tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30261552774565943572024-03-07T14:19:26.872-08:00Vicki's Photo Journal
I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth. 3 John 1:4Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01394553650178941152noreply@blogger.comBlogger545125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026155277456594357.post-6389443231655073282024-03-07T14:09:00.000-08:002024-03-07T14:18:53.801-08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;">February</span></div><script type="text/javascript">
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The best depiction of the life of Jesus ever. I really love this series, but season 4 really hits a lot of buttons, especially the topic of why God decides to work a miracle or not, why are some allowed to suffer while others not. It is a tear jerker for sure.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">And while I am on that topic, I also read a book on that same subject. 'Suffering is Never for Nothing', written by Elizabeth Elliot. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjztYonfmfYMjR-FYoAdChtOAxYK4An8Lq9BU9EER45jmP1QKGgKdkiKg0JFadqvtan3KIGmF5qZNkiD5WKhhVzyyVFNEXH5FuRFKbiK4m1mllDb_IpL0gX6R8fkQyBGFhnM-TP17QxeKkyQMWcJ4CLQwPd5mty71wqAWtmdqY7VRZDmrgw0y1QhK9znhQT/s4032/IMG_1219.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjztYonfmfYMjR-FYoAdChtOAxYK4An8Lq9BU9EER45jmP1QKGgKdkiKg0JFadqvtan3KIGmF5qZNkiD5WKhhVzyyVFNEXH5FuRFKbiK4m1mllDb_IpL0gX6R8fkQyBGFhnM-TP17QxeKkyQMWcJ4CLQwPd5mty71wqAWtmdqY7VRZDmrgw0y1QhK9znhQT/w480-h640/IMG_1219.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>Of all the books on grief that I have read, this one satisfied my questions more than any. I knew it was the perfect book to pass on to Mom, who still struggles with Cyndi's passing. She felt so much better after reading it. I don't know if it is only because so much time has passed and she was more </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span>open to what she was reading</span><span>, or if it is really the book. I think it is the book. The book is now making the rounds in Dan's family and mine.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbH5Fiso-vJAL5NkZPQWhyphenhyphenzurCuc8S0vXI4j7ekXr6BgO5DuCHhviACmSDyYF8hHqKjwquObT9DgZQlJqHtgMujs9Iz47DfokKPjKgwawxh0dT8KNRhg3pR6NdBTcvJhH9VpZiQeUQQFZhyrAZTM19XG3PWVO1lcXWFPyI2eFKwKjEv9T5zt8QzbzmzCc5/s5120/Dennis.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbH5Fiso-vJAL5NkZPQWhyphenhyphenzurCuc8S0vXI4j7ekXr6BgO5DuCHhviACmSDyYF8hHqKjwquObT9DgZQlJqHtgMujs9Iz47DfokKPjKgwawxh0dT8KNRhg3pR6NdBTcvJhH9VpZiQeUQQFZhyrAZTM19XG3PWVO1lcXWFPyI2eFKwKjEv9T5zt8QzbzmzCc5/w640-h400/Dennis.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I love listening to Gabe and Daniel practice their violins. Both are so professional. When they are practicing, I like to sneak in and sit behind them and listen. They seem so happy to discover me there when they are done and turn around.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-1HoVhtOj76obnfdlyPadnB4DnxvE4VdoGYQdITCO1Arr2K2ebYPrfa5A0DNWLwaY0ManXy-mWOOYbhSAsdRY0rJxMsUwmWL6txOVGVlPeebhMyCjXjX0JG5Mn8sIyiYr-1B4yzpcdynmw88Oir6ErY5NOm_Jg9uEMT9ZlUrt5kV-SAVbMDB7ev_r6_yq/s2048/DSC_2061.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2048" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-1HoVhtOj76obnfdlyPadnB4DnxvE4VdoGYQdITCO1Arr2K2ebYPrfa5A0DNWLwaY0ManXy-mWOOYbhSAsdRY0rJxMsUwmWL6txOVGVlPeebhMyCjXjX0JG5Mn8sIyiYr-1B4yzpcdynmw88Oir6ErY5NOm_Jg9uEMT9ZlUrt5kV-SAVbMDB7ev_r6_yq/w640-h428/DSC_2061.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">While we were there a huge rain storm went through, leaving snow in the higher areas. I don't think I have ever seen snow in the Grapevine as we went home before this time.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNqaWadAbQz17-kWbd_5klBXV35Jk3tnDtXfO9U6pAOYF1ay6HElSMwFSMDzuFIm_u7XPNPXC52NvjH4bgxWFUe-5JZFVQ3XEAU7KavQK4iNJ0gWDqUUDnPaSkJuq6tkn45CRB6mMfGSRVQN0-0XvBkUfY1ozYf1vRQUISHUp9qq-o2vdUNiKvJ1fx8KaS/s2048/DSC_2062.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2048" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNqaWadAbQz17-kWbd_5klBXV35Jk3tnDtXfO9U6pAOYF1ay6HElSMwFSMDzuFIm_u7XPNPXC52NvjH4bgxWFUe-5JZFVQ3XEAU7KavQK4iNJ0gWDqUUDnPaSkJuq6tkn45CRB6mMfGSRVQN0-0XvBkUfY1ozYf1vRQUISHUp9qq-o2vdUNiKvJ1fx8KaS/w640-h428/DSC_2062.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">All that rain is making a difference in the Shasta area farther north too. The water levels are really coming up. The water was so low the past few trips through that you could barely see the water in some areas.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRc3aSv4Ce-eBkFkky5X1LysRGkCPhRQj2leSLRdps1n4Yq1c1mRN48HgWvB1EMufl79vWsk_zRRWUWWTlrgIshn_IL0gcyxy0z0wuc_tSL0lgfWmtG4MaF_dJvrhj6F4QPcOlMPmsVasoCeLlmn2_nDvje1pSVBqisl93Wx7hVt0OWwn_DK9s_7-E38nT/s2048/DSC_2068.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2048" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRc3aSv4Ce-eBkFkky5X1LysRGkCPhRQj2leSLRdps1n4Yq1c1mRN48HgWvB1EMufl79vWsk_zRRWUWWTlrgIshn_IL0gcyxy0z0wuc_tSL0lgfWmtG4MaF_dJvrhj6F4QPcOlMPmsVasoCeLlmn2_nDvje1pSVBqisl93Wx7hVt0OWwn_DK9s_7-E38nT/w640-h428/DSC_2068.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I took both boys birthday shopping for Gabe's birthday. Afterwards we went for lunch. I can't believe he is 14 now!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2HgOebKl70R_ztmfCfF9Wr2vxvBq5tsdAWIG2uNRWdnwBEnm-NnBPhozBz2K9bACrdeYSq8Jdy9Wv3JOu9yOaWFOVOEhfXz339tjQnVsNSoh6sr7Nv4YYv3LvQWO0aXEl31ZpMKpzlBK36cuSHV78LjuMJQNdRGV_r81i8Ai1fEVY2_8ouMP6u3B9Bd_g/s5120/shop.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2HgOebKl70R_ztmfCfF9Wr2vxvBq5tsdAWIG2uNRWdnwBEnm-NnBPhozBz2K9bACrdeYSq8Jdy9Wv3JOu9yOaWFOVOEhfXz339tjQnVsNSoh6sr7Nv4YYv3LvQWO0aXEl31ZpMKpzlBK36cuSHV78LjuMJQNdRGV_r81i8Ai1fEVY2_8ouMP6u3B9Bd_g/w640-h400/shop.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">This month's baking challenge on Sally's baking website was Napoleons. I don't think I would have ever tried them. It was fun, for sure a challenge with so many steps. I broke it into two days to make them, one to bake and one to assemble. They turned out alright, but I doubt I will go to all that work again. Her alternative challenge was paniers. Again, a lot of work and nobody was very impressed with them.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-KNrUJ0BoVl_no1WhOM4wtCE5y4twzEA1VZq7zYMXiy5xusYsHth-5gNye3T3Pd9n87bMQW3TnnE-P9y32SvDWdihHcdmY43qEmO5sFrhoVsZV61IaaZsROiHekr3IAzQ7EOeNkGWgO2LCyRIcmxrKMZ4rTfDQeOFhRlMyktisnSgTRwflAMsOXqr_zL0/s4032/IMG_0997.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-KNrUJ0BoVl_no1WhOM4wtCE5y4twzEA1VZq7zYMXiy5xusYsHth-5gNye3T3Pd9n87bMQW3TnnE-P9y32SvDWdihHcdmY43qEmO5sFrhoVsZV61IaaZsROiHekr3IAzQ7EOeNkGWgO2LCyRIcmxrKMZ4rTfDQeOFhRlMyktisnSgTRwflAMsOXqr_zL0/w480-h640/IMG_0997.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I made a Valentine box for all the kids, taking Gabe and Daniel theirs when we went down. It was fun. I bought square boxes at the Dollar Tree, cut the sides, then glued candy on the sides. Then you pull the sides back up and hold them all up with the lid. When they open them, the sides fall down showing off all the candy and a gift card to Baskin Robins. I think they all really liked it.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxFhalScFHKAK99LhAGzWq10FJ8yyylhAkXSGJLpZvJdXClxwJPcshlCb2iDZlY6x5-hy7oj-mjmuPBiqsPvK9RuaKAd6q-ds1Xs6vX26bCzr0jty_RE2DXUel1bOtlGF5oeq_unXLnLMtzHxBWLqCB5U4zz4Qq_cvfLcNXZufWRopfXNc5DW6AluCeeOJ/s4032/IMG_1004.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxFhalScFHKAK99LhAGzWq10FJ8yyylhAkXSGJLpZvJdXClxwJPcshlCb2iDZlY6x5-hy7oj-mjmuPBiqsPvK9RuaKAd6q-ds1Xs6vX26bCzr0jty_RE2DXUel1bOtlGF5oeq_unXLnLMtzHxBWLqCB5U4zz4Qq_cvfLcNXZufWRopfXNc5DW6AluCeeOJ/w640-h480/IMG_1004.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Mom and Dad came for Valentine dinner. It was the night I made my napoleons.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsl8QxDwtyVQx-_ZQGe1WG23nPMwadZ4bg76ILSS6svsvV-Fa56UzrC-SNoEr2vzcJ5B9w8l2kiBa2aAkmk5IFi7vD9iGX_EzNnKHUMqvy7Nu27B__ceidy6GGr1CEkFiZqVim8U8qvGy3ZPnDUyhvzEJe15CknA92eDQTEIog5DW9Ju_aecuVWqbjpHrt/s4032/IMG_1006.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsl8QxDwtyVQx-_ZQGe1WG23nPMwadZ4bg76ILSS6svsvV-Fa56UzrC-SNoEr2vzcJ5B9w8l2kiBa2aAkmk5IFi7vD9iGX_EzNnKHUMqvy7Nu27B__ceidy6GGr1CEkFiZqVim8U8qvGy3ZPnDUyhvzEJe15CknA92eDQTEIog5DW9Ju_aecuVWqbjpHrt/w640-h480/IMG_1006.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Arianna and Lina (and school friends) are really into skin care. Their biggest thrill is going to Sephora and wandering around. It really tops it off if they get to buy something!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt-1bpAj26UKZ9J9azqO9tr1u2QRpAPejgOnkEDBcdOKXPko_lOGCGNnHNkJhP1OAn32FmwWIxEbP0HmOGRwHgoDrtuCvsqOSl6vgPGhoUgsrDGMhUVHpBV73vRcAeJhDhTPVT7UlG3PslUHSlt0rhKBDsFCmN3ite_2nmgO9vcRe03pd01OlmiAHVvX5p/s4032/IMG_1034.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt-1bpAj26UKZ9J9azqO9tr1u2QRpAPejgOnkEDBcdOKXPko_lOGCGNnHNkJhP1OAn32FmwWIxEbP0HmOGRwHgoDrtuCvsqOSl6vgPGhoUgsrDGMhUVHpBV73vRcAeJhDhTPVT7UlG3PslUHSlt0rhKBDsFCmN3ite_2nmgO9vcRe03pd01OlmiAHVvX5p/w480-h640/IMG_1034.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Once home, they like to practice on Grandma. Here is my view of the process. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhe1zhj6cC1wr6pJdKRmtp1_o2gBvBTo0QEt6iuCeC0ufW9iMMqfN1fIQde40IKC6C2sF99E06AFSq-LiuKRphtN1XKeWTZcpiQNZxIdcYv5iLi_4fFBseLOqWxcANmrAMFJe0hFEyXVf9VJZ7VL6a0iN9G_5R5StsBPCTCBQn1_KoI-7cNxtlwEgI1kef/s4032/IMG_1143.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhe1zhj6cC1wr6pJdKRmtp1_o2gBvBTo0QEt6iuCeC0ufW9iMMqfN1fIQde40IKC6C2sF99E06AFSq-LiuKRphtN1XKeWTZcpiQNZxIdcYv5iLi_4fFBseLOqWxcANmrAMFJe0hFEyXVf9VJZ7VL6a0iN9G_5R5StsBPCTCBQn1_KoI-7cNxtlwEgI1kef/w640-h480/IMG_1143.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Meanwhile, Josiah prefers to stay with Grandpa while the girls shop.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaMxLUrvOfC9fuMm1615jEMfVBJh0HEnqBQLR008dXZ7dl3yuX6wzOl0Z-VJwFR4yuMmaxYtzXUATtl6vpDQ27ufYxGoq0Iz512QJdLoG1CVloh67O_-Q5bj9ouNMgvsOaKd6_z5j2yBT1a83sthqNdWepmqPOaAgKUwC9SzR3zVSEy3Z9EJzXcQabG5od/s4032/IMG_0972.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaMxLUrvOfC9fuMm1615jEMfVBJh0HEnqBQLR008dXZ7dl3yuX6wzOl0Z-VJwFR4yuMmaxYtzXUATtl6vpDQ27ufYxGoq0Iz512QJdLoG1CVloh67O_-Q5bj9ouNMgvsOaKd6_z5j2yBT1a83sthqNdWepmqPOaAgKUwC9SzR3zVSEy3Z9EJzXcQabG5od/w480-h640/IMG_0972.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Last summer I ordered some special pink crocus from Holland. I had never seen pink ones and pink flowers are my very favorite. I am really disappointed to see that they are not really pink.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoskGXg2mlfGeRU63joH8L7K8J4uZCxDsQuTfrLncG91MoAklrz9RWh8ZUcIryuJ3DgKEu6YQJa1sDz2nKcPovVK0-ohvZWjIE1Los6Ak1omi_54CITNLwxlMcVYro3mwK9qHfNDqR0nFSVO4uPwsIKyeGEti1nndKY94tVfLd6SxmYtb5np_YkawU__J-/s4032/IMG_1221.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoskGXg2mlfGeRU63joH8L7K8J4uZCxDsQuTfrLncG91MoAklrz9RWh8ZUcIryuJ3DgKEu6YQJa1sDz2nKcPovVK0-ohvZWjIE1Los6Ak1omi_54CITNLwxlMcVYro3mwK9qHfNDqR0nFSVO4uPwsIKyeGEti1nndKY94tVfLd6SxmYtb5np_YkawU__J-/w480-h640/IMG_1221.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The robins have returned and love the bird bath.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCPKtt1ORiywmR53Aznn3coS6NbJkYIvTRDhHwl6-whZzybGQOWU9hWr5zhrJRJ3Psi1riH5XanwCUf3u8V4eSiVliaiK81zthKeY7MS1yL3g_sYMbnMWqxMYzf5LseOWRnLwIGe9s5eoNLmUGS139wpNiOJ3tZkRlvYN07mXWI2DlUVnDH_wtbO8ZUq0M/s2048/DSC_2077.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2048" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCPKtt1ORiywmR53Aznn3coS6NbJkYIvTRDhHwl6-whZzybGQOWU9hWr5zhrJRJ3Psi1riH5XanwCUf3u8V4eSiVliaiK81zthKeY7MS1yL3g_sYMbnMWqxMYzf5LseOWRnLwIGe9s5eoNLmUGS139wpNiOJ3tZkRlvYN07mXWI2DlUVnDH_wtbO8ZUq0M/w640-h428/DSC_2077.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div>Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01394553650178941152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026155277456594357.post-42764310899401078352024-02-11T12:53:00.000-08:002024-02-11T12:53:26.357-08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">January</span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><script type="text/javascript">
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We had a nice time with dinner out and sitting inside by the fireplace, as it was cold and windy and rainy outside. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr2stjHTEEn6aatiBpO5LRGg9JUhtYcn6H4UG67HJzabI3PAuhqPg4yjX1KZiss4WwzaPb_7Us1R610YEKkrZy5Gj35IaEQ8DnDD9tTk6X-FCM2whHS2iy96kYWGpVjM9EyC1MEYDq-_AeliUjazL-V7ugcdhzF20UYArh1SzVoEEywbFuvao8Pk36h37F/s5120/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr2stjHTEEn6aatiBpO5LRGg9JUhtYcn6H4UG67HJzabI3PAuhqPg4yjX1KZiss4WwzaPb_7Us1R610YEKkrZy5Gj35IaEQ8DnDD9tTk6X-FCM2whHS2iy96kYWGpVjM9EyC1MEYDq-_AeliUjazL-V7ugcdhzF20UYArh1SzVoEEywbFuvao8Pk36h37F/w640-h400/1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">A week later, we should have celebrated Dad's birthday with dinner at Country Kitchen, but the predicted ice and snow appeared. We all stayed home until the roads were clear again and celebrated a week after that.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQNkmt26nrjZocg3fb-_LEGHH7OHi2m6raKnrGHGoENKBHQHNCE94-C5tL01Wa4PvnIyTdu-GPcupW_M8luJP3IkFPbsYI2IepJfSj0_sz5rH9wp4WdYAkBwArmYSVuEsK-rRBUMAPOwdR_UZHX5rMT93-R9eGL9MYLJogja0K-SeQzplDHTaspqoD8ei0/s5120/5%20(5).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQNkmt26nrjZocg3fb-_LEGHH7OHi2m6raKnrGHGoENKBHQHNCE94-C5tL01Wa4PvnIyTdu-GPcupW_M8luJP3IkFPbsYI2IepJfSj0_sz5rH9wp4WdYAkBwArmYSVuEsK-rRBUMAPOwdR_UZHX5rMT93-R9eGL9MYLJogja0K-SeQzplDHTaspqoD8ei0/w640-h400/5%20(5).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">We didn't get much snow, mostly ice. It so amazing how each item is completely encased. The worst part is you can't get outside for anything.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZsCSw162napdQ2C0O5v_LZYUJpIfqCSXc4THuqf9n6WnOk3tMu9rZW-4petYIF8ZwciyVLbmPxU1H2_fqw8JOGxbBJE8mrxDEfB0HVvUlK931yLU1MEdUderxCwaR2Khzit4MOgEdO9SJnurfIzICtsgmO1jJE7u0K_MlU-JRzVVuRUnWSuNsqkKToFdm/s2048/5%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2048" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZsCSw162napdQ2C0O5v_LZYUJpIfqCSXc4THuqf9n6WnOk3tMu9rZW-4petYIF8ZwciyVLbmPxU1H2_fqw8JOGxbBJE8mrxDEfB0HVvUlK931yLU1MEdUderxCwaR2Khzit4MOgEdO9SJnurfIzICtsgmO1jJE7u0K_MlU-JRzVVuRUnWSuNsqkKToFdm/w640-h428/5%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">I did manage to keep the bird feeders filled.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYF_GtlRYdoQf0zBpcWivU-B_BQ0m5gBoEAwnWBE6fSWvvEcmXvqLEtbiloJeefLbX0gDdBhAuq9u3brWfpIVFD4NfcmsPqRYjWxL-gKRgrwVTrR5u4OlT_p0HPxHEAzu1bFQhT88hh8oGYD7R-9rnKI6uYLirP8x7QsxdMrzXLRz57TL4e4T7ickPwJa1/s5120/5%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYF_GtlRYdoQf0zBpcWivU-B_BQ0m5gBoEAwnWBE6fSWvvEcmXvqLEtbiloJeefLbX0gDdBhAuq9u3brWfpIVFD4NfcmsPqRYjWxL-gKRgrwVTrR5u4OlT_p0HPxHEAzu1bFQhT88hh8oGYD7R-9rnKI6uYLirP8x7QsxdMrzXLRz57TL4e4T7ickPwJa1/w640-h400/5%20(2).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIkoORxzNE1lzdqVVi7Kmpysb6OJxNFONNFeluEhjjGxftLu8p_WBntIPspoUskP4r4_Ui4qTBkdXMTmgGNw6irvAVQ26DilfrzLX3RD7E_bK4HeUUsBBn6TLpcUJmnzlBsPm-j5yQvm5NifrbsxbIRWWZKVeztX5284PhRCMFiTQsxkv5Y8wxp95Mw3Mc/s5120/5%20(3).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIkoORxzNE1lzdqVVi7Kmpysb6OJxNFONNFeluEhjjGxftLu8p_WBntIPspoUskP4r4_Ui4qTBkdXMTmgGNw6irvAVQ26DilfrzLX3RD7E_bK4HeUUsBBn6TLpcUJmnzlBsPm-j5yQvm5NifrbsxbIRWWZKVeztX5284PhRCMFiTQsxkv5Y8wxp95Mw3Mc/w640-h400/5%20(3).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">I was completely surprised with how the ice and snow affected my primrose. I would never have guessed it would bleed out the color like that!</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir5DJMdMDnIf7W15DXfIFXZMTQvzxiRgxLMB4vSp0pe9ORKebhDCiRQ4wZjd1gX95xJ5uwbYdAzEKrEnPlSS4RsEZxMbq3Aqbks9b1-Ih-Wz_YO4d9zOzjRLEICyzM10hMh_-tfWjPEWmgXcpGpnmtxC0cbYCOXsNHML_AOO6y903zx78yUfKujbdMQ48x/s5120/5%20(4).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir5DJMdMDnIf7W15DXfIFXZMTQvzxiRgxLMB4vSp0pe9ORKebhDCiRQ4wZjd1gX95xJ5uwbYdAzEKrEnPlSS4RsEZxMbq3Aqbks9b1-Ih-Wz_YO4d9zOzjRLEICyzM10hMh_-tfWjPEWmgXcpGpnmtxC0cbYCOXsNHML_AOO6y903zx78yUfKujbdMQ48x/w640-h400/5%20(4).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">We got to have Lina on a sick day. She made bracelets for me.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTVspVyPeTH1HBkZYdlCO5eeuY7hnKixYAsFoUaw2V5h4vXvVsQxIvBNCFjCFbu9UjSZFmTDCA5jMouSWcQ9y4iMIxB4ooMh-PHB7cGnPlQSrHiBm7_9zVHZOH_EELBswpRR9HzqWQ36OxDm9n8_Z3As-bf9HqibOSxPDnwtryvRfyfPrUDuNS4LlpbiX7/s5120/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5120" data-original-width="3200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTVspVyPeTH1HBkZYdlCO5eeuY7hnKixYAsFoUaw2V5h4vXvVsQxIvBNCFjCFbu9UjSZFmTDCA5jMouSWcQ9y4iMIxB4ooMh-PHB7cGnPlQSrHiBm7_9zVHZOH_EELBswpRR9HzqWQ36OxDm9n8_Z3As-bf9HqibOSxPDnwtryvRfyfPrUDuNS4LlpbiX7/w400-h640/2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Josiah's basketball games started. It is really good to see him playing and how much he likes it.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvIJlevk3gtVt8vOL-L8EmjBmni0ruhtXO8Nd0kQedk726EyBjQs2f7huQQYq_5ouuNr00pkNgAO5hs0qHqitgOsI0G-DButtZcJckRGzWmip2V_ZWNVk8fxDXjq05mb5I3fAG1FJCfoMuQJLMWSshcAAzAq3gDEZOTjsmVBcJ9LWdLCX41GxpSrofoAi-/s5120/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvIJlevk3gtVt8vOL-L8EmjBmni0ruhtXO8Nd0kQedk726EyBjQs2f7huQQYq_5ouuNr00pkNgAO5hs0qHqitgOsI0G-DButtZcJckRGzWmip2V_ZWNVk8fxDXjq05mb5I3fAG1FJCfoMuQJLMWSshcAAzAq3gDEZOTjsmVBcJ9LWdLCX41GxpSrofoAi-/w640-h400/3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">We were given awesome news that a great-grandson will be joining the family in May!</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-i5NBagDMrpQVsq2-MI4any3g2G5tpOJy-pwBrxpFFqFfpDcDAFNLurGBCULGqkJGwzcrEQZsN5nHtccJT3jlqRN97V6EDnYl0MZopZWyid3Q_U9BxbUQm4maawqO5ehxBTbQjldf4jtWv6-bLBW6D6E5-E_J2V5LwXnFgo7H7CKaFSYhqAXeNSy5ajvZ/s5120/4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-i5NBagDMrpQVsq2-MI4any3g2G5tpOJy-pwBrxpFFqFfpDcDAFNLurGBCULGqkJGwzcrEQZsN5nHtccJT3jlqRN97V6EDnYl0MZopZWyid3Q_U9BxbUQm4maawqO5ehxBTbQjldf4jtWv6-bLBW6D6E5-E_J2V5LwXnFgo7H7CKaFSYhqAXeNSy5ajvZ/w640-h400/4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">The girls found me some special Cheerios.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghzv75nURD28CQwZXjJ3mId60-06TGLUaSoUDaA-iZBilhvylwuFcMj8Bcu2p4uXCQaLBMfJCp2QnV4SbaQgF4RDzNDzjNSDpXg-l7zIi-uH0U6blDdaZ6Ox0tYurYhv3ZdBRH2_SJHwgnHF56dwLUeGveITnbjhpP5lfaJEIe9VP6GMM7_8mYJXozM_4A/s2048/6%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghzv75nURD28CQwZXjJ3mId60-06TGLUaSoUDaA-iZBilhvylwuFcMj8Bcu2p4uXCQaLBMfJCp2QnV4SbaQgF4RDzNDzjNSDpXg-l7zIi-uH0U6blDdaZ6Ox0tYurYhv3ZdBRH2_SJHwgnHF56dwLUeGveITnbjhpP5lfaJEIe9VP6GMM7_8mYJXozM_4A/w480-h640/6%20(1).jpg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Arianna is playing league volleyball. Josiah does not want to spend his whole day watching, so instead he stays the day with us every couple of weeks. I took him fishing one of those days. It is such a process for him. I think he likes fixing up his line as much as the actual fishing part.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeG_DaysEh50QtIgVXbkLuiAQfJbiEHpoXw3_frbF3LBuyvOSKRyfse_W_MOF4IAYcjwncq4meuUOgh8JJ5Q4X8to7zRyp49WAXZLt-TCAGf-uZFslr0sjwrfGXD7DTCNizmgMEIC2QrXsDdYyeJ2ErIIzgYB686cLs4QxhHv1xNsYPPtdYAfEonTVTQrK/s5120/6%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeG_DaysEh50QtIgVXbkLuiAQfJbiEHpoXw3_frbF3LBuyvOSKRyfse_W_MOF4IAYcjwncq4meuUOgh8JJ5Q4X8to7zRyp49WAXZLt-TCAGf-uZFslr0sjwrfGXD7DTCNizmgMEIC2QrXsDdYyeJ2ErIIzgYB686cLs4QxhHv1xNsYPPtdYAfEonTVTQrK/w640-h400/6%20(2).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">My amaryllis was out of this world gorgeous! Two stems with 9 blooms all at one time! </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO-pC7U5YEf8Hg-xhXvZ8YA-aOhCAivrpKoAGx7Tp8Qcj1h4ZOspFbH3Q37gr8F1zUYZYPmIpXmcnSIunu26qrmnRmwP94PeUpAUBkmFun2Ep-RrTryMzgUASCdippGWyk-i_XDIJfOcmPFfgLYoBD4UyL_o4bPM46Su7r6dS9bbhORPSsHfqEYX-6RUZm/s2048/DSC_1966.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2048" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO-pC7U5YEf8Hg-xhXvZ8YA-aOhCAivrpKoAGx7Tp8Qcj1h4ZOspFbH3Q37gr8F1zUYZYPmIpXmcnSIunu26qrmnRmwP94PeUpAUBkmFun2Ep-RrTryMzgUASCdippGWyk-i_XDIJfOcmPFfgLYoBD4UyL_o4bPM46Su7r6dS9bbhORPSsHfqEYX-6RUZm/w640-h428/DSC_1966.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The two year mark for the horrible accident came and went. It isn't a day that any of us want to remember, but we have no choice. It will be marked in our minds forever. The shock of it all is fading, but the emptiness and disbelief remains. It is so weird how one day you can think of a memory or see a photo and smile, and that same photo or memory will gut you and bring on the tears the next day.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0qWSMljN8Arff5UKYRtOW3Xzau_Wlzff7b09qwabvsdrrcpuLnq8KkSC5VWGtmOZ9uedu_FU4SQxe3k-9GOMTLGGfbSeNiwFppWYfeg0LjP8rdZrcZiMvxcpkRu_X6ipU52w4yZ_R4zuno03AA7DvIUkdpVTXqlT8x46BKDNdnDIUCgVXLyhfIQwvuw29/s4032/IMG_0817.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0qWSMljN8Arff5UKYRtOW3Xzau_Wlzff7b09qwabvsdrrcpuLnq8KkSC5VWGtmOZ9uedu_FU4SQxe3k-9GOMTLGGfbSeNiwFppWYfeg0LjP8rdZrcZiMvxcpkRu_X6ipU52w4yZ_R4zuno03AA7DvIUkdpVTXqlT8x46BKDNdnDIUCgVXLyhfIQwvuw29/w480-h640/IMG_0817.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCbhxkoAlpp5oP6dx1eSe4wdIMrX9Dsl0xXZVIAM-eDkYHFLLHl6rblejdOYo9t1rGMG8YfuJfZbdtboLs1a1mXGYHejnbQHnRKP4Y-KqyM5U0i9ZabMYewxzZfxq5jyClcFoLo_p17_ngPwVMr3iM1HDoNuAaktsUQi2LgAOGTZk-2QXmsCUnjtgXII2P/s4032/IMG_0954.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCbhxkoAlpp5oP6dx1eSe4wdIMrX9Dsl0xXZVIAM-eDkYHFLLHl6rblejdOYo9t1rGMG8YfuJfZbdtboLs1a1mXGYHejnbQHnRKP4Y-KqyM5U0i9ZabMYewxzZfxq5jyClcFoLo_p17_ngPwVMr3iM1HDoNuAaktsUQi2LgAOGTZk-2QXmsCUnjtgXII2P/w480-h640/IMG_0954.JPG" width="480" /></a></div></div>Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01394553650178941152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026155277456594357.post-24925210712570237442024-01-04T16:14:00.000-08:002024-01-04T16:14:44.931-08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">December</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The month was full of all the usual Christmas things. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Along with a 9th birthday for Lina! My youngest grandchild! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhidL9UD_AkXfWlM0VbsREDCmeUj14MiwGzy0fI0mtmCHHv_xv-fenems7yEQQ0PTH5Bo4-FW0LOBDS5sN-_22kt6F5XpLxQN5OOQGpPRCIow8rmM14QAc1Pdw29kk4Qmwhhf7_ptrvasxUIVeB_t1QX78VGwfQvmu2263kETV2iBn4KOF8YwhwOHNN5PNh/s4032/IMG_0231.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhidL9UD_AkXfWlM0VbsREDCmeUj14MiwGzy0fI0mtmCHHv_xv-fenems7yEQQ0PTH5Bo4-FW0LOBDS5sN-_22kt6F5XpLxQN5OOQGpPRCIow8rmM14QAc1Pdw29kk4Qmwhhf7_ptrvasxUIVeB_t1QX78VGwfQvmu2263kETV2iBn4KOF8YwhwOHNN5PNh/w480-h640/IMG_0231.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">and volleyball for Arianna. She joined a new league and they won their first tournament!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgIEF3qYDjCwY7dxO2__3lup7QRlgAaFfo7jSHKzIZEng30Dsr4bKH1XnpNtdNxOScuG8UOrteHgVVGcWMccO3B4gtzG39rlXYv1AbViMUY72-phgQcL07sASRTWNfK4KsPpUbgRjf0ntfOD59fWpV2Epk6_tBuZK05YGCn7ZYVBYArFiYFddGnAptbISM/s2048/IMG_3428.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgIEF3qYDjCwY7dxO2__3lup7QRlgAaFfo7jSHKzIZEng30Dsr4bKH1XnpNtdNxOScuG8UOrteHgVVGcWMccO3B4gtzG39rlXYv1AbViMUY72-phgQcL07sASRTWNfK4KsPpUbgRjf0ntfOD59fWpV2Epk6_tBuZK05YGCn7ZYVBYArFiYFddGnAptbISM/w640-h480/IMG_3428.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I have posted about the humdinger before, but since the tradition continues, here is the updated photos of the kids ringing it. Lina is the only one who still can't reach it. And Josh...well, he kinda looks down on it now.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrJNjHBfSjz8cM1HIxpIDzVQ4XtjNWu1YGs88xH1sC89Kaul4HQXGZU4VpPgnnzB1M5tuRpbfO-_2Aqa2YASpVm9Z86VB4hgKG6HNBrKsgzo20LW25uqBhbzbV04pTBNKF4D7YF4YU7ACTTMpED5EwWfi-DkUPSzG7sYaDj8V3-_1vvYCi69hydmpPgfSY/s5120/Christmas1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5120" data-original-width="3200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrJNjHBfSjz8cM1HIxpIDzVQ4XtjNWu1YGs88xH1sC89Kaul4HQXGZU4VpPgnnzB1M5tuRpbfO-_2Aqa2YASpVm9Z86VB4hgKG6HNBrKsgzo20LW25uqBhbzbV04pTBNKF4D7YF4YU7ACTTMpED5EwWfi-DkUPSzG7sYaDj8V3-_1vvYCi69hydmpPgfSY/w400-h640/Christmas1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Christmas season almost came and went and I was sure that Arianna had forgotten all about the nativity. But she didn't let me down. Just in time, she rounded them all up so they could all see Baby Jesus.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi028AHW3Ea2IrOLV5uct-NIfr4X65siJO1ATeRLeUfgJihXPndN-sf8bboPtLsNoDQLf9zc-KQvH7SFkz-nsl_AHrTa7S_sq30hM8YQ9De8vhjagfmHir_lBUC1qtqJyorst9Puzx6xcPFsrXQWauoubDCUz-LZoy1e2n5gUhTWUz9etsSV9ENmZnlR5oW/s5120/Christmas2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5120" data-original-width="3200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi028AHW3Ea2IrOLV5uct-NIfr4X65siJO1ATeRLeUfgJihXPndN-sf8bboPtLsNoDQLf9zc-KQvH7SFkz-nsl_AHrTa7S_sq30hM8YQ9De8vhjagfmHir_lBUC1qtqJyorst9Puzx6xcPFsrXQWauoubDCUz-LZoy1e2n5gUhTWUz9etsSV9ENmZnlR5oW/w400-h640/Christmas2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Christmas gifts and dinners. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We had Christmas Eve here and then Christmas dinner at Mom and Dad's. The group was pretty small this year. So many have moved away. It was the first holiday dinner Mom and Dad have made since Cyndi and Dan's accident. I know it was super hard for her, but she powered through it. We were happy to have Josh and Alexis up here on leave from the Marines.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJnJFRNrI8e2xXvAB8h34vadNI3_HpFaXqKBQexd0KCtD52MtTHb8OSgbrfZ82oRZgqD-Y54r4RjE0JMlhXoMtqytsnb2ELemlokd7LQB0-4e4AQkTL-IIluQRF5A8n9gEmZB0NOTV6ayqp6FKaFbm-1vIgr8_Ah1AsVcRbWIvCwjtYEQvg1my_cAF1J-w/s5120/Christmas3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJnJFRNrI8e2xXvAB8h34vadNI3_HpFaXqKBQexd0KCtD52MtTHb8OSgbrfZ82oRZgqD-Y54r4RjE0JMlhXoMtqytsnb2ELemlokd7LQB0-4e4AQkTL-IIluQRF5A8n9gEmZB0NOTV6ayqp6FKaFbm-1vIgr8_Ah1AsVcRbWIvCwjtYEQvg1my_cAF1J-w/w640-h400/Christmas3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"> Gabe and Daniel had plenty of concerts in California. I sure wish we lived closer to be a part of their performances. They are both doing so well!</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7dALsFnFl6Bx0UvFUWjulKCc5LQfGJI-ZJpDeO0_22xGsDQjelXfL_BdeE-Fhlc17eCO4_UT-dWY33nU3Pe8mUYYXIJmCu85OpiQWAfRePfsZgu3WIYpFdv4erv-20fU_U1w70Vv_v0FFyZbpcXkGNb6xZM3LHBQr11RakyzwLxRAfZpqT7xFXyDe-YJA/s5120/Christmas.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5120" data-original-width="3414" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7dALsFnFl6Bx0UvFUWjulKCc5LQfGJI-ZJpDeO0_22xGsDQjelXfL_BdeE-Fhlc17eCO4_UT-dWY33nU3Pe8mUYYXIJmCu85OpiQWAfRePfsZgu3WIYpFdv4erv-20fU_U1w70Vv_v0FFyZbpcXkGNb6xZM3LHBQr11RakyzwLxRAfZpqT7xFXyDe-YJA/w426-h640/Christmas.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">When we sorted out Jimmy's house a few years ago, I found this sweet nativity set he had made. I asked him how old it was, but he could not remember. I asked him to sign his name on the back. Sure glad he did, since he was no longer with us. It has become one of my favorite decorations. I love their cute little faces and the real leather donkey ear. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-MBDvMXtQmGg5C7z4Za13EPFgbIUGi91vDDrUiEI1Ye5w9Wl7L680lhTvEyYq7vZuLXrjgHCFCb_ECognanny2JrBEV080LqoM5G8YQow3qjVCa5eHEQGSRyKmKufPReGukkA_O-0mq_kRh3DVLyepi101Z4rmDAMO4Sxbh5Ls9nEFBtO7JFU1PqsTziA/s5120/decor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-MBDvMXtQmGg5C7z4Za13EPFgbIUGi91vDDrUiEI1Ye5w9Wl7L680lhTvEyYq7vZuLXrjgHCFCb_ECognanny2JrBEV080LqoM5G8YQow3qjVCa5eHEQGSRyKmKufPReGukkA_O-0mq_kRh3DVLyepi101Z4rmDAMO4Sxbh5Ls9nEFBtO7JFU1PqsTziA/w640-h400/decor.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The girls had school Christmas concerts this year, but Josiah has outgrown them. They don't have them in middle school unless they join choir.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuMYSruVCVOxofR-3-jP5zYtapyuVb9ZJbT-ILO37GyPtfu_L5d3oQ6bRr5r5PUswyLzCtANQoen1u-xLoe2fZSZsGwG9gVluEhkAQCxGHzXRAkAW6Gt_EOrKlAnDoN-sotkAC9GsUUEUm3SmqXt7vhvOdkBxwMzxDqpvOYd2pVnncAxwro1ewhfEohIaE/s4032/IMG_0258.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuMYSruVCVOxofR-3-jP5zYtapyuVb9ZJbT-ILO37GyPtfu_L5d3oQ6bRr5r5PUswyLzCtANQoen1u-xLoe2fZSZsGwG9gVluEhkAQCxGHzXRAkAW6Gt_EOrKlAnDoN-sotkAC9GsUUEUm3SmqXt7vhvOdkBxwMzxDqpvOYd2pVnncAxwro1ewhfEohIaE/w640-h480/IMG_0258.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcumnEmbhjsqm0Qi__gxWhCDKA6OLilHiA8r3W0gRdX6KX_8Ft59joNDBE_EuFITciy95wVzH7_sdPBSLJlOLIK8qjqmT_YlQqH0PzYMSMkiRKyd5OVvmt9dHYUXb2b81nd5hhxyFPefk5K3GR7_HvS-424RjzzvgHBzBJmhZiaQrEQfdz6WJ8gStkIB5u/s4032/IMG_0259.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Josiah came all decked out for Christmas and put his own twist on the J-O-Y letters.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVV_bzWnRBC_H7mdt0cIrCSo6HRq9PjgtQUmkjNRip4XWKa6lLnMGq15zFqr-3KFoZJL_GdMl4iM5f3GSxkt7mgoIhddaNevgGp8typtisb2ZYy6X4cv4clbjIY3n8W7MIyvk9DzsHcXCY22oKD8wA2p5OWEbG5Q9hl9xuu-kfh9nlqoMF-6yY3Mak1gJD/s3456/IMG_0260.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVV_bzWnRBC_H7mdt0cIrCSo6HRq9PjgtQUmkjNRip4XWKa6lLnMGq15zFqr-3KFoZJL_GdMl4iM5f3GSxkt7mgoIhddaNevgGp8typtisb2ZYy6X4cv4clbjIY3n8W7MIyvk9DzsHcXCY22oKD8wA2p5OWEbG5Q9hl9xuu-kfh9nlqoMF-6yY3Mak1gJD/w640-h426/IMG_0260.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I love how the widows triple the lights!</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUoAKR-O0OsPlNYV_SS1dBpmQFzsjLJLlISW8v7Vhr7Ulh5V_pv2HmIEcMD1cejqQWhTyHSq-hmSlxmNHC1G2bAOF-S0P6psRuy-A_mrQ7m6h-Ph2R18ksMV8zag2uKuKFjwsKhlgYLHSyNUCvRcBTyyOZaDwwUWkApG2pUc2SH3M4Wg5DcsJv-JH0SUfk/s4032/IMG_0363.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUoAKR-O0OsPlNYV_SS1dBpmQFzsjLJLlISW8v7Vhr7Ulh5V_pv2HmIEcMD1cejqQWhTyHSq-hmSlxmNHC1G2bAOF-S0P6psRuy-A_mrQ7m6h-Ph2R18ksMV8zag2uKuKFjwsKhlgYLHSyNUCvRcBTyyOZaDwwUWkApG2pUc2SH3M4Wg5DcsJv-JH0SUfk/w480-h640/IMG_0363.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsujcdZSeV_Ym2m45l_QtnYjK4gm_jSXJait7BUWz9YedRU4LhSEeUNVO9STrpfGgFzKWQtxhPbvOqmmOib0KWIEQeib7NYg9MZoExbFMUpm7rt0lAcqhnouAc0QBvj-4FnZM_5JMqf5hyphenhyphen0OS4BneFoauB5QcsQHRX9bDChZJakQd170ELkfjlI7SB7A0O/s488/IMG_0419.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Matthew, Emily and Beau from Texas</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTSK9ch5ywWrMQD0ycG4GhiQp8WvgeE3EgWSUF5NSsfGKCtjdoXtWWAQ26e-rMpFFKkx-8BK0GU71dSAc4Cn81KK387HyvVzF3PPxv39hD3xNUQg9ipTBvD836RJxgxYam9ZFSfcDhbwj1Kj2Ohpt2Zy8fb67w1hI8cwe72zHu2AUbeZgyGjJqpBYnF438/s4032/IMG_0144.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTSK9ch5ywWrMQD0ycG4GhiQp8WvgeE3EgWSUF5NSsfGKCtjdoXtWWAQ26e-rMpFFKkx-8BK0GU71dSAc4Cn81KK387HyvVzF3PPxv39hD3xNUQg9ipTBvD836RJxgxYam9ZFSfcDhbwj1Kj2Ohpt2Zy8fb67w1hI8cwe72zHu2AUbeZgyGjJqpBYnF438/w480-h640/IMG_0144.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">Fall and winter in one frozen shot.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG-nntsewiISGVkFrEroFGvTZljc4i7PDt8YBiUKqk-H46pYXgUPOuG0IOi219QxZxZlM2SfFiR2QUpaAlkyYhu3KgETg0AzuTQjnZQqZBBJDK_z2x9JrnmqkPPO2I1dQh2Rp9qE9KZsqPmxhkJzHMtHkuNGQQm-h_G6EK06xg_TgNfyGVqLTLA_ryHhp0/s4032/IMG_0298.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG-nntsewiISGVkFrEroFGvTZljc4i7PDt8YBiUKqk-H46pYXgUPOuG0IOi219QxZxZlM2SfFiR2QUpaAlkyYhu3KgETg0AzuTQjnZQqZBBJDK_z2x9JrnmqkPPO2I1dQh2Rp9qE9KZsqPmxhkJzHMtHkuNGQQm-h_G6EK06xg_TgNfyGVqLTLA_ryHhp0/w480-h640/IMG_0298.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">I love hellebores, normally the only flower in my yard that blooms in the winter. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-cpDD8LdMsFzf0jkjYSK-LJYycg9pRqioQLxaR3eC6aML-BfAYPMr3C3kBNcwpajOBTklJQRxUdVwX1-RBI9xW361A9JtOSDtNyMCugg7wpBxns4sxg83pHw0CAuxqT64Guo02Cx9U89iea4hg5OclMNZYKs2QmTQ9uo2eE4a4xl2_uWH24YmS26GQ3NR/s4032/IMG_0304.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-cpDD8LdMsFzf0jkjYSK-LJYycg9pRqioQLxaR3eC6aML-BfAYPMr3C3kBNcwpajOBTklJQRxUdVwX1-RBI9xW361A9JtOSDtNyMCugg7wpBxns4sxg83pHw0CAuxqT64Guo02Cx9U89iea4hg5OclMNZYKs2QmTQ9uo2eE4a4xl2_uWH24YmS26GQ3NR/w480-h640/IMG_0304.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">Remember last month I posted about the daffodils in bloom? Well, that same bunch is still blooming! Even in the springtime they don't stay blooming this long. Very strange.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUommlebu2YEnAanDDVPPvjg8gEEuYVYzIZzZMwTa7ZKwRCa0N0VkJKwX1LnfQXGDqnzq3nb6aGZX20KCFLaRM9V_AfDYbA4SSgkyUs4e8KacaKkIW-lxE295KUCr5NVHbbNXRWWv8MmOUI9QPtM3lAkQhxuyhgDpF-zHiQ3YW-RM1GsAfNqp8kQQEJ4TY/s4032/IMG_0508.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUommlebu2YEnAanDDVPPvjg8gEEuYVYzIZzZMwTa7ZKwRCa0N0VkJKwX1LnfQXGDqnzq3nb6aGZX20KCFLaRM9V_AfDYbA4SSgkyUs4e8KacaKkIW-lxE295KUCr5NVHbbNXRWWv8MmOUI9QPtM3lAkQhxuyhgDpF-zHiQ3YW-RM1GsAfNqp8kQQEJ4TY/w640-h480/IMG_0508.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">Winter sunrises are so colorful! I was too lazy to get my camera and go outside for a shot, so this is from the living room window with my cellphone.</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdtsFOmqioQZjgVp9pZs6D-kykAnKayHhoU3XtlhVld_dOxw8yhpd1MlgXsS_11ECbPa5OmfhDyNfz1xmBQckq4E9yXLDsMbByIlo3FvnGYopcxbHJfG_1SeL9ah3a7QH73JOop-FdH6c_dq6Kv8CB0TJsPA4BeB_olN4XV9tgtnw4nmQ0oaCcctlJ6ehe/s4032/IMG_0303.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdtsFOmqioQZjgVp9pZs6D-kykAnKayHhoU3XtlhVld_dOxw8yhpd1MlgXsS_11ECbPa5OmfhDyNfz1xmBQckq4E9yXLDsMbByIlo3FvnGYopcxbHJfG_1SeL9ah3a7QH73JOop-FdH6c_dq6Kv8CB0TJsPA4BeB_olN4XV9tgtnw4nmQ0oaCcctlJ6ehe/w480-h640/IMG_0303.JPG" width="480" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: large;">My cousin Michele called from Madras and said they wanted to come visit. She and her husband Floyd and her sister (also my cousin), Darla drove on over. Mom and Dad joined us for lunch. The reason for this unexpected visit was that she had a surprise for me. <b><u>A Huge Surprise!</u></b> She had made me a quilt! I was shocked! Still am! It will be a treasure for always! Thank you so much Chele!!!!</span> </div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAvrqcGt4ZO6Mn1AFcxUegHz7xCktOjQ_t2igvwQDVda3x7q_TazyGfGTWhISL9F0y67vT4-cx8SyO4QmzowI0Eimq-fO8CqlNeReFjGBMeBExjsC27RlcnxGckrJL2ApHFPbH1qZcIeSQpsx_q7bBRQzOoehL6bIKM9RujdF2x9yyGcBhyphenhyphenX8_VqWFCkka/s5120/quilt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3413" data-original-width="5120" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAvrqcGt4ZO6Mn1AFcxUegHz7xCktOjQ_t2igvwQDVda3x7q_TazyGfGTWhISL9F0y67vT4-cx8SyO4QmzowI0Eimq-fO8CqlNeReFjGBMeBExjsC27RlcnxGckrJL2ApHFPbH1qZcIeSQpsx_q7bBRQzOoehL6bIKM9RujdF2x9yyGcBhyphenhyphenX8_VqWFCkka/w640-h426/quilt.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><script type="text/javascript">
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We had warm sunny skies most of the month. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbQ1rDMUEvotgdmbIGgTLhhxbD0bcFJVkYU4vCnoVV9WNxzO1Ot_k-xb85f1Hhm6mD_l1l2Cyolz12dNc7w_L-NLT2R8STjL6iMgIfgv6NBNaqpxtJr_ZiWt_pBi6Aw-aqCwDq_LTlRwxP-W9wFPupoV6raZLIy1_DwIw8MId6a0lNutDAqFa8X1vqSW97/s4032/IMG_9982.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbQ1rDMUEvotgdmbIGgTLhhxbD0bcFJVkYU4vCnoVV9WNxzO1Ot_k-xb85f1Hhm6mD_l1l2Cyolz12dNc7w_L-NLT2R8STjL6iMgIfgv6NBNaqpxtJr_ZiWt_pBi6Aw-aqCwDq_LTlRwxP-W9wFPupoV6raZLIy1_DwIw8MId6a0lNutDAqFa8X1vqSW97/w480-h640/IMG_9982.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi81NU0tUGlJeCRnygN7hYnJK0gBKCMfbeZdfy8o4lOQkA9QDOuwNU1RukTU6SYIW7eHHJYh7_blSPAO0Dp4LKehR5spOAz0Wcv177uqM-7-CU3OkKwy2GSh15aAAFAZ7LcLcLH4Sr17Oy0siKZ0fS-PcF-oJnZi2tERVuE7suJsA0hgxodajo1-r3-sQ1W/s3233/IMG_9881.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3233" data-original-width="2422" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi81NU0tUGlJeCRnygN7hYnJK0gBKCMfbeZdfy8o4lOQkA9QDOuwNU1RukTU6SYIW7eHHJYh7_blSPAO0Dp4LKehR5spOAz0Wcv177uqM-7-CU3OkKwy2GSh15aAAFAZ7LcLcLH4Sr17Oy0siKZ0fS-PcF-oJnZi2tERVuE7suJsA0hgxodajo1-r3-sQ1W/w480-h640/IMG_9881.JPEG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBh5M1lBvxGYiPc_0CdTiL7wHIVn7t0p-jE7QX5UouPYPZRPzotDIOvRL8i_EhaBTFkaaM1-t2C2qYV2XBXiEi7V1M_nPcWSZYph9V8clppFHFgFY4-M31_n-o1Eml1O3z3Gg3afg7h1MAhfs4sh402UYnzNtKs8wLwAHhYMvGc702xDPfQmMV9uxtbE59/s4032/IMG_9922.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBh5M1lBvxGYiPc_0CdTiL7wHIVn7t0p-jE7QX5UouPYPZRPzotDIOvRL8i_EhaBTFkaaM1-t2C2qYV2XBXiEi7V1M_nPcWSZYph9V8clppFHFgFY4-M31_n-o1Eml1O3z3Gg3afg7h1MAhfs4sh402UYnzNtKs8wLwAHhYMvGc702xDPfQmMV9uxtbE59/w640-h480/IMG_9922.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhq5zC0U3r_SEB8Lkvl06WJuQTZGHvgp23HEOHr9uLyE3RJdxtjNhrJP8RtnNq6-8ovOW26Dy1A9IsQTaMRoEaG5ZQaqO-vXp5EHiQ9uLnEa33A3Lfa2Cc7RRyHorKQYaSAHqQRu-Hi3GUzn6XZzzU-oafBCvsLDmT8q0pxYniacMDiiP-GFE21L7JDYWz/s4032/IMG_9921.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhq5zC0U3r_SEB8Lkvl06WJuQTZGHvgp23HEOHr9uLyE3RJdxtjNhrJP8RtnNq6-8ovOW26Dy1A9IsQTaMRoEaG5ZQaqO-vXp5EHiQ9uLnEa33A3Lfa2Cc7RRyHorKQYaSAHqQRu-Hi3GUzn6XZzzU-oafBCvsLDmT8q0pxYniacMDiiP-GFE21L7JDYWz/w640-h480/IMG_9921.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Josiah is a teenager now! 13 magic years!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyUjrfUVjC9HwMb6FCfBtqFitB4hR_I4DdJfIzizQa7zs0gZFFqYFKuW8hOFZsfhvNXe7ZN_kyssYc5PFPjvNHV55B-jRZSNTKnG06_DimTeRLHe5qjIz4HiqXzXIjHLBGyaYMNTRb92b__9CgJLBJzW0za-oc6RWbJxF9yB1ydv3b_dJHPYL3d8Emwx_U/s4032/IMG_9957.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyUjrfUVjC9HwMb6FCfBtqFitB4hR_I4DdJfIzizQa7zs0gZFFqYFKuW8hOFZsfhvNXe7ZN_kyssYc5PFPjvNHV55B-jRZSNTKnG06_DimTeRLHe5qjIz4HiqXzXIjHLBGyaYMNTRb92b__9CgJLBJzW0za-oc6RWbJxF9yB1ydv3b_dJHPYL3d8Emwx_U/w480-h640/IMG_9957.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSWac5c-pPWprP_1WVEoaR88K9yMk6x9Qp2S8YDZbBLtIsqUUn3_lARuErNSTlDkRMu-caNImnMWYKdHUJl5ppOKIt1o76kNM4InXxeyJngVZjQMpo7-FjnqKV1YwNGV0Hn7pBuZ8gUl5nPkJaS3zDMRbyTlpNlWx0UmOtRdVhhx16LwN_aMtUQWmWrQx2/s465/IMG_7479.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="370" data-original-width="465" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSWac5c-pPWprP_1WVEoaR88K9yMk6x9Qp2S8YDZbBLtIsqUUn3_lARuErNSTlDkRMu-caNImnMWYKdHUJl5ppOKIt1o76kNM4InXxeyJngVZjQMpo7-FjnqKV1YwNGV0Hn7pBuZ8gUl5nPkJaS3zDMRbyTlpNlWx0UmOtRdVhhx16LwN_aMtUQWmWrQx2/w640-h510/IMG_7479.JPEG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">One night when I was gone, two coyotes decided to keep John company. They wandered the front flowerbed and just sat there looking in at him.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8dDKDXTIM4hfrqynRWQG-AdkjyRcUlLExwKyF4QpcMQx73pBW4QrHbLE_eSuAE-OLZ0DZW6BWZG6g7EtjVgRTAG-t8-O4GS7H-HnzKa0rrjpC9DCyZZRwbrtbVkqlac-oG4ud5pq8Ssa0wJ4jh-ZnVnW3dzhwW7DhPnXEbopaDF0dI1RGNRsg-ph93kL2/s416/IMG_7485.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="416" data-original-width="414" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8dDKDXTIM4hfrqynRWQG-AdkjyRcUlLExwKyF4QpcMQx73pBW4QrHbLE_eSuAE-OLZ0DZW6BWZG6g7EtjVgRTAG-t8-O4GS7H-HnzKa0rrjpC9DCyZZRwbrtbVkqlac-oG4ud5pq8Ssa0wJ4jh-ZnVnW3dzhwW7DhPnXEbopaDF0dI1RGNRsg-ph93kL2/w636-h640/IMG_7485.JPEG" width="636" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Meeting up with Maria and Alison.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiPt_MAlGfXK-Pf1UCcxJks4x8SqOul8CXcaQqDHMqywZ3eTfRbedcLl78jLbYnMjHkRxEsZ6yKr7MeXtc0y4flquOMs4ZPW16K6yYJF9J21XnUPRZHYDd1nZczN2nHQGQbw6OkZLtzGHcpDJqcro_iy6VzLvpHWl5vqwAmCKwod9RDPp3Ek3tdkg9StQ8/s4032/IMG_0100.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiPt_MAlGfXK-Pf1UCcxJks4x8SqOul8CXcaQqDHMqywZ3eTfRbedcLl78jLbYnMjHkRxEsZ6yKr7MeXtc0y4flquOMs4ZPW16K6yYJF9J21XnUPRZHYDd1nZczN2nHQGQbw6OkZLtzGHcpDJqcro_iy6VzLvpHWl5vqwAmCKwod9RDPp3Ek3tdkg9StQ8/w640-h480/IMG_0100.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I love the colors. I love the carpet of leaves on the ground. This year, John left them on the ground for me instead of blowing them away each day. By the time they turned brown and ugly, they were all wet and too deep (I thought) to blow, so I spent the day raking them into a huge pile. Then I found out that they blow just fine even if they are wet and packed up. Oh well, the exercise is good, right?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRic88rOpfRupRqz2iRoWogs5ZIKyjFGzXupEYtJ0nTC7wMMlhJXQESFmqdOc6HkIOtwFAVbYEX10rNzvG15ODH-Q6ayUwsfpjO2_wQ3VBNE-pwPtMeyjQWk7GVbQGmE2UosBF1DI6nwEcpWY-ROKAHyTbVsnHa5Oxbur9FB0baJC4NRbRuu8aIP9xQtOw/s3453/IMG_9972.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3453" data-original-width="2525" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRic88rOpfRupRqz2iRoWogs5ZIKyjFGzXupEYtJ0nTC7wMMlhJXQESFmqdOc6HkIOtwFAVbYEX10rNzvG15ODH-Q6ayUwsfpjO2_wQ3VBNE-pwPtMeyjQWk7GVbQGmE2UosBF1DI6nwEcpWY-ROKAHyTbVsnHa5Oxbur9FB0baJC4NRbRuu8aIP9xQtOw/w468-h640/IMG_9972.JPEG" width="468" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">And here it is the end of November and I have daffodils in bloom!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjefjgapJB1Pfj7-njtO7vzKXQw-iKOdVxEOb9LAhW2CChroDgkJAi3WyVyvJ-fyr52fo3t2bHh4l_OdN-Yf2uZjJBl2elZDGGhmXHZNtz-kjQJ_P7zkp495nYYdG3tocgYHzPmIu7atfT4W9AyD3i_ugGypDI9AEPi280Z-516s4hUJTadCpZPCzWmnnMg/s2721/IMG_0052.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2721" data-original-width="2041" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjefjgapJB1Pfj7-njtO7vzKXQw-iKOdVxEOb9LAhW2CChroDgkJAi3WyVyvJ-fyr52fo3t2bHh4l_OdN-Yf2uZjJBl2elZDGGhmXHZNtz-kjQJ_P7zkp495nYYdG3tocgYHzPmIu7atfT4W9AyD3i_ugGypDI9AEPi280Z-516s4hUJTadCpZPCzWmnnMg/w480-h640/IMG_0052.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRWBc6svXjUVRDgpXuhozQQyQz-Vq9s9I9IiQerT7a80iTHIA8ywdl7hGz4cR0X7e_rNweHFxtzy-2eHgt1RJ2Qu74aNSjI8ZVqg6cFLF0x4Tf8WQHxigcFDbYe0DwzqERcA2jrQ6YusYenI1GbjDYyEa9AN9BuYtDX9UOV-SKZjy0s6y69Uu0VoGpb5ZV/s4032/IMG_9888.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRWBc6svXjUVRDgpXuhozQQyQz-Vq9s9I9IiQerT7a80iTHIA8ywdl7hGz4cR0X7e_rNweHFxtzy-2eHgt1RJ2Qu74aNSjI8ZVqg6cFLF0x4Tf8WQHxigcFDbYe0DwzqERcA2jrQ6YusYenI1GbjDYyEa9AN9BuYtDX9UOV-SKZjy0s6y69Uu0VoGpb5ZV/w480-h640/IMG_9888.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Thanksgiving was a small gathering. It was the first one Mom has done since Cyndi and Dan's plane crash. With Lindy now living in Colorado near David's family and now Matthew's family moving to Mexico, we are getting small. Dennis' family all stayed in California for Thanksgiving this year. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8_zKn7d-FTyOz2uhguuySQyIc5uBElX4cRLRf-KX2sPq-rRWVfudqX15GOBZJH0mxKd8Zt7WcgTzSrHYU2P5xYxbAwt56G9EHb5C7EH8lVI7_ZU6BSPTo6v0x1No6AuYsbIqUg5mY-f_Y1D09UqVVVmW5d4SpkrRSPwf7MHbz-eEEvnhwLfxID6t4Nb_o/s6016/DSC_1931.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4016" data-original-width="6016" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8_zKn7d-FTyOz2uhguuySQyIc5uBElX4cRLRf-KX2sPq-rRWVfudqX15GOBZJH0mxKd8Zt7WcgTzSrHYU2P5xYxbAwt56G9EHb5C7EH8lVI7_ZU6BSPTo6v0x1No6AuYsbIqUg5mY-f_Y1D09UqVVVmW5d4SpkrRSPwf7MHbz-eEEvnhwLfxID6t4Nb_o/w640-h428/DSC_1931.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii5Gffwwajgy6NAuKULxIf1s7HZ-zALzJCsDqjFUN0l963tWmfS0m3wel1ESdfaaRtyT0NQVHfsDgUNh0XNg2k1uzPoguTy8TSUVXhLmXMjg09IN1-nheGBknbtyNn5fUXvkZY290ioLtmB-X6Bm5vfrgMYOy5kJyoUBJsFUvVPJ6cPj89sEGJpVdBOEj_/s4032/IMG_0071.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii5Gffwwajgy6NAuKULxIf1s7HZ-zALzJCsDqjFUN0l963tWmfS0m3wel1ESdfaaRtyT0NQVHfsDgUNh0XNg2k1uzPoguTy8TSUVXhLmXMjg09IN1-nheGBknbtyNn5fUXvkZY290ioLtmB-X6Bm5vfrgMYOy5kJyoUBJsFUvVPJ6cPj89sEGJpVdBOEj_/w640-h480/IMG_0071.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Mom's 86th</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPeFNii-vKqYL1GrA_c4gxTkCb3N7OItEk5HDSndQrzuP0EgP6W1Aj2YLT3tiQXbEl7-tzHI6BqECX5Z2D1vdcx9tacMZ41nzfocWbgH_Qnd7g1GwcnbApQ87i7xgah2VlVmT5nXnleNVwZ0b0SOrQax5ZsiNSPCHYKghplqKNGObBCtMlWriLUMzYAUce/s2248/IMG_0085.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2248" data-original-width="1894" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPeFNii-vKqYL1GrA_c4gxTkCb3N7OItEk5HDSndQrzuP0EgP6W1Aj2YLT3tiQXbEl7-tzHI6BqECX5Z2D1vdcx9tacMZ41nzfocWbgH_Qnd7g1GwcnbApQ87i7xgah2VlVmT5nXnleNVwZ0b0SOrQax5ZsiNSPCHYKghplqKNGObBCtMlWriLUMzYAUce/w540-h640/IMG_0085.JPG" width="540" /></a></div><br /><script type="text/javascript">
