Random Thoughts by Our Family Clan

The Explaination of Life

2009-11-08T15:04:00.000-07:00

Heard this in church today and thought that it was very appropriate!!!

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On the first day God created the dog. God said, "Sit all day by the door of your house and bark at anyone who comes in or walks past. I will give you a life span of twenty years."

The dog said, "That's too long to be barking. Give me ten years and I'll give you back the other ten." So God agreed.

On the second day God created the monkey. God said, "Entertain people, do monkey tricks, and make them laugh. I'll give you a twenty-year life span."

The monkey said, "How boring, monkey tricks for twenty years? I don't think so. Dog gave you back ten, so that's what I'll do too, okay?" And God agreed.

On the third day God created the cow. God said, "You must go to the field with the farmer all day long and suffer under the sun, have calves and give milk to support the farmer. I will give you a life span of sixty years."
The cow said, "That's kind of a tough life you want me to live for sixty years. Let me have twenty and I'll give back the other forty." And God agreed again.

On the fourth day God created man. God said, "Eat, sleep, play, marry and enjoy your life. I'll give you twenty years."

Man said, "What? Only twenty years! Tell you what, I'll take my twenty, and the forty the cow gave back and the ten the monkey gave back and the ten the dog gave back, that makes eighty, okay?"
"Okay," said God, "You've got a deal."

So that is why the first twenty years we eat, sleep, play, and enjoy ourselves; for the next forty years we slave in the sun to support our family; for the next ten years we do monkey tricks to entertain the grandchildren; and for the last ten years we sit on the front porch and bark at everyone.

Doughboy!!

2009-09-30T10:05:00.000-06:00

This is for you mom.

2009-09-09T15:06:00.001-06:00

This is how you REALLY make a cake!

The Amazing Connection between Thoughts and Feelings

2009-08-21T10:25:00.003-06:00

Please read this!! It's very insightful!

Meridian Magazine :: Articles : The Amazing Connection between Thoughts and Feelings

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For JoMax

2009-08-10T13:20:00.003-06:00

I recently came across an interesting article by a self-proclaimed author Nichole Giles. I think everything is just about perceptions and believing in yourself. The article was titled as, "Who Decides What Makes an Author?" She says,

"When I was first getting started with writing—I mean, writing for real—I used to wonder at what point a writer became an author. Did I have to be published first? And what kind of “published” meant I was officially an author? Do magazine stories count? Or should I wait until I have a book published?

Then I wondered who gets to make those kinds of decisions. I could see it in my mind’s eye: Someone official and special (probably an editor or agent) would come to me, big published book in hand and say, “I hereby proclaim you, Nichole Giles, an author of the first degree, promoted forthwith from the title of lowly writer.”

Except guess what? That never happened. I’ve published numerous articles, blogs and other pieces of writing, and am working feverishly at several books—some which will be on shelves this year, and some next—but no one ever came to me and said, “Hey, you’ve been promoted.”

What’s the deal?

Okay, here’s the truth. It doesn’t matter what you write, or if or when you ever get published. Does not matter if you publish short stories, or articles or epic series novels, you can still be a real, live author. If you write, you’re an author. No one has the power to decide that for you. No one but you gets to decide what value you put on your writing. No group, or organization, or special agent, or super powered editor is going to sit you in a chair and interview you to determine if you are—in fact—worthy of the illustrious author title. No one can make that crucial decision except you."

JoMax, your family knows that you are an author. You're wordplay and ideas are brilliant. I hope that someday you will taste the success of being published, but for now know that we believe in your talent. We know that you are an author even if no one else in the world does...yet.

Friends

2009-07-28T17:51:00.006-06:00

None of that 'Sis'-sy Stuff

Are you tired of those
sissy 'friendship' poems
that always sound good,
but never actually come close
to reality?

Well, here is a series of promises that actually speak of
True Friendship.
You WON'T see
cutesy little smiley faces
on this -
Just the stone cold truth
of our great friendship.

