Here we are, all 16 of us, ready to begin. I was perfect weather for a bike ride, just cool enough so you didn't get hot.
We rode about 7 miles and then stopped at this little place for a bite to eat.
I'm not sure whose idea it was, but we had a girls' table and a boys table. This made splitting things a little interesting.
On the road again. . .
Charles Whiting's wife died in 2005, and to comfort himself he would call himself and hear his late wife say "Catherine Whiting" on the voicemail system. That is, until recently, when Verizon upgraded his telephone service. The message was lost and Charles was devastated that he couldn't hear his wife's voice anymore.I found the above on The Point.
However, this story has a happy ending. Verizon archives old greetings, and a contractor found the message. It has has been restored to Charles's new voicemail system. Now whenever Charles is missing his wife he only needs to call himself.
Hats off to Verizon for being sensitive to one of its customers and going the extra mile.
Last weekend, we celebrated her birthday, Scheffers-style, in Kalamazoo. 
It was not the first time they have invited Bartons to join a Scheffers gathering, though to look at the following pictures, you would think it was all about us! Actually, we were celebrating Bryan's graduation, Michelle's and Kristin's birthdays, and maybe another event or two of the Scheffers variety.
You can see that Laura brought Jon with her. You might also notice that I tried to very sensitive and not let him be overwhelmed by the paparazzi.
Sittin' in the sun
LMC says "Cool!"
Daddy's cool too!
Birthday clothes - Michelle and Kristin have remarkably similar tastes! (And so does Terri!)
Experiencing a thing called a (small) "hill."
Wrapped like a tortilla, compliments of Auntie Em.
