tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45612973174505679072024-03-12T19:24:27.206-07:00Theresa's TriviaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger296125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561297317450567907.post-37840248329937388752022-06-16T21:45:00.003-07:002022-08-13T15:17:10.765-07:00Granddaughter Wedding<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHUAlO1_sr68oh9B-F6mlp1da6pmnKnwrWQ3thxxvv-nLYj8ifAmRORFmaa-XxGNBodUHC-5oA79KWbz7qA6LSPU5VgdO8ocQD5si-mV3NjqDPUw03GRlRBf-O6-WGYGZz90dkdUd5WhjGj6iAliI74tktz1OfMYD5NJC-tusLw2azti9BVTYBOKgO/s4032/IMG_0009.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHUAlO1_sr68oh9B-F6mlp1da6pmnKnwrWQ3thxxvv-nLYj8ifAmRORFmaa-XxGNBodUHC-5oA79KWbz7qA6LSPU5VgdO8ocQD5si-mV3NjqDPUw03GRlRBf-O6-WGYGZz90dkdUd5WhjGj6iAliI74tktz1OfMYD5NJC-tusLw2azti9BVTYBOKgO/w525-h395/IMG_0009.jpg" width="525" /></a></div> When one's only granddaughter poses the question, "Grandma, we are thinking of getting married in Cancun, would you come to our wedding?, Grandma answered with "honey, I would come to your wedding no matter where it is!" They got engaged in Cancun in March, 2021 and we celebrated these sweethearts in April under the Dogwood Trees. <p></p><p><br /></p><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ScPUbyC4Vd6oAa_Vp6OoCzRloyoNp-ZSjk_Nf_Fjuxuyo1-MFCIB1MuwEy7OzUJzXM_DZmR341lLrlkRBxWJKgDpAnWRt8VyfYLQ1a5IhecNCdLTW80R_ABpKtfg1shnTQS3n-X5-Ho5HRhJgrCLiXKH-YfkZyakizFGe4XZj5iXCLpJoCz01BUD/s5184/IMG_9606.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ScPUbyC4Vd6oAa_Vp6OoCzRloyoNp-ZSjk_Nf_Fjuxuyo1-MFCIB1MuwEy7OzUJzXM_DZmR341lLrlkRBxWJKgDpAnWRt8VyfYLQ1a5IhecNCdLTW80R_ABpKtfg1shnTQS3n-X5-Ho5HRhJgrCLiXKH-YfkZyakizFGe4XZj5iXCLpJoCz01BUD/s320/IMG_9606.jpg" width="213" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oregon Coast, 2020</td></tr></tbody></table>They met each other at St. Joe's in 2018 and have already built quite a life together.....surviving Bradleigh's graduation from WWCC in 2020, and Austen's master's degree from Heritage University in 2019.<div><div style="text-align: right;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPuoY-HNwO1EsXSubvJshGwEs4scCi9DB6NOOk7EKH2IF_vMCSFLPc2bo2gtwM86fXpJ1UxkWZf4EVdUaK4AFQeIiXjIEPj02dcrewdkSX2qKE-HNnTAcuM8CJR2U8sLo9WuBFr810jI55zpyeeYPdgnwqu96wVERriqSDeRi9DABG1tCxGQc7xdXj/s2048/IMG_0251.png" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPuoY-HNwO1EsXSubvJshGwEs4scCi9DB6NOOk7EKH2IF_vMCSFLPc2bo2gtwM86fXpJ1UxkWZf4EVdUaK4AFQeIiXjIEPj02dcrewdkSX2qKE-HNnTAcuM8CJR2U8sLo9WuBFr810jI55zpyeeYPdgnwqu96wVERriqSDeRi9DABG1tCxGQc7xdXj/w417-h332/IMG_0251.png" width="417" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They began searching for their first home in February, 2021, and waited patiently for the owners to buy some land and figure out how they would live in a 2-bedroom trailer house, with their five children, until their dream house could be built on the farm. The extended family helped Bradleigh and Austen move-in on Thanksgiving Day, 2021!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-oTFWwi8PpgdZ7tG3SnRvJctnk5_KlUXbWoUKcoZv4jC1RWXauJvsWt8HAg0ecXri85O4lf8MjZWfgRosjU1yfhATdtrQlo3W4EPB2b9IL2Hr4FzcH4U0IpJrzYVOmgRGDOIzNA4ZVUqS7fk3fN8IGIrNDJvPrYR4FRKsPPYje9eA2sYk6hP3Gvad/s4032/IMG_3299.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="377" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-oTFWwi8PpgdZ7tG3SnRvJctnk5_KlUXbWoUKcoZv4jC1RWXauJvsWt8HAg0ecXri85O4lf8MjZWfgRosjU1yfhATdtrQlo3W4EPB2b9IL2Hr4FzcH4U0IpJrzYVOmgRGDOIzNA4ZVUqS7fk3fN8IGIrNDJvPrYR4FRKsPPYje9eA2sYk6hP3Gvad/w502-h377/IMG_3299.jpeg" width="502" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNyT0bWMXJikA9MyESgs45ux_jk1jExQYCXbi-Vt-Yd5EtF5L8QC1x4mlADr0rCcf2HXmpqvYIKfni2kPJu2NT8SJEZoCucziEUvaptWYu7bww0dmIb4ST0eIQLdzw-HERIm-heh6X9KINQMijtRXd9fYey0Hm-pXnjphtbj5yzkGt92BUqdiZ0JrB/s4032/IMG_0986.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNyT0bWMXJikA9MyESgs45ux_jk1jExQYCXbi-Vt-Yd5EtF5L8QC1x4mlADr0rCcf2HXmpqvYIKfni2kPJu2NT8SJEZoCucziEUvaptWYu7bww0dmIb4ST0eIQLdzw-HERIm-heh6X9KINQMijtRXd9fYey0Hm-pXnjphtbj5yzkGt92BUqdiZ0JrB/w640-h480/IMG_0986.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These kids had a vision for the 5 bedroom ranch-style house and immediately knocked out a bedroom wall, tore up the laminate floor, and tackled a huge closet organizer. Everything they attempted to do came with news like "it can't be installed until June, it won't ship until March, it's currently unavailable, or our rug binding machine is broken." Seems like they had one delay after another! Meanwhile Bradleigh immersed herself into wedding planning....choosing the resort, reviewing photographers, and worrying a bit about the beginning of the rainy season in Cancun.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_wqTytWCriKy8i4h5ow1k5ShPc7kF52N8wPaD3a2xAnSCT6DvJJvNVHpMwrlmgF1jW9qCGEXY4RSHKyqTbk5G3vmzGumQoJoQIMzUYUnjy72VRhUUWo8KImeTE79AlN_UBIforvVMu2791QO22ZpSboLrQIYzRZpRVnfR5lr7gS7W2Az1JjUywWwB/s1280/PHOTO-2022-06-22-20-22-03.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="853" data-original-width="1280" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_wqTytWCriKy8i4h5ow1k5ShPc7kF52N8wPaD3a2xAnSCT6DvJJvNVHpMwrlmgF1jW9qCGEXY4RSHKyqTbk5G3vmzGumQoJoQIMzUYUnjy72VRhUUWo8KImeTE79AlN_UBIforvVMu2791QO22ZpSboLrQIYzRZpRVnfR5lr7gS7W2Az1JjUywWwB/w400-h266/PHOTO-2022-06-22-20-22-03.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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We had a private tour guide, herself of Mayan ancestry, who told us incredible stories of her people and the way of life in this country. I quickly learned that even foreign mosquitos love my blood. <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3otd9u5WzG-NKxgAM42Lo0RdtKprxxEeimDLjJTQ8gaIJi4MMeh_I8UkjxoW--jXI_MgrS6LDH01SEkWBOp6_xx-P1LnwZ5AoSSH5GQr-eK7YrKCjBBj8nBJOBQHcCdNe7NBtdpMoSO3Fcu2mKVcogYamIEisxNcP8WZ_QkGvTn7IU9QUR1pPlQ0P/s4032/IMG_1355.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3otd9u5WzG-NKxgAM42Lo0RdtKprxxEeimDLjJTQ8gaIJi4MMeh_I8UkjxoW--jXI_MgrS6LDH01SEkWBOp6_xx-P1LnwZ5AoSSH5GQr-eK7YrKCjBBj8nBJOBQHcCdNe7NBtdpMoSO3Fcu2mKVcogYamIEisxNcP8WZ_QkGvTn7IU9QUR1pPlQ0P/w300-h368/IMG_1355.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">The whole maddening crowd, including the Kaltenbaughs, the Packwoods, Austen's brother Owen, his friend, Chris and Bradleigh's friends, Rene, Jamie and their spouses! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOnWNji-srJMwRk8FxHp6Y4vILBzURZ2wN4FJMmHAjKZu-7qrTtE6ujLhnA2xnZc3OgDdFZtr4BSy21bh3K08h6_UwTC4NUi1hELhQbMA3fCot1fU3heWg97uQmCLbHU09Yju-e_eX0xsxCJlmWRedWya1PgbTKL-JwkZ0lN-v7jOBlprGBB54eQqU/s1440/Colin%20Dancind.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOnWNji-srJMwRk8FxHp6Y4vILBzURZ2wN4FJMmHAjKZu-7qrTtE6ujLhnA2xnZc3OgDdFZtr4BSy21bh3K08h6_UwTC4NUi1hELhQbMA3fCot1fU3heWg97uQmCLbHU09Yju-e_eX0xsxCJlmWRedWya1PgbTKL-JwkZ0lN-v7jOBlprGBB54eQqU/w300-h400/Colin%20Dancind.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div>Everyone loved the DJ who chose the best music! Did you know there was a song called "Shots, Shots, Shots?" The bartender swirled with the rest of us and passed out lots of shots!</div><div><br /></div><div>The day couldn't have been more perfect, a light breeze kept us cool throughout the entire reception. 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He purchased plane tickets, reserved hotel and AirBnb houses, booked a big Jeep Trip in Moab, and calculated driving times between the parks. Alas, on March 10, 2020, he called to tell me Anne was sick and with news of the Coronavirus escalating every day, decided to cancel our trip. My job, for the remainder of the year, would be to manage my disappointments! Gratefully, the airlines, AirBnb, and the hotels refunded almost all deposits and charges. Except, the Outlaw Jeep Adventures...they issued a credit. So, with that money sort of hanging out there, Duane was determined to get this Jeep ride in sometime in 2021. He made a different plan so Colin could experience a college tour at the University of Colorado in Boulder before we began the 6 hour drive to Moab. I enjoyed, sitting in the rental car, the stories Anne and Duane told Colin about their lives in Boulder, where Duane got his Master's Degree in Telecommunications. It was over 100 degrees when we began our walk through the campus and finally made our way to the Sink for lunch. Anne, Duane, and their friends spent a lot of time here and actually had a pre-wedding gathering here prior to their wedding in October, 2003. Duane was so happy to have the same pizza he loved to order in 1999, although it's been renamed to POTUS in honor of Barack Obama. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinhvc6e_Gxdl6W1L6hjsf7wknDmWs1PmOKpqxDGbupSqPIE1Sgi8tfmairuMZfgenGp4woXq-UadqU50ySv6zqrFve967kPVi0EZz9zFIsFHEtjl1f2juq17ATuoTCNA5PGlnHNogzd9g/s799/51254864234_4586de0d89_c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="799" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinhvc6e_Gxdl6W1L6hjsf7wknDmWs1PmOKpqxDGbupSqPIE1Sgi8tfmairuMZfgenGp4woXq-UadqU50ySv6zqrFve967kPVi0EZz9zFIsFHEtjl1f2juq17ATuoTCNA5PGlnHNogzd9g/w443-h301/51254864234_4586de0d89_c.jpg" width="443" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Duane and Colin were surprised to learn they could have a guided tour around the campus so Anne and I wandered around Pearl Street and sat on the grass near Boulder Creek until their tour was over. College friends, the Pepples and Keelans agreed to plan a meal for us and I loved listening to their stories too. Scott and family live in a lovely old neighborhood in Denver and continue to remodel their home and recently added an outdoor kitchen. The Keelans are remodeling a 1950's home with a kitchen island the "size of a queen sized-bed" according to Mary. Bronwyn Pebble is a partner in an all-female law firm and focuses on human rights cases. I learned a lot about transgender folks and their rights and how important pronouns are to them. Duane mentioned that the tour guide on the UC Boulder tour introduced himself by name and then added, "and my pronouns are he/him." We spent the night in a hotel and began the drive to Moab early on Tuesday morning. Being able to travel felt like an amazing gift after being isolated and stuck at home for over a year. Hundreds of cars on Highway 70 were heading to the mountains and ski areas close to Denver. We heard Agnes, the GPS voice, encourage us to get off the highway because of a vehicle fire. Duane turned to Colin and said, "should be take our chances or listen to Agnes?" We did not listen and therefore spent an hour in traffic waiting to exit the freeway. By noon we were hungry and had a nice lunch in Idaho Springs, even a lobster roll because the owners were from Maine. The rest of the drive seemed really long even though we enjoyed the scenery around Vail, Keystone, Winterpark, and Breckenridge. Duane said, "it was supposed to take 5 1/2 hours, but with traffic and lunch, it turned out to be more like 9 hours." 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Our rental was across the street from the Pipe Dream Trailhead and I got my walk in before anyone else even stirred. 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The town became well known when Charles Steen discovered uranium in 1952. Now the DOE still works on a massive clean-up of the site. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Raleway; hyphens: auto; margin-bottom: 2.5rem; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 40em; padding: 0px 2em; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">In the early 1940s, Charles Steen studied geology at the Texas College of Mines and Metallurgy (today the University of Texas at El Paso). After working in South America as a petroleum geologist and then in Texas for Standard Oil Company, Steen was fired for insubordination and blacklisted by the industry. In the December 1949 issue of the The Engineering and Mining Journal, he learned that the Atomic Energy Commission, desperate to supply uranium for the government’s nuclear weapons program, “established minimum prices, guaranteed the rates for ten years, and added a $10,000 bonus for each separate discovery . . . of high-grade uranium from new deposits.” Steen headed west. He, his wife, and four sons moved around in trailers and backcountry, tarpaper shacks for almost two years. Finally, on 6 July 1952, Steen struck big at Mi Visa Mine near Moab, which shipped a million dollars’ worth of ore in its first six months. Before then, he had been sustaining his family on a “diet of potato chips and bananas.” His son recalls that they had been “living in a $15 a month shack, unencumbered with running water or electricity.” But Steen’s willpower paid off. Moab, a sleepy town, became home to a millionaire.</span><span style="font-size: small;">He quickly built a $250,000 hilltop mansion in Moab, replete with a swimming pool, greenhouse, and even servants’ quarters. Steen also lived lavishly by purchasing a private plane, which he flew to Salt Lake City for weekly dancing lessons. Although he spent much of his money lavishly, Steen was known as a friendly man who gave to the community. Every year, he invited the entire population of Moab to annual parties and donated $50,000 toward a local hospital. His discovery put Moab on the map as the “Uranium Capital of the World” and created hundreds of jobs. He was elected to the Utah State Senate in 1958, but when the country had obtained enough ore and stopped supporting his prices, he suffered heavy financial losses. After he declared bankruptcy in 1968, the IRS seized his assets. Although he went from rags to riches, then lost his riches, Steen’s mansion, now a restaurant, is still open for business, overlooking the town like he once did.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Raleway; hyphens: auto; margin-bottom: 2.5rem; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 40em; padding: 0px 2em; text-align: start;">Wednesday evening we learned that the park sometimes closes because there is no room to park, so we got up at 4:30 on Thursday morning and made it to the entrance to the park by 5:30...it was still dark. We found a parking spot at the Wolfe Ranch lot but the long line of cars behind us were mostly out of luck to find a place to park at this lot. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-LiTJHQlKkU0xC66INvcKJMhYCKltxspzCm3eZXZYLEvD8gxVWITsCWSiAzEtjX-yCV6Qu0ggPOmY81dtrf8m_Jl4SLVa7tRfLzr1ykqsbXGsKiEKx99wbvK4tKJdfGziyqRnBl0-bb0/s799/51253397887_b29dd82676_c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-LiTJHQlKkU0xC66INvcKJMhYCKltxspzCm3eZXZYLEvD8gxVWITsCWSiAzEtjX-yCV6Qu0ggPOmY81dtrf8m_Jl4SLVa7tRfLzr1ykqsbXGsKiEKx99wbvK4tKJdfGziyqRnBl0-bb0/s799/51253397887_b29dd82676_c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaDmU9ILXkNLS27Ko_4Z6mBo46DfuKIEIq0VyewJ6TJwm1vn8SnoL6BxeKh30DPLZBWSx7T8LgGj621T6NdvfyrYYOJyBvONktaQvhtK1-VSxQjGk-ayOmk_P5SRy6oHzqC1UAxzM4BZY/s2048/IMG_0552.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaDmU9ILXkNLS27Ko_4Z6mBo46DfuKIEIq0VyewJ6TJwm1vn8SnoL6BxeKh30DPLZBWSx7T8LgGj621T6NdvfyrYYOJyBvONktaQvhtK1-VSxQjGk-ayOmk_P5SRy6oHzqC1UAxzM4BZY/w640-h480/IMG_0552.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Honestly, it was like Disneyland - lines of people on the trail! But finally arriving at the Delicate Arch made it all worthwhile!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjD1zB_zjQYJtF0ywvC4yXWMdNZSiKc2Ywx6NDJAVer81xbKMuBWY2aeqsc34anfDB7NwyCLSbkS3lUS9xHsA7OD-J4_1eHqrjFMwnQfsvYjrVjH23pJYkMc7fNxyKqNb5hK3DQVefYGA/s2048/IMG_0555.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjD1zB_zjQYJtF0ywvC4yXWMdNZSiKc2Ywx6NDJAVer81xbKMuBWY2aeqsc34anfDB7NwyCLSbkS3lUS9xHsA7OD-J4_1eHqrjFMwnQfsvYjrVjH23pJYkMc7fNxyKqNb5hK3DQVefYGA/s320/IMG_0555.jpg" /></a></div><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="799" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-LiTJHQlKkU0xC66INvcKJMhYCKltxspzCm3eZXZYLEvD8gxVWITsCWSiAzEtjX-yCV6Qu0ggPOmY81dtrf8m_Jl4SLVa7tRfLzr1ykqsbXGsKiEKx99wbvK4tKJdfGziyqRnBl0-bb0/s320/51253397887_b29dd82676_c.jpg" width="320" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoyjuTYm09E0X0XBFEU17F3yuFbFlVF_KaA1LG3FIBTw_KUqOUzc_lCe_8oMTmZDh3yUJQUrnqDkn1RjZxyNZyTD-DBFsChReIAFqKaUaTgqNsDO42qpcInrnITZugwT4cawV763Z8gP8/s799/51254330848_b226fcabf1_c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="799" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoyjuTYm09E0X0XBFEU17F3yuFbFlVF_KaA1LG3FIBTw_KUqOUzc_lCe_8oMTmZDh3yUJQUrnqDkn1RjZxyNZyTD-DBFsChReIAFqKaUaTgqNsDO42qpcInrnITZugwT4cawV763Z8gP8/s320/51254330848_b226fcabf1_c.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjQqCU8HrAf1UHgkk1CI15QJdPjQZyZZI_4geg6CjvtikooWQqWyP7aP-p4vSuWBFqDUufMSZN40ksb76FIFyAa8_-nO4DtSUr03MWghqMyn3uebdJ8UfBqVRUdBeJ-r8T1cJOJShlxig/s2048/IMG_0557.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjQqCU8HrAf1UHgkk1CI15QJdPjQZyZZI_4geg6CjvtikooWQqWyP7aP-p4vSuWBFqDUufMSZN40ksb76FIFyAa8_-nO4DtSUr03MWghqMyn3uebdJ8UfBqVRUdBeJ-r8T1cJOJShlxig/w300-h400/IMG_0557.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGpJuJN6njwgk7Vqwu2BTQWvEsWhLnt4AoZHqB-RBpSXnBrt_BrkTnnZb5gnmUroyPMvNXC6_m5Qc_cG_xNKPM66N7aOCHNSgEHMqnPPTSBQvbsJ2te3b0HrK2Echd4DRJJc_jEMl0Fbo/s799/51253398462_0855699bea_c.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="533" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGpJuJN6njwgk7Vqwu2BTQWvEsWhLnt4AoZHqB-RBpSXnBrt_BrkTnnZb5gnmUroyPMvNXC6_m5Qc_cG_xNKPM66N7aOCHNSgEHMqnPPTSBQvbsJ2te3b0HrK2Echd4DRJJc_jEMl0Fbo/w426-h640/51253398462_0855699bea_c.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHRBGPdPajIl13KSAMAUze1y7J8jErpc4wa_xdH31piPBsxVddOzKbB-_dNwatdGgtWIqbcVIkZ3NOIBUDJPefyuUgJXaESUiWVnruSXyNdvZ7VVjfXIvZCJiW7bs5RyP-Ti0AzQTqTVM/s2048/IMG_0566.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHRBGPdPajIl13KSAMAUze1y7J8jErpc4wa_xdH31piPBsxVddOzKbB-_dNwatdGgtWIqbcVIkZ3NOIBUDJPefyuUgJXaESUiWVnruSXyNdvZ7VVjfXIvZCJiW7bs5RyP-Ti0AzQTqTVM/w640-h480/IMG_0566.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Raleway; hyphens: auto; margin-bottom: 2.5rem; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 40em; padding: 0px 2em; text-align: start;">There was a long, long line to people waiting their turn to get a photo under the arch...we thought it might take over an hour so we had someone take our photo! Good enough for our memories!</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Raleway; hyphens: auto; margin-bottom: 2.5rem; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 40em; padding: 0px 2em; text-align: start;">Anne really wanted to drive to the Devils Garden parking lot and after two trips around the circle we found a place to park and enjoyed another hike and this amazing view of Landscape Arch. </p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Raleway; hyphens: auto; margin-bottom: 2.5rem; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 40em; padding: 0px 2em; text-align: start;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdfeTjAHFZeowO1u-ZsoN4h2q1WkCXM-V028ZQvVR_05AEGgc9Nfsy7puPz3k7NhC2RvUJ73A1lJ1usJEPfKnZKjmp_yn2xmDO1-B9r7zoqecNmRoGHCAyP-hfEertc9SRiBHR5RkAWEI/s799/51254875174_df06b5384f_c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="799" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdfeTjAHFZeowO1u-ZsoN4h2q1WkCXM-V028ZQvVR_05AEGgc9Nfsy7puPz3k7NhC2RvUJ73A1lJ1usJEPfKnZKjmp_yn2xmDO1-B9r7zoqecNmRoGHCAyP-hfEertc9SRiBHR5RkAWEI/w640-h426/51254875174_df06b5384f_c.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Later in the day we drove out to a spot along the Colorado River called Potash - actually a factory where they made this ingredient for fertilizers. We drove along "Wall Street" and felt like bugs next to these huge rock formations.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6XX6So8X5_1FXj_qxSABZdM1wk5BsZxcSHPQ51p-1tvptXBqkkHh0YXBDZS6AXN8GFEM4X7FuZMcFQQbY0kOA9yfRqwZFUCNYhmP6GSCDCVDHlpxfh-WURvlEyjF3jQy85vZDt92ejB4/s799/51254127861_f987c04bab_c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="799" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6XX6So8X5_1FXj_qxSABZdM1wk5BsZxcSHPQ51p-1tvptXBqkkHh0YXBDZS6AXN8GFEM4X7FuZMcFQQbY0kOA9yfRqwZFUCNYhmP6GSCDCVDHlpxfh-WURvlEyjF3jQy85vZDt92ejB4/w640-h426/51254127861_f987c04bab_c.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVEBRHdgRkpwBGonAw2Uz74MsqeS-QcmRlXnFSVx2hfKHnqnuxZRWIcrqvEMca3_5Qv-TEJKo-_OyeRceVzdjyNPTgaw4Xk1AdGrH4AKINJSIevP-7YZINyaoCobkMA5psndnHIUl_YIc/s799/51254328063_49e1d7f79a_c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="799" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVEBRHdgRkpwBGonAw2Uz74MsqeS-QcmRlXnFSVx2hfKHnqnuxZRWIcrqvEMca3_5Qv-TEJKo-_OyeRceVzdjyNPTgaw4Xk1AdGrH4AKINJSIevP-7YZINyaoCobkMA5psndnHIUl_YIc/w640-h426/51254328063_49e1d7f79a_c.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We enjoyed a relaxing evening in the rental and Duane figured out how to sign-in to Netflix so we could watch a documentary called "The Pursuit of Happiness." A tender story of a European couple searching for happiness by purchasing a school bus, turning it into a home of sorts and travelling through the US, Canada, and Mexico with their dog. It's a romantic wanderlust story that, in the end, happiness means settling down and being close to family. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0fdRVhxHKfjCa9BO_ev_P-wjXzVeig9FDiym9deG-JjCdIrawHnpKfPhDaFdp3DEsCgzPr1bRE5lYHnAIxE6CAcnkn-HWrUs_Iig2xAWgsMriUswcdT9GQ1cKjTZr6slOerpDDM8NK3Q/s799/51256327808_7f374b3313_c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="799" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0fdRVhxHKfjCa9BO_ev_P-wjXzVeig9FDiym9deG-JjCdIrawHnpKfPhDaFdp3DEsCgzPr1bRE5lYHnAIxE6CAcnkn-HWrUs_Iig2xAWgsMriUswcdT9GQ1cKjTZr6slOerpDDM8NK3Q/w640-h426/51256327808_7f374b3313_c.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Colin and Anne took a plane sight-seeing tour of the CanyonLands</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGcrp8wsVwN-xVKQGdWTg5Qo9JnN005loU81SYctdiDTL6BGaeFDK5jafY8kPYf_Ve7e94XLDajAkLfw_GhErfKq1nH5r0n3X2FkGkflXf4sgcZDc3sv6dCkTDwusYgxy2jBFLveBz4as/s799/51256130901_98f7a3b2b7_c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="799" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGcrp8wsVwN-xVKQGdWTg5Qo9JnN005loU81SYctdiDTL6BGaeFDK5jafY8kPYf_Ve7e94XLDajAkLfw_GhErfKq1nH5r0n3X2FkGkflXf4sgcZDc3sv6dCkTDwusYgxy2jBFLveBz4as/w640-h426/51256130901_98f7a3b2b7_c.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhom2rwO6BDZLyV6KhRSS5iv2Lo2OeDwnzlTxeKWk5ziKSWBAJhV3Tvo0UEwL0CK9IyEQ8XRjDRtvqUP9dMPzJRFd_43hxk6OdRkvCrY6_VWepPAQ8Kdnm_mBrznm5z-5PplLma5TOkNDI/s2048/IMG_0333.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhom2rwO6BDZLyV6KhRSS5iv2Lo2OeDwnzlTxeKWk5ziKSWBAJhV3Tvo0UEwL0CK9IyEQ8XRjDRtvqUP9dMPzJRFd_43hxk6OdRkvCrY6_VWepPAQ8Kdnm_mBrznm5z-5PplLma5TOkNDI/w480-h640/IMG_0333.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZrxUi6BmvrbTkbHfYMsmaNxG4R9Pze8T35vIZycCQxk1dZ3DSe0XH6Vil4j1tHaXCl0pq2NcnVkmaM3ThUSFKY1tV14kWncq2oycu31ktSuQNNxEu_DWZCY3coA7kp8Mnv1FITg4WMxA/s799/51256329283_e0c2a6f30e_c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="799" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZrxUi6BmvrbTkbHfYMsmaNxG4R9Pze8T35vIZycCQxk1dZ3DSe0XH6Vil4j1tHaXCl0pq2NcnVkmaM3ThUSFKY1tV14kWncq2oycu31ktSuQNNxEu_DWZCY3coA7kp8Mnv1FITg4WMxA/w640-h426/51256329283_e0c2a6f30e_c.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Colin took these great photos - he said the plane tour was his favorite part of the trip!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQWzlobAuC2pnKTB04_sopyTlyCutRLsfelEallU1YeZk1SV1he3ND1vuwFpAMyFGUOrLQJZ1Zz1hFrSmt_RU4kCoB_MvQLO9uv2aYqh5Q7z2dJw9exlXDpkxH2DvYIbMmEZvMRdmOj1I/s2048/IMG_0589.