1. When you are sad,
I will jump on the person
who made you sad
like a spider monkey
jacked up on Mountain Dew!!!

2. When you are blue,
I will try to dislodge
whatever is choking you.

3. When you smile,
I will know you are
plotting something
that I must be involved in.

4. When you're scared,
we will high tail it out of here.

5. When you are worried,
I will tell you horrible stories about how much worse
it could be until you
quit whining, ya big baby!!!!

6. When you are confused,
I will use little words.

7. When you are sick,
Stay away from me
until you are well again.
I don't want whatever you have.....

8. When you fall,
I'll pick you up
and dust you off--
After I laugh my rear off!!

9. This is my oath...
I pledge it to the end.
'Why?' you may ask;
-- because you are my FRIEND!

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Friendship is like peeing in your pants,
everyone can see it,
but only YOU
can feel the
true warmth.
**********************

(Sent to me in an email from Jill)

I Want...Wednesday!

2009-07-15T15:29:00.002-06:00

What do you wish you could adjust around YOUR schedule, instead of the other way around?

Weekends! I want longer ones! I can never get in enough playing time because I have to do all my chores. Bleh!

A couple of Friday Q's.

2009-07-10T14:01:00.004-06:00

Q #1: If you could take a ride in a hot air balloon over any city, what city would you choose?

My answer: Gotta be Scotland. I'd love to see the rolling green hills and view castles from the sky. Well, that is if someone grabbed me and tied me to the side. There's no way I would go up otherwise. Too scary!

Q #2: If your life was made into a movie, what genre would the movie be (drama, action, romance, comedy, adventure, crime/gangster, horror, musical, science fiction, war, western, historical, family-friendly, etc.)?

My answer: Probably a family-friendly "dramedy". I'm all about my family but with that comes lots of drama with some hysterical moments mixed in.

Now it's your turn!!

Awwwwwww!!!

2009-07-02T08:07:00.012-06:00

Mom already posted Pepper's pics on her blog but I thought I'd share mine too!

Little Pepper's baby cage.

Nummy, nummy in my tummy!
Not really. He was used to goats milk and now he's on powdered. He'll drink it if he gets hungry enough!

Collin got such horrible allergies after touching this guy!

Pepper smoochies!
It was so fun to see such an itty bitty baby deer.
Too cute!

Take 5 Tuesday

2009-06-23T16:07:00.003-06:00

1. 5 things you’ve read recently.
2. 5 sites you’ve signed up for.
3. 5 shows you’ve watched lately.
4. 5 things you want right now.
5. 5 things on your grocery list.

1. I've read Previously Engaged by Elodia Strain, Lemon Tart by Josi Kilpack, and the last three books from the chronicles of Narnia.

2. Hmmm...the prepared pantry, hungry-girl (cuz I'm hungry!), blogger (duh!), and I can't think of any more at the momentito.

3. Last night I watched the Bachelorette, The Secret Life of the American Teenager, The Nanny, the news, and this morning I watched some more news.

4. Chocolate, no coughing, to see my kiddos, a long vacation, and a nap.

5. Chocolate, stain fighter for the laundry (dang kids and their messy clothes!), gift for my cousin, cereal, and cough drops.

The Daily MEME: Friday 5

2009-06-19T13:55:00.003-06:00

Hey there fam! I found a website that lists all sorts of MEME's called "The Daily MEME". Click on the keyboard pic on the sidebar to check it out. It has all sorts of daily questionnaire's that you can fill out and post on here. All you have to do it copy and paste. Simple right? Well I thought it might get us typing on here more often and testing our knowledge of one another. At any rate it could be fun right? Right?

Well today to start it off I found a MEME called "The Friday 5". Today's 5 q's are all about:

You guessed it...DAIRY!!
So, here goes.

