Bean Family

I finished the Bean CD of pictures and histories. Are you going to be
coming up near Lindon or should I just send them? I won't get them in the
mail until after Christmas. Sorry.

Love, Donnette

Danish E-mail Addresses

As of Thursday, 12/23/04 7:05 AM

Kenneth Anderson (ccc26646@safemail.cybercity.dk); Juel Gregersen (juel@xmission.com); Howard & Tove Johnson (johnsonhowardr@netscape.net); Mette & Arnie Schaer (schaermh@aol.com); Bruce & Judy Kjar (bjkjar@comcast.net); Judy & Bruce Kjar (judykjar@webtv.net); Erna & Hugh Walker (hawepw@aol.com); Bill & Manette Murri (davall@aol.com); Perry & Mercedes Woolsey (cobblemoor@earthlink.net); Paul & Lisbeth Edmunds (lpkedmunds@hotmail.com); Grant & Ruth Radmall (rradmall@gradmall.aros.net); Phyllis Petersen Walker (pdp@nctimes.net); Leonard & Myrna Trauntvein (mandlht@msn.com); Grethe Ljungstrom (grethe@xmission.com); Dean Klitgaard (cklitgaa@calpoly.edu); DeVon & Rita Jensen (jensenad@comcast.net); Ronald & Carolyn Jensen (ron@woodrealtor.net); Spencer & Libby Greer (spencegreer@cs.com); Kirsten & Aage Pedersen (aagepedersen@afir.dk); Craig & Karen Kimball (yalelane2@juno.com); Kenneth & Marion Anderson (alsoft@vip.cybercity.dk); Laila Hoffman (Laila1940@aol.com); Marion & Joan Davidson (davidsonmarionn@qwest.net); Gilbert & Claudia Olson (gilandclaudia@comcast.net); Frank & Inge Poulson (skatter123@juno.com); Randi Clarke (randi_tax@yahoo.com); Ron & Mary Wilson (mwilsonbtfl1@juno.com); Franklin Nielsen (fnielsen@burgoyne.com); Glenn & Carol Baugh (gcbaugh0447@msn.com); Darrel & Frances Hintze (dchfgh6298@msn.com); Neldon & Alitze Oborn (ojestena@aol.com); Ray & Karen Knutson (karenrayk@aol.com); Paul & Marilyn Burgoyne (burgoyne@cedarcity.net); Leon & Joy Henrichsen (lhenrichsensprint@earthlink.net); Tage Holm Larsen (lageholm@websped.dk); David & June Chapman (davidchapmanjune@aol.com); Poul Erik Buur (poul.buur@esenet.dk); Tagg & Marie Hundrup (thunder5566@msn.com); Jim & Marilyn Madsen (madsenjp@sisna.com); Annie Jensen Strawn (strawn118@msn.com); J Paul & Bernice Tegan (tegan@safelink.net); Allen & Renae Kidd (arkidd1@juno.com); Phil & Gail Anderson (philgail@networld.com); Glenn & Marilyn Smith (glennandmarilyn@mstar2.net)

Holiday greetings from Copenhagen (Hvidovre)! From Kenneth Anderson

Hi all!

Just a quick note at Christmas time!!

Our youngest son, Daniel, just returned from the England Manchester mission
so all the family will be here for Christmas.

For those of you who remember them, we see brother and sister Dressøe at
church regularly. He is aapproaching 106 and she 96!

Am including a couple of short stories and a Christmas verse that may
brighten you day!

Glædelige Jul og Godt Nytår!
Kenneth and AMrion Anderson


Hi again:

The stories didn't get attached! Beklager!

Here they are!
Ken
aka Danny Kaye

"Dear Ruth," "Russian Christmas," and "'Twas the Night Before Christmas."

Office is moving

After about 40 years in the student center, the newspaper office is joining the Communications Department in moving across campus. Over the next few days, the computer servers will be moved and that means you may get an "undeliverable" message until we're back up and running. I hope that only takes a few hours but with our luck it may be a few days. Please be patient and don't think I've left the planet or something. Also, I will not be able to respond to questions or requests until the computers are back up. But you can still call. The phone should be working as soon as I plug it in the wall of my new office!
Kaylene Armstrong <kaylene@newsroom.byu.edu>


From Myrna: Is it a "NEW" office or a "new" office? Which ever it is it sounds like more work than I am capable of doing at Christmas time. Are your presents ready?