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQWzlobAuC2pnKTB04_sopyTlyCutRLsfelEallU1YeZk1SV1he3ND1vuwFpAMyFGUOrLQJZ1Zz1hFrSmt_RU4kCoB_MvQLO9uv2aYqh5Q7z2dJw9exlXDpkxH2DvYIbMmEZvMRdmOj1I/w640-h640/IMG_0589.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>We met Anne's friends, Scott, Dave, and their son, Cameron at a local hot spot in Golden. I love Duane's shirt with the image of an old jeep...it reads, "Original Side by Side."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The long car rides gave me time to pause and reflect on the gift of travel, the Pandemic, isolation vs crowds, small town vs big city, traffic and lots of people. It seemed almost surreal to me to be in a crowd, no social distancing, no masks. What happened to COVID-19?? Some stores posted signs requiring masks unless "you are fully vaccinated." It's still mandatory to wear a mask in the airport and on the plane, but otherwise not so much. I thought about the traffic jams, the long lines, the poor restaurant service, the disappointing food. It will all take some "getting used to" again. I like the words from Richard Rohr, "Everything Belongs." It was good for me to stay home, stop rushing around, spend time watching birds and reflecting on my blessings. It was hard to give up my volunteer work and not go to Mass every Sunday. I found ways to manage my disappointments. Now, my world seems almost back to normal and I expect my calendar to fill up, to volunteer again, to be with people and enjoy Sunday night wine with friends. I'll have to find ways to become more patient and to say "yes" to opportunities to be with people. And to always be grateful when spending time with family.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE5OgaxXOKG2J0mmCBSvXAlBtlx_xxXxt9sarYLG6iG22HW34kAbndXcv6Xw5MXIEhUa70PWcJ7N6sR-HyoOXbXO-oaVJR7poceP0UNYXcE8kBGEajx32z7a9ymvTVlKqjBwInbnEqQCM/s640/IMG_0591+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE5OgaxXOKG2J0mmCBSvXAlBtlx_xxXxt9sarYLG6iG22HW34kAbndXcv6Xw5MXIEhUa70PWcJ7N6sR-HyoOXbXO-oaVJR7poceP0UNYXcE8kBGEajx32z7a9ymvTVlKqjBwInbnEqQCM/s320/IMG_0591+copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Raleway; hyphens: auto; margin-bottom: 2.5rem; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 40em; padding: 0px 2em; text-align: start;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Raleway; hyphens: auto; margin-bottom: 2.5rem; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 40em; padding: 0px 2em; text-align: start;"><br /></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /><br /></span><br /><p></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561297317450567907.post-22032315070777821782020-08-28T18:15:00.000-07:002020-08-28T18:15:13.970-07:00Rockaway Beach 2020<p>Whew! This lovely trip, planned after Bar Harbor got cancelled in late June, happened without a glitch! Not that I was worried or anything, but I was not sure my heart could take another family trip cancellation! We rented an old boardinghouse - lots of bedrooms with half baths, some updates, and awesome views of the ocean and sky. The old house could've used a bit more TLC, but we found the place clean and the beds comfortable. Windows without screens could be left open for refreshing ocean breezes, morning and night. Because of the pandemic we brought our own food and wore masks while shopping in antique and candy stores. And, Colin, earned over 25 hours of practice driving, preparing him to get his license in November. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUVwjYBKKoSsVYS1PE2Jd-3kllr4RwcxiCnpfiT9iLqMvpUEdqP2C9MH4U00FH_U3RgxCxfzsC-ljrVTx9teqfUirS9LibuebIZd-l2YJIa6eNU86xlDJyPG3L1o97tR-q2uoS0MHEpN4/s2048/IMG_9480.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUVwjYBKKoSsVYS1PE2Jd-3kllr4RwcxiCnpfiT9iLqMvpUEdqP2C9MH4U00FH_U3RgxCxfzsC-ljrVTx9teqfUirS9LibuebIZd-l2YJIa6eNU86xlDJyPG3L1o97tR-q2uoS0MHEpN4/s640/IMG_9480.jpg" /></a></div><br /> Bradleigh surprised each of us with a gift bag filled with a special T-Shirt, water cup, and favorite candies!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh0WrEZIUowFPo2l7AaCL8CCBdgE1_JHVMUusXpdch_rQvhAyWv_CX0GwSJhiRbXffYMgFIni2RCiM8l7nM3m9BT2kcVeNICjpDCdETf8ZJthPauGmbhjTXLT0voG9YHtEmktVWVRn1RY/s2048/IMG_9490.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh0WrEZIUowFPo2l7AaCL8CCBdgE1_JHVMUusXpdch_rQvhAyWv_CX0GwSJhiRbXffYMgFIni2RCiM8l7nM3m9BT2kcVeNICjpDCdETf8ZJthPauGmbhjTXLT0voG9YHtEmktVWVRn1RY/w307-h410/IMG_9490.jpg" width="307" /></a></div><br /><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTlhObliR5NPFQFl8RWgdXajA4uunnatmYMYAIPE_Tp9VrasSNC7lwmn2aB08AFIgV_lsAQaBugCWDQXkKlIQ0hL5mLFjg0AEDscgBYYL24sLRDEscNwy5ft-8fRkD6W1CjYSLDdGXyL8/w307-h410/IMG_9493.jpg" width="307" /><div>We were happy to have the Tie-Dye project on our first rainy day. Messy, but fun!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_JCbeyu4P_IOtqQ4HPlz3pH8lpT0VkbiwKqJmfABFDtNorb44Ik38nQz9HB6HhPvVA3YU6GI5vtrHg61PLiDO1s4C0GaXqSTc1pdT9qRAoST_zwFitFh3TMiVruSQ-zVwjRVpiwqPgqY/s2048/IMG_9489.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_JCbeyu4P_IOtqQ4HPlz3pH8lpT0VkbiwKqJmfABFDtNorb44Ik38nQz9HB6HhPvVA3YU6GI5vtrHg61PLiDO1s4C0GaXqSTc1pdT9qRAoST_zwFitFh3TMiVruSQ-zVwjRVpiwqPgqY/s640/IMG_9489.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs5yHeG1zCWCtbV2zOS8xa0_N7MbScqtDD1bj2DynjmoXgrs6UKNd1-FBoReHlQbgQtY3gHf4Twtp-pV1hyphenhyphenKdr16y7ek8KNXbyEljYiIdaml4TbJihwuc5XuVLZ-D3bX9U6tT6ypv026c/s2048/IMG_0275+2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Grandma loved her new shirt!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6h8C2dor9BjfTApcy9E7FzvhNBBZCpb_4v5c7laUS1H9QT4XAIER7ZGCruEbkCsEKCl2qSQuxK_wiq19C7dBdSC1fylKGufKF9hNEUjFZ3u4GBIzsMVgPKKYoG022GvCHqVY_2i2YRO0/s640/IMG_5388.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6h8C2dor9BjfTApcy9E7FzvhNBBZCpb_4v5c7laUS1H9QT4XAIER7ZGCruEbkCsEKCl2qSQuxK_wiq19C7dBdSC1fylKGufKF9hNEUjFZ3u4GBIzsMVgPKKYoG022GvCHqVY_2i2YRO0/w410-h307/IMG_5388.jpeg" width="410" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">On the rainy day we spent time perusing local antique stores for Anne's new Fiesta Ware!</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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Store owners told us a tourist tax provided the funding for the 1/4 mile boardwalk to the old growth cedar tree. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibTxuTKN06_a-LmQ0nmrsRpTh1hidZGCEsJ-3w83uFWx5CfdrnwIpA1bleptPDe8oE6o3N0mH5a4Ea8DAYFVDEfkYZD90PL8sZoqClSW0752I0OAXy1CjiHIKd0tfIprSJxYiX_6bfScU/s2048/IMG_9523.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibTxuTKN06_a-LmQ0nmrsRpTh1hidZGCEsJ-3w83uFWx5CfdrnwIpA1bleptPDe8oE6o3N0mH5a4Ea8DAYFVDEfkYZD90PL8sZoqClSW0752I0OAXy1CjiHIKd0tfIprSJxYiX_6bfScU/s640/IMG_9523.jpeg" /></a></div><div>This photo re-creates others taken in 2012 and 2015, but they are not in my photo stream!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSDFCaLpnxb1-8gHSz9IAY8VkMyVZLgtv8tyffdqb1LBKDqubkwJDzaLcVSkKZCV5JK-ll7L3zzEDyf_PhVnDIL0yfW8DQaqq4yThSTt7Lt1wo1r1JIYxRzJSy4M8GQjzn_gy43gkD9bU/s2048/IMG_9525.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Jake showed us how he'd learned to shuffle cards and we sent this little video to Dan and Marilyn.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzJ1C5EWcIVc7db7tGzW9x8Xflg6uqMqp4vrviAxzgMCpklEjshd4prH1ZBjxdQAgUCYJEWcC8MLYcAtPc7ZA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC-xL_wLvaOYX0xX3PSBz3mTV0izJo5nVDviSWu5xsd9XIAvaP8QiIcOuLNhLIN6NeJISqaHrnSPq1Jixq9LnOWB0HVPVe7h8Fs1GbePpXZnZgp8LL4TzpF5O5GB6qPOk54MLFQU2rHlo/s2048/IMG_9512.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC-xL_wLvaOYX0xX3PSBz3mTV0izJo5nVDviSWu5xsd9XIAvaP8QiIcOuLNhLIN6NeJISqaHrnSPq1Jixq9LnOWB0HVPVe7h8Fs1GbePpXZnZgp8LL4TzpF5O5GB6qPOk54MLFQU2rHlo/s640/IMG_9512.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>There are many glorious photos...of the sky, of the waves, of the kids and activities. None of them capture the feelings of joy, love, and peace that I felt while there. More so this year than any other time because of COVID and the Pandemic. I'm grateful for the special family time! Sad that the fishing trip got cancelled, but impressed that everyone managed their disappointment and made the best of the day. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjC_eMiNcYHHN2NGWFxTlelxIXxsQnwohzIp_sy8XPAVLaikVa8R0JX3Hz9Ixyd53XUUNZ53kEFMCCW468gjG1SGFAnqnq8THf5GDZO6RFQlaIU2yl0wMpmY3O9T1S_b_JEROqtGh4i6o/w307-h410/IMG_9596.JPG" width="307" /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And thank you, Austen, for learning something new from my family, you are a welcome addition!</div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561297317450567907.post-33643813508952544212020-06-24T19:36:00.000-07:002020-06-27T19:38:11.784-07:00Colorado trip during the PandemicDan and Marilyn stayed home and sheltered in place three months and she'd always say to me, "we don't really want to go anywhere, we just want to be with our family." Karlee and Grafton cancelled their trip to Spokane in late March and the grandparents just could not take not seeing him any longer. They invited me to join them on a 10 day road trip to Denver and I thought to myself, "well, yes, I'll go, I have nothing else to do." Dan drove every single mile as Marilyn and I read, played games on the IPAD, listened to books on tape, and just enjoyed the beauty of Montana, Colorado, Wyoming, and Idaho. They agreed to take a risk and stay in an AirBnb basement apartment in Billings. We had separate rooms and showers, quiet and cool for sleeping. My dear friend, Marcia, hosted us in Pocatello on our way home. We actually had minimal contact with strangers and precious time with our families. Thank you Montana for your clean, modern, and safe rest areas!<br />
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I enjoyed precious time with the Gaeke's - lots of walks and hikes, sewing, playing Yatzy on the IPAD. They make the most wonderful meals and we ate outside several times. They learned the squeaking coming from the chimney was a family of racoons! Of course we enjoyed the baby who cried for the Mama and tentatively stepped out on a tree limb, but never made it away from the chimney. <br />
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The three kids have been home for three months, doing homework, completing chores, and choosing a favorite Bible verse. One evening I felt privileged to listen to their Bible verse of the day and why they chose it. Next day Grace asked me about my favorite verse. She looked it up on some app and pasted it onto a lovely background and sent it to me via text message! <br />
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And, I received a great gift in the mail today from my cousin, Lucy Hewing. It's a letter written by my mother to her sister, Celia, just two weeks after I was born. Mom wrote thousands of letters, but rarely dated them, so this is quite the treasure. Gratefully, Mom's sisters in Illinois saved some of her letters and our cousins have sent them back to us. But, we've often commented that most of Mom's letters were full of facts only, she shared very little emotion. But this one is much different and I'm touched by her words...even admitting that she's tired of sitting around. And, I'm delighted to know how the Kopczynski's celebrated my birth! <br />
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AARP suspended all tax preparation, so I've basically been out of a volunteer job since March 14th. Yesterday I learned that the IRS delayed the filing date until July 15th, so there will be time to produce goodness again for our seniors and others who can't afford to pay to get their taxes done!</div>