What are your feelings about milk? Love it! Especially on cereal or in chocolate milk form.
What are your feelings about cheese? Ummmmm....cheeeeessssseeeee! Can't get enough. Neither can Carlee.
What are your feelings about yogurt? The kids and I eat it almost daily. I always have to have Yoplait Key Lime pie flavor on hand for Collin.
How do you feel about soy milk? Don't really like it on its own but it is awesome mixed into shakes. Man I miss my blender!!
How far are you from the nearest cow? Yeah, just look out any of my windows from the front of the house. You can always see them in the field just across the road.

So there you have it. Intellectually stimulating I must say. Will anyone else post one too? Only time will tell. You don't even have to do one every day (unless you want to) but hopefully you guys will fill one out once in awhile!

Yeeeeee haaaawwwwwww!!!!

Hand me down modeling.

2009-06-04T21:39:00.007-06:00

Little miss Carlee had to try on a swimsuit that used to be Holly's (Ronnie's daughter). She had so much fun prancing around that I had to take some pics.

You should have seen some of the poses she was doing for Collin. So hilarious! I wish I would have got 'em with my camera. I think she is training to be a model already.

Easter Eggs!

2009-04-17T15:13:00.003-06:00

Coloring eggs, always an Easter tradition. Collin, grandma and I set to work coloring water to dip the eggs in. Collin couldn't wait to get started.

He stirred the dye pellets in the mugs.

Where was Carlee during all of this? Catching some major Zzzzz's.

Look at this hambone smile!

He liked the face mama drew on her egg.

He thought he was going to drop the eggs so he was nervous to dip them.

Here's grannies pretty flower egg!

Droppin' in another one.

The finished product. Whose little hand is that?

Eric, these eggs are for you!

Carlee woke up and was a little sad she missed the fun.

Collin's favorite egg. Covered in stickers of course!

Happy Easter to my Family!!!

2009-04-10T12:44:00.004-06:00

Awesome Stingrays!!

2009-03-20T20:28:00.008-06:00

My friend Tresa sent me these pictures in an email and I thought they looks so awesome that I wanted to share them here. I'm sure you all have seen these before since they are all over the internet.

Here's a little of the write up about it:

Taken by an amateur photographer in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico, these photos show the great migration of the Cow-nose Stingrays from the Yucatan Peninsula to western Florida. They travel in compact packs of up to 10,000 individuals, following the counter-clockwise current to their summer feeding grounds.

These bovine-looking stingrays have a poisonous stinger, similar to the one that killed animal-lover Steve Irwin, but this doesn’t make them less pleasant to look at, especially during their migration.

Satan's Meeting

2009-03-01T20:31:00.005-07:00

Satan's Meeting

Satan called a worldwide convention of demons. In his opening address he said, "We can't keep Christians from going to church. We can't keep them from reading their Bibles and knowing the truth. We can't even keep them from forming an intimate relationship with their saviour. Once they gain that connection with Jesus, our power over them is broken."

"So let them go to their churches; let them have their covered dish dinners, but steal their time, so they don't have time to develop a relationship with Jesus Christ."

"This is what I want you to do", said the devil:

"Distract them from gaining hold of their Saviour and maintaining that vital connection throughout their day!" "How shall we do this?" his demons
shouted.

"Keep them busy in the non essentials of life and invent innumerable schemes
to occupy their minds," he answered.

"Tempt them to spend, spend, spend, and borrow, borrow, borrow."

"Persuade the wives to go to work for long hours and the husbands to work 6-7 days each week, 10-12 hours a day, so they can afford their empty lifestyles."

"Keep them from spending time with their children. As their families fragment, soon, their homes will offer no escape from the pressures of work!"

"Over-stimulate their minds so that they cannot hear that still, small voice. Entice them to play the radio or cassette player whenever they drive. To keep the TV, VCR, Cd's and their PCs going constantly in their home and see to it that every store and restaurant in the world plays non-biblical music constantly. This will jam their minds and break that union with Christ."

"Fill the coffee tables with magazines and newspapers. Pound their minds with the news 24 hours a day. Invade their driving moments with billboards.Flood their mailboxes with junk mail, mail order catalogues, sweepstakes,and every kind of newsletter and promotional offering free products,services and false hopes."

