The plans for a Thanksgiving get together on Nov.24,  2005, at Caledonia Methodist church hosted by David & Lavon Earp
Guests are : Stephen ,Dorothy, Mike, Alisa,  Taylor , Nick, and  Jessica  Earp,  Mel ,  Mary,  Paul , Martin , Meghan, Damian,
and Sarah  Rennells , Carol and Todd Bell, and Sara Fredrickson.   

 trips to gays mills WI 10/2005
Fall 2005 trip to gays mills Wisconsin
10/8/2005 we drove down from Winona to meet Steve and Dorothy and Chad and Anna and then drove home.
10/14/2005 paul drove the motor home up and camped at the Gays mills Campground. we drove up sat 10/15
and stayed until Sunday then came home. while we were there Paul, Sara, Mel, Mary went apple shopping and
did camping. Mary was surprised  to see Cameron  and  Sheila and  Kayla Earp (Nathans son)buying Apples. Mel brought his canoe and  Paul and Sara paddle up the Kickapoo River. Mel then put his new 3.5 HP motor
on the canoe and motored up the Kickapoo several miles.
 

We are planning the annual pilgrimege to Boscobel WI Oct 8 to visit with Steve. then we plan to go back October 15-16 with the motor home to tour the Apple orchards and stay at Gays Mills WI Campground.
 

Sept 26 5 pm  mel,s canoe with his new 3 HP out board $ 714 just purchased last Fri.. was dumped and sunk by a passing pleasure boat at hi
speed  1 mile down stream in the main channel of the Mississippi river. he swam to shore and walked a mile to his car. Lost was the Honda generator (inherited from Dad) an electric trolling motor. now the DNR says I must get it "out of there". I am trying to get a fisherman with a sonar to find it and then dig it out. Wed Morning Greg Marsolic of the dive and rescue squad spent 1 ½ hours scanning the river near the sinking in the rain with me, Greg Olson and him.we believe it would wash down river as the bottom was clean due to the constant passing of barges. he said his dive team might use it as practice later. thursday sept 29 the game warden called and told me they had found my canoe. the the canoe had a dent in it and the keel was not straight but the 3 hp outboard was still attached. now if i can get the outboard to start after being waterlogged. I did start the outboard and did go for a spin with the canoe and the motor.

Mary has reserved August 27 thru Sept 4 to go to ft Wilkins UP (copper Harbor) and Paul will have the same time off and then continue on to
lower Michigan to see Joann at North port then see Joyce at Potterville
Paul and Mary and Mel plan to camp at Big Island State Campground Aug 12-14 at Albert Lea MN.
We just had our driveway blacktopped

We are settled into the summer months. Mary is planting her garden and paul is living in the motor home at Prairie Island
camp ground in Winona. we have a site for the summer $1000 till October. For memorial weekend we camped at Whitewater State Park and June 2 thru 5 Paul will be camped at Whitewater.
Carol barrowed Mary's Caravan to camp and play golf  with friends near Preston MN for the Memorial weekend.

Chris and Matt Crosswhite just gave birth to Tanner Mathew Crosswhite March 14 2005 at Abiline TX
Mary and Paul are scheduling April 15 thru 30 for a trip to the south west we are thinking about visiting Jeff's Family in Dallas and Abiline Texas then continue on thru New Mexico and Arazona. I understand Christina and Matt Crosswhite will have a Baby about March 24 2005.

my new car a 1989 dodge caravan cost me $ 700 to buy and i then paid $ 600 to rebuild the front wheels. now i have replace a rear wheel bearing.  now the fuel pump located in the gas tank is so noisy it drives me nuts so I drove the car 300 plus miles to empty the tank and today it goes into the car hospital to remove the gas tank and replace the fuel pump. the old 1987 gmc Conversion van has lost the timing chain and will be junked.

Paul is camping at whitewater state park every weekend. the water system is full of antifreeze so you cannot  use the water or the toilet, but there is a portapotty there and he has satellite TV, Electricity and bottle gas for heat.
feb 18,19 mary and mel will go to presbytery at La Cross Wi

Joyce and Joann sent me an original Birthday gift.  I recieved a box of cake mix and three packages of Bithday Candles (72)
Mary baked the cake and put the candles on it and mel lite the candles.

Mel had a birday party at Carol Bell's house Jan 12 2005
 Mel's Birthday party at Carol bell's 1/12/2005