tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48129177382218377712024-03-21T14:19:45.270-06:00Where in the World are the Schlafmanns?Adventures of a tall girl married to a short boyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger817125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812917738221837771.post-27259440825843718452021-12-03T21:18:00.000-07:002021-12-03T21:18:10.929-07:00Changing to something new<p>We've moved our updates to <a href="http://www.whereontheplanet.org">www.whereontheplanet.org</a> and would love to have you follow us there. </p><p>You can sign up to receive our blog updates via email: </p><p>
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<!--End mc_embed_signup-->Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06793997501814901439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812917738221837771.post-47912444054400148682021-07-21T16:48:00.001-06:002021-07-25T21:50:30.467-06:00Home DIY - Before & After Photos<p>After over three years of living in our sweet house, we have finally made it to a point where the majority of the desperately needed home fixes have been finished. Woohoo! Of course, there is <b>always, always, always</b> more to be done, but we feel glad to have completed these things -- mostly without professional help, while living in the space with small children, with very little actual diy know-how and on a <u>very</u> tight budget. </p><p>Although we have pretty much replaced or refinished every surface in our home, the rooms that saw the most dramatic changes were the kitchen, livingroom, bathroom and laundry room. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghJTcZz7dHDJ038jx-BO8r8s9inZEGY0bCsiJF9a_l2GnaFJP93H28FCkP2YBpPPY8ykeNPc_BzRxqVDwiOr-_7tWvtPA9cECFJiY9vKiPcP20xqLj_N5ChY8asYOHksf7i0sxSJJiWM0/s1024/export546.jpg" style="clear: left; display: inline; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="732" data-original-width="1024" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghJTcZz7dHDJ038jx-BO8r8s9inZEGY0bCsiJF9a_l2GnaFJP93H28FCkP2YBpPPY8ykeNPc_BzRxqVDwiOr-_7tWvtPA9cECFJiY9vKiPcP20xqLj_N5ChY8asYOHksf7i0sxSJJiWM0/w640-h458/export546.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEUrKQathyphenhyphenzMC-fQ6724KVrzMwI1YiWLD1QbcWkxbGhB_f3DvQTs66zTLsisxMapGtkmz-cYpS9abrzUz6oW5EKCrl466UV2DkUs7vkLUBcntFXQvN7av0q6MaCOaVaMvcpWBy1pjzRh8/s16000/export550.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Now if you are wondering, "are they moving?" You are correct! Our house is currently under contract and is scheduled to close on August 13th! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVjBa6FWjASb8UE9WSehKcCe28D35v-9n5GcpupFkI-EX0JiDJauO8_xC_Fn5dCi392S0FzbMxWVidm3fs7BA7oTAcaoDRoEcH1tVet6fXXxin3sbCrt77C5X8sz_KWuPzBjKxlkXxq_4/s1024/Summer5.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="732" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVjBa6FWjASb8UE9WSehKcCe28D35v-9n5GcpupFkI-EX0JiDJauO8_xC_Fn5dCi392S0FzbMxWVidm3fs7BA7oTAcaoDRoEcH1tVet6fXXxin3sbCrt77C5X8sz_KWuPzBjKxlkXxq_4/w458-h640/Summer5.jpg" width="458" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>If you want to see some really lovely professional photos of our home, check them out <a href="https://lisaduncan.smugmug.com/Black-Hills-Real-Estate-2021/4135-Pleasant-Dr/n-zrrjRr/i-KFfB8KK" target="">here</a>.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwkD2DHfc56QRA2CM5qJThLjNlRx9VnwPrEjos8j_McNaoZaFTLMINVjPCDY0XW-eUmEhuNUjS4RWFAxmzI-Dk8aWLSXFAmy1dulg_Z-uqW1sxmaYw5fsmcK5gCRM3yXKZNFnaD5bQdwA/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="853" data-original-width="1280" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwkD2DHfc56QRA2CM5qJThLjNlRx9VnwPrEjos8j_McNaoZaFTLMINVjPCDY0XW-eUmEhuNUjS4RWFAxmzI-Dk8aWLSXFAmy1dulg_Z-uqW1sxmaYw5fsmcK5gCRM3yXKZNFnaD5bQdwA/w400-h266/image.png" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>We hope to spend September and October just catching up with family and friends in the Washington and California areas. Then, on to the start of a new chapter in our family's adventures ... for a long while we have been daydreaming about a life in which we split our time each year between living overseas supporting missionaries and also living closer to our extended families. </p><p>We reached the point early this year where we felt that if we didn't try to do this, we might actually be being disobedient to a call God has placed in our hearts. And so we now prepare to go while waiting to see what He will do. We are thrilled to be planning to return to Guatemala in November where we hope to live for six months before returning to the US to live in closer proximity to family on the west coast while Jason works in a seasonal Forestry role (location TBD!) </p><p>We plan to post updates on our progress toward this dream at our new blog/website: <a href="http://www.whereontheplanet.org">www.whereontheplanet.org</a> </p><p>We'd love for you to join us there!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbzrfQl6g0VJGSpDfxrniYGNdE2TVfu46u12uq6D5mLqH_bo2jrGbvbXnTB_3_1Blb7gPJIowNpCeS9FisGdbFRjBUnkoqe2vSENzblNNmyZObFkfsEfoddvTcQ1DJ_RJ7Aw9pzVr4CAY/s1024/image+%25284%2529.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="682" data-original-width="1024" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbzrfQl6g0VJGSpDfxrniYGNdE2TVfu46u12uq6D5mLqH_bo2jrGbvbXnTB_3_1Blb7gPJIowNpCeS9FisGdbFRjBUnkoqe2vSENzblNNmyZObFkfsEfoddvTcQ1DJ_RJ7Aw9pzVr4CAY/s320/image+%25284%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p></p>Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06793997501814901439noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812917738221837771.post-75801524423203538472021-07-13T18:59:00.000-06:002021-07-13T18:59:06.055-06:00Having a Happy 4th!<p>We were happy to find some unused fireworks in our basement from two years ago AND also a large box of poppers/snappers that had apparently fallen off someone's car on the 4th which we rescued and proceeded to enjoy. Mostly, we are happy that it's warm enough to be outside. without layers-upon-layers of clothing.</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8o4wLX4GbJW9YTFvOkRhUIIca4cwQbBxUzLYhRP8kPJBKai8Wkem044XYiV-CgQoJQj5RrxunP9iZa9HsbpO43Bo724N-eiCL-g46PMTXTgMj47rBkxdEhVbDZozGEzZ1rpPZBeNluwc/s1024/image.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="1024" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8o4wLX4GbJW9YTFvOkRhUIIca4cwQbBxUzLYhRP8kPJBKai8Wkem044XYiV-CgQoJQj5RrxunP9iZa9HsbpO43Bo724N-eiCL-g46PMTXTgMj47rBkxdEhVbDZozGEzZ1rpPZBeNluwc/w640-h426/image.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Red, white & blue waffles of course!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I had saved money from my nannying job to buy a plane ticket and was thrilled at the prospect of going on a trip -- without kids! Then the rumblings of covid started ramping up and it seemed like the trip might be canceled. </p><p>Without knowing what could be next or when I might even be able to see my family again, I used as many precautions as I could and just went. I carried so much angst with me about whether it was the 'right' decision and guilt about possibly transmitting the virus. It was absolutely wonderful to be home, to see family and to be in a place where spring was actually happening. But it was a super weird and terrible time as well. California went into lockdown while I was there and with the multitude of unknowns, it was a visit filled with unease.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOJuHGAI7USX-_m0xu2Y8L4VffSXT9kGC5Zg4fi32hWh1mbEK2mCTh60t6OvphXFIt3oggFfdoeQ6Ki4HM50EJq34o_JQ4fTFXSa5UaCM-gz4UtkK3qYW-j0EAPGCAvLa8Tg1AdlxfwMc/s1024/-7088872551903374686.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="682" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOJuHGAI7USX-_m0xu2Y8L4VffSXT9kGC5Zg4fi32hWh1mbEK2mCTh60t6OvphXFIt3oggFfdoeQ6Ki4HM50EJq34o_JQ4fTFXSa5UaCM-gz4UtkK3qYW-j0EAPGCAvLa8Tg1AdlxfwMc/w426-h640/-7088872551903374686.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">My Dad found this in his stash of stuff. Perfect timing :)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhprmHAmgXefeuINOL3KbX2XKGjfO7ouUBqs8V6HFUwR1Xd1VkobCK0AlDsk2ID8DcQsrI6PvonIKzV5R7tKwOgbtVKuV9rF9-R9kcvaEzvlE6DgsTeQpy02bEIIGNUxbzj0LKeMvyvBjo/s1024/export540.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="1024" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhprmHAmgXefeuINOL3KbX2XKGjfO7ouUBqs8V6HFUwR1Xd1VkobCK0AlDsk2ID8DcQsrI6PvonIKzV5R7tKwOgbtVKuV9rF9-R9kcvaEzvlE6DgsTeQpy02bEIIGNUxbzj0LKeMvyvBjo/s16000/export540.