tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55661881194919297692024-03-12T17:07:08.466-06:00Day By Dayley"Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass,
it's about learning to dance in the Rain!"Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07154113953951489869noreply@blogger.comBlogger1147125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566188119491929769.post-55320452058124467782013-12-29T20:56:00.005-07:002013-12-29T20:56:58.525-07:00We Moved....You can find us at our <a href="http://jbdayleytoo.blogspot.com/?zx=e229bdc3a5255dd5" target="_blank">new blog</a> here.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Wow another year has gone by... it's my blogaversary again. It started back in 2007 and I am sooo glad I have been able to keep it going (kind of).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I will be the first to admit the past two years have been the hardest. I think I have been in survival mode. Just one day at a time, and each day has brought blessings, so blog worthy, but yet again so personal, almost too personal to put into words.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">And time, my time has just been devoted to living, not so much blogging about living, hey it takes time to upload photos and have quiet time to post. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I have filled my quiet time with other really good things. But I don't want to quit, I still want to blog, it just all about figuring out that balance for me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Its good, its not perfect, but my heart is joyful and my mind is at peace with it all.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Happy Blogaversary to me!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">And a big shout out to my SIL for helping to get me started, and showing me how to keep taking one step in front of the other.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">By Small and Simple, great things really do come to pass.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Speaking of growth... A garden update.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Some accidental flowers made it in a side planter, and a few cilantro twigs surviving.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A ball squash plant, great leaves and flowers...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And a glimmer of hope of produce on the horizon.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Strawberries are blooming and putting off one or two strawberries a week, but the squirrels get to them quicker than I can.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Most of the pepper plants survivied, unlike the broccoli which we lost all of those seeds in the heat.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It hasn't taking much effort, just lots and lots and lots of patience.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Only tiny glimpses of peppers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The flower buds look like they might turn to peppers, but will it happen before the frost? That is the BIG question.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The tomato plants keep getting bigger, we tied up the ones that grew outside of the cages. And their is some fruit, but again.... will it grow and turn color before frost. I suppose there is still time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have just been ready. For a while now.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I can't wait to see what these stripped ones turn out like.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I can say it's going great if you are happy with one cherry tomato a week. I ate the first red one last week and this one is almost ready with two more behind it that should turn 4-5 days later at this rate. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A salad it does not make... but they do taste better than anything you can buy in the store.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you only want a taste.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The watermelon plants are alive, but that's really all I can report.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I started them from seeds too, so they are doing much much better than the broccoli so far!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Can you say watermelon in December?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">For my very first attempt, I am not dissappointed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If I get anything out of it, it's already better than last year.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The wood chips on top are key, I have not had one weed to pull and it keeps the soil moist so Im not having to water every day even in 100 + heat. I don't know if that's normal, but its nice for a beginner.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I will keep at it, and maybe by the time the missionary comes home we will have something more to show for it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Oh yeah, we got his return date August 29th!!!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ahhhhhhhh!!!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Beyond excited!!!!!!!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is a big event at my house!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Strong Silent Mysterious Man finished the raised bed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">With lots of help from the BFF!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">That's why we call him the BFF.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I tried to wait until Mothers day, but I had time off of work this week, so I got a few plants in.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And a couple different kinds of tomatoes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And I added the burl wood... it's a work in progress, but this was a place to start.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I found some mulch in Black... I almost got kind of excited about mulch! It just fit me so much better than brown or red.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 19.89375114440918px;">And many more conversations telling ourselves, or rather telling MYSELF (let it be known, the strong silent mysterious man always had the faith) that all was well.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 19.89375114440918px;">I went to work this Monday still waiting for an email. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 19.89375114440918px;">So anxious that the battery on my phone had gone from 100% to 38% by Noon.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 19.89375114440918px;">So at 1pm I leave work, go to the hospital to drop off some pathology for the Doctor and I am inside the hospital when I get this email from the Missionary....</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; line-height: 19.90625px;"><span style="font-size: large;">"Are you near a computer with skype"</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; line-height: 19.90625px;"><span style="font-size: large;">With all the gump inside me, I hold back a scream!! Then send a reply... " I WILL BE IN 2 minutes!!!"