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Date Posted: Sat, May 12 2007, 15:43:25
Author: Nancy
Subject: Part 9 (click here.) (Almost done, folks.)
In reply to: Nancy 's message, "And here's part 8. Click here" on Wed, May 09 2007, 10:53:35


Charity (Trudy’s granddaughter):

Q. What did you like most about the reunion?
A. the boat ride was fun.
Q. What else?
A. Playing with Amy.
Q. Who is Amy?
A. The little girl with the pink pants.
Q. Who is she?
A. My friend.
Q. Is she a relative?
A. No. Just a friend.
Q. What else would you like to say about the reunion?
A. The birds are fun. No, put “birdies.” I have a long story. We got ’em out of the side of the fridge. And we took care of ‘em like we’re doing now. And we fed ‘em, and put ‘em to sleep. The best thing about the reunion was getting the birdies. I’ll take care of ‘em till they learn to fly. I’ll feed ‘em till they get fat.
Q. You mean the Vogels have their round robin, and so you want a round starling?
A Um … I guess so.

Carol White (Lefty’s daughter): The most interesting thing that happened to me during the reunion--and I have to report this because Bonnie said she would if I didn’t-- when we were out there on the boat for such a long time, I kept asking my dad if he was going to get it fixed, I said I had to go to the bathroom and couldn’t wait much longer. My mother said to just jump in the water and I did, but then I was laughing so much I couldn’t go anyway. The people on the boat were hysterical. But seriously, this reunion is really nice, especially having it at a park like this. It’s more casual; everyone can be together for a long time, besides, I like to camp.

Harry: I’ve enjoyed this a lot; it’s been quite important to me, partly because I haven’t seen some of these people in twenty years, and I wouldn’t have known them if I met them on the street. I had almost lost track of some of them. And then there are new ones to meet, like Shirl’s husband. This has been a good way to get together, to get to know each other and visit.

Lefty: It’s just great that we could all get together for a change. Especially having these young people to keep it lively, although certain ones have to be quieted down when the ranger comes around. They aren’t such good golfers, either. Betty and I found that out when we went golfing with Jack and Shirl and Harold and Sharon. Also, they had some problems getting here. John and Virginia got lost, and Jack had trouble reading the simple map which was furnished.

Shirl Hamm (Martin’s daughter): It’s been interesting to me, after being away so long, to see the Vogels again. They are different from what I had thought. Each so super and nice. I didn’t really like the group I had made them out to be. I had thought they were all in the image of Grandma Vogel; I had thought they were stuffy, on pedestals, had halos. And that our black sheep were the only ones. But I discovered they all have skeletons in the closet, and I have found a new family, one I like, other than the one I had conjured it up to be. I can be comfortable with this new family. I used to have a Shirl for San Francisco, and a Shirl for Mom and Dad, but now I can be myself. Now I can take the real Shirl and put her in there. It’s a nice feeling. Each generation is different from its father’s; as the world progresses, so do the children I realize our children will have a still different set of values and I hope I’ll be able to adjust to that.

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