I'm finally updating... I feel so bad, I've been wanting to update my blog every day since we got home! Things have been extremely busy since we got home, and time has just flown. I've been quite busy with the choir, and I'll update more about that in the next post. But for right now, I just wanted to finally post my montage with pictures from our trip to Kansas City.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Thursday, September 04, 2008
No updates...
Sorry I haven't updated in a while ... I currently have no internet access... But I will be updating with more pictures as soon as I can. Right now, I stopped in AAA Missouri Independence Office, where Andi works, and am using her computer.
More later!
Love, Aimee
in a currently rainy and cool Independence Missouri
on Joey's 28th birthday...
PS Going to eat at a Japanese Steakhouse tonight, where they seat you around a large grill, and they prepare the food right in front of you, while doing tricks. :)
More later!
Love, Aimee
in a currently rainy and cool Independence Missouri
on Joey's 28th birthday...
PS Going to eat at a Japanese Steakhouse tonight, where they seat you around a large grill, and they prepare the food right in front of you, while doing tricks. :)
Saturday, August 30, 2008
HOT HOT!
We've been having weather in the 90s, and we've been sweating! Last night, was a fantastic thunderstorm, but it didn't really cool things off like we hoped. Yesterday we got our cell phone working, and bought Eirik some new shoes while shopping at the Independence Center. Today, I got up really early and went to Children's Mercy with Andi and Aspen. Aspen needed platelets, and I wanted to see her 'home away from home'. Arnt and Eirik slept in and went to a nearby park, and cooled off in the water fountains. Then we ate at my favorite restaurant, Smokehouse BBQ, and went to Independence's biggest festivals, Santacaligon Days. Joe met us there. We ran in to my Aunt Peggy and my cousins, and some old friends from our elementary school days. Lots of fun stuff. Then it was home to Andi's for a yummy dinner of Shrimp Jumbalaya.
Tomorrow, Arnt and Joe are going to the Good Guys Car Show at Kansas Speedway, while Eirik and I spend the day with Andi and the kids. We're going to Waverly, MO, where they grow the biggest, juciest peaches on the earth! More pictures later! For now, pictures from the trip so far will have to do. :)
Hugs, from Arnt, Aimee and Eirik
Thursday, August 28, 2008
"Home" safe and sound...
We made it - after traveling for 22 hours, and being awake for 26! Eirik is a champ... he took 3 naps of about an hour each, but was still just as happy as can be, smiling and flirting with all the other passengers. He was pretty wiggly in our laps on the last flight, but could you blame him? Our first flight to Amsterdam was about 2 hours, then we had a two hour layover in Amsterdam, just enough time to change a diaper and get to the next gate. Boarded there, after going through quite the interrogation, but it went smoothly and we got right on. We sat behind the first bulkhead, in a row of 4 seats... and there was nobody sitting next to us in the first seat... Arnt & I looked at each other but were trying not to get our hopes up... but no one came and sat down, so we actually had an extra seat between us for the entire 9 hour fight to Minneapolis! YIPPIE! Eirik slept through dinner, so we were able to eat our dinner and watch a half of a movie before he woke up. He played so well on the floor in front of us, or in the seats, and we took several walks up and down the aisles... but it went way better than anticipated... However, I, after 5 hours on the plane, got a migraine and then motion sickness, and was in the bathroom every 10 minutes for the 3 remaining hours of the flight, very unpleasant... So now Arnt knows what it's like to travel 'alone' with a toddler... ;)
Immigration and customs went quickly - we love traveling through Minneapolis, where they love Norway ;) and we were at the next gate with no problems. We finally got to KC, where my brother and Nicole, and their two kids met us for hugs, before we had to hop on the shuttle bus to the rental car lot. We rented a midsize car, and when we went out to the lot to take our pick, we got to looking at a silver Chevy HHR, exactly what we were wanting. But as we were walking towards it, it drove off! hehe. So we started looking some more, at some sedans, when a worker came and asked if he could help us out... we told him midsize, and he said he'd hook us up. So as we stood there waiting, he came driving up in an SUV! A Pontiac Torrent... what a nice ride. Andi told me later that it was probably because they are having such a hard time renting them out because of the gas prices... here they are around $3.50 a gallon... over a dollar more than last year. Oh well... The car rides nice and is sporty, and has TONS of room inside.
Well, Arnt and Eirik just got up, so we're gonna get ready to eat breakfast at IHOP, then head to the Independence Center to get a sim card for our cell phone, so we have a local number for our stay. I'll post pictures from our travels a little bit later tonight.
Hugs from warm KC,
Aimee, Arnt & Eirik
Immigration and customs went quickly - we love traveling through Minneapolis, where they love Norway ;) and we were at the next gate with no problems. We finally got to KC, where my brother and Nicole, and their two kids met us for hugs, before we had to hop on the shuttle bus to the rental car lot. We rented a midsize car, and when we went out to the lot to take our pick, we got to looking at a silver Chevy HHR, exactly what we were wanting. But as we were walking towards it, it drove off! hehe. So we started looking some more, at some sedans, when a worker came and asked if he could help us out... we told him midsize, and he said he'd hook us up. So as we stood there waiting, he came driving up in an SUV! A Pontiac Torrent... what a nice ride. Andi told me later that it was probably because they are having such a hard time renting them out because of the gas prices... here they are around $3.50 a gallon... over a dollar more than last year. Oh well... The car rides nice and is sporty, and has TONS of room inside.
Well, Arnt and Eirik just got up, so we're gonna get ready to eat breakfast at IHOP, then head to the Independence Center to get a sim card for our cell phone, so we have a local number for our stay. I'll post pictures from our travels a little bit later tonight.
Hugs from warm KC,
Aimee, Arnt & Eirik
Wednesday, August 06, 2008
Childrens' Mercy Hospital received $25,000 in toys, thanks to MY best friends!
Here's a picture of one of my
favorite families in the world!
Here are some pics from the big day at Children's Mercy Hospital on August 5th 2008, when the Deke family from Buckner, MO delivered $25,000 worth of toys and movies, donated by Jenny Jones, and her Heroes program.
Check out videos from local news channels here:
and here:
I'm so proud of you guys, so happy for you all, for what you've done! I can imagine that CM is a different place to visit, especially for those unexpected long visits. A brighter place for the kids, in turn making them happier, making the mommies and daddies happier, during their tough times of treatment and recovery. I LOVE YOU GUYS!
Thursday, June 05, 2008
It's a HEATWAVE!
one of my strawberry blossoms
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Trondheim's been having a heatwave this last week, with temps in the upper 80's in the shade. Not sure what the heat index is, but in the sun, it feels like upper 90's! Which is great, until you go inside to cool off, and realize it's just as hot inside (since Norway's not usually hot enough to require A/C!) So we're keeping cool by staying in the shade, playing with the hose, popcicles and Eirik's wading pool. When Arnt has off one of these days, we'll head to the beach!
Thought I'd update the blog with a few new pictures and a photo montage. Just wanted to ask everyone to keep Johanne, Rick and Aspen in your prayers and thoughts, as they are fighting the cancer battle.
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