tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79794052153888229632024-03-13T02:26:33.406-04:00Cotten FamilyAngihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02731204998510351113noreply@blogger.comBlogger131125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7979405215388822963.post-12446116150589026342012-09-24T11:11:00.003-04:002012-09-24T11:11:27.772-04:00Another school interruption.We were peacefully doing school - biology.<br />
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Sailing along quite nicely.<br />
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It was a gorgeous day. The schoolroom sliding door was open.<br />
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Then a bird flew into the schoolroom, and biology came to a halt.<br />
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The bird flew into the game room, onto a shelf. Then into Tim's office, behind the copy machine.<br />
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After ten minutes of careful chasing, Conni showed up with this.<br />
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A darling little wren. Conni stuck her outside on the deck rail. She perched there for a while, got her breath and her wits back, then flew away.<br />
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Mission accomplished.<br />
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Bird saved.<br />
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An unplanned 15 minute break.<br />
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Back to school.<br />
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I'll admit the thought did actually cross my mind to keep the little booger. We could use her for an upcoming biology lab project....<br />
<br />Sherrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05724888476159737758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7979405215388822963.post-17648854623165219412012-09-24T10:47:00.001-04:002012-09-24T10:47:04.491-04:00New chores, new fun.Conni finally got something she's been wanting for a long time...goats.<br />
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Two of them.<br />
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They are dairy goats - French Alpines. Mother and daughter, Sibyl and Saxony.<br />
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We fenced them into our overgrown garden, hoping they would do some serious damage to all the weeds.<br />
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It's pretty amazing what they won't eat. They really aren't grass eaters - they like to forage in the woods more. <br />
We took a lovely little trip up to Madison county to get some hay. We fit 21 bales on the truck - should last a couple of months.<br />
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My farm girl animal lover.<br />
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Putting in some hard work.<br />
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A few days later, during school, we saw a goat and a dog go flying past the schoolroom window.<br />
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Of course, school came to a screeching halt.<br />
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We ran outside to see what was going on. The goats had knocked down our temporary gate in the garden and gotten out. Obviously, Bear had to give chase. Fifteen minutes later, goats were in their pen, we had our dewy, goat poop crocs in the laundry sink, and we were back to school.<br />
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Ah, the joys (pains) of owning animals. I'm glad we can do it though. Glad this girl can do what she loves.<br />
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Here's hoping we can keep the school interruptions to a minimum!Sherrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05724888476159737758noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7979405215388822963.post-91697324710975975452012-08-24T10:46:00.001-04:002012-08-31T09:35:27.560-04:00Back to school!I remember back in the day when it was school time.<br />
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Mom would take us - all of us - shopping a couple of weeks before school started. <br />
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We each got a couple of outfits, some shoes, maybe some socks or underwear. (Those were usually birthday presents.)<br />
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But I think the best part was getting the school supplies. I love school supplies.<br />
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To this day, I smile when I see shiny new books, smell that new book smell, or run my hand over a stack of perfect white paper.<br />
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I love having everything in order; ready for another year of school. Love the stack of paper in my organizer. <br />
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Love the pile of new pencils just waiting to be sharpened.<br />
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Love the new chalk; perfect long sticks that flow so smoothly across my chalkboard. (By the way, the OMYA brand is the only way to go on chalk.)<br />
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Love the stack of colored spiral notebooks; crisp, clean, and just waiting to be written in. ( $.01 at Staples {limit 6} and $.17 at Walmart.)<br />
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Love the cleanness of the schoolroom, the scrubbed baseboards and windows, the tidy desks.<br />
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Love the maps waiting to be explored.<br />
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Love Mr. Anatomy being ready and willing to be pulled apart, labeled, and put back together in a not-so-gentle manner. He never complains.<br />
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Love the markers and highlighters ready to be used.<br />
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Love the line-up of text books newly arrived.<br />
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I think I just love school. Back in the day, my sister and I used to play school for hours at a time. Back when we had to use carbon paper to make copies, use cast off chalk crumbs from the school, and make do with paper clips on the end of our fingers for long, lady-like fingernails. <br />
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In fact, when I was young, I always had 2 or 3 things I wanted to be when I grew up.<br />
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I'm so grateful we've been able to home school our kids. I love it.<br />
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However, I am glad that there is light at the end of my tunnel! Only 3 more years!<br />
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So whether you are homeschooling, or you are sending your kids off to school, take a minute to remember the excitement and anticipation of another year of school beginning. Grab a text book. Open it up and take a deep breath. Ahhh. Remember that new book smell?<br />
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Pull out a crisp new sheet of notebook paper. Write your name on it a couple of times. Remember the big, loopy cursive you used to do in Junior High? Yeah, the one where you made little circles to dot your i's. Or the back slant cursive. Or the one where it is all capitals. Go ahead! Give it a try!<br />
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Hope you all have a wonderful 2012/2013 school year!<br />
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<br />Sherrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05724888476159737758noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7979405215388822963.post-7243632317798560832012-08-23T12:31:00.001-04:002012-08-23T12:31:41.610-04:00Marci's birthday goes on...and on...Marci turned 20 on August 1. She wanted to do two things for her birthday:<br />
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We took the RV out to Lake Anna on July 27 - 28th. We rented a boat for 2 days, borrowed a wake board, bought a tube, and practically lived in the water.</div>
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Marci and Britney on the tube.</div>
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Heather Williams.<br />
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Heather on the tube.<br />
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Quintin wake boarding.<br />
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Marci wake boarding.<br />
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Angi on the tube.<br />
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Abe on the tube.<br />
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Abe wake boarding like it was nothing.<br />
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Check out the mouth! :)<br />
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Getting some pretty good air.<br />
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Quintin again - getting air.<br />
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Bat dog! Bear loved riding up front (as long as it wasn't too bumpy) and letting his ears flap in the wind.<br />
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Dork #1 and #2 in their swim diapers.<br />
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With living in the water for two days, I'm sure you can imagine how much food we went through. We played hard, and ate tons! It was a fun, relaxing weekend with family and good friends - just what Marci wanted. (Too bad Conni had to miss it - she was at camp.)</div>
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On August 1, which is truly Marci's birthday, we surprised her with dinner out. My two "middles" right before our dinner date.</div>
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After Bonefish dinner, we went to Sweet Frog for dessert.</div>
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Mar and Quintin.<br />
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Then a few days later on August 4th, Marci and a bunch of her friends met at Aberdeen for a yummy prime rib dinner. Then they all came here for dessert. Here are some of the ladies.</div>
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Marci and her cousin, Shauna.<br />
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Abe and Shauna cutting dessert, and "cutting up". <br />
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We had such a fun evening...again, with dear family and friends.</div>
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You'd think that would be enough birthday. But no. Quintin had to drag it out. :)</div>
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On Sunday evening, after conspiring with Abe to get Marci out of the house, Quintin came and delivered this.</div>
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Notice her initials sand blasted in the center top.<br />
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Wow. Such a nice piece. Hand made, delivered and installed. He did a great job on it. She's going to love that for doing bridal consults! <br />
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So....later that night.... Marci, Abe, Quintin, Max, and Conni all come here for snacks and visiting. We have on video (which for some reason unknown to me won't load) Marci opening her bedroom door, standing in the doorway with a look of puzzlement on her face, jaw drops open, large grin forms while she continues to stare at the large mirror in her room. Then she drops the bags in her hand, whirls around, yells at Quintin, and takes off running down the stairs.<br />
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Pretty funny to watch. She most definitely was surprised! Great job on the work and the surprise!<br />
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I'm pretty sure that is enough birthday, Marci!</div>
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Here's for many more happy birthdays with our Marci-girl.</div>
Sherrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05724888476159737758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7979405215388822963.post-63588855947960837702012-08-15T11:30:00.001-04:002012-08-15T21:02:47.056-04:00The Camper returns!On Saturday, the 11th, we headed to Rockbridge Baths to pick up Conni from Camp Lachlan. It is such a gorgeous drive. I always enjoy it. <br />
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We arrived in time to load up Conni's stuff before having a picnic lunch with all the Lachlan campers and families.<br />
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It was so good to see my girl!<br />
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Waiting in line for food.<br />
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Conni and Hadyn.<br />
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LeeBo giving his welcome to all the families, along with advice to THROW AWAY ALL SOCKS! :)<br />
