REX'S BLOG

I THINK REX WROTE THAT BLOG ABOUT THE PACKERS, JUST TO SEE IF HE COULD GET A BLOG OUT OF ME, WELL GUESS WHAT IT WORKED. HE SEEMS TO FORGET ABOUT THE PACKERS ONE LOSE TO THE ONE AND ONLY BEARS. IT'S DOESN'T REALLY MATTER, THAT THE BEARS AREN'T WINNING, JUST AS LONG AS THEY BEAT THE PACKERS, IT'S A PERFECT YEAR.

ONCE AGAIN I TRIED A BLOG FROM HOME, JUST GETTING READY TO POST AND THE $%$#^ING COMPUTER FROZE AGAIN, SO I GUESS THAT COMPUTER IS HISTORY. I THINK I WILL WAIT A FEW WEEKS UNTIL THE CHRISTMAS SPECIALS COME OUT AND LOOK FOR A LAP TOP. ANYWAY MY BLOG WAS TITLED "IS IT LEGAL". HERE'S THE STORY: WE ARE BEING AUDITED BY THE RAILROAD INSURANCE(WHICH IS REALLY LIKE BEING AUDITED BY GOVERNMENT, BECAUSE OF COURSE THE RAILROAD IS RUN BY THE GOVERNMENT) FIRST WE HAD TO PROVE KORI IS LEGALLY OURS, NOT A PROBLEM, SENT A COPY OF HER BIRTH CERT. THEN WE HAD TO PROVE WE ARE LEGALLY MARRIED AND NOT A COMMON LAW MARRIAGE. WELL I THOUGHT ABOUT CALLING THE COURTHOUSE AND I THOUGHT THAT WILL TAKE TIME AND COST MONEY. SO I CALLED THE GOOD OLD CATHOLIC CHURCH AND SISTER MARY SAID SHE WOULD SEND ME A COPY OF THE CHURCH MARRIAGE CERT AND THAT SHOULD WORK, GOOD BY ME. WELL KORI BRINGS HOME THE CERT FROM CHURCH AND WITH IT IS THE ORGINAL STATE CERT, WHICH SISTER MADE A NOTE SHE FOUND IT IN MY FILE AND IS WONDERING IF IT WAS EVER REGISTERED AT THE COURTHOUSE

I'M BACK!!!!!!!!!

HERE'S THE SCOOP. WE HAVE TROUBLE WITH OUR COMPUTER FREEZING UP AT HOME, IN FACT I HAD JUST FINISHED A POST WHEN IT FROZE PISSED ME OFF OF COURSE. AND I HAVE NOT TRIED IT SINCE. DECIDED TO SEE IF WE COULD UPGRADE AND THAT DIDN'T WORK, SO LAST NIGHT I EMAILED SOME OF MY PICTURES TO MY WORK COMPUTER AND WILL NOW TRY TO GET YA ALL UPDATED.

WELL THE LAST POST WAS IN JULY Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
I HAVE PROBABLY PLAYED GOLF, HAD COCKTAILS, WENT TO SOME WEDDINGS, HAD MORE COCKTAILS AND READ LOTS OF BOOKS HAD MORE COCKTAILS SINCE THE JULY POSTING.

I ALSO STARTED A NEW POSITION AT WORK, BESIDES DOING THE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR WORK, I'M ALSO THE HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPALS SECRETARY. THE KIDS AT SCHOOL ARE A LOT OF FUN, SO IT HAS MADE BOTH JOBS FUN TO DO. MIGHT EVEN LEARN A LITTLE SPANISH, BUT I DOUBT IT.

I'M GOING TO SIGN OFF FROM THIS POST AND POST THE ONE THAT I WAS DOING WHEN THE COMPUTER FROZE UP ON ME. I SENT THE PICTURES TO SCHOOL, SO WE WILL SEE IF I CAN GET IT ALL TOGETHER. IT WILL MAKE YOU HUNGRY AND WISH IT WAS SUMMER AGAIN.

