Saturday, November 29, 1987

Happy Birthday.  It was good to speak with you on Thanksgiving & to get the letters & pictures on Fri.  Andy has changed a lot.  I'd love to cuddle him.  We think the pictures are good -- of all of you.

Talked to Gen today - she had her purse stolen while she was putting groceries in teh car.  She'd left the purse in the baby seat of the cart.  They found it minus the cash & credit cards.  She notified the store & 500.00 was charged at Steiger's.  She won't have to pay - it was fraud.  She learned the lesson the hard way.  Once a stranger told her she shouldn't leave her purse there & last summer when I went shopping with her she did the same thing.  I can't believe it of Gen as she is so efficient job wise.

Heard from June & she is doing very well.  Said Min was in the hosp/ & that Geo. will have eye surgery this Wed.  Tried to call Sig & Geo but no answer.

Next Sat. & Sun. we go to Niargara Falls & the Festival of Lights.  Leave here 7:30 AM.  Breakfast on the way.  Then McKinley Mall in Hamburg, N.Y.  Lunch.  Next stop Harlan Genesee Christmas Store.  Then Niagara Hilton Hotel.  Buffet dinner at 6:30 & then we're free to enjoy the lights inside the Convention Center.  Must be lights outside, too.

Breakfast 8 A.M.  Time for church if desired.  On teh way home we stop at Factory Outlet Stores & Maple Leaf Village on the Canadian side.  Dinner enroute & home by 9:30-10 pm.  Cost is 80.00 each & it includes fare, dinner, breakfast & lodging.  Not bad.  We're on bus 2 so at least 2 buses are going.  Rex & Mary Lou Graham are in charge of this.  We look forward to it.

Barb is knitting another sweater with a design & it is so nice.

Pa. Ave. bridge opens this Thurs.  They look so nice - 3 new bridges in one summer is something for our area.  (Glade, Pa Ave & Akeley)

Lar & Kim hope to get a Honda, 4 door with Air Cond. (for travel south) if they can get a loan.  In Erie.

Lauri had a miscarriage & lost the baby when she & 3 others gals were in Toronto.  Spoiled her trip & it was a shock.

Kiss Andy for us.

P.S.  Lar & Kim got the loan thru an Erie bank as they got the car in Erie.  They got a 4 dr. Honda Accord, gold color.  Will pick it up in Erie tomorrow (Tues) & will stop by after 9 pm for coffee so we can see it.  Got Air Cond. for when they drive South to see her sister & Gram.