In 1954 Mom developed severe rheumatoid arthritis, which I think was mainly in her knees. She was confined to bed for a period of several months. She told me not too many years ago that she first realized it was happening when she tried to get out of bed and couldn’t walk. She had to …
Monthly Archives: January 2015
besotted
besotted, adjective 1. strongly infatuated 2. of or related to grandparents, esp. with regard to their grandchildren Most recently brother Larry is a new grandfather to Noah Bey, Laura’s firstborn son. He recently told me that he never really understood being a grandparent until he became one. I totally agree. Noah Henry Savolaine, my first …
Bruner Family
Although the original post on this blog focused on the Fritz and McElligott families, there are other families included under this umbrella. Aunt Mary McElligott married Dr. Bill Bruner and their children and grandchildren are all part of our extended family and of this blog. We didn’t get to spend as much time with the …
Butte “Spring” 1970
In the Spring of 1970 I was in the Navy on sea duty, getting ready to deploy on a 4 month cruise on USS Wasp. Grandma Fritz had never seen Eric, who was then eleven months old. Carmen and I made a trip to Butte to see her, show off our son and have some …