Thanksgiving in Indiana

This is the house and farm that Judy's dad and mother bought.
It is also where she was born and raised.
  Her brother, Jack, now owns this "home place".

A white Thanksgiving!

At the Dohoney gathering.

Judy's brother, Douglas, and our son, Brian.

Evelyn and Bill Dohoney,

Judy's sister-in-law and brother.

Judy and her youngest brother, Robert.

Judy's sister, Juanita, and brother-in-law, Al.

The hosts:  Judy's brother-in-law, Lauren, and her sister Catherine.

Thanks for your hard work, Catherine, and the fiftieth year of your fabulous food!

KIDS!  Brea, Zachary, Gracie, Jenna, and Chase.

Nephew, Paul, is in the recliner.

Dennis and grandniece, Cydnee Fetz.






Thanksgiving visit with Dennis' maternal Uncle Carl and Aunt Hazel.

The "Paul" clan.

Dennis and Judy's nephew, Matt.

Nephew, Matt, and son, Brian.

Chris the forth child of John and Bernice, Stephen-first,

Melissa-sixth, Nick-fifth, Dennis-second, and Eric-third.

The IN-LAWS

Dennis' wife, Judy; Stephen's wife, Brenda; Eric's wife, Martha;

 Melissa's husband, Monty; and Chris' wife, Kathy.

The cousins re-enacting the photo.

Eric's daughter, Susan; Stephen's son, Matt, and our son, Brian.

Jamie, Brian, Judy and Dennis.

First cousins--brother, Eric and David Bierman.

Cousin, Danny Bierman and niece, Susan (Paul) Popp.

Mike and cousin, Sandy (Bierman) Hunt.

Our cousins, Barbara Bierman Rainbolt and Sandy Bierman Hunt;

sister, Melissa, and brother-in-law, Monty.

Brother, Chris, and first cousin, Tim Paul.

Dennis' mom's brother, Carl; her sister, Phyllis, and Judy

reminiscing over old photos.

Phyllis, and her two daughters, Jan and Kelly.

Cousin Barbara (Bierman) and her husband, Steve Rainbolt.

Tim Paul and his mom, Irene.

Irene is Dennis' double aunt, as she was married to

 his dad's brother, and later, his mother's brother.

Judy and grandniece, Aspen, 

playing a video game at the Floyds Knobs American Legion.

Fall Florida Loop

We finished a quick loop through FL after picking up the motor home from Lazy Days.  The new refrigerator works well, and the jacks will now level us.  Wheeeee!

We spent a Saturday afternoon watching football and visiting with John and Joyce Solomon and crew in Melbourne.  Nice.   We "camped" at Wickham Park--also nice. 

This is Maya Martinez-Turner (and Judy) at the home of our "godchild".

Luis Martinez, Maya, and Niescja Turner, at their home in Indialantic.

We could not get all the way south on the seashore to the nude beach; but Jan, that did not stop us!

Visiting the Kieslers.   Uncle Melvin and Aunt Bootsie.  This visit led to another at our home in Ocala,

see the last photo.

Back in Tallahassee and celebrating daughter-in-law Jamie's birthday with brunch at her mom's.

Jamie and Mom (Ann)

Dennis, Jamie, Brian, and Judy

Florida's old capitol building.  We lived in Tallahassee for 20 years and visited the complex several times. But, as I was putting the final touches on our capitol tour photo album, I realized something was missing.  Guess what?  We will have to re-visit Salt Lake City again!  Pity.

The rear of the old capitol.

Viet Nam Memorial, with the capitol in the background.

Approaching the capitol on Apalachee Parkway.

The old capitol is in front, and the newer sky scraper one,

with the domed senate and house chambers,

 is in the background.

Stop thinking those phallic symbol thoughts.

A mini-Kiesler reunion (Dennis' mother's side) at our home in Ocala.

On the chair and sofa: Melvin Kiesler, Maggie and Vernon Kiesler, Phyllis Kiesler Huber and Melvin's wife, Bootsie. Dennis and Judy are on the floor.

                                            

Tentative route for the winter--see "about us" on the upper right part of the blog.

Missouri

Route to southern IN and more family visiting.  We have had some frige troubles and headed south on Monday the 22nd.  We did a little honky tonkin' down on Broadway in Nashville last night.  We will tour Montgomery, and visit our son and daughter-in-law in Tallahassee before arriving in Ocala.  We'll take the motorhome in for repairs shortly after our arrival.

A few miles from St. Joe, MO at a Pony Express Station site.

Pony Express Stables and Museum.

Jesse James' home in St. Joe.  He was killed inside but not at this location.  They moved the house here to entice tourists!  I guess it worked.  Notice the "excellent" framing of the picture?  This is sometimes what happens when offers are accepted for photographing.  Lots of pavement and a cut off roof.

The Patee Hotel.  Home of  the Pony Express and THE happening place of St. Joe at the time.  In the 1850's it had hot and cold running water in the suites.  Now it is one of the top western museums in the country.  It was great.

 

Inside the museum.

Jesse James in his heyday.

The office in the Hotel.

Neat advertisement, but not true.

Downtown St. Joseph, MO.