Special mention, kudos & thanks go to:

• Greg & Mike Blocksom, for roasting the best lamb this side of the Kingdom.
• Andy Morriss, for demonstrating the proper technique for eating lamb.
• Dale Hudak, for providing the tent.
• Dan Gall, for a pan full of barbecued ribs, a fine appetizer as we waited for the lamb to finish roasting.
• Dave Stump, my next door neighbor, for his "flaming arrow" attempt to set the hut on fire.
• Pete Zimmerman, for his graceful & entertaining application of gasoline to the hut.
• Jeremy & Chris Butler, for their help in constructing the hut.
• All my neighbors, for not calling the police or fire department on us.
• Ghassan Kash, for providing the hookah, which was a hit again this year.
• Nick Simon, for driving in from Lansing, MI, for the weekend.
• Roy Meador, for driving in from Spring Arbor, MI, for the weekend, & for bringing with him two young men from the Orthodox Christian Fellowship at Spring Arbor College.
• Everybody who contributed with a great selection of beer, wine, munchies, side dishes, & desserts. You guys are terrific. There was very little left. We ate & drank it all.
• Annette Butler & Michelle Blocksom, who seized the opportunity for a girl's night out & organized an evening at the Macaroni Grill for some of the "MBP widows."
• And lastly, to Fr Stephen Ziton of St George Antiochian Church, who stayed very late & let Fr Michael win at poker. He is a gracious loser.