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The campers singing some of their camp songs for us.<br />
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Each camper stands in recognition of awards received. Conni received awards in horseback riding, archery, crafts, and drama. She also won the diving competition.<br />
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Getting a farewell hug and diploma from Nancy.<br />
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Hugs from LeeBo too. Next year will be the 60th year for Camp Lachlan!<br />
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Each camper receives an award/diploma, a camp newsletter, and a camp picture. Great memories.<br />
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And now the hard part...saying goodbye. <br />
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All the counselors line up and give the campers hugs goodbye.<br />
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Everyone likes Stanley, the resident medic.<br />
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And with that, we headed home. Lots of catching up to do on the ride home....lots. After a quick stop at Sticks for carryout, we arrived home. Conni had to wander around and "see" home again. She finally wandered upstairs to her room. <br />
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And bummer of all bummers...I can't get the video to load! Tim caught her on video when she first saw her new room. Screams, large grins, more screams, gasps, squeals, etc...<br />
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Needless to say, she was very surprised and very happy with her room. <br />
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Whew! Glad she liked it and glad it's done.<br />
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And most of all, glad to have her home again.<br />
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<br />Sherrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05724888476159737758noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7979405215388822963.post-55688209298751009772012-08-14T12:19:00.000-04:002012-08-14T12:19:06.715-04:00Biting off more than I could chew?Almost. I sure bit off a chunk! <br />
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One of the things I wanted to do while Conni was away at camp, was redo her bedroom. She moved into Angi's room when Angi moved out. It was definitely an Angi room, and not a Conni room. Plus, Angi had painted and decorated that room when she was 13 - so it had been the same for 8 years. Definitely time for a change. I figured I'd surprise her.<br />
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The walls were a pretty neutral color (calfskin), and the trim is all the original wood stain. Here is something of a before shot. I had already started disassembling the room...almost forgot to get a picture.<br />
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Original dark closet doors. Notice the rocker and the little white lamp in the foreground. Transformation to come! :)<br />
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I had my SIL come over to give me some ideas on painting colors. She recommended I paint all the trim. I knew it would really look good, but I was hoping to avoid all that work! Oh well. She convinced me it would be worth it. So I went after it. Marci helped with the cutting in. Abe taped off for me.<br />
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In addition to the walls and trim, (the trim required 3 coats) I also added refinishing 4 pieces of furniture to my "to do" list.<br />
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This is my Habitat For Humanity find. I saw this and immediately imagined it finished and in Conni's room.<br />
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The left side is fully cedar lined.<br />
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You can see how the finish was peeling off. Otherwise, it was in excellent shape. An old geezer at Habitat told me it was built in the '40's. There is an original tag on the back saying it was built in Roanoke, VA! Pretty neat.<br />
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This has been in Conni's room for several years. She found it at a thrift store in PA when she was 9 years old. It was soon to get an overhaul, too.<br />
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This rocker was Joe and Phyllis's before Tim and I ever got married. It was bought back in the day with S&H green stamps! I can remember it sitting in their family room for years. When Joe and Phyllis moved, we inherited the rocker. It is a solid, sturdy thing. Soon to be transformed!<br />
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And finally, here is the armoire. All finished and looking just like I wanted it to. I refinished and used the original hardware too.<br />
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Here's the refinished rocker. I also found matching end tables at Habitat. I refinished and distressed them, too.<br />
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Here's the little plain white lamp with a face lift. A little paint, a little beaded fringe, and voila! It's sitting on one of the newly refinished end tables too. I made copies of old photos of Conni, did them black and white, and framed them in black. Added a nice touch to the room.<br />
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This quilt is something Conni has had her eye on for quite a while. I started with this, then picked paint and decor.<br />
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Closet doors are rather changed! We (Britney) stenciled a muted yellow flower over the top half of the doors. Oh yeah. Notice the "new" poodle on the floor by the sink! Now it really looks like Bear.<br />
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I salvaged this old cork board from a friend. It needed some help though. I painted the trim, added colorful scrapbook paper, tacked on diagonal ribbon, and voila! Again, something old and used was transformed into something cute and useful. Makes it feel like new!<br />
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We were all pretty happy with the finished product. The room looked so light and cheerful. I'm SO glad I painted the trim. Many thanks to those who helped and advised:<br />
Connie B, Amy D, Britney, Marci, Abe, and Tim.<br />
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Now for the test....how will Conni like it?<br />
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We'll soon find out!<br />
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<br />Sherrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05724888476159737758noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7979405215388822963.post-36594286518233725872012-08-06T10:37:00.000-04:002012-08-06T10:37:47.114-04:00Camping with Esteban.Conni is gone to Camp Lachlan. For three weeks.<br />
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She writes a couple of times each week. Apparently, they have a mouse issue in their cabin. Mouse traps were procured. None of Conni's three counselors knew how to set a mouse trap. They were scared to death of it. One of them asked Conni to set it saying, "Please don't hurt yourself. I could get into big trouble for letting a camper do this, if you get hurt."<br />
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Conni set the trap. <br />
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They named the mouse Esteban. He took the bait, but it didn't set off the trap. They saw him the next morning along with a shredded tissue.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">"He's really cute. Too bad he has to die..."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Here's the next letter I received from Conni:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Dear Mom,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">This morning it was super foggy. And cold! The perfect morning for coffee or hot chocolate...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">So, last night, the counselors forgot to have me set the trap, and I forgot about the trap too. I went to bed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I don't know how much time passed, but I woke up and all three counselors were leaning over me; whispering to me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">"Conni, wake up."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">"There's a mouse and it's HUGE and it's under my bed!"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">"Shh."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">"We need you to set the trap."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">"I"m so sorry we had to wake you up."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I got up and walked over to where we keep the mousetrap.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Anna: "Are you sure you're not sleepwalking?"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Grace: "Please don't snap your fingers off setting the mousetrap half asleep."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Sydney: "Don't kill yourself."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I set the trap; didn't kill myself. Walked back to bed; fell right back to sleep.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Next morning, Grace said, "Thanks so much for waking up last night to set the trap. We'll give you candy or something."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Later, at breakfast, she said, "Conni, thanks so much for doing that last night. I'm really sorry we had to wake you up. You're so awesome!"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I had sudden inspiration.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">"Awesome enough to get hot chocolate?" I asked.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">"Sure!" </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">So, that was my reward/compensation. Hot chocolate on that freezing cold morning. It was awesome.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Love, Conni.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I got such a kick out of this letter. I loved the way she wrote it. I do believe this girl will write a book of some sort some day. She definitely has a way with words.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Two days later, I got this short note:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Dear Mom,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Esteban is dead. Yay!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">We finally caught him last night. We're going to set the trap again because there's another one.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Love, Conni</span><br />
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We are enjoying hearing from her. She's having a great time. Meanwhile, I'm up to my eyeballs in a project I'm pushing to finish before she gets back. More on that later.<br />
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Have a great week. And, oh yeah. Teach your kids how to set a mousetrap. It might come in handy some day. :)<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>Sherrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05724888476159737758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7979405215388822963.post-86223137530829396782012-07-31T16:08:00.001-04:002012-07-31T16:08:54.860-04:00Do not boast about tomorrow...My week started out with my keys locked in my car first thing Monday morning. We bought it used, and for some reason, there was only one set of keys. I have been hyper-vigilant about making sure it is fully unlocked every time I get out of it. But, I'm not the only one that drives it....<br />
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After a call to Albemarle Lock and Safe and a $75 check, I was back in business. Not exactly where you want to spend your money, nor how you want to spend your Monday morning. But, that's life, I guess. You do what you have to do, learn from your mistakes, and keep going.<br />
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This morning was another interesting development. It went something like this:<br />
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Up at 6:10 to fix breakfasts and lunches for the 3 going to work.<br />
Marci left at 6:55. Tim was in the shower. Abe was in the shower.<br />
At 7:02 I get a call from Marci. I hear her crying and telling someone she's okay. Then she tells me she wrecked her car. Hit a mailbox. Windshield shattered. Hood torn up.<br />
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I holler at Tim who is in the middle of shaving. He rushes out the door leaving his hot breakfast sitting on the table. He tells me to be dressed and ready to follow him, but not until I talk to him. <br />
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Five minutes later, Abe rushes out the door (they all drive the same road to work). I did manage to send Tim's breakfast with Abe.<br />
