Diary

171 entries

1987

Monday, September 28, 1987 · Don Krumpos

Star Trek Night with Dad

Tonight is the the release of Star Trek, The Next Generation. We’re going to watch it. Well, actually it will probably be just me and Dad. I’m excited even though I am only mildly a Star Trek fan. It has…

2007

Wednesday, January 3, 2007 · Don Krumpos

Writing Down Dreams

Woke up about 6:30 a.m. and remembered some dreams of Joel hosting an ultimate gamer party where the games were in real life. I remember he put a lot of effort into this event. I think his call to my…

2008

Friday, December 26, 2008 · Don Krumpos

Reggie's Last Ride

I set out for Green Bay—Algoma, really—on a quiet mission of love, hoping to visit the kids. My heart was light with anticipation. I’d found them these charming little arts-and-crafts kits, nestled in wooden cases—simple, sweet gifts meant to sidestep…

2009

Saturday, June 20, 2009 · Don Krumpos

Gertie and the Bus

April 5- 10, 2009 — go to Norway April 11- 13, 2009 — go to London 2009 Ever since working at Patterson, I realized how lucky I was to get this job without knowing much. I am under-qualified so I’m…
Saturday, November 7, 2009 · Don Krumpos

Biking to the Open House

I toured the UofM Design graduate program today. I rode my bike over on a nice fall day and was part of an open house. I am considering getting my masters in design from here, but I wish it was…

2010

Sunday, March 21, 2010 · Don Krumpos

Pinewood Derby

This weekend I went to Algoma to help Donnie with this Pinewood Derby Car for Boy Scouts. It is always nice to see my kids and very sad when leaving them on Sunday to come back for work on Monday.…
Wednesday, April 21, 2010 · Don Krumpos

American Idiot on Broadway

Jojo and I went to New York City to see her sister Libby in her first Broadway Musical, American Idiot, by Green Bay. We spent a few days touring the city doing some of the typical things one does in…
Friday, August 13, 2010 · Don Krumpos

Boundary Waters

Jojo and I went up to the BWCA this weekend. We first stopped in Two Harbors to Visit uncle Joe and Barb. We had dinner there and breakfast and headed up the north shore and met Joyce and Kathleen at…

2011

Monday, August 1, 2011 · Don Krumpos

Eric Comes to Minneapolis

Eric Heimerman came to visit me this weekend at my home in Minneapolis. We went to Uptown on Friday night, got some dinner at Muddy Waters and went to a bunch of bars. Saturday we played a game of chess,…
Tuesday, August 2, 2011 · Don Krumpos

The Squash Gave Out

went to the garden today and the squash plants had it from the bugs. The rain from the day before caused the roots to just uproot themselves and they were pale and yellow and rotting. I pulled a bunch of…
Thursday, August 4, 2011 · Don Krumpos

Back to Lifting

Went to the gym and lifted light weights on back, shoulders and arms. I hope this can be the start of getting back into it. At least once a week to start out.
Wednesday, August 10, 2011 · Don Krumpos

An Hour Around the Lake

Went for a run today for about an hour around Lake Calhoun. I have to stick to this and get some exercise every-other day.
Saturday, August 13, 2011 · Don Krumpos

Around the Lakes

Went for a long 2.5 hour bike ride around the lakes.
Sunday, August 14, 2011 · Don Krumpos

Choose Your Own Adventure

At night went to Jake Scott's play in the Fringe Festival, "Choose Your Own Adventure" at the Bryant Lake Bowl.
Monday, August 15, 2011 · Don Krumpos

Fringe Night

Went to the gym to work out. Went to "I'm Totally President" at the Theater Garage for the Fringe Festival at night went to "Disney Dethroned at the Mixed Blood theater.
Wednesday, August 17, 2011 · Don Krumpos

Another Lake Calhoun Run

Went for a run today for about an hour around Lake Calhoun.
Saturday, August 27, 2011 · Don Krumpos

Raspberry Picking

Jojo and I went raspberry picking today. We stopped at Afton to go biking. In the evening we helped Katherine and Mark pack for their move to Washington D.C.
Sunday, August 28, 2011 · Don Krumpos

El Meson

Today was a good day spent with Jojo. We went for a run and then ran some errands. In the evening we went to El Meson for Spanish food which is right by our apartment.
Tuesday, September 6, 2011 · Don Krumpos

Sea Caves at Cornucopia

Today Jojo and I got back from the Apostle Islands, Wisconsin. We left on Thursday around noon and headed to Gooseberry Falls State Park to camp there for the night. This was the first night that Jojo and I had…
Sunday, September 18, 2011 · Don Krumpos

Wild River Campfire

Jojo and I just got back from a camping trip at Wild River State Park. We arrived Saturday afternoon and went for a walk with her parents in the park. Then we set up our tent and started supper. We…
Monday, September 26, 2011 · Don Krumpos

Edward Scissorhands

Went to Trylon Micro Cinema last night to see Edward Scissor hands. It was a good time.
Monday, October 3, 2011 · Don Krumpos

A Perfect Fall Weekend

Last Thursday, Sept. 29 was the Highpoint 10 year anniversary at MIA. It was fun to go get free food and drink and talk with the people there. On Saturday, Jojo and I drove to Wild River State Park and…
Monday, October 10, 2011 · Don Krumpos

Sibley State Park

Jojo and I got back from a wonderful day at Sibley State Park. We spent Sunday hiking around the park's trails for 4 and a half hours after a nice lazy breakfast by the campfire. We camped that night after…

