Larry & Kim's Home Page

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=70 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="42e00460egerdp.jpg"> <div> <B>Larry & Kim's Home Page</B></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=165 BGCOLOR="#0000BF" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="15" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="15"><B>   </B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="15" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="15"><B>       </B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="15" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="15"><B>  </B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="15" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="15"></div> <bR> <div> <B>Updated family member web pages:</B></div> <div> <A HREF="hannah.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Hannahs Home Page"><U>Hannah</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="lydia.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lydias Home Page"><U>Lydia</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="kim.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Kims Home Page"><U>Kim</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="larry.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Larrys Home Page"><U>Larry</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="contact_info.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Info"><U>Contact Info</U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id60.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Funny Stuff"><U>Funny Stuff</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id492.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Larrys Books Magazines"><U>Larry's Books</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id466.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Favorite Web Sites"><U>Favorite Web Sites</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id876.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bruderhoff Favorite Quotes"><U>Bruderhof Daily Spiritual Digs</U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id477.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Whats New!"><U>What's New</U></A> - December 2004</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id1010.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Whats Old!"><U>What's Old</U></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=410 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="508" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 718 WIDTH="496"><div> <B>Greetings from the Johnson's - December 2004</B></div> <div> Merry Christmas & Happy New Year from the Johnson's!  We hope you all have a blessed holiday season!  We've doing very well and settled here in South Africa.  Hard to believe we've been here nine years.  </div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1c5af44d0.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="333" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> NOTE:  The picture above is September trip eating at our favorite "Waffle House" restaurant.</div> <bR> <div> Lydia is 10 and has just finished 4th grade.  Hannah is 7 and finished 1st grade.  Kim has been active with the kids and was head of the PTA  this year.  Larry continues to enjoy his work with World Vision as Africa Finance Director.  </div> <bR> <div> It's been a busy year as you can easily see.  Please see below for highlights of many of the year's activities. </div> <bR> <div> Please see the following links for updates on each of us:</div> <div> <A HREF="hannah.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Hannahs Home Page"><U><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Hannah</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="lydia.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lydias Home Page"><U><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Lydia</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="kim.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Kims Home Page"><U><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Kim</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="larry.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Larrys Home Page"><U><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Larry</B></U></A></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 428 WIDTH="496"><div> <B>December Holiday at the Beach</B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="1c74f44d0.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="333" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Remember, it's summer in South Africa at Christmas time.  The day after school ended on 4th of December, we drove 6 hours to Umhlanga beach north of Durban.  We stayed at a timeshare resort on the beach for two weeks.  Lots of fun in the sun.  </div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="id971.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Umhlanga Beach 12/04"><U>More Umhlanga Pictures</U></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 472 WIDTH="496"><div> <B>End of School Year at Blairgowrie Public School</B></div> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="511" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 383 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="1c86fa760.jpg" border=0 width="250" height="374" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="1c88fa780.jpg" border=0 width="250" height="376" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <div> Hannah finished first grade and Lydia finished fourth grade.  Lydia got an award for having the top academic award for her grade.  Hannah got the "Be True" award for her class.  </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 487 WIDTH="496"><div> <B>Classical Christmas Concert at Church</B></div> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="511" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 382 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="1c8afa780.jpg" border=0 width="250" height="376" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="1c8cfa770.jpg" border=0 width="250" height="375" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <div> With everyone going on holiday during Christmas time, many Christmas events are held in late November and early December.  Lydia practiced for weeks for a big Christmas concert at church which included a 70 person choir, orchestra and soloists.  Hannah played the role of Mary at the concert.  </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 298 WIDTH="496"><div> <B>Kim -- Head of PTA at Blairgouwrie</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1c01f4dd0.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="221" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> Kim had a busy year at school this year as head of the PTA.  She was responsible for quite a number of fundraising events that raised a record amount of money for the school.  </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 429 WIDTH="496"><div> <B>Larry's Travels with World Vision</B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="1bfff44e0.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="334" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Larry continued to do quite a bit of travel during the year in his work with World Vision.  Travels included visits to the following countries:  California, USA, Guatemala, Kenya, Senegal, Thailand, Tanzania, Angola, Ethiopia and Germany.  </div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="larry.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Larrys Home Page"><U>Click Here for Larry Update & 2004 Travel Pictures</U></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 396 ><NOBR><div> <B>Halloween Party</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1ba4f44d0.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="333" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> Kim organized a Halloween Party for Lydia and Hannah's friends.  </div> <div> <A HREF="id973.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Halloween Party"><U>Click here for more pictures</U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 412 WIDTH="496"><div> <B>At the Beach - Sept 04</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1ac8f44d0.