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Air travel was like nothing I have EVER experienced before. Lists of canceled flights, totally empty planes and airports. A bit creepy.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1c1Py3mw6UEt2GiQa81K4RhBtic7baQDftcb2cDiCEaHGbnsz8NvoQX-izoI2jCOhfzCY8F6ohNg4L8NWABAOvWPl4031ismwelnv9ZV1l-U7qiMy8JEUHWB2ErAXnYAGRin4rMWj0Lw/s1024/IMG_20200319_155929392.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="1024" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1c1Py3mw6UEt2GiQa81K4RhBtic7baQDftcb2cDiCEaHGbnsz8NvoQX-izoI2jCOhfzCY8F6ohNg4L8NWABAOvWPl4031ismwelnv9ZV1l-U7qiMy8JEUHWB2ErAXnYAGRin4rMWj0Lw/w640-h426/IMG_20200319_155929392.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Ocean views. So so great.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQOxYw_nnZQ7tO-hJwR6SYpyQqRLxgAyfYBTlOCi-OIVQ6f_che7IhvWBCuTnmEuXFWFVzbVqBYlR8w5HmN9QQepRbsMZLfiUU8Fm-gll3su9Han0SBYpApNhC0En0BI0UwTI3hI-H2xc/s1024/export542.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQOxYw_nnZQ7tO-hJwR6SYpyQqRLxgAyfYBTlOCi-OIVQ6f_che7IhvWBCuTnmEuXFWFVzbVqBYlR8w5HmN9QQepRbsMZLfiUU8Fm-gll3su9Han0SBYpApNhC0En0BI0UwTI3hI-H2xc/s16000/export542.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Socially distanced family visiting</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjueLyA1Qimvuj5rVL47jrXWMLp8evskvjDWMLf-g_hU19vke0cKuT8IMSZnvtVVjHkenOoyu5FZFtKbwKndtvu6GxhbFBch41XSm-NGtPbwCk-653KNS-Ary0za5STo671tNrZajpTIxk/s1024/export543.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjueLyA1Qimvuj5rVL47jrXWMLp8evskvjDWMLf-g_hU19vke0cKuT8IMSZnvtVVjHkenOoyu5FZFtKbwKndtvu6GxhbFBch41XSm-NGtPbwCk-653KNS-Ary0za5STo671tNrZajpTIxk/s16000/export543.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">An amazing day in Cambria and Morro Bay. The sea air is good for my soul.</span> </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqfwBf3bekyyIynHbwcMlo0NAsG-cp4TkLyxQuWXrfbrUZO2QJ1uw__-h31ctUsBJ51VOdLM8RU2UMKhb-a3cs47OK6JT1qaX_6hU6tO5cR_aVSuQqD9qEbjY8vJSKhSMNjMn53HVgmIA/s1024/IMG_20200321_153533715_HDR.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="1024" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqfwBf3bekyyIynHbwcMlo0NAsG-cp4TkLyxQuWXrfbrUZO2QJ1uw__-h31ctUsBJ51VOdLM8RU2UMKhb-a3cs47OK6JT1qaX_6hU6tO5cR_aVSuQqD9qEbjY8vJSKhSMNjMn53HVgmIA/w640-h360/IMG_20200321_153533715_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWSIGWjy10NN5jgD3S8xyvaBhOwd56Qc4CtcciJdOc0xqkmbWZzH0ZCmewndIVvE2gHl4yq8gq7GnByk0OhDU6bWALTaPE81z2nGTMKLmsm76TqcIujhco3gRhn1C9x0RPuWFdjmLusZo/s1024/export544.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="732" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWSIGWjy10NN5jgD3S8xyvaBhOwd56Qc4CtcciJdOc0xqkmbWZzH0ZCmewndIVvE2gHl4yq8gq7GnByk0OhDU6bWALTaPE81z2nGTMKLmsm76TqcIujhco3gRhn1C9x0RPuWFdjmLusZo/s16000/export544.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Final morning with my parents. Really hard to say goodbye. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06793997501814901439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812917738221837771.post-54485786791291532512021-01-18T14:29:00.002-07:002021-01-18T14:29:50.361-07:002020 Family Pictures<p>We felt very fortunate this fall to be able to hire a photographer from my MOPS group to take some family photos. 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Rapid City has had unusually warm and dry weather for this time of year and we have been very thankful for what that has meant for us ... with so many indoor options closed, the above freezing temperatures have been a real blessing. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7vzuUGPph7bp6ujTWo7Gv9SJO0s4SyV1mtefEiaT_o1-Oh2TlLbAn0VuS4SfpPjckCbP6WtSxKs2Pe6Wi9EFk_HHnR3I1T0Nk25rLaPboYQ63cltQZDLtQ9m2WAYtoGFZ1FU72h-o5Gw/s1024/IMG_20201208_102539475.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="683" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7vzuUGPph7bp6ujTWo7Gv9SJO0s4SyV1mtefEiaT_o1-Oh2TlLbAn0VuS4SfpPjckCbP6WtSxKs2Pe6Wi9EFk_HHnR3I1T0Nk25rLaPboYQ63cltQZDLtQ9m2WAYtoGFZ1FU72h-o5Gw/w426-h640/IMG_20201208_102539475.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1uMBL3URg48EatHBEI645toLDhMZwIjeojb86czp_yxP8UeMPeaIdw2LHSsulegxmAemmR9uBCRubeDYfgOXUeNmm2wdOlslhK89JE8Sxr2TXvcm2bwJjQOxL-AOLA8xawcKFGLSEMw4/s1024/export535.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1uMBL3URg48EatHBEI645toLDhMZwIjeojb86czp_yxP8UeMPeaIdw2LHSsulegxmAemmR9uBCRubeDYfgOXUeNmm2wdOlslhK89JE8Sxr2TXvcm2bwJjQOxL-AOLA8xawcKFGLSEMw4/s16000/export535.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Getting our tree from the Black Hills National Forest.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU4EV0pKv52TGxkhqE5IN0LA1Kl8phc44sbeoYP2X7djnGguH5_f3mTfnSKykSViW67mCM5Jno-9RC4vX09vGYac0HAOwrxKYVIvgvw694oavEXUqFUPHunoiCG_81MKQ7xwLJhnYrFcQ/s1024/December.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="732" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU4EV0pKv52TGxkhqE5IN0LA1Kl8phc44sbeoYP2X7djnGguH5_f3mTfnSKykSViW67mCM5Jno-9RC4vX09vGYac0HAOwrxKYVIvgvw694oavEXUqFUPHunoiCG_81MKQ7xwLJhnYrFcQ/s16000/December.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Winter Soltice celebration -- tamale dinner, gazing at the aligning planets and the kids get to spend the night sleeping under our tree. </td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii6xw3Uc8w9BpKD4UCtcgY8ZmSh-ePJkVGpa6a0qmBRrfpwuIL_aVguUGixq95259UcOquWPvs525s3FwKduQahTn79T2cwlC7WbbvTC0AYic5MwinomL51PDtjxaiVKhdfcYyCWazE54/s1024/IMG_20201221_140648299.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="1024" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii6xw3Uc8w9BpKD4UCtcgY8ZmSh-ePJkVGpa6a0qmBRrfpwuIL_aVguUGixq95259UcOquWPvs525s3FwKduQahTn79T2cwlC7WbbvTC0AYic5MwinomL51PDtjxaiVKhdfcYyCWazE54/w640-h426/IMG_20201221_140648299.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Warmer days mean we get to hang out with friends! So good for all of us.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTe4KsUnny0WiGAtZ3sZYZkGtP8y9fbPqafVcHGq8lJ9nEN6Zx6HSBikl3Tadhl2zdgaItDPZRgiC9G5s-ZA71Q5RcuWCtYbJnMv8kYivOjIm-nK5GOwAW4oDB8jUJBJMMRf8qDA_1l4w/s1024/export536.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="732" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTe4KsUnny0WiGAtZ3sZYZkGtP8y9fbPqafVcHGq8lJ9nEN6Zx6HSBikl3Tadhl2zdgaItDPZRgiC9G5s-ZA71Q5RcuWCtYbJnMv8kYivOjIm-nK5GOwAW4oDB8jUJBJMMRf8qDA_1l4w/s16000/export536.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Special treats, always.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9jKLa1-rC-I60wJ5F81s0nXRKxObvOcyzjBXSmAEz52YCI-I7f-hFn6nSVRUy7LY7cGqphqBhNkdY2aJtSxaxVZGmrRyGDVCfE2pQp6X4OGNIesRAdTO0WF8YUZdB8T1ezzfr18a3-Ek/s1024/export537.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9jKLa1-rC-I60wJ5F81s0nXRKxObvOcyzjBXSmAEz52YCI-I7f-hFn6nSVRUy7LY7cGqphqBhNkdY2aJtSxaxVZGmrRyGDVCfE2pQp6X4OGNIesRAdTO0WF8YUZdB8T1ezzfr18a3-Ek/s16000/export537.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">A beautiful Christmas Eve -- going to church in-person, having special friends, Vanesa & Anne over for dessert and getting our new PJs.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibxsqcB1W4x4CoC3i4LJmE8xTXR8qmeaC27siYy9qLGpjuzSZZxALkuRvYgiFIedduogj6utdB4TWjdBICRkTFI1q7zKi23Ez_nT1hH8aXeyYiU6zrgbrSiTbI1Ls9d-eJporNYby6Mxg/s1024/IMG_0983.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="683" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibxsqcB1W4x4CoC3i4LJmE8xTXR8qmeaC27siYy9qLGpjuzSZZxALkuRvYgiFIedduogj6utdB4TWjdBICRkTFI1q7zKi23Ez_nT1hH8aXeyYiU6zrgbrSiTbI1Ls9d-eJporNYby6Mxg/w426-h640/IMG_0983.JPG" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Even Goldie gets a red bow!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3cEfPZmGk4X24O1YGh3nIHku79TqanOamZFefGknsf_f771JBQfdjoFffJPpnDwqZC_iY2XVIPaS1D1SJiz7dROUDkEZjJZo-su_Y3shAkWb_p4BXRhvcetBwQr-ME2W5QdBUNOPJ1zw/s1024/export538.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="615" data-original-width="1024" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3cEfPZmGk4X24O1YGh3nIHku79TqanOamZFefGknsf_f771JBQfdjoFffJPpnDwqZC_iY2XVIPaS1D1SJiz7dROUDkEZjJZo-su_Y3shAkWb_p4BXRhvcetBwQr-ME2W5QdBUNOPJ1zw/s16000/export538.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Christmas Day activities, so many thoughtful gifts, lots of yummy food and a hike in the snow.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUVQ4vQ1R39Ejo-MpSN1xB_frF7YTexKLLNDld7Kt6V1gC2LWrx-m5Gz2KM0uS0fEEu6iE_7zav-hsUrKbqFJ6pIuJilE2HImX_CbTl15GO8WYVR57xcqs-my2S1u-UQ7ECSXHGCKHc4U/s1024/export539.