Category: Domesticity
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Moving to the City
Jessica and I moved into a new apartment after becoming wed. She always had her eye on the apartments on Shawano Avenue in Green Bay and one finally became available. Badger Park is just behind our place and it has close access to the Interstate 41. There is a huge basement where I am setting…
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Tuesday, September 4, 1990
Well , today was the first day of school for the kids. Don’s a sophomore, Helen’s a freshman. Can’t believe it! Their first day was confusing and exciting, of course Donny’s an old pro at this after all this is his second year! 🙂 We also brought over our T.V. to Grandpa’s. Seemed nice not…
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Wednesday, July 25, 1990
The weather has been beautiful. Donny’s been on a canoe trip since last Sat. He went with a group from church. Steve Rebitski is his partner. I’m sure they’re having fun. They’re due back this Sat. morning.Helen stayed overnight by Kim Younkle’s last night. Kim took her to a show and out to lunch. They…
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Monday, January 2, 1989
Wow! 1989 — impossible! Donny is 14 going to be 15 this year and Helen is going to be a teenager. Where do the years go? Christmas was nice. We went to church Christmas Eve then to Dad’s. He enjoys us coming over. We came home around 9:00 and opened our gifts. Our main gift…
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Saturday, January 23, 1988
Today was a nice winter day — no wind. The Royal Rangers at church had a log cabin building day today. I was helping in the kitchen. Keith was outside and Donny and Helen played most of the day. Tonight we went to see Twice Pardoned, a film series by Harold Morris. It was really…
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Tuesday, January 5, 1988
Christmas came and went so fast this year. We went by Dad’s Christmas Eve for a couple of hours, then came home, the kids were anxious to open their gifts. Donny got a shift, pajamas, Nintendo game, Mach Rider, Zapper and some Matchbox cars with a case from Helen. Helen’s big gift from us was…
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Sunday, December 13, 1987
Tonight was a Christmas play (Arch Angel) at church. This is the first year I didn’t have any children in it. Don ran the spot lite and Helen helped me in the kitchen. We had an afterglow downstairs after with punch and cookies. Keith is working 10-6 so he didn’t go, he was just too tired.…
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Friday, December 11, 1987
Don had braces put on in September. He had to get them tightened today. I picked him up from school and after I took him out for lunch before I brought him back to school. Our Christmas tree is up since last Monday when we went to Algoma to get it. Keith set it up…
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Thursday, December 10, 1987
Today was a busy one. We plastered the downstairs bedroom. Always makes other things a mess. Don’s basketball team won their first game tonight against Redeemer Lutheran. Don and Helen both like basketball. Mr. Birr, their coach, is exceptionally good. Neither Don or Helen got to play much but that will come. Don doesn’t have…
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Tuesday, November 24, 1987
The days and months go so fast. Today Donny got his Nintendo TV game set. He worked and saved his birthday money for it. Thanksgiving is this week. Galen is dating Teresa Caldron very seriously. The kids have basketball practice every day after school except Fridays. Uncle Earl died last Sunday at 8 p.m. He…