The Nomadic Neuman's
November 2005

The first half of November was spent at the Monaco facility getting some leak issues repaired on our motorhome.
Autumn colors were awesome there, if fact, much better than the colors in the New England area this year.

November 11, 2005
At 4:30 am, we got an emergency call from Jeff's mother saying he was in the Petosky MI Hospital ICU.
Apparently someone beat him up (don't know who as yet) and he was indeed in very serious condition.
Luckily, we were fairly close in Indiana so we immediately got ready, left our coach at Monaco and headed to northern MI to be with him. He had blood on his brain from the head trauma and was under constant observation.
After surgery to repair his right eye socket with mesh and putting 2 titanium plates to hold up his crushed cheek bones, he progressed well enough to be released 6 days later. Although he still needs a 6-8 week recovery for the head trauma.
      
While staying at the "Hospitality House" right across the street from the hospital, we were able to have a short but very sweet visit with grand-daughter, Lily". NaNa got to take her shopping for some winter things and a few toys.
Early Christmas presents which she thoroughly enjoyed!  Popsicle sticks, glue & colored balls create lots of things!
And Dan got a kick out of her new "removable heads" Bratz dolls! Below is her Mom, Danyelle.
    
Friday am we left Petosky and headed south in a blizzard.

November 18, 2005
After picking up our coach, we headed to Stevensville, MI to park at Dan's sister's
while I flew out to Idaho for a visit with my three girls at Emily's new home in Coeur d'Alene.
 

November 19-30, 2005
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
I flew in from Chicago, IL, Tara, Marc & Julia from Oakland, CA and Laurel & Devon from San Diego, CA
Emily & Yale have a lovely home which borders the National Forest. A great place for their children to grow up.

   
  
 
Animal life is everywhere. Thanksgiving morning we saw these wild turkeys and deer are a common front yard sight.
   
Laurel, Emily and I canoed across the pond and gathered lots of pretty birch bark for projects.
  

Little Julia was once again always "cute as a button". Marc & Tara are such good parents.
Marc always with his arms open wide for his little girl.
     

 As you might expect, we all had our laptops and checked our mail regularly.
  
 

The upstairs room was always busy with the big screen TV, the fooze ball and the pool table.

   

Thanksgiving Day
November 24, 2005
NaNa Leanne made Great Grandma Edith's infamous Cinnamon Rolls much to everyone's delight.
The roasting turkey aroma filled the house as it baked. The children played, the adults visited.
   
 

HAPPY "36" BIRTHDAY STEVE !
Betsy made "guadalupe pie" for Steve's 36th birthday.
Their children: Jordan, Cameron & Kendall helped blow out the candles.
 

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