Christmas 2019

                      Christmas 2019

Greetings and Happy Holidays from the Blaneys,

 

2019 was a good year for us and we hope it was for you as well.  The year began with Cathy and I pulling our pop-up camper down to Florida.  We spent two weeks at Fort DeSoto and then moved north to The Villages.  We enjoyed time with our host/landlords Bill and Karen Early. my brother, Bill and had a chance to visit with some other relatives and friends.

In August, the four of us volunteered at a southern border respite center in McAllen, Texas.  Please feel free to read about out trip at www.BlaneyTravelLog.blogspot.com.

In September Erin became a homeowner!  She is

very happy in her three bedroom home.  It has a large deck just outside the kitchen and an extra living room with a fireplace on the lower level.  She continues her career as social worker with the Green Area Public Schools.

(Kathleen is the 3rd person from the left)

Kathleen spent the majority of the last year working on the measles outbreak in New York City, where she was stationed at an outpatient clinic in an Orthodox Jewish neighborhood in Brooklyn. In December, she was awarded a Distinguished Service Award from the Commissioner. She was also able to participate in a ribbon cutting ceremony at a new clinic in the community. (Kathleen is the 2nd person from the right).

Other highlights of the year included a trip to NYC to visit Kathleen and many happy times visiting friends and relatives both in Green Bay and the cottage. 

Best wishes for a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Ken, Cathy, Kathleen and Erin