Mixing work and pleasure and a chain of events

I've been a bit on the busy side, like I haven't claimed that before - the monthly newsletters have been on the front burner since a week ago Wednesday. The town's is on the street now and the church's is nowhere near where it should be. I've had other things jump in ahead. Altogether though it's been a good busy.

A week ago Saturday after spending the earlier part of the day on the town newsletter, Carol and I went to my brother Dennis and his wife Barbara's for a family event we call the September Birthday get together. Of all the months of the year, September has the most of our family birthdays. Attending this gala event: sister Kathy (Sept. 26) and daughter Lindsey; brother David, Carolyn his wife and their son Danny; sister Doreen, husband Marc (Sept. 1) and their kids Harris and Deanna; Dennis and Barbara's kids Sarah, Eric and his girlfriend Karen; and Bert "Mom" (Sept. 16); Ian (away at college, Sept. 2) oh yeah, me (Sept. 21) also in September was our brother-in-law, Cal (sister Judi's husband), who passed away on his birthday last year.

Carol and David

Kathy

Deanna

After Doreen and her family had left someone realized we hadn't gone into our usual group picture taking frenzy so we did the best we could in Doreen's absent. I should have been a little more on the ball taking pictures but conversation ruled the day.

Here's the remainder of the gathering: me, Carol, Mom, Kathy,
Dennis, Barbara, Sarah, David, Carolyn , Danny, Eric and Lindsey.
Thanks to Karen for snapping the group pictures.

Lindsey and Sarah

Karen and Eric

Barbara and Dennis

Carol and I.

Kids missing were: Melissa (working), Jimmy (Iraq), Jenny and Ian (college).

Thanks Barbara and Dennis for having us all over - I think we were a rather well behaved group...this time.