Kim's news

Erick and I had a wonderful end of April - a whole week of convention time. No matter what the stresses are to get it done we always love the end result. I am stockpiling many pictures of costumes and such for the next scrapbooking event. Of course, that means my apron project is still laying in the craft room, yet to be finished. I'm really going to try and buckle down and have it done before the family picnic. I need something to show off. I have also been very busy working on the knitting - got a couple friends and coworkers expecting babies. Spent most of the day cleaning out the garden and preping it for the vegetables. I am expecting to plant memorial weekend. Got some flowers finally into the window boxes this afternoon and am trying to finish up the housework before Erick and I head off to a friends college graduation party. Next week is our wedding anniversary - hardly seems possible that 4 years have passed. Not sure what we are planning - probably just a nice quite dinner out.Okay - back to the work.
Kim

Hi

Wow! What a month April has been and we are only in the 3rd week. Erick and I began the month with our annual 3 day convention (Anime Detour). Of course for us it was a 5 day event as we move into the hotel the day before and move out the day after. Every year just before it begins I wonder how we will ever survive the weekend but it always turns out great. Following the convention our nights and weekends have been filled with friends and working around the house. This year we have many home changes planned - I'm sure some will end up being postponned but we have grand ideas. I know for sure we will begin the inside painting projects (i lived with white walls for far too long) and continue to finish the basement studio for Erick. We will begin the larger and more improved garden this year - and hopefully with the help of mom I will try my hand at canning some of those wonderful vegetables I plan to grow.

Had a great time with Mom, Aunt Mary, Nancy, Michelle and my friend Gretchen this past weekend at Scrapbooking. Thanks for all the good laughs and wonderful story sharing. Hope to see as many of you as possible at Aunt Therese's birthday party!

Love to all! Kim

NEW HOME UPDATE

Update – as of 12:30pm today (8-29) Erick and I “officially” joined the ranks as new home owners. Yeah!! Closing went well – although my hand really hurts from all the signatures. There must have been 80 apiece. We will be moving some items over the next two weekends and will have the movers here for all the big furniture items and such on September 12th for our official move in day. It is our hope that we will be able to have a house warming/open house event by the end of the year. Please know that each and every one of you will be welcome to visit.
Kim

Bridge

Thanks Ann for all your good thoughts. Erick and I are fine and we have checked on all our friends who live in the area. All are ok. The scariest moment came when talking with Gretchen and knowing she takes the bridge twice a day. She had just been on the bridge ½ hour before the collapse.
Kimberly Hofer

New Home

Hi there – I hope this is the right process in going about getting something on the website as I have yet to figure out how else to do anything. As most of you learned at the family reunion – Erick and I have finally begun the process of hunting for a new home. After looking at several less than exciting places we have found one. We made an offer Thursday afternoon and by Thursday night it was accepted and we owned our very first.

The home is in Coon Rapids and is a 4 bedroom/2 bath 1 ½ story. The home came from an estate sale and the same family had owned it their whole life. The basement is unfinished – which we loved – and Erick is already planning the in home studio. It will be tough to keep him on budget. We have a corner lot – lots of yard space but thankfully no sidewalk shoveling as there are none. The backyard is fenced in and I am already thinking where the new garden spot will go next year. We are set to close on August 29th and would plan to move in during the month of September (we have the apartment until Sept. 30).
I will try to remember to bring some pictures from the\nwebsite this next weekend
I will try to remember to bring some pictures from the website this next weekend. See you all soon.

Kim

Pictures from Vegas

here are pictures that Barb submitted for the blog

News from Gabby and Barb

Hi everyone,
Will see you in a few short hours, but wanted to say that we're glad to hear that everyone in Mary's family is doing good and I hope that Heather doesn't have to seen an emergency again soon! I've been away at a conference in Brainerd since Wednesday, and although I attended a lot of meetings, we did have a good time. During one night's entertainment, we had an Elvis impersonator (sp.) and also had a contest in dressing up in the 50's. Had a poodle skirt, saddle shoes and funky glasses and wouldn't you know that I won the contest and $25 bucks!
Kim and Erick's anniversary is tomorrow, and they are going to spend it at Mystic Lake Casino. It doesn't seem like it's been a year already, but it is!
Not much else to tell now, so will see you soon.
Barb and Gabby
May 19, 2007