Sunset on the Midway

A view of the ferris wheel and downdraft ride at sunset on the Midway..

I posted this picture using the picture blogging software at hello.com. Everyone should check it out for an easy way to post pictures on the blog! (this includes you stevie! 

Fair to partly cloudy

Mark and I had quite a day at the fair. We hoped that we had arrived early enough to buy a root beer from Liv... we hadn’t. We shared Tom Thumb donuts and had an ice cream cone in the dairy building. We enjoyed the 4-H exhibits, especially photos and restored tractors. There was a ford truck the same age as Mark. The creative activities building is a perennial favorite for me. Joel and George’s pictures were very intriguing; then we looked for the chocolate chip cookies, but couldn’t find Matt’s picture. We saw the fair’s largest pumpkin... 733 pounds, a new variety of apple developed by the U of M and other wonderful things, like the vest they have developed which helps people with cystic fibrosis to breathe. Fortunately, I had picked up an AARP bag and was able to use it to protect me from the downpour of rain. Our last stop was the animal barns where I learned a lot. Did you know a pullet is a young hen, usually under a year old? Or that a cockerel is a young rooster? We saw beautiful fowl with such unusual patterns and colors. The next day when we were at the Noerenberg Gardens on Lake Minnetonka, we saw a foxglove flower with the same kind of markings as the birds at the fair. Ah, the beauty of creation! Have y'all been there? We should go together sometime. Nancy

camping in ely with the youthgroup

tom and I went camping at rock ridge camp with our youth group. it was fun. we swam and canoed and everything like that. here are some pictures of us having tons of fun.

"We Don't Need No Education"

I am pleased as punch that the fair is over. There's only so much time trapped in a barrel a body can stand. Precisely 84 hours. I am thrilled that the fair is over, even if that means school starting. But, as it is for Stevie, it is my senior year, so that's peachy keen. In fact, school was almost, dare I say, enjoyable today. Well, I did get some homework, and have quite a tough year ahead, but still, it'll be a good time.
Hopefully none of my colloquialisms was inappropriately used. For now, Livvi'i

Minnesota State Fair

Maria and I are off to the state fair this weekend.. If anyone else is there, maybe we'll see you there. Here we come pronto pups, cheese curds and any number of assorted fried foods on a stick!

My Fair Entry...

Well, both Matt and I entered the "computer generated image, framed and matted" category at the Creative Activities building. Matt's friend George also entered. George got second place, and I got third and Matt got displayed ...

...by the chocolate chip cookies :(

Here's a link to my picture. The rocket I added to Van Gogh's painting is from a photo of a real one Liv built and launched for Science Fair projects:

September 2

Well, Stevie, it could be worse... tomorrow could be your eighth out of twelve days in a root beer barrel.

Liv worked an extra three hours last night as a volunteer at a certain political booth that shall remain nameless due to Anderson blog regulations. Strangely enough, after a half hour on the job, she was chosen to be interviewed by channel 29 news. She did a good job discussing young women and voting, and no one seemed to notice that she wasn't old enough to vote.

the last day of my life

tomorrow is the first day of my senior year. yikes. alright, that is about all I have to say. peace.

Note to Janelle, Matt & Family

I'm so sorry, Janelle, about your dear Papang. Mark and I really enjoyed visiting with your grandparents when they were at your home. After everyone else left, we talked for about an hour with them. They were both very sweet, both to us and to each other. I remember him with fondness. Love, Nancy

Your family is in our prayers

Janelle,

we're sorry to hear about your grandfather. I know how hard it is to lose someone who means so much to your family like that.. Your family is in our prayers

Grandfather

My grandfather passed away last night. Dear Papang. He used to go fishing with Uncle Fred.

Blame your brother!

He's the one who jinxed you with that picture!

We're sorry to hear that, Stephen. I hope you are okay and don't let it get you down too much. I had this happen once when Norris was little - Teresa, Norris and I were stopped at a sign and the woman behind me decided I should be moving and started forward. There wasn't any damage (though Norris was crying in his car seat). I thought we should just exchange insurance info and move on, but the woman insisted on having a sheriff check things out (in case I pulled out an old wreck and claimed she smashed into it, I guess). Funny thing was, when the sheriff came she got a ticket for having expired license tabs!

so much for driving

today I got rear-ended by a green minivan as I dutifully made a complete stop at a stop sign. the street was wet and slippery, and the stop sign is at the bottom of a hill, so the lady had trouble stopping I guess. it wasnt my fault at all, I promise. it must sound pretty ridiculous that I already got into a car accident after having my license for only three days. I am kind of embarrassed about it, but I dont think I really have any reason to be. there really wasnt anything I could have done about it. this whole experience really has taken the thrill out of driving.

