Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Meeting my cousin


     A couple of Sundays ago, I met with my cousin James Chock.  We used to call him Jimmy Chock when we were little.  He is the son of my aunt Catherine Hogan Chock and Aloys Chock.  He has 2 sisters--Roseann and Janice. Their family lived in the St. Cloud area and we seldom saw them. It is strange but true that first cousins don't automatically know each other!! We reconnected when his daughter Jennifer started working on the family tree.

    Nice to meet you, James Chock!

Sunday, July 4, 2010

Ma and Pat the Neighborhood Dog

Ma and Pat

I wonder who had the presence of mind to take this picture of Ma and Pat the Neighborhood dog.  Dad said that Ma didn't care much for dogs.  This dog hung around the neighborhood and went from house to house for food.  Ma didn't really want to feed him.  One day she stopped the dogcatcher from taking him.