This was the first time we'd seen her apartment... looking great!  There was enough room that Molly and Ryan stayed with her.  

  Ryan spent Friday getting his official tour of the Iowa State campus with me (Dad) while Mom and Kristin did some "power shopping".  The Hansens arrived Friday night just in time to do a Mexican fiesta at "La Fuente" (a Mexican restaurant) in Ames.  The family that Kristin nanny's for also joined us for dinner.

  Heather and Carol share a December 24th 19__ birthday.  We met Jim and Carol while we Jim and I were working for ADM at the Granite City, IL soybean facility.  The four of us met for the first time at a St. Louis Blues hockey game... during the '75-'76 season.  Our kids are about the same age and we've enjoyed a very special relationship with the Hansen family for almost 25 yrs!