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Jessi's friend, Julie flew up from Phoenix with little Nyssa and surprised Jessi's kids with her as a gift.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAjx7UHSR-JtDLyW6rF1eDZtIZAfzNEFV2s3x9Ha5Qih6T2C1NSVBc0_Gan7UoiRDBvGntmt31bU72bK2da5pfgCUVwT3r4fk3WPM2vJSWzTZ5JKFCZUEcA0WRDlGOz-11R4fmgX0ODsNzb0nAIZMdH5dHsxGC9g0lyO_NsC3g39k2QXI6aLchR6O4LKh8/s5120/blog7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5120" data-original-width="3200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAjx7UHSR-JtDLyW6rF1eDZtIZAfzNEFV2s3x9Ha5Qih6T2C1NSVBc0_Gan7UoiRDBvGntmt31bU72bK2da5pfgCUVwT3r4fk3WPM2vJSWzTZ5JKFCZUEcA0WRDlGOz-11R4fmgX0ODsNzb0nAIZMdH5dHsxGC9g0lyO_NsC3g39k2QXI6aLchR6O4LKh8/w400-h640/blog7.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I did the final gardening for the year, pulling up all of my carrots. I was pretty pleased with them! What a variety of sizes. Next year, I have plans to plant them differently, so hopefully they will be more uniform.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV5XvAVaWGjWGhNKyvKbDRnHsx-KXVG56zW4R79qcIHu3ScMqFWPWgISVuliZw67j925tHll7Ty0WeHKAUQVZVGR3ocW5dVkE1WrIKDA7ygs_y91pa6CBctPH-vUFQYUy4y6ku6UWkxKbgAniar57O-Pajl91DGyCa1XjFPPOlXuCqRk2BT8mKKaUB2at1/s4032/IMG_9668.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV5XvAVaWGjWGhNKyvKbDRnHsx-KXVG56zW4R79qcIHu3ScMqFWPWgISVuliZw67j925tHll7Ty0WeHKAUQVZVGR3ocW5dVkE1WrIKDA7ygs_y91pa6CBctPH-vUFQYUy4y6ku6UWkxKbgAniar57O-Pajl91DGyCa1XjFPPOlXuCqRk2BT8mKKaUB2at1/w480-h640/IMG_9668.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I added strawberries and raspberries this fall. Hopefully they will be able to produce a few berries next summer.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWQwSWidVeIidFd3Ypv6rfD0F3Swqadb-QPCAlqchQQmJgDQCQOrRe7CmXiTtnX0rFMZ5Q18xl7UbMk807fG04JNYyGZaKJOcANJOz7_1iwiTp3kHT2L7KgCOI5SXkJ9Pq0TEEqeNed8htWXOvvxWBCqkaSu20bFTskVJgla2FTDp5Ec0Id_qjJfEYN1fv/s5120/blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWQwSWidVeIidFd3Ypv6rfD0F3Swqadb-QPCAlqchQQmJgDQCQOrRe7CmXiTtnX0rFMZ5Q18xl7UbMk807fG04JNYyGZaKJOcANJOz7_1iwiTp3kHT2L7KgCOI5SXkJ9Pq0TEEqeNed8htWXOvvxWBCqkaSu20bFTskVJgla2FTDp5Ec0Id_qjJfEYN1fv/w640-h400/blog.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Arianna did fantastic this year in volleyball. What a great server she is now! Its so much fun to watch her play and see how much she has learned.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1q8Tkfm9PyPS4x24t5rtuRNvNuEHZoHF1EqZUG0_coXB6KDFUdG1iNpG7CxqT368auUVLO32uiitp1PuF9q4BwA3hUrdDgdtkFM9Y-UIdDPycKmY24Dtdwhe60z8IUraZajHaD6WMruZ8qDC0Low1U8P8DDeFp1JF8Et7COuJ2ibTokOchu2QJXC7wfQK/s5120/blog1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1q8Tkfm9PyPS4x24t5rtuRNvNuEHZoHF1EqZUG0_coXB6KDFUdG1iNpG7CxqT368auUVLO32uiitp1PuF9q4BwA3hUrdDgdtkFM9Y-UIdDPycKmY24Dtdwhe60z8IUraZajHaD6WMruZ8qDC0Low1U8P8DDeFp1JF8Et7COuJ2ibTokOchu2QJXC7wfQK/w640-h400/blog1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">My two cousins, Janet and Susan came for a visit to my parents, so of course, I joined in.</span></div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxBmdT3MbwGmZbRXUaCwwnvKyzWYKaTETi0O0_RRPxLVlLlZy8jcoK1EPNVWMqeqIDxrfKreLY138ZqQNPb6ckmDO49M3vOa2XfdhWTgxPyVMTq-y6d7MxabIrmsJjTMLrYSv0kUKH8_qKV8CVElCyfqj6FmycvUIncVcgr5plQUxc9gJjUFtxSdl0vfV2/s4032/IMG_9623.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxBmdT3MbwGmZbRXUaCwwnvKyzWYKaTETi0O0_RRPxLVlLlZy8jcoK1EPNVWMqeqIDxrfKreLY138ZqQNPb6ckmDO49M3vOa2XfdhWTgxPyVMTq-y6d7MxabIrmsJjTMLrYSv0kUKH8_qKV8CVElCyfqj6FmycvUIncVcgr5plQUxc9gJjUFtxSdl0vfV2/w640-h480/IMG_9623.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">John and Rachel had different ideas on getting the bed ready for Beau's visit</span>. </div><div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr9HUecrbINyInH4QyDY8ANXBpf6u-RAMfzwLZsq6kkT-k4eTelh_vwPEP-RpRUepW7sTdQUnGAqJJ1W-TqWgtCjyKMam9MB0I_8E_EUXDdNm_li_Bl3n8lK3UUMbY3pGUaWP_6hMgzs9R_F1mfFQC3TYv_wmf_F_NfaMcELuP_otlPm8qTCRHL1C3HtyY/s5120/blog5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr9HUecrbINyInH4QyDY8ANXBpf6u-RAMfzwLZsq6kkT-k4eTelh_vwPEP-RpRUepW7sTdQUnGAqJJ1W-TqWgtCjyKMam9MB0I_8E_EUXDdNm_li_Bl3n8lK3UUMbY3pGUaWP_6hMgzs9R_F1mfFQC3TYv_wmf_F_NfaMcELuP_otlPm8qTCRHL1C3HtyY/w640-h400/blog5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQLwO0zH-DWwMVsw5CgxcMNSFx2ft80Q0y4Zlsi02r9XYb6lpEKhj4-6C9zpCBVjowNR_DKsATKZ__IGEq6I7jB5gJEqtE6KAdFHsLHxwX7JrBekwiKT7UCOPbW-NzhoggDVVZ5RjzNNgC-iv2-2LKMt6MOb-QgddsLMhpKFCl-NVQecfeq4n3VBUUyCxN/s5120/blog2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQLwO0zH-DWwMVsw5CgxcMNSFx2ft80Q0y4Zlsi02r9XYb6lpEKhj4-6C9zpCBVjowNR_DKsATKZ__IGEq6I7jB5gJEqtE6KAdFHsLHxwX7JrBekwiKT7UCOPbW-NzhoggDVVZ5RjzNNgC-iv2-2LKMt6MOb-QgddsLMhpKFCl-NVQecfeq4n3VBUUyCxN/w640-h400/blog2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The robins know just when it is the perfect time to harvest the fruit from the trees planted in my yard. They can clean off a tree or bush in just a day or two.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi33joj-1WK7aEYD-p3Py7OfbOG2exdzhMOKrxcJYKvaznLwy7PH4v0Z1YnK8abBtlkf__BgGSnCALXnvsGsc75xx2bAz2YKIV5ESKoW9_AGyhdW3svbGQN7PoDVl0b_qOORrhr4Ws5WijW-l7he67juK40w_fkOKmvvz2ix77U4H6Sq1xAG1y4nMwHAJ_/s5120/blog3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5120" data-original-width="3200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi33joj-1WK7aEYD-p3Py7OfbOG2exdzhMOKrxcJYKvaznLwy7PH4v0Z1YnK8abBtlkf__BgGSnCALXnvsGsc75xx2bAz2YKIV5ESKoW9_AGyhdW3svbGQN7PoDVl0b_qOORrhr4Ws5WijW-l7he67juK40w_fkOKmvvz2ix77U4H6Sq1xAG1y4nMwHAJ_/w400-h640/blog3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I planted a tiny poppy last spring. It finally bloomed, a little late, but it sure was special.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmtocSqHDwYtPJ15Lxxjy4WKHZ3ynHVJSOpWexxaFDi2ycJf9ZQtbFf2FMQOgOuze1GNTMLZGIHUPDM8uE4Lr351YTj-jRFbTkoTbioVHeUSzK6WOJcze2gVBpn6i-c2ur9TWu9aew45RCd-TEzAnGhEhfMRBZ-6Zkc3br-jIgzcol4pvVaAHm9KOTK_P7/s2048/DSC_1760.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2048" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmtocSqHDwYtPJ15Lxxjy4WKHZ3ynHVJSOpWexxaFDi2ycJf9ZQtbFf2FMQOgOuze1GNTMLZGIHUPDM8uE4Lr351YTj-jRFbTkoTbioVHeUSzK6WOJcze2gVBpn6i-c2ur9TWu9aew45RCd-TEzAnGhEhfMRBZ-6Zkc3br-jIgzcol4pvVaAHm9KOTK_P7/w640-h428/DSC_1760.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgutgkeZEk16l-JGTx_jA8gkXZERC3nXMFQu7YRB_5QzjC91nZfsSfmyem1zPXClzhKvT9k9KQOcFk3NwDP1AdUhZfqC2hBJsLkXE2E5Ow9UTztfc3JWLulsbD3Rq4rGyIdRFoOMxqpFQm3M3X0A2u_mpF6zvg7B7k57wYRqXPZaJAqeFQ91Q7UDkyFbYaB/s4032/IMG_9653.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgutgkeZEk16l-JGTx_jA8gkXZERC3nXMFQu7YRB_5QzjC91nZfsSfmyem1zPXClzhKvT9k9KQOcFk3NwDP1AdUhZfqC2hBJsLkXE2E5Ow9UTztfc3JWLulsbD3Rq4rGyIdRFoOMxqpFQm3M3X0A2u_mpF6zvg7B7k57wYRqXPZaJAqeFQ91Q7UDkyFbYaB/w640-h480/IMG_9653.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2rYoIFWmARFp90osFJpKxVB2GSV7vwB7sF0sJHsRhzP7yj3BiWN_1WpPddb5lzOYAVoSxdNNiTpinCZTyGuyzPwzgcfFNebXMUrDQvjPo_HeFcSNbuDVlVc1Agm2gtO4y6Mw94bjWA6X3MkOoTpb1wFNowwCNIwRV26P3RbHhhB9yAo0PxaFsjy00MlxT/s4032/IMG_9733.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2rYoIFWmARFp90osFJpKxVB2GSV7vwB7sF0sJHsRhzP7yj3BiWN_1WpPddb5lzOYAVoSxdNNiTpinCZTyGuyzPwzgcfFNebXMUrDQvjPo_HeFcSNbuDVlVc1Agm2gtO4y6Mw94bjWA6X3MkOoTpb1wFNowwCNIwRV26P3RbHhhB9yAo0PxaFsjy00MlxT/w640-h480/IMG_9733.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">When I was growing up, there was a broadleaf maple just outside my bedroom window. It was an upstairs bedroom on the side of the house that didn't get the sun. Every fall, when I would enter my room, before even turning on the light, I would be greeted to the most awesome golden light. Those leaves turning to gold made it look like full sun shining in. It always made me think of the song "Heavenly Sunshine". A few years later, married, there was a maple right outside our bedroom window of the house we built. The same thing...it looked like full sun, even on a rainy day. Now here at this house, there is a maple right in front of the house. I am posting the tree, the golden yellow light entering the glass window on the front door and a yellow leaf heart in the hedge. </span><span style="font-size: xx-large;">I find myself humming the tune as I wander the house. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">"Heavenly Sunshine, heavenly sunshine, flooding my soul with glory divine. Heavenly sunshine, heavenly sunshine, halleluiah, Jesus is mine."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr2iDOMWkk24K24ZPXEE62Jk3SUN2XgweOIJoYCb2TfxdjvNZTQQsL4B1vE2QxjaA-n-9Mw5qMrQm0gDhDtIdkbNyEzQ56sc-IhSjtYzGSrLxi1HJuBXu5IiKLRpYOMPtjiHBiePa6G87WmY_ZH8C5GTs976YDL7bpb3y-IMZDfRHA3mIxhT4U9ZYElUJr/s5120/blog8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr2iDOMWkk24K24ZPXEE62Jk3SUN2XgweOIJoYCb2TfxdjvNZTQQsL4B1vE2QxjaA-n-9Mw5qMrQm0gDhDtIdkbNyEzQ56sc-IhSjtYzGSrLxi1HJuBXu5IiKLRpYOMPtjiHBiePa6G87WmY_ZH8C5GTs976YDL7bpb3y-IMZDfRHA3mIxhT4U9ZYElUJr/w640-h400/blog8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The necessary paperwork arrived and I was able to send Jimmy's ashes to the Navy in San Diego. </span><span style="font-size: xx-large;">It all seemed so strange to be putting him in the mail. But I am happy that he will be taken out to sea on a Navy ship. I know he would have liked that.</span><span style="font-size: xx-large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdhXGOSO7z5vCHVlPYzMLsSB8ifq4ogS2JwCN-5bIRGC6Xj5DXBJX7ArO6QuZBuTpE1zbdGndOBJC_L8OTFXJ31VJ6GzviTJeIH6WBpzwNJ23fU8CWZuGoiyQu_leN9jEcaOVHLWMH0Zhv2bgXmde8207i5HpQebRC7JcXRv0PsNVgYcRJnwQPO4miS0BT/s5120/blog6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdhXGOSO7z5vCHVlPYzMLsSB8ifq4ogS2JwCN-5bIRGC6Xj5DXBJX7ArO6QuZBuTpE1zbdGndOBJC_L8OTFXJ31VJ6GzviTJeIH6WBpzwNJ23fU8CWZuGoiyQu_leN9jEcaOVHLWMH0Zhv2bgXmde8207i5HpQebRC7JcXRv0PsNVgYcRJnwQPO4miS0BT/w640-h400/blog6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Once again, Halloween arrived. The kids had a good time dressing up and going trick-or-treating.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgTRVXR-v8t31EYTZ6bwACiVXFZomGcY_4-By43om6oTfIeQKLH48kNS2SZwAO4kV3tnY1az9v5G7sfIVSvnNH1va-Tg2HnlSXYzixJ2knhtHZ5RIQlay-BdT58D2gwBVMadtp2Ej8v1HnofTw3qWxKuU24C-17SqNbyLjN0q4go5pNR8W0LXHbKRl8EVT/s5120/blog4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5120" data-original-width="3200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgTRVXR-v8t31EYTZ6bwACiVXFZomGcY_4-By43om6oTfIeQKLH48kNS2SZwAO4kV3tnY1az9v5G7sfIVSvnNH1va-Tg2HnlSXYzixJ2knhtHZ5RIQlay-BdT58D2gwBVMadtp2Ej8v1HnofTw3qWxKuU24C-17SqNbyLjN0q4go5pNR8W0LXHbKRl8EVT/w400-h640/blog4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The last sunrise for the month. What a beautiful way to start the day.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQRi_Nr40LW9R77F5sKb3IuNFVWKIZ1sY4lVL5RezfQTWfgz3Ogidb58Ml6TQO2OMMtW-LW6oDa_3vHzDUMfIEdK5im0rU6lpaWx4iD3t8V0mLZhPNHGw0159YJ23UF5W8qcIco1M9Sg21uZQwB7hEoqhMgQKbGTqs3j8HS-a41guR8O7Iy7wxNSLtXmVh/s3780/14A49FD2-6D74-4E6E-83E2-070034A2D6BA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3780" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQRi_Nr40LW9R77F5sKb3IuNFVWKIZ1sY4lVL5RezfQTWfgz3Ogidb58Ml6TQO2OMMtW-LW6oDa_3vHzDUMfIEdK5im0rU6lpaWx4iD3t8V0mLZhPNHGw0159YJ23UF5W8qcIco1M9Sg21uZQwB7hEoqhMgQKbGTqs3j8HS-a41guR8O7Iy7wxNSLtXmVh/w512-h640/14A49FD2-6D74-4E6E-83E2-070034A2D6BA.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><br /></div></div>Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01394553650178941152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026155277456594357.post-40282286314655421862023-10-03T16:20:00.001-07:002023-10-03T16:20:23.801-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The months of July and August were so full of activities, it is no wonder that I didn't take time to post anything.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3MjyXHTomJASKVYMTP2bP_knsEMOZ0iaIUxHdQ6YZhYLJnrSkjomgZAb5gO61E6-ZSY7pESXR0S0nyQSVI7O256R5Cv8BNovaXD7ECIPzFHGdY_DFk9H5aDulrgFzegs13CEIqeSmGfX0ksnYph2U1ZxOAWoF27JCc1FU7JcFGN5UrqxNdaXyLmGarwpN/s5120/4th.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3MjyXHTomJASKVYMTP2bP_knsEMOZ0iaIUxHdQ6YZhYLJnrSkjomgZAb5gO61E6-ZSY7pESXR0S0nyQSVI7O256R5Cv8BNovaXD7ECIPzFHGdY_DFk9H5aDulrgFzegs13CEIqeSmGfX0ksnYph2U1ZxOAWoF27JCc1FU7JcFGN5UrqxNdaXyLmGarwpN/w640-h400/4th.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>4th of July<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWWxr2trC4ZM_2N9rVR4sELlxaK2D26w0016o7F_7SB6M_JwOkGI5HYV4UxcybluOoVuQNi8V2SGLtV1tFILQlRtrkBAMlnNElSB4yKrLMKQLbQMAD7RXvaxygpuEanvjSe5-o_EMVvEszATu77kzAtIM6qEhFaGr3ZzACHWh9fd3CG6wbduSzrLOwEOGQ/s5120/birds.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWWxr2trC4ZM_2N9rVR4sELlxaK2D26w0016o7F_7SB6M_JwOkGI5HYV4UxcybluOoVuQNi8V2SGLtV1tFILQlRtrkBAMlnNElSB4yKrLMKQLbQMAD7RXvaxygpuEanvjSe5-o_EMVvEszATu77kzAtIM6qEhFaGr3ZzACHWh9fd3CG6wbduSzrLOwEOGQ/w640-h400/birds.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM1dCjlv3gv5LS_jeHfJBdUIlomXcUxTPhaIF_QqVDCSKBFP_F9ZFSPqWnrOWuDYQQDNJ7W9Ezos5KRkRSOKIB28655HuhYgllPfJOeC8djCdeyn6VDanS2oVue_qvr57rEkNKMdfmnrbWqnAg27lG6Jw09yc_I2zqnlhBYVoK8x1LXBWb-50G7vedP0SF/s2048/DSC_1558.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2048" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM1dCjlv3gv5LS_jeHfJBdUIlomXcUxTPhaIF_QqVDCSKBFP_F9ZFSPqWnrOWuDYQQDNJ7W9Ezos5KRkRSOKIB28655HuhYgllPfJOeC8djCdeyn6VDanS2oVue_qvr57rEkNKMdfmnrbWqnAg27lG6Jw09yc_I2zqnlhBYVoK8x1LXBWb-50G7vedP0SF/w640-h428/DSC_1558.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-aGCy_Sr4bXK3HIR4FQGhXwvfND9UNgD5JFs6eTGYNnOZkVKX0NwqFgGoQpHxXcA6FV11QkVyFC-ZgI89BRDd5ztwhRKdJ5i69fP4RQ36D1MGRWGr5EEI3MdQzbTLc7zwcOtoC8xIEDBVXtCLHoU7Bg_LQ2TW0ADCXn8p37u5-EDrPelidhoLW0WtS1o9/s2048/generation%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2048" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-aGCy_Sr4bXK3HIR4FQGhXwvfND9UNgD5JFs6eTGYNnOZkVKX0NwqFgGoQpHxXcA6FV11QkVyFC-ZgI89BRDd5ztwhRKdJ5i69fP4RQ36D1MGRWGr5EEI3MdQzbTLc7zwcOtoC8xIEDBVXtCLHoU7Bg_LQ2TW0ADCXn8p37u5-EDrPelidhoLW0WtS1o9/w640-h428/generation%20(2).jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Emily and Matthew came to Oregon. We took advantage of them being here for a <u>Five Generation </u>photo. We know that it is a rare thing to have and are so very thankful for this.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoXLi7VZwfh9jOXORkPz6gkfT6I0W4dX7imPwuj3YHZS34mXuJOR90N3yysHC7GhZBJEA1fkIFFNLkWIaJp9CFjycsEj3qZfRMZorpNvId3Zd-agTzpBICSJf0ucT-2kZjd0c_HutDiDB5mWUduG8gXDVS8L-p1S3cv5VrU8TbKlFoMrZaBmIj62PcsgUh/s2048/generation%20(3).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2048" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoXLi7VZwfh9jOXORkPz6gkfT6I0W4dX7imPwuj3YHZS34mXuJOR90N3yysHC7GhZBJEA1fkIFFNLkWIaJp9CFjycsEj3qZfRMZorpNvId3Zd-agTzpBICSJf0ucT-2kZjd0c_HutDiDB5mWUduG8gXDVS8L-p1S3cv5VrU8TbKlFoMrZaBmIj62PcsgUh/w640-h428/generation%20(3).jpg" width="640" /></a></div>The 5 oldest in each generation. Beginning with my Dad, who was the oldest in his family, me, John, Emily and Beau.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPI1hzdyB62dV0cELiEZbWKA3nOPrsEZCCHfiS-6rsvqy3Q9aB11o19_Qz-PFKLzzqNyjxHvg9r87SxeB7srBm4nTsUUTv5keoIDbKtQq-QiFhcC5sBBs9bDzOoegslgwk68pI0Gm7kTH1bwtIYcL94rMS-7icYQOW7Sw_dvre6Q1AksJSpsreSIABPoPF/s5120/generation.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPI1hzdyB62dV0cELiEZbWKA3nOPrsEZCCHfiS-6rsvqy3Q9aB11o19_Qz-PFKLzzqNyjxHvg9r87SxeB7srBm4nTsUUTv5keoIDbKtQq-QiFhcC5sBBs9bDzOoegslgwk68pI0Gm7kTH1bwtIYcL94rMS-7icYQOW7Sw_dvre6Q1AksJSpsreSIABPoPF/w640-h400/generation.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>I went camping with Jessi and the kids to Hosmer Lake. We had a blast kayaking, with Josiah of course fishing. John and Rachel joined us for a couple of days.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiagrZVl6SaVKDPRpmilJO5B3vydSF4y78FyWpeimldgpBIsbijPIoutH1jpOvFnuPvXEbbcQV1gkhr0acYBVXFlI2rrnO0rWvQKesVFh_trDJC4hk8IC4TA-u39labBTkRWvNZ9gfwxd7OOxQ1L3yJGKQDBZxHqTJCwnVTMHVpFSOi_pvQV-dikBthJKqG/s5120/hosmer1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiagrZVl6SaVKDPRpmilJO5B3vydSF4y78FyWpeimldgpBIsbijPIoutH1jpOvFnuPvXEbbcQV1gkhr0acYBVXFlI2rrnO0rWvQKesVFh_trDJC4hk8IC4TA-u39labBTkRWvNZ9gfwxd7OOxQ1L3yJGKQDBZxHqTJCwnVTMHVpFSOi_pvQV-dikBthJKqG/w640-h400/hosmer1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMQeLZzIij-1S5zdWUJb_VjKsTEWYBvcdruJqDQffypBuHIBr5yNISXUSIaGQmDEIw0jvmhnQExa21tUg99d64QH4t4P6zGT-HsazV_i1YP7KhNGT8CsEUPkl6NL6zQaK0TXzEzYMgppzd2wQZoI6PrhXfa_iOuxxxvqc6UEM8CD9h0YiWJEVu72Q8L-Uc/s5120/hosmer2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT2tY6L2UX_Yt0V9omzdmRBlhqgn4lzektq1zpS_goGsg03fMAp_WAMyn1we3p4V7AZQcj6QthEIwDmrLWqLVFWJvFYv6uC0UewFxHA4h3G7WZhW4s4oszGQWjxC1xs4VuqvzurdXQtKOguRjuhFIbU1PIb8DXNuIVHwKvFV103IWiKFpvRh4XVc6xIdTD/s5120/hosmer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT2tY6L2UX_Yt0V9omzdmRBlhqgn4lzektq1zpS_goGsg03fMAp_WAMyn1we3p4V7AZQcj6QthEIwDmrLWqLVFWJvFYv6uC0UewFxHA4h3G7WZhW4s4oszGQWjxC1xs4VuqvzurdXQtKOguRjuhFIbU1PIb8DXNuIVHwKvFV103IWiKFpvRh4XVc6xIdTD/w640-h400/hosmer.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">Emily sent me a photo of Beau in the little car we gave him for Christmas.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirTGxB8Yd-UvWZjnS1zQ4yV1GdTM5QsS3Dty5zfZKW25RtseWEHBf5QCkYeULMgacALAf7hPI0v1Cc4PmFDiZvdfOHn7wX6drC-kiv-WUrDjhOOxJBAUchOoHMQgPOW0Pq0ftfcl9y4yoo37MnMrz6SM9YTz5O7emMDLMj86GTZmlsqKSWXnhunbtJSrUA/s4032/IMG_6072.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I will let most of the photos speak for themselves.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGxzgKoIDs9eyhEt3kGa-I8YMrfD8MTDGl2AYJsEvndNZPdOKEzIlmySiuhPn9zbVafPV4yekYE97X1v3saMywutig5rUllOS7PRfX-2ofdqLrsXBJvV5ZFrinOsJx3vyxZ5IHogjw_uZJJNGP-eo26nNvh4G54gbiAgwfSh79jWY9md9IbyB4c_ZdnEZ6/s2048/DSC_1648.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2048" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGxzgKoIDs9eyhEt3kGa-I8YMrfD8MTDGl2AYJsEvndNZPdOKEzIlmySiuhPn9zbVafPV4yekYE97X1v3saMywutig5rUllOS7PRfX-2ofdqLrsXBJvV5ZFrinOsJx3vyxZ5IHogjw_uZJJNGP-eo26nNvh4G54gbiAgwfSh79jWY9md9IbyB4c_ZdnEZ6/w640-h428/DSC_1648.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1yHaD_k2ICPzw4-uALwMRfXfXVkumC6V2lp038CyUyjKy8C5hvRC9aiWfnoU4hgX-Q8ZxPH_BdVRUC-nWsLSWFmx_ahNtHKForQ3Lz4_fppRaWoFzUnEY8NppSQqPo7k2PdG1CnYS3iRM-ZDsC6_NHyALcGuIKmsYrrAQ-qlWhYFiDAUroMhIT0e3bw6G/s2048/DSC_1707.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2048" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1yHaD_k2ICPzw4-uALwMRfXfXVkumC6V2lp038CyUyjKy8C5hvRC9aiWfnoU4hgX-Q8ZxPH_BdVRUC-nWsLSWFmx_ahNtHKForQ3Lz4_fppRaWoFzUnEY8NppSQqPo7k2PdG1CnYS3iRM-ZDsC6_NHyALcGuIKmsYrrAQ-qlWhYFiDAUroMhIT0e3bw6G/w640-h428/DSC_1707.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHHbUmH-nkuMUqrwqHx0-OHbFSo_Z89PEt5OHNLjhlcxW7v1YdwHyiv8yxMdbxwVDZ9uVtcQbOJpycVTdCgyZ6m0bbmZo_lgqMSjO6SP_b8IsrQyWCWhie6nhWoDTfechEHkqGTRKQzPVLTnoYi_zcKDFYAr-3umpCzlXDihxO3klITl3_qUlygfZYGLXg/s2048/DSC_1714.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2048" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHHbUmH-nkuMUqrwqHx0-OHbFSo_Z89PEt5OHNLjhlcxW7v1YdwHyiv8yxMdbxwVDZ9uVtcQbOJpycVTdCgyZ6m0bbmZo_lgqMSjO6SP_b8IsrQyWCWhie6nhWoDTfechEHkqGTRKQzPVLTnoYi_zcKDFYAr-3umpCzlXDihxO3klITl3_qUlygfZYGLXg/w640-h428/DSC_1714.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2v8MdQbN5UlfiQxd35m9OOWGtnyTo9Cp1Bx80bP5USqAnfswIeYI-niIuCp3cZpQO1iORN83KM__QCFaUPpBlYlQ_9ExPnahE4hwh9NX9RqGaYrBjKd3tCGq1BgIhyphenhyphenrTkgR8i-Xkg0XZP4EDo2tyVs5jHlyMmHk1BV5pFfXpCi8Ifqyu-i_PXVtmD72WP/s2048/DSC_1728.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1368" data-original-width="2048" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2v8MdQbN5UlfiQxd35m9OOWGtnyTo9Cp1Bx80bP5USqAnfswIeYI-niIuCp3cZpQO1iORN83KM__QCFaUPpBlYlQ_9ExPnahE4hwh9NX9RqGaYrBjKd3tCGq1BgIhyphenhyphenrTkgR8i-Xkg0XZP4EDo2tyVs5jHlyMmHk1BV5pFfXpCi8Ifqyu-i_PXVtmD72WP/w640-h428/DSC_1728.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0adLZ8u3c3axgqYCwUf6GlemZUSeSLNxBoz9fc8bZKIGepv4YHoZa3LjqQyCtpvAfT4Qc95CWVV7AjV7Oa0Le6kTnbUQnpjUwzXGn-yF33fqyFJ64mFuJd_AeIF7i9LirjpnieYbocR1svAGEddo6Cg-22PYaQpygxkrfgjux6LD19nwd3Qq7PM_oEsjA/s4032/IMG_8763.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0adLZ8u3c3axgqYCwUf6GlemZUSeSLNxBoz9fc8bZKIGepv4YHoZa3LjqQyCtpvAfT4Qc95CWVV7AjV7Oa0Le6kTnbUQnpjUwzXGn-yF33fqyFJ64mFuJd_AeIF7i9LirjpnieYbocR1svAGEddo6Cg-22PYaQpygxkrfgjux6LD19nwd3Qq7PM_oEsjA/w480-h640/IMG_8763.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">We decided to cut down the tulip tree. It was just a few feet from the house. The neighbors have one in the middle of their yard and it has grown huge. There is now way this tree would have grown there and not ruined the house and foundation. Besides that, the leaves started falling, they were sticky. A closer look showed that they were covered with aphids. The neighbors said it happens to theirs every year. The aphids come in and the leaves all drop. She tries to control them with ladybugs and spraying down the tree every day. We decided to just make it simple and cut it down.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzhUvgbIP_9nfyON92-TVkv9I_8dES4dOU-QbyxsY5M1xDyVyDSJ2s_oFWrQe0UpkTspAZXeGGzoR8CGqC663WMTA4wYvRDYMQwR3UCpREVl21YBFvGQaMCBMONgpmDcNEkkN6TMbaItCn45FaSYfimqNGLy3-3FbU_oHPEft6aMemeMbiK5HaOKrlcVW1/s4032/IMG_8836.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzhUvgbIP_9nfyON92-TVkv9I_8dES4dOU-QbyxsY5M1xDyVyDSJ2s_oFWrQe0UpkTspAZXeGGzoR8CGqC663WMTA4wYvRDYMQwR3UCpREVl21YBFvGQaMCBMONgpmDcNEkkN6TMbaItCn45FaSYfimqNGLy3-3FbU_oHPEft6aMemeMbiK5HaOKrlcVW1/w480-h640/IMG_8836.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGbBORtMQ7DG7nSUyoUzJ4bGpAtr8LnjqPxQYwDUlD6Ue-7F8HSRP1UTMHZuV76SCvCZCyLkGW5ExSEGhd2CEG-svLi2-lc6FIuWaxkaHihPyyOIDWOaCK-mC8FLg-70kza-Y095AR-IXpXJQl1P6QF16By6GUb4QoatRd0e23Rr4UqHYBtxpSyfnsEuZT/s4032/IMG_8875.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGbBORtMQ7DG7nSUyoUzJ4bGpAtr8LnjqPxQYwDUlD6Ue-7F8HSRP1UTMHZuV76SCvCZCyLkGW5ExSEGhd2CEG-svLi2-lc6FIuWaxkaHihPyyOIDWOaCK-mC8FLg-70kza-Y095AR-IXpXJQl1P6QF16By6GUb4QoatRd0e23Rr4UqHYBtxpSyfnsEuZT/w480-h640/IMG_8875.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">It has been a while since we have talked on phones like this one.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq8CoE58FltCFibnHMF2VC49B_KpfzPFJRKiz1X1xOfO4viIgcgBtFnzzNCu58F3O6MbutBA5qUbqwdDl117sG7IXRZntus8jEkh1Zb6Ds-maPmfEAxP7owQgotoKm5ozRMAljac2BadCA4D-_riSW8IUlybDtg_jxT2TbFYNcbaYNQY86oDkAoJF_andq/s4032/IMG_8910.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq8CoE58FltCFibnHMF2VC49B_KpfzPFJRKiz1X1xOfO4viIgcgBtFnzzNCu58F3O6MbutBA5qUbqwdDl117sG7IXRZntus8jEkh1Zb6Ds-maPmfEAxP7owQgotoKm5ozRMAljac2BadCA4D-_riSW8IUlybDtg_jxT2TbFYNcbaYNQY86oDkAoJF_andq/w480-h640/IMG_8910.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">This rose bush bloomed out in bouquets.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We had a visit with two of my cousins, Janet and Susan.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmL36SE2fn2frF0g4J4XQo9Ruqzjns1_9rCvQsHK7fZnRHxlqHEkkxgqI0XLqYe-S10KBevXC6Uh9P3qJk00kKGlUgR2IwWaEds5LgmgAgY0A67GldVgqGPEWHx4XzshkWWQCxZstqgEEUbWEIs8OinoQXqg1tw1w7y-izPcW-Hzgw1_WMr3r6XZhEE31f/s5120/tramp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmL36SE2fn2frF0g4J4XQo9Ruqzjns1_9rCvQsHK7fZnRHxlqHEkkxgqI0XLqYe-S10KBevXC6Uh9P3qJk00kKGlUgR2IwWaEds5LgmgAgY0A67GldVgqGPEWHx4XzshkWWQCxZstqgEEUbWEIs8OinoQXqg1tw1w7y-izPcW-Hzgw1_WMr3r6XZhEE31f/w640-h400/tramp.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">End of summer fun</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi_OADMjX1iRFKroWuucNs1wbcNjZlYYw1oT1ru-UKa3Qaw17791TBL0ZkoH5p5pYW9MRi1Jbw2cY2BUdP3KGmFHM0AveG0V4S9WWhuHj-N_vBFGuZEH1UYgHYi0O_FMxkSajbdWEUqZGQ1GA_chMRd1xBJ-TlBPOOtp-y0XbT3Ekpwu4CA0z99aAXq4j2/w640-h400/kids2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">Whenever Lina had spare time, she was busy with crafting , her favorite pastime. She got into cardboard crafts and made some pretty awesome things! A truck for Grandpa, a camera for me and a video game for Josiah and Arianna. Plus a popsicle jewelry box for me.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7WQlB8fFD7KswZvwmmJQNAQCZaDw_owESwcnACy5cYtCTLX043_sKqALyxfvtmgPNgPBdVedjobMoXhrMu0H55uoQ2DTvhvVOcVOJAa_23p332ipMyIF7fxPEUaF9aPLxWsQJTDlF63xOaEB_nVdV8xF-v8wzxiZvvlTXrkEdFM6AKHHtfFKK2OJ2XhE1/s5120/kids1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7WQlB8fFD7KswZvwmmJQNAQCZaDw_owESwcnACy5cYtCTLX043_sKqALyxfvtmgPNgPBdVedjobMoXhrMu0H55uoQ2DTvhvVOcVOJAa_23p332ipMyIF7fxPEUaF9aPLxWsQJTDlF63xOaEB_nVdV8xF-v8wzxiZvvlTXrkEdFM6AKHHtfFKK2OJ2XhE1/w640-h400/kids1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Mom and Dad bought a new car.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">After almost 6 months of living with us, Jessi and the kids got the news that they could move back home! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdqoW-u4_iUk809nUfUXH12aZAIcw1lRjIQo7CoWrJiGY_nXTOdgzFbRnyf6mcB0a2f7r2UJ-piV9zWIT3eIvlzGX7RUvrPv54Ty4y74bEJYGFJpz1AX8qDAL7BYHFfD6Dav3OYnaJvj1jyaVHnTSCkt30evfncBT29HUFqevmQcufcexKV4Qkeeeishgh/s4032/IMG_8950.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdqoW-u4_iUk809nUfUXH12aZAIcw1lRjIQo7CoWrJiGY_nXTOdgzFbRnyf6mcB0a2f7r2UJ-piV9zWIT3eIvlzGX7RUvrPv54Ty4y74bEJYGFJpz1AX8qDAL7BYHFfD6Dav3OYnaJvj1jyaVHnTSCkt30evfncBT29HUFqevmQcufcexKV4Qkeeeishgh/w640-h480/IMG_8950.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Actually hot a few days too!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikAyrpGNXgDz32PY4oURvc9xfJCmjf26hqZoCi2994pRaSUxweGDnmHKzpv4W1_afnNzAsEPvBSyAt_bj7NSKU5YHQ4mSOFeul10az88H1Ui_o-HUqfZ-CGtuQM8vZREU21_z8zP2JNodfB2WH1BfUceYDk5a2aR54_SMftwuYnV-zWciV8L5Xt6DxF3Mw/s4032/IMG_7870.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikAyrpGNXgDz32PY4oURvc9xfJCmjf26hqZoCi2994pRaSUxweGDnmHKzpv4W1_afnNzAsEPvBSyAt_bj7NSKU5YHQ4mSOFeul10az88H1Ui_o-HUqfZ-CGtuQM8vZREU21_z8zP2JNodfB2WH1BfUceYDk5a2aR54_SMftwuYnV-zWciV8L5Xt6DxF3Mw/w640-h480/IMG_7870.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">A tradition that Jessi started with the kids is she saves all of the schoolwork they bring home, each kid has a sack full of their own work. On the last day of school they light a fire and burn it all. (they have their very favorite stuff saved already)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0waBLG5br4X-pS9qBUCW3h6T5GkOpoM-0Jt4hCkiQNuEHn-1OFsC4lPBjvvui7x_jPtN5ZsfAF7nKhJWIf8CEpuDKYEJfOrPXwtbb11DdJ3aZjGsDcSQ1lhIuzrVoxfw1XRY3ZvenUtaG_PETsLyDnENMQAj35GNde0pH--JUuOJRYNCN6blcA4M_kTEE/s1526/DSC_1339.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1019" data-original-width="1526" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0waBLG5br4X-pS9qBUCW3h6T5GkOpoM-0Jt4hCkiQNuEHn-1OFsC4lPBjvvui7x_jPtN5ZsfAF7nKhJWIf8CEpuDKYEJfOrPXwtbb11DdJ3aZjGsDcSQ1lhIuzrVoxfw1XRY3ZvenUtaG_PETsLyDnENMQAj35GNde0pH--JUuOJRYNCN6blcA4M_kTEE/w640-h428/DSC_1339.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Evening Grossbeak</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoKpASqB_aBOfifo8agymGSGahB14UULX5ImPh5iFvk-yzNvuJLuF-cvftqEQ9fohX3ZOPPs4HaLC8fS5UPEZEyZRfP5v4IodAg-SAhayo_w4rFpkMb46VmSLF-TjzFeOKjboSnvxmYsJX5iYcPrBEiHhdzLBLE0hEp6pX74f8LgxFGT3_xT38Tqfydgwd/s2048/DSC_1375.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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A few neighbors have asked if we have a mole problem. Haha! He has it pretty much finished now and it is taking care of the lawn and plants for us. It is so much better than dragging hoses around.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCp4kRvfmcxe3y3S6pQoKKJ641PYx99fdErdpNcMJTcWYGvJt7G15_69oEE2-VVN_fsAr1uJvJWsHByUJSIJou8ApSNAHpRdSp-3D6fH_7DZDSc4XTlB6G8ohmAXUe0PuMWE4lPKy5TdlhrYTA6BVN1jQC9bP6wbs93b9jF3TtySZSOt7iIBamsLCu9But/s4032/IMG_8198.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCp4kRvfmcxe3y3S6pQoKKJ641PYx99fdErdpNcMJTcWYGvJt7G15_69oEE2-VVN_fsAr1uJvJWsHByUJSIJou8ApSNAHpRdSp-3D6fH_7DZDSc4XTlB6G8ohmAXUe0PuMWE4lPKy5TdlhrYTA6BVN1jQC9bP6wbs93b9jF3TtySZSOt7iIBamsLCu9But/w640-h480/IMG_8198.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHrNaQ-GCQLM1epWYIy6eLgG2N1FeE7N7KdCUl7dSRh0We4UThiQL1cBq_gNjRVHQH5Z4la2GZJuVqaSZjcNJDM8rmozU52_c4EAemmJDfEvXW9e42tckQZMfWV8-GIV7HAPPd-FNkDl1Hqd3QhV4UPT-10CEc0GqTn6uHMo0mWdIhJtM0OCTSoIc33iaG/s4032/IMG_8228.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHrNaQ-GCQLM1epWYIy6eLgG2N1FeE7N7KdCUl7dSRh0We4UThiQL1cBq_gNjRVHQH5Z4la2GZJuVqaSZjcNJDM8rmozU52_c4EAemmJDfEvXW9e42tckQZMfWV8-GIV7HAPPd-FNkDl1Hqd3QhV4UPT-10CEc0GqTn6uHMo0mWdIhJtM0OCTSoIc33iaG/w480-h640/IMG_8228.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi0BoYxYN-94rYQD8jEpEmexGxs27cmauLQM1YLpfV9dcvmAWqt_c3m4DmVonmuQbFKJUoed4zhJ0Zx8J9LCYAMzzOPpgPdYehMRus-wgbaVjDi9wRWzoEH4uGDezJOm50e34gqnol0KoJ3nqGAPaGmGUmvcz84hS476_TmxKfd6UGWEFkf8VsVF4znmwa/s4032/IMG_8234.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi0BoYxYN-94rYQD8jEpEmexGxs27cmauLQM1YLpfV9dcvmAWqt_c3m4DmVonmuQbFKJUoed4zhJ0Zx8J9LCYAMzzOPpgPdYehMRus-wgbaVjDi9wRWzoEH4uGDezJOm50e34gqnol0KoJ3nqGAPaGmGUmvcz84hS476_TmxKfd6UGWEFkf8VsVF4znmwa/w640-h480/IMG_8234.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK8W70k2eQN2ODOVwc7fcE943LMxDK0InpuRffcBvZePhtjfby4gpKe06ppG8Ja5kHxgtwULIyU4gZHrsgyM47jJiirAF3AJaemfaX_tTfy8FHiwAwWw280XPDUigw7kLEwfX1CwyBpCCgW-YAdgA7gd3vrBJpdvpQkzu5lZxWtkRJfnvqAn7radtgnBKf/s1649/DSC_1344.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1101" data-original-width="1649" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK8W70k2eQN2ODOVwc7fcE943LMxDK0InpuRffcBvZePhtjfby4gpKe06ppG8Ja5kHxgtwULIyU4gZHrsgyM47jJiirAF3AJaemfaX_tTfy8FHiwAwWw280XPDUigw7kLEwfX1CwyBpCCgW-YAdgA7gd3vrBJpdvpQkzu5lZxWtkRJfnvqAn7radtgnBKf/w640-h428/DSC_1344.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">I have always loved bunnies, well, this year, I don't love them quite so much. They have eaten off a few new plants, one being a special clematis. Bit it off at ground level and left it there for me to find. Ugh!</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoSCF9u9G_Td_xZrX6uO9ex89rpnT0DYkn2smQ7KSw0mkW3ZV6a1Xdh2MVv0iPrPnTzrIcGaOdYsEcnwKnMOnE390IV3H1fqqFFef6XW12UAfO1AvcJQodHQg8CWM42X97VrZoGQqMRIpTDLAuRXZ6fE2ZwmtdAzVeEU1WWpAQB9x4ltZh5PjSSOzmsOqJ/s4032/IMG_8241.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoSCF9u9G_Td_xZrX6uO9ex89rpnT0DYkn2smQ7KSw0mkW3ZV6a1Xdh2MVv0iPrPnTzrIcGaOdYsEcnwKnMOnE390IV3H1fqqFFef6XW12UAfO1AvcJQodHQg8CWM42X97VrZoGQqMRIpTDLAuRXZ6fE2ZwmtdAzVeEU1WWpAQB9x4ltZh5PjSSOzmsOqJ/w640-h480/IMG_8241.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">My box gardens are working out so nicely. I know that they are really tall, but it assures that the rabbits don't eat my plants and I don't have to bend over at all to take care of them.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZwaIl8H23EsVlPeERdLEdFylR8lkoQxBC0biDnH4fVHablK49KMSgfiwoPM_3u1MAUMD3lg5_0liTefXjViQygoyQwBTcayjFQKwNHUWs_8drfYZ__wKnh_bBWzcpXOXCikfOdAA1_Cn8k89ZLYTVt1s5lGhmtJtK3MkkjcFJgF3Mm25Sy4nb1rTV94Dd/s4032/IMG_7641.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZwaIl8H23EsVlPeERdLEdFylR8lkoQxBC0biDnH4fVHablK49KMSgfiwoPM_3u1MAUMD3lg5_0liTefXjViQygoyQwBTcayjFQKwNHUWs_8drfYZ__wKnh_bBWzcpXOXCikfOdAA1_Cn8k89ZLYTVt1s5lGhmtJtK3MkkjcFJgF3Mm25Sy4nb1rTV94Dd/w480-h640/IMG_7641.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The girls helped me plant them and are so amazed to see how fast it has all grown.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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He caught a sucker fish, according to him, it was the biggest sucker fish he has caught. Turned it back into the water for somebody else to catch.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb0LTQ2vZA-MY2tg8SdlOsHIOGApdN2PRRhQhzPfV4V0YwzNLNqhNM9lqU1mdv0kkvYvJOXrmdLo7pqUx4_Nq5WhigDlAp3h6o23YTunp8vCVJB43lQfVsUOhbAx5BgADUKr-Mus24_OMfnMl0DOLKTBA7-XK9nzo9gWCue9uRuV6LEW06ICyuNfdU45nJ/s4032/IMG_8069.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb0LTQ2vZA-MY2tg8SdlOsHIOGApdN2PRRhQhzPfV4V0YwzNLNqhNM9lqU1mdv0kkvYvJOXrmdLo7pqUx4_Nq5WhigDlAp3h6o23YTunp8vCVJB43lQfVsUOhbAx5BgADUKr-Mus24_OMfnMl0DOLKTBA7-XK9nzo9gWCue9uRuV6LEW06ICyuNfdU45nJ/w640-h480/IMG_8069.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">While he fished, the girls threw rocks into he water. Maybe that is why Josiah only caught that one fish...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirSu4tyXLrD1FOBgVs_GDenhKpAGW5LixJJQHTKAabBctlKvc0KTZRNb0aGD_cwM_LqNkfEaQ9Xo537E6GN3lIjdBMCxIa5LlnH9myxDxb-mHJyq7FBdFWZ0h5ojoWiu91jVGUX8bnCM7n0HbA-GWqE5YInEdoQvdTN3DH1S58f4jcaWzHKyyPZaStSWt0/s4032/IMG_8074.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirSu4tyXLrD1FOBgVs_GDenhKpAGW5LixJJQHTKAabBctlKvc0KTZRNb0aGD_cwM_LqNkfEaQ9Xo537E6GN3lIjdBMCxIa5LlnH9myxDxb-mHJyq7FBdFWZ0h5ojoWiu91jVGUX8bnCM7n0HbA-GWqE5YInEdoQvdTN3DH1S58f4jcaWzHKyyPZaStSWt0/w480-h640/IMG_8074.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnS6DKCc59G6l_JU1aH0oFZRfM_5BSDJ-AVAkyizxegiZnpSG_m144hj5c9hQCMvAxvFJd9Qjq-BKGQMHvQ34o0PAjcikNX3kDLcS4khkUUV_Ng9WOUsoHtmHBZ0x-ZJo-J7CDjtPCTBqM91WPvSMNBgeCAINbrA8RbdUk4KzWtPiK70eod5k6BAgJhXNL/s1481/IMG_7926.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1481" data-original-width="1111" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnS6DKCc59G6l_JU1aH0oFZRfM_5BSDJ-AVAkyizxegiZnpSG_m144hj5c9hQCMvAxvFJd9Qjq-BKGQMHvQ34o0PAjcikNX3kDLcS4khkUUV_Ng9WOUsoHtmHBZ0x-ZJo-J7CDjtPCTBqM91WPvSMNBgeCAINbrA8RbdUk4KzWtPiK70eod5k6BAgJhXNL/w480-h640/IMG_7926.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">A dream come true for Josiah! He saved up enough money and bought himself a second-hand boat with a little electric motor. He is big time now!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOxlNwf0D6WR1v92by9c3HvYnC_ij38rkbnAuM7MoZLKQ_HvWkIXFfCmVbZVgPBKIE93DwWMZp5V91h9bu42kwElELhZsE2gR-g9Ls7yuFqQ9nQ7EaoQhMzCHTtJNoVd-IJdFwNu_sHx4_Ow0DnjBRJempkixUhN6z4gDP7EFSGbhpUfIZxug_E5iaKlqy/s1873/IMG_7928.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1873" data-original-width="1405" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOxlNwf0D6WR1v92by9c3HvYnC_ij38rkbnAuM7MoZLKQ_HvWkIXFfCmVbZVgPBKIE93DwWMZp5V91h9bu42kwElELhZsE2gR-g9Ls7yuFqQ9nQ7EaoQhMzCHTtJNoVd-IJdFwNu_sHx4_Ow0DnjBRJempkixUhN6z4gDP7EFSGbhpUfIZxug_E5iaKlqy/w480-h640/IMG_7928.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtLHVeRCtHq6lzHJ5nPyOKTMvFgEcLRDMcQKYMZTvf6pNSW0KULrnNriTXw6yL7TGmoUyd4j4wasqOTiy7j5P3Flx0CiG6aLXJrvJDnwI_FeV1QXg2dv2ml4uqXqQUkCxc54TYZ3okJ6G9mLgz-hCilwiTzX9zM2uXXCW11735gq5apEylc3p4KOO-Si7l/s4032/IMG_7811.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtLHVeRCtHq6lzHJ5nPyOKTMvFgEcLRDMcQKYMZTvf6pNSW0KULrnNriTXw6yL7TGmoUyd4j4wasqOTiy7j5P3Flx0CiG6aLXJrvJDnwI_FeV1QXg2dv2ml4uqXqQUkCxc54TYZ3okJ6G9mLgz-hCilwiTzX9zM2uXXCW11735gq5apEylc3p4KOO-Si7l/w640-h480/IMG_7811.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">My cousin Susan and her husband JR came to town for a visit. It was good to see them.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS_vRGMOKrhlxfAKzvjKfsEua8BzDIsafApDRFPZ2gDTwmOj2m9e652a3llJlApzuaEeFlqCkc9z8HfYCtGp-Js23cYakihV-fqLWaoOFHHnpAcQbs_TwllyIEqbSYnuJvxt9m5Vbwpa1RG858OnbbxvC3fbww19Jvc-AQU-cUaMzHsv8en_HS0EmSAWZd/s4032/IMG_8091.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS_vRGMOKrhlxfAKzvjKfsEua8BzDIsafApDRFPZ2gDTwmOj2m9e652a3llJlApzuaEeFlqCkc9z8HfYCtGp-Js23cYakihV-fqLWaoOFHHnpAcQbs_TwllyIEqbSYnuJvxt9m5Vbwpa1RG858OnbbxvC3fbww19Jvc-AQU-cUaMzHsv8en_HS0EmSAWZd/w480-h640/IMG_8091.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Father's Day, we let Dad do the cooking.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJIl8-ec6JnkuYOzEcPmvzjrE89-khXA8F8r0M7an0DAd8ei1e42zLMBh4kpx0nPrvGafuZh0Nu-HQBE9OCnRxI6Eliq2HW-dZZgduI9zxVjowCQTXla-Dr9efeF3UCrndWTN79QPo8JPiiNMJqta7eOTBA10-i67f67qDfrDZGRteYFKlVmvl0GO9zO-5/s2633/IMG_8112.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2025" data-original-width="2633" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJIl8-ec6JnkuYOzEcPmvzjrE89-khXA8F8r0M7an0DAd8ei1e42zLMBh4kpx0nPrvGafuZh0Nu-HQBE9OCnRxI6Eliq2HW-dZZgduI9zxVjowCQTXla-Dr9efeF3UCrndWTN79QPo8JPiiNMJqta7eOTBA10-i67f67qDfrDZGRteYFKlVmvl0GO9zO-5/w640-h492/IMG_8112.JPEG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Dennis had business in Vancouver and so we were able to meet up with him two nights in a row. 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Huge trout! He even cleaned them while we were there.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiINULSgULjCTdVIu0uqZzWAaGHBxUEq_E4hJasCc7mU3_C9oMWwxyTsAkIFB308bEFSNjAa2Mg4SfMiNO9IS-puLI9aidmf3S8DfhglC0BosXzPyzRxuwpSJ580e15yLKLGY1grmxsgJfny8BKPy19v7Kv8HvAkXgyEPJl0dqQpcBwNc-CozMXlrv5gEhQ/s2048/DSC_1508.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2048" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiINULSgULjCTdVIu0uqZzWAaGHBxUEq_E4hJasCc7mU3_C9oMWwxyTsAkIFB308bEFSNjAa2Mg4SfMiNO9IS-puLI9aidmf3S8DfhglC0BosXzPyzRxuwpSJ580e15yLKLGY1grmxsgJfny8BKPy19v7Kv8HvAkXgyEPJl0dqQpcBwNc-CozMXlrv5gEhQ/w640-h428/DSC_1508.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">He was so excited about it, he had his Dad take him back the next night. 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</script></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Here I am again, putting two months together. It isn't that there wasn't anything to post, it is just that I have been so busy with the outside things that sitting down to post is the last thing I want to do when I finally get in.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">April came in with snow and hail. After such a cold wet winter, we are ready for sun and warmth. </span><span style="font-size: xx-large;">The daffodils came up and tried to cheer us up.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM8xbdT-a5NTxAS050GfBo9cuOPuzgemzlXQ6VNOPUacxwKb6sLa2NLNpDrnnx4elxgXp12KMcrqPSSRYShDcVK9_x0X-OLDFLTZrO7IUY4jRCA51Bhqb235Vj1s5mVmB3yLxotvu3Sc3McVyxQG-nPzhSnc_tTwS80nc48DtOtFaqNkUjN-g8j3y1mA/s5120/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM8xbdT-a5NTxAS050GfBo9cuOPuzgemzlXQ6VNOPUacxwKb6sLa2NLNpDrnnx4elxgXp12KMcrqPSSRYShDcVK9_x0X-OLDFLTZrO7IUY4jRCA51Bhqb235Vj1s5mVmB3yLxotvu3Sc3McVyxQG-nPzhSnc_tTwS80nc48DtOtFaqNkUjN-g8j3y1mA/w640-h400/2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Jimmy celebrated his 92nd birthday. It is getting harder to load him up and take him anywhere, so we took his party to him this year.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4HJV8qttKBWMNB3Jtd_bPU-bjIEtnqB55SvQZag-SxSXrPfagt3VuWnljNSGL6UEtyINTPc9vqVliQNggvRT6twc6vrcXqYXAi138JwkV9ScLbdh7D4-OLe-CGGFt_PTTzcmdfJtva9whwjDfPtnGKpmhYwxXJYktvCGIF53l2o4XGLC6YA4-y8I7bA/s4032/3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4HJV8qttKBWMNB3Jtd_bPU-bjIEtnqB55SvQZag-SxSXrPfagt3VuWnljNSGL6UEtyINTPc9vqVliQNggvRT6twc6vrcXqYXAi138JwkV9ScLbdh7D4-OLe-CGGFt_PTTzcmdfJtva9whwjDfPtnGKpmhYwxXJYktvCGIF53l2o4XGLC6YA4-y8I7bA/w480-h640/3.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Akinori Ando was a student that came to stay with us for a couple of weeks way back in the summer of 1988. I was a coordinator for a group of 30 students from Nagoya, Japan. 35 years later, he came back on a stop-over and we met up for lunch.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDw0ENtU6s7_TplH8LCoUeWI95ShIrCmv2cEN4U02Mzy_YjLrI8yXPQWeZHPtYnIGJLtqsc1D5faKEukWiMsGe61XgJIL_yXLq_AhFkqQThfmmS_SmWgJMdRjXUN_Sew-8LZpvuyjr_YdQVcawYvnNMwd3ZIpbL5g4XP2rSEgelqH5vtyKhcgEFnth3Q/s1800/4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDw0ENtU6s7_TplH8LCoUeWI95ShIrCmv2cEN4U02Mzy_YjLrI8yXPQWeZHPtYnIGJLtqsc1D5faKEukWiMsGe61XgJIL_yXLq_AhFkqQThfmmS_SmWgJMdRjXUN_Sew-8LZpvuyjr_YdQVcawYvnNMwd3ZIpbL5g4XP2rSEgelqH5vtyKhcgEFnth3Q/w512-h640/4.JPG" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The birds have made their way back.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj92v0LKr0JLGB2fEKN99m_3EVOw-beKqKM1uLkkLcTw8FkS7_RsROhuhNPq1BquG4BT2kuHi-vzS6zp0eJUfv01CUh4k0nuuY_jfNOwc8A5Oiq5_LbgHkkFluCqdakhTV0xwmrxAbwNA8lv9suqJ_-6RZYb3gKRJ7oc7Kl3KOZ-4xI9y6PwqB8C85HhQ/s796/5%20(1).JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="796" data-original-width="753" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj92v0LKr0JLGB2fEKN99m_3EVOw-beKqKM1uLkkLcTw8FkS7_RsROhuhNPq1BquG4BT2kuHi-vzS6zp0eJUfv01CUh4k0nuuY_jfNOwc8A5Oiq5_LbgHkkFluCqdakhTV0xwmrxAbwNA8lv9suqJ_-6RZYb3gKRJ7oc7Kl3KOZ-4xI9y6PwqB8C85HhQ/w606-h640/5%20(1).JPEG" width="606" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiipPeCktrTty8kR5W9bNjwo9JtRZRY6f6Ly9PwnKG1kssIYFlpOyRDXoSE1g-r-yA7fLzrCxqJh2sW7uCBEhS6Lnu7DaWFn_mfRbUu4H6q-PUY1grzSQHNJGNuD8OWf-7xhCpjj7Cs7KvK0ISgo7yNQ10e34Q8p-zOw-HGFRgc8ecfdgnkM52spQd95A/s5120/5%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiipPeCktrTty8kR5W9bNjwo9JtRZRY6f6Ly9PwnKG1kssIYFlpOyRDXoSE1g-r-yA7fLzrCxqJh2sW7uCBEhS6Lnu7DaWFn_mfRbUu4H6q-PUY1grzSQHNJGNuD8OWf-7xhCpjj7Cs7KvK0ISgo7yNQ10e34Q8p-zOw-HGFRgc8ecfdgnkM52spQd95A/w640-h400/5%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">I put the yard decorations back out for the summer. After hanging a couple of birdhouses, I placed a little nest in the bottom branches of the golden chain tree. It looked cute there, but I made it even better by putting my two rock robin eggs in it. Before I could even take a photo, a stellar jay started tearing the nest apart trying to get to the eggs! After the nest fell, I picked it up and put the eggs in a little bowl of rocks. Later on, I checked out there and the rocks had been thrown all over and one of the eggs was gone! I have no idea how a bird could have hauled that egg away. I suspect that it may have been a squirrel instead.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkVEFbM9FfXeF8zw_2H7CzSbQdsDQsTou6EJB3GTC1oSLn1pYnQiizUzni9O5cZVNAXrrfjjZ294h3SObFgeIA47H1ZTejBEklIn3W-56rZmxxKQWE6J6ci8C3xyO03vGmoefbMtbas2zYsnet-Cg2r1pek4Be7UkuQZO9KmbsoArZIJZ4_3WikazxHQ/s4032/5%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkVEFbM9FfXeF8zw_2H7CzSbQdsDQsTou6EJB3GTC1oSLn1pYnQiizUzni9O5cZVNAXrrfjjZ294h3SObFgeIA47H1ZTejBEklIn3W-56rZmxxKQWE6J6ci8C3xyO03vGmoefbMtbas2zYsnet-Cg2r1pek4Be7UkuQZO9KmbsoArZIJZ4_3WikazxHQ/w480-h640/5%20(2).JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">And suddenly I am 67!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigXewnLbMT-v7DuEodb6jAGQxLwLeIyCzvijY_G3dI9tZyxw2MPaVQp2d2C4ScgoL6V6JEXg2mLVgaTnNMg_d6iSBR1qp89JDD5yltn16_PgrLJmMZCzGxkMu8ClrqBMgGG4d8wCyiIB0C/s5120/7+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigXewnLbMT-v7DuEodb6jAGQxLwLeIyCzvijY_G3dI9tZyxw2MPaVQp2d2C4ScgoL6V6JEXg2mLVgaTnNMg_d6iSBR1qp89JDD5yltn16_PgrLJmMZCzGxkMu8ClrqBMgGG4d8wCyiIB0C/w640-h400/7+%25282%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Mom decided to try and do the Easter dinner at her place this year. Her first gathering at her place since Cyndi and Dan passed. It wasn't easy, but they did it!</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi1DHabHG_Z_8nHp8YtvhQrXTad5wtpa8qvolF518KVofWZBIaiJVQ1KsklHupWOWTS99UgvmJhSpYGjvvpl3zbdVJA2Jd3d1C95zZsIhKktQLFA-ipoulpe10VA0qi8kHAFOVXKh4_YWh/s5120/8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi1DHabHG_Z_8nHp8YtvhQrXTad5wtpa8qvolF518KVofWZBIaiJVQ1KsklHupWOWTS99UgvmJhSpYGjvvpl3zbdVJA2Jd3d1C95zZsIhKktQLFA-ipoulpe10VA0qi8kHAFOVXKh4_YWh/w640-h400/8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Mother's Day the kids gave me baskets for my patio.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc-N9JEWrBawd17ESe6B7yKqKkr4xYC0UIQxFXOcASiEVZx4PNIKKacOJe2WfFI_dKZcKjRox6hjAS_0dpD47K1maVXRRyC49yp7KcpxJ6iT97tUIP-WL0Zv2vePlmm4by4g8N8IAE8H94cQK9MftrK644EuXNPm21eHPoDXgjXrT3lITGcPGgTQSCmA/s2048/IMG_9649.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc-N9JEWrBawd17ESe6B7yKqKkr4xYC0UIQxFXOcASiEVZx4PNIKKacOJe2WfFI_dKZcKjRox6hjAS_0dpD47K1maVXRRyC49yp7KcpxJ6iT97tUIP-WL0Zv2vePlmm4by4g8N8IAE8H94cQK9MftrK644EuXNPm21eHPoDXgjXrT3lITGcPGgTQSCmA/w480-h640/IMG_9649.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The kids had their spring concert at school. Josiah played the drums for the first time at a school event!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu7EUV_HmcIFTT4OEe0WZp0Dky8OF5wxeKjs2bNmp4C2XFR4nnpU2ivaDgKX1m1EEYiQtQNUN-P2x3fkqNxtIAjaWXxNCYFJX9xRy6U0LspsH1fJ4XIgPRQJiUCDhFjAk0mtfmsaORoqE_aS0tOwjJ6oTfn0ATaJ_KoiF_DABHzdKcU_QS1bGF5telwA/s3000/6%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1688" data-original-width="3000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu7EUV_HmcIFTT4OEe0WZp0Dky8OF5wxeKjs2bNmp4C2XFR4nnpU2ivaDgKX1m1EEYiQtQNUN-P2x3fkqNxtIAjaWXxNCYFJX9xRy6U0LspsH1fJ4XIgPRQJiUCDhFjAk0mtfmsaORoqE_aS0tOwjJ6oTfn0ATaJ_KoiF_DABHzdKcU_QS1bGF5telwA/w640-h360/6%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDx3fK_A1ZVCSd1sd1NcYMuVQtydxviC_6I1r38qpzVsjuFmMOo9IuKlZW_BUdgTjs8EOQvKLpoLcZ_hrXAUPT4hsyId9PHuVzeKpc3WH2rDWuP_eOtYPKSsr1Pf1wTrrhH6cKM3hw_EX-LWQ9rtdeNCKQi5QciX435kZyWNZuPl9V8v8GE0DPtlPoJg/s553/IMG_9928.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="311" data-original-width="553" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDx3fK_A1ZVCSd1sd1NcYMuVQtydxviC_6I1r38qpzVsjuFmMOo9IuKlZW_BUdgTjs8EOQvKLpoLcZ_hrXAUPT4hsyId9PHuVzeKpc3WH2rDWuP_eOtYPKSsr1Pf1wTrrhH6cKM3hw_EX-LWQ9rtdeNCKQi5QciX435kZyWNZuPl9V8v8GE0DPtlPoJg/w640-h360/IMG_9928.jpeg" width="640" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-OM-gNdsuhPrZVhfT2aZkxB4COwU5B6c3ZtNUJZ9y8qjFTTdzZyTJCWphd6GeGtdzPzjTrSYeWsfvfJtx4-wAfkRsUJ9ojSPSSEhqhEwvSUsr_BQpFfxFyu78EbXTU1NOr0faw2UVmbrZHRqE5YW7ekj5rTEbHc_VWfwShgKbjcuPQSpmTweCxoh-rQ/s2048/6%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-OM-gNdsuhPrZVhfT2aZkxB4COwU5B6c3ZtNUJZ9y8qjFTTdzZyTJCWphd6GeGtdzPzjTrSYeWsfvfJtx4-wAfkRsUJ9ojSPSSEhqhEwvSUsr_BQpFfxFyu78EbXTU1NOr0faw2UVmbrZHRqE5YW7ekj5rTEbHc_VWfwShgKbjcuPQSpmTweCxoh-rQ/w480-h640/6%20(2).jpg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Jessi and I gave blood.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYTpejSwOhVUbC-TsSngh684sha7yEpdwywyYkCT92luKRXsN5qE_emaAtpsJQMAfzkrhP02di-tS71hBrt1aL06BDaLouFXNBtlLS0Z_lmg2-HEyM1CFvXxw4-CqEVEGXZlWNRFs5zDZPss3JLslHZI7_m1zjjbd1Q-5Wzu29SplFFi3hi6AfX_220A/s5120/7%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYTpejSwOhVUbC-TsSngh684sha7yEpdwywyYkCT92luKRXsN5qE_emaAtpsJQMAfzkrhP02di-tS71hBrt1aL06BDaLouFXNBtlLS0Z_lmg2-HEyM1CFvXxw4-CqEVEGXZlWNRFs5zDZPss3JLslHZI7_m1zjjbd1Q-5Wzu29SplFFi3hi6AfX_220A/w640-h400/7%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">The big project for me this year was landscaping the side yard. When we first moved in, there was a big garden shed that we removed right away. In front of it was a giant patch of ivy, which covered up a fallen tree. Last fall, we removed it all and this spring, I have been busy making it into a garden. John put in the pathway for me and I had the neighbor man make me the arch. I am so happy with it all.