tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62189630759486291472024-03-05T10:28:54.821-06:00Kerry's KroniclesKerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13046618334022393734noreply@blogger.comBlogger754125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6218963075948629147.post-56115455001709041182016-06-29T10:49:00.004-05:002016-06-29T10:49:40.250-05:00Jake's ConfirmationWay back in May, Jake was confirmed at church. We were fortunate to have lots of family there to celebrate!<br />
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The Friday before Missy, Amanda and Aaron came up to spend the weekend with us. Saturday afternoon we headed downtown and walked around to see some of the sights. We stopped at The Union Rooftop bar and had some delicious appetizers to tide us over to dinner.<br />
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The second service at church was the actual confirmation service. Maddie, Jake and I had to be there for the first service (we were all taking part in it) so Mike drove with everyone else later and was able to set up some things before leaving.<br />
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Jake was confirmed with in a group of four. These are really nice kids and they get along well. It was fun to see them all together on their special day.<br />
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I liked this service because the kids also got to take part. The kids read some of the passages and during the "regular" part of the service. Then they were each asked to read their faith statement in place of the sermon. They did a great job.<br />
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Dan and Missy are Jake's godparents. It was nice that they could be here for this day as well. When it was each kid's turn to be confirmed, the family went up. Jake's godparents went up as well. Mike and I had written a blessing which we read after the pastor had given a blessing as well and Jake's chosen confirmation verse was read.<br />
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Afterward was the usual picture time. You can usually find these three sitting in the fireside room between services.<br />
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Jake gave a nice mention of Maddie during his faith statement. They really do get along and for that I'm super grateful!!<br />
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I think we all get along nicely, actually.<br />
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Then it was to our house for some soup and visiting.<br />
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Missy, Amanda and Aaron hung with us until Monday morning when it was back to reality for everyone. We really appreciated that so many people came out to celebrate with Jake and our family!Kerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13046618334022393734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6218963075948629147.post-19982055795599281432016-06-03T13:18:00.000-05:002016-06-03T13:18:42.125-05:00Blanket BabyOur dog...she is a total blanket hoarder. If there is any scrap of fabric available - she will find it and make it her own.<br />
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She has a dog bed. 50% of the time she prefers to lay in it ONLY if it's upside down.<br />
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For Christmas 2012 she received a dog blanket...it's horribly made and completely ugly. But it's all hers...<br />
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Especially if we are outside...this dog does NOT like lying in the grass. Frankly...if it's even a little too high she walks really funny too - almost like she's on her tip<strike>toes</strike> paws...<br />
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She doesn't necessarily stop at blankets though...any pillow is great...<br />
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And, the more pillows/blankets the better. It's like "The Princess and the Pea"...<br />
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It doesn't stop at pillows even...laundry (read: dirty laundry) is a JOY for her to discover. She's actually growled when I've tried to get her off of it so I could at least try to make everything smell nice.<br />
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The last few months though she has taken everything to new heights. She has become a thief. Except she's terrible at it. If we are lying on the couch, and if there is even a little bit of an overhang of the blanket...she will start pulling it down - as you are laying <i>under it!!</i><br />
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<i>Before you watch this:</i> I have NO idea how to edit a video since my computer upgraded itself to Windows 10 and got rid of the one video app I knew how to use. I also have zero desire to research how to do it at this time. This is 1 minute, 34 seconds (+/-) of your life you will not get back.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So far this season, Jake's batting is better than it was last year. It must be that new bat that we had to purchase for this summer. Or it could be skill. I'm really not a very good judge of anything baseball.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He's always liked catching. Last year he started to play more outfield as well since they had a couple catchers. I think he liked that a lot as well, but he does NOT like the bugs that come with it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This past weekend he had his first tournament. He and another teammate were the catchers. Jake ended up catching during an inning that took them 45 MINUTES to get through for their half in the field. Mike and I were under an umbrella for shade...he was roasting. But, he did good and kept up his energy. The second game he ended up switching to catcher right before the inning that took them 30 minutes to get through. To say his legs were sore for a good two days is an understatement. He moved like an old man.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These are some of my favorite moments to watch...when they all go out to have a team meeting. I don't know what they discuss...I only ever think of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diX4myfR6vU" target="_blank">the scene in "Bull Durham"</a> where they discuss the "important" things... "We're dealing with a lot of s____!"</span><br />
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At 14, Jake has definitely shot up in height some and people say he's really starting to sound like Mike - especially on the phone. His love of cars has not waned and he's still our walking encyclopedia for any pricing or style information we need. He definitely has our next Lamborghini picked out! (HA!)<br />
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He still really loves to play percussion in the band and this year was in the Jazz and Chamber Winds ensembles. According to Maddie he listens to "weird" music....That comment intrigued me so I had him play some of the what he was listening to thinking I may need to pull the parent card if it was some crazy death tune stuff.<br />
