I want to take this moment to wish everyone a very HAPPY CHRISTMAS ADAM!!

What is Christmas Adam? Simply the day BEFORE Christmas “Eve”… All gifts given emphasize creativity!! Thanks to 'christmas adam.com' for this picture and quote.

I have taken a step closer..

Gjetost, Norwegian Brown Goat Cheese. I LIKE IT!!

My first rememberance of Gjetost was that it was strong, smelled funny and had a weird after taste. My Grandpa Bernson used to ate it as often as he could on crackers and bread. I tried it and decided 'never again'. Well "never" came on Saturday 11/19/11 the day after my wife's birthday. We went to help celebrate the 45th Anniversary of the Local "Leif Erikson Lodge" which is part of the Sons of Norway national organization. Part of the feist was Gjetost server on waffle wedge in one case and on a crisp of some kind on the other. AND I liked it. It was thinly sliced and that was good too. So now I have tasted Lutefisk and have eaten Gjetost so I am wondering what is next?? (oh I also ate a large variety of sweets many of which hailed from Norway or Sweden but I could not tell you their names....yet) I also have a good book, sent from my friend, Martin, in Norway on how to learn to speak to Norsk.. so who knows.

Ooops forgot to give credit!

Thanks to Arensbak Trolls for this image..check out their site athttp://www.trolls.com/ It has a lot of fun stuff!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY LOVELY BRIDE SANDY!!! The woman responsible for keeping this old troll (pictured above..can you see the resemblance??) on the straight and narrow!!!

Happy Halloween

Just a bit of fun. I love Halloween and it is my favorite time of year.. I think it is for trolls tools.. case in point look who showed up with our carved pumpkin....

Ice Giant, Odin and Christ

I saw a post today on facebook which said: "Odin said he would get rid of all the Ice Giants, Christ said he would get rid of all the sinners. I don't see any Ice Giants around anymore." This implied something a bit off so I responded.

"It just means the Ice Giants got smarter and learned to hide better. Odin destroyed with hate so the giants adapted.. Christ wins with love and the wicked haven't figured that out yet...so they continue to make fools of themselves in the open.. "

I guess I get kind of sad when this kind of stuff occurs and since it had to do with Norse Myth and Legend I felt good about posting it here. Chirst is our Exampler and King...following His way is the only sure way to happiness and peace of mind no matter what the rest of the world says or believes..The beauty of it all is that those in the world, the so called sinners, will know and love him too and have the same chance to accept him as we do.. we, as followers of Christ, just have to do our part too.

I will continue to love the lore and the myths my ancestors developed because that is how I got to know and appreciate them and that is how we will relate when I get the chance to teach them the gospel in the next phase of our existance beyond this mortal veil.

Stabburs and Norwegian Architecture

Wow.. I learned a bunch at the Sons of Norway meeting last night (Saturday 10/15/11). I learned that I did not know much about Stabburs and Norwegian Architecture. I really think the concept is cool. The traditional Norwegian building called "Stabbur" was used to store food. The two floors made it perfect for hanging meat from the ceiling in good distance from the claws of rats and other sneaky animals. There are several great pictures of Stabburs on the net. I suggest you google "Norwegian Stabbers" and have a look!