"Keep skinny, beautiful models on the magazines and TV so their husband swill believe that outward beauty is what's important, and they'll become dissatisfied with their wives. Keep the wives too tired to love their husbands at night. Give them headaches too! If they don't give their husbands the love they need, they will begin to look elsewhere. That will fragment their families quickly!"

"Give them Santa Claus to distract them from teaching their children the real meaning of Christmas. Give them an Easter bunny so they won't talk about his resurrection and power over sin and death."

"Even in their recreation, let them be excessive. Have them return from their recreation exhausted. Keep them too busy to go out in nature and reflect on God's creation. Send them to amusement parks, sporting events,plays, concerts, and movies instead. Keep them busy, busy, busy!"

"And when they meet for spiritual fellowship, involve them in gossip and small talk so that they leave with troubled consciences."

"Crowd their lives with so many good causes they have no time to seek power from Jesus. Soon they will be working in their own strength, sacrificing their health and family for the good of the cause. It will work! It will work!"

It was quite a plan! The demons went eagerly to their assignments causing Christians everywhere to get more busy and more rushed, going here and there. Having little time for their God or their families. Having no time to tell others about the power of Jesus to change lives. I guess the question is, has the devil been successful at his scheme?

You be the judge!

Does "busy" mean:

B-eing

U-nder

S-atan's

Y-oke?

I saw this on our sacrament meeting bulletin today and wanted to share it.

Sleep With One Eye Open!!

2009-02-26T07:39:00.012-07:00

Little miss Ann has a creepy way of sleeping. She looks possessed in this picture! Eric kept on trying to close her eyes but it did not work. They just started popping open further. Silly girl.

I don't know why but seeing her sleeping like this reminded me of a story when Ryan was younger. Maybe if he slept with one eye open terrible things wouldn't have happened! Being the youngest he was naturally a good target. We used to do all kinds of mischievous acts to him! We would pile things on him, put make-up on him,etc. I guess it serves him right for being such a sound sleeper. One of the worst (and funniest) is when the innocent child was snoozing gently on the sofa. I believe it was JoMax's idea to get the dog food and start putting it into his mouth. Am I right on that JoMax? Into his mouth went a few pieces while sweet Ryan slept. Suddenly he sat straight up and started chewing while we all stifled giggles. Then he peacefully laid back down and fell back asleep. To this day I'm sure he'll deny the fact to ever tasting dog food. He might not remember it but we sure do!

Perhaps if he had slept with some pinchers in his hand we would have been more leery in our amusements. Then again, maybe not!

Granny Wrestling

2009-02-25T07:27:00.007-07:00

Ladies and Gentlemen!!

2009-02-24T17:29:00.005-07:00

This is for my family (Jody) but I have to share it with you all!! No explanation needed!! Hee hee!!!

Sorry the TV is too loud in the background!!

Kitty Kats

2009-02-20T07:56:00.010-07:00

Anyone that knows Carlee knows that she LOVES kitties. She likes to meow like a kitty. She likes to drink like a kitty. She even likes to kiss like a kitty. We have to watch out for that tongue! It's just too bad that she is so allergic to kitties.

Here she is playing kitties with grandma.

Meow!!

Such fun!

Nice Kitty!

I'm secretly glad that she is allergic to cats. I would have a hard time saying no to that face! And I SO don't want to take care of a pet! Stuffed animals are A-OK with me.

Mommy Treats

2009-02-19T08:36:00.007-07:00

On Valentine's Day the kids surprised me with some wonderful goodies! The first one was this rose diffuser. It smells exactly like a bouquet of fresh-cut roses. Ahhh...heavenly. A lot cheaper too, I'm sure!

They also gave me these yummy chocolates. How cute are those chocolate shoes!! Hmmm...might be a good cake topper for a certain girls upcoming b-day. Hee hee! The little purse has (or had!!) chocolate truffles in them. They were delish! Collin wanted me to wear all the earrings at the same time. That's a little hard to do when you only have one hole in each ear!

