Our Family the Herd
This would be the First Sergeant and the Commanding Officer of the Kramer Herd. Lee & Anne with the rest of the "Herd". As for Lee, he calls them his "Herd" after the 173rd Abn, which was Lees' Viet Nam Unit from 1966-1968. The others in the "Herd" are; David & his girlfriend Tamara, Allan & his wife Sally, Vicki & her boyfriend Rick, Andreana and last but not least our best friend Susan.
David is just about to hit the mighty "47" this year (06). He works in Construction and is quite good at his job. He is quite experienced in many areas: the "DJ" thing, and the Paintball thing, which he is very good at and his teams usually win the competition. He also just started his own company called "Horse Puckey" where he hauls manure for local horse stables from his home area in Healdsburg, Ca. He is dating a very rambunctious redhead, Tamara who is very good at keeping David in line. She is self employed now and works on her own mobile coffee truck and raises horse in their free time, now 7, we wish we saw them both more often but understand the situation.
Allan turns 42 this year (06) and is enjoying his twelve year of marriage to his marvelous wife, Sally. Sally works for the county of Napa as their Chief Cook for the Day Care Center and Homeless Center for kids. They purchased Allan's grandparents house in 1999 and enjoy spending the weekends working in the yard and painting and everything else that goes with owning a home. Allan is still working at Seguin Moreau Cooperage as in charge of everything mechanical. He keeps everything running smoothly and without down time, so you can imagine how much he is valued. I think the company has just recently found out that he was quite a find and treats him accordingly.
Victoria (Vicki to the family and friends) is still legally available. She just turned 34 and is not looking forward to the big 35. She graduated from the University of Phoenix at Denver with a Bachelors Degree in Business Management/ Marketing. Once the sales reps in Colorado discovered how versatile and proficient she is, Robert Mondovi Winery here in CA snagged her right up! Look out now! Now she has moved on and up again. She has taken the Executive Assistants position t Wine Country Kitchens. Where, according to her boss, is doing quite well. Last but surely NOT least is the last of the litter. That would be Andreana, who just turned 21 and is coasting at 6'2" tall. She is starting her sophomore year at Napa Valley Community College. She wants to focus on graphic designs and computers for now. Probably the most stubborn of the lot and probably gets it from her grandmother on Lees' side. (haha) She has taken up the most difficult task of helping Anne control and take care of Lee (as needed). Not an easy job under the best of circumstances. She has also taken a position teaching the handicap students at New Tech High School here in town. Then there is Susan our best friend since 1972 and still hanging tough. We promised not to tell her age, since it was significant. Bless her!
Well, that’s the "Herd". We hope you enjoyed reading our short story as much as we enjoyed telling it to you.
