Your Holiday Pictures Wanted

Well, with the Christmas season now upon us, we would like to start a new Christmas slideshow. Please send your pictures of family gatherings, parties, and celebrations to us; or any other holiday pictures for that matter. If you like to make videos, like the Thanksgiving one, you can even send us one. We hope to have your photos and/or videos arrive in our *inbox soon, ready to be posted. Also, we would love some blog posts about what you and your family are doing this holiday season.

*send to haglundfamily@gmail.com

Grandpa's Thoughts

On thanksgiving, Grandma gave us a journal entry of Grandpa's. He talked about things he was grateful for and influences in his life. Martha posted a post about her thoughts HERE. Click the thumbnails to see the journal entry in greater detail (the sheet of paper was to large to scan one time).

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Thanksgiving Slideshow & Video

Included are photos and a video of what was happening at Betsy's home on Thanksgiving. Feel free to send in photos of your own celebration and we will add them too.

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Video:

Happy Thanksgiving!

We are wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving! Photos, slideshows, and more to come. Stay Tuned.

PHOTO CONTEST!

ANNOUNCING THE FIRST HAGLUND FAMILY BLOG

PHOTO CONTEST!

We'd like this to bet the fist of a series. Possible themes: classic Haglund hair through the years, Halund eyebrows, baby photos (from any generation)...and any other suggestions - feel free make them!

As for this contest, send us your HALLOWEEN PHOTOS - from this year, from past years. We'd love to see what the third-generation Haglunds paraded around in. Send them soon!

*email photos to haglundfamily@gmail.com

*UPDATE*

Here are some of the photos we currently have. We will add more pictures as we get more.

Karli and Martha in Manhattan

Here are some pictures of my recent trip to NYC to visit Karli (and to do a little work at the New York Design Center and The D&D building. Sally, I thought of you!)

We'd like to dedicate this post to Uncle Karl.



Karli's apartment on 25th Street/ Dinner at The Shake Shack in Madison Sq. Park (two blocks from Karli's house).



Central Park: riding the carrousel

Dawn launch info -- aka Jeff's Satellite

Here's the latest on the Dawn launch for those who are following it.
Please pass this along to anyone else who is interested. The current
first attempt will be on 9/27 from 7:20-7:49 am EDT. You can find
schedule updates at the link below. The launch will be broadcast live
on NASA TV on most cable carriers and streamed from the NASA website.
Go to www.nasa.gov and click on "Watch NASA TV" on the right-hand side.
There's more info on the mission at the bottom link below. Wish us luck!

Jeff.

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/live_tv.html
http://www.nasa.gov/missions/highlights/schedule.html
http://www.nasa.gov/
http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/

*UPDATE*


Dawn has been launched. Click HERE to view footage of the launch.

Comming Soon...

An all-new experience on the haglundblog. Contests and more. Check back soon.

Owen Nagle's Prayer

Here is Owen's prayer at dinner Monday night:

Dear Heavenly Father,

Please bless that I will have four arms in my family, and that I will have spikes on my back for armor. And please bless that our treats will be so so big and that there will be one special piece for me. Amen.

Update on Robbie

Dear Family,

After a successful basic training, Airman Robert Haglund has graduated from a bunk bed with 27 other roommates to a bunk bed with just one roommate. It’s not the Ritz, but the location is hard to beat – on a bluff overlooking Monterey Bay. He’s already signed up for SCUBA training and a personal trainer, generously provided by the Air Force at no cost to RFH. He also gets four meals a day, so he’ll have to keep up the training regime to stay at his fighting weight of 172.

He’ll be at the Defense Language Institute for 60+ weeks of Arabic and then gets to go back to Texas for five months for cryptology training at Goodfellow AFB in San Angelo, Texas. As Robbie’s Lackland AFB branch president said, it’s not the edge of the earth but you can see it from there (Pres. Hetzel is from Santa Ana, Texas, population 1,200, in the same part of West Texas).

