happy holidays

Merry Cjrsitmas Merry Christmas and Happy New Yeat to all of our family and friends

tis the season

thoughtful quote

be present in all things and thankful for all things: Maya Angelou

Go Winky Go

This is a photo I pulled off the nasa website. Here is the location:
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_1323.html

Can anyone say "Hand of God"?

A Young Pulsar Shows Its Hand
A small, dense object only 12 miles in diameter is responsible for this beautiful X-ray nebula that spans 150 light years. At the center of this image made by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory is a very young and powerful pulsar, known as PSR B1509-58, or B1509 for short. The pulsar is a rapidly spinning neutron star which is spewing energy out into the space around it to create complex and intriguing structures, including one that resembles a large cosmic hand.

Dell's cousin, Kathy, came up from Las Vegas this week to attend conference. She brought her three grandchildren with them. Unfortunately I did not write down their names. This is a photo of Kathy, her 3 grandchildren, her aunt and uncle, and Dell.

Kathy is Gilbert & Deloris Lauritzen's daughter.

We met at Neil & Ivy Lauritzen's home for supper.

whats in a name

The surname LAURITZEN was a universal baptismal name 'the son of Lawrence' an ancient and still popular personal name. The name was borne by a saint who was martyred at Rome in the 3rd century AD; he enjoyed considerable cult throughout Europe, with the consequent popularity of the given name. The name has numerous variant spellings which include LAWRENCE, LAURENCE, LORENCE, RENZO, LABRENZE, LORTZ and LAURITO, to name but a few. Early records of the name mention a certain Sir Robert Lawrence of Aston Hall, County Lancashire who accompanied Richard I (1188-1199) to the Holy Land. Gilbert Laueronce, was documented in County Cambridge, in the year 1273, and John filius Laurence, ibid. James Lawrence of Yorkshire, was listed in the Yorkshire Poll Tax of 1379. Nicholas Lawrence of Poynton, County Chester, was listed in the Wills at Chester in the year 1545. A notable member of the name was Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830) who was the English portrait painter. David Herbert Lawrence (1885-1930) the English novelist, poet, critic and writer of travel books. Thomas Edward Lawrence (1888-1935). British soldier and scholar, was one of the leaders in the war of 1914-18. The name was in Scotland early and Magister Laurentius, a cleric, was a charter witness in Elgin, circa, 1150. Laurentius (without surname) was archdeacon of Brechin in the year 1368. John Lourance was the burgess of Aberdeen in 1541, and John Lourance was a notary public in Duns in 1663. Alba, the country which became Scotland, was once shared by four races; the Picts who controlled most of the land north of the Central Belt; the Britons, who had their capital at Dumbarton and held sway over the south west, including modern Cumbria; the Angles, who were Germanic in origin and annexed much of the Eastern Borders in the seventh century, and the Scots. The latter came to Alba from the north of Ireland late in the 5th century to establish a colony in present day Argyll, which they named Dalriada, after their homeland. The Latin name SCOTTI simply means a Gaelic speaker. Over the centuries, most people in Europe have accepted their surname as a fact of life, as irrevocable as an act of God. However much the individual may have liked or disliked the surname, they were stuck with it, and people rarely changed them by personal choice. A more common form of variation was in fact involuntary, when an official change was made, in other words, a clerical error.

Quilting

Christine told me about this website that is launching a new site that is all about quilting. The original site is www.YouCanMakeThis.com and the new site is www.YouCanQuiltThis.com Both sites are wonderful. You should check them out.

Happy Valentines

Happy Valentine's Day from Beth.

Here she is getting ready for her nap with her new Valentine's Teddy and her blankets pulled up to her chin, grinning all of the way.

She says to tell everyone Happy Valentine's Day. She was excited when I told her I was sending this picture to Cheryl.

The Odd Couple

Age 5?

What year?

Hogle Zoo Age 5

Camping 1 age 3

Camping 1

Panda Video

This is very funny enjoy.

Christmas

This arm of the Lauritzen Clan had a wonderful Christmas, although Trish had to work part of the time and I had to work New Years Day. Oh well, lots of other people had to work too, right.

We had a quiet, less stressful holiday. I hope everyone else did too.