September 14th Bill Wrote

HIGH ALL
From BILL & KATHY

WELL THE KIDS ARE ALL BACK IN SCHOOL. CAN YOU BELIEVE MELISSA AND ALANA ARE BOTH SENIORS; AND I'M STARTING TO FEEL LIKE ONE. YES NEXT TIME I HAVE TO WRITE I'LL BE 50 CAN YOU BELIEVE IT.

Do any of you remember when Norman turned 50; and the big deal he made that he was half a century old. It did seem old back then. How old would he be now? I'd like to hear some of your memories of Norman; he was a big part of our lives as kids.

To go along with that what are some of your special memories of Mom and Dad from your growing up years.
Who remembers sitting by the kitchen window waiting for the barn lights to go off?
Who remembers going out on those cold November days and picking the last of the corn by hand?
Who remembers mom putting on some of Daddy's pants and going sledding with us?
Who remembers daddy getting the combine out and putting the canvases on to start combining wheat?
Who remembers going with Norman down to Frei's to feed the pigs?
Who remembers when Daddy used to come home from church through Steinsburg and past Boardmans?

We truely did have a rich and wonderful childhood. Thanks Mom!
We were truly blessed to have grown up in a Christian home where the name of Christ was reverenced and we were taught right from wrong.

Alana is back in the books and is feeling the preasure of a busy schedule. She has been coming home weekends to work at Dorney Park and spend time with Brad. She is really beginning to wish her major (speech pathology) did not require two years of grad school. Its exciting to watch her and Brads relationship grow. They are curently taking a ballroom dancing class on Friday evenings along with one of Alana's friends from high school and her boyfriend. She is sure that she is either very lucky or blessed to have found a guy as wonderful as Brad.

Derek is still enjoying life as a student. He seems to have a heavy load of reading and studying along with his new resposibilties as an R.A. He has also been offered a new position working with the museum that they have on campus; he is still undecided as to wether he will accept that position.

Melissa had a difficult start to her school year; Southern Lehigh seems to have a problem in their guidance office when it comes to schedules, its a long story. She is currently working at filling out an application for early admission at Messiah College. We will be visiting some other schools with her this fall yet, she is not totally decided on school or major; although nursing seems to be of some interest.

I'm not sure what kind of changes I may find in my job in the next months or year. My boss is moving to a bigger place in Bethlehem and it could change the routine that I have become used too.

Kathy has been keeping busy working and canning and everything else she does. She has been thinking and preparing for clubs that start this comming week.

WELL SEE YOU ALL LATER

BILL& KATHY

By the way Al we are still eating beans out of my garden .