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Wednesday, October 25, 2017

October 2017


We helped brother-in-law Jerry celebrate his birthday
on October 30th with pizza and chocolate cake--yummy! :-)

We flew to Cleveland on the 17th
to clean out my mother's condo,
attend the Hall of Fame induction at her law school,
see Donna's new condo, but mostly.....
to party at Mark and Kira's wedding
David and Susie treated us to dinner at Mahle's
the night before we left.
Bob, Leanne, Kira, Mark, David, Laura, Susie, Mary Anne
We invited all the family to "shop" at Mother's condo
(like a reverse "Antiques Roadshow") before we left town. 
Val and John found some "treasures."
 Party time!
 Ari and Grace
 Leanne, mother of the groom, and Bob
 Cousins Chrissy and Mary Anne
with Leanne's sister Nancy in the middle
 Jimmy and Ellen
 John, Ian, and Annika (with her doll)
 Mark and Leanne
 Cousins Pat and Susie with Bob and Val in the background
Caiden in front is pondering his next move
 Mark surprised Kira with bagpipe music
Ian did not appreciate "the piper"
 Cousins Sara, Katie, and Mike
 Cousins Matthew, Leon, Caiden, and Jett
danced up a storm
 Tim applauds Mark and Leanne while Ray poses for me
Tom, Trina, Val, and Laura

Mother was inducted into the 
Cleveland Marshall Law School Hall of Fame
with 119 others to celebrate the school's 120th anniversary
Donna gave the closing address.
Cousin Susie, also a Cleveland Marshall graduate,
was our mother's law partner for many years
before taking over the practice when Mother retired (at 91)
 The kids tried out the exercise equipment
 Muscle power
 Matthew, Caiden, Andrew, and Jett playing football in the pool
Annika, Ariana, and Grace

Kitchen/dining

Note the "barn doors" on the closet
Living room
Looking toward the bedrooms
Guest bedroom with pics of the kids
a few photos yet to come
"Munchers" Pat, Bob, Sara, and Val
before we ate "Aunt Lou's spaghetti"made by Mary Anne
Sara must have been hungry!!!
Happy Harvest :-)
We went to Frances's house for breakfast after church,
and found these in her garden!

 This is the first batch--the rest are still orange/green
 Six pints of salsa and five pints of tomatoes
Kosher dill pickles