Hemmansägarens julbrev
Hemmansägaren gick på High School i USA ett år i ungdomen. Familjen han bodde hos har vi ännu lite kontakt med. Läs här mother Nancy´s brev till oss:
Hi from cold and icy Indiana……………know you will get this after your anniversary, but I really didn’t forget - just didn’t get on my computer in time to get a message to you on 12-20. So belated anniversary greetings.
We are planning a much scaled back Christmas this year; none of the kids will even be here……….we’re all going to Terry’s on the 27th. Tonight was to have been the Jud Construction Christmas party, but because Mike had to lay off three guys before Thanksgiving, the other guys thought it best to not have a party or even Christmas bonuses. The first time in 40 years that any of the guys ever had to be laid off. That is just how bad the economy is now. Could be a long winter before things get better.
Hope you’re all doing OK and getting ready for a wonderful celebration. I have an email from Julia with some “pactures” but I can’t open the file, so I’ve forwarded it to Jud’s computer at the office and he will print them off.
Guess the one really good thing that has happened………..Mandee’s boyfriend, Jonathan is back from Iraq!!!!!
Have my Swedish tree up for Christmas - makes me miss all of you even more. Think of you every day; tell everyone “hi” from us and have a wonderful Christmas…………………………nancy & jud
Idag, julafton, mellan ensilagekörning och julbad skriver H detta. Idag, julafton, hoppar vi över eventuella politiska antydningar tycker jag. Och stavfel. han hann inte kolla. Ta det som ett fint julbrev, till oss alla, skrivet i all hast. Man fÃ¥r verkligen perspektiv pÃ¥ livet. Och jag började faktiskt grÃ¥ta. Vem är det som ska vara krönikör i GA egentligen?Â
God Jul / Mien
HEMMANSÄGARENS JULBREV:
Here I am at the computer (Jonas). All of the animals says merry christmas. In the old days people believed the animals talked the night before christmas. We talk to ours the year around. This morning we also had three ewes we gave medicin.
Back from Iraq! I never knew he was in Iraq. Well that would make this the happiest of christmases. And it puts things in perspective as well. I have held little Mandee in my arms when she was a little baby and I guess her boyfriend isn’t much older. Little babies shouldn’t have go to war! Tell him not to go there again (if he has a choice) and also tell him how greatful we are that he did go there and serve his country and also us, everybody else, that stand up for freedom and modernity.
It is sad about the economy and it must be so sad having to lay those guys off. Will they be able to find jobs elsewhere? If they have families and children in school it is harder to move where the jobs are of course. It is a similar situation here. We have a neighbor that runs a construction firm. He and all the other firms have had almost too much work these years and now it has really slowed down. But then again people like us are beginning to think we should remodel the attic (or whatever around the home). Mien is thinking the boys could have a room of their own up there. Before this crisis it was difficult getting hold of people to help you with things like this. Over here farmers are also looking at new investments so construction in that sector hasn’t slowed down. So tell Mike there will soon be openings. He will find customers in new segments with people that has “laid low” those years of steaming hot economy. Remember the greatest asset you americans have. Your optimism!
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Jonas
december 26th, 2008 at 12:30 f m
Det var ett väldigt fint mail!
Men dina mail förgyller hela året - tack Mien för att du delar med dig av din talang!
december 26th, 2008 at 10:33 f m
En jättebra idé att göra om vinden! Förvaring går alltid att ordna på något annat sätt. Och jag tror som ni, nu har det i flera år varit omöjligt att få tag på hantverkare så folk har skjutit på sånt man velat göra. Nu finns helt plötsligt möjlighet att ens få en offert!
Och angÃ¥ende konjukturen. Man fÃ¥r försöka ha perspektiv. Vi har inte en negativ konjuktur än. Utan i Ã¥r, ha vi “bara” samma ekonomiska utveckling som förra Ã¥ret. Men hur dÃ¥ligt är det egentligen?
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