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No worries. He listens to what is basically orchestral music...but more the style you would hear in movies. It's actually pretty interesting to listen to. Lately - since he knows he has to practice anyway, he's taken to picking out his pieces which consist of arrangements of movie/t.v. themes that some prodigy from YouTube writes and plays. They are fairly difficult pieces. I'd really like him to try other style pieces, but this isn't a battle I think is necessary at this point; he's playing and he's playing challenging pieces that he likes.<br />
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He's getting to be pretty proficient in the kitchen and one week made 4 of our 6 at-home dinners. Not just Mac and Cheese...full fledged recipes. We met with his "Teen Chef" teacher and she informed us that after this class the kids should be pretty confident to walk in to a kitchen and read a simple recipe. At that same moment, Jake was at home making our evening meal which consisted of grilled hamburgers. He has also learned how to carve a swan out of an apple...these are life skills, people!!<br />
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He's an okay kid. We'll keep him.Kerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13046618334022393734noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6218963075948629147.post-21449534209465082762016-03-07T15:56:00.001-06:002016-03-08T10:41:18.250-06:00First TaxesBack in February Maddie and Mike sat down to do her first taxes together. I sit on the sideline in tax season and have since I first started earning an income. I'm only too happy to hand that over to someone else.<br />
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But when Mike returned - I did enjoy listening in on the conversations:<br />
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They did everything with some free software/app thing and the first thing I heard from Maddie was:<br />
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Maddie: <i>Why are they asking what I invested in - I don't want to tell them that.</i><br />
Mike: You don't have a choice....they already know.<br />
Maddie: <i>Then why are they asking. They are wasting my time.</i><br />
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After five full minutes of working on taxes she was flustered:<br />
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Maddie: <i>This is taking forever!</i><br />
Kerry: Dad has been working on ours for two weeks.<br />
Maddie: [with a sheepish look] <i>Oh...sorry.</i><br />
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Maddie: <i>$9! I get $9 back and I haven't even done state yet!</i><br />
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After the state taxes were finished it was a moment of thrill for Mike because she will be making money off the state. She paid $4.75 and since the government rounds things to the nearest dollar, she will be getting back $5. This was a small moment of triumph in "sticking it to the man", I believe.<br />
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When all was said and done she was getting money back and was thrilled. 15 minutes later she found out her filing was rejected. She had entered the wrong social security number at work and has since had to redo a lot of paperwork, which she felt pretty bad about. Maybe she should buy the person handling all that a cup of coffee with her refund.Kerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13046618334022393734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6218963075948629147.post-64439321383214366432016-02-15T15:37:00.001-06:002016-02-15T15:44:31.297-06:00Pretty PlannersFor our family calendar we use an online app that I really like called <a href="http://www.cozi.com/androidapp.htm" target="_blank">Cozi</a>. But, I am a list maker. I have lists that I start each week and day off with. I love physically crossing something off my list when it is accomplished.<br />
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While I love our digital app - it just doesn't do much for me in terms of making lists and crossing them off. It has the ability - I just don't like it. Maddie and I were discussing our own versions of planners at the end of last year. We both realized we physically like writing things down and lists bring each of us much happiness. We shared a Pinterest board for ideas on different planner layouts we had seen and finally designed some for ourselves.</div>
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Mine is the one on the left - Maddie's is on the right. While both are very similar we made a couple changes in format because of our different lifestyles and responsibilities. The perk of designing your own!!</div>
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I wanted a page devoted to special dates of birthdays and anniversaries throughout the year that I can quickly reference. Maddie didn't feel she needed that yet, but wanted to get in the habit of making some monthly goals. I write everything in my calendar in pencil because things change so easily for me. Thank goodness, because after taking these pics I realized I'd left out a few people. (So if you think you are one of them...no worries...it has been corrected!)</div>
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We each made little month separations to make finding dates easier. I decorated mine with a picture for each month that was representational. These things should be pretty and fun to look at too!</div>
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Each of our calendars has a monthly overview for a quick peak at big events and a monthly calendar of exercise dates to be "X'ed" out. </div>
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We both also have weekly chore pages, though they are set up a little different. I like to keep separate lists for both work and home. I'm also trying to stay a little more on top of keeping the house clean by picking 1-2 small chores per day. I thought planning them out ahead of time would help me from standing around wondering which chore needed priority. I also keep any special notes for the week and any shopping items that pop up so that when I go, I have a handy place to check for those things I may have forgotten.<br />
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(Actually we really use our digital calendar app for this because everyone has access to it. When someone says, "Mom can you pick up...." I reply, "Put it in Cozi." If it's not in there, I'm probably not going to get it. However, sometimes my phone isn't handy and this is an easy thing to grab rather than one more scrap of paper lying around that I'll have to find before leaving on errands.)</div>
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For Maddie's chore page it's much simpler. I think this was an experimental page for her to see if she liked an overall view of her to-do's for the week. I'm not sure how much she actually uses hers.<br />
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The daily page is the layout where our biggest differences occur. I like a calendar that lists out time slots due to the nature of my different job schedules. But, I have several appointments to do during the week and the time also helps me keep better track of my day in terms of where my "open" times are for chores and other things. I make a meal plan at the beginning of every week for our dinners and there is a little spot for me to write those out. I can easily see what needs to be prepped <i>before</i> we need them rather than at the time we need them. Again - this saves me finding yet <i>another</i> slip of paper lying around.<br />
