tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36677819653739922722024-03-28T17:40:14.301-05:00Life in LyndhurstHeidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15490984599135512664noreply@blogger.comBlogger1057125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3667781965373992272.post-17349403302303233922024-03-21T18:54:00.003-05:002024-03-21T18:54:47.421-05:00A New Bathroom<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Many years ago my dad removed the two windows out of the north bedroom and had only one installed as he was going to make that room into a bathroom. I'm glad he didn't because we needed it a lot over the 20 years we've lived here. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMuPnHhlXi2dnFobsPMhAls2KOqPBMa-ROaKGP5y9wDNmkrp_hyphenhyphenyIMj0YNTsRc7Tc5ph4zlsNcKauJR5aU0HZIAT2FumNhDtif8Dksi3r1oh2QiqHSvjgvQWfaoa-351g9sQBQ-Qary6ig2i2RfSOGHCp4ncCwdHW6tZDiu0I4wdlMtqsyRCWhQSNgXPwR/s4032/IMG_7565.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMuPnHhlXi2dnFobsPMhAls2KOqPBMa-ROaKGP5y9wDNmkrp_hyphenhyphenyIMj0YNTsRc7Tc5ph4zlsNcKauJR5aU0HZIAT2FumNhDtif8Dksi3r1oh2QiqHSvjgvQWfaoa-351g9sQBQ-Qary6ig2i2RfSOGHCp4ncCwdHW6tZDiu0I4wdlMtqsyRCWhQSNgXPwR/s320/IMG_7565.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Pat has mentioned it many times over the years that he wanted an upstairs bathroom. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1AWdF-DE1Cpny7SlGHjZbxixfTJVSprQTfia9-veSthN5tszZq4YKiRzeIViwok49cPXxHpJWp8PYcPLgFDAVQvrOE3G85Ap9A-2EnIrVgItgribmeDcLc17M6c8vXhGH2kfrwcZN8Yuq8jng7ji8SUujyhzxKoLkmd1Xs3zBWFM7Umpy3Kl2Ei8yVNhO/s4032/IMG_7566.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1AWdF-DE1Cpny7SlGHjZbxixfTJVSprQTfia9-veSthN5tszZq4YKiRzeIViwok49cPXxHpJWp8PYcPLgFDAVQvrOE3G85Ap9A-2EnIrVgItgribmeDcLc17M6c8vXhGH2kfrwcZN8Yuq8jng7ji8SUujyhzxKoLkmd1Xs3zBWFM7Umpy3Kl2Ei8yVNhO/s320/IMG_7566.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">With Erin getting married and moving out, we moved Tom into the southwest room and began demolition just into the new year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr66hInpDAF5QnTBajNgDd_p_Jncyu1Vxjw3iobntuAssTfpwXwnL7e9DGYHAH-pXicLusCA7hOgBdRAJ94d0iUsMFzJ1Nakjoi3gJ1saGDID0VSHg5OD3AlWaQu7HBAdnNs9r6oDYJxSR7a_K38VEcTLgruKJO-wOFJ_3RexEw32QsQQroLzcntpxH5fh/s4032/IMG_7567.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr66hInpDAF5QnTBajNgDd_p_Jncyu1Vxjw3iobntuAssTfpwXwnL7e9DGYHAH-pXicLusCA7hOgBdRAJ94d0iUsMFzJ1Nakjoi3gJ1saGDID0VSHg5OD3AlWaQu7HBAdnNs9r6oDYJxSR7a_K38VEcTLgruKJO-wOFJ_3RexEw32QsQQroLzcntpxH5fh/s320/IMG_7567.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lathe and plaster wasn't as bad to remove as we thought it would be. He had one way to remove it and I had another and my way worked better with less dust.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUTgyYGd-PUdGY61dRNCEFCoNZnAYyR_NzgsqJG_KCedXO9UlH0VCscdEVMH8RMtnVEyesi2b4Nair_Tt__K4qOwHZJP6G_FDsndqY1mmHqDPeC3D8sEvMbDJH6uXq4lavLQj8h8UVnvb2o8YPZWCbjsb4lBfEErrbF74YLKTA6m5MGZ42xqCTPwe5O18M/s4032/IMG_7631.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUTgyYGd-PUdGY61dRNCEFCoNZnAYyR_NzgsqJG_KCedXO9UlH0VCscdEVMH8RMtnVEyesi2b4Nair_Tt__K4qOwHZJP6G_FDsndqY1mmHqDPeC3D8sEvMbDJH6uXq4lavLQj8h8UVnvb2o8YPZWCbjsb4lBfEErrbF74YLKTA6m5MGZ42xqCTPwe5O18M/s320/IMG_7631.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Once the three walls we removed, Pat framed up some new walls. The fourth wall was fairly new with sheetrock so we just left it intact.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg24PsQzxwwRs-czaprertEtx_RABJ7Z48oKuNCriRZ4-APQlFyo2SAMioNL3JGna28fKF2IkEkpL7ylm_zlqaWAN6wEHdqrygnETlE4Z2Un2g5oEacptCKwuuRhg9y9rGqj8YLfQ5DC0owZPuHeROlCyuQg7Gmw3YqANPYhlffcY0M8UsUsdjj5Hb1TIkD/s4032/IMG_7632.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg24PsQzxwwRs-czaprertEtx_RABJ7Z48oKuNCriRZ4-APQlFyo2SAMioNL3JGna28fKF2IkEkpL7ylm_zlqaWAN6wEHdqrygnETlE4Z2Un2g5oEacptCKwuuRhg9y9rGqj8YLfQ5DC0owZPuHeROlCyuQg7Gmw3YqANPYhlffcY0M8UsUsdjj5Hb1TIkD/s320/IMG_7632.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The water lines for the vanity run up and over the ceiling.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJZ_KVy6hDToP2zOcnZEWSja2KV-tdKODnKNfc_c3tIc_hj7RfsfeQ5En657ZlJXidaZgR4jB4MnsWg809CVYtYhTIddGwjdGKgCBd5vyoDYjPyocwhlUlEEgIO9DaLd_FCNd3tpUHfL1Y6FnzlJK9o1i0OLuZNUHanE7ZKQPhdzW6NRs93WXmwDNTBTjd/s4032/IMG_7709.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJZ_KVy6hDToP2zOcnZEWSja2KV-tdKODnKNfc_c3tIc_hj7RfsfeQ5En657ZlJXidaZgR4jB4MnsWg809CVYtYhTIddGwjdGKgCBd5vyoDYjPyocwhlUlEEgIO9DaLd_FCNd3tpUHfL1Y6FnzlJK9o1i0OLuZNUHanE7ZKQPhdzW6NRs93WXmwDNTBTjd/s320/IMG_7709.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The progress was slow due to it being basketball season. There were days when nothing happened.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOMgiLsUhs6XoHua7IRYGf8PR9BlrU9jIcYd5oXsrUTPlCUwdxo6LFSLT8mCpqxTm-06B7T4uloCw1q02hkGWlUd4sRLuhfxCzCmkNL3zUNQO7K78a34Z33JI-av2ykzlpGHe9I7dKjlDlhENFVJZEjhU8p7EuzRYQXSbkPEYVllKQOmJl8DV2wCaMNYWB/s4032/IMG_7710.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOMgiLsUhs6XoHua7IRYGf8PR9BlrU9jIcYd5oXsrUTPlCUwdxo6LFSLT8mCpqxTm-06B7T4uloCw1q02hkGWlUd4sRLuhfxCzCmkNL3zUNQO7K78a34Z33JI-av2ykzlpGHe9I7dKjlDlhENFVJZEjhU8p7EuzRYQXSbkPEYVllKQOmJl8DV2wCaMNYWB/s320/IMG_7710.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The shower was the first thing to be installed. It started to look like it might become a bathroom. We talked about having a shower with a seat as we are both now over the 60 year mark. I decided against it since if I ever need a chair in my shower I will not be using an upstairs bedroom.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSGnfmBsCHNsFK59Pbiv6GWh56sRb3JeuRHBpjAHkTDCqhQJCA8AVQ1CzEIY_AhSMQ9R-f6DNeT9YvlQG7anGfbsczTjUHm171vplxGHkvsDQW7khodu-nEyPOl8HJ1oIC243OK6xTWZSp-iQ14PAESm2Nl_V5ZuNT1X638SmEozJ6XQjKMNLMP_wguSE6/s4032/IMG_7711.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSGnfmBsCHNsFK59Pbiv6GWh56sRb3JeuRHBpjAHkTDCqhQJCA8AVQ1CzEIY_AhSMQ9R-f6DNeT9YvlQG7anGfbsczTjUHm171vplxGHkvsDQW7khodu-nEyPOl8HJ1oIC243OK6xTWZSp-iQ14PAESm2Nl_V5ZuNT1X638SmEozJ6XQjKMNLMP_wguSE6/s320/IMG_7711.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Then the sheetrock. Guess who got to do all the mudding, sanding and ultimately the fun part, the painting. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJospvol_HI_LWoTJgF7F2lBIyVkS9wdpxVfYGU79xsWxElsdqs4YxjUZt0RpaP2PX6m96a_hAnLfThIcORxOvMO31y4w2OPK9c_hcx9n9icfXnp7waKNT6_V9_sQjfoCXdJoVt-qQ_rMeYZJOtDYqZ5hBvcsPsOFhwSksymUJwaCi5nwv6hxRRbnNgXzs/s4032/IMG_7712.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJospvol_HI_LWoTJgF7F2lBIyVkS9wdpxVfYGU79xsWxElsdqs4YxjUZt0RpaP2PX6m96a_hAnLfThIcORxOvMO31y4w2OPK9c_hcx9n9icfXnp7waKNT6_V9_sQjfoCXdJoVt-qQ_rMeYZJOtDYqZ5hBvcsPsOFhwSksymUJwaCi5nwv6hxRRbnNgXzs/s320/IMG_7712.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">A new window was installed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUiPFzBmbUbF8ShJMpFSSc6RSqYOlZ32oijvl05TpZ9oMBGLaiusu5hxT4wwsKBScPIy1VxJKmLDtagDGa_N3BcdNboG3938Y3pI0lJskBGHzOzJd_preVRuL2-4VaBvkoyvtSOaevjEtFpmb5PSDbrpEcmGRLrBQu7P4EdfFC5Ztr2nhm3X_Kp1MK6VcL/s4032/IMG_7725.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUiPFzBmbUbF8ShJMpFSSc6RSqYOlZ32oijvl05TpZ9oMBGLaiusu5hxT4wwsKBScPIy1VxJKmLDtagDGa_N3BcdNboG3938Y3pI0lJskBGHzOzJd_preVRuL2-4VaBvkoyvtSOaevjEtFpmb5PSDbrpEcmGRLrBQu7P4EdfFC5Ztr2nhm3X_Kp1MK6VcL/s320/IMG_7725.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The north wall did not come down but had some roughness to it. I bought some light weight mud and texturized it. I love how it turned out! I painted the north wall "pine mist" and the other walls "lemonade".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7XcarFtBpSYawcZpicWmJq38XfW6AUCYtjEI8d3Uw98fb4z_HwBaT8UG9m8N5UYdk4tiM9pDZTreojugkPWV2UAmQIJzC_ATPpVbb4xDWymxU_6XL_5bxzRFNbD1WNm0Zw4sk5KWU0880iYMrG-d4hNVgCe1sk0EkIgYg0KKm1RSNP7guabBnMxWnIXKH/s4032/IMG_7726.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7XcarFtBpSYawcZpicWmJq38XfW6AUCYtjEI8d3Uw98fb4z_HwBaT8UG9m8N5UYdk4tiM9pDZTreojugkPWV2UAmQIJzC_ATPpVbb4xDWymxU_6XL_5bxzRFNbD1WNm0Zw4sk5KWU0880iYMrG-d4hNVgCe1sk0EkIgYg0KKm1RSNP7guabBnMxWnIXKH/s320/IMG_7726.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The false ceiling was the next step.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ca07yuVLvz9DHdJM8jHAOWG_9nUXZuVP8cIvWor9JflAfD8j-LgbcUNvZ-lGFQSIfKnaP8VMPoPOANw2GVW_xDoPDY4EYX0zsTYbBYtGnXpYYBTTz4ZkTb8HozIsCAPaWmK-WBMkUIu0n9JUoFOjwOUy9uw0pArw3Ui6hgyO71ulojg1WOB2IWHpmDxW/s4032/IMG_7728.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ca07yuVLvz9DHdJM8jHAOWG_9nUXZuVP8cIvWor9JflAfD8j-LgbcUNvZ-lGFQSIfKnaP8VMPoPOANw2GVW_xDoPDY4EYX0zsTYbBYtGnXpYYBTTz4ZkTb8HozIsCAPaWmK-WBMkUIu0n9JUoFOjwOUy9uw0pArw3Ui6hgyO71ulojg1WOB2IWHpmDxW/s320/IMG_7728.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Finally the new flooring pulled it all together. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivC7VuDH1iweRQvMoHWr12btY_8WTsDScDtxcSiT7dvlmxxqNZDYvgyPVErFW_4FUgGT80jLd_BLBh9dEs3Nbu_ccm2BZh6tHCTDACKf96uYodPL7OsxvDVmzE8LCFIFLXB41O9BBG7qXAOxoRkU_OchVn7OyIhsbup6A93BKrAD6HBQRKNI0uJ17mqDoe/s4032/IMG_7738.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivC7VuDH1iweRQvMoHWr12btY_8WTsDScDtxcSiT7dvlmxxqNZDYvgyPVErFW_4FUgGT80jLd_BLBh9dEs3Nbu_ccm2BZh6tHCTDACKf96uYodPL7OsxvDVmzE8LCFIFLXB41O9BBG7qXAOxoRkU_OchVn7OyIhsbup6A93BKrAD6HBQRKNI0uJ17mqDoe/s320/IMG_7738.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The toilet was installed and then the double sink vanity.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnpTsc3os_R7q5iM23pgDqDViu_tXJYp77uZdKzv4eegwjuYy6nSrXZHnkhQouJc_YGj_auaeAbW6ANvxlInIXxDPw2S-QgVsx8yA81VK4_T86wutYmKlAWkZO1YXNCDa_TEI7k5-xnqMBQ1XoH0cOEBJVNIwAFOfcKe4jOpbGiy2mqdx83quV5PX5dzIL/s4032/IMG_7739.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnpTsc3os_R7q5iM23pgDqDViu_tXJYp77uZdKzv4eegwjuYy6nSrXZHnkhQouJc_YGj_auaeAbW6ANvxlInIXxDPw2S-QgVsx8yA81VK4_T86wutYmKlAWkZO1YXNCDa_TEI7k5-xnqMBQ1XoH0cOEBJVNIwAFOfcKe4jOpbGiy2mqdx83quV5PX5dzIL/s320/IMG_7739.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The shower doors went on after I finished my caulking and painting. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKA98R1wr8cGh6f5OXqdXfbVpijT-h-g-5bSUgH-qDyMVv8aa_t5zAtTFgGk2lYAVK9bPSThSuYkC7OxNqmdW38fKtpjE_efikdV665lxgz97xUIxgMoX14df5DInVcfyr_6rEMRlF3OqmRe8ONRJu6cig2jQzjX1tRtdO-bEsNR9T99QZkvSTlN9mTIUq/s4032/IMG_7740.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKA98R1wr8cGh6f5OXqdXfbVpijT-h-g-5bSUgH-qDyMVv8aa_t5zAtTFgGk2lYAVK9bPSThSuYkC7OxNqmdW38fKtpjE_efikdV665lxgz97xUIxgMoX14df5DInVcfyr_6rEMRlF3OqmRe8ONRJu6cig2jQzjX1tRtdO-bEsNR9T99QZkvSTlN9mTIUq/s320/IMG_7740.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We bought that little wooden "chest" at an FM auction while we served as missionaries in Nauvoo. It is the perfect size for towels and washclothes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOTkZem9K9UysCXSBWlMCT81W7R7BaOXrO-IgjrIFNByGoFCkcDvFV2r72tVjdqGEIpLtt0-dKv9k3Bswvowswb1HTO8KsKAHr7VjJV7kDrY56GYPpfC8LV6JzD5P_1_dkG5pFObGd7nV6uKmiNuLl2iAcOtoRDvIgcyyoD9N1CQizkgWig6rcz3nKa6wE/s4032/IMG_7741.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOTkZem9K9UysCXSBWlMCT81W7R7BaOXrO-IgjrIFNByGoFCkcDvFV2r72tVjdqGEIpLtt0-dKv9k3Bswvowswb1HTO8KsKAHr7VjJV7kDrY56GYPpfC8LV6JzD5P_1_dkG5pFObGd7nV6uKmiNuLl2iAcOtoRDvIgcyyoD9N1CQizkgWig6rcz3nKa6wE/s320/IMG_7741.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The last thing was to buy a blind to put inside the window. It pulls up and pushes down which I really love. There is now a giant full length mirror next to the window. </div><div style="text-align: center;">A few more photos printed on canvas will arrive next week and I also have two "Nauvoo" windows that will go up and then it will be finished. I never knew I would love having a bathroom across the hall from my bedroom. With doing all the work ourselves, we figured about $5000 for the project.</div> <p></p>Heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15490984599135512664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3667781965373992272.post-63544841709428865642024-03-21T18:25:00.004-05:002024-03-21T18:25:45.682-05:00Winter?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our winter has been very mild. We only had a few weeks where it was really cold and we had very little snow. I think the snowmobile trails were open for about two weeks. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">With all of that, I decided to begin my spring clean up in February.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha5sKOT_VB8kPJ5jj379g6Z5bREhej775dPYePV4fxaI2KkcIQOpPNM4AGc9IC9iaePI3cmXGgdtNuwI3s6QitkhoAQEc1C66EFuwrjhSKOSyWJyWozNxEgEz6SUiJwfe2WvFT0pfNdnqDPxdJelJLIvFLgjtVHhib-TFnPlrHY0RknTYCE6V406Wc32UU/s4032/IMG_7719.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha5sKOT_VB8kPJ5jj379g6Z5bREhej775dPYePV4fxaI2KkcIQOpPNM4AGc9IC9iaePI3cmXGgdtNuwI3s6QitkhoAQEc1C66EFuwrjhSKOSyWJyWozNxEgEz6SUiJwfe2WvFT0pfNdnqDPxdJelJLIvFLgjtVHhib-TFnPlrHY0RknTYCE6V406Wc32UU/w300-h400/IMG_7719.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I've never had the sand toys out in February. This space is usually piled high with snow.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS3Zgnz7mBmp5BdZGE3wIPip5K9mf6_iPen8yY8F1L0ywO5-PwJLOevtnQX9z0X58K-2LWesD7A2DCVYGZk_iGQTO3FhPvDByFHJSONKCbjCssJeO8z-m1YRskI4DPnEfVu1hTiJ2UEsJnBZFHRtoZwvJTeJsC1TLAkGxiEzF0TEqBjFz4N7neUiDmtDnN/s4032/IMG_7720.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS3Zgnz7mBmp5BdZGE3wIPip5K9mf6_iPen8yY8F1L0ywO5-PwJLOevtnQX9z0X58K-2LWesD7A2DCVYGZk_iGQTO3FhPvDByFHJSONKCbjCssJeO8z-m1YRskI4DPnEfVu1hTiJ2UEsJnBZFHRtoZwvJTeJsC1TLAkGxiEzF0TEqBjFz4N7neUiDmtDnN/w300-h400/IMG_7720.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I raked the south lawn which doesn't take very long. I also raked the lawn by the swingset as well as the lawn in front of the house. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj62zHdKliyzBZVHDQ4u3qn7tbdSfXO8eAA7vBcxvAtLpYo3nedAhsb7x7tQyLHwYuZoG6tBFPYyp8Oe8hyphenhyphentNhOMFvs312Pjcqaqri_rLp4ZOuxcSwPo2dCVYsBbunLqeXMOLoi_KlpuyjdXt7jg4FDGweh4gc2pGQUInNXcpuP6Cl451ZgidheT8I_xGm1/s4032/IMG_7721.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj62zHdKliyzBZVHDQ4u3qn7tbdSfXO8eAA7vBcxvAtLpYo3nedAhsb7x7tQyLHwYuZoG6tBFPYyp8Oe8hyphenhyphentNhOMFvs312Pjcqaqri_rLp4ZOuxcSwPo2dCVYsBbunLqeXMOLoi_KlpuyjdXt7jg4FDGweh4gc2pGQUInNXcpuP6Cl451ZgidheT8I_xGm1/w300-h400/IMG_7721.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">On this day it was warm enough to wear shorts!</div><div style="text-align: center;">I've gotten the grill out twice already and once we've gotten the lawn chairs out and sat outside until it was too dark. I love the warm, sunny weather but worry about drought. We need moisture.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Today is March 21st and we are expecting snow overnight and into tomorrow morning. A few inches in forcast and we need every bit of it. Fire danger is extremely high and no burning permits are even being given out. My dad always said that the robins need to be snowed on three times before the Spring is really here. I guess we will see.</div> <p></p>Heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15490984599135512664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3667781965373992272.post-18082170379466288752024-03-21T18:19:00.003-05:002024-03-21T18:19:37.898-05:00Three Generations of Officials<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Patrick enjoys officiating basketball and really enjoys the pay at the end of the game. He had Erin officiating while she was in college to earn some cash. Then he recruited Andrew while he was still in high school. Now he has gotten Cami into the game as well.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioQeCmBRkzgb-06VIJussRqalnOXR3WLpiGcxK72Jvn2bGYLBBxPLvrYilY5rna5NSARzsvNvcS3z9K1EeBQYZbo7jVvwOUpAzFqyYxZhGd-njZtYPWrfLXcaqAE1rmA8F-WLCQe5jhT8d91UuH6VGnRZDqYNFwBHGLCjU2tVTgQUsLQE1vYc9puhq8iRC/s2706/IMG_9349.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2706" data-original-width="1772" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioQeCmBRkzgb-06VIJussRqalnOXR3WLpiGcxK72Jvn2bGYLBBxPLvrYilY5rna5NSARzsvNvcS3z9K1EeBQYZbo7jVvwOUpAzFqyYxZhGd-njZtYPWrfLXcaqAE1rmA8F-WLCQe5jhT8d91UuH6VGnRZDqYNFwBHGLCjU2tVTgQUsLQE1vYc9puhq8iRC/w263-h400/IMG_9349.jpeg" width="263" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All three of them enjoy the paycheck. It's good as officials are always in short supply.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLTCeOOhEOFfZk84dJ4kBhGoLxknglztZs9VH8YL-LXIhRKw_L5Q34Zah1xZehQ4e-wXWEDUJtdSnkD3Jg-5pk3h7ZqMMlvOFw8Cuan1eujHoXOQjmWAcv5WXg3cLz8w1OuDbmCwMoeg6Bok1kDsULLyPd2I3WuNlwQ0r0dcjG3ZiZ_LegpT-FFh1rkrjd/s3011/IMG_7661.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3011" data-original-width="2118" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLTCeOOhEOFfZk84dJ4kBhGoLxknglztZs9VH8YL-LXIhRKw_L5Q34Zah1xZehQ4e-wXWEDUJtdSnkD3Jg-5pk3h7ZqMMlvOFw8Cuan1eujHoXOQjmWAcv5WXg3cLz8w1OuDbmCwMoeg6Bok1kDsULLyPd2I3WuNlwQ0r0dcjG3ZiZ_LegpT-FFh1rkrjd/w281-h400/IMG_7661.jpeg" width="281" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Cami had an evening where she had no game but the boys had a home game. He asked Mr. Zobeck if she could work with he and Andrew. He agreed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxPb1NGHCmL-V9a3Wzj6gqc-JAt12vn3TJt5dQLIWZkwzhZJGRrFN-a87mSjhD-nkA9x3wyMK2S0czBEYBqUtKTSdvHUh6oDmBGBOZHGo8HJJxZ1g2V1omGEYMgl_RDs-rwAPUuNA0jm1ebwZP3D7GRf9OxWeH_ihbuRrcn9tGtlzXAr7VKjFFQ5zr2EdW/s4032/IMG_7662.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxPb1NGHCmL-V9a3Wzj6gqc-JAt12vn3TJt5dQLIWZkwzhZJGRrFN-a87mSjhD-nkA9x3wyMK2S0czBEYBqUtKTSdvHUh6oDmBGBOZHGo8HJJxZ1g2V1omGEYMgl_RDs-rwAPUuNA0jm1ebwZP3D7GRf9OxWeH_ihbuRrcn9tGtlzXAr7VKjFFQ5zr2EdW/w300-h400/IMG_7662.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">For most of the game she shadowed one or the other of them. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0vOIatvBsJOAothjQmbJa9XubO7Q9I2qFCL3VXWUeZa5ujZYWRadndDCOyNbtM0icDneID9A0MYx2xK_SI8orJVYBI_dxTm8BoheRgLvRHLz5xqO5_wmy3qzG910Fc3U8Ig4Fyc24yFQ6FRqJHrURhQWGuDVvaQtjHt5fYsvT6uhT92yGJRk65pT9Mjdz/s4032/IMG_7663.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0vOIatvBsJOAothjQmbJa9XubO7Q9I2qFCL3VXWUeZa5ujZYWRadndDCOyNbtM0icDneID9A0MYx2xK_SI8orJVYBI_dxTm8BoheRgLvRHLz5xqO5_wmy3qzG910Fc3U8Ig4Fyc24yFQ6FRqJHrURhQWGuDVvaQtjHt5fYsvT6uhT92yGJRk65pT9Mjdz/w300-h400/IMG_7663.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">By the end of the game, Pat was sitting at the scorer's table and allowed Cami to work with Andrew without him. When all was said and done, he gave his check to her for which she was very grateful. I've noticed that this young lady is not afraid to work!</div><br /> <p></p>Heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15490984599135512664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3667781965373992272.post-27657498154783276632024-03-21T18:14:00.001-05:002024-03-21T18:14:31.671-05:00I’m Having Fun<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Since Andrew has been back in school, I have had the opportunity to watch Eddie several days each week. He is now creeping up on being 4 years old. He's such a smart boy and we have fun together. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlEHwZk9AezTlftzPklItAnnrhrja2IXIRQyRCEcy9s8AXl96u2Mvvo3tcXtNvAoc8iOYiVLiWUgZ8tFBJP_aSuKhxTBbv2cP0fRq-s6NLQ_z8cDAr79YPKQx8x3QVZDTck28QbC-H_wKkmCHSFEc_WfxpxzRLyZbDUTLGo6GDd0_WvA2iC7z9HpynjtEz/s4032/IMG_7707.