Apple Fest

Odd Ball October is apple picking time. As we've done for the last umteen years, the "fam" picked apples at the Morris Farm in Mondamin, Iowa. The weather was perfect. It was fun getting together. Thought for the Day: I think togetherness is a very important ingredient to family life.Barbara Bush

Thanks

It is tradition at our family Thanksgiving dinner table for each person, kids included, to mention something they are thankful for.  I can never think of anything else to say but that I am most thankful for my wife, three self-reliant kids, eight healthy grandkids and  a few close friends.   Nothing else matters. Thought for …