I have a question about a present and a party.

From:  Myrna  

Did I give Emily a birthday present? I  usually mark the name with a check-mark on the calendar when I give the gift.  Her name doesn’t have a check-mark.

Did Amy get the magazines I sent  for her birthday?

Love, Mom

P.S. I fixed Kirsten’s birthday. The  program won’t let me add her spouse but it would let me fix her  birthday. 

Todd wrote:

Emily asked if she was going to get one this year. I told her I thought Grandma was waiting for us to have a family birthday party--which only Amy and I ever do anymore. No one else does, so we were thinking about not doing them anymore as well.

Myrna wrote:

Bree wanted to have an overnight party in St. George for Erin’s birthday. David thought that was asking way too much of the family. I guess we are doing the September birthday party, right? When was that?

I am sorry about Emily’s present. I don’t know what happened to me—brain dead, I guess. As Julie says, I must have been a brain donor

Why are my apostrophes ending up as commas when I send my e-mail? 

Love, M

Todd wrote:

Apostrophe's look fine to me. Might need an adjustment on the middle line on your glasses. :)

The party is going to be October 2nd from 4pm to 6pm at the pool by our home. We offered for David and Bree to stay the night at our home, if they would like.

As I stated before, I would be more than willing to go to St. George and have a party for Erin; however, if they want, we can do this one.

The details are:

Saturday, October 2nd 4-6pm at the pool (those not going to the priesthood meeting can stay later if they wish)

We will rent the party room for the first hour and eat pizza and cake and ice cream.

Each parent will bring a $5 gift for each of their children and we will call this the Trauntvein Annual Grandkid Birthday Party where only the parents will give a gift. That way, if you and Dad are still wanting to do gifts, you can actually wait until the birthday of the child, instead of doing them all at once.

Let me know if that makes sense.

Holmen's Kirke (Church) Photos from Else Knudsen

From: E Knudsen, Denmark
To: "Myrna og Leonhard Trauntwein"

I went to Holmens Kirke, and got thise pictures for you, so you get an idea of what it looms like. It is build as a cros and then ther is also a room where some famos men are buried, but I did not take pictures there.
 
Hilsen Else

Below: The alter

The Danes of Copenhagen were and are people who live with the sea. For that reason, every church has a ship. In fact, almost all Danish churches throughout Denmark have a model ship hanging under the ceiling in the sanctuary. From ancient times the ship has been considered a symbol of the Christian church’s journey through the centuries. The symbolism is plentiful: right course, rough weather, the right pilot on board, a lighthouse, etc.

 The baptismal font (dbefonten) is shown both close-up and showing its location.

Holmen's Kirke is the wedding place of our pre-Utah Trauntvein family. It looks today much as it did then.

Kimberly's Concerns

Kimberly wrote: I am not sure how we are going to swing Grandpa Pitts' birthday party. We have 3 soccer games, 2 overlapping and ending around12:30 pm and the boys have the Primary Practice at 1 pm for Sunday's Program.

If we don't make it on his birthday-what do you suggest we do to make it up to him?

Love, Kimberly

PS Have you heard from Amy?  Does she have our camera bag?

Myrna wrote: You should have the camera bag by now. Amy J. was supposed to take it to Todd's on Tuesday. She wanted to take photos of Maddilyn on her first day at Kindergarten Tuesday and she had to borrow her Dad's camera. We took hers up to her on Tuesday. We didn't make it on Monday, we were too tired.

I don't know what to tell you about my Dad.

Love, M

Kimberly wrote: Todd and Amy dropped it off yesterday. Thank you.

Shawn now has a Scout camp that weekend, too.  

Missed You, Siovhan

Dear Siovhan:

I understand you watched the BIG game instead of coming to camp. We missed you but we are glad you had a good time.

How are things? Do you need a ride to get groceries or milk or anything else?

Grammy 


From Siovhan:

Gram--I did go to the big game. And I loved it. All of it. One of the most fun times Ii've had in a while. 

Four out of 6 roommates have cars in my apartment. And my roommate and I go shopping together or she lets me take her car. Thanks for your concern. I'll email more later. 

Love, Siovhan