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My brother, Don's, been using his quarantine time as Lenten penance to organize Mom and Dad's old photos. He's been sending all the siblings a photo a day and here's the one for today.</div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">My Magnolia tree is beginning to bloom! Yesterday I hiked with the LCValley hikers and we noticed many trees blooming as we looked across the river to Asotin. Today God blessed us with a beautiful sunrise. I try to notice God's presence and LIGHT in many moments throughout the day.</span></div>
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It's been quite a challenge for me to shift gears and find things to do after our spring break trip was cancelled. I've been working on refinishing my bedroom door and putting together a Grandmother Fan quilt. Seaport Quilt Guild members made these blocks for me in 1991 when I moved to Boise. Now I have the time to put them together and celebrate the goodness of these creative women.</div>
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Speaking of goodness..... my friend Regina brings so much light to my life. She sends me a text every morning asking if I'd like to walk. She finds ways to reach out to those suffering from cabin fever and this week she surprised me with this lovely gift from St. Vincent DePaul.</div>
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Our family embraced some new technology last week - this came from Maureen on Wednesday:</div>
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I'm digging into my fabric scraps and making cotton face masks for Karen and her co-workers. There is a shortage of face masks to protect our healthcare workers and these might help relieve the shortage. The project reminds me of women who rolled bandages to support the war effort. The Coronavirus is an invisible war....I want to do my part. There's certainly more time for me to be on my knees and I love this prayer and encourage all the have a listen!</div>
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We then took a walk along the Fremont River, alongside the orchards, and watched a family of deer enjoying the fruit that had fallen on the ground. Visitors are encouraged to pick fruit and we certainly found our share of wonderful apples and a few pears.<br />
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Sunday morning we hiked to the Hickman Bridge, a natural rock formation. It's a famous site in this park and we had lots of opportunities for photos.<br />
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We met, Don, the volunteer guide again on this trail. He gave us all kinds of information about the park, where to eat, his job as a Parole Officer, and how best to hike along Sulphur Creek. </div>
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At the end of the hike we saw a small waterfall, quite unusual for this time of the year.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561297317450567907.post-44476371933366299442019-10-03T20:36:00.000-07:002019-10-15T20:39:20.773-07:00Utah Hiking TripI often took a deep breath and whispered prayers of gratitude while hiking or admiring God's glorious creation throughout the two week trip I was privileged to take with my sister, Karen, and our friends, Christine and Ann. Those three people planned the trip, researched the hikes and assigned people to make night time reservations. We put 2500 miles on Christine's van, hiked over 60 miles and took 150,000 steps in several state and national parks in Utah. We stayed in small towns - a manufactured home in Hanksville, a two story cabin in Torrey, a cabin near horses, sheep, and llamas in Tropic, and a cottage in an orchard in Virgin, Utah. All delightful owner-owned spaces with friendly hosts and far away from the maddening crowds!<br />
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How blessed I am to have a younger sister willing to have me tag along on these great adventures! Notice that we are not wearing our hiking shoes in this picture. She had a brilliant idea to spray our hiking shoes with some water repellant spray our first night in Salt Lake City. Then she stored them under the kitchen sink and neither of us remembered to retrieve them so it was quite an ordeal to get our AirBnb host to have her cleaning person overnight them to our next stop in Torrey, Utah! I hiked for 5 days in my new Clarks walking shoes and she in her Keens! Our hiking shoes finally made it, not to Torrey, but to Tropic because no overnight delivery on the weekend. </div>
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We visited Goblin Valley State park and took our pictures among the HooDoos!</div>
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Our first big day of hiking in Little Wild Horse Canyon turned out to be our favorite for the whole trip. We loved the challenge and the way the light shown throughout our trip on the canyon walls.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561297317450567907.post-59142492178519164012019-08-13T20:03:00.000-07:002019-08-13T20:03:07.859-07:00Memorial CardsDon recently packed up several notebooks and boxes filled with Memorial Cards and asked me to deliver them to our brother, Larry. When we don't know what to do with Mom and Dad's treasures we assumer Larry will be happy to have them. I've spent some time looking through these notebooks and wondered, "why did Mom take the time to collect and organize all these Memorial cards?"<br />
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I don't think she wanted them to be a reference library, a way to document dates of birth and death. They are not organized in any orderly fashion, in fact, there are lots of duplicates in the notebooks. She probably knew other family members would be into genealogy and there would be other ways to record just the facts about a person's life. I think I know why she did it because I also have notebooks filled with memorial cards and newspaper clippings of obituaries. We did it as a way to honor someone's life. A life that touched us in one way or another. Because of my Mom's work, I learned that Rich Riener's birthday is August 25 and that my Dad and Dan Kuhlmann's Mom both died in August. </div>
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Look at the smile of Jeanne Seubert and the sober face of A. George Seubert, wonderful people who touched the lives of both Mom and Dad. As I looked through these books today I thought, "there is no better way to honor a life in the memory of our minds." Page after page, I found myself saying, "aah to this person and "ooh to that one. To those who died too young, Kelly Hinkleman, Michael Joseph Wren, Keath Schmidt, Darrel Alan Enneking, Tammy and Mitchell Lorentz. There are lots of relatives, the Seuberts, the Schmidts, she even saved cards from the Wessels family. And all those friends, just other people in Cottonwood, whose funerals she attended and probably brought a salad or helped serve the meal. She remembered them all!</div>
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I'm drawn to Richard Riener's card. He married one of my best high school friends, Eloise Arnzen, right after our high school graduation in 1964. He developed cancer in 2000 and died on March 19, 2001. Eloise has been fighting inflammatory breast cancer for six years and probably will be joining him in heaven soon. The ebb and flow of life continues and I'm grateful for the memories today and all the people that Mom honored by taking the time to put their memorial card in a keepsake album. </div>
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She also saved this little treasure! I think it was her way of saying, "I love you and I'm proud of you." And now, Larry, please continue to make her proud by storing and savings her precious notebooks. </div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561297317450567907.post-30010874768002803722019-05-30T21:09:00.001-07:002019-06-01T20:15:22.257-07:00Good bye Hoene HardwareYes, it's true - after 114 years the beloved Hoene Hardware is closing its doors on Friday, May 31. Connie and I did one last walk through and expressed our thanks and grief to Gus Hoene, Greg Nau, and Don Clark.<br />
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This store had a little bit of everything, from gift items to pesticides and garden gloves. I remember the shelves filled with toys in the big front windows at Christmas time. Everything was 50% off, but the shelves were not empty. We were told that a liquidator would come next week and give them a bid for the remaining items and haul them all away.<br />
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Connie bought all their foam brushes anticipating the re-finishing of her bathroom cabinets. Notice the pressed tin ceiling!</div>
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I had a nice visit with Gus and he told me how hard it was to come to the decision. "The youngest generation purchasing things now days does it all from their smart phone. They have no need to come in, touch, or compare in a store. They read reviews and hit the order button because they know they can send it back, usually without paying extra postage. We tried, but are not able to compete with that. I asked him, "well, who is going to fix our broken washing machines or lay our carpet?" "that generation tries to fix their own broken things by watching YouTube videos, ordering parts, and they'll try maybe two different things and if they can't fix it, they just buy something new. They have no qualms about sending stuff to the landfill or waiting for the repair man."<br />
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<span style="background-color: whitesmoke; text-align: -webkit-left;">“The town went from an old wooden town, like you see in the movies, to all brick and concrete,” says Deb Clark, a fourth-generation resident of Cottonwood and co-owner of Hoene Hardware. “The buildings here now were mostly built between 1908 and 1910.” </span></div>
<span style="background-color: whitesmoke; text-align: -webkit-left;">Businesses like Hoene Hardware still welcome neighbors and visitors alike to this community of fewer than 1,000 residents. In the shadow of nearby grain elevators and a towering railroad trestle, a steady stream of cars and people move along the streets and sidewalks. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: whitesmoke; text-align: -webkit-left;">“My dad’s grandfather, John Hoene, came to Cottonwood in 1899 from Greencreek, Illinois,” Clark explains. “He bought a sawmill and threshing machine, then in 1907 he decided to build the hardware store on lots across the street. He opened for business in April 1908, and on July 20, 1908, fire destroyed downtown Cottonwood.” </span><br />
<span style="background-color: whitesmoke; text-align: -webkit-left;">Her great-grandfather lost nearly everything, Clark says, but he bounced back selling building materials and hardware to help rebuild the town. In 1912, he moved the store to its current location, and Hoene Hardware has been a fixture on Main Street ever since. Visitors often comment as much on the building as on the inventory. </span><br />
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Gus showed me a photo taken in the 1920's of Uncle John Hoene in his office and this same clock was on the wall. "We haven't touched it since my Mom died...she was the only person who knew how to keep it ticking."<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561297317450567907.post-86198420102576107892019-04-13T20:22:00.000-07:002019-04-20T20:26:13.003-07:00Kaitlyn's Bridal ShowerThis lovely lady has been busy planning her wedding....in MEXICO in May. Friends and family took time on April 13th to honor her with a bridal shower, held at her in-laws lovely home.<br />
