tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466315119362385352024-03-21T12:43:28.578-07:00Mortensen MomentsMortensen MomentsKaren Mortensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15991996620864410833noreply@blogger.comBlogger233125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-846631511936238535.post-54734510787674584872017-02-20T13:29:00.001-08:002017-02-20T13:29:54.688-08:00Trumpet UpdateTom was able to get a new trumpet about 2 weeks ago to replace the one that was stolen. It is the same kind but him and his trumpet teacher think it is a little bit better . So glad he was able to get another one and that he really likes it. He is going to put a special insurance on it and will never leave it in the car again.Karen Mortensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15991996620864410833noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-846631511936238535.post-14649613684238025462016-10-09T16:24:00.001-07:002016-10-09T16:24:10.527-07:00Scratch ThatI hate to have to write this but Tom didn't get his trumpet back. The pawn shop said they had it but they didn't. I guess the guy who stole it came in with it but didn't take the offer. We are still hoping for a miracle. Karen Mortensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15991996620864410833noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-846631511936238535.post-38175299225560768912016-09-30T18:36:00.001-07:002016-09-30T18:36:05.055-07:00Miracles Still Happen<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Earlier this week Tom's car was broken into and his prized trumpet was taken. He filed a police report. Today his trumpet was located in a nearby pawn shop. He has a friend who has a pawn shop and Tom contacted him. He sent word out to other pawn shops and one shop had it. We are beyond happy about this.Karen Mortensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15991996620864410833noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-846631511936238535.post-42305327185058568812016-06-14T16:20:00.000-07:002016-06-14T16:20:00.141-07:0029 Years And Counting<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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June 12th was our 29th wedding anniversary. I checked my email that day and there was an email from Tom about buying tickets to see Frankie Valli. I am so excited. We love his music and we have seen Jersey Boys 3 times. Can't wait for a fun, fabulous night.Karen Mortensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15991996620864410833noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-846631511936238535.post-7662509624879949442016-03-05T20:15:00.001-08:002016-03-05T20:15:38.638-08:00Our New Addition To The Family<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Meet the newest member of our family. 2002 E55. She is a great car. We had to get a new car because the car I was driving was totaled. </div>
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Saturday afternoon Tom and I got on BART and rode into San Francisco. We got there a little a head of time so we found a nice diner to have lunch. We had the best fish tacos we have ever tasted. Then we headed to the theater for the play Jersey Boys. We really enjoyed it but there was a lot of swearing in it. We have seen it a couple of times before and we don't remember there being that much swearing in it. But despite that, it is a good play and the music is awesome. Those guys were so talented.Karen Mortensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15991996620864410833noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-846631511936238535.post-73250341681838097142016-01-02T12:01:00.001-08:002016-01-02T12:01:33.223-08:00New Year's Eve Fun<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Tom and I usually do not go out on New Year's Eve but this year we did. We had a wonderful time.<br />
First we went to a Chinese/Japanese restaurant. It was so good. We had sauteed green bean dish that was to die for. They also had on the Golden State Warriors game on which made Tom really happy.<br />
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After that we went over to Saint Mary's College to watch a basketball game. It was Saint Mary's against BYU. Unfortunately BYU lost but it was still fun. <br />
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We hope you all have a wonderful and blessed New Year.<br />
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PS My fortune cookie for the night said,"Many pleasurable and memorable adventures are in store for you." So looking forward to that. Karen Mortensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15991996620864410833noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-846631511936238535.post-83747043392920916682015-09-23T17:46:00.000-07:002015-09-23T17:46:00.417-07:00Some Family News And ExcitementSorry this is a little late. We had some good things happen in the family lately. Our granddaughter Sara turned two and we got a new family member.
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These two pictures are from Sara's birthday party. It was a wonderful event. Great food.<br />
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This is our new great nephew. His name is Benjamin Lamar. He was born on Sept. 12.<br />
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<br />Karen Mortensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15991996620864410833noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-846631511936238535.post-73487300190202333782015-06-23T19:15:00.001-07:002015-06-23T19:18:17.491-07:00Happy Father's DayOn Sunday Tom and I went over to Bill and Rachael's house for a Father's Day dinner. It was fun. We had chicken and salad and fruit salad. It was all good.
