doctor Weaver Olson

Our family celebrated cousin Nathan Weaver-Olsons graduation from the U of M with his doctorate in history. Congratulations Nate and so much fun hanging out with you at the Old Spaghetti Factory!

nature awakening!

On Friday, our class then took a walking field trip to Kinni Clay Works downtown River Falls. They created tiles inspired by the burgeoning nature around us. Later in the afternoon, we took a walk down by the Kinni for our traditional exploration of nature. Ahhhh God is good.

back to the circus

On Thursday, I accompanied my class to a field trip the Minnesota Children's Theater presentation of Frog and Toad...amazing!

At night, Katie and I went to see one of my students performing in a real circus...pretty cool.

new home for Dad

Dad was transferred from St. Mary's to the Pleasantview Nursing Home in St. James on Thursday. Mom and Dad spent some time in the morning reading devotions.The passage was about a wife devoted to her husband while visiting him at a nursing home. Remarkable symbolism.

day 6

On Tuesday evening, I drove home and so did Kurt and Mom. I think Mom needed some time at home to relax and get some laundry done and just be normal. I got to sleep with my 6 year old snuggle bug and check in how Betty was doing with the kids--totally awesome by the way. Dad had a good day on Wednesday after taking several walks and visiting with a great Speech Language practitioner. After the day on Wednesday, I drove home to stay in River Falls.

nice day

Tuesday was a nice day with a great Chaplin who came in to visit with Dad. She really seemed to connect well with him as he was wondering why God had done this and why he was suffering so. She had wonderful connections to Psalms...so powerful.

home for a day

I spent Monday at home doing some laundry and getting ready for a substitute on Tuesday and Wednesday. It was nice to get back to Rochester and spend the night with Mom and Kurt. We had a room for three nights at the Kahler Hotel.

a walk in the park

Trenton Anders

Katie and Trenton in a tree, not k i s s i n g

While Dad was resting on Sunday afternoon, I took some of the kids who came to visit over to a park to enjoy the absolutely beautiful weather. It was a longer walk than the kids liked, but we climbed some trees and played in the sand. 

papa

My Dad had a really scary medial experience and is currently dealing with the changes incurred after the incident. He fell from his recliner early on the morning on April 18. On Thursday, the 20th, he had a severe headache all day and self medicated with Tylenol. On Friday morning, Mom called his doctor to arrange an appointment with his doctor. The nurse urged Mom to bring Dad to the emergency room where it was quickly determined that Dad needed a helicopter ride to Rochester. He took the trip while Mom and Kurt drove to Rochester. The rest of his children drove from their homes and gathered at Rochester Friday night. All that were there were: Mom, Dad, Kent, Kurt, Jenna, Cody, Kyle, Kim, Cory, Joan, Anders and I. Dad was very confused and was wearing a collar at the time to keep his spine in alignment. He knew all our names and seemed happy to see us, but then apologized that we had to take time out of our lives to come see him.

The entrance that Anders and I went through to visit was absolutely stunning with the beautiful tulips...

Praise the Lord for family and for medical personnel who genuinely want my Dad to be comfortable and well.

last sock hop for the Olson family

Our 5th grader is headed to her final sock hop of her elementary career! Have fun KGO, I think this may be your 9th sock hop of your 11 years of life.

culture fair

Our school culture fair happened last night--so much attention and work put into their projects! Way to go kids. I traveled from Hawaii, to Egypt, to Brazil, to China, to Mexico, to New Zealand, to Mongolia, to the Inuit culture, to many other countries I can't recall. It was a fun evening.