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlEHwZk9AezTlftzPklItAnnrhrja2IXIRQyRCEcy9s8AXl96u2Mvvo3tcXtNvAoc8iOYiVLiWUgZ8tFBJP_aSuKhxTBbv2cP0fRq-s6NLQ_z8cDAr79YPKQx8x3QVZDTck28QbC-H_wKkmCHSFEc_WfxpxzRLyZbDUTLGo6GDd0_WvA2iC7z9HpynjtEz/w300-h400/IMG_7707.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">On Valentine's day we made heart shaped cut-out cookies. After I sprinkled the flour on the counter, he immediately began making letters. Who knew that flour was a good way to make letters?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfFf40Az56ctVJ-2S0NDDVvEKfp39UIfVf1vd6IKHPG0FuedvNbSOA4HokGchsPVDI4aD1UqkCBWvpGlfGY9OwGsXkcZ2uosxb1yUlCpByYke2i8y3e8wVm5QQA6KeelbK9di-L6uiqDjbgFo9scnf-pv6KeUNI4YaIjZ06jYBzP2yseYXmcv62iPKExHV/s4032/IMG_7718.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfFf40Az56ctVJ-2S0NDDVvEKfp39UIfVf1vd6IKHPG0FuedvNbSOA4HokGchsPVDI4aD1UqkCBWvpGlfGY9OwGsXkcZ2uosxb1yUlCpByYke2i8y3e8wVm5QQA6KeelbK9di-L6uiqDjbgFo9scnf-pv6KeUNI4YaIjZ06jYBzP2yseYXmcv62iPKExHV/w300-h400/IMG_7718.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">As I worked on the upstairs bathroom I brought him up as well so he could watch TV in our bedroom. I put the hamper at the end of the bed as a table for his snacks. That didn't last long. He told me that this was his house. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZlLLJt_IM1UUHyiY2dUMFwsrf8VjLa2zpkJqYkK0l_AiV6al_-y4tRpgsRt8P8OOlpzVGi2iR0iz5e86dbakcs4oXIHVXMMB2XnQ2MrdVjr13dUDlqkTveItJsADXLTw89O7ogDTecTPKGrXJqk1i-HE_8qOY_32YPqMIbo0jpqoviXUIT9_toRj4lI6a/s4032/IMG_7719.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZlLLJt_IM1UUHyiY2dUMFwsrf8VjLa2zpkJqYkK0l_AiV6al_-y4tRpgsRt8P8OOlpzVGi2iR0iz5e86dbakcs4oXIHVXMMB2XnQ2MrdVjr13dUDlqkTveItJsADXLTw89O7ogDTecTPKGrXJqk1i-HE_8qOY_32YPqMIbo0jpqoviXUIT9_toRj4lI6a/w300-h400/IMG_7719.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">While outside working on cleaning up the yard, he wanted to play in the sandbox. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim_P5ZcxmfRQODNr1wWGfH__dS_g56g_o-OEQ4gZth9xiZsuZegOEH1YRIxZeSVW-SioDkzLT6oXbJyPTKf1actwIGUPp2qhzWAirL8EDgPRicCRLMH_D_-jSv1OAyOa1Ap_rwCNsgL3si2KZajkZaFnO5IYiZy0YmKZg3wRz2JuIt3iy6JVjE4_b5YmAr/s4032/IMG_7727.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim_P5ZcxmfRQODNr1wWGfH__dS_g56g_o-OEQ4gZth9xiZsuZegOEH1YRIxZeSVW-SioDkzLT6oXbJyPTKf1actwIGUPp2qhzWAirL8EDgPRicCRLMH_D_-jSv1OAyOa1Ap_rwCNsgL3si2KZajkZaFnO5IYiZy0YmKZg3wRz2JuIt3iy6JVjE4_b5YmAr/w300-h400/IMG_7727.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This boy loves fruit! He was wearing wolf ears while wolfing down blueberries. He ate almost the entire pint on this day. He also began eliminating them as he ate so many. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2FtcPclyWhCGHRI_Zvlj5c4Q39OT-kLda0ykCSg32GYgWPA2tfMbRpY_LFVuZL4Fkgdg0knX85gK-VHNmGJYV2UPu8wsX1Kv9F7Q6Qyv83XS-n5y4TTTHp4_p8Yx-kc7-tuA6vFIKSLpNVFsHr9omcEDDbBdt1YK8ATTT_zxVb4nA3ScAXj0toYMJ8RfF/s4032/IMG_7731.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2FtcPclyWhCGHRI_Zvlj5c4Q39OT-kLda0ykCSg32GYgWPA2tfMbRpY_LFVuZL4Fkgdg0knX85gK-VHNmGJYV2UPu8wsX1Kv9F7Q6Qyv83XS-n5y4TTTHp4_p8Yx-kc7-tuA6vFIKSLpNVFsHr9omcEDDbBdt1YK8ATTT_zxVb4nA3ScAXj0toYMJ8RfF/w300-h400/IMG_7731.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Some days we have pillow fights or hide under blankets and pillows. He made a hiding spot among the pillows.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH4yY5f6q5RUgV1LRBOjkqjoh7E6NjUqnizPVmoj2P2lu3CB7_krGmxR3XAsrmkydU3nY7Jz__Ck6yLoSDXMBpH3ZcDEwruCkOWmW5uha6iL28Hecb0081E0YEmhmcOOCEJbL2FSCdA28Z99gNOqiR8LoLZgrqPQ9HO9c1wWJb8lmdRo9_6ZXfq9rZHVxn/s4032/IMG_7742.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH4yY5f6q5RUgV1LRBOjkqjoh7E6NjUqnizPVmoj2P2lu3CB7_krGmxR3XAsrmkydU3nY7Jz__Ck6yLoSDXMBpH3ZcDEwruCkOWmW5uha6iL28Hecb0081E0YEmhmcOOCEJbL2FSCdA28Z99gNOqiR8LoLZgrqPQ9HO9c1wWJb8lmdRo9_6ZXfq9rZHVxn/w300-h400/IMG_7742.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Tom had an appointment in Green Bay and Ed came along. At a thrift shop he told me he needed a new shirt. I found one with Grogu on it and he told me that it was for Halloween. He picked out this dino sweatshirt and roared at me.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm so grateful for the opportunity to provide this service. I have bonded with this little guy that I could not have done any other way. I'm so thankful that he doesn't have to go to a daycare. Whether he is with me or Erin or Sammi, I am assured that he is being loved every day!</div> <p></p>Heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15490984599135512664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3667781965373992272.post-91864010605907973402024-01-10T17:41:00.001-06:002024-01-10T17:41:28.674-06:0041 Years Together <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today my sweetie went to Shawano to Qualheim's and came home with his plumbing supplies and these beautiful flowers to celebrate our 41st wedding anniversary.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Hw-gysx9a6mSqQJB_mrJDGbbRmye_wGcoVM6R8r6iaIWG_DiQMJ164e0PQcxIWt2yizmtRR7Qj3xDo4G2HMrR9ip5GyXyS7dZX3RkwvihnnamT3FlA3wkE_XjnrPtT923sOpJ8XM933AmOrl2k0PJ0MG9DZTFmjHgqf0KGGgFi8_rc36U1efkfhtUVhm/s4032/IMG_7652.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Hw-gysx9a6mSqQJB_mrJDGbbRmye_wGcoVM6R8r6iaIWG_DiQMJ164e0PQcxIWt2yizmtRR7Qj3xDo4G2HMrR9ip5GyXyS7dZX3RkwvihnnamT3FlA3wkE_XjnrPtT923sOpJ8XM933AmOrl2k0PJ0MG9DZTFmjHgqf0KGGgFi8_rc36U1efkfhtUVhm/w300-h400/IMG_7652.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am always amazed at how our love for one another has deepened over the years. I cannot imagine what life would have been like without him.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUjgW7BLqQ0wgQBMnNIU8_jd0ydl4knnjTfVKVX8ohfWYZ5_xdEctEQS84cogwvqsobDxN_HU8ZTjgJ9BQ_hRGcEI3IZo7WdkiR95y86jJ5ldUFglxqlvQj-2ueiCrZzzFt8g0Kq3y8C56T3TdSV-ADEbHIxOls8p5Z2pDNfdO85KATI59jk_ptRdx84_P/w300-h400/IMG_7655.jpeg" width="300" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We were just kids when we got married. I was 20 and Pat was 22.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitZgSBglH7D5JCybP-AiB3-QLitZfw_UYnBRSOjcjiUzSFtX-WHMxpZpa1sJJcw-lXEUyJ2gJXjV4oEZxaFGtPRtiK0pDovRoGBcyxlm87dsqq3XtO9HZNLu7pdzCArG6Z5bIyDOxlDWf94TXlHDgghdOYJ50cRqGOK6cyPE-zvt-Ajjg2qADgCJ9keE6u/s4032/IMG_7653.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitZgSBglH7D5JCybP-AiB3-QLitZfw_UYnBRSOjcjiUzSFtX-WHMxpZpa1sJJcw-lXEUyJ2gJXjV4oEZxaFGtPRtiK0pDovRoGBcyxlm87dsqq3XtO9HZNLu7pdzCArG6Z5bIyDOxlDWf94TXlHDgghdOYJ50cRqGOK6cyPE-zvt-Ajjg2qADgCJ9keE6u/w400-h300/IMG_7653.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We got married in the temple because that's what we were supposed to do. I guess I understood that marriage could be eternal in no other way, but I don't think I had the comprehension of all that transpired that day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPyU0S8F7m_2ZJkB856EbY1Tpbjj1vK2CLwAJyQl_Qfi_2JekMJVY6wLRXYAJ1aId7BFUdfp6lh689XACWTz0a2mTBKshXO5WOif8iqqjIrhZwJoZowNikGmKyfxeIrgq8abslDAUGpWS2n8kPf_w4zkAkkimYzkGp3bmvywBOI1ifZpLQxNsB9hC4KdL7/s4032/IMG_7654.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPyU0S8F7m_2ZJkB856EbY1Tpbjj1vK2CLwAJyQl_Qfi_2JekMJVY6wLRXYAJ1aId7BFUdfp6lh689XACWTz0a2mTBKshXO5WOif8iqqjIrhZwJoZowNikGmKyfxeIrgq8abslDAUGpWS2n8kPf_w4zkAkkimYzkGp3bmvywBOI1ifZpLQxNsB9hC4KdL7/w300-h400/IMG_7654.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We were young and skinny! We had little money to our names but we paid our tithing and Pat assured me that all would be taken care of. And it was!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUjgW7BLqQ0wgQBMnNIU8_jd0ydl4knnjTfVKVX8ohfWYZ5_xdEctEQS84cogwvqsobDxN_HU8ZTjgJ9BQ_hRGcEI3IZo7WdkiR95y86jJ5ldUFglxqlvQj-2ueiCrZzzFt8g0Kq3y8C56T3TdSV-ADEbHIxOls8p5Z2pDNfdO85KATI59jk_ptRdx84_P/s4032/IMG_7655.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEhUjgW7BLqQ0wgQBMnNIU8_jd0ydl4knnjTfVKVX8ohfWYZ5_xdEctEQS84cogwvqsobDxN_HU8ZTjgJ9BQ_hRGcEI3IZo7WdkiR95y86jJ5ldUFglxqlvQj-2ueiCrZzzFt8g0Kq3y8C56T3TdSV-ADEbHIxOls8p5Z2pDNfdO85KATI59jk_ptRdx84_P/s4032/IMG_7655.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGVcowj9mwEG3jjph1DevA-dZ1ROjTuNVFw7ANpTUjR0xFrJOHb_1gnLPK4X99hb54THDIStYbyO-vx-H18S_FTNh2Q0i6e-XgoOX_le-ZRNwtfXRhNvWPzIFUPwp38TVRh8kFp6XfyVsnaAxMq1nwO0F-T6RplO_alc04RMAGUqr3HEMvFGMWouPpj99b/s4032/IMG_9062.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGVcowj9mwEG3jjph1DevA-dZ1ROjTuNVFw7ANpTUjR0xFrJOHb_1gnLPK4X99hb54THDIStYbyO-vx-H18S_FTNh2Q0i6e-XgoOX_le-ZRNwtfXRhNvWPzIFUPwp38TVRh8kFp6XfyVsnaAxMq1nwO0F-T6RplO_alc04RMAGUqr3HEMvFGMWouPpj99b/w400-h300/IMG_9062.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">Today we are not so skinny and have hair that has taken on a color of it's own. But, we've had amazing adventures both at home and out somewhere else. In honor of our 41 years together here are 41 things that are different from 1983.</div><div style="text-align: left;">1. Five amazing people that call us Mom and Dad.</div><div style="text-align: left;">2. Nine glorious people that call us Nana and Papa.</div><div style="text-align: left;">3. Aches and pains that come from nowhere overnight.</div><div style="text-align: left;">4. Not living paycheck to paycheck.</div><div style="text-align: left;">5. Callings that have stretched us.</div><div style="text-align: left;">6. Meeting people we would not have met had those callings not been ours.</div><div style="text-align: left;">7. Knowing just what it feels like in Hawaii instead of just seeing it on Hawaii 5-0.</div><div style="text-align: left;">8. Having no mortgage.</div><div style="text-align: left;">9. Reliable vehicles that we own.</div><div style="text-align: left;">10. No debt!</div><div style="text-align: left;">11. Friends from all over the country.</div><div style="text-align: left;">12. Both of us having missionary name tags.</div><div style="text-align: left;">13. Being able to attend the temple each month.</div><div style="text-align: left;">14. Weight gain and loss and gain.</div><div style="text-align: left;">15. Hair with a color other than what we had on our wedding day.</div><div style="text-align: left;">16. Abilities to do things we didn't know how to do before.</div><div style="text-align: left;">17. Development of talents.</div><div style="text-align: left;">18. Four people we call our children due to marriage.</div><div style="text-align: left;">19. The ability to buy a new furnace and pay cash for it.</div><div style="text-align: left;">20. The ability to buy most anything we want without worry of how to pay for it.</div><div style="text-align: left;">21. Knowing how to take care of elderly/disabled/sick family members.</div><div style="text-align: left;">22. Knowing how to plan a funeral.</div><div style="text-align: left;">23. The knowledge of how to run a meeting as the president.</div><div style="text-align: left;">24. The ability to help children financially when needed.</div><div style="text-align: left;">25. Going to bed on New Year's Eve and not caring that it is only 10pm.</div><div style="text-align: left;">26. Not caring about another birthday.</div><div style="text-align: left;">27. Being computer literate.</div><div style="text-align: left;">28. Having social media accounts.</div><div style="text-align: left;">29. Memorized temple covenants/ceremonies.</div><div style="text-align: left;">30. The ability to take vacations where and when we want.</div><div style="text-align: left;">31. Creating a new bathroom in our home.</div><div style="text-align: left;">32. Being an official for basketball and volleyball.</div><div style="text-align: left;">33. Both of us having been a coach.</div><div style="text-align: left;">34. Been on a cruise.</div><div style="text-align: left;">35. Enjoying the splendor of a glacier.</div><div style="text-align: left;">36. Being able to work together side and side.</div><div style="text-align: left;">37. Enjoying going zip-lining.</div><div style="text-align: left;">38. Finally being able to maintain a garden.</div><div style="text-align: left;">39. Building an addition (by ourselves) onto the garage.</div><div style="text-align: left;">40. Facing mortality because of a heart attack.</div><div style="text-align: left;">41. Loving one another more than we ever dreamed possible.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Our life together is grand and we are amazed as we continue to fall in love with one another over and over again. Here's to many more!</div>Heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15490984599135512664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3667781965373992272.post-27869700837306327812024-01-07T14:46:00.003-06:002024-01-07T14:46:34.610-06:00ABBA Mania<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"> Pat and I went to see an ABBA tribute band last week. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7PBvQLJkhSZ0v2GtdY1v_ro_NkGfA0N1NKEmp_3e-oUYAuh8N5SSJHUAwiIJQ4_yR0Z5NnoxZyl_GKKatTGbeF1oieDDF9ox_45iOtNR9_sG9zHQl6XLMfb18CMTx9SX_CLaIfMLn5qb4WxMixfA0DHYuI_AWau-uwqU86hu_5fIn-SJpCwBVg7v3NQ2A/s3088/IMG_9347.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7PBvQLJkhSZ0v2GtdY1v_ro_NkGfA0N1NKEmp_3e-oUYAuh8N5SSJHUAwiIJQ4_yR0Z5NnoxZyl_GKKatTGbeF1oieDDF9ox_45iOtNR9_sG9zHQl6XLMfb18CMTx9SX_CLaIfMLn5qb4WxMixfA0DHYuI_AWau-uwqU86hu_5fIn-SJpCwBVg7v3NQ2A/w300-h400/IMG_9347.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I really enjoy their music and so does he. It reminds us of our youth!</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7NBIaMIwO0xAU3_hrG2FE7Yorq6necT6VPPqqTtOeoN7ToQJo6bnsTbUoV1bgWsZ4KfoiPMG3XauxbL94O5TZ1tUCDcKpAmjrEBMvT0kZ6ne-p37hgvEavEij1Mb7m07Om2IEWIkcfDMcwCwVZPucjTZvvo-92_2i7LwX_szekiEzxXxraFV9Nt8J65qn/s4032/IMG_7638.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7NBIaMIwO0xAU3_hrG2FE7Yorq6necT6VPPqqTtOeoN7ToQJo6bnsTbUoV1bgWsZ4KfoiPMG3XauxbL94O5TZ1tUCDcKpAmjrEBMvT0kZ6ne-p37hgvEavEij1Mb7m07Om2IEWIkcfDMcwCwVZPucjTZvvo-92_2i7LwX_szekiEzxXxraFV9Nt8J65qn/w400-h300/IMG_7638.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">There were only a few pieces of music that I didn't recognize. The costumes were crazy though.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga0SXOsHhFFrkYeBl6rpmDKgGv4OFPjTwYwLLA9r2cOR_KY9pP1wWjbob30ZkQ11DjuwCtw6ZAPD_kO0gcYqYBpt5PmorlUME4hUahDRqjlodBp_q2EI05-79dOBDEIKltzY4dXARekZhgcwt8P9-wpiJPDuKlSJ4Kvjz5DWV2w4znm2JgR-Ef9NaQ-euc/s4032/IMG_7635.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga0SXOsHhFFrkYeBl6rpmDKgGv4OFPjTwYwLLA9r2cOR_KY9pP1wWjbob30ZkQ11DjuwCtw6ZAPD_kO0gcYqYBpt5PmorlUME4hUahDRqjlodBp_q2EI05-79dOBDEIKltzY4dXARekZhgcwt8P9-wpiJPDuKlSJ4Kvjz5DWV2w4znm2JgR-Ef9NaQ-euc/w300-h400/IMG_7635.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Some things we sang along to while other times we were asked to get up and dance.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGsrr_p3JRkbDD8huSFXXYf0yQq6lS0_t-qcthUcqBvhb79hjEaXc0oBCa0PV64hVjFID6eN9p0hefOQophPorK7u6fLHYHATqDxgiOMYNEV0q8BD2_zqf2qiZ_G0PLU5Hs2_PsDsYFFdFdYBCIvVe7YQUkTueQiyo-YKhTWRiwxv9Asn3E2bNpiPb-Omq/s4032/IMG_7634.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGsrr_p3JRkbDD8huSFXXYf0yQq6lS0_t-qcthUcqBvhb79hjEaXc0oBCa0PV64hVjFID6eN9p0hefOQophPorK7u6fLHYHATqDxgiOMYNEV0q8BD2_zqf2qiZ_G0PLU5Hs2_PsDsYFFdFdYBCIvVe7YQUkTueQiyo-YKhTWRiwxv9Asn3E2bNpiPb-Omq/w400-h300/IMG_7634.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I would recommend seeing a tribute band if you enjoy the music of that group.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It was a fun night with my sweetheart!</div><p></p>Heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15490984599135512664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3667781965373992272.post-33806656656200915072024-01-07T14:42:00.004-06:002024-01-07T14:42:38.827-06:00Christmas 2023<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A lovely Christmas was had by our family this year. It began on December 16th. Our family was asked to be the Christmas program this year. Gwen had the vision of a family home evening setting with everyone around. She asked Bishop and Erica Hoffman to each sing a Christmas song that I had to work into the program. I know it was through the inspiration of the Spirit that I was able to put a rough draft script together. Thanks to Sammi for some ideas with that. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was amazed how many people came up to me and expressed how much they loved our presentation. I think Tom singing Silent Night solo and then being the angel surprised a lot of people. They were unaware of his skills in memorizing. The spirit was strong. Our only mishap was Henry being squeezed off of the stage while the children decorated the tree.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5FzK9YCf1a_5dtv3BsD-r019ED6oJsSICQQaaf9HsaBe-NOp1OycqcTsv3sJE1AaU7PmFKMRvUT4AdzJ5R-g8utUTfAIw_uRA4KrXNhERM7fghu1cdL8NE_P9xL-KH5tMKZ2Ksxdgv0y7Lcf1cP6-6gG8htWqaT1t8LOWKy631d3qTHKpzv8J_kJYY-Qn/s4032/IMG_9315.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5FzK9YCf1a_5dtv3BsD-r019ED6oJsSICQQaaf9HsaBe-NOp1OycqcTsv3sJE1AaU7PmFKMRvUT4AdzJ5R-g8utUTfAIw_uRA4KrXNhERM7fghu1cdL8NE_P9xL-KH5tMKZ2Ksxdgv0y7Lcf1cP6-6gG8htWqaT1t8LOWKy631d3qTHKpzv8J_kJYY-Qn/w300-h400/IMG_9315.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Henry and Lydia had an afternoon concert that Pat and I attended. It was cute. Lots of snow and Santa songs but that's what our world does.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Aoyj_ZfjIPoBKhveznyZ5r0NmLk4KCa-551H_HDHXYukD3oVKI_8sh5LswJwZOCPQ0UBkA42FGJqq2hOhyphenhyphenTzpz-s4DwnCIPYg1C3OqGsp1mertKM7Im5xdd0vM6oLijNlt6_J3B99Cza9XlLrMcB_EvJhMoA4BjhYoq9qqqdlhoj3reqIN-SZlTJs1R5/s4032/IMG_9316.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Aoyj_ZfjIPoBKhveznyZ5r0NmLk4KCa-551H_HDHXYukD3oVKI_8sh5LswJwZOCPQ0UBkA42FGJqq2hOhyphenhyphenTzpz-s4DwnCIPYg1C3OqGsp1mertKM7Im5xdd0vM6oLijNlt6_J3B99Cza9XlLrMcB_EvJhMoA4BjhYoq9qqqdlhoj3reqIN-SZlTJs1R5/w300-h400/IMG_9316.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYsDhKg7m71cVSOyb6CHlUZJG_gFgigLf6VE4sz5KAnpR8RFLerrRsWjxw-h26Vsm0DAoyEkOsCOOMwSUZ43CcB6naLWPbaaiqSMqSrCxLoMrAACiRwT0bEkv9U1Rw5WXasjYtrUGhZFB8qC4Cl4XT6F685NUFIA4rofwHkdWEr-3hHTadK_hK0pPUEgQT/s4032/IMG_9323.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYsDhKg7m71cVSOyb6CHlUZJG_gFgigLf6VE4sz5KAnpR8RFLerrRsWjxw-h26Vsm0DAoyEkOsCOOMwSUZ43CcB6naLWPbaaiqSMqSrCxLoMrAACiRwT0bEkv9U1Rw5WXasjYtrUGhZFB8qC4Cl4XT6F685NUFIA4rofwHkdWEr-3hHTadK_hK0pPUEgQT/w300-h400/IMG_9323.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div>At Gresham school, Eli and Butchy helped the penguins save Christmas. They did a great job in singing. The entire elementary sang together.r</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5v7N2DTgBUFmlW7oPIDctkOWFbkEF1PVswlFOdRogGlkzpW1MXCR9acrGTq77TU_tdf5pNzOth_rIlFKrxd3OR4zaO47YsC7cVNxOC5KjJB5As5xekjMDVZIb6bndIaDZccy3cSHFdiACl6G_1JaL1invG8A0ZUhNIO1GWD-nFxKunSKvqfwaCORMHuMh/s4032/IMG_9324.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5v7N2DTgBUFmlW7oPIDctkOWFbkEF1PVswlFOdRogGlkzpW1MXCR9acrGTq77TU_tdf5pNzOth_rIlFKrxd3OR4zaO47YsC7cVNxOC5KjJB5As5xekjMDVZIb6bndIaDZccy3cSHFdiACl6G_1JaL1invG8A0ZUhNIO1GWD-nFxKunSKvqfwaCORMHuMh/w300-h400/IMG_9324.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I couldn't stay to watch Brock's band and choir as I promised Evelyn that I would come to her concert. She had a solo and did it fabulously! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6osiAM9c8h2BTJRjgHNp1q-2ZaJbEMOri8SCgcYjgcy0_Y-hsNzg9hsHS6xz584APcz6g5WGZfKqBONpmsezX9hNQuutYLHXOtZjYTYhD2Kk0sXnIEDtk3jdn_S37kTul0e9qBRJwn4wvVSSdwlUCT53CEyaKqcYkLneG_NsX1Jwp75yDFITbviqIIzZN/s4032/IMG_7627.