June 8th Kathy Wrote

Hi everyone! For us the summer is just beginning. And for the rest of you too.

Major event behind us. Thank-you all for your support to us and the newlyweds last weekend! We've heard from them and their having a great time in California and just got to Las Vegas. They should be back Friday night.

For those of you who weren't aware, Brad and Alana didn't leave for their honeymoon until Thursday. Their new address is: Brad and Alana Heller 1106 Walnut Drive, Danielsville, Pa. 18038

Things have settled down this past week. The previous week we had the noise and chatter of 5 and 6 additional girls in our home.

This Saturday, Bill and I will be driving out to Iowa to visit my Dad in the nursing home. We're hoping to visit with my brothers and hopefully it works out for my sister to come out as well. She and her husband are in the middle of moving from Florida to Tennessee. Bill and I are hoping to do a little traveling as well the latter part of the week, coming home by way of NewYork. We have a celebration picnic in Arkport N.Y. I'm not sure if you all know that Auckland Farms in N.Y. and in Q-town was sold. The buyer at Q-town will continue to sell wholesale locally,things will stay basicly as they have been except they will not have their own NY potatos.

Derek is working at a camp for 5 weeks this summer. Pray for him I think he feels alittle bit out of his comfort zone working with younger kids. He has no computer there and is limited on phone use so he would love some good old fashioned mail. He will be taking a college class in Michigan latter in the summer.

Melissa is taking a micro biology class this summer as part of her dental hygiene program she feels as if it is taking to much of her time because the teacher does not know how to teach and the only way she can pass the course is by seeing a tutor for help regularly. At dental hygiene orentation they told them that they better figure on putting the rest of thier lives on hold for the next 2 years because the program demands most of thier time. That could be tuff for Melissa.

We are into strawberry season I just picked around 7-8 quarts and if the weather holds and the flea bettles and chipmonks don't eat too many we should be getting that many or more per day for the next two weeks or so. They really seam to have good flavor this year. Too bad we are planning to go to Iowa. Call me if you would like to pick one day next week and I will see if I can work you into the picking schedule.