June 7, 2009

• Well, our sis-in-law, Judy (who lives behind us), reminded me that it is time for a new blog!

  So, here it is!!

  Our traveling daughter-in-law, Judy (yes, two Judy S’s in the family), took a trip to LaCrosse over Memorial weekend with the three kids.  Jeff was making signs for the golf tournament in Des Moines, so he stayed there with the bus.  Grandson, Jacob (lives in San Jose) was going to be in LaCrosse for a friend’s graduation, and Mindy and Hannah had also come up from Nashville for weddings.  This was the opportunity for all 7 kids to be together.

  Here are a couple pics they took:

  Judy with the kids.

  

  And just the kids with their boyfriends and girlfriend.

  

  It was nice they could all be together again.

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  On Memorial Day, Mindy and boyfriend, Andy stopped by for a visit.

  

  Was great to see them, and we had a really nice visit.  And we were able to sit outside for a little while—before it got cold and windy again!!

  Mindy and Hannah had news.  They decided to move back to Wisconsin from Nashville.  They were getting discouraged, and really missed their friends here.

  Since Memorial Day, they have both moved back.  Mindy had dropped out of college before her senior year, but now plans to go back.  Not for the music degree she was going for before—she realized that she couldn’t do much with a music degree.  Now she wants to study nutrition, and perhaps become a dietician.  She will work her way through—just like she did before. 

  Hannah is working at Walgreens, and also part-time at the natural food co-op she worked at before moving to Nashville.  They are happy to be back home.

  They will continue to do their singing locally.

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  Last weekend was grandson Avery’s high school graduation.  Grand niece, Nikhita, also graduated with Avery.  She was Valedictorian.  She is the granddaughter of sis-in-law behind us.  We attended her party after graduation.  Avery didn’t have any party—he just went to them!!  lol  In fact, Avery and his girlfriend, Katie, stopped in here before going to Nikhita’s party later in the evening.  Had a nice visit!!

  These first bunch of pictures are our pictures.

  Avery and Katie

  

  Avery and us

  

   

  Avery and family

  

   

  This next bunch of pictures were taken by our newspaper–the Herald Times Reporter.  Their website had 144 Lutheran High graduation pictures.  They really do a good job!!  I downloaded about 20 of them, but will only show a few here.

  These first two were taken  before graduation started.

  They took a picture of  Lydia talking on her cell phone—-why?  who knows!!  Maybe just because she’s cute!!

  

  I heard she downloaded it and uses it as her desktop picture on her computer!  lol

  This next picture is of one of Ken’s sisters.  This is such a perfect picture of Linda—fits her personality to a “T”!!!  So “bubbly”.That is my arm on the left in the floral blouse.  Don’t know what she was laughing about–didn’t even realize the picture was being taken!!  I printed it up and sent it to her.  They live about 1 1/2 hrs. away.

  

  Avery marching down the aisle.

  

  Great-niece, Nikhita, marching down the aisle.

  

  Congratulations to both of them!!

  And thanks htrnews.com!!

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  Now, we are getting ready for the travelers to arrive this coming Sunday nite or Monday.  They are now in LaCrosse visiting friends. Cannot wait to see them.  It has been 8 months since we last saw them.

  On the 21st, Fathers Day, we will have a family get-together here.  More fun!!  But the LaCrosse grands probably won’t be able to attend–most have to work.  They will be missed!!

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  During the winter, Ken bought some asiatic lily bulbs from the grocery store.  He planted them, and we put the pots in a south window.  They grew fine—just a big leggy.  When the weather was warm enough, he put them into bigger pots outside on the south side of the house.  They all have buds on them, but one has finally bloomed. 

  

  After they are all done blooming, we will cut them back and put them into the ground.

  I think one of the other plants are the same as this one, but the other buds look a different color.  Will be interesting to see what they look like.

  That is about it from here.

  Weather is staying cold.  Only 51 right now at almost 1 p.m..  Two days ago it hit 70 and felt like a heat wave!  lol

  Hope it warms up a bit here before the travelers arrive.  They are gonna freeze their butts otherwise!

   

   

   

   

   

   

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