</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; line-height: 19.90625px;"><span style="font-size: large;">I Clutch my phone with one hand and grab the lanyard around my neck with the other to keep it from smacking me in the face and I took off in a FULL SPRINT out of the hospital (apparently it's the one building you can run while wearing scrubs and people get OUT of your way).</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; line-height: 19.90625px;"><span style="font-size: large;">I get into the car, and call My Strong Silent Mysterious Man... he is getting ready to leave for a job site, and we have this discussion.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; line-height: 19.90625px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Me: Jacob just emailed asking if we were near skype.</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; line-height: 19.90625px;"><span style="font-size: large;">SSMM: Are you near skype?</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; line-height: 19.90625px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Me: No, but I am almost there, are you coming?</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 19.89375114440918px;">SSMM: No, he probably just wants to test for the skype call this weekend.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 19.89375114440918px;">Me: It's Monday why would he be doing that so early? I bet something is wrong!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 19.89375114440918px;">SSMM: Well go find out what is going on, Im sure it's just about Mothers Day call.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 19.89375114440918px;">Me: You should come anyway!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 19.89375114440918px;">SSMM: I am working, you can handle this!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 19.89375114440918px;">By this time I am at the house. Rush inside, throw the dogs outside so they don't get in my way. And sign into skype. I see Jacob signed on, but I wait for him to call me.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 19.89375114440918px;">Video call comes in!!! My heart is beating out of my chest!! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 19.89375114440918px;">Elder Dayley: "Hola!" </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 19.89375114440918px;">He tells me what time he will be calling on Saturday, we figure out what time that will be in Idaho. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 19.89375114440918px;">Then Dad walks through the front door!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 19.89375114440918px;">We had a great one minute video chat with him, my heart is still pounding!!!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 19.89375114440918px;">He looks exactly the same as the day he left... which means he has put back on all the weight he lost. Yay!! And he sounded soooo good.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 19.89375114440918px;">He did show us a "fungus" he has on his arm, but he is sending the President's wife a photo today so she can confirm it is a common fungus they are getting there, and let him know what kind of medication to be putting on it!! </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 19.89375114440918px;">"He said I got this in my first area, but just thought I got burned or something".</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 19.89375114440918px;">So hopefully it is very treatable. Pray, pray, pray!!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 19.89375114440918px;">Quite an adrenaline rush, but what a great Monday, after a really long week without a letter from the Missionary, totally makes up for all that worry!!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It started off at the Temple Friday night, we went to seal some ancestors as families for time and all eternity. Very special.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Saturday we fed the sister missionaries. Super fun to have Sisters serving in our area now. I can get missionary hugs!! So I started cooking and it was making me feel like I used to when we would have family over for Easter lunch. It was always my favorite holiday to invite family over for. Well I kept cooking and I got a little carried away, so it was quite a feast, that the two of us will be eating on all week.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And (you better sit down for this announcement) my Strong Silent Mysterious Man put together my raised garden bed!! I have been waiting for a long time, and the scrap wood he drug home to use has been in the back yard for 3 years now. I still have to get the dirt in it, I know I shouldn't be too proud just yet, that could take another 3 years, but I hope not. The funny thing is when he got started on it in the morning, he first layed all the wood out in the area I wanted it placed. Then came in and took a nap, ha ha ha (I thought it was all over). Then later in the day he went back out and it took him all of about 10 min. to put it together! I think the build up was overwhelming for him. He even kicked the dogs out of the back yard because they were getting in the way. That's where the mysterious part comes in I suppose? Or is he just really focused?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">At any rate, I have a raised garden bed, or if the dirt never arrives it is about the same size as a coffin (you know if a girl has to make lemonade out of lemons... </span><span style="font-size: large;">Pictures will come later, when it looks less like a coffin and more like a raised garden).</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Uggg... I am so aware that I have old looking hands now. Loose skin, spots and dry patches... double uggggg. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I also feel like people are always looking at them at work, because that's what I do waiting to get checked in at the doctors office.... I am watching to see what they are typing in my chart and checking out their hands. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Since Professional nails are not practical for what I do with my hands, and too expensive to up keep. And my nails chip and peel and I have a terrible time getting them to grow past finger length.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So I am trying a cheaper version of "do it yourself" to see if I can find a balance and feel a little prettier.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Cause a girl has to "feel" as pretty on the outside as she does on the inside!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So far so good, easy to apply, strong surface I haven't messed up typing and doing laundry. And there pretty! I thought they might be a little wild at first, but there growing on me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">or Pretty, like I payed attention to myself for more then 10 min.?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">There are NOT words to describe how much my Strong Silent Mysterious Man did NOT want to get shots required to go to Paraguay!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I can't tell you how many times since I made the appointment, he asked me how much they hurt?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The nurse was really really good with him, and he even got hit sucker before he got his shots! Yep, that's what a baby he was being.