First Cousins Reunion

On August 20,2009, we held our 4th annual first cousins reunion. This year's pot luck dinner was held on Lake Manitou at Grant and Eileen Williamson's cottage.Jim and Sharon Williamson were hosts with lots of help and set up from Grant and Eileen.

Eleven cousins attended, with either the last name Williamson or born a Williamson. Spouses added in to make a total on 21 attendees.

We had cousins from Michigan, British Columbia and various parts of Ontario.

The weather wasn't our friend. We managed to have some real visiting under temporary tarp enclosures. Dinner was served indoors and no one left hungry. A wide assortment of salads, crock pots and desserts were served.

Many of us came home with Indian Weather Sticks. Doug Heist replenished our supply of these weather predictors.

This year's reunion coincided with the Memorial service and burial of our Mom. She was Aunt Irene to these cousins and many attended the service on Sat, August 22.

We appreciate the hosting of these get togethers each summer and hope that other cousins will join us as we celebrate the descendants in the Williamson family.

A Milestone

Bob and I have reached and passed many milestones in our lives. You can plan some milestones and look forward to them. Time moves slowly when you have to sit back and wait for an occasion or date to finally arrive. Other milestones sneak up on you!

On Aug.1st we met an event in our lives that snuck up on us. We knew it was going to happen. Our son Scott joined the ranks of being a RETIRED person.

Where did the years go? Our son who we saw go off to school, play Tball, learned to skate on a pond, went fishing with his Aku and then the years whipped by and he was buying his first car.

We observed all these growing up years, first dates, first jobs, first girl friends.

It seemed no time at all, we weren't counting the years, when he became engaged, married and gave us 2 grandsons.

Now, we have to face the fact that he will be 50 on his next birthday and we are the parents of a retiree. How did this happen? We can't be this old, can we?

Face it Bob and Helen! Life slips along while you are not sitting in a rocking chair and wondering what you will do today or tomorrow.

To Scott we say," Son, we hope that your retirement years bring you all the adventures and happiness that we are experiencing."