Driving

Congrats, Stevie! I'm sure you're a wonderful driver. And just remember you're only *CURRENTLY* the last Anderson of your generation to get his/her license. I've knit a baby blanket for a potential future niece or nephew, but it would be a LONG time 'til he/she takes their driving test!

Oh no, he can drive?

uh oh - you got your license? clear the roads, up go the insurance rates! Look out here he comes!



just kidding of course..:)

I am the last anderson to get his/her license

well liv I guess you beat me. congrats. its all good though, we still chili, I got mine this morning.

Pictures from a trip

(Click above for some pictures and notes from our trip)

On the lam in Bean-Town!

On Sunday we got back from our whirlwind tour of Boston - it was a good trip. In my case "good" means "not cooling my heels in a jail cell."

We took off in staggered order. Liv and Teresa had frequent-flyer tickets and left first, I followed on a different plane. Once they landed they jumped in a taxi and high tailed it to BU, as they had an appointment for a tour and visit. They traveled with carry-on luggage only. (Norris didn't come till the next day.)

Meanwhile, I arrived, collected my bag and threaded my way by bus and three subway lines to Harvard, to stop at Teresa's cousin Emmie's place. I had (barely adequete) directions to the place, and less than adequete instructions on where to find the key and no instructions on how to get in. (We'd been there once, about 8 years ago.)

"Keys in 2x4 cubby hole on back porch".

This lead to wandering back of the place (a brownstone-ish apartment-become-condo's near Harvard.) I spotted the porch. The porch had no access (up a level, no entrance, no stairs). I wandered around some more and found no access to the porch. Finally I realized the porch had a small notch (a cub hole?) formed where two 2x4's intersected. Found a baggy with keys by reaching up and feeling around in it.

Got in the front door and discovered that knowing I was looking for "unit 1B" didn't help; there were no labels.

"Ah - the porch was on the left side. HERE is a door on the left side! I'll try that!"

After trying every key (including the car key) I fumbled around some more, until a white-haired man brandishing a cane popped out of a side door.

"Why are you trying to break into my apartment!?!?! I'm calling the police!"

I stammered out an explanation, tried to offer my ID, only to have him reply "I'm calling the police!" and then disappear again.

I left a panicky cell phone message for Teresa and Liv (I had Teresa's phone) then called one of Emmie's friends, who explained carefully how to thread my way back to the right door (go right, then left down a hall, then left again then right then left).

THEY (Teresa and Liv) claim I was jumpy and on the alert for the fuzz the rest of the trip... but I think I was perfectly cool.

Downtown St Paul

We were in downtown St. Paul last night for the Bush 2004 Rally at the Excel Center and then for a picnic at Harriet Island for the Builder's Club (which Maria's parents, who are homebuilders, belong to) While we were there i snapped this photo of St Paul at dusk.. It really is a beautiful city.

happy birthday!

happy birthday liv!

Happy Birthday Liv

Happy Golden Birthday Liv from the Andersons of Elliot Avenue
Nancy,Stevie and I spent last week visiting family in Illinois. Tom came down for the week end . The boys and I came home Sunday so I could attend a curriculum workshop and
Tom could go to work. Nancy was able to stay for a few more days. I just talked to her and she told me about the neat Spanish birthday card she got for you Liv. She says the card is in Minneapolis but she doesn't know where. So be patient please.

Anderson Alert! Our August 28 swimming party at the knoblauchs is being being postphoned until further notice. Bill left a message that indicated that he will be fishing in Canada that week.

A Happy Birthday Vote for Livvi'i!

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The Elroy-Sparta Bike Trail

Janelle and I rode on the Elroy-Sparta bike trail this weekend. It is famous for its old train tunnels. I rode on this trail with John, Lynda, Mae and Ingrid back in 1992.

Today I am a ham!

Well, playing with my little Radio Free Klingon set wasn't enough. Actually, it gave me the impetus to finally go ahead and get my radio amateur license.

This morning I drove up to Blaine to a monthly exam session run by the Anoka Radio Club. I wasn't sure if I was reading my directions correctly, but I looked ahead and realized I was following a truck with 6 different antennas - I was on the right track! And, it turned out that I could have carpooled as a neighbor, who recently got his license, showed up to take an advanced exam.

My studying paid off, and I passed the exam (it isn't too hard), and I stopped on the way home to pick up a radio:

Now I just have to wait for the FCC to process my paperwork - then I'll have a call sign and permission to transmit to other amateurs - till then I'll be figuring out how to use the radio.