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Of course I am kind of a pro, I had to under go a series of shots when I started working in healthcare. It is never fun, but it's really not that big of a deal. They kept a world map in the hallway and pin where people are traveling... we were the first to put a pin on Paraguay!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">He was soooo super proud of himself for getting them done when it was finally over, and this is the brave photo he wants to send to the missionary.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But of course I will send the whole reel, ha ha ha.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Stress prior to getting shots, $Thousands in therapy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Shots to travel to Paraguay $800 (ouch!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">An opportunity to go to the mission field to pick up our son $Priceless!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I don't post much about the missionary here, because we post all of his letters and photos on the mission blog. It's definitely not because I don't have much to say about him. Just ask me!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Or not, you might be sorry you asked.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So far, in my Missionary Mom experience most everything I could say about him or this journey has been so very personal that it is hard to just write into words. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But there have been things that just help us get through from one week to the next.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">He and his Dad (aka The Strong Silent Mysterious Man) have a teasing relationship.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">They tease back and forth relentlessly.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Just a NOTE: I do NOT like to get caught in the crossfire of these "were just having fun" jabs, because someone always gets hurt!! Always!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So last week, when the missionary sent home a photo of him holding a bird, of which he KNOWS I am freaked out by bird feet, they are just weird and gross and their toes face backwards. So creepy!! So I laughed so hard at his facial expression in the photo. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We looked at it all week and just laughed and laughed... it's so Jacob to make us laugh, I think we miss the laughter in our home the most from missing him. So it's really fun that he can do it with a photo.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So to send a jab back (I don't know? but HE thinks it's funny), his Dad had me take this photo of him and Taylor pretending to imitate his photo. To me it's just cute the way Taylor is looking at him, like "really Dad, this isn't funny at all and I am NOT a bird". </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Oh the silly things we do to pass the time... I promise we have been doing some really productive things over the past two years too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I promise!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I can't believe how much time is flying between posts.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I normally have pictures that create the inspiration for a post and I have been super lame at taking photos.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But so much is happening, I have to update so I can look back and not feel like life stopped.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So one of the happenings this week, is that our ward was split and a new Caldwell 16th ward was created.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">At the time of the announcement everyone who was being moved from their ward into a new ward was released, everyone, all at once. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So basically all new leadership had to be created in two wards.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">That creates allot of buzz. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And for me, working for one of those Bishops... I knew what kind of pressure that put on him so I was having anxiety pains for him during the day and worried about the prospects of a new calling for me and Jim.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Well Jim got his call early in the week, he is the new High Priest Group Leader in the new 16th ward. He was blown away and in shock!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">He says its very humbling, but he is also very very excited! There is a wonderful group of men in our ward to serve with, so that is really exciting to him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A funny story about the transition... Saturday he read an email from the old presidency that said they would cover things for Sunday. Then Sunday he was sustained in the calling in opening exercises and they moved to another room and he walked in last, sat down in the only chair left open in the room (the Stake Presidents chair) and everyone was starring at him. He was looking around the room taking it all in, still in a daze, and someone tells him "your the man". Meaning he would be conducting the meeting. He was totally taken off guard, but muffled through it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Later the Stake Presidency asked him how he was doing as we were leaving the building and he said jokingly, well after I get this wet shirt off, I will be okay. The Stake Presidency member told him next week it will be a little less wet. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So when we get home, he takes off his suit jacket and his shirt is literally soaked!! I thought he was just joking, but nope, he was wet to the bone with nervous sweaty yuk!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Poor guy, but he is busy busy busy already, he used to come home and enjoy some quiet tv and dinner... this week the tv has not been on, and our phone has not stopped, it's all good and he will be a great leader.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But life has changed at our house for sure :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thursday morning when my brother left, Jim also left to go to a work conference in Portland.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Well you guessed it, someone's world was turned upside down as they lost their newest best friend and their ROCK all in the same moment!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So I'll admit, as much as I LOVE some "me" time, I am missing him too. But he comes home today so my heart will at least be up righted soon. Surprisingly I got to only one craft project, but ran out of time for the rest of the me things on my list I wanted to to do while he was gone... like</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Create cards to send for family birthdays this year </span>its Feb and I have already missed a schlew of bdays, but I still have hope to catch up.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But mostly because I was so busy... yesterday after work I got a call from Mr. Bremmeyer and he was flying </span>I use "fly" because he doesn't do anything except at mach speed...