TOODLES
TERESA

JUST CHECKED OUT THE SISTERS BLOG, SO I DECIDED I WOULD POST SOME OF MY PICTURES TOO

EVERYONE IS GATHERED TO WATCH THE START OF THE HORSESHOE TOURN. UNDERNEATH THE SHADE TREE. IT WAS A COOKER OUT THERE.HERE IS THE TOURN. BARB SHOWED YA THE NEW PITS. I PAINTED THE FLAG ONE AND KAYLA DID THE SHAMROCK. NOTICE THE WIRE SPOOLS, NEW ADDITION THIS YEAR. A TABLE TO SET YOUR COCKTAIL ON WHILE YOU PLAYED. THE UMBRELLA WAS ADDED TO SHADE YOUR COCKTAIL.HERE'S HARLIE KAY AND HER COUSIN GRACE LOONEY(BRIAN'S DAUGHTER).THE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH, CAME DOWN TO CHRIS LOONEY(mark's son) AND HIS FRIEND BRIAN HARTLEY, WHO HAS ATTENDED EVERY YEAR WITH HIM. THE ONLY OUTSIDER IN THE TOURN AND "OUT OF THE CLOSET AND PROUD" DOUG BERG & BRIAN LOONEY, AS YOU CAN SEE THEY WERE THE CHAMPS. BRIAN & DOUG HAVE WON THE TOURN 3 TIMES NOW, NOT ALL IN A ROW. BUT THEY ARE THE ONLY REPEATERS TO WIN.

SISTER SHOWED YA THE FRONT SIDE OF THE NEW KOOZIE, WELL HERE IS THE BACK. HEATHER AND I DESIGNED THESE AS THE SAME COLORS OF THE IRISH FLAG, GREEN WHITE AND ORANGE. WE WANTED THEM TO BE BRIGHT. AND OF COURSE SINCE EVERYONE HAS THE SAME KOOZIE HARD TO FIND YOURS, SO YOU HAVE TO WRITE YOUR NAME ON YOURS, SO THIS ONE IS MINE"THE BABY".

IT WAS ANOTHER GREAT PICNIC. ALL THE FIRST GENERATION OF LOONEY COUSINS WERE THERE BUT 3, SO WE HAD A GREAT TURN OUT. AND DOUGLAS DID A GREAT JOB OF FIREWORKS AGAIN. WE HAD SEVERAL FRANKVILLIANS STOP THIS MORNING AND SAID THEY REALLY LIKE THEM.

WELL I GUESS THAT IS ALL FOR NOW. TIME TO HIT THE COUCH AND READ MY BOOK AND REST UP. STARTING SOMETHING NEW AT SCHOOL THIS WEEK AND HAVE 6 BALL GAMES. SO HAVE A GOOD WEEK.

TOODLES

TERESA

FRANKVILLE SHOTS

I WILL JUST SHOW THE PHOTOS OF FRANKVILLE, SOME WILL BE FROM THE EAST COMMUTE AND SOME WILL JUST BE NEW THINGS HAPPENING IN FRANKVILLE

THIS IS THE PILE THAT IS LEFT OF THE SPILDE HOUSE. THEY NOW HAVE A BASEMENT DUG THERE FOR THE NEW HOME. IF I WAS COMMUTING TO THE EAST I WOULD TURN LEFT HERE ON TO THE FRANKVILLE BLACK TOP. THERE IS SOME NEW ACTIVITY HAPPENING TO THE LEFT. THE KLEPPER CHILDREN HAVE TAKEN OVER CURT'S SMALL LOT ON THE CORNER, THEY CAMP OUT ONCE IN AWHILE, HAVE BON-FIRES ETC.

SO A FEW WEEKS AGO KENNY HAULED IN A OLD WIND MILL, IT'S HARD TO SEE, BUT IT THE WIRE THING WITH THE ORANGE FLAG ON IT LAYING ON THE GROUND, THEN LAST WEEK, HE DRAGGED IN THE OLD CAR, THEY ARE GOING TO CLEAN IT UP AND STORE FIREWOOD, ETC IN THERE. THERE IS SUPPOSE TO BE A "PUTTING UP THE WINDMILL PARTY" COMING SOON, SO I WILL HAVE TO BE THERE WITH THE CAMERA. AND THAT PILE OF DEAD BRANCHES YOU SEE LAYING THE IS THE WILLOW TREE THAT WAS IN BALK'S YARD. WHEN THE MACHINE WAS HERE TO TAKE DOWN THE SPILDE HOUSE, LAVONNE BRANDT HAD THEM TAKE THE WILLOW TREE DOWN. SHE IS WAITING FOR GRANDKIDS TO COME AND CLEAN IT UP NOW. FROM HERE I WOULD JUST FINISH MY COMMUTE TO POSTVILLE, JUST LIKE FROM THE WEST. SO WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE "OTHER SIDE OF TOWN. I WAS TELLING YOU DOUG & RHONDA KOEING BOUGHT CLIFFORD HUGHES AND CLEANED THE PLACE UP, WELL THEY ALSO TOOK THE HOUSE DOWN.

