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1975

  1. Friday, July 25, 1975 · Don Krumpos

    A Party on the Krumpos Farm

    The Krumpos farm was a fun place to kick back on a nice summer evening with friends and family. This looks to be about July of 1975 (corn knee high by the 4th of July), and little Donny seems to…

1979

  1. Saturday, May 5, 1979

    Saturday, May 5, 1979

    I woke up late this morning. The weather has been miserable. We had rain and snow mixed for the last 2 weeks; the temperature has only been in the 30's and 40's. We (the kids and I) went to town…

  2. Monday, May 7, 1979

    Monday, May 7, 1979

    Today was Keith's day off for our whole family — that is always a special day for our whole family. I washed and cleaned in the morning while Keith and the kids were outside. Donny and Helen do love it…

  3. Tuesday, May 8, 1979

    Tuesday, May 8, 1979

    Today is a pretty nice day — very humid though. I had to go to the dentist this morning and Keith came with to see if the chestnuts from our trees were good to eat — he went to the…

  4. Sunday, May 13, 1979

    Sunday, May 13, 1979

    I didn't get a chance to write until today so Friday and Saturday aren't done. Today was Mother's Day. I ran downtown and got some cards. Today was sunny for awhile and then we had rain this afternoon. Donny and…

  5. Monday, May 14, 1979

    Monday, May 14, 1979

    It was a beautiful day today just a little on the cooler side but very sunny. We were too tired to do much work today so we went shopping for groceries and also went to K-Mart. Donny got a Superman…

  6. Saturday, May 19, 1979

    Saturday, May 19, 1979

    Keith didn't have to work today because of rain. Helen's feeling better. Today Kenny, Keith and I went up North to play some music for a birthday party for a friend of Bucky's. Helen stayed by Grandma's and Donny went…

  7. Monday, May 21, 1979

    Monday, May 21, 1979

    Today was beautiful except just a little cool. We went to town to get some plants for the garden. After lunch which we had at the Wildlife Sanctuary, we came home and worked outside the rest of the day. Keith…

  8. Saturday, May 26, 1979

    Saturday, May 26, 1979

    We woke up around 8:00 a.m.. The kids like watching cartoons Saturday mornings. Donny likes Godzilla and Super 7 and Helen likes whatever is on. They both like watching Super Friends, Bugs Bunny and Fantastic Four. I brought Keith to…

  9. Monday, May 28, 1979

    Monday, May 28, 1979

    Today was Memorial Day. The weather was really nice. Donny and Helen went by Grandma's this afternoon and I went to Dimick's house with Bucky, Kenny, Cathy, Debbie and Rick, and Lloyd came too. We played music and I had…

  10. Tuesday, May 29, 1979

    Tuesday, May 29, 1979

    Today was beautiful. Keith wasn't going to have an assistant cook today so I went over and helped him with the kids event by Deena I worked until 1:00 p.m. The kids went by Grandma's at 5:00 p.m. because I…

  11. Saturday, August 4, 1979

    Saturday, August 4, 1979

    It's really raining today. Keith still had to go to work — I can't understand how people can golf in this weather. The kids watched cartoons this morning. Helen went with me to Dimick's to take care of their animals…

  12. Monday, August 13, 1979

    Monday, August 13, 1979

    It looked like rain most of the day. Tonight it could get in the 40's — that's really cold for August. Jason and Aaron were over today so the kids had fun playing. I made lots of dill pickles today.…

  13. Friday, August 17, 1979

    Friday, August 17, 1979

    Today was cloudy and coll with rain this morning. Keith and I took the kids to K-Mart this morning to get their pictures taken. Seems like University Ave will never get fixed they have it under construction now. Tower Drive…

  14. Sunday, September 9, 1979

    Sunday, September 9, 1979

    It sure is hard trying to find the time to write in my journal everyday but I guess I'll just have to write when I can. We celebrated Donny's birthday last Tuesday the 4th at the Royal Scot. t was…

  15. Monday, October 1, 1979

    Monday, October 1, 1979

    Today Keith had off so we went to Dad's and got my old bunk bed set that Kenny and I had when we were very little. We got new mattresses and a superman blanket for Donny and Mickey Mouse sheets…

1981

  1. Tuesday, January 6, 1981

    Tuesday, January 6, 1981

    I can't believe it's 1981 and that it's been this long since I wrote anything down in this journal. A lot has happened since 1979. Keith and I have both grown in our faith. I'm thankful for that. Christmas this…

1982

  1. Saturday, January 2, 1982

    Saturday, January 2, 1982

    One whole year since I've written in this. I hope I'll be able to stick to this this this year. Donny is in 1st grade and likes it very much. His teacher is Mrs. Killinger. He does very well in…

  2. Saturday, January 30, 1982

    Saturday, January 30, 1982

    Today we had a wonderful time. First Keith had a meeting at church for the Neighborhood Spirit Group. While he was there I took Donny, Helen and Jena to the mall. After we went to lunch at Arby's then we…

  3. Monday, March 1, 1982

    Monday, March 1, 1982

    Weather is getting somewhat better in the 20's. Gas has gone down to $1.16 a gallon for awhile anyway. Our church had a roller skating party last night; we had a lot off fun. Helen's first time on roller skates.…

