New years eve we are invited to Rosendahls for a nite of snacks, and games and go home by 10PM

we are getting ready for christmas. we will go to church morning services at 10:30 and then the Christmas eve service which start at 4:30  PM with a potluck reception followed with a 5:30 Candle lite service.
Christmas day we will go to Paul and Sara's apartment for christmas dinner. In attendance will be Sara Frederickson and her family a sister,brother and father,and Carol and Todd Bell and Mel, Mary and Paul Rennells

Time to plan for Thankgiving.  We will have a thanksgiving dinner on Nov 24 at the Grace Presbyterian church
we expect Mel and Mary Rennells, Paul and Sara Fredrickson, Marty, Magahn, Denese, Rennells and David and Lavon Earp, Steve and Dorothy, Earp, Carol and Todd Bell , Michael & Alisa, Jessica, Nick, & Taylor Earp.

Paul drove the motor home to Gays Mills Wi on Fri Oct 13 and Mel and Mary drove down on Sat the 15th. we toured the Apple orchards and bought Apples cheese, cider, and Pumpkins. we went home Sunday 16th.

Motor home fixed,  now at our site at Prairie island park.waiting for our Gays mills trip in October.

Mary and Mel planned a 3 day trip north. we took off  September 15 2006. 40 miles north , the motor home stopped and could not be restarted.
we hired a wrecker to tow us home to winona and it is now in the Car hospital fixing what ever is wrong with it.

Paul was wondering when the annual Boscobel trip might be.  I guess he looks forward to that trip in Oct.  They are back together again, but Paul left his mailing address here.

Yes, I did go to part time working up to retiring after the first of the year.  I signed up for Medicare on my birthday,since I'll be losing my insurance at the clinic after August & we can't get supplemental insurance unless we're on medicare.  I really wasn't planning on going part time quite so soon, but the clinic has lost so many Dr. that they were laying people off in all departments.  Since I was planning on working fewer hours anyway, they asked if I would go on part time now.  I probably would have waited a few more months.  I have worked my part time schedule for one week now, but it really isn't too much less than my full time.  week 1- 3 1/2 days, week 2- 3 1/2 days, week 3 - 4 days, week 4 - 4 1/2 days.  It will probably be about 3 1/2 days after everyone is through taking vacation.

Trip to michigan started 7/29 and we went thru UP in to lower michigan and saw Joann and Joyce. we then drove to Copper harbor where we stayed at Ft Wilkinson thru 8/5. we arived home at 11PM 8/5.

trip to michigan 7/29 thru 8/5 2006

we left for Albert lea MN Myre big island State Park 6/16 to rondeview with Jeff Josh and tiff as they return home from their week long  Kayak trip around the Apostle Island on Lake Superior . we got a campsite for the motor home and a tent sight for their tent. we fed them supper of sloppy joes and enjoyed the reunion. at 2 am Paul and his Fiancee showed up  and the next morning at day break Marty Rennells dropped in after work at Hormels in Austin MN as this was the only time he could see Jeff. we ate breakfast and then JEFF and Marty went home.. we stayed on thru Sunday. Saturday  afternoon a big wind came thru and tore off our motor home awning and our screen tent.

trip to nothern minn 6/11-17/2006

we are home now at 5/20 we had to go to a graduation  open house at 4:30 Pm for David Rosendahl church sunday followed
by a birthday open house in the after noon. we had a long lawn and took several hours to mow and trim the grass.

trip to florida 5/6--19/2006
We plan to vacation Starting May 6 2006 thru may21. we presently plan to go thru Vicksburg Miss and go to florida.
our second  vacation will be June 10 thru  June 18  a trip in to nothern mn
the third trip will be July 29 thru Aug 6 and might go to Michigan.
Mary becomes 65 Aug 11 and we are planning she will Retire. she may work part time???

Dorothy Hall Stiffler Trann (my Aunt) will celebrate her 90 th birthday at Eagle Michigan  Jan 8 2006