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Hi,

How is everyone?   Hopefully, you’re having as mild of winter weather as we are enjoying.  We’ve been having 15 to 18° daily.  I guess Canby, CA, was having some below zero weather.  Poor souls.  J

I did want to say that I mentioned in my last email that May Buongiorne was staying in Ireland for six months.  Well, it really is for three months due to immigration regulations.  If something changes, she might like to stay longer, but at this point it is not possible. 

She is planning to go to Spain for a short visit to join a family reunion with my sisters, her aunts, uncles from the US as well as from Argentina. May has not met her family from Arg. and neither has she met my oldest sister K...also my step mom who is gonna be 80 is coming to celebrate... Karenza lives in Gibraltar caring for an elderly Alzheimer's woman, her job is pretty much 24/7 so I know this reunion with all the Hanson siblings (well not me this time) is gonna be a treat. Hope May can make it, she has to be out of Ireland by Feb. 2 so that will be good, then when she comes back into Ireland after Spain she can probably stay another 3 months...although she reports that she is homesick for Alaska...my kids...go figure...such ALASKAN...ahaha!

Pat made it safely home from his piano tuning trip to Barrow, AK.  

Bro Bob Hilliker is in Phoenix, AZ, getting a new prosthesis from Hanger Prosthetics.  These people work for the military vets who come home from Iraq and Afghanistan.  The lady who is helping Bob was able to give him a really good deal.  He should have had his fitting last Friday.  Also, while in Phoenix, Bro Bob is able to visit one of his daughters. 

Sarah's  2010 calendars are out and I ordered plenty this year so I wouldn’t have to reorder.  If you didn’t place your order earlier, you can still do so.  If you want to re-look at the photos, here is a link to view them again.  http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=119949&id=674561568&l=b4be62889a  or

http://www.bysarahj.com/Photo_Calendar_2010_g140.html

Bro Wayne and Sis Ann Gentry paid us a surprise visit yesterday.  It was sure good to see them.  Bro Wayne preached on the knowing the will of God. 

Jarred and Jennifer are leaving tomorrow to spend some time in Arizona with Jarred’s brothers and in New York to spend time with Jennifer’s family.  They will be gone for six weeks.

Garth had a problem with his heart last week.  We were all on pins and needles wondering what was going on till the Dr was able to check him out.  Garth was doing his work out and noticed that his heart monitor was doing strange things.  After getting his blood pressure checked and seeing Dr. A, he was sent on into a cardiologist in Fbks.  The cardiologist actually had an opening for him, usually one has to wait months for an appointment.  They said his heart was in atrial fibulation; he was put on cumadon.  They will watch him for a month, hoping that the cumadon will straighten him out so they won’t have to do anything further.  (I’m sure I’m not spelling some of these words correctly – hope you can figure this all out)

John Venebles dropped in to see us twice this week - on his way to and from Whitestone to see his relatives. 

The kids have been working diligently on the hockey rink.  Yesterday and last night, ALL the kids were out on the rink skating till they dropped.  The Lupo girls came out after supper to skate with us also.  (Again, my house, never dull.)

A crew from the sawmill (Thomas, Brad, Bill, Tommy, & Jon) have gone to Soldotna for 3 or 4 days to build a cabin for one of their customers.  Their pellet making operation, when they’re home, seems to be productive and running smoothly.

Jim and Bonnie Mason from Dallas and then from Ava, now from The Land...have officially announced that they will be moving here....a cabin has to be made ready for them and so they are working on that. Nice to have our own cosmetologist in situ...

Here's Rob with his Polar Bear project that he has been working on for the past week. He typed his sentences (with some parental prompting) and the other one looking ever so dapper is a pic. that was taken at Thanksgiving 09....

Ok, I wrote this yesterday.  This morning, it is -5°.  Have a great week!