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgip6iNWOYCTq1yBpX0VC7ienUeivspMKMswJSGCz3_RoFjJWcWeeb7pGNZitXNfUovUWk0mkrq-VXUJU87Y6cM_c73_KGxT6G9ljsFvEKQ2iooevYUJAZHBhb3guIgcjH5CdSflqNRACI1sEHMEOkkfZuklg5NxquSeXOpcIeMP21GWEAJoyfdsexegg/s836/9%20(1).JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="836" data-original-width="828" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgip6iNWOYCTq1yBpX0VC7ienUeivspMKMswJSGCz3_RoFjJWcWeeb7pGNZitXNfUovUWk0mkrq-VXUJU87Y6cM_c73_KGxT6G9ljsFvEKQ2iooevYUJAZHBhb3guIgcjH5CdSflqNRACI1sEHMEOkkfZuklg5NxquSeXOpcIeMP21GWEAJoyfdsexegg/w634-h640/9%20(1).JPEG" width="634" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwhrTW9Aw7BnEtraRc0fqtTedMWiv8XHlzGGgRPV0hJTH6sqk4Rbsem4g47q736C77c569iGQJA-h7mtMN8JzQyuug-tONCxs2yFVINhDahe_GtzIAZThBTQ7Jw57PCKRRCv-D2xpsF5WIeqx4DQd8pDrwg4HgVZMBD5y6SyzMuGD9BZLT12vnEHMKSA/s5120/9%20(3).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwhrTW9Aw7BnEtraRc0fqtTedMWiv8XHlzGGgRPV0hJTH6sqk4Rbsem4g47q736C77c569iGQJA-h7mtMN8JzQyuug-tONCxs2yFVINhDahe_GtzIAZThBTQ7Jw57PCKRRCv-D2xpsF5WIeqx4DQd8pDrwg4HgVZMBD5y6SyzMuGD9BZLT12vnEHMKSA/w640-h400/9%20(3).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCPyfK2Ryujam9vrRaNoCY70Tm6JFib2c-4L3KLjwbJc9OIro5jmE4tPBxb_j25rvENYQMk81XieXo_xxIUePgnJLfdwWMksJD7iRx4c4efL79RQwv3XDc_F0ihJFcgbFhIH1RahxBmdIfpci0hN-E4a8CJBp0ixOaM7mO6XIeZxFM3VLo_gFbW5ieLA/s5120/9%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCPyfK2Ryujam9vrRaNoCY70Tm6JFib2c-4L3KLjwbJc9OIro5jmE4tPBxb_j25rvENYQMk81XieXo_xxIUePgnJLfdwWMksJD7iRx4c4efL79RQwv3XDc_F0ihJFcgbFhIH1RahxBmdIfpci0hN-E4a8CJBp0ixOaM7mO6XIeZxFM3VLo_gFbW5ieLA/w640-h400/9%20(2).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxtgd-EybMZFfE-ssA_gKg36kU_iG0l6iARYqm8m_CRcSnMnA9xsi-FSWreRNdhS81zrLGImmFstSVfh5F9rJpm8YBI6LmH1N4eVGHkOfOzx60QoU6YKQ6IqO8R6ChO--IoLYCICAk_UZv4kZlp6B8JmRpoUQ4Z4c5dibBA5SswinUK0ScCAvXK--MGA/s5120/9%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxtgd-EybMZFfE-ssA_gKg36kU_iG0l6iARYqm8m_CRcSnMnA9xsi-FSWreRNdhS81zrLGImmFstSVfh5F9rJpm8YBI6LmH1N4eVGHkOfOzx60QoU6YKQ6IqO8R6ChO--IoLYCICAk_UZv4kZlp6B8JmRpoUQ4Z4c5dibBA5SswinUK0ScCAvXK--MGA/w640-h400/9%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I had John build me some raised box gardens. High enough that I don't have to bend over to work in them. Two for vegetables and the lower one will be for strawberries. Next to the strawberries, I am going to plant raspberries. I already have grapes and blueberries beside that area.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwAFjjIKmwbv3yEfVw7C3DPSKKo6TOnDTt4yaHs6KsRPXr5IOUypEkq8LtcCUii8_imf124csEtCt6d5nTAHl51INMhH112A-Dgm1jgWv_L0acDLry5FMZWXJf2YQ_uNks2m6aFanB1a7GtQxM9oEpnG99pCUf2DTsakBGnnCMEPvaya4-fSKSxlWhYw/s4032/IMG_7817.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwAFjjIKmwbv3yEfVw7C3DPSKKo6TOnDTt4yaHs6KsRPXr5IOUypEkq8LtcCUii8_imf124csEtCt6d5nTAHl51INMhH112A-Dgm1jgWv_L0acDLry5FMZWXJf2YQ_uNks2m6aFanB1a7GtQxM9oEpnG99pCUf2DTsakBGnnCMEPvaya4-fSKSxlWhYw/w640-h480/IMG_7817.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">The girls helped me plant them.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjoCO_V8EranYBcmMaEtIC36SexDsM10NrMwrg9dfGSGtGjWRwE7j5qyj0Koiep3-sk-eV90Lsj0tucGFYxFFT6-IpW7hY-O7bN5pytYtarunsVrV6lPJXKpH9Peik6DyGgM4LARF_979OWKsj1Xe2ZHgyiAkHfgyHkRzq9-i1QLP35ZYvht27SIBokg/s4032/9%20(4).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjoCO_V8EranYBcmMaEtIC36SexDsM10NrMwrg9dfGSGtGjWRwE7j5qyj0Koiep3-sk-eV90Lsj0tucGFYxFFT6-IpW7hY-O7bN5pytYtarunsVrV6lPJXKpH9Peik6DyGgM4LARF_979OWKsj1Xe2ZHgyiAkHfgyHkRzq9-i1QLP35ZYvht27SIBokg/w480-h640/9%20(4).JPG" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">We had a bonfire to burn the yard debris. The kids roasted hot dogs and marshmallows when we were finished.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEYoTtN5gQN-I1K6kWJgyBlAAJdiA5Rel1pOEX53orVrSU5jDivPK9WnXxGUfryXvm4vk0h35mG22WD1p-1Wi48Qa1FukDlpYuwUusbJnfdic5tQhtsEh2kIyR-JAehvb4SVkGbnoq2QNMbL3L5Rr7_W-7_l7Loe1rrOvrr4bGoVxYtKJRg0Wig2gfkw/s2048/10.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEYoTtN5gQN-I1K6kWJgyBlAAJdiA5Rel1pOEX53orVrSU5jDivPK9WnXxGUfryXvm4vk0h35mG22WD1p-1Wi48Qa1FukDlpYuwUusbJnfdic5tQhtsEh2kIyR-JAehvb4SVkGbnoq2QNMbL3L5Rr7_W-7_l7Loe1rrOvrr4bGoVxYtKJRg0Wig2gfkw/w480-h640/10.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">God's artwork</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWXgFy_2x-zFv6j9TMWEZ8B3FphF0n7SLnZM9d6tEPrsxNjI0yjw0ZqWfFXqDjhJiDeejCjPHE3q0OejwXqep_Hf-Xe4ViQZi4-zIfXkurqIqd7D27llHZI17a6YdpDbS0yEW-bpepi4Btk-z4iJuuyw7Iy8VA1F3mWXOdFgWs1Wt_f4YiVoRAQMLwrw/s2048/10%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2048" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWXgFy_2x-zFv6j9TMWEZ8B3FphF0n7SLnZM9d6tEPrsxNjI0yjw0ZqWfFXqDjhJiDeejCjPHE3q0OejwXqep_Hf-Xe4ViQZi4-zIfXkurqIqd7D27llHZI17a6YdpDbS0yEW-bpepi4Btk-z4iJuuyw7Iy8VA1F3mWXOdFgWs1Wt_f4YiVoRAQMLwrw/w640-h428/10%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">The girls artwork, Josiah frying up his fish and Arianna at her volleyball game.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwSt5XpXYrNyYpxQ-faACyQ5fmOGIlmAwBqSVuVuZSi7Ko0f0aChmLPRdARF_DJ_U37PENB6UuseT5IxhOcrNUzyUgpmX5r10dYmdZN3NR54T3pzlhwTJme8OBR6VimgV0i_J0pm0omg4uvI_HVtST8FXbQsVdfDuKDsEp7Z1lsWXm1J0bcRUcoyr_Vg/s5120/10%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwSt5XpXYrNyYpxQ-faACyQ5fmOGIlmAwBqSVuVuZSi7Ko0f0aChmLPRdARF_DJ_U37PENB6UuseT5IxhOcrNUzyUgpmX5r10dYmdZN3NR54T3pzlhwTJme8OBR6VimgV0i_J0pm0omg4uvI_HVtST8FXbQsVdfDuKDsEp7Z1lsWXm1J0bcRUcoyr_Vg/w640-h400/10%20(2).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">It has been an amazing warm and sunny springtime! After all the rain and snow of the winter, we are so happy! We took a trip with the kayaks to Round Lake in Washington on Memorial weekend.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN5eIjSjPtvggHmjhqHAbUxV7HDODUu5nfPYPUW3IG9FNPlZSYU3Tf_icw-TiH8h7MRtsFFJpFvDNDhqa9jwvmzwUtcfW7H1D1eOY1fxGivTkXJEcBLoVJViZp-XD2Avvbvni8UeVW6r6Bkykz-34Jmu3q_u7IfNd12Y2dDXu3qmz_4JunYzOC0r71ew/s5120/10%20(3).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN5eIjSjPtvggHmjhqHAbUxV7HDODUu5nfPYPUW3IG9FNPlZSYU3Tf_icw-TiH8h7MRtsFFJpFvDNDhqa9jwvmzwUtcfW7H1D1eOY1fxGivTkXJEcBLoVJViZp-XD2Avvbvni8UeVW6r6Bkykz-34Jmu3q_u7IfNd12Y2dDXu3qmz_4JunYzOC0r71ew/w640-h400/10%20(3).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWZAYhy-l9kvrehW9mF6Zo__LsJBXXlS0JzQsM8EaLjcQ-mNpnjdcoxcyRQTeuIL0rdtDt6hiDxNq_DQvPRXDQ5sNrdnlVVxLtloyGEj0qZJObjllqAuWV_WPQSpcGgrkRy_CRbiGDJYb-JKHadyqxhl25GYlTrkz3DJeQAe0l2zxH7Y7N2529AeGu7Q/s5120/10%20(4).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I had boxes in the garage that needed to be delivered. They were things that were set aside from Cyndi's house to give to Dennis, Emily and Lindy. With all the cold weather and snow here, it sounded like a great idea to travel south and find some warmth and sunshine. Well, we had a great time seeing everyone along the way, got the boxes all delivered, but warmth and sunshine was not on the schedule. It was unusually cold and rainy from California, Arizona, Texas and Colorado had its usual snowy weather.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;">Here are some photos from before we left.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRczyeRd6ZHSJdz4-4qblM1znJWbC5rWZrG3i9sr3vJ3MQziifX9ZiS0PShaeV5kjE2h_1xiYJ8Ninp8XxbQ_ZUUQWw3tuMHbbMesx7nC2Ro0Ln2oKdcknmxBxHQuyABtjxx7skpNOc9Wq5hW9XNvm2ChLd8HZXr84COJdqu4GGOOq2GmAARjvGdZJxw/s2048/DSC_0801.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2048" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRczyeRd6ZHSJdz4-4qblM1znJWbC5rWZrG3i9sr3vJ3MQziifX9ZiS0PShaeV5kjE2h_1xiYJ8Ninp8XxbQ_ZUUQWw3tuMHbbMesx7nC2Ro0Ln2oKdcknmxBxHQuyABtjxx7skpNOc9Wq5hW9XNvm2ChLd8HZXr84COJdqu4GGOOq2GmAARjvGdZJxw/w640-h428/DSC_0801.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I was late for Gabe's birthday and early for Daniel's birthday. But they didn't mind at all as we went for what they call the 'shopping spree'. We had a good time picking out their gifts and finished off with a stop at Baskin Robins.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvvrHLExMqENLlmS11H_eQNBeqiZR4HIh0QkxIncl5N4IEvY6oNiksRSuX43JhwNKIDk4SH-D32-cm-7153SBUun-mIoopL3wZnf5iqnNLhP12iaJyzT_wMm51RDgX7wDmLv_cVPaMaP3E9OcMDN7hoOJZdvqgfisT-dGGMknNnVUIDcbzRHvuROjRcQ/s5120/blog1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvvrHLExMqENLlmS11H_eQNBeqiZR4HIh0QkxIncl5N4IEvY6oNiksRSuX43JhwNKIDk4SH-D32-cm-7153SBUun-mIoopL3wZnf5iqnNLhP12iaJyzT_wMm51RDgX7wDmLv_cVPaMaP3E9OcMDN7hoOJZdvqgfisT-dGGMknNnVUIDcbzRHvuROjRcQ/w640-h400/blog1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">They gave us a string concert. Gabe has been at violin and bass for a few years, Daniel took up the violin at semester and Dennis decided a couple of months ago that he wanted to learn the cello. He has been teaching himself, along with input from Gabe and Daniel. Abby printed up a program for the evening's concert. It was pretty impressive. I will try once again to add in video, but it just doesn't seem to work with my computer.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ngrMA-WN3hz46TIhc5tx2HpVASc1_A_gIIMIgv2bw8CIYBK-paUbdkQEYI9ltFuyTBXHBN5p5rJuVQyvUxgid1DVYXAcdotbob3Jp_eNY6FI8_Ql3-huwsm2wTtEjHRxrliv8yjLa10SWYUhZe5Xmrp5Rqeq9baCAkKzveWvj1uR6YrvwmTmajtXGQ/s5120/blog.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5120" data-original-width="3200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ngrMA-WN3hz46TIhc5tx2HpVASc1_A_gIIMIgv2bw8CIYBK-paUbdkQEYI9ltFuyTBXHBN5p5rJuVQyvUxgid1DVYXAcdotbob3Jp_eNY6FI8_Ql3-huwsm2wTtEjHRxrliv8yjLa10SWYUhZe5Xmrp5Rqeq9baCAkKzveWvj1uR6YrvwmTmajtXGQ/w400-h640/blog.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/A_JKct9ypQw" width="320" youtube-src-id="A_JKct9ypQw"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/o-_d8xplRh0" width="320" youtube-src-id="o-_d8xplRh0"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rhMeNFcTbF0" width="320" youtube-src-id="rhMeNFcTbF0"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">The next night Gabe had a string performance. It was between schools but not a competition. His school did great!</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi77-1YA8LzQLtO1S94fHEfQJ1aOSRQ_BpZqOqipZwnppqz9yUBJrm0iFKTybxC1ZRQqe8tQwz9ZFWtwPx7327CSuFGqP1sv-9QHoN4ZvoTyJwHxvUNPTxdU3ZmCI-JWpyCt1eaumc_tQ6oXAzQE9ccu6qfZ1yMAi2F2ZVBEvnd-QoKAcBYaQOcOBvyUA/s2048/DSC_0947.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2048" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi77-1YA8LzQLtO1S94fHEfQJ1aOSRQ_BpZqOqipZwnppqz9yUBJrm0iFKTybxC1ZRQqe8tQwz9ZFWtwPx7327CSuFGqP1sv-9QHoN4ZvoTyJwHxvUNPTxdU3ZmCI-JWpyCt1eaumc_tQ6oXAzQE9ccu6qfZ1yMAi2F2ZVBEvnd-QoKAcBYaQOcOBvyUA/w640-h428/DSC_0947.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO7xkpmd7ug3B3jxithcI48i4DR-QvReY6hYRgO0aeFjDzAtGGdSn_kXfFz4hD0EJ0U-WHdIVIwZYe6S3lag6SMxNh5m7r9I1oewShe6uvTC2RLRxhpgvMGtZij0aOR1mtkv7HVILMPZzIYmwrZpUTuU-ZGzZZNSmtCdBUHsmVdAQuhsR-MaO8N7DJkA/s2048/DSC_0953.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2048" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO7xkpmd7ug3B3jxithcI48i4DR-QvReY6hYRgO0aeFjDzAtGGdSn_kXfFz4hD0EJ0U-WHdIVIwZYe6S3lag6SMxNh5m7r9I1oewShe6uvTC2RLRxhpgvMGtZij0aOR1mtkv7HVILMPZzIYmwrZpUTuU-ZGzZZNSmtCdBUHsmVdAQuhsR-MaO8N7DJkA/w640-h428/DSC_0953.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">While we were there, we celebrated Pi day with pies Abby made. Chicken pot pie and lemon meringue, so good!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh31Zw5XBiRvT2nDe5LqYCdHG5lRr1Yc6onbN0b2KLwVU0YS3oat-GPDKCg0z2dYXY5OcFFozqlRBs3c91l8Mq1x5okM8jD3ecJ-2yJYOn_Q1xciajqO0Z46wCXGxK3weYaAHyOfBfyzzhL7kZhY_Nq9EdFYekAA8QVqykGndg4fOYUT1qenAe7qAfT7Q/s3951/IMG_6648.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2694" data-original-width="3951" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh31Zw5XBiRvT2nDe5LqYCdHG5lRr1Yc6onbN0b2KLwVU0YS3oat-GPDKCg0z2dYXY5OcFFozqlRBs3c91l8Mq1x5okM8jD3ecJ-2yJYOn_Q1xciajqO0Z46wCXGxK3weYaAHyOfBfyzzhL7kZhY_Nq9EdFYekAA8QVqykGndg4fOYUT1qenAe7qAfT7Q/w640-h436/IMG_6648.JPEG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">We had to head out the next morning. We drove to Lake Havasu to say hello to Carly, then went to Tucson to see Mark and Terri.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiww1uHkTFObOrf3T8S98waSxisDlGwQdRaWnBGL61VVcvAmbNKp2VEMahKSX3MDu-m5rLZ8v6kZ439m5woEy9f-6FHB-ljVHcnQgJQahhzblsMiEsnPHzRpaybtlW5cIq4SCI81Ks_xcwXiamYAhKddQViXRbvblRgG5Ar4A4u3wgBjrrUR51VMx97yw/s4032/IMG_6654.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiww1uHkTFObOrf3T8S98waSxisDlGwQdRaWnBGL61VVcvAmbNKp2VEMahKSX3MDu-m5rLZ8v6kZ439m5woEy9f-6FHB-ljVHcnQgJQahhzblsMiEsnPHzRpaybtlW5cIq4SCI81Ks_xcwXiamYAhKddQViXRbvblRgG5Ar4A4u3wgBjrrUR51VMx97yw/w640-h480/IMG_6654.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6siz0DpbSKiAzoFLnqtnpPDouK4o7L0EN-n55cNpv-DMQztKpkJarMdEhFgZZgYqwdpTa-2f5rpRLeW5mYQDn4IPj5gifLfjZURCsn0yPrFUBKqY4ttZkLHw1ehppusShqhbG2bYH_MbiNPVNnogCUsHr8ObxEXvv9fvdSFZbk65omrElVtvoUbklHQ/s4032/IMG_6673.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6siz0DpbSKiAzoFLnqtnpPDouK4o7L0EN-n55cNpv-DMQztKpkJarMdEhFgZZgYqwdpTa-2f5rpRLeW5mYQDn4IPj5gifLfjZURCsn0yPrFUBKqY4ttZkLHw1ehppusShqhbG2bYH_MbiNPVNnogCUsHr8ObxEXvv9fvdSFZbk65omrElVtvoUbklHQ/w640-h480/IMG_6673.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Terri had a cool cactus. It was done blooming, but left these awesome pineapples in their place.</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxppMOiluLnYfLb3almXcH8h5kpva38qmNuWpqtV4MiR4LOTd27ygna8hGe8PyFOXmkShy2ge2jj9lcpVaZEKSMO4lvXzkU13iuj0R5P8ZPbcGFGbOp8Cp8PChSzekKx_yefIzphX42TYhGNdO6iHk9e_dk0KAYyqYLDQncz1qW_hIrtWOLizpk0-jcw/s4032/IMG_6662.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxppMOiluLnYfLb3almXcH8h5kpva38qmNuWpqtV4MiR4LOTd27ygna8hGe8PyFOXmkShy2ge2jj9lcpVaZEKSMO4lvXzkU13iuj0R5P8ZPbcGFGbOp8Cp8PChSzekKx_yefIzphX42TYhGNdO6iHk9e_dk0KAYyqYLDQncz1qW_hIrtWOLizpk0-jcw/w480-h640/IMG_6662.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">It was a two day drive to get to Emily's, we spent the night in Fort Stockton. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4LQ7t_nVpfPp3r_wh86rXOTq55MKYV4CyizCdW2B6_ZESLJ-5peeov_HFoz1kImbs2sTxwiQr-hWO2kSKt4gNXKvOdYhckXHYFC1V2yf-AJSqkFItmgUzdgGHeiNYDtrW6tK1AG4JtN2-nk5YTZpFvLMvO9ZaoPRtKfkcZdMHtjNVr4Qi03qMutKXww/s2048/DSC_0966.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2048" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4LQ7t_nVpfPp3r_wh86rXOTq55MKYV4CyizCdW2B6_ZESLJ-5peeov_HFoz1kImbs2sTxwiQr-hWO2kSKt4gNXKvOdYhckXHYFC1V2yf-AJSqkFItmgUzdgGHeiNYDtrW6tK1AG4JtN2-nk5YTZpFvLMvO9ZaoPRtKfkcZdMHtjNVr4Qi03qMutKXww/w640-h428/DSC_0966.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">And here is the world's largest Roadrunner.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfCLN3i2InbAsXmEw4BAgSgY6gLADhHP7xC8628gxm3CHwAGKWdohGCMJveuw7xgCXGWQQIB87mz6EDIYZs7IGWxQ43OQeX84RIHdm6Mv5qaghzsE98UPdvw861N_rWjbHpwuH6klxLZv4wQOe5wDeQnxjty50x7XgZhu1aVfkN5qpHK5j10IKgdmQjQ/s4032/IMG_6686.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfCLN3i2InbAsXmEw4BAgSgY6gLADhHP7xC8628gxm3CHwAGKWdohGCMJveuw7xgCXGWQQIB87mz6EDIYZs7IGWxQ43OQeX84RIHdm6Mv5qaghzsE98UPdvw861N_rWjbHpwuH6klxLZv4wQOe5wDeQnxjty50x7XgZhu1aVfkN5qpHK5j10IKgdmQjQ/w640-h480/IMG_6686.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZmLOZpaBR3isv3337IGo886od-AtkkLvgQHeSLjtYzupRkCrhbNGOv0tIEkd2iXVS7A0pl7Y7aEa9LeltleCYijfJpWROU_8lCdtTwDZYjwaUgPUK-U7Ve5e7RtWgGVhJr8ZDprfbgUtjBDm5oSsy0Di68m8g2gF3iSFROFDN-HAG17bFYST_Z6xh3A/s2048/DSC_0962.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZmLOZpaBR3isv3337IGo886od-AtkkLvgQHeSLjtYzupRkCrhbNGOv0tIEkd2iXVS7A0pl7Y7aEa9LeltleCYijfJpWROU_8lCdtTwDZYjwaUgPUK-U7Ve5e7RtWgGVhJr8ZDprfbgUtjBDm5oSsy0Di68m8g2gF3iSFROFDN-HAG17bFYST_Z6xh3A/w426-h640/DSC_0962.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">It was so unreal visiting Emily, Matthew and Beau! To see my little grand-daughter turned into a mother, wow!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMLhfWYRiqeG2SYJ5kcVkt08NQWx1P64gmdDoomsLS-UDcSmVDj18EQ2aEVqAWo8-YQ0feUsVef0sXOq8-q-5HUgpBT_5OIUHPLsrz_YOFFsu2Th33o0B1tY-EWZBMmrMvjhjAsWtDK4fraElwF35Zhg7ZfQ9sVz5ZYxcuZaT9TTgU3lEsY7yRKPuSvA/s5120/blog2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMLhfWYRiqeG2SYJ5kcVkt08NQWx1P64gmdDoomsLS-UDcSmVDj18EQ2aEVqAWo8-YQ0feUsVef0sXOq8-q-5HUgpBT_5OIUHPLsrz_YOFFsu2Th33o0B1tY-EWZBMmrMvjhjAsWtDK4fraElwF35Zhg7ZfQ9sVz5ZYxcuZaT9TTgU3lEsY7yRKPuSvA/w640-h400/blog2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Grandpa built them a firepit at their new house.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRZKB0G-2VvGvMKY1JW-Nlc-tuawxBZOB8Z9hHziDQK5BT0IJPPNJu7rJ8Y1EplSgfv-RG3clQKBpy_SpfQ5e2XesNyGyudHeXWjt5PX6wNUfm9Z12vnQNsrUkwrn0OZIQq-85KWbK0hfThOa91KOoAXdBi-l1x7BfqEI96mvm34hyUcU5S5BCzTKI5g/s5120/blog3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRZKB0G-2VvGvMKY1JW-Nlc-tuawxBZOB8Z9hHziDQK5BT0IJPPNJu7rJ8Y1EplSgfv-RG3clQKBpy_SpfQ5e2XesNyGyudHeXWjt5PX6wNUfm9Z12vnQNsrUkwrn0OZIQq-85KWbK0hfThOa91KOoAXdBi-l1x7BfqEI96mvm34hyUcU5S5BCzTKI5g/w640-h400/blog3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Beau was full of laughs and smiles!</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiTTGXXaAyl3JEdYdRXBil0AcyXzbX-O8xNvV3J5jYkzyqST7QHHtG0reOQAtnoirs00wEGRilHxMN3FhPdmAvoq72y0gJDnAki2Jb-vHSuqJNu6WOIOIKC7Qkt7R7ldkFqRRU7_CMJJMd7HIwOecfW5_q-4zmDgV5ffXDl0w7-3MkdLQenI4_09D5rA/s5120/blog4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiTTGXXaAyl3JEdYdRXBil0AcyXzbX-O8xNvV3J5jYkzyqST7QHHtG0reOQAtnoirs00wEGRilHxMN3FhPdmAvoq72y0gJDnAki2Jb-vHSuqJNu6WOIOIKC7Qkt7R7ldkFqRRU7_CMJJMd7HIwOecfW5_q-4zmDgV5ffXDl0w7-3MkdLQenI4_09D5rA/w640-h400/blog4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHqh8w7obUeIQ4i9gqOhKsb4Ira0DaA-AdPBccJv08n8ZSOY91Gp4wVQydCXIzRqlgsCOJ2ZEiz3poQjJ7GFEbu36endLqa1MtTounWJPgKn61kuadTac2KAQGIy4wrSWoY_-QUf5A2iyMGCg9BNvyHMwb-YShxJCeXl0r9QYZ3IPP0h4U4CyyKmRwtg/s1080/IMG_6791.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1060" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHqh8w7obUeIQ4i9gqOhKsb4Ira0DaA-AdPBccJv08n8ZSOY91Gp4wVQydCXIzRqlgsCOJ2ZEiz3poQjJ7GFEbu36endLqa1MtTounWJPgKn61kuadTac2KAQGIy4wrSWoY_-QUf5A2iyMGCg9BNvyHMwb-YShxJCeXl0r9QYZ3IPP0h4U4CyyKmRwtg/w628-h640/IMG_6791.JPEG" width="628" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3muhBuupJeX-r1SfymIbfErdwP-0H2Lrou_Izpw6JGgXpUWHhx7UCcqV_Be6QYjl7giDQoIQPGQLT8vQYeyVWAyo5-JAtvI66OyRpm3eeA_ZHxwd19pFe99WO68GsNT70Fc11fw6y5e1hdJf9UXHryqlUYjmvkscK7J6iQ8xbPwJKeWu6afq75ZTjPA/s1600/IMG_2806.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1492" data-original-width="1600" height="596" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3muhBuupJeX-r1SfymIbfErdwP-0H2Lrou_Izpw6JGgXpUWHhx7UCcqV_Be6QYjl7giDQoIQPGQLT8vQYeyVWAyo5-JAtvI66OyRpm3eeA_ZHxwd19pFe99WO68GsNT70Fc11fw6y5e1hdJf9UXHryqlUYjmvkscK7J6iQ8xbPwJKeWu6afq75ZTjPA/w640-h596/IMG_2806.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">We headed north to Colorado to see Lindy and the Sandys. We stopped along the way in Amarillo to see the Cadillac ranch. It is something I have seen on my photo sites and thought I had see it in person. Well, it wasn't at all what I had expected. I can check it off my list, but would never tell anyone they had to see it. I think it was a waste of time. 10 Cadillacs buried and covered in spray paint. Glad it was free and not out of our way.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8PNs102TMne8CK1nW8o1WrKSbKSgNJ4i6aqaAIn6F29kDlbxLcrc2rmQ0Dsl8A30bQKM9sNBhW-WRxeZPOfdr0k-ogQnkzUtW0a6GgPzQkDEd5yKzdiKemZzuqz1RcM21ba5jOtsV4jAtXd5JsByKKLY7zSEPbvS8XrqEH_oF6k16E-avLqBNTbRXAw/s4032/IMG_6854.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8PNs102TMne8CK1nW8o1WrKSbKSgNJ4i6aqaAIn6F29kDlbxLcrc2rmQ0Dsl8A30bQKM9sNBhW-WRxeZPOfdr0k-ogQnkzUtW0a6GgPzQkDEd5yKzdiKemZzuqz1RcM21ba5jOtsV4jAtXd5JsByKKLY7zSEPbvS8XrqEH_oF6k16E-avLqBNTbRXAw/w640-h480/IMG_6854.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">It has been over a year since I have seen Lindy. It was really good to see her again. I didn't know how much I needed our time together!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdQQ-lLrPBDoZUhxmSjfdGTp-CjWn75r44tieRODv0vU-ku2U9Xf-6BKFn9o501f-8cQeLCt0CK9cxWRgKJ22WXT3qQ0HBXNANy4C-FLMP9k8HPg8Gk1zKYOET1sIJd7Q7-3KG2XrpzbxSxZ72Z3XyUgL9p2O_wWDsxaHGdGoNuRYXCV_WbklnphKbqw/s4032/IMG_6868.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdQQ-lLrPBDoZUhxmSjfdGTp-CjWn75r44tieRODv0vU-ku2U9Xf-6BKFn9o501f-8cQeLCt0CK9cxWRgKJ22WXT3qQ0HBXNANy4C-FLMP9k8HPg8Gk1zKYOET1sIJd7Q7-3KG2XrpzbxSxZ72Z3XyUgL9p2O_wWDsxaHGdGoNuRYXCV_WbklnphKbqw/w640-h480/IMG_6868.JPEG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">We got to see all of the Sandys except Luke who was away at college.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHd88xg0xr9BQk97IK6JeImrPJqt144xKKrAYZrX2wqnd0avMU1KyTJYyXtjxK6tRxcgl5PX6ChH8bd80w04Bdl8CVyvYl-X5JBLyxZJe1ZxQIYnpGYjKZCzGm18Qng8aQ5Dryy7XgR-wX_DjT_fHLu9GHoh2M45WYU9e-ydj_8-jJPc469YEEAXkCjw/s5120/blog5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHd88xg0xr9BQk97IK6JeImrPJqt144xKKrAYZrX2wqnd0avMU1KyTJYyXtjxK6tRxcgl5PX6ChH8bd80w04Bdl8CVyvYl-X5JBLyxZJe1ZxQIYnpGYjKZCzGm18Qng8aQ5Dryy7XgR-wX_DjT_fHLu9GHoh2M45WYU9e-ydj_8-jJPc469YEEAXkCjw/w640-h400/blog5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">We were treated to a beautiful snowy sunrise on Pike's Peak. Right from their living room!</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzbPTboDiPEy4HNY2mYYGCYNI5gX2sXFrnQ_X42eW8oB2zMxfMaBfIAfC0cfC_IsjFN7XWthA12yaiaUpX6zOPvLZTxuOVyTRMMAlCEj4rv3eVGGXbBBQFyyRIkICHEAkaJPv7cHf4wUn1ULUymcyXciCbAHVIDQmOV_mQVNRGK0J1Hbn_UBu3XjVnoQ/s2048/DSC_1050.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2048" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzbPTboDiPEy4HNY2mYYGCYNI5gX2sXFrnQ_X42eW8oB2zMxfMaBfIAfC0cfC_IsjFN7XWthA12yaiaUpX6zOPvLZTxuOVyTRMMAlCEj4rv3eVGGXbBBQFyyRIkICHEAkaJPv7cHf4wUn1ULUymcyXciCbAHVIDQmOV_mQVNRGK0J1Hbn_UBu3XjVnoQ/w640-h428/DSC_1050.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">And then we began the journey back to Oregon. We hoped to make it in two days. But winter weather held us up. We got to Rawlins and the hwy was closed down! Road reports said maybe 4 hour delay. We started thinking it over, took stock of the rations in the truck and figured we would wait it out. Next came the updated report that it might not open for hours longer. We decided that by then it would be dark and we would not want to risk high winds and ice in the dark, so John did a bit of 4-wheeling right through the patch of grass between the hwys and we headed back and found a hotel before the flood of people started doing the same thing. As we were driving back the semi-trucks and cars were lined up 4 deep for miles. We were so glad we left. The next morning, we woke up at 4 and I checked the road report. It said it was open, so we were on the road by 4:30! It was clear and easy going for miles and miles. Then just as it was starting to get light out, it began snowing, with wind. It was totally white out. We knew we should not stop and risk getting rear ended, so we kept our eyes on the tiny bit of pavement we could see. Pretty soon, we came upon two snow plows. We got right behind then and slowly followed them out of the storm. After that we did hours and hours more of driving and still made it home in 2 days like we had planned.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEDxTRLXig10q81fFf_7rbvhc58spGa5GovU4VqXeiD31oaoUn9tOQyKzb3f8CGzKySx4zS8KlgUbU8tTqEYGVdJyJFPMLkxCIMUFQ9L-os0aDmieaLuGalZEbyH4pyzJ4q8HcGws86r1AhhBmkeNrCbFhUwP57NJIu4xsM6gEocGdYn-5U7Q_j53Tpg/s5120/roadtrip.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEDxTRLXig10q81fFf_7rbvhc58spGa5GovU4VqXeiD31oaoUn9tOQyKzb3f8CGzKySx4zS8KlgUbU8tTqEYGVdJyJFPMLkxCIMUFQ9L-os0aDmieaLuGalZEbyH4pyzJ4q8HcGws86r1AhhBmkeNrCbFhUwP57NJIu4xsM6gEocGdYn-5U7Q_j53Tpg/w640-h400/roadtrip.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are a few drive-by shots from our marathon drive home.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bluebonnets along the freeway.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNHrThhdRIhQ1e24UDmMcBbDuUBDIGbeoKdOVg_FSJU5HsM2aA9BIXEdem8ytz48OZ_Vnvw_cCcP0A9eBUDUc9gwdA6KbLBsAEMxXcYlg7ZDKzumHtlxnUtn-6DKre-Aboix5FwFcQ6ab0v6p6kaAYvcCnI8xqRVyn5h21-ibaIZEQ0_SXHHyvfC9xyw/s2048/DSC_1036.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2048" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNHrThhdRIhQ1e24UDmMcBbDuUBDIGbeoKdOVg_FSJU5HsM2aA9BIXEdem8ytz48OZ_Vnvw_cCcP0A9eBUDUc9gwdA6KbLBsAEMxXcYlg7ZDKzumHtlxnUtn-6DKre-Aboix5FwFcQ6ab0v6p6kaAYvcCnI8xqRVyn5h21-ibaIZEQ0_SXHHyvfC9xyw/w640-h428/DSC_1036.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Cotton fields just after harvesting.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPoxp1e0nfvp2buEY9Ni8Hzkx3975ehHmkp8L1A7NLTxrW8_GaqTOzq2qaToizQo8TwalJ0xed1iBauj3bV_jGTLl6kFsMQvhcF5XFZibMA3Z1K5PX2XqQvjqZM5HELBqvKSeQoGQfk-CrrbDze1c8YKT9E5PDHtc7jDdDFSPs33SmHSNIE_5CKhqEVA/s2048/DSC_1043.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">It was nice to see these grandkids again once we arrived! We made giant chocolate chip cookies to celebrate.</div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpbXfHu2ZYs4_LkQbvLVDt7MaY4NTPxyUyle_yIyA5psibnBy2I-9Bo2BIp-EDQRH9Les4kY0sugKaVUWTWYZqIf-lV6nuW1fFthNpS3TpCscIidqGW0RdR6H3sAG6mB4ymHP5btRICIN0nJ6RRUfOLd_QNH75xvhNzsgwX9B1x-GaX63TI2uBFAud1g/s5120/blog6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpbXfHu2ZYs4_LkQbvLVDt7MaY4NTPxyUyle_yIyA5psibnBy2I-9Bo2BIp-EDQRH9Les4kY0sugKaVUWTWYZqIf-lV6nuW1fFthNpS3TpCscIidqGW0RdR6H3sAG6mB4ymHP5btRICIN0nJ6RRUfOLd_QNH75xvhNzsgwX9B1x-GaX63TI2uBFAud1g/w640-h400/blog6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Josiah and his magic trick. :)</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0x9TKfpD9nfrlNnZSsc08ickprcv8hSAL691iFQBFSQOP6iV0YFpz1OgfiXl7iUdGmJpYdb1VyB1Kunkh91iRrsIgTblKG4TEdo9TRSwwH_clvlIy6QoSvTmimKFnItBy5ifm89kQUTzEO2HRhs7E0L4sr7TQK8FePfYgpOjHBXKKCYrvlNW-x8Cu2g/s2204/IMG_6994.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2204" data-original-width="2182" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0x9TKfpD9nfrlNnZSsc08ickprcv8hSAL691iFQBFSQOP6iV0YFpz1OgfiXl7iUdGmJpYdb1VyB1Kunkh91iRrsIgTblKG4TEdo9TRSwwH_clvlIy6QoSvTmimKFnItBy5ifm89kQUTzEO2HRhs7E0L4sr7TQK8FePfYgpOjHBXKKCYrvlNW-x8Cu2g/w634-h640/IMG_6994.JPEG" width="634" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">It was a great trip and we are home and ready for spring. But it just keeps on snowing here. Each morning we wake up to a dusting, it melts and repeats the next day. During the day, we have hail and snow and rain. It is super cold. It is April! Come on Springtime!!!</span></div></div><script type="text/javascript">
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Well, it turns out that it turned out to be 3 months! what we heard as 2-3 weeks was actually how long until he would be able to begin working. ugh! If we had only known, we would have been able to handle the time waiting better. Since the bathroom was not able to be used at all, we used the toilet in the shop and the shower in the trailer. Of course we were doing this at the coldest time of year! What were we thinking!?!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;">Before: master on left and guest on right</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsWqC4svmavth7mDR4nBqOX2bpuGJhkQAwEvmNSRGL6M5Gyt-t_mhrFQkpAqukwfXAzwgpcVW0LIIMyfU6LCHSKkvS-yJ8oRkEw8SCyL2OvWjaq_obANG3TBt6wCoGlozyvhZWWtbH6HdcddnmzZTCEiKgUnvmBBxw7-VpG2ggN2JHqkFNKBmTiQ8oCQ/s5120/bathroom.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsWqC4svmavth7mDR4nBqOX2bpuGJhkQAwEvmNSRGL6M5Gyt-t_mhrFQkpAqukwfXAzwgpcVW0LIIMyfU6LCHSKkvS-yJ8oRkEw8SCyL2OvWjaq_obANG3TBt6wCoGlozyvhZWWtbH6HdcddnmzZTCEiKgUnvmBBxw7-VpG2ggN2JHqkFNKBmTiQ8oCQ/w640-h400/bathroom.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">After demolition</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyD8SOa-_0QNkkvnNKIH-N3syBNqpxVTrH3OHvabSsfo7uaH4P8dwS99Za8jlwGFDskAUhiLPemvr2OxsaUgcz73r-xxG2KxI1TWrqJIrGOa2ilvr3hoibZUcAbD23hKfJJLWMnmxsU8OSXCr5q8Jbu4dGt0whNGbQcvB4S-VMSPrR69iaISM2NumYnw/s5120/bathroom1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5120" data-original-width="3200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyD8SOa-_0QNkkvnNKIH-N3syBNqpxVTrH3OHvabSsfo7uaH4P8dwS99Za8jlwGFDskAUhiLPemvr2OxsaUgcz73r-xxG2KxI1TWrqJIrGOa2ilvr3hoibZUcAbD23hKfJJLWMnmxsU8OSXCr5q8Jbu4dGt0whNGbQcvB4S-VMSPrR69iaISM2NumYnw/w400-h640/bathroom1.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">It took 3 weeks for Kory to get the floor ready from underneath. It had to be braced up to hold the weight of the planned heated tile floor and prepare for the plumbing. He had to build a space for the shower tray. Behind that is the closet for John.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_FzK2O62F6AoNRL76C0EfS_fau56iBkvfNbMf0DtJGwx81wtINreO48rpNaW2uolBvV9wWGjWd1CS3C78xg4WZueM9YQXccMnoTV3sfIZWtswE6b8EcCytC-Dmh9UioXeEJwdtGzVnX0Unw6umRS2GPx_qVDqd8A_SQHv3tJCtZCCZFAuCTYYBH553Q/s4032/IMG_5731.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_FzK2O62F6AoNRL76C0EfS_fau56iBkvfNbMf0DtJGwx81wtINreO48rpNaW2uolBvV9wWGjWd1CS3C78xg4WZueM9YQXccMnoTV3sfIZWtswE6b8EcCytC-Dmh9UioXeEJwdtGzVnX0Unw6umRS2GPx_qVDqd8A_SQHv3tJCtZCCZFAuCTYYBH553Q/w640-h480/IMG_5731.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">It was a real celebration to have the toilet temporarily installed! I lost count of how many times they had to remove it to do other work around it.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrLvCSnKA4_7fif8Omxz3MnCTVVhum7FelA7N8A0XHqdB-UAMZrxsBR5zK-lNXywaaln_J9SfPxQaE1xRh6do6x_p9NqjqbQgd-Ng5tKvapRY329PPgNVaLVoh0sz5tKaCKSkwx8kX2LC5pFvK9pfREcv1inMpqkbG-77ifcwjiGGTgjmtUUBnatAGig/s4032/IMG_5859.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrLvCSnKA4_7fif8Omxz3MnCTVVhum7FelA7N8A0XHqdB-UAMZrxsBR5zK-lNXywaaln_J9SfPxQaE1xRh6do6x_p9NqjqbQgd-Ng5tKvapRY329PPgNVaLVoh0sz5tKaCKSkwx8kX2LC5pFvK9pfREcv1inMpqkbG-77ifcwjiGGTgjmtUUBnatAGig/w640-h480/IMG_5859.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Finally the sheetrock went up! It felt like progress was finally being made.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQxC16clYhI96CWACqALwtcB5xyP_8wiUkMztOFasmpzS4wLGYv-_9B4jwUXEM_p0SsfswhbPkdVRm6ZLO3horlrBvt7erFAWE2PapyLfrqcKsF7s3cNY6QX5WxOLV8Z6xg2QU65UR08APp_1U2jzd8aTjGDvFP-6zKE0fB53Y9qrt7Ucb-7LUhd7pHQ/s4032/IMG_5915.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQxC16clYhI96CWACqALwtcB5xyP_8wiUkMztOFasmpzS4wLGYv-_9B4jwUXEM_p0SsfswhbPkdVRm6ZLO3horlrBvt7erFAWE2PapyLfrqcKsF7s3cNY6QX5WxOLV8Z6xg2QU65UR08APp_1U2jzd8aTjGDvFP-6zKE0fB53Y9qrt7Ucb-7LUhd7pHQ/w640-h480/IMG_5915.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">The shower tray had to be special ordered because we wanted a curbless entry. The first one arrived with curbs on three sides, so it had to be reordered.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The sheetrock was done and sanded and I was able to get it all primed and painted. One coat of primer and two coats of paint.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHj85sYXx1QMr8umVnfW9r5pBmyiECJd0b4Xoctop61tDYSwvPq2uwHYObWLiu47_ujnl8Q6u7hhytEEm7aE6fkbLoVw8WvHsFQtCKl4BlC7iLEapkC22Pw2S2z3NmRnMdttetlWWg8dSClx_wrF6P5cV8-6-JeRbCHPn5xE3lk1j51eubEzXiUXMuuw/s4032/IMG_6020.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHj85sYXx1QMr8umVnfW9r5pBmyiECJd0b4Xoctop61tDYSwvPq2uwHYObWLiu47_ujnl8Q6u7hhytEEm7aE6fkbLoVw8WvHsFQtCKl4BlC7iLEapkC22Pw2S2z3NmRnMdttetlWWg8dSClx_wrF6P5cV8-6-JeRbCHPn5xE3lk1j51eubEzXiUXMuuw/w480-h640/IMG_6020.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Then the endless layers of flooring went in. First they sealed every screw, poured on leveler, </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQeGbQTXO8IygaPjyrbYI1J1yVcEJJXCZzfa7IZa53hfPSlb8qxWhKb7S81XnwsWl8Z1p7rsSvvsp7vEiL-ZS3CWEwKKgTC0HtmZDfZ0WFDx0C5nSNB9JhcotaSbB_F4c6a3daieh5folSoe5KsuiKw4lUWMzJhFsmaLNH5twVIHfuuT54YdhGw9gAxQ/s4032/IMG_6042.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQeGbQTXO8IygaPjyrbYI1J1yVcEJJXCZzfa7IZa53hfPSlb8qxWhKb7S81XnwsWl8Z1p7rsSvvsp7vEiL-ZS3CWEwKKgTC0HtmZDfZ0WFDx0C5nSNB9JhcotaSbB_F4c6a3daieh5folSoe5KsuiKw4lUWMzJhFsmaLNH5twVIHfuuT54YdhGw9gAxQ/w640-h480/IMG_6042.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span>then the red concrete board, </span><span>more sealer on screws, </span></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkyY7uoLHI-cQye5xzaXtxJql7owGfTvJ6C5aG3UltWpbW0fFuyPlR169g389hsFFjfmpdsGU6RWXRAgOfXw0Jc6AJ8GbsknEEZezhFb5zwI1MAIr_c0z4felZEwTepShLrt4oz6reaEsX4RlsYnV5dS6zNs4TskoY2nOHwZXh-DYLmEcvnV60_nrWMg/s4032/IMG_6023.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqUczT3Fxxs5vnpfhfw8k84pD3Og5J9t9rwyloMCGMvhR7BePRBaaVHHyP2_ZtY4e9goZSmvPG8jyBQdeva4o4576czjZATzpPIkx9guYjWVKCORERdOMQfu0kEoC9JpKLaLg4nyWKKvBetataNeI89nAeNDHVtfmxLfCoMMYcCQqsThdPld-LRnAdrA/s4032/IMG_6501.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqUczT3Fxxs5vnpfhfw8k84pD3Og5J9t9rwyloMCGMvhR7BePRBaaVHHyP2_ZtY4e9goZSmvPG8jyBQdeva4o4576czjZATzpPIkx9guYjWVKCORERdOMQfu0kEoC9JpKLaLg4nyWKKvBetataNeI89nAeNDHVtfmxLfCoMMYcCQqsThdPld-LRnAdrA/w480-h640/IMG_6501.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">It was a long process, mostly because we had not been prepared that it was going to be that long. It also went way above our estimated cost, but now that it is done, I am so so happy with it all. It is the bathroom that I have always wanted.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6qGwXQ4es-NNWVg_jrSYzyXMtwhokGx78_Xk1fNnL-eVjb8vJzf9umRo-N8xN4CSANaeE6Q-_sOvdPaGPh3aoznFbYffNukMMr-4H1f35Ok_oChi0obgr6PCd3lKd1BNKrvnTnq4ITeF73X58RfRrdrES52aTCLWP_Wm0fAhZqsipDrgXPevtpZQNMQ/s4032/IMG_6185.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6qGwXQ4es-NNWVg_jrSYzyXMtwhokGx78_Xk1fNnL-eVjb8vJzf9umRo-N8xN4CSANaeE6Q-_sOvdPaGPh3aoznFbYffNukMMr-4H1f35Ok_oChi0obgr6PCd3lKd1BNKrvnTnq4ITeF73X58RfRrdrES52aTCLWP_Wm0fAhZqsipDrgXPevtpZQNMQ/w640-h480/IMG_6185.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">This is how our garage looked while they worked.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ6aNtjdZKghCMob3Nl7f1BIfMqJE2g_VaYU4oCRsMLNSsvCFKs-6qXDaujt-b6qFreYthWtS4IJuXDn83TBJEm87e0wCCpd90pwv5N0ZIZGb7kF3V4l8ZjOYUkU-irjKRR0Ich7LZ7Zecuko2SNt9hoiBtv6RZDYc6McLXoq96e5Ipyz4pWu8lvDSxw/s4032/IMG_6402.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ6aNtjdZKghCMob3Nl7f1BIfMqJE2g_VaYU4oCRsMLNSsvCFKs-6qXDaujt-b6qFreYthWtS4IJuXDn83TBJEm87e0wCCpd90pwv5N0ZIZGb7kF3V4l8ZjOYUkU-irjKRR0Ich7LZ7Zecuko2SNt9hoiBtv6RZDYc6McLXoq96e5Ipyz4pWu8lvDSxw/w480-h640/IMG_6402.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">John was extra happy to be able to shave and get a real shower after all that time! and here is his new closet space from our bedroom now instead of having it in the bathroom like it was before.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikGjBCqkJYcgTwGcuX8UhRUHVhqCqC8U-JjyLRz__QuN2wpQLxnwndiL_HSxX2guRdCQgHjYlJdT6Xmdleo84cSR7Dcbog9nEOqWbEvK0hZt0w4nn6pguZ15PGqk-NnkKECFhBksmi0bXuQ4gqmadt5-d0tmNQiWcCFoZ7DOKZfK-FDpBAae11DK2ppw/s4032/IMG_6468.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikGjBCqkJYcgTwGcuX8UhRUHVhqCqC8U-JjyLRz__QuN2wpQLxnwndiL_HSxX2guRdCQgHjYlJdT6Xmdleo84cSR7Dcbog9nEOqWbEvK0hZt0w4nn6pguZ15PGqk-NnkKECFhBksmi0bXuQ4gqmadt5-d0tmNQiWcCFoZ7DOKZfK-FDpBAae11DK2ppw/w480-h640/IMG_6468.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Even though it seemed like that was all we did for those months, there were a few other things that happened.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil1uHKx5n8Ngj0TtOG4k8ab7k1wCags-Hz_jwbvx9BbgMX8-DcMVgCVRiUnVR20kXTuoAvzrhXQMyBAvEDzQcyqjMVufKTrxmq6Y81_dOMGWq-yHA5WjuiHZs5CBFFqPMbEdji160pxn4BbU1umZ3QNzVx8-FFNqlvzk9QPAvLj1IvgoeFeK8_iOpRHw/s1024/IMG_8120.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil1uHKx5n8Ngj0TtOG4k8ab7k1wCags-Hz_jwbvx9BbgMX8-DcMVgCVRiUnVR20kXTuoAvzrhXQMyBAvEDzQcyqjMVufKTrxmq6Y81_dOMGWq-yHA5WjuiHZs5CBFFqPMbEdji160pxn4BbU1umZ3QNzVx8-FFNqlvzk9QPAvLj1IvgoeFeK8_iOpRHw/w480-h640/IMG_8120.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">we celebrated John and My Dad's birthdays.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCIzmumhkLV3RrwRlfTyQc1ZW9h-Bw8kVcxF6ek32TgsTZoBPjbJ2IOeGcQ6ra_1XRbUIbV_Fgfdce8FRhU8KlTRhuZ0UhXAwfHlJiRg5474BS4hpWGHiyOR6zmS98fD-Z8PzDBoK5mt1yEBYCElX8BcSo2wKokzC2JQ_NFvLK4AuLx2YW-PrhXiJ5Sw/s4032/IMG_5887.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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It just keeps on snowing, melting and snowing!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg87xKcKQDtD0d0sgc0y0fFlDZm8_UC_EEpbxg6ForwrheQj0mpJzyaoY_JJoPgTu8I3_3ZWaBYGNjTLyQbvtYj2Ajv-BIrOHm_AumBZGc6jlFnjHNp5InNK6hzUu1smeSD-eE4njnYTXZ7-VPT1NG-iRy3fdO8LBTYAYR9Nht93v7wnjLwe5Cl5GAvAw/s4032/69885804667__682BDDD3-E3DF-471B-A6AB-0912DD749D82.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg87xKcKQDtD0d0sgc0y0fFlDZm8_UC_EEpbxg6ForwrheQj0mpJzyaoY_JJoPgTu8I3_3ZWaBYGNjTLyQbvtYj2Ajv-BIrOHm_AumBZGc6jlFnjHNp5InNK6hzUu1smeSD-eE4njnYTXZ7-VPT1NG-iRy3fdO8LBTYAYR9Nht93v7wnjLwe5Cl5GAvAw/w640-h480/69885804667__682BDDD3-E3DF-471B-A6AB-0912DD749D82.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd0HgCKyllwA87wlBFESxUFFxT6ejrkrrPCdWLEaf2BXuL2iPPkN1bSAZIwb_SYs9vieYHGJCwJmVaB7gqTwFkvLEoAMs7RGn-Vn9UVyqSrKA9n4eU85VVfOUkJp8FTikXMAx7tQTATBHayzEZX1A8RWBk9oxkf0TOk5nXDh01wHhKosnU0Z3NW0LoMw/s4032/IMG_6057.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd0HgCKyllwA87wlBFESxUFFxT6ejrkrrPCdWLEaf2BXuL2iPPkN1bSAZIwb_SYs9vieYHGJCwJmVaB7gqTwFkvLEoAMs7RGn-Vn9UVyqSrKA9n4eU85VVfOUkJp8FTikXMAx7tQTATBHayzEZX1A8RWBk9oxkf0TOk5nXDh01wHhKosnU0Z3NW0LoMw/w640-h480/IMG_6057.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The one year mark of the plane accident. As expected, it was just a day, nothing changed. We still miss them so much and it still does not seem like it is real. I don't think we will ever stop missing them. Actually, I don't want to!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTBV3Ix1fDMktR63GyzgCgYOew_5_36-oAwC14Sgz1idP-VM6SUtdo0J8531SQpSDHoLAcA-qzCxqy2Ulx18sQvXeFuA1WGfoD-5SiLzmJ59IjVmzYCyCD6wNaseKqo5bdLt7VPu8ehOy9TH1l_z_vXn2yHxvbly_lIA-vYbH__gE070Cnr3CS89cHTw/s4032/IMG_5998.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTBV3Ix1fDMktR63GyzgCgYOew_5_36-oAwC14Sgz1idP-VM6SUtdo0J8531SQpSDHoLAcA-qzCxqy2Ulx18sQvXeFuA1WGfoD-5SiLzmJ59IjVmzYCyCD6wNaseKqo5bdLt7VPu8ehOy9TH1l_z_vXn2yHxvbly_lIA-vYbH__gE070Cnr3CS89cHTw/w640-h480/IMG_5998.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Arianna has been busy with volleyball tournaments.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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He was promoted to Corporal.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKT8opdrVQ4uj7hmrBpKkfjp_ps5ViE2jHOBAkGLa-StqfaCFL6sHfEFD-lfTD3lRe-gPdoLI3n8gAIEzHB9P9JTbTEuGCWVb7QgnDFwI5JoCkDEkM9YBofdfp2DuMvNRXdB3Z4lRCiJzbC1EmDf750AR11WUjuruYXcJC5-zsBxAr4V2im3pdPj7gnw/s800/IMG_4840.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKT8opdrVQ4uj7hmrBpKkfjp_ps5ViE2jHOBAkGLa-StqfaCFL6sHfEFD-lfTD3lRe-gPdoLI3n8gAIEzHB9P9JTbTEuGCWVb7QgnDFwI5JoCkDEkM9YBofdfp2DuMvNRXdB3Z4lRCiJzbC1EmDf750AR11WUjuruYXcJC5-zsBxAr4V2im3pdPj7gnw/w480-h640/IMG_4840.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Dennis set it all up with Jessi to take me to the spa! He made sure it was a full day of pampering. Wow! What a special day it was! </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJJo4kO0ibkbrjU37FrKWPLNjhKd8e3M5ejzh5yDmzQzqsjHHI62ORytIYa2VlGsFpvv1HfmnohpWWPnnfVzyTwK3hXn1fzu6PZj5F8VYeEWpIj1Ohc9YLBPvXJZ_cdFIjUMEKvrtJrCG1hKGZs7dEBSB5wcj0en8S4k5CF6UTytDUJueYP3d4FYFpCg/s3088/IMG_6189.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2316" data-original-width="3088" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJJo4kO0ibkbrjU37FrKWPLNjhKd8e3M5ejzh5yDmzQzqsjHHI62ORytIYa2VlGsFpvv1HfmnohpWWPnnfVzyTwK3hXn1fzu6PZj5F8VYeEWpIj1Ohc9YLBPvXJZ_cdFIjUMEKvrtJrCG1hKGZs7dEBSB5wcj0en8S4k5CF6UTytDUJueYP3d4FYFpCg/w640-h480/IMG_6189.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">And here we are at the first of March and it is </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Still Snowing!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYq6K5BUwwre4KGuG0emifV9zDfMhY_BOBJClms8P8DxTyV7yHXTDiGOEsPhNwYfh0qiGqpgpqjleCGHJx2QmlPjTNlYShukk5EtvRR9gz-ZvdRuQ-3-8wQvnDZGCC1FvHA_4K6Tdh1LXbWcXRCf1giBKV7Vjdnok0i_XWve7rEvQjxmDLMVjM2e44BA/s4032/IMG_6375.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYq6K5BUwwre4KGuG0emifV9zDfMhY_BOBJClms8P8DxTyV7yHXTDiGOEsPhNwYfh0qiGqpgpqjleCGHJx2QmlPjTNlYShukk5EtvRR9gz-ZvdRuQ-3-8wQvnDZGCC1FvHA_4K6Tdh1LXbWcXRCf1giBKV7Vjdnok0i_XWve7rEvQjxmDLMVjM2e44BA/w640-h480/IMG_6375.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE-XTUvRv1zcpmzZzNvNP1pnuguS2r-3ucpn2JlS2lCZ9Te--NthPDAV4UmWnYkulBzEFpI5lR56nNFpWMli_B1n9t5J4Tqo6eZaVy2wQXzyY1st9c6C3IyyUxjFsHNM-RoIFvHYSFKpb2G_S_zsKcj7rdsNFWWb5aA_zomHM_1lvgk7X6jYnFt_OJ9Q/s4032/IMG_6405.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE-XTUvRv1zcpmzZzNvNP1pnuguS2r-3ucpn2JlS2lCZ9Te--NthPDAV4UmWnYkulBzEFpI5lR56nNFpWMli_B1n9t5J4Tqo6eZaVy2wQXzyY1st9c6C3IyyUxjFsHNM-RoIFvHYSFKpb2G_S_zsKcj7rdsNFWWb5aA_zomHM_1lvgk7X6jYnFt_OJ9Q/w640-h480/IMG_6405.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRXRvu-Tk8oj4i-4ebkun5vZMFg9ZLkEqj1efNu95iLMbkJgsJ6pQUGWhpfXO39pKwHryABu0CL5Aa9h6MVrvT4u_TY2jQ6lGwMVPKoRzUnUWfcJ7VqYRd4Z5PoaTXAdANVIl0v_2yWMBJY16ZE_B3qUXkN0GqZFbR6VWrnX5UxQAp9MdNviERxzWqCg/s4032/IMG_6410.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRXRvu-Tk8oj4i-4ebkun5vZMFg9ZLkEqj1efNu95iLMbkJgsJ6pQUGWhpfXO39pKwHryABu0CL5Aa9h6MVrvT4u_TY2jQ6lGwMVPKoRzUnUWfcJ7VqYRd4Z5PoaTXAdANVIl0v_2yWMBJY16ZE_B3qUXkN0GqZFbR6VWrnX5UxQAp9MdNviERxzWqCg/w640-h480/IMG_6410.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikUIJMcOgAqj37_b3NqWA0h-8FgbJDuqu7tFwq-NszGYUjkUesZc92rDJaYkGnGoHProD1-x_DOXdSoO26E1WPR0vhMElIiEcEkZ1ZSLeOGK04WBbjoaOdC9jSu4thTcUFtT_3F-09tV0iI-0V8CyFddCbbYgMLNXWMslpl1DmvVITI16rVPS6wrtO6w/s4032/IMG_6376.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikUIJMcOgAqj37_b3NqWA0h-8FgbJDuqu7tFwq-NszGYUjkUesZc92rDJaYkGnGoHProD1-x_DOXdSoO26E1WPR0vhMElIiEcEkZ1ZSLeOGK04WBbjoaOdC9jSu4thTcUFtT_3F-09tV0iI-0V8CyFddCbbYgMLNXWMslpl1DmvVITI16rVPS6wrtO6w/w640-h480/IMG_6376.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The bulbs are saying it is enough!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">And so are we!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Come on Spring!!!</span></div></div><script type="text/javascript">
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</script>Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01394553650178941152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026155277456594357.post-31701866416236072322023-01-01T15:58:00.003-08:002023-01-01T16:09:51.383-08:00<div class="separator"> </div><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">They say that the 'firsts' are the hardest that
first year when a loved one passes. Well, here we are at the holidays, the worst of the 'firsts' they say.
Thankfully these holidays are at the end of this year of firsts. We have had weeks and
months of firsts, but we are not really ready. There is this huge cloud
ahead, we know some of what we are headed for as the holidays arrive. For Mom
and Dad, it began with Mom's birthday, Thanksgiving, then the whole Christmas
season that Cyndi always filled up with activities for them, finishing up with
my Dad's birthday in the middle of January, right before the 1 year mark of the
day they crashed their plane.</span></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I am discovering that it is the 'lasts' that are
getting to me the most. The last place we ate just before we left for Africa, the
last place we had a pedicure, the last photo of us together, the last text, the last hug before we parted...it goes on...events and things that we just don't normally think about or remember as much until we face life without them.</span></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqedbZzE7ExdEnPpvc6VmgEsMWXsEMFk6jRfaTEVo3va1C_21jLH_Oj03aTLMIxdB38vDTfr8QqPHHWTkx_uCYzboA19IGDSlF8cP84lK5SRV3LSGasetS8znDOtjyACWSim4CQC1EYYGLgvgYSHei6UvUtVl2Y8GsnZmT6GGW3tXphVsSE6AmA0qSxw/s4032/IMG_5176.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqedbZzE7ExdEnPpvc6VmgEsMWXsEMFk6jRfaTEVo3va1C_21jLH_Oj03aTLMIxdB38vDTfr8QqPHHWTkx_uCYzboA19IGDSlF8cP84lK5SRV3LSGasetS8znDOtjyACWSim4CQC1EYYGLgvgYSHei6UvUtVl2Y8GsnZmT6GGW3tXphVsSE6AmA0qSxw/w480-h640/IMG_5176.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span><span style="font-size: x-large;">I thought that decorating my house would not be
one of those tear inducing triggers. I didn't think that setting up my tree was
a 'first' to have to hurdle. So I drug in the storage bins and I was ready to decorate.
But then...the first box I opened was another 'last'. The FIRST box!!! A gift she had made for
me on the 'last' Christmas we had together. She made a pillow with photos of
the three of us girls with Mom and Dad at past Christmases. It hit me hard. One
of the hardest hits that I have had in a long time. It stopped me, like running
full on into a glass patio door. I sure didn't see it coming! Wammo!