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While I waited and paced the floor, I decided to water my big fern in my dining room. With my eyes up on top of the bookcase where the pot sits, I approached with a big cup of water. As I stepped up to it, I felt something squish under my foot. Ugh. Dog poop! On my carpet! Great. I spend 10 minutes cleaning it out of the bottom of my shoe and the carpet.<br />
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At 7:36 Tim calls me. Marci is fine; just shook up and upset. They are (illegally) driving her car on up to the shop. Tim asks me to bring him his computer that got left at home and to stop by the homeowners house and let them know we will fix their mailbox.<br />
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I head out driving like a Granny because I am shaky after knowing what happened to Marci.<br />
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I found the spot where she wrecked. Tim had stuck the crushed mailbox on the sheared post it was on which was right at the ground. I pulled in the people's driveway and found their house. A man was out in his yard talking on the phone when I pulled in. I told him who I was and that we would be fixing and replacing his mailbox. His first comment was to ask if Marci was okay. He was very grateful we would be fixing it, too. Then he informs me that there were two mailboxes on the post! The other one belonging to the neighbor he was on the phone with.<br />
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I left and went back out to the road to clamber through the ditch and weeds looking for the other mailbox. No mailbox. Only pieces of Marci's car strewn along the road. Then I climbed up the embankment to look. About 40 yards from where the boxes were, over a fence, and about 15 feet out in a pasture, I saw the other box. And the other half of the post. Wow! If a cow had been standing there, she'd be slightly concussed! Or dead.<br />
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I headed on in to the shop to drop Tim's computer off and see Marci. Things were crazy at work. Two key people out sick, end of the month, and Marci a bundle of nerves trying to hold down the entire office and phones. I got to make sure she was okay, comfort and encourage her, then got out of their hair. <br />
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I headed back home to change into my tennis shoes; I was late for my walking time with Jeannine. After getting home, I had to look up insurance info and get that to Mar. I finally headed out the door at 8:50.<br />
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When I was almost to Jeannine's house I got a call from a number I didn't recognize. It was a lady asking me if I had a dog named Bear. She found him running down the middle of Stony Point Road and picked him up. I heaved a sigh, pulled over and was getting ready to turn around and go back home. She said she was sitting at the top of my driveway. I told her to just drive down and drop him off on the front porch. No, on second thought, open the back door and stick him in there. I didn't want him to follow her back out. So, a random stranger did a kind deed, saved our dog from getting run over, and took him back to our house. I thanked her profusely, drove on to Jeannine's, and we did a 2 mile walk in which I burned off some steam and nerves.<br />
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Upon arriving home, I jumped in the shower. I was thinking about how sometimes a day can take a completely different turn from what you think it's going to be. You have your day laid out; your plans made. You do your normal "good-bye, I love you, and have a great day" at the back door as your loved ones leave for work. You just "figure", "plan", and "assume" that the day will go as normal and they will come home to you in the evening. <br />
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Today just reminded me that that's not always true. We never know what a day may bring forth. Our ways are not God's ways and our thoughts are not His thoughts. Life happens. It's up to us to learn what we can from our choices/mistakes; to trust in Him completely in all that we do, and to search for His will in our life. God didn't cause Marci's accident, but He can certainly use it in ways we can't even imagine.<br />
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A little later, I looked out my kitchen window and saw this.<br />
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Five beautiful bucks calmly grazing in our back yard. We see them several times a week. All of them have a nice set of antlers. I did my stealthy Indian creep thing and got a few pictures of them.<br />
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The fifth one is off to the left - couldn't get them all in the picture without going farther out on the deck.<br />
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It's a good thing we didn't do a garden this year!<br />
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Finally, after watching them for several minutes, Bear the guard dog discovered they were out there and took off after them like Hank going in for the kill. Mr. Brave went only as far as the tree line then gave up and came panting back to the house.<br />
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After a crazy morning, it was nice to have some calm, some normalcy to my day. I'm so thankful for all the ways God blesses us; comforts us. I'm thankful for Marci's safety. She wasn't hurt at all - it could've been way worse. I'm thankful I could go see her and give her a hug. Thankful that she will come walking in the door again tonight. Thankful that tomorrow will be 20 years that we've had her in our home and our lives. <br />
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Proverbs 27:1<br />
Do not boast about tomorrow for you do not know what a day may bring forth.<br />
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Psalm 118:24<br />
This is the day the Lord has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.<br />
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Ah, the bone-jarring, nerve-wracking, side-splitting, heart-bursting, knee-slapping joys of being a parent. Gotta love it!<br />
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Virginia is gorgeous in the summer. Although we had a 2 week heat wave, it is back to normal now. Hot, muggy days. Temperatures around the mid to upper 80's. The nights cool down somewhat but are still humid. For all you people wrinkling up your nose at the thought of humidity, just think...you're saying that as you think of your long sunny days without a drop of moisture in them. Your nice, dry, insect-free heat. But, it's that humidity that keeps Virginia GREEN all summer long! Here's a picture taken of our local area; found on the Charlottesville fb page. Morning mist, Blue Ridge Mountains in the background, green fields, trees, and bushes....ahhh.<br />
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Also, this time of year in Virginia is peach time. We have lots of orchards around here - lots of fruit available. I don't know how prices are in other parts of the world, but I was pretty happy with getting a half bushel for $12.50. <br />
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These are Red Havens. Freestone. Seconds.<br />
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Our favorite way to eat them, (other than fresh), is sliced and frozen. So delicious!<br />
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I got about 20 quarts out of this bushel. That's after we ate a ton of them, made some pies, and ice cream.<br />
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By the way, the best way to eat these after they're frozen is one of two ways:<br />
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Get one bag out of the freezer right before you go to bed. Stick it in the frig. The next morning, it will have thawed to just the right slushiness. Serve in small bowls for breakfast. Mmmm. Can't beat it. They also make a great, cool snack on a hot summer day.<br />
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Here's a batch of peach ice cream I made last night.<br />
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With 5 cups of heavy cream and lots of fresh peaches, you just can't go wrong here.<br />
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So there's a sample of summertime in VA, and a sample of what I've been doing since we got home.<br />
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Enjoy your summer, everyone, and try to find some fresh peaches! It will make your summer feel more complete.Sherrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05724888476159737758noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7979405215388822963.post-46946324223759779172012-07-12T13:59:00.002-04:002012-07-12T13:59:42.179-04:00Random (and interesting) trip facts.<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;">We are home! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> Wonderful, wonderful home!</span></div>
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Here are a few interesting facts from our trip:</div>
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Departure date: April 12, 2012.<br />
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Arrival back home: June 24, 2012.<br />
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Length of time gone: 74 days.<br />
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Territory covered: 28 states.<br />
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National Parks visited: 6.<br />
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Most expensive gas: $4.35 in CA.<br />
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Least expensive gas: $3.26 in MO.<br />
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Number of miles driven: 9,805!<br />
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Amount spent on gas: LOTS! $4, 848.41. That's if we didn't lose any receipts. :)<br />
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Rolls of quarters used on laundry: 7. ($70) Thanks to several people who allowed me to do laundry in their house! I'm sure that saved me a few quarter rolls.<br />
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Worst mosquitoes: MS, OK<br />
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Nicest people: in the Northwest.<br />
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Coldest temperatures: Crater Lake, OR and Jackson Hole, WY...both in the low 30's.<br />
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Warmest temperatures: OK...no doubt. 95 humid degrees!<br />
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Highest elevation: 8,000 feet in CO and WY.<br />
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Windiest places: Eastern CO and KS! It was a workout keeping the RV on the road. Not fun.<br />
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Worst breakdown: in Edmond, OK...broke a suspension arm (whatever that is) and it stopped us dead. For 2 full days.<br />
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Least worrisome breakdown: the leg-rest on the passenger seat quit working.<br />
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Our over-all favorite places: OR, MT, WY, CO.<br />
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Least sought after spot in the RV: the rear facing chairs at the table.<br />
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Best restaurants: San Diego and San Francisco<br />
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Worst restaurant: Kumback Lunch, Perry, OK<br />
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Best coffee: we still go with Starbucks, though we liked several we tried in the Northwest.<br />
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Oddest people: CA wins this hands down! <br />
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Best driver: Hmmm. We took a poll on this one - the girls, that is. Abe is the smoothest driver. You are less likely to get slung around, fall off the toilet, get catapulted up into the cockpit, spill your drink, or get car sick when he drives. Tim is the best for parking, backing, maneuvering. He can drive that RV over the craziest roads - roads not meant for 38 footers. For example: Jerome, AZ, the Pacific Coast Highway from Morro Bay up to Monterey, CA, the crazy streets of San Francisco, the Smith's driveway in San Diego, CA, etc. I now have complete faith and (almost) no fear when we drive somewhere. I know that if it's somewhere we want to go, Tim can take it there. Also, he can put the RV in almost any spot. He backs it like a pro and makes it fit in spaces you wouldn't think it should fit. For example: a 30 foot camping space in Sedona, AZ. That's 8 feet short of what we need. Did that stop Tim? Oh no. Just stick it in there cock-eyed with the rear end up against a bank and a 2 inch gap between the pop-outs and the trees. No sweat; no problem.<br />
