For the Christensen Family Reunion, I've employed a few tricks to keep page sizes to minimum — larger images are made into backgrounds to lessen the download time. Photos sent to me have been resized to shorten loading time. Additionally, all artwork is original. The program I use to make the graphics is Deneba's software, Canvas 7. It is a Miami based company, and Curt works there!

Also, our photo collection is limited. If you have images taken during the party please e-mail them to me. You may also snail mail them, but please make sure you send only duplicates and keep the originals for yourself!

The image link to my other active site, EarthStory.com, below shows my children and Curt's step-kids at ages about 7 and 13, the approximate age of the children in the story. They are now considerably older — Celeste graduated Florida State University and then went on to nursing school. She now works in an ER room, whew! Samuel now 20, has a driving passion for cars, and is a second year college student.

Click here* to read about a real scientific frazzler – for the first time in 5O million years, there is water on the North Pole!
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