October, 2007

its only one game

Yes, the DBacks lost and the crowd didn’t exeactly do us us proud- but hope is one the way- Tonight I will be at the game with my son, Dan, we’ll make the crowd do us proud and we will cheer the team on to victory.The Rockies are my number two team also.

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grand nephew-Todd

Todd, on the left, drove me around Minnesota two summers ago and her we are on the Mississippi river where the grouchy old men film was made. My brother, Ray, on my left passed away earlier this year and in a coversation with Carol Ehde yesterday I was happy to hear that Sandy, Ray’s [...]

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Emily-neice

Another Paul Bunyan Hegeson. Emily is a director of a rehabilitation center for special needs children, I believe a county, state facility. Some lucky young people have her to guide and assist them.

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Jennifer-neice and others

My sister, Vivian, is at my left; Jennifer,brother in law, Don Helgeson; Jennifer’s husband and their two children. They all live in Paul Bunyan country.
Jennifer and her friend were moving from Florida years ago and we invited them to stay with us in Loveland until they obtained housing. It was a pleasant experience and it [...]

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Dianne Rye Dhaemer-niece

Diane is a teacher’s assistant in the Sioux Falls school system.Earlier in her career she was a specialized hospital technican. One of Bob and Diane’s children that I have met is Kari- a traveling nurse. She was moving from Las Vegas to St. Joseph’s children hospital in Phoenix and her Mother prevailed on her [...]

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Barbara Bakk Eisenbraun-neice

Barbara is the lady one the left with the purple emblem on her t shirt. Her brother, Jim is seated to my left. They are the children of my deceased sister, Eldora. Steve and Laurie are the other children of that family.Barbara just retired from the Lincoln Nebraska school system after years of [...]

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Barbara Nelson-Mankato miss-neice

Barbara is an RN and accomplished traveler. Her and Roger have two sons, Ryan and Todd.Barbara and a group of her friends reenact an old German tradition in festivals at New Ulm and other towns. A fun, fun thing and I have a copy of her group but cannot reproduce it here.I would welcome [...]

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Carol Nelson Ehde-beloved neice

Carol, sister of Roger, is a former nurse and one of my sister, Opals, children. Compassion, caring all concerned-what can I say-the greatest of the great!! The surge of pictures on this day-Bryon at the computer club showed me how to transfer pictures from the disc so I’ve done a few today so that tomorrow [...]

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Art Ehde-nephew

Art and Carol Ehde ran a successful mink operation in Luverne, Minnesota until its sale several years ago. He now has the latest equipment to run a custon farm operation. He has the latest round hay baler; the latest combine for beans, corn and what have you; the latest seed drilling equipment and guess [...]

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Dr. Roger Nelson-DVM-Nephew

Mankato, Minnesota is the community fortunate to have Roger taking care of their beloved pets in his clinic. Roger and Barbara visited in Phoenix last year and my son, Dan, provided tickets to the Suns game with the NY Knicks. My dance partner, Ethel, and her group, The Golden Grannies, gave a hip hop [...]

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