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Worst driver: There's no such thing. We're all awesome! I am probably the most cautious. It's kind of hard to be wild and crazy when you can barely reach the pedal. Marci is very confident. She drove through rush-hour traffic in Charlotte on the very first leg of our trip - did an awesome job. There was the time in WA when Mar took the wheel from Abe. Tim and I were sleeping in the back and didn't know they were switching out. I think she was testing the brakes. I just know I woke up very suddenly when my 4 inch-thick Tom Clancy book hit me in the back of the head, and my face cracked up against the back of Tim's head. Ouch. He threw his arms out to brace himself and keep from falling out of bed. Just that one little slam on the brakes, then all was well. We went peacefully back to sleep.<br />
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Best swimming hole: South of Salina, KS.<br />
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Coldest swimming hole: the Merced River going through Yosemite.<br />
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User of the most band-aids: Tim<br />
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User of the most stamps: Sherri<br />
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Who ate the most sunflower seeds: Sherri, Abe, Marci. Tim and Angi can't seem to manage the putahandfulinyourcheekcrackoneopenchewthenutspittheshellout thing. We're still working with them! :) Conni can do it, but thinks it's too much work for too little return.<br />
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Who watched the most movies: Conni<br />
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Who texted the most: toss up between Abel and Marci<br />
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Who yelled the most in the shower when someone else used water: Abe, for sure! You'd think a little cool water was gonna kill him!<br />
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Who drank the most coffee/lattes: Tim, no doubt.<br />
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Who slept the most: Bear. <br />
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Who drove the most: Tim, Abe, Sherri, Marci in that order. Angi chose not to drive.<br />
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Who took the most pictures: Sherri<br />
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Who took the worst pictures: Abe<br />
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Who wrestled the most: Abe, Angi, Marci. I think the girls came up on the bad end of that every time. Abe would quote scripture at them: "You're gonna reap what you sow!" then harass them to no end.<br />
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Best practical joke: Angi putting chili powder in Abe's mouth while he was sleeping.<br />
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Why traveling in an RV is THE WAY to do a trip like this: There is no in and out of people's houses every night. Or in and out of a hotel. No living out of a suitcase. No having to eat at a restaurant every meal. You have your own space; your own bed. I can cook and eat like normal - don't have to live off of fast food and junk. No sitting for hours while you drive, strapped into a seat belt and smashed in between other people. You can get up and roam around, lie down, sleep, cook, eat, watch a movie, work on the computer, etc, while you're going down the road. How awesome is that? You have room to get away from each other; room for some privacy. Not lots, but some. And cargo space?! Wow. Lots of it. Room to bring home multiple rocks from various areas, some flea market treasures, and of course, room for all the camping gear, vehicle maintenance stuff, snow clothes, books, lawn chairs, 4 suitcases, sports equipment, guitar, firewood, fishing gear, and just about every "what if" thing imaginable. <br />
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I can't say enough about how much I enjoyed this trip. It was a trip of a lifetime. I think we will all look back on it with very good memories. I'm so thankful for the opportunity to take it. Thankful for Tim making it happen. Thankful for our kids doing all they could do to make sure they could be with us as much as possible. Thankful for God leading us; for all He brought our way. His way and His timing is always perfect!<br />
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So many of you "traveled" with us. I hope you got a taste of what it was like. I hope you got to "see" some new country and maybe even got to know our family a little better. Our desire is to share our life with you - to encourage you in whatever way we can. To share what God has done for us and taught us. To be a small light of God's love and redemption. To reach out in love - to friends and family that we know and love, or to the random stranger we meet at a gas station,<br />
or an RV park,<br />
or the pool,<br />
or at the lake,<br />
or in a restaurant,<br />
or at the laundromat,<br />
or alongside the road while changing a flat tire,<br />
or wherever we are! <br />
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If a trip like this is something you and your family have always wanted to do, I encourage you to do it. Even if it's a smaller version of this, do it. Do it before all your kids are gone. Do it while you can enjoy it with them.<br />
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God bless you all, and may you live a bountiful, abundant life in Christ with your family!<br />
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<br />Sherrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05724888476159737758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7979405215388822963.post-5782088638055876702012-06-25T14:01:00.000-04:002012-06-25T14:01:08.745-04:00More "Did-You-Know's"Did you know...<br />
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...Montana is called Big Sky country for a reason?<br />
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Well, that's about it for the cross-country trip posts. But life still moves on; still happens. Who knows what will come up next? What will the Lord bring our way? I look forward to serving Him, to loving my family each day, and to living life to the fullest! Whatever I can share with my friends and family, I will. </div>
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I hope you have been blessed, encouraged, and even entertained by our cross-country trip. I love you all!</div>Sherrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05724888476159737758noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7979405215388822963.post-26008094755698718772012-06-25T12:28:00.000-04:002012-06-25T12:28:47.022-04:00My childhood home; my family.Coming into OK, we decided to try another restaurant out of our trusty little Road Food book. This is in Perry, OK.<br />
A real hole-in-the-wall. General consensus: We would never go back.<br />
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This is a small town with a little town square. No stoplight. Just this:<br />
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As we were getting into Edmond, OK, I was really getting excited to see my family. Abe was driving. We were off the interstate and heading into town to find a place for him to get a haircut. We were coming down a hill to a stop light; several cars in front of us. Suddenly, POW! A huge noise! Then we kind of floated a bit to the right. Then a loud thunk as the whole right rear end dropped down. Thankfully, we were going pretty slow. We stopped at the light. I jumped out and did a quick run around to see if we had blown a tire. Tires looked fine. I couldn't see anything else. Light turned green. I jumped in and we slowly drove on looking for a parking lot we could turn into. We probably went another mile before we found one on our side of the road we could get into. As it was, we still parked illegally across 5 parking spots. Abe got out and discovered that the right rear had dropped down to where there was no space between the wheel well and the tire. He crawled underneath and saw a broken bar/brace thingy going to the axle. I called my Dad; told him we were broken down. Abe talked to Tim. Mom and Dad were there within 45 minutes. Dad took a look, called someone he knew to get things going for repairs, then they took us back to their house. I stuck a note in the window of the RV explaining we were broken down and were making arrangements to get it fixed and out of there. And prayed we wouldn't get towed. :)<br />
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It was so good to arrive here! My childhood home. I was born and raised here - all 18 years before I got married. I love it! Good memories.<br />
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The barn. There is no better place to watch a storm coming than from the peak of this roof!</div>
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One of the things I miss about home: green pastures with cattle in them.<br />
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Dad and I stood on the front porch and watched it rain. I love a summer storm, and love the way you can stand on this porch and watch it and not get wet.<br />
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Dad and Abe trying to get a sick cow up into the corral and down the chute to give her a shot. She vehemently did not want to go.<br />
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She led them a merry chase for several minutes....<br />
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...ran to the fence and cleared it in one leap! Pretty spry for a sick cow.<br />
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She ran down the driveway to be near some sympathetic friends....<br />
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...and they went after her on the 4-wheeler. They got her back in the pasture, but not in the corral. So much for a shot. I guess if she dies of worms, it's her own bloomin' fault.<br />
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This is a ritual that I have to do every time we go back to OK. I've done it ever since I was a girl. It's just something fun for me, but I have to see if I can still do it.<br />
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Yes. Made it.<br />
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Just kind of nice to know you can still do something at 43 that you used to do at 16. :)<br />
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Cousins. Left to right: Carson Easley, Casey Roy, Conni, Darbi Easley, Bear.<br />
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These 4 really put Papa's 4-wheeler through it! They took it down in the pasture after a big rain. Talk about wet, muddy kids!<br />
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Cousins. Logan Roy and Abe. This is in Grammy's kitchen...still one of my all-time favorite kitchens.<br />
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Conni sitting on what became known as the Love Rock after Tim proposed to me here 24 years ago.<br />
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Later, I look out the front door, and Tim is standing on the Love Rock - trying to get enough service to talk on his cell phone.<br />
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Saturday, June 23, 2012 was a Stamper family reunion. Stamper was my mom's maiden name. My Grandma Stamper wanted to get as many of the family together as she could. Most of us were able to make it. Here we are making hamburger patties for 64 people.<br />
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We played a few games; one of them a recipe for disaster and injuries! Blindfolded soccer. My nose is still feeling the effects of having collided with DaNeille's head.<br />
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Cindy laughing; DaNeille and I nursing our injuries. Grant was a lame coach.<br />
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Chelsea, Lauren, Marci.<br />
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Grant and Anna's baby Carly. So adorable!<br />
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Koby Carroll. Cindy and Shannon's youngest.<br />
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My sister Jenny, and my oldest brother, Gary.<br />
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Alan and Jenny Easley. Kids are Darbi, Carson, and Cole.<br />
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My youngest brother, Grant and his wife Anna. Kids are Darcy, Brady, and Carly.<br />
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All 7 of us kids. Oldest on the right: Gary, Greg, Sherri, Cindy, Jenny, Christie, and Grant.<br />
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My Dad with his 4 girls.<br />
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Conni holding Adeline, Chelsea's baby.<br />
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Gary and DaNeille.<br />
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All the Roy kids with their spouses. From left to right: Andy and Christie, Alan and Jenny, Gary and DaNeille, Tim and Sherri, Shannon and Cindy, Grant and Anna, Greg and Shannon.<br />
