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First lets introduce the family- sisters first - top left: Debby Dupree, top center, Great Grandma Mary Rosalie Swenson Christensen,  Top Right Wendy Rawlings, Bottom Left- Cindy Barlow. Bottom Right-  Julie Pierce,   Now for the humor to entertain us as the sisters share their stories.  The link below will take you to the Christensen Family Reunion Website to view some of the videos we saw. https://barlowcindylou33.wixsite.com/christensenreunion/videos Now we move on to Grandma Christensen's side of our story. This picture of her parents, Vica and Alfred Swenson holding me, Mary Rosalie Swenson (now Great Grandma Christensen) My Daddy wanted so much to take me for a ride on his bicycle, but, of course my mother insisted that would not be wise  until I was old enough to ride on the bike with him. He could hardly wait for that time to come. This is my Dad when he was a School Teacher at the Dixon Junior High School.  As we both grew up he served as the ...

Just look at these two families of ducks staying together out on the pond waiting to get fed are both black and white ducks.   The water in this area is pumped to keep it moving by that white pump standing at the water's edge by the building with a roof. Great Grandmother Christensen feeding the white birds first.  They are starting to turn and look at her hand full of bread pieces. The Black Birds are joining the white ones for lunch.  Grandma is back the next day with more bread for all of the ducks, Peggy is taking the picture again.  It is pretty early in the morning so we wonder if the others are lazy or slow.  However whenever others come Grandma has plenty in her bag for them all. When they get home Peggy and Grandma were surprised to see flowers waiting for them.  These beautiful pink ones were given to Grandma by her Daughters. See the card standing in front of them.  We are so blessed with sweet family and friends. This is another one, s...

This Blog is designed to ask you a question and see how many of you can come up with the correct answer.  Here we go: 1.Who are the four people in this picture?  Arlene Swenson, Ronald Kay Swenson, Alfred Gordon Swenson & Mary Rosalie Swenson. 2.Who is this man? Alfred Gordon Swenson  # 3. What do the people in the first two pictures have in common?                                                                                                        Number 4. Who is this person?   Number 5. How is she related to each of  the above pictures?  #6.What are the names of each of these four family members? #7. Are they related to each other? #8. Who are the people in these two photos? #9.  Are...

  How many blessings constitute a MIRACLE?  By the time you finish reading this Blog you will know.  So read on and enjoy every minute of the pleasures that made the miracle. This is me, Great Grandma, visiting my Sweetheart Husband's grave in Provo Utah.  It has been two years since his funeral and so many people came to it that the chapel was totally packed. We are looking at the back side of the Marker that identifies where his body lies, and many of his family and friends come here to simply REMEMBER our tender times with him, and his goodness. We had to be at the cemetery by a certain hour or not be able to bury him on this day.  We made it in good time, and all went perfectly wonderful! Remember - you are always invited to visit him there. Our old piano that we loved so much.  It is at Julie and Monte's house now.  We loaned them the piano when we went on our first mission to Spain.  Julie had asked if they could borrow it while we were in S...