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Cortez and Julian love Kaitlyn, especially when she has a balloon for them. </div>
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Heather, Yolanda's neighbor, proved to be a good sport as Connie and Joan tried to create a bridal gown out of toilet paper. Isn't she gorgeous in this mermaid paper gown?</div>
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Obviously, we did not win the bridal gown creation contest! Other teams were much more creative, even making a bouquet and headband for Holly.</div>
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Two special gifts, on the left Debbie Lutes creation an on the right hand embroidered pillow cases passed down from Holly, a gift from her Mother, Margie, before she got married. </div>
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Kaitlyn showing off her ribbon bridal bouquet.<br />
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And these three - just showing off their beauty!</div>
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The best macaroons made by local bakers!</div>
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Holly gifted each of us with homemade sugar and salt scrubs in a lovely bag! I think it's the first time I've walked away from a bridal shower with a thank you gift! </div>
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I met Kati on a Cathedral Singles Ski Trip to McCall in January, 1994. She and her niece, Bridget, shared a room with me at the Quaker Hill Lodge. There were lots of giggles and a few tears during our weekend stay there. Kati's sense of humor and ability to tell stories piqued my interest from the moment I met her. She kept all of us awake for hours telling us how she managed to block out her desire for intimacy by saying lots of rosaries. The rest of the weekend we joked about our "block out beads." She cried huge tears on the bus back to Boise, obviously still grieving the loss of her 30-year marriage. I was a bit farther along in my attempt to be single again so I became her shoulder to cry on. We did a lot of that early on, but soon those tears turned into huge smiles for us.<br />
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I coaxed her into a Cursillo weekend in April and she met my dear friend, Maxine Hoene. The three of us formed our own little reunion group after the weekend. We met at 6 AM to share our faith and "close moments to Christ" until I moved to Grangeville in 1995. </div>
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By October, I must've been considered like family because she invited me to her daughter, Samantha's wedding and we danced the night away. Tom Hoene made sure we got out on the dance floor and we participated in the chicken dance, the Macarina, and YMCA.<br />
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Kati and her sisters, Mary, Judy, Brook and Jane</div>
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Kati and our single friends celebrating my graduation from Boise State in 1995</div>
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She humored me by going out to the Iris farm in Emmett in May, 1997. I wanted to buy the iris for her new home in Boise. </div>
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Kati, Maxine, and I travelled to Washington, DC, in October, 2004</div>
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I received an 8x10 photo in the mail after our visit with Larry Craig. We all liked our images, but Kati really hated that Senator Craig was in it. I've thought about trying to photo-shop him out!</div>
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My favorite picture of my dear friend, 04/17/05</div>
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My grandkids with her dog, Poika!</div>
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We spent a few days in Victoria, BC, in May, 2006</div>
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The first night on our River Cruise 07/03/07 happened to be her 66th birthday and the captain and crew came to our table to sing happy birthday to her. She blamed me for the breach, but we learned later that the crew knew about all passenger birthdays and hers just happened to be the first one they celebrated. </div>
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She really liked to shop and this is one of her favorite travel outfits</div>
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Our last day in Amsterdam, culminating 16 days on a River Cruise through Germany in 2007</div>
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Colin loved Kati's dog, Poika. One of her best memories of Colin is that 4th of July weekend in 2008 when he told her, "you need to give Poika some water so he doesn't get dehydrated."<br />
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Another friend, Sina, and I met Kati in Vancouver, BC, in August, 2009</div>
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We had a marvelous visit to Palo Alto in the spring of 2012. <span style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">Thursday afternoon we made our way to Lytton Gardens, a retirement community, where Kati's friend from Twin Falls, Katherine Scott, now lives. Kati and I agreed this 94 year young woman made an incredible adjustment! When we first arrived she offered us a drink. "I have lots of whiskey." Her neighbors are Chinese and "very nice, but quiet." Katherine's outlived two husbands. "I don't think I ever want to get married again. Who wants to wait on someone hand and foot? If I found someone here I'd probably have to learn Chinese." She did ask Kati if she planned to get married. Kati explained that she might not get married even if she found the right man. Katherine responded, "I'm not going to get married again, why should you?" "But I have a special friend right now and I'm a little confused about what I should do," Kati told this wise woman. Her response, "don't worry about it, you have a heart big enough for all." Ah, to be 94, witty, and so wise.... It's one of my dreams for my wisdom years.</span><br />
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Kalle and Christina surprised us with fabulous meals and side trips to San Francisco and Pebble Beach!<br />
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This street vendor became Kati's best friend when he agreed to write a special poem for her friend, George. She had the uncanny ability to speak to strangers and make friends with them.</div>
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George and Kati invited me to join them for a few days in Sandpoint, Idaho in July, 2016. George planned an evening cruise and the most wonderful places to eat. The special words of her obituary said, "With George, Kati spent the last years of her life exactly as she wanted--enjoying family, friends, travel, and sports!"</div>
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Today, the day after the celebration of her life, I feel like I'm sitting in that chair all alone, looking out on the sea of my life, now empty without her. I'm sad! I recall the words of her nephew Michael Brennan, "you've all mentioned how much Kati loved you. God is love and God lived in Kati. Yes, He did and I know she loved me and I loved her. We shared all these trips, but also hours of conversation when we learned acceptance of our single life. I drew on her human resource experience and called her before I had to terminate an employee. She calmed me right down, over the phone, and told me what to say. Her words gave me the confidence I needed. She loved my Grandchildren and always listened to my stories about them. Recently, she told me how proud she was of all of hers, especially Annie and Rachel, who were attending college on soccer scholarships. "You know, I always wanted your Jake and my Annie to meet each other because of their love of soccer," she said. She and George talked about plans to attend Margaret's college graduation in Scotland. She'd do almost anything for those grandkids. <br />
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After her funeral yesterday George handed me an envelope and letter I'd written to Kati in 1998. Kati never knew her own strength or recognized her talents. This letter described 20 qualities I saw in her, such as witty, compassionate, friendly, kind, sympathetic, courageous, sensitive, and faith-filled. <br />
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The words of John O"Donohue, in his book, "Blessing the Space Between Us," fills me with hope.<br />
When you lose someone you love,<br />
Your life becomes strange,<br />
The ground beneath you feels fragile,<br />
Your thoughts make your eyes unsure;<br />
And some dead echo drags your voice down<br />
Where words have no confidence.<br />
Your heart has grown heavy with loss;<br />
And though this loss has wounded others too,<br />
No one knows what has been taken from you<br />
When the silence of absence deepens.<br />
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Gradually, you will learn acquaintance<br />
With the invisible form of your departed;<br />
And when the work of grief is done,<br />
The wound of loss will heal<br />
And you will have learned<br />
To wean your eyes<br />
From that gap in the air<br />
And be able to enter the hearth<br />
In your soul where your loved one<br />
Has awaited your return<br />
All the time.<br />
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">Sometimes the best inspirations come at
the last minute.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I should be
packing up the car and heading up to Moscow for our family’s sock gift
exchange, but my morning reflection encouraged me to write down my thoughts
this morning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is what I read
from Genevieve Glen, a Benedictine nun:</span></div>
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do you experience emptiness and expectation as your look forward to </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">Christmas:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How do you hope for God to fill
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">quarrelers,
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people who’ve lost a spouse or loved one, to someone facing her 27<sup>th</sup>
surgery, to a homeless woman, to a family of a nephew accused of vehicular
homicide, to people struggling with a kinds of health issues. Getting hugs and thank you notes filled some of my painful
longings…</span></div>
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letter from a neighbor who serves a 40 year prison sentence for video voyeurism
and sexual battery.</span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-size: small;">The Idaho
prisons are full so he’s now in Texas.</span><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><span style="font-size: small;">His words give me hope because he admitted to feeling blessed and being
grateful for the little things blessing his life.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Uplifting Emails!</b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My sister, Joan’s life often makes me
grateful for my own.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She struggles
with a grumpy boss who rarely thanks her for anything.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She lives a rather isolated life,
writing daily to achieve her dream to be a famous published author.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her Email read,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“<span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica";">Thank you for the unexpected gift check.
