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Norman
and Tammy Goris
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Merry Christmas 2010
Norm - Tammy - Madeleine - Sophia - German exchange student
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The Goris family near Nashville, Indiana
(On Indiana State road 46 between Columbus and Bloomington)
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Directions: Drive to either Columbus or Bloomington and make a telephone call to be
picked up. It just makes it a lot easier.
Mary and Henry together with
Kelly and little Zack, used a Google
and a Map-quest map to no avail. After four U-turns, looking for road
signs that seemed hidden, we finally picked one of ten "Old Nashville
Road" exits from Indiana-46. Just by chance and after numerous cell phones (cut short by "no-signal")
we were met by Norm.
The rest of the day was spend enjoying the hospitality of Norm, Tammy,
Madeleine and Sophia.
The house is a near copy of the one that Mary and Hank owned while living
in South Bend. The walk-in basement from the driveway is a faithful
duplicate, including a diesel engine that is being rebuild. Several
automobiles were available for spare parts.
A hexagonal Florida room with a red brick floor has been added and that is
where we spend most of the afternoon and evening.
The kids showed us the farm side of the property and it included several
chickens and two "ready for thanksgiving" turkeys. They also taught
three year old Zack how to use the trampoline.
The garden extended all around the house and included giant Hydrangeas and
full size Hostas. In addition there was an abundance of plant and flower
growth, typical of the moderate mid-Indiana climate
Norm and I went to the Cummings diesel facility where he showed me the
laboratories and test facilities of fuel injectors. The engineering that
goes into manufacturing those units is amazing. In addition, Norm
contributed several major computer programs to facilitate testing and
production requirements. His programs are being used in Canada, Sweden
and Mexico. He has several patents to complement his contribution to
cleaner burning diesel engines.
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The family: Madeleine
Tammy, Norm, Sophia
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One of many animals
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Eggs, scrambled or over-light
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Happy Thanksgiving
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The local gym

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Perfect landing
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Ready for winter
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Hoosier original
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Spare parts
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| Another family garden |
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| At the in-law lake cottage
in northern Wisconsin |
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Manawa home
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| Carolyn |
Mary |
Tara and mark |
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At Pete and Wilma's 50th Anniversary
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