Activities 2009
The picture below taken when President-General of the DAR was on her
official visit to Kansas in early May 2009. She was a member of Virginia's
John Haupt Chapter in the 1970's, moved to California and is the person
in charge of all the DAR members in the USA and World wide also.
Relay for Life-Debbie's team that walked in the Summer 2009 Event
at the Hayden Athletic Field in Topeka Ks. Swede Swenson,
Aimee Lane, Kristen Money and Debbie Davis
The first week in July 2009 we went to Anaheim CA.to attend the International contest of
the Barbershop Singers Association. Virginia's son Bob and Grandson Brian sing in the
Medal winning Chorus from Denver the "Sound of the Rockies" They placed fourth
again this year. Brian's quartet "McPhly" in it's first contest placed 14th out of 50 quartets competing.
The pic below was taken the day before we left the Barbershop Contest
and Scott came over from Long Beach to hang out with us by the pool
at the Atrium Hotel near the John Wayne Airport. He also came over
to the contest one day before.
I am beginning to add to our Family Website on this 20th day of July 2009, it could be considered a sad day, but this is the beginning of what will be a New Normal for Virginia and myself. She was moved to the Kansas Rehab Hospital after a week in Stormont Vail, having been diagnosed with Congestive Heart Failure and also Diabetes. She is doing well and is on the way to recovery. I begin with a picture of her with Bob and Brian and will add more as I get them from others. Thanks to Grandson Brady Swenson the Family Website is going to continue as long as I can do it.
Ann Palmer took this on Friday July 17, 2009. Virginia is in her 4th day of recovery from the diagnosis as explained above this picture. Other pics were taken and I will have Ann send them later and if any others were taken maybe I can get them also. We hope she will be able to recuperate in the next 10 to 20 days and be able to come home. La Casa Grande has put side rails on the steps going upstairs and also a guard rail on the wall of her bathroom today. When Ann gets back from San Francisco we will be looking into a person who can cook the kind of food that Virginia may need, so the era of the New Normal is underway. This term was coined by Cary Tamburro and Scott Swenson last Saturday after the other family had left. This page may change in the future as time permits. If this doesn't work I may have to seek further hep from Brady. The site is now being built using Brady and Alicia's Server and only cost's $9.95 a year as opposed to what I was using and couldn't get to work on my Laptop. So many thanks to all and the Good Lord will Bless us all with good health and happiness in this 21st Century.
Below we have Mike Swenson, wife Char with Brady and wife Alicia, and Blake.
Below are Mike and Kris Money celebrating her 30th birthday
their Anniversary also in all places Hawaii. Mike goes there
a number of times with the Air National Guard so they decided
to take this trip inthe summer of 2009.
Well of course shopping is what Kris does best even in Hawaii!!!!
Kelly's 20th Birthday Bash!!!! August 11, 2009
Avery Money in her new Gymnastic Outfit-Pretty Spiffy there Young lady!!!!
There's a armful of Love
Mommy, Avery, & Hudsyn
October 10, 2009-KU-Iowa State. Having a great time watching the Hawks win
41-36 another Homecoming game in Lawrence. I remember back in 1945 I had
a date with a gal I had met at a Mixer, that's a dance to the folks today and
it was at the Iowa State game but I bet there weren't more than a 2000 fans there that day. I never dated her again and then off to the Marines in early 1946.
Virginia's 90th Birthday Parties
November 6 & 7
Above are Betty & Jane Whitney along with Lucy Price all Classmates of Virginia's in Topeka High
Brad Engler, our Church Custodian
Bert Kossler, a member of our Yahtze group
Marjorie Drake & Ruth Lawson, members of our Church
Donna & Rex Hartzell members of our Yahtze Club. Ona Maydew, a long time freind of Virginia's, Betty Rasure, Cindy Rogers, & Sara Grant, members of Virginia's DAR Chapter.
Barbara Bunten, member of DAR Chapter
Herschel and Jacque Stroud, they are long time freinds and have the dubious honor of having introduced Virginia and Swede in the Spring of 1973 although we did know each other prior to that as Charlotte, Virginia's daughter had Baby set with Swede's 2 oldest children and we also knew
each other through the Pharmaceutical Association's annual Conventions.
Betty and Edwin Aley, members of our Church and also Betty and Virginia are
Zeta Sorority sisters.
Catherine Howard, Regent of Virginia's DAR Chapter, Jim & Audrey Power, members Of our Church.
Joan Montgomery, Jim & Gloria Foster, members of our Yahtze Club and also Foster's are members of our church and good freinds also, having spent many good times together just the Foster's & the Swenson's.
The date is November 7th, a new cake, and Party with Family. The significants of the 90th to 101 is a reference to the fact that Virginia's Great-Great Grandmother Rose lived to 101. Virginia's Dad lived to be 92 so she is the 3rd person in her family to reach #90. Good Gene's must be the reason!!!!
Woody Weidner, Barb Logan, Debbie Davis, & Mike Swenson. Barb, Debbie and Mike are 1st Cousins and Woody is Barb's significant other as well as a classmate of Mike's in High School.
Aimee Lane, her daughters, Courtny and Adriana and Patrick Carroll, Aimee's significant other.
Chris Palmer, Jack Palmer, Ann Beale, Ann Palmer, & Bannon Beale. Ann is Virginia's Cousin, Chris is Ann's son and the young ones are Ann's Granchildren
Tom & Andrea Beale, McCall Beale, Lynette Palmer and Nicholas (Nick) Palmer.
Jerry Palmer holding his youngest grandson Bradley Palmer.
Brady Swenson, Mike Swenson, Blake Swenson & Debbie Davis. This was truly a great day for the family and for Virginia's 90th Birthday Celebration.
Thanksgiving at Jerry and Ann Palmer's Country Home
Dad and Son having a serious conversation
Andrea seems pretty excited about this photo OP!!!!
Tom & Mcall Beall but I don't know what he is saying about the bat in his hand.
Enjoying the Thanksgiving dinner
No clouds to speak for the Sunset pictures
Christmas 2009
Courtny, Alicia, Brady, Patrick and his two boys Ian and Nick, Blake, Mike and Marge exchanging gifts at Debbie's house for the Swenson family 2009 Christmas gathering.
