the picture, and also 'fancied-up' flip-flops to wear to the craft show in Chewelah the next day - Chataqua. Marian & I had also found the bags and embroidered their names and filled them with items they might use while here (water, napkins, lip gloss, sun glasses, etc.). Also everyone painted Bird House planter decorations and put them into a pot with a Martha Washington Geranium. Later in the week a Mary Kay Representative gave us facials. We enjoyed hilarious laughter giving each other Pedicures to get ready for the Craft Show. Of course, we had plenty to eat, drank lots of tea & coffee, and just had a fun time.

LTR120SCChallenge. Beth Matanich in the lead, Lila following 2nd

This was a "Lake to Road 120 Stair Climb Challenge." From our Lake to the road where we park the cars, it is 120 steps. We came up with the idea of a stair-climb challenge on the first night. We were all breathing pretty hard when we made it to the top

Marian & Marge enjoying a relaxing swim on Saturday morning

While on the boat on Saturday morning, Lila gave us all a flyer with "de-stressers" listed. As we read through them, we all marveled at how many of the statements we enjoyed during the weekend. Some of these were: "Laugh", "Cry", "Eat Almonds" "Think about wonderful things" Have lunch with friends" "Get a Professional Massage" "Treat yourself to something special" "Be open to sharing your life and faith with someone else ..."

Merrily, Lila, Marge, Marian, Rosie, Beth having facials

I invited a Mary Kay Consultant over on Friday evening to give us facials, and also to help us with Foot scrubs, etc. We laughed alot....but I'm sure we all came out beautiful. Can't you tell by the picture above. Another fun evening