THE CROW’S
NEST--------------November
18, 2006
Has
anyone every lost sleep over
trying to plan something?
I’m having a terrible time
trying to organize a
“family” vacation. One
would think that shouldn’t
be too difficult. Our first
destination was Germany
where our kids spent almost
5 years. That changed to
Hawaii, then why not Boston
as we lived there for 4
years also! No, let’s try
Washington DC or San
Antonio. How about Hilton
Head, SC or a ski trip to
Steamboat? No, Kris and
family go to Big Sky every
March for a week of skiing
and school vacations are
different in Kansas and
North Dakota so that
wouldn’t work. Whew! I
think we’ll just pitch a
tent at Homme Dam and hope
for the best!!
I don’t know if it just my
age or what, but “Christmas”
seems to come earlier every
year. Halloween hadn’t even
been celebrated when
Christmas music came through
the sound systems and
Christmas displays were
prevalent in many of the
stores in Fargo and Grand
Forks. Poor Thanksgiving
doesn’t even stand a chance
anymore! That’s my soapbox
for this week.
We are truly enjoying
beautiful weather in this
area. It gets down into the
high teens and twenties at
night but during the day we
see nice 30 plus degree
weather. I could take a
whole winter of temperatures
in that range. I do hope we
get good snowfall so the
snowmobilers can have a
great winter outdoors.
Deer hunting started a week
ago yesterday. We don’t
hunt, but we did start the
season with a wonderful
breakfast in Adams put on by
the men of Mountain Lutheran
Church. I don’t know how
many years this tradition
has been, but know they were
serving the breakfast in ’92
when we retired back here.
It was fun driving over to
Adams with David and Loretta
and visiting with hunters
and non-hunters from all
around the area.
I am so proud of 2 young
Edinburg residents. Morgan
Ellingson and Brandon Kartes
are spearheading an “Adopt a
Soldier” program for
soldiers stationed in Iraq.
Morgan’s aunt, Alicia
Holmgren and her husband
Bruce are stationed at
Ramstein Air Force Base in
Germany and Alicia gave them
information on the program.
Morgan and Brandon are
asking people to help them
furnish care packages they
will send to these
soldiers. They also request
that people send notes of
encouragement and above all
else, to pray for our
soldiers. I would ask
people to help these two
selfless youngsters by
donating items and writing
cards or giving a monetary
donation as there will be
postage to send packages.
Some of the items that could
be sent are disposable
razors, toothpaste and
brushes, batteries, hand
sanitizer, packets of
instant noodles, DVDs,
books, magazines, puzzle
books and such. Good job
Morgan and Brandon!
Basketball practice has
started for both the boys
and the girls. Harold Flom
made a quick trip to Texas
pulling their travel trailer
and got it in place. All
this must mean winter is
around the corner.
Bernice is planning a huge
14th annual
Christmas Extravaganza at
the Edinburg General Store
the Saturday and Sunday
after Thanksgiving. She is
having a Lefse
demonstration, Homemade
Salsa tasting, the North
Dakota Wooly Girls and a
Gourmet Soup Sampling in the
Bird Room. Sounds like a
very ambitious couple of
days. The “icing on the
cake” is a drawing for
One Night’s Free Lodging for
Two on New Year’s Eve in THE
SOD HUT! What a deal.
There will be an evening
meal compliments of Norby’s
Diner, champagne compliments
of Fireside Lounge and a
musical serenade by the “The
Monsons”------that is
Ruthie, David and I. We had
better get the windpipes
ready.
Hello to Marion Troftgruben
who lives in Fargo. I
understand she is a loyal
Crowsnest reader. I really
appreciate everyone who
takes time to look at our
site. Have a great
Thanksgiving and the
password to the Message
Board is crowsnest.
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