Bree's Birthday

Barbara Anderson wrote:

David, Bree and kids all went out to Sand Hollow. It wasn't bad. I never did get to cook dinner or get Bree a birthday cake. They decided to go boating yesterday, the 5th and spent the whole day. I had to work, and got home really late.

So, Im going to take Bree somewhere tonight.

I don't know what to get her. We are both stumped. I think a gift certificate to Bed & Bath, Target, someplace like that. Then we don't need to worry about getting the wrong thing.

Getting my car worked on. I filed the last three years of taxes, that I have been ignoring, and got a bunch of $$ back. So, I'm taking care of everything that needed taking care of. I knew I was going to get $$ back so I waited until I really needed it.

The kids seem like they are doing fine. Erin wants to stay with me all the time. David and Bree seem like they have come to some kind of understanding and are doing well.

The kids would have loved the camping trip. Tell Kirsten not to feel bad, I live here and I can't get David and Bree to return my calls. :) Of course, I can always just go over to their house.

Love ya, Barbara

Another Cousin

Judge Ferdinand Ericksen

Author: Caren

Date: 3 Jul 2005 5:11 PM GMT 

Surnames: Ericksen

Classification: Query

In Reply to: Re: Judge Ferdinand Ericksen  by: Myrna Trauntvein

Many thanks for your response. I appreciate hearing from cousins, no matter how distant. So should I assume you are a descendant of Camilla? Or another sister? 

I am undoubtedly the youngest grandchild of Ferdinand and Caroline. He was gone by the time I was born, of course. 

How about off line correspondence?

Hello Cousin Myrna:
From: "Caren Wilcox" 

Sorry I was on vacation when you responded to my posting re Ferdinand Ericksen.

I remember my mother speaking of Mina, and I am sure I must have met her when I was a little girl as we went to Mt. Pleasant at least once then.

I live in Washington, DC, but I enjoy being back in touch with my roots, and have met many cousins on the internet.

A couple of years ago I met my first cousins, daughters of Clementina Morrison Ericksen, Ferdinand's wife who died after childbirth. They went to Canada when they were quite young and many of them still live in Alberta. I was traveling in Alberta and found a contact via the internet and drove to meet them. Great fun. I have the genealogy book they prepared on the Ericksen's and I will have to look and see if I see your branch.

Thanks for responding. If you would like to correspond more let me know.

Your cousin, Caren Ericksen Wilcox - only daughter of Elroy Lofgren (Eric) Ericksen and Edna Robinson Ericksen Wilcox.

To Caren:
I loved my great-grandmother (Mina) very much as was lucky to know her personally. She told me many stories about my relatives on her side of the family. I am trying to remember and write down everything she told me. I am now 64 and I was 16 when she died. That is long enough that some of it has slipped away. I also have the book on the Ericksen family. 

Your cousin, Myrna