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Some of my nephews: Patrick Morrow,<br />
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Isaac Morrow,<br />
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Koby Carrroll.<br />
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Conni and Darcy.<br />
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Marci holding Adeline; Chelsea's baby.<br />
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Carly hamming it up.<br />
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Rob and Chelsea.<br />
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Grant with his youngest - Carly.<br />
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Koby showing of his ball glove and cleats.<br />
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This Luther part of our trip was unplanned. We originally had to be home on June 14 so we knew we wouldn't be able to make it back to Luther on the 23rd for the family gathering. But God made a way for it to happen!<br />
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I don't believe in happenstance. I believe that all things happen for a reason. I don't know why we broke down in Edmond, but I know God knows. Why did it rain so hard the day after we got to Mom and Dad's? Why then? I don't know, but I do know that because of the rain, Dad couldn't get into the fields to do any farming. Therefore, he was around the house for 2 days while I was there. I got to spend lots of time with my Dad. I'm so grateful for that. Grateful for the 2 hour visit Tim and I were able to have with Dad on Saturday - just the 3 of us.<br />
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Now I'm home. I love wandering around my house, trying to remember where the light switches are and which cabinet the cups are in.<br />
I'm overwhelmed at the state of my yard - anyone have a baler?<br />
My mail pile is staring at me.<br />
The voice mail box was completely full.<br />
I'm mesmerized by the flush handle on the toilet.<br />
My frig is completely bare - so is the pantry.<br />
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But east or west,<br />
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It is so good to be home again. We had a wonderful trip. I would do it again in a heartbeat. We saw some beautiful country, some not-so-beautiful country, met some neat people, reconnected with lots of friends and family, and had lots of good times and talks with our kids.</div>
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I thank God for the privilege of getting to take this trip. I encourage any of you that have always wanted to do something like this to DO IT! You will love it!</div>
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Can't wait to see all my friends and family back here in VA!</div>
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<br />Sherrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05724888476159737758noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7979405215388822963.post-26342324953794753592012-06-18T23:20:00.000-04:002012-06-18T23:54:00.789-04:00When Tim is away........the rest of us will play!<br />
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Actually, he would be loving this and I know he wishes he was with us now.<br />
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Tim flew out of the Denver airport at the completely unreasonable hour of 6:10 a.m. When you are an hour and a half from the airport, that means getting up at 3:00 a.m. Ugh. Double ugh.<br />
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Because the Departure's section of the airport has serious height restrictions, we dropped him off at the Arrivals area. He grabbed his carry-on, gave me a quick kiss as we switched out drivers, and headed into the airport. I - after much frustration at trying to adjust the driver's seat - headed into the sunrise. Something has happened to the seat adjustment thingy, and it won't go anywhere! So I now drive with a pillow behind me, sitting on the edge of the seat.<br />
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Abe and Conni were asleep the whole time. They don't even remember dropping Tim off.<br />
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I drove until 6:30, then couldn't keep my eyes open. I found a rest area and pulled in between 2 tractor trailers, crawled into my bed, and slept for 2 hours. Then Abe started driving.<br />
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As we were rolling along, we started talking about what we wanted to do; where we wanted to go. We had no real plans; nowhere to be at a certain time. We wanted to do something on the water. After being around such neat rivers and streams but not really being able to enjoy them because they were too cold, we really wanted some water to play in.<br />
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We pulled up good old Google and searched for an RV camp with water. <br />
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Bingo!<br />
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Found one- a little nondescript campground near Salina, KS. Out in the country. Gravel roads. Past a bunch of corn and wheat fields. Lakeside Recreational Park.<br />
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We pull in and see this:<br />
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That's what I'm talking about!<br />
It is a 63 acre privately owned park. (Abe is happy it's not a National Park with lots of rules.) They have a 12 acre lake that is clear and beautiful! It used to be a sand pit, so the entire bottom of the lake is sand - not that goopy, slimy, mud stuff. And look at that beach! It's so nice! And best of all, we pretty much have it to ourselves!<br />
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Another bonus: there are 2 diving platforms and a swing on the lake. The kids have spent hours out here!<br />
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Between 15 and 20 feet deep at the diving platform. Much deeper out in the middle.<br />
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When I first got in and wanted to go jump off the platform, I was instructed to start with the high one - don't even LOOK at the low one. So I did. It is high! Higher than the rock we jumped off of into the Merced River in Yosemite. But the water is much nicer. Feels so good.<br />
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Another bonus: a 400 ft. water slide! Here's a view of it through the trees behind the sand volleyball court.<br />
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Because we are the only one's here, the family that owns the park allowed us to use the slide the "fun and fast" way. In other words...minus the rules! Up at the top of the slide, they blocked off the water for a while; allowed it to build way up. Then they let it out and all went down one right after the other. Way more water - way faster - way more fun!<br />
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It was a really fun ride. I loved it too.<br />
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Now here comes a little promotion for Lakeside Park. Not only does this place have lots of amenities and gorgeous scenery, the owners are Christians! I have really enjoyed spending time with Renae; talking about life, family, and our faith. Encouraging each other! :)<br />
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They have 4 kids - exactly our kids ages. One girl, three boys. The boys have spent a lot of time with my kids playing a crazy-wear-you-out game in the water called ball tag. Lots of running, swimming, jumping, throwing.<br />
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The guys moving a floating golf green. It was a bit water-logged. Abe (17), Daniel (17), Josiah (19), Sam (15).<br />
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Tonight, we had pizza together. This is a shot of their house from the beach. They have been so warm and friendly to us. As Renae said, "I don't think you just HAPPENED to find this place."<br />
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I've so enjoyed getting to know this family and hope we can stay in touch. I'm amazed, again, at the blessings and surprises the Lord has given us!<br />
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Not sure how much longer we'll stay. One day? Two? Three?<br />
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<br />Sherrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05724888476159737758noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7979405215388822963.post-36864639978614593562012-06-18T15:16:00.001-04:002012-06-18T15:17:11.064-04:00More reconnecting = more blessings!Wow. What an amazing trip this has been. So many unplanned, unexpected events. <br />
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We've been so blessed, and so encouraged by being able to reconnect with several relatives and friends.<br />
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This past week, Tim was able to spend time with one of his first cousins - Connie Jean Baker. He hasn't seen her in over 26 years. It was a very joyful reunion!<br />
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And I got to meet Connie for the very first time! Tim has always told me I would enjoy being with Connie...he was so right!<br />
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Shawn and Blaine took Abe and Tim up into the mountains to ride dirt bikes. They had such a good time.<br />
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Connie has a little business called The Nest. She buys and sells furniture and decor that she refurbishes. Besides having her stuff for sale in 2 stores, she also sells at the French Nest Open Air Market the third weekend of every month. We got to watch (Abe helped) them get packed up and ready for this event.<br />
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We showed up around noon to check out the market. Shawn and his "helper".<br />
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Here's a look at Connie's booth. They did a lot of business that day.<br />
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Planning mischief, I'm sure.<br />
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Shawn decided to model the bedspread. He did quite well. Mr. Stoic....<br />
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That didn't last too long! I thought you weren't supposed to kiss the mannequin!<br />
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On Saturday evening, we were able to attend this yearly event in Ft. Collins. The Walker Manufacturing Company (as in awesome lawn mowers) hosts a hymn sing for the public.<br />
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It is free, has no agenda, promotes no church, no plate-passing - just good old-fashioned hymn singing!<br />
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Psalm 95:1 Oh come, let us sing to the Lord! Let us shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation.<br />
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There were over 1,000 people there! I don't know what impressed me more: the number of people there wanting to praise the Lord in singing, or the gorgeous grass! JK I do have a thing for a nice lawn though. Probably because we've never had one. This one practically invited you to take your shoes off and go barefoot. And as I'm not one to turn down an invitation....yeah, it was lovely.<br />
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Everywhere - people singing and praising God!<br />
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This lady was cranking it - really getting into it! She was fun to watch.<br />
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View from the front looking at the crowd. Amazing, huh? I've never seen anything like it! I know a few privately owned businesses in VA that should get together and host something like this! :)<br />
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What a blessed time we had together. It's hard to catch up on the 26 years apart in just a few days, but we made a start! And we all agreed that we will stay in touch and NEVER let that many years go by again - regardless of circumstances.<br />
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Psalm 106:1<br />
Praise the Lord!<br />
Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good!<br />
For His mercy endures forever.<br />
<br />Sherrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05724888476159737758noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7979405215388822963.post-24807537508024873022012-06-16T13:04:00.000-04:002012-06-16T13:04:20.010-04:00Two wonderful weeks!For two weeks, I've had all of my family together - husband and all four kids. It has been a wonderful time. Memories to cherish forever. I love these four so much; am so proud of each one of them, and thank God for every moment we had together.<br />