I could not stop the tears. I was in limbo, I could not begin to decorate, I
could not focus on anything but that pillow, that last gift she had given me.</span><span style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgrBkUhetQduGlVes1gnP-rXmZQKdW6UJMQz1xkmYHr7ckH2R2u2f6Yx276WuVBq_k_q89mSGqJlk3MRBhmz9qctTvB9UwuGqN5mg-nW24ShDxRmjX4C-N10jCNsSyF1yjLxHLoZv1fwcSsM1Eo3t5Pblpj6QoCYDAxMff7Ydk-yy9m7SdGKv2CQnzhw/s2984/IMG_5177.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2984" data-original-width="2853" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgrBkUhetQduGlVes1gnP-rXmZQKdW6UJMQz1xkmYHr7ckH2R2u2f6Yx276WuVBq_k_q89mSGqJlk3MRBhmz9qctTvB9UwuGqN5mg-nW24ShDxRmjX4C-N10jCNsSyF1yjLxHLoZv1fwcSsM1Eo3t5Pblpj6QoCYDAxMff7Ydk-yy9m7SdGKv2CQnzhw/w612-h640/IMG_5177.JPG" width="612" /></a></span></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">So I put it back into the bin. Maybe next year I can bring it out. </span></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Eventually, I started on the other boxes. I could not believe how many things in my decorations is a 'Cyndi' memory. None of them hit me as hard, I really do think that it was the 'last' that was what hit me.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW9eq5S1oUdfJGQYnOVlf5nEBYZMKSe3ZxgNFlWiKsDGfwMM-aYFa39uRgjlcgHtT5sPYrm3_2wErBjnEWOEFu6OrBjIibYn9cx-x0S-ee3JTylbYh1qgyY7fH9mOB7xjJTgpgg7_IvwltOp-EvuHQghxR9HZKzXeoo3z_biqzD4H6fiJje2S1kH9s1A/s6016/DSC_0831.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4016" data-original-width="6016" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW9eq5S1oUdfJGQYnOVlf5nEBYZMKSe3ZxgNFlWiKsDGfwMM-aYFa39uRgjlcgHtT5sPYrm3_2wErBjnEWOEFu6OrBjIibYn9cx-x0S-ee3JTylbYh1qgyY7fH9mOB7xjJTgpgg7_IvwltOp-EvuHQghxR9HZKzXeoo3z_biqzD4H6fiJje2S1kH9s1A/w640-h428/DSC_0831.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFLq4pI4HOPH9EC-Piq2NZsUyQYyk2nbyAQJyXlf6m9uJOjI_a8dRiVpSyXRg1N8i0z6Z3iMm08adIdFhxxVFjQ1h07BH-yxkAv2f5M2Kr2WocoWhLHKdJLYm8aG9JpYYpD421qGqJ0dEWolYks25lsD9bVQkLZG24F8X5ysW_Zv69CzWC8oDSwOZWnA/s4032/IMG_5185.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFLq4pI4HOPH9EC-Piq2NZsUyQYyk2nbyAQJyXlf6m9uJOjI_a8dRiVpSyXRg1N8i0z6Z3iMm08adIdFhxxVFjQ1h07BH-yxkAv2f5M2Kr2WocoWhLHKdJLYm8aG9JpYYpD421qGqJ0dEWolYks25lsD9bVQkLZG24F8X5ysW_Zv69CzWC8oDSwOZWnA/w480-h640/IMG_5185.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj06sESrlzsp-MaBjvdcdSm68eW_lHb4QKzND3DdsugF38Kp-eRdPhS1ZgIO4j6tnJVWI5d_J6mfecre_IPEJNgNQAGjuXC6CzoV5-QWQyo5-5Y9Z3-UAAg3eMMU9uFoioftO-V3jndDo8VY_qY1--QwPkcdZtdbmBCXPrQ15vksMdG6X5g9zzr81onwQ/s4032/IMG_5188.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj06sESrlzsp-MaBjvdcdSm68eW_lHb4QKzND3DdsugF38Kp-eRdPhS1ZgIO4j6tnJVWI5d_J6mfecre_IPEJNgNQAGjuXC6CzoV5-QWQyo5-5Y9Z3-UAAg3eMMU9uFoioftO-V3jndDo8VY_qY1--QwPkcdZtdbmBCXPrQ15vksMdG6X5g9zzr81onwQ/w640-h480/IMG_5188.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The first week of December, we had three Christmas programs to attend. Sadly we were not there for the three programs that Gabe and Daniel had in California.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNIYCBr-ZgCrEsnZUimmvA_bmI_c-C3oipT5z0htUwUm4Oj2_794FzFe7m0RYFEoBqV_7mSliYtzyMnihjgCCXnW_lqFMgvOU-TawoV3DHhsjEaGpPa3yXQzzvdWPwYd0sG-I2SP7fy3U-DUeB7SGjMGJkCJQcGFnQQu2H9vOt6jysPnJqo-yOCKJCEA/s5120/Christmas.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNIYCBr-ZgCrEsnZUimmvA_bmI_c-C3oipT5z0htUwUm4Oj2_794FzFe7m0RYFEoBqV_7mSliYtzyMnihjgCCXnW_lqFMgvOU-TawoV3DHhsjEaGpPa3yXQzzvdWPwYd0sG-I2SP7fy3U-DUeB7SGjMGJkCJQcGFnQQu2H9vOt6jysPnJqo-yOCKJCEA/w640-h400/Christmas.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></span><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span><p></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">Lina had her 8th birthday. She loves pandas, so her Mom made her a panda cake. My littlest is now so grown up!</span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfewLBIcREN9nDaUr9NldB4SoGwxLsp5TiZfy3wLyjNHSKpAx1o0A6ht8hOIU3WPid3scKv6JkvJV-CbtNhlf-xc4CynLz7raUZ8IBkNUTppMLzd2iWzTBNXdV_d9j6t6LH9-Jspg57pO4TNZfroosfkY5FEUPsW7wghKFdQDSgUaYlGiu1wrJ1KLTcg/s4032/IMG_5322.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfewLBIcREN9nDaUr9NldB4SoGwxLsp5TiZfy3wLyjNHSKpAx1o0A6ht8hOIU3WPid3scKv6JkvJV-CbtNhlf-xc4CynLz7raUZ8IBkNUTppMLzd2iWzTBNXdV_d9j6t6LH9-Jspg57pO4TNZfroosfkY5FEUPsW7wghKFdQDSgUaYlGiu1wrJ1KLTcg/w480-h640/IMG_5322.JPG" width="480" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">We took her birthday shopping, Arianna went along. She picked Red Robin for her birthday lunch.</span></span></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLNpj8YC9VoX5-ezikpAOG17ZJkAk6n37GEHauIlHUTwbYI70DX0Dhq_UhEtYrrNlJ-D5qiEZ5fFTANpgIgfaIQean_Zl4tdHiQQvNUc1xjKqAR6lb3d4Ul6H8jtz2WjjHt_ViryAOBeb-BRhrkXIbW57FbrSigwNMBogeAnEhhsAPnZ0gUHynARCs9g/s4032/IMG_5332.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLNpj8YC9VoX5-ezikpAOG17ZJkAk6n37GEHauIlHUTwbYI70DX0Dhq_UhEtYrrNlJ-D5qiEZ5fFTANpgIgfaIQean_Zl4tdHiQQvNUc1xjKqAR6lb3d4Ul6H8jtz2WjjHt_ViryAOBeb-BRhrkXIbW57FbrSigwNMBogeAnEhhsAPnZ0gUHynARCs9g/w640-h480/IMG_5332.JPEG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">My Mom and Dad bought this little cowboy suit for Johnjohn when he was newborn. I gifted it to Emily for Beau. Here are Grandpa and Beau in the suit.</span></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHqTl8lyuwYx0DgIkYANV-QdEKhlHmrjUXhXz6eMxQhHlq3OhZNkph-CXetQhq6QUbA7DEYUCY4DF8Qzsn-OKyZBxcmXtqOsCjiQPZP8WNXvdi6KghuNN1NjMqH2s-9HePg5F7CScb29cGQFW4XhrADjS6TqWZXrSaJYT4JWngotT6mvkR7Vrf-OUM_Q/s5120/kids.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="5120" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHqTl8lyuwYx0DgIkYANV-QdEKhlHmrjUXhXz6eMxQhHlq3OhZNkph-CXetQhq6QUbA7DEYUCY4DF8Qzsn-OKyZBxcmXtqOsCjiQPZP8WNXvdi6KghuNN1NjMqH2s-9HePg5F7CScb29cGQFW4XhrADjS6TqWZXrSaJYT4JWngotT6mvkR7Vrf-OUM_Q/w640-h512/kids.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Emily and Matthew brought Beau to Oregon for an early Christmas visit. </span></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV9RinUO9VTOUaPeFAnQun3A0NnthEYx-lymfF82lOvvp0SlbkI4965yfxmsAkAx3RAGtM0xE_cTJN05OTFJlw1eWQ4HxYj56orSJuIc6BqOcDcXvudCFVuH7frRy0UVApWn2-pnD1Jmm55CIitfEqmwgwLDDIvMfMjt3PHXHToGcKIkmqBr-X_qHJ-A/s2048/IMG_1495.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV9RinUO9VTOUaPeFAnQun3A0NnthEYx-lymfF82lOvvp0SlbkI4965yfxmsAkAx3RAGtM0xE_cTJN05OTFJlw1eWQ4HxYj56orSJuIc6BqOcDcXvudCFVuH7frRy0UVApWn2-pnD1Jmm55CIitfEqmwgwLDDIvMfMjt3PHXHToGcKIkmqBr-X_qHJ-A/w480-h640/IMG_1495.JPEG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I still can't believe that I am a Great-Grandma!</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR2Eme_5cNM2VmLyue7zxnVJOY5OKY98x0TWDumtaNUzBwNJYAsChlQVrP_jQFhZw7IERjv91sm_HOg1yC_7kHpMd96h6q7e88GaWbMiPw6ID91r1NGhuafzFJHqDop_mRyd5m1_SUt3Y4ZzG9Iid7SfyDeit3oKnML8lGKN3enrADPrtFj9L9msjibA/s2048/IMG_1655.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR2Eme_5cNM2VmLyue7zxnVJOY5OKY98x0TWDumtaNUzBwNJYAsChlQVrP_jQFhZw7IERjv91sm_HOg1yC_7kHpMd96h6q7e88GaWbMiPw6ID91r1NGhuafzFJHqDop_mRyd5m1_SUt3Y4ZzG9Iid7SfyDeit3oKnML8lGKN3enrADPrtFj9L9msjibA/w480-h640/IMG_1655.JPEG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">We took advantage of their visit to get a Five Generation photo. Hopefully we will have the chance to get more and more as he grows up.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5j1ed1dfQRZklIbuNxHMsgBepK9QY3cUTt2_7c7NxHaYmO7oYmuzQPveK42ykVfcigpwXf9JMoaKsWZdgGK9Cg88UZ6a93ZucXPWE618uAxNqkFO5s9kegiVQtsZaJWW9WpPA2agFwg7jYXkUMd_DtpbxgsTP1kWSKaZjH5FfnN0xUJB-x5xl5lwIVw/s6016/DSC_0822.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4016" data-original-width="6016" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5j1ed1dfQRZklIbuNxHMsgBepK9QY3cUTt2_7c7NxHaYmO7oYmuzQPveK42ykVfcigpwXf9JMoaKsWZdgGK9Cg88UZ6a93ZucXPWE618uAxNqkFO5s9kegiVQtsZaJWW9WpPA2agFwg7jYXkUMd_DtpbxgsTP1kWSKaZjH5FfnN0xUJB-x5xl5lwIVw/w640-h428/DSC_0822.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">As my grandkids get older and bigger, it was pretty amazing to hold the baby of my oldest grand-daughter. so amazing!!!</span></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9GnIUbhGFv9vu7oChYPAuwS3-gwkItsljFmJgMzAXsZNWiRrOph4XSkel3l4YHiDvD03xLzN6GAjTobJxF_xTwX53dve4aZk4MkP1TsdBL8s-HCW8vVHsM_uVrbNnqSX9gINk9gnh4y_r1QhpqYfelkdQFiDjYzIXUo-bBB4nJgPVyEshCRezD6I6PQ/s5120/5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9GnIUbhGFv9vu7oChYPAuwS3-gwkItsljFmJgMzAXsZNWiRrOph4XSkel3l4YHiDvD03xLzN6GAjTobJxF_xTwX53dve4aZk4MkP1TsdBL8s-HCW8vVHsM_uVrbNnqSX9gINk9gnh4y_r1QhpqYfelkdQFiDjYzIXUo-bBB4nJgPVyEshCRezD6I6PQ/w640-h400/5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">We knew this first Christmas without Cyndi and Dan was going to be hard. So way back at the time of the funeral, plans were made and we rented a huge house at the coast and we left town, my kids, my grandkids (minus the two oldest) and my parents. We left behind the normal traditions, the things that we knew would make this day even harder.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSfi8KE3g4N0y3RctaxCZmcQrVtBVvXD9cb-6T2s-JrF9Kn8KpnpK9AoUWrzF53l9FvmftWCGM6wif9gcCImS46KTyicOrSXbkewxT_KJYGQq8ppCBstWnnLAtnvgT7GcvMflYjiqzvjkrY47ITDlB_3VGzzjPU2EyxOtKM_Yj7d7RLN2AelMDno0rWg/s5120/Beach.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSfi8KE3g4N0y3RctaxCZmcQrVtBVvXD9cb-6T2s-JrF9Kn8KpnpK9AoUWrzF53l9FvmftWCGM6wif9gcCImS46KTyicOrSXbkewxT_KJYGQq8ppCBstWnnLAtnvgT7GcvMflYjiqzvjkrY47ITDlB_3VGzzjPU2EyxOtKM_Yj7d7RLN2AelMDno0rWg/w640-h400/Beach.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">Weather reports said a huge ice and snow storm was headed our way. Dennis and Abby left from California a day early and Mom and Dad and John and Rachel headed out as well. They were able to beat the storm and checked into a hotel a day before the rental house was scheduled. I could not leave early because Jimmy had a gallbladder rupture and was headed into surgery. Jessi and family had to wait because Ariel had to work. We left Friday morning as previously planned. But the storm had already arrived. We waited around until the light arrived and things warmed a tiny bit, said our prayers and off we went. It was mostly sleet on the ground, so it wasn't very slippery. There were a few cars in the ditch and we were thankful that we had not tried to make a go for it in the dark the night before. Thankfully, we arrived just in time to get into the rental. </span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">The first night there we celebrated Abby's birthday.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwjiw7f4JfQItpS2hUUHmJIukLlb06Z-tHkxwyBSqUdyrsz7V4gm1NnPI_Pq6f-ypYYCoCaz6GVui2z_0d00aGRuG-br4vj6qIMdfmj0vhbfIRP9TWxCQyrxgNRTZc7VLMkzi68zhZ51olZ6pX8j4sTH67OdkYo_UhDv7oHJbbkMKNeXjyIuUUl30CKw/s2582/IMG_5514.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2582" data-original-width="1937" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwjiw7f4JfQItpS2hUUHmJIukLlb06Z-tHkxwyBSqUdyrsz7V4gm1NnPI_Pq6f-ypYYCoCaz6GVui2z_0d00aGRuG-br4vj6qIMdfmj0vhbfIRP9TWxCQyrxgNRTZc7VLMkzi68zhZ51olZ6pX8j4sTH67OdkYo_UhDv7oHJbbkMKNeXjyIuUUl30CKw/w480-h640/IMG_5514.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh24jjsF5bb58oIUYIzHq_q3ZktFp8VjrlBA3GLP_rBi-snbJQCD5PxhQu3gXvQ4zkXQnJupGsLwVC9aDqYhRJ2q8h-QZR2A4p4KNPEwDA1o5v-ZwVZinnq6paKceekgyJ6eu10YEmFnC2N6jlm2XMee5lFL3L8QzD63GjB_FW4lFEzfTpXopiJv5bF6g/s5120/Beach1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh24jjsF5bb58oIUYIzHq_q3ZktFp8VjrlBA3GLP_rBi-snbJQCD5PxhQu3gXvQ4zkXQnJupGsLwVC9aDqYhRJ2q8h-QZR2A4p4KNPEwDA1o5v-ZwVZinnq6paKceekgyJ6eu10YEmFnC2N6jlm2XMee5lFL3L8QzD63GjB_FW4lFEzfTpXopiJv5bF6g/w640-h400/Beach1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The first day we made decorations to put on the tree that Cyndi&Dan's friends Sue and Steve gave us.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY4GMvUp9y73uaJGjYPiM7rqEwPMx7ON6zjbrdbFxfYOUdP0eW1kJc34kCq8RrBNyIQMwsFpUMS6AuLI4UjN_TrGdV7OxM_CuvX6RiNx-JEsYwV4z8FxXNS6bcBBApHdJ-2D5w9ciRpYsQrv4w4Ec224q9OlUts9cYbWz_DEmlr6YU6Hd-mAyosmh7gw/s5120/Beach3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY4GMvUp9y73uaJGjYPiM7rqEwPMx7ON6zjbrdbFxfYOUdP0eW1kJc34kCq8RrBNyIQMwsFpUMS6AuLI4UjN_TrGdV7OxM_CuvX6RiNx-JEsYwV4z8FxXNS6bcBBApHdJ-2D5w9ciRpYsQrv4w4Ec224q9OlUts9cYbWz_DEmlr6YU6Hd-mAyosmh7gw/w640-h400/Beach3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Grandma got busy and made us all maple bars. We inhaled them!</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnxUenFg5UNX7aFHeCsmlh9VNsGJP9P9wBRBYzjaOjK4pttGCvkkdlSf7WptLE7NrtE-qxiGsMJutpn5D_JU_XPBQu-H4KD42EC-mFRJTQIyyIsRvkTRVK5mKnIKaMfXtRn5VYa9VMNpIosVaSkCIpSINQ6BP1oYYN8KgMURrc96ItSALh_UwIwa3cTw/s5120/Beach4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnxUenFg5UNX7aFHeCsmlh9VNsGJP9P9wBRBYzjaOjK4pttGCvkkdlSf7WptLE7NrtE-qxiGsMJutpn5D_JU_XPBQu-H4KD42EC-mFRJTQIyyIsRvkTRVK5mKnIKaMfXtRn5VYa9VMNpIosVaSkCIpSINQ6BP1oYYN8KgMURrc96ItSALh_UwIwa3cTw/w640-h400/Beach4.jpg" width="640" /></a><p></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I gave the kids an early present. Water bead guns.</span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhod2YPpgMs3QF2zJbzMrRtRo__Wt6OzP-QuymjdbQeSc7z574Yly93GrkQoAQKxRoCaKZhzC_nn5_cGfFzwhUb6zf3rmejc97Jvghj5SkWEKScDrOVnVmkGAt9Hpn5ilpasAMnJdiMLfOqDgcwUgO6Y9zlxHbUQ-L90zo8mz7lDhOw-0Lt3AOhajnOgg/s5120/Beach6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5120" data-original-width="3200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhod2YPpgMs3QF2zJbzMrRtRo__Wt6OzP-QuymjdbQeSc7z574Yly93GrkQoAQKxRoCaKZhzC_nn5_cGfFzwhUb6zf3rmejc97Jvghj5SkWEKScDrOVnVmkGAt9Hpn5ilpasAMnJdiMLfOqDgcwUgO6Y9zlxHbUQ-L90zo8mz7lDhOw-0Lt3AOhajnOgg/w400-h640/Beach6.jpg" width="400" /></a></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGwan1TEMO8qPoo6Y2Z6CRdYoIpEaLzwPrpgyA9efAJvydZ_XAcDb0ZhKNX2LRVsMYTt4Hcuie9jWniZ-t5nd2DC4Rx2tbB9EeFEr1H3Ly0exWO6pzXA5G28c-VtbXmJDZwivQUdhGVNk_6alfpJQWtDmu8s8Rt-agAcZqsdXZQRbwlxtZZSKEtwcbeQ/s5120/Beach2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGwan1TEMO8qPoo6Y2Z6CRdYoIpEaLzwPrpgyA9efAJvydZ_XAcDb0ZhKNX2LRVsMYTt4Hcuie9jWniZ-t5nd2DC4Rx2tbB9EeFEr1H3Ly0exWO6pzXA5G28c-VtbXmJDZwivQUdhGVNk_6alfpJQWtDmu8s8Rt-agAcZqsdXZQRbwlxtZZSKEtwcbeQ/w640-h400/Beach2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhilm5S7WHPXYX95wkuQujU_-BrT00B4CSftgR1ZBwVSlrstBXMyeG0473koimJPzRxHwlBonxJ2JpS6T_cch8cd6CciC_7rsUgLKypjtmiFUwvahrBTImZhlJySMKv79KuEKHR4MSyZNj44wO9kb977SlGSHh074ga7ecUZnoJjyjHAv3P1_VtnF5o9g/s5120/Beach5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5120" data-original-width="3200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhilm5S7WHPXYX95wkuQujU_-BrT00B4CSftgR1ZBwVSlrstBXMyeG0473koimJPzRxHwlBonxJ2JpS6T_cch8cd6CciC_7rsUgLKypjtmiFUwvahrBTImZhlJySMKv79KuEKHR4MSyZNj44wO9kb977SlGSHh074ga7ecUZnoJjyjHAv3P1_VtnF5o9g/w400-h640/Beach5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Dennis brought his favorite holiday shirt. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">(he hates cats)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_PMlguclx_hlhA0TIJMffMpZbue8H4130-VEAbZ3toWPzCdPY8glhK3Kf_rDl19kpZxo98Sx3x8R8qcw74Pn6SQUM4wAPmN9JiylsEIPs6ho5WGvvw8osHGQGpFcjZpyFyPhfIueAGFRIFIEfTnSBSDE_0c3a8mMuVLZ__2G8u9wjuRVmqHxmFxKI1g/s4032/IMG_5461.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_PMlguclx_hlhA0TIJMffMpZbue8H4130-VEAbZ3toWPzCdPY8glhK3Kf_rDl19kpZxo98Sx3x8R8qcw74Pn6SQUM4wAPmN9JiylsEIPs6ho5WGvvw8osHGQGpFcjZpyFyPhfIueAGFRIFIEfTnSBSDE_0c3a8mMuVLZ__2G8u9wjuRVmqHxmFxKI1g/w480-h640/IMG_5461.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9BGr9XPHwUnkWkH-kEqYD6UaM1IOEZptNXJX3GxomjOV9C2J21Mr1S40rpy502tOHFCzAtUjWhkfMbxHpcy1CAS9DxGTqmFaR7ipSbwOZTPL5jHahe24z8DdQKNZwRm4sJB40d-L6rdlII5A6qecxQs1bV4TkWDZRhcIUd0uQl1pJsg-QVFhBvl6lrA/s3233/IMG_5540.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3233" data-original-width="2424" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9BGr9XPHwUnkWkH-kEqYD6UaM1IOEZptNXJX3GxomjOV9C2J21Mr1S40rpy502tOHFCzAtUjWhkfMbxHpcy1CAS9DxGTqmFaR7ipSbwOZTPL5jHahe24z8DdQKNZwRm4sJB40d-L6rdlII5A6qecxQs1bV4TkWDZRhcIUd0uQl1pJsg-QVFhBvl6lrA/w480-h640/IMG_5540.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The California Dixons brought a Werewolf game that everyone played and played. It looks like they are napping, but that was part of the game.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT5r3kpkk3TIkp-wVdN0mQ3egqLVja23St8rYg3Lo3cpCPhX-PX5aV7sjz0YH_FwxPzt8kyxOsW2My1iFcm9hT3s2Mm-6VoRNxp521EJ8KKo6-Zzatrf3KqtwzPWbSJkHsMabtsPV5wqU8FiYvUiwXhcg0I9hfqAXSpFWWH9Ts1_2OR7NiDTbs54BCOQ/s640/IMG_5764.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT5r3kpkk3TIkp-wVdN0mQ3egqLVja23St8rYg3Lo3cpCPhX-PX5aV7sjz0YH_FwxPzt8kyxOsW2My1iFcm9hT3s2Mm-6VoRNxp521EJ8KKo6-Zzatrf3KqtwzPWbSJkHsMabtsPV5wqU8FiYvUiwXhcg0I9hfqAXSpFWWH9Ts1_2OR7NiDTbs54BCOQ/w480-h640/IMG_5764.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_xxKvmU4EJhB_wDhEqFRG9QyJDH2CWvEe29nyvAMLRP9DaxO6SxYjpK2_PJ6Iz7m4endqWf5lKR3SiJHjd-toVmUgjoCwT6eM3Z6B1o4H_iDdcGrOk8GZEGOygnOmHKgSXwNni0u6SlWKyD0ZBF1ZXWzeZNPKrjTljlFuhdMjqYTSc0sWCrfsPiaJKA/s1024/IMG_5744.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Christmas morning, we opened the gifts.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVCbe3LnZHyrgo7ICrTkiodx_L0GPd4QpN7_cFR7a8Y6cWPGvIym0rcakY4a8MEpccm647MoBGNU0g9zw6-hbtu9ebFBxTA7CH-hihSk3HlJg5giqC0Tm8zg2iEJt4AWI1EmhxHLmRpUsNp0HN-0nClQuR6QTEbHsyq2PcnhCLujs_b3v03yIzf2f5Yg/s5120/Beach8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVCbe3LnZHyrgo7ICrTkiodx_L0GPd4QpN7_cFR7a8Y6cWPGvIym0rcakY4a8MEpccm647MoBGNU0g9zw6-hbtu9ebFBxTA7CH-hihSk3HlJg5giqC0Tm8zg2iEJt4AWI1EmhxHLmRpUsNp0HN-0nClQuR6QTEbHsyq2PcnhCLujs_b3v03yIzf2f5Yg/w640-h400/Beach8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Rachel made us two kinds of lasagna for our first dinner. Jessi was supposed to cook dinner the next night, but, Lindy gave Mom and Dad and John and Me pizza money for that night. So instead of cooking dinner, I put Jessi in charge of figuring out how much and picking it up for us. Thanks, Lindy!! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The last night was Christmas dinner, everyone pitched in to make it happen.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDFJ-9-uIIGt3UIY9SCUOJylYheDom0flghMaj4Hhc02wByFbVxfqWMa32NLmlCxGeJsm4uyooUJRoWYoICZeV65JHcRMW21OYCOLVxJcENh8w-dzq09lY5xeI2KqpyVtBDBnHDGoQWfd9ciosxcOHB4ILBv-m-mSWZWOwfDPiSYYWkB_1DsGbgtrCbQ/s5120/Beach9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5120" data-original-width="3200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDFJ-9-uIIGt3UIY9SCUOJylYheDom0flghMaj4Hhc02wByFbVxfqWMa32NLmlCxGeJsm4uyooUJRoWYoICZeV65JHcRMW21OYCOLVxJcENh8w-dzq09lY5xeI2KqpyVtBDBnHDGoQWfd9ciosxcOHB4ILBv-m-mSWZWOwfDPiSYYWkB_1DsGbgtrCbQ/w400-h640/Beach9.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Johnjohn was in charge of the table decorations, but we all helped him, especially with our advice. They actually cut the tree apart since we were going to have to toss it out the next morning anyway. The table looked amazing!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1wOhZmuXidmIAqCRN_9S4cIiHK_VD7NtjJ_Ns-xN1IbEq_QjDz3_ZdZDqxrPZ5cTLC62TIdJ0hGi1854bhIrl-By1vNsA9i4NBBm2LLZBuPQavnxrUnJAmsVxOZI1jrEnl14vRthIOqOgDZIRpxyX4REtNHK8lEL4gS8tFN9lx5LVVdU2StofvYs9_w/s5120/Beach7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1wOhZmuXidmIAqCRN_9S4cIiHK_VD7NtjJ_Ns-xN1IbEq_QjDz3_ZdZDqxrPZ5cTLC62TIdJ0hGi1854bhIrl-By1vNsA9i4NBBm2LLZBuPQavnxrUnJAmsVxOZI1jrEnl14vRthIOqOgDZIRpxyX4REtNHK8lEL4gS8tFN9lx5LVVdU2StofvYs9_w/w640-h400/Beach7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Gabe serenaded us a few times during our stay, but the best was right after we had our Christmas dinner.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX_-ys1GtgjxsH7wJKesUgAsKxR9SvLGvLe_Yq4-GX9D6iO-dwZmWRxreAh7eVEOTPBM58aQkInRk3C-DlmxNXGDt9V-kV33E88kqVYTJrlcIgWYZG4-asDpW74C_Hnu5jwqsvZSrYgAd1Zey8siTGQ8HtcD7_-3wi9nw4VCjyZgJ1FSDETPv7U01X3w/s4032/IMG_5705.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX_-ys1GtgjxsH7wJKesUgAsKxR9SvLGvLe_Yq4-GX9D6iO-dwZmWRxreAh7eVEOTPBM58aQkInRk3C-DlmxNXGDt9V-kV33E88kqVYTJrlcIgWYZG4-asDpW74C_Hnu5jwqsvZSrYgAd1Zey8siTGQ8HtcD7_-3wi9nw4VCjyZgJ1FSDETPv7U01X3w/w480-h640/IMG_5705.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">We ended our dinner with a birthday cake for Jesus.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOF8G_hOfwvI3wyROxI2cSjcf_v20iplKw3dGzFEQva0pfJrkEh3wqVTocuDN5QpeuQIDw55WYm05ma6_G7NNEkg-5-V-TTBFrZCUhjKgzUS-beJlxmTNXQD3Cewsrh7tkK1fsFY-35RdJbHGDHD4RM1FWuW_8cHVYCXfR38bHJ0fB7JftXA6Ucyx6uQ/s4032/IMG_5710.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOF8G_hOfwvI3wyROxI2cSjcf_v20iplKw3dGzFEQva0pfJrkEh3wqVTocuDN5QpeuQIDw55WYm05ma6_G7NNEkg-5-V-TTBFrZCUhjKgzUS-beJlxmTNXQD3Cewsrh7tkK1fsFY-35RdJbHGDHD4RM1FWuW_8cHVYCXfR38bHJ0fB7JftXA6Ucyx6uQ/w640-h480/IMG_5710.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizCXi2FLtiqnxazrV3WHNHo7WiPTe08pBtiLIv8cneyBclpLev-pS6FR66jB-S985SbIctCS8N9Lugb6xUOKk64Djjr7hbSBHHTvMFZ6SM3zpMtXnKid5x-YjuXMUUnYpncs-tNo1Pn-PZGNDfdMdtWFL7jxC9Gm8lTkVBeEkYiGF2zyLpxi2CrGo2Sg/s2048/IMG_5730.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizCXi2FLtiqnxazrV3WHNHo7WiPTe08pBtiLIv8cneyBclpLev-pS6FR66jB-S985SbIctCS8N9Lugb6xUOKk64Djjr7hbSBHHTvMFZ6SM3zpMtXnKid5x-YjuXMUUnYpncs-tNo1Pn-PZGNDfdMdtWFL7jxC9Gm8lTkVBeEkYiGF2zyLpxi2CrGo2Sg/w640-h480/IMG_5730.JPEG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">We knew we could not escape the reality of missing Cyndi and Dan, but it was a distraction that helped pass this time that we knew would have been so painful. God blessed this time together as we celebrated the birth of Jesus and we mourned our loss together. There were tears, but there was laughter and activity and another layer of healing for us all.</span></div><p></p><script src="http://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js" type="text/javascript">
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Josh is stationed in Japan, so we saw him on Facetime. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Josiah had his 12th birthday!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">He was really sick on his big golden 12 years on the 12th, but had a belated party a week later. </span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI5frQKbTXRFUFjtjONHE3RLHVDNYifJpaJyFptsTtmL1Sh2rzoFlxALS42C8RBZAOQmc4j0AlU5OSfHeCoIzEf2VUAC6cj4wcp-evM0RCfP7HORpA44PUWOmi2DRMkMa7xDjwUzHG_ZbX26UBQaQq6Uqtea0vF4FZbqF-KwGhMZ4qUjMR2YDjunfOSg/s5120/NOV%20BLOG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI5frQKbTXRFUFjtjONHE3RLHVDNYifJpaJyFptsTtmL1Sh2rzoFlxALS42C8RBZAOQmc4j0AlU5OSfHeCoIzEf2VUAC6cj4wcp-evM0RCfP7HORpA44PUWOmi2DRMkMa7xDjwUzHG_ZbX26UBQaQq6Uqtea0vF4FZbqF-KwGhMZ4qUjMR2YDjunfOSg/w640-h400/NOV%20BLOG.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Arianna has not been feeling well, so has had a few days here with me. When she was feeling up to it, we sewed, we baked, we did homework. One day, she decided she needed to assess my shoes. She pulled them out and lined them up to her favorites and worst. What a way to pass the time!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitKcLCYmuXVddmPHt94Uh9r0yWz5aeICealE4CRNGLui1TGUGVPw4x8j9cNOBkD4nGeGjbhORoqVnjpjMYrsgFItchk-uYh6zzHMzPc515L152pv12gaV5A89dN8F5Z0ZSCC8DC4QdZJEpMRgVbDQGm7o5tdKa6Cv86uuwNHMUm6sxdk8EC4d4vV5hhw/s4032/69032198052__A64F90DE-056A-48F2-81CC-F7FCFF29EBB6.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitKcLCYmuXVddmPHt94Uh9r0yWz5aeICealE4CRNGLui1TGUGVPw4x8j9cNOBkD4nGeGjbhORoqVnjpjMYrsgFItchk-uYh6zzHMzPc515L152pv12gaV5A89dN8F5Z0ZSCC8DC4QdZJEpMRgVbDQGm7o5tdKa6Cv86uuwNHMUm6sxdk8EC4d4vV5hhw/w480-h640/69032198052__A64F90DE-056A-48F2-81CC-F7FCFF29EBB6.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl6IB7D7x6orU_xzrAMwYTkSuwua_hKx2NifP7ihAjStXQFAWfqk200fxHEkJLKM1ZEDIBWl7_j5_BjeyowWg5lF7m_uSB0FbUb6eBBzpMy-A-a26Za4r9gbhtf8i1SP8JdDcYMRq3In9H0grnthJSsSO1afcT6b_Ff0o0248VwahoEuE_d498Qcz8ow/s4032/IMG_4874.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl6IB7D7x6orU_xzrAMwYTkSuwua_hKx2NifP7ihAjStXQFAWfqk200fxHEkJLKM1ZEDIBWl7_j5_BjeyowWg5lF7m_uSB0FbUb6eBBzpMy-A-a26Za4r9gbhtf8i1SP8JdDcYMRq3In9H0grnthJSsSO1afcT6b_Ff0o0248VwahoEuE_d498Qcz8ow/w480-h640/IMG_4874.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Mom and I donated blood. It was her first time. As it turned out, she was just below the line and it just stopped filling, so we are not sure if hers was used and I received a phone call that since we had been to Tanzania in September, my blood is not going to be used because of the malaria going on there. We were assured that it will be used for training purposes, so it won't go to waste.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ1hILg1Mk574A6r5yf65MSgsFWKObemOUzXwiTFi7afTf69Tz-G9jozFjT1C9PvQvXqFxD4GCwjOMuR9K4ndVa6qFtYCeaYHTv2OCMNrG06NZ0MOhlCz5or3yqq8ftyTscqAjvDlCpLoiqURgH_Zgnoh3USc8tFc3pObYy_io76XUksCZgX9POFtC3Q/s4032/IMG_4875.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ1hILg1Mk574A6r5yf65MSgsFWKObemOUzXwiTFi7afTf69Tz-G9jozFjT1C9PvQvXqFxD4GCwjOMuR9K4ndVa6qFtYCeaYHTv2OCMNrG06NZ0MOhlCz5or3yqq8ftyTscqAjvDlCpLoiqURgH_Zgnoh3USc8tFc3pObYy_io76XUksCZgX9POFtC3Q/w480-h640/IMG_4875.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I really like getting to see the awesome sunsets from this place.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiofyfw0Idy5uqlvUWJUhrNnbAmeHN6zuUYWDAGs-UiFBmBUSlN1JPBqUzykPLHPUsftXuQhdkGOci7Hb26ASgrIKu0nyP491nuqXa3CLCSOpHjIGINkjZDEk6ZKJmNN-C4vA6_8GrWIzsVXuDIhHdi2xRC7JBLOXIoz1yqeqq-VnbNpsI0JtJ-0LoArQ/s4032/IMG_5035.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiofyfw0Idy5uqlvUWJUhrNnbAmeHN6zuUYWDAGs-UiFBmBUSlN1JPBqUzykPLHPUsftXuQhdkGOci7Hb26ASgrIKu0nyP491nuqXa3CLCSOpHjIGINkjZDEk6ZKJmNN-C4vA6_8GrWIzsVXuDIhHdi2xRC7JBLOXIoz1yqeqq-VnbNpsI0JtJ-0LoArQ/w640-h480/IMG_5035.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">John finally found a way to see his new grandson! It seems that Beau loves him! How could he not?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGhvhsSG1KnY8ligbtnTYU8dC-r_YtU6aaPFvcjEAorRFIRd47gd0P7DIh_iRjYoML6mkS7Tg0JEyrZEqcaCSPCrw9fUp58EhjjGYUilqIaV2KI7kG-pk-djf2OI6TbAZzrf7jtZe6P0Jvxl2dWxxDUURF6v_2SK_9UjHWeNJ6u4zVlBq2xJFQB9RbzQ/s5120/NOV%20BLOG1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGhvhsSG1KnY8ligbtnTYU8dC-r_YtU6aaPFvcjEAorRFIRd47gd0P7DIh_iRjYoML6mkS7Tg0JEyrZEqcaCSPCrw9fUp58EhjjGYUilqIaV2KI7kG-pk-djf2OI6TbAZzrf7jtZe6P0Jvxl2dWxxDUURF6v_2SK_9UjHWeNJ6u4zVlBq2xJFQB9RbzQ/w640-h400/NOV%20BLOG1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Abby sent this one of the boys. How can we slow these kids down from growing up so fast?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhun4Rj_uV2gs9V3Ga97Ino9q1wcx5_0fSbaUGd0DPeDZhDT5IWwlxwcLU_zFvpRC-Ao5dpm_aRf-yeumyX6dwQDNhQ9Bm6W-7LNLFni23dBpXGthap-UavZGxfsCdvTdh3KBgEWPHUGlF2gmW9e4gjWuwtL0kNPsbpfv2xYiTGoSbAcTRugATAgCyD8w/s1800/317611824_10159102652329599_5159064621734359348_n%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhun4Rj_uV2gs9V3Ga97Ino9q1wcx5_0fSbaUGd0DPeDZhDT5IWwlxwcLU_zFvpRC-Ao5dpm_aRf-yeumyX6dwQDNhQ9Bm6W-7LNLFni23dBpXGthap-UavZGxfsCdvTdh3KBgEWPHUGlF2gmW9e4gjWuwtL0kNPsbpfv2xYiTGoSbAcTRugATAgCyD8w/w512-h640/317611824_10159102652329599_5159064621734359348_n%20(1).jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Josiah started basketball. Nice to see how much the kids improve from one season to another.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF6yXhTmrdMhn8riigd8aiNhKmNqGcd845L19uMLDofkbVrzM3HiDyM_s993WChyIIEuQpU1s-W0afa9bHBtpXcUnLz53xAw1j5hJdVnBmj1WFFIfBAQHIJa246R2doVSBuZi8_XCl17H-lET4uhIS8hPHaYpushcnqx-EOYBgV12yaSovqeC2ZwXU4w/s5120/NOV%20BLOG2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF6yXhTmrdMhn8riigd8aiNhKmNqGcd845L19uMLDofkbVrzM3HiDyM_s993WChyIIEuQpU1s-W0afa9bHBtpXcUnLz53xAw1j5hJdVnBmj1WFFIfBAQHIJa246R2doVSBuZi8_XCl17H-lET4uhIS8hPHaYpushcnqx-EOYBgV12yaSovqeC2ZwXU4w/w640-h400/NOV%20BLOG2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;">He even made his first in game shot!!! (shot below top corner) I didn't think he or any of us were ever going to stop grinning!!! </div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiomYGvd50ghUoaIEfThF4LUCWXfPf3bbTZ_yHGEeBm1J_Yy6UaqooWWX_ca0lfSZqHsYbugfHIeB28y6lXrxoDU2Jc1PidEAAabAihgkC-5nBYVKCYUXw8CJ8sw1UveKOknOfQzvd3MuXjS-qnhAlBLICaqIvvkw45iGk5-R_Mm2SSqn77bkGYCgG4Mw/s5120/NOV%20BLOG3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiomYGvd50ghUoaIEfThF4LUCWXfPf3bbTZ_yHGEeBm1J_Yy6UaqooWWX_ca0lfSZqHsYbugfHIeB28y6lXrxoDU2Jc1PidEAAabAihgkC-5nBYVKCYUXw8CJ8sw1UveKOknOfQzvd3MuXjS-qnhAlBLICaqIvvkw45iGk5-R_Mm2SSqn77bkGYCgG4Mw/w640-h400/NOV%20BLOG3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Lina is the self appointed half-time entertainment with her cartwheels and splits.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOk19Hopfx8tH9NHFBnm7C38wt-O8RVwJDoVK7mt2uwToPeaUsk9QTGUwzAuHlXgWv54sG_3vzvjKSjFyJOilQ-KficXiopslSSot3wdV7-qRHn5-oBR2UwcPU96p4t1kChMQvMbf3WkOaidoW9oCYgphGxLb1XXSfjwBPm2khdE9IeJYF9Z3t-nzAAg/s5120/NOV%20BLOG6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5120" data-original-width="3200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOk19Hopfx8tH9NHFBnm7C38wt-O8RVwJDoVK7mt2uwToPeaUsk9QTGUwzAuHlXgWv54sG_3vzvjKSjFyJOilQ-KficXiopslSSot3wdV7-qRHn5-oBR2UwcPU96p4t1kChMQvMbf3WkOaidoW9oCYgphGxLb1XXSfjwBPm2khdE9IeJYF9Z3t-nzAAg/w400-h640/NOV%20BLOG6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">I put the Halloween pumpkins in the flowerbed by my front room windows where I could see them and cracked them open. The squirrels and birds have loved them.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFkEybiy9fCCSgnTtFdjPwFlcNy_C1kFCzDSfHM8nrWn-InEasvBIfpgnt7G8dES71ofEIJoiABSmBWMDwd2H6tUBaiGzYyh2-eGPD6orSopr8h4ALGcMCKEBhHfuSGsNwKn0r32X9ylmdVbPRk8yq9xs8OVIpn5tA1pFjGLq9DbZznYVz1ieh17GCdQ/s5120/NOV%20BLOG4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFkEybiy9fCCSgnTtFdjPwFlcNy_C1kFCzDSfHM8nrWn-InEasvBIfpgnt7G8dES71ofEIJoiABSmBWMDwd2H6tUBaiGzYyh2-eGPD6orSopr8h4ALGcMCKEBhHfuSGsNwKn0r32X9ylmdVbPRk8yq9xs8OVIpn5tA1pFjGLq9DbZznYVz1ieh17GCdQ/w640-h400/NOV%20BLOG4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">My Christmas cactus was its best ever. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWnkUlTXqZ_dEwL-xlP_q-QIpdXPHVOkv_T_6uqh-o7pu4W6SJPlixpDtGu77J0BQpxq7t928DpQJRdrJqPtzCWvoucJzigroBWn73qwpd_FTjNrwTfBzgpK9kxwkRmdm9hlAG32vpfH2otVnrWiRF-xzc3NEmam65FIdDokNGDHru4v9YNpdpo1MOBQ/s4032/IMG_4810.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWnkUlTXqZ_dEwL-xlP_q-QIpdXPHVOkv_T_6uqh-o7pu4W6SJPlixpDtGu77J0BQpxq7t928DpQJRdrJqPtzCWvoucJzigroBWn73qwpd_FTjNrwTfBzgpK9kxwkRmdm9hlAG32vpfH2otVnrWiRF-xzc3NEmam65FIdDokNGDHru4v9YNpdpo1MOBQ/w640-h480/IMG_4810.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Mom has just not been able to do her usual cooking of the meal for everyone on the holidays, so she asked me to do Thanksgiving dinner. 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I took her for a pedicure and shopping and then John and Dad met up with us at Salty's for dinner. We arrived a little early and cracked open some champagne before the guys arrived. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitHVt601j2806d64LYJZHWMPcVYfdb_Ha6MJaM6GiUWl8m3_JNxZ7JYTcfrHqya1r02VbZiq6lrOZSMbIY541TT-hRWIQJ8-ZE7jM0EU3MswC7pNXInSrTVVMGFdNP2SoEjrqto8ApNOJUKcw85daFz9VSNJ2xSTXv-t0xR162kcB2GKzKlgdvA8hZhw/s3088/IMG_5111.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitHVt601j2806d64LYJZHWMPcVYfdb_Ha6MJaM6GiUWl8m3_JNxZ7JYTcfrHqya1r02VbZiq6lrOZSMbIY541TT-hRWIQJ8-ZE7jM0EU3MswC7pNXInSrTVVMGFdNP2SoEjrqto8ApNOJUKcw85daFz9VSNJ2xSTXv-t0xR162kcB2GKzKlgdvA8hZhw/w480-h640/IMG_5111.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01394553650178941152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026155277456594357.post-43176550210551752732022-11-11T12:47:00.001-08:002022-11-11T12:47:39.613-08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I barely left home in October. But that doesn't mean nothing got done. It was a great month for before and afters. A lot of hard work, but it sure paid off!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWRBSiE-55WK17EpOgRsrC0pZLsotfqwDHSftxRdpwfwUh7a2OnIR2q_jsq5qzZ9FH2QyImplWZZ77BJ8-U2Zlwqpjxf886efSEvWTebevpx_6rB0uAz-PFneHplqclvItTtQtAvhjfG1X0OJHGtiMEsVyzJPMyizqLseY5NBtATF84_-dcqnt9R5RzQ/s5120/yard.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWRBSiE-55WK17EpOgRsrC0pZLsotfqwDHSftxRdpwfwUh7a2OnIR2q_jsq5qzZ9FH2QyImplWZZ77BJ8-U2Zlwqpjxf886efSEvWTebevpx_6rB0uAz-PFneHplqclvItTtQtAvhjfG1X0OJHGtiMEsVyzJPMyizqLseY5NBtATF84_-dcqnt9R5RzQ/w640-h400/yard.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Beside the house was a huge ivy plant. We all wondered what was under it. Since there was this river rock coming from it, some of us thought we might discover a water feature of some sort. Instead, it was the remains of a fallen tree. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ed9qaSQhtRGV57en4-RemcYuzq113im1deKcxJ4u5OwI_v9Qd_T53wyV-dOS7ygzYOe5A83FM2h-QlkN6qmjE8s7s6I6s9ZI2WViBJA2G_jIzZQabxNl1cMZUqBU55I5OQt4U_XneA8viyxd24JkZAyRz6JZajnh4IsDrHxGvDJGRofVr0ALZX2EGQ/s4032/IMG_2898.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ed9qaSQhtRGV57en4-RemcYuzq113im1deKcxJ4u5OwI_v9Qd_T53wyV-dOS7ygzYOe5A83FM2h-QlkN6qmjE8s7s6I6s9ZI2WViBJA2G_jIzZQabxNl1cMZUqBU55I5OQt4U_XneA8viyxd24JkZAyRz6JZajnh4IsDrHxGvDJGRofVr0ALZX2EGQ/w480-h640/IMG_2898.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">It sure made a difference getting rid of the shed and ivy! Same spot for both the above and below photo. I still have way more I want to do there, but it was nice to get a start.</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilzyK1GKU2P53Hp6TEcG-IOUeYabzIFpNRl6XLXBm8q4KvzJHh6PhAygbXbUZk9BS41v9i4rUoeqkxhjG2vJIBd8ZVUBBsNfIcjG_OyBLORDn1BTkGogpULG_iPBJuSVI4LTmK_d9bmkIi7KlpFjuVQplzEPDOY6mE2HZMLASf5tSJeJ5tU4jN9OcZ6w/s4032/IMG_4566.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilzyK1GKU2P53Hp6TEcG-IOUeYabzIFpNRl6XLXBm8q4KvzJHh6PhAygbXbUZk9BS41v9i4rUoeqkxhjG2vJIBd8ZVUBBsNfIcjG_OyBLORDn1BTkGogpULG_iPBJuSVI4LTmK_d9bmkIi7KlpFjuVQplzEPDOY6mE2HZMLASf5tSJeJ5tU4jN9OcZ6w/w480-h640/IMG_4566.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Next, John knocked down the old fence. Wow! It sure opened up the whole place!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg91WgfCdWSpSu9joob-A8YkSBstJIGeeqgwWthgMCG7xyaRggt8ssC3FPIKd709FL1STFhxh5_BM7LxXk6uwHk5Z9Sm8vxEID2GQQYKNdpKKGgrYjtqjk8oGaxbnb30EUPFtgjUm6HHppXw67fDFEKHkP6NDHSIjOGIH06UKemnv8luQaRVAKf6Adpmg/s5120/yard7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg91WgfCdWSpSu9joob-A8YkSBstJIGeeqgwWthgMCG7xyaRggt8ssC3FPIKd709FL1STFhxh5_BM7LxXk6uwHk5Z9Sm8vxEID2GQQYKNdpKKGgrYjtqjk8oGaxbnb30EUPFtgjUm6HHppXw67fDFEKHkP6NDHSIjOGIH06UKemnv8luQaRVAKf6Adpmg/w640-h400/yard7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The whole place was full of overgrown shrubs. I think it was more play than work for John to use his truck to pull them out. We started a burning pile that grew and grew. I wasn't sure we would ever see the end of the burning.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtLzIX5bfrCboAtSNXYIMdhhaXa4wM7ZUAuNHwSsMBkRWqFaNQYkrovnuHuFC5iOF2fd343-Ny0xtG7jEjX7kZZylOnohGnGIij9UQ8759ZM2y2Kct4DZRPPgkIb4zjC4mrrKtbosbQTLdjvQAezeGw-zkrZMb4vRFqMl9x1jsVvmOYidea0XNopuivA/s5120/yard2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtLzIX5bfrCboAtSNXYIMdhhaXa4wM7ZUAuNHwSsMBkRWqFaNQYkrovnuHuFC5iOF2fd343-Ny0xtG7jEjX7kZZylOnohGnGIij9UQ8759ZM2y2Kct4DZRPPgkIb4zjC4mrrKtbosbQTLdjvQAezeGw-zkrZMb4vRFqMl9x1jsVvmOYidea0XNopuivA/w640-h400/yard2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Can you believe the difference? Even the neighbors made sure to stop and comment on how great it was looking. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjuyb_e4Ni1P6bSeAzBxxXMkg_qmReEngx4aIdXvoRRcV3dIlXcRTJOLMD9dgeB_0b4TuE9YHugF8o-xKwSlaPsOo-AEG1_8zuUAAKnIYtAvd7F8AZGAHaZfxAwi009SaKXb6s5O1awlZAdt0ETRQjobX--v4TGl7st5GQVbfNqmLB8RjEl7Rds6h9SQ/s5120/yard3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjuyb_e4Ni1P6bSeAzBxxXMkg_qmReEngx4aIdXvoRRcV3dIlXcRTJOLMD9dgeB_0b4TuE9YHugF8o-xKwSlaPsOo-AEG1_8zuUAAKnIYtAvd7F8AZGAHaZfxAwi009SaKXb6s5O1awlZAdt0ETRQjobX--v4TGl7st5GQVbfNqmLB8RjEl7Rds6h9SQ/w640-h400/yard3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwIRVT6yxhcP6xiC2AARCUaPIeF1VcbMYGW-4TSgETUE3AMZW9vzP_GA22AbpxbLd4hcJqMWOCA13V6ZUECERstDZq9oYVhJgTvwmywLcWFW7KpUymHewfNTIU0hG3ZXfjunkKmRKkxvKZ3nZwdT2nvuVQ-09MEpN816PqyMBGN-fgNXo8ou8hy_MXGg/s5120/yard4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5120" data-original-width="3200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwIRVT6yxhcP6xiC2AARCUaPIeF1VcbMYGW-4TSgETUE3AMZW9vzP_GA22AbpxbLd4hcJqMWOCA13V6ZUECERstDZq9oYVhJgTvwmywLcWFW7KpUymHewfNTIU0hG3ZXfjunkKmRKkxvKZ3nZwdT2nvuVQ-09MEpN816PqyMBGN-fgNXo8ou8hy_MXGg/w400-h640/yard4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We found a trunk and car door behind that brush!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjve7iC1TfdGT0HqY4y75_EjFRhoPzvjqP69TPH2XHcZw84l19ACjzyU0brTQo89Cq6K0ZMMZJvkrt7Ku4Fb1-dahBxhiDim_hWgaK9eSuc2-9joQYi427ENEgVCNXUoPat0UQwSZEAIgCcxrm6bPdOSW8jCRVZraDIxHgxP9UKqrRJj7Izfm9RGL_F8g/s5120/yard11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjve7iC1TfdGT0HqY4y75_EjFRhoPzvjqP69TPH2XHcZw84l19ACjzyU0brTQo89Cq6K0ZMMZJvkrt7Ku4Fb1-dahBxhiDim_hWgaK9eSuc2-9joQYi427ENEgVCNXUoPat0UQwSZEAIgCcxrm6bPdOSW8jCRVZraDIxHgxP9UKqrRJj7Izfm9RGL_F8g/w640-h400/yard11.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Before and after the patio awning. Already, it was an improvement.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE6dhMJgIpsnzgX6qUT_6NdRloehMjKbxQvo8mtkgI1Bj5YpdaWm6_kd8rm1Ue3m8iuyR446GF-srEe8HQZ3oa62jSH076lWCpzH36iz12SyJBuQ-jmJ6rcxX9bJKDsWyz4b_UzjO2cc0yFOsAFxU2wgPxxU4v2jx0jYH-txmVlqafm0SZAKpa-9kaqA/s5120/yard8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE6dhMJgIpsnzgX6qUT_6NdRloehMjKbxQvo8mtkgI1Bj5YpdaWm6_kd8rm1Ue3m8iuyR446GF-srEe8HQZ3oa62jSH076lWCpzH36iz12SyJBuQ-jmJ6rcxX9bJKDsWyz4b_UzjO2cc0yFOsAFxU2wgPxxU4v2jx0jYH-txmVlqafm0SZAKpa-9kaqA/w640-h400/yard8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">At first, I wanted John to put down a stone patio, but as we thought it over, we decided to have aggregate concrete poured all around the house instead. The concrete was cracked and a mess, so we had it all redone, widening out the entry way too.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUJiNUnJA8H87p_lv5yElqV9nsqTLOngiH2pFfEU1lUx7A6BXzZghzJxm50XouMgVWpUS2gyLMXUIEot-cLhilT084sSgQD_D1SmjOSxR-2peFXiLivYu-XZ_MjcoceZLKY-st3PPZRkSUEvs7ZTx5IX42NeaniVV1uqMp2AmVL15SdQKnSQe0WLTtBA/s5120/yard9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUJiNUnJA8H87p_lv5yElqV9nsqTLOngiH2pFfEU1lUx7A6BXzZghzJxm50XouMgVWpUS2gyLMXUIEot-cLhilT084sSgQD_D1SmjOSxR-2peFXiLivYu-XZ_MjcoceZLKY-st3PPZRkSUEvs7ZTx5IX42NeaniVV1uqMp2AmVL15SdQKnSQe0WLTtBA/w640-h400/yard9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Josiah helped Grandpa tear out the old decking.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwWz_k3M8cAjfxvx34Fbd9iPqpEk3kCoNMrsQWX_ahp5HUedxG002xOJAyeoiiqjmtScqy6T0aiZD2SzAg9ihpQQUQUx_iT6dx6Yy4q0rB7Em8j5sv-crREIp4X06GSDVFFuuA2CARGIFxj61xBnn8sT5nLhfPZPFUNM9P1ObLvH_fihdTu3uLs_DECA/s4032/IMG_4380.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwWz_k3M8cAjfxvx34Fbd9iPqpEk3kCoNMrsQWX_ahp5HUedxG002xOJAyeoiiqjmtScqy6T0aiZD2SzAg9ihpQQUQUx_iT6dx6Yy4q0rB7Em8j5sv-crREIp4X06GSDVFFuuA2CARGIFxj61xBnn8sT5nLhfPZPFUNM9P1ObLvH_fihdTu3uLs_DECA/w480-h640/IMG_4380.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">The concrete crew found the water line. It didn't take long to get it fixed and they were back to work again.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJWNkXT5ywoT7soWyQvTCjQjHzC0XAzfxQj6DHw53SFTBNUZyrQGTa2juxQGIU6kHJxX5cUhCxJWTJTMIqWRpAs7zN11ushAZ1dPjuM2FhwgteYkoX5apwtWobNXhlGsXVheT83D1t6Hx7MzyC7ByxRZgIFp3ElU7uWXFt-PxYQAq_e9eQouWzlbnONw/s4032/IMG_4414.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJWNkXT5ywoT7soWyQvTCjQjHzC0XAzfxQj6DHw53SFTBNUZyrQGTa2juxQGIU6kHJxX5cUhCxJWTJTMIqWRpAs7zN11ushAZ1dPjuM2FhwgteYkoX5apwtWobNXhlGsXVheT83D1t6Hx7MzyC7ByxRZgIFp3ElU7uWXFt-PxYQAq_e9eQouWzlbnONw/w480-h640/IMG_4414.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">The new patio! I can't wait for summer to put my pots around and start using it!</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaUu7-Lp_0USz3ckmn4yqlZGMoj9RBTFyk23Ju3rOsidVy7kidAuiZYDKg0Cu-1xdCYl9VH3XrOGmk2It95HmrREINeBVyYiq_PCVn5l5yFk36NpIQDoJiC8oDaRVMLnz4rroq_ocsMxqxBRTuNaPoHJgidACQMylSOzh6VkAyZa1_FfeWNvKaooCMvw/s4032/IMG_4560.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaUu7-Lp_0USz3ckmn4yqlZGMoj9RBTFyk23Ju3rOsidVy7kidAuiZYDKg0Cu-1xdCYl9VH3XrOGmk2It95HmrREINeBVyYiq_PCVn5l5yFk36NpIQDoJiC8oDaRVMLnz4rroq_ocsMxqxBRTuNaPoHJgidACQMylSOzh6VkAyZa1_FfeWNvKaooCMvw/w640-h480/IMG_4560.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">And the long awaited burning season began! It took a full week to get it all burnt, from the awning, shed, fence and all those shrubs we tore out. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOJ0SdU_dKbLsa0MCO0ApZwJ3msb9dDs7zBzuyUHd07Dxgz57WOrFnfX7FFUHhwkp6QpBanyZf1stM9hpQAgOBsno01352IBGxHZYhKZPF0Qw2rKEHp1G_--ARHkyQMBBKWoC6dW4kFsj5vkO51zB0prKhaZAuER2ON5l9_bv_cs7xsxeYbwYvNK_pkQ/s5120/yard10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOJ0SdU_dKbLsa0MCO0ApZwJ3msb9dDs7zBzuyUHd07Dxgz57WOrFnfX7FFUHhwkp6QpBanyZf1stM9hpQAgOBsno01352IBGxHZYhKZPF0Qw2rKEHp1G_--ARHkyQMBBKWoC6dW4kFsj5vkO51zB0prKhaZAuER2ON5l9_bv_cs7xsxeYbwYvNK_pkQ/w640-h400/yard10.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The kids thought a hot dog roast would be fun...until they tried to get close enough to roast them. We ended up cooking inside. It was pouring rain anyway.</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJBLR7EfTASEZqvVCUnQs4bQDJei7sbm-BA7AwKOWLo2xeu7_SUlwt9T53ErmoKKmWMLS-0cKzekD0e4eKyDnuVGB1T1Y7NokUG9M3PhJk9betl-nI1BsdijTEv4dX4TvkkMdfCxjwjF-VmsbjhcnoxqxWT2rwIhVyLsIlqj6k2qYPKmcYudxvpe3Cxg/s4032/IMG_4621.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJBLR7EfTASEZqvVCUnQs4bQDJei7sbm-BA7AwKOWLo2xeu7_SUlwt9T53ErmoKKmWMLS-0cKzekD0e4eKyDnuVGB1T1Y7NokUG9M3PhJk9betl-nI1BsdijTEv4dX4TvkkMdfCxjwjF-VmsbjhcnoxqxWT2rwIhVyLsIlqj6k2qYPKmcYudxvpe3Cxg/w640-h480/IMG_4621.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We also had new windows installed in the whole house. The existing ones had a line all around them that looked like security bars, plus sliders that just took up the view. It is so much better to have a full window!</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif2NBcatFoGkEe3xpSZjucdscykQbZMUENG24xsGHk2-RLRqaLTGggyfPEyLi2FYTApnGeXHGMRXRga8Yd3AFLRHKe9etqRA47Q_72jsX0NAQ6TfpqB8Sj4R5kvzcHR28w4NoKo293oqjEA1d_Eb1owCML4EfkMhyhzVG5LaeZN6UnnuFcW-N2g-ISBw/s4032/IMG_4684.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif2NBcatFoGkEe3xpSZjucdscykQbZMUENG24xsGHk2-RLRqaLTGggyfPEyLi2FYTApnGeXHGMRXRga8Yd3AFLRHKe9etqRA47Q_72jsX0NAQ6TfpqB8Sj4R5kvzcHR28w4NoKo293oqjEA1d_Eb1owCML4EfkMhyhzVG5LaeZN6UnnuFcW-N2g-ISBw/w640-h480/IMG_4684.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The one room of the house that I have not been happy with since moving in was the room I decided to turn into a dining room. I think it is supposed to be a 'family' room, but I needed a larger area for my table than what was intended here. The way I felt it had to be arranged just looked messy to me, so I moved it all around and now it really looks like it should be a dining room now. I am headed out right now to buy myself a new chandelier to be the needed finishing touch.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg549HMp7vh7WoOP1yCA_4ZCeRzWV3w130i-X5YFFETxkAWNJU4thfHtcMclDdijDqAuZzeVigFEIqZYhtFHruGNcgeO84m-iiopvN3VfNyc2GXMHDUbVORoZgeY36Mk5RGWBs3XqlV9Xf-HN6xaNSpTXHTpgbMXMCjBTWGk32CXHPQPvBVqERtWPmvow/s5120/yard1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5120" data-original-width="3200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg549HMp7vh7WoOP1yCA_4ZCeRzWV3w130i-X5YFFETxkAWNJU4thfHtcMclDdijDqAuZzeVigFEIqZYhtFHruGNcgeO84m-iiopvN3VfNyc2GXMHDUbVORoZgeY36Mk5RGWBs3XqlV9Xf-HN6xaNSpTXHTpgbMXMCjBTWGk32CXHPQPvBVqERtWPmvow/w400-h640/yard1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">I need to learn about persimmons. We have a huge tree full of them. Right now they are still hard, but are slowly turning yellow-orange. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiBw9RyoJAZTIUkUpw34LddarERBI63YMjSt2YEf6UJvimqoiQAn4RP41mTbT2RxD44x5hIkG46uDagKgpM8cAn2PhXY6k98NtT6riqz3mqVRmQrjDO6XYbhrPXloRO3Zq8KYB2ln91eoDL02tttgLxlNciLd_OwmER0ITc519-5PwM8ZTsG8FllmxnA/s4032/68757269378__76A924F5-A1CB-43E9-BAF5-F1DAED9BACB8.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiBw9RyoJAZTIUkUpw34LddarERBI63YMjSt2YEf6UJvimqoiQAn4RP41mTbT2RxD44x5hIkG46uDagKgpM8cAn2PhXY6k98NtT6riqz3mqVRmQrjDO6XYbhrPXloRO3Zq8KYB2ln91eoDL02tttgLxlNciLd_OwmER0ITc519-5PwM8ZTsG8FllmxnA/w480-h640/68757269378__76A924F5-A1CB-43E9-BAF5-F1DAED9BACB8.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here is a sunrise from our place. We get to see both the rise and set of the sun from here.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqhPB21YTxPI7BSXwheHLVPEzEERUpDcyGkwNZRQTA11wbxTg8pS3PnZZiyUDw_J-gtfjYqjVdq0zYBSSyI6reLs5tI0jUfkT8JiE1k5p68UMClq4DTYdhPhDBn9qVNuMXCNILVYcQTd2KkKGfIuUjS5wrla6UUaE_RR6DCWsOTbKtDf03WczyOAwtgA/s4032/IMG_4571.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqhPB21YTxPI7BSXwheHLVPEzEERUpDcyGkwNZRQTA11wbxTg8pS3PnZZiyUDw_J-gtfjYqjVdq0zYBSSyI6reLs5tI0jUfkT8JiE1k5p68UMClq4DTYdhPhDBn9qVNuMXCNILVYcQTd2KkKGfIuUjS5wrla6UUaE_RR6DCWsOTbKtDf03WczyOAwtgA/w640-h480/IMG_4571.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Josh was sent to Japan for 6 months.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBJwqNYrOkud5V7N4oMtXJLZpB6rcoidFnMtZuNMz9zoYOEvdd2mlO4cs8y-Mw50OhBEmVaUwcf5xAtXMgvjWKKQVlwKKdhzr44Gv_1RYQziwre8RFlzDZQu6lmkmIUS9O98n1kIIbYMRuIXytXy3GvTr44X44A7RfWvFuoEYBo29tEyu-ktHm46wQRA/s5120/OCT%20BLOG2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5120" data-original-width="3200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBJwqNYrOkud5V7N4oMtXJLZpB6rcoidFnMtZuNMz9zoYOEvdd2mlO4cs8y-Mw50OhBEmVaUwcf5xAtXMgvjWKKQVlwKKdhzr44Gv_1RYQziwre8RFlzDZQu6lmkmIUS9O98n1kIIbYMRuIXytXy3GvTr44X44A7RfWvFuoEYBo29tEyu-ktHm46wQRA/w400-h640/OCT%20BLOG2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Beau, Emily and Matthew</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqGocrN7pz2L6nVKmTsvL_2S5dvHetKBK3qyhthNC7TWqLQCWc0Uy0qVWm2sgCM0wlgKAiIr1hVC77ZtlGT4eB1T_g_viihM3uz1jYhpmAM3EQXviYMKd03Rz0HUZXbA_AHHZwGxQGgk6UHjHLbgexziEf6Dq3OWhDZ_fWvreKZ0gbpJTumgoMZFEX2A/s800/IMG_1997.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="629" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqGocrN7pz2L6nVKmTsvL_2S5dvHetKBK3qyhthNC7TWqLQCWc0Uy0qVWm2sgCM0wlgKAiIr1hVC77ZtlGT4eB1T_g_viihM3uz1jYhpmAM3EQXviYMKd03Rz0HUZXbA_AHHZwGxQGgk6UHjHLbgexziEf6Dq3OWhDZ_fWvreKZ0gbpJTumgoMZFEX2A/w504-h640/IMG_1997.jpg" width="504" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">The mountain ash tree was loaded with berries. It is so amazing how the birds ignored them and the berries just hung there for weeks until suddenly the birds flocked in and devoured the berries in just days. Mostly robins, but there were plenty of flickers and waxwings too.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKuMjTYOPuUk8w7hV-gTLPq_aDc-i3Fkre76t7vteJpF6e2DOVzgH5mlG4mshmcq2uwuTor2qRcW38U2h9YQVNvwk6uXrzwV_CaGy5dSRG5f3gcLGt1C35dAhm1EyrIH_IycJ_yJah5qwisLKvya9VxE-2O2VLoyPpEeg3VeRQB_FKW-zUwIyoB8h8Ig/s5120/OCT%20BLOG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKuMjTYOPuUk8w7hV-gTLPq_aDc-i3Fkre76t7vteJpF6e2DOVzgH5mlG4mshmcq2uwuTor2qRcW38U2h9YQVNvwk6uXrzwV_CaGy5dSRG5f3gcLGt1C35dAhm1EyrIH_IycJ_yJah5qwisLKvya9VxE-2O2VLoyPpEeg3VeRQB_FKW-zUwIyoB8h8Ig/w640-h400/OCT%20BLOG.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">And the month ended with grandkids dressing up for Halloween, even Beau got dressed up!</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRmommkTh_XjeDzy45uLg99GrRCgzNW0scKwSZYdFyLKtLcOjA2Pcqyx1m58hi8gM6YPXFSYkJieI4YJAjYmfRF1mX3oWu-4_XHMA3ylWOTXxMVj7-7cq70pRj2TrTtE9EK_lwhA4ntwl84gVUvchHE16QNAui16iKgr7-DWjZUDf0W74aTwVPEyWquQ/s5120/OCT%20BLOG1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRmommkTh_XjeDzy45uLg99GrRCgzNW0scKwSZYdFyLKtLcOjA2Pcqyx1m58hi8gM6YPXFSYkJieI4YJAjYmfRF1mX3oWu-4_XHMA3ylWOTXxMVj7-7cq70pRj2TrTtE9EK_lwhA4ntwl84gVUvchHE16QNAui16iKgr7-DWjZUDf0W74aTwVPEyWquQ/w640-h400/OCT%20BLOG1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><script type="text/javascript">