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6osiAM9c8h2BTJRjgHNp1q-2ZaJbEMOri8SCgcYjgcy0_Y-hsNzg9hsHS6xz584APcz6g5WGZfKqBONpmsezX9hNQuutYLHXOtZjYTYhD2Kk0sXnIEDtk3jdn_S37kTul0e9qBRJwn4wvVSSdwlUCT53CEyaKqcYkLneG_NsX1Jwp75yDFITbviqIIzZN/w300-h400/IMG_7627.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div>As a family we went swimming at the Clintonville rec the week between Christmas and New Year's eve. We went to A&W for cones afterward. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Wf6_0iYLQATUlgwc2p1NUgwP6YMkEiooRHbRtpVi_3WDXpo0lqvshynnmakWihbPfx-3lw5xlYI06GWB_qYOtNlJmGtHEdwxB-njuIMlVj7iFs7v-rsHyzPosId0Z_xFWxSV9LzH7LknQCw65fu743BdRukdQrcYte6lr0gLWvGItT-hI54gXsV3D8yC/s4032/IMG_7626.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Wf6_0iYLQATUlgwc2p1NUgwP6YMkEiooRHbRtpVi_3WDXpo0lqvshynnmakWihbPfx-3lw5xlYI06GWB_qYOtNlJmGtHEdwxB-njuIMlVj7iFs7v-rsHyzPosId0Z_xFWxSV9LzH7LknQCw65fu743BdRukdQrcYte6lr0gLWvGItT-hI54gXsV3D8yC/w300-h400/IMG_7626.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div>On Christmas eve we played some games. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzAYlA9MbQWpgyzSNXg2hcf-P-6ExoXfJ-M2uwBCE2_IFe4NT5QJcR2zLJnqiRrP6yBFEnDMAI00Yw34qZqd1QUo3iOK3qus8DCveE-t3jX1GPX5F9iWAMFAV3Mhrs8cbqtKqoKVPM5-ndjIfMNUN2F49p_Zt8hyphenhyphenq2QkRqJEr5pklWN9roDK0vRMy_IjvL/s4032/IMG_7622.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzAYlA9MbQWpgyzSNXg2hcf-P-6ExoXfJ-M2uwBCE2_IFe4NT5QJcR2zLJnqiRrP6yBFEnDMAI00Yw34qZqd1QUo3iOK3qus8DCveE-t3jX1GPX5F9iWAMFAV3Mhrs8cbqtKqoKVPM5-ndjIfMNUN2F49p_Zt8hyphenhyphenq2QkRqJEr5pklWN9roDK0vRMy_IjvL/w300-h400/IMG_7622.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div>The new game was to try to see how many candles you could blow out in a row. It is a lot harder than it seems. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHAE1PFJkUZgfUc2awyHDa0_DeN2PB8MZV21GrJbC6oPNqQTxlj0-E0kcAc8C4Q5izwnFGndljfHsxor6iXHuASUDX5kEBZKij5dKx6ZCi5wOZuHuzGznJtzhgIQ_-krCNXg7lVRv-Hc-e7VrLvdkzkGGc6_0nt0b-ghkhi-P8PID4F_vvH62z6Ssbjv36/s4032/IMG_7621.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHAE1PFJkUZgfUc2awyHDa0_DeN2PB8MZV21GrJbC6oPNqQTxlj0-E0kcAc8C4Q5izwnFGndljfHsxor6iXHuASUDX5kEBZKij5dKx6ZCi5wOZuHuzGznJtzhgIQ_-krCNXg7lVRv-Hc-e7VrLvdkzkGGc6_0nt0b-ghkhi-P8PID4F_vvH62z6Ssbjv36/w300-h400/IMG_7621.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div>We also played the "cup" game but in a different way and I don't think anyone was very happy about how it turned out except for those that won big prizes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRIJl37lJa_mDqP51LIVElusN6puPnGTixdjCjMbyDjkP5V_jb-cWb_Y19oIDclTYEh8uB_PuQr-x0NTjgNbBCJn6peQ9X2K5IKYZzDsr7GDc33Qq_Pa_gdafYsg_DhtYmEWMgo1fejmWlSr_UA0YHfORgYaYu1RRUgizEztN7ATXSoa59XkGLIf0niWN1/s4032/IMG_7617.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRIJl37lJa_mDqP51LIVElusN6puPnGTixdjCjMbyDjkP5V_jb-cWb_Y19oIDclTYEh8uB_PuQr-x0NTjgNbBCJn6peQ9X2K5IKYZzDsr7GDc33Qq_Pa_gdafYsg_DhtYmEWMgo1fejmWlSr_UA0YHfORgYaYu1RRUgizEztN7ATXSoa59XkGLIf0niWN1/w300-h400/IMG_7617.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We of course, did the nativity again. The Shawano Sisters came along and we had a great time. Pat had them each pick out the kind of pen that they wanted and he made them the next day so Sammi could take them to them before transfers. Neither was transferred but very grateful for their pen.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid0ByrHxVCMqUZPhrF4Rv5225s2HnjmcdHHIdDNJTGmm71EDn5iKzUDOYD6NKriT0gRhEx67BnDPcF1vQrR15H0S1wvFFu96wzXaY4JK06yU-LEgPimnM3UJ_xGd7CbAwKNZuhJk7sFBIzP8Dx8erJDqrQ6uOR4MCchp1FKy9wEhdxOxFSu28Y6oGKqH9F/s4032/IMG_7618.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid0ByrHxVCMqUZPhrF4Rv5225s2HnjmcdHHIdDNJTGmm71EDn5iKzUDOYD6NKriT0gRhEx67BnDPcF1vQrR15H0S1wvFFu96wzXaY4JK06yU-LEgPimnM3UJ_xGd7CbAwKNZuhJk7sFBIzP8Dx8erJDqrQ6uOR4MCchp1FKy9wEhdxOxFSu28Y6oGKqH9F/w300-h400/IMG_7618.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: center;">Santa and his elf came over again on Christmas day with goodie bags for all the children. Marty Loftus so enjoys being Santa and Robin is the cutest elf. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Pat mentioned that Robin, again this year, mentioned how she feels something special when she comes into our home. He made sure Marty knew it was because the Spirit resides here. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I love Christmas! Even though Andrew, Cierra and Eddie leave us for approximately two weeks, which I totally understand, it is a special time together as a family. Everyone loved their gifts and I loved mine!</div><br /><br /><br /> <p></p>Heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15490984599135512664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3667781965373992272.post-81324560294309625692024-01-02T10:34:00.002-06:002024-01-02T10:34:45.592-06:00Family <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Clint was unable to come to Nauvoo for the actual wedding of Erin and Jacob so we had to get a family picture just prior to the beginning of the wedding reception. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfxUofYHY-rJGe4QxHGjI-ktmukvlacQemhK9S5vc0Jxtto2HK36zOiGH3wtycZIL8aBm9wEvFTlQJt_-9YDhUqEIpb3woy76okz6yq7ygTOgu2rNXwmOCkPkAYP2tcg9fvvzgqyZDx3J_WcnQ_II8hHzmHOnqu1skakzuKUDosjm8BkVJjuCs3v07OkHo/s6000/DSC_0822%5B1%5D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfxUofYHY-rJGe4QxHGjI-ktmukvlacQemhK9S5vc0Jxtto2HK36zOiGH3wtycZIL8aBm9wEvFTlQJt_-9YDhUqEIpb3woy76okz6yq7ygTOgu2rNXwmOCkPkAYP2tcg9fvvzgqyZDx3J_WcnQ_II8hHzmHOnqu1skakzuKUDosjm8BkVJjuCs3v07OkHo/w400-h266/DSC_0822%5B1%5D.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is our posterity as of 2023. So many wonderful people!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtCSVNcqFgMJnCeTFrB-zSGNbENyWTO3qx0XIVeTsQp6BtFeaZL57CCCGEK2kSnB_NzYiwCgKPe27HidzDM06nNpTLaEF2Q6mrOiU6J-9EfRtkFyCS125HVq2q-aV7XTn5DKPuyrFYed7DZcec4iquGHgzX2-lyaWqz_o4UuMdZGxpHMIkwFt_ZaeMFh_s/s5410/DSC_0827%5B1%5D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3607" data-original-width="5410" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtCSVNcqFgMJnCeTFrB-zSGNbENyWTO3qx0XIVeTsQp6BtFeaZL57CCCGEK2kSnB_NzYiwCgKPe27HidzDM06nNpTLaEF2Q6mrOiU6J-9EfRtkFyCS125HVq2q-aV7XTn5DKPuyrFYed7DZcec4iquGHgzX2-lyaWqz_o4UuMdZGxpHMIkwFt_ZaeMFh_s/w400-h266/DSC_0827%5B1%5D.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">When I look at the people in this photo, I see just how blessed I am. Not only has each of our children found their eternal companion, but they have added some wonderful people to their individual families as well. I'm especially grateful that they are all keeping their covenants and holding fast to their testimonies of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ. There is nothing greater that they could give me than their love of our Savior and following His example. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Pat and I are so blessed!</div> <p></p>Heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15490984599135512664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3667781965373992272.post-18741070766597185842024-01-02T10:31:00.001-06:002024-01-02T10:31:06.123-06:00Wedding Reception <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I don't know who decided, but soup was chosen for the main course at the wedding reception in Gresham. I made this huge Nesco of broccoli cheese soup. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM3qOfAjQ4eXIQDIU0FeN2bizaiV2WSYUyKmPqqIPwiks3aq0gZyrpxBWZMoODZdfXo0KczDws38KRj601BcpsLXbiiDJnrxumoFSBCZXQ2fU59QXPXmrod91vy6DH0S9L2AQ7u2dZiehOKRR87Mfb_ogyokAfB43ioBDunCJD2KhZdsygxbppEMOS5q_3/s4032/IMG_7504.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM3qOfAjQ4eXIQDIU0FeN2bizaiV2WSYUyKmPqqIPwiks3aq0gZyrpxBWZMoODZdfXo0KczDws38KRj601BcpsLXbiiDJnrxumoFSBCZXQ2fU59QXPXmrod91vy6DH0S9L2AQ7u2dZiehOKRR87Mfb_ogyokAfB43ioBDunCJD2KhZdsygxbppEMOS5q_3/w300-h400/IMG_7504.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I also made rolls, snickerdoodles, punch and and ice box cake which was the "wedding cake". We had enough food and a little extra which is always good for the next day. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpIvntHXwBw7fjDL8B8Ag8qDhhbFfpoCTfLbw96Ku7LachvsVMK-HvRQSlgVfsh_wfj-Vilr_7u8kW2DdgASLlgHUTPGn4G1_weHtOsijTe7FKJfuwAYMlIY-U5ORvLbmDMvPHV35kwngsBy0TyQ9tX9IU6aBpBOMbnh5k4paBoF1iHVbV3B5ZUyQ60QgB/s4032/IMG_7512.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpIvntHXwBw7fjDL8B8Ag8qDhhbFfpoCTfLbw96Ku7LachvsVMK-HvRQSlgVfsh_wfj-Vilr_7u8kW2DdgASLlgHUTPGn4G1_weHtOsijTe7FKJfuwAYMlIY-U5ORvLbmDMvPHV35kwngsBy0TyQ9tX9IU6aBpBOMbnh5k4paBoF1iHVbV3B5ZUyQ60QgB/w300-h400/IMG_7512.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The decorations were beautiful as well. Dave Sua' volunteered to come from Independence to be our DJ for the dance. I told him I would pay for his gas if he came. I gave him enough and to spare. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis9jnvcYkSJABXtqDLR1EhCe0mS-oOxJwDy8xN2Pl4hAsVQgEEMQ2ALlUvqYNG74KOIaiBq_wS27hhlFVcj-1DBvbYV3RY16Bys_O18qZcj_9aQn11AbEhjPR6KGNyp7L7R8gFgpLaUeR1LOl_IQDcmy3SBqf13SB6-9tq7iWIN5_8gZsRgAZeJFLozPo7/s2157/IMG_7513.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2157" data-original-width="1551" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis9jnvcYkSJABXtqDLR1EhCe0mS-oOxJwDy8xN2Pl4hAsVQgEEMQ2ALlUvqYNG74KOIaiBq_wS27hhlFVcj-1DBvbYV3RY16Bys_O18qZcj_9aQn11AbEhjPR6KGNyp7L7R8gFgpLaUeR1LOl_IQDcmy3SBqf13SB6-9tq7iWIN5_8gZsRgAZeJFLozPo7/w288-h400/IMG_7513.jpeg" width="288" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The dance was really fun. I believe a lot of people enjoyed themselves.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZDlAp_8yjmRgh3bKuRB3eUjkpWshofsydhF5yT_QQ2r3Ccr0Y5VkXODg7ex1xkheZIOWKbfiAMF5GsdC9I_RRCn2fDpYDOLMYn8c8feCJW2WTMOXvmEgvvrsV1SHRfw6vvgpp1mrRw0kTzdJON9DDCjFwGZAeQkyqV5o7NygqGqVpV0FVt4UZfcipU7bV/s4032/IMG_7514.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZDlAp_8yjmRgh3bKuRB3eUjkpWshofsydhF5yT_QQ2r3Ccr0Y5VkXODg7ex1xkheZIOWKbfiAMF5GsdC9I_RRCn2fDpYDOLMYn8c8feCJW2WTMOXvmEgvvrsV1SHRfw6vvgpp1mrRw0kTzdJON9DDCjFwGZAeQkyqV5o7NygqGqVpV0FVt4UZfcipU7bV/w300-h400/IMG_7514.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I wouldn't normally invite the stake president, but since the Lonsdales both bonded with Erin, I thought it was ok. They came and danced and had a great time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRqeH9wrMolla5DQnyZm9NFkhd1LiNIftzz6u4-XI2vuw-FPHVXNXgSrtTOqomJAkk67q9YLoxIWus3dAzmh2xiDPddzFxkHdINLZaYUWn0WbE3iClZDb3SPKuozSumKWzExCph87-qd4MbMVQp_0b64FP-2p9Tc8eSsE-OorUnvXUitxsyAaBMhpOvLYb/s2671/IMG_7515.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2671" data-original-width="1694" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRqeH9wrMolla5DQnyZm9NFkhd1LiNIftzz6u4-XI2vuw-FPHVXNXgSrtTOqomJAkk67q9YLoxIWus3dAzmh2xiDPddzFxkHdINLZaYUWn0WbE3iClZDb3SPKuozSumKWzExCph87-qd4MbMVQp_0b64FP-2p9Tc8eSsE-OorUnvXUitxsyAaBMhpOvLYb/w254-h400/IMG_7515.jpeg" width="254" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Melody and Pat danced a bit even though her knee is still bothering her. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDCnOiX4TTnq0_1YntfY9JayHv7udA_xLMnWyGUiMDs51f4RM_vIQ_aqOaDdOtIyuSItzhSIEqWa3W3vbAPd9c5X6RR_zVhhoBSvD1Xm64a5LPsAhuysyeuq6xS1YgxxS7Llesk9GtuhFdys9GeCgE5Ii7mYPmH9GL9zFZXQ8A9UH3DvuEzHiMvQZG0ulH/s4032/IMG_7516.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDCnOiX4TTnq0_1YntfY9JayHv7udA_xLMnWyGUiMDs51f4RM_vIQ_aqOaDdOtIyuSItzhSIEqWa3W3vbAPd9c5X6RR_zVhhoBSvD1Xm64a5LPsAhuysyeuq6xS1YgxxS7Llesk9GtuhFdys9GeCgE5Ii7mYPmH9GL9zFZXQ8A9UH3DvuEzHiMvQZG0ulH/w400-h300/IMG_7516.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">It seems that group dances always go over the best. Even Lauren's little Abby did the YMCA.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZw0PS5WIobD9ML2b6wq3ifiiRGJuwQAYqiC3_o9FN-TPGQJjXnOu16gF-NWA4XvK8F-tguHI_A-hwYtKTYPgU2o4nPeayzxiauE48JwXL_e3NCbtea1NFTTCvw_Y5DrT0sshyphenhyphenZSjn-gZ8EYy-VD0yu5_0czq9eh0HzwCvr66KqpyLjLGyKSYdmm_RwL9u/s4032/IMG_7520.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZw0PS5WIobD9ML2b6wq3ifiiRGJuwQAYqiC3_o9FN-TPGQJjXnOu16gF-NWA4XvK8F-tguHI_A-hwYtKTYPgU2o4nPeayzxiauE48JwXL_e3NCbtea1NFTTCvw_Y5DrT0sshyphenhyphenZSjn-gZ8EYy-VD0yu5_0czq9eh0HzwCvr66KqpyLjLGyKSYdmm_RwL9u/w300-h400/IMG_7520.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Henry layed on the floor while everyone around him did the chicken dance. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitqKDmUuDTekMPbFyZLDdFFKnPF_XGW9p4C7ziqpIjr-QZlSjh_XhQWyhe1PiI846k5d9fd6UpZH7BLLS44lKXVbvwmaeTqNOp4ZbNJBwAJecXAPuQZiBMwBq3BvUKe-ZiLukZeBjoNRfnc0dljMYrJZnsjakX9BMQwR7CNOFkKZWZ_GXQXQZZ8tGqmy_L/s4032/IMG_7523.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitqKDmUuDTekMPbFyZLDdFFKnPF_XGW9p4C7ziqpIjr-QZlSjh_XhQWyhe1PiI846k5d9fd6UpZH7BLLS44lKXVbvwmaeTqNOp4ZbNJBwAJecXAPuQZiBMwBq3BvUKe-ZiLukZeBjoNRfnc0dljMYrJZnsjakX9BMQwR7CNOFkKZWZ_GXQXQZZ8tGqmy_L/w400-h300/IMG_7523.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Even Tom dances when the chicken dance begins. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkxFC50jMzUsa_5uW9P0SPYp0LpFbB63BqVI8RfRe0Lr8z5roq5VDmdgtcUHbEFQsKwZY3ixn5ihcxSFI16kaiCYfXrtdvrjZQ68ZiDWJ_gfIpLumyxNGSlQ6TDRTtPw5whpA4Cd8OmLVtKwfbm9v2pHfDgt6L6Bp0muPkNd30An6xIaLF6n2qYWtiSwWZ/s4032/IMG_7524.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkxFC50jMzUsa_5uW9P0SPYp0LpFbB63BqVI8RfRe0Lr8z5roq5VDmdgtcUHbEFQsKwZY3ixn5ihcxSFI16kaiCYfXrtdvrjZQ68ZiDWJ_gfIpLumyxNGSlQ6TDRTtPw5whpA4Cd8OmLVtKwfbm9v2pHfDgt6L6Bp0muPkNd30An6xIaLF6n2qYWtiSwWZ/w400-h300/IMG_7524.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We didn't go until 9pm as was advertised, but that was ok too. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBfMDLens6fnMZ_O9nWXF1A4tzt7BvYl7hD5q4UMkxIgs4tZ1VrKbgDAVPzZjUWoY9i3fXlN_EckFw7mX-skgTlxmQs6wxwTZm90gIlyLl9WoMZXSy3djQIsfpWtqSjmN8SVYOFmr3ZSL0yEBtLxMK467Z12FqJ-rny3Rj4mGiTbWuCN4iZ-6re_EAwK8G/s4032/IMG_7527.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBfMDLens6fnMZ_O9nWXF1A4tzt7BvYl7hD5q4UMkxIgs4tZ1VrKbgDAVPzZjUWoY9i3fXlN_EckFw7mX-skgTlxmQs6wxwTZm90gIlyLl9WoMZXSy3djQIsfpWtqSjmN8SVYOFmr3ZSL0yEBtLxMK467Z12FqJ-rny3Rj4mGiTbWuCN4iZ-6re_EAwK8G/w300-h400/IMG_7527.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our littles and bigger grandchildren danced the night away.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7YTtBAC0TXvxyp-aEwY-qmDI2Y5iUf3ZvGZq657uMi3nVUzF8DUmTgKlfDL3ak0u9Ygo6vehOnNfJxvce9AyXCiWQPAgB8KnPxWaOhLlGvnEaRxeCSi7zV9dysT8Rzo3K_v5vvPiBXsNFWk12y7_Gw4YCOEeriOYWPu2qxS5Yp4FEYFg9pHWQzYvxmGGH/s4032/IMG_7531.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7YTtBAC0TXvxyp-aEwY-qmDI2Y5iUf3ZvGZq657uMi3nVUzF8DUmTgKlfDL3ak0u9Ygo6vehOnNfJxvce9AyXCiWQPAgB8KnPxWaOhLlGvnEaRxeCSi7zV9dysT8Rzo3K_v5vvPiBXsNFWk12y7_Gw4YCOEeriOYWPu2qxS5Yp4FEYFg9pHWQzYvxmGGH/w300-h400/IMG_7531.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Cami sang two songs while playing her guitar. One of them she wrote herself! What a talented young woman!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieUF3OY_T2NK0F6H2jowdCIJvozf9e5LjSWDuGrBmuTzCQ3CY34gNKROSl_AWNGDGxt_XhkFbyZVFyexEXhRpQPS3PuNO0MsAHPF5WgkWUh0izsFS2GVAtYPg_kkK9FG9m7O5V9q3utXU53g36-L60_Z36o1bFnFfD2daw8Kjys54kQqXWpa3tZeV_6-kb/s3360/IMG_7532.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3360" data-original-width="1869" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieUF3OY_T2NK0F6H2jowdCIJvozf9e5LjSWDuGrBmuTzCQ3CY34gNKROSl_AWNGDGxt_XhkFbyZVFyexEXhRpQPS3PuNO0MsAHPF5WgkWUh0izsFS2GVAtYPg_kkK9FG9m7O5V9q3utXU53g36-L60_Z36o1bFnFfD2daw8Kjys54kQqXWpa3tZeV_6-kb/w223-h400/IMG_7532.jpeg" width="223" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">It was good to see some of the cousins that came. Alexa and Gunner's children had a good time!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQEA_r220JD1XT6yAS5fX81EW9zd5M2OD1wFdmU5N5z_UpwC7n9loqFVrUKOOrA-gMPg4jrzRVtU_PegwkRM5sptFKp7Sb0By1wTXDU388LMr1MzUdPK2sgM8tNBhJXwwBoQ7k4l1IkPM6ipLzp8nkeTSwNV71KQ9j_lkCwyumiZ1F8kX1P7kzhTPy3pQM/s4032/IMG_7537.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQEA_r220JD1XT6yAS5fX81EW9zd5M2OD1wFdmU5N5z_UpwC7n9loqFVrUKOOrA-gMPg4jrzRVtU_PegwkRM5sptFKp7Sb0By1wTXDU388LMr1MzUdPK2sgM8tNBhJXwwBoQ7k4l1IkPM6ipLzp8nkeTSwNV71KQ9j_lkCwyumiZ1F8kX1P7kzhTPy3pQM/w300-h400/IMG_7537.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is the last wedding reception I ever have to give.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcI-ynsiVEfrOtT0pDcy2yJ2OGo1V48Qwl4HYI01PUQBrqVRvEI5FD-HPoubHdOazka4vjgxlAxSJBuatNbI4Ji5As-65lVqVB8OA5qEbEPZlzA2HMhXYlo9e4gnlf8J_fEdUTADE-RoI-zUHQwloywsDkrBGnBKUNzs1nDxuSjUfpzWbQjz1GhPZB_HXI/s4032/IMG_7539.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcI-ynsiVEfrOtT0pDcy2yJ2OGo1V48Qwl4HYI01PUQBrqVRvEI5FD-HPoubHdOazka4vjgxlAxSJBuatNbI4Ji5As-65lVqVB8OA5qEbEPZlzA2HMhXYlo9e4gnlf8J_fEdUTADE-RoI-zUHQwloywsDkrBGnBKUNzs1nDxuSjUfpzWbQjz1GhPZB_HXI/w300-h400/IMG_7539.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">It was a lot of work but many hands made it go so much smoother. I feel so blessed to have another son-in-law who fits into our family!</div> <p></p>Heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15490984599135512664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3667781965373992272.post-6692226919316355122024-01-02T10:20:00.003-06:002024-01-02T10:20:39.015-06:00Jacob & Erin<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A cool but sunny day for Erin and Jacob to be married. At last Erin has found the man she has searched for. They are so good together.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdt-8OQFW2kW_mqhRqocItiofy9-Va_Yd-FqKK5WdL34UDo-yjCEJIy1WDp0ModBxflIZGs1M3URDTgab2cr_JVW5_xJ-6OfvMFw0VMJ0-pS6YrmXOpKPIRPJtxdXRK7PKmKE0F8Fj38Uro-LEDdjcD0gvfNcqU3MlE6JDpODXutW05DvBWRk6rcsrLgHr/s4032/IMG_7499.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdt-8OQFW2kW_mqhRqocItiofy9-Va_Yd-FqKK5WdL34UDo-yjCEJIy1WDp0ModBxflIZGs1M3URDTgab2cr_JVW5_xJ-6OfvMFw0VMJ0-pS6YrmXOpKPIRPJtxdXRK7PKmKE0F8Fj38Uro-LEDdjcD0gvfNcqU3MlE6JDpODXutW05DvBWRk6rcsrLgHr/w300-h400/IMG_7499.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">A huge perk of Pat being a temple sealer is that he can get authorization to marry his children and grandchldren in any temple. That was the case on this special day. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjME1ovOtkehdXmmcXqOg2NeBJ9GSmdL3K7PT3Kxu5og-KDil7T7WWAXrFzFMfe3Euu5PX1rmNI_e7tFCQZfO3h4wV7zOaEZZUkw5AmmMXq5ps4s0y6msdxkIspoxJ2hNoqYW8YxvX59hnAgW550jWqxn286aj10SeSppV0rOOm-W7UrnxP6L3HWu5yboSe/s6000/IMG_9254.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjME1ovOtkehdXmmcXqOg2NeBJ9GSmdL3K7PT3Kxu5og-KDil7T7WWAXrFzFMfe3Euu5PX1rmNI_e7tFCQZfO3h4wV7zOaEZZUkw5AmmMXq5ps4s0y6msdxkIspoxJ2hNoqYW8YxvX59hnAgW550jWqxn286aj10SeSppV0rOOm-W7UrnxP6L3HWu5yboSe/w266-h400/IMG_9254.jpeg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Perhaps is was the shortest sealing ever. The ordinance was slow and methodical which is how it should be. But the instruction beforehand was short and sweet. Also how it should be. </div><div style="text-align: center;">We had Casey's pizza at the chapel afterward with all the family that attended. Then we headed to the open house in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. A nice evening getting to know Jacob's family and eating delicious food. A spectacular day!