HISTORY

A Little History:
Our story begins in Pocatello, Idaho, circa 1972, when the lovely Debby Christensen agreed to a first, though fateful date with admirer, David Croshaw. Long story-short, he bade her follow him, and they went arm-in-arm to the Logan, Utah temple for establishment of an eternal family unit, Generation 1, on May 23 1973.

From their first blissful summer in Salt Lake City, educational pursuits took them to Provo/Orem, Utah, birthplace of Leslie and Rebecca, and to San Francisco/Oakland California, birthplace of Colin and Matt. Then, for establishment of livelihood, expansion of the tribe with Abby and Dana, and for raising/unifying of Generation 2, it was back to the roots in Pocatello for a rewarding sojourn.

In time, driven by a raging, but commonly shared sense of adventure and independence, one-by-one, Generation 2 escaped the homeland to distant regions of the country and the world, each ultimately developing their own tribal expansions by pairing with worthy mates and initiating Generation 3.

Now sensing fulfillment of their purpose in Pocatello, Generation 1 has also left those roots and transplanted to Cascade Idaho, from which base, they anticipate more abundant contact with The Posterity, Generations 2 and 3, in the future. That contact however, awaits fulfillment of a call to LDS missionary service in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, wherein they hope to help the state of the world by sharing the love of Jesus Christ.

So now, including Generation 0 (Grandma and Grandpa Christensen) home base includes Yuma, Arizona, Pocatello, Idaho, Cascade, Idaho, Vancouver, BC, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Spokane, Washington, Boise, Idaho, Los Angeles, California, back to Boise, Idaho, and on and on (Generation 3+) to infinity.

Our Mission Statement:
This is the blog of our eternal family unit. Initiated years ago, it served well as a journal, but even more so, as an archive of our personal interaction. It was a gathering place, a confabulation instrument, a unifying force for four generations of widely dispersed and progressively prolific posterity, and their valued associates. Though it served these purposes well for many years, it eventually took a back seat to new-kids-on-the-block, Facebook, and Instagram, and was sadly forgotten.

We now move to resurrect this blog with an added functional purpose of archiving the missionary experiences of Generation 1, of their movements and activities as they participate with The Gathering of Israel in the land northward. In so doing, we hope that via their own comments and posts, this blog will again serve to gather and unify the posterity and their friends.

As in the past, that the young and vibrant may know the old and tired, that enduring bonds may be fostered and maintained, that experience and encouragement may be openly shared, that posterity may embrace truth, and that hearts may be knit together, we must resist detachment despite our geographic divergence. We shall do so here.
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Sunday, February 27, 2011

Obama Chia - Yes We Can!

So, Dana and Jason gave me a unique gift for Christmas - a Ch-Ch-Chia in the form of our beloved president, Barack Obama.  I think it was a gag gift (you know Jason), but I took it seriously, planting, watering, photographing the progress, and generally fussing over the patch.  I know Christmas was 2 months ago, but the growth was slow, sorta like the economy.  Finally, I have firm evidence of my farming capabilities:
the day of the planting


At one month  This is about as good as it got.  He wouldn't grow on top for some reason - male pattern alopecia (baldness), or if you prefer, Larry of the 3 Stooges.






Saturday, February 12, 2011

Favorites

On my way home from Cleveland, I had a pretty long layover in the Minneapolis airport.  Someone sitting beside me one time recommended this cafe.  It is located by concourse D.  Great food, organic kind of stuff, muffins, cookies, and meals.  I had a hash brown breakfast there that was great.  Anyway, it's one of my favorite airport restaurants.

Heart and Souls--just watched it the other day.  One of my favorite movies.

Favorite color--green

Favorite season--fall

what are some of your favorites?

xoxo mom