Niagara Falls, Canada, Classmates & Friends

Best Friends in Michigan; Classmates in New York and Michigan

Proud Grandma, Marian, and her granddaughter, Lucia (Luci)

Grandpa Ken, and Luci. She just started walking a couple of weeks ago.

Our best friends, Ken & Marian Russ, from Roslyn, WA, were in Lansing, MI visiting with her son and family, and helping with some upgrades to their place. We couldn't pass up the opportunity to stop by and spend some time with them, and also meet their granddaughter, Luci. We hadn't seen her before. On the first day, we helped them work in their son's back yard, had dinner with them in their camper. The next morning we met for breakfast and then Marian & I went shopping at a neat fabric store -- she just had to show me! . At the store they had a special promotion going on where you spun a wheel and whatever number you landed on, you got that amount of discount for your day's purchases. The majority of the numbers on the wheel were 5%, 10% and 15%. We were very excited when Marian got 40%. Then it was my turn -- and I got 50%. As you can imagine, we did quite a bit of shopping.... great time! Their granddaughter is adorable!

We also stopped in Traverse City, MI, and spent and afternoon and evening with another Classmate -- Curtis Holliday, and his wife Sandy. They took us on a driving tour of Traverse City, had dinner at Applebee's Restaurant, and then went back to their place for more time together. We spent a lot of time discussing what we should do for our next reunion (50th) that's coming up in 2012.

One of my classmates from Deer Park High School lives in Niagara Falls, NY. Neil & I made arrangements to meet for dinner with Joyce (Riehle) Koch, and her husband, Gary. After a very nice dinner, we went back to Joyce & Gary's home to continue our chat. While there, we dug out our Senior Album from 1962, along with a Reunion picture from 1972 (10 year reunion). It was fun to reminisce and laugh about our High School days.

NIAGARA FALLS, from both the New York and Canadian sides

The Horseshoe Falls from the Canadian side. It is difficult to get a clear picture as the mist is always coming up from where the water hits below. It's an awesome and breathtaking site.

Neil & I, with Horseshoe Falls in background. It was very,very cold -- my hair was wet with icicles forming on it by the time we made it back to the car.



The American Falls from Niagara Falls, New York, side. Notice the big chunk of ice in the front of the picture. On the day we were there, a man had gone over these falls in an attempt to commit suicide. They were able to rescue him.... and he got served with a huge fine. I can only imagine how cold that water is.