Family Get-Togethers

This photo is of my Dahlager relatives on the occasion of

my great-grandmother's birthday -circa 1930

she is shown with her grandchildren and I suspect

some of these are her great-grandchildren.   What fun to

have these old pictures!  And I am so glad that the

Dahlager family were VERY good at taking pictures!

his photo was taken this past summer at a Melby Family reunion

when our relatives from Norway came to visit.  It was great fun!

Seems like we should have get-together more often, though.........

instead of waiting for funerals, or 80th birthday parties.

Seems like relatives and friends got together more oftenwhen I was young than they do now - 

and I think it's too bad that so many of us are too busy to take time for this.

When I was young, relatives visited on Sunday afternoon unannounced

....and Mom was always prepared!   

Sad to say, if someone pops to see me  tomorrow, 

I probably wouldn't have anything more than coffee

 and my house would not be "company ready"

Oh, how things have changed!