</div> <p></p>Heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15490984599135512664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3667781965373992272.post-58879004214811700752023-11-21T16:22:00.001-06:002023-11-21T16:22:10.796-06:00Branson<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pat and I planned a trip to Branson, MO in late October. I have wanted to go there for years and it seemed like it was a good time to go. I was finished with officiating volleyball and the basketball season had not yet begun.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1sb9cM2OsWCY44nQ-YkfgKK5pkCofTh2qZCr7klL4Ck64gfnl-CJYzrx-Mj6O6tz03rlV3RbnYZqZWNCwXopRY6EJICvTWCJdigJZ_x1tqPIcSVUG25b3IWKJrsJpL0Tavjh1drqfW4y1z9x-BW2NsjO4n_u0aUsIiMC7vI-7-2wzTVNEyU4G8kR6hRA0/s4032/IMG_7409.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1sb9cM2OsWCY44nQ-YkfgKK5pkCofTh2qZCr7klL4Ck64gfnl-CJYzrx-Mj6O6tz03rlV3RbnYZqZWNCwXopRY6EJICvTWCJdigJZ_x1tqPIcSVUG25b3IWKJrsJpL0Tavjh1drqfW4y1z9x-BW2NsjO4n_u0aUsIiMC7vI-7-2wzTVNEyU4G8kR6hRA0/w300-h400/IMG_7409.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We had several shows planned but nothing for Monday night. Therefore we bought tickets to see SIX. This is a group of six brothers who are an a capella group.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNBalMPp-1VYSH336Yz7-O-Mc1L6sgWkwHBT3li2dNvKcC0YC251i2adqLH9K-3eevZyfWJCdBoTYrtPQPYzdR9z1zT_W1zMlbJtyJT8kAuNSWcnl78MNyhoxQ_9IQPzro3ywuI1oEnBUE5WBDoFKPlQd89wGfsBeZJnE_Sj6TkEM5lKd6-8vUmK2Ppxkt/s4032/IMG_7411.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNBalMPp-1VYSH336Yz7-O-Mc1L6sgWkwHBT3li2dNvKcC0YC251i2adqLH9K-3eevZyfWJCdBoTYrtPQPYzdR9z1zT_W1zMlbJtyJT8kAuNSWcnl78MNyhoxQ_9IQPzro3ywuI1oEnBUE5WBDoFKPlQd89wGfsBeZJnE_Sj6TkEM5lKd6-8vUmK2Ppxkt/w300-h400/IMG_7411.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Some of them have a full head of hair while others are bald. This brother wanted to stand out with his choice of hair styles. They were phenomenal! I really enjoyed them immensely.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipQTrTouv2CDpegB0pdPRkEPa8ImJvi5ysy_aR7XLdt7MmRQ-G4M2DpV1bZzj1xsnkZiw3m7DHZdDPrSh8oTap1VDImQFwZwSeLKjscDvjFxNVL1Td7BaLGfomGpOv5VVs6QMk6PEAW18WuAbTAxsBdDflJrnX4MEnPZhkhjKa6LTkOqHbcCN5dvK_CdEK/s4032/IMG_7430.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipQTrTouv2CDpegB0pdPRkEPa8ImJvi5ysy_aR7XLdt7MmRQ-G4M2DpV1bZzj1xsnkZiw3m7DHZdDPrSh8oTap1VDImQFwZwSeLKjscDvjFxNVL1Td7BaLGfomGpOv5VVs6QMk6PEAW18WuAbTAxsBdDflJrnX4MEnPZhkhjKa6LTkOqHbcCN5dvK_CdEK/w300-h400/IMG_7430.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">On Tuesday late afternoon we went to have dinner and a show on board the Branson Belle paddleboat. We were to paddle around the lake while we were on board but due to weather, we stayed docked. I didn't mind that at all. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcRtqFhsS6_rfhT6nsOYYxxV_-MNxD-Vd7EzAYWIYD1P5DOuD6LMsXtsyecwurdzom1Mk28eZq9b94bBcsLJikVnYX54xM7I3vNXKblTa_AmChYuPnCiTgNr7XDZAiX3MLZtPTlFLtNwll9eomHnHZu7hD7jUNrJmiCWTnyzbYsUT7sGTtCjK2s10vTZXg/s4032/IMG_9225.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcRtqFhsS6_rfhT6nsOYYxxV_-MNxD-Vd7EzAYWIYD1P5DOuD6LMsXtsyecwurdzom1Mk28eZq9b94bBcsLJikVnYX54xM7I3vNXKblTa_AmChYuPnCiTgNr7XDZAiX3MLZtPTlFLtNwll9eomHnHZu7hD7jUNrJmiCWTnyzbYsUT7sGTtCjK2s10vTZXg/w300-h400/IMG_9225.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The dinner was excellent and the show was entertaining. Music with singing and dancing as well as a magician. He did the normal magic tricks which I really liked. We were finished in time to get to our next show which was Pierce Arrow. </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH6rhMsSoj140zpBKV8Mr4KJltcrJ04Ml8kox2GSgffLYKOFvEKgSW03qlJVKnN7_G8kSahwwpQgsopkTy9U4OFrs7297xmJ-N5IfMBdDNiIjg_P6vuyDxeWIhMVF9oR0dwQUYS29kDkObYAi4JlHaPtIsiQfoNFE65TJtbWtifQhHOtY3IPs8MxFIXwbB/s4032/IMG_7433.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH6rhMsSoj140zpBKV8Mr4KJltcrJ04Ml8kox2GSgffLYKOFvEKgSW03qlJVKnN7_G8kSahwwpQgsopkTy9U4OFrs7297xmJ-N5IfMBdDNiIjg_P6vuyDxeWIhMVF9oR0dwQUYS29kDkObYAi4JlHaPtIsiQfoNFE65TJtbWtifQhHOtY3IPs8MxFIXwbB/w400-h300/IMG_7433.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Pierce Arrow is a quartet of very talented singers. They sing mostly country music which I always enjoy. Between sets they had a comedian name "Gene" who came out and entertained us. I laughed and laughed. Maybe too much but he was funny! I would highly recommend this show!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Odu2uku-meGpX-BFROpSP7Z7KZ3DWY5Z74tCOarilh6_KtJFiNavZ4vM-Yv9kCBbfKKwstR8gplsOyyVj53FuEdTy25qbCncVLLBXR3c1g26JVR3bHiJ3Q6iS1qJP6xlyF7Ot-nD_-wIRRWk0n9sTR9T7k_mIbHfkRqLtffS7KWJRwB2h88notubosTd/s4032/IMG_7444.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Odu2uku-meGpX-BFROpSP7Z7KZ3DWY5Z74tCOarilh6_KtJFiNavZ4vM-Yv9kCBbfKKwstR8gplsOyyVj53FuEdTy25qbCncVLLBXR3c1g26JVR3bHiJ3Q6iS1qJP6xlyF7Ot-nD_-wIRRWk0n9sTR9T7k_mIbHfkRqLtffS7KWJRwB2h88notubosTd/w400-h300/IMG_7444.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">During the day we found some local things to do. We toured the Veterans Museum which was very detailed with all the wars beginning with WWI.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsvvm_ZXqv2ak7TlcPg3gGVbnNCr-2vw3qqq3C63jEExmqElE1_uU6YZuxMwXDFC9fDfVRgTir1OajvUKQTetk09In11aak0Div-XisLnlaI3aeq9dfjExqvelnMqiiNGF9nMMHjLzDniA72jGLlSSKRyGrJorUnVk3zuh4onk4nc1MszQwvEhPnShtxGj/s4032/IMG_7445.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsvvm_ZXqv2ak7TlcPg3gGVbnNCr-2vw3qqq3C63jEExmqElE1_uU6YZuxMwXDFC9fDfVRgTir1OajvUKQTetk09In11aak0Div-XisLnlaI3aeq9dfjExqvelnMqiiNGF9nMMHjLzDniA72jGLlSSKRyGrJorUnVk3zuh4onk4nc1MszQwvEhPnShtxGj/w300-h400/IMG_7445.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This room had the walls filled with names of those who died in WWII. It was the one place while walking through the museum where I got choked up. Behind each of those names is a real person who didn't come home. </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY3zkaSVoDyb8HXbFtFo3ZnjSKHuAzIx3izL0muv0gV8BUjZRKY7E7RHaGkYHAoFbEUQDIZFQZ5RsghATaE9Uc176qXa2sJZT21sGkhW263ubKYfnq9RQhEZLydB89n1ATll12aiIGI0huaJgQamAJT3Dm0ZFkUz8npl4_UMujk3RefLeZWvXq_i1e88Nu/s4032/IMG_7448.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY3zkaSVoDyb8HXbFtFo3ZnjSKHuAzIx3izL0muv0gV8BUjZRKY7E7RHaGkYHAoFbEUQDIZFQZ5RsghATaE9Uc176qXa2sJZT21sGkhW263ubKYfnq9RQhEZLydB89n1ATll12aiIGI0huaJgQamAJT3Dm0ZFkUz8npl4_UMujk3RefLeZWvXq_i1e88Nu/w300-h400/IMG_7448.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One of our freebies was to go to Shepherd's Chapel and go up in the tower. This is the view from up there. Another week or two and it would be even more impressive with the fall colors. </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaSBWshWxyN5KLwwhC-ljJpR02cmXuYbqdNTyOwRb4T8OZ9x8FmAUR7fyDmyfYV-hOeDUWbaTvzBN8tK3Xtz7UwjGznkuMu4ghRaSqrMkWoHujaPARbuYA6YPYYp86v8FNunHHLo28PoRCT0lbAQSROzzRWQrc67xR__ejFNFz936WwM_AvYz9-BndUv9T/s4032/IMG_7450.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaSBWshWxyN5KLwwhC-ljJpR02cmXuYbqdNTyOwRb4T8OZ9x8FmAUR7fyDmyfYV-hOeDUWbaTvzBN8tK3Xtz7UwjGznkuMu4ghRaSqrMkWoHujaPARbuYA6YPYYp86v8FNunHHLo28PoRCT0lbAQSROzzRWQrc67xR__ejFNFz936WwM_AvYz9-BndUv9T/w300-h400/IMG_7450.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Outside the theatre where we saw SIX were some classic cars including these two. As I walked in front of Mader, he said some phrases. It was so cute. </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfiwalpMyfiohEo0Cj8pN71H1n4ao-z6U5oKiDtSLPb3WN5JRO3cSaO8_VSMPKdhfTHUXXONkgijgLFEID8EvWCgbtEVVd6c2D1LfxCptV_mHlx5G4L4qEWo2vkj88YtWJXs30eOtuqOKdyLk2ogCyWiy8_Zu8aYkeZSbweTKuZw8dBw6qJOJBaX8ukfRm/s4032/IMG_7451.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfiwalpMyfiohEo0Cj8pN71H1n4ao-z6U5oKiDtSLPb3WN5JRO3cSaO8_VSMPKdhfTHUXXONkgijgLFEID8EvWCgbtEVVd6c2D1LfxCptV_mHlx5G4L4qEWo2vkj88YtWJXs30eOtuqOKdyLk2ogCyWiy8_Zu8aYkeZSbweTKuZw8dBw6qJOJBaX8ukfRm/w300-h400/IMG_7451.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">We had to FaceTime Henry and Eddie.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx8P9PUG4x5WVVjmh3ZC853lYa8iXBbORZ8BPampVybWnuRqRh6J1NwUC7Q0Thl05W4jy9fmoKyAfOqjZSn1kR25UAHnd93_q0zuGPP1JX4EyP6bPRLKCBrsvNdeE6K3A_Keaz2O7ddPBbkC6rTDXWbIt2R9WwEZi-gR0yph1TEge23rCR84I0oq9eq7f9/s4032/IMG_7464.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx8P9PUG4x5WVVjmh3ZC853lYa8iXBbORZ8BPampVybWnuRqRh6J1NwUC7Q0Thl05W4jy9fmoKyAfOqjZSn1kR25UAHnd93_q0zuGPP1JX4EyP6bPRLKCBrsvNdeE6K3A_Keaz2O7ddPBbkC6rTDXWbIt2R9WwEZi-gR0yph1TEge23rCR84I0oq9eq7f9/w400-h300/IMG_7464.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">A morning show we saw was a tribute to the Beach Boys done by these four talented people. They did some other "beachy" songs as well. It was a cute show!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKHcHO5wHjlXIPk7H_qJg40CefbEkow55JulfDYiwvL7f5Tn7HAH51P91pcRidTW0EE91OiqFIilVJ4m9IpmXcy3Um5PUtDi9WBcCiuFWJNr_ZbLfuZj5kAbeRUgKyriySNWt79kGZEPlLowSEaxP3awZnvavqhE1kuMZ7WaRNgPV8U91oswVdHkSlblGS/s4032/IMG_7452.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKHcHO5wHjlXIPk7H_qJg40CefbEkow55JulfDYiwvL7f5Tn7HAH51P91pcRidTW0EE91OiqFIilVJ4m9IpmXcy3Um5PUtDi9WBcCiuFWJNr_ZbLfuZj5kAbeRUgKyriySNWt79kGZEPlLowSEaxP3awZnvavqhE1kuMZ7WaRNgPV8U91oswVdHkSlblGS/w400-h300/IMG_7452.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Queen Esther was by far the most impressive in the Sight and Sound theatre. It began with this huge stage before us but then the side curtains opened up and it was really impressive. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYRDcIIfnA0qIL8Zpah6yO-SyG0g7cANIv1L3OKiH34xeb3bY4hyphenhyphen0UQZ5n5pvo7l0LB1-41A3yTOshDHjN_xkKacUnvdfjGSoBvd4LHKnZ2Fx3YKO6nYghG0pdrR2reUF_4TCX4G3cNfAf9iuP8MwXfhT-60FFHv_1V9CoefoUX7_lcUNI3i2w-pHfp2Cb/s4032/IMG_7460.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYRDcIIfnA0qIL8Zpah6yO-SyG0g7cANIv1L3OKiH34xeb3bY4hyphenhyphen0UQZ5n5pvo7l0LB1-41A3yTOshDHjN_xkKacUnvdfjGSoBvd4LHKnZ2Fx3YKO6nYghG0pdrR2reUF_4TCX4G3cNfAf9iuP8MwXfhT-60FFHv_1V9CoefoUX7_lcUNI3i2w-pHfp2Cb/w400-h300/IMG_7460.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">It was a long show but telling the story of Esther surely wasn't an easy task. The set was massive. This theatre does shows from the Bible. Previously there was a show about Noah with real animals. Queen Esther also had horses and goats and hawks flying. We both loved it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsE9qlsKAAxA4arJCRDRGpdk6T8kxoAxm7Ab67cEjWLcxFW9EFlXerifa0r2ON7bvfUwQmFyouO3CuU9sWYOzuGPAf_p_CUzqjx1a9Ik0Hb5Xc3Zl7KKxuV0O8q794xkGRMT9xO2hSUrb2W6dKTvod-MRdzGB8nW3_GbR5EeF0EQd6U2FkWUP8vwmkXhyg/s4032/IMG_7466.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsE9qlsKAAxA4arJCRDRGpdk6T8kxoAxm7Ab67cEjWLcxFW9EFlXerifa0r2ON7bvfUwQmFyouO3CuU9sWYOzuGPAf_p_CUzqjx1a9Ik0Hb5Xc3Zl7KKxuV0O8q794xkGRMT9xO2hSUrb2W6dKTvod-MRdzGB8nW3_GbR5EeF0EQd6U2FkWUP8vwmkXhyg/w300-h400/IMG_7466.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Shanghai Circus was our last day show. So many incredible agile people doing amazing things. Again, I am not a big fan of the circus. It was entertaining just the same. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisLnhuvqcPBfnhu5v3ICxwEfK7fyyL3-nnjnp6Ad40mgeUnjkOhmlq-gJH8j3ieuELEc8c9aGr0l-I3jYjcJ4BeImFLlc9mR5Oc1vr-1cilBYajOLmFKLk4QHNHDJlYW3QlMRfLqeBsmHOISir-AfUd1mS6QHWbJlHzgs8qcwKN-7v9__Jab5lwfV0RURQ/s4032/IMG_7472.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisLnhuvqcPBfnhu5v3ICxwEfK7fyyL3-nnjnp6Ad40mgeUnjkOhmlq-gJH8j3ieuELEc8c9aGr0l-I3jYjcJ4BeImFLlc9mR5Oc1vr-1cilBYajOLmFKLk4QHNHDJlYW3QlMRfLqeBsmHOISir-AfUd1mS6QHWbJlHzgs8qcwKN-7v9__Jab5lwfV0RURQ/w300-h400/IMG_7472.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">When we saw this giant chicken we figured that we neeed to eat at this place. It was ok. Nothing to write home about but a great server!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpch4uZjaCoabL2l5-OFQgKBiGqAXJ67fn7arusff-H_-vqA0U6yR025DK0C9-YbhDn4DtT8lVicd6-UCrIXKGNqW7mCb12xn2KSZrlqbmV7102b_fEcpU8jBn4cUitbiORRLlDSl_D5egorrl_aqBsTQmQJDuQjtphH67U5n542q17JvKgGSzwvBceBx_/s4032/IMG_7474.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpch4uZjaCoabL2l5-OFQgKBiGqAXJ67fn7arusff-H_-vqA0U6yR025DK0C9-YbhDn4DtT8lVicd6-UCrIXKGNqW7mCb12xn2KSZrlqbmV7102b_fEcpU8jBn4cUitbiORRLlDSl_D5egorrl_aqBsTQmQJDuQjtphH67U5n542q17JvKgGSzwvBceBx_/w400-h300/IMG_7474.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The final show we saw was REZA. He did some really over the top illusions that were so unbelievable. We both really enjoyed watching a double stuff oreo refilling itself rather than watching a lady get impaled by a giant drill or having another sucked into a giant fan. He did involve the crowd and those were my favorite illusions.<br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-7OL3bu6UanXzv6bO94oBXrn2hvWSZkdoCpqRQ8hmufXrfEJI5TFhDCKaiUtTC_0Qj2GiU2ad3zTeaQExpnWIAwn2sKAJ4ZBmAj2EbXYss9OOyoa0kHjJ0dK4lN2UOFtqb6hG-OBXOSX-OhhiKoN56gIwLE8SQr6QbutVNRBvadyRN1YdMU8UMWNcd9sO/s4032/IMG_7447.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-7OL3bu6UanXzv6bO94oBXrn2hvWSZkdoCpqRQ8hmufXrfEJI5TFhDCKaiUtTC_0Qj2GiU2ad3zTeaQExpnWIAwn2sKAJ4ZBmAj2EbXYss9OOyoa0kHjJ0dK4lN2UOFtqb6hG-OBXOSX-OhhiKoN56gIwLE8SQr6QbutVNRBvadyRN1YdMU8UMWNcd9sO/w300-h400/IMG_7447.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">We visited the Titanic museum which was very interesting. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1nflKMl6CFiZHVdakDCKPoKMi_g5VEnq154kCw7dWM75eh1YOKKXUXzrTFDSGeI28YwJb7qjJSqpqNObpNoyxdvVAAKOawnVi0dnkO4VEaV4c0wQAXX5utbvDeS8j4sCf2xBHJ1F9BhwVja3khDpp_2W-vCXgmZueZjocUfgT5NOjuGGYIQOC60tc6Z94/s4032/IMG_7434.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1nflKMl6CFiZHVdakDCKPoKMi_g5VEnq154kCw7dWM75eh1YOKKXUXzrTFDSGeI28YwJb7qjJSqpqNObpNoyxdvVAAKOawnVi0dnkO4VEaV4c0wQAXX5utbvDeS8j4sCf2xBHJ1F9BhwVja3khDpp_2W-vCXgmZueZjocUfgT5NOjuGGYIQOC60tc6Z94/w400-h300/IMG_7434.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div>This was a recreation of a First Class suite.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq5ofw6GN54w-jc8ybPdJi_hANT0r_hoorP2V6e15ln0G2TCj31RGNGbPluTiT-o9zIA8lyOBsx8W7HAo1Gl49Z9tvzBkrayZsw5r044O7-U5Sd7RzqvWBD1sbwA9AZ2IbFvinhyB8KowSEA2mv1bQ8L9YlCi94-KkiWQYuUvaTBzA8otB1L4I3a27VTqU/s4032/IMG_7436.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq5ofw6GN54w-jc8ybPdJi_hANT0r_hoorP2V6e15ln0G2TCj31RGNGbPluTiT-o9zIA8lyOBsx8W7HAo1Gl49Z9tvzBkrayZsw5r044O7-U5Sd7RzqvWBD1sbwA9AZ2IbFvinhyB8KowSEA2mv1bQ8L9YlCi94-KkiWQYuUvaTBzA8otB1L4I3a27VTqU/w400-h300/IMG_7436.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The ceiling above the Grand Staircase. Everything was decorated for Christmas.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcO7ohZCiHS2TPHP2tdvApHuNXI5JqYPypDOh8_PQjw4aOxQ6yoaOdF0B8Xa0uglU5xnDvRleUijGbSGZtrD3nhtHR9IgUj4z_gCdz5mzSXX5eC2bGc133Aw97ZEU7RNLP-5eolgXjmI3eXuVL4f3ayBTQHR44hXYxbL_mOLE1QO93-NUkDN5LDnVyPG9c/s4032/IMG_7435.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcO7ohZCiHS2TPHP2tdvApHuNXI5JqYPypDOh8_PQjw4aOxQ6yoaOdF0B8Xa0uglU5xnDvRleUijGbSGZtrD3nhtHR9IgUj4z_gCdz5mzSXX5eC2bGc133Aw97ZEU7RNLP-5eolgXjmI3eXuVL4f3ayBTQHR44hXYxbL_mOLE1QO93-NUkDN5LDnVyPG9c/w300-h400/IMG_7435.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div>The wheel that steered that giant ship. Outside of this was a room where you could see the night sky. Walking through that room was cold. They keep it at the temperature of that fateful night.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg57avRj6WEW-d9LEZXau2FpWHHZaFAqqDIX5o9iBQ1_Pvry_g1rp9diutjOinEbNKLLVrzdpBv1E_Exq0bYCimFR7F6KddnmcwLgRxDzjgU4O7N2rKKjwuoHjcKhG-LHh_1cuBhGnEV42z-hFGvp9mP55N4zSouv9TTiAVwGjUpH-s6nHUs3zaNZjaP0Ml/s4032/IMG_9235.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg57avRj6WEW-d9LEZXau2FpWHHZaFAqqDIX5o9iBQ1_Pvry_g1rp9diutjOinEbNKLLVrzdpBv1E_Exq0bYCimFR7F6KddnmcwLgRxDzjgU4O7N2rKKjwuoHjcKhG-LHh_1cuBhGnEV42z-hFGvp9mP55N4zSouv9TTiAVwGjUpH-s6nHUs3zaNZjaP0Ml/w300-h400/IMG_9235.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div>The Grand Staircase is very impressive!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCmKnqBvwDwvbF-UbmWgsKrsdDIZA9tIlgJTpO2bwrYXwnQDZxkw7Jr5wDSuIORP6L0hFjXvEZs4cubs7yxdaqWKvWecH2O_brWMnLFn5POeSNWza5dNG5MKFaSRu8iXymxTGVrJR3filjDGRlN1csvGk223MD1Zmn9CimC5G-ItNK3dDC4tliPk8P4tQ6/s4032/IMG_9236.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCmKnqBvwDwvbF-UbmWgsKrsdDIZA9tIlgJTpO2bwrYXwnQDZxkw7Jr5wDSuIORP6L0hFjXvEZs4cubs7yxdaqWKvWecH2O_brWMnLFn5POeSNWza5dNG5MKFaSRu8iXymxTGVrJR3filjDGRlN1csvGk223MD1Zmn9CimC5G-ItNK3dDC4tliPk8P4tQ6/w300-h400/IMG_9236.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div>I love the intricate carving around th eclock.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFOXThieoEG59v8-_nCwjyvc_b34FoK6Wls9tHMYBiVDXsEuy9rsQdJWfhnugF0K9z-m8YC2xQ17vBqaUD3jUvCfKlrm2s4HtwBZzLpTpJJBnnkt6DLfTnxlAvDbN1a3pSVycwRdm_mRj-BzWbO6Jns6UfhhYgUVughilAvhv8M_72r_YgD5ewp40WX_2Y/s4032/IMG_9237.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFOXThieoEG59v8-_nCwjyvc_b34FoK6Wls9tHMYBiVDXsEuy9rsQdJWfhnugF0K9z-m8YC2xQ17vBqaUD3jUvCfKlrm2s4HtwBZzLpTpJJBnnkt6DLfTnxlAvDbN1a3pSVycwRdm_mRj-BzWbO6Jns6UfhhYgUVughilAvhv8M_72r_YgD5ewp40WX_2Y/w300-h400/IMG_9237.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We enjoyed our time there. When you enter you are given a card of someone who was on board. Each of our people were First Class and ultimately survived. Then, Pat of course, had to look them up on familysearch.org to see if they have their temple work done. They do!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8A9wLRYaKfgYPN9z41NOCGa_-VEWVBmPjpz7IcwxwBTsgJkGW4p4DyvoJtvqcjegeF7_rSP9-OOdFFikbJtg46XPkLk9xW0z-EHiS3ayTkpyeLd0aolwZ6O-jL8LScPB47m_7NTdaCMyLXaHCZImzX6_5mqcKxFQ4othuBlXEDg-kSvj0pA29RLZ33AOQ/s4032/IMG_7475.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8A9wLRYaKfgYPN9z41NOCGa_-VEWVBmPjpz7IcwxwBTsgJkGW4p4DyvoJtvqcjegeF7_rSP9-OOdFFikbJtg46XPkLk9xW0z-EHiS3ayTkpyeLd0aolwZ6O-jL8LScPB47m_7NTdaCMyLXaHCZImzX6_5mqcKxFQ4othuBlXEDg-kSvj0pA29RLZ33AOQ/w300-h400/IMG_7475.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What trip to a southern state is complete without a trip to the Waffle House? We had breakfast coupons for the hotel we stayed in but I didn't need a 4th day of the same exact food. Waffle House for the win!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was a great trip and I think we need to go back again sometime to see and do some of the things we didn't get to do and see. </div></div><p></p>Heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15490984599135512664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3667781965373992272.post-74656388050348913182023-11-21T15:22:00.000-06:002023-11-21T15:22:02.336-06:00Erin’s Bridal Shower<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I know how much Erin detests being the center of attention so when we planned her bridal shower, we made sure we didn't play any games that would embarrass her. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLl9a0n0JrD4BNVv21IFFozFLmRWlGotllCSLil2kQbJTjtygIhfAiZ2dzEvEmf-N5wRnBR1iNnA2VGimwUqYH4Ajopp9iFh-DAksjlLujDFbLnOzVnhKZQF4rVhK2iXIdUpAxDOFCMnpWy-piDGRnRgnIpQ_oiyryk0BmytVWMSlY1FB7wC04l5ToAJhP/s4032/IMG_7400.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLl9a0n0JrD4BNVv21IFFozFLmRWlGotllCSLil2kQbJTjtygIhfAiZ2dzEvEmf-N5wRnBR1iNnA2VGimwUqYH4Ajopp9iFh-DAksjlLujDFbLnOzVnhKZQF4rVhK2iXIdUpAxDOFCMnpWy-piDGRnRgnIpQ_oiyryk0BmytVWMSlY1FB7wC04l5ToAJhP/w400-h300/IMG_7400.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The twins were more than helpful when it came to giving gifts to Erin to open.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLbaLjCFxc-FVk2OViBaCtM3Ym8Xdin7VshmI8M-ti2oUkI2MxEvCy6qNYx8nQ3PydyevRGtGu4HN6srHN4rteCM3Q5y69evUDs-IlxAmxEKEQGH29jVAX7GpQH1Un1W3oH25fH9uwD-WHsdCgheis-X5zIPDNznB73H2kQO2_VDE1ZVjTvzWbMlaE-wNP/s4032/IMG_7402.