While the gifts were nice I wasn't expecting them. I told Eric he didn't need to get me anything. He surprised me anyways and took the blame off himself by saying it was from the kids. They were all so sweet. A big thank you to the hubby and the adorable munchkins!

Continuing Traditions

2009-02-10T07:22:00.009-07:00

Growing up in our

family we had a very

sweet tradition.

The Sugar Cookie!!

I remember how much fun

we would have as a family

creating different styles and

art on our cookies.

For me it was just fun

doing something together.

We even made a few zany

animals that tragically

met horrible accidents

and were covered in blood.

Remember that anyone?

Yeah, we were

crazy but we had fun.

I wanted to keep this fun tradition

alive with my children.

Collin LOVES to decorate

his own little stack of cookies.

Mostly he just piles on the

sprinkles, but hey he is

definitely enjoying sugar

cookie madness.

Little Carlee finally got

into the fun too. This was

her very first frosting

experience. Her take?

So much fun she didn't

want to get down from

the table.

After spending over half an
hour on one teeny tiny little
cookie she decided to just
start digging into the
frosting bowl and eating the
leftovers. She would have
licked it clean if I would
have let her!

So far my kids enjoy this
tradition as much as I do.
I hope we have many more
memories decorating together
and spending quality time
as a family.

Sub Zero

2009-02-09T07:27:00.013-07:00

Ahhh, eating Sub Zero ice cream in sub zero temps. Okay so it wasn't that cold. It was at least above 0 degrees. Mom, Collin, Carlee and I just had to go experience this ice cream shop for ourselves. Why? Well, if you haven't been there before this is why:

They freeze the ice cream in a bowl right before your eyes. Cool right? The kids thought so. They put their little hands up to feel the cold "steam", laughing as they did so. They had a wide variety of flavors and mix-ins to choose from.

I of course being the chocoholic that I am had to have the dark chocolate flavor. It had a very smooth and creamy texture. Can you say, "DELISH!!"

Collin just had to have chocolate too only he added Oreo cookies to his. He's been complaining that mommy keeps forgetting to buy chocolate ice cream for home.

Little miss Carlee had the same kind as Collin. I wasn't about to have her throw a fit that brother had anything different than her. Do you think she liked it?

Mom got a mixed berry flavor. It looked wonderful. What's the verdict ma?

Carlee's verdict: "Ice cream! Ice cream! Ice cream!" I'll take that as a good verdict.

Collin's verdict: "Yummy!"

We had fun but now I want to go back and try a different flavor!

Thankfulness

2008-11-12T16:30:00.004-07:00

My family asked me to list five things I'm thankful for. Here are some of them:

I'm thankful for a sweet, understanding wife who keeps me on track.

I'm thankful for four wonderful children, and a son and daughter-in-law who make life worth while. Their challenges give opportunities to grow outside myself.

I'm thankful for three grandchildren who make life exciting. Watching them grow and develop new skills is a blessing beyond measure.

I'm thankful for a great valley to live in with scenic views from every window.

I'm thankful for the gospel of Jesus Christ which gives purpose for everything.

I'm Thankful for...

2008-11-12T12:32:00.007-07:00

Okay Kami...here goes!!

First and foremost is my family. I have a tremendously deep love for each and every one of them and I hope that they all know that! Including son-in-law and daughter-in-law

I'm so thankful for the grandkids that I have! I just wish I could be with all of them more often.

Even though it doesn't seem like it sometimes, I am thankful for my hubby Joe. I do love him very much and I'm grateful for everything he does for me!
I'm thankful for the gospel in my life and without it, I know my life wouldn't be like it is now. I'm happy the way things are!
I am very grateful for the new business opportunity that Joe and I are pursuing. I know that it will get us out of debt and then Joe and I can give to those in our family who are in need of financial help. It would also give us more time to visit with those that are farther away.

I could go on and on because I have so many things that I'm thankful for, but Kami said 5 things!!

Thank Ye, Thank Ye!