I have gotten a lot of joy from my kitchen and will put this toward a new
dishwasher. Every day I smile when I use my new microwave. Never imagined
I'd have a beautiful kitchen or how much joy that would give me. I can't
believe I live in this beautiful house.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span>I had the privilege of providing a meal to a homeless family on
Wednesday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jocelyn, her mother,
and two children moved to Lewiston when a typhoon destroyed their home on the
island of Saipan.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her brother
plays baseball for LCSC and they’d hoped to live with him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But the landlord said “no” so she and
the children now sleep in different churches every week.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our local Red Lion Inn will house this
family for the three days of Christmas this week and also over New Year’s!</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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book these days.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And people or
long-distant cousins recognizing the vision and dedication my brother, Larry
has to this project.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>People share
the pictures when they realize it is one of the best light displays in the
country.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span>I offered to help my sister, Marilyn, make 22 pillowcases for her daughter,
Karlee’s students in an impoverished school in Jefferson County, Colorado.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When Marilyn first offered to make the
pillowcases Karlee said, “well that’s a great idea Mom, but most of these kids
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</span>I have several publications I read every day during Advent.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The morning prayer time always brings
me a sense of peace during the busy days before Christmas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This year I shared a word for each day
with my grandchildren, sending them a text with my word for the day and why I
chose the word.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I know it’s a
Grandma thing – a gift that costs no money or anxiety about what to buy for
these beauties in my life!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Cancer!</span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My cousin’s daughter has
a rare form of lymphoma and is currently undergoing chemo for the second time
this year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She considered herself
cancer free just months ago, but now is back in the throes of cancer treatment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her words from her caring bridge blog
gives me hope this day, “</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica";"><span style="font-size: small;">I've heard several people describe their life and journey through
cancer as BC (before cancer) and AC (after cancer), terms which seem so
poignant now within my own experience. Depending on which thoughts I
choose to tune into, at times I feel a deep mourning for how carefree life
truly was before cancer, and yet others I am grateful to the perspective
afforded on life that I know I wouldn't have been able to see before going
through something so life altering. Ahhhh....its not always comfortable
but I am growing, I am breathing, and in the words of the great Jon Kabat-Zinn,
I know that there is more right with me than wrong with me. Andy, the kids and
I couldn't be more grateful to be wrapped in the endless, boundless love that
we are surrounded by....from the bottom of our hearts, thank you for lifting us
up.” </span><span style="font-size: 9.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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birthday on Christmas Day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He
wrote hundreds of editorials for the Cleveland, Ohio, diocesan newspaper and
his daughter, Mary Pat, compiled several into a book, which I re-read
recently.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He described a trip from
the base in Boston to his hometown in Ironton, Ohio, in which he had to ride a
boring train, a bus, and eventually hitchhike to his home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">I'm delighted to be writing my own story, thanks to a gift from
Dena! I am filled with hope as I contemplate all God's gifts to me over
the past 70 plus years.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.5pt;">Christmas Music</span></b><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.5pt;">!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve been bemoaning to anyone who would list that I cannot
play CD’s in my new car.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My
brother, Larry, gave me over a dozen Christmas CD’s over the years and I’ve
enjoyed listening to each one.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Today I received a small package that contained a thumb drive with all
my favorite Christmas music on it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Colin spent hours transferring these music files to a computer and then
onto the thumb drive.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s truly a
gift that opens my heart this day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.5pt;"><span style="font-size: small; mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: small; mso-spacerun: yes;"><b>Christmas Gifts. </b></span></span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Anne asked me early in December
what I wanted for Christmas. "I need nothing," I told her,
"but I'd really like peace, love, harmony in the world." She
remembered my comments and Colin presented me with this ornament to hang on my
tree. He designed the image and then printed it on a small piece of foam
board! Karen gave me this precious ornament, a family picture that
I can hang on my tree.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">The words, "blessed"
speak to me about the incredible gift my family is to me.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b style="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 27pt;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">White Christmas Eve.</span></b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; text-indent: 27pt;"> I woke up, in Moscow, on Christmas Eve to the magic of
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<span style="font-size: small;">Even though our news is filled with the government shut-down, the stock market falling, and other bad news I prefer to have hope, knowing that God's love surpasses all understanding this Holy Christmas Day. </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561297317450567907.post-63137850775723228492018-12-07T21:21:00.000-08:002018-12-07T21:21:31.011-08:00Cousin Visit<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Spike and Peggy blessed me with an overnight visit following her visit with Dr. Morgan, a local oncologist. Peggy has cancer! But, I've never known a more faith-filled, cheerful, optimistic person who faces weeks of chemotherapy. She's been through radiation and surgery already and now the precaution of oral chemo! We talked a bit about her diagnosis and prognosis, but mostly about family, faith, and Grandma Kopczynski. </div>
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My brother, Larry, asked me recently about our grandparents home because he was born too late to ever enjoy the Christmas gatherings, around the piano! Peggy could describe each room and the furniture! And we giggled recalling the memory of curious girl cousins walking throughout the house noticing if any of our aunts might be pregnant. We remember Uncle John's fruitcake and of Tom and Jerry Batter. The gatherings were noisy and often the Uncles argued and debated politics and religion, while the aunts shared recipes and reminded the kids to behave themselves.</div>
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Peggy walked around my home, noticing photos and mementos. </div>
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This treasure hangs in my bedroom during the winter. At one time it graced the Reed's living room walls. Peggy believes the pictures on my other bedroom wall once hung in Grandma and Grandpa Kopczynski's bedroom. No wonder I feel so blessed and peaceful every night!</div>
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Peggy was thrilled to get a Tree of Hope because they don't have a tree or any Christmas decorations at their home in Grangeville. They've spent most Christmases recently in their winter home in Arizona. I enjoyed their tales of working at Wal-Mart, wondering how they were physically and mentally able to do that. Spike put bikes together and Peggy worked as a cashier. She said her supervisor insisted she try to sell a credit card to every customer. Some things were hard working there, but she felt rewarded when customers would say, "we waited in your line because you are always so nice to us." We shared the challenge of volunteering for St. Vincent dePaul and how difficult it is to work with a bunch of volunteers, especially those of us who want to do it our way.</div>
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I've been reflecting all day, since they left, on how they've lived their lives...caring for orphans and the poor, managing golf courses, volunteering at the Monastery of St. Gertrude, living in a camper-van, opting out of Medicare supplemental insurance, traveling to ElSalvador and Barcelona, and dipping into their savings to help their children. I don't know anyone who I admire more than these two! Tonight I'm asking special blessings on both of them and also prayers of gratitude for the way they've blessed my life. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561297317450567907.post-90971017446073554312018-10-20T19:54:00.000-07:002020-06-27T19:55:28.922-07:00John and Anna's Wedding<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
John Esser and Anna Osborne chose to be married at St. Boniface Church in Uniontown, WA, on a lovely October day in 2018. </div>
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Touching memories of two young people eager to begin their lives together as Mr. and Mrs. Esser.</div>
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My new 2018 Honda CRV - love the color, Molten Lava!</div>
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Marilyn agreed to travel with me to see my dear friend, Marcia in Pocatello. We spent a night in Salmon, Idaho in a lovely AirBnb!</div>
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We also visited with my dear friend, Kati Stidham, and her sister, Brook Finnegan in Twin Falls. I can't believe I took no pictures of that visit. We had snacks at Brook's home, went out to dinner, and did a lot of thrift store shopping. Next we drove to Boise to be substitute grandmas for our sister, Karen's granddaughters, Kennedy and Taylor Johnson. Those girls really did not need us, they entertained themselves. Taylor insisted on wearing this costume all day long, even to the park!<br />
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Sunsets at the Roche Harbor never disappoint the guests and we were delighted by the retiring of the colors as the sun went down.<br />
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Proud parents, Allan and Lisa, and David and Roberta Patterson</div>
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Rev Bill Zacharda officiated the lovely ceremony. He mentioned that he married David and Roberta, christened Jennifer, and has been a family friend for 25 years!</div>
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Jessica and Brian, still newlyweds, themselves, happy to be celebrating this glorious day.</div>
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Jamie Estopinal, the maid of honor and Jennifer's college roommate, described how Jason and Jennifer met via Facebook messenger after they'd both applied for Alaska Airlines intern programs. Jamie said, "we referred to Jason as "Alaska Boy." </div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">Friday was the best day of my life as I married my co-pilot, best friend and love of my life </span><a class="profileLink" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show="1" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=687661349&extragetparams=%7B%22fref%22%3A%22mentions%22%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/jennifermichele.patterson?fref=mentions&__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARDIovdLtUkPxNZBGzopOj-SoF_gZ8NqOIsP6EVnUmUBhxR76yhRFR12FgjQf0FoaTSv0wv2dErOacO1xtIgAxB6OWMFYul84lI6V3-oteYIDy6ppQp2fa61Wp14yZj6wXkmLGFC6-hE&__tn__=K-R" style="background-color: white; color: #365899; cursor: pointer; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;">Jennifer</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">! She was THE most beautiful and gorgeous bride there ever was; she was a princess!! I absolutely bawled my eyes out seeing Jen in her wedding dress for the first time. She took my breath away as I choked up during reading my vows to her. Our wedding was the best in history!! Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate with us. To everyone, we are so grateful for all you</span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; display: inline; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">r love and support for both Jen and I. This picture is from our first look and coincidentally had a seaplane fly right overhead! Words do not describe how much I love my WIFE!!</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561297317450567907.post-45180303956967657042018-07-31T21:12:00.000-07:002018-08-14T21:15:03.685-07:00Bathroom Remodel I loved my bathroom, the beadboard, the wallpaper, the sink, and the red accents. I especially loved the window and all the light that came into this small space. I did not like the tub, however. It was probably original to the house, built in 1942. The cast iron tub developed lots of rusty spots over the years. The finish had totally worn off and I rarely used it. When I had Airbnb guests I did have to get into the tub and the water was always rusty and it took hours to drain. My brother, Don, spent a night at my house last year and he slept in my storage room and noticed all the old plumbing, the iron pipes and drains. "It would be easy to re-do the plumbing of your bathroom....I could come and spend a few days and create shower and get rid of the old tub."<br />
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I knew I could trust Don's work - he remodeled my sister, Joan's bathroom in 2015 and has since completed six more bathroom remodels for his kids and their new homes. So Dena and I went on a mission on a snowy Spokane day and looked at tile and she helped me choose a marbly-white subway style tile for the tub. I originally thought I wanted the octagon tile for the floor, but eventually changed to a large gray tile instead.</div>
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So eventually Don put my project on his calendar and he arrived on July 22nd with a car load of tools, floor protectors, sponges, a shop vac, and energy that would last for nine days.</div>
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Larry was a big help on Sunday attacking the plumbing, demolishing the concrete walls, and taking three loads to the dump!</div>
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I invited John, Karen, and Jake to come help get the old tub out. Look at that Jake, so strong! He and Larry loaded it onto the truck and hauled it right to the dump!<br />
