I am thankful for my family

This was our first Thanksgiving kind of in Green Bay. I picked Claire up at St Norbert's on Tuesday night and we had a wonderful dinner together with Mike at Montagues. On Wednesday Claire and I shopped and then we joined my dad, at Jerry's home for pizza. Thanksgiving was at my dad and Mary's home. It was a small gathering this year: Jerry and his family, Ann and Michael, Mary Lou and Fred, Mike, Claire and I plus Dad and Mary. The food was delicious as always.

I am very thankful for my family and friends.

Happy 50th Birthday Karen!

What a wonderful way to celebrate a momentous occasion: wine tasting,

massage and dinner with friends at a wonderful hotel, The American Club. Below are pictures from the wine tasting at LedgeStone Vineyards http://ledgestonevineyards.com/home.html. We enjoyed all types of great wine, cheese, bread with olive oil and balsamic vinegar and a selection of olives. It was hard to leave but we eventually did bearing all kinds of wines and gifts to share with family and friends. Then it was on to a wonderful old church in Sheboygan for a relaxing massage. Dinner in the Wisconsin Room followed present opening. I wish I had taken a picture of the birthday girl with her tiara.

Thanks for the great memories Karen. Here's to the next 50 years!

Happy Birthday Claire

Happy Birthday Claire! 20 years old on November 4, 2008. It was fun to spend a little time with you on your birthday. I am so happy you liked the guitar and I so loved hearing you play. Your talent for music is very special. Here's to a great year.

Golfing for Gas, 8/01/08

The above pictures are from the Nicolet College Golfing for Gas event. It was so much fun plus we raised money for students, 8/01/08. Timber Ridge Golf Course, Minocqua, WI.

Golfing with Howard & Hannah

On May 17, 2008 Mike and I had so much fun golfing with Hannah and Howard Manske. Hannah is 12 years old and already a phenomenal golfer. Howard is a professional golfer and amazing golf instructor. We met 2 years ago while playing in the Hospice Pro AM golf event at Minocqua Country Club. I have bee taking lessons ever since and I think I am slowly developing a better swing.

On May 24th I had a chance to watch Hannah and Howard play the last hole of the WAGA golf event at Timber Ridge in Minocqua. Hannah may have been the only female in the tournament. She was definitely the only 12 year old.

I'm looking forward to the next time we get to play golf together.

Sandy's new bed

Sandy loves her new dog bad. Thanks Dianne!

Easter Weekend

It has been so much fun having Claire around this past week. She has made a great transition to St. Norbert College this semester. It was a little rough at first but her decision to join a sorority has been a good one. I love that she is a little closer to home. She came home quite a bit at first but that has tappered off as she has gotten more involved.

As we approach Easter Sunday, we are still in the throes of winter. Snow still blankets the earth. The sun is more intense and so the possibility of spring glimmers about now and then.

I have been spending the weekend working on a poster session that I am facilitating next week. I am demonstrating how to create e-clips using LecShare Pro. I have been working on my demo e-clip and used this self-introduction as a way to practice before I embark on my presentation e-clip. The format for this e-clip is from the TLT Group. I needed practice in uploading it to YouTube and thought I would try my blog as well. We'll see how it goes.