Our centennial has finally arrived! To honor the occasion, we have expanded the reunion into a weekend event. Meeting place on Saturday will again be at the Kinport Assembly of God Church Pavilion, 5658 Route 240 Highway, Cherry Tree, PA (3.3 miles east of Cookport).

When: Weekend Celebration, August 15 – 17, 2008!
Where: Near Cookport, PA
Weekend schedule:

• Fri, August 15:
  6 pm to ?: Camp fire social at the home of: Walter and Yvonne Learn (on Blossom Hollow Farm). Bring snack food. Drinks and “Smores”, Ingredients will be provided.
  353 Blossom Hollow Road
  Commodore, PA 15729
• Sat, August 16:
  10:30 am sharp! Meet at Kinport Assembly of God pavilion for a guided, narrated tour of Learn Settlement homesteads, ending with a walk to “the Grove” at the first Learn homestead in Learn Settlement.
  12 noon: Pot luck dinner at the pavilion, followed by a short program and White Elephant sale. A main dish and beverages will be provided. All-day display of family history items and photos.
  Evening: Campfire and wiener roast at the home of: John and Bunny Learn. Wieners and buns will be provided.
  450 Cypress Road
  Commodore, PA 15729
• Sun, August 17:
  10 am: Old-fashioned group hymn sing at the home of John and Bunny Learn, followed by lunch. Lasagna, salad, and cookies will be provided.

Notes:

• The Eastern Learn Reunion will be held Saturday, August 9, 2008, at Mountain View Park, Tannersville, PA (town where Pioneer John settled). For details contact Ed Crist at FangT@comcast.net
• The Montana Learn Reunion will be held at Proctor, MT, on July 26, 2008. For details see http://learnreunion.markuhde.com

Places to stay:

• Hobo camping is available on our farm and at John and Bunny’s.
• Cherry Tree (Cherry Tree is 10 miles northeast of Learn Settlement)
  Cherry Treat Bed and Breakfast (814-743-6684)
• Indiana (Indiana is 17 miles west of Learn Settlement)
  Best Western University Inn (724-349-9620), Comfort Inn (724-465-7000), Holiday Inn Indiana (724-463-3561), Super 8 Motel (724-349-4600)
  From here, it is about 90 miles west to the Pittsburgh airport.

Directions:

• From the West - From Rt. 286 East turn right on R. 240 toward Cookport. Go 5½ miles, and turn right on Mulberry Road. (You will turn just before the church). Go one-tenth mile and turn left on Redwood Road into the parking area.
• From the East: - From Rt. 219 North turn left on R. 240 West toward Cookport. At the junction of Rt. 580 and Rt. 240 keep going straight for one and one-tenth mile, and turn left on Mulberry Road. (You will pass the church just before turning). Go one-tenth mile and turn left on Redwood Road into the parking area.
• To Blossom Hollow Farm: In Cookport, turn into town on Cookport Rd. and go 1 and 3/10 mi. to a “Y.” Bear right and go 4/10 mi. Turn left on Cypress Rd. and go 7/10 mi. Turn left on Blossom Hollow Road and go 3/10 mi. past the round-roofed barn to the yellow farmhouse.

Remember to bring a covered dish (or equivalent) to share, an item for the White Elephant sale, and table service if possible.

We are looking forward to re-connecting with the Learn family during this exciting event. For further information contact: Yvonne Learn, 353 Blossom Hollow Road Commodore PA 15729 (724) 254-4703 Email: blossomhollow@verizon.net

Nancy Learn Storck will have the Learn Family Pictures CD available at the reunion. To get your pictures on the updated CD, please Email copies of any pictures and/or info to Nancy at els.nls@verizon.net or send copies to: Nancy Storck, 2250 Raleigh Drive, Lancaster PA 17601 PH (717) 560-2250

The Barrett-Learn family is taking a vacation through the United States and even part of Canada this summer. Sites have so far included St. Louis, Niagara Falls, and New York City to name a few. The family seems to be enjoying themselves in the photos… all except the shot of Gus when his ice cream was finished Check back for more as their trip won’t end until July!

We had our last Level 2 Ultrasound today, at 36 weeks (26 days to go!). They said he weighs approximately 7 lbs, 7 oz but that the error is very large at this point, almost +/- 1 lb! As an Engineer, I find this incredibly hard to believe that the error could be more than 10%, but then again the small ultrasound sensor is tiny compared to the size of the baby now! Anyway, the cord was near his face so both the 2D and the 3D pictures she printed for us aren’t great, but at least in the 3D one you can look at the right half of the picture and get a good face shot! The 2D is hard for even me to decipher, and I’ve gotten pretty good at reading these things, haha. This time next month we should have real 3D pictures of our son!!!

I really can’t believe I’m putting these up here… It’s an act of selflessness I guess, as everyone but me wants to see what we (baby and I) look like! These were taken at 34 weeks along, where baby is supposed to be the size of a “medium pumpkin”, approximately 19.5-20″ long, and roughly 5 lbs. Thing is, at 32 weeks I was told he was around 4lbs, 15oz (just shy of 5 lbs) and babies gain 1/2 lbs per week from 32 weeks on! So you do that math… The great thing is that 99% of babies born at 35 weeks (June 8 for me) survive without too much difficulty, so he can really come at any time! Do you hear that baby, ANY TIME NOW, haha!

46 days until “D” day (give or take of course)! With everyone’s help, the nursery has finally transitioned from a guest room/storage area to a nursery! There are still some areas of the walls that need a little TLC, and the closet needs emptied, but the furniture is in and the room is mostly decorated. Once we figure out a name (most likely will be in the hospital for those of you wondering…) I’d like to hang his name in wooden letters on the wall. Both Nika and Little One have already enjoyed a nap on the monkey rug, haha.