<span style="font-size: large;"> through Boise on his way home from visiting in Arizona and invited me to dinner.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was so fun to get to see him. When ever he calls us on his way through Boise, I just had it in my mind I was special and he made time to stop just to see me... but come to find out, there were two other couples in Boise he invited. He knows someone everywhere and everyone seems to know who he is. A great man with the biggest heart ever, he gives and gives of himself and it's most always devoted to the elderly.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I got home later, finished up my VT reporting and was too tired to go to the church to get it in the computer. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So I am up early this morning, scrapped the plans to lay in bed and be lazy and sleep in... my internal clock is just not going to me stay down that long, so why fight it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So I am off to finish my reports and then back home to pull out all the scrapping supplies and spread out on the dining room table to create mission photo magic! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My Brother Ralph got to come work in Oregon this week, only about 30 minutes from our house.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So I got some Brother Time!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Yay!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">He came bearing gifts... an entire suitcase full!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">5 new bamboo socks my SIL made for me, I got some new ones to replace the old ones with holes in em... and I wear them to work all the time, so I picked colors to match my scrubs. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">There is a couple missing from the photo, I will post my custom BSU socks later :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">They are the softes nicest socks! If you want your own, and matching dress or t-shirt or jacket... go check out her new website! www.pandastreasures.com</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> She us so super talented and has some neat clothing!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I can't wait to pick out a few rayon skirts and dresses to wear in Paraguay! Light and flowing and cool... just what i will need :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Also, this package from Mom... so far so good. Only 7 more days until we can open it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And the rest of the suitcase was FULL of clothes my Mom has shrunk out of! Yay Mom, I am so proud of you for getting so healthy!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And what a bonus for me getting all your nice clothes!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But only for a short interum, cause I am shrinking too! Yay me for getting my healthy self back too!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Last night Ralph, or more fondly known around our house as "Uncle Ralph" (even when Jacob is not here)...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And just watch the progressing of the love affair Taylor now has with him.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TCCsBmnSj5I/URPDsC3mZ1I/AAAAAAAAAWg/sV-wPNsrVt4/s509/100_9337.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TCCsBmnSj5I/URPDsC3mZ1I/AAAAAAAAAWg/sV-wPNsrVt4/s400/100_9337.JPG" width="300" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">cautious but close...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">to very quickly can't get enough of "Uncle Ralph"</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">She is IN LOVE... you can see it in her eyes!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">After sleeping in the same bed with him all night, she still couldn't get enough this morning.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was so fun to have him for even a short time!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thanks for sharing him Panda!! We missed you!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It will be a rough couple of days, but they will survive... goodbyes are just really really hard.</span></div>
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Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07154113953951489869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566188119491929769.post-46038164128069761482013-02-03T18:40:00.001-07:002013-02-03T18:40:30.011-07:00Speckled Robin Eggs?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Speckled Robin Eggs?</div>
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No. But they totally look like those, right.</div>
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They are grapes with sf ff black cherry jello sprinkled on them, Frozen!</div>
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I have tried frozen grapes before, and I don't like them Sam I am. Gross.</div>
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But my Mom kept raving about these and so I finally tried them.</div>
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Weird at first, but I do like them!</div>
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It's a really good healthy snack, and I think I will SUPER love them when it's 100 degrees outside. They do kind of have a "freeze brain" affect so munchers beware!</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And if your really, really good... </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">you'll get a Valentines Day package from Mom.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">With an extra roll of tape on the outside.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Just in case.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">With lots and lots of prayers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was going to post a copy of it here, and went I went to find it, I had deleted it from my email. So I went searching the internet for "the penny story". There were more than one version of this story, and I have been reading and crying and having my heart all swelled up from the many stories and accounts written about pennies. So I won't post it hoping I have to go searching again and have to read more really neat heart warming stories over again to find the one I remembered.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The common message is of Hope, and of Love.... </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">For the past week since I read that lovely email, I have been finding pennies.... </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">in places expected, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">then places unexpected, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and then there were just so many, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">it was not a coincidence. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have felt my heart filled at times when it felt very lonely. I have felt Gods' love for me and his message to trust in Him. I am trying, but it is taking all my faith at times to do just that, trust in God.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">He is good, He is loving and He knows me and loves me.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">So I believe. And I know I can trust in Him to take care of my Son, as I show my love and gratitude towards His.