Jury Duty - or Not

Dick has been summoned for jury duty in Grand Rapids for the Federal Distict Court. Originally, they wanted him to report on July 26th, the Monday after Genfest, when our kids would be here. He appealed that, and was granted a postponement.

Next, he was told to call on Friday, Aug. 6 to be told when to report to Grand Rapids. He called on the 6th. He was told to call back on Monday, Aug. 9th to see if he had to report on Tuesday.

This morning we packed our suitcases and filled our garment bags so we would be ready to get down to G.R. He called this afternoon, and now the story is that he should call back on Friday the 13th to see if he should report next week. They have summoned prospective jurors through number 55, and Dick is number 59. He is slowly becoming a nervous wreck - can't take the indecisiveness. We cancelled the hotel, but we're keeping our bags packed.

We would like to be here the week of the 16th because the Sniders are going to be in Northern Michigan and we would love to have them hang out around here for a few days that week. This whole Jury thing is making it very difficult to solidify plans for the rest of the summer.

On one hand, being on a jury might be a very interesting experience to have. On the other hand, it's a bit of an annoyance. After all is said and done, good citizenship is the trump card.

Together at Home

When we're all together, there are just seven of us - we have a really small family! This week, we have six - we had to get along without Jana, who was stuck in D.C. So this is how the week went - here we are, missing Jana!

A lovely day for lunch on the deck.


That pesky Dylan - always hiding Uncle Tom's hat!


Major computer time spent playing World of Warcraft - a typical Steiger get-together:


Jana is in this picture!


Taking advantage of a peaceful moment!

At the Cottage!

Sharon and John rented a beautiful, spacious cottage on East Bay for ten days. This afternoon was the perfect time to go help them enjoy it! The weather was gorgeous, the clouds were fluffy, and the sand was hot! Everybody had a super time. Thanks, Sharon and John.

Kevin, Amy, & Maya


Cousins continue - adult cousins with the next generation of cousins!


Tom came from the Pacific to the Great Lakes


Here's the peanut gallery watching the frivolity:)


Such a beautiful beach


Laurie (Florida) and Tom (California) meet in the middle!


What a great cottage this was;


General beachy type fun!






Baby Maya can be Miss Personality!


Life at the cottage - the Good Life :)




After such a wonderful afternoon, we decided to go out to dinner - Dylan voted for dinner at Moomer's, and so...


Thanks again, Sharon and John - we had a great day.

GenFest 2010

This year we had 33 family members at our annual GenFest family picnic - counting infants and children! There were 7 who couldn't come, and that's a lot. We like it better when everybody's here! The weather was overcast and sometimes threatening, but we really lucked out and didn't have big rain, just a few drops for a short time. The sun even came out for a while and we had blue skies. The weather didn't interfere at all with our good times!