2004 Christian Ashram

Over the weekend our family (including Maria's parents, and Tom's girlfriend Beckie) went to the 20th annual Minnesota Christian Ashram at St John's University in Collegeville, MN (near St Cloud). We had a wonderful spirit filled time over the days that we were there. And of course we overate at their wonderful buffet. I think I gained 20 pounds!

On Saturday afternoon all of us (except Stevie) walked out to the Stella Maris Chapel that sits on the shore of the lake on campus. I proposed to Maria on that spot 3 years ago, and now we showed everyone where the big proposal had happened. We also took a group photo on the steps of the chapel. Here it is:



UPDATE:

Since i didn't include a picture of Stevie before, here is a photo of him performing for everyone at the talent show with his good friend John Robert.

More on AARP (we old folks tend to repeat ourselves)

Maybe some of us consider being forced to look at gorgeous 50-year-old movie stars a downside to membership. AND, who needs cheap motel rooms when you can stay with relatives? Speaking of staying with relatives...

Liv, Joel, and I planned a four-day college trip to the Boston area in the middle of the month. This simple, utilitarian trip just keeps evolving, however, and the college search is now a minor sidenote. After I contacted my two first-cousins-once-removed in the area, one insisted we spend two days with them at his mother-in-law's house on Martha's Vineyard, and the other was going to be on vacation herself, but offered us her car and Harvard Square apartment. We've accepted everything but the car! (having driven in Boston before). And when Norris heard about MV, he had to join the trip. Between the four of us, to accommodate schedules and frequent flyer free tickets, we are flying out on three different flights, hoping to eventually meet up with each other.

I'll try not to break Emmy's lamp.

growing old...

Hey everyone,
Before we start bashing AARP on this site, remember there might actually be some MEMBERS of AARP reading. Actually, it comes with many benefits including discounts on motel rooms, and a great magazine with pictures on the cover of celebrities turning 50 (e.g., Cybil Shepherd, Kevin Spacey). And a great organization that is looking out for the interests of the old and near-old. As Grandpa Simpson would say "Gimme, gimme, gimme, I'm old..."
J.

Dedicated to Nancy

Yes, I do have a little radio station, and yes, it does broadcast (narrowcast?) to the yard - actually as high as the second story and from the alley to the front sidewalk, if you're lucky. It has been very nice sitting out in the yard and listening to a wide variety of music.

I don't take any phone-in requests, but in the 400+ songs I have a couple of Gustavus Adolphus college songs (from a CD Paul has). If you like, we can say "Children of the Heavenly Father" is dedicated to you!

Not interesting maybe, but I'm interested...

I always enjoy your great pictures and interesting posts.
Ingrid, when my family visited Rocky Mt. Nat'l Park my brother Pete was frustrated that I kept wanting to stop to see and photograph the beautiful flowers in the lovely alpine meadows. "If you've seen one flower, you've seen them all." I didn't let him discourage me...
Joel, do you seriously have a radio station that only travels 200 yards? Do you have call-in shows? Do you take requests? When I was in high school, I had a song dedicated to me anonymously. The song was "Big Bad John." I never quite knew how to feel about that...
Liv, I'm happy you're back safely from Chicago. Bless you for going.
Well, family... this is the second time I tried to post this. If it doesn't work, I'm going to bed. If it does work, I'm also going to bed. Good night. Have a great week. Nancy

Officially old...

Although my 50-year-old friends mentioned getting their AARP cards in the mail, I had not received one, and thought perhaps the board of directors remembered our clash back in '85 after my "Newsweek" editorial. But, lo and behold, it came just this week. The following is a picture of me burning it (slightly enhanced, as it just smoldered in a rather unsatisfying manner).

Mission Trip

Hey! I got back yesterday from a mission trip to Chicago. It was a really good experience but very different from last year. There were about 10 mission sites that YouthWorks goes to in Chicago, but the two that my crew went to were quite the challenge for me. In the mornings my crew went to Esperanza School, a school for mentally challenged kids ages 7-21. Then in the afternoons we volunteered with a group called Block Club that's working to make neighborhoods safer and cleaner and everything else. Our task was to clean garbage from the streets. Other groups in the past weeks planted little gardens or cleaned up alleys so that dealers would move out. A lot of Block Club's goal is to push dealers out and Maggy showed us quite a few of her success stories. ----Livvi'i

Cruising on the St Croix

On Sunday Maria, her parents and I all went on a cruise on the St Croix river.  We boarded in Stillwater for the 3 hour cruise (no we didn't end up on a deserted island with gilligan and the professor).  We cruised down until about Hudson.  While we motored we were served an all you can eat buffet of chicken, ribs, potatoes, bread and fruit.  It was a relaxing, and filling, afternoon. 

Here we are before disembarking.

