Don Holmer Highlighted!

What is your Occupation? RETIRED---BUS DRIVER---PLANT MGR. INT. PAPER CO.
Favorite Color? BLUE
Favorite Food? DESSERT---BLACKBERRY OR PEACH COBBLER
Hobbies? HORSE RACE HANDICAPPING
Favorite Books/Television Shows? BOOKS ABOUT HORSERACING ---TV. SPORTS OF ALL KINDS BUT ESPECIALLY GOLF
Favorite music? COUNTRY AND WESTERN
Pet Peeve(s)? ANYTHING LOUD---CAR RADIO BLARING---PEOPLE BEING IRRESPONSIBLE

Best Vacation you have ever had? ANY FAMILY RE-UNION

Favorite Holmer family memory? RICH GETTING BUSTED BY MIMI FOR OVER

INDULGING IN MANY BOTTLES OF WINE AT THE ARISTON---HA HA HA---RICH NEVER GOT MANY LAMBASTING SINCE HE WAS ANGEL #1 AND RON #2.

Something most people don’t know about you? I AM TENDER HEARTED SO I CRY VERY EASY, ESPECIALLY AS I GROW OLDER.
Which is your favorite time of the day … are you a morning person or a night person? GO WITH THE FLOW---BUT CAN SLEEP IN.
What is the craziest thing you have ever done? PUT A POLICE SIGN IN UNCLE JOHN GARAGE WHILE STAYING AT AUNT LELAH IN ST. LOUIS.
You're about to sing at a karaoke bar … what song did you choose? NONE---I SING POORLY AND CAN'T REMEMBER WORDS RIGHT.

A talent you wish you had or something you wish you knew how to do better? AS A DAD YOU ALWAYS HAVE THINGS YOU WISH YOU COULD RETRIEVE---DO OVER---DO BETTER----TIME IS GONE SOONER---SO MAKE THE MOST OF WHAT YOU HAVE.

If you could be anywhere right now, where would you be? AT HOME---NO PLACE LIKE HOME
Someone who’s had a significant influence on your life and why? MOM AND DAD---DAD WAS STRICT--MOM WAS THE INFLUENCE TO KEEP IT ALL TOGETHER----SO EASY GOING
Some goals that you'd like to accomplish sometime in your lifetime?
WIN ENOUGH FOR ALL THE FAMILY TO RETIRE---SPEND MORE TIME WITH ALL THE FAMILY
Describe your style. SOMEWHAT QUIET---BUT CAN REIGN DOWN ON WHEN NECESSARY.
Your favorite sport to watch? GOLF
Favorite sport to play? BASKETBALL

What's the hardest or most challenging thing you've ever done? TAKE MIMI TO HOSPITAL KNOWING SHE WOULD NEVER BE BACK HOME---VERY HARD TO DO

What are your weaknesses? I CAN PRETTY MUCH SET MY MIND TO DO THINGS AND DO IT---QUIT SMOKING COLD TURKEY----DO DIETS----HOWEVER----I'M MY DAD IN THAT I'M STUBBORN----TEND TO PROCRASTINATE ABOUT MEDICAL ISSUES

Share a time in your life when you were particularly proud or felt accomplished. DAILY---I VIEW OUR FAMILY---NOT JUST SCOTT/DORI/JAMI---BUT ALL THE FAMILY AND FEEL SO PROUD THAT ALL ACCOMPLISH THINGS-----IN MY OWN KIDS AND THERE CHILDREN I'M PROUD TO GO TO THE EVENTS KNOWING THEY HAVE ALL BEEN SUCCESSFUL AND I HAVE NO FEAR WHEN I'M GONE THEY WILL CONTINUE TO EXCEL.---THE HOLMER BASE IS VERY BROAD

I LOVE YOU ALL AND AM PROUD TO BE WITH THE FAMILY AT ALL TIMES.

Happy Birthday Molly!

2008 Reunion Slide Show

Here's a sampling of some of the pictures taken by Dana, Willa and Julie last week.
They will soon be available for your viewing (and ordering) pleasure on http://www.holmer.shutterfly.com/
**Please note there will be one album called "slide show pics" which will include all of the above pictures. I will also create separate albums organized by who took them and they will include more pictures than just the ones shown on the slide show. I just chose some of my favorites for the slide show - "some" being almost 200! We took a LOT of pictures!!!
If others have pictures they took last week, please upload them to the picture site for everyone to enjoy. (or post on the blog)

Highland Lake Inn Reunion - 2008

What a fantastic week! Thanks Kathy for discovering the perfect location for our 2008 reunion ... and maybe even future reunions! A big thanks to Willa & Dale for all the time and energy spent planning and preparing for an amazing time. We are extremely grateful for your generosity. More reunion posts and many more pictures will follow in the upcoming weeks so please check back regularly!
(click on picture to view enlarged)

Happy 21st Birthday Kelly!

 

Happy Birthday Doug & Jamie!!

Doug - July 9th
Jamie - July 10th

 

New address

I have a new address in Sarasota: 1350 Main St., Sarasota FL 34236. I don't have a telephone there as yet but will have by the end of Oct. when I will be moved there full time.

Leslie Rankin Highlighted!

What is your Occupation? To-go girl at Chili's and aspiring entrepreneur.
Favorite Color? Green
Favorite Food? Anything that Dad, Jeff, or my Grandma cooks. I am a very lucky girl to have three great cooks that don't mind cooking for me.
Hobbies? I love music and movies. I've recently started cooking more because I got great new pots and pans for Christmas. I also like watching OU football. I am also very blessed to have great friends and family, so hanging out with them is always fun. Playing with my adorable little brothers is fun too.

Favorite Books/Movies/Television Shows? I like Chuck Palahniuk books, the guy who wrote fight club, he does a great job of making you think about things you wouldn't normally think about. My favorite movie of all time is The Princess Bride, but I love watching indie movies and low budget scary movies. And as far as TV goes you can never go wrong with America's Funniest Home Video's. I also like The Shield, Intervention, and Jon and Kate plus Eight. I'm a sucker for Roseanne too.
Pet Peeve(s)? I hate when people don't use common sense, smack their popcorn in the theater, don't use their blinker, and hypochondriacs.
Best Vacation you have ever had? I had the privilege of going to Italy and Jamaica last year, and I'm about to embark on a trip to Alaska with my grandparents this 4th of July. So I'll let you know when I get back... Favorite Holmer family memory? Well, I've only met all of you once in South Carolina so I guess by default it would be that vacation. But more specifically it would be fishing with the boys in the back waters and all of us catching the same fish at some point in the trip. The fish broke my line and was swimming around with the hook AND the bopper attached, which was actually very helpful because then we knew where the school was at all times. We eventually got it in after everyone had a go at it... Are you a morning person or a night person? I am definitely a night person. Sleep all day, play all night.
What is the craziest thing you have ever done? I did some pretty dumb things with my best friend in high school but luckily we never got hurt...or caught. I'll just keep those to myself. I guess skydiving is pretty crazy, but I’m not sure if it counts because Dad was right there with me all three times....Julie one of those times.
You’re about to sing at a karaoke bar … what song did you choose? That would for sure be the Devil Went Down to Georgia....Dad learnded me good.
A talent you wish you had or something you wish you knew how to do better? I wish I could sing really well. I would love to be one of those white girls that could belt it out like Aretha Franklin or Etta James.


We are sad that Leslie won't be joining us in Asheville, but look forward to hear her fishing stories when she returns from Alaska.

Happy Birthday Uncle Dale!