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</script>Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01394553650178941152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026155277456594357.post-50773026075208003932022-10-27T21:20:00.001-07:002022-10-27T21:20:18.649-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The biggest thrill of the year was the birth of </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">my first Great-Grandson! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Welcome to our lives, Beau!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We can't wait to meet him in December. Wishing so much that they lived close-by! I can't wait to hold him in my arms.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1p6HslXL7IGSWTbFdt-ikym7lYTZeOV5u8dPFAZZnFpCmRf9lwm3bX1ty1OA5HwonatAB7CusjqxdK-6mh66CNPmgBQgVyzQVfBCWqYaMyTobz-9Ay7DXiBjJTsquVE587frkSNeggAKIYSMvhmS80fo-MdNdAjAJHbcDqkR94cyEq9bvGCnUNJxO1w/s1600/IMG_5732.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1p6HslXL7IGSWTbFdt-ikym7lYTZeOV5u8dPFAZZnFpCmRf9lwm3bX1ty1OA5HwonatAB7CusjqxdK-6mh66CNPmgBQgVyzQVfBCWqYaMyTobz-9Ay7DXiBjJTsquVE587frkSNeggAKIYSMvhmS80fo-MdNdAjAJHbcDqkR94cyEq9bvGCnUNJxO1w/w480-h640/IMG_5732.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01394553650178941152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026155277456594357.post-14328301342023199802022-10-27T21:16:00.008-07:002022-10-28T11:18:48.668-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">September went so fast, I am not sure we even had one!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Two huge events happened, so I know that really, we did have a September.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Roane Travel was so understanding when we had to cancel half of our trip when the tragedy struck last January. We had not purchased travel insurance but they gave us a credit for the unused portion of the trip anyway. They checked on us, they sent a gift basket of cookies, without even asking her to, Elizabeth took over the emergency flight arrangements for me.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The doctor said that it would do John good to go on our planned return to Africa trip, so we decided that we should go and finish it. The closer it came to going, the less I wanted to go. It was bringing all the feelings of last January back again in full force. I wasn't even sure if I could fly. But the day came and off we went.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4c0kgamyCBU7Fu3qbdGs0PEMRQGiuN4LEJwR-IsyxFyGc__MrIIVfdGDQPyCJU4uOiyCO-MMAMLLClrdSblTigOPpBKM1M8q7KGKXF80z-cR1ptGjNadrRkdTO2VRcjGnVb4jlWBYvVGANaJhhEWjpIguGf78G78Eau9hMB0DcAJn2BVcjN4T3QrTFQ/s3088/IMG_3533.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4c0kgamyCBU7Fu3qbdGs0PEMRQGiuN4LEJwR-IsyxFyGc__MrIIVfdGDQPyCJU4uOiyCO-MMAMLLClrdSblTigOPpBKM1M8q7KGKXF80z-cR1ptGjNadrRkdTO2VRcjGnVb4jlWBYvVGANaJhhEWjpIguGf78G78Eau9hMB0DcAJn2BVcjN4T3QrTFQ/w480-h640/IMG_3533.JPG" width="480" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> It was hard, but I think it was a good thing to go. It was a sort of closure to the trip that I think we needed. I know people say it all the time after somebody passes, but I think in reality, Cyndi would have told me to go. That is what I kept telling myself. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn4156rknjtI5sQi3Q_lbjPH-UHdbzxQZUX5-JrbsJ1erpBKW9A_xlYmhot-8o_G0AgD6zEq8VQq4YsoMA6OsVXJOQcYdzfdil01FGfQTwYYCU7Jxc5sPyNJuimIFnxkbtDplibv7FeOU2md8TQRdlEkfeOpkCAM2KZNmUHB5XzSDgUeyWWvmQRfA54Q/s5120/New%20folder5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn4156rknjtI5sQi3Q_lbjPH-UHdbzxQZUX5-JrbsJ1erpBKW9A_xlYmhot-8o_G0AgD6zEq8VQq4YsoMA6OsVXJOQcYdzfdil01FGfQTwYYCU7Jxc5sPyNJuimIFnxkbtDplibv7FeOU2md8TQRdlEkfeOpkCAM2KZNmUHB5XzSDgUeyWWvmQRfA54Q/w640-h400/New%20folder5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We stayed at a migration camp for the first two nights. The goal was to see the wildebeest river crossing. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx8odim-oDmyjaQMAB8s5UCq9A4LvXbVFNBpDwZqtyBllcig2-zj5WAOG5-d_XQMTeFWb40fPrdYRMrIy2xRT_NkoGP8HGOmWFvHkm4p0WUygxqU9fua9ti4p3sZinctKZa4XWybKoYQgkRD-NX7RD2LRGxopynNA4VmW1HQiRYlOLl0ckauPG32RBIw/s2048/a7e0b93f-f05c-47c1-bdde-ecab344a7791.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx8odim-oDmyjaQMAB8s5UCq9A4LvXbVFNBpDwZqtyBllcig2-zj5WAOG5-d_XQMTeFWb40fPrdYRMrIy2xRT_NkoGP8HGOmWFvHkm4p0WUygxqU9fua9ti4p3sZinctKZa4XWybKoYQgkRD-NX7RD2LRGxopynNA4VmW1HQiRYlOLl0ckauPG32RBIw/w640-h480/a7e0b93f-f05c-47c1-bdde-ecab344a7791.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It is no guarantee that you will see it, you have to time it right. When we arrived, our driver Tito said that it was late for the crossings this year, but most likely we would be able to see it. Not only did we see it, we saw it two times! and almost a third! The third time, they were all bunched up, going up and down the cliff, over and over and then suddenly, instead of jumping in, they all just turned around and left! 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJZrltMhp0CIr_BEZ2IsSuSSJUla4s0ptk5GxvkTwSe7wov0VDf4aXz-673OHskrycd1iSxXwWgA7oecNnqJqUzv_KIKMM3piloBMwkVXg8tBkB6zpoZTK_NrboQSwOeF8NSMmtW4ttnV4oUt_Ayvuvu2GdnW_nopJE_F_JbeYR7XG-NGU3s_CLRKd1w/s2048/IMGP6355.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1356" data-original-width="2048" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJZrltMhp0CIr_BEZ2IsSuSSJUla4s0ptk5GxvkTwSe7wov0VDf4aXz-673OHskrycd1iSxXwWgA7oecNnqJqUzv_KIKMM3piloBMwkVXg8tBkB6zpoZTK_NrboQSwOeF8NSMmtW4ttnV4oUt_Ayvuvu2GdnW_nopJE_F_JbeYR7XG-NGU3s_CLRKd1w/w640-h424/IMGP6355.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">The wildebeest start congregating in an area, coming in single file lines, running or walking. They pile up and finally start going down to the river's edge, then back up again, until one of them finally jumps in and away they all go, fast and furious. It is loud! Some of them get washed down the river and drown, others are caught by crocodiles. I didn't look in that direction, but kept focused on the action ahead of me instead.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvsYLjYMiqI7NJepS5JpMHfM5-zRcjkDq1j2wxI7hDXl7xi_pCSDadXIyhcI0ML8ylo5ZDmOrFBC7r_i9R48VuwCwwXFdWqACcXQw7mJgVlhaznC3W7Xsmc-POBkAEFu-x-6j2Hvy7W1LVLe4XSjn14UbqrYV4SJhUQ6Xq1vJ6miPc6ncGbRHffMY4nQ/s5120/New%20folder1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvsYLjYMiqI7NJepS5JpMHfM5-zRcjkDq1j2wxI7hDXl7xi_pCSDadXIyhcI0ML8ylo5ZDmOrFBC7r_i9R48VuwCwwXFdWqACcXQw7mJgVlhaznC3W7Xsmc-POBkAEFu-x-6j2Hvy7W1LVLe4XSjn14UbqrYV4SJhUQ6Xq1vJ6miPc6ncGbRHffMY4nQ/w640-h400/New%20folder1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">One little guy got stuck on some rocks, he tried and failed to get up over and over. All of us in the jeeps that were piled up to watch the crossing were cheering for him to survive. Finally, he made it and you should have heard the cheers then, as he ran up onto the bank in front of us.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZPP1iV0Sz1_3EvetteULLxyFFHb-hKj1sBWPm_N_nDafArpcua5CIyejwiEb4KJqIFz_E-PT6B8zuZ3oNhGc796qb943BXVBk8K-5UZ693RhpAGXFF7O767UQz0ka6CC385SN1Qbhgwcqdf95XDTNfp0JfePWJ96pVCg9VwCS-0B0lMyF7sQSqwPVcw/s2048/DSC_9604.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2048" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZPP1iV0Sz1_3EvetteULLxyFFHb-hKj1sBWPm_N_nDafArpcua5CIyejwiEb4KJqIFz_E-PT6B8zuZ3oNhGc796qb943BXVBk8K-5UZ693RhpAGXFF7O767UQz0ka6CC385SN1Qbhgwcqdf95XDTNfp0JfePWJ96pVCg9VwCS-0B0lMyF7sQSqwPVcw/w640-h428/DSC_9604.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzoMAPXo6lJ2OM5cLWCWvx1uQbr2fYlCEBeKkEiASpGM3PUY5wlqiY4PutEnyJvdlmDjfgiqN0yUruggpY08UMtd4zzThASv3y-5AhjFO2AU3bGrAE5dTnIrPgk5bdtfripmoW6_dK3rjNs9TTD_17I5f__qZBum_GyED4Ld4zGPQcGNbFZIlwL37o3A/s2048/DSC_9610.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2048" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzoMAPXo6lJ2OM5cLWCWvx1uQbr2fYlCEBeKkEiASpGM3PUY5wlqiY4PutEnyJvdlmDjfgiqN0yUruggpY08UMtd4zzThASv3y-5AhjFO2AU3bGrAE5dTnIrPgk5bdtfripmoW6_dK3rjNs9TTD_17I5f__qZBum_GyED4Ld4zGPQcGNbFZIlwL37o3A/w640-h428/DSC_9610.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">Here is one that was not as lucky!</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZDGGp1PELiKltk7XmDQri12K-3z8IQ--gxagSEBenVSyoC4zulk1h0W3WU-xAIUmStIa1KzqerKLm-EcXigleFycNYRwtvRIGRtG-qzpN7aGZLyHyWDQ1RwFNy8XVOoc0Bo1ByyixUMO9HFtxszn7UfE-FOIKedhKsPc2dXr8gLtKbSzaxzcZ4uCiWA/s2048/DSC_9636.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZDGGp1PELiKltk7XmDQri12K-3z8IQ--gxagSEBenVSyoC4zulk1h0W3WU-xAIUmStIa1KzqerKLm-EcXigleFycNYRwtvRIGRtG-qzpN7aGZLyHyWDQ1RwFNy8XVOoc0Bo1ByyixUMO9HFtxszn7UfE-FOIKedhKsPc2dXr8gLtKbSzaxzcZ4uCiWA/w640-h426/DSC_9636.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The camp was so awesome! We had a flashlight in our room that we had to shake out the door of our tent if we wanted to go out after dark. Then a guide would come and walk us up. We also had a whistle that we were to use in case of an emergency. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiktOCOF835_LtnzjbRvBZvr08r4Bvx6TtGICsfzol_QxvPgmH1L2C7pYBf0aBtdolS_I_KzBscyj--iIbnvpuAPU6qZdinbfa47FyBPkk6NgSMa7gZ-z2o1Ji6kchEVyJEHMGt2vSSr6GPG048AXdrbw95-CLgzD9vgxyJKSBRv_V91nTuBntxe9J2_Q/s2048/IMG_3691.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiktOCOF835_LtnzjbRvBZvr08r4Bvx6TtGICsfzol_QxvPgmH1L2C7pYBf0aBtdolS_I_KzBscyj--iIbnvpuAPU6qZdinbfa47FyBPkk6NgSMa7gZ-z2o1Ji6kchEVyJEHMGt2vSSr6GPG048AXdrbw95-CLgzD9vgxyJKSBRv_V91nTuBntxe9J2_Q/w480-h640/IMG_3691.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">One night we woke up at 3am to the sound of a herd of wildebeest munching on the grass in front of our tent! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPxMLZkuzcoZFitM2m3Va5ojUqNYPJRlj8dLXdQUSzCnqhdD8-PYiyJ4Va8rUfINH28UpuVZP8HVgrJV6_3QE4RP4jd8_mYB5vc9thoHSaaMazU96YWMiucRx2q41JSAUD4xB4KbJz9Z1GtLVe0RrFrkrIStZgrrXuFE5FCyGCDuenCNTTfMfUyqhpHg/s2048/IMG_3645.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPxMLZkuzcoZFitM2m3Va5ojUqNYPJRlj8dLXdQUSzCnqhdD8-PYiyJ4Va8rUfINH28UpuVZP8HVgrJV6_3QE4RP4jd8_mYB5vc9thoHSaaMazU96YWMiucRx2q41JSAUD4xB4KbJz9Z1GtLVe0RrFrkrIStZgrrXuFE5FCyGCDuenCNTTfMfUyqhpHg/w480-h640/IMG_3645.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Great food, as always, and a few guests this trip to talk to and compare safari notes for the day by the campfire. In January, there were no other guests because of covid. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTN0Y6d32U4N6lg40OaA_XITUdqQZNq2SJrBO-DTZkBnzfsSTpTA041Jod_zcms-3IHwaWJY9Cln72JhqG4VDFRp4ydU9i3UDs1yD2EEGb6E9p6CUqpRLfU1Knaw7KcHMLWPQOIt8vXnjY3NgL9yv-bxdMwiB9sd_YoVsBJWDPB4buLbDCLCbqL0jKIQ/s2048/IMG_3683.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTN0Y6d32U4N6lg40OaA_XITUdqQZNq2SJrBO-DTZkBnzfsSTpTA041Jod_zcms-3IHwaWJY9Cln72JhqG4VDFRp4ydU9i3UDs1yD2EEGb6E9p6CUqpRLfU1Knaw7KcHMLWPQOIt8vXnjY3NgL9yv-bxdMwiB9sd_YoVsBJWDPB4buLbDCLCbqL0jKIQ/w640-h480/IMG_3683.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Dining tent</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-blKi95AVHpVYC4ItjVOI4jfFVTWhEVoxhsAJkHPYyCnoKkUfeJ2vWgBzoqxRO_orgbnCLNi3BfHBnvnB1ZlJOZLDapH0kZDywjxd8oRBqXDAvaFokRCYLNhMjKajdgXPadL9u-RpgAhxUBKnByTvLP4wkfFWzJT2z-HXBWL9vhSKwypE3LQ9QXUf2A/s2048/IMG_3781.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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That is because they were following the migration for their meals. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjArdxzcA7gtRbIxIzRjQ02cgZpMDR57vwhRNgsXxch4v3FWzNtpfd_Ty-BEw6fAW5kD36LqRFbezgFjY4XepcuxZSxEdYcXtcZMks27U-eArubilg_ifKLcZTKBNcQPPbpz44jL1VkLaLHSTMdFmc-hVPuFUAoOS193cQnp-q8eHTgtMjwyoRx2wyEQA/s5120/New%20folder2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjArdxzcA7gtRbIxIzRjQ02cgZpMDR57vwhRNgsXxch4v3FWzNtpfd_Ty-BEw6fAW5kD36LqRFbezgFjY4XepcuxZSxEdYcXtcZMks27U-eArubilg_ifKLcZTKBNcQPPbpz44jL1VkLaLHSTMdFmc-hVPuFUAoOS193cQnp-q8eHTgtMjwyoRx2wyEQA/w640-h400/New%20folder2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">There were a few animals that were new to us. The Oribi is in the antelope family and is only 25" tall.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZuCGSB0YbozEW5F6Q0zWyCepPaavYfQ5PGpwuK-Y8CLZpevFbHyGKXMnPQvFtYaOGB9LoI0W5TM5DAXOZ75CyOft5pc6Joii2YoMuncIvwseHIipboiACg6xXtHKHATJaeqAbYMu0D0FE0eri3PNqn1Swfnok_p1-w1p0-Y8fN4mKJpqQwVCh7weRjA/s5120/New%20folder3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZuCGSB0YbozEW5F6Q0zWyCepPaavYfQ5PGpwuK-Y8CLZpevFbHyGKXMnPQvFtYaOGB9LoI0W5TM5DAXOZ75CyOft5pc6Joii2YoMuncIvwseHIipboiACg6xXtHKHATJaeqAbYMu0D0FE0eri3PNqn1Swfnok_p1-w1p0-Y8fN4mKJpqQwVCh7weRjA/w640-h400/New%20folder3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The other is the Klipspringer. It is also in the antelope family, but is only 20" tall.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Even though we had seen the animals before, it never got old seeing them day to day.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOZ8I-PTi0zmlE4JBcsujSPieJV8OFDqriuy8KWWFPeRxqoS4uJ2RwRS089CJa3FXbgyfJAso1IvgpCGOLgE7YnQ4k5RYO9bu2p44-HRJyocF-pJlHB2HQUMJPA5hAefkRJ-HDRfxmkOMZ9Qnpb_2ffJZYHbjLy77eFHGKLHDO0dord3QKHBflYRmEqQ/s5120/New%20folder.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOZ8I-PTi0zmlE4JBcsujSPieJV8OFDqriuy8KWWFPeRxqoS4uJ2RwRS089CJa3FXbgyfJAso1IvgpCGOLgE7YnQ4k5RYO9bu2p44-HRJyocF-pJlHB2HQUMJPA5hAefkRJ-HDRfxmkOMZ9Qnpb_2ffJZYHbjLy77eFHGKLHDO0dord3QKHBflYRmEqQ/w640-h400/New%20folder.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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She lays her eggs in a communal nest and the females sit on the eggs by day because they are light colored and the males take turns at night because they are dark colored.</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaDEumzMvq5HuNB6IkSeIF-i3gi5pQL5DpT4qpLwMsv7IsNQ_CMprKKF-jm8K2SzpPKOtmftkO3zAbodi0Sf18q6R5WIv_buh_7O5Iky2UnCmd3OvvaOGjL3u08tRqy330bxu3LDytHttB_PWbpxtDA56xbVOsi4DAOUXG32wHo_PenikcSB6CmAQOLg/s5120/New%20folder5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaDEumzMvq5HuNB6IkSeIF-i3gi5pQL5DpT4qpLwMsv7IsNQ_CMprKKF-jm8K2SzpPKOtmftkO3zAbodi0Sf18q6R5WIv_buh_7O5Iky2UnCmd3OvvaOGjL3u08tRqy330bxu3LDytHttB_PWbpxtDA56xbVOsi4DAOUXG32wHo_PenikcSB6CmAQOLg/w640-h400/New%20folder5.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I think we saw more baby animals than before. 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Again, it was an awesome place! Hard to believe that it was actually a tent. Except first thing in the morning, it was so cold, you knew you were not indoors. At night you could hear lions roaring in the distance and one night a zebra ran right between our tent and the next. 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This is Wilson, our host, he made sure that there was not one thing we wanted that we didn't get. He served our meals, and brought us drinks and snacks whenever we were sitting by the lodge. One day, I took a pair of John's safari pants up to him and asked for scissors to cut them off. He said, "just a minute" and took off with them. Five minutes later he showed back up with them cut off and hemmed! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnRW3XhAuSpbFt4YSDQxB0TIFalKgdwyUFUuwEuGBtBACChGaHhGoG6JRyLOC033m6mlihwYkqQwzAqwICEAFNCVDZzwWT7Z48H8utYayFBG4VTWEprgDuYFD__FOr7auc08UDJadcId0-6DUYj1buL78J7LlNO4n5e55ZKDkFFDbz2nF4NckUzn0u6g/s2048/3%20Taasa%20(4).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnRW3XhAuSpbFt4YSDQxB0TIFalKgdwyUFUuwEuGBtBACChGaHhGoG6JRyLOC033m6mlihwYkqQwzAqwICEAFNCVDZzwWT7Z48H8utYayFBG4VTWEprgDuYFD__FOr7auc08UDJadcId0-6DUYj1buL78J7LlNO4n5e55ZKDkFFDbz2nF4NckUzn0u6g/w480-h640/3%20Taasa%20(4).jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The view from our room was ever changing. Elephants, zebra, wildebeest, baboons and giraffes, so close, others in the distance.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWZh4PTLh0LQ7cJzSoFWjSTy7v6Dbjdj5n451OSDvBGYbYl7nAf6wgvdFVkVFckZMy1RwI47-fzmbnhPXYHJqN4ev2qrrJnYob2_qDm27bvBhW0HGv1NndHEkE-h0HSuGaG6qxpkQHXYxIMi2ScTvBnW6ZF5Bj-cWNZLYB3m1WO1w9G1r53HvjMaum9w/s2048/3%20Taasa%20(14).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWZh4PTLh0LQ7cJzSoFWjSTy7v6Dbjdj5n451OSDvBGYbYl7nAf6wgvdFVkVFckZMy1RwI47-fzmbnhPXYHJqN4ev2qrrJnYob2_qDm27bvBhW0HGv1NndHEkE-h0HSuGaG6qxpkQHXYxIMi2ScTvBnW6ZF5Bj-cWNZLYB3m1WO1w9G1r53HvjMaum9w/w640-h426/3%20Taasa%20(14).jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Almost every day I did a safari sometimes even two, one day it was a walking safari, one night was a safari after dark. Sometimes we had breakfast in the bush. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzq5qIUHgWyXb9W4JMbbgtElpeHvDhpgHwe-qXL2GwROHbO9h0cVpnBTcJVFmLH7zJYGZovppajwSYR_s3St0TM65U37ItGL9vgOpj-gG6UH8vE60Qgo2K73utlb2w5AEgwOZsu_qy9KfRPXh-paFPidxol21r2w3zIOS5KIkUTggcIPI-OIxsRr916w/s2048/Safari1%20(14).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzq5qIUHgWyXb9W4JMbbgtElpeHvDhpgHwe-qXL2GwROHbO9h0cVpnBTcJVFmLH7zJYGZovppajwSYR_s3St0TM65U37ItGL9vgOpj-gG6UH8vE60Qgo2K73utlb2w5AEgwOZsu_qy9KfRPXh-paFPidxol21r2w3zIOS5KIkUTggcIPI-OIxsRr916w/w640-h480/Safari1%20(14).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The bouncing of the jeep was not good for John's brain injury, so he only did one safari a day. Dominic our guide worked it out so that John would ride in the jeep up front with him, it was less bouncing and that helped. Up until now, we had always had a private jeep, but now, at Taasa, we shared it with two other couples from Ohio. I wasn't happy about that at first, but it turned out to be a good thing.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_v3BcOSoepWQe4O7_vhy5u-sAcnGT8tfV1i49snLvj8aOqazwOb6lFi8SiRU3EcOz46ZTs7Y8ngE5Y9IMYjThQfDorZuGy8qw_1g57y6vORSk5PToXCeby1Va7EaUurKwfdTTD2ogtJj4if16CoX6rd4fOA9Q48OFmKfsQ4WN2oWL9LM3FS6LZxLG5Q/s5120/New%20folder4%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_v3BcOSoepWQe4O7_vhy5u-sAcnGT8tfV1i49snLvj8aOqazwOb6lFi8SiRU3EcOz46ZTs7Y8ngE5Y9IMYjThQfDorZuGy8qw_1g57y6vORSk5PToXCeby1Va7EaUurKwfdTTD2ogtJj4if16CoX6rd4fOA9Q48OFmKfsQ4WN2oWL9LM3FS6LZxLG5Q/w640-h400/New%20folder4%20(2).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">Topi</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2048" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz9hmz6RTO-pPscPPBT-s_DTB1m7dn5nBTYOJLI-c5LpaBOQUNp5GRj5g7BsGAwjp39NbZ1bcWpumNTt4AUstk-G9CGlMfnOO5z3cQMXuOCOCdRZtwthcowtgT2nZtDru4iDD7pAELZn7IbTmTR49cGeEsR_q4WMlFJNs-vH1cLXv7zc5XQgOglNEAFA/w640-h428/Safari1%20(7).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">I like that the horns on the hartebeest are kinda heart shaped.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDaosQ6ZuouKGcF7NCFGzE9iSAw9fBqom7I8eZuwkYSyvRTVPrf18weB6kvdIQKlo2Yi3JVtGnTsZ5F0Qck_AgsKuGhsCv5vUlpo07wT8spulhWdRcuom9AaAMxvwNDiYM4Et3DSXvVoy3WyOItUTqqDkbYwoL-3VOv3CeDr7EtJXhMuVUcW6G2LL0yw/s2048/IMG_3995.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDaosQ6ZuouKGcF7NCFGzE9iSAw9fBqom7I8eZuwkYSyvRTVPrf18weB6kvdIQKlo2Yi3JVtGnTsZ5F0Qck_AgsKuGhsCv5vUlpo07wT8spulhWdRcuom9AaAMxvwNDiYM4Et3DSXvVoy3WyOItUTqqDkbYwoL-3VOv3CeDr7EtJXhMuVUcW6G2LL0yw/w640-h480/IMG_3995.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Well, we did shoot the sunset, but they also had a barbeque set up for everyone. 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_weSdmMBMSHNByO9NPhlIMMjx8pgJQU32jOHd1-na_-NBV3PMNBhMhka1wWqzwrbphT6VO__hC5N8vQlPmXxc5mr71o-68KAylfDfN0VJMoeR76J-Ade0pAslfOtsI89MuDjOCOzsUepSp4ClBaclpj58BrC_CmFKe5dIgaChJcKivGTA8m7TeI69Ig/w640-h426/DSC_0366.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Most of all, at Taasa on safari, was lions. One set of lions were mating. Embarrassing! Especially when I was told that they mate every 15 minutes for a whole week! The two couples we were with thought it was so amazing and we had to wait through three matings! ugh! I will spare you the full photo. Here is that couple and a bunch of other lions too.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm81ktIin__Kbjf9JNlB_134JwCrbFEurakoY1xM2R-LN_52cTOqH0eItt_mVuUAc4HJ8FOZRjmk56KpHr7WwRstAEyTvm4P6p__T54skdqB2N-QMEf8J86aYB3qKXoftjrNmB_K5HizsUyDuV8Fgr6Jp2Jwt-QYEwJZI12MIMKcSCIyr8RsHdyKAGdg/s2048/DSC_0104.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2048" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm81ktIin__Kbjf9JNlB_134JwCrbFEurakoY1xM2R-LN_52cTOqH0eItt_mVuUAc4HJ8FOZRjmk56KpHr7WwRstAEyTvm4P6p__T54skdqB2N-QMEf8J86aYB3qKXoftjrNmB_K5HizsUyDuV8Fgr6Jp2Jwt-QYEwJZI12MIMKcSCIyr8RsHdyKAGdg/w640-h428/DSC_0104.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>One of the things offered was a Masai village trip. I had decided before leaving home that I would not do it. I felt like it would be artificial</span><span> and I didn't want to gawk at their way of life. But in order to get to the school, which I really did want to do, I needed to do the tour. I am so glad I did!</span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIQT0W_X1XUlJwOl-Pj9r-tVEHHv_nfulf_nSLIcXlyTz03KQAi1d8QoXrKJ-9S1AWSLaei5FBtavGPo3mwsv77XTxvVdq3rSB_gaxpdZ1kgIzOybQ6QiWwGkDj3bXytUf9XIYVmiyRx-NRJsFKCbyqF3FeTcZpk0cwzLng6JdTpXZQi4fm6SygKbUKQ/s5120/New%20folder1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIQT0W_X1XUlJwOl-Pj9r-tVEHHv_nfulf_nSLIcXlyTz03KQAi1d8QoXrKJ-9S1AWSLaei5FBtavGPo3mwsv77XTxvVdq3rSB_gaxpdZ1kgIzOybQ6QiWwGkDj3bXytUf9XIYVmiyRx-NRJsFKCbyqF3FeTcZpk0cwzLng6JdTpXZQi4fm6SygKbUKQ/w640-h400/New%20folder1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It turns out that our tracker, Loyer was showing us his very own boma! We met his wife and 6 kids! He and our driver/guide were both dressed in their typical Masai clothing that day.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikt1YOUvoty-Q_QtnZaiRUyy2JTEeVj5aojvcRoNxNGqVU9Nz3Ia06IB1qvA3FAiQmMA16Kgz3cKwpakBLpBPlumAj9DCy4n_R8zr1W9Wf1FqcH63ShP6d2kHeRaa6flv1W8rB5kfm5cXqt8FrdIEd8Ia1BhwcM5vFnP-sfoozvfS2_s2BE7n5o03GJA/s5120/New%20folder2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikt1YOUvoty-Q_QtnZaiRUyy2JTEeVj5aojvcRoNxNGqVU9Nz3Ia06IB1qvA3FAiQmMA16Kgz3cKwpakBLpBPlumAj9DCy4n_R8zr1W9Wf1FqcH63ShP6d2kHeRaa6flv1W8rB5kfm5cXqt8FrdIEd8Ia1BhwcM5vFnP-sfoozvfS2_s2BE7n5o03GJA/w640-h400/New%20folder2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0d3B4-bp6HNmngOVZvpbyLG7n7oAAHdIfGKrBAt_j5R5xX8IDmlhI0Aucd78S__yX39fHbynCq1qtcJAgFBnzJPCjBXV5nN4LVvb8Zyym8K0XBCZoZOEFR0c6s5DtqZHQN4VJTJeh7UlUPPuEYswT11oxXEogVTqP_Ba8LWiJXUe4gYHvvFv34hXTZw/s2048/DSC_0097.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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A hut that she had built herself, as all Masai women do. It was so dark and had an animal smell.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr5QhmTlZ5Jt2w2A14MIycPgH-1vzH-lXB2AFdN1g0dgndF6yi7vojZSw1FjhYB9qmYwnH5RDqJkG3v2ZQdjQDKwbUDISOD7MyymkSB0A_PImU1YvFahqWzGkKZts174YXlZ17ejFJEUWc-sYfmCKQRomfAoUYd2Mu_RJfDcBvnsOmefwPepQuOKYFEQ/s5120/New%20folder.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr5QhmTlZ5Jt2w2A14MIycPgH-1vzH-lXB2AFdN1g0dgndF6yi7vojZSw1FjhYB9qmYwnH5RDqJkG3v2ZQdjQDKwbUDISOD7MyymkSB0A_PImU1YvFahqWzGkKZts174YXlZ17ejFJEUWc-sYfmCKQRomfAoUYd2Mu_RJfDcBvnsOmefwPepQuOKYFEQ/w640-h400/New%20folder.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> When you first enter, there is a tiny door. That is where they keep the baby goats for the night. They don't want the babies to nurse all night and then not have enough milk for the family. In the day, they allow the baby goats to nurse on only one side while they milk the other. We were given small stools to sit on in front of the area where she cooks. Behind that is a mud platform covered in animal hides where they sleep. She uses a tiny solar light when she cooks over her fire in the middle of the hut. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsicL5Hdhm8jst6J9CMTL-BEAtv63lXkOllqPzIEk730ZVPfGQevtVehFmTCkl3-FHDMqye5y11KWPO5j6spt2L1471OravGf1UDpnuzFEs8eZ3x_Q3JMK731qBi-xOZciuOdW4gsb07OmWywdaHhxIt_EsDp3EYDKoayLr6ENDsTlmHeLZ0lro6vAvA/s2048/DSC_0125.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2048" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsicL5Hdhm8jst6J9CMTL-BEAtv63lXkOllqPzIEk730ZVPfGQevtVehFmTCkl3-FHDMqye5y11KWPO5j6spt2L1471OravGf1UDpnuzFEs8eZ3x_Q3JMK731qBi-xOZciuOdW4gsb07OmWywdaHhxIt_EsDp3EYDKoayLr6ENDsTlmHeLZ0lro6vAvA/w640-h428/DSC_0125.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjcykt9fv7UNaMgrvNko8CEyDUjrI596Bvbc3-lGJfJ_f7XIPoJRJwxCJ5evbyReKaToXCLZNCdjBr28Tx9TRFj66KKwOQmUh8_GG_QaWOkih-OKy3wClLC_oJWSjd6smohsjYYGtJ3dqpTNTlkbr1uqZYhDNF1xpR-yF2rshM5WrvTTqWDBWbupYKEA/s2048/IMG_3963.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjcykt9fv7UNaMgrvNko8CEyDUjrI596Bvbc3-lGJfJ_f7XIPoJRJwxCJ5evbyReKaToXCLZNCdjBr28Tx9TRFj66KKwOQmUh8_GG_QaWOkih-OKy3wClLC_oJWSjd6smohsjYYGtJ3dqpTNTlkbr1uqZYhDNF1xpR-yF2rshM5WrvTTqWDBWbupYKEA/w640-h480/IMG_3963.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhYZcLsCCE72T-rQYDWu8JIrPNlgmahx9lIDsxQAbxcJbsCGdXpp-5D-RMITGs7HHU7Jp9b2J9hvQyxNuUAEYc2wt5W75jbiEGarXY4bJhKRwiHl6su69F64FEXsh1DeVzNyOS8Nh9ykub8HKZzisGZLrZxOOu2Dl7V86ciigP_DmrJ4jpmNnvmGiL6Q/s2048/IMG_3973.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhYZcLsCCE72T-rQYDWu8JIrPNlgmahx9lIDsxQAbxcJbsCGdXpp-5D-RMITGs7HHU7Jp9b2J9hvQyxNuUAEYc2wt5W75jbiEGarXY4bJhKRwiHl6su69F64FEXsh1DeVzNyOS8Nh9ykub8HKZzisGZLrZxOOu2Dl7V86ciigP_DmrJ4jpmNnvmGiL6Q/w480-h640/IMG_3973.jpg" width="480" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">At the school, we visited the 6th grade class. So many kids packed into that room, sitting 3 deep in rows at shared desks. They sang us "If You're Happy and You Know It". It won't attach at the moment, I will try another time.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKNG1byHPQKboil4OLmADse90xA2olTDcAvCu3uavhxNCh5zp6GUVl2e1m0IFLKzLWulWGbkk6GW-7I7iZGacE4WkACQpIkFWmXSZAEvruR7pNPsAx-lb8eHkbooLoxISeZ3FY3y3yojqF25rbI5TBlMoiT9xMVGZLRd2XEMPvexJmc8EEg5swX7SaKw/s2048/IMG_3970.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKNG1byHPQKboil4OLmADse90xA2olTDcAvCu3uavhxNCh5zp6GUVl2e1m0IFLKzLWulWGbkk6GW-7I7iZGacE4WkACQpIkFWmXSZAEvruR7pNPsAx-lb8eHkbooLoxISeZ3FY3y3yojqF25rbI5TBlMoiT9xMVGZLRd2XEMPvexJmc8EEg5swX7SaKw/w480-h640/IMG_3970.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">After the song, they asked us questions. When John said his name they all started laughing. It turns out that there was a John in the class. That poor guy! He was so embarrassed! John would have been just as embarrassed at that age. When we were all done, <br />John walked over to shake the boy's hand. That did that poor kid in, he almost crawled on the floor laughing.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I am so happy that we did the tour, especially the school. It made me picture the 'half-orphan' kids we send funds to in the Congo. Their fathers were pastors and were killed when the government changed over from being Zaire. They have to buy their own uniforms and books in order to attend school. Their mothers can barely find the money for food, so they would not get to attend school if they didn't get help with uniforms and books. Seeing these kids in class just made me so happy imagining the 'half-orphans' doing the same.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx7CCreLGrO1_t3n3_G3lyOaNu4PfmYJj0cDh3Cnm_VjxculOkI6zpggJ_Xfelf21RZ6ZKwaBTbzrl34xb4Z4nm65UetPAkKRtfZ0oFidZUT1hV-N__KHTiv75z9GwScrb2r8J3GFUg1Ylh33ovpNhvuqGwtzgbmLKhiKVxBdp-y_nl_045n5Wc_Qlig/s5120/New%20folder3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx7CCreLGrO1_t3n3_G3lyOaNu4PfmYJj0cDh3Cnm_VjxculOkI6zpggJ_Xfelf21RZ6ZKwaBTbzrl34xb4Z4nm65UetPAkKRtfZ0oFidZUT1hV-N__KHTiv75z9GwScrb2r8J3GFUg1Ylh33ovpNhvuqGwtzgbmLKhiKVxBdp-y_nl_045n5Wc_Qlig/w640-h400/New%20folder3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">One day we went on a walking safari. We had to have a ranger with us with a gun and our tracker followed behind with his speer.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbrXKw78n4Np9fkrwebaU3wwUAfescoMXulkw7IgzsLhNzaS1-ltDqoLi9d-4yPDwKzoJa2MAqRqj1LP_sohPiYhD8o5umCkp7OyfKzd-HUeGEKVwfgv-Cwdq5P7YTEIZAqoathAi8h5FSZwDQygZuRrWYYyMI7QwaK8jnfDZLc1qSl0u2nq2HqNn2vw/s2048/IMG_4045.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbrXKw78n4Np9fkrwebaU3wwUAfescoMXulkw7IgzsLhNzaS1-ltDqoLi9d-4yPDwKzoJa2MAqRqj1LP_sohPiYhD8o5umCkp7OyfKzd-HUeGEKVwfgv-Cwdq5P7YTEIZAqoathAi8h5FSZwDQygZuRrWYYyMI7QwaK8jnfDZLc1qSl0u2nq2HqNn2vw/w480-h640/IMG_4045.jpg" width="480" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">A hard day for me was Dan's birthday. I went on the safari without John that day. The other two couples in our jeep were there. We stopped for breakfast overlooking the grassland. I was sitting there alone thinking of Dan, when a airplane came flying past.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEa91mAhNMpj9sbbhYkfrkMgUquWpqb0RGsFYhvPP266zwR39Ordh0Bq3tFQenlcJmxIdbdlC6HnBBQ2R2O9H5tZUiZVf58In8lDxwm5QcDMAFc5MaiS3C66Mo3D2aMHCeoNsZ67taSqRwdQVb1d-q8CV-WDRsb9ecQ0nBJ5k4RSunZPjhxa8mqG8oaA/s2048/plane.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEa91mAhNMpj9sbbhYkfrkMgUquWpqb0RGsFYhvPP266zwR39Ordh0Bq3tFQenlcJmxIdbdlC6HnBBQ2R2O9H5tZUiZVf58In8lDxwm5QcDMAFc5MaiS3C66Mo3D2aMHCeoNsZ67taSqRwdQVb1d-q8CV-WDRsb9ecQ0nBJ5k4RSunZPjhxa8mqG8oaA/w640-h480/plane.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> In all our time in Africa this trip and the one in January, we had not seen a plane on our safaris. (Dominic said it was a ranger plane looking for poachers) It circled the whole area and left, then circled back and flew right in front of me and away. What timing in the middle of my birthday thoughts of Dan. I don't think that it was them or anything like that, but it sure did bring on the tears!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyShsRQP3k9hq2qndVWkGNAZrWncVdBRb6-Yb0GzPjnD6_Lpw70E4Bc3pvkK6MmyGJq4OtK41XZQ_F5iYtK1VKLVW4RZS4TWrNv1J_F2QUlhWMsCAwBoM5iwAsNnWN2xBr8j8YNIleih36dUsGQFflV5qyKvqir8dOs0x2gi7-KIiqAR9wcifpx14xeg/s5120/New%20folder2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyShsRQP3k9hq2qndVWkGNAZrWncVdBRb6-Yb0GzPjnD6_Lpw70E4Bc3pvkK6MmyGJq4OtK41XZQ_F5iYtK1VKLVW4RZS4TWrNv1J_F2QUlhWMsCAwBoM5iwAsNnWN2xBr8j8YNIleih36dUsGQFflV5qyKvqir8dOs0x2gi7-KIiqAR9wcifpx14xeg/w640-h400/New%20folder2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Our night safari shots were not very good. Shooting in infrared light so that the animals don't see us was not very good. But you can make out the tiny little African kangaroo.</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFlrCnVTBkS99nwPYEfb2DN8BX-D49aXOBXaKuWJA5v1latu-_4I-FeDSwy2DPNiwR7B7a5VUcwe_ai9TP0lVN35upyUqbk_ddCyyEaHVEWYETp628aCr4nw_AL5-jn35FdPrm1IZwHALy0pK57eT1p1LfKyiJ-CsCrnJzjjaXQA77ed3cRGZ8ZwMY0Q/s2048/DSC_0391.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2048" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFlrCnVTBkS99nwPYEfb2DN8BX-D49aXOBXaKuWJA5v1latu-_4I-FeDSwy2DPNiwR7B7a5VUcwe_ai9TP0lVN35upyUqbk_ddCyyEaHVEWYETp628aCr4nw_AL5-jn35FdPrm1IZwHALy0pK57eT1p1LfKyiJ-CsCrnJzjjaXQA77ed3cRGZ8ZwMY0Q/w640-h428/DSC_0391.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: large;">The destruction from the elephants is like a tornado went through.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXN8TvYcwYz6Lk8VPEQ42gzwBsrghnXVC5rbxEieazhlpCHHMzpGXjlhsHU3THdOA2M1ullwcjFou-4r5j-iDiGahTffmo1KkgUprsF3FfL30Bo9LujRUcGYpYmIwIvFAtORWeHinnQN0tMy7WOxZt5TAu18vezu2YB4KaiuCElWCTtvhoHNmurVR4-g/s2048/IMGP6563.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1356" data-original-width="2048" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXN8TvYcwYz6Lk8VPEQ42gzwBsrghnXVC5rbxEieazhlpCHHMzpGXjlhsHU3THdOA2M1ullwcjFou-4r5j-iDiGahTffmo1KkgUprsF3FfL30Bo9LujRUcGYpYmIwIvFAtORWeHinnQN0tMy7WOxZt5TAu18vezu2YB4KaiuCElWCTtvhoHNmurVR4-g/w640-h424/IMGP6563.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4DJy-K-4NVVDVOmfzYSnLVSUKNVaklVZFr_a1vPJkhvvt3DtRqmTKKtt42UO1RGsbj3QT-evXZkXzea0GUJMIqQXxpBR7K8xderVIzIuf8jX1jI2f4-1reNHIu983bMspVLJOUQ9aMqFkVafwI-v6ESU-_AskRtR2eh_wx2A28DYm1lGJwmx2dGxSxw/s2048/IMG_6782.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4DJy-K-4NVVDVOmfzYSnLVSUKNVaklVZFr_a1vPJkhvvt3DtRqmTKKtt42UO1RGsbj3QT-evXZkXzea0GUJMIqQXxpBR7K8xderVIzIuf8jX1jI2f4-1reNHIu983bMspVLJOUQ9aMqFkVafwI-v6ESU-_AskRtR2eh_wx2A28DYm1lGJwmx2dGxSxw/w480-h640/IMG_6782.JPEG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sunset safari. Here is Dominic our guide and Loyer our tracker</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDvp4ZmIOx_YplTp0LEshH8zGP4hLEGnE7dsGQcIC94yqITAaZ3_TY8gpLVwGjlWmiccNtRsq2w3wavoXfSn2oT8K76D6wILs5AwxlS_erFeGgjruCZ30cN1yRP1F2BIVJFCcHe-GFBg1rAe_Gu7zPsbwDIBWfp8nCMvRrAD8NnlMR-tVZVpLR7K2dTA/s2048/IMG_4096.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDvp4ZmIOx_YplTp0LEshH8zGP4hLEGnE7dsGQcIC94yqITAaZ3_TY8gpLVwGjlWmiccNtRsq2w3wavoXfSn2oT8K76D6wILs5AwxlS_erFeGgjruCZ30cN1yRP1F2BIVJFCcHe-GFBg1rAe_Gu7zPsbwDIBWfp8nCMvRrAD8NnlMR-tVZVpLR7K2dTA/w480-h640/IMG_4096.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Morning safaris were even better with hot water bottles. I can't believe how cold it was! 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I thought we might regret so much time in one place, but we were not bored for one minute. We had plenty of time to relax, safaris and special activities all the time!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy-eYeW2_gYyC6OJTwiPcMJdCyrx-lPYbmQ13Sm9pZGZOgQbOK01jXvFZOluouD9kP4oGh3Q10reLxshfO1Iux4ctrQS_qsUGYrHEbDDZD756rYNMhKxmFFDxWq6CEHwJMToXgIELI0ZCDntL5UJAv9u5Mjl0iVV1ji0gMGsJmrWrAVrF7g61aRKKA3A/s2048/IMG_3909.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy-eYeW2_gYyC6OJTwiPcMJdCyrx-lPYbmQ13Sm9pZGZOgQbOK01jXvFZOluouD9kP4oGh3Q10reLxshfO1Iux4ctrQS_qsUGYrHEbDDZD756rYNMhKxmFFDxWq6CEHwJMToXgIELI0ZCDntL5UJAv9u5Mjl0iVV1ji0gMGsJmrWrAVrF7g61aRKKA3A/w640-h480/IMG_3909.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">If you have ever thought about doing a safari, I highly recommend it! Start saving up now and go...now! It is indescribable! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDTtEdLXHcxy_L9Os0_CydKP1LFTrvTabhbttctLvA_9MhBXe-f7JVPphu0n88eZu_5DKw-U65VB5HUZWhzwfREeLsTdMk8UMsybDUtFuCCgefIZhjG28tic1yl0hqu-acgupzEYf1ilM1ceIerpg58YhL9J7SY6OrdHFKqo8VLfHY0RdX95HajPL0eA/s2048/DSC_0565.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2048" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDTtEdLXHcxy_L9Os0_CydKP1LFTrvTabhbttctLvA_9MhBXe-f7JVPphu0n88eZu_5DKw-U65VB5HUZWhzwfREeLsTdMk8UMsybDUtFuCCgefIZhjG28tic1yl0hqu-acgupzEYf1ilM1ceIerpg58YhL9J7SY6OrdHFKqo8VLfHY0RdX95HajPL0eA/w640-h428/DSC_0565.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01394553650178941152noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026155277456594357.post-83368144341201693282022-09-10T16:24:00.001-07:002022-09-10T16:44:17.389-07:00<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">August </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">What a month!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The first day of August was our official moving day. We got the keys a few days earlier and rented a U-Haul to move in the plants and yard furniture and boxes from the garage. The moving truck came on the 1st and we moved all of the house things in.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh40OAr5V2azoKbilhCCFGEiOVyE4uynQYIQPBget-tRGgCtXJ85kHBd5V8NXxac-MehLOCmxCfg0bR2G6VJUvrc2oJ4ZNUy48qqT3W4i-CVDPJYujL6qHDTv2xz5ynTUAplwzUSIqxvXTYJ-s3XZ92lCzwmM-xirSuKXsOWLsJugLgsDa7R3VPHkpmIQ/s1600/1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh40OAr5V2azoKbilhCCFGEiOVyE4uynQYIQPBget-tRGgCtXJ85kHBd5V8NXxac-MehLOCmxCfg0bR2G6VJUvrc2oJ4ZNUy48qqT3W4i-CVDPJYujL6qHDTv2xz5ynTUAplwzUSIqxvXTYJ-s3XZ92lCzwmM-xirSuKXsOWLsJugLgsDa7R3VPHkpmIQ/w480-h640/1.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>The first night of having the keys, before our moving truck came, Jessi and the kids and I stayed the night on the floor of our new living room.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyF72RP_ki1InbSqqP0Zlv5fx6XVxUCYFvfG6sHZ-8MBS0DplAd-X-fp-cj6wf8P1Bsfl390joiaIU8XZcEwnUBFrHqA3EUNTC51F45fCjnPg-mL52-uydkiNpodkY0kuCQWybm8CpmgkVwalYjResSQEFwVZmczVNJ1kOJPNNjYs3gaS5LpbEfvYN9w/w480-h640/3%20(4).JPG" width="480" /></a></div>Three days later, John, my Dad and son John were working in the shop making room for our trailer to fit in. The shop has a second floor storage space that needed to come down for the trailer. John was on a ladder and fell about 15 feet onto the concrete floor. He had to be transported by ambulance to OHSU Trauma ICU. He had two skull fractures and two bleeds on his brain. He stayed 4 nights in the ICU. He was sent home for a day, but his headache was so bad that I was told by the hospital to get him back in for another CT. It showed more swelling, so he had to be taken again by ambulance to OHSU and stay another night in the ICU. The pain in his head was horrible for weeks. Slowly it has gotten better. He finally will eat and can sleep pretty well at night. After 6 weeks, he can do most things, but has zero energy. That is frustrating to him because he has so much to do around the new place. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp7rlSPo_Fp9EM06NIjMDa7W7o3vlZ6CG1fKgQ24WccnpFNswsm6UBkA0fdlfpZg4nbEsAyY1_KJXVJEMEhh5T_eT2pkg-x-5kBYds9ezUJktIfMPmaJmFw3moW0rwbSFOcKjOd3x8vDps_q99FTcxXoIGfDDBZow6IXqsnRiAm_8_QEXQmDoPffYx4w/s5120/4%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3413" data-original-width="5120" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp7rlSPo_Fp9EM06NIjMDa7W7o3vlZ6CG1fKgQ24WccnpFNswsm6UBkA0fdlfpZg4nbEsAyY1_KJXVJEMEhh5T_eT2pkg-x-5kBYds9ezUJktIfMPmaJmFw3moW0rwbSFOcKjOd3x8vDps_q99FTcxXoIGfDDBZow6IXqsnRiAm_8_QEXQmDoPffYx4w/w640-h426/4%20(2).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Jessi insisted that I not go home to sleep. The kids had notes for Grandpa on my pillow when I arrived. I was checking on texts and looked down at the foot of my bed and there was my sweet audience.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioiEMVv5BKltlpz7S9YDEALLML1JyL826UUvfWfIpFXTRcP7IBxsNeyUWfs9NN52WbQAq-LdVyl0uxTFAd5cRWQlrNoj2Psr3vf9Xc_m1lW__YXerIht3fkcyDXa0bSfW-34s4-hQpuUfykxSVdiYxg_F57fwijYHYv6CCoGLBUNrPjADLXo1u5Nn5iQ/s5120/4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5120" data-original-width="3414" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioiEMVv5BKltlpz7S9YDEALLML1JyL826UUvfWfIpFXTRcP7IBxsNeyUWfs9NN52WbQAq-LdVyl0uxTFAd5cRWQlrNoj2Psr3vf9Xc_m1lW__YXerIht3fkcyDXa0bSfW-34s4-hQpuUfykxSVdiYxg_F57fwijYHYv6CCoGLBUNrPjADLXo1u5Nn5iQ/w426-h640/4.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">John (son) had a friend, Vinnie, from Salem that came up and helped the guys get the shop finished and they moved the trailer in for a surprise for his Dad when he came home. It was a huge burden off me to know that it was all done.</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYS-SnlUQB2hU9olJ0gBblm-hGiPB_g4B9n1OpzZl7O7WN6nBqj_unYDBYuvtaZACUfX3e1aR_XCksUj15LMm1CY_WtWPDUc3t_RlV_6Q0PUOpcmMsFQ5aFK276khfRLKNOb8HvjxpspQkReTvrvMet5lp4a7kDkO81pN0olxIhHbBLlfX0L3Z307neA/s2048/4%20(1).JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYS-SnlUQB2hU9olJ0gBblm-hGiPB_g4B9n1OpzZl7O7WN6nBqj_unYDBYuvtaZACUfX3e1aR_XCksUj15LMm1CY_WtWPDUc3t_RlV_6Q0PUOpcmMsFQ5aFK276khfRLKNOb8HvjxpspQkReTvrvMet5lp4a7kDkO81pN0olxIhHbBLlfX0L3Z307neA/w480-h640/4%20(1).JPEG" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The kids had welcome signs posted for Grandpa's arrival.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhghKEhCsWyS7FC2UY8kUVuBEr9zl1tcALf-XDUQEIBvJPQUh1pHF1Fd6sBD3ht-IXDxxiPxKUOFfmJQ2oYF8Un3R7FXpiofzftajVGZ3xwEXYaFQjhP3zfDEHxFEQYVBqc3DZvJIg3TCSd10AfoV07drs25-dZIAEXG1dC5VndccmizfTo0EvYSTtkJA/s5120/4%20(3).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3413" data-original-width="5120" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhghKEhCsWyS7FC2UY8kUVuBEr9zl1tcALf-XDUQEIBvJPQUh1pHF1Fd6sBD3ht-IXDxxiPxKUOFfmJQ2oYF8Un3R7FXpiofzftajVGZ3xwEXYaFQjhP3zfDEHxFEQYVBqc3DZvJIg3TCSd10AfoV07drs25-dZIAEXG1dC5VndccmizfTo0EvYSTtkJA/w640-h426/4%20(3).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">John's progress each day. I think the biggest challenge for me was trying to get him to eat.</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLGjNWQs9o0D0hDLI0P4T4V3jzTvSEAU3IvJUeP57lFSl21yXBugzyTAjjOPW871VjFfz3eppy7cbEKapDuOlRF6kjml8Q5-0YKv8kDTBFdUTRUY5x-yC0e2vjbAC7MRLD6F78Z116O0y4OEfvZyDLn6URIfHD8gqhIIGixhCo6tU_KlnjNEU8qbbucw/s5120/4%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3413" data-original-width="5120" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLGjNWQs9o0D0hDLI0P4T4V3jzTvSEAU3IvJUeP57lFSl21yXBugzyTAjjOPW871VjFfz3eppy7cbEKapDuOlRF6kjml8Q5-0YKv8kDTBFdUTRUY5x-yC0e2vjbAC7MRLD6F78Z116O0y4OEfvZyDLn6URIfHD8gqhIIGixhCo6tU_KlnjNEU8qbbucw/w640-h426/4%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Dennis made two trips up to check on his Dad's progress.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdTTUt8EPazdrUZ9dYPjv3Joxo-rlvs8l5tQ_jbuzKziFOf3fyJi-jjeHKYJz7VIQxvT0LBDwgCWofOhcVTGCS9P85zvRUXOlrF3wuACTY2jG2ZyHXjMA17aIpwyZhUHP4fZ-YqNxodgW0pE10kgCsy4kGHwYATKUk1wVfc1oSMYbZJac3Mw7ThWLD-Q/s4032/4%20(4).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdTTUt8EPazdrUZ9dYPjv3Joxo-rlvs8l5tQ_jbuzKziFOf3fyJi-jjeHKYJz7VIQxvT0LBDwgCWofOhcVTGCS9P85zvRUXOlrF3wuACTY2jG2ZyHXjMA17aIpwyZhUHP4fZ-YqNxodgW0pE10kgCsy4kGHwYATKUk1wVfc1oSMYbZJac3Mw7ThWLD-Q/w480-h640/4%20(4).JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I am so thankful for my kids and parents for all their help through this time! Offers from friends and family have been sincere and I would have asked for help if I had needed it, but these guys came through so well, I didn't need anything more. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Two other huge jobs that we knew would be a temptation to John once he was home was removing the awning from our patio and tearing down an old tractor shed. The kids all pitched in, along with my Mom and Dad and we got it done. I just didn't want to risk John going out there on his own and having another accident with this one barely healing.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Tfs2qRqfosWEZ2T3HT8OBj1pCEGSulDquNsHKsyPhXkOjJBiXSZqndSJThIIR87Yx0-UvVj4cyExMtQFbxhmWx04NtXlLM5fA1sp0oqRcBN_PjkyBZICMgc8DCoc4eu6bzL8gdcakAywpN4s-Z9_aeyPYnzuyLIILOmgrSxiwiP13o7yLyXuK_5vtQ/s5120/5%20(5).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Tfs2qRqfosWEZ2T3HT8OBj1pCEGSulDquNsHKsyPhXkOjJBiXSZqndSJThIIR87Yx0-UvVj4cyExMtQFbxhmWx04NtXlLM5fA1sp0oqRcBN_PjkyBZICMgc8DCoc4eu6bzL8gdcakAywpN4s-Z9_aeyPYnzuyLIILOmgrSxiwiP13o7yLyXuK_5vtQ/w640-h400/5%20(5).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmhvlLtBqHi4DOJZr4qcpKQ5cyUE36nRX0F2ybd0PBF97bGD28CAaNJ9PiN7KlV_BkR6tXkg8dPvNqmNtmfRGD7_ZuuZodUjGINpzOLH-kXEhnXSvowDv2JS_TO3Fa5tgVAQTHE-0KZlcKt9rGBsLO06mMrq69RyudZwgjvhF9BBEN2y6HYmdpbFzuAg/s1800/5%20(4).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmhvlLtBqHi4DOJZr4qcpKQ5cyUE36nRX0F2ybd0PBF97bGD28CAaNJ9PiN7KlV_BkR6tXkg8dPvNqmNtmfRGD7_ZuuZodUjGINpzOLH-kXEhnXSvowDv2JS_TO3Fa5tgVAQTHE-0KZlcKt9rGBsLO06mMrq69RyudZwgjvhF9BBEN2y6HYmdpbFzuAg/w640-h640/5%20(4).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Before and Afters</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb5nDUEX7N5CtD_IKSJKZdWyFG-1JHTaJUGSgrfgrMJyIi9JYwQqCUUEFTn_tio89IjwuE1f8FPp3isNr811En6dfOus-W-ap1IqL7kvmd_3Sp_EmKDoDNSrhry5_VS4MNuh6tWIiCHBCREm6bwjqN_7SU4Dn9Mf1u6DSA5HY09xuutabGg3-xk_cpqg/s1800/5%20(3).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb5nDUEX7N5CtD_IKSJKZdWyFG-1JHTaJUGSgrfgrMJyIi9JYwQqCUUEFTn_tio89IjwuE1f8FPp3isNr811En6dfOus-W-ap1IqL7kvmd_3Sp_EmKDoDNSrhry5_VS4MNuh6tWIiCHBCREm6bwjqN_7SU4Dn9Mf1u6DSA5HY09xuutabGg3-xk_cpqg/w640-h640/5%20(3).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The last two weeks of the month, Jessi had to return to the school for work, so we had the kids here with us. We did the annual school clothes shopping, took Arianna birthday shopping and played here a lot. Below is where I found my rubber spider... the kids keep me jumping.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBmEUF-ORwBKz8KbAAeXFK7SzSWF9hDObkU8rivPproHF236UkxPDQbpCGf0a92HjHtH14DTgDPzmhTZg3-pb53wKvDIvhtXyD-KyAt9UXxLH23yIlXQMqqzs0O073L8RUTu8bvIOB-KA62DXbpDw01z9py3aE7RiKm-G8azPE6mSt80ZhUvXPrvONJw/s5120/5%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="5120" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBmEUF-ORwBKz8KbAAeXFK7SzSWF9hDObkU8rivPproHF236UkxPDQbpCGf0a92HjHtH14DTgDPzmhTZg3-pb53wKvDIvhtXyD-KyAt9UXxLH23yIlXQMqqzs0O073L8RUTu8bvIOB-KA62DXbpDw01z9py3aE7RiKm-G8azPE6mSt80ZhUvXPrvONJw/w640-h512/5%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">Josiah has been doing all he can to help Grandpa around the place, mowing, weeding, and bringing in the trash cans. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi7ZwPCXgzo6rDvcVoZGlf1TrK0CKCGYYosb2StkWF5iO9tDTpfgxLCMBGbn-zyJSKTyb7ylP3rX_aegbhVPjmmekRebuoxNQEWS9Rk-gLIwpV4H-C7eCOAMiSjzyv8vJYanCoExc3VbXnHx7RN_hPm8Z4tKzKJ5QezYhGHsSVFdoNx3phIleoqVDYMA/s5120/5%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3413" data-original-width="5120" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi7ZwPCXgzo6rDvcVoZGlf1TrK0CKCGYYosb2StkWF5iO9tDTpfgxLCMBGbn-zyJSKTyb7ylP3rX_aegbhVPjmmekRebuoxNQEWS9Rk-gLIwpV4H-C7eCOAMiSjzyv8vJYanCoExc3VbXnHx7RN_hPm8Z4tKzKJ5QezYhGHsSVFdoNx3phIleoqVDYMA/w640-h426/5%20(2).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZrjKPC_4rRWcezSoTRhHb60YdI0ryacKG8IMtOoilbPUPKN9z-IYBnzUclcYLw97Z--o4-u1yeLxNRZ1kcQmQW4fs_kXR2CRtadgPOtfKj-7mj0lVtKltsXlMO8oRHfBJyYscnzuea_9pVg8tOZLxc4EfAwXjzAoqazB6ePd30QuXDBeTdb8Fp7lMLg/s5120/8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="5120" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZrjKPC_4rRWcezSoTRhHb60YdI0ryacKG8IMtOoilbPUPKN9z-IYBnzUclcYLw97Z--o4-u1yeLxNRZ1kcQmQW4fs_kXR2CRtadgPOtfKj-7mj0lVtKltsXlMO8oRHfBJyYscnzuea_9pVg8tOZLxc4EfAwXjzAoqazB6ePd30QuXDBeTdb8Fp7lMLg/w640-h512/8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZTVv2_zZWtGlTs1zMu0ZHKEAyzYjY6OSdMACVptUxFNI5-Xn8z3f9cccWvPL7LND77YsfDUYEKA1d56N8NbNkQa8QIZmEd7ttRs-s3yVq6OZ6s__U_nNQXgm6w4M9ToGfE5pGmiHN1Z6qfTBsFVBNDAJy9JiZICTbB4uaoCc4gBIjqJDVCYF2eYrQgg/s5120/9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="5120" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZTVv2_zZWtGlTs1zMu0ZHKEAyzYjY6OSdMACVptUxFNI5-Xn8z3f9cccWvPL7LND77YsfDUYEKA1d56N8NbNkQa8QIZmEd7ttRs-s3yVq6OZ6s__U_nNQXgm6w4M9ToGfE5pGmiHN1Z6qfTBsFVBNDAJy9JiZICTbB4uaoCc4gBIjqJDVCYF2eYrQgg/w640-h512/9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Years ago, I took a class at the college and grafted a pussy willow and gave a start to my parents. They planted it out back by their swimming pool, which is now their fish pond area. Last winter, it split and fell in two directions, but not all the way to the ground. It was broken and leaning in awkward places against a fence and there was no way that it could be taken down by my Dad, even with help. He ended up hiring a team to come out and remove it. They had to bring in a special lift to get to it. It provided good entertainment for all of us, but left a huge gap where it had been.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2arcy8sE-CBhKjsE0uB-ms4xt_xatlBiH4v-QCsAM5BzJ8zv6AHcV-nFqf1Q00-mU5TDg1O3LN6uizprIEy12rj-iNA7CLw-3d3Qw2VQE6QqgR3kxvFC97_cWnoG3MZgISF5NlKfnhnfclFRuZ4Elcy4UtPXf3ltc4nzrnB7rje_ksMz_f9iMRmMKUg/s5120/6%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2arcy8sE-CBhKjsE0uB-ms4xt_xatlBiH4v-QCsAM5BzJ8zv6AHcV-nFqf1Q00-mU5TDg1O3LN6uizprIEy12rj-iNA7CLw-3d3Qw2VQE6QqgR3kxvFC97_cWnoG3MZgISF5NlKfnhnfclFRuZ4Elcy4UtPXf3ltc4nzrnB7rje_ksMz_f9iMRmMKUg/w640-h400/6%20(2).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Great Grandpa gave the kids tractor driving instructions which was a huge hit!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0w3zGz1H1w2BOADS-qOToORo5yFQ7FCKzSfwVPf70kpj5VBwKFTAzkz8ANZ2uNqUiSu3ggmBqbU63rF7-sMs8UF5biwj1Zy98bPDduhDSAMnxlPcRZwstITGC-m8W7hv5fuRiirgBThUNKl4CcJ89JEbpsyW5J0V8aYUtPk4y7zlj2Bvs2C9-sf05OQ/s5120/6%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0w3zGz1H1w2BOADS-qOToORo5yFQ7FCKzSfwVPf70kpj5VBwKFTAzkz8ANZ2uNqUiSu3ggmBqbU63rF7-sMs8UF5biwj1Zy98bPDduhDSAMnxlPcRZwstITGC-m8W7hv5fuRiirgBThUNKl4CcJ89JEbpsyW5J0V8aYUtPk4y7zlj2Bvs2C9-sf05OQ/w640-h400/6%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Arianna turned 10!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8IF6qzQ4toiu1w1QQjIzc6XtysBbEe5MgPgmsvQ8r5akVlhNK0zlje79o8H2xq1Cl2xwHybOK3HNcrXbRmCerygzlzr26sINjnJB9zx35htsvble3LnI0KSc7irCTb_W1A8xDaSO_Mng0FEw_4x3BUGa4C1bW2kX2p__T76sfGylLid4Kl2YOZWQkzQ/s4032/11.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8IF6qzQ4toiu1w1QQjIzc6XtysBbEe5MgPgmsvQ8r5akVlhNK0zlje79o8H2xq1Cl2xwHybOK3HNcrXbRmCerygzlzr26sINjnJB9zx35htsvble3LnI0KSc7irCTb_W1A8xDaSO_Mng0FEw_4x3BUGa4C1bW2kX2p__T76sfGylLid4Kl2YOZWQkzQ/w480-h640/11.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">One evening while cooking dinner, I noticed a lot of water on the kitchen floor. I tracked it down to the faucet leaking. With John all laid up with a cracked skull, it was up to me to unhook it for him to see if it could be fixed. Of course the whole thing was sealed up and could not be fixed, so I drove to Home Depot and bought a new one, came home and installed it! Myself! He provided moral support and I even let him check if I had everything tightened up enough, but I could not allow him to do the job he hates the most in his condition. Even if he did like plumbing, that is not where his fragile head should be, under a sink like that. Besides, I was pretty proud of myself and I really did not like that old faucet anyway!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij1159IwOjL00xUK-6Raa7ssNBK2SCiBueF3o6jcXS9cZWr-TNUqucoskJPpbzj60tiPHZQaeBNzcORJqjsXhps_MyIAWpzZazEDQEfwnyPzeTQYZ4vnL-_Zj__q4TH-AAYlBE0PjY39Nf3mNkFEBIjVf7B52WV-DCriGa4jR6gWUDxcnrkK6Cx0DSWg/s4032/7.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij1159IwOjL00xUK-6Raa7ssNBK2SCiBueF3o6jcXS9cZWr-TNUqucoskJPpbzj60tiPHZQaeBNzcORJqjsXhps_MyIAWpzZazEDQEfwnyPzeTQYZ4vnL-_Zj__q4TH-AAYlBE0PjY39Nf3mNkFEBIjVf7B52WV-DCriGa4jR6gWUDxcnrkK6Cx0DSWg/w480-h640/7.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">The kids had one last adventure with me at the water slides. It was so fun! Lina was afraid to try it at first, she really gave it her all the first two times she made it part way up the stairs and came back down. After watching the other two a couple of times, she finally made it down all by herself. From there on out, I could not get her to stop.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZww91A8CDTGtNsDAxCGzgaiLMh9GDwetLb184zvbTwUJT8n1yMo_GkR_aRpjySoAKeWJKaGb9-6ubNWw4Kc0uAHMc66Uosm8mRF0-WorcWJTMAAX1agUsE-vHzcUQQIs-aBlrAT_B7NwCFU1AvLMJ_n5tWcU7-AG4vy97d-8CkIQizT_aXmwMwkkqNQ/s5120/10.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZww91A8CDTGtNsDAxCGzgaiLMh9GDwetLb184zvbTwUJT8n1yMo_GkR_aRpjySoAKeWJKaGb9-6ubNWw4Kc0uAHMc66Uosm8mRF0-WorcWJTMAAX1agUsE-vHzcUQQIs-aBlrAT_B7NwCFU1AvLMJ_n5tWcU7-AG4vy97d-8CkIQizT_aXmwMwkkqNQ/w640-h400/10.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">John finally felt good enough to try eating out. We met up with my parents at the golf course and enjoyed a nice view of the mountain while we ate.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisD15oVI6dLmUYkzl3HRkMwjXOZNRrMCUqT2UXcAaj5hwG3du4jF6fc9EO8XzIzY-Pf9NOkeSxQceNy36jMwT-0DdS_1Hs4gc2WscE_kznTtn-IZhWRPMRIFopIIlhm-MAumg7sXIMi7R-TZOveJ07AiFxVFxKx5-v3fhzRwzl8VN5KDy3WxhhswNWUQ/s1398/13.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1398" data-original-width="1307" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisD15oVI6dLmUYkzl3HRkMwjXOZNRrMCUqT2UXcAaj5hwG3du4jF6fc9EO8XzIzY-Pf9NOkeSxQceNy36jMwT-0DdS_1Hs4gc2WscE_kznTtn-IZhWRPMRIFopIIlhm-MAumg7sXIMi7R-TZOveJ07AiFxVFxKx5-v3fhzRwzl8VN5KDy3WxhhswNWUQ/w598-h640/13.JPEG" width="598" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sunrays through the sprinkler.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnTM7Hc8zOt087AwPQOLTbD0loNa-Qdjws46VBwVHBOZO-12o2dfCZWsTxqAYYm8nApwQ5iTDtBSlP6pUpcezbZxR46wToAZ34GTRQGmh9zF7VcHogTaKN8qxmM_6094rRmtjFW9SRJiJ71sxfK0gQu6R0DMV6SJSRx3sd4Io4NPvu28mRM0roCFdxNg/s4032/14.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnTM7Hc8zOt087AwPQOLTbD0loNa-Qdjws46VBwVHBOZO-12o2dfCZWsTxqAYYm8nApwQ5iTDtBSlP6pUpcezbZxR46wToAZ34GTRQGmh9zF7VcHogTaKN8qxmM_6094rRmtjFW9SRJiJ71sxfK0gQu6R0DMV6SJSRx3sd4Io4NPvu28mRM0roCFdxNg/w480-h640/14.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">One of the prettiest sunsets I have seen, right from my own front yard!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8hBdNJRwSthFwh3BwADbVdGr4qDUuETLnhNlZB_dQiwfxXnJjJvsRSw9oVR3OgwHXyRQD6QDwACZwzO-Nd4T5vap8Hz6RLItm8MOH3KDvZJNHKGAQxavrK87HS_RgoINjrMtfH_8IpC_gQl2DySR9CRAVypBCcHMLYalq0CyQEmsbGuGUBYM8SBE_gQ/s4032/15.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8hBdNJRwSthFwh3BwADbVdGr4qDUuETLnhNlZB_dQiwfxXnJjJvsRSw9oVR3OgwHXyRQD6QDwACZwzO-Nd4T5vap8Hz6RLItm8MOH3KDvZJNHKGAQxavrK87HS_RgoINjrMtfH_8IpC_gQl2DySR9CRAVypBCcHMLYalq0CyQEmsbGuGUBYM8SBE_gQ/w640-h480/15.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We are in the final weeks of waiting on our new addition!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilXs7Wa3-gOZefGpDomsjuz_47vtlvQOCbzGyG24ixnc3WE5cz9XY9KB5I019Qg918d1X1JQTDatpBYoZksAu5VWdxmBl3pmdQB1_3Lx0kGBfFeypjqnf3blifj8BdDcZkaiKctrp3V_QFqatr27Lz477jRMHi2YSX8LtAl17VHJV7lVS7_237_K0rVA/s2048/16.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilXs7Wa3-gOZefGpDomsjuz_47vtlvQOCbzGyG24ixnc3WE5cz9XY9KB5I019Qg918d1X1JQTDatpBYoZksAu5VWdxmBl3pmdQB1_3Lx0kGBfFeypjqnf3blifj8BdDcZkaiKctrp3V_QFqatr27Lz477jRMHi2YSX8LtAl17VHJV7lVS7_237_K0rVA/w480-h640/16.JPEG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Last January when we left Africa early because of the plane accident, we expected that would be the end of Africa. But Roane Travel has been amazing to us through all of it. First off, with all of their help in getting me home asap when we received the horrible news. They sent a gift basket of cookies with their condolences. Later, they informed us that instead of just writing off the rest of our trip, they would give us credit to return and finish. They did not have to do that because we had not purchased travel insurance. At first we didn't think so, but after thinking it over, we decided to try it again in the fall. We booked for September. When John fell, I figured we would have to cancel. But the doctor has given the go ahead with travel for him. She felt that it would give him something positive to look forward to and that it would not hurt him at all to fly. So next Tuesday, we board a plane to Tanzania! John does not do well flying under normal conditions, so I am praying that he can handle it with the added head problems. Once there, he can relax and recover with no yard work calling him to get outside. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Tanzania here we come!</span></div>Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01394553650178941152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026155277456594357.post-14234292385118064072022-08-28T13:13:00.004-07:002022-08-28T13:13:48.891-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It is just three days away from becoming September and here I am just now posting July!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We started the month off with the 4th of July celebration at our house with a BBQ. After that we went to Jessi's place for fireworks. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZQ5mYle1d-YnMd2pHxQfroAnknwEo_PCL4weEksgyZvyjUBHapF0sZXhhpNVQAKo4hkHuFitIb6S6JlXjOgf1MbT1hBlardom9LTWansJ-RrhgdIZuYFYtg7gJY4MuOZyAOzmghN5z-qEDEWloTR8J01fG5V4dW-gren1J5tzMi9sqzPqnX212zz8CA/s5120/July%20blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-size: x-large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZQ5mYle1d-YnMd2pHxQfroAnknwEo_PCL4weEksgyZvyjUBHapF0sZXhhpNVQAKo4hkHuFitIb6S6JlXjOgf1MbT1hBlardom9LTWansJ-RrhgdIZuYFYtg7gJY4MuOZyAOzmghN5z-qEDEWloTR8J01fG5V4dW-gren1J5tzMi9sqzPqnX212zz8CA/w640-h400/July%20blog.