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="333" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> We spent the last week of September at a friend's condo at the beach an hour's drive south of Durban in the eastern part of South Africa.  </div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="id963.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="At the Beach 9/04"><U>Click here for More Pictures</U></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 395 ><NOBR><div> <B>Lydia's Birthday Party & Tap Dance</B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="1ac6f44d0.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="333" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> The theme for Lydia's 10th birthday party was "Smilely Face" and the 1960's.  </div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="id960.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lydias 10th Birthday"><U>Lydia's 10th Birthday</U></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Symbol" >   ·   </FONT><A HREF="id965.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Party Activities"><U>Party Activities</U></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Symbol" >   ·   </FONT><A HREF="id966.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lydias Tap Dance"><U>Lydia's Tap Dance</U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 512 ><NOBR><div> <B>Hannah's Birthday Party</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1addf4c10.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="449" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> The theme for Hannah's 7th birthday party was "Fish". </div> <div> <A HREF="id957.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Hannahs Birthday Party"><U>Hannah's Birthday Party</U></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Symbol" >   ·   </FONT><A HREF="id967.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Kids"><U>Kids</U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 269 WIDTH="496"><div> <B>USA Trip - Minnesota - June 04</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1b14f4be0.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="190" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> We had a great time in Minnesota both in Minneapolis and at Larry's Aunt Shirley and Uncle Al's cabin in Northern Minnesota.</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="id945.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="USA Minnesota 6/04"><U>USA Minnesota - 6/04</U></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Symbol" >   ·   </FONT><A HREF="id969.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Fishing"><U>Fishing</U></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Symbol" >   ·   </FONT><A HREF="id970.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lake the Water"><U>Lake & the Water</U></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Symbol" >   ·   </FONT><A HREF="id968.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Minneapolis"><U>Minneapolis</U></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 59 WIDTH="496"><div> <B>USA Trip - Disneyworld</B></div> <div> Still coming...  we have hundreds of pictures but haven't had time to update this section yet...</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 59 WIDTH="496"><div> <B>USA Trip - Connecticut at Kim's Parents</B></div> <div> Still coming...  we have hundreds of pictures but haven't had time to update this section yet...</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 59 WIDTH="496"><div> <B>USA Trip - CT - at Mark & Teri's</B></div> <div> Still coming...  we have hundreds of pictures but haven't had time to update this section yet...</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 497 WIDTH="496"><div> <B>Larry & Kim in Thailand</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="18e1f44d0.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="333" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> Kim and Larry went to Thailand for 12 days in June.  The trip was fabulous!!  Kim accompanied Larry on a "spouse" trip for World Vision meetings.  We took four days beforehand and went to the beach in Phuket.  It was a wonderful time of reliving our travels around the world 11 years ago when we used to regularly go through Thailand.  Hannah and Lydia stayed with adopted "Uncle John" and "Aunt Viv" in Johannesburg.</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Click below for more pictures</div> <div> <A HREF="id923.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Phuket Dusit Hotel"><U>Phuket - Dusit Hotel</U></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Symbol" >   ·   </FONT><A HREF="id927.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Kim Larry in Phuket"><U>Kim & Larry in Phuket</U></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Symbol" >   ·   </FONT><A HREF="id928.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Snorkelling"><U>Snorkelling</U></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Symbol" >   ·   </FONT><A HREF="id929.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sunsets the Beach"><U>Sunsets & the Beach</U></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Symbol" >   ·   </FONT><A HREF="id931.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Shopping in Bangkok"><U>Shopping in Bangkok</U></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Symbol" >   ·   </FONT><A HREF="id930.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Spice Market Rest."><U>Spice Market Rest.</U></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Symbol" >   ·   </FONT><A HREF="id933.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bangkok"><U>Bangkok</U></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 496 WIDTH="496"><div> <B>Casey's Trip to Africa - December 2003</B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="1848f44d0.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="333" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Larry's sister, Diane, and her husband, Jerry, made their first trip to Africa in December.  We had a wonderful two weeks together travelling the country seeings all the sites.  We started in Johannesburg where Diane & Jerry recuperated from jet lag, got a feel for our day to day life here and did a few touristy things.  </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id904.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Caseys Trip to Africa"><U>Caseys' Trip to Africa</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id916.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Family Shots"><U>Family Shots</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id910.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Kruger Malelane"><U>Kruger - Malelane</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id915.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Capetown Winelands"><U>Capetown - Winelands</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id914.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Capetown Cape Point"><U>Capetown - Cape Point</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id913.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Capetown Table Mtn"><U>Capetown - Table Mtn</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id912.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Capetown Penguins "><U>Capetown - Penguins </U></A>   |   <A HREF="id917.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Capetown Fish Hoek "><U>Capetown - Fish Hoek </U></A>   |   <A HREF="id918.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Capetown Signs"><U>Capetown - Signs</U></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 113 WIDTH="496"><div> <B>Links to Other Recent Pages</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id898.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Christmas 2003 Update"><U><B>Christmas 2003 Family Update</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id888.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Home Page from Sept 2003"><U><B>Sept 2003 Home Page and Updates</B></U></A></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>