2012

Wednesday, March 7, 2012 · Don Krumpos

A New Chapter

I started a new job at MoCo, Inc as an interactive designer/front-end developer on February 27, 2012. It is quite a change in my life and a new chapter beginning. For the last few months, I have been working hard…
Monday, April 9, 2012 · Don Krumpos

Star Trek Reruns

I have started watching Star Trek the original series on netflix. It brings back nostalgia of when I was a kid and watched it on TV with my dad, even though it was long in syndication. I too like the…
Monday, July 9, 2012 · Don Krumpos

Sleeping on the Porch

Got back from Washburn, WI after driving up there Friday night late. Talked with Joyce and Kathleen and then went to sleep on their porch. It was nice to be so close to sleeping outside. We got up in the…
Monday, August 13, 2012 · Don Krumpos

Treasured Haven Race

Friday went to Anna and Clint Conneally’s house. Saturday lifted weights and went to Wild River STate Park with Jojo to camp at a backpack in site. We had a nice campfire. Woke up early on Saturday to get to…
Saturday, August 18, 2012 · Don Krumpos

Wilde Roast Send-off

Jeff Stitt took me to Wilde Roast to congratulate me for my last day coming up. Keely McKernan, Matt Bruning and Jena Poling came along too.
Wednesday, August 22, 2012 · Don Krumpos

Plaid for My Last Day

Today was my last day at MoCo. Everyone wore plaid and a button on honor of me. Matt and Jena got me a mason jar full of unsalted sunflower seeds. I packed up my stuff and said goodbye to everyone.
Thursday, August 23, 2012 · Don Krumpos

Effigy Mounds

Jojo and I left for Penland, North Carolina. We went to the Effigy Mound National Monument in Harper’s Ferry, IA. It was impressive to see the effigy mounds that people had built thousands of years ago by prehistoric Americans. We…
Friday, August 24, 2012 · Don Krumpos

Into the Mountains

We drove through Indianapolis, Louisville and as we headed south through Kentucky, the Appalachian Mountains came into view and the driving got to be a lot more fun with a prettier view. We went into Virginia and stopped at the…
Saturday, August 25, 2012 · Don Krumpos

Back to Penland

We woke up early to get Jojo to Penland by 9. We drove through the winding roads of the misty Blue Ridge Mountains. I got her there a tad bit late. She started her change-over duties and I hung out…
Sunday, August 26, 2012 · Don Krumpos

Whirligigs and Hatteras

I woke up and drove through Raleigh and into Lucama, NC to see the Vollis Simpson Whirlygig Park. Driving through farmlands was nice but the park was amazing. Much like Dr. Evermor’s Park but up in the air. Everything had…
Monday, August 27, 2012 · Don Krumpos

Sunrise at Kitty Hawk

I woke up at 5:30 a.m. to watch the sunrise over the ocean. It happened so slow but it was a beautiful start to my day. This was special because I rarely wake up early enough to watch sunrises. I…
Tuesday, August 28, 2012 · Don Krumpos

Supper on the Dye Shed Porch

I woke up early to get to Penland and see Jojo again for lunch. It was nice to see her and meet her teacher and see the studio. We toured the grounds again and ate lunch. Jojo is going to…
Wednesday, August 29, 2012 · Don Krumpos

Linville Gorge

Woke up to hike the Linville Gorge. It is beautiful from many angles. Being up so early and during the middle of the week I am the only one here. The rocks in the gorge form so many beautiful patterns…
Thursday, August 30, 2012 · Don Krumpos

Hornets on the Kephart Trail

I woke up and loaded up my backpacking pack and drove back to the park. I stopped at Mingus Mill where there was a working mill that still ground corn flour for visitors to buy. I talked with the man…
Friday, August 31, 2012 · Don Krumpos

Gospel at Elkmont

I was very sore and tired so I took it easy in the morning. I hiked back down the mountain and took a nice nap during the afternoon. I then went to the Chimney tops where was a good hike…
Saturday, September 1, 2012 · Don Krumpos

Moonrise at Penland

I woke up early and got an early start to head back to Penland. I made it to their open house where everyone was gathered. I saw Jojo and it was very nice. We ate lunch and then went to…
Sunday, September 2, 2012 · Don Krumpos

Asheville

I waited for Jojo to finished up her change-over chores and then we left to drive back home. We went to Asheville and walked around and drank local beers at The Thirsty Monk and The Green Man and ate at…
Monday, September 3, 2012 · Don Krumpos

Driving Through the Night

We tried to see Biltmore but it was too expensive, so we went back to downtown to eat breakfast at The Honey Tupelo and then toured art galleries and such around before we drove back. We drove through the beautiful…
Tuesday, September 4, 2012 · Don Krumpos

Dawn at the Forevertron

We stopped at the Forevertron and slept there until it became light. Then we hopped the fence and saw the artwork that Tom Every made from scrap metal. I took tons of photos. We then drove through Wisconsin Dells to…
Wednesday, September 5, 2012 · Don Krumpos

No Longer Sad on Birthdays

Today is my birthday. I worked from home. Jojo took me to dinner at Common Roots, got me a Jan Svankmajer book from Majers and Quinn and a flannel shirt from Everyday People. It was a nice date night. I…
Friday, November 9, 2012 · Don Krumpos

Pat's Tap

Eric Heimerman came to visit this weekend. Went for a drink at Pat’s Tap Friday night. Went for a run/walk around Lake Calhoun Saturday morning. Did some programming and went to dinner at Muddy Waters. Sunday went to Bull Run…
Wednesday, November 14, 2012 · Don Krumpos