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This year I wanted to do a better job of accountability to myself for exercise and water drinking. I don't really like water, but I realize it's better for a person than most other choices, so there is a spot to start keeping track of how much I drink per day. I also included a small box to note exactly what I did for exercise so I know when I maybe need to shake things up a bit.<br />
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My different jobs have been fairly time consuming the last several months and I wasn't doing a very good job of taking some time each day to just do something that I find relaxing without feeling super guilty. So - I added a box for accountability to write down what I'm doing each day to allow myself some down time. Admittedly, I'm still really bad at it, but I'm better than I was.<br />
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The "to-do" and "notes" on each page might seem redundant, but it actually works for me. I can look at the main page of "to-do's" each week and decide what I can handle based on my schedule for each day. I add last minute "to-do's" to each day and move them as needed.<br />
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These are our weekend pages. Neither of us needed much in the way of calendars since these days aren't as packed as our weekdays. </div>
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Plus - they are pretty, right? We wanted bright and cheery calendars so we used some digital papers that I purchased from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/HarperFinchDesigns" target="_blank">Harper Finch Designs</a>. Trust me - picking out these digital designs and fonts took almost as much time as designing the page layouts! The charts were all designed in Word using tables and then copied to Photoshop for design layout, then copied to PowerPoint where we could print everything back to back and save on paper. It took a bit of time for the first one, but our second went really fast. We also remembered to save the files so next year (should we repeat this) it will be even faster.<br />
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So - after a little over a month, how are they working? I love mine. I use it constantly throughout the day. I don't always take it with me if I leave the house on errands, but it's constantly on my desk or at my side anywhere else I am in the house. I <i>almost</i> look for things to write in it at night. That's a lie...I really do try to think of extra things to write because I just love being able to cross things off the next day.<br />
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Maddie used it for awhile. But, I just talked to her about it last week and she said she had dropped off using it as much. Though - she admitted it would probably be much more beneficial if she actually took it with her to school. So - maybe she'll start back up with that habit again.<br />
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Kerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13046618334022393734noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6218963075948629147.post-14064053931113889282016-02-06T14:41:00.000-06:002016-02-06T14:41:16.832-06:00Ski Season Begins for Us<span style="font-size: large;">Both kids joined the ski club this year. They missed the first trip because we were attending the musical downtown that I previously wrote about. The second trip was canceled due to cold weather. So on the 29th when they had a day off from school, Mike took the day off too and we headed to Spirit Mountain in Duluth for a day on the slopes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The drive home took a little longer due to inclement weather conditions. Thankfully my dad had come over a couple times during the day to let Sadie out and fed her so when we got home at 11pm we were all out like lights!</span></div>
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As part of my birthday present from October, Mike and the kids got us tickets to the musical, "The Gentlemen's Guide to Love and Murder". I absolutely LOVE to go to musicals so this is such a treat when it comes around!!!<br />
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A few weeks back was our family date night. Mike made us reservations at "Seven" in downtown Minneapolis. He's a big fan of their food and I think is always looking for a reason to head there.<br />
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The kids tried the California rolls and, as Maddie said, "I'm really open to anything tonight." Except steak...we are convinced this girl will turn vegetarian as soon as she leaves this house. But - they both liked the "sushi" a lot and Jake LOVED it. There is hope for their taste buds!<br />
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I love these nights in that we all get dressed up. Jake sported his new tie Grandma made for Christmas.<br />
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If you get a chance to see this musical, we all <i>highly</i> recommend it. We were laughing constantly and the cast was great.<br />
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It was a late night after, but we pushed the envelope and stayed downtown for one final treat - cheesecake at The Capital Grille. We actually got two pieces and the kids wolfed down theirs after the initial bit. Mike and I savored every bite!<br />
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So while these pictures aren't the greatest it was such a fun night spent doing something together we all enjoy. I'm trying to figure out how to work in the rest of the productions I think we should see this year!Kerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13046618334022393734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6218963075948629147.post-37589883216944151502016-01-09T15:57:00.002-06:002016-01-09T15:57:47.357-06:00Banff - Final StopLast stop on the tour de National Park is Banff Nationaly Park in Canada. A-maz-ing. It was breathtaking. I'd never even heard of this, because I live under a rock. Everyone we told our destination to would listen to the our list of stops and then say, "Oh! Banff....that amazing. One of the most beautiful places I've been..." They weren't kidding.<br />
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Driving from Glacier National to Banff took most of one day. We stopped a couple places on the drive north to just pull over. Mostly we started to notice the difference in color of the little rivers that ran along the side of the freeway.<br />
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Everything was just so much of a more interesting blue color. And mountains with snow caps. The continual comment through the drive was how everything was so beautiful it almost looked fake.<br />
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Our first day was, unfortunately, a bit overcast which turned to fog, which turned to the threat of rain with some drizzle. We only had a couple days though so we still headed out to see all we could.<br />
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First up was Lake Louise. A friend from church had suggested we go kayaking here because it was so breathtaking and a really neat way to see the lake. So that was the plan. When we got to the lake, this was our view:<br />
