Familly Reunion

what a good time------

Ernie and I left Thursday, July 19th for Madison, IN.  Took the RV to the City of Madison Campground.  One of my favorite camp grounds  We get a spot facing the Ohio river and then relax.  Watch the barges, I get out the binoculars and look for the names on the tugs that push them down or up the river.  Never tire of watching the river.  Here comes one now.  The Sarah Hunter of Hunter Marine.   only 3 barges long, two barges wide.  So 6 in all.  The barges are sitting high on the water, so they are empty. 

The Madison, IN., bridge to Ky. was to be demolished this week.  Wed,  then Thurs, Monday and now Tues. the 23.  We were all hoping for Monday, and all were going to stay and come on down to our camp site to watch the show.  No such luck.  It rained and the river is also too swift.   So 8 members of the family left this afternoon.  (Sunday)  6  of us will leave Monday.

Friday, we all met at Ernie's brothers home and ate too much lunch.  Do you ever go to a reunion or family get together and not eat too much good food?   Some went out to the farm for a look see out there.  There were two that had not been to Indiana, much less a Southern Indiana tree farm.  Another good evening meal and lots of talk.
Aileen ask what did the cousins remember about Christmas at Grandma's and about the farm.  Interesting comments. 

Saturday, the 21, John and Aileen took off for Bloomington, IN. for John's family reunion.  After lunch, 10 of the family went out to the farm and this time went over to
Big Creek and to Green Hole.  Don't ask me why it is called Green Hole, but it is a spot that Ernie and brother Nick used to go fishing.    (some one is tubing down the river)  And they got rained on, a cold hard rain. they also took time to stop at the family cemetery. When they got back to the house it was,  "can we go back to the hotel to get dry warm clothes before supper?"   Fun time
We had a surprise after supper.   John and David turn 70 in 2013.  so we had two long angel food cakes with "70" candles and cards from all of us.  They were quite surprised.   Their birthdays are in August and Sept. and so they were not expecting anything.

Sunday we met at 10  ish and again headed out to the farm.  this time, Aileen, John and Jane went with them.  We stopped and went thru the South woods first.  Uncle David took us the shorter??? route to Green Hole.  Past some bamboo that was growing in the woods.  It was up hill, down hill, watch out for spider webs and fallen tree limbs to trip on.  And then we got to the creek.  Off came the shoes and we put our tired hot feet into the cool water.  The creek had risen a foot due to the rain the day before.
David walks the woods and knows them well.  He also walks 5 miles a day for his exercise.  So he would get ahead of us old folks and then sit down and wait for us.
The younger group would help this old woman over the downed trees, muddy spots
and up and down the steep hill sides. 
While at the creek we skipped stones, found many fossils and two of the more adventurous fellows climbed a rocky wall.  Laugh and enjoy.  It is good to see the younger generation enjoying the creek and woods.
When we were younger there was a picnic spot that we would go to, canoe and swim.
That spot has been sold and so no more picnics at the creek.

Detroit, Arizona,  Columbia City, Anderson, Bloomington, Alexandria, and Ernie and I from Middletown.   Tonight Alan, Danielle, Lynn and Luis will come to the camp ground and try some fishing. 

Hope all of you have family time that you enjoy.