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Sunday afternoon, January 16

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Mel and Velda Rhoads and their family organized this year’s winter get-together. We were on the first floor of Hopewell Forge (formerly Abundant Living) near Lititz.

This High family is Cerwin’s siblings, their children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Dorretta organized the meal on Sign-Up Genius. That way we could all go online to sign up the number of people coming and choose the food items we would bring.

There were several missing due to illness, a conflict with the date or they don’t live in the area.

In this photo you see Bob, Doris and Mel getting their food. Don (right) was behind the organization of this. He and some of his family members served the food so only one person was touching each spoon.

Crystal and Lauree getting their food and Dorretta, Gabi, Shtefan and Don serving the food.

A sampling of the hot food. It was delicious.

Megan at the dessert table. She is Rod and Dorretta’s daughter. Mel and Velda’s granddaughter.

Don, Jeremy, Gabi and Shtefan. Don is the son of Cerwin’s sister Velda and her husband Mel.

Another setting of them

Jakey, Peyton, Bailey and Crystal. Crystal is the daughter of Cerwin’s brother Elvin and his wife Patti.

Cerwin’s sister Velda holding great granddaughter Mikaela. Megan (at dessert table) is her mom.

The siblings in order of age – left to right: Cerwin, Velda, Elvin and Doris

The siblings with their spouses: Cerwin, Me, Mel, Velda, Elvin, Patti, Bob and Doris.

If you follow my blog, you will remember that we visited Bob and Doris in Minnesota several months ago. They came east to visit family and friends.

After most people went home, several of us stayed behind to help with cleanup and ended up having a fun visit. Jeremy, Bob, Mel, Cerwin, Rod and Elvin. Rod is Dorretta’s husband.