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">It's hard, it's the most pain and the most joy I have felt in the same moment.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In the laundry and laying around the house... may seem kind of expected.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But we never have cash anymore, we use our debit card always.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I never have even a dollar in cash on me, much less a penny.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So how are they falling out in my washer and dryer EVERY week?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Then to just find one randomly laying in the floor, in a location that is traveled hourly in our house and not seeing it one time, but then finding it the next, not even a coincidence anymore.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Then we were doing some repairs to our couch, and there was another. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Yes, kind of expected to find change under a couch cushion. And maybe even fallen inside a couch, maybe even though the seems on top are all sewn shut and we had to dismantle it to get to the frame.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But after flipping the couch a couple of times right side up, then up side down a few times to assess the situation, then a few days later come back and flip it again to fix it and there was another penny laying on top, not fallen behind or wedged in, but right on top where we had been working on the bottom side of the couch... I had to grab it and push it to make sure someone hadn't glued to to the board... weird. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I always gave my Dad a really bad time for forwarding jokes and stories via email, I thought they were a waste of time. But if I had not read the story of the penny my Mom sent, I may not be noticing all these pennies showing up in my life right now.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Most of the time, our dogs are mature, and loving and so freely give unconditionally to us, and mostly obedient.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But Taylor still has a few wild hairs and so if we had to put her through the Santa test whether she falls on the naughty or nice list for the whole year.... well she is still under review. And let me just say the week before Christmas is no time to be waivering!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This past week has been especially hard for her, she has been getting into the kitchen sink and pulling out dirty dishes again.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I know it's probably the bad mother she has that I don't always get the dishes done every night, and I know they should be done by the time I go to work the next day. But some days I just don't get it done.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">She seems to be very careful, I would imagine to find a pile of broken dishes under the sink on the floor. But NO, she brings them all the way out to the living room, plates, bowls, tupperware, and YES that is a huge butcher knife!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">How does she not kill her self???</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We ask that more than I would like to admit.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">One day she had been particularly naughty and we left and decided to come back home quickly and caught her in the act... she had been in the pantry (again probably my fault I left the door open) and found the big Costco size bag of treats that Nene had bought for her when she was here in November.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I went and got my camera and she still didn't move. Good thing we came back, there was a ton of treats still left in this bag.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I guess if only good dogs get treats, then they last a pretty long time at our house.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We feed her plenty, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And yes, we know it's her... the theory has been tested, she has been found guilty, guilty, guilty. With food on her nose and chocolate on her breath, she is 100% guilty!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If it were my child I probably would not air our problems out loud. I don't have photos of all the trouble she finds herself in... because I don't think to take pictures in those moments. They are often heated and I am extremely volatile.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But let's just assume there would be a ton.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I worry that she knows it was bad and does it anyway.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">That in itself makes it really hard to move from the naughty to the nice list.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My poor puppy, it might be a very difficult Christmas for her this year. It will be a real test of Santa's compassion and true Christlike love.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">6 days, hmmm we will see.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">only a skiff... I am so afraid that will be all we get this year.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's just part of what makes Christmas here for me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Celebrations? Yes being with friends helps bring Christmas near.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We had 3 this week, two company parties (no pictures ugggg) but they were lovely.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And our annual Breakfast with our church family.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">They go all out, everyone helps...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The young men helped to set up a really fun price is right game for everyone to participate.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And the kids made the table decorations... my favorite!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And we even did some present wrapping and delivered some secret gifts, we enjoy that part of Christmas too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">With all that Holiday Whoobie Whatie stuff, I still woke up Friday with an empty place in my heart asking myself, "where is Christmas".</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Trying to console me, my strong silent mysterious man said tomorrow we will go out and serve someone else, that will help bring Christmas!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Yep, my Dad taught me a little of everything.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was just the right height to hold the bucket over my head for him to drop the mud and good down into it, carefully aiming as not to drop any on me (giggle)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">After waking up sore the next morning we realized what a big job it had been, and next year we know a few teenagers in town that we will call to come help "bring Christmas" in with us :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But now this roof is ready for Santa and his reindeer to land safely!