OCTOBER 26th - SPEED CITY CYCLE: Mike and Mary Beth hosted a wonderful openhouse party for their new business venture "Speed City Cycle" which has just opened for business on West 16th St. Mike is specializing in 50 cc scooter sales and motorcycle customization/restoration. He is a true artist and …

OCTOBER 21st NEW DRIVEWAY: We finished up our last major piece of home improvement for the year by getting our driveway topped with new asphalt. Our main goal was to be able to drive into the garage without having to climb a pretty severe grade change at the doorways. It …

OCTOBER 19th - TRAINS: Went to the Great American Train (and Computer) Show at the fairgrounds. Most of the exhibits were the same as in the past, but I enjoy seeing the models. Probably the best part of the day was just one of those lucky things you can't plan. Leaving …

CHRISSY'S BABY SHOWER: Well it won't be long now! It's getting close to Halloween and Chrissy is hiding a pumpkin under her dress. We had friends and family over for a baby shower. Outside the weather was sunny and bright, but inside we had a true shower of gifts. That …

TRIP TO SAN FRANCISCO - SEPT. 19: Janet and I flew out to San Francisco to visit Charles and Carrie for a few days in September. We actually got there an hour early, which was amazing. It was good to be with them both to see how they're getting along. And …

JANE'S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION: We went up to Muncie on Saturday the 14th to see Jane and take her out to dinner. It had been awhile since I'd been back to campus so it was good to see some of the improvements. We stopped in the new journalism building that also …

SUNROOM ADDITION: We just finished infilling the space between our house and garage with a 250 square foot addition and wanted to share a few pictures. It's been in the planning stages for several years and took about two months of actual construction time to complete. Should we call it …

VINTAGE AIR SHOW: At lunch time today, I got to see something a little different. They had a vintage airplane show downtown, Indianapolis. It involved several dozen airplanes flying south down Meridian Street. They seemed to still be pretty high up so it was difficult to make out too much …

HAWAI'I: Aloha! Janet and I were invited to join Dale and Chris (Tina) for a week in Hawaii on the tropical island of Kauai, the third week in July. Mehalo! -- Dale and Chris. Hawaii is a 5 hour flight from Los Angeles and a 5 hour time change for Indiana …

JANE'S NEW CAR: Jane's '91 Grand Am got an incurable disease a couple of weeks ago. Or should I just say that it was going to cost more to fix than the car was worth. Pep Boys put it on the Diagnostic Computer and everything electrical seemed to have gone …

VOLKER'S VISIT: On Saturday morning, Judith's father, Volker Schwendemann, stopped by for a short, but special visit. He was in Cincinatti seeing one of BASF's clients, Proctor & Gamble, and on his way to a seminar in Montreal. He had a few hours before his flight so he drove to Indianapolis …

IRVINGTON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH SPRING WORKDAY: Saturday, April 27th, 2002. A little tender loving care was given to our church building and grounds today. As Chairman of our Board of Trustees, I helped organize and participate in our annual Spring church workday. Sorry to say the weather didn't really cooperate …

EASTER 2002: Easter came early this year -- March 31st. In fact we had some snow, sleet and freezing rain just last week. But I do believe mother nature is just about ready to get Spring started in earnest. We all went up to Joyce's house to celebrate and have a …

FLORIDA TRIP 2002: Janet and I took a few days off to visit Dad and Kathy in Sun City Center. I must say we had a great time visiting, playing golf and dominos and site seeing. The weather couldn't have been better. If anything, I'd say it was a little …

CHRISTMAS/NEW YEAR'S PARTY: We celebrated a little late Christmas and a little early New Year's with a few friends from near and far. Sam and Anne kept Dot entertained while the adults caught up on current events. The next day Sam had to return to begin work on his …

DAVE & PAT'S CHRISTMAS PARTY: Yes! This is it! The Official Dave and Pat Christmas Party picture place! You can find pictures of all the fun and good times by clicking on the red picture link below. And remember you can copy any picture displayed here to your own computer simply …

MERRY CHRISTMAS 2001: I hope everyone is enjoying a great Christmas and wish everyone well in the new year. We were especially blessed to have all our family together to celebrate the holiday and know these opportunities will probably dwindle over the years to come. But as they say "One …

ART PARTY 2001: Janet hosted the 2nd annual Christmas Art Party which is always a lot of fun. What's special about this party is that it was a pitch-in with a show-and-tell afterwards. Everyone brought great food and great pieces of art that they have created or are working on …

I decided to post a section on Jane'ts work that I pulled off the digital camera. Mainly so that I don't loose it. She did a small quilt project that I think was part of a commemoration to the events of September 11th for Kings Road out in Los Angeles …

HAPPY THANKSGIVING 2001: Today we certainly all have so much to be thankful for. Our health, our families and our freedoms. And a special thanks to all the men and women overseas fighting against terrorism. The weather was sunny and I think it had to be in sixties. Very comfortable …