Year
1986
7 entries
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Wednesday, January 1, 1986 · Don Krumpos
That's How I Learned
My father was involved in so many building projects that I sometimes have trouble separating them. They blur together now into one continuous image of him: work clothes, tools out, some old building opened up around him, a problem waiting…
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Wednesday, January 1, 1986 · Don Krumpos
My 6th-grade birthday was pure 80s kid bliss.
My 6th-grade birthday was pure 80s kid bliss. Soccer in the yard. Then across the road into the field, because the world felt unbounded. My friends — Andy Prescott, Aaron Schaut, Steve Foster, Mike Skelly, others — tumbling around in…
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Sunday, January 19, 1986
Sunday, January 19,1986
The weather has been really nice the last few days. It must be our January thaw. Temperatures have been in the 30s. The kids like Christian school, especially not having to take the bus. Keith isn't feeling good today. The…
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Sunday, January 26, 1986
Sunday, January 26, 1986
Today was very cold, 2° above 0, wind chill of -30°. I didn't go out too much today. Keith did chores. It was nice staying in. I'll be having Megan 4 days a week now instead of 5 days. Donny…
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Friday, February 28, 1986
Friday, February 28, 1986
A lot has happened this month. We were involved in a play, "Heaven's Gate and Hell's Flames". Keith played the part of Christ — he did a terrific job. Our milk cow, Blossom, died from too much grain. We sure…
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Tuesday, July 1, 1986 · Don Krumpos
The Cost of Work
I grew up believing my father could do almost anything. He could fell trees, pour concrete, rebuild chimneys, coax tomatoes from difficult soil, repair old machinery with improvised brilliance, and somehow keep a farmstead, a house, gardens, animals, and a…
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Monday, December 8, 1986
Monday, December 8, 1986
We got snow today, It's nice out though, no wind. Kids didn't have school today because of a special Christmas program the nuns had they needed the classrooms. It's hard to believe Donny is in 6th grade and Helen is…