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 …

June 15, 2008: Celebrated Father's Day with our family by attending a brunch at Loon Lake Lodge. Very nice spread. Summer seems to be flying by.

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June 24, 2008: Janet and I went to Bloomington to check out Charles' and Tessa's house which they were eventually able to secure …

SATURDAY; MAY 17, 2008: Charles' & Tessa's Wedding. The BIG day finally arrived, or should I say BIG weekend.

For weeks the weatherman had been forecasting terrible weather for this particular weekend -- rain starting on Wednesday and stopping on Monday. And we had already had quite a bit of rain in …

Wednesday; April 16th, 2008: Janet got a call that I know she never hoped to receive. Her father, John, was unconscious and was being transported to a hospital. She caught a flight out east in the late afternoon, but he was gone by mid-afternoon from a massive stroke. John had …

March 22nd & 23rd -- Easter Weekend: We have sure had some crazy weather this late winter. Snow, rain, ice, clouds and very little sun. I guess the ice was right before my birthday and I was able to take a few interesting pictures the next day when the sun actually came …

Hawaii Trip 2008: We took a break from a cold winter in Indiana to vacation in Kauai along with our friends Arthur and Sharon. Thought we'd never get out of Indy, because of the weather and we almost didn't. Our first flight was a 6 am. The plane was de-iced …

January 26, 2008: Janet's sister, Claudia, came for a quick weekend visit of continuing education in sewing and embroidery techniques. Of course it was not all work and no play. We wined and dined at Santorini's Saturday night. Followed by Charles and Tessa taking Claudia out for Salsa dancing. Actually …

January 5, 2008: COUPLES NIGHT OUT. Started the new year off right with a dinner at Ron and Julie's with a French twist to celebrate the return of those two along with Jim and Janet from France. The company and dinner were excellent as usual. Arthur brought along a new …

DECEMBER 25, 2007: We celebrated Christmas with Tessa and her mother, Pat, which made for an extra special and extra fun day. The wedding bells will ring this coming May 17th. Lots to do.

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SUNDAY; Dec 16th, 2007: We got together with our good friends for a Christmas Party, Dinner and Gift exchange over at Arthur's and Sharon's house. Arthur had just returned from a business trip to Brazil, so it was very appropriate that we had a Brazillian themed Christmas Party complete with …

November 22, 2007: HAPPY THANKSGIVING.

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OCTOBER 10-21, 2007: GERMANY TRIP. Janet and I flew to Germany with three goals. First stop was a great visit Anita, Volker, Judy and Lars in Neustat; Phaltz area. Even had the opportunity of playing 36 holes of golf at Volker's home course. We visited Wurzburg and Heidelberg. And Neustat …

SEPTEMBER 29, 2007: Will & Stephanie's Wedding

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September 22, 2007: We moved my father from Carmel Care Center to the Hearth at Windermere. This is a much nicer facility and I think he will be much happier.

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TUESDAY, Sept 11th: I got to go on a guided construction site tour of Lucas Oil Stadium with 50 other Architects. This is an awesome structure and offers a spectacular view of downtown Indianapolis. They have about 330 days to complete just in time for next year's NFL season.

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SUNDAY; SEPTEMBER 2, 2007: LABOR DAY WEEKEND - We celebrated the official end of summer, by going to Bloomington, IN and enjoying the Annual 4th Street Art Festival. Charles and Tessa have recently just moved into an apartment for the school year. And Tessa's mom, Pat, flew in for the weekend …

AUGUST 2007: Janet took time to go visit her family in Connecticut. She got to spend time with Catherine, Suzy and her parents, Marie and John in Mystic.

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SUNDAY: August 5, 2007 -- We all helped Janet celebrate another birthday today. The kids gave her a concrete bench for her garden, which she really liked. The reason for some of the great birthday shots in the dining room was that we all sang Happy Birthday to her and we …

July 18 - 22: Boyz Night Out - Utah: Ron, Arthur, Jim and I traveled to Utah for and extended Boyz Night Out to see some of the natural wonders that state has to offer. We spent time camping in the Moab / Canyonlands area. Needless to say it was hot!! 100+ degrees …