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="732" data-original-width="1024" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUVQ4vQ1R39Ejo-MpSN1xB_frF7YTexKLLNDld7Kt6V1gC2LWrx-m5Gz2KM0uS0fEEu6iE_7zav-hsUrKbqFJ6pIuJilE2HImX_CbTl15GO8WYVR57xcqs-my2S1u-UQ7ECSXHGCKHc4U/s16000/export539.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Ringing in the New Year with special friends from Idaho. So thankful. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt8InXm8sQ3p3O9Y_GLzbQU2_zwfxnGu8_I0OJaFcG1cqWBqZ3f8DPCtQGai_xsUDzCtJbE0jozwESEsr__5fv_xb0eYX6w4pSAXBSBubntlykGQervvZQo_k2-SLoEXoK8d1rovKtFLQ/s1024/IMG_20210101_121338325.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="683" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt8InXm8sQ3p3O9Y_GLzbQU2_zwfxnGu8_I0OJaFcG1cqWBqZ3f8DPCtQGai_xsUDzCtJbE0jozwESEsr__5fv_xb0eYX6w4pSAXBSBubntlykGQervvZQo_k2-SLoEXoK8d1rovKtFLQ/w426-h640/IMG_20210101_121338325.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Hello 2021 from Mt Rushmore!</td></tr></tbody></table></div><p></p>Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06793997501814901439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812917738221837771.post-35792483853816793542021-01-13T17:46:00.000-07:002021-01-19T17:47:32.661-07:00Holiday Reflections -- Thanksgiving<p>We had a lovely holiday season this year...starting out with an amazing road trip to California to be with my family. It was wonderful to be warm and to be where things were still growing (& even blooming!) instead of our cold, drab, brown landscape. We even got to have our Thanksgiving meal outside on my parents patio! And even better, my whole family was able to be there. We got to meet my newest neice and nephew which was really great.</p><p>We were given a surprise with really unbelievable gift while we were home -- some long-time, special friends gave us a CAR!!!! It still feels very surreal, but this wonderful, new family car for us sits in our driveway and gets us around the Black Hills very well. So I think it's real! We are calling her Goldie, short for Goldilocks :) </p><p>After that any Christmas gift seemed to pale by comparison; but we were certainly just fine with that! This undeserved gift reminds us over and over how we have been given so many good things that we have done nothing to earn and certainly don't deserve ... similar to God's gift of salvation through Jesus to us. It was a perfect reminder to our family of the reason for the season.</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Xo3K0Rsrbfy9dpKJrO8Wj1NOCdSJaRhyphenhyphenZXPVKhld8ui1ClzoUJasUv7Wd33YfkyePOvlzugz7KkNYdOTXTX-yAftUjgMd7K6-7OsNP_ubF19mBGwDVwlxMYEsFzusSEh2xRoxNIcGNc/s1024/export527.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="732" data-original-width="1024" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Xo3K0Rsrbfy9dpKJrO8Wj1NOCdSJaRhyphenhyphenZXPVKhld8ui1ClzoUJasUv7Wd33YfkyePOvlzugz7KkNYdOTXTX-yAftUjgMd7K6-7OsNP_ubF19mBGwDVwlxMYEsFzusSEh2xRoxNIcGNc/w640-h458/export527.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Road trip in a fancy rental car! We even found a bike-pump track in St George to run the kids on :) </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfqQ3MWbikn1bpORJlQn-3UkjRyyMKKLdrrZCvrNqJad1aZYVWiRYvYd6378fsTYjkYXfrBXBj2Fe8UhVeIqccSzRxjbIr5Bp9J3aJBLSiwu5nQCKW1e8KFuzh-Z1fKqrr_92-CodcxH0/s1024/export528.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="615" data-original-width="1024" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfqQ3MWbikn1bpORJlQn-3UkjRyyMKKLdrrZCvrNqJad1aZYVWiRYvYd6378fsTYjkYXfrBXBj2Fe8UhVeIqccSzRxjbIr5Bp9J3aJBLSiwu5nQCKW1e8KFuzh-Z1fKqrr_92-CodcxH0/w640-h384/export528.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Sunset at the beach! Soooo good to be here!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgURmLpmA2LpY_16dgP23J3_T3A_SrJCmgKXJf_Z_gIcyz5-r52uuyt5KhjM0qBqMAibnP4uF5TMFLkdb5KNtSKorgOpfGYWIBvVItc8MgGTagTFncfPWlpCn_kvZRyQvTdvYXE1ziIhAg/s1024/Thanksgiving1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="1024" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgURmLpmA2LpY_16dgP23J3_T3A_SrJCmgKXJf_Z_gIcyz5-r52uuyt5KhjM0qBqMAibnP4uF5TMFLkdb5KNtSKorgOpfGYWIBvVItc8MgGTagTFncfPWlpCn_kvZRyQvTdvYXE1ziIhAg/w640-h426/Thanksgiving1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">All family donut gathering at Bonnie's - YUM!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqLHeL1Tz7D7sBepIZb8RhAURZDUTZAUc3bSTy_kjlL6KdMyJAR_ocyjC0fogDAlctZI7Lvf6xw2658oxR0Wv8re4KlUMPmtNI6d8Wx7NtNcNe9Ok446Iy2jgn19uMgaROqcWv2e7kFKI/s1024/export530.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; 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display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="1024" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgbsK2mIHk4Od8efOz4GyaiB7M1KLGvljlFiPS17jbpMrD-SxuTuK8JtD2LxI4j9QiuWcHcA9HXEAMjfB6m8BvWTKSzn4MxupS4E_acM0hLMi_wfhOw4aHoiYujp1-LHEURY0amfjLLEA/w640-h426/IMG_0917.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Most of the family -- we forgot to get everyone together on Thanksgiving Day, so sadly missed <br />Jeannie's family getting into the photo. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUGhSmef-BD76HfnLbXsG1CBZ_CgUMK9EvrBAuaCzNOPbXNsPM-B9tFHfSq4bBaC7LcSEJFqocWny9VOp8Tah-RMAhABqCAChsTIVZh_FYDMJEJeAxM0cG60odd33gQ0QHQHWknf7ZRTA/s1024/export534.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUGhSmef-BD76HfnLbXsG1CBZ_CgUMK9EvrBAuaCzNOPbXNsPM-B9tFHfSq4bBaC7LcSEJFqocWny9VOp8Tah-RMAhABqCAChsTIVZh_FYDMJEJeAxM0cG60odd33gQ0QHQHWknf7ZRTA/w640-h640/export534.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">On our way, in our new car!!! With one last stop before leaving CA. We were so so happy to see <br />some very dear friends from Idaho who now live in CA. Such a blessing to catch up with them. </td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06793997501814901439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812917738221837771.post-63037496091805193232020-11-15T15:54:00.001-07:002020-11-15T15:54:23.596-07:00Finding Community Caves & Spearfish Falls<p>Earlier this Fall we spent a day driving through the lovely Spearfish Canyon in search of pretty leaves and also two stops/hikes we hadn't done before -- to Community Caves and Spearfish Falls. The day did not disappoint. We found and thoroughly enjoyed both.</p><p>Community Caves is a short but seriously steep scramble/hike up a wash of loose rocks. Mabel did a fantastic job and we were pleasantly surprised by how large the caves were once we arrived. Afterwards, the much easier hike to Spearfish Falls was welcome and the change in scenery made it feel like we were somewhere completely different world even though we'd only driven a few miles in between them.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd4LZoWNi5lx8-yhAJexcEvu7EXovbd7xp_RSxeuxa7FjfTPndWYuElZiTz6MNbQs4rW8MwQSFtJ1rJABrmxuKyJ6ZkeTqrXbRopF4sYcL9XZTkWo3axmo38Qpt68Sv2D4Djq2R_2rwLo/s1024/IMG_9556.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="1024" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd4LZoWNi5lx8-yhAJexcEvu7EXovbd7xp_RSxeuxa7FjfTPndWYuElZiTz6MNbQs4rW8MwQSFtJ1rJABrmxuKyJ6ZkeTqrXbRopF4sYcL9XZTkWo3axmo38Qpt68Sv2D4Djq2R_2rwLo/w640-h426/IMG_9556.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOCNayq_QjPMsoevA3cF46MKvNGqqrNUfyWIwpzbuTAfQQJGUWvqIeJL7Rq4oX20Ju8xuWyQJiwyBZ8O97Ac6n-QOkooLYqjM4IZIDHiqeDH7K0IQ0Dxpdb-sSjffr05HoBrtw1rMFueM/s1024/export520.jpg" style="clear: left; 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We had what felt like another very full month. With the weather continuing to cool down, the pressure to be outside doing as much as possible on the nice days is pretty intense and makes me feel a bit frantic sometimes -- as we try to wring the very most out of any warm, beautiful days. In spite of several "snow days" and a below ZERO morning, we did our best to enjoy all the big & little the moments together..</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggS0TDfxn4KJEWPt6_7S3YWapauoH-0aKlk7R4j5DR7BudVC7-JYnAldi3rPX5gsPU5ykfDxX-kaM_7Zxsrbs8WNwIrhr8YfXl2n0FZvwRUE1GkkJaogG951sUsoZlOmDwcD5ZQODnJjU/s1024/export509.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="732" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggS0TDfxn4KJEWPt6_7S3YWapauoH-0aKlk7R4j5DR7BudVC7-JYnAldi3rPX5gsPU5ykfDxX-kaM_7Zxsrbs8WNwIrhr8YfXl2n0FZvwRUE1GkkJaogG951sUsoZlOmDwcD5ZQODnJjU/s16000/export509.