The Dancin' Fools!

Old Christmas photos 08

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Sarah's favorite gifts were her white jacket and "the purse".

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Charlotte loved the green shirt and jeans from Isaac.

Thanksgiving in MN

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Little Max in grandma's sink.

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I love this picture, even though it's a little fuzzy of Charlotte and little Max hanging on to her pant leg.

Sarah in Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis, MN

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Sarah at Orchestra Hall in December 08. She's on the second row from the top (excluding the top 2 standing percussionists) on the right - 2nd from the end.

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Charlotte with 2 friends, (Emily & Riley) at her school on Living History Day. Charlotte is a lady in waiting.

Sarah and her friends after J term concert

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Mardi Gras King Cake

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I made my first king cake for Jim to take to work. There is a tiny small plastic naked baby hidden inside. It actually was pretty tasty.

History behind the King Cake...

As part of the Christian faith, the coming of the wise men bearing gifts to the Christ Child is celebrated twelve days after Christmas. We refer to this as the Feast of the Epiphany or Little Christmas on the Twelfth Night. This is a time of celebration, exchanging gifts and feasting. Today, the tradition continues as people all over the world gather for festive Twelfth Night celebrations. A popular custom was and still is the baking of a special cake in honor of the three kings called "A King's Cake."

Inside every cake is a tiny baby (generally plastic now, but sometimes this baby might be made of porcelain or even gold). The tradition of having King Cake Parties has evolved through time. The person who receives the slice of cake with the baby receives good luck for the year and is asked to continue the festivities by hosting the next King Cake party. With the last King Cake being serviced on Mardi Gras.

Originally, King Cakes were a simple ring of dough with a small amount of decoration. Today's King Cakes are much more festive. After the rich Danish dough is baked, the "baby" is inserted. The top of the ring or oval cake is then covered with delicious sugar toppings in the traditional Mardi Gras colors of purple, green and gold. Purple represents justice, green faith, and gold power,

January 6, the Twelfth Night after Christmas, is also the day Mardi Gras season begins. Mardi Gras Day is always 47 days prior to Easter Sunday (Fat Tuesday is always the day before Ash Wednesday).

Ben & Sarah 97/98

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BABY CHARLOTTE 97

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She was so little!

Miriam's yummy dinner

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Miriam had a class assignment to make a dinner for us. She is not in the picture, she is busy in the kitchen. I remember it was some kind of soup and bread, with a pear dessert. Very yummy!!

Golden Gate 95 or 96

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Jim, Peggy,Miriam, Sarah, Ben

Grandma & Miriam 96

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Christmas at Grandma Jensen's 96

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Sipping hot chocolate and watching Monte Python's "Holy Grail"

The Hillmeadow House

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Great memories in this house, even though we only lived there 1 1/2 years.

Cheerleading cousins 92

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This was at the Jensen family reunion at the church when we first moved to Danville. These are all Jenny's cheerleading uniforms.

WE MISS YOU BEN!! 8 months to go

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6 year old Ben.

BARBIE FUN!! 1992

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Cousins at Grandma Jensen's in CA.

Thanksgiving 1997/Sausalito, CA

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Just seems like yesterday.

I WAS WONDERING....

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when the heck is this winter going to be over?

Charlotte on Halloween in Danville 98

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Isn't she cute? She loved this costume.

Miriam/Bryant's wedding day

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The Jensen men - 05

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We're longing for the hills of California. Can't wait to see you all in August.

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Isaac & Mom (Bethel Island, CA)

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COLD IS A RELATIVE THING. . . . . . .

65 above zero:
Floridians turn on the heat.
Minnesotans plant gardens.

60 above zero:
Californians shiver uncontrollably.
Minnesotans Wisconsin sunbathe.

50 above zero:
Italian & English cars won't start.
Minnesotans drive with the windows down.

40 above zero:
Georgians don coats, thermal underwear, gloves and wool hats.
Minnesotans throw on a flannel shirt.

35 above zero:
New York landlords finally turn up the heat.
Minnesotans the last cookout before it gets cold.

20 above Zero
People in Miami all die.
Minnesotans close the windows.

Zero:
Californians fly away to Mexico .
Minnesotans get out their winter coats.

10 below zero:
Hollywood disintegrates.
The Girl Scouts in Minnesota are selling cookies door to door.

20 below zero:
Washington DC runs out of hot air.
Minnesotans let the dogs sleep indoors.

30 below zero:
Santa Claus abandons the North Pole.
Minnesotans get upset because they can't start the Snow-mobile.(and by the way, Charlotte had toga day the day it was 30 below)

40 below zero:
ALL atomic motion stops.
Minnesotans start saying...'Cold enough fer ya?'

50 below zero:
Hell freezes over.
Minnesota public schools will open 2 hours late

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Unwrapping wedding gifts at the Jensen's in Danville 1977!
(Recognize the sofa in the background, I repainted that white and we have it in our basement)

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Jim (probably around 15 years old)

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Our blog wouldn't be complete without something about Jane Austen. I believe we have watched every Jane Austen movie now and this particular one over 10 times. We can't get enough of Mr. Darcy.

A VISIT to Children's Fairyland in Oakland~82

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Jim, Peggy, Grandma Jensen and Jamie in the stroller.

Our Red Truck

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This is a photo of us in front of our home in Houston after returning from Dallas. Jim and I made that trip right after his open heart surgery. I believe grandma and grandpa Jensen were visiting and took this picture, but Jim nor I remember for sure.

Isaac's Rocking Horse

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Mom's says Isaac loved this horse and even fell asleep rocking on it. He is under 2 years old in this photo.

We thought it was the second coming!

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A strange Minnesota sunset!

James Jensen family Christmas 1984

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Love the hair. Mom looks like a poodle.

LITTLE MIRIAM 1984

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Jenny Stephens, Jamie & Isaac at grandma Jensen's ~82

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THUMBS UP!

Isaac in his favorite outfit!!

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Isaac & Max Thanksgiving 08

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The amazing lego house!

BOSTON

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TRIP TO BOSTON

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Another beautiful picture of Miriam near the Boston Public Gardens.

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Here's Miriam in front of the Cheers bar in downtown Boston. This storefront was used in the show.

Jamie's sweet hair!

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Jamie and her Fair-do from the State Fair. We had to talk her into it.

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In August Isaac came to Minnesota just for the morning with his boss from Utah with a private little plane. It was awesome. Me, Dad, and Sarah went to see him and toured the plane, went to breakfast, and came to the house for a little bit.

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This is me, Jamie, and Sarah at one of the major exchanges at the park for the Ragnar Great River Relay!
It was a blast!

Oliver's collar

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The other day we tried
putting this collar on Oliver
and he was so annoyed by
it. (especially the little bell on it. He couldn't figure out
what it was).

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In August Jamie, Dan, and little Max came to visit. Here is little Max playing in his fun play toy.

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Well, here we are trying to think of something to write.