Happy Birthday Cheryl!

Today is Cheryl Marshall's 66th birthday!  Cheryl's my brother Tom's wife.  Cheryl was sort of a "big sister" to me when I was growing up.  I spent a number of summers at their home in Dover, Ohio from the time I was eight until I was old enough that I needed to stay home for baseball and football!  It's funny the things you remember about the "good old days" as you get older.   I remember Cheryl and I watching Jeopardy together--when it used to be on during the day.   I remember the house on Crater Avenue that had an apple tree with four different kinds of apples.  I remember Mr. Geiser, Cheryl's dad, who was a master cabinet maker, who had come to the U.S. from Switzerland as a young man, and whose woodworking projects, especially his handmade wooden toys were incredible.  I remember going to their home in the fall each year for the "Swiss Festival" in Sugarcreek, and helping to make apple fritters with their church.  One of God's blessings is memory.  Even when events have long since past, we can enjoy them again as we revisit them in our memories

Cheryl and Tom, and their daughter, Lee and granddaughter, Ellie, were in town over the weekend to celebrate Abby's graduation, along with my other two brothers, Jim and Kenn.  It was the first time the four brothers had been together in eleven years, and it was good to enjoy that time of family together. 

Cheryl, I pray you'll have a great day, and many happy memories and returns!