The Jungbauer Family Website: August 2005 Archives

August 28, 2005

Star Struck

The von Trapp Family Singers . . . I mean The Jungbauer Family Skiers made their debut tonight at a private "celebrity" event following a 3-event ski tournament at Cindonway Shores. Accompanied by a small core of other Lake City Skiers, we put on a small showcase of barefooting, jumping and show skiing.

It was a momentous day in the history of the Jungbauer Family with all four of us on the water.

As many of you know, my passion for water and skiing quickly rubbed off on Steve when we met. When Sarah was born, she bonded with the boat as much as she did with us. (She slept soundly to the gentle rumble of the boat's motor and awoke only when the engine stopped.)

A soon as she could hold her head up, Sarah was driving the Nautique.

Her first word was "DOWN." She rarely had to use it, of course, but she was prepared if we were ever stopped by the patrol for not having an observer when we skied.

So what happened?

For YEARS we gently encouraged our girls to ski. It was fun at first, but they quickly lost interest.

Perhaps it was the early years when we had to fabricate our own equipment . . .

(Yes, Sarah is wearing snow boots inside of her water skis.)

Or maybe it was too many hours in the boat starting at 5 am . . . .

Whatever the reason, even though they both learned to ski by three, their apparently recessive "ski genes" have just now started to express themselves.

It started with Rachel this summer when she surprised us and asked to join The Lake City Skiers. At first, Sarah thought it was stupid and wanted nothing to do with it.

Well, the rest of the story is obvious. We saw the transformation coming and Sarah quickly discovered her genetics and now she is also on stage with The Lake City Skiers!

Even Steve has a renewed passion for the sport, so next year you may see some more new faces on the LCS team.

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August 23, 2005

The Oswego B&B

We found the quaintest little B&B. It's set back from the rest of the world down it's own private, tree-lined lane. The rooms have lakefront views, sizzling sunsets, cool evening breezes --- and even wireless internet access (but no cable TV). Other ammenities include the lakefront hot tub, free pontoon and Jet-Ski rides, unlimited pier access and sundeck time, and even an old-fashioned porch swing. Other activties include sailing, skiing, tubing, cycling, or just relaxing while the waves hit the seawall and the boats pass by. You can get a cappuccino in the morning, a cabernet at night and even a personal trainer if you time your visit right. (There is even an in-house physician.)

The guestbook shows visitors who have traveled from as far away as Minnesota, Florida, North Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi --- and even England and Iceland!!!

Aren't we lucky to call this B&B home?

We had the pleasure of hosting Carol and two of her friends from Iceland, Maria and Loa , for about a week. I must confess, however, that the reason for their visit was not because of our B&B's reputation. They came because Clay Aiken was touring and made two stops in Indiana.

Nonetheless, we still exposed them to some of the more important things here in our little world --- The Wagon Wheel Theater, The Lake City Skiers ski show, Poppyseed Chicken, and Sweet Corn Charlie's corn-on-the-cob.

Although our guests did enjoy several of the other ammenities, they spent most of their free time on the internet checking out the latest Clay-crazy web-sites.

They definitely got Clay's attention at the Indiana State Fair concert with these signs.

I think we might see them again.

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August 17, 2005

Rachel's First Day of School

Rachel and her buddy Kensea started fourth grade today.

DSCN4267a Rachel first day of school.jpg

(Make-up, hair and costume design by Tracy.)

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August 16, 2005

More Family Fun

Here are more glimpses of our wonderful weekend with Bubby and Sissy.
I wish we could convince them to move closer!!!

Sisterly love

The ART of tubing

Oh Yeah!

Too much testosterone

Double studs (I was behind the wheel not the camera)

Chillin'

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August 15, 2005

Sarah's First Day of School

Even though Sarah's in 8th grade this year, the first day of the school is still exciting. She spent weeks trying to figure out the perfect outfit to wear and was up this morning on her own accord long before the alarm even went off. She even had time for breakfast.

This year she had 3 escorts on her first day of school.

LUCKY GIRL!

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August 14, 2005

Red Letter Day

Both Eric and Tracy were able to break away from their hectic schedules for a long weekend with us before the girls start school.

Eric is getting ready to start his last year of law school in Mississippi and Tracy is still on stage at The New American Shakespeare Tavern in Atlanta.

The Jungbauer Ski Team

Sarah and Rachel both learned to slalom the day Bubby and Sissy arrived and then learned to do "cut unders."

The girls skied for hours and did not even mention the T word!!! (Tubing)

It was a Red Letter Day in many ways!!!

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August 7, 2005

Yee-Haw!!!

Ya'll just missed a great weekend in Rock Island, Illinois. The 90-plus degree temps fired up the Lake City Skiers and they won second place at the Division II National Show Ski Tournament!!!

Seven teams and nearly 1000 skiers competed in the two-day showcase of amazing "feets" on water. We were by far the smallest (yet mightiest) team with approximately 30 skiers. Most teams were at least twice our size.

Our show director, Jakim, also won the most prestigous award of "Best Male Skier" and another LCS team member, Tracey, won the individual swivel ski competition.

For those of you unfamiliar with show skiing, it is a unique multi-generational, co-ed sport that requires more than just doing tricks on water. There is a theme or story that ties all the stunts together into a great, entertaining show even if you don't really appreciate all the talent on the water.

This year the Lake City Skiers present: The Dukes of Hazzard.

Unfortunately, our dukes took the hazzard theme a little too seriously.

Just about a week before Nationals, Angie took a fall off the top of the barefoot pyramid that took everyone's breath away and probably cracked a few ribs. She was tough enough to get back on the pyramid at Nationals, but another fall made her a spectator for the rest of the show.

During our practice time on Friday, Enus (Keaton) flipped off the starting dock and hit his heel on a rock. His heel immediately became one big blood blister with a nice slice too. So much for any barefoot acts.....

Saturday was Kim's turn with a migraine. It resolved by Sunday morning, but left her still heaving and weak. Thanks to my hubby/GOFER Steve and a quick pharmacy run to get a "magic bullet," Kim was looking pale pink instead of gray green before showtime. WHEW!!!

BUT..........Just minutes before the show, Bo Duke (Jakim) was helping another team get their boat out of the water . . . . he stepped on something in the water and sliced open his heel! OUCH!!! I was in the stands waiting for the show to begin when I got the 9-1-1 call. With a little modern medicine and a lot of duct tape, Bo was back into action just in time for the show.

Did you notice anything unusual in the pictures?!?

Yeah, you got a rare glimpse of my mug but . . . . Did you really look at the picture of Rachel up above?

It's Rachel sitting on Bubby's lap!!!

Bubby surprised us and flew up from Mississippi for the weekend just to see his littlest sister compete. It was a great surprise for all of us. He was already Rachel and Sarah's favorite brother, but this just secured his standing in first place.

SHOWTIME!!!

Here are some highlights from Nationals.

All lined up . . .