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I promise you don't have to look very far.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This was the best thing for my empty aching heart!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I don't share this to brag or boast at all, but just to help you to know that the old adage "to give is better than to receive" is SO TRUE!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I think my heart grew three sizes that day!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But once in a while there are things I have to google before I cut into them...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I can remember my dad talking about persimons, I am not sure if I ever heard anyone talk about them except him. So it felt a little special, like a secret hello from heaven from my Dad.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">For the record, I learned this week that I don't like persimons.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I started my google search on this one in the squash categories, but when I moved to fruits quickly found it... I knew that, it's a papaya!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I did not love fresh papaya, but I dehydrated it and I LOVE it that way. Why does it taste different dehydrated????</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have never been impressed with a watermelon the size of my two fists... because I can eat a whole regular watermelon pretty much in one day. So the tiny ones just seemed like a tease. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But I have to say, last night I wanted something sweet and I cut the mini watermelon in half and ate out one side with a spoon and half was just the ticket, I was really impressed!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I can't wait to eat the other half today.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My strong silent mysterious man is waiting patiently for his broccoli cheddar soup I make that he loves so much!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We opened the box, we laughed and we cried, there were so many neat things from where he lives now. But there were also hundreds of bus tickets and taxi receipts and a magazine in Spanish with he and his companion in it about Mormons. He kept EVERYTHING... like his Mom, and we have a trunk to put it all in and we CAN'T wait to go through it all with him when he gets home. We know there are stories to every single everything!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I personally can't wait to hear the story of how he got the Paraguay Police hats, they have the original owners names inside them.... how do you go about getting a police officers hat off his head?? Hmmm should be some great stories, CANT WAIT!!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was so neat to touch and smell things that had just been in his hands. We could not believe how much stuff he got into a box that small. Beautiful artisan work, great keepsakes, we are not sure if any of it was for us (probably not) but it was the best Christmas Box EVER!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But I can tell you "Packages from Paraguay" are really really special at our house!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And I can pretty much guarantee a sealed box will NOT wait until Christmas Eve or even through the weekend!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was the sweetest experience ever to be invited back to Tristan's baby blessing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">After all this family has been through, fighting for life each day from the beginning and then the loss of everything in their house fire just 3 days prior, it was the biggest testimony of faith and my heart was so touched. Tristan's great grandfather blessed her and it was so sweet and precious.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Her aunt had made her a special dress and Mom, when asked about the beautiful dress she was wearing, just gracefully said "the one that was made especially for her, well isn't here for obvious reasons" and she just accepted the sadness of that, and was so thankful she had a new one to wear. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Keep putting one foot in front of the other... it is such a hard thing to do, but I know sometimes that is just what God is watching to make sure we do, and He is so excited when we do it with such grace as this Mom. She was amazing!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thanksgiving morning started off with the traditional "turkey bowl"... the only non-traditional part was that my strong silent mysterious man went to fill in for the missionary. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's his favorite part of Thanksgiving... and they miss him, next year he will be right in the middle of it again, I am certain!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The good news is no broken bones! Yay!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The turkey gift from Jim's boss, so good.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But so super grateful!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Jim's ONLY request was mashed potatoes and gravy!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And it's not like we don't eat it every week!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But that's what he wants, so that's what I make... if I make more it doesn't get eaten unless I eat it. So I don't need it, so I didn't make it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I didn't question it, I just kept baking.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was one of those laws of heaven opening and the blessing pouring out... who questions that?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But then I had extra pie crust so I found some fresh pumpkin in the freezer from last year (I didn't think that was gross, was it?)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Yes, looks really pretty right?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">When I cut into it, it was like puke on the inside... something went terribly wrong in the making. Was it the year old frozen pumpkin?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I allowed for extra liquid from it being frozen, but it was NOT enough apparently? It's hard to fix what you don't know went wrong? Oh well, I have a pretty pumpkin pie PICTURE and if I never say anything, nobody will know, ha ha ha.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I don't remember ever making pumpkin pie, so it just goes to show the first time flop always gives you something to talk about for years.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Don't even get me going on my first 10 years of turkeys!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Oh and we had company, Cocoa came to visit while her Mom went to stay the night with her Dad. He is doing well and healing, he got his stitches out from his surgery this week and next week hopes to get to sit up for 5 min. at a time. It's a super slow process of healing, but all is going well.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is what a turkey hangover looks like... or maybe his was just a mashed potato and gravy one.