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Our super granddaughter picking a plum.</div>
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<br />Karen Mortensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15991996620864410833noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-846631511936238535.post-31534413734435903892015-05-13T16:21:00.002-07:002015-05-13T16:21:57.099-07:00It's A Boy!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I am so excited to announce that we are going to be a great aunt and uncle again. My niece Ashley is expecting her 2nd baby in September. She is due on the 26th but I hope she holds out 4 days and has it on my birthday.<br />
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<br />Karen Mortensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15991996620864410833noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-846631511936238535.post-42551961025060567412015-05-11T21:44:00.001-07:002015-05-11T21:49:01.282-07:00Tom Is TalentedThis is Tom playing a song in the talent show at church. He is playing the song Kathleen Mavourneen.<br />
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Tom and I had a wonderful Easter. We were able to spend it with all of our grandchildren and 3 of our 4 children and a son-in-law and daughter-in-law. It was a great day of visiting and of course eating.<br />
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3 of our 4 fabulous children. Rachael, Mary and Tony.</div>
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We just had our house painted. It looks so much better. The colors are pretty much the same as they were before, but the trim is a darker brown. It just looks so fresh and pretty.<br />
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We have been having a little excitement around here. The other day there were 3 police cars in front of our neighbors house. Tom went over and found out that they had been evicted for not paying the rent since October.<br />
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Tom smelled a bad sound in the front yard. Upon further investigation he discovered that there was a sewage leak. (sorry) Plumber was called out and he discovered it was caused from a tree root. He temporally fixed the problem but they need to come back and do 3500 dollars worth of work.<br />
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On a brighter note we are also getting the house painted. I would have pictures but it is dark right now. It is looking good.Karen Mortensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15991996620864410833noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-846631511936238535.post-67341821941090476852015-02-04T18:33:00.002-08:002015-02-04T18:36:00.694-08:00What's Been Going On<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well, not a whole lot has been going on (which is okay) but we did get a picture of the cutest grandbaby ever. This is Sara and she is 17 months old. She just keeps getting cuter all the time.<br />
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We both are still working and Tom is still playing the trumpet. He is getting pretty good at it too.<br />
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Today we had a meeting about Daniel at his adult day program. He is doing well and everyone likes him. He is such a cute and loveable guy. We are so happy with his progress. He will turn 26 on Feb. 12th. Which is impossible because I am only 25.<br />
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Our sweet Daniel came.</div>
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My brother David and all his family. Davey is the only one missing because he is on a mission in Argentina. He will return in June!Karen Mortensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15991996620864410833noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-846631511936238535.post-56048500615222994832014-11-10T14:41:00.001-08:002014-11-10T14:41:50.020-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Thanks to everyone who has served in any way. Especially my father-in-law, my father and my uncle.Karen Mortensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15991996620864410833noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-846631511936238535.post-63881106650883636042014-10-24T20:52:00.001-07:002014-10-24T20:52:13.821-07:00For SaleThis is a house that Tom has for sale. It is just 2 doors down from us and is the same floor plan as our house. It has been listed for a couple of days and there is some interest in it already.<br />
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Several weeks ago Tom and I went to Salt Lake to say good-bye to my uncle David. He is my mom's brother. It was a nice service and it was good to see some family members that we don't get to see too often. The weather was beautiful and it was just good to be there.Karen Mortensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15991996620864410833noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-846631511936238535.post-49595432276438162142014-09-03T20:39:00.001-07:002014-09-03T20:39:35.846-07:00Motown The Musical<br />
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Last Saturday Tom and I saw this play in San Francisco. It was fabulous.Karen Mortensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15991996620864410833noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-846631511936238535.post-17938783629975753852014-08-24T13:22:00.001-07:002014-08-24T13:22:14.840-07:00Sara's #1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Our sweet granddaughter, Sara, turned one yesterday and we went to the party.Karen Mortensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15991996620864410833noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-846631511936238535.post-29818346213279526732014-08-06T21:39:00.002-07:002014-08-06T21:39:48.829-07:00Some New Additions <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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While is Salt Lake Tom and I stopped at Deseret Book Store and about these two paintings. The first one is in our dinning room and the second one is in a downstairs family room above the piano.Karen Mortensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15991996620864410833noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-846631511936238535.post-92185202412747949802014-07-05T17:09:00.000-07:002014-07-05T17:47:53.154-07:00Blessed On The Fourth<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Tom and I were very blessed to have our whole family (just about) here for a Fourth of July BBQ. We were even favored with a trumpet duet by Tom and Elise(granddaughter). They were wonderful.<br />
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Who is Who:<br />
Left to Right: Isaiah(grandson, Tony and Latonjya's son), Tony(son), Latonjya(Tony's wife), Mary(daughter), Jason(Mary's husband), Rachael(daughter), Bill (Rachael's husband), Elise, (granddaughter, Mary and Jason's daughter), Amy(same as Elise), Me, Tom.<br />
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Missing-sad face: Justin(oldest grandson and Tony and Latonjya's son) Daniel(our youngest son)Karen Mortensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15991996620864410833noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-846631511936238535.post-27043181500474612202014-06-08T14:32:00.001-07:002014-06-08T14:32:14.769-07:00Grandchild #1 Graduates From High School<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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On Saturday our oldest grandchild, Justin, graduated from high school. Can't believe it. Now only 5 more to go. Sara, pictured here, will graduate in about 18 years.<br />
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We went to a restaurant after the graduation to celebrate. It was great.<br />
<br />Karen Mortensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15991996620864410833noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-846631511936238535.post-79939375279214533802014-05-22T17:34:00.002-07:002014-05-22T17:35:33.136-07:00Our Very Talented Grandchildren<br />
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I think we have people ready for Broadway!Karen Mortensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15991996620864410833noreply@blogger.com3