Three Months Off

I start at Capella tomorrow. Over the last three months I worked on my web design skills. Started a new Cat & Grin website, started and finished Jojo’s website. I did spend too much time watching Netflix such as the…
Thursday, December 27, 2012 · Don Krumpos

Christmas 2012

This is the documentation of the holiday season, 2012. Friday, the 21st was nice because a long weekend was coming ahead. Saturday I attempted to get things done around the apartment but was unsuccessful. I guess I needed a day…

2013

Monday, February 4, 2013 · Don Krumpos

The Luminary Loppet

Had another great weekend. I received my electronics learning parts and started right away reading the book. On Saturday I went to the hardware store and bought a multimeter and played around with the projects. I am excited to move…
Monday, March 25, 2013 · Don Krumpos

Open Portfolio in Milwaukee

We just got back from SGCI conference in Milwaukee. Sunday was mostly driving. We left Wednesday about 9 and arrived at 3. Miriam and Zac drove with us and Josh, Nuno, Mary and Tyler were in another van. We checked…
Saturday, June 15, 2013 · Don Krumpos

Bike Gang

Jesse, Jojo and I biked over to Galactic Pizza and sat outside to enjoy ourselves for dinner. Then we biked over to Soap Factory for the show there. It was a fabulous night for a bike ride. Jesse suggested that…
Wednesday, June 19, 2013 · Don Krumpos

Twins Game by Bike

Jojo and I biked downtown to meet Jesse and Katie Gilligan for a Twins game. We had a couple beers at Fulton Brewery tap house and had Anchor Fish and Chips from the food truck there. It was the first…
Monday, July 1, 2013 · Don Krumpos

Wedding at Wirth Park

July is already here. Today Jojo and I slept in after being at Ashlin and Austin’s wedding last night. The wedding was at Theodore Wirth park and our group of Clara, Kaitlin, Emma, Jojo, Tyler, Mary and me tried to…
Friday, July 19, 2013 · Don Krumpos

The Sideshow

Tonight was the opening reception for the Highpoint Co-op show as well as Jojo and I’s “The Sideshow” show. We worked so hard over the last few weeks to get it done and we are proud of ourselves. It was…
Sunday, July 21, 2013 · Don Krumpos

Gideon Farm Trails

I have been hiking down by the Minnesota River a lot lately. It started with a drive I did down Nicollet, just for the heck of it one day when I could not get into Highpoint because of an event.…
Monday, July 29, 2013 · Don Krumpos

Hobo Dinners on the North Shore

Jojo and I got back from a wonderful trip to the North Shore/Superior Hiking Trail. We drove up Friday morning, stopped for groceries and a coffee at The Wedge and then to Duluth to meet Kari. We drove to Temperance…
Saturday, August 24, 2013 · Don Krumpos

Back to Green Bay

Jojo and I packed up the car and finished the last remains of cleaning the apartment and drove to Green Bay. We are teaching art classes at UWGB. I, intro to drawing/ intro to 2-D design; and Jojo, all the…
Monday, August 26, 2013 · Don Krumpos

Errands and Luna

Jojo and I went to Luna in the morning before our errands. We ran some errands for groceries and supplies and then also went to the studio to check things out.
Thursday, August 29, 2013 · Don Krumpos

The Red Card Game

There was a soccer game in Algoma at 4:30 versus Roncalli which I went to. It was an interesting game as the Algoma fans received a red card and the game was called in favor of Roncalli.
Friday, August 30, 2013 · Don Krumpos

Carcassonne at Ross's

Tonight I went to Ross’ house and Mike was there. We ordered Aldo’s pizza, played some Carcassonne and talked quite a bit. It was really nice to see those guys.
Saturday, August 31, 2013 · Don Krumpos

Baird Creek Run

I met Eric to run at Bairds Creek. Jojo came too. We came back and got some work done at the school.
Sunday, September 1, 2013 · Don Krumpos

Last Night of Summer

Donnie came over today as it is the last night before the last day of summer vacation. We played Minecraft most of the time and watched Princess Mononoke with subtitles. I think he enjoyed being over by my place. He…
Wednesday, September 4, 2013 · Don Krumpos

The Makers Club

Chris Rand and I met for lunch at Black Cat Cafe and talked about an art project for a window display downtown. Another day of school and now getting used to the daily grind. Class went well. I got to…
Saturday, September 7, 2013 · Don Krumpos

Getting Ready for Beast

I spent the whole day preparing for my Beast show at Co Exhibitions in Mpls.
Thursday, September 12, 2013 · Don Krumpos

Philosopher's Cafe

Went to the Lawton Gallery for the Milwaukeeists show and then went over to the Philosopher’s Cafe at St. Brendan’s Inn for a talk by Dan Meinhardt about the illusion of gender. Had dinner afterwards
Saturday, October 26, 2013 · Don Krumpos

The Houdini Museum

Donnie spent the weekend and we went to Appleton again and visited Alison’s exhibit at Lawrence University. We also got to see the Houdini Museum and then went out to eat at Stone Cellar Brew Pub. It is really great…
Saturday, November 16, 2013 · Don Krumpos

Holy Hill

Jojo and I went to West Bend to drop off Christine’s art work at MOWA. On the way we stopped in Sheboygan to eat at Field To Fork restaurant. It was a great place to eat and I wondered why…
Monday, December 9, 2013 · Don Krumpos