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As you can see, all the kayaks were put away. It was raining and extremely foggy. Eerie looking, but still absolutely beautiful. The water isn't color corrected by me...it was truly this color.<br />
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In all honesty, I don't remember how we spent the exact layout of the days - other than that Lake Louise was first on the list. So - I'm just going to show you pictures of what we did, and you can put them in whatever order you would like.<br />
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We took a ride on a gondola to the top of a mountain. There was some weather to contend with, but we managed to get on the ride up in between bouts of rain and have a fairly clear view from the top.<br />
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It was chilly at the top but held some amazing views all around.<br />
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We also made a few stops along the way which included a dried up lake area (though we didn't know it at the time) and roamed around as we loved to do.<br />
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Banff is a super cute little town that was just fun to walk around. We ate at some great little restaurants and enjoyed walking in and out of the shops...even the kids didn't mind terribly to just be walking around here. Jake loved Banff. He wanted to move to Banff. Unfortunately, no one thought to take pictures of the actual little town. Womp. Womp.<br />
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The second day we decided to head out on the Icefields Parkway. This connects Banff with Jasper. This is a tremendously long drive and there is no way we could have done this in one day so we decided to head as far as we could with the goal being the icefields near the middle.<br />
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Our first stop was nothing like the online stuff told us it would be...the mountains were going to be mirroring in the lake, etc, etc. It was pretty, but we were here about five minutes and decided we'd rather be driving to the next stop.<br />
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Having been led astray by the description of the place above, we were a little skeptical to stop at the next big stop: Peyto Lake. It was about a 10-minute hike up this paved trail to the top for a view of an amazing lake.<br />
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As we headed down the path, it started to snow and continued off and on for quite awhile.<br />
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Our drive to the icefields was made more difficult with a little bit of a snowstorm.<br />
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We had planned to take a tour of the icefields when we got there. On this entire trip we thought we'd be white water rafting or taking a helicopter ride in Glacier, then we thought we'd canoe at Lake Louise - NONE of which panned out due to either extremely cold temps or bad weather. We figured it was just our luck that there was a snowstorm when we wanted to see a glacier.<br />
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However - just as we got to the place to catch the glacier tours, the skies became crystal clear. We got our tickets right away and hopped on the next tour taking off for the glacier.<br />
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That big white area in the valley is the Athabasca Glacier.<br />
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We rode one of these out there -<br />
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During the tour we heard the history of the area and of this particular glacier, as well as the other smaller ones around it. It drove us onto the glacier and we were given a chance to walk around and take pictures and be all touristy.<br />
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This glacier is as thick as the Eiffel Tower is tall!</div>
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They encouraged everyone to taste the snow or water from the glacier. It definitely had an interesting taste - not one I liked. I thought it would be the most fresh tasting water ever, but it wasn't.<br />
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Please notice Maddie's glacier attire. To her defense, we didn't really plan ahead on where we were stopping when we left and we had no idea the weather was going to change and turn to snow so she was not really dressed for the weather we did have. But she was a trooper about it!<br />
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How many people can claim they made a snowman on a glacier?!?<br />
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When we got back to the visitor center they informed us that there had been a very bad accident on the only road back to Banff and it was going to be a 5-8 hour delay before they opened the road back up. We wasted as much time as we could reading all the little history things they had before we decided we'd just head back and take our chances. We ended up on the road - in a line with all the cars turned off - for 3 hours. Luckily I had my Nook and occupied my time. Mike and Maddie took off walking to see if they could find the beginning (they never did). Jake might have napped or played on his phone. It was a late night back.</div>
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One more nice night around the town of Banff and we headed home. We hadn't made hotel reservations for the ride back because we didn't know how far we could drive before wanting to stop. And really? We just wanted to all be home. It was an awesome trip, but we were ready to be in our own beds and rooms. So, we decided we would drive straight through since we had three drivers.</div>
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Along the way, Jake commented that not having a hotel reservation wasn't a bad thing because it would be kind of fun to just sleep in the car. Wish granted. The weather got crazy in terms of rain. It poured and we were in an area of construction which resulted in water rushing off the uneven pavement. We couldn't drive more than 30mph in <u>complete</u> dark. We pulled over to a restroom where there were signs posted basically telling visitors to beware of the bison. We all fell asleep in our crowded little corners of the car at 3am and at 7am to find bison all around the grass of the restroom. </div>
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We made it home safe and sound. It was an amazing trip and we really did have a spectacular time taking in so many sights that I never thought we'd get a chance to see together. In 12 days we covered 4,036 miles in two countries - and we still like each other!</div>
<br />Kerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13046618334022393734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6218963075948629147.post-5205116214362370062016-01-03T17:13:00.001-06:002016-01-03T17:13:21.145-06:00Trip - Glacier NationalBelieve it or not, I've actually finished editing all of our trip pictures. Miracles do happen. So, this trip (that happened 4 months ago) will finally be updated and finished. I'm might even tackle Christmas before March 2016. One can only hope.<br />
