HELP, I'M DROWNING!

We visited my sister's swim club the other day. My 6 year old loves the pool. However, she tends to be very loud and scream a lot when she plays in the water. People who don't know her would think she was in distress. It also doesn't help that she likes to play the "drowning" game where she yells, "Help, I'm drowning". The lifeguards really don't appreciate this. I had to kick her out of the pool. She left willingly - luckily, I didn't have to drag her away and make more of a scene. She understands, now, when she does something wrong and has to suffer the consequence. It's going to be a very LONG summer!

OUR NEXT OFFICIAL EVENT

Mark your calendars for:

Pot Luck Family Barbecue
Sunday, July 20, 2008, 2:00 p.m.
At the home of one of our members in Burlington

For more information, e-mail jtzouvelis@comcast.net

Entertainment will be provided for the children. The Shut Up Sisters are sponsoring the "meat" and plan to make a guest appearance.

Don't miss out!

We're famous

Now, we're all local celebrities...everyone who attended the first official Kick-off Meeting at Flatbread on Fri. 6/13, congratulations! We made the front page of today's Burlington Union. This really is something to be proud of...and it's just the beginning friends!

INTEREST GROWING

The interest in our group is definitely out there and growing. Planning for a family barbecue this Summer is in the works and we'll definitely have another adult night out again soon. If you know anyone who would like to be added to our e-mail list, please forward the addresses to jtzouvelis@comcast.net. Looking forward to the year ahead and parents meeting other parents, kids meeting other kids, connections being made.

I'll share a funny story with you and hope that you will share one with me! Yesterday was my son's 10th birthday. We decided to have a more "low key" celebration this year, so we invited 7 of his friends to dinner at Flatbread in Bedford (the same private room where we had our first meeting!). Well, let me tell you, those kids had such a blast - luckily the restaurant wasn't busy. But, I learned my lesson - 10-year old boys need to run around - Bonkers may be a better option next year, so I don't go "bonkers".

SHUT UP SUCCESS

Tonight's kick-off event had a good crowd. We filled the private room at Flatbread. Everyone enjoyed drinks and conversation. Then, Gina and Patty spoke about their mission and how they hope someday that there will be Shut Up Clubs nationwide. We took a group photo for the newspaper and Shut Up website. Thank you to everyone who made the effort to come. Please let us know if you have any comments or suggestions. Our next event will be a family bbq in July.

LOOSEN UP AND SHUT UP

The word is out...there's a new Club in town - "The Shut Up Club" - hearing its name makes people laugh which is exactly what the purpose of the Club is - a social support group that gives parents the opportunity to get together and laugh, laugh, laugh about our everyday lives. I am so pleased that the Superintendent of Burlington Public Schools approved the flyer for our first official kick-off event on 6/13. We stood at the High School copier for 3 hours yesterday, making copies for all the students' backpacks. Over 2000 copies are being distributed. It will be interesting to see what kind of response we get. I'll be keeping my fingers crossed.