COSTA RICA - January 10th thru 17th: We enjoyed a great trip to Costa Rica for a week of blue skies, sunshine and warm termperatures with our friends Arthur and Sharon. Doesn't get much better than this.

Flew in and out of San Jose. Total flying time of between 5 and …

DECEMBER 25, 2006 - CHRISTMAS DAY. Juri hooked us all up with Harbor Freight.

Photos

Right click over movies and "Save Target As" to your own computer for play back.

* Movie Clip #1 - Juri's Fan - 10,346 KB
* Movie Clip #2 - Christmas Stocking Stuff - 11,503 KB
* Movie Clip #3 - Juri's …

DECEMBER 16, 2006; COUPLES CHRISTMAS PARTY: We got all decked out in our 50's finest for a dinner party featuring every Hors d'Oeuvres you could imagine. We ended up with way too much food, but hopefully everyone will have some great snacks for later.

Photos

DECEMBER 13, 2006; ZYEDECO - MOORESVILLE: Janet finished up her Kitchen Sink Tiara project by donating all the tiaras to misplaced New Orleans women. Zyedeco - a restaurant in Mooreville, run by Carter and Debbie, hosted a special evening of food and entertainment for the people of New Orleans who happen to …

NOVEMBER 23, 2006 - THANKSGIVING.

Photos

MONDAY,NOVEMBER 20,2006 - Today we had to say good-bye to a dear friend and companion. We had to have Jane's dog - Dot (Dorthea Mitty Jack), put to sleep due to the cancer she had spreading in her mouth. She was the best house dog we could have asked for …

OCT 31, 2006: Our only trick-or-treaters! Princess and the Frog.

Photos

OCT 18, 2006: We were so happy to have a house guest for the night. Jeff and Heidi's son, Christopher, stopped by on his way to Detroit where he plans on putting down roots for a while as a pilot for Pinnacle Airlines (a Northwest regional airlines). He had been …

OCT 14, 2006; SHRIMP BOIL GROUP DINNER; Arthur and Sharon hosted a wonderful shrimp boil for our Fall couples group dinner. We first got to tour their new house addition to see the progress. It's coming along quite nicely with plumbing, mechanical and electrical work being roughed in. They should …

August 16, 2006: We flew to Providence and rented a car for our trip to Mystic, CT and New Hampshire. It was great to get back out east and see all the things John & Virginia have been working on. The office complex really looks terrific -- a true jewel.

Garden Photos …

August 5, 2006 - JANET'S BIRTHDAY. We all went to German Park to celebrate Janet's birthday, listen to some good German music and do a little dancing. Ron and Julie were there, as well as Jim, Sally and Suzanne, so they helped make it a great party.

Birthday Photos

* Movie Clip …

GRAND CANYON TRIP, June 14th to June 21st 2006: A.K.A. "Draggin' Our Sorry Asses to Hell and Back" A.K.A. "Have Lounge Chair Will Travel".

This was a grand adventure on a grand scale, with it's share of excitement and uncertainties. We journeyed to the southwestern US …

SATURDAY; JUNE 10, 2006: Since Indianapolis was able to host the National Needlework Convention, Janet took the opportunity to invite her friends from Martingale over to our house for dinner.

Photos

MONDAY; JUNE 5th, 2006: Janet and I celebrated our 30th wedding anniversary by taking a day trip to Cincinnati, Jungle Jim's and Metamora. We enjoyed a beautiful day of sunshine.

Photos

TUESDAY, MAY 30th, 2006: Juri's other cousin (Uncle?), Festim, flew in from Dallas for a quick visit between regular and summer school classes. He said he is on track to graduate next December with a major in Finance. Had a game of pick up basketball. Juri got into a little …

MEMORIAL DAY: May 29th, 2006, Monday: We drove to Springfield, IL to visit our college friends Bill and Colette and see Chuck P. who is in hospice at St. John's with an inoperable brain tumor. We had a good visit and glad to have the time to reconnect and reflect …

We got together at Ron & Julie's to celebrate our Mothers and Mom's favorite recipies. A real carb feast. Meat loaf, barbecue, macaroni and cheese, mashed potatoes, creamed carrots, asparagus, garlic and cheese biscuits, walnut tort ...... yum! Everyone brought old family photos to share.

Photos