You can send e-mail to him at:

robbiehaglund@gmail.com.

Regular mail (cards, cookies, etc.) should be sent to:

Robert Haglund
443 Chaplain Magsig Avenue
Box 3184
Presidio of Monterey, CA 93944.

Love to you all from Robbie and the rest of the Foxboro gang,

BHH

Matt and Sarah make it home...

Sorry for the lack of posts recently. It is summer afterall. We would like to congratulate Matt, Sarah, Miles, Owen, and Harper for traveling cross-country and making it back all in one piece and still sane! They got back on July 4th and were gone for almost a month. You can read about their trip at their blog HERE.

*UPDATE*

Here is a slideshow of their trip:

Also, it was fun seeing all of you at the wedding. We would like to make a slide show of pictures of the wedding and of all the things you did while you were in New Hampshire. If you would like to contribute pictures for the slide show send them along to haglundfamily@gmail.com. We would like to make the slide show within the next two weeks.

Grandma and the John Hakons at the Hukilau!

We left SLC for HNL on Thursday, June 7th. We spent 3 days on Oahu before starting our cruise, including one day at the Polynesian Cultural Center, learning about the various island groups, watching their dances and making a few crafts. The Samoan fire knife dance was a special treat. On Sunday afternoon, we boarded our ship, NCL’s Pride of Aloha. I won’t bother with the ship’s specs because I don’t know them, but suffice it to say it’s slightly bigger than the boats we water ski behind in Utah.

We sailed from Honolulu on Sunday night and arrived in Nawiliwili, Kauai, on Monday. We spent most of Monday swimming and snorkeling at one of the beaches we discovered when we were here 6 years ago to pick up Katie. In the pictures, this is where Grandma took a brief dip in the ocean.

After leaving Nawiliwili Tuesday afternoon, we sailed past the Na Pali Coast of Kauai (think South Pacific) and then set off for the Big Island. We had one day in port at Hilo, where we visited Volcanoes National Park and a few other sites, then a day in Kona where the new temple is located – you can just see the Angel Moroni statue peeking up from above the palm trees of the city. More snorkeling and time at the beach – the key sightings here were several Humuhumu-nukunuku-apua’a (Hawaii’s state fish – bonus points if you know the English translation – see * below) and a half dozen or so sea turtles.

After the Big Island, we spent Friday and Saturday on Maui, where the boys (even John!) took a surfing lesson and we all spent more time playing at the beach. We also took several hours to travel about half of the famous Road to Hana, which puts the S-curve in Big Cottonwood Canyon or Colorado’s Million Dollar Highway to shame. The posted speed limit is either 15 for the curves or 10 for the bridges, many of which were one lane. When things straightened out a bit, the speed limit was raised to a breezy 25! It takes about 3 hours to travel less than 50 miles, and that’s without stopping at any of the waterfalls, beaches, or other pullouts along the way.

We sailed from Maui on Saturday through the night back to Honolulu, and spent the day on Waikiki and a farewell dinner at one of Marilyn’s friend’s house up on the hill. Then off to the airport for the delightful red-eye back to SLC, followed by long naps on Monday afternoon.

Mom was a great sport the whole trip, although she declined our invitation for surfing lessons. And Katie and the other Phillips grand kids loved having rides on the back of the scooter. Everyone got a good suntan, had a great time playing in or on the water, and we all made it back in one piece. Hope you enjoy the pictures!

* trigger fish with a snout like a pig

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See you in New Hampshire

As our family gets ready to leave for New Hampshire, we wish you all happy and safe travels. We will see you all at the wedding.

Nagel News at Keuka Lake

Greetings from the Nagels at Keuka Lake (pronounced like cucumber -
cuka) in upstate New York. We've had a wonderful few days with our
family - swimming, canoeing, paddleboating, noodle hockeying, and lots
of relaxing and visiting. It has been a great place to be with all
these little children - plenty to do without getting in the car to go
anywhere. Enjoy the pictures. Be glad we didn't send you all 567 that Jeff and Sara have taken.