HOUSE IS GONE, THE PICTURE ON THE TOP IS THE YARD, ALL CLEANED UP AND MOWED, NOT A GOOD PICTURE SORRY, KOLLIN & BOBBY HELPED CLEAN UP ONE WEEKEND AND HAULED 60 SOME TIRES OUT OF THERE. I TOOK THESE PICTURES AT NIGHT, MIGHT HAVE TO TRY IN THE DAYTIME SO YOU CAN SEE THE NICE CLEAN YARD

BEHIND THIS MACHINE IS THE YARD. ANYWAY THATS IT FOR FRANKVILLE PICTURES. NOT ALOT OF NEWS EITHER, PLAYED GOLF FRIDAY & SATURDAY. DOUG CLEANED THE GARAGE FOR LOONEY FEST 07. WENT TO A SURPRISE PARTY FOR THE CRAWFORD'S 35TH WEDDING ANNV. LAST NIGHT AT CHRIS'S PLACE. AND HELPED KAYLA WITH SOME FLOWER PLANTING TODAY. WILL HAVE TO TAKE MY CAMERA THERE. THEY MOVED A HOUSE ONTO THE MILLER FARM AND ARE TRYING TO PUT THE FINISHING TOUCH TO IT. IT SITS HIGH UP ON A RIDGE, ABOVE THE FOREST MILLS CHURCH. YOU CAN SEE FOR MILES AND WILDLIFE IS EVERYWHERE. HARLIE KAY GOT A NEW PUPPY TODAY, A BLACK LABORDOODLE. SO THAT WAS THE EXCITEMENT TODAY. NOW I JUST NEED TO REST UP AND GET READY FOR THE WEEKEND, LOONEY FEST '07. NEW HORSESHOES PITS HAVE BEEN MADE AND PAINTED MIGHT GET A PICTURE OF THAT TOMORROW AND SHOW YA, THEY ARE SOMETHING SPECIAL THIS YEAR. GLAD TO HEAR REX AND MARY SURVIVED THE FIRE, AND AMY ONLY HAS 5 WKS LEFT.

OH ONE MORE PICTURES YOU "PAST FRANKVILLIANS" WILL ENJOY

HAVE A GOOD WEEK, AND STAYED TUNED FOR LOONEY FEST '07

TOODLES

TERESA

FROM THE WEST

THERE ARE 2 WAYS TO LEAVE OUR HOUSE, THIS COMMUTE WILL BE HEADING WEST

HEADED WEST DOWN 176TH ST. WE ARE THE ONLY PEOPLE ON THIS STREET SITS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF TOWN.

WE TURN LEFT AND PASS FRANKVILLE'S ONLY CHURCH. IT'S A VERY NICE SMALL CHURCH, THEY HELD THEIR ANNUAL SUMMER ICE CREAM SOCIAL LAST WEEK. SAME MENU OF MAIDRITES & EGG SALAD SAND AND FRESH STRAWBERRIES & ICE CREAM OR HOMEMADE PIE OF EVERY KIND. I HAD FRESH STRAWBERRY PIE. THEY EVEN BROUGHT BACK MUSIC IN THE YARD. KARLA (Klepper) JOHNSON HAD KARAOKE AND SINGING.

TURNED LEFT ON FRANKVILLE BLACKTOP, HEADED DOWN MAIN STREET OF "BEAUTIFUL DOWNTOWN FRANKVILLE" ALL OUR BUSINESSES ARE ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE. FIRST BUILDING IS THE OLD FIRE STATION USED FOR STORAGE NOW. NEXT IT THE BERG HOUSE, WERE DOUGLAS WAS RAISED, NEXT THE "OLD STORE" BAR AND NEXT BUILDING YOU CAN'T SEE IS OUR OTHER BUSINESS, JANET'S CLIP & CURL.

ABOUT 1 MILE OUT OF TOWN, SIGNS SAYS LEAVING WINNESHIEK CO. WE ARE NOW INTO ALLAMAKEE CO.

AND THE SCENERY FOR THE NEXT 5-6 MILES, IS CORN, BEANS, HAY AND MORE CORN, BEANS & HAY. AFTER 4 MILES ON THE BLACKTOP YOU TURN ON RIGHT ONTO HWY 51

HERE WE ARE GOING AROUND "OLD HORSESHOE BEND" AND IT NEVER FAILS THERE IS ALWAYS THIS GOING ON SOMEWHERE IN IOWA:

AND THIS IS THE REASON FOR THE WORKING SIGN, ON YOUR LEFT ABOUT 1/4 MILE OUT OF POSTVILLE IS A NEW REC ELECTRIC BUILDING GOING UP. AND NOW WE WILL BE ENTERING THE CITY LIMITS OF POSTVILLE

BOYHOOD HOME OF JOHN R MOTT, NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WINNER.

