Dear Family and Friends, Christmas 2011

Here is a pictorial review of SOME of the highlights of our year (limited by space and lack of pictures).

We camped on Hutchinson Island, FL mid Jan.- March. Valentines’ day on air boat West of Fort Pierce, FL.

Pictures taken on air boat ride.

On April 27 an EF4 Tornado visited our neighborhood. We were home but uninjured. It killed 8 within 2 miles of us,

17 in the one storm. Only 3 were injured on our street. Pictures below. Story at http://www.jaredbruckner.com

Our house had only $53K in damage. There was only cosmetic damage to our trailer.

Wasmer’s house was directly across street.

Huggin’s house was next to Wasmer’s. Huggin’s house better seen in aerial view.

Gillmore’s house was the next up the hill. Wagner’s live at the top of the hill.

Anderson’s live just below Wagner’s on our side of the road.

Smith’s house was on the corner below ours.

May gathering at Diamonds in NC Diamonds. Fishers, Frazers, Bruckners Triple Falls

May 20, 2011 – Dinner with Hodders and Andrea at Old Mill.

In May we attended Janice Neumann’s wedding in MA area.

In June - Mary’s 50^th reunion from AA in MI.

Weekend gathering at Bill and Barb Fisher’s house in IN at beginning of our vacation.

Biking in MI including Mackinaw Is. with Diamonds and Andersons. Note “Queen Mary” in her chariot.

Weekend with Marlene & Terry Seifert in Door County WI.

Biking in WI with Andersons. Mary met us for lunch about midway on the trail.

God bless and have a very good 2012. News of our remodeling next year.

Jared and Mary