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Anyway - the third leg of our journey was to Glacier National Park. I'd never heard of this park (or any of the small national forests we drove through on this trip...), but from all the pictures we saw in doing some research Maddie and I were very excited about this park.<br />
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This was a day-long drive which was very pretty and along the way we stopped for a quick picture in one little town. "Tacky Statue Tour 2015" continued...<br />
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When we arrived in Glacier, there were still quite a few fires going on and as it turned out, the town 20 miles away had been evacuated. Being that we never experienced a forest fire of any magnitude, we thought this seemed kind of close. The front desk of where we stayed blew off any concerns we had. They were right - but it was weird to be driving around and look up the hill next to us and see smoke coming from the middle of nowhere.<br />
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Anyway - we stayed in a cute little cabin that actually had a separate room for each of us. This was a bit of an indulgence on our part, but was probably a VERY good thing for our sanity at this point. It was about halfway through the trip and we had all been in the same room or same car for a LONG time. And while we were doing well, it was a nice break for everyone to have a little space.<br />
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This was our view across the way from our front porch. The only downside of this location was that it was <i>right</i> next to the road and there were a ton of big trucks going back and forth to put out those fires 20 miles away.<br />
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That picture was from the first morning we woke up there. The first day we arrived was so hazy that we couldn't even see that mountain. It was amazing how much it cleared up over night. Unfortunately, even with that clearing - there was still a ton of haze in the air as toured the area.<br />
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But, tour we did. We jumped in the car and took off. Again - we just employed the "tell us when to stop" rule as we headed toward the "Going to the Sun" road.<br />
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Our first stop was this lake. It was quiet and so pretty - and Jake rediscovered his love of skipping rocks.<br />
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We all tried joining in, but none of us ever got as good as Jake's throws.<br />
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Along the way we saw a little sign that said, "Appalachian Lake" and it required a walk of 2 miles. Figuring that we were all (except Mike...) fairly fast walkers, this wouldn't be more than a 30 minute hike or so, so we pulled over.<br />
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We soon learned that this lake was actually at the top of the smallish mountain...2 miles all uphill. Except even the hill was really hilly so it was constantly up/down, up/down. However, unlike the stairs from hell in Yellowstone, this actually had pretty views.<br />
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We finally reached the top and were greeted by a wide open space. It would have been the perfect spot for a picnic if we had known this would take an hour to get to...or if we had brought food.<br />
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Again - the haze doesn't help the pictures. We also wondered if the lake was low due to the late summer time of year. Still...if you are in the area, we recommend the trail...just bring food and be prepared for an actual hike.<br />
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We headed back down and realized that while that had been fun - none of us were interested in stopping for any walk longer than that. We just realized that we are "pull over and stop to wander" tourists, but not necessarily hikers. That was liberating, honestly. It took a lot of the "guide books say we HAVE to stop to see this and this and this." Instead, we were relaxed and stopped when we felt like it - and in the end no one felt that they had missed out on anything.<br />
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We finally reached the "<a href="http://www.nps.gov/glac/learn/news/upload/Going-to-the-Sun-Road-An-Engineering-Feat.pdf" target="_blank">Going to the Sun</a>" road which had been closed a good majority of the summer, but had opened very soon before we arrived. It takes about two hours to drive so we knew this would be a day-long event.<br />
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As the day went on and we were stopping off and on, it started to get cloudy - very cloudy. I was in charge of driving the first leg. I wanted to reach the end before the rain hit because this road is CRAZY in some spots. I loved driving it, but I honestly would have loved it more if there had been some sun.<br />
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It also got more chilly as the day went on. In this second picture Jake was freezing which is weird since the kid is a natural heater.<br />
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This will give you an idea of what we were facing on our drive much of the way there and back to our cabin.<br />
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Not all of the road was this - but a lot of it was. Mike did <i>not</i> appreciate sitting in the passenger seat on this trip. He kept leaning over toward me whenever we had to take a curve like this - as if the rock would only scratch him and not the rest of the car first. I thought he was being a bit dramatic until he started driving back and I was sitting in the passenger seat.<br />
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We made our way back to the cabin with few stops since it was pouring rain. The next day it cleared up a great deal and we headed back on the drive to see everything we had missed the first time.<br />
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It was disturbing and kind of creepy to drive through the areas that had only just reopened due to the fires. We had read at one spot that the vegetation actually begins to grow back within weeks and so while it was a sad sight - visitors should remember that this new growth starts back immediately and actually is nourished by these fires.<br />
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Running rivers, waterfalls, creek beds - these are our downfalls on a trip and we stopped whenever we saw or heard them.<br />
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Toward the end of the second day we knew we didn't have much time left to see things due to lost daylight - we polled everyone and unanimously decided we wanted to end the two days where we had started.<br />
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And this is how this part of the vacation ended. It was perfect.<br />
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We spent the 28th of August completely touring Yellowstone. We didn't see everything - but we drove and stopped through a lot of two of the loops. We hit the "tourist" spots, I guess, but it was all beautiful!<br />
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I admit - Yellowstone was the place I was looking least forward to. It just never appealed to me to go there. However - our day was perfect - the weather was amazing, the skies were clear and it wasn't terribly crowded, which was nice. I hate tourists in my pictures.<br />