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLbaLjCFxc-FVk2OViBaCtM3Ym8Xdin7VshmI8M-ti2oUkI2MxEvCy6qNYx8nQ3PydyevRGtGu4HN6srHN4rteCM3Q5y69evUDs-IlxAmxEKEQGH29jVAX7GpQH1Un1W3oH25fH9uwD-WHsdCgheis-X5zIPDNznB73H2kQO2_VDE1ZVjTvzWbMlaE-wNP/w300-h400/IMG_7402.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkwVjcPeYQHI66fHmA0mMbfDVT3YDgr0_iFVzl8Le7ylLBw4A6n1mpm-IpFvlaWv65Za6Dvr4LsFpRZeOZJdDZLdVKL1ucoTyc1qzLWfWGt4j-1OMA1_9z_TVwQKSjp1ETmP0pmoAo_LfA9bwdnm7aNU2i-i2vi6YdggX2GpmHZ36m7QYqRqNhD_MDQCYs/s4032/IMG_7403.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkwVjcPeYQHI66fHmA0mMbfDVT3YDgr0_iFVzl8Le7ylLBw4A6n1mpm-IpFvlaWv65Za6Dvr4LsFpRZeOZJdDZLdVKL1ucoTyc1qzLWfWGt4j-1OMA1_9z_TVwQKSjp1ETmP0pmoAo_LfA9bwdnm7aNU2i-i2vi6YdggX2GpmHZ36m7QYqRqNhD_MDQCYs/w400-h300/IMG_7403.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The shower was well attended by the sisters in the ward as well as family and a few friends. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjklfxWQ8upxKIufgq0taf6Odk95gu9JaseZBe8ip1DD8W_i77wGXWGc50aiYLqApzHPVay41Q1xwJGqpAM7THaefe6AV-98Vr8q86_jPzTuUFFylvcMBiKtk-Qr9EkqTvJ73g58dGBEy-cAM1LbuPbU7NWkGaCc_MxIoApsvcXQkIZPqzvWy4UwylVT1qS/s4032/IMG_7404.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjklfxWQ8upxKIufgq0taf6Odk95gu9JaseZBe8ip1DD8W_i77wGXWGc50aiYLqApzHPVay41Q1xwJGqpAM7THaefe6AV-98Vr8q86_jPzTuUFFylvcMBiKtk-Qr9EkqTvJ73g58dGBEy-cAM1LbuPbU7NWkGaCc_MxIoApsvcXQkIZPqzvWy4UwylVT1qS/w400-h300/IMG_7404.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We had it on a Saturday mid-morning so we could make it a brunch. Breakfast foods all around. Erin got some lovely things to outfit her home. I believe a good time was had by all.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Jacob showed up right at the end to help clean up and haul the gifts out to the car. What a great thing a gift registry is!</div> <p></p>Heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15490984599135512664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3667781965373992272.post-42580652407130859702023-11-21T10:57:00.002-06:002023-11-21T10:57:20.245-06:00Cami’s Volleyball Season<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">How I LOVE volleyball. I always love when I get the chance to play and when I get the chance to watch. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfkAmPsWWTOsAe1kcBoFqvwoSL1M6IMNgW5qC6Jufe0wXMZGhiln4A1DEXiYbRuK1RM1mVjfQLhj3TgZdIPHkI8TwDIn0euQ_9jbIxfDNm4628H5dnOF62dB3QsGWbomf-A_9HFGjfnXW_ziOx5DNOa4t020WzeL_HLEbZQbStzp2-KOUj7byqZ3gisklU/s4032/IMG_7331.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfkAmPsWWTOsAe1kcBoFqvwoSL1M6IMNgW5qC6Jufe0wXMZGhiln4A1DEXiYbRuK1RM1mVjfQLhj3TgZdIPHkI8TwDIn0euQ_9jbIxfDNm4628H5dnOF62dB3QsGWbomf-A_9HFGjfnXW_ziOx5DNOa4t020WzeL_HLEbZQbStzp2-KOUj7byqZ3gisklU/w300-h400/IMG_7331.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Cami's junior season of volleyball had her playing mostly on the JV team but she had chances to play on the Varsity team as well, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn3MJRRgUNrkGg0JJ3I_e6-oJb8Er25FzPyL5AUdAt7bbL5RifuihUaJ270G_ZvDOuGapPUVofZCbxz6fwqUsTNOj8ntslgmdyCpGPihhNKrKVZ1VrhevbOt8ZrpUuiBrkz4KM-3Nx6kVzNbpbVs0rfQb_yMHO50liKi3aseqjuTXaGC4PREIPEk0IVv1b/s4032/IMG_7333.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn3MJRRgUNrkGg0JJ3I_e6-oJb8Er25FzPyL5AUdAt7bbL5RifuihUaJ270G_ZvDOuGapPUVofZCbxz6fwqUsTNOj8ntslgmdyCpGPihhNKrKVZ1VrhevbOt8ZrpUuiBrkz4KM-3Nx6kVzNbpbVs0rfQb_yMHO50liKi3aseqjuTXaGC4PREIPEk0IVv1b/w300-h400/IMG_7333.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Her serving got better as she practiced. And she practiced a lot.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXJEkcsaWojHHyOBEL6d6bCjZU3ypu6kPvKeT10F_jJXB__yyhrpRw_9GL6hf19HEdjpqvkEd9Mh8yp9fkrEabEjTQTIg9K_8SWopVpLQH744n60malgAG2Fg0an_WXpYddgkVQAi6rGQhLjDSpwxv4sYHDwHQjiwmoZ7tAfpdhho6UrtdszPAExGmfPKr/s4032/IMG_7335.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXJEkcsaWojHHyOBEL6d6bCjZU3ypu6kPvKeT10F_jJXB__yyhrpRw_9GL6hf19HEdjpqvkEd9Mh8yp9fkrEabEjTQTIg9K_8SWopVpLQH744n60malgAG2Fg0an_WXpYddgkVQAi6rGQhLjDSpwxv4sYHDwHQjiwmoZ7tAfpdhho6UrtdszPAExGmfPKr/w300-h400/IMG_7335.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">She played the middle blocker position and was really good at it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGyO77lDbg93unwOdHPMvkJIo5LzNuAtSQk_vtepb_G1aLmcQgrSrZm3iNFuBOXX4L2gaQIQy_Yk3OPP9NAguQRQEFLdtm0BlQbwA7vFAtGJ8t2eKHGPapZaeU_Ib13T_8-hTvrzWxHHNZCwD95wtaE-4BaBObPZISCOqpp_rfRdVXYl6_YOaw-2-ApFFZ/s4032/IMG_7336.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGyO77lDbg93unwOdHPMvkJIo5LzNuAtSQk_vtepb_G1aLmcQgrSrZm3iNFuBOXX4L2gaQIQy_Yk3OPP9NAguQRQEFLdtm0BlQbwA7vFAtGJ8t2eKHGPapZaeU_Ib13T_8-hTvrzWxHHNZCwD95wtaE-4BaBObPZISCOqpp_rfRdVXYl6_YOaw-2-ApFFZ/w300-h400/IMG_7336.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">She mostly played only the front row but was great at the back row when given the chance. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV7GLX5n0culs_Od5CvGKfxkYcXMDbPlXyquId-UCg-vrqBsVk6dmw1HNaZFN9OkfDjPjd0cNcrkIPBglshLRUEsR7id9-I90bGsSjzW6wBHN0d5BbDRGea8fjt064Oi1K8njGrK9Rraq4NgsH0ljPwpwokptY2AWczqvJIhs7yB1ZiXxmwYl-zQjkwup4/s4032/IMG_7340.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV7GLX5n0culs_Od5CvGKfxkYcXMDbPlXyquId-UCg-vrqBsVk6dmw1HNaZFN9OkfDjPjd0cNcrkIPBglshLRUEsR7id9-I90bGsSjzW6wBHN0d5BbDRGea8fjt064Oi1K8njGrK9Rraq4NgsH0ljPwpwokptY2AWczqvJIhs7yB1ZiXxmwYl-zQjkwup4/w300-h400/IMG_7340.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I believe it was a successful season and I'm glad she didn't play mostly on the Varsity team as there seemed to be a diva or two there. Also, she would not have had the opportunity to play as much as she did. I look forward to watching her play again next year!</div> <p></p>Heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15490984599135512664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3667781965373992272.post-28285221967249836522023-11-02T14:35:00.001-05:002023-11-02T14:35:04.272-05:00Expensive Dentistry<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pat had a bottom front tooth that died many years ago. He had it capped a long time ago. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiiX6ULlz-CCzLErlmXixf51WlMWNctpw065JAh0Enn84Hf5K7_8SnJ-2AvRBId_dAof2C18Wl11QTVpAiBP2KAlcNP1u34ZyC-GhDhfnhtHG_pLsTHlceEWEo6JKd-ZJJWrW0lVltH-x5Lw0AAI0PecBljP_8tDEmK9YVt0hQLMx4Y2m2YMCMaHyI9aav/s4032/IMG_8005.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiiX6ULlz-CCzLErlmXixf51WlMWNctpw065JAh0Enn84Hf5K7_8SnJ-2AvRBId_dAof2C18Wl11QTVpAiBP2KAlcNP1u34ZyC-GhDhfnhtHG_pLsTHlceEWEo6JKd-ZJJWrW0lVltH-x5Lw0AAI0PecBljP_8tDEmK9YVt0hQLMx4Y2m2YMCMaHyI9aav/w300-h400/IMG_8005.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">He was at the dentist just before our Alaska trip and Dr. Walsh wanted to pull it. He said he wasn't going on vacation without a tooth. It has been loose for over a year but really got loose over the summer. Once we got off the plane and were headed home he pulled it out. That saved us $400. There is not enough bone to do an implant so a bridge was done instead. It may have been expensive but it was so worth it when I look at his handsome face and see a smile without that gap.</div> <p></p>Heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15490984599135512664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3667781965373992272.post-12217598063533206832023-11-02T14:31:00.003-05:002023-11-02T14:31:53.008-05:00Erin is Engaged<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This summer, Erin and Jacob Fagersten began corresponding with one another via their phones and texts. He moved from St. George, Utah back to Iowa where he moved in with Matt and Becca Fillmore. Becca and Jacob are siblings. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKFeLWcSpnGF2qd2Q8y6CrqZm0j3HcDqj1m1XZNKni_DDpI8F7SeUFtfcWiyg6Rb6YeND8sQ0F6QlFmyvs03oEEJ5krt6fOCNIQX5ouqxZHgptNgJUV95svU7uxMehFVcLWpe3zEDiJHcDRuRm34CURKfB97uDdKvfeaIrDL7gp71fr6hbZ_quv9x4TnMG/s4032/IMG_7296.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKFeLWcSpnGF2qd2Q8y6CrqZm0j3HcDqj1m1XZNKni_DDpI8F7SeUFtfcWiyg6Rb6YeND8sQ0F6QlFmyvs03oEEJ5krt6fOCNIQX5ouqxZHgptNgJUV95svU7uxMehFVcLWpe3zEDiJHcDRuRm34CURKfB97uDdKvfeaIrDL7gp71fr6hbZ_quv9x4TnMG/w400-h300/IMG_7296.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div>They saw one another a couple of times and he decided he needed to live closer so they could see where their relationship would go. Just after we got back from Alaska, we had a picnic at the Gourley house where Jacob proposed to Erin. I went but kept my distance due to the positive Covid test.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCF-Lf3wO6WHPTsnobkW-6YtHn6yIBTJL439VAHTE_FBfyHElpeY10TQuCd9vJBPX9LQpC9yz3symKU4TEhlfYfVhnY4cs1M8AdNwB9Ai9abM-ChlUfWwUSSprNp9XE3VEbaFqKXlTageHhsdHj6WIpEbuGREZNceussqTckYWfRJAOsqA4szMJX-1NR_c/s1080/IMG_7300.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="838" data-original-width="1080" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCF-Lf3wO6WHPTsnobkW-6YtHn6yIBTJL439VAHTE_FBfyHElpeY10TQuCd9vJBPX9LQpC9yz3symKU4TEhlfYfVhnY4cs1M8AdNwB9Ai9abM-ChlUfWwUSSprNp9XE3VEbaFqKXlTageHhsdHj6WIpEbuGREZNceussqTckYWfRJAOsqA4szMJX-1NR_c/w400-h310/IMG_7300.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div>They are so good together. He is chill and I think will compliment her beautifully. She is stable and practical which will be good for them.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitJWn7MsfY8AoCpJyU6NHQ8BIj_w3pmXtl-NC0_A_CmoHsat2A0Gvilet95xTDG742X8JdwckAK5kGhi9dqa7ewVcqMFCxrDPVnHme6emAfkBpRMSueW1DYs33yo--JQdB0E9a9p_baueluJfHuesLlqDVxpmAlEnzhJ3UQ1vXAItyaI_DBYFwy2aARJyw/s1442/IMG_7299.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1442" data-original-width="1114" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitJWn7MsfY8AoCpJyU6NHQ8BIj_w3pmXtl-NC0_A_CmoHsat2A0Gvilet95xTDG742X8JdwckAK5kGhi9dqa7ewVcqMFCxrDPVnHme6emAfkBpRMSueW1DYs33yo--JQdB0E9a9p_baueluJfHuesLlqDVxpmAlEnzhJ3UQ1vXAItyaI_DBYFwy2aARJyw/w309-h400/IMG_7299.jpeg" width="309" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">It's interesting how well he fits into our family. Anyone she previously dated just didn't fit.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrXS_Gfo8axStujHkgcuUEGSFiRT4SR_lgz84o4g6xHadyGPyqHEofnJqjcLmYyP_GNX7a_T6-CaoKOCwApo5FZreJ5wpZbetZVG6VIA4f9Vi3KA7llGDSGwyEfRgMGLWtRW84lVELsWNVbABctpeG8UWtw0YbQTKBxuPlZsTCtrZ8hiEZ9L2-YpQHOms6/s1286/IMG_7301.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1286" data-original-width="956" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrXS_Gfo8axStujHkgcuUEGSFiRT4SR_lgz84o4g6xHadyGPyqHEofnJqjcLmYyP_GNX7a_T6-CaoKOCwApo5FZreJ5wpZbetZVG6VIA4f9Vi3KA7llGDSGwyEfRgMGLWtRW84lVELsWNVbABctpeG8UWtw0YbQTKBxuPlZsTCtrZ8hiEZ9L2-YpQHOms6/w298-h400/IMG_7301.jpeg" width="298" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Erin has waited for so long to get to this point in her life. I have prayed for her for years to find her person and leave the one that wasn't right. Prayers answered in Jacob!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRQAqwpkNp_AQiJXlOyYRovyUQ_nfeCUmM_bmW0-1EfRt6Wtumdl6DYK2KwnQJDCHsSW1aZiEEg1GViwoMn9cCBTMglFHiMR-hZRJimDt9d8Y6adsMZ1OgF_piSbNkRwmyoKrNzYiTHcEFkE9JHbRb7GUnGSL7QaeVM4rXa40EOZLzHPVDf_HWswv0OjoY/s1800/IMG_7302.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1440" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRQAqwpkNp_AQiJXlOyYRovyUQ_nfeCUmM_bmW0-1EfRt6Wtumdl6DYK2KwnQJDCHsSW1aZiEEg1GViwoMn9cCBTMglFHiMR-hZRJimDt9d8Y6adsMZ1OgF_piSbNkRwmyoKrNzYiTHcEFkE9JHbRb7GUnGSL7QaeVM4rXa40EOZLzHPVDf_HWswv0OjoY/w320-h400/IMG_7302.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">He currently has taken up residence at the Fillmore home and found employment at Seagrave. It may not be his forever job, but it pays the bills. </div><div style="text-align: center;">We love him and we love that Erin loves him!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15490984599135512664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3667781965373992272.post-24392146515922556272023-11-02T14:24:00.005-05:002023-11-02T14:24:43.986-05:00Anchorage & Seward<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Anchorage is a big city. We took a tour of the city on a bus. It was pretty interesting.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Hp5j8GSwgLQJnQBXaBlJSXrKVG1GLgo1PPw6cBTAykoQw593Mk7pNk9xfGNRWfnx58i6ghvMv4Qm1bXSSR0PNevKk4C2KJDYkmSdChq4vddn4VP8TNLeOYB1H0iCcKC6i7-XxNoTiR9fZDDGSdkbJ_wTthdH2eSbJUI5Zv5TShKD3qSHu-dyfenprRVu/s4032/IMG_7228.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Hp5j8GSwgLQJnQBXaBlJSXrKVG1GLgo1PPw6cBTAykoQw593Mk7pNk9xfGNRWfnx58i6ghvMv4Qm1bXSSR0PNevKk4C2KJDYkmSdChq4vddn4VP8TNLeOYB1H0iCcKC6i7-XxNoTiR9fZDDGSdkbJ_wTthdH2eSbJUI5Zv5TShKD3qSHu-dyfenprRVu/w300-h400/IMG_7228.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">For instance, the photo below was commissioned by the high school class of 1971. They had this put on the side of their school building and hired the painter to hide "71" in the mural.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBjKb8WAWiZQ-Z5iWaQ4lz6ZGbK85EBuYA3faWFC6P0BJxWWER8R1jjUpWTjkZuLSjK0rTywuzsK4y2NeiUzdkxQ9FuoefioqnzfVc9yNEdv9ywovin5aRHFr_vX3oMS267e2Dct6lcdD82Dlt_dqfitTvF8jCoT_DxWLNVoN-g51iOfMvIYcCet9mfwxs/s4032/IMG_7229.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBjKb8WAWiZQ-Z5iWaQ4lz6ZGbK85EBuYA3faWFC6P0BJxWWER8R1jjUpWTjkZuLSjK0rTywuzsK4y2NeiUzdkxQ9FuoefioqnzfVc9yNEdv9ywovin5aRHFr_vX3oMS267e2Dct6lcdD82Dlt_dqfitTvF8jCoT_DxWLNVoN-g51iOfMvIYcCet9mfwxs/w300-h400/IMG_7229.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga6UrqY8wvCik6OT55LH-Libl4cHw-z60u1tHsxj6BV8rnOae93DrujUC6fPLRASP1UuBa0aDAa-CPQnlHNVwkXPjq95JpjnxLBebQ5YWNiyzs0UfZkow5HhhrLNSOBQ30gVzoMMyui3l1wDrQGKJFP6Wb-a_EtRJ1w7cxr-i10kTJwQ0H3hpyi5YifynL/s4032/IMG_7231.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga6UrqY8wvCik6OT55LH-Libl4cHw-z60u1tHsxj6BV8rnOae93DrujUC6fPLRASP1UuBa0aDAa-CPQnlHNVwkXPjq95JpjnxLBebQ5YWNiyzs0UfZkow5HhhrLNSOBQ30gVzoMMyui3l1wDrQGKJFP6Wb-a_EtRJ1w7cxr-i10kTJwQ0H3hpyi5YifynL/w300-h400/IMG_7231.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Peggy Crowe came and got us on Saturday and we went touring to Seward with her. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDFd_NOp3AxwKB-miMVBoor5IL5Kvj5gqbcnVTEfPyaPQ9FgLMNL2GdzFimcTzxAYM0dB7_m2EQ0SkUXU7s1K955hHNR0ceXU5XIRUFUkXHncdpi0rMvan1CC1P-a3qRFRtUBPx110QNbbYjIZ5fRGMB7AlkE-2ECZF8mocR8SuvrnXtIt6gEIvBtibotJ/s4032/IMG_7232.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDFd_NOp3AxwKB-miMVBoor5IL5Kvj5gqbcnVTEfPyaPQ9FgLMNL2GdzFimcTzxAYM0dB7_m2EQ0SkUXU7s1K955hHNR0ceXU5XIRUFUkXHncdpi0rMvan1CC1P-a3qRFRtUBPx110QNbbYjIZ5fRGMB7AlkE-2ECZF8mocR8SuvrnXtIt6gEIvBtibotJ/w400-h300/IMG_7232.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We rode up a mountainside via tram and got to see some beautiful vistas. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5MUOUMCTk3v3ZXZu-C6vGlVwzuIgGbPA0gun5PkAE93G9C47VVtZVM1OhD2bbUBWWrFP2s7myg9uMU4xNUQoBE48StP21X5Eax64tCZ39Iz20-Z4VXS3cQJ46_A2JOeKlJrpm-ZDwFQ21AvoTISSiPR0ZovDYtVamq_V5Q6aLxcmqUYBDvbBOAaUwXQzj/s4032/IMG_7233.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5MUOUMCTk3v3ZXZu-C6vGlVwzuIgGbPA0gun5PkAE93G9C47VVtZVM1OhD2bbUBWWrFP2s7myg9uMU4xNUQoBE48StP21X5Eax64tCZ39Iz20-Z4VXS3cQJ46_A2JOeKlJrpm-ZDwFQ21AvoTISSiPR0ZovDYtVamq_V5Q6aLxcmqUYBDvbBOAaUwXQzj/w400-h300/IMG_7233.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I love the green of this mountainside. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0qX6d6NeXUM5_0UDnO_Uie1OmPUTe2oFxSz3-nNGG478vLZh56-_nuS6YbMPDFAp5xOL5PLUYEHMRtB71gTEgUHKT4_i0u4K2UcKfKC8kR9PUnZ6fhc3JFnF3wreN0rjHVE5tMbOX6R_2tJA7im6ynn1a09UfLWFHHlsqzP1vwlp-weNMHBJNoA0uUden/s4032/IMG_7235.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQRPXwZaZiqaWO7ynASXM4s33pTnk4gffkJ3tXLAa_uMGKt65oq6JA8xPAy4QvFEaez5OjHo0aWZ95nNcVjklPiBFWS_4xnVRDPc7MjgpvIS9-qDbpRSsrMIs0GEXY9uQuOiLGSUzHJNDI5Y-FBnYCz-_KhsygU0GOIZB6s_D8RVxSApeN_MIyTnxqTUmJ/w300-h400/IMG_7264.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Peg drove us to Seward where we did a pretty easy hike up to see a glacier.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7jjefyjMZPLwAfElwOp2cAjS55La1AzKE_fyTiiFQr6Yzm_w6R3xHim9wy5JxqrakYJAx91dBZe4MZf0Fwo_ZYRURZ-YJofIZqkk40tMclit7uu2x3PDKVdSxLc5cTLpYNe-bo8iMffjFVaEP5Dj_LTwgLdvUuZM4b7ih3erkvhuJlnWHDRWnpIDRX9zd/s4032/IMG_7265.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7jjefyjMZPLwAfElwOp2cAjS55La1AzKE_fyTiiFQr6Yzm_w6R3xHim9wy5JxqrakYJAx91dBZe4MZf0Fwo_ZYRURZ-YJofIZqkk40tMclit7uu2x3PDKVdSxLc5cTLpYNe-bo8iMffjFVaEP5Dj_LTwgLdvUuZM4b7ih3erkvhuJlnWHDRWnpIDRX9zd/w300-h400/IMG_7265.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This glacier has receded a lot in the last 100 years.</td></tr></tbody></table> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhou69bXaghvMqVDqe-mwY_k1e2KuhXbDyZzcBr75HJpqmRbasErv6O2CVYu2bzZCv5idO5N887ifP42wO11oOH988q-XxeM12qgoLE9wl0-nA1DJkaJfZrb0JEqY83ThpNDr5zKFua6RnxhsnpQcA7ymkYVbIwczkSd_Y1ukF3QZybn3DABUSL8x25JwlA/s4032/IMG_7281.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhou69bXaghvMqVDqe-mwY_k1e2KuhXbDyZzcBr75HJpqmRbasErv6O2CVYu2bzZCv5idO5N887ifP42wO11oOH988q-XxeM12qgoLE9wl0-nA1DJkaJfZrb0JEqY83ThpNDr5zKFua6RnxhsnpQcA7ymkYVbIwczkSd_Y1ukF3QZybn3DABUSL8x25JwlA/w400-h300/IMG_7281.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Just before leaving for the airport we had breakfast at Gwennie's. I had French toast and reindeer sausage again. They gave me so much sausage that there was no way I could eat it all. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje45pm4698JXTSdPAEfHyCn7qPp91JfAwSbNPQ2DE6dwkJeCgKu3Y_ko9gfI2spz8etZnHW8S0WACsFBpfWwXUmCViNGt62N4wl47gqv5Hx_mhyYDbNmnAd03EGQN2np6OV-4LmbmNd5jZ0WSinWwn1xMHQ8v1Bax2uIO_3c4ILnpixZsUX26NXp-4Qr3a/s4032/IMG_9040.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje45pm4698JXTSdPAEfHyCn7qPp91JfAwSbNPQ2DE6dwkJeCgKu3Y_ko9gfI2spz8etZnHW8S0WACsFBpfWwXUmCViNGt62N4wl47gqv5Hx_mhyYDbNmnAd03EGQN2np6OV-4LmbmNd5jZ0WSinWwn1xMHQ8v1Bax2uIO_3c4ILnpixZsUX26NXp-4Qr3a/w300-h400/IMG_9040.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is Jen. 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Later in the day, Jay and Peg picked us up and took us to their daughter, Janelle's home. We spent our afternoon and evening with the Crowe family. It was a lot of fun and we enjoyed being with family. We laughed and talked and just connected with family we didn't know.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It was an amazing trip. I'd like to go back again some day.</div> <p></p>Heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15490984599135512664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3667781965373992272.post-81094012493997299152023-11-02T14:13:00.003-05:002023-11-02T14:13:40.498-05:00Train to Anchorage <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We left Fairbanks for Anchorage aboard a train. Everywhere we looked there were beautiful views. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdBYFqGq6BCfElmh0Vxg61r0yg7k8gkOietB4TOovJChnVEJScaIo6NdplPZMGhmb-Xc-5jwO0p3QMazK7qxWpC-vbn7CZH4N3oB8WX3YkLLHAGbPY-tAI5gxuTtvIOLiXvUHIPiIdfHYkvXTd_RziaVS_Ho8CpiA-oqJQ1BjPrxXqvlguQEP5P_lYfUpW/s4032/IMG_7203.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdBYFqGq6BCfElmh0Vxg61r0yg7k8gkOietB4TOovJChnVEJScaIo6NdplPZMGhmb-Xc-5jwO0p3QMazK7qxWpC-vbn7CZH4N3oB8WX3YkLLHAGbPY-tAI5gxuTtvIOLiXvUHIPiIdfHYkvXTd_RziaVS_Ho8CpiA-oqJQ1BjPrxXqvlguQEP5P_lYfUpW/w300-h400/IMG_7203.