50th birthdays

I spent three days on the North Shore with three friends from high school to celebrate our 50th birthdays (all in the spring).  We did a little hiking and a lot of eating.  We made fools of ourselves, trying to take pictures of ourselves everywhere... you'd think we'd never been out of the house before! The following picture was taken by a passing stranger on the boardwalk in Duluth when we saw the "50" on the red marker. Unfortunately, shortly after this happy scene, I threw my back out (riding home in the car!) and ended up in Urgent Care that night.

Radio Free Klingon!

Now on the air!

There was an interesting article in the paper (actually both Minneapolis and St. Paul) last week all about the Radio Re-Volt project for microbroadcasting. The Walker is holding workshops and giving out FM radio transmitters. Sounded interesting to me, and I found where to buy one, so I've set up my own "home radio station". The Radio Free Klingon mix runs from Country to Rock to anything I found on the computer I'm using to spin the tunes. So far all my listeners are raving! (all two of them!)

Colorado Photos

Hey y'all. 
Here are some photos from a hiking trip my botanist friend and I took after the evolution meetings in June.  We were in the Rocky Mountain National Park.  It would have been helpful to have a geologist and a zoologist along with us, since there were lots of cool rocks around, and large mammals (moose and elk?). 
Ingrid





Elephant head, Pedicularis groendlandica


Trout lily, Erythronium grandiflorum

WoW!!!

today I visited ikea with tom and his gf, rebecca.  it was really fun.  I love ikea.  we swedes sure are pretty cool.  there were lamps for like 3 bucks.  it was love at first light.  I just made that up,  pretty clever huh?  I feel like my mom right now.  anyways, it was a very nice store.  there were many great deals.  I am all tuckered out from all of the fun I had earlier, so I cant really give too much more information right now.  goodnight. 
stevie.

Hi Everybody!

Hi Everybody!
It has been so long since I have read the blog. The blogger site is differnet. (I like my misspelling).
I gave 2 units of platelets today and got my 8 gallon pin. I joined Paul F. Anderson on the "Distinguished Donor" board, although I’ll never be able to catch up with him. He’s under the ELEVEN GALLON category!
Mark and I have been down to Illinois and back. We were busy the whole time. On July 3rd we watched the fireworks from my sister’s front deck. The next night we viewed them from the Galva cemetery. Because the town is 150 years old (sister city of Gavla, Sweden), they had wonderful fireworks. Some I hadn’t seen before.
Mark worked hard all week helping my parents and sister by scraping, painting, gardening, cleaning, recycling, screening and weeding. He planted tomato plants for my parents, since they didn’t manage to get a garden in.
On Thursday, my dad had cataract surgery. The next day he was able to go out for lunch with us at Bishop Hill (Jan, Dad, Mom, Mark and I). We left for home from there, visiting Jenny Lind Chapel in Andover, IL, the oldest Augustana Lutheran Church in the U.S. The Swedish singer gave $1500 to build it in 1850. It doesn’t have a steeple because they had to use the wood for coffins during a terrible cholera epidemic. Suddenly, I’ve become the Swedish historian...
    I enjoyed reading about everybody, your trips and pictures. Congratulations, Maria on your new job. It sounds like it will be a good fit for you.
    Liv, it sure made me nervous to see you on top of that pyramid. You’d never get me to put my legs over the abyss. Was it really as high as it looked?
Thanks, Teresa and Joel, for the fun picnic on Father’s day. I enjoy reading your submissions also, Stevie, though you didn’t explain too much about the party (-ies) you had while we were gone! I hope he or Tom will tell you all about Salt Lake City so I can hear about it, too!
Hope to see y’all soon. That includes the Hoosiers and New Yorkers of the family, too.
Everybody’s pictures were terrific. Mark took some good pics while we were in Illinois. Maybe he’ll post one. Love to all, Nancy

Congrats Maria on your new job!

I just wanted to write a quick note to let everyone know that Maria just got a new job! She will be working as an assistant to one of the pastors at Grace Church of Eden Prairie. For those of you who don't know, Grace Church just moved to Eden Prairie recently, and is one of the larger churches in the midwest. Click here for more info.

Be sure to wish her luck!

dear liv

I am a lot taller than you. peace.

New Wheels!

Liv needed new wheels - no, not a car, a bike. So we went over to Freewheel Saturday. We weren't looking for anything too dramatic, just servicable - something she could take to college, and use around here when we can't give her a lift (or the keys!). I had it in my mind that *I* might want a new bike, as I ride my Trek every day to work, and it is getting pretty old.....

So we got two of these

Trek Navigator 100's, called a "comfort" bike. Very nice. (And comfortable!) Just doing our part for our country's energy independance!