Donnie's First Band Concert

Tonight I went to Donnie’s first band concert. He played the trumpet. He looked so little on stage even though he is 10 years old now. I realize he is going to grow up fast now. He still looked like…
Friday, December 13, 2013 · Don Krumpos

The Nutcracker

Donnie and his friend Jacob came over to go to the Nutcracker Ballet with me and Jojo. It was a nice time sitting and watching that with April playing some roles and then going to Caffe Espresso after for hot…
Tuesday, December 24, 2013 · Don Krumpos

Alone for Christmas

Jojo is gone to Minnesota to visit her family for the holidays. The kids are doing their Christmas things with the Novaks. Chris Style is gone to visit her family so I am all alone for this Christmas and I…

2014

Thursday, January 2, 2014 · Don Krumpos

Twenty Below on the Gunflint

I celebrated the New Years at Bear Skin Lodge on the Gun Flint Trail skiing over the past few days. Jesse picked me up last Wednesday and drove me to St. Paul to meet up with Jojo, where we spent…
Monday, January 13, 2014 · Don Krumpos

Cana Island in Winter

Joel and I drove up to Door County for a day trip. We at at White Gull Inn for breakfast. We visited Hands-On Studio. We hiked around Cana Island Lighthouse and took some photos. We saw the Albert Zahn house.…
Monday, April 21, 2014 · Don Krumpos

First Home Brew

Today I started to brew some beer at home. I think I am going to form many good memories here in Green Bay and gain much happiness being able to live here with Chris for free.
Friday, April 25, 2014 · Don Krumpos

The Machine Shed

I picked Dad and drove to Appleton to meet with Helen, Cecily and Eliora for breakfast at The Machine Shed. Dad seems to like that place and it is half-way for Helen and I. It was nice to get to…
Sunday, April 27, 2014 · Don Krumpos

Matching Rubber Boots

Donnie stayed the weekend. It is always nice to have my son over. He was dropped off on Friday night after a dinner he had with Audrey in Manitowoc while Jojo and I were watching the sunset over the Bay…
Thursday, May 8, 2014 · Don Krumpos

End of the Semester

Today was the last day of class. We still have an exam day. Now that the semester is over, I hope to make a lot of art. We are going to stay living with Chris for free to help get…
Wednesday, May 21, 2014 · Don Krumpos

A Ride Through My Childhood

Jojo and I took a bike ride to enjoy the super good weather today. We started going down Bay Settlement and then up Van Lanen passed the farm house for memories. The smells of spring really brought back the memories.…
Saturday, May 24, 2014 · Don Krumpos

The Back Door Open

These days are so so great. I get to sit out on the back porch during the amazing, not-too-hot weather and read and work on my art. I seem to not be able to get as much done as I…
Wednesday, May 28, 2014 · Don Krumpos

Skateboard Cop Photo Shoot

I got to help Joel with a photo-shoot for Skateboard Cop this evening. I had a lot of fun as the night went on. He bought me supper at Taco Burrito Mexico in the old Storheims. As the night went…
Sunday, June 1, 2014 · Don Krumpos

First Summer Day with Donnie

Donnie spent the weekend. I felt like this was my first true summer-type day with him, because on Friday, after picking him up from school, Jojo, him and I rode our bikes to Wequiock Falls and walked around there. On…
Friday, June 13, 2014 · Don Krumpos

Coyotes and the Full Moon

Jojo and I got back from Algoma where we watched the full moon come up over Lake Michigan. We watched the (almost) full moon the night before too, while camping at a hike-in campsite at Newport State Park. I picked…
Sunday, June 15, 2014 · Don Krumpos

Father's Day in Luxemburg

This weekend was a nice one because Jojo and I went to the farmer’s market in Green Bay on Saturday and got a coffee at The Daily Buzz and walked around. We bought some plants at Fleet Farm. I came…
Tuesday, July 1, 2014 · Don Krumpos

The Smells of Midsummer

This afternoon I took a bike ride up Bay Settlement and up Van Lanen Rd. It was a nice, but slightly windy afternoon. Of course I go by the farm for nostalgia sake. The smells of mid summer are so…
Monday, July 7, 2014 · Don Krumpos

Kissing the Kids Goodbye

I’m in Algoma, waiting to go to Fish Creek to fill in for Jojo at Hands On Art Studio while she is at Frogman’s Workshop. Here is how the weekend went down. The kids got dropped off on Saturday. Jojo…
Friday, November 7, 2014 · Don Krumpos

Founders Gallery Show

I hung my prints at UW Manitowoc Founders Gallery today. Jojo drove down with me to help me. She was a great help and we had a really great day. Berel Lutsky invited me and I feel very lucky.
Wednesday, December 17, 2014 · Don Krumpos

Chili and Molasses Cookies

Tonight Chris threw a party for me and Jojo and we invited everyone that we knew from UWGB. I made chili and bread and Jojo made molasses cookies. It was a great turnout and good cheer and fun was had…

2015

Tuesday, January 6, 2015 · Don Krumpos

Moving In with Joel

Jojo and I woke up early to bring her to Milwaukee for her flight to New York City. We were late for her flight because of the snowy weather and rush hour. I was so sad to see her go.…
Saturday, January 31, 2015 · Don Krumpos

Mega Fort Battle

I went to Econo Foods in Sturgeon Bay to help the kids bag groceries for DI. I got there pretty late. The kids came back with me and so did Jacob and we all went to the Kress Center and…
Friday, February 6, 2015 · Don Krumpos

