Goodby 2008-Hello 2009

Greetings to everyone, Happy anniversary to Angela and Lynn, and happy birthday to Lynn. Whew, that's a mouthful. Also congratulations to Joel and Jaimee on their upcoming baby in May, and what a cute way to announce it.

We are settling in for an evening of warmth and bowl games, and I seriously doubt either one of us will make it to midnight, lol.

I hope each one of you has a safe and happy new year, and may your team win!!

Cheryl

Sunday morning at the S.O.

Good morning everyone.
Just sitting here at my computer waiting for the calls to come in. I am working shifts for a deputy that has just left for Colorado to go to work there. Did get some good news on Friday a young man that I offered the opening to, has accepted the position and will be getting lined up to get started after the first of the year. I have a deputy going to the academy on the 4th of Jan so she will be gone for 14 weeks. So hopefully by the 1st of May we will be back to normal if there is such a thing. As I tell d'Aun it will continue to get better.

Just wanted to let every one know that Johnnie Wagenblast, Marissa's father in-law passed away on Friday afternoon about 5 pm. Wade and Marissa were trying to get there before he passed but were about 20 minutes late. His funeral is Tuesday morning in Smith Center Ks. at a funeral home. d'Aun and I will be going. I don't have any other information.

On a brighter note, we had a very good Christmas, the kids were home and spent Christmas eve and Christmas day with us. Marlyn and Alice came down. Reflecting on family, our values and things to come life is good at the Sorensen home. We are truly blessed.

d'Aun and I wish everyone a safe and prosperous New Year.

Memories of Christmas Past

It's a beautiful Christmas morning, and my thoughts travel back through the years to all the Christmas times we have spent together. Good times and bad, we always had each other. And what a blessed life we have had. Each of us has been given a family to treasure. Our parents and grandparents gave us the gift to know right from wrong, and to try to do the right thing. Our children and now the grandchildren are learning those same values, and let me tell you, so many families are not fortunate to have the integrity ours has been blessed with. They cannot see the value in an honorable life, so we are all truly blessed for being given this gift.

And so, to my family, my beloved brothers and sisters, my treasured in-laws, and the nieces and nephews I love with all my heart, I wish you the most joyous Christmas ever. Mom and Dad, and Grandmas and Grandpas would be most proud of their heritage. I know I am.

I love you all,

Cheryl

Baby, Its Cold Outside

but thank heavens the wind has stopped blowing so we don't have that below zero wind chill. Things are slowing down here at the shop with the Christmas holiday coming. We will close at 4 tomorrow and will reopen again on Monday with the same routine for New Years week.

We will have a quiet Christmas Eve with just Caitlyn. Brian & Kristina will spend Christmas Eve with Kristina's family and then spend Christmas Day with us. I told the kids that what is most important this year is to just have fun together and block out all the chaos in the world for the day and enjoy one anothers company.

I hope by now each of the seven have all received the scholarship letter. I only included one application in each letter but please feel free to copy it for any one who needs one. Keith, Remington, Tori, Jordan are the names that come to mind right now. Forgive me if I've missed someone. There are so many of us these days...I can't keep track. Deadline for these applications is January 5th. Also any one who might have been eligible retroactively needs to make their applications with this round. Tom Megan & I will be meeting the first part of January to make this round of awards. If anyone wishes to be added to the mailing list...please let me know and I will add you.

Glad to hear the Hunter is doing better. And so glad that he is over and done with them.

Lynn & I will celebrate our 25th anniversary on New Years Day. The years have gone by so quickly.

I hope some of you will post photos of your Christmas Celebrations so we can all share. May each of you have a blessed Christmas and my 2009 bring each of you happiness and joy.

Happy Sunday

Hi everyone.

It is a very frigid Sunday in Broken Bow. I am snuggled at the dining room table watching all the birds and squirrels at the feeders. What a joy! And people ask me what I am going to do when I retire, lol.

Hunter is much better. For those who did not know, he came down with chicken pox on Friday, December 5. He was really covered with pock marks. The following Wednesday, he suffered severe pain in his ears, jaw and throat, as the pox had attacked his ear canals. After some bumbling by the local yokel Doctors, Russ and Paula took him to Kearney, where they diagnosed a massive infection in his ears. He had severe pain, and missed school until last Thursday, when he went half a day. I am sure glad he does so well in his classes, or he would really be behind after missing that much. Anyway, he is smiling again, and feeling better each day.

I am excited to open the mail each day because so many of you have sent delightful pictures, letters and cards. We will have our family celebration Friday the 26th. Colton did not get his Christmas leave, so we will be missing him. A lot.

Merry Christmas everyone, and stay warm.