COMING INTO TOWN, YOU HAVE TO SLOW DOWN FOR THE RAILROAD CROSSING, AS DOUG SAYS" LOOK, LISTEN AND LIVE" AND THEN CRUISE ON DOWN MAIN STREET

LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE ALITTLE WAIT THIS MORNING, THIS IS THE FAMOUS 4-WAY, THIS IS WHERE HWY 51 MEETS 18, LOTS OF TRAFFIC SOMETIMES. WE CRUISE STRAIGHT THRU AND TURN RIGHT ON POST STREET. AND DOWN 2 BLOCKS ON YOUR LEFT YOU WILL FIND JOHN R MOTT HIGH SCHOOL, "HOME OF THE PIRATES"

I WORK IN THE ATHLETIC DEPT OF THE HIGH SCHOOL, SCHEDULING GAMES, OFFICIALS FOR 7-12 SPORTS PROGRAMS. AND TRYING TO KEEP A HAND FULL OF COACHES HAPPY. HERE IS MY LITTLE CUBBY HOLE OF AN OFFICE.

PHEW, THATS ALOT OF NEWS. AND GUESS WHAT MY CAR IS PARKED OUT FRONT AND HEADED EAST, SO STAYED TUNED TOMORROW FROM THE EAST AND MORE PICTURES OF THE INSIDE THE HIGH SCHOOL. IT'S BEDTIME AND I WILL LEAVE YA WITH THIS THOUGHT:

THAT WILL GET MY COCKTAIL BUDDY GOING!!!!!!!!! AND YES THIS WAS TAKEN ON MY COMMUTE TO WORK ABOUT 1/4 MILE OUT OF POSTVILLE.

FROM THE EAST TOMORROW.

TOODLES

TERESA

I'M ALIVE

I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO GET AT THIS BLOGGING THIS WEEK, BUT I GUESS BETWEEN, RESTING UP FROM THE 25TH CLASS REUNION, BABYSITTING(i have darins little guy 2 nights a week), RAINED OUT BALLGAMES TO RESCHEDULE I'M JUST GETTING AT IT.

SURVIVAL OF THE FITESS, WOULD BE A GOOD TITLE FOR THE CLASS REUNION. FRIDAY NIGHT WE GATHERED AT CLUB 51 UNTIL CLOSING AND THEN MOVED THE PARTY TO OUR FRONT PORCH UNTIL 4:00. WHICH MADE THE GOLF WE HAD SCHEDULED FOR 10 THE NEXT MORNING COME EARLY. SATURDAY NIGHT, WAS THE PHS ALUMNI BANQUET, THE 25 YR CLASS OF PHS, HAS TO PLAN THE ALUMNI BANQUET, FOR THE WHOLE SCHOOL. SO IT WAS OUR TURN TO PUT ON THE SHOW. THE 50 YR CLASS IS ALSO HONORED AT THE BANQUET. IT WAS ALITTLE TO LONG AND A LITTLE WARM IN THE CHURCH. BUT WE MADE UP FOR IT AFTERWARDS, WE WALKED DOWN THE ROAD TO THE LOUNGE AT THE BOWLING ALLEY. PICTURE TIME:

COUSIN MARTY TELLING A STORY, BOY HE HAS EVERYONES ATTENTION, MUST BE A GOOD ONE.

THIS IS THE FEARLESS FIVE, (but we are missing Laurie Jo Helgerson). NOT SURE WHO NAMED US THAT 25 YRS AGO. BUT IT APPARENTLY HAS STUCK, BECAUSE WE HAD TO HAVE A PICTURE OF THE FEARLESS FIVE: TAMI PECK, ME, COLLEEN SCHROEDER, ANNIE MEYER. WELL THE PARTY CONTINUED HERE UNTIL THEY KICKED US OUT AT 2:00, THERE WAS TALK OF MOVING IT TO STONE BRIDGE(which was our big party spot in the 70's & 80's). SOME DAY WHEN WE ARE ON A DRIVE TO CASTALIA, I WILL TAKE A PICTURE OF THAT. IT'S JUST A SLAB OF CEMENT OVER A LITTLE CREEK, NAMED STONE BRIDGE. BOY THAT LITTLE SLAB OF CEMENT COULD TELL SOME STORIES. NEPHEW TONY, (joined us both nights) MENTIONED MICHAEL HAD HIS FIRE GOING EARLY IN THE EVENING AND ALL WE HAD TO DO WAS ADD FIRE WOOD, SO WE MOVED THE PARTY TO MICHAELS FIRE PIT. SAT THERE AND TOLD STORIES UNTIL THE SUN CAME UP AND IT STARTED LIGHTENING AND RAINING OR WE MAY STILL BE THERE. DOUG & I ARRIVED HOME ABOUT 6:00AM. WE ALL HAD A GREAT TIME.