2008-11-11T15:03:00.003-07:00

November is a good month to think back on everything you have been thankful for throughout the year. I am so grateful for:

My children whom make me laugh everyday.

Having the best boss in the world.

Chocolate - it has been a lifesaver!

New friendship with a neighbor.

Carlee starting to show improvement in speech.

Now it's your turn! I want everyone who writes for this blog to list 5 things that they are thankful for. I am also so grateful for the family I have so come on everybody! What are you thankful for?

Heavens be praised that's not our family!!

2008-10-15T15:25:00.016-06:00

Hey family, be thankful that we are not so "redneckish" as these folks. But do be prepared to laugh out loud!Introducing...the redneck bass boat!

The redneck dog house.

The redneck doorbell. Ew! Nobody wants to go there!

The redneck gingerbread house. Note the jacked up car in the front yard...

Enjoy great camping delicacies with the redneck grill.

Redneck guest rooms.

Enjoy life in the fast lane with this redneck Harley!

A fun-filled afternoon is abound with these redneck horseshoes.

The one and only redneck lawnmower, sure to shred that grass in no time.

Here's a redneck powerball winner.

You guessed it. Here's the above winner on vacation.

The redneck weather station is a no-brainer.

Enjoy the water with this redneck yacht!

And last but not least:

The redneck shopping experience! Shop in style.

My Family Thru and Thru

2008-10-02T12:08:00.007-06:00

Thru Thick and Thin

Thru ups↑ and Downs ↓

Thru Smiles and Laughter

Thru Bumps and Skinned Knees

Thru Heartache and Tears

Thru Victories and Triumphs

Thru New Additions and Losses

Thru Giggles and Silliness

We are a Family Thru and Thru

To my Family: I LOVE YOU!!

Fall Leaves

2008-10-01T16:09:00.021-06:00

It was such a nice afternoon when Carlee and I arrived at my house. The leaves on the ground were so irresistible and we had to go and rack them, scoop them and stomp on them. Carlee had a great time with the leaves!

The Leaves

The leaves had a wonderful frolic.

They danced to the wind's loud song.

They whirled, and they floated, and scampered.

They circled and flew along.

The moon saw the little leaves dancing.

Each looked like a small brown bird.

The man in the moon smiled and listened.

And this is the song he heard.

The North Wind is calling, is calling,
And we must whirl round and round,
And then, when our dancing is ended,
We'll make a warm quilt for the ground.

Anonymous

Autumn Leaves

Down
down

down

Red

yellow

brown

Autumn leaves tumble down,

Autumn leaves crumble down,

Autumn leaves bumble down,

Flaking and shaking,

Tumbledown leaves.

Skittery

Flittery

Rustle by

Hustle by

Crackle and crunch

In a snappety bunch.

Run and catch

Butterfly leaves

Sailboat leaves

Windstorm leaves.

Can you catch them?

Swoop,

Scoop,

Pile them up

In a stompy pile and

Jump

JUMP!

Eve Merriam

Father's Song

2008-09-19T15:24:00.002-06:00

When I was not more than a tadpole, of three,
My father used to sing a song for me.
It went something like this—
I lost my arm in the Army
Lost my leg in the Navy,
Lost my nose—
In the dirty clothes,
And found them
In the gravy.
My head would begin to wobble,
My shoulders would start to weave,
Soon I would giggle, as he grinned at me.
When I was not more than a tadpole, of three.
At fifty-three, I now sing this song
To my son of nearly three,
And laugh hard and long,
As, my little guy
Wobbles, weaves, and
Giggles with me.
Though my father is now long gone,
My heart does not grieve.
As his memory still lives on
In the stories I weave,
And a silly song
He once sang.
When I was not more than a tadpole, of three.
—July 12, 2004
(Edited August 15, 2007)

Idaho and Spuds. Need I say more?

2008-09-18T19:12:00.026-06:00

My mom was gracious enough to come with me to Blackfoot, ID while I got my car fixed. We did our typical Walmart shopping and checked out the $ store.

