SUMMER NEWSLETTER 03
MAY 7, 2008
 
From Alice Przybylski Hello to all of my BG Friends and BG Gals.-My hands are so cold! I was just outside to fill the Bird Feeder. 
The Cardinals were out sitting in the Lilac Bushes looking for some food, along with a lot of other smaller birds. The robins have it made right now, as the ground is so wet the worms are just popping up all over the yard.
I woke up this morning to a snow storm! It was snowing and blowing. I went out and took some pictures of our April28th Snow Storm !
On the weather channel they had a few dates of past spring storms, so this  is not so unusual for a Wisconsin Spring .
I think we have at least 6" on the ground. A lot of it has already melted . And that's a good thing because the sidewalks are staying wet and bare.
It's so beautiful outside. The whole world looks like a Christmas Card !
I don't know what time it started, but those big snow flakes have been falling down since about 6:00am. this morning.
Tamie, and I are supposed to go to a Partylite Candle Showing tonight, but I don't know about that. My fireplace feels so nice and warm right now !
All I really need is a few boxes of Vanilla Tea Lites anyway ! But it is fun to go and see what's new.
The snow is slowly diminishing so I better go fix my hair in case I decide to go with Tamie tonight. It's a mess after making several trips out in the snow with my hood on.
"May God Bless YOU" with all the good things there are in this life.
 
 
From Arlie and Donna Heisterberg, Hi Barb and BG friends! We arrived in Wichita Falls, TX on the way home for a very special Red Hat mini convention - 117 QMB posters, purple perks, online chatters, met, hugged and laughed together for 4 days. It was cooler in WF. about 50-60 degrees. I had a ball but Arlie missed his coffee group at BG and was on his own because men aren't allowed. He checked out the town and rested up for the remainder of the trip. We have had cold and rain, snow flurries and sleet pretty often since we got home but it is warmer and sunny on occasion! LOL! I haven't felt well since I got home, still had the TX crud. Been to the Dr 2 times and 2 rounds of antibiotics and Medrol dose pack. Hope I get over it soon. I love receiving the newsletter. You are doing a great job and we really appreciate it!
Hugs


From Ron and Barb Cramer W67 Pulled out April 14 and went to FL to a Wedding beautiful weather all the way Got home April 22 nice and warm. Ron has been working out in the yard, getting ready to start a garden. Hope you all have a nice summer stay COOL. See you in Oct.
 
 
Fred Bumstead 524 Cortland, Ohio Just want to let everyone know that BG lost a very dear lady. LOIS HYDE  D10  Cortland Ohio. passed away on 4/29. She was not down this past year but had been at BG for many years, most of the time at D 20..
 
 
Ken and Alene Lewis E24, MO Ole Peterson, 78, lot 607 passed away April 12 in Iowa. Services were at the Lutheran Church in Gilbert, Iowa.
Norm and Ole had been married over 54 years, had 2 children, 7 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild.
 
The BG Rock Club will have their annual summer get together
June 17-19 in Amana, Iowa.


Carl Stacy W118 & Betty Taylor F11 We had an excellent trip home. The weather was great. We had sunshine and dry roads all the way. In Denton, Tx, We saw Dewey and Mary Lou Carpenter at the restaurant where we ate and they were staying at the same motel where we were staying. Small world. In Ames, IA. we met Clara Sudbeck (formally E street) and had dinner with her and her friend in Hickory Park Restaurant. We are looking forward to a good summer.
 
 
From Jack Johnson (May 2 ) Hi All, As I am leaving Texas, headed back to Michigan, I will be off line until I can get back with you.
Chat with you all later Jack

Duane and Mary Pool, Lot 629 Thanks very much for the newsletters. We are about the same. Playing some cards and eating out with friends. Jean Needs had her breast cancer operation. Hasn't started radiation yet, but it doing great. Working all the time as usual. She is a hard worker. Weather has finally gotten a little nicer. I must remember not to come home so early next year. I am in a lot of pain. May have to have neck surgery, see the surgeon in 2 weeks have already had an MRI and it showed several troublesome places. Spurs, herniated disc and a cyst. This Friday I start a series of 3 injections in my knee. 1 a week for 3 weeks. That should put off having knee surgery. Also just recovered from a 3 week bout with bronchitis, so hopefully I am on the mend. We have been going to the Sr. Center a couple times a week to eat with the Sr. Citizens. It only costs 2.50 and the fellowship is great. Better close for now and get ready to go. Duane has been keeping busy with yard work and volunteer jobs, mostly at church. We went to Reynoldsburg, OH over the weekend to visit with our daughter and family. Very enjoyable trip. Our only grandchild is now 15. How do they grow up so quickly? Later.


Joni Davisson W3 Wisconsin Just a little news to share:
 My cousin Cindy, who has been staying with me this year, and I went on a driving adventure down into Mexico the end of March and beginning of April. We had gone on bus tours in Mexico and enjoyed them a lot, but found that the travel days were a little long and the exploring too fast paced. We decided to tour Mexico at a more relaxed pace by driving ourselves.
We didn't go on the toll roads, instead we followed the "red roads" - better highways - roughly along the East coast of Mexico all the way to just north of Veracruz. We explored little towns, mountain villages, small river towns, archaeological ruins, banana and coffee plantations, Indian jungle villages, and spent the most time at a little old beach hotel on the Emerald Coast.
 Once we got away from the border, we found everything very safe and friendly. Even though the roads, in places, made for slow going, we never had a bit of trouble. I can speak a little Spanish, enough to get us by, and the Mexican natives are so friendly and helpful. Gas was much cheaper in Mexico than in the US and in the small towns we preferred the hotels and restaurants were also very reasonable.
 We enjoyed ourselves so much that we are planning a fall trip across northern Mexico and then thru all the little fishing villages down the west coast of Mexico. My Mexican auto insurance is good for a year, so we may spend a month or more exploring on our own.
Cindy is getting ready to head north to see her sons for the summer. I plan to head to Wisconsin in mid June. Bentsen Grove finally got a much needed good long soaking rain on April 27th and now everything is green and the grass is growing! Our days are getting summer-like with highs in the low 90's and predicting 98 later this week. The AC is keeping us cool on these hot afternoons and mornings and evenings are wonderful outside.
Best wishes for happy summers to all.


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