I Beat Stevie

Yes, I may be the youngest Anderson, but I'm not the last to get my license. This morning I passed the test! (Although, if I were testing me I would have failed me, but that's another story).
I PASSED!
Liv

Georgia Andersons in South Dakota

Hello,
Here are my parent's pics from South Dakota. Sorry for the delay, I was in Colorado for the Evolution Meetings and then for some hiking and camping. Those pictures to come!

La Policía

So I'm sure the first two pictures make sense, so I won't bore you with stories of those. But hopefully you're confused why I'm in the back of a police truck. So, I'll regale you with that tale.
It all begins at about 9:30 pm in a little café. Jackie and I were enjoying some dessert and realized that we needed to get back to the hotel by our 10:00 curfew. So we get our check and start walking, by this time it's about 9:40, so we figure we knew where were were and we could get the 10 blocks in twenty minutes.
Of course, we could have, had we turned left instead of right. But, seeing as we were on a 5 mile long island, we figured we knew where we were and that it was nearly impossible to get lost. If you didn't guess yet, we got lost. In fact, we got very lost. We wound up on the southern tip of the island. And to top it off, we were alone and it was dark. But, we figured, it's an island and if we just keep walking, we'll get there eventually. So, we're at the southern tip and we turn and suddenly we're in a dark alley. Well, we knew that was wrong, so we're pretty scared now. The only person we could see was a shady looking character across the street, so our heartbeats are just racing. SUDDENLY---a police truck turns the corner and I'm out of ideas so I just yell "OYE!" at the truck and it stops. So we ask the 5 police officers where the Posada del Mar is, and they point down the street and tell us it's about three miles away. Then they offer us a ride and we just shrug and jump in the bed of the truck. We keep talking to them, and they wind up being really nice and are very interested that Jackie's father is a police officer. Another cop points out the best seafood restaurant in Mexico, where to shop forjewelryy and the best beach on the island. But, rather than just drop us off, they pull all the way into the hotel. We were relieved to see that our teacher was not outside, as she would have had a heartattack. As we were about to get out, a cop offered to take our picture, and we decided that was the perfect way to cap off the evening. And we even got back on time.
Sorry for how long that was.
Liv

Pictures from a Trip.....

I'll rely on Liv to add commentary, but here are a few pictures from her trip to Mexico:

Liv and Jackie at Chichen Itza

Together with their host, Dulce

A police truck is always a handy way to get home!

party at stevie's

hey whats up fam? my parents are going out of town today to visit my grandparents. I guess I will have the place to myself tonight tomorrow and friday. On saturday morning I leave for salt lake city, utah, with our church's youth group. well that is pretty much everything that is going on with me. see ya on the flippity. peace.

Back in GA

Hey Everybody,
We made it back to the land of high humidity and overgrown vegetation. It must have really rained a lot while we were gone. We got back Thurs. evening after a nice visit with Ingrid. We had a great trip and we enjoyed seeing you all in MN. Thanks to Peter for posting the pictures. I haven't looked at ours yet, but I'll get Ingrid to post some. Great seeing you all -- have a great summer.

John and Lynda

Tuesday night

Good to see you have not stopped blogging just because the tennis season is over, Stevie.

The SAP band played at Lake Como tonight and Dale and Sandy were there. They want to participate in the Anderson/Peterson blog so I will send Peter their email so they can get an account. Maybe we'll get some more people who CONTRIBUTE!

new computer

hey everybody. I bet you all missed me during my week absence. we didnt have a computer for a while, but now today we just got our new one. I am pretty excited about it. I am sure that there will not be a lack of posts coming from 3133. well, I will have to get back to you. see ya later. peace.

Picnic

John, Lynda, Mark, Nancy, Maria and I all had a picnic today at Parley Lake Picnic ground in Carver Park Reserve. John, Lynda and Dad made the trip via bike, and the rest of us drove. We had a great time, the weather was perfect, and and the food was delicious. Thanks mom!

Playing Kuub (ok, i don't know how to spell it)

We were only there for a short time today, but we had a lot of fun playing Kuub... ok how do you spell that Paul? It was nice to see you John and Lynda, even if it was for a short time!


