William Holden (1) - Sunset Boulevard

I finally did it!  I watched this movie starring William Holden.  I've tried several times to watch this movie, but it just wasn't exciting enough to keep me entertained on the treadmill.  I was able to watch this movie for 28 minutes while walking on the treadmill the other morning, but I couldn't make it any longer.  So, I decided to watch another dvd, but went back to this movie later in the day while I worked on my kid's scrapbooks.  

I want to say, I'm glad I watched this movie, but it is definitely not an exciting movie.  It was fine for watching while I was working on a project.

I would consider it high drama, as far as Gloria Swanson is concerned.  She was an aging, wealthy actress from the times of silent movies.  She "kind of" holds William Holden captive, first to help her write a screen play and then as a companion.  You'll have to watch it to see what I mean by high drama, but have a project ready to work on while you watch it

Enjoy!

Karin

Witness For The Protection

Just watched the Agatha Christie movie Witness For The Protection.  It is worth watching and a good one for kids too... especially a child that is interested in court cases.

Living Room Help Needed

 

In 3 months Blossom #1 will be graduating from high school.  As with most parents, an upcoming graduation puts the pressure on to get some projects done around the house.  

We just purchased the above, very comfortable, recliner and it is positioned right where my husband wants it.  I love the floral chair where it is.

 

 We need flooring that will butt up to this old Fir flooring in our dining room.

 

 I love this white down filled sectional, but it is trashed so it needs to go.  The little area rug was placed here for the picture, but it is in our music room.

 This love seat needs to go.  In the upcoming pictures, it has been moved and the recliner is here now.

 Here's my floral chair.  It's fading quickly but okay for now.

 This bench is under the front window - opposite of the fire place.

 The fireplace.  (Which needs to be finished too.)

 The view when you enter the room from the dining room.

 The entertainment center that stays put.

 The new view from the dining room.  The new recliner in position.  The get rid of love seat positioned where part of the sectional used to be.

 A different view of the above picture.  Just playing around with what we have.

 My chippy green cabinet and drop cloth curtains stay.  Love them!

A cabinet from my parents that I have always loved.  

That's it!

Karin

More Update!

 Blossom #1 entered 4-H projects in the county fair.

 Blossom #2 and #3 loved playing paint ball with friends.

 Blossom #4 made fancy shakes with her friend.

 Of course, there were kittens to play with.

 Blossom #3 started Cross Country with Blossom #2.

(Middle school and high school are together.)

 Blossom #2 coached Blossom #3's soccer team.

(He did a great job!)

 Blossom #3 loves soccer!

 We started to get eggs from our chickens at the end of July.

 Cat naps.

We got to spend time with this little cutie cousin in Iowa.

Have a great day!

Karin

2013 Update

I haven't been very good about blogging, but when I look back at the pictures, I wish that I would stick with it.  So, here goes another try!

 

 Blossom #4 built a chicken coop with dad.

 Blossom #4 was in summer gymnastics.

 We took cousins (and a friend) to a small town parade.

 Blossom number #3 played his last year of baseball.
(I'll miss going to baseball games.)

 We went to Valley Fair and a

 Twins' game.

 Blossom #2 ran the Raspberry Race.  Blossom #1 was supposed to run it too, but something was wrong with her ankle.

 Blossom #3 went to Celebrate Me camp.  He hated it!
That's it for now!
Karin

The Majestic with Jim Carrey

 

This morning I finished watching the movie The Majestic starring Jim Carrey.  I was about to quit watching it after about 10 minutes, but then it got exciting, so I stuck with it.  I ended up really liking the movie and think it's one that my kids should watch too!

Have a joyful day!

Karin

Down Memory Lane

I just took a trip with my kids, my sister and her kids, and our parents to North Dakota.  We visited the places where my parents grew up and then ended the trip in Medora.

 

Our first stop was at a restaurant named Charlies.  My mom accidentally ordered a double bacon cheeseburger!  By the end of the trip she wasn't ordering anything and just eating the kid's leftovers.

 

My mom lived in this house in Milnor, North Dakota  through second grade.  Her parents owned and operated the grocery store in town.

 

This is where the grocery store was located on the main street of town.

 

 We stayed in Gwinner the first night.  This is where my mom's parents were raised.  Notice the Bobcat in the picture.  This is where my mom's uncle and his brothers-in-law started the Melroe Bobcat company.  We were supposed to get a tour, however, there was flooding, so the plant was closed.

 

The kids are ready to visit the cemetery.

 

My mom's cousin Mary, who lives in Gwinner, came to tell us that the Bobcat plant was closed and say good-bye.

 

My sister in her new scarf - purchased while in Milnor.

 

By the Lee plot.  Grandpa Sylvan Lee and Grandma Agnes Dahl Lee are buried there.

 

 

The cousins love being together and it really doesn't matter where.

 

The kids thought they should be sad since they were at a cemetery.

 

The next night we stayed at the Chiefton in Carrington.  This is where my mom lived from third grade until eleventh grade.  Her parents owned and operated another grocery store here.

 

This is the Putman house in Carrington where my mom's friend Butch lived.  She hid here when she stole apples from her pastor's yard and he called the police.

 

This is my mom's house in Carrington.

 

This is Heritage Park in Minot.

 

We hung out at this park while tracking down more oxygen for my dad's travel tank... the tank was leaking and we wanted to get it taken care of before the week-end.

 

There is a beautiful Norwegian style church to visit at this park.

 

Once we got my dad's oxygen tank filled, we drove to Crosby.  This is the actual house that he grew up in.  It was moved from the farm to Crosby.  This is also where I visited my Bestemor (grandma) when I was growing up.

 

On Saturday, we drove from Crosby to Alkabo - where my dad was raised.  This is my aunt Anna Marie's oil well.

 

Our first stop was at the school my dad attended.  The kids ran directly to this old swing set.  They were pushing the swings to get it going and then discovered...

 

that you use the bar on the center post to really get the swing going!

 

Blossom #1 liked this swing.

 

The school was so much fun to visit...

 

we played basketball where my dad played basketball.

 

We performed on the stage.

 

This is where my dad's mom would make hot lunch for the school kids.  The kids would eat in their class room.  Notice the chalkboard and how it slides down - clever!

 

There were 3 class rooms for 12 grades.

 

This is from before "under God" was added to the pledge.

 

 

This is where my dad's house used to stand... on the property right next to the school.  Before he lived here, they had a house 2 miles from town.

 

I found the basement foundation.  It has been filled in with plants.

 

We went looking for my dad's old farming equipment and found it!

 

 

 

Love my sister's pose!

 

Blossom #4 picked a beautiful bouquet for me!

 

My dad couldn't get over how tall the pine trees were.

 

We snooped around my dad's uncle Elling's in town house.  I took home a little piece of metal "junk" from his place.

 

My dad wanted us to see how much water was in the slew on one of his properties.  So, we drove to the location and then walked about 3/4 of a mile in long grass to find the slew - which meant ticks!  Here we're checking for ticks with the slew in the background.  It had lots of water this year.

 

That's it for now!

Karin