Reutter Golden Wedding Anniversary 2008

GREETINGS to all who might be reading this. We had a wonderful time in South Dakota last week. It was great fun to show A. Jo and U. Eldie the sights of that state, starting with a picnic overlooking the Missouri River at Chamberlain, the Corn Palace at Mitchell (they declined going thro' the Doll Museum across the street), exploring the Badlands (with Terry holding the car keys over a big drop-off), shopping the the magnificent Wall Drug, and finally reaching the Black Hills.

The sisters had a very comfortable lodge with three bedrooms and a great room and kitchen, also a huge deck with a hot tub (the grandchildren seemed to monopolize the hot tub, but they had fun). The Smiths and the Petersons golfed on Thursday and Sat. Most everyone drove thro' Custer State Park (I got the closest to the buffalo!), travelled the Needles Highway, discovered the wonders of Mount Rushmore, & saw the animals at Bear Country. Most of the Reutter clan took an hour horse back ride. Bob and Jason rode the "bike" to Spearfish one day. Grandkids did lots of swimming, bouncing, etc. Sat. night we had a delicious catered meal and celebrated J & B's anniversary with memories and gifts. A wonderful time was had by all.

We DID miss all of you who were not there. However, if it makes you feel any better, we decided that another 20 people could possibly have been rather overwhelming.

We did set a date for the 2nd Grush reunion -- the 4th week-end of July, 2011. Please let us know if this is already taken in your planbook or if you see a problem with the date. We also decided to go back to Okoboji -- it seemed to be a better location for most. Sorry, Chris, but Mexico lost out. We'll look into accommodations -- if you have thots' on this, speak up now. Some liked the camp because it had lake access.

ALSO -- concerning the round robin.... Todd, would you please send out another invitation to those who are not on at this point. We will follow up with some calls to those who have not responded in 6 weeks -- approx. the end of August. Also, please call Ranae and see if you can help her get on. Someone was having trouble figuring out how to post a blog, so send all the instructions you can. I know it is easy for you, but it isn't for everyone.

I hear it is still warm in AZ. Hope you had a cool week-end up in the mountains. And that Kerri didn't have to work too hard.

Love you all. We did miss you last week and hope that we can all be together sometime.

A. Sue