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Enjoying the Fall Festival in Box Elder -- the kids each got to pick out a FREE pumpkin!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCwEYXm5A_Sy_6U8TSOCDh2YpC3uVLhXcSwUlwEu6_wqMFzEwND3s7V8ejtPBZLzRRvP3aPNAnGw2hVKWWK2un-yQMZNpflU-nZxNWdAeK6UvI-1Fg4oWmINZKAW_fWCeQNXuD3hAEc0I/s1024/IMG_9652.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="1024" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCwEYXm5A_Sy_6U8TSOCDh2YpC3uVLhXcSwUlwEu6_wqMFzEwND3s7V8ejtPBZLzRRvP3aPNAnGw2hVKWWK2un-yQMZNpflU-nZxNWdAeK6UvI-1Fg4oWmINZKAW_fWCeQNXuD3hAEc0I/w640-h426/IMG_9652.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Driving through the Black Hills, catching the last of the Fall foilage.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5tm0r348Me8FbCnSTTqaxnf16gY_v5A9_HNc83FJaPirOMb5kx-Y2zEn1ovnodsNUo_n6F3vEuWpHYk9jOQtqIWxQtpLhs5yn8PYhSrRLgtMB-zPjmHf4eAJwvQO9VA570oIKQ1mEkgU/s1024/export510.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="1024" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5tm0r348Me8FbCnSTTqaxnf16gY_v5A9_HNc83FJaPirOMb5kx-Y2zEn1ovnodsNUo_n6F3vEuWpHYk9jOQtqIWxQtpLhs5yn8PYhSrRLgtMB-zPjmHf4eAJwvQO9VA570oIKQ1mEkgU/s16000/export510.jpg" /></a></div><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiljGreoyk29ukm6eBc9M1DKvNAfMtBm25TqG8CZ1VS2ahzEZcRCpPvKb9AvJ1i_coyjYeae1qVRWQSxsHJD_cf4VGlWx97HiOcd6zNulh7Pp-RCdoWmYr7UawpYCCpv3EsORBsvVzh5TY/s1024/export512.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiljGreoyk29ukm6eBc9M1DKvNAfMtBm25TqG8CZ1VS2ahzEZcRCpPvKb9AvJ1i_coyjYeae1qVRWQSxsHJD_cf4VGlWx97HiOcd6zNulh7Pp-RCdoWmYr7UawpYCCpv3EsORBsvVzh5TY/s16000/export512.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">A fun day at Sheridan Lake with some homeschool/MOPS friends. <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixb5DCsPJZrxBW-yndnHvBcZoZlyeHLj_On-Y0W7LCPtXAvfCPNy9HWBfhUaprcuXyDqVPWIWxO5eqx3_oFFnXAbmL5snIO5es_jLKWg3jIdYqWve08-IFKcJX9x7ZUtzlCIDBoWIypH0/s1024/export511.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="732" data-original-width="1024" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixb5DCsPJZrxBW-yndnHvBcZoZlyeHLj_On-Y0W7LCPtXAvfCPNy9HWBfhUaprcuXyDqVPWIWxO5eqx3_oFFnXAbmL5snIO5es_jLKWg3jIdYqWve08-IFKcJX9x7ZUtzlCIDBoWIypH0/s16000/export511.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Family day at Angostura Resovoir -- the BEST beach-like sand in our area! And...it wasn't crowded!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi90w2ePfuc3R7sb0u9ZDEgV9Cpj7OKHx8Iq5pDkH63oZ9jk_rPftBnxrsAz66GERIJuVlf2IU-NSzVDLBYXFtLFqiLMAq2mBqiMNuL3YT_TUn7-WPVxEQzvC5dHSbHAjD9Jhv0BhDg9f0/s1024/IMG_0110.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="683" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi90w2ePfuc3R7sb0u9ZDEgV9Cpj7OKHx8Iq5pDkH63oZ9jk_rPftBnxrsAz66GERIJuVlf2IU-NSzVDLBYXFtLFqiLMAq2mBqiMNuL3YT_TUn7-WPVxEQzvC5dHSbHAjD9Jhv0BhDg9f0/w426-h640/IMG_0110.JPG" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Hiking at one of our favorites, Little Elk Creek -- <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_hglhrwvUO-51t726HhIWmy3vWpFdBorGFhbQ3dECe1Dr0YQetTseOkOhtQiDTl9xNxgyGKHq6Jfae00WTFTZ9lZqyiIDBgtPYKu_C3b6GcFdKdB9y_pNAUp6r53e6mLfdYvyLN-7m5M/s1024/export514.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="769" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_hglhrwvUO-51t726HhIWmy3vWpFdBorGFhbQ3dECe1Dr0YQetTseOkOhtQiDTl9xNxgyGKHq6Jfae00WTFTZ9lZqyiIDBgtPYKu_C3b6GcFdKdB9y_pNAUp6r53e6mLfdYvyLN-7m5M/s16000/export514.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFyuPRZesbMeQ1zlkpMpgne1w1v-IWXb27yDV_GrGXRJJkL2bmMmn87C03pZPwRZ7ufQfxHsOCtKC1rZH2IlV_VICCMOf1OCWNEc9wtIMK_tScdKywjMKQlQYEAWsA-_4jHoRsetF9fRM/s1024/export515.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="769" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFyuPRZesbMeQ1zlkpMpgne1w1v-IWXb27yDV_GrGXRJJkL2bmMmn87C03pZPwRZ7ufQfxHsOCtKC1rZH2IlV_VICCMOf1OCWNEc9wtIMK_tScdKywjMKQlQYEAWsA-_4jHoRsetF9fRM/s16000/export515.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Even better than a beautiful hike? A hike with a swing out over the creek!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV6IwlFrtt7bxPuRznoXWoCzEr1WgTLlTUiybDZ_zugmb8Ejocst2ZDdf6YoHyfyVlNbgUV2X2Peee3QsIqs4KgUo9e94u4T66Y05Kyy0rblTrWXZP_sLLVs-rdBFEu6BJBAmzLRL1OsA/s1024/IMG_0113.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="681" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV6IwlFrtt7bxPuRznoXWoCzEr1WgTLlTUiybDZ_zugmb8Ejocst2ZDdf6YoHyfyVlNbgUV2X2Peee3QsIqs4KgUo9e94u4T66Y05Kyy0rblTrWXZP_sLLVs-rdBFEu6BJBAmzLRL1OsA/w426-h640/IMG_0113.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-oEgaTu3b2R5IAa00qa5TpeV3S4d431grUbTafJkeNj0oquh1IlI47M41JIYvejl6IQe5yIBJCyvvLwxskMTvD3i_uN3CwEjuegbBWp5EYqHJycbGqShHr23n2m5oaZrAcZfx_qXOPFo/s1024/export516.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="820" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-oEgaTu3b2R5IAa00qa5TpeV3S4d431grUbTafJkeNj0oquh1IlI47M41JIYvejl6IQe5yIBJCyvvLwxskMTvD3i_uN3CwEjuegbBWp5EYqHJycbGqShHr23n2m5oaZrAcZfx_qXOPFo/s16000/export516.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">An evening playing at Canyon Lake Park here in town. Such a pretty place!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhysRASWAEhb5m7oCV4ymJm2vqGUJbsz-s4C46f5RGI9Ky4HWEixP_zqcBF_snKFv-rl-c-sYg-VVASXQ9NREhrDa_WwNKd1xFF9t9wbj-mAkMdSV_JbBmeWNjlTKLbGTwdA5WrBWHZTqo/s1024/export517.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="820" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhysRASWAEhb5m7oCV4ymJm2vqGUJbsz-s4C46f5RGI9Ky4HWEixP_zqcBF_snKFv-rl-c-sYg-VVASXQ9NREhrDa_WwNKd1xFF9t9wbj-mAkMdSV_JbBmeWNjlTKLbGTwdA5WrBWHZTqo/s16000/export517.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Homeschool fun -- experiments inside and out!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgANIbvg7YH8N07IJ-GXrRpQmCbnyCvwTx_mTkg5PIHzNbUPtFl8I86Wtnn8Gt1u9irTu4oMFJWFbZxx_WtPB_dsyTcqi8fsV-mEW-6zSOJS6RGFcnRD9-ExI-KL2kNTIdY1ZRGwvXMI0o/s1024/export518.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="732" data-original-width="1024" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgANIbvg7YH8N07IJ-GXrRpQmCbnyCvwTx_mTkg5PIHzNbUPtFl8I86Wtnn8Gt1u9irTu4oMFJWFbZxx_WtPB_dsyTcqi8fsV-mEW-6zSOJS6RGFcnRD9-ExI-KL2kNTIdY1ZRGwvXMI0o/s16000/export518.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">A snowy weekend. My shovel crew deserves hot chocolate AND we found a perfect used set of bunk beds for the kids! Hurray!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNmfhhU0wlTPgzPusXTLVGl3rugprXGs8iEXt57dFIJbD78Iy7RPFeIhuTg87hKPnh_3X8WlNc71hYrzegEhhx2wzKfRDYDGGQq3HBPP3etV93l2Rsl0UNQPje8vXXMGcloracu7KMwj4/s1024/export519.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="769" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNmfhhU0wlTPgzPusXTLVGl3rugprXGs8iEXt57dFIJbD78Iy7RPFeIhuTg87hKPnh_3X8WlNc71hYrzegEhhx2wzKfRDYDGGQq3HBPP3etV93l2Rsl0UNQPje8vXXMGcloracu7KMwj4/s16000/export519.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Halloween highlights: making cat & jack o'laterns, costume time with friends and family and counting up the candy from the piñata! <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixyQUoFB9ey5FtO_oZwAU08W-5B08nnTi5KzCwbXv7U_thjWMmfDoMcP1Mw9iOZteC6oxpBHqGddLVlQjhtgn4gM0K5tWv0nFh7GajjlTFhcp5b1CquQgh69z051mPFEKc1zgQQys49Gs/s1024/IMG_20201023_073507477.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="684" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixyQUoFB9ey5FtO_oZwAU08W-5B08nnTi5KzCwbXv7U_thjWMmfDoMcP1Mw9iOZteC6oxpBHqGddLVlQjhtgn4gM0K5tWv0nFh7GajjlTFhcp5b1CquQgh69z051mPFEKc1zgQQys49Gs/w428-h640/IMG_20201023_073507477.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06793997501814901439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812917738221837771.post-90003010999734106582020-10-28T08:00:00.001-06:002020-10-28T08:00:06.612-06:00September Reminiscing -- Getting back to schoolIn this season that has felt unsettled in so many ways, I've been double-thankful that we were already homeschooling and I didn't have to wrestle with what to do for this school year. Although a lot about homeschooling looks different than before I am thankful that we are able to continue together at home.<div><br /></div><div>We had a fantastic first day (on September 14th), starting with our traditional first day of school hike, a park picnic and a little table work too. We all experienced a few bumps with the trasition from our wonderfully unscheduled summer to the school year, but we're all looking forward to this new year of learning!