The Old 8mm Films

Helen was up from Oshkosh to visit Dad with the girls. I went over there. She had gotten our old childhood 8mm films converted to DVD. We decided to watch them when Debbie Schaut came over. It was so nice…
Sunday, March 1, 2015 · Don Krumpos

My Show at Luna

Today I had my art exhibit at Luna. I went to UWGB first thing in the morning to finish up my box and my artist statement. I went over to Luna about 2:30 to install my box and a few…
Monday, April 6, 2015 · Don Krumpos

My Dad Died Today

Today was Donnie’s birthday. He had off for Spring break and spent the night. I’m afraid it wasn’t much of a birthday for him because of his grandpa dying the night before. I took him and April and Aaron to…
Thursday, April 9, 2015 · Don Krumpos

The Dash Between the Years

Today is the funeral. The last couple days Helen and I have been spending time together and we made a photo board of Dad. That was the best kind of therapy is just looking at photos and telling stories with…
Saturday, April 11, 2015 · Don Krumpos

Finding an Apartment

It was a stressful day of looking for apartments. I ended up finding one near downtown. It is not perfect, it is small, but it will do. I was relieved so took up Abby on her offer to get a…
Wednesday, April 15, 2015 · Don Krumpos

Back from the Airport

I picked up Jojo from the Milwaukee airport today. I was a little late because of rush hour traffic. We walked around the Third Ward a bit and then drove to Oshkosh to stay with Helen. They were sleeping when…
Thursday, April 16, 2015 · Don Krumpos

Like Old Times

We had a nice slow morning and breakfast with Helen and the girls. Jojo and I packed up our stuff and drove to meet drop some items off at our new apartment, such as Gertie, because we couldn’t bring her…
Friday, May 22, 2015 · Don Krumpos

Cherry Blossoms in Door County

Jojo and I went to Door County today. She wanted to make it up for when the cherry blossoms were still out. We thought they were over at first, but as we drove farther up the coast they were still…
Saturday, May 23, 2015 · Don Krumpos

Root Beer Float with Donnie

Donnie came over today; not for long but it was so nice to see him. I haven’t been able to spend as much time with the kids lately because of the death of my father and how it’s affected my…
Saturday, June 27, 2015 · Don Krumpos

Road to Vermillion

Kit and her friend Emily spent the night on the way through from their road trip. We went to Titletown Brewery last night. Today we departed for Vermillion SD, but first stopping at Minneapolis to spend the night. We had…
Sunday, June 28, 2015 · Don Krumpos

Arriving at Frogman's

After a few errands we headed towards Vermillion and stopped in Mankato to visit Josh Winkler and Rachel James. They gave us a tour of their house and of the studios at Mankato State. We continued to drive and arrived…
Monday, June 29, 2015 · Don Krumpos

Bookbinding Begins

Today classes began for Frogman’s. We got right into the making and my instructor, Nicole Hand really knows her book binding.
Saturday, July 4, 2015 · Don Krumpos

Natural Fireworks in the Badlands

Today was the last day of classes, though Nicole already left. I did a few last items. It has been a great week, and I feel as though I’ve learned a lot about bookbinding, a subject that’s stumped me for…
Sunday, July 5, 2015 · Don Krumpos

Dead Men's Heads in Stone

We did get up early and threw the camping gear in the trunk and drove off to see more of the badlands. It was worth getting up early as the sun was just coming up and was in our view…
Monday, July 6, 2015 · Don Krumpos

The Cathedral Spires

Now that it was a Monday, we hoped there would be less tourists. There was not. We got to see more of Deadwood, but then went west for a beautiful drive and take a gander at Devil’s Tower. We decided…
Tuesday, July 7, 2015 · Don Krumpos

Walnut Grove

We did not wake up as early as last time and boy could we sure notice. There were a lot more tourist up and around. We got a nice drive and look at the Badland hills once more and a…
Wednesday, July 8, 2015 · Don Krumpos

Always Nice to Be Home

We woke up and had some cereal and went to Highpoint to say “hi” to everyone and view the Co-op exhibit. Then drove across Wisconsin to home. It is always nice to be home.
Monday, July 27, 2015 · Don Krumpos

International Pop

We just got done with a fabulous weekend spent with Libby and Jon at the Winters’ in Minneapolis. We got to go out to eat (Bachelor Farmer) and drink a lot and had a barbeque at the Winter’s house. The…
Friday, September 18, 2015 · Don Krumpos

A Week in Knoxville

I’ve been in Knoxville, visiting my sweetie, Jojo, for almost a week now. I left Sunday morning about 6 a.m. and drove through the day to get there. It was a very nice day for a drive and I listened…
Thursday, October 1, 2015 · Don Krumpos

Kielbasa and Space Talk

I got back to Green Bay on Monday night. It was a sad, long 12-hour drive back missing Jojo the whole time. It was really great to see her for two weeks and get a glimpse into her hard-working life…
Thursday, October 8, 2015 · Don Krumpos

Inside Grace Lutheran Again

Yesterday I went to Luna and had coffee with Joel and caught up. It had been awhile since I’ve seen him. We then drove with Amy to Algoma to look at the Netto Palazzo and drove through the countryside to…
Sunday, November 15, 2015 · Don Krumpos

Al's Hamburgers

Donnie came this weekend. It’s always so nice to spend some time with my son. We spent most of the time playing minecraft. We went for a long walk downtown on Saturday and I took Donnie to Al’s Hamburgers, a…
Thursday, November 26, 2015 · Don Krumpos

