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Just Fine

Hey guys - We are down in New Zealand.

Hale and Whole, thoe a little woozy and quite exhausted.

Im not going to upload any pictures just yet - our "internet connection" is charged so any uploading costs us .10$ perMB. Which is a bit skeevee. Graham tells us being charged per MB is normal round here. He also says books are 3x the cost of what they are in the states. Guess we cant move here....

:D Love

New Zealand

The Train - TranzAlpine

Fox Glacier

Fiordland National Park

Milford Sound - where our boat tour is.

Glow Worm Caves

Mt Cook - tallest point in New Zealand

Christchurch - where Graham lives

The House

Link to pictures

The Map

Blue = Our Apartment
Pink = Falls Church Office
Teal = The Alexandria Office - my new workplace
Yellow = Our New House
Green = Marilee's old House
Purple Line = the train route to work

The Townhouse

Front - The middle townhouse - not much to look at from the front. Its wider than a standard townhouse out here so thats nice. No garage - just a drive way.

Kitchen - Granite tile counter tops... not my style, especially in white. No pantry :( Pretty modern appliances. Great lighting. Looks out into the forest. The right edge of the photo is where the sliding glass door to the patio is.
Dining Room - which is just left of the kitchen. Has a mirrored wall so it makes the place look bigger.
Upper level patio - off the kitchen - Gorgeous, no? Looks out into national forest.
Bottom level patio - this is the ground level patio - the support in the picture supports the corner of the upper patio.

Jens Phone

The phone I got.

Puki Puki

These are PukiPuki dolls made by Fairyland. They're in the 1:12 scale which means they fit perfectly in a standard doll house (which is where these two lovelys are taking a nap). This is a photo by Linda Gavin (I dont know her, Ive just have seen her pictures on Flickr). CLICK HERE to see the photo manual for Pukis (this is what mine will look like when it arrives).

Did you Know

New Shoes

The boot - in Purple.

Happy Birthday!

Hello my mommy and HAPPY BIRTHDAY! (yeah, you have to click on the picture to see the whole thing - silly blog program. I also posted some pictures to Flickr so you can see my weekend adventure.

Did you Know?

Obama gets bills.

A good one

Everythings Amazing, Nobody's Happy.

History Made

Here yah go - the passenger manifest listing one, Johann Spannring:

http://jenwolpoff.googlepages.com/johannspannringpassengermanifest.jpeg

Pretty cool, hun?

Also, with regards to the Lanagans - I found a William Lanangan in Kalispell MT in 1910. William (age 42) lists his wife as Florence and his children as: Josie (age 17), George, Ralph, Henry, Ellen, Clara and Albert (age 4).

Sound like the right Lanagan family?

I also found an Anna Spannring working as a servant in Wisconsin in 1930. She emigrated from Germany in 1926. She was 24.

Planties

The AeroGarden!

Roasted Poblano Chili

This simple crock-pot recipe is made with mild and flavorful poblano peppers and bison (healthier red meat).

1-2 poblano peppers - roasted
2lb ground bison (Whole Foods)
1.5 cup yellow onion
1 green bellpepper
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 15oz red kidney beans, drained
2 14.5 oz can diced tomatoes, drained
1 oz pkg mild chili seasoning mix
salt and pepper

Roast pepper, peal and de-seed, chop.
In skillet brown bison with onion.
Transfer to crock-pot, add poblanos and remaining ingredients.
Stir. Cover and cook on low 9-11 hours.

~2 cup serving is 310 calories (35 from fat), 4g total fat, 37g protein, 32g carb, 9g fiber, 80mg chol, and 800mg sodium.

- I got this recipe from Whole Foods... sounds good to me!

Get ready to get creeped out