We look forward to seeing some of you in New Hampshire next weekend.
XXXOOO from all the Nagels.

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Where's Waldo...

Dear Family:

Can you pick Robbie out of the crowd in the attached picture? His barber must have had fun!

We talked to Sister Sterneckert Friday, just after she and her husband met with Robbie and the other LDS basic trainees (there are 16 in his group). She said they're full of fear and apprehension this first week and that it takes about three weeks before they start to gain some confidence in what they're doing. He gets two hours for church on Sunday. Also on Sunday he gets to make a call home with his drill instructor listening in to make sure he stays to the script (name, rank, serial number, address, etc.) and to make sure the call doesn't last more than a minute or two.

Thanks for remembering him in your prayers. A note or a card to Robbie at the address below would be greatly appreciated by him and us.

Love,

Bruce

AB Haglund, Robert F.
320 TRS/FLT 459, Dorm A-9
PSC #3
1320 Truemper Street, Unit # 369535
Lackland AFB, TX 78236-5570

Wilderness Adventure

Dear Family

Last Wednesday (May 23rd), Robbie and I hooked up with Marv Curtis and Vern Dellapiana at Grandma’s house to start a weekend wilderness escape prior to Robbie’s induction into the Air Force and embarkation for boot camp at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio starting on June 3rd. We didn’t leave SLC until 10:30 PM, so we stopped for the night in Pocatello. The next morning we drove to West Yellowstone. After getting all our fishing gear in order we drove to a stretch of the Madison River between the Hebgen Lake dam and Earthquake Lake, formed formed on the night of August 17,1959 as a result of an earthquake that measured 7.5 on the Richter scale and caused a massive landslide that blocked the Madison River. Many of us remember that night because we were staying at the Homer’s in Idaho Falls, and the earthquake caused the water in their pool to slosh back and forth, nearly emptying the pool.

Thursday afternoon’s weather was wet and wild, with snow and sleet moderating into steady rain. The river was swift enough that to cross it safely in thigh-high water required us to form a four-man chain and inch across the mossy river rocks. That day’s fishing was Robbie’s and Vern’s first try at fly fishing and maybe my sixth or seventh. Marv is way past avid and proved it by catching at least 30 fish in four hours compared to one for Robbie, one for me, and none for Vern. Nonetheless, the scenery was beautiful, the air crisp and clean, and every cast an adventure for the three novices.

That night we drive into Yellowstone to observe the wildlife, the rebirth of the forest after the fire in 1988, and the geyser pools. Calving season just ended for the bison, and the meadows were full of calves, yearling, and mature bison. It’s amazing that such adorable calves can come from such mangy cows. We saw several herds numbering between 50 and 100. We also saw lots of elk, sans antlers and looking the worse for wear after a long winter. We arrived at Old Faithful Inn just before sunset, but decided dinner was more important that waiting for the geyser. Robbie and I tasted the bison at the buffet, but he elected (and loved) the elk medallions and the rest of us went mainstream with rib eye steak. The drive back was under a clear, moonlit sky as beautiful as the drive in.

We started early the next day, reporting at the outfitters at 8:00 AM to meet our guides for a float trip down the Madison past Quake Lake. It was snowing as we changed into our gear, but the weather cleared into a gorgeous but cold spring day. We floated from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM, with Robbie and I in one boat and Vern and Marv in the other. With expert instruction, Robbie and I increased our catch to between 15 and 20 landed fish, with numerous strikes that we weren’t quick enough to land. This stretch of the Madison is world famous for fly fishing and portions of it were in the movie “A River Runs Through It.” It has been a catch-and-release river for over 40 years and has never been stocked with non-native fish. The fish we were catching were consistently 14-15 inches. Marv probably caught a hundred and landed a 20 inch rainbow.

