November 11, 2016

Bob: We went to Kirkland Lake today. Visited with Sandra Sandrin, who is First Nation. Had a very interesting talk with her as she is a tribal healer. She had some interesting recommendations for my diabetes. She claims to have cured her diabetes. But she also lost a great deal of weight. That could have played into the picture.
Our next visit was with Michael Dale. He has invited us to a traditional American Thanksgiving dinner on Nov 24th. We had a problem because he wanted Bonnie to cook everything and bring it from here to Kirkland Lake, about an hour trip. He had the turkey, but Bonnie would have to cook it. Sister Janet Hamilton, also of the Kirkland Lake area, also invited us to her house on the 24th for Thanksgiving. She said she would cook Michael's turkey and we could come to her place. When we presented this to Michael today he said he has volunteers to cook everything and that at least 6 potential contacts have confirmed they will be there!! After talking to Janet we are going to go to Michael's on Thursday and then have another dinner at her place on Saturday. We should get our fill of turkey that week.
Well it's time to get ready for bed. Love to all and good night brothers.
Dad/Bob

Bonnie: It was a good day in Kirkland Lake area. We have some interesting members in our Branch! Janet, the sister we visited last, is as tough as they come. She has cut trails in the forests for Ontario power lines, and has used chain saws, and other heavy equipment. She suffers from several health problems because of the hard work she has done. Now, she makes money by renting out bedrooms in her house to hunters. She feeds them and provides everything that they need. The last set of hunters killed a 500 pound bear. She showed us the pictures of it and it was massive. We will provide the turkey for our second Thanksgiving meal on the 26th at her house, as well as green bean casserole and potatoes. What a yummy way to celebrate Thanksgiving this year--with two dinners!
May we all have a good day tomorrow. The Canadian's will be celebrating "Remembrance Day" tomorrow where all of their veterans are honored. Each little town has a service for it at exactly 11:00 am. Bob and I will be wearing a little red flower on our coats as will most of those attending the celebration.
Love, Mom/Bonnie