Fellow Norwegians

Picture of the Day for 12/23/2013. Yesterday at church my neighbor asked me to come for a Christmas visit. I actually followed up and dropped by John and Betty Gundersen's house today and spent a pleasant half-hour chatting with them. This is worthy of documentation because I drop the social ball so often it's a surprise I still have friends. It can take me months to respond to an email or a Facebook message. 


I have known the Gundersens my entire life and I sure do love them. Maybe it's that Norwegian heritage we share. Not only are our families neighbors here, but we found out recently though some genealogical records that our families had neighboring farms in Norway "back in the day." Mormons have a saying, "Families are Forever," but in this case we should probably add, "Neighbors are Forever!"

Speaking of Norwegian heritage, I loved this painting of a Viking ship that was hanging in their living room. I think I would have gotten along just fine with my Viking ancestors. I have a secret wild streak (not so secret now that I've mentioned it) that's a mile long and I love exploring so I probably would have joined in on some pillaging raids "back in the day."