Family Gathering...July5, 2020

Sunday was the first family gathering we have had since Tom died.  It was a mini gathering, just those who live in Ohio and Michigan. We were missing Steve because he was at a resident camp.  Maybe next year we will have those from North Carolina, Colorado, and London, UK as well as Steve, with us.  I'm hoping the Covid virus is under control and no longer an issue.  

Usually we have the get together our house but this year, Samantha, our Ohio granddaughter, had it at her house.  It was a chance to see her mostly reconstructed house.  It was close to being destroyed in one of the 17 Memorial Day Tornadoes of 2019.

Before the Tornado she lived on a lovely wooded lot.  Now only two big trees are left, one in the front yard and one in the backyard.  They look different.  Their large branches were broken off by the tornado.  But the trees are hardy.  They are covered with green leaves on newly sprouted branches.

We arrived in late afternoon.  Everyone brought food.  Victor and Samantha provided the meat. The day was hot and humid, temperatures in the high 80s.(Fahrenheit).  We spent part of the afternoon in the family room. The light spot on the carpet is sunlight on it.

  

It is nice to have a chef in the family and nice, too, that he did the grilling.  I was impressed that John had all the meat...half chickens, hot dogs and hamburgers ready at the same time. After eating, the temperature cooled off a bit so part of the group sat on the patio.

 

Here are Eric and Katie from Michigan.

Samantha's dogs enjoyed the party, too.

Gizmo, the puppy, enjoyed the attention.  Samantha said he mostly caught up on his sleep on July 6.

Henry went from one person to another hoping for a handout.  I didn't see him get any, not even a bit of cookie from Sonja. I would not be surprised to learn someone sneaked him something. He did get plenty of loving pats.