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Saturday, June 9, 2012

Kosestua #9 - Family Tree

Unfinished Project
Family Tree/Branch Wall
Inexpensive IKEA frames painted in the colors of room.
One color for each family.

 I am undecided on what to do for the flowers for these branches. 
Originally I thought "Apple Blossoms" but now I'm thinking some
whimsical flowers from this fabric might be nice:
...still thinking.

Oh well in the mean time, I'd like to introduce you to 
the whole *motley crew from youngest to eldest.

*According to http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/motley-crew.html a motely crew is:
"An assorted and ill-disciplined group of ne'er do wells"
Perfect! :-)

 This is #6: "Little Bug"
She is at home until she moves away to go to Grad school in
 Washington, Louisiana, or Colorado.
This is #5: "Precious" with our son-in-law #5a
They live in Louisianna.
This is #4: "The Boy" with our grandson "Buckeroo".
They live in Texas.
This is #3: "The Condition" aka "Boo-boo" with his darling partner #4a.
They live in Utah.
This is #2: "Jole Blon" and another son-in-law #2a.
They live in Texas with two of our grandchildren: "Petite Jole Blon" and "T-Boy".
This is #1: "Sugar Booger" with yet another son-in-law #1a.
They have three of our grandchildren: Munchkin, Frankiestein and Gigi.
Gigi just barely arrived and we are a little slow in adding the pic.
(I warned you that this was an unfinished project.)
They live in Minnesota.
And that's the NVO (Papa Ron) and I (Grandma Spicy) in the green frame.
My parents are in the blue frames and the NVO's parents in the red frame. 
My dad lives in heaven with the NVO's dad,
we imagine they are buddies although they never met on earth. :-)
My mom (Mor Mor) and bonus dad (Hans) live in Norway. 
The NVO's mom (Mama Corky) lives in California.

Well that's the entire crew.
I'll post again when the wall is finished with blossoms. :-0

Thank goodness tomorrow is the "Grande Finale"!!!
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16 comments:

  1. Lillie and MossJune 9, 2012 at 9:01 AM

    This is a sweet idea..can't wait to see the finished look! I am from Louisiana also!
    Shari

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    1. AstriJune 9, 2012 at 3:14 PM

      It's a small world! Louisiana is awesome and people too. :-) I knew there was a reaon I liked you so much. ;-)

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  2. KateJune 9, 2012 at 9:10 AM

    Such a clever idea! Thank you for sharing pics of your sweet family. What a nice way to keep them close when they're so far away.
    Blessings,
    Kate

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    1. AstriJune 9, 2012 at 3:17 PM

      Thank you Kate! This is the room where we spend so much of our time, so yes, it is nice to have them close in this way. We miss them a lot!

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  3. UnknownJune 9, 2012 at 11:25 AM

    Så morsomt med familietre. Nydelige barn svigerbarn og barnebarn dere har. Jeg er også mormor. Det er topp. Hvor i Norge bor din mor og mannen?

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    1. AstriJune 9, 2012 at 2:43 PM

      Thank you Drude! And congrats on being a grandmother. My mother and bonus dad live in Bud but the address is Hustad...close to Molde. :-) There's a big Jarlsberg Factory close by. Yum!

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  4. Sonja frå SunnfjordJune 9, 2012 at 2:25 PM

    Artig familietre du har laget!
    Angående Drude sitt spørsmål; Jeg husker du skrev til meg hvor din mor bor, men i dag kommer jeg bare på at det var i mitt nabofylke Møre og Romsdal...

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    1. AstriJune 9, 2012 at 2:50 PM

      Good memory, Sonja. They live close to Molde, see above reply to Drude. I was born in Kristiansund N., my mother from a small island outside of Kristiansund N. and my father's family was from Trondheim.

      Next year we spend 3-4 weeks in your part of the country, which I have not visited before. We are so excited. We talk about it every day. :-)

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    2. Sonja frå SunnfjordJune 9, 2012 at 2:57 PM

      Så kjekt at dere har tenkt dere hitover:) Vi får vel høre mer om ferieplanene når turen nærmer seg:)

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    3. Sonja frå SunnfjordJune 9, 2012 at 4:32 PM

      Så din mann er geolog... jeg bor i et interessant geologisk område, i følge de som kan noe om dette. Til mannen din: http://folk.uio.no/torgeir/pdfpapers/Geo-Brurestakken.pdf, http://www.bulandet-grendalag.org/images/LindaMappe/LindaTekst/verlandetnorsk.pdf. Skrevet på norsk, men du forstår vel det meste?

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    4. DiggerJune 10, 2012 at 1:19 PM

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    5. DiggerJune 10, 2012 at 1:23 PM

      Tusen takk for lenken Sonja! Jeg bare å lære norsk, men virkelig liker språket. Jeg må oversette mange av ordene fra sidene, men vil lære mye. Jeg liker å studere geologi Norge. Ofte bruker jeg en fei ord, eller stave det galt! =)

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  5. créations manuellesJune 10, 2012 at 1:56 AM

    sympathique arbre généalogique. Bon dimanche !

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  6. Mary SmithJune 10, 2012 at 6:12 AM

    That's an amazing tree and a beautiful family!

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  7. CaroleJune 10, 2012 at 12:00 PM

    What a great idea....your frames look wonderful Astri. You have a lovely family :-)
    Carole

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  8. Mrs. MicawberJune 11, 2012 at 8:03 PM

    What a beautiful family you have. I like that family tree idea. Did you paint the branches? (Of course you did, you talented gal. Silly question.)

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