2001
Well, before I get on with the year 2001, I thought I’d finish off 2000. In September, Marcia and I went to Virginia Beach and the Smoky Mountains in Tennessee. We stopped at Yorktown, Williamsburg, Jamestown and Monticello. We saw the homes of Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe.
We closed out the year spending Thanksgiving down in West Virginia at my sister’s, Chanukah at Jeff's, and Christmas up north with Marcia DePauw. We always have fun during the holidays.
In January this year, 28 of us went up to the Hunting Cabin just for a fun weekend. We had 9 snowmobiles and 3 sleighs. During the day we took all the kids sledding and in the evening the adults took off on snowmobile trails. We put on over a hundred miles. Great food and good company.
In the middle of making plans for Anne's wedding, once again we have Michigan State moving along in both the Basketball Final Four and the Hockey Frozen Four.
While the Final Four was in progress, Kathy and Daryl joined Marcia, her friend Karen, and me for a Murder Mystery Weekend up north at the Thunder bay Golf Resort. There were 10 teams of 8 each to solve what turned out to be 3 murders at the resort. We were all provided with a gourmet dinner along with two breakfasts and a 1 1/2 hour wagon ride through their Elk Ranch. We locked the doors at night.
On April 28, 2001, my daughter Anne was wed to Christopher Healy. We had a great day all around and the wedding site is under construction
On May 10, 2001, Marley crawled for the first time
This is our Canadian summer.... with four visits.
1st was father's day weekend at the Pinery on Lake Huron.
2nd, July 27-29: Marcia and I joined our friends, Joel and Kathy from New Jersey to see the Lion King in Toronto. Marcia and I took a train from Windsor while Joel and Kathy flew in from Newark. We enjoyed the food, the show, and an overall good visit.
3rd, we went to Tobermory on the tip of the Bruce Peninsula at the gateway to Georgian Bay. Our friends Mark and Pam brought their boat and we went exploring the islands.
4th, Our national park tour...: Yellowstone, Glacier/Waterton, Banff, Lake Louise......