Frost on Baird Creek

It’s Thanksgiving Day today. I went for a nice run in the morning at Baird Creek and there was frost on the ground and fog in the creek and was beautiful. Later, I went to Helen’s and had dinner with…
Thursday, December 31, 2015 · Don Krumpos

Stranded North of Wausau

Jojo and I left about 4 to go to Washburn to go skiing and see her aunt Kathleen and Joyce. It was a pretty drive up when we got past Wausau all the trees were covered with snow. We had…

2016

Tuesday, March 29, 2016 · Don Krumpos

Max Patch

Today I got back from Knoxville about 1:30 in the morning. I drove straight through again and am getting pretty good at that. I left two weeks ago, on Sunday, March 13 so that I could drop my artwork off…
Wednesday, April 6, 2016 · Don Krumpos

Donnie Turns Thirteen

Today was Donnie’s birthday! He is 13 today. He is still my cute little bud, but now he is a teenager. I brought him McDonald’s for lunch and ate lunch with him at school. This evening he had friends over…
Monday, May 16, 2016 · Don Krumpos

Museum of Appalachia

Jojo and I went to the Museum of Appalachia today. It was cool with all the old folk art and antique buildings and tools. The past few days we have been getting her packed up to leave for back home…
Thursday, May 26, 2016 · Don Krumpos

Ahnapee Tap Room

Ross and Jay came over and we went to the Ahnapee Brewery Tap room.
Friday, June 3, 2016 · Don Krumpos

Opening The Jabberwock

Today was the opening reception of our gallery, The Jabberwock. It was a fun and busy day. We set up the prints with Katelyn and cleaned the gallery and lit everything. Jojo did a great job cleaning. People came and…
Monday, June 20, 2016 · Don Krumpos

Moonrise at Cave Point

Jojo and I went down to the Kohler today. We drove along the lakeshore for the scenic view. We ate at Field to Fork. On the way back we stopped to visit Katie and George and picked up her costumes…
Wednesday, June 29, 2016 · Don Krumpos

Fireflies at Gale Woods

I got back from Minneapolis with the U-Haul truck today. Jojo and I packed it up yesterday. I left for Algoma about 10 and Jojo left for Omaha to attend her assistanceship at Frogmans. We’ve been in Minneapolis for the…
Saturday, July 16, 2016 · Don Krumpos

Installing the Mobile

Casey Early-Krueger came over to install his mobile. We had a nice night of drinking beer and talking. The past few days I’ve been working on two new artworks for the Hardy Gallery’s invitational. I will deliver them tomorrow.
Thursday, August 11, 2016 · Don Krumpos

It's a Mad Mad World

Jojo and I drove to Knoxville today to bring her back to school. She has a meeting to attend for instructors and needs a week to get ready for the semester. She did a great job at getting ready for…
Monday, August 15, 2016 · Don Krumpos

Tornado Warnings in Indiana

I drove the long drive from Knoxville to Algoma today. I was sad, as I usually am to leave Jojo. There was torrential rain, flood warnings and tornado warnings all through Indiana. That made it tougher to drive. I had…
Saturday, August 20, 2016 · Don Krumpos

The PortaPress

Brandon Langer came over today with his portaPress for screenprinting. Algoma was to have its Sidewalk sales today but it was torrential rains. The Soar on the Shore kite event was soaked out. We still printed a few t-shirts and…
Sunday, August 21, 2016 · Don Krumpos

The Whizzer

Today Donnie and Jacob Shepard and I went to Great America. Heather Cloutier had some free tickets for us and she had Donnie’s friends Brooklyn and Ashlyn along, so it was nice to have a big group of us to…
Monday, August 22, 2016 · Don Krumpos

Shutting Down the Server

I went to pick up my art from the Hardy Gallery and I stopped at Peninsula State Park to go for a run. It was beautiful day in the 60’s without a cloud in the sky. I also shut off…
Sunday, September 4, 2016 · Don Krumpos

Kayla's Photography Show

This was a busy last week as this past Friday was Kayla Bauer’s photography show at The Jabberwock. I spent the week getting ready for it. It was nice that Dan came out to get his piece and I had…
Friday, November 18, 2016 · Don Krumpos

HobbyTown with Donnie

Donnie wanted to get his new Pokemon game which just came out. I drove him to Green Bay Game Stop in Bay Park Square Mall. I suggested we get some supper and watch Doctor Strange. He got his game and…

2017

Friday, July 21, 2017 · Don Krumpos

Can Can Wonderland

This past weekend I went to Minneapolis. It was her Aunt Ann’s funeral on Friday and the whole Russell side of the family was there. Libby and Jon Gallagher Jr. came to Minnesota as well and we got to hang…
Tuesday, August 8, 2017 · Don Krumpos

Moonrise at Clay Banks

Last night I went to Clay Banks for a swim and picnic. I collected some rocks and then watched the moon rise. I came back and worked on art in the studio. It’s hard to believe it’s getting so cool…
Saturday, November 25, 2017 · Don Krumpos

Know Your Meme

I went to Thanksgiving dinner at Jimmy and Kendra’s and we played “Know Your Meme” after that.

