This morning I called to wish Happy Birthday to my host mom.I also explained that tonight we would celebrate 17. mai – Norway's Constitution Day – at our church with a Scandinavian Dinner and Music. Dan would be one of two "torsk" masters and I would wear my Norwegian-inspired costume to welcome about 100 attendants and sing the Norwegian table prayer. Gunn told me to greet everyone and then turned me over to my host dad to talk about our upcoming Norway trip.
Many area people I know there want to connect during our last days of this tour. Uncertain, I asked his advice on scheduling. Svein suggested taking the train from Trondheim to Lillehammer.
There the two of them will meet us with a mini-bus – which he will lease and has a license to operate. They will show us around this 1994 Olympic city and its sites, drive us over to Hamar for a look along Lake Mjøsa, through Kongsvinger, and south into the community where they live and work.They plan to house us at their lake cabin during our stay and will also show us around local points of interest, arrange a gathering and help us through Oslo and to the airport for our departure. He assured me that we can take into account everyone's well-being and stamina when we arrive and make final decisions at that time.
With "pappa's" assurance, I "let go" of these details and felt refreshed – having a clear picture of how to navigate through my responsibilities – after this Telephone Call to Norway.