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Yesterday, we dropped Angi and Marci at the Denver airport. Time to fly home. Vacation was over for them. Marci has three weddings this weekend, and Angi has two clients due next week. Duty calls.<br />
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Originally, we planned on being home June 14, Thursday. But time was flying by too quickly; we wanted more time together in the west. So we opted to fly them home on Thursday, giving us a few more days together.<br />
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It was hard to have them leave. I already miss them.<br />
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So now, we're down to four.<br />
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Looking forward to enjoying the last 10 days of this epic trip!<br />
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<br />Sherrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05724888476159737758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7979405215388822963.post-19395498948702121882012-06-15T22:59:00.000-04:002012-06-15T22:59:49.123-04:00In memory of Rue.Remember this little fellow? This is Rue.<br />
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He was Conni's rescue pet found the day before we left on our trip back in April.<br />
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He was such a cute little guy. Loved to scamper around on us and the RV.<br />
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Rue had to be fed from a teeny weeny bottle. He would hold onto it with both "hands" and slurp it down. He really was a cute little fellow.<br />
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And then, one day, he took a tumble from the kitchen counter down to the floor. Spread eagle. Splat.<br />
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Two days later, he was dead. <br />
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Since then, he has been in our freezer. <br />
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For almost 2 months, and 7,000 miles.<br />
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Today, Conni found the perfect place to put Rue to rest.<br />
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First of all, she built a raft. Then she tested it and found it seaworthy.<br />
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Next, a little run back to the RV to retrieve Rue out of the freezer.<br />
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She placed Rue in the raft and added a flag.<br />
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Making sure the "Good-bye Rue" flag is up.<br />
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There he is... a little fur ball on the raft.<br />
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And he's off. Happy sailing, Rue!<br />
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Kind of like being buried at sea. One day, barring complications, floods, waterfalls, fishermen, and predators, he'll end up in the Gulf of Mexico!<br />
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Abe giving a respectful send-off salute.<br />
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A near collision! This dog was out playing fetch with a frisbee. Rue and his raft almost bumped into him. You can see the raft between the rock and the dog.<br />
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We're all glad Rue has been properly disposed of. What a way to go, too. Floating peacefully down a gorgeous river in WY!<br />
<br />Sherrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05724888476159737758noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7979405215388822963.post-2140140795773157622012-06-13T18:45:00.001-04:002012-06-13T18:45:24.477-04:00Wading and fishing in the Laramie.Here's a shot of our little campground in little bitty Jelm, WY. It is called Woods Landing and it's on the Big Laramie River. Pretty rustic, but at least they had hook-ups for RV's.<br />
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View from a rock in the middle of the river. The water was very cold! <br />
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Down river. <br />
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Abe went to fish, we went to watch.<br />
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This is as far as Angi and I made it. A good spot to enjoy the sun, watch Abe fish, and freeze our feet.<br />
Love this picture of my pretty Angi.<br />
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I ran back to the RV for a new camera battery. I come back and see Marci getting lessons from Abe. I perched myself back on the rock and just watched. It was pretty entertaining. I'm not sure which was funnier...Marci's determination, or Abe's exasperation/frustration.<br />
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Kind of like she can't talk without her hands, she also can't cast without facial help! Abe is laughing at how far her cast didn't go.<br />
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She got hung up on her own line. Abe is helping her out.<br />
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More facial help. Abe smirking.<br />
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Fail, and they both die laughing.<br />
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In Marci's words..."This river sucks." She didn't catch anything, and her casting never really got perfected. Therefore, at some point, you give the rod back to Abe and wade (carefully) back out of the river.<br />
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Here's a view of the mountain we climbed yesterday; from the river up through the trees.<br />
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Done with this morning's fishing. He only caught one trout. It was too small so he threw it back.<br />
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On our way out of the campground we stopped at the post office to drop off some post cards. It's tiny! Basically a walk-in closet. No one is manning it. Just post office boxes in there. Barely room to turn around.<br />
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Now traveling south into CO. We could see the smoke from the wildfires while we were still in Cheyenne, WY.<br />
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Still moving on; still having fun.Sherrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05724888476159737758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7979405215388822963.post-27723314062791846242012-06-12T23:20:00.000-04:002012-06-12T23:20:03.409-04:00Laramie bound...Leaving our campsite in Jackson Hole. Pretty nifty name, huh?!<br />
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As we pulled out of Jackson Hole Monday morning, it was a gorgeous, clear, chilly day. Finally, we could see the mountains.<br />
Scenery like this just soothes my soul. It makes me smile and say ahhhhh.<br />
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We drove for miles along the Hoback River. So pretty. The rivers are our favorites. </div>
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Once we hit I-80, we headed east toward Laramie. We've discovered that America has more than one or two armpits; this area is one of them. So barren, dry, windy, ugly. No green. Just miles and miles of rolling hills with these snow drift fences. We did see a lot of antelope. I'm not sure what the poor things eat, but they seemed to be surviving just fine.<br />
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One of our challenges in looking for a campsite was to avoid the smoke coming up from Colorado's wildfires. This is near Laramie. It is not a cloudy/overcast day. This is smoke from many miles away. You could smell it too.<br />
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We found just what we were looking for: a remote, by-the-river campground. It is Woods Landing Campground. We are one of two families here. The other isn't really even a family; just an old geezer and his geezer dog. The Jelm, WY post office is here. About as big as some people's closets!<br />
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We set up camp and Abe started getting all his fishing stuff together. We had a new fly-fishing rod we had saved since his birthday in March to give to him. He was rather pleased. Liking the shorts with the boots!<br />
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Marci, our resident wood splitter. Getting fire stuff ready for this NO FIRES ALLOWED campground.<br />
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This morning, Marci woke up with this lovely eye. Knowing her, it was probably a mosquito bite.<br />
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Tim cooking bacon and eggs and pancakes this morning. So good. Love camping! Love eating outside!<br />
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While we ate, we planned the days activities.<br />
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We are parked up against the mountains, beside a river. This is the mountain we see from the side of the RV. I have my lens zoomed all the way in, - it's a lot farther away than it looks. Also, a lot steeper than it looks. We planned on hiking up this. But...since there are homes at the base, we decided to go for another mountain.<br />
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This "other" mountain is much steeper, much bigger, and rocky all over. Marci, Conni, and Abe went a different way than Tim, Angi, and I.<br />
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It was so steep! We found out real quickly, that we are not elevation acclimated. Puff, wheeze, puff, wheeze! The best way is to stop and rest often.<br />
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View back down to the Laramie River. We're about 1/3 of the way up.<br />
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Taking a break. We would have bouts of nausea, and Angi had a few black out episodes.<br />
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Bear went with us, but he kept wanting to stop and rest. Wimp dog. He never summited.<br />
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Abe and Marci at the top!<br />
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View of the Rockies.<br />
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I made it! Very pleased with myself. It took us about an hour to get up to the top. Elevation: approximately 8,000 feet! No wonder we could never catch our breath.<br />
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Tim took a picture of the summiters. (Conni stayed way down with Bear.) The white flag is not a flag of surrender. It is a we-came-we-conquered banner!<br />
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At the top. Marci's eye is actually worse. She has no peripheral vision. It's okay to laugh...we have been.<br />
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View from the top back down to our camping spot. Our RV is on the other side of the river tucked back by the trees.<br />
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And now we begin the descent.<br />
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Back down with Conni and Bear.<br />
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Conni hanging out on a ledge.<br />
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Wow. That's still a long way up. That's the Laramie down below.<br />
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Back down and returning to base camp. <br />
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This is a guy's version of playing purses. Abe sat here forever going through his tackle box. In fact, it was more important than lunch!<br />
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Grilling out for dinner. Tim's cowboy potatoes....<br />
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...and Tim's marinated chicken. Delicious bombacious!<br />
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After dinner campfire. If we keep it in our fire bowl, maybe we can get away with it.<br />
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Roasting marshmallows. Abe called this "epic perfection."<br />
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I think we will all sleep well tonight. Tired bodies, clear mountain air, cool breeze, running water sound....what's not to like?Sherrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05724888476159737758noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7979405215388822963.post-64621295300246624222012-06-11T02:32:00.000-04:002012-06-11T02:32:58.997-04:00Jackson Hole + Cottens + cold weather + goofing off =Partido loco muy frio con el Cottens!<br />
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Don't think we don't know our Spanish! (Actually, this may be totally backward and wrong, but it sure sounds good.) We're all over it....at least some of us are. Tim and Abe just stick to putting "el" in front of every word and adding "o" to the end of it. (ie: el lake-o)<br />
