The Steele Family Reunion

We had the Steele Family Reunion at the Iona Park again this year.  (August 14, 2010)  It was really lots of fun.  Food, chatting, getting to know relatives you don't know and catching up with ones you never see except at the reunion.

Chad Stanger's family was in charge and did a great job.  Our family is in charge next year and we could see how much work it was, but we are looking forward to it anyway.  Sadly, it's getting to the point that everyone is talking about not having the Reunions anymore.   This is a family tradition that goes back many years so I hope it doesn't stop.

                                       Chad Stanger busy taking care of details.
                                                         THANKS CHAD!

Doesn't Maurine look great--she never changes!

 We used to go to the Brunt Family Reunion, too, but the Steele's aren't really invited to that one anymore (so sad).  I haven't been to one of those since the year I was married (August 1974).

Family is so important.  It's important to stay connected even if it's just once a year.  It makes me sad that the older generations are almost gone now and I've become the older generation.  It also makes me happy that some of the older generation are still around and were at the reunion!!  It's somehow comforting to me.

Dad's cousin, Glen Clark.  One of the older generation that I love to talk to.

Keith Steele and his daughter.

                                                  Jim and Alex and Keith

Linda, Patty, Jim and Alex

Mary Perry, Gail and Ron Clark, Ev and Alan Perry

Bye, bye  Alex and Jim.  Going home early, are you?

Uncle George

We went to the Steele Family Reunion in Iona, Idaho last week.  While we were there my sisters and cousins went to visit our Dad's only living sibling,  Uncle George.  He is 91 yrs. old and still very sharp and sweet just our Dad was.  He said several things that just sounded like Dad.  Like when we asked him how the care center was that he lives in, he said:  "Oh, they take pretty good care of me."  That's just like what Dad would have said.  He was very appreciative that we would come visit him and the nice thing is that he'll probably remember it for a while, too.  He has back trouble that makes it very hard for him to get around.  It was good to visit with him.

Cousin Mary, Patty, Me, Pam, Uncle George and Linda kneeling.

Me, Uncle George in background, Patty and cousin Pam.

Thinking of Dad

I was doing a little family history today and ran across this article out of the Idaho Falls Post Register way back when???  Anyway, I scanned it into my computer and then decided to do a blog on it today.

Mom would have loved to have this computer and figured out how to do scans and posts and all.  She was way ahead of me when it comes to this stuff, so I'm sure she'd be way ahead now if she had had the chance to continue on in this life (without that stupid dementia!!)

And for anyone who wonders about the economy today.  I remember that Mom and Dad went with George and Tress and I think another couple to Yellowstone on this trip that's talked about in the article.  But when they got there, they didn't have enough money to pay the park fee so had to turn around and go home.  About the only thing they owned was the new car Dad bought when he got home from the war.  And it was a real luxury and he was really proud of it. 

Thought you might enjoy reading this.  I've seen it before but don't remember really sitting and reading it.  So here it is: