We welcome our second granddaughter into our family, Nora James Edelblute. She is not getting as much fanfare as our first, Emerson Laine, but …
A poem for seniors on aging Last summer felt hotter and winter seems much colder. There was a time not long ago when life was quite a blast. …
May 4, 1950 - September 8, 2022 "Our entire life my brother John was the calm, and I was the storm. Gone way too soon at 72." Janet Edelblute…
So true, but we continue on. I cannot believe this many years have passed. It seems like it was just yesterday moving to Las Vegas, until I moan…
This week we are celebrating our Granddaughter Emerson's first birthday, June 27, 2022. Birthday Party Photos …
I woke up to scary news this morning. Russia has launched a full out attack on Ukraine today. I was an original baby boomer having been …
Janet is a grandmother for the first time, me for the second. Needless to say, Janet is beyond excited and grateful. Emerson Laine Edelblute, …
David and Sheleana Claussen were married on this date. David's wedding and reception were held in a WWII quonset hut that had been recently …
Thanks to my wife, my son and his finace Sheleana for a memorable, one of a kind, dining experience, even though I have been doing my best to …
How it looked back then I had a wonderful time with old friends and and seeing how many I recognized from my past. I have always found it …
Alex and Leon had been a couple since their teenage years. I may be mistaken, but I believe Leon is the only guy she ever dated more than one time.…
I remember getting the call form my sister Lisa. She had been on the phone with my father when he died. She was distraught. I was able to book …
I miss the holidays raising kids when they lived at home and I am often sad my daughter lives so far away. I also miss the the lack of gray …
My first grandchild was born on this day. His mother, Jennifer, was my daughter from my first marriage to Andrea, show above. Since we were two …
Beverly Edelblute - 1924 - 1990 - 66 years old I will never forget the day my mother died. My dad called that afternoon with the news. I …
Born January 10, 1987 David's adoption was a much more sudden decision. We had three weeks to prepare for Alex. One day Janet got a call …
Alexandra was actually born February 7, 1985 but we did not bring her home until this date. When we were notified and asked if we wanted to be …
Janet flew to Las Vegas six weeks after I came in August of 1979. The first thing I did at the airport was lose my wallet...great first impression.…
Las Vegas, Nevada - August 15, 1979 - December 31, 1989 At the time I started, Ethel M Chocolates consisted of six people. The owner, Forest …
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina When visiting Janet's hometown, Rochester, NY, I was often asked, "How did you meet your wife?" Which …
Kansas City, MO - Montrose, CO - Marion, SC - 1976 - 1979 I left St. Joseph, Missouri and moved 55 miles south to the Russell Stover corporate …
St. Joseph, Missouri. January 1974 - Summer 1976 This was a very turbulent time in my life. I was recently divorced having suffered and …
McConnell AFB, Wichita Kansas April 1970 - December 1973 This was probably the most important phase of my life. Professionally they were …
Jennie was born at McConnell AFB hospital on this date. In those days, fathers were not allowed in the delivery room, so I had a long wait in …
Six weeks - Vandenberg Air Force Base, Lompoc, California January 1970 - March 1970 My next stop for my training to become a missile …
14 weeks, September 1969 - December, 1969 Sheppard Air Force Base, Wichita Falls, Texas My next stop in my Air Force tour of duty was at …
On Christmas break, my final. extra semester at the University of Wisconsin, I received a notice that I was drafted into the Army. 1969 was the …
Married Andrea Marty I do not remember much of the summer prior to getting married. I assume there was the usual frantic activity around it, but…
1964- 1969 My time at University of Wisconsin was a varied experience. I lived in a different place each of the four and one-half years that I …
1961 - 1964 Green Bay East High School Things I remember about high school. My memories of high school are generally good. I was not the …
1959 - 1961 Things I remember from Washington Junior High in Green Bay. Shop Classes I think I enjoyed the shop classes as much as any …
Though it took longer than it should have, I finally got the last required merit badge to be considered for achieving the highest honor as an …
1952 - 1957 Howe Elementary School, Green Bay. I remember those years well. We still lived on our original Green Bay home at 912 South …
I am not sure of the exact date, but I believe my father was stationed in Tokyo, Japan, just three years after the end of World War II, He had …
My father was stationed as an Army doctor in San Antonio, Texas and then in Hot Springs, Arkansas where my brother was born August 20, 1947. This …
I was born not long after midnight in Madison General Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin. My father was interning there as an Army doctor. My parents …