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And there were a lot of pictures - Maddie caught me in my element -<br />
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We did see a lot of <strike>Buffalo</strike> Bison. Did you know there's a difference? I finally looked it up. Buffalo live in Africa and Asia. We definitely didn't see those.</div>
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In each of these areas there were usually planked trails with a <u>lot</u> of signs saying to stay on the trails because the actual earth underneath was extremely hot. It was one of those things where all we wanted to do was step off the path to find out how hot the earth <i>really</i> was. We didn't. But we sure did wonder a lot.<br />
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The following was one of my favorite geyser areas to look through. The colors around the little pools were amazing and the different geyser sizes were fun to stand near and watch.<br />
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The colors were created by the different sediment and sulphur and whatever other scienc-ey stuff there was. And the steam was simply the hot water flowing into a "normal" river.<br />
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The pool below is called the "Sapphire Pool". It really was THIS color. Amazing.</div>
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There was a massive geyser in this area and it was non-stop steam. The deck was incredibly slippery and you pretty much shuffled to walk through it.<br />
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Jake and I had been eyeing the geyser below for awhile and wanted to see it go off. After doing some calculations we thought it was on about a 15 minute spout rotation. Mike and Maddie were patient enough to wait while we scoped out our best views for pictures. The tourists really ruined my shot.</div>
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We did stop to see "Old Faithful". It's on about a 90 minute schedule and there are signs posted as to the approximate times it will spout throughout the day. There are a number of benches along the perimeter and they start filling up a good 15-20 minutes before the spout time.<br />
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Honestly? We thought it was less dramatic than expected, but it's one of those "must see" things and now it's off all our checklists.<br />
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We are suckers for waterfalls and thought this was a pretty little stop.<br />
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So we started heading down and I ran back up to take this picture...before we even got to the actual steps off the trail:<br />
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This was steep. The picture with Maddie is only about half-way down. But we did make it to the "bottom" (which wasn't really at the bottom of the canyon) and admired the views around.<br />
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And then you know what? We had to climb back up. It was really steep. And our two little teenagers practically skipped the whole way up. Little *#&$(#s. Mike and I took a couple breaks. Then we sat and watched some German 20 year olds try to race each other up the steps. They were quite in shape. And they were huffing and puffing, but trying to only do that when their competition wasn't looking. Then we finally reached the top where Maddie and Jake had been waiting for about 10 minutes. There might have been an expletive issued. That warning sign was no joke. They should really underline things.</div>
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We took a selfie when we were all together again. Please notice how my face matches my shirt. Not Photo-shopped, people. I will be spending this winter on the treadmill.</div>
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Our final stop on the way back to the hotel was to climb a hill a shopkeeper had told us to see one of the earlier pool areas. This pool area was supposed to have rainbow colors surrounding it when viewed from above. I'd seen pictures and had been looking forward to it all day. First up we saw this guy walking on what looked no thicker than a sheet of ice...</div>
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We got to the bottom of the area we thought we were supposed to climb and down comes this little old lady. After Mike helped her down the last couple steps of sliding dirt, he asked her if it was worth the climb and she exclaimed, "Oui! C'est magnifique!" Then her climbing partners came down with her (all...no younger than 70) and started telling us in french how amazing it was. So up we went. </div>
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And this was our view from the top. Totally disappointing, honestly. I didn't figure it out until we got back to the car though. We had come at the wrong time of day. From what I had read throughout our day, the colors viewed in each area were reflections on the sediment in the pools. The sun was much lower and I don't think it was hitting the sediment like it would have earlier in the day. Sad. But, and interesting climb.</div>
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As we were walking back to the car another group came in to view. They were stopped to see the Bison we had seen earlier. Except he was now in the middle of the path and resting. Most of their Amish group decided to walk around and the kids and I followed them. Mike waited long enough to be able to pass behind Mr. Bison without getting kicked or maimed.</div>
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<br />Kerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13046618334022393734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6218963075948629147.post-23664074113299844042015-10-23T09:04:00.004-05:002015-10-23T09:43:43.642-05:00Road Trip - Part 2On the second day we headed out for Yellowstone. The goal was to get through to the west gate by the end of the day. It's a full day's drive to Yellowstone, plus another 1-2 hours to get to the far side, depending on how often you stopped.<br />
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The scenery out of Mt. Rushmore was <u>amazing</u>. I was driving so we don't have any scenic pictures. There aren't a lot of places to pull over and stop and by the time I realized a spot was coming up it was too late. Womp. Womp.<br />
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Maddie had been looking forward to driving in Wyoming and Montana because we had heard there were possibly no speed limits or that they were very high.<br />
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Well, there are speed limits but in this stretch of Wyoming it was 80mph. She thought that was kind of fun. Actually, we all enjoyed it. But driving 65 afterward was like crawling.<br />
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We went through a couple national forests along this route. The scenery was something we definitely aren't used to in Minnesota!<br />
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We did pull over to stop on the drive through the Black Hill National Forest. I saw and heard a river or stream down the hill and we decided to check it out. It was a bit of a climb down but as the rest of the trip proved, we were all more than ready to climb around and investigate!<br />
