Quotes of the Week

"The best time to do something worthwhile is between yesterday and tomorrow."
--Unknown

"No coach ever won a game by what he knows; it's what his players have learned."
--Amos Alonzo Stagg

"You can take great people, highly trained and motivated, and put them in a lousy system and the system will win every time."
--Geary Rummler

Glen's Family Reunion and After-Reunion Treat

This year it was Glen's brother Dave's turn to plan the reunion. He reserved a very lovely park in Roy. We were supposed to bring our own meal, so Glen insisted we stop at the Burger Bar to get our food so he could relive all the many times he used to eat there as a kid.

Maurine's daughter Colleen said she saw me taking the Burger Bar picture as she and her son were driving by.

Some of these people looked familiar when we pulled up, so we knew we were at the right place.

Ilene--Nike's wife and Dave--Bonnie's husband.

Ray and Maurine with their daughter Michelle and their son Kevin and his family.

Here are some more familiar faces.

Yes, we insisted all our kids (who live in the area) attend the reunion. Jeff was working, but Sarah was willing to bring her little boys anyway.

All our kids were good sports and did as they were asked. Thanks to all of you!!

We did a quick siblings photo (plus one in-law--Chuck's wife Carol).

Back row: Don, JoAnn, Bonnie, Maurine, Glen. Front row: Barbara, Dave, Carol and Chuck. Nike and Betty are deceased.

As if the reunion wasn't plenty, the fun continued. Glen took us to Orange Leaf for an after-the-reunion treat. Sorry you weren't coming our way and weren't able to join in, Sarah.

Brooke is showing us the proper way to pose for a picture. She should know. She told us she learned how to pose for her school pictures.

The bowls there were GINORMOUS!!! Great ploy to get everyone to load up and pay lots of money per person.

Perfect ending to the reunion.

Again--Sarah, I am so sorry you missed out on this delicious activity. But there is something I didn't want you to miss out on...

And that is seeing the Orange Leaf toilet. Unique!!

What Kids Like

Caroline and Spencer like sitting on the front porch eating a picnic lunch while watching road construction workers.

The little kids all love Ben, but the little boys especially really like his motorcycle.

Eli and Caroline like playing the matching game together.

 All the little kids like picking acorns off the trees and filling up their buckets.

 Spencer likes strawberries and corn on the cob.

Brooke likes to show us how she butters her bread and then rolls her corn around on the bread to butter her corn.

Eli likes putting grapes inside his cheeks.

Caroline and Spencer like to load up little baggies full of snacks and go to the basement to watch movies.

There are lots of things these kids like. I like to think they all really like coming to their grandmother's house.

Quotes of the Week

"Greatness lies not in being strong, but in the right use of strength."
--Henry Ward Beecher

"Dwelling on the negative simply contributes to its power."
--Shirley MacLaine

"There is only one way to have a successful company... to have a lot of happy, satisfied customers."