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I spent my nap time freezing leftover turkey.... well someone had to do it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Tuesday Jim called our friends who just got home in October with their little girl who had heart surgeries since she was born in June in California. And he said they were all fine, but their house burned down. What???</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our hearts sank, but immediately we saw the troops from the church rallying and gathering some much needed items for this family.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So he called him again Thursday to find out where they were staying and the Bishop in their ward had a house for them to stay in for as long as they needed. And he told Jim they were in it, and their friends from our church had it all set up for them with beds and they were already having Thanksgiving dinner there!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It really is wonderful to see our church following in Jesus Christ example to do everything it took to absorb this kind of wave for this family. They sounded good, but we had a painting that belonged to his grandmother we purchased at an auction earlier in the year at a fund raiser for his baby.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I told Jim, they had to have this painting for the house they were staying in. They had lost EVERYTHING except their family and they needed something that would have new/old meaning to them. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was so awesome to see Tristan, she is beautiful and doing so well!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Still not going out in public and has a feeding tube, but she is great.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was horrible circumstances to go see them, but we were so happy we did. What a comfort to know they are going to be okay, somehow, someday.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The blessings of that Bishop having a house sitting empty and the blessings from the community being able to come furnish it for this family. They even thought to copy photos from facebook and print them and put them in frames around the house to try and make it feel like home. That really cushioned so much of the blow.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">They did not miss a beat, it will be a long recover in their hearts... but we were so grateful for the reminder of all that we have to be thankful for this season.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ahhh Mom I didn't get any After pics of the garage...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The main room, was all nice and neat... but here it is when we pulled everything out of the storage room... we did get it back to normal in the main room... but I can't believe Mom didn't freak out when we started this... yikes!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But the After was so worth it... she even has some empty shelves to grow into.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Yay! We stayed busy busy busy cleaning and organizing and sorting, but it was so worth it. And we managed to have some fun inbetween too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Like "Tacos" with Robert and Alisha and Lillian...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And Lynn and Jerry...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And some fun times with Ralph and Panda... eating dehydrated fruit and homemade beef jerkey!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I got the secret recipe, it's the best Ive ever had!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And play the longest game of memory EVER... the princess pack has allot of cards. Just sayin...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Fun, but he was afraid making him sit in the middle with his back to the TV he would miss something...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And then it happened... yep, TOUCHDOWN!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I can't believe I got it on film... so funny!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Oh and we fixed the infamous door handle at Mom's that has been upside down, falling off in your hand and never quite worked right. Yay!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And breakfast with Bryan... we missed Shelby, but so fun to see him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And of course time with Brooklynn...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We stopped into a craft fair and she got to preview Santa and ask him some lingering questions about how those reindeer actually fly?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was so cute and he did a much better job than my impression from "The Santa Claus" movie about the slip stream effect :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was a great time, a fun visit and catch up with family... but yes, it went way too fast. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And I can't believe I was in Seattle all week and never went downtown... crazy, but just how it went this trip.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We were having the best drive and just passed LaGrande it started snowing. And the roads were getting white. And the traffic slowed to about 25 mph.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was sucking the fun right out of my fun roadtrip, FAST! </span><span style="font-size: large;">There was a rollover accident on the eastbound lanes, so that and driving a car I was not familiar with added to my anxiety.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But we made it up over the summit and down the back side of cabbage hill safely. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Aimee had just got home from a trip to Seattle with Sean, so they were home with their babies.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Marcus and Brittany came home from Aimee's house just before we all went to bed, but we got hugs, no pictures, darn.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And they left Johnny with his grandma, <i>wHaT</i>??</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But it was super fun to see Johnna and Clyde and visit.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is Clyde showing my Mom what facetime is... </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Johnna how did you manage to make this your only photo? LOL</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">They have lots of new beautiful artwork in their home I hadn't seen before.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But this is an old favorite...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Yep, painted by my Strong Silent Mysterious Man... </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I know, cool Right!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So for the record, it doesn't belong to him anymore because he threw it in a dumpster moving way back in his younger days and Clyde fished it out and kept it. So he doesn't get it back!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But they have given it to Jacob when ever he wants it for his home.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We slipped out early the next morning like thieves in the night!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And back on the road again...