Comments for Magnuson Family History

Comment on Welcome! by Marty Bird

Marty Bird — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 11:43:27 +0000

Chris, what is your mother’s name? Do you have her mother and father’s name?

Comment on Welcome! by Chris Laronda

Chris Laronda — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 19:30:26 +0000

My family is also Magnuison and i wanted to know if it is any relaztionship thats my mother’s madian name

Comment on Passed down memories by Danielle

Danielle — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 21:28:31 +0000

The picture I posted above didn’t fit and some of the text is cut off. I don’t see a way to edit it now, so we’re stuck.

Naomi is Violet’s great granddaughter.

Comment on Passed down memories by Danielle

Danielle — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:50:35 +0000

I didn’t know this until I played around on the picture site a bit. You don’t have to use the dotphoto show to look at the pictures. You can click on the “album” itself and look at the pictures one by one.

I still see a resemblance between Ruth and Naomi. So cool.

Comment on Passed down memories by Diane Bird

Diane Bird — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:24:39 +0000

Click on the category Helen Magnuson to your right and scroll down to a link to a photo album. You can look at the pictures in a larger size by clicking on the option for a photo show. Ruth is in picture #43 standing between Helen and Vi.

Comment on Projects and Money-Saving Tips by Jackie Sampson

Jackie Sampson — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 23:26:47 +0000

I like all those household tips. I can only imagine the work involved in washing the walls before painting. Even the easiest methods aren’t that easy!
I’m sorry I didn’t check the blog earlier because you posted this in September! I used to have a notice turn up if the blog was activated, but somehow it isn’t now. Oh well….
It is a good idea to post the letters on the blog I think. I’m not sure when I’m supposed to write, but I think when my name turns up on the list. So much has happened in the world since I was last in touch with extended family. I think everyone is hopeful the new administration will move forward with some solutions for all the ills of the world whatever your political leanings are. The job losses are terrible. The latest “forward” I got on the internet indicated so many more stores will be closing. I think we need to hang tight and things will get better.
Today I am decorating for Christmas and for all you who say “whoa, way too early” – the reason is that I’m entertaining with a luncheon the Monday after Thanksgiving and I am one who has to plan ahead. We will be spending Thanksgiving with friends in Lincoln so we are looking forward to that.
I’ll write more when my RR turn comes…

Comment on Round Robin – Diane by Diane Bird

Diane Bird — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 13:14:02 +0000

We have not been using the Manguson blog, and that seems to me to be a great shame. One of the reasons is that the Round Robin has been started again, thus we are thrown back into the dark ages of communication. Now we email our contribution to the R.R., then we mail it along with the other hard copies via snail mail… and so the blog falls by the wayside. How much easier it would be to write those letters on the blog; to write them one time and be done until the “letter” comes around once again to our name on the list. As an interim measure I have copied the emailed letters into the blog today. Please let me know how I can help you access the blog and contribute to it. It’s easier than you think!

Comment on Has it been a year already? Here’s my update . . . by Teri

Teri — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 19:04:08 +0000

Just checking in, here and am disappointed that there are so few posts. Maybe still another reminder should go out; I see that Stephanie had trouble signing in. I don’t know what an old address she had? I have just quite simply added it to my favorites. I think it is something that just needs to become a habit. Even once-a-week or twice a month or something. At first I thought the process was a little cumbersome … “threads” seem to attach to certain subjects, so I needed to figure out where things were posted and how and why. Now I know where I want to go. I think the authors have a hold on things because they are the only ones who can start a “thread” … is that correct? I got quite a nice email from Pam, the other day …. addressed to as many email addresses she had. It sounded like she wants to get the RR going again, inasmuch as she said she was mailing a hard copy to Barbara. I should just ask her. Was I confused that the RR is a thing to be laid to rest now that we’re all computer-minded and this blog takes its place? I think I’ll just email her back along with fwd to her recipients and maybe we can get a handle on this. One or the other. Well it is going to be in the triple digits today and going downtown will be nightmare. Everyone from Seattle wants to get away and this is a favorite place to come. More later. Teresa

Comment on Has it been a year already? Here’s my update . . . by Stephanie Shepherd

Stephanie Shepherd — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:58:46 +0000

Hi Everyone! And thank you Jackie and Diane for the reminder of the website address. I couldn’t remember what it was and I was trying to access with the old address…obviously without success.

We are doing well here. Kevin has sold his part of the energy company that he was involved in a year ago. I keep waiting for life to slow down for him. For sure, his stress level is diminished and he is playing more golf, but I had dreams of us “hanging out”…ok, I’ll be honest…I had dreams of him helping me put up Christmas decor, etc. He’s not that guy, and if he suddenly became that guy, I don’t think I would know what to do! Anyway, he is much more lighthearted, and that’s a good thing to see.

Riley is bussing tables at Brasserie TenTen. Many of you ate there when you were here last summer. It’s one of our favorites in Boulder. He and Kevin have been making a few trips this summer to check out college campuses. He really enjoyed the CA campuses, so perhaps I will have an opportunity to visit my west coast cousins in the future! I got a lump in my throat when I went with Riley for his Senior photo shoot. Isn’t it such a bitttersweet thing to watch our children grow?

Jake got through rugby season with no broken bones this summer and can hardly wait for football season! 8th grade is the first year you can play for your school, and his middle school has a great coach, so it should be lots of fun! He is looking forward to being “top dog” as an 8th grader. On a different note, Jake shot an elk back in the fall and the “mount” just arrived. Believe it or not, I am running out of wall space. It’s a good thing there are only 3 guys in this house. 3 dead animal heads are enough!

It’s funny how I always think summers will be “days in the hammock” and they end up being so busy. My friend Suzie and I are facilitating the Women’s Bible Study at our church that takes place during the school year. We’ve spent hours together planning brunches, developing the theme for the year, recruiting Bible Study leaders, choosing studies that are offered, etc. It’s been fun but also a lot of work. We have made some changes to the program, and are hoping they will be well received, but you never know. We are hoping people give us grace! Our desire is to be purposeful with the time we have each Wed. AM. and we hope to communicate that when we encounter the person of Jesus Christ, our lives are forever changed.

I had a fun trip with my sisters to Boston in June. None of us had ever been there before, so it was fun to explore the city together. We got to be pretty savvy about the subway system. (Can you use savvy and subway in the same sentence and get away with it?) The city is so much smaller than I expected! We covered a lot of territory in 3-1/2 days. One of the fun things we did was to have breakfast at a different neighborhood bakery each morning.

Thanks, Jackie, for getting this going. I hope your guys have good time at the football game this fall. It sounds like so much fun. Go Big Red!

Comment on Has it been a year already? Here’s my update . . . by Teri

Teri — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:04:21 +0000

Did this go through? I need to sign off and send and don’t know how.
Bob wants to see if I can golf. With broken neck I figure I may just be good at this (because I will be able to keep my head down.) Ha.