Cheryl

Winter weather

Hope this finds every one in good health. Was thinking about Hunter, hoping that he has had a good recovery. We have dodged most of the bad weather here in Jefferson County. Had about a half inch of ice and almost no snow. Was much different than the forecast. Just as it was starting to rain here yesterday, I retrieved my patrol unit from the body shop. The deer dings were beat out and repainted. Now it is just waiting to get the stripping put back on, so I am driving a half naked patrol unit. Marissa spent the week with us so she did not have to drive back and forth to Deshler. Have a good weekend.
Nels

Bbbbrrrrr

Hello from frigid Broken Bow. At least we have power and heat, thank you, Lord.

It is so nice to see everyone starting to sign in, and such a great way to keep in touch. "little Chelsea is having a birthday Wednesday, and can you believe she is going to be 21?!?! Where does time go?

Happy Birthday, Chelsea Marie.

Everyone stay warm.

Cheryl

on the air

Well I think Nels Jr. has me set up will try this. Just enjoying the warm weather here in Fairbury. The middle of the highway was about 5 degrees and wind of about 25 mph. Was a wonderful afternoon.

hello?!?!? How does this work? Aww damn, I don't know what I am doing.......oh well....Hello! I hope this finds the path to the blog. Never done this before so bear with me. Jacki Thanks, Nels Jr for putting this together. I am taking a class on how to work my Palm so maybe that will enlighten me on blogging, too. Hope all of you have a great Christmas and that 2009 is better than '08. Love, Jacki

Thomas Family

Life is interesting in McCook.

Lynn was laid off from his job at the hose plant on Halloween and is now working full time with me at the print shop. This is certainly new for us having worked opposite shifts for the past 15 years we are spending time together.

Caitlyn is busy with her senior year...waiting on acceptance letters for colleges and planning for graduation.

Brian and Kristina will celebrate their one year wedding anniversary on the 17th of this month. I can't believe a year has gone by already.

There will be a letter coming out this month about Nola's Scholarship. I will send applications with a new deadline for upcoming applications. And I hope to be able to report on those who applied in September and were granted scholarships. We hope to see some new applications!!!!

The OLDEST member of the clan??!!??!! how did that happen?

Welcome to Joy and Butch, I hope a lot more folks jump in soon. Nels, are you going to get your dad and mom to jump in? And the kids too. Marissa and Aaron could both post some wedding photos, hint hint?

We started attending Patricks basketball games Friday and Saturday, so bleacher butt is alive and well at our house. Both jayvee and varsity teams won handily, so Ansley is off to a nice start.

Hunter seems to have come down with the chickenpox, he's got lots of spots anyway. Itchy itchy.

Cheryl

The OLDEST member of the clan??!!??!! how did that happen?

Hello clan,

December has arrived. and it seems like just yesterday we were worried about Y2K. I hope everyone takes this chance to share their family activities, plans and news. Hunter is creating a Christmas ad for the housing authority, it is a secret from me until it is published, lol.

We spent a great Thanksgiving at Rob and Teresa's home. Plenty of turkey, ham and trimmings, and of course, chicken and noodles. No gathering complete without noodles.

Colton phoned in the afternoon, it was great to chat with him.


Patrick is one of the actors in the Ansley One-Act competition. His fall activities banquet is Thursday night, can't believe he is a junior already.

Cheryl

Hello everyone, and Happy Thanksgiving. Just a note to let you know Teresa and Paula both had surgical procedures Monday at Kearney. Paula had a shunt placed in her urinary tract to help with a kidneystone issue, and Teresa had surgery to follow up on her five year thryoid cancer checkup. The routine checkup had shown a suspicious growth in her throat and something in her sinus cavities. So, the Dr. did surgery to remove the growth and determine the sinus problem. He found NO growth, and the sinuses seemed to have a severe infection. He removed that tisse and sent it for biopsy, but was extremely optimistic there was no cancer involved. Thanks to all of you for your care and concern.

Cheryl

Thank you to Nels Jr.

Thanks so much for taking the bull by the horns and getting this project done!!! I hope that it will become a point of communication for far and wide.

Welcome to the Nola's Clan Blog!

nolasclan.blogspot.com - A central location for keeping our family connected.

As we round out the first decade of the new millennium, a majority of Nola's Clan has joined the digital age. That being said, this blog will serve as a link to all members of the family.

Anyone with an internet connection can access nolasclan.blogspot.com, but to post to the site you must register with www.blogger.com and be given author status by the admin of the blog, Nels Jr.

I've set up a separate email, nolas.clan [at] gmail [dot] com specifically for technical questions concerning this blog. Email me once you have registered with blogger to gain author status.

Happy Posting!
Nels Jr.