2021

Tuesday, December 28, 2021 · Don Krumpos

Arthur's First Real Christmas

Christmas has ended and it was a good one. It was the first Christmas Arthur was more aware what was going on and he was excited about it and opened his own gifts. On Christmas Eve, Erin’s parents, and Donnie…

2022

Monday, April 11, 2022 · Don Krumpos

My Happy Thoughts

These days most of my thoughts are about Arthur. He is my happy thoughts. I am pretty much just working and hanging out with him and not doing much else. I love spending time with him and think he is…
Sunday, June 5, 2022 · Don Krumpos

Watching the Excavator

We just finished our first mural for the season. It was in Fond du Lac so there was a lot of driving, but Erin and I got to do it together since I quit my day job to focus solely…
Tuesday, June 28, 2022 · Don Krumpos

Swimming with Arthur

Today would have been Mom’s birthday. We just got back from the lake house with Erin’s family. We arrived there on Thursday. The weather was great. We went for a swim in the lake shortly after we got everything unpacked…
Sunday, July 3, 2022 · Don Krumpos

Erin's Birthday in Door County

Today was Erin’s birthday. We had breakfast with Donnie and sang happy birthday with cupcakes. Donnie watched Arthur while Erin and I went to Door County. We first stopped to get Erin a dress in Sturgeon Bay.We went to Peach…
Sunday, July 10, 2022 · Don Krumpos

Arthur's First Carnival Ride

Today is Helen’s birthday. I didn’t get to see her though, but sent her a message. Erin was away to Stevens Point to visit Alye. Today I brought Arthur to Green Bay and we visited Mike Wentz at Bay Beach…
Thursday, September 1, 2022 · Don Krumpos

Sea Grant Murals

It was a great August. The weather was perfect and we finished the first portion of the Art Slam mural. The weather was great for that. Now we are working on the Sea Grant panel murals. I am staying home…
Monday, September 5, 2022 · Don Krumpos

Grand Island Birthday

It is my birthday today. We just got back from being in Upper Michigan. Erin and I went camping on Friday night in Au Train, after dropping Arthur off at his grandparents and having dinner with them. We got up…
Saturday, October 1, 2022 · Don Krumpos

Showing Arthur Wequiock Falls

Yesterday we went to get pumpkins with Arthur at the apple orchard in Luxemburg. Jody came along. It was so cute watching Arthur pull his cart and load it full of pumpkins. We got a lot and we bought some…

2023

Sunday, January 1, 2023 · Don Krumpos

The Sea Grant Mural

Over the past few months I’ve been trying to get the last of our murals done. On October 13 we hung the Sea Grant mural in Sturgeon Bay. There was a ceremony for it on October 15th. Erin and I…
Monday, May 1, 2023 · Don Krumpos

Play!

It was snowing today. I am designing murals and getting ready to paint a few this summer. Erin has a solo exhibit in Fond Du Lac soon. Arthur is just the love of my life. I get to spend a…
Friday, June 30, 2023 · Don Krumpos

Fireflies at Nelson Dewey

We drove to southwest Wisconsin to camp at Nelson Dewey State Park. Arthur stayed at Rachelle’s and we Erin and I got to go by ourselves. When we got there, we set up camp and went to watch the sun…
Friday, July 14, 2023 · Don Krumpos

Monster Trucks at the Fair

Tonight we went to the Kewaunee County Fair. I painted and finished the mushroom mural on the Flower Shop wall, and we got to the Fair about 4. We first visited the animal barns and I liked watching Arthur look…
Monday, August 14, 2023 · Don Krumpos

Arthur's First Fish

This has been a great month for summer. I’ve been painting a mural in West Allis with David Carpenter. We are just about finished up. The last two weeks Arthur stayed home with us and was hanging out with his…
Monday, August 28, 2023 · Don Krumpos

Penguins at the Milwaukee Zoo

This was a fun weekend for one of the last of summer. We went to Milwaukee and on Friday to the Mexican Fiesta at the summerfest grounds with Wes and Saudiel. We had some great food, heard music and Arthur…
Tuesday, September 5, 2023 · Don Krumpos

Swimming at Krohn's Lake

Today is my birthday. We are done with all our summer plans. It is Erin’s first day back teaching. This past weekend was Labor Day weekend and Erin and I went camping at Van Riper State Park in Michigan on…
Wednesday, November 29, 2023 · Don Krumpos

Leaves and Sticks and Stones

This past weekend we had Thanksgiving at Rachelle’s house where all of Erin’s family was there. Arthur enjoyed playing with his grandma cousins so much and helped decorate Christmas cookies. I came back on Friday to work on my Krampus…

2024

Tuesday, January 2, 2024 · Don Krumpos

Arthur Turns Four

Today is Arthur’s birthday and he is 4 years old. It was the first day back to work for Erin, so it was just me and Arthur hanging out at home. I am so happy to be this little boys…
Sunday, January 28, 2024 · Don Krumpos

The Same Song My Momma Sang

Arthur has been staying home with me a few days a week, until I can find a job and spending time with him is my most favorite thing. I am just entertained and amazed by him and his antics. I…
Tuesday, March 5, 2024 · Don Krumpos

Precious Time

I continue to spend a lot of time with Arthur. I am very grateful for this as I know this time when he is small is precious and goes by fast.
Wednesday, May 8, 2024 · Don Krumpos

The Living Room Floor

April was a good month. I started a new contract job coding with new technologies that I don’t know. I miss having Arthur home with me since he was home with me so much the past few months. He is…
Sunday, July 14, 2024 · Don Krumpos

Lavender Fields on Washington Island

A lot has happened in the last month. It is summer and Erin is on her summer vacation so we are trying to pack in a lot of fun and murals. We finished the Port O’Call mural. For Wes’ 25th…
Monday, October 7, 2024 · Don Krumpos