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It was quite a creek bed with tons of rocks to climb over and jump on!<br />
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We were greeted right away by the welcome committee:<br />
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We took some time driving through to the West Gate and did stop to pull over a few times. The scenery was really pretty - even on the dismal weather day this one had turned out to be.<br />
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Let me tell you - the west side of Yellowstone doesn't consist of much - and it doesn't stay open late. By the time we got to our hotel (in the <u>furthest</u> part of the town that didn't boast a ton of confidence) it was late and we barely found a place to eat. But we went to bed early because the next day was going to be all sight-seeing.</div>
Kerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13046618334022393734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6218963075948629147.post-56195318317217367972015-10-06T00:12:00.000-05:002015-10-23T09:53:26.962-05:002015 Road Trip: Part 1Hello again!<br />
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I'm just going to jump right in and ignore the fact that I haven't updated anything in ages.<br />
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At the end of summer we decided to head out on an 11 day road trip. The itinerary was going to take us through several National Parks up through Canada and back home.<br />
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I'll try to keep the talking limited and let the pictures say everything. FYI: That's really hard for me.<br />
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Our first main goal was to get to Mount Rushmore by the closing ceremonies on our first day of driving. We had a couple friends over for dinner before leaving and they told us we couldn't possibly go to Mt. Rushmore without passing through and seeing the Corn Palace. So we didn't.<br />
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The Corn Palace is decorated each year with soybeans. Kidding...corn. Duh. The art is really amazing. We walked around and after reading all the history we decided that while interesting, it definitely would have been much cooler to see the first buildings (in the 1800s) which were not brick with panels of decorations, but instead were made of a LOT of corn.<br />
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One thing you should know: I would desperately like to take a "Tacky Statue" tour. I've begged, threatened and constantly bombarded my family with suggestions of such a road trip all to no avail. So, on this trip I took every opportunity to get my/our pictures taken with tacky statues.<br />
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Maddie had been told by a lady at church that she should definitely get her picture taken with a bear. Safety was really no concern - a bear MUST be found. We found one...mission accomplished on Day 1 - and everyone lived to tell the tale.<br />
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Then we really were on our way. I will say though - if ever passing through - there is some "Old West" town along the way. We would have loved to stay, but it would have cut our timing too close. And it was about $60 to get through for all of us, but it did look really cool.<br />
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We headed through the Badlands. It was 95 degrees here.<br />
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After awhile we all realized...things looked kind of the same. I guess that's downplaying the scenery. It was really neat. But, it also reminded me a lot of Arizona...except it wasn't necessarily as flat as the parts of Arizona I saw. But, the southwest just, overall, doesn't really float my boat in terms of scenery. Turns out no one else in our crew was excited to see more which was opposite of what a few others had told us before leaving. So, eventually we just stopped stopping and rolled on through.<br />
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Our first goal was accomplished and we made it to Mount Rushmore with enough time to walk around a bit before heading to the seats for the closing ceremonies that take place each night.<br />
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Really, what most impressed me about these carvings were the eyes. They are ridiculously detailed. Roosevelt's glasses too...really amazing.<br />
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The closing ceremony is very neat and gives a good history of the presidents represented and a brief history of the time this was built and America during each term.<br />
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At the end of the ceremony all veterans are invited to come down to the stage and take part in lowering the flag.<br />
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It was very neat seeing this sea of people head down to the stage. Mike was down among the crowd as well.<br />
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With that, we headed to dinner where we were trapped due to a massive rain/hail storm.<br />
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We recapped our day and knew we had to leave early the next morning to make our next hotel in time, but we think we would have opted to spend a longer day at Mt. Rushmore. We really didn't have any time to see any of the museums or read more of anything at Mt. Rushmore. But, we saw what we came for and had an excellent start to our trip.<br />
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Up next: Wyoming and Yellowstone!Kerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13046618334022393734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6218963075948629147.post-12590326591792468992015-04-20T08:00:00.000-05:002015-04-20T08:00:01.171-05:00December 2014 Project Life<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Kerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13046618334022393734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6218963075948629147.post-82829420274747679642015-04-16T10:53:00.000-05:002015-04-16T11:02:57.109-05:00October 2014 Project LifeThe rest of last year will be coming today, tomorrow and Monday.<br />
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We got our book from last year and I love it as much as the 2013 edition. I highly recommend <a href="http://mixbook.com/">Mixbook.com</a> for these photo books. I think their quality is very good - especially the covers (we happen to get the leather one that comes with a bookflap). They are SUPER easy to use and I think they are pretty comparable (if not a little less expensive) than other companies. They are constantly having sales so I definitely wouldn't buy a book there unless I had a 40% coupon - but if you wait long enough you can get a 50-55% off coupon as well.</div>
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Anyway - come back tomorrow and Monday and you'll see the rest of our year.</div>
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Kerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13046618334022393734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6218963075948629147.post-38094747807282453062015-03-31T00:16:00.000-05:002015-03-31T00:16:10.416-05:00September Project Life - 2014!Yikes! I'm was way behind on this project.<br />