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We didn't have a meal aboard the train. We sat in the back of the car and read our President Oaks book. 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC4Dvq6FnxmZG5p2hejpeCH9-PpaBkrt1bYDraH5-5WnnjXyqK5PvBl7dLRYtOiumV6heTuykuhJ3L56POjHhTjk5MnMENA7U88t8RD3Lr_Ayo2r1ecIGh8vt-odNlIAHehSfxuzAwJ4RYFXbOsQxkrir-2-qqbXm4ngO7j9ankPKMweglhRNRyhRrqxwF/s4032/IMG_9032.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC4Dvq6FnxmZG5p2hejpeCH9-PpaBkrt1bYDraH5-5WnnjXyqK5PvBl7dLRYtOiumV6heTuykuhJ3L56POjHhTjk5MnMENA7U88t8RD3Lr_Ayo2r1ecIGh8vt-odNlIAHehSfxuzAwJ4RYFXbOsQxkrir-2-qqbXm4ngO7j9ankPKMweglhRNRyhRrqxwF/w400-h300/IMG_9032.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div>It was a long, all-day ride but the views were great! Pat had a very runny nose during this part of the trip. It seemed like a really bad cold. We found out that there were others who were not feeling well. When we returned home we found out that it was Covid. I got lucky and developed symptoms when we got home. That was the only down side of the trip.<br /> <p></p>Heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15490984599135512664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3667781965373992272.post-70383092628658527012023-11-02T14:07:00.004-05:002023-11-02T14:07:53.684-05:00Denali<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Denali did not disappoint. We took a ride through part of the park. There was a land slide which didn't allow us to go further.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEsBJSHW37llx8dEPAb3jPZU7TlnL3U9Q-hHtqdjhNnHTqwacfZm0mJ6hVP7saT7ZWP9oGjyR3K2ZvcmW78wli7a6T2rkMu48hWW9N6XpnveK-SfOwYkF21Pm0B9d89v7qL4JvYA6KBC8Xn944YRvgUvkTRQwEOeEahMUJXnUl76t0kYancZwYnjo5VVAa/s3292/IMG_1457.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3292" data-original-width="2326" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEsBJSHW37llx8dEPAb3jPZU7TlnL3U9Q-hHtqdjhNnHTqwacfZm0mJ6hVP7saT7ZWP9oGjyR3K2ZvcmW78wli7a6T2rkMu48hWW9N6XpnveK-SfOwYkF21Pm0B9d89v7qL4JvYA6KBC8Xn944YRvgUvkTRQwEOeEahMUJXnUl76t0kYancZwYnjo5VVAa/w283-h400/IMG_1457.jpeg" width="283" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We saw some wildlife. Reindeer or elk were plentiful.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTCOtxqoENMsXUEkTabkL0cVMHT9EuAkYFkdLOWHdsy0i-M9Hbiyj3gIo1bDHhmGBs2KOkkfsBl6i32RExXq6h_2JhIo29tMaiBjZGayZQJkTv7U8u3vMhKiMZRrJbKiRJk_W_0oBSJdfZsXeKKPzXA4m-Txyviacq2Td_AC-orfdFCYnHHRL8O03Tl4AY/s4032/IMG_7163.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTCOtxqoENMsXUEkTabkL0cVMHT9EuAkYFkdLOWHdsy0i-M9Hbiyj3gIo1bDHhmGBs2KOkkfsBl6i32RExXq6h_2JhIo29tMaiBjZGayZQJkTv7U8u3vMhKiMZRrJbKiRJk_W_0oBSJdfZsXeKKPzXA4m-Txyviacq2Td_AC-orfdFCYnHHRL8O03Tl4AY/w300-h400/IMG_7163.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Breakfast the first morning was amazing. Stuffed French toast. It was so pretty I needed to capture it. I had that with reindeer sausage.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaGF0xcPpjMb3J3kaSTJrRXPowDNEq_oZ7T8GRJHeWCPHSRmxTNjlUoZZsPRfqPQJ6fp7TXZ1d4c39Fn0Hz-poW0zg0dVFsagSwYLjv7d9B052AtOs6K172R7ZMCaATWv0XEg0TH5LYfntNI3asDH0nSUZ1kywOaUq0SYsPZnjRrySD53rMOqiptZQV5Fl/s4032/IMG_7170.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaGF0xcPpjMb3J3kaSTJrRXPowDNEq_oZ7T8GRJHeWCPHSRmxTNjlUoZZsPRfqPQJ6fp7TXZ1d4c39Fn0Hz-poW0zg0dVFsagSwYLjv7d9B052AtOs6K172R7ZMCaATWv0XEg0TH5LYfntNI3asDH0nSUZ1kywOaUq0SYsPZnjRrySD53rMOqiptZQV5Fl/w400-h300/IMG_7170.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our bus driver/tour guide was great at finding the animals. He had a scope that he could zoom in and we could look at the screen above the seats to get a closer look. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsVhDphhIRAWsbI1AkzLYE1rFXelm_PWX_exPB-uNAVGy8cIibEvmbPW4TEU4I0CyfHcrhi-zBYtAWC2sHM8IYiCtGcgObIAgbZYP3n2wQ9fABb5tdEggGafyZuxr15P9eyz01XHcXoIb-dhBTlpneFzNrNojuwHwGnC9ZLe4-Fq4zAso-sFmlGHyaf5O7/s4032/IMG_7173.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsVhDphhIRAWsbI1AkzLYE1rFXelm_PWX_exPB-uNAVGy8cIibEvmbPW4TEU4I0CyfHcrhi-zBYtAWC2sHM8IYiCtGcgObIAgbZYP3n2wQ9fABb5tdEggGafyZuxr15P9eyz01XHcXoIb-dhBTlpneFzNrNojuwHwGnC9ZLe4-Fq4zAso-sFmlGHyaf5O7/w300-h400/IMG_7173.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">There was a stop on the way into the park where we could use the pit toilets. This deck was massive!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0m42B3ImM4JFU4R5vRH6q43by_D-nNYkEAwxqrs5DuKHVGkcpO4F8ZcI-yt9m2QO8TYEc4uIoWqMvEnta2dpkbSnGBV4swhydXeQHoOdxHYOicFrfR5fG35CwCavNGRdNmCiIfaikqBz3ONKS2pkGoJjh--9oZCFoRM1CfJWu-_zSPRN5sZSiyhKKXvDw/s3730/IMG_7177.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2287" data-original-width="3730" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0m42B3ImM4JFU4R5vRH6q43by_D-nNYkEAwxqrs5DuKHVGkcpO4F8ZcI-yt9m2QO8TYEc4uIoWqMvEnta2dpkbSnGBV4swhydXeQHoOdxHYOicFrfR5fG35CwCavNGRdNmCiIfaikqBz3ONKS2pkGoJjh--9oZCFoRM1CfJWu-_zSPRN5sZSiyhKKXvDw/w400-h245/IMG_7177.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We saw this mama bear with her three cubs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Ch0TozwO3PXFnsM1c40E2e26xJjWPiPne1DnJ9bZjhZ1gVzPyHHAYI-bpmuHU-ckctEMx7Ksg8cWYJbJFjfCR-fpwhJvp34LbZWH5ZaI8JxRLiV_jayVDrkOFf1vT2lE_CjDip4vEWt3viETUTYe8Q1ajb8DfPBSPa6K4u4C_pwsLwm-nwz8D4gJD9ck/s4032/IMG_7199.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Ch0TozwO3PXFnsM1c40E2e26xJjWPiPne1DnJ9bZjhZ1gVzPyHHAYI-bpmuHU-ckctEMx7Ksg8cWYJbJFjfCR-fpwhJvp34LbZWH5ZaI8JxRLiV_jayVDrkOFf1vT2lE_CjDip4vEWt3viETUTYe8Q1ajb8DfPBSPa6K4u4C_pwsLwm-nwz8D4gJD9ck/w400-h300/IMG_7199.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The views were just breathtaking!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSWh4Imgf4El0PDebwH6tWd3_ZDZwgULzGLtsMw51FVBvYF2i8TjSzQOL3nYw71MEHC3GFVuVtJmMSWPa6mQKWq-YVSCM5LNzft3hixY4uWugWZj6xHIrRkd7h_fUV_s83wxFa9uTuCo7Rtb3gD7_ObExvsXMQ5m9WJ7I5u43I7meCIw-q5qDQzZiIcLxf/s4032/IMG_7201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSWh4Imgf4El0PDebwH6tWd3_ZDZwgULzGLtsMw51FVBvYF2i8TjSzQOL3nYw71MEHC3GFVuVtJmMSWPa6mQKWq-YVSCM5LNzft3hixY4uWugWZj6xHIrRkd7h_fUV_s83wxFa9uTuCo7Rtb3gD7_ObExvsXMQ5m9WJ7I5u43I7meCIw-q5qDQzZiIcLxf/w400-h300/IMG_7201.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyFNPgNCre3xqD1HEiIER04zXVDV2LWpCpf4bPi9hFCiWhCJpSsVjU2tnmzQ_OzKGW2-Di1zu6B1xyPvTcZt5YPVLv3BlC1uSEd_N9F7d3hC0rP36cHYQHahrFfmikgyIV2OSOSM86TB95BSLJAokcLj5FwXPwJ_Rbo4tbXyp-3DNRF2fhG209X4t8L_9t/s4032/IMG_7202.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyFNPgNCre3xqD1HEiIER04zXVDV2LWpCpf4bPi9hFCiWhCJpSsVjU2tnmzQ_OzKGW2-Di1zu6B1xyPvTcZt5YPVLv3BlC1uSEd_N9F7d3hC0rP36cHYQHahrFfmikgyIV2OSOSM86TB95BSLJAokcLj5FwXPwJ_Rbo4tbXyp-3DNRF2fhG209X4t8L_9t/w400-h300/IMG_7202.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnM6sDp6OkW29b7UNkMa_RigxK_rqzNzvsWmud0m2l7bbe-ApudwrLocVLH6DInymFt_WD5AkMK7TYYjNdC0jpIxscMrFVqDA1nIT7DCfghp-2oAabaeBmp9hRS6NjCWiDEEkkCWJV5LuvUoyx1HbzHYI1HwigOeOuY80jsb1fFBuikMwdNxK76MCAxguR/s2643/IMG_9010.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2643" data-original-width="2273" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnM6sDp6OkW29b7UNkMa_RigxK_rqzNzvsWmud0m2l7bbe-ApudwrLocVLH6DInymFt_WD5AkMK7TYYjNdC0jpIxscMrFVqDA1nIT7DCfghp-2oAabaeBmp9hRS6NjCWiDEEkkCWJV5LuvUoyx1HbzHYI1HwigOeOuY80jsb1fFBuikMwdNxK76MCAxguR/w344-h400/IMG_9010.jpeg" width="344" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This moose was the first animal we saw. It was just in the riverbed just off of the road.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU9ioXM_gdvaXE5FauqqlRKCFv2bkavhNd2-wBunLGePtl9WUl7UeprJHsP8N6Lc959G90ObCExi8nYI3H0LVERgzMe8S6X-uaIrr6ZoAt-4YVT0JO-5x62l756domTOU6esMFwvk6nsGmGiOsbexcRauclbuZjH2EYnrhsF50sRpWHCvRlFfT8WOmK6YU/s4032/IMG_9026.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU9ioXM_gdvaXE5FauqqlRKCFv2bkavhNd2-wBunLGePtl9WUl7UeprJHsP8N6Lc959G90ObCExi8nYI3H0LVERgzMe8S6X-uaIrr6ZoAt-4YVT0JO-5x62l756domTOU6esMFwvk6nsGmGiOsbexcRauclbuZjH2EYnrhsF50sRpWHCvRlFfT8WOmK6YU/w300-h400/IMG_9026.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Mama bear.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNcOmKjocG0uiE2CP17GGAatfVBF1e8oTHUJ4nS5kjv1cmzHoY9mrlp6samUxeg1o4LX3xileiDH3_LP71CJBXo7ZvyiVsc6IEo7eou0_gjhFL9QeHDn5ixKHi0UT2tJ0Qhm12fK_AA-O4QojwZ6nfgyTm-zmY5HOH1aycrQeMHAgA5yDJwTcMDmNkdn5O/s4032/IMG_9028.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNcOmKjocG0uiE2CP17GGAatfVBF1e8oTHUJ4nS5kjv1cmzHoY9mrlp6samUxeg1o4LX3xileiDH3_LP71CJBXo7ZvyiVsc6IEo7eou0_gjhFL9QeHDn5ixKHi0UT2tJ0Qhm12fK_AA-O4QojwZ6nfgyTm-zmY5HOH1aycrQeMHAgA5yDJwTcMDmNkdn5O/w300-h400/IMG_9028.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lots of elk/reindeer on the ridge as we were coming back out of the park.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjxim9Lm3F0InRMn2Mtj6ESRKxK16XgzruTQXGqxAtIREs5im0Qxh-48RzxuSomXdD2hJDsK5_cagBYpupSIQOMIMsU3YVTFeAdJ0zsZVYqNSLUPGG0N8_wx9ryx9wvMOLUaZmrGBP7eNpbeXb4adW-l03Vkc0vqlUBNEvCGphLIN9F9_zfOuuoeMS_cEy/s3088/IMG_9031.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjxim9Lm3F0InRMn2Mtj6ESRKxK16XgzruTQXGqxAtIREs5im0Qxh-48RzxuSomXdD2hJDsK5_cagBYpupSIQOMIMsU3YVTFeAdJ0zsZVYqNSLUPGG0N8_wx9ryx9wvMOLUaZmrGBP7eNpbeXb4adW-l03Vkc0vqlUBNEvCGphLIN9F9_zfOuuoeMS_cEy/w300-h400/IMG_9031.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our last adventure in Denali was zip lining. It was much colder than when we did it in Hawaii. It was a little disconcerting when we climbed a rope bridge to a platform without any rails. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Fortunately we didn't get rained on. It was dark by the time we were finished.</div> <p></p>Heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15490984599135512664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3667781965373992272.post-82364364852945843282023-11-02T13:51:00.007-05:002023-11-02T13:51:59.542-05:00Fairbanks <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Fairbanks, Alaska was a lot of fun! We got a very nice hotel unlike the old school one we had in Dawson. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM572jqz0URZucqwRcMi-vFndxurmYEfGE9GPFxvxlWBKa1FdtPzX_2vHz3K2JwASuuIoimvCJngfH5ceFB_6pOUQXgaMpo3R43DLWDyk3QwPgqDD3UL3Bo0V8mHcyUhxCYGBLHcEabKD2CDP71mYncaRs4FRo-x-yCHQ3BcAHz0CJ6pXbQ6z4QSdwsaNY/s4032/IMG_7118.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM572jqz0URZucqwRcMi-vFndxurmYEfGE9GPFxvxlWBKa1FdtPzX_2vHz3K2JwASuuIoimvCJngfH5ceFB_6pOUQXgaMpo3R43DLWDyk3QwPgqDD3UL3Bo0V8mHcyUhxCYGBLHcEabKD2CDP71mYncaRs4FRo-x-yCHQ3BcAHz0CJ6pXbQ6z4QSdwsaNY/w300-h400/IMG_7118.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We went out for a walk to see what we could find.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn_9LtP2h7a2Le9GYeGXEdj6Ef228IWdqi40sZVXX-Cusz7MkMWshmTkG5H9_2HfFoVtLyA3ZlSuG1NUdJJo7fMzIDy5zC2Vf0mxS-lsaadO4egUstkMXItbnkTEHxyfCM5CEBWpbMd-hmR6CaEr2Jm1Vcy9v8FQjbkUzBnKQ7h4cu5Z3C3ZBOyri3GlWc/s4032/IMG_7119.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn_9LtP2h7a2Le9GYeGXEdj6Ef228IWdqi40sZVXX-Cusz7MkMWshmTkG5H9_2HfFoVtLyA3ZlSuG1NUdJJo7fMzIDy5zC2Vf0mxS-lsaadO4egUstkMXItbnkTEHxyfCM5CEBWpbMd-hmR6CaEr2Jm1Vcy9v8FQjbkUzBnKQ7h4cu5Z3C3ZBOyri3GlWc/w300-h400/IMG_7119.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We found a local museum. Outside was this arch of moose and elk antlers. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1FpoYlMEZHncE4ei79RYavElhkx8iAUotvsNg363ptCH4YUtXN0YYllKQXD7OT9w931soHy-MpVCcs6fiMJCG1EZpWJyhW3kXelIf-9642OsPS2mK_ALRv4p-137gjYO_Uu3NtA8A9Yu-XH1Ln-z131dqarV8TKHBYaTLoo24QfQRNYMFQ2EgNZ-_6xkQ/s4032/IMG_7122.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1FpoYlMEZHncE4ei79RYavElhkx8iAUotvsNg363ptCH4YUtXN0YYllKQXD7OT9w931soHy-MpVCcs6fiMJCG1EZpWJyhW3kXelIf-9642OsPS2mK_ALRv4p-137gjYO_Uu3NtA8A9Yu-XH1Ln-z131dqarV8TKHBYaTLoo24QfQRNYMFQ2EgNZ-_6xkQ/w400-h300/IMG_7122.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">One of the activities planned for us was a riverboat cruise to an Alaskan Indian village. Along the way we saw a smaller riverboat.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinBbMv4jxQPho0wsIkaGD5kXPYLwTwKkjqRf8VCrJmp4cpFG7VjGjjNdlTrqkjMgI3_L6mtTfutmxGm-DJKRn-3sGQjWSTZIX5NCucCr82M0hg8WZ5p1J7bmyGfof8n7uDjW7HWaczMrazjNMYJPSlfiUmHLKIswqkzKAq4ghRefK3QBLgq90I_iZwSLZn/s4032/IMG_7125.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinBbMv4jxQPho0wsIkaGD5kXPYLwTwKkjqRf8VCrJmp4cpFG7VjGjjNdlTrqkjMgI3_L6mtTfutmxGm-DJKRn-3sGQjWSTZIX5NCucCr82M0hg8WZ5p1J7bmyGfof8n7uDjW7HWaczMrazjNMYJPSlfiUmHLKIswqkzKAq4ghRefK3QBLgq90I_iZwSLZn/w300-h400/IMG_7125.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">When we got to the village, these elk were waiting for us.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI46ARm5rhF0ZUqZpMMR9icXojHvlRSSpnnl5LoajynuRlEG3Q9vSuxivbzpb1KAiVyEGHmktk_FDhmPqHR9EXeWTLX74w6t5-Z3ADh4ktRks22QcnV1C-QuIdIzTnBsIOTtHWertN1s_QTPl1cvR7xAW-RpCcsqxPb3agJiAGpqUxsCCQgnZP25nzrqRo/s4032/IMG_7131.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI46ARm5rhF0ZUqZpMMR9icXojHvlRSSpnnl5LoajynuRlEG3Q9vSuxivbzpb1KAiVyEGHmktk_FDhmPqHR9EXeWTLX74w6t5-Z3ADh4ktRks22QcnV1C-QuIdIzTnBsIOTtHWertN1s_QTPl1cvR7xAW-RpCcsqxPb3agJiAGpqUxsCCQgnZP25nzrqRo/w300-h400/IMG_7131.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">One of the tour guides was this 14 year old girl who modeled this fur coat worth $20,000!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUsIuvlrqgBKeUsrh2r45mmsA7JohPU-UHj3jPFSQDlse8Gw148OOGkD8KbTfVm8icuKY1zsiqumAvD8n9QYYxk2EKdfoJbBk0jc1syF9SP6_R6Mp0gufQCvhDPph9Hoccs5qziv8x8bDaWBkvGXBORSlCfysT_BESOZKkbK3Jpr0In0Do5FLoRnIEhU6Z/s4032/IMG_7134.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUsIuvlrqgBKeUsrh2r45mmsA7JohPU-UHj3jPFSQDlse8Gw148OOGkD8KbTfVm8icuKY1zsiqumAvD8n9QYYxk2EKdfoJbBk0jc1syF9SP6_R6Mp0gufQCvhDPph9Hoccs5qziv8x8bDaWBkvGXBORSlCfysT_BESOZKkbK3Jpr0In0Do5FLoRnIEhU6Z/w300-h400/IMG_7134.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">A shed for drying fish. That's a lot of fish!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKKHU88BphcnCKa8peplUctkqfP2E6i_XiMVgj2i7dc2T3bx-A0jfSMC3P3njH_VzjfYNJO6usp6_13ma5eEyoMm1OzANcxCW52roqzGI1pCWdgkXHbC0ED94pJhsL18c-P9DPO9re8Amup5sQeRS3Ik-j7JDu_O_PfVXO9A6YwYYvvogznMGOaqjIaSGE/s4032/IMG_7135.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKKHU88BphcnCKa8peplUctkqfP2E6i_XiMVgj2i7dc2T3bx-A0jfSMC3P3njH_VzjfYNJO6usp6_13ma5eEyoMm1OzANcxCW52roqzGI1pCWdgkXHbC0ED94pJhsL18c-P9DPO9re8Amup5sQeRS3Ik-j7JDu_O_PfVXO9A6YwYYvvogznMGOaqjIaSGE/w300-h400/IMG_7135.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This was our riverboat. We met some wonderful people during this activity who are members of our faith. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSbryR7G7hPlcQuEDWvAMUZ0NdAJSNGjM1eLaBIY_9Uk7vP92Uu96lfHOzAtLIarZeyuzERtpRuL7XAjpV-qXvk--ZCp5O4ZYF2IIOQdeBTXl4JSv9h_Tn8Oh4N3ASnFurPGYwQ9ubswMfPCq5qSNDPtr_7Gp2xGPMM0qtqwdD-ddPoGk3oL27qMCZyDy5/s4032/IMG_7136.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSbryR7G7hPlcQuEDWvAMUZ0NdAJSNGjM1eLaBIY_9Uk7vP92Uu96lfHOzAtLIarZeyuzERtpRuL7XAjpV-qXvk--ZCp5O4ZYF2IIOQdeBTXl4JSv9h_Tn8Oh4N3ASnFurPGYwQ9ubswMfPCq5qSNDPtr_7Gp2xGPMM0qtqwdD-ddPoGk3oL27qMCZyDy5/w300-h400/IMG_7136.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Part of our cruise included demonstration with dog sleds. We learned about Granite who turned out to be the lead dog for Susan Butcher who won the Iditarod three times.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Zlj4kHZFXAhIz7qG_b_jcsc-Yl8ntD4tApfesWEPK9EhX2zKSoZuUYaZz9PbGOKB8VamgeJyCKJ4xoxymKFDa3VN5A7cAicqedKPT48Arv4EYB42KygN1n66WTO2JYkFV6oY13OuFz4ckAEX_NXChzR5QHuirxzU8bTVaiCWcZY1t10lLIdNb9VD0iZP/s4032/IMG_7137.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Zlj4kHZFXAhIz7qG_b_jcsc-Yl8ntD4tApfesWEPK9EhX2zKSoZuUYaZz9PbGOKB8VamgeJyCKJ4xoxymKFDa3VN5A7cAicqedKPT48Arv4EYB42KygN1n66WTO2JYkFV6oY13OuFz4ckAEX_NXChzR5QHuirxzU8bTVaiCWcZY1t10lLIdNb9VD0iZP/w300-h400/IMG_7137.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is a model of Susan Butcher.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnDkmzj94wABY75JjDujG-uyOOQXT8BN_7vWb8vT6kYZRBMp1uUCf9RCwmpkRpbUBlJlRHKBF6m45PY4v40LVoAiKH9td7GMJEv427muIXEM4berhnrH3iwPD1musWquaWwLo9bhr8jl8jz-Pz6kiadC3rP1gWUwO7OaTNBlE-gRh_D9UluHu0aiN2Mqul/s4032/IMG_7139.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnDkmzj94wABY75JjDujG-uyOOQXT8BN_7vWb8vT6kYZRBMp1uUCf9RCwmpkRpbUBlJlRHKBF6m45PY4v40LVoAiKH9td7GMJEv427muIXEM4berhnrH3iwPD1musWquaWwLo9bhr8jl8jz-Pz6kiadC3rP1gWUwO7OaTNBlE-gRh_D9UluHu0aiN2Mqul/w400-h300/IMG_7139.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We went out for ribs at a local restaurant that was on TV. It was good but not the best I've ever eaten.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA2z0ILErudx4Hoh_1Bu6uC1y3pA1DXNGrUYR8L0kGwMA0mwxivVgv61I2Jx_WtwkFK4OxszVbIMdWtkpjnC9xMPJXGn7lqsmYAAPxeQb-tPhx7Dd7UYvQriBdaAvJrjH94kv295Ezhk_O_rWYaSdBjMyuiTUPPsadN6g1hy_rTxdpprDozsmHmag6Jwcf/s4032/IMG_7142.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA2z0ILErudx4Hoh_1Bu6uC1y3pA1DXNGrUYR8L0kGwMA0mwxivVgv61I2Jx_WtwkFK4OxszVbIMdWtkpjnC9xMPJXGn7lqsmYAAPxeQb-tPhx7Dd7UYvQriBdaAvJrjH94kv295Ezhk_O_rWYaSdBjMyuiTUPPsadN6g1hy_rTxdpprDozsmHmag6Jwcf/w400-h300/IMG_7142.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The view of the morning sky outside our hotel window.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW642qfb52LT_WpheuZVWEV-dJ524CA6ljWqUXGMofFSzH3wxJUFQWGpkjpcoQYrSAp5V-CiCgU3QREFyk5yEIuVBZWyxpHqtm0ffS1YgJs31DuqayZaCYyd9e4korXzsVp6Im21SlWmBQ04YEoXncRkAH7hUrLtecrVPn9vPQNeTtbYeijr3CFBYX8Gfq/s4032/IMG_7146.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW642qfb52LT_WpheuZVWEV-dJ524CA6ljWqUXGMofFSzH3wxJUFQWGpkjpcoQYrSAp5V-CiCgU3QREFyk5yEIuVBZWyxpHqtm0ffS1YgJs31DuqayZaCYyd9e4korXzsVp6Im21SlWmBQ04YEoXncRkAH7hUrLtecrVPn9vPQNeTtbYeijr3CFBYX8Gfq/w300-h400/IMG_7146.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">One of the days we were in Fairbanks we were able to visit the Alaskan pipeline and get a little information and history. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZJ6J-Oh4Jxp_WUL3pwHuH10fDFBrQ-aEjzqmjUrhimU611StIFezHaTzs6zI0WiGNtId31-l-qIGP6sncCLpuCkyRTl6T7QKnYboV-TC9ORLbHM4NkzVo3DSjvfValFVnlYoJAeHPJQLLR5ZCMyoJ97bGGkOEyS6uUkyWw8W3ap-0p4JyhOBLRwFzJJrH/s4032/IMG_7147.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZJ6J-Oh4Jxp_WUL3pwHuH10fDFBrQ-aEjzqmjUrhimU611StIFezHaTzs6zI0WiGNtId31-l-qIGP6sncCLpuCkyRTl6T7QKnYboV-TC9ORLbHM4NkzVo3DSjvfValFVnlYoJAeHPJQLLR5ZCMyoJ97bGGkOEyS6uUkyWw8W3ap-0p4JyhOBLRwFzJJrH/w400-h300/IMG_7147.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">It is massive and at some places it is above the ground and others it is below.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4PUArjU2BD3m83dbmcjDD8KDFdSWmQkowo68xG_ZvryEm-G3wvGw8ahb8Vp47s9SFrkk6-uRhJEo7A-InBoxlOn5HwOByLvQ4-tGTbrZf1WK23f63WLR0zQD20yZecA-6jtzYB_zEmmdzgN96xiJKeQIh_S97PnydqvWKR1ycvnyZEOwEV5GirJtevGeb/s4032/IMG_7148.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4PUArjU2BD3m83dbmcjDD8KDFdSWmQkowo68xG_ZvryEm-G3wvGw8ahb8Vp47s9SFrkk6-uRhJEo7A-InBoxlOn5HwOByLvQ4-tGTbrZf1WK23f63WLR0zQD20yZecA-6jtzYB_zEmmdzgN96xiJKeQIh_S97PnydqvWKR1ycvnyZEOwEV5GirJtevGeb/w300-h400/IMG_7148.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">After learning about the pipeline we headed to a gold mine on a train.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3hzBtS_w26eNjP4PAZz3atr0TmGQ7V9sTjssfxl6ZEvV8sNo_VQffpdnYIfy6nYqHq2O0ia3wvyxusGQ5bIk2C0M6dZtLGBtWOPepCkHSRZgrQA4QJsPDxy5HtbXu8s2uQpJDm3dXMgcttA_TJhOvBPPIXJdErGJImglS_BfpFCNevT4IJVLk9eqilJPb/s4032/IMG_7149.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3hzBtS_w26eNjP4PAZz3atr0TmGQ7V9sTjssfxl6ZEvV8sNo_VQffpdnYIfy6nYqHq2O0ia3wvyxusGQ5bIk2C0M6dZtLGBtWOPepCkHSRZgrQA4QJsPDxy5HtbXu8s2uQpJDm3dXMgcttA_TJhOvBPPIXJdErGJImglS_BfpFCNevT4IJVLk9eqilJPb/w300-h400/IMG_7149.