The weekend of Christmas, I went to my parents’ house to see family and friends in Platteville before I drove to my grandparents’ house in Sheboygan (about a three hour drive away). My family left Platteville the night of Dec. 23. I spent that night with friends and left the morning of Dec. 24. I wanted to get to my grandparents early enough to spend the whole day with family, so I left Platteville at about 7 a.m.

Here's a simple albeit great Youtube video about a New Year's resolution:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvVTaS1X22k&NR

Last week, the Jordan Police Department responded to 113 incidents – 15 citations, 19 warning citations and 79 calls for service.

Dec. 16 at 6:20 a.m. – A felony stop was conducted on a stolen vehicle near the intersection of highways 21 and 169. Both occupants of the vehicle were taken into custody without incident. The driver, a 27-year-old Norcross man, was transported to the Scott County jail. He was charged with receiving stolen property and driving after revocation.

Jeff and Thuy Swanberg of Jordan are proud to announce the birth of their daughter Angel Ngoc Swanberg at 7:11 p.m. Nov. 29, 2006, at St. Francis Regional Medical Center in Shakopee.

Angel weighed 8 pounds, 6 ounces and was 22 inches long. She has blue eyes and brown hair.

Winter Texans from Jordan, New Prague, Belle Plaine, and surrounding communities will hold their annual luncheon on Monday, January 29, 2007 at the Junction Cafe, 11 So Cage Blvd, Pharr, Texas, at 10:30 AM, serving starts at 11:00 AM Note this is a new location.

Matt and Melissa (Neisen) Beneke of Owatonna are proud to announce the birth of their daughter Natalie May Beneke at 3:10 p.m. Nov. 11 in Owatonna.

Natalie weighed 5 pounds, 3 ounces and was 19-1/2 inches long. She has one brother, Ethan, age 2-1/2.

Emily and Dustin McCabe of Lanesboro are proud to announce the birth of their daughter Ellie Anne McCabe Nov. 16, 2006, at Omstad County Hospital in Rochester.

Ellie weighed 8 pounds, 15 ounces and was 21 inches long.

After eating Vietnamese food last night, my wife and I had two good fortunes in our cookies.

Hers said, "It's your attitude not your aptitude that determines your altitude." Mine said, "A kiss makes the heart young again and (wipes) out the years."

A few weeks ago, I bought a new computer – an iMac. I haven’t put many miles on it yet, because I still need to buy a few programs for it. But I was playing around with it the other night and I came across the coolest built-in program I have ever seen.