The Joy on Children's Faces

Unfortunately this year we could not all be together with the family. It is a special treat for Vera and Annabella to open and try out the presents from the family in the states. So that everyone can see "how things fit" and the joy and happiness that the gifts brought, I prepared a small collection of pictures with the different outfits. To make it easier to find, here is the link:

Link to Christmas pictures.

Hope you enjoy the pictures as much as the girls enjoyed having them taken. By the way, javascript needs to be activated for you to see the big version of the pictures.

Decorating the Christmas Trees

We decided this year not to put a tree inside of the house, since we have so many pine trees in the garden. We decorated the three trees on the side of the patio, as well as put out our "electric" reindeer.

Here you can see Annabella checking our work.

Has it really been 36 years....

Last month we were not able to attend the annual reunion of my old high school alumni. It is hard to believe that the school actually closed 36 years ago.

The schoool closed after our class graduated. So it what is also hard to believe that the graduation was so long ago. The time at the school holds many fond memories for me, especially in consideration of the turbulent times we were living in (1967 – 1971). The school found new friends, many of whom I had stayed in contact with after graduation. Today there are still a few that we stay in touch.

The last reunion I attended was shortly after the 20 year graduation anniversary. That reunion holds a lot of favorable memories as I was able to catch up with many classmates I had not seen since graduation. It was enjoyable to see pictures of the last Alumni reunion, put together by Richard (Dik) Ganahl (Class of ’69) on his blog. You can see the reunion at the following link:

http://rganahl.blogspot.com/

Thank you Dik!

A little time invested can make a big difference

It has been almost a month since I last worked on the blog. I was motivated by an old high school classmate, who published a reunion on his blog. [more on that in a separate entry]

Today we have added a new banner, showing the theme of the blog as belonging to the family. In the banner the photos span 3 generations. The pictures of my father were taken during his visit this summer. Also added are two polls about St. Louis. We will have to wait and watch for the results.

Return visitors may notice a small change in the style.

Hope you like it.