Saturday we helped Marv open their family cabin on Hebgen Lake, took a side trip to Mesa Falls on the Henry’s Fork of the Snake River, and drove home in time to catch the Jazz game on TV.

It was a great weekend for some male bonding before Robbie leaves for major league male bonding in the USAF. After six weeks of boot camp at Lackland, he’ll have his first posting at the Defense Language Institute at the Presidio of Monterey where he’ll train as a cryptologic linguist in either Chinese, Korean, Arabic or Farsi for 18 months. He won’t know what language he’ll be studying until he arrives in Monterey, but his aptitude tests qualified him for their hardest languages. After he fulfills his four-year commitment to the Air Force he’ll decide whether to pursue a career in the military or return to civilian life. We’ll keep you posted on his progress and will appreciate your faith and prayers for him while he serves.

Love to all,

Bruce

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New Cabin Blog

We now have a new page that will let you reserve the cabin online! You can now email the dates you would like to visit the cabin and Betsy will add your reservation to the calendar. As always, you can always call Betsy to reserve it. You can also see when the cabin is available on the calendar. Thank you Betsy for keeping up the new cabin website.

To visit the new website, click HERE.

There will also be current cabin news and an online wish list.

Question of the year...

What does this equation mean? If you know the answer post it in a comment below.

Nagel News

We're catching up on all of our cute grandchildren these days. In April John and I spent a fun weekend in the Columbus Residence Inn with Rebecca, Garrett, Josh and Cate while Jack and Jolene did a 1/2 marathon. Well, they didn't take the whole weekend to run, so we only got the kids to ourselves for a few hours. We managed to hit a great ice cream place a couple of times, take apart a computer at the children's museum, do the OSU tour with the best guide ever, and check out one of the Columbus wards.

As we write, Jack, Jolene and Cate are in Evansville, IN, looking for a house. Jack has accepted a job there and the family will be moving at the end of June. We are all excited for them to be finished with school, etc., and to have a real job.

Anna went house hunting last month. Or was it March? Anyway, she is in a classic bungalow with three other women on Sherman Avenue. They needed a lawnmower so they made a deal with Cindy's brother who lives across the street. They use his lawnmower and he gets free babystting once in awhile.

At the end of April, we got to have Miles and Owen for a few days while Matt and Sara went to Hawaii. Ask them for pictures. Harper stayed on the other side of the valley and we missed him. It takes a village to get Matt and Sara out of town. Helping me were Martha, Richard, Anna, Cindy and her whole family. Harper got passed around a bit, we hear. Quote of the week from Owen after being told that Martha was his second cousin. (Really his first cousin once removed.) "So who is my last cousin?" Cindy tried to treat them to a night out at McDonald's, but Sara has taught the boys that McDonald's is bad for you. It's true. So they told Cindy they didn't want to go. When I asked Owen how come they didn't eat at McDonald's he said, "Because we're Mormons."

Catherine and I spent a couple of days at the BYU Women's conference. Now we can both say we went to BYU. Highlight of the conference was Buffy's talk, of course. I'm not kidding. I think she should post the text on the blog.

We're looking forward to having all of our family together at Keuka Lake, NY, in June. It is one of the Finger Lakes. If you want to see where we will be, check it out HERE.

We hope it is as gorgeous as it looks on the web. John and I will go to his nephew's bar mitzvah in Toledo on the way to New York and to JB's wedding in NH after NY. Two days after we return to SLC, we're going to Cape Canaveral to watch Jeff's last five years of work rocket into space. If you want to learn a little about the DAWN satellite, click HERE.


We will also have a chance to spend some extra time with our cute Virginia grandchildren. When I can figure out how to post pictures on the blog, I'll send some beautiful ones.

This has gone on too long. Maybe I should make my own blog.
XXXOOOBetsy


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New Template

We have picked a new template! The other template was hard to read on some computers. We hope you like the new format.

-The Fetzers

*Note* We have also added a "Today in History" section.

