Showing posts with label 2026. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2026. Show all posts

Monday, August 3, 2026

2026 - York, Maine


 

  • Frank finds us a beautiful place in York Harbor Maine with lots of parking, big front porch and lawn with a short walk to the beach
  • Mark Medoff’s first Schneiderfest!  Mark, along with Junior, Elliott, William and Luke help keep the average age respectable
  • Karen’s friend bakes Snickerdoodle cookies to share with the family as it was Grandma’s favorite
  • Maria & Brady and Ben & Danielle's first Schneiderfest as a married couple
  • Everyone overshoots the house at least twice looking for the driveway - except Karen. She nails it the first time.
  • The scream heard ‘round York: Rudy picks up 40 lbs of Rouladen in a flimsy aluminum tray and spills juice all over the oven and kitchen floor (Anna’s the screamer, not Rudy, shockingly)
  • Arlington Schneider dinner is served at midnight
  • Dinner Monday night was for 33 but dwindled to the low 20s once Joe, Wes & kids and Brian & family left early in the week.
  • Oven broke, kitchen faucet broke, propane ran out
  • “Handyman” is 90+ years old, owners high school principal, and really good at agreeing that the things we said aren’t working are in fact not working
  • Retired Anna hasn’t opened a laptop ONCE
  • Lobster dinner for 20+ by Big (Old?) Mark and family.  Whole lobster disassembly lessons provided by the New Englanders of the group.
  • Visits from A.J.’s parents, Kai’s friend Marcus and family, and Franks and Anna friends Martha and the Palances
  • 1 or 2 games every night by the now-adult "kids" - Hot Seat, Fishbowl, Jackbox, Heads Up, etc.
  • So glad the Marinellis, Grays and Ben (& family!) returned after missing a year!
  • Brady is the undisputed champion at “splitting the G” with pints of Guinness
  • Ben and Daniel both slot in Can Jam. They jump into each others arms in celebration.
  • 14 Schneiders descend upon Buck-a-Shuck. The restaurant runs out of chairs and 108 oysters are eaten
  • Determined spikeball players on the beach scoop pounds of seaweed off the shore in order to play
  • Second year in a row with no golfing outing. Are the Schneider’s finally coming to terms with their golfing talents?
  • Medoff’s go Candle Pin bowling - high score is 67 - they come to grips with their bowling talents
  • Walks along the Marginal Way, visits to York Harbor Beach and the Nubble Lighthouse, and strolls along the Wiggly Bridge