Family History-1978 – Eighteen06

Ron and Steve framing new front airlock. Jerry working on the railing behind them.

Ron: It’s a tough job…but SOMEBODy’s got to hold the end of the board… while sitting down.

Steve arranging skids for moving steps at 1806. Mike in background.

L-R: Jerry working on porch, Dan, Dorothy holding Tom.
Sitting on steps just d-r-a-g-g-e-d into new position.

Dan holding Tom on front yard swing under pine trees at 1806.
Thought ballon: DAD, DAD!..this ain’t working! Put down that stoopid camera and help me get a better grip!

Tom at 1806, in a fashionable shady hat!

Pete holding Tom at 1806, during the front porch construction. Remember the old bike racks?

Pat at 1806. During the time I (Ron) was just learning about religions other than Roman Catholic, because of working with Dr. Mendelsohn. We built a Jewish harvest festival shelter called a Succah. (You see one set up at Temple Israel every year)

New barn (the first) being contructed on Pretty Prairie, by FBI Builders.

Grading the land for Steve’s incoming pole barn, by Dave Cassini. Note the old root cellar which was rumored in local lore to have housed a hermit over the years, before we bought it. The root cellar was kept even after the barn was built, being used for storage of odd auto parts, and was still there behind the new barn/shop, in 2006.

Steve repairing rust on van at 1806. He worked at Mugg’s body shop and was using his skills.

Tom on Dan’s skateboard with Kathy nearby.

Pete and Kathy in living room at 1806
Trivia: The couch and matching chairs later went to Jerry’s 5411.

L-R: Dan, Pat, Kathy in 1806 backyard. Dan holding Indianapolis 500 flag.

Pat eating banana at Hort Park on Purdue Campus, for a family picnic

Dan at Hort Park on Purdue Campus, for a family picnic

At Hort Park for a family picnic with 2 of Kathy’s close friends, Meredith and Laura. On back of picture written in Kathy’s handwriting: 3rd grade, Meredith Sanders (L), Kathy, Laura Yetman (R)

Tom and Ron playing with ball during family picnic at Hort Park.

During a family picnic at the Hort Park, Ron is watching Tom, who desperately wants to be included with all of the other kids!

Tom swinging the cradle back and forth in old dining room, formerly original garage, which is now the loom studio. The cutoff milk cartons contained sprouting seeds, near the wood stove (arrow).

Chris sweeping pond “ice skating rink” in 1806 back yard. Patrick and Kathy posing on skates.

Tom during Christmas 1978 at 1806. We finally put down floor tile over the plywood in the dining room. Jenny and others heated the tiles on an electric skillet before installing them.

Kathy, Jenny holding Tom in living room at 1806. He says he remembers this well, and is COMPLETELY over having a bow put on his head, although…he does still think about it from time-to-time… and wonder just WHO did it.

Dan, standing, Pete, sitting. Christmas at 1806.

Dan in the kitchen at 1806, trying on ice skates. Trivia: we had only one stove then, and had taken down the west counter and opened the dining room into the kitchen. Window was still the 6 over 6 that was installed when the addition as built, later replaced by Anderson casements