1984

  1. Thursday, January 19, 1984

    Thursday, January 19, 1984

    Seems impossible that all these years have gone by. So much happened since I last wrote in this journal. Donny and Helen are such great kids. They're really getting to be quite the Christians. Marge and Jim are in the…

  2. Saturday, January 21, 1984

    Saturday , January 21, 1984

    Today was really cold again. Hope we get some decent weather pretty soon. Keith is working 3-11 today. We had a pretty quiet day. Keith had a couple of errands in town so he took Helen in for her dance…

  3. Sunday, January 22, 1984

    Sunday, January 22, 1984

    This morning we went to church and came right home after. We invited Dorothy up for lasagna. Keith had to work 3-11 today. Donny and Helen played outside this afternoon. I did chores. The weather was in the high 20's…

  4. Wednesday, April 4, 1984

    Wednesday, April 4, 1984

    We've been having some very nice weather now. Last month Donny and Helen had chicken ox. They had very bad cases of them. Glad that's over for them. The kids are starting computer classes at school. They like that. Helen…

1985

  1. Wednesday, May 29, 1985

    Wednesday, May 29, 1985

    Lots of time has gone by since I wrote in my journal. Donny's 10 years old and Helen is 8 years old. They're really getting big. Keith is coach for their baseball team. (Degroot's Construction). Galen is the assistant coach.…

  2. Wednesday, July 3, 1985

    Wednesday, July 3, 1985

    Today was really warm. Had to go to renew my driver's license. Jena and Becky stayed over gain tonight. Keith's last night on 10-6. He doesn't like that shift much at all. TodayI was so very tired, can't figure out…

  3. Monday, December 30, 1985

    Monday, December 30, 1985

    Christmas was different this year. Donny had the flu and strep throat. Keith, Helen and Henry went to Grandma's and I stayed home with Donny and wrapped presents. Christmas day I took Donny to the emergency room for an examination…

1986

  1. 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…

  2. 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…

  3. 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…

  4. 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…

1987

  1. Monday, January 5, 1987

    Thursday, January 5, 1989

    Today was cloudy, but really nice for January. I changed all the sheets today. They sure smell good when you hang them on the line. Keith went to a Phoenix game at the arena with Donny and Aaron. They played…

  2. Sunday, August 16, 1987

    Sunday, August 16, 1987

    Today it rained most of the day. Keith is on days. Tomorrow Helen and I are going on a shopping trip to Appleton. The kids are are growing up so fast it sometimes scares me. Donny is a fine young…

  3. Tuesday, November 24, 1987

    Tuesday, November 24, 1987

    The days and months go so fast. Today Donny got his Nintendo TV game set. He worked and saved his birthday money for it. Thanksgiving is this week. Galen is dating Teresa Caldron very seriously. The kids have basketball practice…

  4. Thursday, December 10, 1987

    Thursday, December 10, 1987

    Today was a busy one. We plastered the downstairs bedroom. Always makes other things a mess. Don's basketball team won their first game tonight against Redeemer Lutheran. Don and Helen both like basketball. Mr. Birr, their coach, is exceptionally good.…

  5. Friday, December 11, 1987

    Friday, December 11, 1987

    Don had braces put on in September. He had to get them tightened today. I picked him up from school and after I took him out for lunch before I brought him back to school. Our Christmas tree is up…

  6. Sunday, December 13, 1987

    Sunday, December 13, 1987

    Tonight was a Christmas play (Arch Angel) at church. This is the first year I didn't have any children in it. Don ran the spot lite and Helen helped me in the kitchen. We had an afterglow downstairs after with…

1988

  1. Saturday, January 23, 1988

    Saturday, January 23, 1988

    Today was a nice winter day — no wind. The Royal Rangers at church had a log cabin building day today. I was helping in the kitchen. Keith was outside and Donny and Helen played most of the day. Tonight…

  2. Monday, March 14, 1988

    Monday, March 14, 1988

    We've been having such beautiful weather. But this last weekend it's been like winter again. Galen got into Fort Howard permanently. He's happy to have steady work. Last night we went to his house for supper. Debbie and Rick and…

  3. Wednesday, July 6, 1988

    Wednesday, July 6, 1988

    Today was a scorcher. 100° F. We're in the worse drought since the 1930's. Today we got more hay along the road. It's going to be hard to get this year. Helen is doing a lot of babysitting lately. She…

1990

  1. Wednesday, August 22, 1990

    Wednesday, August 22, 1990

    It was a beautiful day today. I did washing and mowed a little lawn as Donny has such a bad cold. Must be change of weather from Mexico. Donny stayed by Steve's yesterday and brought him back this morning. <isa…

  2. Thursday, August 30, 1990

    Thursday, August 30, 1990

    S.B. (SnowBound) came last Friday. He's a really nice horse. Helen went riding on Icon tonight. She really likes him. We went fishing this morning with Henry at Bayshore Park. We made a picnic lunch and had a tour of…

  3. Tuesday, September 4, 1990

    Tuesday, September 4, 1990

    Well , today was the first day of school for the kids. Don's a sophomore, Helen's a freshman. Can't believe it! Their first day was confusing and exciting, of course Donny's an old pro at this after all this is…