Merry Christmas

from the Culps - 2004

 

 





Merry Christmas to everyone.  Camille and Wayne are adjusted to the empty nest and enjoyed having everyone together at Thanksgiving.   Charles is setting up life in St. Louis and Andrew is in his junior year at UMKC.

 

 

Camille continues to work as a paraprofessional at Oak Valley School and started working as an inventory specialist in the afternoons for Dan Grigg Images.   You can see some of her rambunctious 4th graders.    She still loves reading and enjoyed our new swing in the porch.  Below you can see that we had a lot of snow in February.

 

Wayne   had his annual backpack trip, this year to the Black Hills.  These were great trails and great weather. Wayne   is completing another year at Qwest but has not decided upon retirement yet …   having too much fun to trade for a new life style.  See the website: Black Hills 2004

Charles is now living in St. Louis and is working for Steris.  This is a company specializing in sterilization products.    He is working as an engineer worrying about fillers, packaging and such.  The three of us had a chance to ride up to the top of the arch last spring.









Andrew is a junior at the University of Missouri at Kansas City.   He is still debating and has traveled to both coasts for meets.  He decided to add philosophy to economics for a double major.  Over Memorial Day, we all helped him move into a new apartment one block from the Country Club Plaza.   Above he is playing percussion with the "Uprights", a KC ska band … this was a tribute concert for Richie, who died last winter.


Over the 4th of July Wayne and Camille traveled to Red Lodge, Montana for the Culp family reunion.  Julie went on a couple of hikes with Wayne.   Marge and Gil, on the left, enjoyed hosting the big crowd.   Greg and Alice did much of the cooking and logistics for the clan.  If you have some time, check out our web page showing our visit: Family Reunion.






TheRose Chamber Ensemble falls into the "Getting a Life" category for Wayne.  Notice he is playing the electric bass at a gig at the Durham Western Heritage Museum.  They practice most Tuesdays and get invited to play at nursing homes and banquets.  Just a bunch of adults that can't leave behind their old music days from high school and college.