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXUYGI2G9JihEyuMuDhpTwZQcu1U5V322V-N_FXFrFtfCh8BPZ2Tj19P6NtLdXTYgqqjmarLOLkrxBmMnxHwhyO0uPYOVk5RpbqqVRBAMnKZ0Eq7-z__LILYSQipcbkLjb56lSJLcg1Y8/s1024/IMG_9474.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="683" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXUYGI2G9JihEyuMuDhpTwZQcu1U5V322V-N_FXFrFtfCh8BPZ2Tj19P6NtLdXTYgqqjmarLOLkrxBmMnxHwhyO0uPYOVk5RpbqqVRBAMnKZ0Eq7-z__LILYSQipcbkLjb56lSJLcg1Y8/w426-h640/IMG_9474.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaaz7_WdUiOuWXiuNViiklmcP5tSex331pctNpPE6csUdjqcf7tf0DHy2LX36eDQ8k5sdcCMQPHohwUAigRFF0WrPvMFRPZWwSJIyU4pAYOtkKoyLEuZ0BylUuWSh6nW-I1ngbOwikRQ4/s1024/export507.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaaz7_WdUiOuWXiuNViiklmcP5tSex331pctNpPE6csUdjqcf7tf0DHy2LX36eDQ8k5sdcCMQPHohwUAigRFF0WrPvMFRPZWwSJIyU4pAYOtkKoyLEuZ0BylUuWSh6nW-I1ngbOwikRQ4/s16000/export507.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizwmLhZswTKPzu2xldumT1so7CqJA8UuQOSso4aH9uQVhvYmRNwbmzZkcaaqn19uRReNkN0M41y5IQ3zVyWj28cCE4F-WHrpytjmLstyOnPD9sEaziIpbbpxM6NIbCequeUlIfZyTxRr8/s1024/IMG_9508.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="1024" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizwmLhZswTKPzu2xldumT1so7CqJA8UuQOSso4aH9uQVhvYmRNwbmzZkcaaqn19uRReNkN0M41y5IQ3zVyWj28cCE4F-WHrpytjmLstyOnPD9sEaziIpbbpxM6NIbCequeUlIfZyTxRr8/w640-h426/IMG_9508.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF1eaN1_HVMAwFy1iWfXhkrRbrV8x0t0JER1SN0fxX9c15y5ANJ5xLSZYUp8rRyFKRMaIZxCOT9Sdu2sMfxyJQExUxG3ly-BLcJK1pAqRjaUJWsg5jfB9HAJ2vs0lFKvNhL86nOK2Bm9c/s1024/export508.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="732" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF1eaN1_HVMAwFy1iWfXhkrRbrV8x0t0JER1SN0fxX9c15y5ANJ5xLSZYUp8rRyFKRMaIZxCOT9Sdu2sMfxyJQExUxG3ly-BLcJK1pAqRjaUJWsg5jfB9HAJ2vs0lFKvNhL86nOK2Bm9c/s16000/export508.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Hiking at Buzzard's Roost <br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDyPOUOIz0HvRfEn2H-Qgi1MFA1tmiMBMXzAkURlp1NmnVUe9sAoWfGLf3omK68vA5DHROWD7sfQ8wokZFBP5G5UO0QUsx49GkKiFLE6ZPgLFZArXMqeUs8KzedXfMT3nwWxHqJUTiXSk/s1024/IMG_20200915_125658867.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="682" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDyPOUOIz0HvRfEn2H-Qgi1MFA1tmiMBMXzAkURlp1NmnVUe9sAoWfGLf3omK68vA5DHROWD7sfQ8wokZFBP5G5UO0QUsx49GkKiFLE6ZPgLFZArXMqeUs8KzedXfMT3nwWxHqJUTiXSk/w426-h640/IMG_20200915_125658867.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">The fall bouquet the kids collected on our hike. So pretty!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLs4TdE_NckoJQO4I21qQkp4RuQh0jzSdFGMfNJ9tTsy2MQa0JFKlmZLALFedez9Ou0ZM2K2JwBlGGAts8QX6xmQveGbiaJ4w-kvoDNosMeUyzpXX9crMOOTWLzoh0kWFZy4oJB5AcG5o/s1024/IMG_20200914_134452305.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="1024" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLs4TdE_NckoJQO4I21qQkp4RuQh0jzSdFGMfNJ9tTsy2MQa0JFKlmZLALFedez9Ou0ZM2K2JwBlGGAts8QX6xmQveGbiaJ4w-kvoDNosMeUyzpXX9crMOOTWLzoh0kWFZy4oJB5AcG5o/w640-h426/IMG_20200914_134452305.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Picnic at the park and feeling very happy to get to spend my days with these guys!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div>Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06793997501814901439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812917738221837771.post-40194020754899869522020-10-26T15:04:00.000-06:002020-10-26T15:04:40.896-06:00September Reminiscing - Celebrating our girl!<p>Mabel turned FIVE last month and we had a great day celebrating her. She had been giving me the specifics on her cake for months ahead of time (in her chipmunky voice and with detailed hand gestures: "first mom, a layer of chocolate, then fudge, then crushed up oreos and another layer of chocolate, with fluffy pink frosting all over and Lowly the Worm on top). I did my best to get it right, but she did provide me some feedback that the cake wasn't <i>exactly</i> how she'd imagined it. Next time, maybe? :-)</p><p></p><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/AVvXsEiInBowbFLHgIpRzf2Ii0UbecHfkaCgC26vDGRwCmV-vSXoYs7aEaEynpJIJkvdrECCi7UBnHD-1TiZz9M77G973VKJOvRDorTW_m08y-LWSVeyETgnOd47ZtTzChX7rA4ticF6U3kNJGg/s1024/IMG_9460.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="682" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiInBowbFLHgIpRzf2Ii0UbecHfkaCgC26vDGRwCmV-vSXoYs7aEaEynpJIJkvdrECCi7UBnHD-1TiZz9M77G973VKJOvRDorTW_m08y-LWSVeyETgnOd47ZtTzChX7rA4ticF6U3kNJGg/w426-h640/IMG_9460.JPG" width="426" /></a></div></div><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzgT85gO9RTGtFwp9CTHSHZ0oIEpXybtpSA5fuztZRILfQVS8C3c8Kenl_f_tJbc5c-dXBIQxNlwMLCRY4CwchdnuOTD7VbCVWbSJ5iqUneYBcq7x1T0aGQfdleBEW9eo7eK7QQ-TWq4U/s1024/export502.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="732" data-original-width="1024" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzgT85gO9RTGtFwp9CTHSHZ0oIEpXybtpSA5fuztZRILfQVS8C3c8Kenl_f_tJbc5c-dXBIQxNlwMLCRY4CwchdnuOTD7VbCVWbSJ5iqUneYBcq7x1T0aGQfdleBEW9eo7eK7QQ-TWq4U/s16000/export502.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">The kids get to pick their meals for their birthday -- breakfast is usually Lucky Charms :)<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEjDqiDerLrflth2m7aW67B55m7xkKCOKZKtuOgXB6Looxc_oU0vQdrtbWm8hH-bPaMWzNcrdnJSRJX7Ik9KeJZ6DJtqWpJohpDhgzb3THl8OJHiw59bjteIBsEVkIGMpZMivwaU-usLOUY/s1024/export506.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="769" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDqiDerLrflth2m7aW67B55m7xkKCOKZKtuOgXB6Looxc_oU0vQdrtbWm8hH-bPaMWzNcrdnJSRJX7Ik9KeJZ6DJtqWpJohpDhgzb3THl8OJHiw59bjteIBsEVkIGMpZMivwaU-usLOUY/s16000/export506.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">A beautiful day at Center Lake <br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXbrp_fhJCHfz1Nhofu9Bx50aO2MIaOoudgDyegOvIeStI0qhITGvx890i5W6Yg2Leerb8CAVDRErbc-Moq8WTcG8pa5mcP3e7kVKOhZwH7J3KWundJy3_x0VoXfIKwxCmt_47Bz04VUk/s1024/Fall2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="769" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXbrp_fhJCHfz1Nhofu9Bx50aO2MIaOoudgDyegOvIeStI0qhITGvx890i5W6Yg2Leerb8CAVDRErbc-Moq8WTcG8pa5mcP3e7kVKOhZwH7J3KWundJy3_x0VoXfIKwxCmt_47Bz04VUk/s16000/Fall2.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Present time! Some of her favorites: A big-girl swing for our swing set, a cozy robe and dance lessons.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmOp_w5cj-MfGRHKDz55Imnxii_o455w4D7ByXZVedYKbPVb_hITIUPTWbdE8WZNFkcfN41Vtxsei1CJIn4oJrEaDWDbsevMpftzwWLqQSLdZFSl0m7tBAaG8c0aNIXUhgzcS40Q9slHs/s1024/IMG_9640.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="683" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmOp_w5cj-MfGRHKDz55Imnxii_o455w4D7ByXZVedYKbPVb_hITIUPTWbdE8WZNFkcfN41Vtxsei1CJIn4oJrEaDWDbsevMpftzwWLqQSLdZFSl0m7tBAaG8c0aNIXUhgzcS40Q9slHs/w426-h640/IMG_9640.JPG" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Love this girl!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06793997501814901439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812917738221837771.post-91605724919512909482020-10-22T07:27:00.001-06:002020-10-22T07:27:37.869-06:00September Reminiscing -- Heart Friends & First Snow<div class="separator">September really went by in a blur of so, so many {mostly} wonderful things. </div><div>Labor day evening we received two visitors -- one was incredibly welcome and truly wonderful while the other one was not so much. <div><br /></div><div>Our welcome visitors were our very, very dear friends, the Deeds Family who we met when living in Guatemala. They stopped by the Black Hills as part of their summer vacation for what was supposed to be a few days of camping together. After over two years without seeing them, we were thrilled! Unfortunately, we also received over an inch of snow that same evening followed by below freezing temperatures. We changed gears from camping and instead had a great time hanging out at our house and doing some local hikes. The snow & freeze killed most of our garden and flowers, but we had a <u>most</u> memorable "summer" visit together. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8HE7z6as1UJ3tFK0410U6Ag59CKbV5hZKFS1qpBTzzmpcI8yLWqjnX9eeOrtDBBsJkCCbnIdduKhiWAB-5t0Egg7596duNKlcjFl-cTv5Ueu_qfSZnMSE7-kJyRuy0R7CXV5W_d2Hvbk/s1280/image.jpg" style="clear: left; display: inline; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8HE7z6as1UJ3tFK0410U6Ag59CKbV5hZKFS1qpBTzzmpcI8yLWqjnX9eeOrtDBBsJkCCbnIdduKhiWAB-5t0Egg7596duNKlcjFl-cTv5Ueu_qfSZnMSE7-kJyRuy0R7CXV5W_d2Hvbk/w640-h480/image.