Family picnic pics from Nancy

Good evening from Geneva's first day of fall. After exciting weather last night (lots of warnings, thunder,lightning and wind but no rain) and an unexciting football game (so where was the West Coast offense? I'm sure mom was asking why they always run into the pile, just as she did all those Option years), today is clear, crisp and calm. I love this time of year.
Here are a few of my pictures from the picnic and after looking at my efforts, would really like some more from the rest of you. If you would email them as attachments, I would get some of them printed and add them to the albums. Our email address is snmeyer@galaxycable.net
I've added a picture from our trip to Maryville yesterday to see Beth. It's a 3+ hour trip, but the windshield time was worth it for us to see where she's living this year. We met one of her roommates who was at work, went out for lunch and made the obligatory stop at Walmart for groceries, etc. She is happy, knows what she wants to do (pre Occupational Therapy) and loves her dog, Milk. She and her roommate rescued her from the pound and named her Milk b/c that was the name she responded to after they tried many other words. I'd like to think it's b/c of Beth's roots in the dairy industry, but it's just a coincidence. She's living in a "new" house this year compared to the one from last year, built in 1873. She has two compatible roommates, unlike last year when one girl went to the police and alleged that the others, especially Beth, were threatening her. Actually, Beth was the only one who was still talking to her; the others had quit after a number of her bizarre actions. It's kind of scary to send your kids out there to who knows what....
She has two very part-time jobs--babysitting two little girls once a week and reading to Elementary students in the Read for America program. I agree with you, Mary Jo, that our kids turn out different from us; it's very interesting to watch all of the cousins' offspring and see how they're turning out. And since we have this letter, we can really keep up.
I showed Beth the Family Letter yesterday and she was impressed enough to bookmark it; thanks to you once again, Sue, for bringing us into this. Keep those posts coming!
Love,
Nancy