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPO-lQpmhiHo0J1dgPlE3kteMOJCdlJXFGl9XiKv5sNGQrlw6vVZwjbP_W7KS4FgQPJ2JhWlB3TeSNnVjnHFvKQ7JKcaHN58uENfgEUt52sfb1A_fNOZBqP5JLJFLbKs-95c0yCaUh4MI1ieOm3aMmhJ0jNcFFA4H_YHFp6SRjtWhNHQp5dPkDpdO_Mw/s5120/July%20blog1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPO-lQpmhiHo0J1dgPlE3kteMOJCdlJXFGl9XiKv5sNGQrlw6vVZwjbP_W7KS4FgQPJ2JhWlB3TeSNnVjnHFvKQ7JKcaHN58uENfgEUt52sfb1A_fNOZBqP5JLJFLbKs-95c0yCaUh4MI1ieOm3aMmhJ0jNcFFA4H_YHFp6SRjtWhNHQp5dPkDpdO_Mw/w640-h400/July%20blog1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I always love how kids line up the fireworks getting ready for the big show. This year it was up to Josiah to light them off now that Josh is off to the Marines for the second year in a row.</div></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAaWRXd7W9QYUV4c8TH4JziwZJbhHKcJiVu1sI7Y563ccbklwZSxP0Id9hQAbQC5ewBqZ1ASRr_HuAxBOm3YSDNPiVFprL7gpBgAdyVe-HL29yN7cqTGnJ0YeNuGojdZq2fmh8xlHrEus-owcwb7V7-hFNYFutM6hLwsZOhaM5KuJX8D5k60hd3A7d2Q/s4032/IMG_2144.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="font-size: x-large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAaWRXd7W9QYUV4c8TH4JziwZJbhHKcJiVu1sI7Y563ccbklwZSxP0Id9hQAbQC5ewBqZ1ASRr_HuAxBOm3YSDNPiVFprL7gpBgAdyVe-HL29yN7cqTGnJ0YeNuGojdZq2fmh8xlHrEus-owcwb7V7-hFNYFutM6hLwsZOhaM5KuJX8D5k60hd3A7d2Q/w480-h640/IMG_2144.JPG" width="480" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSGaKvBnn452iuHhR9LEBf6qgYv6C7EfOltRdvvYdAu7qgziQk9dvheJ2959XasM7PxjLqn_DVnKG7YnspjQ6nBH8bDJ94TsK3sx5XlsWIxCRMbS5AibFQUnZ1PBLxuf8SxTlgEd4Zfyes31q25uhQZENhix_RS95F277b_6EUN62TRvZV8HPBOsbdiQ/s5120/July%20blog3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSGaKvBnn452iuHhR9LEBf6qgYv6C7EfOltRdvvYdAu7qgziQk9dvheJ2959XasM7PxjLqn_DVnKG7YnspjQ6nBH8bDJ94TsK3sx5XlsWIxCRMbS5AibFQUnZ1PBLxuf8SxTlgEd4Zfyes31q25uhQZENhix_RS95F277b_6EUN62TRvZV8HPBOsbdiQ/w640-h400/July%20blog3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The next weekend was Mom and Dad's 67th anniversary. We celebrated with them at Salty's.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTIsKT5VlLzAWCmn_JL8ptLrKGFMsw_YmNXH32RyvSA3bz04eciH_diUNnSE_qr_BwmQP35jf7s5fDfin7IpM_950HQfHxBqPDsfw6yRU92ka7y4qN-SVILXc8sueHcOELWYdFf5NPFpFsB2puJweqNdol3K0cTFuy3p6klUNsahkAZygMPZvl8PL6AA/s5120/July%20blog4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTIsKT5VlLzAWCmn_JL8ptLrKGFMsw_YmNXH32RyvSA3bz04eciH_diUNnSE_qr_BwmQP35jf7s5fDfin7IpM_950HQfHxBqPDsfw6yRU92ka7y4qN-SVILXc8sueHcOELWYdFf5NPFpFsB2puJweqNdol3K0cTFuy3p6klUNsahkAZygMPZvl8PL6AA/w640-h400/July%20blog4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">John put in a few weeks putting in one side of the Veras fence. The kids helped along the way, staining and putting it up</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv8XPg__uLcSot7E3pAp_A_2KPD6fMkUDtnzopJM9d7-ywseNHGJVg7fLWHUpcZsDahl-MlPuvmBpZzygLt_gUPYlW3petz7xyH_wvnfHnuZin9o2psPrG4yQRRTeAc5Vot8i2vHT-ZdsQ4hUMJi7QfHAFsUfFTebIQgUUiG42kcUcyMaIhtIaB2s0tw/s4032/IMG_2092.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="font-size: x-large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv8XPg__uLcSot7E3pAp_A_2KPD6fMkUDtnzopJM9d7-ywseNHGJVg7fLWHUpcZsDahl-MlPuvmBpZzygLt_gUPYlW3petz7xyH_wvnfHnuZin9o2psPrG4yQRRTeAc5Vot8i2vHT-ZdsQ4hUMJi7QfHAFsUfFTebIQgUUiG42kcUcyMaIhtIaB2s0tw/w480-h640/IMG_2092.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We officially became home owners again. (the main reason my July post is so late getting posted)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ETi33yuZb3XYMtZDolQ3L9zItCql0Z_t39pcUot-gjVmShXTM7L_JOqanRLDHAW7huHDrspBgDl5pNtRUjAo1KadkFqVRjeXpmvJ2X7JkSuYY97nypoytPFFUY_qPfGxF90AdkZQ9IHFmrbueQBZRYj5WjBREXC7BJ-EziXnByt7LStgZ7Bs0KTG5w/s4032/IMG_2214.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ETi33yuZb3XYMtZDolQ3L9zItCql0Z_t39pcUot-gjVmShXTM7L_JOqanRLDHAW7huHDrspBgDl5pNtRUjAo1KadkFqVRjeXpmvJ2X7JkSuYY97nypoytPFFUY_qPfGxF90AdkZQ9IHFmrbueQBZRYj5WjBREXC7BJ-EziXnByt7LStgZ7Bs0KTG5w/w480-h640/IMG_2214.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_rXcTiYXTqFWr5wPazIpl9N9OeBX2Nnrhmgomg0fqhXoodGOmB6Rn67B6ZRuM6s5XhUhHfeau8dY2CUgcllJ1DxEU6Oa9ZMPCmoPDkPBrEmx1TMXE9XoPAta62Ixvhr9Yya4DZCJm0UDTAN8cbBXhbLdXPWMrufcVw0tG4mES0Dbac2UN4Sh3ytrvlA/s4032/IMG_2260.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_rXcTiYXTqFWr5wPazIpl9N9OeBX2Nnrhmgomg0fqhXoodGOmB6Rn67B6ZRuM6s5XhUhHfeau8dY2CUgcllJ1DxEU6Oa9ZMPCmoPDkPBrEmx1TMXE9XoPAta62Ixvhr9Yya4DZCJm0UDTAN8cbBXhbLdXPWMrufcVw0tG4mES0Dbac2UN4Sh3ytrvlA/w480-h640/IMG_2260.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Lina loves doing cartwheels. The more she does them, the better she gets.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAHGSH2ULAicvcxvQ_hjwqcrE8Bnv3nsaARHKqh-QS42t_-qJG7L7FXoZ0cPBDi89OLkPwyFAsl2aSnG_Th80tWQ9kJIknALvJGyHmcBrIsq5UV6-YDl7NnEWftOivCBCspxTijuZaxEhgKDQbcuSFBk4v8lIEwurffUI6_qQeu94_0I5zjiRskTIf0w/s5120/July%20blog5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAHGSH2ULAicvcxvQ_hjwqcrE8Bnv3nsaARHKqh-QS42t_-qJG7L7FXoZ0cPBDi89OLkPwyFAsl2aSnG_Th80tWQ9kJIknALvJGyHmcBrIsq5UV6-YDl7NnEWftOivCBCspxTijuZaxEhgKDQbcuSFBk4v8lIEwurffUI6_qQeu94_0I5zjiRskTIf0w/w640-h400/July%20blog5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We went to Salem and had dinner and a walk with John and Rachel.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLwYJ3EnGk7AOXwdBHYz-x7SIybABqe75ihgsvHz_3xSUiPz4_rODyoe3dRamURiZbdPDkxrttaK1yhHar5hONCFsWHig9Q2OtXMZGq8mUBVjN7YlSAAsyJzU6DqqvwIlbXo4Jo1CUCg-pqZkerqDOcV1O8X48ZkV3dMkujO_yMpLpH9PeKbstscxahA/s5120/July%20blog2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLwYJ3EnGk7AOXwdBHYz-x7SIybABqe75ihgsvHz_3xSUiPz4_rODyoe3dRamURiZbdPDkxrttaK1yhHar5hONCFsWHig9Q2OtXMZGq8mUBVjN7YlSAAsyJzU6DqqvwIlbXo4Jo1CUCg-pqZkerqDOcV1O8X48ZkV3dMkujO_yMpLpH9PeKbstscxahA/w640-h400/July%20blog2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc2kYOjqECipVu6_O8Dqo_46hxdJl2Li9vTeqss3WLYcKGyGBmJcw1aZFk5vPpatp9EhxyoTzNq7Kt2I8aKvhAmiHuing1i4RuMn7ufc_G-Rm-6BGSeh7fsNwjy1Ye59lB2j2ar-PKgF3zi2i6HlxphoMaqtwya-jOWEhMxxDa21EhDxqFkdf0Q0J-HA/s5120/July%20blog6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc2kYOjqECipVu6_O8Dqo_46hxdJl2Li9vTeqss3WLYcKGyGBmJcw1aZFk5vPpatp9EhxyoTzNq7Kt2I8aKvhAmiHuing1i4RuMn7ufc_G-Rm-6BGSeh7fsNwjy1Ye59lB2j2ar-PKgF3zi2i6HlxphoMaqtwya-jOWEhMxxDa21EhDxqFkdf0Q0J-HA/w640-h400/July%20blog6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdevVk8_q0gri_Qs-uuCXBsbMJ1Fmbxs3mBnbuDEgkxo_xOCwXPkKNRbggGZhsVGzBC_vBkeB_JsoCP8_iPaqpZZNiToHYZCweEPyG5028mcb4tNEV-C0-w1gt-bI0JV8UbQq9B7hMgn__5nfwYgRkf4gmg67ZDy2HKkuhd9Eu3kTcoVskut8PLX4DzQ/s5120/July%20blog7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdevVk8_q0gri_Qs-uuCXBsbMJ1Fmbxs3mBnbuDEgkxo_xOCwXPkKNRbggGZhsVGzBC_vBkeB_JsoCP8_iPaqpZZNiToHYZCweEPyG5028mcb4tNEV-C0-w1gt-bI0JV8UbQq9B7hMgn__5nfwYgRkf4gmg67ZDy2HKkuhd9Eu3kTcoVskut8PLX4DzQ/w640-h400/July%20blog7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi98CbfRN6RSgBSQzqPGGis4tMDxGF3m9mJFlukNMSdluIP1ykHWCZ-DTMTTWNH8th2CGLbWI7Vx6fA2sRB1MG3e5vOL0rU9GT6wiGzK_1YvD-ljp6OqWU099RvChzQ6wpBjbwJN-we7tUGh7Ga4wIIt144JjK75LnDx6_sbwU6u_DVHOVpSPZLY_qJeA/s5120/July%20blog9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi98CbfRN6RSgBSQzqPGGis4tMDxGF3m9mJFlukNMSdluIP1ykHWCZ-DTMTTWNH8th2CGLbWI7Vx6fA2sRB1MG3e5vOL0rU9GT6wiGzK_1YvD-ljp6OqWU099RvChzQ6wpBjbwJN-we7tUGh7Ga4wIIt144JjK75LnDx6_sbwU6u_DVHOVpSPZLY_qJeA/w640-h400/July%20blog9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">My jade plant, otherwise known as Jade, started out 42 years ago as a leaf that I started from a plant from Fullerton California. John's Mom brought the leaf from Uncle John's place. I got it to take root and it has grown so well over the years. As it got bigger, it was harder and harder to get inside for the winter. She has fallen over and I thought she was dead, but then she took root again. She has gotten sunburnt and lost most of her leaves, she somehow always finds a way to pull back through. </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">She even bloomed around Christmas. </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">Well, we moved her to Salem to John's place when we sold the Sandy house. Their house was too dark for her, she wanted light. So they moved her to Rachel's classroom at school where she perked back up. Once we moved back, they brought her back to our place. I put her in the garage with my other plants for the winter. She was doing just fine until I put her outside for the summer. But summer was so late in coming...it rained and rained. I thought maybe too much water on her was not going to be good. Finally I put her back out. She wasn't looking too good. One day I noticed she was leaning over. I pushed her back up and she came right off. I was so sad. When I looked at the stump, I noticed it was total mush. The soil was like a swamp. It had not dried out at all from all the pre-summer rain. So I did surgery on her. I cut off two main branches and put them in new soil. I scrapped out all the mush in the stump and put it in a pot. Her leaves are beginning to plump up again. I don't know if she is growing new roots, but for now , there is still hope that she is going to make it...along with two more new plants.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHEB6MFOMfN1wykrccBfdFItfM9UO87Pc0vVQ6qLCEGJ0sZHXqpfMnrJQkAa2R9zT5LmuUZW6fmJaY_RKi9B6LYy6kmBnvBwy2WJt5QYvH4I93rTnm8kvaiNcgekyYzy-s5oK8AwXsG5l_BMBDzE0yemTRQzXeEgEi2p03423HHbOXY8V3PgRpBHwX3g/s5120/July%20blog8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHEB6MFOMfN1wykrccBfdFItfM9UO87Pc0vVQ6qLCEGJ0sZHXqpfMnrJQkAa2R9zT5LmuUZW6fmJaY_RKi9B6LYy6kmBnvBwy2WJt5QYvH4I93rTnm8kvaiNcgekyYzy-s5oK8AwXsG5l_BMBDzE0yemTRQzXeEgEi2p03423HHbOXY8V3PgRpBHwX3g/w640-h400/July%20blog8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We finally were able to get up to the lake and try out our new kayaks. The kids went with us and showed us all about it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_7nzDM0SyXBa-vGtX3oUrFxeDZNztGWepzV2_NISWVN0Uf6BwciXbnZN0ENUkI8A1iS4DlD5D8lW3u1Xrk0oyFTVoDooUce8dKH7r9--lsm_UM7ngSz6EveVvc1pDpfkBU3oM6pf2bCXOCDlJ7CilRj7NRQVXJaCYjm-lzxDA469nE8Uq6Mypnvd3yQ/s1800/8BEB4184-4CB2-4F1C-9235-A7CEEA677E1C.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_7nzDM0SyXBa-vGtX3oUrFxeDZNztGWepzV2_NISWVN0Uf6BwciXbnZN0ENUkI8A1iS4DlD5D8lW3u1Xrk0oyFTVoDooUce8dKH7r9--lsm_UM7ngSz6EveVvc1pDpfkBU3oM6pf2bCXOCDlJ7CilRj7NRQVXJaCYjm-lzxDA469nE8Uq6Mypnvd3yQ/w512-h640/8BEB4184-4CB2-4F1C-9235-A7CEEA677E1C.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2A5ZEAduFCv87EpA8hsmA1clQZDnlHfnUbQgec4NfVchQz97eD3aD5pjrz690G3enhloiYFRMPxlKnrh8Nw3UOcwFUM_Zs5C5gt5eMlSxPgayew5_oekF4GWr0hjBcsfRGD5N_0h7MPBlko7q2N2O5GVhf0FudsufUCEhAFBMDLsa2Zr--Mc7MuXQJg/s5120/FrogLake1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2A5ZEAduFCv87EpA8hsmA1clQZDnlHfnUbQgec4NfVchQz97eD3aD5pjrz690G3enhloiYFRMPxlKnrh8Nw3UOcwFUM_Zs5C5gt5eMlSxPgayew5_oekF4GWr0hjBcsfRGD5N_0h7MPBlko7q2N2O5GVhf0FudsufUCEhAFBMDLsa2Zr--Mc7MuXQJg/w640-h400/FrogLake1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlwoXlx2-wqlSQ4NJSII9FbCEqwGhaIBj6-_RB8_ylPtMEhorsU3sepK35MvHqA0Do9Ef8H6FfRYrTCc721L17an_bH8SK2C_IyEOcB3UT0va4pKoFFTqVseUhgOkwXYecYXDLUb0x9hMkn1euVYFPK66t0sx03P6a8iiMZ749btrsWwAFMo8gdfFCmQ/s5120/FrogLake.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlwoXlx2-wqlSQ4NJSII9FbCEqwGhaIBj6-_RB8_ylPtMEhorsU3sepK35MvHqA0Do9Ef8H6FfRYrTCc721L17an_bH8SK2C_IyEOcB3UT0va4pKoFFTqVseUhgOkwXYecYXDLUb0x9hMkn1euVYFPK66t0sx03P6a8iiMZ749btrsWwAFMo8gdfFCmQ/w640-h400/FrogLake.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here are a few shots of the other family that they sent me. Josh spent 8 weeks in Hawaii with the Marines. Alexis had to stay at their place in California while he was gone.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEsvrNjzCcPLrlwWoQGOJeGFr5_oRLl9j6KRXjA7QUTOzK2_Adz_3uxga37HR6Aqu7Mgu9rNO1HgRwoc2akuMYCogAikocfObECxztcrsMJdy1rIwWF1m-WKVYoNMYoSM1TD7dIbg58sPdKTzImwJgXqqnQcxhEWD1-LHT-u4kqkVT4mL1zIQ82zYBaQ/s1154/IMG_2188.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1154" data-original-width="827" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEsvrNjzCcPLrlwWoQGOJeGFr5_oRLl9j6KRXjA7QUTOzK2_Adz_3uxga37HR6Aqu7Mgu9rNO1HgRwoc2akuMYCogAikocfObECxztcrsMJdy1rIwWF1m-WKVYoNMYoSM1TD7dIbg58sPdKTzImwJgXqqnQcxhEWD1-LHT-u4kqkVT4mL1zIQ82zYBaQ/w458-h640/IMG_2188.JPEG" width="458" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Emily and Matthew and Baby on the 4th of July.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxNZRzRLmPAp7wC085RR7asqnXVE-MCArjKw6_QjJ69ay6Xp6sPovBB_Hz4JBiFdUX8ttUhbNUiBG4rifzGmAdMzIBsItUFvRpZzYPlyDT_mVZZwu9ll3o13c7J-Jr_AmHuuThrxlizEOqnR6Ycm6y5olLos3-wAZ84iIApT7jn_sYpgCoD7P9U-Vc8w/s2048/IMG_5474.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxNZRzRLmPAp7wC085RR7asqnXVE-MCArjKw6_QjJ69ay6Xp6sPovBB_Hz4JBiFdUX8ttUhbNUiBG4rifzGmAdMzIBsItUFvRpZzYPlyDT_mVZZwu9ll3o13c7J-Jr_AmHuuThrxlizEOqnR6Ycm6y5olLos3-wAZ84iIApT7jn_sYpgCoD7P9U-Vc8w/w480-h640/IMG_5474.JPEG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">John and Rachel went to Washington state.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqR85_PLtHvF7iqBt5v_7_0ruBrg0CM9-UPy_3vQqfYlneQa9n1_uLcbqLLvYop-f_tjpLLH7tA3IV_Z0KonKZPLhfFTtuHBBxQQisTpkObH8W4jHXkK_ke84RNzrc_pJrYlnAnKq-EjJ0-VML0fjdyBGArcgNTWRCEkCzwUeWNjjM6LKrmDvRoG_16A/s1600/IMG_5595-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqR85_PLtHvF7iqBt5v_7_0ruBrg0CM9-UPy_3vQqfYlneQa9n1_uLcbqLLvYop-f_tjpLLH7tA3IV_Z0KonKZPLhfFTtuHBBxQQisTpkObH8W4jHXkK_ke84RNzrc_pJrYlnAnKq-EjJ0-VML0fjdyBGArcgNTWRCEkCzwUeWNjjM6LKrmDvRoG_16A/w640-h480/IMG_5595-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Gabe, Daniel, Dennis and Abby. Gabe has been in a few concerts with his violin and a play.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZmculimML-YCWQkCmAvzwymDeK4egeoR4bnqJt-8LM5oFwP9FjZdwiJEjpSL9z6JTlCtz-wnu0LLi4QwNfiF0PvXX-SDRlmxvZtVKlzpeq_16H-oQe8ruMSr6Fem2j3gayV5SCJWL8ig0jvGtkvoLFukgWkbRFzj2JuxKhNs7i_wUwApWi2rvU1-xAQ/s5120/July%20blog10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZmculimML-YCWQkCmAvzwymDeK4egeoR4bnqJt-8LM5oFwP9FjZdwiJEjpSL9z6JTlCtz-wnu0LLi4QwNfiF0PvXX-SDRlmxvZtVKlzpeq_16H-oQe8ruMSr6Fem2j3gayV5SCJWL8ig0jvGtkvoLFukgWkbRFzj2JuxKhNs7i_wUwApWi2rvU1-xAQ/w640-h400/July%20blog10.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">and now to work on the August post!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><script type="text/javascript">
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</script>Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01394553650178941152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026155277456594357.post-41648851739106029022022-07-11T16:05:00.000-07:002022-07-11T16:05:30.022-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">June went by so fast that I almost forgot to post</span><span style="font-size: xx-large;">!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Spring flowers were pretty amazing, even though I was drenched with rain in this wettest spring rain ever, I managed to get a few photos.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbT5aAJPbyt8wT0wKxHKC-7C2SnwAaFRJLasaI_cyb8EA53fEZLMOxo-Nvj9qUVGEGJoKPT2HJkXxzkJc-0A3wROaeXx7btQTsF4eHlx_eR6FleVSr6k-4l7df0PlVONKiAqiRURCT2QmqIGeYOWFYdQJSqIdRWbw-sYHsLi-FC3eswNGh0avOKRGXFQ/s3008/DSC_9011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2008" data-original-width="3008" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbT5aAJPbyt8wT0wKxHKC-7C2SnwAaFRJLasaI_cyb8EA53fEZLMOxo-Nvj9qUVGEGJoKPT2HJkXxzkJc-0A3wROaeXx7btQTsF4eHlx_eR6FleVSr6k-4l7df0PlVONKiAqiRURCT2QmqIGeYOWFYdQJSqIdRWbw-sYHsLi-FC3eswNGh0avOKRGXFQ/w640-h428/DSC_9011.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFv32wsDCHUabILDP_NXfnoKF4P72bzMpUtm-jpQz3orbjfzCD-WxQXbBlNMN2hsv1QW7hAkL9hIFM7Pg1d8JhASdec9emoudZXnebXr2wuDpN-v1HKiwCUDEPz5V2qFGFNMWziG503uoKPkkFp3o4-P--hC73RlIIL4RdYqNMq0Rmw6lJBJqTFmQ5mA/s4032/IMG_1849.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFv32wsDCHUabILDP_NXfnoKF4P72bzMpUtm-jpQz3orbjfzCD-WxQXbBlNMN2hsv1QW7hAkL9hIFM7Pg1d8JhASdec9emoudZXnebXr2wuDpN-v1HKiwCUDEPz5V2qFGFNMWziG503uoKPkkFp3o4-P--hC73RlIIL4RdYqNMq0Rmw6lJBJqTFmQ5mA/w480-h640/IMG_1849.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">I brought a start of this plant home from Jimmy's place in Oxnard. I kept it in the garage </span><span style="font-size: xx-large;">under lights </span><span style="font-size: xx-large;">all winter and am so happy it is blooming so pretty. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpKyxLEXN1TC-TUlsWPcIy8hAkv9Ws0ZD1rggvc4v1Lc_WMEfmaseJ2Sj2B0oYYgAC72QhOWHnWnYTasN_bp0FYTylLQErMY-MtwHB8b1w9Tcg0Q_xhf2zF8V04gPlS7Ljkg3WvNjmDmq-GMBP2q6ONlkoX_hWsY3FZvUmA8mllcRZACcIU_Ust5oGFw/s4032/IMG_1990.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpKyxLEXN1TC-TUlsWPcIy8hAkv9Ws0ZD1rggvc4v1Lc_WMEfmaseJ2Sj2B0oYYgAC72QhOWHnWnYTasN_bp0FYTylLQErMY-MtwHB8b1w9Tcg0Q_xhf2zF8V04gPlS7Ljkg3WvNjmDmq-GMBP2q6ONlkoX_hWsY3FZvUmA8mllcRZACcIU_Ust5oGFw/w480-h640/IMG_1990.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">The rhody in the front is so huge, it is as tall as the walnut trees. The girls and I had fun with the carpet of blooms.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5_q2Kze5CRgcB6F2NO9kuWwl0VNLJA4IUiRxop6pGgLkocxOMINHsMJt488qkTYlsxOyc0JqeDgw7PhO-yHjxU95tQi6idW4GLHjvis7UF8Y2BTCnu32cJ2U-gNfo0SKQc_59J7TdvMs97L-6PjuTKmxHxFnZQh3FWEXeuVFHSTtbHck628OCwJPmjQ/s5120/June%20blog3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5_q2Kze5CRgcB6F2NO9kuWwl0VNLJA4IUiRxop6pGgLkocxOMINHsMJt488qkTYlsxOyc0JqeDgw7PhO-yHjxU95tQi6idW4GLHjvis7UF8Y2BTCnu32cJ2U-gNfo0SKQc_59J7TdvMs97L-6PjuTKmxHxFnZQh3FWEXeuVFHSTtbHck628OCwJPmjQ/w640-h400/June%20blog3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">These rhododendrons are all here in the yard.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMRRTMWc5DHZXmTKSVBV47KKUunZ5x2myL38exjU0jmUiYDKU57h7LT4ieImXgJXiMxZSYuHTSPe5Gw7YMSRdoCs0kNJEoYGkBtPtQ8X45WDSwvzYDqW8RHm0w5jJyad0m6uyY9r7X9Gy7sWvjx1b4pdCkUSbbYIZhFX7kfoSGFNE3_Zl6BPTPlNV7-Q/s5120/June%20blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMRRTMWc5DHZXmTKSVBV47KKUunZ5x2myL38exjU0jmUiYDKU57h7LT4ieImXgJXiMxZSYuHTSPe5Gw7YMSRdoCs0kNJEoYGkBtPtQ8X45WDSwvzYDqW8RHm0w5jJyad0m6uyY9r7X9Gy7sWvjx1b4pdCkUSbbYIZhFX7kfoSGFNE3_Zl6BPTPlNV7-Q/w640-h400/June%20blog.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The bunnies are making their appearance after the winter...and bringing their new babies.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwZfL3QPkUuxeAu7PFMc2cp0VKuGpA8M2Oi0yi7xpy5Eo0MTqKs1noUw9yaj4NA1VRJwn34CfVcDa0yUJlcQD3DBSBJZYBJENyfohhJYztU5jPbfydxjPW0ntMt3Hmtqj1O-Czl9I6gs608XLhRwwpLeX-8oTgXNOOD9qMfjwoG4XGItO_6gFlftivTQ/s1705/DSC_9035.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1139" data-original-width="1705" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwZfL3QPkUuxeAu7PFMc2cp0VKuGpA8M2Oi0yi7xpy5Eo0MTqKs1noUw9yaj4NA1VRJwn34CfVcDa0yUJlcQD3DBSBJZYBJENyfohhJYztU5jPbfydxjPW0ntMt3Hmtqj1O-Czl9I6gs608XLhRwwpLeX-8oTgXNOOD9qMfjwoG4XGItO_6gFlftivTQ/w640-h428/DSC_9035.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">School is out, so we get to spend more time with the grandkids. Of course for Josiah, that means fishing.<br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheHqJ1W6mOtQx5--prLE8XMBrEi31vByyM_zXKi4zcjHSoWltn3qUWbeo6uZWWNbP_2JNybcEiXNZjrWooNyv2Z6R2Qyfjrrh4LWZqPtK9JvnWISeI9wODKsV-a_azC8X_0yoRucEJB8WQn1e48liH1d9bTjMJPWCbzI3GomXdUWeOdqH4nzPCJQyzAA/s4032/IMG_1939.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheHqJ1W6mOtQx5--prLE8XMBrEi31vByyM_zXKi4zcjHSoWltn3qUWbeo6uZWWNbP_2JNybcEiXNZjrWooNyv2Z6R2Qyfjrrh4LWZqPtK9JvnWISeI9wODKsV-a_azC8X_0yoRucEJB8WQn1e48liH1d9bTjMJPWCbzI3GomXdUWeOdqH4nzPCJQyzAA/w480-h640/IMG_1939.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Arianna loves finding me hearts.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpaPRZkqJxkFp5BWXR3w2oBHM5SqMBDQJzGDH7DSpUunMXZw07ppvSCpd2QR4p6zYOBQCSI3NY-KiFX7KSQpQyZKs3fL_SvRsQf4sOUkGSWoTy_d0r19vd1gPdfA3zDEZpL8HRKqY3sJkWorz6ML3EPJuLI3I8felpmfoCyyNivPFb6PH_brlA6vVDNA/s4032/IMG_2006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpaPRZkqJxkFp5BWXR3w2oBHM5SqMBDQJzGDH7DSpUunMXZw07ppvSCpd2QR4p6zYOBQCSI3NY-KiFX7KSQpQyZKs3fL_SvRsQf4sOUkGSWoTy_d0r19vd1gPdfA3zDEZpL8HRKqY3sJkWorz6ML3EPJuLI3I8felpmfoCyyNivPFb6PH_brlA6vVDNA/w480-h640/IMG_2006.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Josiah still loves his garbage trucks. He figured out a way to hook a basket up to the front of the little car and then went around the yard picking up the piles of recycling that he had set up all over the place. He has grown so much that his legs don't even fit in the car, but that does not stop him.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUEp1bYf0QXcgdRMio_5qnwUVR8LLZE1XMGfH_IXLJCHMiftt_6Z73cMur2ZkN5srp2vfSBAIvqZ2AywvcvJEuJbU8Tng9o1f4JMAc3kgydQcU84XZbrr_zBjkO1-O57_9s3nZ5TByyrAQixbCm4OdjrECEGELI_yIO5F_Ab_3mt-zGbTTu0c2Ko22yw/s4032/IMG_2125.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUEp1bYf0QXcgdRMio_5qnwUVR8LLZE1XMGfH_IXLJCHMiftt_6Z73cMur2ZkN5srp2vfSBAIvqZ2AywvcvJEuJbU8Tng9o1f4JMAc3kgydQcU84XZbrr_zBjkO1-O57_9s3nZ5TByyrAQixbCm4OdjrECEGELI_yIO5F_Ab_3mt-zGbTTu0c2Ko22yw/w480-h640/IMG_2125.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">I took the girls in for polish.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjizAbHm1GQ58naMkvDJpH3kGsCINYuz5pggk3a_s0wApYI5tmHsy0CHQn_n3j4WmyZ_74vlPPwNY1mNLpn-MIKwCqSv0JtoDGbJGHHHBApK_9YRjxmo0ci2rVbhhJGza8eDxVAvRGgkTF6Mu8FoCMj_lCkURJBQW0ZhJI_5tOn-7IAWvFMlbe1pwK04Q/s5120/June%20blog1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjizAbHm1GQ58naMkvDJpH3kGsCINYuz5pggk3a_s0wApYI5tmHsy0CHQn_n3j4WmyZ_74vlPPwNY1mNLpn-MIKwCqSv0JtoDGbJGHHHBApK_9YRjxmo0ci2rVbhhJGza8eDxVAvRGgkTF6Mu8FoCMj_lCkURJBQW0ZhJI_5tOn-7IAWvFMlbe1pwK04Q/w640-h400/June%20blog1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">It took a while to get it done, but we finally managed to get Jimmy to the lake for fishing. Josiah had been looking forward to this since we moved him up from California, but with school and covid and our travels, it just took a while to work it out. It was a fun day, to top it off, Jimmy actually caught a trout!!!</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7hSpSlwwTB9Nk9F_Lj3kwG7o1hyaMiZ037DqEsIxR36iHjOZ_8GOHYgaxcn4rh85Y7WGSyFnkhlOrnfZEdaDiJ0PxMsyi1vORSW_UWfu7B8XHlPr_lQagIdzUlEdzPdwD9mjXKVXoW7AoygIhV5xrDtmF9r1s55kCPEq2qsb7-Njccp7qJN9wVjCpVg/s5120/June%20blog2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7hSpSlwwTB9Nk9F_Lj3kwG7o1hyaMiZ037DqEsIxR36iHjOZ_8GOHYgaxcn4rh85Y7WGSyFnkhlOrnfZEdaDiJ0PxMsyi1vORSW_UWfu7B8XHlPr_lQagIdzUlEdzPdwD9mjXKVXoW7AoygIhV5xrDtmF9r1s55kCPEq2qsb7-Njccp7qJN9wVjCpVg/w640-h400/June%20blog2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">We had a crafting day, nothing better than getting to play with power tools.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr7F6XWDbXqjCvaYBg2FST9z7TAEb2nWXXQisZI6pkVISJYPRiMMlTnfkc8qDeszSjfL1t4xFGQi8e5wiKfn7dg4nQJO70HBzY7O3lmf-49ChvRBKJ-3YkTQDkk2vp8aatPFBET3Hf5kFwmcN2_6sYkcUtpc96f0K7KUzFdqlYflre64OvfE8WTJIIQQ/s5120/June%20blog4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr7F6XWDbXqjCvaYBg2FST9z7TAEb2nWXXQisZI6pkVISJYPRiMMlTnfkc8qDeszSjfL1t4xFGQi8e5wiKfn7dg4nQJO70HBzY7O3lmf-49ChvRBKJ-3YkTQDkk2vp8aatPFBET3Hf5kFwmcN2_6sYkcUtpc96f0K7KUzFdqlYflre64OvfE8WTJIIQQ/w640-h400/June%20blog4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Just when I had given up on buying a house in the middle of this house buying nonsense, we decided to go take a look at this one. It seemed OK, nice big one acre lot, small house, a covered shop to park the trailer. I told John it was the best we had seen so far and if he wanted it, he would be in charge of calling Erick. Within minutes of getting home, Erick called...'are you really ready?' I didn't even know John had actually sent him a text saying we wanted to bid on it! The next day we found out we won the bid! I guess we are homeowners again. It is a really tiny home, I am going to find out what sizing down is all about. But the yard is going to be fun...a clean slate to make my own. (well, I guess I have to share it with John too)</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgIC-KmCG0YDwPJYNJL8ehc0DLYjdsBcnKZq0ZmP_HweJsB3MM9bwCrNcqpA2Pp0gVHEAPQSdA87X_FXiyXQyHYIBviAwxDdqhDV1lGn6xZRLJgwMLFwKZvfZWPrYAYEh7Z9VbZBDCA-q63onngP8FYI2SNjX1no1xs0A7Cd-0HgFMbaTwIerdIAywhQ/s4032/IMG_1978.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgIC-KmCG0YDwPJYNJL8ehc0DLYjdsBcnKZq0ZmP_HweJsB3MM9bwCrNcqpA2Pp0gVHEAPQSdA87X_FXiyXQyHYIBviAwxDdqhDV1lGn6xZRLJgwMLFwKZvfZWPrYAYEh7Z9VbZBDCA-q63onngP8FYI2SNjX1no1xs0A7Cd-0HgFMbaTwIerdIAywhQ/w640-h480/IMG_1978.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Father's Day, Lindy and I bought Dad a kayak. We plan on taking them with us on a few day trips.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_VVocO6tV3SHNxO7ze9OZE1MO9M10YkjEDHEbDji7nK6Wg29hS-jF9UYGPNbppHRUg7U5HjLSZWFXnImODNxYiAi8tYfhbein93dlrduUWVvi57X5jqkxZ3ID5EeSba_uPvtdz5eLoy2vLpQEi9_2vZQ_jZ8evli6LoJRX1GOCmCHJUSXcKoMFVTpfA/s4032/IMG_2023.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_VVocO6tV3SHNxO7ze9OZE1MO9M10YkjEDHEbDji7nK6Wg29hS-jF9UYGPNbppHRUg7U5HjLSZWFXnImODNxYiAi8tYfhbein93dlrduUWVvi57X5jqkxZ3ID5EeSba_uPvtdz5eLoy2vLpQEi9_2vZQ_jZ8evli6LoJRX1GOCmCHJUSXcKoMFVTpfA/w480-h640/IMG_2023.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Mom has joined the smart phone world! No more punching 3 letters for each letter in a word with her flip phone. She already has an iPad, so it will be an easy transition for her. The kids are already having fun sending her photos and keeping her up to date.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxijP-7eFQ7LVB30u1qsmxHfN1-ZYd1q_zt5Fjz1jzndl-qPaA_AjiwyOtQ8MYkC0uYPf6frBdp3sPEuVBsA30N7WuU4CmselKnPAECzAeWV48hbP50m4dewHsw6U9azKImNy4Jstc4ZSk7e3_SHfL8EFQMpProkZg87jSofJcQU7BsTlXcKbVYikUtQ/s3449/IMG_2076.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3449" data-original-width="2380" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxijP-7eFQ7LVB30u1qsmxHfN1-ZYd1q_zt5Fjz1jzndl-qPaA_AjiwyOtQ8MYkC0uYPf6frBdp3sPEuVBsA30N7WuU4CmselKnPAECzAeWV48hbP50m4dewHsw6U9azKImNy4Jstc4ZSk7e3_SHfL8EFQMpProkZg87jSofJcQU7BsTlXcKbVYikUtQ/w442-h640/IMG_2076.JPEG" width="442" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">John and I celebrated our 48th anniversary!</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqvKJu4yCPM_syB18qFoAZ9mXvydZOxNBHK6L4sG_o1-7FclyXzg3PyLW0Ln-HRzT_3sDojN_HKiNlkb_qP0BTBFWe2q4L1WP6XL2NaM_tvJ4hw11I5qzxRNlQuo4F3ewpac6AzvNO5Bi1rK-v055yNSwEOBp1cTgYpPUOjPNACrUkATGtLeUQgm7rrw/s5120/June%20blog5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqvKJu4yCPM_syB18qFoAZ9mXvydZOxNBHK6L4sG_o1-7FclyXzg3PyLW0Ln-HRzT_3sDojN_HKiNlkb_qP0BTBFWe2q4L1WP6XL2NaM_tvJ4hw11I5qzxRNlQuo4F3ewpac6AzvNO5Bi1rK-v055yNSwEOBp1cTgYpPUOjPNACrUkATGtLeUQgm7rrw/w640-h400/June%20blog5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">My heart rock collection.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2zWykxv_JT3-iXMi5sLRbZGRxPwT6tvzZyqMvQvq6m38nFi_1X7TOY3RfBNUEphlWuSzEjPHv9aNxlnLEyMQdpxuRpKLpjyzCxPtMVUIXvd53o_nJl4UlEbJa4sSDr98rnRbeuUilhoLbXjdncW7Hx_Wz61ngjcyhWYyqOkYLic6XeuM4yEa0rugHyg/s4032/IMG_1853.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2zWykxv_JT3-iXMi5sLRbZGRxPwT6tvzZyqMvQvq6m38nFi_1X7TOY3RfBNUEphlWuSzEjPHv9aNxlnLEyMQdpxuRpKLpjyzCxPtMVUIXvd53o_nJl4UlEbJa4sSDr98rnRbeuUilhoLbXjdncW7Hx_Wz61ngjcyhWYyqOkYLic6XeuM4yEa0rugHyg/w640-h480/IMG_1853.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><script type="text/javascript">
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</script>Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01394553650178941152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026155277456594357.post-82996510739881870152022-06-04T20:00:00.010-07:002022-06-06T17:32:29.569-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">May</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Last fall, we planned out the last leg of our USA trailer tour. Well, except for the Alaska trip to come another time. We knew as soon as the accident happened that there was no way we would leave my parents and take off for the whole 3 month trip we had planned, so it all was cancelled. Except we had already bought some pretty spendy tickets to the Kentucky Derby. They were a two day ticket for the Oaks and Derby day, which included all the food and drinks and believe it or not...parking. Churchill Downs has a place online where you can sell them, but they would not give you back the cost you paid and it seemed complicated. We talked about driving just to the Derby, but there was one hitch...I really wanted to be back the day after the derby because it was Mom's first Mother's Day without Cyndi. So driving home in time was not possible. I started looking online for airfare. It was crazy expensive! But I discovered that if I bought a ticket to Cincinnati, it was less than half the cost. If we rented a car, it was only an hour away. So I booked hotels and that is exactly what we did. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiShjPG2keh6luEi9YDqRZuqSmVZnuG2OAezIR38eyWEI0j1fR7JEG3wdj9t-DtfBV7KK-UMAmXDAY9KgP07uqcOMIlHUi2AZ6jtJeaOxVJNuDyzsgubpvubEVrPAcc7kBvr0LinGhomPBxRdI5x1qgnmXgkvN8XFZNzKXAzbjcQtkdROkJBTGmhtpCEQ/s2048/IMG_1215.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiShjPG2keh6luEi9YDqRZuqSmVZnuG2OAezIR38eyWEI0j1fR7JEG3wdj9t-DtfBV7KK-UMAmXDAY9KgP07uqcOMIlHUi2AZ6jtJeaOxVJNuDyzsgubpvubEVrPAcc7kBvr0LinGhomPBxRdI5x1qgnmXgkvN8XFZNzKXAzbjcQtkdROkJBTGmhtpCEQ/w480-h640/IMG_1215.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">We arrived two days before so that I could see a few other things that were on my list if we had taken the trailer.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">First off was the Ark Encounter. It is a life size replica of Noah's Ark. I was so impressed as we walked towards it. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirNjjqMkms2g28KytWrO_RmBX7pBBpoLVq99RP_NI2lXSPFgfHucTa1tL4C9a0KQqROhaN5twRPkYTlIMuHgLGAyqzrMb3BSJvDBiArBjwjMb3TitbTRE9p8n9GIEZa0AQ98m2NS9e-owaLfhuxXq9HGivXL4riNy0j3L8HvievAtOV_5hWc2nCdGgBQ/s2048/IMG_0831.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1150" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirNjjqMkms2g28KytWrO_RmBX7pBBpoLVq99RP_NI2lXSPFgfHucTa1tL4C9a0KQqROhaN5twRPkYTlIMuHgLGAyqzrMb3BSJvDBiArBjwjMb3TitbTRE9p8n9GIEZa0AQ98m2NS9e-owaLfhuxXq9HGivXL4riNy0j3L8HvievAtOV_5hWc2nCdGgBQ/w640-h360/IMG_0831.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE4_vQjhb0fpnniLqXPHWBf7SihmKGkfZEzoMmUibAaN201fIwAAvB7vo3f4FNSykAN22mH8mbNNSW_LxqTlVyCHPsqtIGTITXv95uojLKedjN7ix7z1x45LKuFzHPtVVxih9vdkWZeZlxbJ6GngSlAW_Lo5KybGLivmWI41TRy2XNiXvlLG_Ez_Bjew/s2048/IMG_1227.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE4_vQjhb0fpnniLqXPHWBf7SihmKGkfZEzoMmUibAaN201fIwAAvB7vo3f4FNSykAN22mH8mbNNSW_LxqTlVyCHPsqtIGTITXv95uojLKedjN7ix7z1x45LKuFzHPtVVxih9vdkWZeZlxbJ6GngSlAW_Lo5KybGLivmWI41TRy2XNiXvlLG_Ez_Bjew/w640-h480/IMG_1227.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2GYdN2BALna337FykU7jwjkMTmk1vPbKTt3ET3Tz4YvMmmEAPqlkW7FUnKO1f048R_AB9oA8YqH8ZqJ9L48IZjx6u4LqHvO12ZlvKnbXclgU6NZ8V6sfbaxxVWTWewbPwf3HxR8kJBw0DIMRIM8BK3N0MNwxkMnh93HFkChp_Nr6Q7mxhDgtTaXnsPA/s5120/derby.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2GYdN2BALna337FykU7jwjkMTmk1vPbKTt3ET3Tz4YvMmmEAPqlkW7FUnKO1f048R_AB9oA8YqH8ZqJ9L48IZjx6u4LqHvO12ZlvKnbXclgU6NZ8V6sfbaxxVWTWewbPwf3HxR8kJBw0DIMRIM8BK3N0MNwxkMnh93HFkChp_Nr6Q7mxhDgtTaXnsPA/w640-h400/derby.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3FYz7fJa1CMgGfvKsaz-9lua2CaQ_7o1FZokIaacfzJs4Quw2joKxNEjZRq0LjQckpyPE2riOfVrPNbI_JWj7uy9yJFfuy1siJAqedmxOe1S8FWG8s-6a6HZzPAu5rObL-RAHHoaLNK_f92Aq3NtCQWPaM7DiXfvEt6uAh-egkBTl-0dmwrz8fHDUkQ/s2048/IMG_1306.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3FYz7fJa1CMgGfvKsaz-9lua2CaQ_7o1FZokIaacfzJs4Quw2joKxNEjZRq0LjQckpyPE2riOfVrPNbI_JWj7uy9yJFfuy1siJAqedmxOe1S8FWG8s-6a6HZzPAu5rObL-RAHHoaLNK_f92Aq3NtCQWPaM7DiXfvEt6uAh-egkBTl-0dmwrz8fHDUkQ/w480-h640/IMG_1306.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Inside was not as impressive. It was partly a recreation, but most of it was set up to teach about it and prove the Bible story to be the truth. Of course I believe it, but I don't think most people there needed to have it proven to them. They had two theaters going with explanations about the Bible and a gift shop on every floor and places to buy snacks. Inside was a huge let down.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipjyv1_ps1MjaUUs0Mwveo46H5Kh7nAqXM9P9hhfp7qKJkqLRJnJQedvWRbfz2FCFtEUBlc-B5TMCQqyHY2ufkW0Re1lFQZ7d0XYf8x-Yv6fAYCuq4rURFRCu1Sha0ctrObZ6WhzlmqTuUTaY21szqtihJeZrQlR3yK9wkha-J2mQG8LM8ZjX6t3cm4g/s5120/derby1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipjyv1_ps1MjaUUs0Mwveo46H5Kh7nAqXM9P9hhfp7qKJkqLRJnJQedvWRbfz2FCFtEUBlc-B5TMCQqyHY2ufkW0Re1lFQZ7d0XYf8x-Yv6fAYCuq4rURFRCu1Sha0ctrObZ6WhzlmqTuUTaY21szqtihJeZrQlR3yK9wkha-J2mQG8LM8ZjX6t3cm4g/w640-h400/derby1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Here is what I expected it all to be like.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">More of that and less of this...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYa4lK75Dl_oEU6iRJw6Bzen0hgwaFxW1uq6PHUMbPZ1Zg7tecelEGw5aNwjIKloqFQbgSxfPVM9uM6vsGqol6KeVjKKvMSi-I_IXvnAz14iqwgd1JMwEI_5KdI71-mUe6AWGptdgMyO3gTmD9jYbWjjrIgQyYzR3HY3Yc7-Vow0QKwUsLkjyzqRIL3Q/s5120/derby2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYa4lK75Dl_oEU6iRJw6Bzen0hgwaFxW1uq6PHUMbPZ1Zg7tecelEGw5aNwjIKloqFQbgSxfPVM9uM6vsGqol6KeVjKKvMSi-I_IXvnAz14iqwgd1JMwEI_5KdI71-mUe6AWGptdgMyO3gTmD9jYbWjjrIgQyYzR3HY3Yc7-Vow0QKwUsLkjyzqRIL3Q/w640-h400/derby2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">The next day we took a drive in the countryside to see the horse farms and spent time in the capital city, Frankfort.</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1eIcmo61y0dGyiQaSBbFHwmmnQnG2piI0NSLNbJ02ICLG7m0ZX_GUvQfhXwveYu0ECfe-RWaZ8rhrXZrzu4qQNTIjTRFEb7QJR5d4fKkawIdlIuHdGhKO7T22gDjudnypOeCn5Fp1j9w-HfYHC6yIrr-oSCljPr7P3CDMpTggRsMt8b-MkTzRjLqQpQ/s5120/derby3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1eIcmo61y0dGyiQaSBbFHwmmnQnG2piI0NSLNbJ02ICLG7m0ZX_GUvQfhXwveYu0ECfe-RWaZ8rhrXZrzu4qQNTIjTRFEb7QJR5d4fKkawIdlIuHdGhKO7T22gDjudnypOeCn5Fp1j9w-HfYHC6yIrr-oSCljPr7P3CDMpTggRsMt8b-MkTzRjLqQpQ/w640-h400/derby3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">And then came Oaks and Derby days!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaLR7LiBrn4kVdjRd6v6kEOFgLgbnldpyyHQiZ66urHOxsx-hkeiPr43l6gpQJqsDrSVllcrS-Mp_C7TKyqHCf7WUmVyqJuIP_SiWmB4368orvbziLVqAmsvYpHr6gzE06-x2pZeNDCo5Oh2XachUCaCH28J0TXp5QPggj7uZD0yraoAAsUfR8qPHtAQ/s5120/derby4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaLR7LiBrn4kVdjRd6v6kEOFgLgbnldpyyHQiZ66urHOxsx-hkeiPr43l6gpQJqsDrSVllcrS-Mp_C7TKyqHCf7WUmVyqJuIP_SiWmB4368orvbziLVqAmsvYpHr6gzE06-x2pZeNDCo5Oh2XachUCaCH28J0TXp5QPggj7uZD0yraoAAsUfR8qPHtAQ/w640-h400/derby4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Oaks Day was all about breast cancer awareness. Everyone was wearing pink and it was so much fun watching all the outfits. The men were as much into dressing up as the women.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibygeJfyVuvolUIO7ZLfmf9f12x31ECuB2Rwtl6bTNQ7CIoXw4WepdUK0lWqZ_QhHgi8hxeGKrS8YM5Rg3TY_PyPtPo_DOtdC-5WLYgf9YxejHlwuPOoe9MdvntmirX2zMkVvJuWxKkOafGv3XPHzLZUbGWeSUsAuiRPqw-hC7GA2EtKZSrRir2MEzWA/s5120/derby5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibygeJfyVuvolUIO7ZLfmf9f12x31ECuB2Rwtl6bTNQ7CIoXw4WepdUK0lWqZ_QhHgi8hxeGKrS8YM5Rg3TY_PyPtPo_DOtdC-5WLYgf9YxejHlwuPOoe9MdvntmirX2zMkVvJuWxKkOafGv3XPHzLZUbGWeSUsAuiRPqw-hC7GA2EtKZSrRir2MEzWA/w640-h400/derby5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoqY3FIu99YWneawQmhYmY3RTTM6NulRtqxPv3xC3g8dPgidVuS2rkw1SIcgoVsiFxsw_jMjzsvZVDx-FM0z66YKAgUB43Mwa8ouCKnRoAeOVbRZpLhb9wtQUrYBsDLzM_Q8iS0e6tVL-CgOfDTxXvQ77-z86HXp0hPZD6hA_8VMnn5gk8KXLA2pHuGA/s5120/derby6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoqY3FIu99YWneawQmhYmY3RTTM6NulRtqxPv3xC3g8dPgidVuS2rkw1SIcgoVsiFxsw_jMjzsvZVDx-FM0z66YKAgUB43Mwa8ouCKnRoAeOVbRZpLhb9wtQUrYBsDLzM_Q8iS0e6tVL-CgOfDTxXvQ77-z86HXp0hPZD6hA_8VMnn5gk8KXLA2pHuGA/w640-h400/derby6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">As soon as you enter, all the food and drinks, including alcohol, is included. Then when you get to your certain area, there is more food that is not included in the general admission. Of course the more you spent on tickets, the food gets different. Our food was served buffet style and you could stand at little tables to eat or take it back to our seats in the grandstands. The upper areas had sit down tables overlooking the track. oh well...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV7O0NX76ig_UqA-WXwoaoxHa4XixfPpi5vOAXS229_1qG1JMCk-qUxz3xvswLLxOrgXOL1P9UIh_kZlmommOrhtagP7NNJOjaxYOz3L2YkDGcVbmKAv4yy-UmtZpALQbfu8LB5AbuBGZLfxh6OpWoGBBkRFH6HUXGCuA_PZDkK-wL9gw7scT_R8576w/s5120/derby9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV7O0NX76ig_UqA-WXwoaoxHa4XixfPpi5vOAXS229_1qG1JMCk-qUxz3xvswLLxOrgXOL1P9UIh_kZlmommOrhtagP7NNJOjaxYOz3L2YkDGcVbmKAv4yy-UmtZpALQbfu8LB5AbuBGZLfxh6OpWoGBBkRFH6HUXGCuA_PZDkK-wL9gw7scT_R8576w/w640-h400/derby9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The official derby drink is the mint julep. I tried one, but it wasn't nearly as good as the other derby drink called the pink lily. They served them to us in real glasses to keep. We had a pretty good collection of them going until they got stuck together and we could not get them apart, so we left them in the hotel. I managed to get one of each glass home. That is enough anyway, right?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZrG4CLzWljodBmMcwmMFIIGUvOUzCiEZjHMq3SysSAwmMv-WuKrNxQwGJPr6MiD_psGa2plgJVqjZhQ94Vky2FTD6XiAk9_JklQzHKSPxp_D8CyqqCb682FNnFtnYLOe8wzLsJNYF7_NzL46DK9_h8CheD7E_BhmpDuPpxXH3_RH2fMu8B6oES-JzRg/s2048/IMG_0895.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1150" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZrG4CLzWljodBmMcwmMFIIGUvOUzCiEZjHMq3SysSAwmMv-WuKrNxQwGJPr6MiD_psGa2plgJVqjZhQ94Vky2FTD6XiAk9_JklQzHKSPxp_D8CyqqCb682FNnFtnYLOe8wzLsJNYF7_NzL46DK9_h8CheD7E_BhmpDuPpxXH3_RH2fMu8B6oES-JzRg/w640-h360/IMG_0895.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Our seats were in the front row and even had a handy little glass holder.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRs5kQYJMP0NHFG6n--Ibgq4v-jHL7MEbWioEv2GvMjoa929itRYfwyFXIVH3v7X2TqxbKAjt_8zuZTNjklNocMwQ7YeF5_4sq9y1LcA5tS4OA_0ZrLnE7v0wJuOCpcQwIvb4YxL8wYxGAI55l9wJCEbI7ZCy_QInppLHdlsZ7M7eXYYrQyZR89XY3FA/s2048/IMG_1415.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRs5kQYJMP0NHFG6n--Ibgq4v-jHL7MEbWioEv2GvMjoa929itRYfwyFXIVH3v7X2TqxbKAjt_8zuZTNjklNocMwQ7YeF5_4sq9y1LcA5tS4OA_0ZrLnE7v0wJuOCpcQwIvb4YxL8wYxGAI55l9wJCEbI7ZCy_QInppLHdlsZ7M7eXYYrQyZR89XY3FA/w480-h640/IMG_1415.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Derby Day was less pink and a little more formal, but still showy. So many huge hats, even on the men. Had we known, we would have done ourselves up a little more. John bought himself a Derby baseball cap.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN1b5Nox6DOiN3pkNzErko7eINIsHZYhNwwfQzkydsfXViTetKhapt2uAV04NizMnF1_Bsh0VKBxzg1BdBLFiikLC1nHEu7DI5jfa02YlTAY4YtrtLGt-PlwbL4nYnMIxOePvwiptur8Mna2-_84AhgdmB3x0u6nbR4KIbMxP-hfaasTBaWXebb-uahw/s5120/derby10.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN1b5Nox6DOiN3pkNzErko7eINIsHZYhNwwfQzkydsfXViTetKhapt2uAV04NizMnF1_Bsh0VKBxzg1BdBLFiikLC1nHEu7DI5jfa02YlTAY4YtrtLGt-PlwbL4nYnMIxOePvwiptur8Mna2-_84AhgdmB3x0u6nbR4KIbMxP-hfaasTBaWXebb-uahw/w640-h400/derby10.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">In the general area, you just walked up to any stand and asked for whatever you wanted, they had people with trays walking around passing out drinks and food. The only place you had any kind of a wait was at the fruit stand. I waited 30 minutes to get those strawberry-bananas on a stick! Oh, but they were so good!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjENMIiaTn1F14KtRhIzFhKdjABN-fpYdI9-eewblZFF122qwZSXjpoIlwXtz2bl0nNQwhYTr0Iih6Iq_QeKxIXdPOFUhs7iYgyJ_cs_PvXHsqv-JdUA0OtdYX6uDeG-r0l33q1tVTMfoh9-sXvh1SuZOq0BnGsEJW-tSyKGYoJJYbY9PG8mhbmztveZQ/s5120/derby11.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjENMIiaTn1F14KtRhIzFhKdjABN-fpYdI9-eewblZFF122qwZSXjpoIlwXtz2bl0nNQwhYTr0Iih6Iq_QeKxIXdPOFUhs7iYgyJ_cs_PvXHsqv-JdUA0OtdYX6uDeG-r0l33q1tVTMfoh9-sXvh1SuZOq0BnGsEJW-tSyKGYoJJYbY9PG8mhbmztveZQ/w640-h400/derby11.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Right after arriving on Derby day, the Navy marched the official rose garland for the winning horse. It was enclosed in a gold and glass case.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb8Amuo7AuRicIAVTsvvpLaHEwMgcsMk3WctE_t9eIsc6Czbx88qIeuWkgxN118s5-TdZfOWiFJExYDCE2yPNdjbkgvvU5cNDQUmD-lhVu9KmvS_dwd-WoR02EBPzdSyG3hSBBYcx-QRv_8dhE__zW5medsLBhplz5jAgr_Egl3_BypQHoTW7-CnH6pA/s1976/IMG_0892.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1109" data-original-width="1976" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb8Amuo7AuRicIAVTsvvpLaHEwMgcsMk3WctE_t9eIsc6Czbx88qIeuWkgxN118s5-TdZfOWiFJExYDCE2yPNdjbkgvvU5cNDQUmD-lhVu9KmvS_dwd-WoR02EBPzdSyG3hSBBYcx-QRv_8dhE__zW5medsLBhplz5jAgr_Egl3_BypQHoTW7-CnH6pA/w640-h360/IMG_0892.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Our seats were in a covered stand at the first turn. Some of the races were in the grass and others in the dirt. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMoLJVDeyxbkR7HoQsZZPBBQQReQojQBT7cXUhRxZz_AxWvFvb-hrJUA-sqR9WHe0id4iaJ2hMS3sXjpybS2CeFQZGdclw_EzYFGw8L-T7eAXeh9kx3yN8pGgb0jvNFl52ArsYJEh_DQteP5NMKr0W4N8v-WPyCnS5oIKsTtVyWks-xVJE5zah3Zhdfg/s2048/IMG_0893.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1150" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMoLJVDeyxbkR7HoQsZZPBBQQReQojQBT7cXUhRxZz_AxWvFvb-hrJUA-sqR9WHe0id4iaJ2hMS3sXjpybS2CeFQZGdclw_EzYFGw8L-T7eAXeh9kx3yN8pGgb0jvNFl52ArsYJEh_DQteP5NMKr0W4N8v-WPyCnS5oIKsTtVyWks-xVJE5zah3Zhdfg/w640-h360/IMG_0893.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkzoBagH93laNjl5F_NE6dmzxl4rUQk6-u6aelVzQQCTaxfr0Qc7AuZLIIl6O4c0UzUYJu91o4b3zefvpUMpkKHq5DsE4bPEzCDBeVeDmSV3QAZ6FjJ_dMw1JdJySUPi6nGYeZQWE3b4fz0-7cykeqtgAt0gT1ivI-DNihbQT7Fcio7Gsp9bsaTZGzNw/s2048/IMG_0896.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1150" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkzoBagH93laNjl5F_NE6dmzxl4rUQk6-u6aelVzQQCTaxfr0Qc7AuZLIIl6O4c0UzUYJu91o4b3zefvpUMpkKHq5DsE4bPEzCDBeVeDmSV3QAZ6FjJ_dMw1JdJySUPi6nGYeZQWE3b4fz0-7cykeqtgAt0gT1ivI-DNihbQT7Fcio7Gsp9bsaTZGzNw/w640-h360/IMG_0896.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The stands were packed!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA95AKzrnL9c4uyqntdlEi5p1IZ5Ft-gt-WASWZpInWR380rifSv9k0DAKpWMz2iRMWUhEQz8ZFYCA4Gnmz1r-WBKqtGqmwBpOctm2p2Gei0NmJz6XNn8Tkc9pyb8Bzaz_SdFDQ060b_M-gj9M6wJqwWsOujCNjkR_GC-i-mdZWdaMRmvWY9AiYLRM4w/s2048/IMG_0918.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1150" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA95AKzrnL9c4uyqntdlEi5p1IZ5Ft-gt-WASWZpInWR380rifSv9k0DAKpWMz2iRMWUhEQz8ZFYCA4Gnmz1r-WBKqtGqmwBpOctm2p2Gei0NmJz6XNn8Tkc9pyb8Bzaz_SdFDQ060b_M-gj9M6wJqwWsOujCNjkR_GC-i-mdZWdaMRmvWY9AiYLRM4w/w640-h360/IMG_0918.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Nice to see a lot of security everywhere.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCxlO6I7ByMojvSk4Z8KEeJBeUvbCuBNfCi1Mmpswuq5P7wr2MtYjGORXUWyP_dtPpnH-LjuFNtoWesyer7alplZgSon-x9y0xkY5VZkhvEFErdqQdDYu9zmK2M-cz6xPnIyD8d3KP-BFyM8K-xdXu01phXc02dztd_xet8CDmBmFVvBDnpvn2necYrA/s1873/IMG_1351.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1842" data-original-width="1873" height="630" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCxlO6I7ByMojvSk4Z8KEeJBeUvbCuBNfCi1Mmpswuq5P7wr2MtYjGORXUWyP_dtPpnH-LjuFNtoWesyer7alplZgSon-x9y0xkY5VZkhvEFErdqQdDYu9zmK2M-cz6xPnIyD8d3KP-BFyM8K-xdXu01phXc02dztd_xet8CDmBmFVvBDnpvn2necYrA/w640-h630/IMG_1351.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">These two guys spent all day both days on this bench, planning out their bets. The one with the hat filled me in on just how to bet and exactly which horses, of course.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnC90UqQFLLcuRwhPh3GskHyTUC0EIrPUkWSKbazgczkEu8DVvv0BMz41x1z-G3mPzLt3d3AAwtI0jI6JaLdeguUkM2Ll2uAtct_14O8X4YUzQqBYvnj1BunTjigFjaWzhaCGohSR8nc8sUxpgToUmrCuO0zF61hzYIiFPnN42fa4M5i310fuOUjSclA/s2048/IMG_1377.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1505" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnC90UqQFLLcuRwhPh3GskHyTUC0EIrPUkWSKbazgczkEu8DVvv0BMz41x1z-G3mPzLt3d3AAwtI0jI6JaLdeguUkM2Ll2uAtct_14O8X4YUzQqBYvnj1BunTjigFjaWzhaCGohSR8nc8sUxpgToUmrCuO0zF61hzYIiFPnN42fa4M5i310fuOUjSclA/w470-h640/IMG_1377.jpg" width="470" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I only bet once, my horse came in 4th. Oh well, nice to hope.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCi3HC6sL6WbutKtggYYdiknPZwZwkxeF06dxiLO5iu7Zlk2Ko6waHLJRveS8a3k710Fgxpw9WuahyJJ1JX94PM7TAzdhmYFlikY4xf2qkpBpCY6_D7n5KQ5cTuWWQQXOp1_F7BAMnlrMeaPxGbQePD4DpZALBmHy7C-WzVMs74olHbNHjF_qEn7L9sw/s5120/derby8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCi3HC6sL6WbutKtggYYdiknPZwZwkxeF06dxiLO5iu7Zlk2Ko6waHLJRveS8a3k710Fgxpw9WuahyJJ1JX94PM7TAzdhmYFlikY4xf2qkpBpCY6_D7n5KQ5cTuWWQQXOp1_F7BAMnlrMeaPxGbQePD4DpZALBmHy7C-WzVMs74olHbNHjF_qEn7L9sw/w640-h400/derby8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaRe0ZeKQVY0ze5dTtyNHBozKOc5bQgWneFtmBDUDVoLXPgGrk3n9bDW5FxfJXYrlFVTpDIqfQI4KdMRSO8mX2YphcyHmvikkj_GgzN8CyefIZVWlXjWWiWwMLNzeRRkB-ZuuVgzwAX7HMkoHzqttTCsP5acg1_nZ6U5gYWDKW_CCnDCcY6-LFOlDlOA/s2048/IMG_1438.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaRe0ZeKQVY0ze5dTtyNHBozKOc5bQgWneFtmBDUDVoLXPgGrk3n9bDW5FxfJXYrlFVTpDIqfQI4KdMRSO8mX2YphcyHmvikkj_GgzN8CyefIZVWlXjWWiWwMLNzeRRkB-ZuuVgzwAX7HMkoHzqttTCsP5acg1_nZ6U5gYWDKW_CCnDCcY6-LFOlDlOA/w480-h640/IMG_1438.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">We made it home in time for Mother's Day. Lindy and I gave Mom a gift card for flowers and that week we went plant shopping. It was nice to see them filling the car with them. Nice to see that they still have hope and are going on as much as possible.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmoFIpzPoOjj3Yd3iRd1AkHHqNHdmZU4UOB9cueYC5YoEGJ_9vUBDLMKZdatGVALj0sb0_PPJxvdx0MhtNFkS0hnMdCsrEENTyc05TIdCOGK3nO7rTespnkhcMZ4F1FeMQPiwJgj3BCqHIThoFKGJtZDAID4HXnYroQ65Jt9IeF5Z4Nse_u6LPEXGyFg/s4032/IMG_1632.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmoFIpzPoOjj3Yd3iRd1AkHHqNHdmZU4UOB9cueYC5YoEGJ_9vUBDLMKZdatGVALj0sb0_PPJxvdx0MhtNFkS0hnMdCsrEENTyc05TIdCOGK3nO7rTespnkhcMZ4F1FeMQPiwJgj3BCqHIThoFKGJtZDAID4HXnYroQ65Jt9IeF5Z4Nse_u6LPEXGyFg/w480-h640/IMG_1632.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Spring has been wet and cold here. Flowers have happened, but are way behind normal.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD0fNEN_eD2TPJV-uv5Xv1lsl2T-9_NkJ6DeM9QKsufu1xfzUK1R4odRPzNjulZrs3nEEv3SzdjBr7fRzkxJAxhQ6GXZ890wZcGOUSviuUnzz8-7v-slDLFYsLs42zMWM-7Z0dno93SJRg-riUTjlY8ZSF7mgVutpgHbLrLK1HWyD2eQUK_8iolRA6sw/s5120/May%20blog1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="5120" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD0fNEN_eD2TPJV-uv5Xv1lsl2T-9_NkJ6DeM9QKsufu1xfzUK1R4odRPzNjulZrs3nEEv3SzdjBr7fRzkxJAxhQ6GXZ890wZcGOUSviuUnzz8-7v-slDLFYsLs42zMWM-7Z0dno93SJRg-riUTjlY8ZSF7mgVutpgHbLrLK1HWyD2eQUK_8iolRA6sw/w640-h512/May%20blog1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">There is a hydrangea tree here that is amazing. Full of flowers and it gets better and better the close you get to it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-dI9kHSJbq6nM5wFxo2sFrxfPFwmHi5lAaxoJAWgZOi8uEycmA3YWfmsZ3bDi2bpBzMl86iCequhW5xMdMFkAUIP_lNDQn8gU3Hde5Gq1zEqBhC-gA_dO-4eE97XG-1pYkjFVou6yBpQfytT4I3yPF0JPapUgZYQm2aNg-Y3b9TZtDYPSed5Fv5B3Lg/s5120/May%20blog2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="5120" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-dI9kHSJbq6nM5wFxo2sFrxfPFwmHi5lAaxoJAWgZOi8uEycmA3YWfmsZ3bDi2bpBzMl86iCequhW5xMdMFkAUIP_lNDQn8gU3Hde5Gq1zEqBhC-gA_dO-4eE97XG-1pYkjFVou6yBpQfytT4I3yPF0JPapUgZYQm2aNg-Y3b9TZtDYPSed5Fv5B3Lg/w640-h512/May%20blog2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">And the rhododendrons! Wow! They are covered in flowers. The bushes are no longer bushes, but more like trees.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjllmcd9Ed8WxSuSGXkyzcf3S5OpKBZkrY-j6Jk3RZL4HnNWdLDcGgY2hQ3p6XrFDsAxUQ-S9kjIWdM6p6JT5JbP9hZK680wV-N3dYTfM-tJAsDkM4dvycfP1_ZPWJl9ueWPooNd0wv_F86qlH3vCc8hUIPJKo0BBW4dGCUs6jbPdQ7zVHMXgnggfd6Ug/s5120/May%20blog7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjllmcd9Ed8WxSuSGXkyzcf3S5OpKBZkrY-j6Jk3RZL4HnNWdLDcGgY2hQ3p6XrFDsAxUQ-S9kjIWdM6p6JT5JbP9hZK680wV-N3dYTfM-tJAsDkM4dvycfP1_ZPWJl9ueWPooNd0wv_F86qlH3vCc8hUIPJKo0BBW4dGCUs6jbPdQ7zVHMXgnggfd6Ug/w640-h400/May%20blog7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">My succulent from Daniel is about to bloom. He started it from a big plant and gave it to me on our last trip down.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZTqCVm3Dbx41Nuuo9E4YQT9Y-3LXpV-GjAkEKqEwBEe-AiPTXqNKtSiBe0nkSxbaZiCS4dKVXHS8Lh-K5Ra4PuxQ5TaR4ZSz_q9sdRvvtVXN5tDxqVhSlhkQnti49aWhJMAGXkjNtX_FajMs0dsdR6Qor59Z6ivEAkvAWVOoLCKsDPdceZD5aVMnciA/s4032/67492454297__05A5A213-512A-4D26-8BDA-E3E5617EE6DE.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZTqCVm3Dbx41Nuuo9E4YQT9Y-3LXpV-GjAkEKqEwBEe-AiPTXqNKtSiBe0nkSxbaZiCS4dKVXHS8Lh-K5Ra4PuxQ5TaR4ZSz_q9sdRvvtVXN5tDxqVhSlhkQnti49aWhJMAGXkjNtX_FajMs0dsdR6Qor59Z6ivEAkvAWVOoLCKsDPdceZD5aVMnciA/w480-h640/67492454297__05A5A213-512A-4D26-8BDA-E3E5617EE6DE.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Like I said, it has been wet here. Poor birds don't know what to do.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV3DPf9xygsabc-Gy6Watt4Ly5ON_B3QLiy9HkGeUakR2MKxM4zLh9om3RcJHGz8_T5HI_Uusxd_qxL-k8U82paTAF07mG3WB6lqTjUfhwCeIAT2vr795lWcbqATrr-ofGLaL3u4_1Qu_hsT_Rcr8Ya7aQ43tJci9vtqktn66_6zzreejOVsmGiruieA/s1245/DSC_9000.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="831" data-original-width="1245" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV3DPf9xygsabc-Gy6Watt4Ly5ON_B3QLiy9HkGeUakR2MKxM4zLh9om3RcJHGz8_T5HI_Uusxd_qxL-k8U82paTAF07mG3WB6lqTjUfhwCeIAT2vr795lWcbqATrr-ofGLaL3u4_1Qu_hsT_Rcr8Ya7aQ43tJci9vtqktn66_6zzreejOVsmGiruieA/w640-h428/DSC_9000.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I know its a weed, but I still like them.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVnT7_oNiQyP-CkZONBbvWPiZhpwYLjAJIx7BpDikPzLZBH4gPJhaaABjMWqWOp8wXImu7dWyO0Uy3S-X18uVhJPtsugU28g9bg3r0PPdQ0j4wvMPHO0258mfybJ4um9zFoZO_8EfPeOicOX_jCQYk621JuVvjcJjgNfbX4VZ4h1INnHh8TsW_kNu1dQ/s4032/IMG_1757.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVnT7_oNiQyP-CkZONBbvWPiZhpwYLjAJIx7BpDikPzLZBH4gPJhaaABjMWqWOp8wXImu7dWyO0Uy3S-X18uVhJPtsugU28g9bg3r0PPdQ0j4wvMPHO0258mfybJ4um9zFoZO_8EfPeOicOX_jCQYk621JuVvjcJjgNfbX4VZ4h1INnHh8TsW_kNu1dQ/w480-h640/IMG_1757.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">We have had a few deer come through the yard. They just love my roses.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAUTRcr9X_zAeLw8ogWfprcIgQkh0n1mrXmuQ13KQF9rNeTcRQXF3WLiuqHzKDmptGB8Ufypxi_IxnIHg-RR0R4Vsx4akM3Rma8mzI69mzNoSk867DjPQ-Rf3Qzb0NxmQttOfBmNCIHFugGjwPQU7Qw0SrD69wf5CyCIhV_GIXaXGwVRZiIpsQtUecnw/s5120/May%20blog5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="5120" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAUTRcr9X_zAeLw8ogWfprcIgQkh0n1mrXmuQ13KQF9rNeTcRQXF3WLiuqHzKDmptGB8Ufypxi_IxnIHg-RR0R4Vsx4akM3Rma8mzI69mzNoSk867DjPQ-Rf3Qzb0NxmQttOfBmNCIHFugGjwPQU7Qw0SrD69wf5CyCIhV_GIXaXGwVRZiIpsQtUecnw/w640-h512/May%20blog5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">This guys spent the whole day calling out for a mate.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOD-ztcuIiP-D1takAmDNm-P6MWg1yEdLFAmBhgWsvw1yt6WyUqAB__UJ0JmVO53kOujXk5jkSEAfGSsQ_LLlR7NUmq_RZH6uRYpFhJDIau9Ccas3FlfPcCd9iS7AktKVNeyLsmsoOt-wpxRFokSJXdBjWOqs_hnKX7fFz7B8QcT8wGc8Il-57H_Msvw/s1637/DSC_9019.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1093" data-original-width="1637" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOD-ztcuIiP-D1takAmDNm-P6MWg1yEdLFAmBhgWsvw1yt6WyUqAB__UJ0JmVO53kOujXk5jkSEAfGSsQ_LLlR7NUmq_RZH6uRYpFhJDIau9Ccas3FlfPcCd9iS7AktKVNeyLsmsoOt-wpxRFokSJXdBjWOqs_hnKX7fFz7B8QcT8wGc8Il-57H_Msvw/w640-h428/DSC_9019.