John going for the win

Dad - and a MUCH shorter shot

Spectators

Anderson brothers unite on Father's Day

For Mae, Ingrid, Gustaf, and any other readers who weren't here today:

confessions

yeah, I guess he kind of sprained his ankle, but really, I think he might have been faking it cause he knew he would lose. He was up 5-3 when it happened, but we both knew that I was poised for a comeback. well, whatever. I heard thaT they showed him getting injured on the news, and I was in it for a second before they zoomed in on him. it was on channel 5 apparently.

ok, today we played in consolation. the first match was against duluth east. I did not play well at all. I lost the first set 6-0, but I was up 5-2 in the second set when I re-injured my left wrist which has been bothering me for the past couple of weeks. I put on my brace that I got from the doctor, took 4 more advil, and continued play. I couldnt hit a two handed backhand because of the pain and also because of the awkwardness of my brace. I tried to play, but it didnt work out too well. I ended up losing the second set and match in a tie breaker 7-3. luckily the rest of my team picked up the slack and we won 4-3. next we played orono in the finals of consolation. between the matches I iced my wrist and it was ok by the time my match started. I played harry whitely. he was ok I guess. I have played him before, lost once, won once. anyways, I didnt play well in the first set and he won it 6-3. then in the second set i got really pumped up since it was my last match of the season no matter what. I played really well and split sets with him, winning the second 6-3. the third set was fun since there were so many people watching it. I knew that our team was up 3-2(tennis matches are best out of seven), so I knew that if I won, we would be the consolation champions. I played pretty well in the third set. I guess that I am a much better athlete than him because he was really tuckered out. I begin a lot of my sentences with the word I, but that's ok. anyways, I won the third set 6-3. danny wilson, our first singles player was in the middle of a close match when I finished. since I had clinched the match for us at 4-2, his opponent defaulted. both of them have to play tomorrow in the individual tournament. so we beat orono 5-2 in the consolation finals of the state tournament. it was pretty awesome. sorry for the length of this post, but it is sure to be my last one for a while. maybe until next tennis season. peace.

Poetic license?

When I left Stevie's tennis tournament yesterday, I said, "You'll have to keep your blog entry honest as you have witnesses." But he must have taken that as a challenge. While he DID play well, and DID win, it was not quite the way he described. Of course, perhaps his opponent injured himself tripping over his own feet because he was so tired from battling Stevie???

http://www.startribune.com/stories/526/4819146.html

state tourny

I beat the second best tennis play in state today. it was tight. I played pretty good. he also played well, but in the long run I was just too much for him. peace.

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state tournament

our team plays edina in the first round of the state tournament on tuesday at 10:00 am. I will be playing second singles unless my wrist gets worse(it has been bothering me a little bit but nothing too bad). it would be nice to see some familiar faces in the crowd. peace.

Tennis

Congratulations, Stevie. Let us know more about dates, times, and venue for the state tournament. Teresa

yeah, whatever

well, we won and we're going to the state tournament. I am pretty excited about it although I lost my match in three sets: 3-6 7-5 4-6. it's ok though I guess because we won as a team 5-2. the state tournament is not next week, but the week after that one. I will post the specifics of when we play once I find them out, just in case anyone is interested in attending. peace.

tennis tales

today I played in the team semifinal match for regions. we won 7-0 against st thomas, I won 6-2, 6-4. tomorrow we play southwest in the finals at 4 at nicollet tennis center. the winner of the match will go to the state tournament. the loser goes home. we already beat southwest 6-1 earlier in the season, but it could go either way. I will update the blog tomorrow sometime after the match. peace.

tennis tales

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Photos from New York

Hello,
Here are a few highlights from the NY trip, straight from my parents' digital camera. The first is on a boat trip in the Hudson--look closely and you can see the Statue of Liberty. The second is a glamour shot of NY, and the third is Mae and I after her graduation.

The cicadas are taking over Bloomington at the moment--the particular species out this year emerges only every 17 years, and has a couple of months to molt, find a mate and die. Similarly, my lab will be moving from the basement (where I've spend my grad school existence except when in the greenhouse or field) to a new lab on the first floor with windows next month.

Hope everyone's doing well and enjoying the summer!
Ingrid

Hey Everyone,
It's the NY Andersons, all 4 of us are here now enjoying Mae and Ingrid's b-day and Mae's graduation. Thanks for all the good wishes. Mae and Ingrid were 27 yesterday -- (Is that what the math was saying in Mark and Nancy's message?);
The weather is great and we've been enjoying our visit, including the Columbia J-school boat tour which went far enough up the Hudson so we could see Mae's apartment, the Museum of Natural History and even saw a movie about ancient Greece. We (heart) NY. Mae graduates today and then back to Atlanta for L and J, and Ingrid is staying through the weekend.

John, Lynda, Mae and Ingrid

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday Mae and Ingrid! I hope you have a wonderful exciting birthday!

Happy Birthday Two You's!

  

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Greetings to the Andersons "Outside of Minnesota"

Congratulations, Mae, on your graduation from your program at Columbia U. !