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4i_tVk1WH25mBRaUuVt5-C0OrqndAB6yev7ObTRiqO6QHZaY6Qm6D_4gsvNY9IFbZqY9PBgAa0qDC4jue0j5M_y7c2NogEtkKhyphenhyphenbNjCC0JYBmY3kbH1lfdPWm5uH0EZM2nXQkgBBcgQM/s2048/IMG_20200908_062124622.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4i_tVk1WH25mBRaUuVt5-C0OrqndAB6yev7ObTRiqO6QHZaY6Qm6D_4gsvNY9IFbZqY9PBgAa0qDC4jue0j5M_y7c2NogEtkKhyphenhyphenbNjCC0JYBmY3kbH1lfdPWm5uH0EZM2nXQkgBBcgQM/w640-h360/IMG_20200908_062124622.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Morning of September 8 -- not too much snow & it looks pretty, SO glad not to be camping in this though!</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiquGjNlXkbO7CXp04Ip3e6qq-Qo8zQUaYx32qCM0ytV4O0BE49pCmwEj5D4WOVuBNTY113MpvO_aJL1AMZRUlJ5oR7zYCEDtzqlK_XI4WxRJOmqWnNTruLk2XYhvyJI-ZOhFAoXm6vepM/s1024/IMG_20200908_085448468.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiquGjNlXkbO7CXp04Ip3e6qq-Qo8zQUaYx32qCM0ytV4O0BE49pCmwEj5D4WOVuBNTY113MpvO_aJL1AMZRUlJ5oR7zYCEDtzqlK_XI4WxRJOmqWnNTruLk2XYhvyJI-ZOhFAoXm6vepM/w640-h480/IMG_20200908_085448468.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">SUPER happy to get to be around our table with this family! (Jason's out of view, but on my left!)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5VyVFyEenzftchOtf1ioF8yMpjfKxx3UasyexgHGPAYQNPvO7iuQw4NxQfTe3tHa0FHnRJnBkdjBioXO6jG1pQnAicjtQawzeVOuSYXaNxUeTBXgS-zgfAH4qOOXWgSH8cfz2VJF6iKM/s1024/export499.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="683" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5VyVFyEenzftchOtf1ioF8yMpjfKxx3UasyexgHGPAYQNPvO7iuQw4NxQfTe3tHa0FHnRJnBkdjBioXO6jG1pQnAicjtQawzeVOuSYXaNxUeTBXgS-zgfAH4qOOXWgSH8cfz2VJF6iKM/s16000/export499.jpg" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOz9EzfNnZeuCuoUsDMh7c02UFn0b9OhhcxG1yC8qlb-LQsANeltKx_GebgwncC2h-tRF7I_IVQEGxy-9RWngBs5Uc88sPNaD9_m94As1ch2Chc1ZNBeSE_SUL1_LosVVs3zadnR1V_rE/s1024/export494.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOz9EzfNnZeuCuoUsDMh7c02UFn0b9OhhcxG1yC8qlb-LQsANeltKx_GebgwncC2h-tRF7I_IVQEGxy-9RWngBs5Uc88sPNaD9_m94As1ch2Chc1ZNBeSE_SUL1_LosVVs3zadnR1V_rE/s16000/export494.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">In typical fashion for us, we forgot that if there is a little snow in town, there will be a lot more out of town! Oops! Snowy, but we had a great time playing at Rock Mazes.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCcSzQjDPIjF8SKFME-vqxb4PsdJLJXCfZlsDeQBff8KXP0LUwv2XpzcH5fhZQtKw3ECXk_Sh2VuxEBfTc35T2ZXnkDnTSlGymFL2SbUdf1RN_hUYIIJRTzPHZXYfuJfjeDH8n6xO9jps/s1024/IMG_20200908_163653684.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="1024" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCcSzQjDPIjF8SKFME-vqxb4PsdJLJXCfZlsDeQBff8KXP0LUwv2XpzcH5fhZQtKw3ECXk_Sh2VuxEBfTc35T2ZXnkDnTSlGymFL2SbUdf1RN_hUYIIJRTzPHZXYfuJfjeDH8n6xO9jps/w640-h426/IMG_20200908_163653684.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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They seem to be always on the move and are hard to capture very easily ... any photos together tend to have one or both of them making silly, grumpy, angry faces while poking at each other :) It was totally worth the effort though, with them growing and changing so much I want to see and remember this precious stage!</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYZMVOcjCcMTuvRXJRGvKnN5sV4Y0Ko0q9kpdlO4bDzSr3Ah4LJ35o3BmXy2uf08VUuf4XwXkbPbE4IgX9owOEzzf7ao7OnfxAcwisqts9dOZrcDRV-eny3FooqdB-myUfuOWbuorxJds/s1024/IMG_9982.JPG" style="clear: left; display: inline; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="1024" height="429" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYZMVOcjCcMTuvRXJRGvKnN5sV4Y0Ko0q9kpdlO4bDzSr3Ah4LJ35o3BmXy2uf08VUuf4XwXkbPbE4IgX9owOEzzf7ao7OnfxAcwisqts9dOZrcDRV-eny3FooqdB-myUfuOWbuorxJds/w640-h429/IMG_9982.JPG" width="640" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcw2qVfDx6r-4er0tpAEB9rDcKVsjSGl3vfY6fWpxy0mX9_WuKlhxspIhyphenhyphenj3zIb_DMdA4k4-LvZ9n8i5HCZormYH3ZEq69pGIHrNoQVLS88pn7h39joK2OPPRT62H3pb6PWKyJDL0JKDg/s1024/export489.jpg" style="clear: left; 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This year Jason was off work for both our birthdays and we got to enjoy family days at two different local lakes. It was really great and we are grateful to get to live in such a pretty place with easy access to outdoor recreation.</div><div class="separator"><p>The start of the Sturgis motorcycle rally coincided with Jason's birthday, so we <i>really</i> wanted to find a place that was free of the near-constant rumbling of motorcycles and a place that wouldn't feel busy. We popped the canoe onto the jeep and headed to Deerfield Lake. It is just enough off the beaten path that there were only 4-5 other groups there and with the 5 mile-an-hour boat speed limit, it was <u>very</u> peaceful. After getting our fill, we headed home to grill some delicious steaks (in the middle of a thunderstorm) and gorge ourselves on Mile-High Mud Pie. Amazingly delicious!</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4nnK9afajI6WlI9KFM5F6l84KBjUNCQKjBCbx3AVeZ98uZOGSwhZhYxyeRyAJTIlLFltEqF8z47GyKHWy52pkZdcBSMPfDShgqj-TGQiUWAa4KmjGl-GT9qPY-ALWemRZv9muRMCUKiM/s800/IMG_9357.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="534" height="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4nnK9afajI6WlI9KFM5F6l84KBjUNCQKjBCbx3AVeZ98uZOGSwhZhYxyeRyAJTIlLFltEqF8z47GyKHWy52pkZdcBSMPfDShgqj-TGQiUWAa4KmjGl-GT9qPY-ALWemRZv9muRMCUKiM/w535-h800/IMG_9357.JPG" width="535" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghyXjkO-4OeHb8ep5lu0Q5RpiZl-MXxEqu314T8FMcu5eyYIadG2_zBaKlXT4sg40vnV7QhtS8HM5aWQsLj5TzPfrD95uFs_XkCJ1SyxurkcOz20_0_3AXkRHoqJ55Oxd3LWKDWZ5TYAs/s800/export483.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghyXjkO-4OeHb8ep5lu0Q5RpiZl-MXxEqu314T8FMcu5eyYIadG2_zBaKlXT4sg40vnV7QhtS8HM5aWQsLj5TzPfrD95uFs_XkCJ1SyxurkcOz20_0_3AXkRHoqJ55Oxd3LWKDWZ5TYAs/s640/export483.jpg" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj897N3jyA49TiD7za56hmsyy9agwc7MNIQg_1HFBdnAfDchiu26MVSAH0RUpCGc7B00ldAYB5M2HMdmduC6tcE9p3rFOF7dv0WGCdvm1-NqSXEoc3sne-ZDP7lUkpUZ0yU9gD5mxudunU/s800/IMG_20200807_130521160.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj897N3jyA49TiD7za56hmsyy9agwc7MNIQg_1HFBdnAfDchiu26MVSAH0RUpCGc7B00ldAYB5M2HMdmduC6tcE9p3rFOF7dv0WGCdvm1-NqSXEoc3sne-ZDP7lUkpUZ0yU9gD5mxudunU/s640/IMG_20200807_130521160.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzKgwBOYFTYdtthqRWZGjAD4PCakfkrTQ-WC8PA1lWP7z_-VgDRTFNe8G5WCENwP45RJRX7Jz7ZB8eKqYJ8Yf0kMCrymoP3YwUv_qbA3XBbwDeuuMNlf6RwqMyBCeCb6Pj7DipbFeyyS0/s1024/export484.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="683" height="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzKgwBOYFTYdtthqRWZGjAD4PCakfkrTQ-WC8PA1lWP7z_-VgDRTFNe8G5WCENwP45RJRX7Jz7ZB8eKqYJ8Yf0kMCrymoP3YwUv_qbA3XBbwDeuuMNlf6RwqMyBCeCb6Pj7DipbFeyyS0/w534-h800/export484.jpg" width="534" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Mabel even caught a tiny fish! <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGKpT9gFvzg0Pz6CDGTE99KpgcI2Bxh19w-fQgjy-X-wkuVY_W-OSc2P922NQtQz9IPAc-cyvVLlucaEoD1eSicVBkK453O1g5i06FMuOMV0pwbAwonIovDQDXv4qBuFob4-DPOI94VmA/s1024/export485.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGKpT9gFvzg0Pz6CDGTE99KpgcI2Bxh19w-fQgjy-X-wkuVY_W-OSc2P922NQtQz9IPAc-cyvVLlucaEoD1eSicVBkK453O1g5i06FMuOMV0pwbAwonIovDQDXv4qBuFob4-DPOI94VmA/w512-h512/export485.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>For my big day, we headed down to Angostura since it's the only local lake with actual beachy type sand. We went down early to beat the ski boat folks a bit and had a wonderful beach day together. We followed it up by a fun afternoon in our backyard with take out from a local Indian/Nepalese restaurant and a frozen "strawberry fluff" dessert after. 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So when some Idaho friends asked if we wanted to meet up in Montana for a campout together, we were thrilled! In true Carrie form, I had to look and see who else might just be in the vicinity to hang out with as well. We found one other family not too far away and made plans for a camping visit to their home town and then were excited when Jason's family also made plans to meet up with us for several days -- near one of the gateways to Yellowstone! <div><br /><div>Our first stop was to Salmon, Idaho where we got to camp right on the Salmon River (and have the campground all to ourselves!) It was really great to see Kaitlyn, a friend from my Moscow MOPS group. Kaitlyn's husband was going through school at the same time as Jason, so she & I connected easily and have continued to keep in touch since we left three years ago. It was fabulous to see her and her family.