Wis & Ill trip

Just a note about our trip to Wis. and Ill. We visited with Stanley, who is looking well and seemed to be in good spirits. Then we stopped to see Bernece. She looks wonderful for 87 years old, and we had a very good visit with her. That night we stayed with Myrna and Larry. They own a mini-farm, with horses and crops. Beautiful area. Stayed up till midnight talking. Then to Ill. where we stayed with a friend of John's sister. While there, a bat got into the house and we had a comedy going on with much waving of towels, brooms, dog going crazy, and trying to corral the beast. We finally managed to get it and put it outside. The lady we were staying with said in her 30 years in that house, she had never seen one. The next day we stayed with John's sister. We had been eating quite a lot, and wanted something light for supper. Well, I ate a bowl of cereal, and then John poured a bowl from the same box. I noticed him looking around and gingerly picking out little dark things from his bowl. He then disappeared into the kitchen. There were bugs in the cereal, and he didn't want to tell me as I had eaten all of mine. That will teach me to not wear my glasses!! I then proceeded to fix a very stiff drink telling myself it was to drown the little suckers. I've never had cereal and a stiff drink before, but it seemed to go quite well at that time. Beautiful trip home throught the Smokey Mountains with all the leaves changing.

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What a differance a summer makes

Two moose calves born in our back yard in the spring Returned in the fall for a little snack

Laura and John's October Trip to Madison Area

Myrna and Laura at Myrna's home.

Myrna and husband Larry

Laura and Bernece in The Log Cabin restaurant

Little snippet

Last spring we had twin moose calves born in the wooded part of our back yard. Last night I got home and let the dog out and a few minutes later I looked and there next to our deck was momma and two, now a bit grown, young moose. They enjoyed my roses and other plants for about a half hour. After they went up in the woods part of the back yard where momma had given birth last spring, they laid down. Kayla came running up the steps on the deck trying to get in before they came to get her. This morning they were gone. This morning we also had our first snow. Just a little snippet of life.

more Ruby

Kathy and Ruby
Chris, Vero and Ruby
Dan, Ruby and Ray

Ruby

Dan, Chris, Rhea, Ruby & Patrick
Ruby & Grandpa
Ruby at Easter

Gert & Harry

They just found out Ken was on his way

Off to Hanoi

Nick and Kendra getting ready to leave for Hanoi in September
Nick & Erik

You can take a Chemist out of the classroom, but...

at Ken & Nats

Looking younger all the time
A fine looking family
Which one enjoys food the most?

travel problems

no wonder John and Laura sometimes have a hard time getting out of Lexington

At Ray & Kathy's House

On the Blue Ridge Parkway

John and Laura

Peace

Peace and serenity at the old Bollerud Farm in Harrisville.

GOP and DEMS replaced by IND

The Oval Office is safe for 2008 - a very independent "Independent" is already in place along with her bodyguard:

Kathy the successful hunter

Latest news from Nick and Kendra in Hanoi

kendra and I had our anniversary since i spoke to you last. went out to eat at the nicest resaurant in town. it was great. can't hear the traffic, nice music, red drapes all around (which make you feel very secluded). candle light. rose pettles. it was a lot of fun, but it was 57 bucks, which is a whole lot here. also, maybe we can get a job that pays. we have to take a class for 3 days, and then we can "exchange culture" in an english center, and make about 8$ an hour. it would be nice to shave off some of the costs, then i might have money left over when i come home.
we went to spend the day with another group of volunteers yesterday, and it was horrible. their program is so structured, they only have like 2 hours of free time a day, even though they're all out of college already. they have to ask vietnamese who are 3 years younger or more, if they can go down the street to a cafe. we played different trust and communication games, like feeding someone blindfolded, and then had like 4 hours of down time. i'm very very glad that we're living with a host family and are almost completely free to do what we want.
also, kendra's family is coming to vietnam next week and we will travel a bit. it promises to be much fun.
i love you.
goodbye

Chris & Vero Link

I just added a new link to Chris & Vero's web page, check out the wedding plan's

Dan and Jan at the zoo

Evolution of the Bollerud species

New family member

The newest family member-to-be

Chris and Vero - congratulations from the rest of the Bolleruds!




John and Laura at the Columbia Zoo -
just before the praying mantis ate them.

Mike and Coyote sightseeing

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welcome

welcome to the bollerud blog for the children and grandchildren of Harry & Gert