Good luck! Myrna


Kaylene: It's a new-to-us office. It's located in the Brimhall building, one of the oldest (and in my opinion ugliest) on campus. It has been a HUGE process. I am also still working on Christmas gifts for some of my kids! So this hasn't been my favorite time of the year to move.
-k-

This is What Happened

MYRNA TRAUNTVEIN wrote:

Dad bought tiny remote cars, about the size of matchbox cars, for the boys. They have all sorts of gadgets to add. He also bought a ton of batteries for them. I thought, since I am still not feeling well, that I would just give those to the boys rather than return them again. I have been pricing the magnetix sets and think he could get a 50-piece set for about $13. The biggest set is $40. We give the kids $25 for their birthdays and he could, if you go in on it, get the biggest set. Or, if you have already bought his present, he could get a couple of the smaller 50-piece sets. Let me know, Mom

From: Shawn Trauntvein

The cars are fine. Sorry you went through so much trouble. The boys will love them.

Palmyra, Syria (From Donnette Smith)

From: "Donnette S. Smith" <powergrandma@juno.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2004 09:29:29 -0700

I just received this from our granddaughter, Elizabeth, Becky's oldest,
who is finishing a semester abroad with BYU in Egypt. Thought you might
enjoy this as much as we did. You can tell her father is a geologist. I
think MESA means Middle East Study Association - or something close to
that. Dil is Dilworth Parkinson, her teacher, who grew up near my parents
home on Lark Circle.

Donnette
*****
December 19, 2004

I want to write people as often as I can, because I don't know exactly
when I'll be able to write from day to day.
The people of Palmyra did not repent, and now their beautiful limestone
city is in ruins. They are fantastic ruins, though. It must have been an
absolutely gorgeous city at its height, I tell you what. There is a
citadel from the early Ottoman period on a hill near the ruins. Some of
us hiked up there this afternoon. I am a really slow hiker, as it turns
out. I thought I was going to die! But it was really beautiful at sunset.
I got my picture taken with the battlements, and we did some reenactments
of the battle of the fields of Pelennor. "Hold the Wall! Send these foul
creatures into the Abyss!" And when I say we I mean we in the royal
sense.
The modern city of Palmyra is a quaint little town. They have chain mail
and helmets here! I might get a little "Something Something" if it's not
too astronomically expensive. And if it is, I'll at least get some
pictures of me wearing some of these aforementioned helmets with my "war
Face." Palmyra is a fun city that way because it's actually well known
for its warrior Queen Zenobia. She conquered quite a bit of the ancient
world, including but not limited to Upper Egypt. They have some Aswani
Red Granite columns here. It's cool because you can tell it's from Aswan
from the really big crystals in the rock. She would have gone on
conquering people but the Romans came in and said, "Nope, you're done."
And then they sacked the city, which caused the eastern defenses to fall
which ultimately led to the fall of Rome itself. Ah, history. Yep, I'm a
MESA geek all right.

On Friday we went to church in Irbid, where they have a small branch of
about 35 members. They had some of us give talks. I was one of the people
chosen. Actually, I have always wanted to bear my testimony in Arabic so
I volunteered, which made me really nervous for days and days. But I had
Dil go over it with me so there weren't too many grammatical mistakes. It
was wonderful to get up and speak in the most beautiful Classical Arabic
ever and then translate it into English for the sake of the westerners
present. The Branch president and Brian said it was absolutely perfect.
And the next speaker said afterwards, "I don't know why I have to speak
after Beth because she speaks Arabic so much better than I do!" That was
a great confidence booster, to know that I did in fact learn something
while I was in Egypt. I talked about how the Lord watches over everyone,
even little branches in Jordan. I might share the talk after I get home,
but at the moment it's up in my hotel room. I originally wrote it in
Arabic and I was able to use all these cool grammatical constructions. I
think we were really able to touch the Jordanian members with the spirit,
and I'd like to think it had something to do with the fact that I knew
how to use cognate accusative correctly.