*Update(APR 30)* We now have an "Upcoming Birthday Calendar" on the side panel.

David O. Family's Easter

The David O. Family had a fun Easter weekend. Karli
was able to fly in from NYC for 48 hours (thank you
Delta) and Clay drove down from his place in Park
City. Saturday was Prom for Heidi so Karli did her
makeup and David taught her how to pin on the
boutonniere. Grace experienced her first Easter egg
hunt. So that is life in Alpine!
-Sydney

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The Villiage Blacksmith: Longfellow

GRANDMA SHARED THIS POEM WITH US AT EASTER DINNER. SOME OF YOU MAY BE FAMILIAR WITH IT. UNCLE DAVID OWEN (WE'RE HAVING TO GET SPECIFIC THESE DAYS!) HAS WRITTEN THE STANZA THAT BEGINS: "TOILING, -- REJOICING -- SORROWING..." IN THE FRONT OF HER FAMILY DIRECTORY SO SHE COMES ACROSS IT EVERY TIME SHE OPENS IT UP. IT REMINDS HER OF GRANDPA. I THOUGHT ALL MIGHT ENJOY IT. IT'S TENDER AND INDEED VERY APPLICABLE TO THE WAY GRANDPA LIVED HIS LIFE.
~ MARTHA


The Village Blacksmith
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Under a spreading chestnut-tree The village smithy stands; The smith, a mighty man is he, With large and sinewy hands; And the muscles of his brawny arms Are strong as iron bands. His hair is crisp, and black, and long, His face is like the tan; His brow is wet with honest sweat, He earns whate'er he can, And looks the whole world in the face, For he owes not any man. Week in, week out, from morn till night, You can hear his bellows blow; You can hear him swing his heavy sledge, With measured beat and slow, Like a sexton ringing the village bell, When the evening sun is low. And children coming home from school Look in at the open door; They love to see the flaming forge, And hear the bellows roar, And catch the burning sparks that fly Like chaff from a threshing-floor.

He goes on Sunday to the church, And sits among his boys; He hears the parson pray and preach, He hears his daughter's voice, Singing in the village choir, And it makes his heart rejoice. It sounds to him like her mother's voice, Singing in Paradise! He needs must think of her once more, How in the grave she lies; And with his hard, rough hand he wipes A tear out of his eyes. Toiling, -- rejoicing -- sorrowing, Onward through life he goes; Each morning sees some task begin, Each evening sees it close; Something attempted, something done, Has earned a night's repose. Thanks, thanks to thee, my worthy friend, For the lesson thou hast taught! Thus at the flaming forge of life Our fortunes must be wrought; Thus on its sounding anvil shaped Each burning deed and thought.

Congratulations!

Congratulations to David Benson for appearing on Jeopardy. Thanks for making the family proud.

David Benson on Jeopardy!

Hey Everyone-

David Benson Haglund will be on Jeopardy tonight (Apr 10). You can see a clip of him here. To see local showtimes click here.

OWEN THOMAS HAGLUND

Born April 1, 2007 @ 1:39 AM...

Owen Thomas Haglund

8 lbs. 13 oz.

21 1/2 in.

New member of our family!!

Congratulations to Erik and Karen on your new baby boy Owen Thomas!!!

Libby & Dustin's Wedding

As you may know, Libby & Dustin's wedding was on March 30, 2007. It was a wonderful event. Congratulations to both of them. Also, congratulations to Meka and JB.

Our Family Blog

Welcome to the new HAGLUND FAMILY BLOG!!! Our most popular names were lotsofhaglunds and haglundblog. We chose to suit both people. Now that our family has a blog you can send photos and other things you want to post to our blog. You can send us news and other info to post. Thanks to Rich and Jen who sent us a link to their website. If your family has a site (or blog), please send us a link. We are looking for a good picture of our family (preferably from the last reunion) so we can post it to the side of this blog.

Send all pictures and anything else to haglundfamily@gmail.com