</div><div><br /></div><div>Our second stop was near Anaconda, Montana (a surprisingly cute town) and a really beautiful campground, tucked into the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest. It was awesome to see our friends who initiated this whole trip and great for all the kids to get to be together -- Luke & Connor have been friends since they were two! The only downer was that it <u>rained</u> nearly the entire time. With temperatures in the upper 30's and 40's, it made for some pretty unpleasant tent camping. Luckily for us, the Hayes family had just purchased a camper, so we were at least able to get out of the cold and wet at times, but it just wasn't what we'd hoped for with the kiddos. </div><div><br /></div><div>Our last destination was in beautiful Paradise Valley, just north of Yellowstone to meet up with Jason's family at a lovely rental home. It was really great to see all of them and especially fun to get to explore the area together. And, we had MUCH better weather, hurray! :)</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="683" height="1000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXa0SR7CfsPRW_9C1loKAR7kDhe06EOW18PqES0M_I0t4bLo4kRUIS99T2lvkK4AT-lhIIFcAo7m50UOG_lRWC9N1obUvAibzEBtdK-CWXlZluJDXlxk0itANVqaYIEovPXURUKXic4O0/w668-h1000/export470-001.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="668" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">On the road again!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYBjm21snorxq8sU1KzmEUAQPXNvMPV2tlr6hcpuFa49M68bT-shPRChcVfspVk49BnRbwpu3PDqUKs5gAVielK0g6Gz764E6Vbp5Fyh0WSgvEq4c4clqn2cXDB8oofYBUNjcmx1GMrlY/s800/export471.jpg" style="clear: left; 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margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP28i6TCLCAzkzmF3GOstnys7swQVzNQoujkQLgrsvHnkDfMSV9EwrbLJfhG5nvmo4LOBwEJFz5sfBAvHQhN3qGCZ9Jhkr23OKFenghM3gQ97bv0t1XJYrG4gt6KDaqfQa8s12R0C0XFE/s800/export472.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP28i6TCLCAzkzmF3GOstnys7swQVzNQoujkQLgrsvHnkDfMSV9EwrbLJfhG5nvmo4LOBwEJFz5sfBAvHQhN3qGCZ9Jhkr23OKFenghM3gQ97bv0t1XJYrG4gt6KDaqfQa8s12R0C0XFE/w800-h640/export472.jpg" width="800" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Camping alongside the Salmon River - <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCrVq_j2pIW4xdr6tAjtIpSMxdDCZn2-H10xJaEgrqqpHfBvojeBDxOhoDXOu_ZWgfd5CP89CuQ1EMKJ11GuiAYleIWEZ9_r3RoApCkNySUZ5ZmLTCxpW7pUNtVzFrEnKwLOLz5HlMkSU/s1024/export473.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="804" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKgpe5xIRFcZzSB6wfTGPCI-dvDILwhL3s8MgHV9Eu2i5RjgQmP6h9fxIJapS8nvhGd7HOv4pRii2o_LEBrbii93a7pM9NOKxIGnMhjk1lHwS2B7fjmbLLj2yiIHQqu2B0btiqAj-d3H0/w804-h804/export476.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="804" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">On to Montana for more camping -- super beautiful, but so so wet!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="601" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Gt7_j3ork027AqHMC-MV4Aj2cw20FLTO_g-GYOY7jSHF_WhWQsPn1MuzU9pMpkAd_BgiRWC5MZXpWXQChmw_usUhOvyLtRd1BRSh9cjX7vpNA97WDtJYXOavxNZoLIBYfHMUkJlU9jM/w801-h601/export475-001.jpg" width="801" /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB29xNIClAG4XLW-iNJlUjj8YEFlRGXGmbnuaeUh4wdM0Q8AlwAjY0_AWRGfvAKlQIV11a_nb5mtru62FSOdYioErVBjOytngZGcnlubT6LF0hqw7JQwI7Ojav85OfarZF99JvbNiVE_s/s1024/export474-001.jpg" style="clear: left; 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margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYAla8umvTJ1zaTBrl-wREl8lgIUFWpTRXQsW7kLax3ETcOacpj_u1FJWLMSROHu8f0ppWBHNWhyphenhyphen_XYG6T3Qtm4OBk_414u_aoJ-QYHi32iykYUA6SlWqHzSBBN4eOGE0bAgNmFR6CMIg/s800/export479.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYAla8umvTJ1zaTBrl-wREl8lgIUFWpTRXQsW7kLax3ETcOacpj_u1FJWLMSROHu8f0ppWBHNWhyphenhyphen_XYG6T3Qtm4OBk_414u_aoJ-QYHi32iykYUA6SlWqHzSBBN4eOGE0bAgNmFR6CMIg/w800-h800/export479.jpg" width="800" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">More amazing sights at Yellowstone<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWUo4izkHYrXPsuXTdgxDKcoSMKweZ2wgBpy5khFX50VuX1FEQY9vyvPb7u6g6A6qOpbnEckX9chcpsOSaa4VfAL7SGyZA630BZ5teLEq01ViXgTEv0-iCe1GHmvRANdE-r5BFg23hKDU/s800/Yellowstone.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; 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In this area, cicadas are one of our "sounds of summer" and it made me happy all over again that <u>at last</u> we are in the full summer swing. There is much to love about the Black Hills in summer -- everything is super green, the weather is balmy, the days are long, the creeks refreshing, there are super crazy thunder/hail storms and best of all, we can go outside without layer-upon-layer of clothing on! I am trying to soak <b>all</b> of this in.<br />
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We also got to celebrate Jason last month for Father's Day which was great. We sent him on an overnight solo backpacking trip into the Black Elk Wilderness area for the weekend. The kids and I hiked around beautiful Sylvan Lake and then they made him one of his favorites, cherry cheese pie! (pretty much all on their own!)<br />
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Other big news is that Mabel learned to ride her pedal bike! Pretty exciting milestone for her (and us!) We've also started having outdoor playdates with a few friends. This has made our small world feel just a tiny bit more normal which has been a huge blessing.<br />
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<br />Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06793997501814901439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812917738221837771.post-3809355146228802532020-06-22T15:47:00.000-06:002020-06-22T15:47:29.823-06:00Finding Lakota LakeLast weekend we had the pleasure of checking out this lovely little lake. We have found that our usual lake locations are very over-crowded this year and have been on the hunt for a kid-friendly water spot. Lakota Lake did not disappoint ... it wasn't crowded, had several spots where the kids could access shallow water for wading and swimming, had an easy hiking trail around it and best of all (for the kids), it was <u>loaded</u> with crawdads!<br />
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Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06793997501814901439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812917738221837771.post-69539194986629205532020-06-04T15:03:00.000-06:002020-06-04T15:03:15.308-06:00Attempting "dispersed camping" -- Black Hills National ForestFor a while now Jason has been wanting us to give dispersed camping a try. I wasn't really familiar with the term, but found it basically means that you go to a National Forest area and pick a spot to camp {for free!} and hang out until the lack of <u>any</u> facilities gets the better of you. I was game to try this at least once and last weekend we went!<br />
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The Black Hills stretch across the South Dakota border and into Wyoming and on the Wyoming side you are allowed to have a campfire while dispersed camping, so that's where we headed - a place we hadn't yet explored!<br />
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Overall, things went really smoothly and we had a <b>great</b> time. Two years in China has prepared me well for alternative toileting situations and the kids were thrilled with that aspect. My only struggles were things that come up anytime/place we camp -- long, miserable nights because I feel extremely cold and I sometimes feel flustered trying to prepare meals with limited table/cooking space. Otherwise, we <i>really, really</i> enjoyed not having to stress about the kids making noise ... there were no neighbors, anywhere. It was a relief to not have to feel self conscious that our kids are AWAKE at 5:30 am and ready for the day. And, Jason found us a beautiful spot to camp in. Definitely something we'll try again.<br />