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We really enjoyed getting off of the train and doing some panning for gold.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZYvarqHpBXbjBqRdnq-3ypkn-FFR0qP7pgC6YytTjBUylxBwkAaOy7bTRZ6qmUGBoRrStqQEAkhBNK_t1xA9HXBknInzm0c00KoMsGQWwtzEeUQ2nw6j5O8LUHsjCgih6cqp9rInIkQ3HChnqSnsilxe6w8rWhAABzNPUV2pLrPntRpWzbMp2-uT6LsVL/s4032/IMG_7152.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZYvarqHpBXbjBqRdnq-3ypkn-FFR0qP7pgC6YytTjBUylxBwkAaOy7bTRZ6qmUGBoRrStqQEAkhBNK_t1xA9HXBknInzm0c00KoMsGQWwtzEeUQ2nw6j5O8LUHsjCgih6cqp9rInIkQ3HChnqSnsilxe6w8rWhAABzNPUV2pLrPntRpWzbMp2-uT6LsVL/w400-h300/IMG_7152.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We learned all about the dredging process and were able to tour the dredge itself. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzAHWaAaDV9e92xlCwafrUqG1XPioR4H2ywWtL_eO5je355tU0WDsrOiZq1zgTVRNfnpKtSIe5cshP9yCP-8OBXnTHjsen8G51VsEgKZgO7f0MkNw0oqqrCzYg066zHDc5fJ7Q-BUId_LRKCIwDVG_64oOVhBxvWDmQWjBsuI4--O_pDv0zPx0oUNiNvrA/s4032/IMG_7153.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzAHWaAaDV9e92xlCwafrUqG1XPioR4H2ywWtL_eO5je355tU0WDsrOiZq1zgTVRNfnpKtSIe5cshP9yCP-8OBXnTHjsen8G51VsEgKZgO7f0MkNw0oqqrCzYg066zHDc5fJ7Q-BUId_LRKCIwDVG_64oOVhBxvWDmQWjBsuI4--O_pDv0zPx0oUNiNvrA/w300-h400/IMG_7153.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Panning for gold netted me $34 and Pat another $10. It was really fun but my hands got cold.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglWFiDNy2sEXVwvsKOa3eCuK5NDT1y4hzzbKES35al0n7oCZMmwf89kMPHHA3gD1sybP2-eB2QAIjoxIXTz4bYP4Bb75phW7rZ-x4qqjtDpQMeXhka6aFhPwvcuI0zOcIif2jYBZp74pic2AZ06g2QsRQgpDpVhHpJyIWPVxT-bu_XnAuxNfHRF_x_l8lh/s4032/IMG_7155.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglWFiDNy2sEXVwvsKOa3eCuK5NDT1y4hzzbKES35al0n7oCZMmwf89kMPHHA3gD1sybP2-eB2QAIjoxIXTz4bYP4Bb75phW7rZ-x4qqjtDpQMeXhka6aFhPwvcuI0zOcIif2jYBZp74pic2AZ06g2QsRQgpDpVhHpJyIWPVxT-bu_XnAuxNfHRF_x_l8lh/w400-h300/IMG_7155.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">These piles of gravel were everywhere. They are known as tailings from the process of gold mining.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0HwpjPotd7jgvx4lmfglyUgQ18-HDkI5-wKsKeCQ7JVD_gd2uwpNdAMYSmxRdY1vInSx8UtkMOwKvpAUbeYtd3bVL6cmvBIv_HfUYsV-qJJtqLLUGD3c1TunWeYLiNe5o4OYh0rE6PmNz5-E_EoFMf18BG8vhyTBoAIrlfrMfwAG7VfW2mRcNEC6akJBZ/s4032/IMG_7156.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0HwpjPotd7jgvx4lmfglyUgQ18-HDkI5-wKsKeCQ7JVD_gd2uwpNdAMYSmxRdY1vInSx8UtkMOwKvpAUbeYtd3bVL6cmvBIv_HfUYsV-qJJtqLLUGD3c1TunWeYLiNe5o4OYh0rE6PmNz5-E_EoFMf18BG8vhyTBoAIrlfrMfwAG7VfW2mRcNEC6akJBZ/w300-h400/IMG_7156.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The scoops that bring the rock up from the ground. They are huge!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix7Wij8Pk6K2IxrFejcnN3qPrgF681HYx7e-JQb2JdCrS5z5jpFgJVB1QYTul6iY7Zh0qdgFIe-RLQfIPPN0M94JUkbySVAURpS2hJcvCPMVKmxIXq9MfCN8dqjMI9haJete1nt-16nSNPwP0KaQ8qwLdNz5gFvluJAtb8pj-V-LKbfrHEpTlU0dRcM9fY/s4032/IMG_7157.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix7Wij8Pk6K2IxrFejcnN3qPrgF681HYx7e-JQb2JdCrS5z5jpFgJVB1QYTul6iY7Zh0qdgFIe-RLQfIPPN0M94JUkbySVAURpS2hJcvCPMVKmxIXq9MfCN8dqjMI9haJete1nt-16nSNPwP0KaQ8qwLdNz5gFvluJAtb8pj-V-LKbfrHEpTlU0dRcM9fY/w300-h400/IMG_7157.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Just a beautiful begonia outside the gift shop.</div> <p></p>Heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15490984599135512664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3667781965373992272.post-701182921239860162023-11-02T13:32:00.000-05:002023-11-02T13:32:08.697-05:00Dawson <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We spent two days in Dawson. I took this photo out of our hotel room about 10:30 at night. It didn't get dark for very long overnight.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwVKUQ8RSC3S_pegs3qJCBpf1FZgEYGk2Nysh17l7FJhqN_W467h1_13y7JrKQcf_gHAZNUjmnUKb5-wOKNi0n_fB9PKwOVkYbCt06wINHZO7G_8zQVlQh_vSza3PIUd8iZWdF9qKFOAnK6_A9x26tbIiYpxX3OVvjuQ-9z9tT16y5OmunFFglv-6bD4sf/s4032/IMG_7090.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwVKUQ8RSC3S_pegs3qJCBpf1FZgEYGk2Nysh17l7FJhqN_W467h1_13y7JrKQcf_gHAZNUjmnUKb5-wOKNi0n_fB9PKwOVkYbCt06wINHZO7G_8zQVlQh_vSza3PIUd8iZWdF9qKFOAnK6_A9x26tbIiYpxX3OVvjuQ-9z9tT16y5OmunFFglv-6bD4sf/w400-h300/IMG_7090.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This town was really unique as it felt like a step back in time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghnzOUYTpHxlK_VmHdedMAATIzA11QkvpoNTi3YnzuFgaeIxhWiUvPfb31_VLTUzGHJXOP-Y5lkcVmo5XiNFg54N0t2Fmu9Zl74iYtxa5-BIAhe6PVrZNHoaLW8OaNQqrPiuFG4ZTNL66OFnPHCikG9SIeEHY6NY4Dm5DGL7TVFNJfcz5maENBzc2wNxnU/s4032/IMG_7092.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghnzOUYTpHxlK_VmHdedMAATIzA11QkvpoNTi3YnzuFgaeIxhWiUvPfb31_VLTUzGHJXOP-Y5lkcVmo5XiNFg54N0t2Fmu9Zl74iYtxa5-BIAhe6PVrZNHoaLW8OaNQqrPiuFG4ZTNL66OFnPHCikG9SIeEHY6NY4Dm5DGL7TVFNJfcz5maENBzc2wNxnU/w400-h300/IMG_7092.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Some of the structures like the Downtown Hotel have been restored.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnCZzAcA2Xp9b4ZiIRM_olggI40fpJ8MxaxuOqfrHbyKPSwNIZ6RJLQFeRri5EZssaD3ZUQYQaQInnFwNgbAzlvmQZzaUAbIZgAVKRDiiD5_9SNvwGP5RjO4awigXTHrC6JovzrXfDs0Vveg-TzZGqD7Q-6uudZCBEvAiND5bE3MejPqbECnGcYr2xWD3V/s4032/IMG_7093.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnCZzAcA2Xp9b4ZiIRM_olggI40fpJ8MxaxuOqfrHbyKPSwNIZ6RJLQFeRri5EZssaD3ZUQYQaQInnFwNgbAzlvmQZzaUAbIZgAVKRDiiD5_9SNvwGP5RjO4awigXTHrC6JovzrXfDs0Vveg-TzZGqD7Q-6uudZCBEvAiND5bE3MejPqbECnGcYr2xWD3V/w300-h400/IMG_7093.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Only the main highway going through town was paved and there was no concrete sidewalks. All of them were boardwalks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0kuIe0iz_wpw9s8tHHUCvcESsl0o9WqHvGQ9whIvqxp298yH2Ty8ebSKtjaNgChxv6TQ2A8CH2UMqOMy1J5nRt0YuaibKDEadoX2BGOM9cXrqVhE-opcx8qJo1lXHELgnQxYpmWW492err7D3cYs9WfdILNXHtqcQJYnqptcxyc8zClSbIHwkdR8JtXRE/s4032/IMG_7094.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0kuIe0iz_wpw9s8tHHUCvcESsl0o9WqHvGQ9whIvqxp298yH2Ty8ebSKtjaNgChxv6TQ2A8CH2UMqOMy1J5nRt0YuaibKDEadoX2BGOM9cXrqVhE-opcx8qJo1lXHELgnQxYpmWW492err7D3cYs9WfdILNXHtqcQJYnqptcxyc8zClSbIHwkdR8JtXRE/w300-h400/IMG_7094.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Royal Canadian Mountie uniform in the local museum.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoAP7B7pL3Si-y_VeJyjyZHwsG02NMxA-W7PT5NtQRmFQP4s_DQkKsPxBnpZrxb-5yJnCt6kmRE1uraaoZCyoXb9LnIzaMTyBV2LbFRjDGziTCS7JZUq6VdU9iNx-ZyQWFZnwGyLFvKIbG43XDf5XIRoMZZdqZEOgnLQvmrWjAssCdzSawkD5Epm1EDlzc/s4032/IMG_7095.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoAP7B7pL3Si-y_VeJyjyZHwsG02NMxA-W7PT5NtQRmFQP4s_DQkKsPxBnpZrxb-5yJnCt6kmRE1uraaoZCyoXb9LnIzaMTyBV2LbFRjDGziTCS7JZUq6VdU9iNx-ZyQWFZnwGyLFvKIbG43XDf5XIRoMZZdqZEOgnLQvmrWjAssCdzSawkD5Epm1EDlzc/w400-h300/IMG_7095.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is the local school/public library. The students were able to choose the color of the building.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdqfOWW7vuwXmaxG7h19msFj4JuCOEmndP2MCRmR_xAwNxKAvvm31NHZtWo-wW5VYDsDi7_xMwlFvSJu63vPH1D4XS8n9JAMg2xVdVAa2SRGaN31DlTWI_z_H_2Lz9XxOzgCXPpdfy3vQ1LEgkzSkJYm6auCjJR3NCF1qQiPNyvG-pAKygCCiZ5bkHfR8P/s4032/IMG_7096.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdqfOWW7vuwXmaxG7h19msFj4JuCOEmndP2MCRmR_xAwNxKAvvm31NHZtWo-wW5VYDsDi7_xMwlFvSJu63vPH1D4XS8n9JAMg2xVdVAa2SRGaN31DlTWI_z_H_2Lz9XxOzgCXPpdfy3vQ1LEgkzSkJYm6auCjJR3NCF1qQiPNyvG-pAKygCCiZ5bkHfR8P/w300-h400/IMG_7096.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">An intersection where the dirt roads are evident.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGCnrpbUtDs-a-8yHkQX8qI5tqxcxtiHXsRDv_zfZmNfiqAGl67fVTLm1n7tBGyleVz1_kCA1G1a3fFwZM3-V7GDnvaCoW7H08hPj-BmaAWwQMGgwwnJAYUe9e4dvCdsKQxOLjSOlj0eFDq6KMv-lOZQkJK_fQLOXcW4JVG7a62iSRbNweMg-oSRVp9Gb7/s4032/IMG_7097.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGCnrpbUtDs-a-8yHkQX8qI5tqxcxtiHXsRDv_zfZmNfiqAGl67fVTLm1n7tBGyleVz1_kCA1G1a3fFwZM3-V7GDnvaCoW7H08hPj-BmaAWwQMGgwwnJAYUe9e4dvCdsKQxOLjSOlj0eFDq6KMv-lOZQkJK_fQLOXcW4JVG7a62iSRbNweMg-oSRVp9Gb7/w400-h300/IMG_7097.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Klondike and Yukon rivers converge in Dawson. The Klondike is clear and pristine while the Yukon is very muddy. The two rivers run side by side for about half a mile where they are combined and all muddy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZdvhCW9wFvNaXO05snmBcC0IGLz7LqRfZym_XOmhZgb_-OQ3Kw6P-6Caeao-I4qBfLObE8kL7tdrndpM4hC0JUy_fp3lLLOPlLbizih7bKdvOSB-q0IwpRSkaQbx1yvf2YyiFZvGuaHvKYyDK0GQ25atz4LsEfdplAQqURsOxAu3V3Z1YjS7KLsV7NKwy/s4032/IMG_7099.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZdvhCW9wFvNaXO05snmBcC0IGLz7LqRfZym_XOmhZgb_-OQ3Kw6P-6Caeao-I4qBfLObE8kL7tdrndpM4hC0JUy_fp3lLLOPlLbizih7bKdvOSB-q0IwpRSkaQbx1yvf2YyiFZvGuaHvKYyDK0GQ25atz4LsEfdplAQqURsOxAu3V3Z1YjS7KLsV7NKwy/w300-h400/IMG_7099.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">In this photo you can see the rivers beginning to merge. The dirty one on the top.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk_HbnJBsw3ycWribDojOwLN-j6YEFDZI3ErCEW9LJGSpfDyFZL97jx24IOxNnaeXafNp2k_7zRUvR3yiKV3Z_800QC_elpppzXxMBvehPQSNRQMn5VlMMIQsIwHaw56BSYZPY-YnGZBknPkuvkxC9ZlihQDdcw9cgfUgi8PBPjPNXCtyK3kCttVqBEl3J/s4032/IMG_7100.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk_HbnJBsw3ycWribDojOwLN-j6YEFDZI3ErCEW9LJGSpfDyFZL97jx24IOxNnaeXafNp2k_7zRUvR3yiKV3Z_800QC_elpppzXxMBvehPQSNRQMn5VlMMIQsIwHaw56BSYZPY-YnGZBknPkuvkxC9ZlihQDdcw9cgfUgi8PBPjPNXCtyK3kCttVqBEl3J/w300-h400/IMG_7100.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Wooly mammoth tusks are found in this part of the world. Pat bought some and made a pen for me. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-E2xEBaBijkn_eIA-KrGsZNXgBpCtETMdjmzuOR8PiurQGwhhFy87cpme4dkGtMQPB5VUnt6aneoFQRyPo3GMtNVbwVebtU7lQnHmkfI4xPU3a1uYTmg9rof37k7wPttm-cOHu6729GjA9EEZXRLwoD023EiHEx-FsYD8eSTtdfGT6f_a54R-9wRibTLd/s4032/IMG_7102.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-E2xEBaBijkn_eIA-KrGsZNXgBpCtETMdjmzuOR8PiurQGwhhFy87cpme4dkGtMQPB5VUnt6aneoFQRyPo3GMtNVbwVebtU7lQnHmkfI4xPU3a1uYTmg9rof37k7wPttm-cOHu6729GjA9EEZXRLwoD023EiHEx-FsYD8eSTtdfGT6f_a54R-9wRibTLd/w400-h300/IMG_7102.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This building was restored to look just like the photo on the right side of this picture. Everything was really beautiful. It must have taken some hard work!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTrjxFxSWoY1VuZxBrRtfPY6iXCAiCzZ4ocleopKmGD0q8uoXCC1ZH7TbAhzw383aGk9z4Qvi_ktH6xj_i-qjTRRVdcBKWeeRCPb68sSxRidNqG1nDekb-oyzL7qRcT-fJvZ6udILdfOvTkn2oB2s-X2sdbQ6EeNUprK79gxkuOyLBc0Ag29Ik48DJi3JJ/s4032/IMG_7103.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTrjxFxSWoY1VuZxBrRtfPY6iXCAiCzZ4ocleopKmGD0q8uoXCC1ZH7TbAhzw383aGk9z4Qvi_ktH6xj_i-qjTRRVdcBKWeeRCPb68sSxRidNqG1nDekb-oyzL7qRcT-fJvZ6udILdfOvTkn2oB2s-X2sdbQ6EeNUprK79gxkuOyLBc0Ag29Ik48DJi3JJ/w400-h300/IMG_7103.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This building is built right on the ground. It is a bar and the front door is left open all year round while it's open. Crazy!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU_B5rV5stheIyC48T4HyRPUI1W3Qi5vSzUsJtDdUdRdE4PNmxnW2IfX5yzLs0DWTvOlYWvmFNvrU3EfpR2VVVboF92SSc0wEnsN5a8kU2nITgFyaju5FjBfdECF4RL05Gq8mIMtDPbs9F1lG6djUwEx3poQNuRi-bXJ0bRBBM8Z0LMgiqEwBgbM4yEpzv/s3437/IMG_7104.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2408" data-original-width="3437" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU_B5rV5stheIyC48T4HyRPUI1W3Qi5vSzUsJtDdUdRdE4PNmxnW2IfX5yzLs0DWTvOlYWvmFNvrU3EfpR2VVVboF92SSc0wEnsN5a8kU2nITgFyaju5FjBfdECF4RL05Gq8mIMtDPbs9F1lG6djUwEx3poQNuRi-bXJ0bRBBM8Z0LMgiqEwBgbM4yEpzv/w400-h280/IMG_7104.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This shows what happens when a structure is built on the permafrost and the frost underneath begins to melt.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjERVWNLtYQMHjtwU_PVxcf1LYHYno5SAOD04HoAYl4YBb7vjYNreS_xXqosxHGIy1CD4jYBdEQa_TKy0cOxao-yuR8iu44ILLagrmhKHaUjzXAyCtwzh4J-m8g1AG7ZyDzJzAoqtOlVwfZjXBc2VQwnAU3vJ_nwr9rzzwvp7QjxwEC59kxmSEdqawmdC4Y/s4032/IMG_7107.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjERVWNLtYQMHjtwU_PVxcf1LYHYno5SAOD04HoAYl4YBb7vjYNreS_xXqosxHGIy1CD4jYBdEQa_TKy0cOxao-yuR8iu44ILLagrmhKHaUjzXAyCtwzh4J-m8g1AG7ZyDzJzAoqtOlVwfZjXBc2VQwnAU3vJ_nwr9rzzwvp7QjxwEC59kxmSEdqawmdC4Y/w300-h400/IMG_7107.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We hiked up the hill to the Jack London museum. It was very interesting.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlsyjZWsCN6mOqdyrbJ8svc4gG1hWC1aki0gnyGj6pIOjhITA6bEIrRAV7gTb9swrUaWqEM8IejZeAtSXz1C9KojuExak524ci1srqJ5LDMY4K_eByQ74Ck3lP_sAHqQ_St-eVhaKFyeyRDWTJElBsdz2D8XwiVrHYbTG6-E_wEE013nDSSzUnGBnSkKc0/s4032/IMG_7109.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlsyjZWsCN6mOqdyrbJ8svc4gG1hWC1aki0gnyGj6pIOjhITA6bEIrRAV7gTb9swrUaWqEM8IejZeAtSXz1C9KojuExak524ci1srqJ5LDMY4K_eByQ74Ck3lP_sAHqQ_St-eVhaKFyeyRDWTJElBsdz2D8XwiVrHYbTG6-E_wEE013nDSSzUnGBnSkKc0/w300-h400/IMG_7109.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">There weren't much for dining options in Dawson so we bought some food at the local grocery store. I haven't had a Clearly Canadian in years. I'd forgotten how carbonated it is.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJpVaXBSrHPkTGIE5v026Jo5SKwzlmklYVx7H1wg7XMfcYjOX7fOWW4xjbrQxRnVjRMTTrrbIN4oCzK2C2a91sMy38eVtZZG_DqS0FDOZVr5ZA9VLhN6PWVrqp7GJf8Hc244QaX81tamTt1wBjI8C4iTC4RgSmeqT6NllBx4cErUFkmPzypn0cz5AljI01/s4032/IMG_7111.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJpVaXBSrHPkTGIE5v026Jo5SKwzlmklYVx7H1wg7XMfcYjOX7fOWW4xjbrQxRnVjRMTTrrbIN4oCzK2C2a91sMy38eVtZZG_DqS0FDOZVr5ZA9VLhN6PWVrqp7GJf8Hc244QaX81tamTt1wBjI8C4iTC4RgSmeqT6NllBx4cErUFkmPzypn0cz5AljI01/w400-h300/IMG_7111.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This nice little spot was perfect for our lunch. It's also the place where we met some really good people.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKEJtQNPAsExxHQfFfmc-1Tp2zwBOkpNUqj9Wxigr0tCOzCfW79gMGygWE6dH74FEz8upoNqbvAgzTfv4JWe920EhrbzEnfJ_IwLpytxsYCSbiI5lnfSSe7McDeq5zHcZ-FIdG9x662wKM6nEDGKmaNH-TQpUaQTPaCRRIRbceivJcR_IUBxOeUzQ3epmt/s4032/IMG_7114.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKEJtQNPAsExxHQfFfmc-1Tp2zwBOkpNUqj9Wxigr0tCOzCfW79gMGygWE6dH74FEz8upoNqbvAgzTfv4JWe920EhrbzEnfJ_IwLpytxsYCSbiI5lnfSSe7McDeq5zHcZ-FIdG9x662wKM6nEDGKmaNH-TQpUaQTPaCRRIRbceivJcR_IUBxOeUzQ3epmt/w300-h400/IMG_7114.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">There was a dance hall in town and we decided we would go see their show. We opted for the early show as apparently they get more risque as the night gets later. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9yzn3gbA3xQlmVfc18N7Dp4uB5lJMcNMZW-3CL5S_gfVKBuEPkOqyMKHt7uEIKBEhTabeNDw1mL3OIB2tflRkPKKpr7jYuGXOrk1Iz_AI2PwhSys_IpVNczErA3aYuEW_ZTMRCgxdmAeIoqCTnLYNoxbu7-gYY6cDPQkQZXqln0h_2Ku9dYefJ-1MVYwV/s4032/IMG_7117.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9yzn3gbA3xQlmVfc18N7Dp4uB5lJMcNMZW-3CL5S_gfVKBuEPkOqyMKHt7uEIKBEhTabeNDw1mL3OIB2tflRkPKKpr7jYuGXOrk1Iz_AI2PwhSys_IpVNczErA3aYuEW_ZTMRCgxdmAeIoqCTnLYNoxbu7-gYY6cDPQkQZXqln0h_2Ku9dYefJ-1MVYwV/w300-h400/IMG_7117.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">After two days in Dawson, we boarded this airplane and headed for Fairbanks. It was a charter flight so it was just our tour group.</div> <p></p>Heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15490984599135512664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3667781965373992272.post-40995921953370497792023-11-02T13:15:00.002-05:002023-11-02T13:15:15.927-05:00On the Road to Dawson<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sunday was the perfect day to travel as we couldn't attend Sacrament meeting. We were both glad that we weren't doing touring on the Sabbath. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVgQbFZP--2UcwZ6Rt72xgGogB4KZ_o8yXoIB0hcIqsoVow-c18D0fpdbkT-wvgvR0URuJzyOJFZ4kqvJsHLapmcwivUXxWx08-FnYXQk14MdQnlKKBJNR44pA2psDfVGpCV09JjfF_SLKNC-WBWygAhBXcW_o09UvOtqfPmx8zTAPYe97f7GSgBDK4iJ1/s2134/IMG_7072.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1588" data-original-width="2134" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVgQbFZP--2UcwZ6Rt72xgGogB4KZ_o8yXoIB0hcIqsoVow-c18D0fpdbkT-wvgvR0URuJzyOJFZ4kqvJsHLapmcwivUXxWx08-FnYXQk14MdQnlKKBJNR44pA2psDfVGpCV09JjfF_SLKNC-WBWygAhBXcW_o09UvOtqfPmx8zTAPYe97f7GSgBDK4iJ1/w400-h297/IMG_7072.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We entered the Yukon Territory of Canada.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdhVxdJnHQjlkrCysj3sI_oMlQqdq1qk8NQjKK2AWqaXPd0V4nBwT3NoL39AwJAP_X9HFC-_ea37Eki3uOoU9N6tMuS2VLRXKjJ4jVDzNmJ8Qf5fVU2q0hb-LYwbsXyHW4oNmjqgsVbbbFqZBnrXOf2tobPOPKOZQfyQv5FUjsv0y3-FhEMx9R9TgNpYDF/s3351/IMG_7085.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2261" data-original-width="3351" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdhVxdJnHQjlkrCysj3sI_oMlQqdq1qk8NQjKK2AWqaXPd0V4nBwT3NoL39AwJAP_X9HFC-_ea37Eki3uOoU9N6tMuS2VLRXKjJ4jVDzNmJ8Qf5fVU2q0hb-LYwbsXyHW4oNmjqgsVbbbFqZBnrXOf2tobPOPKOZQfyQv5FUjsv0y3-FhEMx9R9TgNpYDF/w400-h270/IMG_7085.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">There were some beautiful views along the way.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9DnV-Cjar_kWlACsaU0vFRzH_XvU1RqFzp01YD7ks-n8k3BpVv3FAbfXRaclsc0WWyHru39xzFBX2u4zWy8XOZGvosCu-kcRWqkSGCo7Y_WrJPPzhZWFHGsYeKiezIx1TvY22Bu5pUI-d_c03ZIj3z860r0Mu2oLZ7rSG3Bp2bruAojn8enLRCIFOY04G/s2722/IMG_7087.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2203" data-original-width="2722" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9DnV-Cjar_kWlACsaU0vFRzH_XvU1RqFzp01YD7ks-n8k3BpVv3FAbfXRaclsc0WWyHru39xzFBX2u4zWy8XOZGvosCu-kcRWqkSGCo7Y_WrJPPzhZWFHGsYeKiezIx1TvY22Bu5pUI-d_c03ZIj3z860r0Mu2oLZ7rSG3Bp2bruAojn8enLRCIFOY04G/w400-h324/IMG_7087.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We stopped in the middle of nowhere for lunch. There were some steep river banks where Pat had to go and skip a stone or two. He did really great in getting several skips!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Like I said, it was steep and Pat had to carefully make his way back up the bank.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ0ICb1EiZUti4xX9PWDlkb2eOrAohtjY49Diyd6wqDfzU1FxUNTc78GkpIj0ikX-75r9Flj-RwdKHCiLxFjITuUMeevjlqiuD0P_F8eYUQUYTiyTouMvHef6SI2xrFdvh0gZ2j_UtmhiL40uo0flnH5OBnGg-w0aoejXAAM6_BDs31_FfAlsqGvSrbW77/s4032/IMG_7089.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ0ICb1EiZUti4xX9PWDlkb2eOrAohtjY49Diyd6wqDfzU1FxUNTc78GkpIj0ikX-75r9Flj-RwdKHCiLxFjITuUMeevjlqiuD0P_F8eYUQUYTiyTouMvHef6SI2xrFdvh0gZ2j_UtmhiL40uo0flnH5OBnGg-w0aoejXAAM6_BDs31_FfAlsqGvSrbW77/w300-h400/IMG_7089.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This little cabin was where our lunch was served. Soup and sandwiches were served by our tour director Jen and our bus driver.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_-MIjvkP3WAyd8khKqf6ERPrVrRjBBdoOZtIpah_4GuTC5UgsQENmxYA7TBdTAILJpOko6leCHasY9WOzKD0YWKslDfJiuAi7mSyPOVGaceeI-ql0rCIbSr3NrEQnr2rVU897TgjCW2KsRF_FJ9qNNxevPiw5adXatGNDHFuXNa9aoxJa8iz5kEaU3md8/s4032/IMG_8976.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_-MIjvkP3WAyd8khKqf6ERPrVrRjBBdoOZtIpah_4GuTC5UgsQENmxYA7TBdTAILJpOko6leCHasY9WOzKD0YWKslDfJiuAi7mSyPOVGaceeI-ql0rCIbSr3NrEQnr2rVU897TgjCW2KsRF_FJ9qNNxevPiw5adXatGNDHFuXNa9aoxJa8iz5kEaU3md8/w300-h400/IMG_8976.