Something you might not know about me is that I am half Norwegian. Apparently I am in good company as a descendant of Norway. Check out this list of other Norwegian Americans.
Today is syttende mai. It is the Norwegian Constitution Day!
That means everyone should:
1. eat your lutefisk and lefse
2. tell all of your Ole and Lena jokes (be sure to at least look at the Ole and Lena jokes, some of them are really funny)
3. wear your bunad or traditional Norwegian dress
4. have a parade while waving your Norwegian flags
At least that's what we're going to do. Except for the lutefisk and lefse. Yuck. Poached salmon for dinner sounds good though.
Happy Norway Day!
I can't resist telling this one joke my father used to tell. He wasn't much of a joke teller, as he usually told the punch line before the joke, so forgive me if it isn't funny, but it reminds me of him. Ole and Sven had been out in the woods looking for a Christmas tree all day long, and couldn't find one. They were getting really tired so Ole says to Sven, "We're chopping down the next one, even if it doesn't have lights."
Thank you! And Good Night!
1 comment:
I like your father's Ole and Sven joke!
Have you ever read Margaret Jensen's books? She writes about her Norwegian family and God's love in their lives. She's a funny, warm, encouraging writer: I love her books. "First We Have Coffe", "The Sun Is Shining On the Other Side", and "Lena" are my favorites.
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