DAVE O'HARA AND ME, NOW THIS GUY WILL TELL YA A STORY OR 2, BUT HAVE TIME BECAUSE HE TALKS, AND TALKS. I WILL END WITH A PICTURE OF COUSIN MARTY & ME. THIS IS THE FIRST REUNION HE HAS COME TOO AND IT TOOK ME LOTS OF TALKING TO GET HIM HERE, BUT HE HAD A GREAT TIME.

WELL I BETTER GET AT THE SATURDAY CLEANING, HAVE TO GIVE THE HUSBAND, BROTHER MARK, NEPHEW TONY A RIDE TO THE GOLF COURSE FOR A TOURN THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN PICK THEM UP OF COURSE. KAYLA, KORI AND I WILL BE OFF TO ELKADER TO DO A LITTLE LOOKING AT THE BRIDAL SHOP. I THINK I WILL HAVE TIME FOR THAT COMMUTE BLOG. 20 - plus PICTURES, SO IT MAY TAKE 2 BLOGS BUT STAYED TUNED THIS WEEK.

WE HAVE A COUPLE OF QUIET WEEKENDS, THEN IT WILL BE LOONEY FEST '07, STAY TUNED FOR THAT TOO. HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND

TOODLES

TERESA

LIFE A PAIN IN THE ( l )

YES IT HAS BEEN A WHILE. FIRST WE ARE FINALLY OUT OF SCHOOL, FINISHED LAST WEDNESDAY. I ATTENDED THE STATE GOLF MEET, WHICH WAS ALOT OF FUN TO WATCH. OUR STUDENT FINISHED 29TH OUT OF 60. FIRST DAY SHE GOLFED WELL AND THE 2ND DAY SHE FOUND OUT THE GAME OF GOLF CAN TURN ON YA. HAD ABOUT 20 GRADUATIONS, 4 WEDDINGS IN MAY. SO THAT IS WHERE I HAVE BEEN.

AND THEN ON THURSDAY THIS WEEK, WE HAD A POWER OUTAGE IN TOWN, AND OUR COMPUTER WAS ON AND FOR SOME LOVELY REASON, WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON EVERYTHING WAS GONE. SO THE LAST FEW DAYS I HAVE BEEN RELOADING EVERYTHING. HAD TO DO A RECOVERY, UPGRADE TO WINDOWS XP, AND LOAD EVERYTHING ELSE. STILL HAVE SOME MORE TO DO TODAY. THOUGHT I WOULD TRY AND BLOG AND SEE IF IT WORKS. NO PICTURES, HAVE TO RELOAD ALL THAT CRAP.

BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON, ENOUGH WAS ENOUGH. WE HAVE SPENT THE LAST 2 DAYS AT THE GOLF COURSE. MIGHT TRY THAT LATER TODAY ALSO.

THIS WEEK HAVE TO FINISH UP THE CLASS REUNION STUFF, ALL THOSE ACTIVITIES ARE STARTING ON FRIDAY, WE HAVE OVER HALF THE CLASS COMING, SHOULD BE FUN.

FRANKVILLE NEWS, LINDY FREY WAS KILLED IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON MONDAY, FUNERAL WAS FRIDAY, SAID THEY SERVED ABOUT 150 FOR LUNCH, THATS A LOT FOR THE LITTLE FRANKVILLE CHURCH.

MARTY LEIRAN (formerly the Spilde house) TORE THE HOUSE DOWN THIS WEEK, BURIED AND BURNED IT IN A BIG HOLE, THEY ARE BUILDING A NEW ONE. THE CONSTRUCTION CLASS FROM NICC IS GOING TO BUILD IT, COULD TAKE UP TO 2 YEARS. I WILL HAVE TO TAKE A PICTURE, THE CORNER LOOKS BARE.

OTHER THEN THAT CANT THINK OF MUCH NEWS, I SEE THE SISTER BLOGGED HER COMMUTE, I WILL TRY MINE TOMORROW, THAT WAY I WILL KNOW IF THE PICTURE THING IS WORKING ON HERE.

NOT SURE OUR COMMUTES ARE AS PRETTY AS REX & MARY'S. BUT WE WILL GIVE IT A SHOT.

HAVE A GOOD WEEK
TOODLES
TERESA