Happy Birthday, Ingrid and Mae! 3 x 9 = 12 candles for each of you = 24 candles... Have a great birthday tomorrow.

Let us hear all about your family celebration in New York.

Love, Mark & Nancy

Pix from Opryland Hotel

Here are three pictures from my days in the Nashville biosphere. It is the biggest convention/hotel complex under one roof in the world.

Gas Prices Going UP!

Gas prices certainly seem to be skyrocketing lately. Well here is a handy website to use to find the cheapest gas prices near you..

http://www.twincitiesgasprices.com

Living in Paradise

Hi ya'll:

I am staying at the Opryland Hotel in Nashville for the National Immunization Conference. About 11 years we were in town with John, Lynda, Mae, and Ingrid and we walked through. I remember John saying, "Where's the rube parking?" Anyway, it's had an $85 million renovation since then and is pretty fabulous. Reminds me of living in Disney World. There are about 5 huge connected complexes with atriums full of plants and flowers, waterfalls, and rivers. It's really nice being able to walk around for miles inside at night and not worry about safety.

Happy Mother's Day!

We had an eventful mother's day today. We went over to Maria's brothers house for a Barbecue with her family, as well as her brother's fiance's family. We had a good time eating the bratwursts, burgers and looking at photos of our future sister-in-law's wedding shower.

We then went over to mom and dad's house, to wish mom a happy mother's day, and for me to blow out some candles:



I got some very nice cards, and Tom even went to the trouble of getting me a brand new pen at the dollar store. Thanks Tom!

We then all huddled in the basement while the winds blew, and the hail fell on and around our cars. We talked about our insurance coverage, and Tom was a bit worried because he only has liability insurance.. oops!

On our way home, I saw some beautiful clouds on the trailing edge of the storm, so I took a quick snapshot.. beautiful!

osseo

so as you already read, I played osseo. I played second singles as always. Matt Nelson is the two singles player for osseo and he is decent. I played him last year and lost then I played him like a month later and killed him. then on friday evening, around five oclock I began another marathon match against my rival. the first set was mine, 6-3. in the second set my pace slackened as I fell to my worthy opponent, 6-1. during the third set we battled each other on serve until I was up 4-3 on his serve. on broke point we played the longest point of the match. we each hit probably 15 shots if not more. I won and went up 5-3, so I was serving for the match. because I was so tired from the previous point I double faulted the first point of the last game to put him up 15-0. then I lost the next point somehow. so I was down 0-30. I won two points in a row, I dont remember exactly how, but they were very good points. 30-30. here we had the tightest point of the match. I came to the net and hit a really weak volley. he tried to pass me by hitting a backhand down the line but I dove and got it back. then he tried to pass me down the line again and I had an even more spectacular dive. somehow I was able to get up quickly enough to attempt another dive to the other side of the court, but it was not meant to be. I was too slow. the ball went off the frame of my racket. now i was down 30-40. I dont remember exactly what happened here but I won the next three points and won the match. it was tight. some of my teammates said that the last two games of the match were the best that they had ever seen me play. well, I am going to go carve something for my mom for mother's day. first i need to find a stick, and a knife. peace.

Thank you all for the birthday wishes! Only a couple more years and I'll be thirty! ay yi yi...

Happy 28th!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PETE!!!

I LOVE YOU!

ALWAYS YOURS, MARIA

Happy Birthday, Peter! (No Math, Just random Ascii Candles)

 

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Happy Birthday Peter!

Let me be the first to wish you a happy birthday, Peter. My bicentennial baby!
You were born on a Saturday... the day before Mother's Day. One of the four happiest days of my life... Okay, everyone... what are they?
We sure enjoyed the Canterbury Tales tonight. We snuck in (Of course we did buy tickets) a few minutes after it started, but Liv was being introduced just as we entered, so apparently we didn't miss anything important. You were great, Liv, and you were correct. It was very funny.
The reason we snuck in a bit late... Stevie... it was his fault! I was watching him play a great tennis match and he had to go to 3 sets. I left Osseo about 6:30 and the 94 East detour sent me on 94 west for a few miles and then turned me around. Pretty frustrating! He won, by the way. He was literally climbing the fences and throwing his body into the match. I hope he will tell you all about it.
Well, I see it is 12:04 on May 8th, so I will try to be the first. Happy Birthday Peter!
Love, Mom

Picnic on the 23rd

Hi Everyone,

I cant tell you all how much fun I had at Teresas b-day get together. Now that I am getting to know the family at another level now, it is so great to know that you are a goofy family just like my own. Anyways, I had a couple things I wanted to let everyone know about. Pete and I are planning on having our get together on the 23rd be a potluck type deal. I have sat down and figured out something that each household could bring. I hope that this is okay with everyone. I just figured that it would be easier this way.
Joel and Teresa: Pop
Paul: Chips and Kube
Matt and Janelle: Fruit salad
Mark and Nancy: Dessert
Also, everyone should bring their own meat, since we will be BBQing outside. If there are any games that you want to play other than Kube, please bring them. We have a huge park area with a gazeebo, so it will be perfect for playing kube. Pray for good weather too! I am really looking forward to it. We will also be e-mailing directions to everyone. We could post it on the blog, but who knows who is reading this and may start to stalk us at our home. Ha Ha.