I don't want to forget anything this time...but really not much new has
happened since yesterday. Oh, I remember - I got a Syrian fossil! That
was exciting. Also, I was able to stand in the center of the Roman
ampitheatre in Palmyra and speak Latin really loudly. "Draco Dormiens
Numquam Titilandus." Never tickle a sleeping dragon.
Day eight draws to a close.
Cheers everyone,
Beth

I have a question

Myrna wrote to Helen: Leonard wants to know if you have an address for  Tom Trauntvein in Santa Barbara, CA? I do have a phone number,  805-569-1029. I tried to use the reverse address (use the phone number  to get an address) on the internet but it came up that his Santa Barbara  street address was not listed. That is strange.
Love,  Myrna

From Helen: 12-23-04

Happy birthday Myrna.

Eva has  Toms' address- her e-mail isn't working so I will get it from her for  you.

Please send me your e-mail address as  I have a new computer and didn't get all the addresses off my old one.

Tim also wanted to know Christine  Trauntveins address- Eva just received a card from her while I was with  Eva this week. The address is:

Tom and Christine  Haney
2228 South Nile  Court
Aurora, Co.  80014

A MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL  

Love-Helen          

Another address for  you.

Tom Trauntvein
1827 Grand  Ave.
Santa Barbara, Ca  93103

Something funny happened on the way to the forum...

Even though they were born 12 years apart, Melanie and Kirsten are officially TWINS! Let me explain...

So, we all know that when it comes to birthday cards, I am not the best one at sending them out; however, Melanie and Kirsten are--and I wanted you all to know they have reached the pinnacle, the plateau of card sending. If you open the two attachments, you will find two different cards and a shocking revelation. Card #1 is from Kirsten in Colorado. Card #2 is from Melanie in Milford.

Go ahead and look! I think you will either laugh, or sit there in disbelief. 

Thanks Sis #1 and Sis #3 for a moment I will never forget. I love you both!

Love, 

Todd

Gift Cards

Thank you for resending Mikaela's birthday card. She is so excited about the money and she has a list going on in her head already. We would have spent it, but she has been sick with asthma for the past week. The past three days have been tough for her. 

The washing machine is out again, and won't be fixed until Monday, next week. Mikaela threw up two different times on her bed. Needless to say, I spent many hours at the laundry mat. Howard is home for all of this, and it makes it a lot easier, but still it has been tough. Mikaela threw up on the carpet. I wish I had hardwood floors. So much easier to take care of than cleaning the carpet at one in the morning. 

Siovhan will be home on Saturday. She is so funny. She has finals all week, and her last is late Friday. She can't wait to come home and sleep. But, I know for a fact that she hasn't been hurting for sleep there. It seems every time I call, she is taking a nap. 

I bought you and Dad some things for Christmas. They will arrive in different packages at different times. 

I hope that you have a good week. When does Dad get back from California? I thought that they were all done with the bees for a while. Did something happen that required an emergency trip?

I will talk with you later. I need to see if I can get Sleeping Beauty ready for school. She has missed two days this week and it has been tough for her. She loves school, but last night was the first night that she really slept well. 

Love, Melanie


From Mom: You are always welcome. If after the Christmas mess for the post office, you get another check would you let me know? Love, Mom

Trevyn Smith

In yesterday's Herald was a list of the All-Valley football player of the year. Gordon Smith (Richard's cousin - Aunt Pearle's son) had a grandson on the list. He was the one from Springville High. It said:

Trevyn Smith, senior, RB, Springville. Smith led Utah County in rushing with 2,1-3 yards, a school record, and scored 26 touchdowns. He averaged 9.1 yards per carry. In Springville's first-round loss to Logan, Smith rushed for 269 yards and five touchdowns. He piled up 301 yards against Mountain View.
  

Mom/Donnette Smith

Sorry I made a typo. He rushed 2,103 yards

So I wonder what college has recruited him. BYU needs a good QB and a RB like him.
CINDY (Cynthia Allred)