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By Sunday night, the bathroom was completely gutted to the bare studs and floor. I took a photo of the drain before we hauled it away. It collected 75 years of hair, soap, and rusty water!<br />
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On Monday, I managed to help Don get the new tub in place. Not an easy task because the tub is acrylic, it had to have a concrete pad to keep the bottom in place. </div>
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By Thursday, the taping and texturing was done, red waterproofing painted on and the floor tiles cut to size!</div>
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On Friday we'd finished four rows of tile!</div>
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Sunday we did the most messy job...grouting! We had some down time waiting for the grout to dry, but not for long. I'd stored an old light fixture and had always wanted it put up in my bedroom. I thought the previous home owner had taken it down when she installed all new light fixtures. Even that little light project required one or more trips to Home Depot. </div>
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I practically jumped for joy when he got it installed. We stood back and admired it. "It's so pretty, I just love it." Don agreed and said, "it looks just like the fixture in Mom and Dad's bedroom. OMG, then I remembered I was the happy recipient of this treasure from the family home before we sold it. I'd forgotten where it came from, but honestly since that day I've felt the light of Mom and Dad shining on both the beginning and ending of my days.</div>
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I know Don had hoped to be on his way home by noon on Monday, since we just had the toilet, sink, and door to install. But, there were challenges with each task, especially the toilet. After three trips to Home Depot for the right wax seal, Don said, "gosh, I know they sell a wax seal without a flange, but I've never bought one. We had lots of wax so we squished it all around the toilet and voila it worked!! He wanted to help take the trash to the dump, but I encouraged him to let me do it. "I'll be sad after you leave, and I'll need some projects to get me through the rest of the day." I sent Dena a text, "Don left without lunch, all sweaty..he'll need a shower and a nice dinner when he gets home."</div>
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I love the little sign that reminds me how grateful I feel every time I walk into the room. I'm especially grateful to my talented and patient brother, Don. He devoted nine days to this project, making two dozen trips to Home Depot, working in the heat of the summer, breathing sheet rock dust and suffering a rash from the insulation. </div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561297317450567907.post-60977777794011919482018-07-20T20:10:00.001-07:002018-07-20T20:10:47.991-07:00Huntfest 2018Weddings are just about the most tender and love-filled celebrations on the planet! My niece, Karlee Kuhlmann married John Hunt on July 14, 2018, and they planned and carried out an amazing celebration attended by 140 family members, friends, and co-workers. I've collected the pictures from my son, Duane, my brother, Larry, and various social media sites. Words and pictures don't really capture the tender moments, but compiling them in a blog post will help retain some of the lovely memories made at Aspen Canyon Ranch. <div>
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Marilyn, escorted by her sons, Jeremy and Justin and happy Dad, Dan walking his only daughter down the grass-lined path.</div>
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Karlee's nephews, Carter and Sammy, stole the show as ring bearers</div>
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The first kiss of Mr. and Mrs. Hunt. </div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: small;">It was not love at first sight for this couple,
or any romance in the beginning.
John did not say “hello beautiful” when he first met Karlee. Oh, no, he said, “nice kicks” after
noticing her Sanuk Slip on shoes.
They exchanged smiles and pleasantries for four years while she worked
at INK Coffee and he at a ski boot shop and pool hall. John moved to Durango in 2009 and
perhaps his absence kindled the fire that led to their committed
relationship. They took a big risk
in 2012 and moved away from the mountain into a small apartment near the Denver
airport. This transition was not
an easy time for them, but Karlee had fire in her eyes to make a better life
for them – away from roommates and the maddening crowd. John and Karlee have had honest
talks about many things…lots of talks and it took a lot of talking to convince
Karlee to buy a house, before John gave her a ring. He quoted the wise words of his 94 year old grandmother,
Bunny, who said to them, “you can buy the house now, it will make both of you
richer in money and spirit. The
only thing left is the ring.”
Solid Hunt logic.
On January 7, 2017, John once again had to convince Karlee to relax and
enjoy the day, rather than be worried about getting back to Denver in the
middle of a big snowstorm. She
fell into his trap and he executed the most romantic proposal on the backside
of Ajax Mountain in Aspen! And,
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: small;">The couple honored me with the role of officiant and I read their sweet words to each other about why they wanted to live out the rest of their lives together.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">John said this about Karlee, "</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">I am blessed to have a teammate that is there for me through the
fun and the bad. The next chapter of our adventure starts today and the peaks
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">Karlee said this about John, "</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">John
allows me to be real with him.</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">I can be the person I am and he can be
who he is.</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">He knows how to make me laugh and cry.
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I helped Marilyn embellish the tablecloth for the head table. Lace from her wedding dress runs down the center of the table covering.<br />
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Kaitlyn and Junior observed everything and answered a lot of questions about their upcoming wedding in May, 2019</div>
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Connie and Garry; Allan and Lisa</div>
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Lots of sunshine shining on my son, Duane, and his sweet family!</div>
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These two love birds will celebrate 25 years of marriage on August 25.</div>
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Justin, Dan, and Jeremy</div>
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Karlee and her mother-in-law, Cindy</div>
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The Kopczynski family, missing Joan</div>
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Larry has a new camera and captured the Milky Way above their vacation rental house in Granby.</div>
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Sam Adams, a beloved Clarkston High School teacher, encouraged the 2018 graduating seniors to write their own book of life. He said, "find out what you value and what brings you joy and make that the theme of your book." </div>
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If I had a book of life, my grandson, Jake, would currently be the focus of my joy. Look at these great smiles from an awesome young man. </div>
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Jake filled his book with lots of stories of football and soccer. After his team won a match with Cheney I overheard him tell his parents, "I'm sooooo happy." He has dreams of playing soccer for a community college, so those games may continue to bring him lots of joy.</div>
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We...Karen, John, Bradleigh, and Austen, waited patiently for the ceremony to begin. I noticed the program listed the names of all the graduates with these funky symbols behind their names. Jake wore colored cords that indicated he was an honor student, a DECA student, and completed over 200 hours of community service. </div>
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I took a few notes during the speeches given by Sam Adams and Dan Lejameyer, the assistant principal. Sam Adams said, "a lot of people will ask you where you are going after graduation and what you want to do, but a more important question is what kind of a person you are going to be. Always be humble and kind and remember that courage is the glue that holds your book together. Dan, when thanking the parents said, "when your kid moves out, you become a lot smarter."<br />
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Jake completed over 200 hours of community service by volunteering at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center, spending a lot of time with Shannon Stajowski, another volunteer who absolutely loved working with Jake and teasing him a time or two. She sat through the long ceremony just so she could give him a big hug and offer congratulations!</div>
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I took lots of pictures of Jake hugging people - this sweet one of Grandma Delores. I can tell that Jake values all those hugs and doesn't mind posing for the pictures, either.<br />
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More hugging pictures with Makinzie Packwood and Isabel</div>
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Just a few more family pictures before they turned out the lights in the LCSC Activity Center.<br />
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The Kopczynski's love to gather together for all kinds of events, and this lovely bridal shower was no exception. We spent a night in Bellevue and Connie and I took an early morning walk.</div>
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Rhododendrons blooming everywhere along the walking route!</div>
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We, Kopczynski girls, received a lovely invitation from Judy Zacharda, to come to her home on May19th. We were a bit surprised to be greeted by Jason, the groom to be! He stayed through the whole shower and helped get the gifts organized and transported to their home. Pictures of Judy and Diane, the hostesses and Connie, Jason, and Joan!</div>
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Judy the hostess and Jason with his mother, Lisa, and grandmother, Peggy.</div>
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Jennifer's aunt, and Elaine and Sue, friends from the church</div>
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Jennifer was a good sport, opening personal gifts to be used on her wedding night!<br />
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Jennifer's tender thank you note makes me believe she's a great addition to our big family.</div>
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Scott drove a bit, but soon turned around and we decided we'd just hike through the snow to the trailhead. I did not take their picture, but we came upon a young couple, totally stuck in the snow with their rental car. The young woman said, "yes, you can tell your friends you met two strangers from Florida who thought they could drive all the way to the falls." She'd already called 911 so we bade them farewell and wondered all afternoon if the tow truck was able to get their car unstuck.</div>
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The new signage informed us of the history of the formation of the falls and the geology of the area.</div>
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The middle section falls 90' and is considered the tallest falls in Idaho. </div>
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A small group of us became good friends today, despite the challenges of the snow and the rain!</div>
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I love this picture of Mom and daughter, celebrating a life-long dream to find love, be a blushing bride, plan a unique wedding, and embark on a life with a soul mate. Marilyn shared a story, "I was so happy when Karlee moved to Aspen, because I was quite sure she'd find love among the rich and famous. She told me she was just not attracted to those rich people." At her bridal shower we learned a bit more about the people who Karlee definitely is attracted to, some by family default, but other chosen friends from early childhood. </div>
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Her aunties - each of us claiming to be her favorite, starting with Connie and Joan.<br />
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Dena, Karlee, and Jill, a cousin. Jill and Raya, Justin's significant other sweetheart.</div>
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The Kuhlmann side - Aunts Judy and Teri. Cousin Serena and her daughter, Jovie.<br />
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Karlee gave Marilyn a tear-filled glance when she opened the gift of a head-table cover, embellished with lace from Marilyn's wedding dress. Marilyn seems undaunted by big projects like this and I'm happy that I had a small part in her big surprise. Marilyn and I shopped together for the skirt fabric and I agonized over the measurements, but it appears our efforts pleased this bride-to-be. </div>
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I snapped a few shots of some special gifts. Karlee and John both expressed a desire for wedding gifts that might enable them to get new windows and a garage for their home in Colorado. So Joan presented her with a special gift from Germany, a unique bank in the shape of a house. She included the artist who created the design and the area in Germany where she found this special gift. Dena and Jill presented Karlee with a cute jar with the label, "House fund." I understand part of their gift to this couple is Don's expertise in home remodeling.</div>
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I gave her an antique jar filled with a dried rose from one of the hundreds of bouquets from our Mom's funeral. I added dried flowers from Marilyn's bridal bouquet and encouraged Karlee to add some petals from her bouquet and eventually present the flower-filled gift to her own daughter.</div>
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Jenny and Lauren have been Karlee's friends for years, through the thick and thin of life. Lauren moved to Spokane from California in the late 1980's and said, "I was scared and felt so alone, but Karlee talked to me when everyone else ignored me. We've been friends ever since that moment in first grade." Jenny and Karlee became friends during high school years at Lewis & Clark High School. Marilyn told me Jenny was Karlee's biggest cheerleader when she played volleyball - she'd come to the games with signs and her big, gravely cheerleader voice.</div>
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The BBF's and their moms, Glenda, Marilyn, and Karen. I loved hearing the stories that connected these young women over the years.....craft parties at the Kuhlmann's, volleyball games at L&C, and preschool at the Presbyterian Church. </div>
