Dear Family:
Another routine week -- a busy one.
Wednesday night is our academic night -- the three hour course in espanol, as the kids would say, it is a "blast." Virginia Walker sits right in front of us and with only nine in the class we all have to stay awake. Virginia is leaving for Spain the last of this month to visit Nancy for a couple of weeks.
Thursday I went to Cincinnati for a real estate closing -- the banks around here are not making mortgage loans, but it seems the places in the cities have the money to loan out. In the evening we went to the square dance work shop, i.e. learn new numbers, as in contrast to the dances, which are more of a dress up affair, refreshments, etc. etc. This week the caller is coming from Newark, Ohio -- should we ask him, Carol and John if he has heard of the Park National Bank. I'll put in another plug here for the Hortons to stop off and see you Newark folks coming or going from N.V. Since we assume that both J & C will be working Saturday morning we will plan on arriving in Newark around noon. That new restaurant sounds fine AND especially so with your company.
Friday, Maria (MV) was in a program at the High School Jazz Band Spring Show. WOW, what volume, tho they seem to thrive on it. She is hoping to get in the Ohio Youth Choir and being at the State Fair practicing for a week plus. (J.B. do you have any advance info on the timing selection, thru your friend at the Bank).
Yesterday we made up for lost time, as we got some two inches of rain -- the first in over two weeks. This really brightened up the garden. We are especially looking forward to the strawberry patch. This morning (now Wed - Roberta's birthday -- looking forward to reaching you by phone this evening), TV reports a tornado hit Kalamazoo but didn't recognize any of the familiar places -- looked bad.
Thanks for all the Mothers Day cards and calls --they were really appreciated. MV fixed lunch or rather dinner for us Sunday which was a nice treat. Grandma got the plant at church for being the oldest mother. Connie Croghan (Kevin's wife) for the youngest and Elizabeth Ellen Carey for the most grandchildren (3) at church. Many others have more but weren't there.
Phil Donahue's program this morning is on western square dancing and I wish I could tape it for Dad to see -- We do enjoy it but need more workshops or practice than actual dances which are alternating weeks. But enjoy meeting new people at the dances so all have advantages. Elaine Harner Biehl and Tom are back in the swing -- she has a good deal of weight to lose yet but dancing should help her as it did her father.
Today is the last Womans Club meeting of the year and we are having a luncheon at Georgialia Hannah's. Her mother-in-law is still in the hospital and we thought it might be cancelled but guess she is still having it. It is also a silent auction of handmade or white elephant articles. Some just wanted to kick in a couple of dollars but then some thought this would be more fun so I hope to get some fresh rhubarb and asparagus plus bran muffins to take.
Just had a telephone call to see if I was watching the Donahue show. Mrs. Thornburg had made a skirt for me so knew I'd be interested. They say there are over 6 million square dancers throughout the world now and that it is the only recreation without competition. They also incorporated a style show with it and one woman said that she had 20 outfits but turned out she dances 5 nights a week and is a caller as well. I guess we are going off the deep end on dancing here tho.
We have checked with the school and there are no problems as far as they are concerned about having Mie Young Kim in school there but with Mary Virginia's schedule IF she is in the Ohio Youth Choir she will not be here the first week of school and with all the band practicing the first couple of months there are difficulties but all hopefully can be ironed out. Mie Young does play the cello but don't know if she plays any other instrument so she might also be in the band. Mary Virginia's closest friends are in the Reesville area so it would be hard for them to take over.
We're looking forward to going to Newark this weekend -- actually on Saturday only and MV has the MYF carwash so won't be able to go -- unless it should pour rain that day. The Sankers are coming on Sunday. We are invited to Lynn's wedding in Paramus, NJ. There is a dinner the night before (Sat. July 12 and then ceremony at noon Sunday) Our invitation included motel reservation, etc. so really haven't made up our mind but will have to by this weekend. By the way the boy she is marrying is Jewish if you hadn't heard or guessed earlier.
As far I know we haven't changed our minds about going to Chicago to see Serena on the 30th of May - June 2 but hear the Hortons may come about that time. We got our reservations last week before we knew of their coming early -- it is the smaller apartment in the John Hancock Building (where John and Nick stayed on a previous visit). Wish we had the larger apartment but can't complain at the price -- free.
Wednesday lunch is now over, Gene Drake was in this A.M. telling us how he took a survey at the last Lions Club meeting, of the 29 there, 11 were retired, 9 were working in the teaching area and/or govt. employed and 9 were employed by private companies. Food for thought.
Love, [etc.]
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