I've been AWOL for a few days (weeks?) with lots going on personally. As much as I adore Stampin'Up! and the whole papercrafting thing, real life can and does intrude and I try to never forget that family comes first. I wanted to let you know I haven't quit or dropped out or forgotten about crafting. I'm still doing quite a bit on the side, but not taking the time to blog.
My Dad, who I care for with the help of an assisted living facility and Hospice, has had some rough days and then little better days. I'm never quite certain which direction things are heading and it has taken me a few weeks to realize this is the new normal for us. My siblings and I were recently able to all be together with him and that will be a time we all cherish.
Next on the horizon is a bucket list trip to NORWAY! I have three grandparents of 100% Norwegian descent and actually will meet my father's family, who still live on the family farm which has been in the Undlin family since the 1600's. I can't tell you how excited I am about this trip! My husband and one of our daughters will be going as well. We have a fun route all mapped out including Oslo, Bergen, Alesund, Trondheim, Lillehammer and back to Oslo. We have numerous connections with people including a penpal I've had since 7th grade and never met, a nephew studying at the U of Oslo, former MSU exchange student friends from Bergen and Trondheim and the Undlin family. We begin our trip tomorrow with a en route stop in South Dakota for a family wedding and then we fly out of Minneapolis via Reykjavik, Iceland
I am going to try and blog here and there and share some fabulous scenery with you. I hope you don't mind if my posts have nothing to do with rubber stamping for the next few weeks! I know the trip will go by in a flash and then I will get back to my "real" life!
Until Norway,
Sarah
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