Family Reunion in Mississippi

During the middle of July Dick and I drove to Mississippi for a family reunion.  It was my mother's side, the Sansing's.

Two of my cousins are looking at some genealogy while Dick shows his iPad 2.

My youngest brother and his wife Marilyn

Me and Dick

My sister-in-law Chris and I in the swimming pool.

Rob's Birthday

My son, Rob, had a birthday on the 28th of July.  He and his family came to the Lake Home where we celebrated the day.

Rob likes to have a camp fire.  Justin and Alyssa do a fire dance to help it start.

Rob loves to ride his Yamaha Wave Runner.

This is Arianna's son, Aden.

Happy 49th, Rob.

Rob's family:  Justin, Aden, Rob, Arianna, Alyssa, and front center is Kristin.

Trouble in Mississippi

Back in the middle of July 2011, Dick and I drove down to Mississippi for my family reunion.  We had been in Mississippi for about a half an hour when our car began having problems.  The alternator failed.  We were able to drive off the interstate into the town of Como, Mississippi.

Dick in a restaurant in Como, MS, waiting for the car repair.

Me in the restaurant.

There is the Citco station were our car was repaired.

The mechanic that repaired our car.

The restaurant that invited me in to wait for the car to be repaired.

Blackduck, Minnesota Trip

Dick's Aunt Billie past away last week and her funeral was held in Blackduck.  She was only 95 years old. 

Here is the orchid that the Heath's sent to Billie's funeral.

Billie is in the front row on the right.

Roger is Billie's only son.

Bobi is Billie's only daughter.  She is with her two grandsons.

Here is Bobi with her two daughters, her granddaughters and grandsons.

Brenden's Visit

Grandson Brenden Heath in his Grandpa's office.

Here I am with Brenden at the kitchen table.

Brenden loads up his car before returning to UMD.

Spring cactus.

Tracks leading down to the sailboat.

Snow at the lake home.

Millie's Cabin

Snow covered steps at our Lake Home.

Christmas 2010

We spent Christmas with friends and family at or Lake Home in New London, Minnesota. There was plenty of snow and plenty of love during our holiday celebration.


Here I am ready for the winter weather.


Snow was piled high on the deck before Dick began shoveling.


Our steps from the deck were covered in snow and will last the winter, which goes into April.


Here are some of the decorations that are under the Christmas tree.


And, here are more under-tree decorations.


Judy, Connie, and Mary spent Christmas with us.


Jack, Dick, and Don also spent Christmas with us.


Mark and Elaine arrived on Christmas day. The came from Atlanta.


Here I am with Dick. You can see the snow is piling up.


Monday morning after Christmas and Elaine and Mark are on their way to catch an airplane back home. However, we stopped at a restaurant in New London for breakfast.

Touring Central Vermont

We toured through central Vermont heading to Stowe, Vermont, where the home of the von Trapp family is. From there we traveled just a few miles to the home of Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream factory.


This is a typical scene of the country side in central Vermont.


Here is Jim and Dick walking up the driveway to the von Trapp home/hotel.


Another scene of the von Trapp home.


The Ben & Jerry van that they used when first advertizing their ice cream.


The entrance of Ben & Jerry's.

A Trip to Vermont, Part #2

Having traveled in Canada all the way to Montreal, we headed south and into Vermont where we stayed at a Bed & Breakfast on an island in Lake Champlain.


Dick and Jim were discussing sports (most likely) when I snapped this picture out front of the B & B.


The evening that we stayed at the B & B, the owner's two children decided to play Yatzee with us.


The four of us decided to take a lunch cruse on Lake Champlain out of Burlington, Vermont. Dori and Jim are waiting for our boat to begin loading.


Here is Burlington taken from the tour boat.


I spotted these people rock climbing by the shore of Lake Champlain.

A Trip to Vermont, Part #1

Dick and I, along with our friends Dori & Jim Goodrum, recently took a trip to Vermont by traveling through Canada. Here is part #1 of the trip.


The first day of the trip we got as far as Flint, Michigan. The next day we crossed over into Ontario, Canada. Here is the view we saw as we entered.


We stopped along the way to see sites and among other things, to shop. While Dori and I shopped, the guys would patiently wait.


In the outskirts of Montreal, Quebec, I saw clothing hanging of clothe lines and took the pictures.


When we re-entered the U.S., we were in the northeastern corner of New York and the northern border of Lake Champlain. Dori and Jim pose for a picture at a park along side the lake.


Here is a picture of one of the lighthouses on Lake Champlain.