Hope everyone is doing well and Happy early Mothers Day!
~Maria

Mr. Basketball

Some Anderson-related trivia from Paul...

Here's a bio of our second cousin, who is a TV commentator for T-Wolves' games:
Jim Petersen

Teresa's Rowdy Birthday!!!

We all had a fun time over at Joel and Teresa's house for Teresa's 50th Birthday - Happy Birthday Teresa! Some of us had more fun than others.. (see picture below).



We played games including Guesstures (see picture above), Stage II (which consisted mainly of questions relevant to 1960's and 1970's pop culture - for some of us, out of our realms of experience) and had a delicious meal of tacos. We topped it all of with Teresa's chocolate birthday cake, which was quite tasty.



Happy 50th!

not arrogance, honesty

this is stevie. today we won the coon rapids tennis tournament. I played 2nd singles against monticello and won 6-3 6-0; as a team we won 7-0. against roseville we won 5-2. I had a big win at second singles, 6-2 6-0. to give our first singles player(danny wilson) a break, I played first singles agaisnt coon rapids. danny played first doubles. I won 6-1 6-0 and we clinched the tournament with a 6-1 victory. it was pretty tight. I am kind of tired, but all of my matches were really easy. I didnt even have to take off my warm-ups. peace.

Perennials

Just to explain Nancy's joke--I spent part of my birthday helping my friend Kris plant some perennials in her huge suburban yard. What Nancy doesn't know is when I arrived home, I found a trail of hostas in pots with the following signs (hosta names are in bold):

Zounds and gadzooks! Teresa is 50 today!
A girl who has always been So Sweet
And a Golden Drop of sunshine in our family
Deserves a Diamond Tiara on her birthday
And a day of Regal Splendor!
Happy 50th, Tess!
Love, Bev and Dick, Ann and Aguie
P.S. I really liked the hosta Striptease but wanted to keep the verse respectable!

Happy Birthday, Teresa! April 29, 2004

Instead of having an annual birthday this year you had a perennial birthday. Hope it was happy. See you soon. I missed the actual day by 59 minutes. Happy birthday!!!
Nancy

Happy Birthday Teresa!!!!

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               Birthday Five-O!!!

Caprice

We said goodbye to a long time member of our family the other day, Aunt Gloria's 1986 Chevrolet Caprice Classic. It served us well traveling 166, 000 miles including to the East coast, Atlanta twice, to the top of Pike's Peak and countless trips to Illinois. It was stolen and smashed up in 1992 but we had it fixed up and drove it over 100,000 more miles. It has been donated to the Roosevelt Auto department and the engine will soon be transplanted into a 64 chevy.

the computering saga continues

I know I just posted something yesterday and nobody has posted anything since, but I am excited! today I went to the U of M for my college in the schools class. it was really boring. after the lecture and stuff we went and got our college I.D.'s. mine is especially cool. when I got home today I used my student ID number to register for an account or whatever. so basically what I am tryin to say is, we now have two usernames for the whole family. what a deal. peace.

hi

norrie and I went to the twins game. it was kind of boring because they were losing the whole game but then they won it in the end. the ending was really exciting. then we went to mcdonalds. it was soooo good.

so anyways, I need money. the south high tennis team is going through some tough times. we need to raise money for our assistant coach, danny kantar. we are having a serve-a-thon to raise money. I will be hitting 100 serves on friday the 30th. if anyone wants to pledge 1 cent for each serve that would be one dollar. I appreciate any support that you might give, either through prayer or financially. but dont worry about it. its all good. I dont really care too much about it. anyways, I guess i will see you all on sunday. peace.

Coming Soon!!

Liv will be appearing at Como as "The Wife of Bath" :

in a presentation of Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales. Performances are: May 6th, 7th and 8th. The show time is at 7:00 on the 6th and 7:30 for both the 7th and 8th. (Tickets available at the door.)

Old News, New York....

Finally got around to scanning in (yeah, I know, scanned-in photos, how 20th century...) a picture from our New York trip:



Here's Emily, Liv and Mae after we had a nice lunch at Max's Cafe near Columbia.