I'm Gonna Get Ya

I finished my animations for the Manitowoc Symphony orchestra. I had a very good night as many friends and family came out to see my shadow puppets as they were synchronized for the live playing of Elgar and Copland. I…
Wednesday, November 13, 2024 · Don Krumpos

Arthur's First Tooth

Arthur lost his first tooth today. He ran up to me after school and I noticed something different about him. He didn’t tell me anything but I asked him to smile at me and then I saw the bottom middle…
Thursday, November 28, 2024 · Don Krumpos

The First Mamas

Tonight Arthur asked me who were the mama’s of the first people to exist. I didn’t have a good answer for that.
Sunday, December 15, 2024 · Don Krumpos

Sitting in the Dark

This morning I woke up early and was sitting in the dark. Arthur woke up next and came out into the living room and he waved at me and crawled up on my lap. He is almost 5 and I…
Friday, December 20, 2024 · Don Krumpos

Arthur's Christmas Concert

One of the highlights of my year is going to have to be seeing Arthur’s Christmas concert. To see my little 4-year old boy up on stage singing his heart out and swaying back and forth. I was in the…
Sunday, December 22, 2024 · Don Krumpos

Omelets with Donnie

Donnie came over as he is back to Algoma from college in Madison. We had omelets and he caught us up on his life. He played with Arthur. Arthur loves that.
Thursday, December 26, 2024 · Don Krumpos

The Tubing Chute

We spent Christmas and Erin’s parent’s house in Powers, Michigan. Both of her sister’s families were there too, so it was a full house. The best part was seeing Arthur have so much fun with his cousins and his grandma,…
Sunday, December 29, 2024 · Don Krumpos

Arthur's First Bowling

Wes, Donnie and Logan came over for Arthur’s birthday party. We went to Algoma Pizza Bowl to go bowling and have pizza. This was Arthur’s first time bowling. We all scored pretty badly, but had a lot of fun. We…

2025

Monday, January 13, 2025 · Don Krumpos

The Wolf Moon

Tonight is the full Wolf Moon. I started a new full time job on the 6th at Door County Land Trust in Sturgeon Bay as their Communications Manager. I like it so far. For the New Year we went to…
Tuesday, March 11, 2025 · Don Krumpos

Goodbye, Gertie

Today, I said goodbye to my cat of 16 years, Gertie. We had to let her go as her kidneys were failing, and in her last days, she hardly moved or ate. A part of me hoped she would rally…
Sunday, March 23, 2025 · Don Krumpos

The Milwaukee Public Museum

We went to Milwaukee this weekend.We met Erin's friend Allie and her husband Erik, and child Alec, and Wes too. We stayed in a hotel in Silver City, Milwaukee. Wes met us for dinner at the restaurant in the hotel.…
Friday, May 23, 2025 · Don Krumpos

Gatekeeping the Glow

I’ve been turning this over for days now: the threshold between letting my child roam into the digital thicket, and holding back the brambles just a bit longer. It’s not a battle between “screens” and “nature”—that’s too simple, too binary.…
Friday, May 23, 2025 · Don Krumpos

Turtles on the Mississippi

Today Donnie and Logan came to visit us. They came over for dinner on the Thursday and we went to Red's on the Friday. I taught a screenprinting class at Peninsula School of Art on Saturday. We went to Powers,…
Tuesday, December 9, 2025 · Don Krumpos

Father-Son Weekend

My main thoughts are mostly on Arthur. I just really love being this little boy's dad. He is growing so fast and I am enjoying every moment of it. We are playing the old school NES and SNES Mario and…

2026

Saturday, April 11, 2026 · Don Krumpos

Arthur the Fire Elemental

Arthur was invited to join Destination Imagination. His friend from school, Lucy, a 1st grader wanted him to join and he did. Erin and I were hesitant, because we think that at that young age, a kid should be as…
Tuesday, April 14, 2026 · Don Krumpos

Every Stick Is Precious

Something I haven't written down yet, and need to, because it has consumed my heart these last couple years and I didn't find the time to write about it, kind of waiting to see where this would go. Part of…
Monday, June 22, 2026 · Don Krumpos

The Lifescapes Kiosk

A nostalgia riff that turned into a clean throughline. Setting it down as a seed — scenes are here, the chapter isn't written yet. --- The scenes (raw, as told) - The boring errand, made enchanted. Childhood trips through ShopKo…
Saturday, July 18, 2026 · Don Krumpos

Do You Want to Battle or Trade?

Erin left Friday night to visit her friend Aly in Stevens Point, so Arthur and I had a father-son weekend. Those are nice. Friday I gave him a pack of Pokémon cards and he was so excited. We watched Goonies.…
Saturday, August 22, 2026 · Don Krumpos

Bristol with Wes and Arthur

It was wonderful. I was with Wes, my oldest son, and my youngest Arthur. We left early on Saturday and picked up Wes. Got there about 12:30, started walking around. We usually do the normal loop at Bristol, counter clockwise.…
Monday, August 24, 2026 · Don Krumpos

The Binder Upgrade

Big weekend upgrading Arthur's binder. Went overboard, ~$340 across three stores and two online orders. Excited and guilty in the same breath, which is the honest version. The rationalization holds up: a $2 single EX would've been buried in a…
Saturday, September 5, 2026 · Don Krumpos

Sleeping on the Beach at Portage Bay

My birthday fell on a Saturday this year. Erin and I did our yearly trip the the Upper Peninsula of Michigan to go camping. We go here so that her parents can watch Arthur, and so we cannot usually go…