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This place on the river used to be quite a dangerous rapids until some of the rock formations were cleared out. Apparently many people died while trying to traverse Five Finger Rapids. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQJh4O3Nv5JfUForIGTkiM7kFZPPdy4wSaW0YpFdssBDvSFYqF7n8svhlPOjDjdo9gJSO2Un_CgHQmIkeEkyMAuCj9ndQe8yhvTQA3URPnzWGg4ps2Hf28aCiBSD6RItPHHUArpRXQKZSKSClxrUPz8VHJ3yXdX2kyYOdD_GYENRGd8pJQc_9z73V6URiQ/s4032/IMG_8978.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQJh4O3Nv5JfUForIGTkiM7kFZPPdy4wSaW0YpFdssBDvSFYqF7n8svhlPOjDjdo9gJSO2Un_CgHQmIkeEkyMAuCj9ndQe8yhvTQA3URPnzWGg4ps2Hf28aCiBSD6RItPHHUArpRXQKZSKSClxrUPz8VHJ3yXdX2kyYOdD_GYENRGd8pJQc_9z73V6URiQ/w300-h400/IMG_8978.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We had a group photo taken at this place. It was nice to get out and stretch our legs.</div> <p></p>Heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15490984599135512664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3667781965373992272.post-28114100256099770782023-10-21T18:09:00.002-05:002023-10-21T18:09:12.437-05:00White Pass Railway<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We boarded the White Pass train as we were leaving Skagway. It was a lovely day to be on the train as it was raining.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKS66Z_m8b5eKEUN98-m2il1bFc-WlZ4mPkY-9U51oLTSe13-iJlRvTiPm_-DUaNlE0s-aIIqwuaBTQtNlYyo2xJ-9h632YGGT343grclfpS65hhBebYPvSStJq8cjje7UG_eKbIi_fiKqIxKJf-Kuw0fvCcWOx0Rw8Ch9vA5UUpgwnutNKcIpjbRSHFVd/s4032/IMG_7056.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKS66Z_m8b5eKEUN98-m2il1bFc-WlZ4mPkY-9U51oLTSe13-iJlRvTiPm_-DUaNlE0s-aIIqwuaBTQtNlYyo2xJ-9h632YGGT343grclfpS65hhBebYPvSStJq8cjje7UG_eKbIi_fiKqIxKJf-Kuw0fvCcWOx0Rw8Ch9vA5UUpgwnutNKcIpjbRSHFVd/w400-h300/IMG_7056.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">There was some amazing scenery along the way. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMbZioxH5Y4lWStvWZPxlR-SxUCyPu1zf4VulMAq_eZawd8EqgpsXbg71WOEvz063ZnBfL_cD5Bj6cakY9i9yObGY7OMxoHcfbKkgUaKygNr9SyPd-6hUa6BhrpR1u1000IQHzlSvIGZjrgqIviXfFLrxUi8t1HZF1NZPhilYa7wQjiLTtwVbEM4Otq-jW/s4032/IMG_7060.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMbZioxH5Y4lWStvWZPxlR-SxUCyPu1zf4VulMAq_eZawd8EqgpsXbg71WOEvz063ZnBfL_cD5Bj6cakY9i9yObGY7OMxoHcfbKkgUaKygNr9SyPd-6hUa6BhrpR1u1000IQHzlSvIGZjrgqIviXfFLrxUi8t1HZF1NZPhilYa7wQjiLTtwVbEM4Otq-jW/w400-h300/IMG_7060.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I don't recall how long it took to build this railway but it had to be some intense work.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0dAujv2AK5OIu-ZJenepgBM8jrjJ80NozE_GsbUBoKeLsaNhSHE-CzGfu5M2wXC8OdCgKCfvTl-O8Gkyg5vfzchPcAwAr-RAjZb7zpHVbARhxprV8ax9bIntpwjIx3KBUq4_RociK6xWo-f0HEOAp4zQvuW4XJueiLRjLgJYGggWZqMonM4E2961qs2rM/s4032/IMG_7066.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0dAujv2AK5OIu-ZJenepgBM8jrjJ80NozE_GsbUBoKeLsaNhSHE-CzGfu5M2wXC8OdCgKCfvTl-O8Gkyg5vfzchPcAwAr-RAjZb7zpHVbARhxprV8ax9bIntpwjIx3KBUq4_RociK6xWo-f0HEOAp4zQvuW4XJueiLRjLgJYGggWZqMonM4E2961qs2rM/w300-h400/IMG_7066.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">There were quite a few passenger cars. Everyone in our group was in the same car.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5AekBxSc1rR6Vl_e8-4LfBBpe4hVdgsEhB4LSw_F1MlGmX6OP-dSpsRNfoPBADKIOBOsNbNOP-wR-otH6H3EJYBt45aq-VZKBEVZzue1DnfGbHHAg2EnaqmcDd-6IsmTUoJ9-zCkqkZt5JA5OyICuU1H2-z-1Rz9AyjvNEWLVB8WIH-kB1DO1BarB00Ya/s4032/IMG_7067.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5AekBxSc1rR6Vl_e8-4LfBBpe4hVdgsEhB4LSw_F1MlGmX6OP-dSpsRNfoPBADKIOBOsNbNOP-wR-otH6H3EJYBt45aq-VZKBEVZzue1DnfGbHHAg2EnaqmcDd-6IsmTUoJ9-zCkqkZt5JA5OyICuU1H2-z-1Rz9AyjvNEWLVB8WIH-kB1DO1BarB00Ya/w300-h400/IMG_7067.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsaiqfbtbmwLV_HQbdTSD4O1Hsm-lBZxNtndoE9kwayL5bqhbEU8xPKtI5KCnWX1u-X46Yfm841ky3nmb75nnAWD1UVwHH26L7Wf13Mx8G1HKSoSnd6g8XScDgexRiLR6TtW9LY_9r4OEfxuuaTYU_hPRpcmRvV-CFP0kMqdtapKRWDaSCnPZslreR8gHu/s3817/IMG_7068.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2748" data-original-width="3817" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsaiqfbtbmwLV_HQbdTSD4O1Hsm-lBZxNtndoE9kwayL5bqhbEU8xPKtI5KCnWX1u-X46Yfm841ky3nmb75nnAWD1UVwHH26L7Wf13Mx8G1HKSoSnd6g8XScDgexRiLR6TtW9LY_9r4OEfxuuaTYU_hPRpcmRvV-CFP0kMqdtapKRWDaSCnPZslreR8gHu/w400-h288/IMG_7068.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Because of the rain there was also fog. It made seeing some things more difficult but other things were much more interesting.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyWWkRkDdO3Mw4BysrVp31wTDdY4hBAgQFCTAryP0e6PEpAQCp2hpcs974hjc5khj73ELZjoOClS-teD317vQyqaQYK1wGb8arHpn8c7Ikyzt78pQECFzhWaHeniOeOS3AiBj_MQL82jmyfwzUEkvNNVHJ836Sx1dXNe-Tp-weATdObEShGai3ubc6oD_w/s4032/IMG_7069.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyWWkRkDdO3Mw4BysrVp31wTDdY4hBAgQFCTAryP0e6PEpAQCp2hpcs974hjc5khj73ELZjoOClS-teD317vQyqaQYK1wGb8arHpn8c7Ikyzt78pQECFzhWaHeniOeOS3AiBj_MQL82jmyfwzUEkvNNVHJ836Sx1dXNe-Tp-weATdObEShGai3ubc6oD_w/w400-h300/IMG_7069.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtkftXOhkXRMrmilEin2SDC0yu4ACX-2yfirs6bFy3pyEYpI1jrpwl_AXgV2SJ9OubNfjiaFSKjEB2Wux8FG8KmFtvg6mVl6D3ez6H1i3jjZ72mh74NX0go9Yzx7Ec4cwdjbcv3SbhDgq2Q4mUP9oR5eqGfH84fzcocC_BE8QYl8tsRCuj6xzP7cinsAkn/s4032/IMG_7070.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtkftXOhkXRMrmilEin2SDC0yu4ACX-2yfirs6bFy3pyEYpI1jrpwl_AXgV2SJ9OubNfjiaFSKjEB2Wux8FG8KmFtvg6mVl6D3ez6H1i3jjZ72mh74NX0go9Yzx7Ec4cwdjbcv3SbhDgq2Q4mUP9oR5eqGfH84fzcocC_BE8QYl8tsRCuj6xzP7cinsAkn/w300-h400/IMG_7070.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Upon exiting the train, our bus was waiting for us. I was very thankful for the raincoat.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB1Aj1ewRLGmYDZPg-Q_bCzQx8PFGcC-LbnRVv-aroTycRasX2q77ZLrhMLBdkBCPi-ba1yWf-HXOIPf4Lcpsslgp_2S3v5yZdPVdMDuhXcBevWjEDATFy6M9GC3YnbRUk8jgTdSV78Kh8GeIpPHbTCxlZg6gkMrAuMIqPQ2WuHe6Gq5AUBnAYSO30uKfd/s4032/IMG_7071.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB1Aj1ewRLGmYDZPg-Q_bCzQx8PFGcC-LbnRVv-aroTycRasX2q77ZLrhMLBdkBCPi-ba1yWf-HXOIPf4Lcpsslgp_2S3v5yZdPVdMDuhXcBevWjEDATFy6M9GC3YnbRUk8jgTdSV78Kh8GeIpPHbTCxlZg6gkMrAuMIqPQ2WuHe6Gq5AUBnAYSO30uKfd/w300-h400/IMG_7071.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH0FZ_ieQcS90nMQTHNL-EgSJh9siNxKUPAEMAFWZ8oRqVSgGNCIX8GHFPD72X3aLKffbFn5qx8E9YtZk3D6Mv0Tj7IgXClDHL88EdMDSnnfnpLNt20kMl5IH5yNzNVRRSjVuDO5Z2HRQOcbJyKpu92W1fRXX2fuUAYMaQsx43IQ_vjoRbuccInqmHtNiG/s4032/IMG_8968.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBx1anKfGz2HMZ6IK2mgS_cdbEoqPDDQkQ2UestLTQvf3-nRsmMz9ooeql0brmPl2NFMoZRcpKAWyQiCpsMLDul9jQQ8RcP8tfSJqG08dyiSgvJM55x7rFiKDlkq0nFK7K4jEkUcMTflC_p_EXV_Fj7H-N5K-UhHWJaGmfrK3f9XM9Dgy-uNIiJKtbtEuw/s3580/IMG_8960.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1893" data-original-width="3580" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBx1anKfGz2HMZ6IK2mgS_cdbEoqPDDQkQ2UestLTQvf3-nRsmMz9ooeql0brmPl2NFMoZRcpKAWyQiCpsMLDul9jQQ8RcP8tfSJqG08dyiSgvJM55x7rFiKDlkq0nFK7K4jEkUcMTflC_p_EXV_Fj7H-N5K-UhHWJaGmfrK3f9XM9Dgy-uNIiJKtbtEuw/w400-h211/IMG_8960.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div>We left our ship behind on a Saturday morning when we arrived in Dawson. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOaVMnA9_zHAOytiL-XLkVSMcN5V4d2FXWIfhjfMqrQfRR7Fv5amyWUDhGG_Q9mnjglLygdKDWISV3H1i4kfrtX2MLMY9NNmvw-gn_5aMb0LjC0XZ0sUS1mpunIv1K6IfdrIjNc6mnX0ijU6WwXGmTVB3_enOsB8qgqUgqO7ctGEQtso73UxeeiA9v2tTC/s4032/IMG_7052.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I'm so glad we had raincoats. We were there for a few hours in the morning and left at 12:30 the same afternoon.</div><p></p>Heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15490984599135512664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3667781965373992272.post-17705081041061133892023-08-29T18:48:00.002-05:002023-08-29T18:48:33.240-05:00Tram Ride in Juneau<div class="separator"><p style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span> </span><span> After we got back from whale watching we had the opportunity to ride up the mountain side in a tram. </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span></p><p style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><span> </span><span> </span><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD6z8NS5mEFC8ED-HNDHmKmVqRCkD7wEyy6kpnLqu5CdakXLQRen_LT9dN67ubG1MZJE_dNWI7_6YAJuTjDgWnM63xHWUW996BuQ4h-9J733o7Qmegl1oJ0mUJzidgxpukMgj1xSy-Se6YT42dwIZp-XZ-l6ED7GLRHw66phM9MDsr2sAqBXHux5GcgmA7/w400-h300/IMG_7024.jpeg" width="400" /></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhZJDPL5mOMKc-NHTW9-6li3VNJJCWkggTupvrEqlTYvzV0EF9YLDZq9DCrzxifeEn7aE4SYPiYT1vj22xllNGcw-tIepBujnB-dIcXiBFhcpC3PR5Zl07aJj9Md3MIrFzetcoTLb2ULMHu8bffCGh6r97CDBt78d7L3YI96WXRYzQl_hfUky3f8r7qEUo/s4032/IMG_7023.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhZJDPL5mOMKc-NHTW9-6li3VNJJCWkggTupvrEqlTYvzV0EF9YLDZq9DCrzxifeEn7aE4SYPiYT1vj22xllNGcw-tIepBujnB-dIcXiBFhcpC3PR5Zl07aJj9Md3MIrFzetcoTLb2ULMHu8bffCGh6r97CDBt78d7L3YI96WXRYzQl_hfUky3f8r7qEUo/w300-h400/IMG_7023.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The green spruce trees of the mountain side were a sharp contrast from the blue of the water and sky.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7a7EsbkB_QLqBJ4HU9HhSXwjzBIkWbQs-sXP2PXUv_Q0wuBRQld9mzgpEsfefVl9AaoeQsGmGX5hPDI62aSV2lM4vBWh1_UHG3QvF5ZcR1njXYxX0PywDvOTGeYA1fs3nIGeY6viP3b3JvUXmJPrKzIgw3YY6hKR89WOKtE098DsUwe5rPUa1wBSUgT5_/s4032/IMG_7022.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7a7EsbkB_QLqBJ4HU9HhSXwjzBIkWbQs-sXP2PXUv_Q0wuBRQld9mzgpEsfefVl9AaoeQsGmGX5hPDI62aSV2lM4vBWh1_UHG3QvF5ZcR1njXYxX0PywDvOTGeYA1fs3nIGeY6viP3b3JvUXmJPrKzIgw3YY6hKR89WOKtE098DsUwe5rPUa1wBSUgT5_/w400-h300/IMG_7022.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghMsb2A9pP70ioSZ-_j0SRPycqbol5xynr9BvL_BXZ0Fby_r64cxlcdab3Z70QxyhmPposNmRkSU_koVL036kHlCQZUurXEG1Kvdme9Iidej33CGxKcoH0YAw5qR5sm2YLltCFUTFdBTvXvNCbfBeZ-hIOeNJFVCw8FCizFnNnxHwpo2Wo8h0BY4nWkqNx/s4032/IMG_7021.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghMsb2A9pP70ioSZ-_j0SRPycqbol5xynr9BvL_BXZ0Fby_r64cxlcdab3Z70QxyhmPposNmRkSU_koVL036kHlCQZUurXEG1Kvdme9Iidej33CGxKcoH0YAw5qR5sm2YLltCFUTFdBTvXvNCbfBeZ-hIOeNJFVCw8FCizFnNnxHwpo2Wo8h0BY4nWkqNx/w400-h300/IMG_7021.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Looking down we could see our cruise ship. Ours is the middle one, the smallest of the three. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHKBliEPLiE5UUZTXhXNxOFwRrGB_Cn03gJ2Dx0gwERvlXZKEUTe5ZxB5fc2uRWOSDwNpYh1fTXCFzY0eDF8sjncasScZBg_KtZAjEB_Dli0cAlJ6uXCRSZW93bYNnN7z9UES72c9rowYAtBm92Mx_M-ZVjnbHMGOSuKVlric9KRJ0_2EUvs0XZ6debkKG/s4032/IMG_7020.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHKBliEPLiE5UUZTXhXNxOFwRrGB_Cn03gJ2Dx0gwERvlXZKEUTe5ZxB5fc2uRWOSDwNpYh1fTXCFzY0eDF8sjncasScZBg_KtZAjEB_Dli0cAlJ6uXCRSZW93bYNnN7z9UES72c9rowYAtBm92Mx_M-ZVjnbHMGOSuKVlric9KRJ0_2EUvs0XZ6debkKG/w300-h400/IMG_7020.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDnnpCt-oYylTloeF_yfVV6583aBq608BikuALaNNx5BP-hqRqbVqaWmiGwIeFODQ2BoMsuZ_XUH_aBJOSAG0ar1nENBd39RtjWqbeMqCAkKczQybRBnGbVg705NEex9Kl900NdSC2hLgAlHNbmxq-U5kLCWRckNYWkSUFuvuYl5yffdn__DBKQKbkwJsz/s4032/IMG_7019.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDnnpCt-oYylTloeF_yfVV6583aBq608BikuALaNNx5BP-hqRqbVqaWmiGwIeFODQ2BoMsuZ_XUH_aBJOSAG0ar1nENBd39RtjWqbeMqCAkKczQybRBnGbVg705NEex9Kl900NdSC2hLgAlHNbmxq-U5kLCWRckNYWkSUFuvuYl5yffdn__DBKQKbkwJsz/w300-h400/IMG_7019.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">There really aren't words to describe the majesty of the sight. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOsaofp5fyRxsHOraO5kUagGRe1CjjtZddVcR7BhxISUg7AGAGo6sAp44OUxVshOGKXc3kiYSP83iDEmGoorXTnXH73SIC5-gZIYAcCzHIN-ZZqc8xLbFbx_igKiYdlcV0i-LwYpCVIxOM062kX1t5cfXN84FEG8EYG1gfFG4EXZ3JgWl5AKb-E6E8vuZG/s4032/IMG_7018.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOsaofp5fyRxsHOraO5kUagGRe1CjjtZddVcR7BhxISUg7AGAGo6sAp44OUxVshOGKXc3kiYSP83iDEmGoorXTnXH73SIC5-gZIYAcCzHIN-ZZqc8xLbFbx_igKiYdlcV0i-LwYpCVIxOM062kX1t5cfXN84FEG8EYG1gfFG4EXZ3JgWl5AKb-E6E8vuZG/w300-h400/IMG_7018.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Rc2kgrsoavR-9lqjkKrxHDGwT5cHZZAm2nnShvHvIWM69U9KmeqkE9zkJI7B5xEqd_b1uqUe1ndBvzAUcufbPCG3pveXVsaYJJ1_SX5phDYl3yFM9UiQHaeJmQlt-g0RiQ939DoDjm654WaOUVtAuBleqjX0vjFK5A3UBiJ9UoY0wIx3vJmpnrgieSdT/s4032/IMG_7017.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Rc2kgrsoavR-9lqjkKrxHDGwT5cHZZAm2nnShvHvIWM69U9KmeqkE9zkJI7B5xEqd_b1uqUe1ndBvzAUcufbPCG3pveXVsaYJJ1_SX5phDYl3yFM9UiQHaeJmQlt-g0RiQ939DoDjm654WaOUVtAuBleqjX0vjFK5A3UBiJ9UoY0wIx3vJmpnrgieSdT/w400-h300/IMG_7017.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our cruise ship in a closer view from the tram. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja9gEjAAejO15pdgKhshbi0mPVitq4bRw5K5VLK6NYeu1fYy11ydI5b-lm4MahhcTTuyc3odelI2SWgJAR70cX7xvTDeUtyZC89L9fIOttXWFhvcW0sCbqyoIewfcel2UHEX_PAgfQb5dbSKwQ2NOMoCRjvbb42KIsCTyc3kahab812CF3uFqGoJygZ_zY/s4032/IMG_7016.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja9gEjAAejO15pdgKhshbi0mPVitq4bRw5K5VLK6NYeu1fYy11ydI5b-lm4MahhcTTuyc3odelI2SWgJAR70cX7xvTDeUtyZC89L9fIOttXWFhvcW0sCbqyoIewfcel2UHEX_PAgfQb5dbSKwQ2NOMoCRjvbb42KIsCTyc3kahab812CF3uFqGoJygZ_zY/w300-h400/IMG_7016.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Two trams. One goes up while the other comes down. It appears that they move quite slowly but when the two meet it surely doesn't look very slow.</div><p></p>Heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15490984599135512664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3667781965373992272.post-66889113934264720522023-08-25T14:03:00.003-05:002023-08-25T14:03:30.214-05:00Whale Watching in Juneau<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The whale watching started out kind of lame. We saw a lot of blow hole action but not much else. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqQyiys0EuncACmB2L4IP7CGpB2ypqBRTjoaYojLJJfheEq0rUWu-rYc1xWTYRg0oOto4AlYuNZmaPiNNOM1hzAzTdsjelTfaVtg6H88fWFy4mkcBCO3EP82ZE8YTirSbSTTcYszI8Shvier61b5uGD1n9ZTJN8cd6zJUOtYtNSOwzqZuzIAd1TUS_8hDl/s4032/IMG_8924.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqQyiys0EuncACmB2L4IP7CGpB2ypqBRTjoaYojLJJfheEq0rUWu-rYc1xWTYRg0oOto4AlYuNZmaPiNNOM1hzAzTdsjelTfaVtg6H88fWFy4mkcBCO3EP82ZE8YTirSbSTTcYszI8Shvier61b5uGD1n9ZTJN8cd6zJUOtYtNSOwzqZuzIAd1TUS_8hDl/w300-h400/IMG_8924.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Finally we were able to see the back part of the whale's body.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZk-4hb0--UOLX0Ki04FAKXNWxZF-VkMAzCcN_B0cdeeqtPwk8imB4iaTrUzvnflaGOvZXrHOPQTcdwD5ApiIbd5Yu7X1e0ehU-e_h9mJLgHe-zYtZJLnWQm1vlJDeEdO7TH6VAL-YNN0i9h41z2VAUD2KfXx_1pcNP7vQSzcpxHqYxkpQBBemkUlE47Ib/s2424/IMG_8937.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2424" data-original-width="1995" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZk-4hb0--UOLX0Ki04FAKXNWxZF-VkMAzCcN_B0cdeeqtPwk8imB4iaTrUzvnflaGOvZXrHOPQTcdwD5ApiIbd5Yu7X1e0ehU-e_h9mJLgHe-zYtZJLnWQm1vlJDeEdO7TH6VAL-YNN0i9h41z2VAUD2KfXx_1pcNP7vQSzcpxHqYxkpQBBemkUlE47Ib/w329-h400/IMG_8937.jpeg" width="329" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Then some fins which was really cool.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEdQ5oq2eZRTou3lwMtEERwYLQvX8B4ieKmY2RFPA7GBzgMVyISDaCNqBGBrg7Tc4aY2QlqvZfORQZmFfhouXn8bv9MeAf_hsxUmZEBLXfQ-QH8Q72clldjVZhDEkfJc6AWorGoZMJdz6tzyxFcrTKIRulfPcFPZmaCYVyTOAIXBRtVJXRT_pZf6boTfaH/s2995/IMG_8942.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2995" data-original-width="2151" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEdQ5oq2eZRTou3lwMtEERwYLQvX8B4ieKmY2RFPA7GBzgMVyISDaCNqBGBrg7Tc4aY2QlqvZfORQZmFfhouXn8bv9MeAf_hsxUmZEBLXfQ-QH8Q72clldjVZhDEkfJc6AWorGoZMJdz6tzyxFcrTKIRulfPcFPZmaCYVyTOAIXBRtVJXRT_pZf6boTfaH/w288-h400/IMG_8942.jpeg" width="288" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Then at last some tail.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXhDkg1uLzuT4xEzFwLPs5unutvU3KDw0tcmr97i8piUuB1vU6i_m9OURRL0YRjWewjuhdY08XxTLAndhDVR6JOsGk3e_qOe4rcSz5jNzkgzyZuFXx9vAb0XGab-JrbzknV5reWEUIuSnQhW29t8XpAbZYM9LoFXVbzAel7mYk-enAsftV9xkXIPNirETa/s4032/IMG_8943.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXhDkg1uLzuT4xEzFwLPs5unutvU3KDw0tcmr97i8piUuB1vU6i_m9OURRL0YRjWewjuhdY08XxTLAndhDVR6JOsGk3e_qOe4rcSz5jNzkgzyZuFXx9vAb0XGab-JrbzknV5reWEUIuSnQhW29t8XpAbZYM9LoFXVbzAel7mYk-enAsftV9xkXIPNirETa/w300-h400/IMG_8943.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">It was fun listening to the people on our tour at how excited they were to see anything. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz7uxkAUNCqQk9FFeU9q1eCA4iMMZ-6A1B02KJy_1cDbs-GUCLgvitYl2TIswF8Bl6frUKoeqCYxwqou0RLbvvPcrNQ1YkMlEaCb3X1KZWoyX0FZGCVZQqhPQOzcSOPefm16aRQ_3vpKCCqKtUlWkGXqC-VT9NjwRCLcnh1kLW73SECnRqb7gCLcOlYGVB/s4032/IMG_8944.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz7uxkAUNCqQk9FFeU9q1eCA4iMMZ-6A1B02KJy_1cDbs-GUCLgvitYl2TIswF8Bl6frUKoeqCYxwqou0RLbvvPcrNQ1YkMlEaCb3X1KZWoyX0FZGCVZQqhPQOzcSOPefm16aRQ_3vpKCCqKtUlWkGXqC-VT9NjwRCLcnh1kLW73SECnRqb7gCLcOlYGVB/w300-h400/IMG_8944.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">A breach makes quite the splash but it is difficult to get on film as it happens to quickly and if you're not looking in the right spot, you miss it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1WU0IUNbbFzde8Xy_JBUojcL6kPMsJsZhRa6Zj4Nt-CZD_yjislnOMr-e2FyJ3Nc3xsZuz9EWgYAvhv2neIXqNu_TX3qqLv_YsN3I8mLBrei8bY4oKmFmAm87E8BhYI2dlrOO5kA8wO80CkUtkTiP-mB2ntRPvkymW3KLWWfFzmcF4dFnOeqlbhwQRMBW/s2846/IMG_8945.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2846" data-original-width="2041" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1WU0IUNbbFzde8Xy_JBUojcL6kPMsJsZhRa6Zj4Nt-CZD_yjislnOMr-e2FyJ3Nc3xsZuz9EWgYAvhv2neIXqNu_TX3qqLv_YsN3I8mLBrei8bY4oKmFmAm87E8BhYI2dlrOO5kA8wO80CkUtkTiP-mB2ntRPvkymW3KLWWfFzmcF4dFnOeqlbhwQRMBW/w286-h400/IMG_8945.jpeg" width="286" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The best of my "tail" shots. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWGGT2-CUw1b5vfegMeURN2hcJhHt56xl05bNFYK4Y0go0BXXPneKsw99HfDbeJUNVSSAQoES5OcNkbv8xa0hHfOp8_-SP2mB8FLziuGAW4qfv7-ucN7cNaC6TPRSF_VKHvfYJKOU6chtWZUvTTlUtCpoci-G2RHxjs6J9aV78Ufi7XNwBZnRgtdYGT0m6/s3291/IMG_8957.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3291" data-original-width="2180" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWGGT2-CUw1b5vfegMeURN2hcJhHt56xl05bNFYK4Y0go0BXXPneKsw99HfDbeJUNVSSAQoES5OcNkbv8xa0hHfOp8_-SP2mB8FLziuGAW4qfv7-ucN7cNaC6TPRSF_VKHvfYJKOU6chtWZUvTTlUtCpoci-G2RHxjs6J9aV78Ufi7XNwBZnRgtdYGT0m6/w265-h400/IMG_8957.jpeg" width="265" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I did get some decent video of a whale and her calf "rolling" through the water. Also got a breach or two but they're very far away. Still, these creatures are majestic and beautiful. The locals and tour guides know each one by name as each tail has specific markings. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One whale breached about six times for us plus the rolling thing we saw. Both our boat captain and the tour guide said they had never seen anything like it. We were blessed to have such a great tour and see these magnificent creatures in their habitat.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They hang out in Alaska all summer and eat and eat. Then they head to Hawaii during the winter to give birth in the warmer waters where they don't eat anything. Then they head back north for the feast.</div><br /> <p></p>Heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15490984599135512664noreply@blogger.com0