Saturday; January 31, 2009: We traveled to Bloomington for the opening of a Quilt exhibit at the Mathers Museum. This is the very talented group that Janet is a member of. Of course, we also took time to visit with Charles and Tessa at their home. They are hard at …

January 20, 2009: On the day of Barrack Obama's inauguration, here is what we happened to see outside our window.

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December 31, 2008: Happy New Year 2009! At the CNO Christmas Party, we decided to get together one last time in 2008 for an impromptu New Year's Eve celebration. We made it a Peru themed party, because I had just finished the Peru trip show. Arthur made great Pisco Sours …

December 24th & 25th: Once again, Christmas has come and gone. How sad. What's really sad is sister Joyce went and broke her right femur 2 1/2 weeks ago by falling on a patch of ice in her driveway. But amazingly, she got released from rehab last Friday. They had …

December 20, 2008: As I looked around the room, I wondered how Janet and I were so fortunate to have such a special group of good friends to share life with. I know in China, eight is considered a very lucky number and I'm beginning think this may be true …

Brett's House - Before

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November 27, 2008: We gathered at Chris & Chrissy's house for a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner. Lorri brought Tory and Sarah, which was a pleasant surprise. Tory in on active duty in the Navy in Gulfport, Mississippi and they got a weeks leave. So they drove up to be with family and …

Barack Obama made a presidential campaign swing through Indianapolis last Thursday. Janet volunteered to help with crowd control. It was an impressive showing that I'm sure will garner many Hoosier votes.

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Oct 1st to Oct 9th, 2008: Peru, South America & South Beach, Miami.

We set off with our good friends, Arthur and Sharon to Peru, South America. We flew from Indy to Miami to hook up with our Gate 1 Travel excursion (something Sharon had researched). Our Lan flight left at …

My Father passed away on October 4th, 2008 while we were touring Inca ruins in Peru, South America. This was not a particularly unexpected event as his health had been generally in decline for the past couple of years. We celebrated his funeral upon our return on Friday October 10th …

SEPTEMBER 27th, 2008: We had a party to celebrate my sister Joyce's 60th birthday. Mary, Stephanie and Will were in charge of organizing and they did a great job. And, for once, the weather cooperated. We enjoyed a relaxing afternoon and evening of good food and company.

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September 19th & 20th, 2008; Friday & Saturday: We celebrated Karl "Distinguished", Don "Outstanding" & Diana "Outstanding" receiving the College of Architecture's prestigious alumni awards. As far as organizing a party to celebrate, Johnso got the ball rolling by contacting all our classmates and organizing a spur of the moment class reunion for …

AUGUST 27, 2008: Jane Creel sent me several old pictures and letters that she had been keeping of the Creel family. This is a treasure trove of information on my mother's side of the family.

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Be sure and read Lorenzo's autobiography, my Great Grandfather's brother.

Creel Geneology

MONDAY; AUGUST 25, 2008: We hosted a Couples Night Out Dinner at our house. It was dubbed the official "No theme" party. Guys can't remember themes anyway. However, I think everyone still had a good time. Janet H. brought a great salsa and guacamole, Julie had a terrific 7 layer …

Saturday, August 23, 2008: We attended Tina's (Chris') and Dale's daughter's wedding in Highland, Indiana. Shannon and Rob had a beautiful ceremony complete with a very touching song sung by Dale (pre-recorded: said he could not have performed it live) and the reception/dinner following was absolutely terrific. It was …

Friday, August 15, 2008: The City of Indianapolis said "Good-bye" to Sgt. Gary Henry, a National Guardsman killed in Iraq. He was also a member of the Indianapolis Fire Department and so they gave him quite a send-off. The route took the procession right by my office so I got …

August 9, 2008: My niece, Jennifer & Chris got married at the Chapel on IU Campus. Yes, another "Chris" (No. 4) has been welcomed to the family. It was a wonderful day and beautiful ceremony. The chapel was very small, 60 people max seating, but I'm sure it held fond memories …

July 17th to July 22, 2008: BOYZ NIGHT OUT -- COLORADO. Arthur, Ron, Jim and I spent a wonderful few days in Southwestern Colorado. This was an area, Jim was already familiar with so he was able to point us to the highlights and hotspots. We stayed in Ouray, pronounced "U-ray …

FRIDAY; July 4th, 2008: Ron and Julie hosted a CNO dinner at Ron's garden next to Grassy Creek School. There was a nice shelter and a place to have a wood fire. We roasted hot dogs and had great sides including baked beans and potato salad. Arthur and Sharon made …

SUNDAY; JUNE 22, 2008: We celebrated our extended family second annual reunion over the weekend. I think Grandma and Grandpa would be proud and happy. Janet and I hosted this event at our home and even though we had a short period of afternoon thundershowers, I hope everyone had a …