Mom's Story - Installment #14

Well, it's time for another installment of Mom's Story. These weeks sure seem to fly by. We've had a busy one, but will save that for another post. Enjoy Mom's story.

In September of 1987, Joan and Donna along with Leslie and Randy Miller, the preacher at the 1^st. Baptist Church, surprised us with a 50^th anniversary party at the Gazebo in Fond du Lac, WI. The kids came to church with us that morning and the girls even sang, and then we came back home till it was time to go out to eat. Wil and Bill both put on wigs and acted silly. We’ve got good pictures of the son-in-laws with hair.

Then we left to go to Fond du Lac to eat. The girls were taking us someplace special since it was for our 50^th anniversary. I had wanted to have a party and invite the relatives but Les didn’t want one. When we got there, they led us back to a back room and there were all the people from church, and Bucky and his family, and Sharon and Tom and other old friends and relatives. What a surprise.

Les wasn’t too sure he liked the idea but after we ate and the girls sang some special songs for us, and he had a chance to visit with lots of the old neighbors who were there, he was pretty happy we had a party.

It was a really good time and we got some nice Golden Anniversary gifts. When we got home, Randy and Leslie came to the house afterwards and we had supper and a good visit.

JB