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This is the town square in Jackson, WY. There are 4 of these arches - 1 at each corner of the park. They are made from hundreds of antlers. I assume they are real. Non-American tourists everywhere. It is hard to take a picture and not get one of them in it!<br />
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This looked pretty neat. I would've enjoyed a ride in here. I like that old crusty codger too. <br />
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Since these streets were not particularly designed for 38 foot RV's, we parked the rig and walked around town. Every time we get out, Abe starts jumping over and on things. He acts like he's been cooped up for hours. The leapfrog is a favorite of his.<br />
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I wasn't quick enough with my trigger finger to get a pic of him doing a handstand in the middle of the street.<br />
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I was trying to get a closer picture of the antler arch. This was in my way every time. Finally, I just stepped up behind the photographer and took one of my own. These folks are a long way from home...and there are lots of them.<br />
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Since it was so cold, we stepped into a neat little coffee shop called Dolce. They had hot, made-to-order donuts that were scrum! Marci claimed they were the best donuts she'd ever had. Sorry Spudnuts! She's turned traitor.<br />
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Marci was looking for a hoodie, so we did a drop off near some shops that looked likely. She called us when she was done and we picked her up alongside the road. Notice the Uggs...on June 10th!<br />
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A fuel stop...Abe was practicing his emergency exit.<br />
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In making plans for the day, we took into consideration the temperature. High today was 56 degrees. Nix on the white water rafting. Such a bummer. This is white water rafters heaven and it's too cold to do it. Guess we'll have to head to the New River in WV some day this summer. <br />
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This is the Snake River as it goes through Jackson Hole.<br />
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A bit blurry, but Abe and I were drooling over this house. It has an awesome view of the Tetons all around it.<br />
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Still cold and cloudy. You can hardly see the mountains and they are right there!<br />
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We did a grocery stop and picked up all the ingredients for clam chowder. Perfect meal for a cold, dreary day. The girls helped by chopping up onion, celery, carrots, garlic, and potatoes. Abe wasn't anywhere near the food (or the work) and he cried about the onions burning his eyes for half and hour.<br />
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Sauteing bacon.<br />
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This made such a big batch, we decided to share.<br />
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Because it was so cold and blustery out, no one was out walking and no one saw our sign. Probably a good thing. Abe immediately claimed the leftovers for tomorrow's breakfast, lunch, and dinner. <br />
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It's been a crazy, lazy, fun day. I never figured we'd spend our time in WY huddled up in the RV trying to stay warm. Low tonight is 31 degrees. Southern CA seems like a long time ago and a long ways away! It's still been fun, though. Tomorrow, we head south....hopefully to warmer weather. Abe is about to go crazy wanting to fish. We'll be looking for a good campground with a river.<br />
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Hope you all had a good weekend!Sherrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05724888476159737758noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7979405215388822963.post-51703198510682943762012-06-11T01:34:00.004-04:002012-06-11T01:34:28.809-04:00Hiking with AngiHey, this is Marci again.<br />
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This is something that keeps happening, every time we walk anywhere that is not a flat surface. So I had to get it on camera. Those of you who have hiked with us before know how funny this can be :)<br />
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Most of us just walk down hills. Or on rocks.<br />
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Not Angi. There is much contemplation, broadcasting of fear and terror involved in the upcoming attempt to conquer said challenge. (i.e. a hill)<br />
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Here we have gone down a short but fairly steep hill to see the Gibbon River in Yellowstone. Nothing crazy.<br />
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Step 1: Approach and assess danger (while holding on to sturdy limb that gives much emotional, though not much physical support)<br />
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Step 2: Take first step then pause and tell everyone below how treacherous said hill is.<br />
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Step 3: Point at offending persons making fun of the lack of progress made in the last 5 minutes. Question again why we are attempting this.<br />
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Step 4: Take a leap of faith and one step down while grabbing next hand hold.<br />
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Step 5: Since there are no hand holds available to accompany the next two steps, must bend over to touch ground to maintain balance. (all while holding up sweatpants to avoid getting damp, of course)<br />
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Step 6: Brother gets impatient with slow progress (everyone else is about ready to go back to the RV) and comes to rescue. :)<br />
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Step 7 and so forth: Continue slowly down rocks keeping a death grip on nearest person's arm to maintain balance. (or at least you won't end up in the water alone, right?)<br />
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...and we have reached our destination! :)<br />
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No harm done... now how in the world do we get back up.... :)<br />
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Maybe next time I'll just watch....<br />
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Love ya Ang!!!</div>Sherrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05724888476159737758noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7979405215388822963.post-32776336268893328332012-06-11T00:39:00.000-04:002012-06-11T00:39:49.885-04:00Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks<br />
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I will start with these 2 classy RV's that shared the Walmart parking lot with us a few nights ago.<br />
The items you see here under the van are dog food bowls and dogs. There were 3 dogs. They spent the night under the van. (Gotta love long range camera lenses!)<br />
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Here's a real homemade one for you. I spied on this family until it got too dark to see. Mr. Build-it-Yourself puttered around outside for a long time. He pulled a ginormous generator out of the storage space under the back "deck"; spent some time hooking it up to the "house". Then the plastic chairs came out of the same place and went into the house. I saw a wife and one kid. They were in Walmart most of the time - hopefully, they were looking for a can of exterior paint. Tim was impressed with the windows - they were pretty nice. I wanted to get out of there really fast before Tim could get any ideas. Too late. I'm sure he's been designing floor plans in his head for the last two days.<br />
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One of our first views coming into Yellowstone.<br />
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This is the Yellowstone River. One nice thing about coming here at this time of year is that all the rivers, creeks, and streams are brim full! So much water! <br />
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We all had the white water rafting itch.</div>
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But do you have any idea how cold that water is? Yeah - COLD.<br />
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This is a pretty neat piece of trivia.<br />
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More of the Yellowstone River. (Warning...this is a blog with lots of scenery pictures.)<br />
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Mammoth Hot Springs. There is a visitor center here. The elk were lounging around like they lived here! Just as happy as can be.</div>
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Hot bubbling springs. Really neat colors.</div>
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So... we pulled over at a non-designated scenic turnout. No one was there. By now it had started snowing. So cold!</div>
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And of course, we had to get off the designated trail. How else can you believe that those springs are really hot? You must try it for yourself to know for sure.</div>
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It was so cold and snowing hard. Angi looked so funny trying to keep her pants up off the ground. I don't think we were properly dressed for the crazy change in weather. Over a period of a couple hours we experienced sunshine, rain, snow, and high winds. Back and forth, back and forth.</div>
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This is one of the best parts of my day. I saw this beast off to the side of where we were exploring the hot springs. I was so excited, I think I might have hopped up and down. Might have. I actually felt like I had won a prize. I'd been wanting to see some wildlife so badly. So glad this guy showed up for me. </div>
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Okay. I'll go ahead and admit it. I pretended (for a mere few seconds) that I was Sacagawea. I actually crept through the fallen logs to sneak up on him. I'm so Indian! I think I could actually lead a Lewis and Clark expedition; I could sneak up on game for them and shoot it dead!:)</div>
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A little later, we saw a small herd of buffalo.</div>
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We saw several hot springs, small geysers, the artists paint pots, and lots of bubbling mud. Then, the one that is famous.<br />
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We were excited about seeing this. My family went here back in 1977 - in matching red gingham outfits, no less - but Tim and the kids had never seen it. The other cool thing, is that we know someone named after this national land mark! Yep, it's a fact. This person goes off on a regular basis just like this geyser. You can count on it -without fail.<br />
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Walking to Old Faithful. It was SO COLD! It was snowing and the wind was blowing like all get out. Like I said, we weren't dressed for the sudden change in weather.<br />
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Old Faithful simmering...just waiting to blow.<br />
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We had a 40 minute wait before Old Faithful was to go off. We went inside and ate at the lodge. By the way, this lodge was not there back in 1977.<br />
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Here's a shot of the crowd that was gathering waiting for the eruption.<br />
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There she blows!<br />
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This geyser, while not the largest, is one of the most popular in the world. It erupts approximately every 90 minutes, shooting up to 8,400 gallons of boiling water 145 feet up in the air. The eruptions last from 1.5 to 5 minutes. Amazing! What an awesome God we have that makes wonderful things like this for us to enjoy.<br />
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We drove out of Yellowstone and right into the Grand Teton National Park. A somewhat cloudy view of the Tetons.<br />
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This is a quick breeze-through of our jaunt through two national parks. We took an entire day going through them both. We stopped numerous times to get out and hike, take pictures, test the waters, etc. A little tiny hike down to the Gibbon River is a blog post in itself. That one will be coming up soon. It is Angi's moment to shine! </div>
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Look for "Angi faces extreme danger" coming soon! :)</div>
<br /><br />Sherrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05724888476159737758noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7979405215388822963.post-37609851178752989892012-06-08T23:07:00.000-04:002012-06-08T23:07:57.522-04:00Flat tire #2.Abe was driving.<br />
