August 1, 1990: Irene, Helen, John, Raymond, Marina, Howard and I at Elmer's for dinner.
August 3, 1990: Friday evening Howard and I went to Irene's to visit with Raymond and Marina. They left for home Saturday morning."
Not much for comment in there but again, family stuff.
I wrote a little previously about Aunt Myrtle but not about Uncle Elmer. I did not know it before peeking at the family history book, but he was quite the wanderer. And also somewhat of a Jack-of-all-trades. Mentioned in the history are his adventures in Colorado, Havelock (Nebraska), Wyoming, Texas, Kansas, North Dakota and Arkansas as well as a few other locations in Nebraska. His varying jobs during his life included farming, working on Caterpillars, working on a combine crew, working in a locomotive repair shop, picking corn, being a wagon dumper, and being a mule skinner. I had to look up the origin of the term "mule skinner." A person who handles a mule or mule team has to be able to "skin" or outsmart the mules since they certainly have minds of their own. Who knew?
I think I have used this photo before, but it was the best I had handy of Uncle Elmer. From left to right, these fine folks are Uncle Raymond, Uncle Elmer, Aunt Irene, Aunt Helen and Grandpa.
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