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Karlee and aunts and cousins. Her aunt, Rhonda, and cousins Korin and Nikki, joined us when Karlee wanted a group photo. We all had opportunities to share stories about our relationship and memories of Karlee. Connie talked about Karlee coming out to the farm in the summer months, filling her days mentoring her young impressionable cousin, Julia. Connie said, "that's when I knew Karlee would be a great teacher." The Kuhlmann cousins remember a picture of the four cousin babies, taken in 1985, when the three baby girls seemed to the push the only boy cousin, away from them. The stories spanned 34 years in time as relatives and close friends shared joy, memories, concerns, and giggles that only a lifetime of friendship can bring. </div>
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We all loved Lauren's lovely mid-century modern home and her delightful spring decor. </div>
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We couldn't be happier for this daughter, niece, cousin, BBF. Karlee, enjoying the love and support of forever friends and their Moms, her aunts and cousins, eagerly awaits a beautiful summer wedding in the glorious Rocky Mountains. She and John want it to be spectacular - how could it not be with all their planning and special touches of lace, lanterns, thrift store treasures, fleece blankets, and Idaho wood-rounds? Karlee, we love you to those Mountains and back!</div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561297317450567907.post-21454534988296493192018-03-16T10:36:00.001-07:002018-03-16T10:36:26.836-07:00A life well lived - Bernard FunkeOur world dimmed a bit when Bernard died on February 25, 2018. But when we, the survivors, really thought about it, Millie's bright light welcomed Bernard to his heavenly home. He's really been ready for that blessing for over four long years. He missed his sweetheart so much after her death in December, 2013, that even wandering through their home on McCarroll St. in Clarkston continually broke his empty heart.<br />
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So, after, a rehab stay at Prestige Care he told the kids he wanted to move to Evergreen Estates. Honestly, I doubt they've ever had such a delightful resident. When I visited Bernard he always told me how grateful he was to live there. He lavished compliments on all the staff, the good food, and the ability to visit with others throughout the day. The kids filled his room with images of Millie and lots of pictures of the grandkids. Bernard was quite proud of the Quilt of Valor hanging behind his easy chair. He continued to live positively, even when his eyesight failed and watching TV did not bring him much pleasure. He looked forward to daily visits from his devoted children. I think Bonnie came every day, unless she and Jerry were spending time at the cabin. The boys visited too and enjoyed a late afternoon drink with him. I loved to visit Bernard and Millie, especially at Christmas time because they made the best Tom and Jerry's and were quick to offer one during my visits. <br />
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Bernard loved to dance. He rarely sat one out when we were together at family wedding celebrations! He never seemed to get tired or winded, but honestly he wore me out whenever I danced with him. I know he and Millie loved to square dance and travel with their group. They were able to enjoy one of their passions in their retired years.<br />
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Father Root delivered a beautiful homily about Bernard's life, which we likened to the tapestry of the quilt on display in front of the altar. Father Root described Bernard's life as colorful, just like a quilt. He loved to have fun and by default, became the life of any party. He loved people and Dale told the touching stories of his last phone calls to the people he loved. He apparently liked a good cigar and good bourbon! He loved his kids and grandkids. He enjoyed spending time at Bonnie and Jerry's cabin and was so proud of them and the work they did on the cabin. He loved his sons and expressed so much gratitude to them for continuing the auto detailing business that he started. He was proud of every grandchild and even some great grands! <br />
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Anne and Bradleigh bought the same knitted pony-tail hat for each other!</div>
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Hard hat for John with lots of personalized stickers</div>
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We spent some time recalling some favorite or memorable Christmases/gifts</div>
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Theresa: 1958 when my Mom was in bed with Rheumatic Fever and Santa Claus delivered gifts to all eight kids, including new handmade clothes for all the dolls. We kids got to decorate the tree and thought it was gorgeous with spray-on snow!</div>
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Duane: 1980 - one of the first Apple computers!</div>
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Anne: Sizzler's hot wheels track</div>
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Karen: Tears to go along with the gift of Tree Crabs</div>
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Bradleigh - Laughter and giggles opening the thrift store gifts</div>
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Jake: The fake gifts hidden in IPAD and IPhone boxes</div>
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Colin: No way to fake the Hockey Stick gift</div>
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And, we piled non-perishable food into a huge gift bag and donated it to the local food bank to remember those in our community who are hungry.</div>
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Duane spent time trying to get cute pictures of the dogs, Odie and Boomer</div>
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I love Christmas morning at my house, watching the family open their gifts for each other! They come up with the best ideas, such as a case of toothpaste for Duane</div>
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Odie socks for Colin</div>
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Colin got super excited about an old fashioned keyboard, one that makes clicking sounds!</div>
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New doorbell device to call the family to dinner!</div>
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And I got a lovely heart indicating I'm the World's Best Grandma! It doesn't get much better than that! Feeling grateful for the best gift of all - my sweet family!</div>
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What is Christmas all about?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s such a deep question, I had to contact Google to find
out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And, of all people, it turned
out to be Linus, one of the Peanuts characters, who said it best. Here’s the
link:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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hope something will change in me…..perhaps my heart will be open to God’s
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always hang her heart creation in my kitchen.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">It seems fitting that her presence continues to bring me
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I complained to my brother, Larry, that one of my favorite
Christmas CD’s that he’d made for me had so many scratches on it, I couldn’t
listen to it, so this week he brought me a new one with all my favorite
Christmas songs<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>- another example
of music tidings of great joy! And, then he took a photo of my little cottage, sent it to my family titled, "Mrs. Santa Claus at her workshop." Larry loves Christmas, still evident by the incredible display of lights at Locomotive Park in Lewiston. </div>
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He received this note via EMail from the Lewiston Parks & Recreation:</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Thank you to the Parks and Rec and all those who may have coordinated the music, lights, etc. and who were responsible for the Christmas fantasyland. As weary travelers, we could not have been more thrilled with your city; so much so, we had dinner and spent the night so we would spend more time aimlessly meandering through the display.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">You brought great pleasure to us as I am sure you have with many others. Our sincere thank you for the hours and hours of work you put into this endeavor. We can only hope that one day, we will again pass through Lewiston. I must add, those we met who were from your area, were wonderfully friendly and ever so pleasant. I think we found utopia!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Happy Holidays to all of you, and again our sincere thanks! Warmest regards,</span> </div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">And this note from a friend who lost his spouse months ago.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; text-size-adjust: auto;">"Theresa: Thank you for the very thoughtful Christmas tree you delivered to my office. It is on display and this meant the world to me. Going through this first Christmas season without Vicki has been very hard."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; text-size-adjust: auto;">I get to help my Moscow family bake cookies every year - we make two kinds, Grandma's frosted sugar cookies and a family favorite - chocolate mint cookies. These cookies bring great joy to our neighbors and the homebound seniors I visit every week.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; text-size-adjust: auto;">Several years ago I helped the O'Shaugnessey grand kids make wall hangings for their parents. Great joy filled this grandma when I noticed them in the hallway of my daughter's home. </span></div>
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</span>She and Uncle Bernard travelled to China three different times and she
wanted to hear our stories and how the country has changed since she last
visited there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were amazed at
her recall and opinions about the once closed communist country.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She has two adopted Chinese
granddaughters….girls who were abandoned during the one-child policy, when boys
babies were favored.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Maxine also
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California, where he endured several months of basic training while she lived
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tightly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I left offering a prayer
that I might have a niece or two willing to visit me when I’m 96!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> We each received a gift of the famous Davenport peanut butter peanut brittle. I'm filled with candy tidings of great joy everytime I indulge in a little taste.</span></div>
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Marilyn's daughter, Karlee, is home for Christmas this year. She's holding her brother's new puppy, Ancel. I think we elders experience great joy when our adult children come back home! I helped Marilyn and Dan haul up boxes of Christmas decorations form the basement and then I watched patiently put each precious ornament in just the right spot on their tree. Their house proclaims those great tidings of great joy to all who visit them during the Christmas season. The grandchildren and Seattle kids will be there for the weekend too. She's still busy making chex mix and peanut brittle. Other tidings of great joy: Karlee and John are getting married in July, 2018!!!</div>
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Here's a story that shows how the Cottonwood community brought tidings of great joy to a family of eight kids and the Mamma in the hospital with Rheumatic fever:</div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Don and I had a brief conversation early on Tuesday morning
after noticed this picture on my bookshelf.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The family celebrated his third birthday and our neighbor
came to take the picture.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">You
might notice our mom is wearing a bathrobe.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Don said, “mom told me it was the first time she’d been out
of bed for two months.”</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Our Mom
contracted Rheumatic Fever in the fall of 1958, spent several weeks in the
hospital and I think she came home just one week before Christmas.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">We kids had Christmas that year – new
clothes under the tree, dolls dressed in new, handmade dresses.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I think Christmas happened that year
because of the relationships our parents had with relatives and friends in
Cottonwood.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Mom and Dad had no
magic formula but they encouraged us to spend time together.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Larry told me the “little kids” used to
wait by the window, anticipating the moment we older kids would drive into the
driveway.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Mom connected us over
the years with letters and phone calls.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">She taught us, by her example, how to give back to the community that
supported our family that Christmas.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">She sought out the lonely, the alcoholics, the troubled kids, and the
elders in nursing homes.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">We all
learned to be giving people and to work at staying connected to each
other.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div>
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And, we have to celebrate these tidings of great joy from Allan and Lisa on December 13:</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span> <span style="font-family: Calibri;">I thought you would like to know that Jessica had her interview today, and her visa is approved!!! They will be able to pick it up at a local bank in a week or 2. Once she has her visa, then they can schedule their flight back to California. </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Once they are back in California, they will be able to reschedule their wedding. We're thinking that it may be in February. We will keep you posted on that!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Thank you for all of your prayers! We appreciated them!</span></div>
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Just like Linus, it takes my niece, Grace, to explain what Christmas is all about. Here's her Christmas list:</div>
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Such simple requests, to love, to be happy, to remember the poor. </div>
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My current Nativity on the left and my first one on the right, now in Anne and Duane's home!<br />
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I often found it quite a challenge to find the tidings of great joy during the past month. Words like divorce, anxiety, death, fear, Trump, taxes, immigration, fires, cancer, Hospice, blood clots, glioblastoma, Christmas alone, radiation, poverty, foster homes, Alzheimer's, addiction, mental illness, conflict, and surgery gave me reason to despair and fill my heart with darkness. This Christmas Even, when I reflect on all these tidings of great joy, I find reason to be hopeful. Those little gifts give me hope that my heart became more aware of the LOVE that drives everything. I'm eagerly anticipating this silent night when God became one of us, just as He promised! I pray that His LOVE shows brilliantly for all to see! Merry Christmas.<br />
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