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<br />Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06793997501814901439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812917738221837771.post-89799545972460158782020-05-21T13:49:00.001-06:002020-05-21T13:49:14.512-06:00Celebrating Lucky 13Jason and I celebrated our 13th wedding anniversary on Tuesday. The weather was supposed to be nice so Jason got approved to take a vacation day. We spent the day together as a family, enjoying the wonderful warmth at the lake with our canoe, followed by a backyard bbq and black forest cake. A perfect way to celebrate!<br />
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The thrill of a new place with new adventures still has a <u>very</u> strong pull on both of us, but we feel incredibly grateful to be here right now. We know that we are just so fortunate to have a home at all and are super thankful.<br />
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Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06793997501814901439noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812917738221837771.post-72184867506429930212020-05-02T15:13:00.000-06:002020-05-02T15:13:11.004-06:00Putting an end winter {I hope!}With it being <b>MAY</b> I'm <i>hoping </i>that we have reached the end of our winter season. With the first measureable snow of the season hitting us in early October and our most recent in mid-April, I am very, very much ready for this SIX month season to just <u>move along</u>.<br />
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To be fair, we've had some had some truly wonderful, warm days lately which has been a-mazing! Annoyingly enough though, I feel like with each warm day my tolerance for the cold ones gets weaker and weaker...<br />
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Last week, we got to enjoy our first fire in our backyard fire ring complete with hot dogs and s'mores and this past Sunday, we went for a hike in the hills on a trail <b>completely </b>clear of snow! Quite exciting!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Hiking to the Stratobowl -- a warmer day, but still with plenty of snow on the ground</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Spending Leap Day at the "Outhouse Races" in Nemo, SD</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Pactola Reservoir ... another "warm" spring day with plenty of ice still on the water</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Waiting for our very FIRST flower of the season to open up -- on March 31st :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Luke turns 7 on April 2nd and he gets 8 inches of snow as a present</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Celebrating new life on Easter Sunday, and enjoying another 6 inches of snow. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Thrilled to get to have our first fire of the season in our backyard firepit. <br />Complete with hot dogs and s'mores!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">First rainbow of this year, with many more to come; and finally getting some flowers in the garden!</td></tr>
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<br />Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06793997501814901439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812917738221837771.post-79090624477211470802020-03-07T17:30:00.000-07:002020-03-07T17:35:52.610-07:00Badlands National Park {in Winter}Wow, I've quite the blog lapse. We have had a few fun winter activities in 2020.<br />
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Our first was back in January when we took advantage of one of the <a href="https://www.nationalparks.org/our-work/campaigns-initiatives/national-park-week/visit-free">NPS free days</a> to roam around Badlands National Park for the day. It was really cool to see it in a different season and since it was still a below-freezing day, we pretty much had the entire place to ourselves.<br />
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We'd seen pictures from the <a href="https://www.nps.gov/badl/planyourvisit/hiking.htm">Notch Trail</a> hike with a wooden ladder climb that had intrigued us for a while. We were able to find it and all climbed the ladder. Going up was easy, but it felt a little trickier going down with the kiddos!<br />
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Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06793997501814901439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812917738221837771.post-31298059428082166402019-12-21T18:14:00.002-07:002019-12-21T18:20:13.722-07:00Finishing FallIt feels like winter has been here for a very <b><u>long </u></b>time already, but we just officially finished up the fall season. Last month we did have several weekend days with reasonable weather and took advantage by getting out for hikes on some new trails. We also had a wonderful time adding leaves to our Thankful Tree for the month of November. Such a good habit to get into -- thinking of at least one thing every.single.day that we are each thankful for (and having the kids keep me accountable to do it!)<br />
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We've had the opportunity to participate in a bunch of other fun/lovely things: Diwali Festival at the SD School of Mines, community sponsored Thanksgiving in the Park Feast for those in need, Thanksgiving with Rapid City friends, getting our Christmas tree, plus attending a community tree lighting, a day of Frozen (movie) activities at the library and enjoying the first blizzard of the season from the sweet confines of our cozy house. Hurray!<br />
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We also had to say goodbye to our little Subaru. It needed repairs that would have cost nearly more than the car was worth. Although we'd only had the car 3 years, it was still a little sad to see it go -- we've been on some great road trips in it. And now we're down to just our Jeep once again. Super thankful that Jason has been able to ride his bike to work nearly every day (even in snow & ice!) and praying the the Jeep will continue to run well for us until we can locate a cheap & reliable car next year some time.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">A quick check-in at Mt Rushmore -- it's still there :)</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Beautiful view from our window; but if it's what Fall looks like, I'm a little worried what </span><span style="font-size: small;">the upcoming Winter is going to look like!</span></div>
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<br />Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06793997501814901439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812917738221837771.post-92085745680449410282019-11-11T21:28:00.000-07:002019-11-11T21:28:27.101-07:00Reminiscing on summertime fun in the Black HillsWith the past month bringing multiple snow storms and below zero temperatures (-4 this morning!), our summer is really, truly <u>over</u>. Living in colder climates makes me feel like we need to cram in SO MUCH<i> </i>into our short summer months. This summer we definitely did our best!<br />
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We had two sets of visitors from California (hurray!!!), we camped, hiked, canoed and explored the Black Hills, saw lots of friends and spent many afternoons just hanging out in our backyard. Plus, squeezed in as many house projects as we could (more on those later). It was really lovely (I only wish we could have done it for longer!)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">First good weather day of the season - </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">taking a hike up the Cathedral Spires trail.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Custer State Park with Mom & Dad</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Papa Tom style breakfast, pie making with Nana</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">House projects with my Dad - cutting off the 1950's cupboard trim & installing a new light fixture over the sink.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Finding all kinds of fun around Rapid City & saying goodbye (already!)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">More California visitors! My sister, Bonnie & her wonderful family - <br />can't believe it had been two years since we'd all seen each other!</span></td></tr>
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