Then we had to try the new Jr. Banana Splits at Sonic. They were very yummy and very tiny. Perfect snack size. When we got done with everything we were going to do my car still wasn't done. So what else is there to do in Blackfoot? Why check out the world famous potato museum of course!

Now that's a big potato!

We had to check out the gorgeous potato fashions. Hopefully no one outside of the museum is sporting these styles although Marilyn makes a potato sack look good!

There was a lot of spud machinery on display.

I had to take a picture of the horsies for my Carlee.

And the trains for Mr. Collin.

They had a whole cabinet devoted to just potato mashers.

This is the biggest pringle EVER! It wouldn't last long at my house...

Whole lotta spud.

Very colorful spuds. Collin thought these were weird.

Mom's new potato bud.

I was going to take a bite out of him but thought better of it.

Collin was looking at these pictures while I was downloading them and now he wants to go see the huge potato out front!

Kami

Rasmussen Family Reunion 2008

2008-09-13T14:50:00.036-06:00

A walk down memory lane happened September 6, 2008 with a visit to Ucon, Idaho. The event the Rasmussen family reunion. Rhonda, Kami, Collin and Carlee and myself were able to see the home where I spent most of my youth and my grandparents home and farm. The visit brought back many memories. Many changes were noticed both in Ucon itself and the farm.

Many streets and subdivisions have been added to Ucon itself. Open fields used to separate lower Ucon from the schools and church. Now, new homes fill in the gaps. Most of the older homes have been upgraded with siding and trees. Old fields that served as play grounds for a variety of activities no longer exist. New occupants now live in many of the homes. Their former occupants have moved or passed on but memories of their contributions to the community and friendships linger on.

This is my old home. We lived in the basement for a couple of years. Later, the upstairs and garage was added. We planted most of the existing trees and shrubs. The front lawn was also added with a large flower garden located to the left of the driveway. In the backyard, a garden was planted on the left hand side of the lot. Fruit trees were added to the right side and middle of the back. The house used to have a fake white brick siding and was trimmed with a light green paint.

This is the south side of my grandpa Rasmussen's home on the farm. While, working there during the summers, I occupied the upstairs room on the left. A wall separated the two windows. The window on the right actually was located in a closet. The lower widows to the left are to the kitchen and the left windows are to the dinning room. Their used to be a flower garden running the full length of the house.

Pictured here is the south front side of the house. The upper windows are centered in the large front bedroom. Below the windows is a font porch .

This is the front of grandpa and grandma's home. To the rear left the old milk barn can be seen.

This is the old grainary located left of the milk barn.

Here's Carlee with a turkey. The orange machinery in the background is the old grain combine.

This is Uncle Neil's chickens.

Mom and dad are relaxing under the shade trees.

Collin is hooping it up.

Carlee is sneaking into the prize tent behind Aunt Connie.

This is part of the old hay wagon.

This is a larger view of the old hay wagons.

The old east west tree line remanents that used to run the full length of the farm.

This is looking toward the south side of the house.

This is part of the old cow corral.

The front piece of machinery is a grain drill and the back is the combine.

This machinery was used to remove potato vines prior to harvesting.

Kids launching air rockets.

Carlee wrapped up in a cloth snake.

Wayne and Isabel preparing food for the reunion. In th background is cousin Elaine.

Scott visits with Wayne and Isabel.

Carlee loves dogs.

Kami enjoys the exhibits.

Uncles and Aunts get together.

Kami gets captured on film.

Collin plays with kittens with his cousins. Carlee below discovers crabapples.

Introduction to Our New Blog!

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We thought it would be fun to have a community family blog!! You can all be a part of this blog and add content whenever you want. It will be a good way to communicate with each other, add personal or family histories, stories, pictures, news, rants, raves, events in our lives, or whatever your heart desires! You can blog anytime!

To join, just send an email to Joe or Rhonda, and you will be added as a contributer to this blog.

Come on everyone!! It will be fun!!