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My wife is a hardheaded lady
So when she makes up her mind
Whatever it is that she wanted
Is just a matter of time

She wanted a family vacation
Everyone must make the scene
Including our kids and their families
We are a group of sixteen

The first one took us to Oregon
To a motel on the beach 
Although everyone had lots of fun
It was just too far to reach

The next one was also held out of town
A nice place on Lake Chelan
With boats and skis and a swimming pool
Everyone thought it was grand

Went to Lake Chelan for two more years
Then we found a brand new spot
It was a big lodge in Idaho
We all loved that place a lot

We had that big lodge all to our self
It was on Lake Pend Oreille
It rained the whole week were there
We played games inside all day

Even though we had that bad weather
The vacation was the best
The place so big, kids played hide-and-seek
Good visit, fun games and rest

We returned there again the next year
It has its dock and bay
Water sports, fishing and paddle boats
Then someone sold it away

The next year’s vacation was different
We rented two large house boats
A week boating on Lake Roosevelt
I got sick and almost croaked

Then we went to Marrowstone Island
To my daughter’s new beach place
They caught crabs and clams, then bought oysters
Crammed sea food into our face

Then the guy boated to Port Townsend
But when they were coming back
Yellow boat died in the ferry’s lane
They barely avoided a smack

The next year it was back to Lake Chelan
But at a different place
One of the kids brought a small scooter
Road it all around the place

Two years ago, back to the beach house
Played games and had lots of sun
The tenth family vacation for us
 For two year’s now there’s been none

My wife and think it is so sad
To lose such a tradition
Let’s start now and plan one for next year
That is this poem’s mission


NOTE: There always seems to be confusion on pronouncing Chelan, but the locals say it "shuh-LAN" (short "A").
Also, Pend Oreille is pronounced "PAWN-do-RAY"
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