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WHAM! POW!<br />
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Left rear inside tire blew. Made an awful noise!<br />
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Bummer.<br />
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We were 25 miles west of Butte, MT. Not a bad place to have a flat! A much better view than the time in west TX.<br />
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Abe clambered up on top to get our spare down. A little nerve wracking seeing him standing up there as the tractor trailers roared past.<br />
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This is the reason we are Good Sam members. Within 40 minutes, Mr. Tobacco Lip was here with everything needed to change our tire. No jacks needed - we just lower our leveling jacks and the whole back end is off the ground. Pretty cool.<br />
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This is the way Abe helps change a tire.<br />
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After all, isn't this why we became Good Sam members in the first place? To have free roadside assistance and someone else do the work?<br />
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Meanwhile, the kids and I did some exploring. There was a railroad nearby so we walked along it picking up railroad spikes and enormous ball bearings. Of course, we had to take some pictures.<br />
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My pretty girls.<br />
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Abe hollered at me to take a picture - quick. I turned around and saw this. He kept telling me to hurry. That is not a look of meditation. It is a grimace of discomfort. Duh.<br />
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I took the picture, then he said, "Oh no! How am I gonna get down? Help me down!" I said no and just stood there with the camera as he painfully tried to get down. Kind of funny to hear him begging in a high soprano voice.<br />
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This was right beside the railroad tracks. So picturesque.<br />
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My other pretty girl.<br />
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This is the culprit. Glad to have it replaced. We are now running with 4 new tires, and 2 '08's.<br />
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Now we're parked in a Walmart parking lot (along with about 8 other RV's) in Bozeman, MT. So gorgeous. Mountains all the way around us - serious mountains! Snow capped.<br />
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Good night folks. Have as awesome of a weekend as we plan on having!Sherrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05724888476159737758noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7979405215388822963.post-21781943674619117812012-06-08T16:26:00.000-04:002012-08-15T13:47:03.415-04:00Our shrinking bucket list.When we started out on this trip, there were several things we wanted to see/do. I'm not talking about particular states we wanted to go through, but specific things we wanted to do.<br />
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Our family's wish list for this trip:<br />
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<li>Do something on the water. (Marci) CHECK! We got to dive/swim/play in a deep, fast river in Yosemite; and ride the jet boat on the Rogue River in Grant's Pass, OR.</li>
<li>Ride go-carts. (Abe) CHECK! We did that and more at Magic Mountain Six Flags in CA.</li>
<li>Go fishing. (Abe) PARTIAL CHECK! He got to fish while we were in Sedona, AZ. It was cold and rainy, and he didn't catch anything. Fly fishing in a mountain stream is in the plans.</li>
<li>Get some good food. (Angi) CHECK! We've had lots of that! Good local stuff from several areas.</li>
<li>Rattlesnake round-up. (Sherri) FAIL! We scrapped this one after I had nightmares after going in the rattlesnake museum in Albuquerque, NM.</li>
<li>Do some white water rafting. (All of us) Still in the works.</li>
<li>See some wildlife. (Sherri) CHECK! Elk, deer, eagle, herons, coyote, lizards. Still holding out for some bear sightings! Come on Yellowstone...don't let me down! :)</li>
<li>Rodeo. (Sherri) CHECK! </li>
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Knowing we would be out West, I really wanted to hit a rodeo. I've been to lots of rodeos in my life (before marriage and living in the East), but my kids never have. I love them! Love the adrenaline rush, the horses, the skill of the cowboys, the huge bulls, the smell, (blue jeans and cowboy hats aren't bad either!) etc. If you weren't raised in this type of culture/atmosphere, you probably can't relate.<br />
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Just bear with me and pretend you can.<br />
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All along the Southwest, we kept our eyes and ears out for a rodeo. No luck. Most of them had already happened; like back in Feb. and Mar. I had pretty much given up on getting to go to one. Oh well.<br />
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As we were heading into Bend, OR, on Wednesday,Tim announced that he had plans for that evening. A rodeo! It was happening that night, in Sisters, OR, and best of the best....it was Extreme Bull Riding night! My favorite!<br />
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Sisters is only about 15 minutes from the Johnson's. Burnell went with us and suprised us by already having tickets on hold for us.<br />
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It was a bit chilly, but we were well equipped: hats, coats, ear muffs, blankets, gloves.<br />
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This guys hand got caught and he bounced along side the bull for a bit. Scary Larry.<br />
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Eight seconds. That's all the time you have to hang on. That's not so long, huh?! Yeah, right. It's an eternity. I think my entire life would flash before my eyes during the first second right before I fell off. Actually, I would never make it out of the chute.<br />
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The fun thing about watching this crazy sport, is that it is so potentially dangerous! There's always the chance that a cowboy will be not just bucked off, but possibly stomped on, kicked, butted, or gored. I guess it's kind of like going to a hockey game. There's always a chance a major fight will break out!<br />
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I can understand if some of you are horrified. But if it's in your blood, it's in your blood! One of my kids labeled me as an adrenaline junkie the other day. I don't know if that's entirely accurate, but I do know I like scary, risky things. As long as I don't get hurt.<br />
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The clowns are always fun, too. This guy was a nut! Mr. Energizer Bunny. I guess you have to be rather quick on your feet if you're messing around with 2 ton bulls.<br />
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This guy was close to making the 8 seconds, but alas...the bull won.<br />
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Off he goes!<br />
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Check this out! See what I mean about how dangerous it is? He was literally under the bull! Within millimeters of being squashed like a bug! Terrifying!<br />
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Another flying dismount.<br />
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And another. Notice the guys climbing the gate.<br />
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This guys flew a long ways! Landed on his head and neck. Ouch.<br />
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Abe and Angi enjoying the rodeo and staying warm.<br />
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Tim, Conni, and Marci.<br />
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A half-time show. This guy had 9 dogs doing all kinds of tricks. They are all mutt-types and all rescue dogs. Conni loved it, of course.<br />
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If I could do any job at a rodeo, it would be this one. One of the gate openers. One guy unlatches, the other one pulls it open with a rope. You're close enough to the action to see it all and be scared, but relatively safe from any real danger. Relatively. There's always a gate to climb!<br />
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So much fun. I'm so glad we got to do this. I got my thrills, no one died, my kids got a new experience, and we can all live happily ever after!<br />
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And best of all, Abe shows no inclination or interest in taking up bull riding. Whew. There's always that risk, you know. Now the clown job....that's a whole different story.<br />
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Yee-haw and traveling on!<br />
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Sherrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05724888476159737758noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7979405215388822963.post-64590045921898536522012-06-08T13:27:00.000-04:002012-06-08T13:27:01.569-04:00Our wonderful house-sitter.When you're gone as long as we've been gone, having a house-sitter is a must! Britney has been doing so much for us.<br />
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<li>Mail</li>
<li>Watering plants</li>
<li>Washing Marci's dirty dishes she left</li>
<li>Setting up a studio in Marci's room for her hair/makeup business</li>
<li>Keeping our house from being too silent</li>
<li>Washing windows, dusting baseboards....just kidding!</li>
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<br />Thanks, Britney Huff, for all your work; all you've done to help out. We appreciate it so much! We look forward to seeing you in a couple of weeks! Lots of love from your "other" family! :)Sherrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05724888476159737758noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7979405215388822963.post-22284732415526223422012-06-08T02:12:00.003-04:002012-06-08T02:12:31.956-04:00An unexpected blessing!I love this trip! I love how our God continually blesses us and provides what we need when we need it! I love the way He leads in ways we could never plan or foresee!<br />
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We got a phone call and an invitation that caused us to slightly change our travel plans. It was so worth it! I would do it again in a heartbeat!<br />
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After leaving the Crater Lake area, we headed to Bend, OR. What a joy to get to see and reconnect with these dear friends - Burnell and Paula Johnson. It's been 28 years! <br />
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They so warmly opened their home, arms, and hearts to us. We were able to pick back up where we left off many years ago. God is so amazing! I know that it is only because of Him and His work in our hearts and lives that we were able to do this. I truly believe He brought us together again, and I am so thankful.<br />
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We got to see 4 of their 8 children. Here is Carrie and her husband Kent, and daughter Liberty.<br />
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So, SO good to see her!<br />
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We got a tour of the Johnson's property where they hold a Christian camp every summer. Here's a view from the pasture. Gorgeous, huh?<br />
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We saw Burnell and Paula's son Dwight and his wife and family. Here is Dwight with a 4-wheeler load of kids!<br />
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We also saw Naomi and her husband, and Wade and his wife. Missed seeing Warren, Chad, David, and Carla. Next time!<br />
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The view from Burnell and Paula's second floor balcony.<br />
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Angi enjoyed playing the grand piano and we enjoyed listening.<br />
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On our way out of town, they treated us to coffee from their coffee shop, The Coffee Depot.<br />
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I will miss these dear friends. Burnell and Paula, you have no idea how much you encouraged us.<br />
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Encouragement to keep on; to live from our hearts as God leads us. To love our family unconditionally; to live life with our kids. To continue to open our home and share our lives with others. And much more...<br />
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It was a perfect 24 hours together. We are so grateful for the time and look forward to seeing each other again!<br />
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