Dean & Sue Family-November,2008

Of all the boys that wanted to be truck drivers, Dean was the one that did it for a living. He started out working for Enstrom's delivering beer. He drove for Tri-Mart, hauling food to area business places, then he had to learn about plants and flowers so he could drive a flower truck. His next choice was pizza- and today he still goes on his pizza truck and drives down to the southern part of Wisconsin. I may have forgotten some of his trucks, and maybe not in the right order, but you get the idea that truck driving is his thing. A few years ago he and Sue bought a mobile home and parked it in the Ripon area, I believe. They manage to get down there quite often and since Jake's in-laws live in Iola, he and Katie spend lots of weekends there too. Jackie and Santi's family even come up and spend time in the outdoors. It seems the whole family loves to spend quality time with the little boys in the country. That takes me back in time when Jackie, Jake, and Allie were children. Dean had got his certificate to be a sail boat captain!!At first they rented a sail boat each summer for their vacation. Later on , they bought their own boat. Dad and I were invited to go along on a Labor Day weekend trip one year. The kids all had a job to do and Sue was in charge of the food. Dean posted me by a little meter and I was to watch for sandbars and shallow waters. Dad was just to sit in a chair and hang on tight--we weren't going fast--just that he is not fond of the water. Sometimes when I close my eyes I can feel the warm breezes and see all the other sail boats on the water. Thank you, Dean and Sue for those memories! Now life jumps ahead and you have three little grandsons that you so much adore. There is no doubt in my mind- they too will gather special memories as you share your love and precious time with them!!