Tuesday, January 23, 2007

cuz Marilyn

Janie you are something finding time to create this great way to communicate with those we don't get to see or visit with in one way or another. Thanks!! I already had to jump in with some comments to Gayle's reference to age. Yes, Arne and I still live in Williston and this will be the year of trail and error. Arne will not be farming this year and his cooking skills have gotten so good I have shrunk into the stool across the counter and just wait for something delightful. He hasn't caught on yet (right) to my methods. Alissa and her husband Bill live now in Kalispell, MT and have two children: Ethan 5, and Grace 4. They will be moving to Lafayette, Indiana the last of March. Susi and Jon live in Butte, Mt: Matthew is 9 and Stephanie is 7. When we visit the route is always the Highline (#2) and Interstate 94 for the return. We call that the scenic route. I retired a year ago and will have to admit I'm gone OFTEN. I have had the priveledge to volunteer once a week taking care of quadruplets who just turned a year Jan 2. Three of them are 26 pounds and the last one comes in at 2 pounds lighter. I will have to try find a way to post some pictures. Arne would have a comment here and say you don't know what you are getting into with me and sharing pictures.
**Just a quick word about Uncle Arnold's autobiography which Ardy has scanned and made available to anyone. It is over 300 duplexed pages and is the most discriptive read of his early life and until the boys are grown. There is inside information about Grandma and Grandpa Hagen and early hardships. I can't express enough thanks to Ardy for all his hard work in providing us with this inside look to the past.

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