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Emily sent a photo of our great-grandson! I sure wish she was close to us so we could share this time with her. It makes me sad to have her so far away from home.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJIAHWJYlC03-IAnKzxQyDGgeBzWJLO7UnNXT_6RNprMf07EsFuwCDfq0M1foW8FIqwwXXG48g6JC2fJVSm9sMiAMCaQqNfjnpV8akYHgMT2Jzl4eGga3riZelckLBAiRHs37FPNKadXSCNdOhlTuJ7cLKDdjpa87QAiW-C8t3B9pdCLXZfCM2rW_MpA/s1429/IMG_5194.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1429" data-original-width="1073" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJIAHWJYlC03-IAnKzxQyDGgeBzWJLO7UnNXT_6RNprMf07EsFuwCDfq0M1foW8FIqwwXXG48g6JC2fJVSm9sMiAMCaQqNfjnpV8akYHgMT2Jzl4eGga3riZelckLBAiRHs37FPNKadXSCNdOhlTuJ7cLKDdjpa87QAiW-C8t3B9pdCLXZfCM2rW_MpA/w480-h640/IMG_5194.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRSZyTfc72tJ0HFSqwn9eaG8sAZfM83u6RtQI86u60MwFR9mtwRtS4jZhLqPY9EToHYzkM709NAmffQpnwWR1N4cWaE975y-eXkPLD952M0Ol9xi9lPSZJyyuw4QEReEElR8F0z7tGKtSpndH4liHynN9lY1a55CdroFXknugLd9zxWjCrluIKxu3kTw/s5120/May%20blog3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="5120" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRSZyTfc72tJ0HFSqwn9eaG8sAZfM83u6RtQI86u60MwFR9mtwRtS4jZhLqPY9EToHYzkM709NAmffQpnwWR1N4cWaE975y-eXkPLD952M0Ol9xi9lPSZJyyuw4QEReEElR8F0z7tGKtSpndH4liHynN9lY1a55CdroFXknugLd9zxWjCrluIKxu3kTw/w640-h512/May%20blog3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">These two have had to have a bunch of teeth pulled! Josiah had eight pulled and Arianna had two pulled. (on different days) They each got to spend time at our place recuperating afterwards. They are getting ready for braces. Lina had a sick day too. She thought we needed to do some sewing, so we made a new bear.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghHOht_nTrsOlqjV3M26SZAwmddq4NDUVCE666qZRJWsCX-JZYNBwVt3V69xgxeXHKfZE1w2s4VbnVEvo8ccGisQLAgo90mwlnruirAi2YHKPyUrrJ7hByGmmS-6nYCnp8zfhbkIKXEFxc1Zub1os582P67QoyMifF_HdNMfi3seiw7NZU6ZnNax389g/s5120/May%20blog.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3657" data-original-width="5120" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghHOht_nTrsOlqjV3M26SZAwmddq4NDUVCE666qZRJWsCX-JZYNBwVt3V69xgxeXHKfZE1w2s4VbnVEvo8ccGisQLAgo90mwlnruirAi2YHKPyUrrJ7hByGmmS-6nYCnp8zfhbkIKXEFxc1Zub1os582P67QoyMifF_HdNMfi3seiw7NZU6ZnNax389g/w640-h458/May%20blog.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Another hard step. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">We have emptied Cyndi and Dan's home, their shop. We sold their cars and boat. We sold the house. I say we, but it was Mom and Dad. They let me do little things, like I carried in boxes and then watched as Mom went through each piece of paper, each photo, in each box of memories. Sometimes I had to leave the room instead of watching her force herself through that pain. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">But those big decisions, like listing the house, selling the cars and boat, listing their business, they have taken that on completely. Sometimes I started thinking I should be taking those things on instead of them, not because they can't handle it, but because they have had to deal with so much just losing their daughter. I just feel this need to protect them and keep them from more pain, but they keep showing how brave and strong they are and fought through their pain. All I have really been able to do is walk beside them through this and encourage them and share the tears.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Below is one of the hardest days. The last day there, as I drove in, I noticed that all of Cyndi's Forget-me-nots were in full bloom. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Tears. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I stopped and took a photo of them, along with the house. I dug up a few starts, for me, Mom, Jessi and one that I took to the cemetery. I took a walk alone around the place, thinking of them and going through another goodbye. And there in the back yard was the bleeding heart plant blooming its heart out. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Yup, it was hard. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">A really hard day. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> But it got worse. It came time to lock it up one last time and Mom and Dad got into Dan and Cyndi's truck, which they decided to buy from their estate, and they drove it out. I could hardly see through my tears to take a photo. Cyndi used to always, I mean always, ride in the seat beside Dad. And now it was driving out for the very last time. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">without them</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrUk-qewatqCfGdFYaQtaoKT1jtfl0CNog7PtZAFxRHP2tWR_ecHwHYRmxi_4JcQ6QO_TTspSD7KEG526lwmghydtQk-xAp9xHnFQZrJae317SRFc6c6hHDjcR7ixEpmroYlhOW-elYL92_Mp_INHEnVmHA55g54sTl8ky3iXxUtLqOqQodTlFft7d4g/s5120/May%20blog6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrUk-qewatqCfGdFYaQtaoKT1jtfl0CNog7PtZAFxRHP2tWR_ecHwHYRmxi_4JcQ6QO_TTspSD7KEG526lwmghydtQk-xAp9xHnFQZrJae317SRFc6c6hHDjcR7ixEpmroYlhOW-elYL92_Mp_INHEnVmHA55g54sTl8ky3iXxUtLqOqQodTlFft7d4g/w640-h400/May%20blog6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Oh, but that is not all. Just a few days later, came Cyndi's birthday. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Jessi and I took flowers to their graves the day before and made sure it was looking OK as far as grass and weeds. Mom and Dad took some flowers in the afternoon and we agreed to go to dinner together. Mom said we had to try our best to make it a day Cyndi would have been happy with. It turned out OK and we even ended with a toast to Cyndi before the night was over.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Yes, I am so proud of them. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I see how they have to struggle to keep on going on. I know it would be easier for them to just give in to it all and give up. But they get up, get dressed and go through another day. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">For that I am so grateful.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyEKh27WN6yUX55DuT3hXFY6lobjXY54-Gq-oX3NDCQNtdOhB2dxcEpR2a24OVtlJ3RuHq4Xwmi9WEVeVC4dCpmOrETjt-zg3WJ2deyBGcc0st4RHrMpjHd8F102fRFMGfQ_p2_q5UNJ9gYpJvzRR0xV5OzMuHdt8WVYoF-vKVC540EAL4X1jCA7FOvg/s4032/IMG_1709.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyEKh27WN6yUX55DuT3hXFY6lobjXY54-Gq-oX3NDCQNtdOhB2dxcEpR2a24OVtlJ3RuHq4Xwmi9WEVeVC4dCpmOrETjt-zg3WJ2deyBGcc0st4RHrMpjHd8F102fRFMGfQ_p2_q5UNJ9gYpJvzRR0xV5OzMuHdt8WVYoF-vKVC540EAL4X1jCA7FOvg/w640-h480/IMG_1709.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span>The locket </span><span>that Mom has on, we found</span><span> in Cyndi's things. Mom and Dad gave each of us girls one for Christmas one year. When she spotted it in the box, she opened it and saw</span><span> Dan and Cyndi's pictures cut and pasted inside.</span><span> Without hesitation, with tears falling, Mom put that necklace on. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">She hasn't taken it off yet. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9yNrbVhEhtEczR4dJEb_cYhpAia3YjZ9tUBZhSYNhoUdq0W702xaAbMvScNYF3hMIFF-fU_IgI89lS_ktm3Y3DZpttWG_xpxU5Ip773z_eFbT4OXNaPEE68WF2SVWxNVQ5nrZJTNdbDfFarYPnp8RSrCKkCFyXPUmo8jNKaeL9TyPwGXvQ4L381z2Eg/s5120/May%20blog4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9yNrbVhEhtEczR4dJEb_cYhpAia3YjZ9tUBZhSYNhoUdq0W702xaAbMvScNYF3hMIFF-fU_IgI89lS_ktm3Y3DZpttWG_xpxU5Ip773z_eFbT4OXNaPEE68WF2SVWxNVQ5nrZJTNdbDfFarYPnp8RSrCKkCFyXPUmo8jNKaeL9TyPwGXvQ4L381z2Eg/w640-h400/May%20blog4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: xx-large;">I e</span><span style="font-size: xx-large;">nded the month with a trip to Eugene with Jessi and Rachel. Jessi is a huge fan of Lysa Terkeurst, a Christian author and speaker. Jessi has read all of her books and has found so much encouragement in her hard times from her. Rachel has read some of the books too, so when Jessi asked me to go with them, I said yes. It was a really good night. Dinner out and plenty of time to talk with the girls as we drove to and from.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibfdsilsD9JD5A5IaEe0VNW4q6x9DPY9QDfQkai2Xz9kcZ4I82MAam2MOdAhRgmzYCyOLOqLN_yMQfruVJPFCrLsBnhQ72WNJd72IC0ttQBHRIGRsXA0IdZwUX4ExRytE3Mtvk3VKH3_YlEbHWQjEQO9W5aq5VB36HWtO4PUzDHoG2eLq7eI3Msfo6Bg/s4032/IMG_1763.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibfdsilsD9JD5A5IaEe0VNW4q6x9DPY9QDfQkai2Xz9kcZ4I82MAam2MOdAhRgmzYCyOLOqLN_yMQfruVJPFCrLsBnhQ72WNJd72IC0ttQBHRIGRsXA0IdZwUX4ExRytE3Mtvk3VKH3_YlEbHWQjEQO9W5aq5VB36HWtO4PUzDHoG2eLq7eI3Msfo6Bg/w480-h640/IMG_1763.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Way back in February, Ariel took his citizenship test. He was elated when he passed it. But because of Covid, he had to go alone and there was nobody there to celebrate with him when he got the results. On top of that, we were dealing with our fresh pain and it just didn't feel right to them to make a big deal out of their joy in the midst of all of this pain that we were all feeling.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Well, they have the best neighbors. They were greeted with cupcakes and flowers that evening. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">But that was not the end of it. Nope. Those neighbors got a permit from the city to close the street and they invited everyone around the block to come to celebrate this great moment in Ariel's life. The last Saturday of the month was their big neighborhood celebration. It turned out great and they are so blessed to have such great neighbors.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicvFg25FlRJ5cvWu0dOGuG-9ZdVy9P393PPTjkJHjTkkoOSxoEM0atXIVKkukkHkCbfWtKJOPwa04VOTmVAXzKEiy858FkO0X99AAwMBUKjzjUNJxoP5WiDQDBvFmZ1ut3j1XUl5jGMed56G0SYshYhEV8_29_dAexj58Qonp2kQAFYAToOKnpC5skVQ/s5120/May%20blog8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicvFg25FlRJ5cvWu0dOGuG-9ZdVy9P393PPTjkJHjTkkoOSxoEM0atXIVKkukkHkCbfWtKJOPwa04VOTmVAXzKEiy858FkO0X99AAwMBUKjzjUNJxoP5WiDQDBvFmZ1ut3j1XUl5jGMed56G0SYshYhEV8_29_dAexj58Qonp2kQAFYAToOKnpC5skVQ/w640-h400/May%20blog8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><script type="text/javascript">
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</script>Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01394553650178941152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026155277456594357.post-89390471645852880302022-04-28T20:40:00.002-07:002022-04-28T21:05:16.766-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Warning! This post is really really long. I didn't collage the photos because I wanted to leave them big so I could see the pictures better. My photo journal is something I do for myself, so I decided to post all the photos I loved the most. So just be warned this is really long.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Catching up with our trip to Africa</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We had scheduled our trip for September, but decided with the Covid Delta variant that we should postpone it. We were not so much worried about getting it, but were afraid that we might get locked down there. So once we felt things were doing better and we had our booster shot, we rebooked the trip for January. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Finally we were on our way after covid test #1. Masks were required on the airports and on the planes. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnK_3PInyyZrds53L7HDVnExm5hBmBHM1FqOb7xLXi8kfhJ5mlvIPzcjAzciXetC2LXivJj1xpqnR3iPuEQl9eJD7S-TfCR-HokdWd84x9wmU0yWUVA07K8eTWqU7bfBzWVglfmi1FKQKhq5vvio0ZL0HmPm1Ef2B1KU8efHUPnz4cqBgdMmj9PuMBdg/s2754/IMG_9435.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2754" data-original-width="2209" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnK_3PInyyZrds53L7HDVnExm5hBmBHM1FqOb7xLXi8kfhJ5mlvIPzcjAzciXetC2LXivJj1xpqnR3iPuEQl9eJD7S-TfCR-HokdWd84x9wmU0yWUVA07K8eTWqU7bfBzWVglfmi1FKQKhq5vvio0ZL0HmPm1Ef2B1KU8efHUPnz4cqBgdMmj9PuMBdg/w514-h640/IMG_9435.JPEG" width="514" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd00I0egf_dnFBJNYi8nibepPoHE8J9xoxnMH7c0Us6dhPbwvjPKR3mfYLpQ3BPE7ehflzHmIwYZYmzzsoo3KYkAfRsh3iBno4A-KTTgKdpdHCi_cC1IFpSnNisYZ_TS7KQxHFWhGYvojTHe0X-ADKRusH-Kd3mA6LWkE4kYoTWc0oEoSFTrXGbuOjQw/s3088/IMG_9442.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2316" data-original-width="3088" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd00I0egf_dnFBJNYi8nibepPoHE8J9xoxnMH7c0Us6dhPbwvjPKR3mfYLpQ3BPE7ehflzHmIwYZYmzzsoo3KYkAfRsh3iBno4A-KTTgKdpdHCi_cC1IFpSnNisYZ_TS7KQxHFWhGYvojTHe0X-ADKRusH-Kd3mA6LWkE4kYoTWc0oEoSFTrXGbuOjQw/w640-h480/IMG_9442.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It was a 20 hour flight with a stopover in Amsterdam before landing in Johannesburg for a few hours sleep before our flight to </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Victoria Falls.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>John does not sleep well on airplanes. His doctor gave him some sleeping pills to help him sleep. Before going, he tested them out and didn't think they were strong enough. Well...when we arrived into Amsterdam and found our gate, he decided it was time to take his pill. Unknown to me...he took TWO! I suddenly noticed he was sitting in the seat in the waiting area and his eyelids were fluttering. I asked him what was going on, he mumbled something to me about being sleepy. He held up his hands and he was shaking and he was pulling at his fingertips. Then his eyes went shut and he would not wake up. I got him awake enough to get him to answer that he had taken two pills instead of one.</span><span> </span><span> </span><span>I really panicked, wondering if he was having a stroke or something.</span><span> </span><span> I didn't know what to do, should I call emergency and miss our flight, should I just let him sleep. I finally explained things to the agent and asked if she would get assistance helping board him when it came time. She said that if he could not walk on, he would not be permitted to board. I agreed with that, I had to know he could wake up and that it was not something serious. By then everyone around us was noticing. I forced him to wake up and told him if he could not walk, he could not go. A man next to us helped me pull him to his feet. He could barely move, it was as if he had weights in his shoes. It took three agents to hold him up and direct him to the plane. They verified with me over and over that it was not alcohol or other drug related. They had dogs sniff us before we could board. They got him to his seat and he conked back out for the flight. We spent a few hours in a hotel in Johannesburg and the next morning, he had no memory of any of that!! He says he will not be taking those pills again!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEMVgTnIADol-i1h1P-aEnkarlc9PCQ_KuvP9u7iCNxyJiGXjLyRYq1p1s3L19ye0eWoE0zdT-pk2FKz4nLXPLxIYbJifdWcbZztk7ASes-hTwE0usKtRh5jCDZIJIwfwg8qwGA9qExhpGwwY4BKC7hQdDKQSinHLznrz_uYqnMGOGOLKUagbM9vH03Q/s4032/IMG_9457.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEMVgTnIADol-i1h1P-aEnkarlc9PCQ_KuvP9u7iCNxyJiGXjLyRYq1p1s3L19ye0eWoE0zdT-pk2FKz4nLXPLxIYbJifdWcbZztk7ASes-hTwE0usKtRh5jCDZIJIwfwg8qwGA9qExhpGwwY4BKC7hQdDKQSinHLznrz_uYqnMGOGOLKUagbM9vH03Q/w300-h400/IMG_9457.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Finally, after covid test #2, we were at Victoria Falls! It was pretty amazing to see the spray from the falls from the airplane!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0sNhD32neOL16MKh2OwL1IKxvexpBboglgilYh8i-W5tHEhQbHIz5xRO2qBCzNiDFtcylUxxat62WXbqTz6RMiRvqGS28b0OXiwQmPY1Iy-WFFv55ujQoBVgQ5dKWSAYpXBRRek_L79ar6IqvK7RBiDX1iFEjbdIjPiVylbpq3YIk6PvY0VEIgNiOtg/s4032/IMG_9488.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0sNhD32neOL16MKh2OwL1IKxvexpBboglgilYh8i-W5tHEhQbHIz5xRO2qBCzNiDFtcylUxxat62WXbqTz6RMiRvqGS28b0OXiwQmPY1Iy-WFFv55ujQoBVgQ5dKWSAYpXBRRek_L79ar6IqvK7RBiDX1iFEjbdIjPiVylbpq3YIk6PvY0VEIgNiOtg/w480-h640/IMG_9488.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">A driver picked us up and took us to a boat ramp where our safari guide met us. We had to go by boat to our lodge. As soon as I was on the boat, I joked with our guide "I don't see any elephants..." He replied that he had seen some on his way to pick us up. I was sure he hadn't really. But we had barely gone any distance and there in front of us, beside the river was a real live elephant herd! What a way to start the trip!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6KC0rqAC5OAwVYGhChbCQqIksy8u2gxGEGxOf78JovIDdRcgo_HxC5gRDHE17DuTaTy_rhsDdn11fGCMYVpwu4XT8U40TiMQ-ag4YB5k9DKRyYF_jNPwsPB-quX-uwIqbvNf7-j1Hr3W_-s_0XwyL5mxG-hFuR0EoUuujEpqluuit0n7nQ9M7ltx5ug/s1567/DSC_6188.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1140" data-original-width="1567" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6KC0rqAC5OAwVYGhChbCQqIksy8u2gxGEGxOf78JovIDdRcgo_HxC5gRDHE17DuTaTy_rhsDdn11fGCMYVpwu4XT8U40TiMQ-ag4YB5k9DKRyYF_jNPwsPB-quX-uwIqbvNf7-j1Hr3W_-s_0XwyL5mxG-hFuR0EoUuujEpqluuit0n7nQ9M7ltx5ug/w640-h466/DSC_6188.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We were given the best room on the island, right at the point, and had an amazing view of sunrise and elephants on the shore.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8e5HKDdIW_OxheVtzNrPpAJrR85IsNK6duulMSHCI65Zz-l4kAfmO4XACR4npJBtXmRK4Ay4GPpkfFgFwIwsygN_dOkpGlVkZLiqnihJSrw5FfOB5CT9rBuuP51Bi53fPeXlCfxEJR-HKxkTQayRuFS8ZcGo8QaSlZ0ts4rsbcuQES-g2k3FcOnaf7Q/s2048/DSC_6391.jpg" style="font-size: x-large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2048" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8e5HKDdIW_OxheVtzNrPpAJrR85IsNK6duulMSHCI65Zz-l4kAfmO4XACR4npJBtXmRK4Ay4GPpkfFgFwIwsygN_dOkpGlVkZLiqnihJSrw5FfOB5CT9rBuuP51Bi53fPeXlCfxEJR-HKxkTQayRuFS8ZcGo8QaSlZ0ts4rsbcuQES-g2k3FcOnaf7Q/w640-h428/DSC_6391.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> We had a butler, Mathias who made sure everything was perfect. Obey was the manager. They greeted us every time we returned by boat.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnc7IoLuzkC_rmKBYlBK5E3c6ehcrjBEdaoG2H1Vj_89m_riis61DWWqHy_kcBDmFnEynAsZIPEIIvzDm8KNiq2BQ-Wt5Hm5Sux7vWrs8iui6deeO4ATcemo5fLl0t6-rvUvPfM279rsgqGxMlBw_EIMVKqRwZpkW47nwX7M4W-0VpnsRFQ1PR1v2cfw/s2048/DSC_6193.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2048" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnc7IoLuzkC_rmKBYlBK5E3c6ehcrjBEdaoG2H1Vj_89m_riis61DWWqHy_kcBDmFnEynAsZIPEIIvzDm8KNiq2BQ-Wt5Hm5Sux7vWrs8iui6deeO4ATcemo5fLl0t6-rvUvPfM279rsgqGxMlBw_EIMVKqRwZpkW47nwX7M4W-0VpnsRFQ1PR1v2cfw/w640-h428/DSC_6193.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">Victoria Falls River Lodge</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Our room was so perfect! Way more than I expected. There was even our own soaking pool on the deck. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk1vPPB7sIdciii2ldUA358KqMFDRIVbmZG9Tyw5bl9jNpxPXUaYHOFMeds8gDK2xKeG1gl1wHZhNWMnU5T4Tj5gKJM6HpaY8QYLuh9ZH50ZrZkeLucfUvujhd-E7OF9_ZZ9mWQ0Xrg4CSwZswSVeAVX79UEg5tS3lsSUpeEKVxUFU7izc3p1rPtcKow/s2048/DSC_6196.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2048" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk1vPPB7sIdciii2ldUA358KqMFDRIVbmZG9Tyw5bl9jNpxPXUaYHOFMeds8gDK2xKeG1gl1wHZhNWMnU5T4Tj5gKJM6HpaY8QYLuh9ZH50ZrZkeLucfUvujhd-E7OF9_ZZ9mWQ0Xrg4CSwZswSVeAVX79UEg5tS3lsSUpeEKVxUFU7izc3p1rPtcKow/w640-h428/DSC_6196.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg25MktXFGySagthm7mB7NmZ8XQDWFQ-Wx4RNd-qar7ihpocmxRT3dwgIkwBHUXz3Ryhv8LUcsnhRIHdMoaD8QXTWbGR1in6g7dtnyzjJUXIb8ALe1ifVJJmRAzSub4FO7uyviBsxieH49dMyGwRVajHo95eG-I6h4mzqfX09Ertu65IyFvli2ElB8zqQ/s2048/DSC_6197.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2316" data-original-width="3088" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUdXkPosTBanSWpP_-90c0DqVZejQj-e9Kw3odnYOHyBRVIkQSPu20d1A0Ep_DTlmticwdFTNDRkI7Aee3C6dFgP699t070rkVfXjuTGF8nDaE6HP5Ol8JWT3kLFiuKR4TZrU1IH_1-Jzm3gJMu2L2bfSIg_MgCKSa9kQWBAkhBlIM7kQzTubC6SxGrw/w640-h480/IMG_9493.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>As soon as we were settled into our room, we headed out on our first safari with our guide Blessed. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjniW9phVS207VYcoIylXrqV_vceT7_xgMdE2UZwfR8O5VWrKEjxbS2IYkjRc6XDaXhSmwskk68n9hp9EjEEvfpJByiWUdlKAhoB7KJ96yIdEkb7zdPgAFcJ9dper0DxazMFgHFXzBF1_dM9tJ5k9GZgvMVGQggGEQhLsAhSfN-h9ueU1M53uuSUFPh-g/s4032/IMG_9508.JPG" style="font-size: x-large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjniW9phVS207VYcoIylXrqV_vceT7_xgMdE2UZwfR8O5VWrKEjxbS2IYkjRc6XDaXhSmwskk68n9hp9EjEEvfpJByiWUdlKAhoB7KJ96yIdEkb7zdPgAFcJ9dper0DxazMFgHFXzBF1_dM9tJ5k9GZgvMVGQggGEQhLsAhSfN-h9ueU1M53uuSUFPh-g/w640-h480/IMG_9508.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">First thing, we saw a hippo on the shore and more in the water. They were everywhere. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8batsL5XJWTadC5PKgVq8OWSaYJSDRCLa6Y_JBzZLEnrZMl7Su6lUG2LxEM6rnJkj_jYJ1sz9sXqLQCWW5Y7uLJg5xS58jVClms6uej8nBOmN8rcA4v7VhFEmMOslhbL_aTy2tD4-tcVKlmHM3iRkRTAdVqbFD_sShNDbpAu-s3Q8inLKBpb-k7Yn2g/s2048/DSC_6238.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2048" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8batsL5XJWTadC5PKgVq8OWSaYJSDRCLa6Y_JBzZLEnrZMl7Su6lUG2LxEM6rnJkj_jYJ1sz9sXqLQCWW5Y7uLJg5xS58jVClms6uej8nBOmN8rcA4v7VhFEmMOslhbL_aTy2tD4-tcVKlmHM3iRkRTAdVqbFD_sShNDbpAu-s3Q8inLKBpb-k7Yn2g/w640-h428/DSC_6238.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMgqVNlCo-xcglbXbFC77lJqxIuC1cGQLKZ-hJACimz59SV3qBK9lZqxM7c_p8xfXWgNP5I7quH2141QKr4_ZGyA7hscMfPM0AQyDCduKI8dZ7E39zlRblDscTPN_rL3bLHekuORzUniNqdOvNdhCEkXmlTzCi4z0JCaLq6mUna2Y1_8A9QwcepAc9Lw/s1754/DSC_6254.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Always way too much food.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Breakfast always started with a plate of fresh fruit, a basket of warm rolls, fresh made juice and latte. And then we were expected to order a meal to go with it! Always seated outside by the river with monkeys in the trees.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHjqM1V8BDFH2LBA4fP1QgDgK5aioQgzF4BPAEdgOwV0DfoG5WKtPo9OdNkvcgBHf2cSD62-S5DtGFF7GPW082ba_oTBc396AV0-9Tk2WZwnUVISVy-L9is5oeHBfRpWan2bTz6iePRLeLLcWATtlYg4nVo8R9Pm6BeVOkwliyqWbTOLxg2mdkVwjFaw/s4032/IMG_9522.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHjqM1V8BDFH2LBA4fP1QgDgK5aioQgzF4BPAEdgOwV0DfoG5WKtPo9OdNkvcgBHf2cSD62-S5DtGFF7GPW082ba_oTBc396AV0-9Tk2WZwnUVISVy-L9is5oeHBfRpWan2bTz6iePRLeLLcWATtlYg4nVo8R9Pm6BeVOkwliyqWbTOLxg2mdkVwjFaw/w480-h640/IMG_9522.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkUYjIX_E6H7ycI02gtzI3XPs12CC08DvxEtQsx8KYu7FkY1RxbZKCVSE7rs8PCcaL3GPRiIhiCD1B9TOjcwTw79t_ot_i3gqlnoSfOrxxbGHedO8UimkL1tKVK6DJYktNJJkIf38UJwvK7Dlf8XWWtLPQg1aCJyDzTaYRmsRjq7WAuV4QUnsJvXBXUQ/s4032/IMG_9559.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkUYjIX_E6H7ycI02gtzI3XPs12CC08DvxEtQsx8KYu7FkY1RxbZKCVSE7rs8PCcaL3GPRiIhiCD1B9TOjcwTw79t_ot_i3gqlnoSfOrxxbGHedO8UimkL1tKVK6DJYktNJJkIf38UJwvK7Dlf8XWWtLPQg1aCJyDzTaYRmsRjq7WAuV4QUnsJvXBXUQ/w640-h480/IMG_9559.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">Here are a few sunrise photos from our room.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwohm6mDoR1deGtluBTsyyx4rctdP9DPA3gvyRmZyZvXMLmacaK3xnbVxgonU8UTGQRHrA6feqLu688Iy230eqaLV9AukYrXpaTf44sXG06nhFVEURKgQoJvsOAjdp2ILMVXkF_w8vry-jNWCdxGrIapfNFVPZ7O9ftjYI_HlDxZThru9gci1c1mUk5A/s2048/DSC_6895.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2048" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwohm6mDoR1deGtluBTsyyx4rctdP9DPA3gvyRmZyZvXMLmacaK3xnbVxgonU8UTGQRHrA6feqLu688Iy230eqaLV9AukYrXpaTf44sXG06nhFVEURKgQoJvsOAjdp2ILMVXkF_w8vry-jNWCdxGrIapfNFVPZ7O9ftjYI_HlDxZThru9gci1c1mUk5A/w640-h428/DSC_6895.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here are the elephants we watched from our deck.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0tEv2vHl_AjbMpDnTzaR5GXiaChTjP4ewNuFdlZ-mDxY1FNU8GtB4u3DobEpb5r-2_q1RJe0OkTs6qUxOgIOBcf5rkhyb-t2ivY05QJHDXjxZq1AElGbO09idIMbyHGwW_VLqlQ4_cpulWhs_ea0Xl27VyklgYB3TcAUX5HacpQtexV3flIeXTURqyA/s1035/DSC_6416-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="692" data-original-width="1035" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0tEv2vHl_AjbMpDnTzaR5GXiaChTjP4ewNuFdlZ-mDxY1FNU8GtB4u3DobEpb5r-2_q1RJe0OkTs6qUxOgIOBcf5rkhyb-t2ivY05QJHDXjxZq1AElGbO09idIMbyHGwW_VLqlQ4_cpulWhs_ea0Xl27VyklgYB3TcAUX5HacpQtexV3flIeXTURqyA/w640-h428/DSC_6416-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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They roamed freely and even enjoyed our upper deck. One day, one of them was tapping to get in our patio door.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_wVVXsp_F65z_9zyUDnE22xpG4nVd4nw2IE7M6pEBrr8d1wRPk4QpUx3ZzPJevszl0MP45lMEamwtgf3W4H1ipRJ2z5TFcRdp_5ZgOgNUF0PWJMi0lwwlJc_Le7qs61DcAvkFL-5h9wHmEzsOzBLrKPMJ4QDXiD9-rUC3FLLKJzd8iW4eyh-1PJlcog/s4032/IMG_9605.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_wVVXsp_F65z_9zyUDnE22xpG4nVd4nw2IE7M6pEBrr8d1wRPk4QpUx3ZzPJevszl0MP45lMEamwtgf3W4H1ipRJ2z5TFcRdp_5ZgOgNUF0PWJMi0lwwlJc_Le7qs61DcAvkFL-5h9wHmEzsOzBLrKPMJ4QDXiD9-rUC3FLLKJzd8iW4eyh-1PJlcog/w480-h640/IMG_9605.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJlXiBixnDCP2Ss7n6K9-Hjckaevdio7wJTfEHjv9f6G5YNgtaSYdTdNyTG7vffK3zVQRksPbzGzII3VpdaLhykSdtI_FeqVperitUFN5iSqY4scQZ7N7KAS9OH2-I8pd3IXWQ4pEi_69oVlYhrr5HscrsFsQ8Jr0iwBC9BtJAyNyA8KB3io2Ywghr6g/s1829/DSC_6641.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1221" data-original-width="1829" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJlXiBixnDCP2Ss7n6K9-Hjckaevdio7wJTfEHjv9f6G5YNgtaSYdTdNyTG7vffK3zVQRksPbzGzII3VpdaLhykSdtI_FeqVperitUFN5iSqY4scQZ7N7KAS9OH2-I8pd3IXWQ4pEi_69oVlYhrr5HscrsFsQ8Jr0iwBC9BtJAyNyA8KB3io2Ywghr6g/w640-h428/DSC_6641.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3iT8BSEjVI7mNURnIqcYG5wrsObeEYF5CoRMyGUCAQ0kGfh4sWxlOf3AfhA_AhcIjz_5p-UYXCF5sfkmgEVFcjcI3Xstr7SBQtovgj4mkcuHD0wd0HD2KK0qh1ByNo9ApKU3qVHnELt-osO6bLvHvpj2cvx0dYf2z0YF0xem9u2Xkh6U2odB__ez2bQ/s2048/DSC_6616.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1367" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3iT8BSEjVI7mNURnIqcYG5wrsObeEYF5CoRMyGUCAQ0kGfh4sWxlOf3AfhA_AhcIjz_5p-UYXCF5sfkmgEVFcjcI3Xstr7SBQtovgj4mkcuHD0wd0HD2KK0qh1ByNo9ApKU3qVHnELt-osO6bLvHvpj2cvx0dYf2z0YF0xem9u2Xkh6U2odB__ez2bQ/w428-h640/DSC_6616.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhGNDqxCzNXz_VzUAaqi0s9LXijmXgJTiEkOEndU-Ig3kbaBm4tckbhoSBEJoJxaxXQ7CHNewBpmRxYKoDtuEcvt6uNS0m4ysuNgJK0UfX9YdlJIYl_zQR69SaDsHByBYMvUB7g55G5bH2g6pvAH8nD2ZjdDQMDNSU9a4y6lUg-ofJ1HDnQSV1NONVqQ/s2048/DSC_6600.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2048" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhGNDqxCzNXz_VzUAaqi0s9LXijmXgJTiEkOEndU-Ig3kbaBm4tckbhoSBEJoJxaxXQ7CHNewBpmRxYKoDtuEcvt6uNS0m4ysuNgJK0UfX9YdlJIYl_zQR69SaDsHByBYMvUB7g55G5bH2g6pvAH8nD2ZjdDQMDNSU9a4y6lUg-ofJ1HDnQSV1NONVqQ/w640-h428/DSC_6600.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">sausage tree</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbQAmhf9YG73BPVJSAZe4VzLNRMEbfl0d7e0wu8u4wJQVGTj8ofSvk7rffUAFdfcnf8mFHJqlIlmceRADRrj-qU3scEqXeNRTiUcqosnHw-ixHrJVKVd6vbF5gcaJk_tQluzYSOYoFXDW3XaxSlPmO6y7MsBsPzNHPznww5eMltXtuAPOfCQ_sKjr5XQ/s2048/IMGP5870.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1356" data-original-width="2048" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbQAmhf9YG73BPVJSAZe4VzLNRMEbfl0d7e0wu8u4wJQVGTj8ofSvk7rffUAFdfcnf8mFHJqlIlmceRADRrj-qU3scEqXeNRTiUcqosnHw-ixHrJVKVd6vbF5gcaJk_tQluzYSOYoFXDW3XaxSlPmO6y7MsBsPzNHPznww5eMltXtuAPOfCQ_sKjr5XQ/w640-h424/IMGP5870.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">Once a day we also took a land safari. I had not expected to see so many big animals at Victoria Falls. Mathias and Blessed made sure and loaded up drinks and snacks for each trip.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-yf0JT4chBuFpYWyCOZsH0znV06ESImQKQ8oVrAxtMtfzQh1J22Xc1IvVqLlfDpZkioVPpFmG77XgqlJgWydBn6NF2QgOI4HsA6GheOwQaItfQnz82fNaRJqLe1INfaU03bqdqpyWsNNwDiLyXvoAPVwB7j88RDItsJ5V18IWQw4Aqqdar6D6KDQODw/s2048/DSC_7168.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2048" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-yf0JT4chBuFpYWyCOZsH0znV06ESImQKQ8oVrAxtMtfzQh1J22Xc1IvVqLlfDpZkioVPpFmG77XgqlJgWydBn6NF2QgOI4HsA6GheOwQaItfQnz82fNaRJqLe1INfaU03bqdqpyWsNNwDiLyXvoAPVwB7j88RDItsJ5V18IWQw4Aqqdar6D6KDQODw/w640-h428/DSC_7168.jpg" width="640" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicBZBdMPsI1JkPTt1Nw9bBjNJhEPI4i69SsZFPF2s6R5qf9_C04prfL9iNF8_TdsY55pkGQOhmx0BBOtmgZJv8W0DvG-t4uT69_tY_M01oTqXxmOJq590Fr0N5J0EclCNmz3R-Yac-TZKLPiZkDbDedaD5cElKu3JFKKweW_QYU7ELRzgHCDxNsygCCA/s2048/DSC_6813.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2048" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicBZBdMPsI1JkPTt1Nw9bBjNJhEPI4i69SsZFPF2s6R5qf9_C04prfL9iNF8_TdsY55pkGQOhmx0BBOtmgZJv8W0DvG-t4uT69_tY_M01oTqXxmOJq590Fr0N5J0EclCNmz3R-Yac-TZKLPiZkDbDedaD5cElKu3JFKKweW_QYU7ELRzgHCDxNsygCCA/w640-h428/DSC_6813.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Impalas (with an ox-pecker on his back)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitM4WDb4REf0O8PYoXUZFvqjtkZ58RNvIIevzKNOYGECAK5vfB_manMup1gfkfP8D5DzpfxE1vuN0bu92cDKuMFtwkVKHVNlt6gs5zZG3WfJM_NkmYs4EQdD04L1TMQ9KQIy8fuRZmbQV2KSY3usjTwqqQwQURTbBkBY7xOZbf8Rg45Y8SadpQytxbCA/s2048/DSC_6863.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2048" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitM4WDb4REf0O8PYoXUZFvqjtkZ58RNvIIevzKNOYGECAK5vfB_manMup1gfkfP8D5DzpfxE1vuN0bu92cDKuMFtwkVKHVNlt6gs5zZG3WfJM_NkmYs4EQdD04L1TMQ9KQIy8fuRZmbQV2KSY3usjTwqqQwQURTbBkBY7xOZbf8Rg45Y8SadpQytxbCA/w640-h428/DSC_6863.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Blessed called them McDonalds. I thought it was because there were so many of them like fast-food. But turns out it is because they have a black mark on their rump like the McDonalds golden arch.</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLHN94riiFxt10hOZnupSdvbjYKivJQRODdNd96z4lzR6H0aGFA0y5n_u6psQKb68zfIDuIO3cYT5vScVbzQ2UrznnqDyKPGwJAWHRy1L-1DhCT6oCEedZa2DDv4_308mJruTOgOW6YA1nLRWhF1wHb-pfG0d7q5FHO99LR7S75vOOWTO_rD1it2QoPw/s2048/DSC_6665.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2048" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLHN94riiFxt10hOZnupSdvbjYKivJQRODdNd96z4lzR6H0aGFA0y5n_u6psQKb68zfIDuIO3cYT5vScVbzQ2UrznnqDyKPGwJAWHRy1L-1DhCT6oCEedZa2DDv4_308mJruTOgOW6YA1nLRWhF1wHb-pfG0d7q5FHO99LR7S75vOOWTO_rD1it2QoPw/w640-h428/DSC_6665.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFJS8fqtLlHz2_bjktzViCdO-sNnCQ0NA9uwVx_mXkC5FoIOtOvqMN2u9o8TfpULsa5G8wfh3p8HP17TxGxHCdw6shEYYWzVzw_TLwpUQJ1zDcCdH4mD-TO-NwMCiqgNXIN8MVB67RluvS6LNoW1bLt158erlQO-fMGOaPEnHyvUlEsMBOaVY01nr_dg/s2048/DSC_6676.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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The map below names the largest falls, we have now been to all three!</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE9WPYBZEUxl0q8Z53mpxJGqQlk3PCoxbTo2BP6oPfZbdrdQ38FJJXaP7_BctrZYRKt8HMxsQepBbBeBmYwdRuw2EW3a-VVS5zb_uVzfLCYbUzY4tyb7Au3SdVD2u9U9m6KncE9NyqbOAGfPzhZxh4w3nWe364zYCOFcX7VYEPe8-tgPIcNtB6-DksuA/s2048/DSC_7013.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2048" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE9WPYBZEUxl0q8Z53mpxJGqQlk3PCoxbTo2BP6oPfZbdrdQ38FJJXaP7_BctrZYRKt8HMxsQepBbBeBmYwdRuw2EW3a-VVS5zb_uVzfLCYbUzY4tyb7Au3SdVD2u9U9m6KncE9NyqbOAGfPzhZxh4w3nWe364zYCOFcX7VYEPe8-tgPIcNtB6-DksuA/w640-h428/DSC_7013.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQqhU5Q5zb2ohLCJlDKQf2Z1v4wmBSABC8idtmt8WfedirsAmT7Ixr0RDyIMamlyz261kKx_x9FXtAhSpEP9qB2BTFv3akkQRpJm4tCd0RLbsLBn8VP0JKR5Xx5zdoFv5s3LOQ_V_McbagW6fGfPgPWfSn4QMiA221LFvlF2fQHjQMrNOFRB9T2kjGHQ/s2048/DSC_7021.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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The Amazing Race had a bungie jump from here on one of their episodes.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNsd6YbyYWcqgpZ4X1XxdTRVUk2ciK49f18iPuGdrcENfZ4vOsfz8m3fdaZnr3VEyaDwEbgYZM5RQVc4hQUjXLCz_QvQ7dkU59tGyln-zQ86JxxDsKzV1vad5NW4ABNxzUtqxxJBqinPAt7e5EoRqBuZIwKO4ziRxfPb_EAHVGYRF1SIYlYI9G7XPl5Q/s2048/DSC_7082.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2048" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNsd6YbyYWcqgpZ4X1XxdTRVUk2ciK49f18iPuGdrcENfZ4vOsfz8m3fdaZnr3VEyaDwEbgYZM5RQVc4hQUjXLCz_QvQ7dkU59tGyln-zQ86JxxDsKzV1vad5NW4ABNxzUtqxxJBqinPAt7e5EoRqBuZIwKO4ziRxfPb_EAHVGYRF1SIYlYI9G7XPl5Q/w640-h428/DSC_7082.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">We ended at a viewpoint for lunch overlooking the river. They have zip lines there, but no takers while we ate.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5YR_AdeN9aJW0HnDG2yqwJTMQ5loxREfDMRnip9b_skif9wyAa1FgfvYzFSoZVMq6yLQexVkWM8SmGOpIE_LpCVDlfUV62NLh6tpBGwPQf8kRSvP2C8k72LJAtsqnZAAHCbCPHTmnw-v69vgDc6aRLcSP9HOr09yPhR34_oGT-e_UNQaOJdP6TKLN9w/s2048/DSC_7093.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2048" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5YR_AdeN9aJW0HnDG2yqwJTMQ5loxREfDMRnip9b_skif9wyAa1FgfvYzFSoZVMq6yLQexVkWM8SmGOpIE_LpCVDlfUV62NLh6tpBGwPQf8kRSvP2C8k72LJAtsqnZAAHCbCPHTmnw-v69vgDc6aRLcSP9HOr09yPhR34_oGT-e_UNQaOJdP6TKLN9w/w640-h428/DSC_7093.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">The national flower of Zimbabwe.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Flame Lily</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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John spotted him on the bank by our lodge. He stayed there for a couple of days. It just cracked the staff up that he named him.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH8s-6FU6uCJ093iuP0L4miCeX6y5gYRSABOnn4DWfpzrK6r81AgIJlV6iIiHfLhXOaIutrEIKMX0weLvUYly3G9Qpc2SxUEeLHxnCVb0_ikJqXeUqAmw8G8Hl58befNbrtsGgT-CdYpo8JPKnlEs2iuNmOy-7vm15QUW055cAA8MEdKlXNY4yy8wdoA/s1346/DSC_7004.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="899" data-original-width="1346" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH8s-6FU6uCJ093iuP0L4miCeX6y5gYRSABOnn4DWfpzrK6r81AgIJlV6iIiHfLhXOaIutrEIKMX0weLvUYly3G9Qpc2SxUEeLHxnCVb0_ikJqXeUqAmw8G8Hl58befNbrtsGgT-CdYpo8JPKnlEs2iuNmOy-7vm15QUW055cAA8MEdKlXNY4yy8wdoA/w640-h428/DSC_7004.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjRZMc0c3ksCkWC3Co4BycTGhXw6HredSdap14i8vuRXmkV6-LCfIJHR6NW4RM5kqxTeM8dZ13S_nux03TvzSHx8SMeggigLnZM2vJhLvaSY0NGHQ5_ji2RHH0TtuELO32ilvajdnSMM-dS3O-0HQCPt72IR3h4eEkRp4cwELKvP2CHdIz62Qv9NqsTQ/s4032/IMG_9582.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjRZMc0c3ksCkWC3Co4BycTGhXw6HredSdap14i8vuRXmkV6-LCfIJHR6NW4RM5kqxTeM8dZ13S_nux03TvzSHx8SMeggigLnZM2vJhLvaSY0NGHQ5_ji2RHH0TtuELO32ilvajdnSMM-dS3O-0HQCPt72IR3h4eEkRp4cwELKvP2CHdIz62Qv9NqsTQ/w480-h640/IMG_9582.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><span style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">When we arrived, there was a welcome note from the staff and a certificate for massages. We saved them for our last day. Pretty nice, in a little hut right on the Zambezi river.</span></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj2ymmamQlJSOB-SX_f8mLmBythHArCJDTuNJ7ipZ-aOEL2OnPyJXqfemx613VDA1NC_kD24ZLYte9DrUR00od7mrQHC5d2WUjMM8IxI1vr1FTpZ4-0A06he3FdIqxNMSCBNHMELb-WeEw1354OiMJzJJPaMQUZEfXpnjD3LBSybHAvHrcRj4TIsjstQ/s4032/IMG_9583.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj2ymmamQlJSOB-SX_f8mLmBythHArCJDTuNJ7ipZ-aOEL2OnPyJXqfemx613VDA1NC_kD24ZLYte9DrUR00od7mrQHC5d2WUjMM8IxI1vr1FTpZ4-0A06he3FdIqxNMSCBNHMELb-WeEw1354OiMJzJJPaMQUZEfXpnjD3LBSybHAvHrcRj4TIsjstQ/w480-h640/IMG_9583.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXZM60W39Mv8o0mWyg306he9VvU75lSknN5v119tqs9HLX_7RabEDe3xl7Kwr_gvPd30Vvsf5e8P7aPjyQKKOMDCl-6F-qxUHOMro3fc7JnlmOIoeo_0Wyegr57f4kWeN85BKr2qbaEFK7XKz6d-Rk2oVzH9Y9_uPAwbyJk-6FUPyXfttkahdCI-MAPg/s4032/IMG_9610.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXZM60W39Mv8o0mWyg306he9VvU75lSknN5v119tqs9HLX_7RabEDe3xl7Kwr_gvPd30Vvsf5e8P7aPjyQKKOMDCl-6F-qxUHOMro3fc7JnlmOIoeo_0Wyegr57f4kWeN85BKr2qbaEFK7XKz6d-Rk2oVzH9Y9_uPAwbyJk-6FUPyXfttkahdCI-MAPg/w480-h640/IMG_9610.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;">Room service lattes on our deck the last morning.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwLSp3fs-RvhYM_a_693s0fCKP2r99KPNcZsuoBmQAFb9vw4NZyP9NIDUhLoAtLHo06NIh7GIL-hyljzyA1-6NNrMHRJlnsz2MxT_2DoliIo3hKZ98YGHN7zMGtBTRagdGFpWXiVp-wWSKjTN2kYcb6mLeVLg0SV2IKc1XYjmRhVyAIHCGZrn0Qigt4g/s4032/IMG_9618.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwLSp3fs-RvhYM_a_693s0fCKP2r99KPNcZsuoBmQAFb9vw4NZyP9NIDUhLoAtLHo06NIh7GIL-hyljzyA1-6NNrMHRJlnsz2MxT_2DoliIo3hKZ98YGHN7zMGtBTRagdGFpWXiVp-wWSKjTN2kYcb6mLeVLg0SV2IKc1XYjmRhVyAIHCGZrn0Qigt4g/w640-h480/IMG_9618.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Mathias and Chef Leo</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT7LKr1y0OrMLSfM1YJK8iXvsX3HaGMuCaRDDZc-JVP2OCuFQXkfGmCkm55tNpYBWXISadmdTf9-uqW9In6jTfJmPiYYcErQdv1VNMXpPp7e3x61n2Lgw2ZgoBIhuD6JyLzxlKEs9_BVRT90poEa_GgIgEonh7zBj0AYy9H93CaQWmclR62tHUZ8Mpew/s3088/IMG_9626.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2316" data-original-width="3088" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT7LKr1y0OrMLSfM1YJK8iXvsX3HaGMuCaRDDZc-JVP2OCuFQXkfGmCkm55tNpYBWXISadmdTf9-uqW9In6jTfJmPiYYcErQdv1VNMXpPp7e3x61n2Lgw2ZgoBIhuD6JyLzxlKEs9_BVRT90poEa_GgIgEonh7zBj0AYy9H93CaQWmclR62tHUZ8Mpew/w640-h480/IMG_9626.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Covid test #3 passed and ready for Tanzania.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Getting to Tanzania was not a simple process. Just like we had to go through Johannesburg for a night before getting to Victoria Falls, we first we had to fly to Johannesburg, then we took a flight to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia before our final destination of Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. Because of covid, airlines had cancelled the amount of flights and it was really hard and super expensive to find a simple one. We ended up on the fastest, but it required a red-eye flight and a layover in Addis. But we finally made it!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Our first two nights was in Arusha at the Siringit Villas. It was such a fancy place, right on a golf course.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwmCq-3yiEouGO53JnDVreIbZ4oM6NUeCOt7GBu0fc4cs5HscbsuVl4kg_2yexEh2Vqrg8qHENuVCtFIC-mDk0RxuTKzVv5Bdoah5ckL2Cva1jU-G58KHtc2X8rDHBbbhwj97lBbOx53eFG6jojVN4aXlFYXeuudFXYvMJp6hFsotGvD2fZ5nMDrQ49g/s2048/IMGP5914.jpg" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1356" data-original-width="2048" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwmCq-3yiEouGO53JnDVreIbZ4oM6NUeCOt7GBu0fc4cs5HscbsuVl4kg_2yexEh2Vqrg8qHENuVCtFIC-mDk0RxuTKzVv5Bdoah5ckL2Cva1jU-G58KHtc2X8rDHBbbhwj97lBbOx53eFG6jojVN4aXlFYXeuudFXYvMJp6hFsotGvD2fZ5nMDrQ49g/w640-h424/IMGP5914.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj71MGzvmRfkMrM6QRu69pDLZIGUhd3yWm4eyLv0vwXCbT_cIu-_mtEkXu53XwywwyaEd7rjTGT3pBuFsAAr9nbNa8FDI3XO1zi1JdiyNaOKNiltxHH40u42BAAo7qc6wZrkEqk5AveQ0r0TyRzl0P1_s53rq8yacrLJ0XaI2M98pDXpjaIBSJoDpJYBg/s2048/IMGP5909.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1356" data-original-width="2048" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj71MGzvmRfkMrM6QRu69pDLZIGUhd3yWm4eyLv0vwXCbT_cIu-_mtEkXu53XwywwyaEd7rjTGT3pBuFsAAr9nbNa8FDI3XO1zi1JdiyNaOKNiltxHH40u42BAAo7qc6wZrkEqk5AveQ0r0TyRzl0P1_s53rq8yacrLJ0XaI2M98pDXpjaIBSJoDpJYBg/w640-h424/IMGP5909.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhl-wX_6sCGzBK3fbX0Zm0Sil8_cLmZmBiEbXybVZUkN_1ZfmVCX9g9LICuTe2Gdu9tTiuXRD-GUP2WkvWv748mfy1U1NMaycDbAyu97H-nkIDZ_BpDpUKNp0A9723l47pkV4TpBJ8Sk__9R52USnBhwlhFpvFgGtgj0t0_SaDH6Sj51dvs0z7IYFj2A/s2048/IMGP5903.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1356" data-original-width="2048" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhl-wX_6sCGzBK3fbX0Zm0Sil8_cLmZmBiEbXybVZUkN_1ZfmVCX9g9LICuTe2Gdu9tTiuXRD-GUP2WkvWv748mfy1U1NMaycDbAyu97H-nkIDZ_BpDpUKNp0A9723l47pkV4TpBJ8Sk__9R52USnBhwlhFpvFgGtgj0t0_SaDH6Sj51dvs0z7IYFj2A/w640-h424/IMGP5903.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZypfx9aAqa5N8Sg6VCgp91nmRPDFENBZ1kG9Mt5CGjC0pIatKhxzqf_8o4nrHpNDJmgAzZy9LwL0t_cudHSUxASQ4vDLDHzbPx3CEQbCObktk-iqchcIPDnhQz0DfSxUDMTFBIHdmLU_kAPLJpgdQSwqWHBsFtARSjM6skp8_q1VwLS-p_OOzuZW4ug/s2048/DSC_7382.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2048" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZypfx9aAqa5N8Sg6VCgp91nmRPDFENBZ1kG9Mt5CGjC0pIatKhxzqf_8o4nrHpNDJmgAzZy9LwL0t_cudHSUxASQ4vDLDHzbPx3CEQbCObktk-iqchcIPDnhQz0DfSxUDMTFBIHdmLU_kAPLJpgdQSwqWHBsFtARSjM6skp8_q1VwLS-p_OOzuZW4ug/w640-h428/DSC_7382.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> The first night there were 4 men from Holland that were there to play golf. One of them was the original owner of the lodge. He is an architect and it was built for his family. The next morning they were gone and we had the place to ourselves, just like we had in Victoria Falls. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeKNaNBr4KT-GkshmgxkbeqdZsHyHbfcYSh6Gc-jWM4MGZ7_zuzRNxR3PrV6cimsjef42HRYPVluTuDiXpZXb3TlIS90UTOLo_0FkiO7KdH2ydnxktpY-YmND5JLHHFXWNkFhjBll5_U6VuJdltgSMZdthNmDi_O16Bkl_o10OknRq4R6dyAUB1su3_A/s4032/IMG_9679.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeKNaNBr4KT-GkshmgxkbeqdZsHyHbfcYSh6Gc-jWM4MGZ7_zuzRNxR3PrV6cimsjef42HRYPVluTuDiXpZXb3TlIS90UTOLo_0FkiO7KdH2ydnxktpY-YmND5JLHHFXWNkFhjBll5_U6VuJdltgSMZdthNmDi_O16Bkl_o10OknRq4R6dyAUB1su3_A/w480-h640/IMG_9679.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">First thing, John decided to get a shower. He grabbed his bag and suddenly realized it was NOT his bag! Even though we had handled that bag so many times for inspection and into our jeep we had not noticed it. Upon arrival to our lodge, it had been taken to our room for us. It took us 1/2 hour to drive back to the airport, turn the wrong bag in and retrieve his bag, then 1/2 hour back for John to get his shower. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We spent a day and a half just relaxing by the pool, walking the golf course, taking bird photos and eating. They set us up in the garden for lunch, by the pool for dinner and wherever we wanted for breakfast.</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Dickson, Chef Ombeni, Joshua</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzx8UcG2GehR3jZWyJDz7XMYH0dqFq-9B_G5KxYqYGG0PqWSplSjskYGULhHdrb8OV3Gng18aATxl6PjhQYq4mDHHAdpZCRCuuriSpsyJtdY3156zqFkU0KML8iv3QwhE1iR1bmKuifyFAa7W8tvCDamZLbEJC_AQMPLOH0k_HT3EEXj3RH69R0mdIBw/s2048/IMGP5929.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1356" data-original-width="2048" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzx8UcG2GehR3jZWyJDz7XMYH0dqFq-9B_G5KxYqYGG0PqWSplSjskYGULhHdrb8OV3Gng18aATxl6PjhQYq4mDHHAdpZCRCuuriSpsyJtdY3156zqFkU0KML8iv3QwhE1iR1bmKuifyFAa7W8tvCDamZLbEJC_AQMPLOH0k_HT3EEXj3RH69R0mdIBw/w640-h424/IMGP5929.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Dik-dik are tiny, less than knee high deer-like animals with the hugest eyes.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUOJDwyu-lZV7aZVnqWMv0z7mMxPnaz6M6v8VszN7_L6n9PmAhScTq0bXOlcm3r2F7H_sFjCngzkxfVKzlYLexERLuJ88NN08nBwHEeMHnST6mFNnmx8pF3XWAC1sbX0YDoqYzGRsZQz1YLtWTNFHrty4MT0-rxRlCWEznaKRqBfk7cZsIWfw1NGm82w/s1231/DSC_7351.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="822" data-original-width="1231" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUOJDwyu-lZV7aZVnqWMv0z7mMxPnaz6M6v8VszN7_L6n9PmAhScTq0bXOlcm3r2F7H_sFjCngzkxfVKzlYLexERLuJ88NN08nBwHEeMHnST6mFNnmx8pF3XWAC1sbX0YDoqYzGRsZQz1YLtWTNFHrty4MT0-rxRlCWEznaKRqBfk7cZsIWfw1NGm82w/w640-h428/DSC_7351.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5UcxsObrXx0Ga6KtKCFI8KKls2Zp_UPWDVRb4caB5a_h7nkfKL91kBrPL4iQrWdVTxiiDiPtEOVJAcHNOf3TBshX_m6js2hND3kjh9-djx_6pmcjlaDI1NIJzLp4-lH3OXqMjCO7S7traBVKOLrD9xjgoJ-CTvo7T2R5WVALg0jvNPAYfoPhPw_SdJA/s1505/DSC_7367.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1005" data-original-width="1505" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5UcxsObrXx0Ga6KtKCFI8KKls2Zp_UPWDVRb4caB5a_h7nkfKL91kBrPL4iQrWdVTxiiDiPtEOVJAcHNOf3TBshX_m6js2hND3kjh9-djx_6pmcjlaDI1NIJzLp4-lH3OXqMjCO7S7traBVKOLrD9xjgoJ-CTvo7T2R5WVALg0jvNPAYfoPhPw_SdJA/w640-h428/DSC_7367.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinIJKlommDDIcB3WCeExFv0jGUb6HG_NaJBiA__wKAgf-Sj8K1h8wUgRcTvNtNj_kCQNl1NApDeHpxi7xVpTJ4_-D4gXpY6b6VjrEdePzpPihRqJK-DCpC8L9RKh-iPoHPkaeEcekByu3EoV94_z4U1szyVTY4cvhFk9DLKvfW-MeAuOUP2k0s30Rt0w/s2048/DSC_7374.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2048" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinIJKlommDDIcB3WCeExFv0jGUb6HG_NaJBiA__wKAgf-Sj8K1h8wUgRcTvNtNj_kCQNl1NApDeHpxi7xVpTJ4_-D4gXpY6b6VjrEdePzpPihRqJK-DCpC8L9RKh-iPoHPkaeEcekByu3EoV94_z4U1szyVTY4cvhFk9DLKvfW-MeAuOUP2k0s30Rt0w/w640-h428/DSC_7374.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcuEzwGWYLmijiO6uS25Do629ZPpqwk06f76-jGUao_dXLSa2eRIO88UqcEz4LA3EwlJ--Fc-i63uNYXnkVjoEXgQ0CGlWyPUo21CrXgp_pBbKYsgVRabFuzVSdFdbmmb2eabFJZghnobnd3W4Cnct0DTO4iUKxEb5gMKdxbRGCDGVRajWCzWK23uJYg/s2048/DSC_7538.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2048" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcuEzwGWYLmijiO6uS25Do629ZPpqwk06f76-jGUao_dXLSa2eRIO88UqcEz4LA3EwlJ--Fc-i63uNYXnkVjoEXgQ0CGlWyPUo21CrXgp_pBbKYsgVRabFuzVSdFdbmmb2eabFJZghnobnd3W4Cnct0DTO4iUKxEb5gMKdxbRGCDGVRajWCzWK23uJYg/w640-h428/DSC_7538.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">mongoose</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio8VNtu6Zd0XoJAUlDrZ3OazZUH9EI7cx1iUY_zLcftMeq4wFEynLMXN0haaUtOslSc5v-7Z7bsAJ0JKIeIkkx6H3f9LEMAkwIx5O6KeDfmpicwfh-eW4kZ5itGjxVKfcp22YFx_KF8lWzDMKcwJYXsEj1Gz2yBIt5Y2gmpYFTb5x9ilsKKLlewy-kAQ/s1136/DSC_7497.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="758" data-original-width="1136" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio8VNtu6Zd0XoJAUlDrZ3OazZUH9EI7cx1iUY_zLcftMeq4wFEynLMXN0haaUtOslSc5v-7Z7bsAJ0JKIeIkkx6H3f9LEMAkwIx5O6KeDfmpicwfh-eW4kZ5itGjxVKfcp22YFx_KF8lWzDMKcwJYXsEj1Gz2yBIt5Y2gmpYFTb5x9ilsKKLlewy-kAQ/w640-h428/DSC_7497.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib7IwXQOK_0DeNtv1fNuGrwhb2t-Oy1zLkTfgpWtynbALsqBXLr8bS3MrrlysEwvRR200BicBJUDLnE2mvT7wwJvRjeF79Z40YYMq7iTUC262A1CCOskRnhf31BVKqiSbh7rAD8XegFlegIBb6WlysbJKaqxHXr8ZZO7i2E2eWV_gmTlylw81kXsWBdQ/s2048/DSC_7460.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2048" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib7IwXQOK_0DeNtv1fNuGrwhb2t-Oy1zLkTfgpWtynbALsqBXLr8bS3MrrlysEwvRR200BicBJUDLnE2mvT7wwJvRjeF79Z40YYMq7iTUC262A1CCOskRnhf31BVKqiSbh7rAD8XegFlegIBb6WlysbJKaqxHXr8ZZO7i2E2eWV_gmTlylw81kXsWBdQ/w640-h428/DSC_7460.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">So many birds! and incredible weaver nests!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkqr8dZPqwZVYzuzC-6e276IN9tvDqqXVsscasYTrDDIk7lFTTYPSJfyRDOxden8R1xcMU2xHWhFu5eiXxtFiH6mO85nyu49-LQU2kX1RfzqBXE-XNzBXU_t3WtfAf-1qQoGwzC2mDsV5KkUqJ2ySgfxNaN7HJJDjd7WVBeuIncCYkYuihrPlXMxWhRA/s2048/DSC_7488.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2048" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkqr8dZPqwZVYzuzC-6e276IN9tvDqqXVsscasYTrDDIk7lFTTYPSJfyRDOxden8R1xcMU2xHWhFu5eiXxtFiH6mO85nyu49-LQU2kX1RfzqBXE-XNzBXU_t3WtfAf-1qQoGwzC2mDsV5KkUqJ2ySgfxNaN7HJJDjd7WVBeuIncCYkYuihrPlXMxWhRA/w640-h428/DSC_7488.jpg" width="640" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirHBJ_xMtUzrWGxWKaiSFAd9-WMriKpeUyzTCkiMU6OTs4JzTwn5TswEglApsMH_iboL4kMheGZSByQJJqjITUs0SK2pxvmniJbtLP_XiN6wdYOs7ec55An3wPymJs577nR0pbzZ7ERvC_Kzmq1YKXE9CNlK4nDONYKpNsMqX6xF0RG7D6VWW3hcD8gQ/s5120/arusha1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="5120" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirHBJ_xMtUzrWGxWKaiSFAd9-WMriKpeUyzTCkiMU6OTs4JzTwn5TswEglApsMH_iboL4kMheGZSByQJJqjITUs0SK2pxvmniJbtLP_XiN6wdYOs7ec55An3wPymJs577nR0pbzZ7ERvC_Kzmq1YKXE9CNlK4nDONYKpNsMqX6xF0RG7D6VWW3hcD8gQ/w640-h512/arusha1.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">The ones that look like humming birds are called sunbirds. There were different colored ones around. Most I had not seen before, weavers, barbet, and the ones with the long gray tails are Go Away birds, because they don't stay around very long. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Most I didn't know the names of, but it was so nice sitting in the garden or by the pool watching the different ones fly in. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbG8nBEvCSG-YQxbxXdBkJHw3hoZg7ne_tQHWktdpi_0bL-clgJiTHyfCFskAU2hSxnFTP0m_H7oK7JaCaOW07ndAs0miJsuKYFo-QDKcifZOSiq-PIQyWvbpR7ej4m0KdXMEO4_y6CnSsLndr-JdzbGuXZqCJpTfsUSvIDYUs_ciUZvFkzHuQ1vqX4g/s5120/arusha.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="5120" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbG8nBEvCSG-YQxbxXdBkJHw3hoZg7ne_tQHWktdpi_0bL-clgJiTHyfCFskAU2hSxnFTP0m_H7oK7JaCaOW07ndAs0miJsuKYFo-QDKcifZOSiq-PIQyWvbpR7ej4m0KdXMEO4_y6CnSsLndr-JdzbGuXZqCJpTfsUSvIDYUs_ciUZvFkzHuQ1vqX4g/w640-h512/arusha.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">I thought this was Mt.Kilimanjaro, but it was a different less famous one called Mt. Meru. Kilimanjaro stayed behind clouds while we were there.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9IfTQuKos4D0n_Y-wZ7zZBHq5BtkzRKtbtLxleSpysHcOEGSRa99esS7iBSYYN7NPbskM9z2YVnf23BPrY85QAkvc2vreedg5XRafkOBn3r3yEI--k3uIXVXfC9fBWJFnlUvgbL2YIPmyQMjeZxxFKfhQMqoso20AGu9ERmjHz10bz-IYGnjIvIYJtw/s2048/DSC_7376.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2048" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9IfTQuKos4D0n_Y-wZ7zZBHq5BtkzRKtbtLxleSpysHcOEGSRa99esS7iBSYYN7NPbskM9z2YVnf23BPrY85QAkvc2vreedg5XRafkOBn3r3yEI--k3uIXVXfC9fBWJFnlUvgbL2YIPmyQMjeZxxFKfhQMqoso20AGu9ERmjHz10bz-IYGnjIvIYJtw/w640-h428/DSC_7376.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">The drive through Arusha was an eye-opener. A huge city with animals right alongside of vehicles, women carrying anything you can imagine on their heads (I saw one woman with a huge coffee table on her head!), bikes and motorcycles loaded down with somebody pushing the load along, carts loaded with fruit, people in native clothing, babies tied to their backs and Maasai huts. 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What a great day! We saw so many animals. Even though we had seen them in Zimbabwe, it was new all over again. I think Tarangire National Park is my favorite. Such an amazing amount of animals there!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbHRawdW7x1snt9-D-TcGlx7wN1zml9YyEDNiJo-Iki_EhXBOF20MwNKTp_PUIKEFiLzHtvHKkYZMmTS7by9xqvOuep6PO-Xu1qLOZPmBTnwCtlfL7UF6B3KlNgPiYovroUkCNd7OKCR5NpoiAj3OPvJ1IPCQOOHn0H1O2khS2NU7XSjmLgah-dV-upw/s1932/DSC_7561.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1290" data-original-width="1932" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbHRawdW7x1snt9-D-TcGlx7wN1zml9YyEDNiJo-Iki_EhXBOF20MwNKTp_PUIKEFiLzHtvHKkYZMmTS7by9xqvOuep6PO-Xu1qLOZPmBTnwCtlfL7UF6B3KlNgPiYovroUkCNd7OKCR5NpoiAj3OPvJ1IPCQOOHn0H1O2khS2NU7XSjmLgah-dV-upw/w640-h428/DSC_7561.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">Oxpecker on an impala, see the 'M' on his rump?</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The main lodge is built around a baobab tree. The trunk is right behind the registration desk. Bats live in the trunk and fly out at night. It was an amazing sight to watch as hundreds of them took flight right through the lodge!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlBMxWXWQNfqGM5vfZzYT3DVuLIy4KQLPewALUn4YD7N6UakYGyfw17g-0QUZcb5dgFo5wY22UnQiZUXYXCDX9Y_7OWc46PvqxfsxSX2gnKUEDpD3UmKj0c3yk-Vk7ddkj224cBTAXbQk3t-8-YiFH3P0A0_b3kceuJfU0ERS7-vw0ubY5GN0aUUkJUA/s4032/IMG_9804.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlBMxWXWQNfqGM5vfZzYT3DVuLIy4KQLPewALUn4YD7N6UakYGyfw17g-0QUZcb5dgFo5wY22UnQiZUXYXCDX9Y_7OWc46PvqxfsxSX2gnKUEDpD3UmKj0c3yk-Vk7ddkj224cBTAXbQk3t-8-YiFH3P0A0_b3kceuJfU0ERS7-vw0ubY5GN0aUUkJUA/w480-h640/IMG_9804.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">A few 'hung out' in the lodge for the day. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The watering hole was lit up at night so we could watch the animals come for a drink.