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So Mom was a really good sport and let me stop at the falls on the way into town...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">They were absolutely beautiful... there was so much mist coming up from the bottom, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Then we went by so I could see the venue where my nephew got married. So beautiful, what a view (no picture)!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But I manged to get a shot of the golfers for Elder Dayley!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">After we arrived at Mom's house, my Sis came over and Ralph and Panda. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We made pico de gillo... random I know, but I had some veggies from the fridge that Jim wouldn't eat, so I brought them with me to use at Mom's.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The cilantro was hand picked, every leaf was pulled from the stems.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And the best chopper ever!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Then we played a hot and heavy game of Rook...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am actually sore today from laughing so hard... and I may have a serotonin hangover.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This morning I woke up to this beautiful sunrise!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's gonna be a good day!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It has been such a wonderful birthday!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My strong silent mysterious man took me out to a steak dinner at Texas Roadhouse on Monday night.</span><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I1F7ck2Awe0/UJt97ldP8II/AAAAAAAAPwY/dWVB33noOxs/s1600/100_9035.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I1F7ck2Awe0/UJt97ldP8II/AAAAAAAAPwY/dWVB33noOxs/s400/100_9035.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">He ordered appetizers, we never do that, now we know why... it is waaaaay too much food.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And he ordered ribs...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I had a salad...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And my favorite..... steak</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was so grateful, I just LOVE a good steak and he was so thoughtful and wanted to surprise me to take me out to dinner, since he knew my birthday would be packed full.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Yikes I didn't know we looked so not awake at 545am.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And we were able to serve at the Boise Idaho Temple Open House... what a sweet blessing. Last week we had the same shift and LOVED it!! I was at the front door to help put on shoe coverings.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This week, the Lord must have known it was my birthday and blessed me with an assignment inside the celestial room.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">What a most perfect place to spend my birthday!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">After our shift, we came home and changed into our casual clothes and went straight to vote.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Then we headed to get groceries... I know not too exciting for my birthday, but Jim insists on going with me now that we are empty nesters. It's great, I hate to shop, and he hauls it all in and out of the car and into the house. I just have to have a list and he is great. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This trip knowing I will be gone to Seattle next week, he kept dropping things into the basket when I would be looking the other way. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We were so hungry for lunch, he took me next door to Panda Express. He hates eating there, but said it was just for me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am not sure it was much of a treat, he complained the entire time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">He isn't a fan of fortune cookies either, it really was just moments of torture one after another.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">His said...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If the next year follows my fortune even a little, I am super excited!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Bring it on!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Then my birthday gift arrived! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Mom drove all the way from Seattle to be with me on my birthday.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We will have so much fun this week and go to the Temple then I have some time off work while the Doctor is gone so I am driving back with her for the next week.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I really am so blessed with family and friends. Nearly 50 comments on my facebook page for my birthday. Wow I was blown away!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I loved every thought, it really made me feel special... but this was my favorite from my neice... Hailey Jane <i> </i></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>happy birthday!!! love you soo much ♥</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 15.960000991821289px;">I don't play favorites... but I could just hear her saying it to me. It just spoke to me and drove home all the love I felt on my special day.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 15.960000991821289px;">My absolute favorite message of all times was from my missionary. He put pink birthday cake images and hearts inbedded in my message. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 15.960000991821289px;">And a super sweet message just for me.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 15.960000991821289px;">I was just so happy he remembered, but he really did add a super special touch and it was the only birthday cake I had all day. The best kind... no calories!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This Halloween Jim wanted to hand out the full size candy bars since we consistently get around 8-10 trick or treaters. So he picked out his favorite and bought 18 just to be sure.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Then he had to go back to work. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">He made it home in time to hand out candy bars 12, 13 and 14.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Then we got a visit from our favorite "duck" family! Yay!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">That was 15, 16 and 17... leaving one left for my strong silent mysterious man.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">the doorbell rang and there were two more trick or treaters.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">18 candy bars and a handfull of the strawberry hard candies he had in back up stash to eat in church, ha ha.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Great Halloween, it just went way too fast.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But I am super happy there are no full size candy bars left in the house to temp me the rest of the week, phew!</span></div>
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