namesake

Here is the next on the family tree. Florence Beale Turner. Born in

what was called "Old Reserve." It is near Tylden which is about 53 km. (which is almost 34 miles), northwest of Melbourne. It is by such amazing places such as Daylesford, Ballarat and Clunes. According to sources it had a quarry. I would guess by where she was born that it was on a farm.

She married Jens Nielsen Hansen and I am sad to say that is all the information I have on her.

My mother did tell me that I was named after her. At the time I was not impressed and so when kids found out what my middle name was I told them I was named after Florence Nightingale the famous nurse.

A little history lesson.

Florence Nightingale chose nursing over marriage and it was not a respectable profession in 1844. Because of terrible conditions during the Crimean War she volunteered to go to Turkey. She established sanitary conditions for the wounded soldiers there. Upon her return to England she worked at a local hospital asking to be the only nurse at night. Because of this she became known as "The Lady with the Lamp."

Memorial Day

Sometimes the ideas I have work perfectly and then there are the other times.

This past Saturday Mike and I joined his sisters and brother in Malad, Idaho to visit the cemetery there.

In case any were not aware of where Malad is I had hoped for a map but I am sorry to say was not able to get one for the blog. So all I can say it is north of Utah on the way to Pocatello just across the border.

Mike's grandparents on his mother's side are buried there along with his father and brother.

After this we headed south back to Utah to the town of Clearfield where their mother is buried.

she's not heavy, she's my sister...

This was sent to me by a friend of Trudi's and I thought it worth sharing with all.
http://sports.espn.go.com/broadband/video/videopage?videoId=3380875&categoryId=2378529
It is one inspirational video.

odds and ends...

Eating healthy is one of my little soap boxes. I must admit that sometimes I talk the talk more than walk the walk, but I am putting forth to do better.
I heard that steel cut oats were better for you than good old Quaker. Being the curious soul that I am I decided to look it up on the internet and this is what I found.
In a nutshell:
Quaker rolled oats: 1/2 cup, 150 calories, 3 g. fat, 27 g. Carbs. 4 g. fiber, 5 g. protein.
Organic Steel Cut Oats: 1/4 cup, 160 calories, 3 g. fat, 27 g. Carbs. 8 g. fiber, 6 g. protein.
Read the labels as this differs brand to brand.
I cook them in low calorie apple or cranberry juice.
That's my tip for the day.
Healthy eating to all.

Pins and Needles

For the last 10 years or so I have been leaning away from traditional medicine in favor of the alternative therapies that are out there.
Having suffered from a certain condition (not serious, just annoying) and having the medical community not able to give any relief I was becoming a little frustrated, (okay allot).
I went to the web in sea ch of an acupuncturist in hopes that I could get some relief. I have been twice now and things seem to be improving.
The sessions are about 90 minutes and far from uncomfortable. There is a small sensation when the needles are placed and that is about it. Then you rest with the lights low and music playing. After the session she gives me a nice head and shoulder massage.
She received her degree from a college in California and then did an internship at a hospital in Beijing. The treated patients at the local hospital and then did classwork in the afternoons.
So if you have problems that are not be resolved in the western medical manner give needles a try. With an open mind of course.

where it all began...

To be true to the title I should begin with Adam and Eve but I won't. I am starting with my grandfather, mothers side, Jens Nielsen Hansen. I am sure you all can see the family resemblance. Grandpa was born in Gaerup, Denmark, April 11, 1865.

From what I have been told he joined the crew of ship at around the age of 14 years.

Whether he jumped ship when it arrived in Australia is information I do not have. By 1936 he had met and married my grandmother Florence Beale Turner.

My mother, Alta Stella Hansen, was born in 1907 in Australia.

Shortly thereafter he met LDS missionaries and being the stubborn Dane that he must have been decided to pack up his small family, my mother, an older brother, and his wife and travel to America by boat to learn more about the church.

They landed in San Francisco and traveled to Utah. The winter was very cold for grandma and she became ill with pneumonia. Grandpa was busy building a house and grocery store on 11th East in Salt Lake City and coping with an ill wife and two small children.

Grandma died in February 1910.

In a letter that I have a copy of grandpa writes to the relatives in Australia and tells in broken English this experience.

As grandma lay dying she told him that she had seen Jesus and that the church was true and he needed to be baptized. This was done in the baptistry in the Tabernacle.

He then buried his wife in the SLC cemetery and returned by boat with the two children to Australia to raise them there. He never married again and he remained faithful to his beliefs all his days.

Training

Today I started week 4 of my new training program. It was run 5 minutes and walk 1 minute for 5 times. I had only one small adjustment and that was I did one 3x1. I also miscalculated my turn around time and because I had to come home it took me 40 minutes instead of the normal 30 minutes.
Each time I go out as the time increases I think I won't be able to complete this one, but so far I have. At times I have Trudi for company as she is my biggest support and cheerleader. She doesn't stay long just enough for encouragement and then she is gone.