</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiADKG-M3z0PEvgJs-d1FJBfccAAdRVLuOvol6KUe5heilkN_qeADFpmWg0WcHrSh4ALB1YDn7PaZuir9SA6DWAljTyWN3DzFdWkXxztDO2M2yMOJU8W9FSLSCK5ToEzdZS8_or4U9hli0LgdTV21f5TjsX7JvCsQYsXTMUFL5w59Di1ngR0NX44ddlfQ/s2048/IMGP6110.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1356" data-original-width="2048" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiADKG-M3z0PEvgJs-d1FJBfccAAdRVLuOvol6KUe5heilkN_qeADFpmWg0WcHrSh4ALB1YDn7PaZuir9SA6DWAljTyWN3DzFdWkXxztDO2M2yMOJU8W9FSLSCK5ToEzdZS8_or4U9hli0LgdTV21f5TjsX7JvCsQYsXTMUFL5w59Di1ngR0NX44ddlfQ/w640-h424/IMGP6110.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I got him some meds, but they didn't help. I ended up having my meals by myself and went on a full day game drive while he tried to recuperate.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ7v67hC6r3w-W7-euHqrx-f9up94XsNGOsDVkjj9pHO3SUfhPh9pLnUwxW7yZEFKBRxpdckCmit1zWxPoE9hbc-wOZwd1Wuw0lpqkdNzQ2sK-CMCEqzfPet5OP8XF-4Wm9L5IL0_a1pWZQcqE1PWOKIyKFUsFx1-CduvWGxnuci4p8ifRfdZU98SRuQ/s4032/IMG_9802.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ7v67hC6r3w-W7-euHqrx-f9up94XsNGOsDVkjj9pHO3SUfhPh9pLnUwxW7yZEFKBRxpdckCmit1zWxPoE9hbc-wOZwd1Wuw0lpqkdNzQ2sK-CMCEqzfPet5OP8XF-4Wm9L5IL0_a1pWZQcqE1PWOKIyKFUsFx1-CduvWGxnuci4p8ifRfdZU98SRuQ/w640-h480/IMG_9802.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">A Maasai boma and the guy below, Mungu, was assigned to walk me back to my tent each night after dark.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR8OyBIssgwfP0xD0GjERnkImvDvppZWvcRGF5wLVntsCN-i0eUn2FU5Fi0gMUI2tbLLgyWt3b3heITH9zhPmgQ6LCOTh-IF3WiadJbrL_80wudQodfY2SxRWl8KULXYE2fz3ruvcKmrhWmXJzETkpCRJxw85c2JSk-bPnS9_5G69wjk8R_pz-PrAiIw/s4032/IMG_9807.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR8OyBIssgwfP0xD0GjERnkImvDvppZWvcRGF5wLVntsCN-i0eUn2FU5Fi0gMUI2tbLLgyWt3b3heITH9zhPmgQ6LCOTh-IF3WiadJbrL_80wudQodfY2SxRWl8KULXYE2fz3ruvcKmrhWmXJzETkpCRJxw85c2JSk-bPnS9_5G69wjk8R_pz-PrAiIw/w480-h640/IMG_9807.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">I did feel bad that John had to miss the safari, but wow! It was my favorite day! Not because he wasn't there, but because of all I saw!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It was a full day with lunch out there too.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwn8mG_Izjg6vlwD7X7VpwPvBTOhAyRtc7t31IvsiF56CkWSiP-UNR9b80x_FYTENo48uNFEcOGN4OO-W4taBlOOFet1BF0fdbIdVGvpWAVFql6mryoEKOsZeFunHZ7gbmFGZe6AaCA82-fhU5DMbXAwAy7Hl8Iz6i97r-8fkFgbNgyvNyXjyLnx21xw/s2048/DSC_7802.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2048" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwn8mG_Izjg6vlwD7X7VpwPvBTOhAyRtc7t31IvsiF56CkWSiP-UNR9b80x_FYTENo48uNFEcOGN4OO-W4taBlOOFet1BF0fdbIdVGvpWAVFql6mryoEKOsZeFunHZ7gbmFGZe6AaCA82-fhU5DMbXAwAy7Hl8Iz6i97r-8fkFgbNgyvNyXjyLnx21xw/w640-h428/DSC_7802.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Maasai are always herding their cattle. This guy stopped us and asked for water. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBVUlVCR-DWWREfITkzSBkN8srQz-C6mYNPWkDv_p-4MtHE2VuTwHr4iHoG5HxCncy7IlvkDjtGWQtHvoR0HjLE12CCENKVoXtvED0i51MSSc8-uQuNp8Wa32w4b3jxGV36NtAKZXURN7_0tQNWLzHGe5-ebqWkZvZ93LKecVcE6FO8oJ7HePiUWIOUg/s2048/IMGP6154.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1356" data-original-width="2048" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBVUlVCR-DWWREfITkzSBkN8srQz-C6mYNPWkDv_p-4MtHE2VuTwHr4iHoG5HxCncy7IlvkDjtGWQtHvoR0HjLE12CCENKVoXtvED0i51MSSc8-uQuNp8Wa32w4b3jxGV36NtAKZXURN7_0tQNWLzHGe5-ebqWkZvZ93LKecVcE6FO8oJ7HePiUWIOUg/w640-h424/IMGP6154.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">LOVE Birds!!!</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8-BuQfwvgK1ynDmJxVpFrgpDfIQeBaSxf3dvKbT6AQ7O9DYv9WiR2We8jsBGkIZRCXrlEkfTqRYNd1t0L4Ak18KFpA4PWVYoQKjvu-liFECTBQ6Vym1xUhKSXJcCOvDtwdS1gmFQXn6l503qQuFuUIBUEeTGnN5YWIY-uyFDbSaGTmQP_vJmKzj8L5A/s1574/DSC_7816.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Instead of seating me at the table by the pool like the night before, the put me at a table in the Boma. I was glad that another couple had just arrived, so I was not sitting out there alone. A special Maasai barbeque had been prepared along with a traditional performance. When they started shouting, John could hear it all the way back at out tent and was so sad that he was not up to seeing whatever was going on. 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Everyone was there to send us off.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSgdUkzh7LmYy7UccgX4uyfnBQ-t6vEAsUqsyXbf5lZXPRdZKCHLdrjn46yQKroT_31C1AjSZznbo08ykSpfMl1IhmtIAUwAUxl9wQh5z_oFLB_ZIw1NKIWiLs5POJqDkoIajA2wpLpvzrULi_wo39JY3LVpEk8OHB4BlYs15w7eCa3v_tQlDAzvQ09g/s4032/IMG_9825.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSgdUkzh7LmYy7UccgX4uyfnBQ-t6vEAsUqsyXbf5lZXPRdZKCHLdrjn46yQKroT_31C1AjSZznbo08ykSpfMl1IhmtIAUwAUxl9wQh5z_oFLB_ZIw1NKIWiLs5POJqDkoIajA2wpLpvzrULi_wo39JY3LVpEk8OHB4BlYs15w7eCa3v_tQlDAzvQ09g/w640-h480/IMG_9825.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">John still wasn't feeling good, even after the lodge had given us some strong medicine, so our first stop was a pharmacy. It was the craziest pharmacy we have ever seen! We drove up, immediately our jeep was surrounded by women wanting us to buy their jewelry. A woman came out of the building and our driver told her what we wanted. I showed him</span><span style="font-size: large;"><span> </span><span>on my phone </span><span>what Jessi had told us to ask for and she left. A few minutes she came back out with it. It was only $5!!! for a week supply! When I asked our driver if that was the right price, he asked "Is that too much?!" We laughed so hard and told him it would not have surprised us if it was $50. The photo below is the pharmacy.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVAuKHcbT4JjhjyEev8IA7cStO89gszEp7sD4OHm8AEW21om4KMdI8buFfSjZdMVouEuk7QQe3erDfu5mCBOOTu1XXS8qNiwokFbZ3BANKvYkuqEEqtrj_GenOz7beBJIiyOwnSWs-4s1_rsZDBOGL9cLRogAR1F7Nto-RC4iJRpPK9S8x7t-oY0jzQg/s4032/IMG_9892.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVAuKHcbT4JjhjyEev8IA7cStO89gszEp7sD4OHm8AEW21om4KMdI8buFfSjZdMVouEuk7QQe3erDfu5mCBOOTu1XXS8qNiwokFbZ3BANKvYkuqEEqtrj_GenOz7beBJIiyOwnSWs-4s1_rsZDBOGL9cLRogAR1F7Nto-RC4iJRpPK9S8x7t-oY0jzQg/w640-h480/IMG_9892.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The drive to Lake Manyara was full of sights.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqMcUBcy1_Z9RvcNKyOfpulVlFK1NW9lyPBFHO2TxxmpwMaKcY1VyWzHswRbvxgi-I9rm8GNMv0IV3Aojgvceu4wCJyVgALgD_jmkDP5fPGv21nFkm4s4WneX_zp1IswXw2VKl3LqZ7vbKG8eLbqm4im5QxMaMmwIqy2wpx-iBL0ZAK7f5V3pCbKvkgA/s2048/DSC_8257.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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As we drove out to the main hwy, we traveled on a dirt road for about 1/2 an hour. We went through Maasai property past their huts and herds. We came upon a huge mud puddle. There beside it was a woman doing dishes in the muddy water, her child beside her was only about 6 and had a baby strapped to her back. It really stuck with me as we drove past. I sometimes think those are the 'photos' that are the most important that stay in our minds.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl2TnvBr_MUGl6-gnqZKOKILdJbgdlv8bbg9cS_j884Co7Wr_vFMOiqCrXisCFnS9jF-WdyZssVHE8ft-T0t6I9OTSSpa-xdZc_LY-B2PXSZn10h2uXmXFD-v-m6lDOEM17AILDW3ogDseD08pR1k_rBZwL2KAr4AHWtSQbdeaj0Str7LPp5-3ZNCJ7g/s1367/DSC_8278.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="913" data-original-width="1367" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl2TnvBr_MUGl6-gnqZKOKILdJbgdlv8bbg9cS_j884Co7Wr_vFMOiqCrXisCFnS9jF-WdyZssVHE8ft-T0t6I9OTSSpa-xdZc_LY-B2PXSZn10h2uXmXFD-v-m6lDOEM17AILDW3ogDseD08pR1k_rBZwL2KAr4AHWtSQbdeaj0Str7LPp5-3ZNCJ7g/w640-h428/DSC_8278.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4tr7MO1D8ZPVpYBoEnN_DJBrAtWdCOf3FK5TqWRJQW2-4ZW0Y6GT0bUdnsVZyBZpfmfo7GbkngNK823BWToVwq7P-txJ0fpb_52YKP9datVsX_iq52mHi2xWcuKiRRiY-NX9SlT7Dmc0b9Cz--rPMEijVr2kZKkdgjeeoMFCleJ1WebruUt9EJmm1_Q/s2048/DSC_8283.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Lake Manyara</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It was a mess. It is a salt lake and had flooded, killing all the vegetation which caused the wildlife to go elsewhere. Joseph did his best searching for something for us to see, but it was a lost cause. We were his first clients since the beginning of the pandemic and he had no idea it was in this condition.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkvEXyakuaJQ1sTLQl9O4gOFjtg9sZsLVxKU4QEPQa9RxkuTtH_mY-pQFRLpMklQJaZ5GvCvAQCl_zls-ErCHyxHBAX35S9VAJR3ZP4FimPasVeA6ePzCPoDpvlpQZzKXQ00t-dZnUsXOSKMeybq9Cnmd93RiGnnvRNQoofLmhENZAdZqrgQUGp3QQeQ/s2048/IMGP6192.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1356" data-original-width="2048" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkvEXyakuaJQ1sTLQl9O4gOFjtg9sZsLVxKU4QEPQa9RxkuTtH_mY-pQFRLpMklQJaZ5GvCvAQCl_zls-ErCHyxHBAX35S9VAJR3ZP4FimPasVeA6ePzCPoDpvlpQZzKXQ00t-dZnUsXOSKMeybq9Cnmd93RiGnnvRNQoofLmhENZAdZqrgQUGp3QQeQ/w640-h424/IMGP6192.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We arrived at Neptune Ngorongoro Lodge. John recorded it, but I can't get the video to upload here. The guy in orange started chanting and jumping in the traditional Maasai way as we unloaded.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_DrN4N_hKC7KyBjGfuk39jUNVbfAHvIdKsRSfvXSZP1D2EwwUw5uWYHVX6dmw_sUWnal5PwkTEP7yaQ2DMZ9o65cgLm0g5ZKlS3fnIGnP5REhxgnZfs_GHnOSfWiihWdZ2VUyW8_trbTGetGJa0sFu58hcVBLCew5MNvIRnxz0w-h569CDZBABV-cJw/s4032/IMG_9913.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_DrN4N_hKC7KyBjGfuk39jUNVbfAHvIdKsRSfvXSZP1D2EwwUw5uWYHVX6dmw_sUWnal5PwkTEP7yaQ2DMZ9o65cgLm0g5ZKlS3fnIGnP5REhxgnZfs_GHnOSfWiihWdZ2VUyW8_trbTGetGJa0sFu58hcVBLCew5MNvIRnxz0w-h569CDZBABV-cJw/w640-h480/IMG_9913.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Every lodge we went to, the staff greeted us with warm cloths to wash up. </span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZP53Cv-5wovblfT6zY3PG-pmf-uZQw1oHOicc-RQFDySaAE5VZAvO6JOKemBlqIB7vUBr7j4Nx1EEiEUKdReykSj-1fR1gMmwEm94N2x5q8Yn7YcGWr5w2tUhYzFIMXtH0GRegTug56hiP7zLNONfyeei3LJKe11u_T3_KI3_lsm9vmTOiz8mncHeiw/s4032/IMG_9912.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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When we arrived at the Ngorongoro Crater, the gates were closed because a bus had slid off the road and was blocking the way. 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Once we all arrived to the bottom, everyone just drifted in different directions and it was really nice.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyHe6GV3hJScuaC2M2p5zV-SKoOQ7yDeu00ZxzW6d7xvS16O2R4z5YHErsivf8xOLViWUcAi7wSI9wPRvZ0Zmo1fTdA642wZ9yonncZAL9VD0ELoonLoxzM2y1RbcrobXocVoNC27Yq9s7zU4n4-MsdSolyEQ7ttAbMm9kFcKUbyMGErDf5vHfnRWz8Q/s2048/IMGP6303.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1356" data-original-width="2048" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyHe6GV3hJScuaC2M2p5zV-SKoOQ7yDeu00ZxzW6d7xvS16O2R4z5YHErsivf8xOLViWUcAi7wSI9wPRvZ0Zmo1fTdA642wZ9yonncZAL9VD0ELoonLoxzM2y1RbcrobXocVoNC27Yq9s7zU4n4-MsdSolyEQ7ttAbMm9kFcKUbyMGErDf5vHfnRWz8Q/w640-h424/IMGP6303.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVoyevXsq0hDsaTJCU6oS36_XsW6HNaVkrp4rz3XFiTJWAo2cXde8TqE3YdFZkWP0XcDCNtxrsI6SgbErbOx8Or5yCaa7Yg7dLB9_wgj1Pqk9HXxPZTIJ3wJY9cNcdRXQ2l4eCjXIJb-cBEl6dCTa8jPC27Mfzv-SAKViY8kKbJY6OqJHKNjB1J1Ejtw/s2048/IMGP6258.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1356" data-original-width="2048" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVoyevXsq0hDsaTJCU6oS36_XsW6HNaVkrp4rz3XFiTJWAo2cXde8TqE3YdFZkWP0XcDCNtxrsI6SgbErbOx8Or5yCaa7Yg7dLB9_wgj1Pqk9HXxPZTIJ3wJY9cNcdRXQ2l4eCjXIJb-cBEl6dCTa8jPC27Mfzv-SAKViY8kKbJY6OqJHKNjB1J1Ejtw/w640-h424/IMGP6258.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCFbc7S3ZvhBSOdeOx3NDAQqMEk-FeMwMqHQJVGaTOsaFq5e_LAg3hV2-DwdVlfsJDD35_YVeqnZ19a_wsjGC-Fa4_jw00EhaNH7YIJ8CYZlKFIwinigGAgWiZWwmQklqsJfh9BCTEIGiZaSQXoQXLC0tRqeUbiHF5yd4rNLCgoTe99FIthUDmOXfMJw/s774/DSC_8379-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="516" data-original-width="774" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCFbc7S3ZvhBSOdeOx3NDAQqMEk-FeMwMqHQJVGaTOsaFq5e_LAg3hV2-DwdVlfsJDD35_YVeqnZ19a_wsjGC-Fa4_jw00EhaNH7YIJ8CYZlKFIwinigGAgWiZWwmQklqsJfh9BCTEIGiZaSQXoQXLC0tRqeUbiHF5yd4rNLCgoTe99FIthUDmOXfMJw/w640-h426/DSC_8379-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">The first thing we saw was black rhinos!!! I was so surprised that they just grazed right alongside of ostrich, gazelles, wildebeest and African buffalo!</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV66JPZkGxSy22y53pBtRGDXZHlB174zkH84QNbCZyIV_tHJg4nwWOUHT64RMuhMlIXeuCPBVkOq-SURlThwol7yzZ_OnRkuBF2_XtJqdhoJ2GxZsj70Mz8xR2B4unTwSA2YEDiVO9pMkh6HPNYsZocmXZJngeDg2ZxU6ZmuyiUJqUHJtGDnnSe3hs1Q/s1444/DSC_8406.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="963" data-original-width="1444" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV66JPZkGxSy22y53pBtRGDXZHlB174zkH84QNbCZyIV_tHJg4nwWOUHT64RMuhMlIXeuCPBVkOq-SURlThwol7yzZ_OnRkuBF2_XtJqdhoJ2GxZsj70Mz8xR2B4unTwSA2YEDiVO9pMkh6HPNYsZocmXZJngeDg2ZxU6ZmuyiUJqUHJtGDnnSe3hs1Q/w640-h426/DSC_8406.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">It started out damp, but it didn't keep us from seeing all the animals we were there to see.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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What a great surprise it was to find a mama lion with cubs! </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFdF4P8WvvrY2dS0Ct-X56udpQXbDbsXDC1eU_ag6BVujBCn96iEzywtLp4QwBW6xycKtil9ci-ORIdYOl77_c4L2IaQXLjHoIqZRcwb9s2hcCCxZSPjQhDnSGKAHJz43_LgJr8HKEMA_DlyChFc9MtdsR0UouWmOmoL4DiwihhRl_ohSaI1NSfS7Npg/s1703/DSC_8446.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1137" data-original-width="1703" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFdF4P8WvvrY2dS0Ct-X56udpQXbDbsXDC1eU_ag6BVujBCn96iEzywtLp4QwBW6xycKtil9ci-ORIdYOl77_c4L2IaQXLjHoIqZRcwb9s2hcCCxZSPjQhDnSGKAHJz43_LgJr8HKEMA_DlyChFc9MtdsR0UouWmOmoL4DiwihhRl_ohSaI1NSfS7Npg/w640-h428/DSC_8446.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBJQFtN9s0T5jtbDrvxUsnTVl6VpK0YX5jkarz6i_prZ5OJFBB1JymjLeeHvOZ7GPYB5Y3L03asILrIcSczhIJlTAPjTmXiu4PQ-HeW-T96WbL8nD2HYslIJ_-22qTqrmKwucL3HOUgQO71LIoqxAY8I8rMrBSGBVPP6YVcchybZ4VmsUHe3Cwy3IWWw/s1654/DSC_8451.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1104" data-original-width="1654" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBJQFtN9s0T5jtbDrvxUsnTVl6VpK0YX5jkarz6i_prZ5OJFBB1JymjLeeHvOZ7GPYB5Y3L03asILrIcSczhIJlTAPjTmXiu4PQ-HeW-T96WbL8nD2HYslIJ_-22qTqrmKwucL3HOUgQO71LIoqxAY8I8rMrBSGBVPP6YVcchybZ4VmsUHe3Cwy3IWWw/w640-h428/DSC_8451.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi33XVdwaFOnJt3DHMxzi26Kvy3AnoGcRIrV-hdd4O06kFdv8fOOAaChxJvrlK43CanuHJ1Iw0wD8I_Vf2hsft4giRfCQdUViVqTCII0xyXktxlUmLmCCYWuV5Rp-zboAsQkY1GIWeJ9MauQGdvDpD-OYg7y3q82HGE5FbXpz4kZh2lnkVW1-PjaV8iSQ/s1090/DSC_8458.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="728" data-original-width="1090" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi33XVdwaFOnJt3DHMxzi26Kvy3AnoGcRIrV-hdd4O06kFdv8fOOAaChxJvrlK43CanuHJ1Iw0wD8I_Vf2hsft4giRfCQdUViVqTCII0xyXktxlUmLmCCYWuV5Rp-zboAsQkY1GIWeJ9MauQGdvDpD-OYg7y3q82HGE5FbXpz4kZh2lnkVW1-PjaV8iSQ/w640-h428/DSC_8458.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX-EdhsdSB6YE4xEIx8krRly41PprnKnem9ya_e69BDc-O42l7nU26Fq2-Mv49aIV8TXRRhe_e1z2u-ptzvUEIAzaQN4rfqBrvNYJgse7WzRwJwoxeMruzMO6vUvOGhyFzreT4HP5klteJOJmeG8mDRv9LVPZAymXveP8jApQpkfrV3J9rZtjfgm9PHw/s2048/DSC_8463.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2048" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX-EdhsdSB6YE4xEIx8krRly41PprnKnem9ya_e69BDc-O42l7nU26Fq2-Mv49aIV8TXRRhe_e1z2u-ptzvUEIAzaQN4rfqBrvNYJgse7WzRwJwoxeMruzMO6vUvOGhyFzreT4HP5klteJOJmeG8mDRv9LVPZAymXveP8jApQpkfrV3J9rZtjfgm9PHw/w640-h428/DSC_8463.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQRbzgDXJAEzkFV43UBNsdzjtG3AJF2SxlokRa8-6yA3XBakfhQjXXpqqZh-MS4poQmeHDPhOYPFqV2Q2nBQobtla-kf4MuxFstVJFvh32wWhyPq6r_xZ1_L1-eWNzZUpexTIicf_NermmCtRF1wBfj4cSkS5zX7B877tpyZg5Yb6x5Zu43FApNj-mIA/s1561/DSC_8469.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1042" data-original-width="1561" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQRbzgDXJAEzkFV43UBNsdzjtG3AJF2SxlokRa8-6yA3XBakfhQjXXpqqZh-MS4poQmeHDPhOYPFqV2Q2nBQobtla-kf4MuxFstVJFvh32wWhyPq6r_xZ1_L1-eWNzZUpexTIicf_NermmCtRF1wBfj4cSkS5zX7B877tpyZg5Yb6x5Zu43FApNj-mIA/w640-h428/DSC_8469.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3gmjaKsAbccN0xJfbdgWwtJ1HTRThbqotV0oIncZntxW4VLAW0nqK5O3Qft6PP49H0PvptMeIr3aO2w6uLvVKRcPhCH9UGjFaETovmRJ_CaFZjMtycFCcU1hjm7uOSJdcD7QA-zWUmYFJe3bHGumwYbkZ99Y-apeXAkupJXOSoAQsXrDHpsMcKTDdcw/s1649/DSC_8472.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1101" data-original-width="1649" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3gmjaKsAbccN0xJfbdgWwtJ1HTRThbqotV0oIncZntxW4VLAW0nqK5O3Qft6PP49H0PvptMeIr3aO2w6uLvVKRcPhCH9UGjFaETovmRJ_CaFZjMtycFCcU1hjm7uOSJdcD7QA-zWUmYFJe3bHGumwYbkZ99Y-apeXAkupJXOSoAQsXrDHpsMcKTDdcw/w640-h428/DSC_8472.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">Joseph told us that lions take turns caring for each other's cubs. 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"Yep", he would say and that was it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Finally, we got to the flamingos.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX_ll3XxB2Kolox5W_2Eskozj7w2K5G81YVF7hJ9ucLMJYwPg_E3nbR02pXVB4NAw4y1S1h19rPCv2ywuhUVmEfQajkl3ItXX6BxCW_9bfCCGItAAi1hgrWiZxWro3vQSHlNMyIioeQDF5SuELr3xljCLUAoLJEi35lYcML_3yNESGz6qn5k5rr5lZgw/s2048/IMGP6276.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1356" data-original-width="2048" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX_ll3XxB2Kolox5W_2Eskozj7w2K5G81YVF7hJ9ucLMJYwPg_E3nbR02pXVB4NAw4y1S1h19rPCv2ywuhUVmEfQajkl3ItXX6BxCW_9bfCCGItAAi1hgrWiZxWro3vQSHlNMyIioeQDF5SuELr3xljCLUAoLJEi35lYcML_3yNESGz6qn5k5rr5lZgw/w640-h424/IMGP6276.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We didn't just see flamingos, we saw Greater and Lesser Flamingos.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Greater are lighter in color and bigger. 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(see previous post about that) Time was so blurred right there at first, but little by little I have been able to escape the thoughts of it all and find some time out as I review our pictures in order to post it.</span></div></div></div></div></div><script type="text/javascript">
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</script>Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01394553650178941152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026155277456594357.post-87963792161476153202022-04-20T17:44:00.001-07:002022-04-20T17:47:43.063-07:00<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;">Grief put our lives on hold, but life around us kept moving
on. I remember being pulled from my thoughts at the burial and realizing that
there were cars going back and forth on Hwy 211, there was a tractor mowing the
field across from us. I thought to myself, ‘they have no idea what is going on
over here’. Gradually, life events have been celebrated, with the realization
that life continues. Even though our lives have changed forever, there is a
different path we will now take, there is an empty spot, a door closed, but
others are opening in spite of this dark sadness we have. I see rainbows and
sunshine ahead of us through this dark cloud that keeps rolling over us.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit5s1vei1IP-Qb4jAOveswYoVOulfIcY6aFJqCKLpg_wu_v4DJvlewuxfm4Iv4H_kgr2xRhiXn0dBCBW1bbm0mRLzy3ZXDcvOTt8VYXfcVI_uYpGSQQks31IZcv2ASyPEscHjYCPIwIl1szVDhZhRpDZwYn5mbsxxfALe-Ju8nHGNSSzORuuFGHQwggQ/s2048/IMG_9598.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit5s1vei1IP-Qb4jAOveswYoVOulfIcY6aFJqCKLpg_wu_v4DJvlewuxfm4Iv4H_kgr2xRhiXn0dBCBW1bbm0mRLzy3ZXDcvOTt8VYXfcVI_uYpGSQQks31IZcv2ASyPEscHjYCPIwIl1szVDhZhRpDZwYn5mbsxxfALe-Ju8nHGNSSzORuuFGHQwggQ/w640-h480/IMG_9598.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;">Two weeks after the shattering news, Emily and Matthew
announced that they were having a baby! What a beautiful light to receive this
glimpse of hope that life really does go on!</span><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;">
</span><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;">I can not believe that I will actually be a GREAT Grandma!</span><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;">We are anxiously waiting for the arrival at
the end of September.</span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9mqHwc7LX0TAoxqd2PklP39kQ5NgeA9nNjmAWPebPLbyGzyqjLrDKlQmwC62J51vNnXs2M7u__lCu258T61f5BHU3_zpA7R39QyV16yvJbsKUoxcBN60GmDEgH28mY0JFXxn2gVAsPS70Eu4-r2RMBf9sf7hQ-NuSjdml5R07Lck8-RNGZYJ0WxxQKA/s415/IMG_6684.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="415" data-original-width="415" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9mqHwc7LX0TAoxqd2PklP39kQ5NgeA9nNjmAWPebPLbyGzyqjLrDKlQmwC62J51vNnXs2M7u__lCu258T61f5BHU3_zpA7R39QyV16yvJbsKUoxcBN60GmDEgH28mY0JFXxn2gVAsPS70Eu4-r2RMBf9sf7hQ-NuSjdml5R07Lck8-RNGZYJ0WxxQKA/w640-h640/IMG_6684.JPEG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;">A week after the funeral, I received news that my sweet
friend Wally had passed away.</span><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;">I thought
I was prepared, as he went on hospice just before our trip to Africa, but it
hurt on top of the hurt to know he was really gone. I really hoped he would still
be around when we got back from Africa and sure enough he still was and we were
able to talk and I gave him the ‘saber tooth tiger tooth’ he had asked me to
bring him.</span><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;"> </span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9_5WSIjDD1BBc0WhdsnvVZjGvB2-o0bHZRgCKmXUqf_VddGR4gMnVnTN8o6mkjfWcPb2IxGZN2OELag5OZCSiTThSWuEfSIT63PrLJIkxLn2mspMMoEVfShXFxhqDL5oiy3jZNrKH1mpZbcacyXZFcQHTD3_vGdsTFNmNL0187aDo4RO-OEPSLB75Lg/s1346/4c557f01-0914-40af-8f31-2da935656fe2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1306" data-original-width="1346" height="620" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9_5WSIjDD1BBc0WhdsnvVZjGvB2-o0bHZRgCKmXUqf_VddGR4gMnVnTN8o6mkjfWcPb2IxGZN2OELag5OZCSiTThSWuEfSIT63PrLJIkxLn2mspMMoEVfShXFxhqDL5oiy3jZNrKH1mpZbcacyXZFcQHTD3_vGdsTFNmNL0187aDo4RO-OEPSLB75Lg/w640-h620/4c557f01-0914-40af-8f31-2da935656fe2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large; text-align: left;">He seemed extra pleased with
it and when I left, he told his daughter Terry that he was going to wear it to
Heaven’s gate.</span><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large; text-align: left;"> </span><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large; text-align: left;">When they came to take
his body, she made sure he had it on him. He was one of the men that people look up to and he was worthy of being imitated. He always looked for ways to help others and he gave more than he took. I will never forget his devotion to Irene as her health failed.</span></div><div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpUNwRe8StrbTsm-ItFY6cBgIbPXtI_885FLGz-9Vbg_vQKvAesYAQrQ4GlYFS2ooWHyBs-zERUnQgUEmvUnnLlo8lJgpmlcQGOXo9O4FzN_D5U8qfpU981vph2L5EEHHBVryD9f0Y5_Y8hlhIjAEgqx3KpOW_3xq74C4CsPo5hhubMChxtGs_umvl9A/s3318/IMG_0258.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3318" data-original-width="2993" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpUNwRe8StrbTsm-ItFY6cBgIbPXtI_885FLGz-9Vbg_vQKvAesYAQrQ4GlYFS2ooWHyBs-zERUnQgUEmvUnnLlo8lJgpmlcQGOXo9O4FzN_D5U8qfpU981vph2L5EEHHBVryD9f0Y5_Y8hlhIjAEgqx3KpOW_3xq74C4CsPo5hhubMChxtGs_umvl9A/w578-h640/IMG_0258.JPEG" width="578" /></a></div><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;">Jessi had her birthday and we had cake and dinner at Grandma
and Grandpa’s. Its little normal things that we do that helps to keep us going
along in this world that is no longer normal.</span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><o:p><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: large;"></span></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9daENO0tdoh-pyKqqZXvOKkobISgfyGgW4o82-NYxAsnPqYvwTLslKKJp_gcWwM31LOEuc2_MpTXPo-tsvLJLurdzppDzte5RgbxDqvloxcX9JeoERtKwjWubeA7AwsqUb-gvAJ9_0h7YZHyreEAaE8b01LTimUAFA58zivdG4kar5V8p2zlNybTiEA/s5120/blog1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="5120" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9daENO0tdoh-pyKqqZXvOKkobISgfyGgW4o82-NYxAsnPqYvwTLslKKJp_gcWwM31LOEuc2_MpTXPo-tsvLJLurdzppDzte5RgbxDqvloxcX9JeoERtKwjWubeA7AwsqUb-gvAJ9_0h7YZHyreEAaE8b01LTimUAFA58zivdG4kar5V8p2zlNybTiEA/w640-h512/blog1.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">We went to California for a week to celebrate Gabe and
Daniels birthdays. A month late for one
and early for another. But that was
still fun to take them birthday shopping to spend their money and go out to
lunch. John drove down a week before me and I flew down to meet them. There was still so much I wanted to be around
here for and I sure did feel guilty leaving my parents.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> The week that John was gone, I had each of the kids over individually for a sleep over.</span></span></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><o:p><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmL8kQfLcyeGF6CRE1B5-XxBT47TgmFuvbep4p93RkREah_RV5mYQTAipHr6hjcjQHIkM36SR7PALYPgKXgKkcgEWwWxLwTDs2toPtukxthDWdWTHBhQdFRs6KbtZAOFYCaBM-ALmn3vc4kTsJYclXyMS_iSHXci6L379VZeJiVQt054Pk4zXUw2U-xg/s5120/blog.jpg" style="font-size: x-large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="5120" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmL8kQfLcyeGF6CRE1B5-XxBT47TgmFuvbep4p93RkREah_RV5mYQTAipHr6hjcjQHIkM36SR7PALYPgKXgKkcgEWwWxLwTDs2toPtukxthDWdWTHBhQdFRs6KbtZAOFYCaBM-ALmn3vc4kTsJYclXyMS_iSHXci6L379VZeJiVQt054Pk4zXUw2U-xg/w640-h512/blog.jpg" width="640" /></a>Josiah wanted some of my oven cinnamon toast. Well, I kinda burnt it while he was doing his hair for school. A new batch was in the oven when he came out...you should have seen his face when he saw the toast that burnt sitting on his plate. And then the relief when I traded it for the fresh not burnt batch. I guess I am kinda mean, huh? </span></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;"> It was nice to have company instead of being
here all alone. It is so funny to see all that they know about using the camera on the cell phone. hahaha!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><o:p><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIk_pxaDi1lCs1Kto-fS7Edi9ceJBVxTStb7vPmDZvRgYIlEGDf-my4FZ_iKmedQmslpenAiKV9pLCnYSQ0biqhuAHh-VDa4STowZ2NKEWvKON24gj0M11jASEfWJPIEnRZZHoM1_qByIvmVyrR-GlmcP9hO1UTDNkuXDdCJRP4yBbhdcm7fSCQphgbw/s5120/blog3.jpg" style="font-size: x-large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIk_pxaDi1lCs1Kto-fS7Edi9ceJBVxTStb7vPmDZvRgYIlEGDf-my4FZ_iKmedQmslpenAiKV9pLCnYSQ0biqhuAHh-VDa4STowZ2NKEWvKON24gj0M11jASEfWJPIEnRZZHoM1_qByIvmVyrR-GlmcP9hO1UTDNkuXDdCJRP4yBbhdcm7fSCQphgbw/w640-h400/blog3.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><o:p><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;">We were home in time for part of the kids spring break and they took me on a little hike with them. </span></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBB1i0jn1iNWkgRm8w99pwNf1yEnCnFPFWXRm1ka49xazF_UceueIdlJYt0xO_0CO-T6yYcXUd5D7ah2L-t1_xnjl4yjKvR-LW5TkAZt-_jooaEVrDiZ-8-sn0FCkd7Y-WjYpAjG_2CWcnKsL5UNj3AmJKZW-afBznjSeZRALG07FRWPotP53t20DMHg/s4032/IMG_0579.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBB1i0jn1iNWkgRm8w99pwNf1yEnCnFPFWXRm1ka49xazF_UceueIdlJYt0xO_0CO-T6yYcXUd5D7ah2L-t1_xnjl4yjKvR-LW5TkAZt-_jooaEVrDiZ-8-sn0FCkd7Y-WjYpAjG_2CWcnKsL5UNj3AmJKZW-afBznjSeZRALG07FRWPotP53t20DMHg/w480-h640/IMG_0579.JPG" width="480" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ZJy0bndHe7ElSZgz1stC6_VMEjHk1jkUyDGPfJLn19PNVA2axeb9QXAq5sR8azn-Qahr2cpkokF4OPAC3N_ygaJOaudrRsXykiaYqN6nk-mMkQWX4r8EzAJrFOrttSHBcOW55I2MtgvSdLOhUbHQf4U5Zo--oVT4LPpR_vWARFpSHmUlEcpYW833GQ/s4032/IMG_0571.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ZJy0bndHe7ElSZgz1stC6_VMEjHk1jkUyDGPfJLn19PNVA2axeb9QXAq5sR8azn-Qahr2cpkokF4OPAC3N_ygaJOaudrRsXykiaYqN6nk-mMkQWX4r8EzAJrFOrttSHBcOW55I2MtgvSdLOhUbHQf4U5Zo--oVT4LPpR_vWARFpSHmUlEcpYW833GQ/w480-h640/IMG_0571.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS_-m6WojJ8H3bx-HoOZWCy4RlftrTCy1nupzWNMSC9VPI7K4n5CVFMuhjld8WXPcayz0QoYNXGfut_2NObrgPoddgYQNSBNtio22HeW2WbehygPaEePVZ701WG-WJTVoCqHbjbmP1jzlBFsEcrF4lFNQIp2DdZMtzzdeX7GJoaVpTX5oVNnLzC0PHuA/s4032/IMG_0557.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS_-m6WojJ8H3bx-HoOZWCy4RlftrTCy1nupzWNMSC9VPI7K4n5CVFMuhjld8WXPcayz0QoYNXGfut_2NObrgPoddgYQNSBNtio22HeW2WbehygPaEePVZ701WG-WJTVoCqHbjbmP1jzlBFsEcrF4lFNQIp2DdZMtzzdeX7GJoaVpTX5oVNnLzC0PHuA/w480-h640/IMG_0557.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Winter log jam on the river. What an unreal pile of logs!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2jdueCCkLrHo7-Qua-mCfAAKav9zVhZaggb4ue157CIeSoPysLlS3CnMOsqFIYXICqMRZPGmQcCGHxrmNAvwgyqUXRivjwSVwMxkzb8FIZ5OR_cRH7tii4jiOR-ddoFQnBzIIhB46gGNLszmcsQ9jDRLw8T6UWZrSXamceP5zIiyA8fSd1o9nBaZyhQ/s4032/IMG_0543.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2jdueCCkLrHo7-Qua-mCfAAKav9zVhZaggb4ue157CIeSoPysLlS3CnMOsqFIYXICqMRZPGmQcCGHxrmNAvwgyqUXRivjwSVwMxkzb8FIZ5OR_cRH7tii4jiOR-ddoFQnBzIIhB46gGNLszmcsQ9jDRLw8T6UWZrSXamceP5zIiyA8fSd1o9nBaZyhQ/w480-h640/IMG_0543.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu3Q1vM2r7pVEkI80YUhZ7aye8MkzZZ8rHuHC9Ak01ap1brWgSGwgRgQDfHP8ggHPvdx7-OV2C9ZXYBigD6_7ed5YhvtpLa3uY1dQafHkxEKwKyolaQSERKvGRwKENmAC1_ZleOVJCj98XUyP5RWSv8w34kKKN2RNxBGSF3ZsdwCje1C-MdX4tjwdGRg/s5120/blog2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="5120" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu3Q1vM2r7pVEkI80YUhZ7aye8MkzZZ8rHuHC9Ak01ap1brWgSGwgRgQDfHP8ggHPvdx7-OV2C9ZXYBigD6_7ed5YhvtpLa3uY1dQafHkxEKwKyolaQSERKvGRwKENmAC1_ZleOVJCj98XUyP5RWSv8w34kKKN2RNxBGSF3ZsdwCje1C-MdX4tjwdGRg/w640-h512/blog2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It felt so good to be outside getting some exercise together.</div></span><p></p><script src="http://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js" type="text/javascript">
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Instead, of Africa, right now, our family is going through the hardest thing we have ever endured. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVjcO2kwvMdowmgT5TU2VZQLqEJT1NkhSm_8xFQkuJiJ3QOpCVakQVlbPdD4RgF23yYOpn7_XWgJF-P-vGkYEkfKJQx0VpjNpVIeqIKRbvVdE2raky6LY3usM73W1p6zFjibPzgCEhqCRObQoy0nbungCUuZ9H7JvpnMditfaAABkV7TLds51cXN-krg/s417/IMG_0019.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="417" data-original-width="394" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVjcO2kwvMdowmgT5TU2VZQLqEJT1NkhSm_8xFQkuJiJ3QOpCVakQVlbPdD4RgF23yYOpn7_XWgJF-P-vGkYEkfKJQx0VpjNpVIeqIKRbvVdE2raky6LY3usM73W1p6zFjibPzgCEhqCRObQoy0nbungCUuZ9H7JvpnMditfaAABkV7TLds51cXN-krg/w604-h640/IMG_0019.JPEG" width="604" style="max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Halfway through our 3 week safari, we woke up to the news that Cyndi and Dan had been killed when they crashed their plane in Salem. Needless to say it was a total shock and I felt so helpless all that distance away from my parents and family as they were slammed with the news. I am normally pretty much in control and know the next thing to do when plans are suddenly changed. Instead of knowing what to do, it was all a blur that I could not put into focus. I can actually remember going around in circles, moving from one thing to another, I had no strength to even pull my jeans from my pack-back that was all packed for the next lodge on our journey. In tears, I had to call for John to pull them out for me. I did know that I had to get home as soon as possible. I remember opening up my computer and getting to Delta to see about changing the flight home. But that is where I froze. I could not think of what to do next. Even though the flights had been up to us to manage in this trip, immediately, our travel agent, whom I don't even remember calling, sent me a text with three options of immediate flights. She had taken it on herself, on a late Saturday night, to go online and find the best options home for me. I told her that I would take the first, but fastest one. She asked permission to book it for me and to charge the card we had on file. The next thing I knew, there on my phone were </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">the tickets to get me home! (one of God's angels, I am sure)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">It was a four hour drive to the airport and endless hours on the plane, but 42 hours later, I was sobbing in my parents arms, holding them like never before. My kids were there from day one, holding them for me. I could not be prouder of them for all they did in my absence. They did it way better than I would have, had I been there already. Hugs, prayers, words, sharing tears, making sure that they were eating and taking their meds, always having a full glass of water beside them, doing anything they could think of to physically comfort them. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">We began the task of planning a funeral, picking out their caskets, even the clothes they would be buried in. I didn't even think of that ever being a thing that would need done until I was standing in Cyndi's closet picking out what to have her wear. forever.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Then came the funeral. And once again, my kids wowed me! Each of them had a role like never before and yet shone like they had done it forever. John gave the eulogy for Cyndi, Dennis closed in prayer, and Jessi read a verse that was on the wall in Cyndi's house and shared her memories. The grandkids sang Jesus Loves Me. Once again, they did what I could not do. The next day, we buried them. I know that they are not in those bodies, that their souls are safe with Jesus, but knowing that their bodies were in those caskets, that they would never use those bodies again, was so final, it was the finish that was so hard. And to see my parents in such deep shock and grief was truly the hardest thing I think I will ever bear. To know there is nothing, NOTHING at all that I can do to console them, that all I can do is sit beside them and cry with them.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZrMVx74UFhVKYWBb0HYE2cECipvE0p__jgVdKfstEx0HaAA8D7YRghWxXk1y_1sqR9uFmT6Z42dbcaPxJwIC0n6zUr59tPZpzbgKv8xDINmf23AeUfF4TneoceOyGq3FLFwsl4UOyrw5ZtUiBXFy9I4WpjroAauWHlchS3T5aurCpo0NqorhvyDNh3g/s2481/IMG_0148.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1764" data-original-width="2481" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZrMVx74UFhVKYWBb0HYE2cECipvE0p__jgVdKfstEx0HaAA8D7YRghWxXk1y_1sqR9uFmT6Z42dbcaPxJwIC0n6zUr59tPZpzbgKv8xDINmf23AeUfF4TneoceOyGq3FLFwsl4UOyrw5ZtUiBXFy9I4WpjroAauWHlchS3T5aurCpo0NqorhvyDNh3g/w640-h456/IMG_0148.JPEG" width="640" style="max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Now, we begin to move on, to do the next thing...sorting through their things, the life they left behind, the unfinished things, their past, the things future. Their home is now only a house. It has been emptied, some donated, most parted out to family and friends to hold onto a piece of them. We hold on to the memories most of all. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">In all the sorting, it became so evident what is most valuable in life. All the things mean nothing. What lives on is the memories of them.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The time we spent. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Cyndi was my sister, the baby of the family. But through the years, she also became the leader of the family is so many ways. She had a special knack for entertaining, even if you were the only one seated in her home. She stopped what she was doing to spend time, even if you were only there for a few moments, she stopped to give you that time. Moments always turned into minutes and hours. Any event became a reason to celebrate, somehow, she made it into a party. She could find the best birthday cards and restaurants. She could put together a snack or a meal at a moments notice. She was so generous with all she had, most of all her time. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">She was one of my closest friends. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Dan was such a good conversationalist. Always ready to listen, but more than that he knew just the right questions to get a person to talk. He remembered the answers, too, for the next time. He made you feel valued. He shared all he had, his cars, his plane, his life for anyone that could use them.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">They were a perfect team. They complimented each others passions and supported each other in all they did. So in love and an example to us all. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">And if losing them was not enough, Mom and Dad have been given the task of director of their estate. At first, I thought it was too huge a task, maybe too much to add to their grief, but then I realized that it might be the best thing to keep them moving through things to keep them focused. But on top of it, somebody has been using Dan's identity! He has gotten into their bank accounts and charge cards and even took out a line of credit on their home! Almost $450, 000.00 has been taken! Sure the bank has returned it all and cleared their accounts from it, but it has taken weeks and the threat is a daily thing to the load that their hearts are bearing. But they are plowing through it, one day, one moment at a time.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I worry about them, but know there is nothing more I can do than be there for them. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span>I am so thankful to God for all he has brought us through to this point. We know that He is in control, that He has a plan, that even if we can not see or understand or come up with one good reason why He would allow them to leave their earthly lives, and leave us with the grief, we know that He knows and we know that they are with Him now in Heaven. And Heaven is the ultimate goal of all of us, we all have the hope and the expectation that is where we will end up...we just never expect to go so soon, we expect to have a full, complete life, that we all will live to an old age.</span> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-4B2zikWAQBfnmicAENOmOGUPVlT0hSWLk23eYGnOrfeL_t3aY2Mm-KoDyhM6rnDYcIbflPsWUOBH9Pp248IobDBu2bD5-R2XKRRxN62J6bxY01aAr-crBIVwpHSxLc8maFyTQpcDD5R-cQmQkKI8zUoOZPZtAv1o7_7D_5r2d5ouNon-foNgBF6ghg/s495/IMG_0055.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="378" data-original-width="495" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-4B2zikWAQBfnmicAENOmOGUPVlT0hSWLk23eYGnOrfeL_t3aY2Mm-KoDyhM6rnDYcIbflPsWUOBH9Pp248IobDBu2bD5-R2XKRRxN62J6bxY01aAr-crBIVwpHSxLc8maFyTQpcDD5R-cQmQkKI8zUoOZPZtAv1o7_7D_5r2d5ouNon-foNgBF6ghg/w640-h488/IMG_0055.JPG" width="640" style="max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">We miss them so much. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw-7DMJUiREhOVSY0u2oSKzklBIU75E-Myb_IqUm3bxvADW4ItyHtz7qbme9TTc22M8XbspdkC_O5P0GeNR9wQdjgMZGYIy4LYhuhtsWlEGuLfC6K6OWn31N36C_VbaFbM73lHvDhSENk0ouybuI8kKIRbdv7-5natOpgmqhAwBgkqKQj8DzLp0yHG1w/s4032/IMG_0016.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw-7DMJUiREhOVSY0u2oSKzklBIU75E-Myb_IqUm3bxvADW4ItyHtz7qbme9TTc22M8XbspdkC_O5P0GeNR9wQdjgMZGYIy4LYhuhtsWlEGuLfC6K6OWn31N36C_VbaFbM73lHvDhSENk0ouybuI8kKIRbdv7-5natOpgmqhAwBgkqKQj8DzLp0yHG1w/w480-h640/IMG_0016.JPG" width="480" style="max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I put this here as a reminder to myself of that horrendous flight home. In tears, I prayed, I talked to Cyndi and promised her that I was going to do my very best to take care of Mom and Dad, I opened the shade and took a peek out...and then there was this sort of calm, a peace, as I looked at what some might call heaven. It did not stop the tears or the hurt, but I know that God was there in my pain and this gave me comfort and prepared me for the next step of what was ahead for me.</span></div></div>Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01394553650178941152noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026155277456594357.post-55460819736169222852022-01-11T13:54:00.002-08:002022-01-16T10:38:38.533-08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;">2022</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;">January</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I am posting for January two weeks early because we are about to head out for Africa!!! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It is a 3 week trip, so when I get back, I will do a whole post just about our trip. First we have to pass the covid testing and then I can breath a sigh of relief that we really get to go this time. Last August, we postponed this trip due to the Delta variant, so much was unknown about it then, we just didn't want to get stuck in Africa once the trip was over because the US border had been shut down. Now, it has been a month into the Omicron variant, things are less severe and not so much is being shut down. But we will have to go through at least 7 covid tests before we are done with the trip. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">So here is what has gone on in the short two weeks of January 2022.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We started off the month with snow. Always so exciting, no matter how old I get. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjmpD3awltjkD_MkkLHKHqm8NNCiuJsaz9_95DvtxzUHQsu7GT7kGuWBTtjGt-RH7NXxxa_2TMEtrPECdgH5GPIw8anZmYdL1bGiB_05lHas97NqS5LF7QNqQvAD5-NZff1RB9EKAseZQBB9qTq-0CJXoOj0ACEup6sbOcEgZflDYgMkRap1wI5TZzCTw=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2048" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjmpD3awltjkD_MkkLHKHqm8NNCiuJsaz9_95DvtxzUHQsu7GT7kGuWBTtjGt-RH7NXxxa_2TMEtrPECdgH5GPIw8anZmYdL1bGiB_05lHas97NqS5LF7QNqQvAD5-NZff1RB9EKAseZQBB9qTq-0CJXoOj0ACEup6sbOcEgZflDYgMkRap1wI5TZzCTw=w640-h428" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8vwe-csBeqQ9o1Ja7UAIb3fp8Frd3i0zxOxfelTIjLs9FKOVC8mCTjEY5fvFl6OLU8AR2y1XrHvlIs4QQ_Y8u3wE3c72XE_MQkHLLaG9CsyuBVPV7lMwkDTHIQMHd9IEWskNR_7sg1k-DnARtsj_3FmVNu5H1C-rLrN7tiAB0lXnDcDH4cjOResM77g=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2048" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8vwe-csBeqQ9o1Ja7UAIb3fp8Frd3i0zxOxfelTIjLs9FKOVC8mCTjEY5fvFl6OLU8AR2y1XrHvlIs4QQ_Y8u3wE3c72XE_MQkHLLaG9CsyuBVPV7lMwkDTHIQMHd9IEWskNR_7sg1k-DnARtsj_3FmVNu5H1C-rLrN7tiAB0lXnDcDH4cjOResM77g=w640-h428" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEht0cdiuUbEqtdkf2l3COUTiKhNyzltDv4C-ZZAo9udDS_Js1PvLmUb9qyz0VYDcgt50TwaczaJhoEyxRFyWniF6m_SurzBbCOcWu9x5qZMLZanri1cNiTNuUXpuuGdvLbL0zcKk7wdN90gHv-1uSFVpaVOqAKjZPni12W5STgVCyUFSFYP5ZKdat3DmQ=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2048" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEht0cdiuUbEqtdkf2l3COUTiKhNyzltDv4C-ZZAo9udDS_Js1PvLmUb9qyz0VYDcgt50TwaczaJhoEyxRFyWniF6m_SurzBbCOcWu9x5qZMLZanri1cNiTNuUXpuuGdvLbL0zcKk7wdN90gHv-1uSFVpaVOqAKjZPni12W5STgVCyUFSFYP5ZKdat3DmQ=w640-h428" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">The water actually froze coming out of the downspouts!</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiq19SrwZwnj6iDmzfj6e6j0Gj4HrDBY9uuUtZethsCSAZUkVbDz69xPAkXRkg09w2PwFGlkzmg_-niftYAbljuy1_uFIg_4VZhXYdxlkYAw6YCKOqg7Uw3i7pMjVO4v4RwQeD9MqL77GVa-qVJchN8K95NMpjOnm9s1EMPIFET_dqugWtbbc4f5a4Big=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiq19SrwZwnj6iDmzfj6e6j0Gj4HrDBY9uuUtZethsCSAZUkVbDz69xPAkXRkg09w2PwFGlkzmg_-niftYAbljuy1_uFIg_4VZhXYdxlkYAw6YCKOqg7Uw3i7pMjVO4v4RwQeD9MqL77GVa-qVJchN8K95NMpjOnm9s1EMPIFET_dqugWtbbc4f5a4Big=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsA212Q2Bxvkd3-5qJfip_1Y7O9YhXVVpImTTrqULALNIe_oqQPuZ5cACyndYCPcxoDCTaCpqg_lkTplNM4sqKR-oMVVKHFKUOmn9rc3Yz-Obt_HjwWvaGB0vABYfmuEfxMLrgsBFIdTy-77AlSQxGZ5sAlFMs8QOJL17GF2BEI2Ai2TBHzdaJzfp2Aw=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsA212Q2Bxvkd3-5qJfip_1Y7O9YhXVVpImTTrqULALNIe_oqQPuZ5cACyndYCPcxoDCTaCpqg_lkTplNM4sqKR-oMVVKHFKUOmn9rc3Yz-Obt_HjwWvaGB0vABYfmuEfxMLrgsBFIdTy-77AlSQxGZ5sAlFMs8QOJL17GF2BEI2Ai2TBHzdaJzfp2Aw=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">I don't know how the birds survive it.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjdNVbh5Bw9ZtjQ3UwMbmw--OrHUemioWhgC0CGV6yzCCe4VicCSahjSdJh4QzQsokiuA4CzLCIGy3bUY9i7gX8Lx1H3yO8G61xtAnWlCTTpXUoDEP1WWYpX0q2wUUb6kzjXs9wRk-XgnMTFQbigPLbqs8f9LttzCKUCwjRRQrv9EhaxKOLqyzQUZ3HKw=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjdNVbh5Bw9ZtjQ3UwMbmw--OrHUemioWhgC0CGV6yzCCe4VicCSahjSdJh4QzQsokiuA4CzLCIGy3bUY9i7gX8Lx1H3yO8G61xtAnWlCTTpXUoDEP1WWYpX0q2wUUb6kzjXs9wRk-XgnMTFQbigPLbqs8f9LttzCKUCwjRRQrv9EhaxKOLqyzQUZ3HKw=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiF7K-JhjcMA9vMBSSRGRj4alBk0dqMo-gL21sAfp-GGO41lZQ6qxXOEAGoKp_pI6gkBbeRddg3Jy3HP0ihySSYnixjiZ4QXgZKtobVjbD56lO7uFKuzM7dvYlPr-gDA03Zq-NfuPjS4-cS7ZuyxCxLaFDrxnM65z3gbKDJhPfz_iLuEqsvgPblj8-kyQ=s5120" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiF7K-JhjcMA9vMBSSRGRj4alBk0dqMo-gL21sAfp-GGO41lZQ6qxXOEAGoKp_pI6gkBbeRddg3Jy3HP0ihySSYnixjiZ4QXgZKtobVjbD56lO7uFKuzM7dvYlPr-gDA03Zq-NfuPjS4-cS7ZuyxCxLaFDrxnM65z3gbKDJhPfz_iLuEqsvgPblj8-kyQ=w640-h400" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgo41Yckml7G9ulCQkGNoPBuar92RAwTrZnuTS0_PSHHDMq4NAojav2VE6iiQgNWB-i5eum_-W4YgbqqHqgYwIdn7_2ykXbzYkQSpcfnBiRl0sKgI5sQK-h2o_NbCAVEOTeEMGyQx07nIKfesb58AUtEqL0Wj8w1Oq7aW7zdc7pGSrM-Q2ib1owXer5mQ=s5120" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgo41Yckml7G9ulCQkGNoPBuar92RAwTrZnuTS0_PSHHDMq4NAojav2VE6iiQgNWB-i5eum_-W4YgbqqHqgYwIdn7_2ykXbzYkQSpcfnBiRl0sKgI5sQK-h2o_NbCAVEOTeEMGyQx07nIKfesb58AUtEqL0Wj8w1Oq7aW7zdc7pGSrM-Q2ib1owXer5mQ=w640-h400" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">I had to laugh when I saw that both doves closed their eyes at the same time for the picture.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPggamvfM80APo2GeZ30ti-SAYL1uBu1jkam6REDAUOzfzM2iMCXzGtQW0clmUqIYbb9csgbjOOg5X2-rVYyXc8NCz6Ry6UQbnhTvf2aF3jaNNXQO4qZiKoAWzfMMhnWqSeRXPktBpZyYVRZPJDeD_fmy2Y7bU4s_31LtMUj0CQaIGbuFExaElgdSdCw=s5120" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPggamvfM80APo2GeZ30ti-SAYL1uBu1jkam6REDAUOzfzM2iMCXzGtQW0clmUqIYbb9csgbjOOg5X2-rVYyXc8NCz6Ry6UQbnhTvf2aF3jaNNXQO4qZiKoAWzfMMhnWqSeRXPktBpZyYVRZPJDeD_fmy2Y7bU4s_31LtMUj0CQaIGbuFExaElgdSdCw=w640-h400" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">They all just seemed to hunker in and wait for the thaw.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjG10xTXhtdHvM6ZRNyqQ-Roxw9og__OY5b-0k9AwS3krVGrDFnev3ANNTJ9_Rqku2wM6f1NnkYnFLSSa_XdbFzX1cEqquqDnC2cucpcxRp0v3su3e0rLr6IEdclFm9oWjZd9jTGkD7bQuoGA5LOjDymZEgTQ3ct4o2eNhsKPP2EpWz-3gpqeTYffKUYg=s5120" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjG10xTXhtdHvM6ZRNyqQ-Roxw9og__OY5b-0k9AwS3krVGrDFnev3ANNTJ9_Rqku2wM6f1NnkYnFLSSa_XdbFzX1cEqquqDnC2cucpcxRp0v3su3e0rLr6IEdclFm9oWjZd9jTGkD7bQuoGA5LOjDymZEgTQ3ct4o2eNhsKPP2EpWz-3gpqeTYffKUYg=w640-h400" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">In the photo above, is a starling. Most people with feeders don't like them. They swoop in with a flock and they stay until the feeder is emptied out. Especially on the suet that I put out for the woodpeckers. But these guys are really so detailed in colors and outlined it all in brown, that you just have to admire them. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFRg0AyFfyUtOUZuEl-BeeIXedEZjKJyaUqvT8AJCz5ygZQQEJa2b2wA5BEgXRiwcTKfC5OKBsQNFhO19R6pJGE4cXX7R3if9Uiz71jLbWXK330YBI08lgRTLCuRIFihEDaeULDMlIkyHhJQPgGnIGokOQZeyXjIHLvbZ7A_0Lg14066HBPwUI5B9cAQ=s1013" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="728" data-original-width="1013" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFRg0AyFfyUtOUZuEl-BeeIXedEZjKJyaUqvT8AJCz5ygZQQEJa2b2wA5BEgXRiwcTKfC5OKBsQNFhO19R6pJGE4cXX7R3if9Uiz71jLbWXK330YBI08lgRTLCuRIFihEDaeULDMlIkyHhJQPgGnIGokOQZeyXjIHLvbZ7A_0Lg14066HBPwUI5B9cAQ=w640-h460" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I drove to Salem to celebrate John's birthday. Seeing my kids turning another year sure makes me realize how old I am getting. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Next up was John's birthday. Since we need to pass the covid test in a week, we are quarantining as much as possible. Which means, we had to do a 'distanced' birthday party for him with Jessi & Ariel and the kids doing a 'drive-by' birthday song. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_WDJwZ5aZ-zTIB2XPQPXJYxlxPe9UjzNuTdP0Ru0uw9qJBGqpQyGTnDGowAr9HR74ui9s1S5PHvTsyoX72dFAPkAJUbu5c4KFAZrgFxBQdbD2Z1rfxB6fXYmuwENecrMXqltKZkx7mqi0FN3iIJEPitKiC4YUOoah0X2dCeppsVAhQG1kI62EXcIo0w=s5120" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_WDJwZ5aZ-zTIB2XPQPXJYxlxPe9UjzNuTdP0Ru0uw9qJBGqpQyGTnDGowAr9HR74ui9s1S5PHvTsyoX72dFAPkAJUbu5c4KFAZrgFxBQdbD2Z1rfxB6fXYmuwENecrMXqltKZkx7mqi0FN3iIJEPitKiC4YUOoah0X2dCeppsVAhQG1kI62EXcIo0w=w640-h400" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">A year ago, I noticed a pod growing on my stephanotis plant. I read up on it and it said that it would take a year for the pod to mature. It was well over a year and it had still not dropped, so I decided to cut it off and open it up. It was packed with seeds. I spread them out and in minutes they had fluffed up. I divided the seeds up and gave some to Mom, Cyndi and Jessi to plant and planted some myself. Hopefully one of us will have success at starting them. The article said that the plant has to have cross pollination, so since there is only one plant here, it might be sterile and they might not grow. Anxious to see what happens! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYfzwxed1xLH2nOCdNvjMKQBm4MztuhRHDBEX-9v9CIzZejy8jG8l_s6BGIug73tVN4rVZvo_I0nFJlWNC6t1XuVbcvfzwOg55a-hhf39JLmVptEg_JflZWgAuPU4Byjre7T3TcFA3n6HUSnpBpXCJ0IrQ_pF_GvnMh9FBmNfGb0JGdvFk9wm7RHAulg=s5120" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYfzwxed1xLH2nOCdNvjMKQBm4MztuhRHDBEX-9v9CIzZejy8jG8l_s6BGIug73tVN4rVZvo_I0nFJlWNC6t1XuVbcvfzwOg55a-hhf39JLmVptEg_JflZWgAuPU4Byjre7T3TcFA3n6HUSnpBpXCJ0IrQ_pF_GvnMh9FBmNfGb0JGdvFk9wm7RHAulg=w640-h400" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Dad has his birthday on Sunday. By then we will have had our covid test and feel safe enough to go to dinner and celebrate his day.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSWHCAalnuZ2FMKHFt3e_2VG85FosJMQCmyEAxMt51VYZwl-0hv36MqMfTKQ2RADvRoXU93c6eSqCHJTijzI_3j2LyRQ9JQzkPKpjSsSMurC237l_IncMlHzfJ7MBkplc1jGrs2eGsGjQekn7WExFXy_dz3XM-BaMDqdK2m6hnR7qddqF_BFqQcWhZfA=s3579" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3579" data-original-width="2671" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSWHCAalnuZ2FMKHFt3e_2VG85FosJMQCmyEAxMt51VYZwl-0hv36MqMfTKQ2RADvRoXU93c6eSqCHJTijzI_3j2LyRQ9JQzkPKpjSsSMurC237l_IncMlHzfJ7MBkplc1jGrs2eGsGjQekn7WExFXy_dz3XM-BaMDqdK2m6hnR7qddqF_BFqQcWhZfA=w478-h640" width="478" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">My bags are packed!!! If we pass the test, I will be posting photos of our trip asap. If we don't pass...well, we just better pass!</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjBIRe8JSGzG0TC9aTrLadUzm8mXqSRmM8hPtBJ8bp0CXn9zFA1JU2aivXFiS_pKB8Z7_9oBcHP4nfPlfP0Wwb_BFhGzcGWQG677BDLrhy70mASGB40R-mEROmbZ8KHISwE5N2Gl4w3nB8T6LA2HeiTWGSvV5F-bGS5EK1Vxb7gCFxEo6TLsRMsnUiF-A=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjBIRe8JSGzG0TC9aTrLadUzm8mXqSRmM8hPtBJ8bp0CXn9zFA1JU2aivXFiS_pKB8Z7_9oBcHP4nfPlfP0Wwb_BFhGzcGWQG677BDLrhy70mASGB40R-mEROmbZ8KHISwE5N2Gl4w3nB8T6LA2HeiTWGSvV5F-bGS5EK1Vxb7gCFxEo6TLsRMsnUiF-A=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><script type="text/javascript">
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