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But did everyone catch the past tense in that sentence! That's right - 4 months into the new year and I have FINALLY finished and ordered my book from last year.<br />
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So, over the next couple days you will see our remaining months of pages for 2014. Then I hope to figure out what I'm doing for 2015.<br />
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And can I just say - I'm an idiot! I was rushing through trying to finish this project and realized I had to still go through and double-check for spelling/typing errors. Good thing! I realized on so many of my pages from last year (all the way through JUNE) I was still typing 2013 instead of the correct year of 2014. Then - because it was late tonight while I was working on this I had a moment of, "WAIT...it IS 2015 right now...right...last year was 2014...yes...okay...carry on." I really did have a little panic that I was even crazier than I thought.<br />
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<br />Kerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13046618334022393734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6218963075948629147.post-46398923536874419822015-02-16T11:52:00.000-06:002015-02-16T11:52:10.113-06:00Girls' WeekendAt the beginning of February I had a little weekend in Florida with my best friend (way back from grade school years!). We have both been huge Harry Connick, Jr. fans since high school and decided we would attend a concert in Naples, FL and spend a couple days relaxing and being away from all our adult responsibilities.<br />
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Mike got us an amazing stay at the Marriott in Sannibel Harbour. It was absolutely beautiful and exactly what we were looking for to have a relaxing weekend!</div>
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We had a room with a balcony overlooking the ocean where I spent quite a bit of time on Sunday relaxing by myself before heading back to the frigid north!</div>
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The pool areas were really nice, though the beach was non-existent and the actual ocean water left a lot to be desired in color. But there was a little bar area to order drinks and we didn't even have to walk up there - just raised a flag on our chairs and the waitresses came over. Lunch and drinks each day by the pool and we barely lifted a finger. It was a treat!</div>
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Friday night we drove to Naples and saw Harry in concert. It was a fantastic concert. He brought along some amazing musicians and did a huge assortment of music from his many albums. We had fun!</div>
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Saturday night we had a little pizza dinner and drinks out on the balcony of one of the many hotel restaurants and caught an amazing sunset.</div>
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It was a super weekend of pure relaxation. Thanks, Mike for letting us use up your Marriott points and thanks, Melissa for a memorable girls' getaway!</div>
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We don't really have a lot of "picture worthy" things going on right now and I thought I had done pretty good updating this blog regarding our kitchen just a short time ago.<br />
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Until I heard a few "strong hints" from my mom. Then I looked at my last post and realized it was about three months ago. Eeeek...what can I say? Time flies...<br />
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So, while I'm still trying to catch up with finishing our 2014 Project Life book I thought I'd snap a few photos this morning of the updates to our kitchen since I last reported...<span style="font-size: xx-small;">three months ago...</span><br />
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We waffled a little on whether to tile the backsplash right away, or wait and build the budget a little more. "We" had a particular tile that we had instantly fallen in love with and couldn't wrap our minds around getting anything other than that. I think I had it picked out before the granite. I mean "we"...we had it picked out.<br />
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Anyway - we went ahead and just got it done because we were still in work mode and once out of it with a project of this size, it's hard to get back into.<br />
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It's actually a glass tile. We (really...both of us) like it because we feel like it doesn't compete with the pattern of the granite but is something we can mix and match colors with easily when we finally turn into decorators...in our next life.<br />
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We love our new dining room table. I should have removed that front chair so you could see the trestle leg underneath. It's so pretty. The chairs are from Target and this picture in no way shows what color they actually are. Sort of teal...sort of green. It's a really hard color to match - evidenced by our lack of curtains anywhere in this room.<br />
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But, we love the space this table provides and the fact that there is no leaf or lines. Cleaning up is SO much nicer!<br />
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This is our new sitting area. We love the chairs and the ability to prop our legs up on the ottomans while we cook a meal or just want a little quiet and no t.v. time. Maddie thinks they are not comfortable enough to nap in. However, yesterday Mike took a nice siesta after lunch and seemed to have no problem. Maddie does love the furry white pillows and when I brought them home she grabbed them and informed us they were NOT being returned.<br />
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So it's all coming along. Our biggest hurdle right now is the microwave/oven combo. The microwave shorted about about one week into using it. We went through about 2 1/2 months of trying to get it fixed with Electrolux finally agreeing to replace the entire thing. Then they turned around and said that they actually had discontinued this model and it's replacement wasn't going into production until April.<br />
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We have since ordered a completely different brand but have learned that there is a parts shortage for ovens everywhere and no one can guarantee when their ovens will be delivered. We are keeping our fingers crossed for the end of January, but certainly aren't holding our breath.<br />
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Since I don't make new year's resolutions, I'm not even going to pretend that keeping up with this blog was one of them. However, it is on my radar that I've let it slide and will certainly <i>try</i> to do better.<br />
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Blame our kids. They grew up and became busy outside the home where I can't take as many cute pictures of them.Kerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13046618334022393734noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6218963075948629147.post-43389019864786722072014-10-14T13:19:00.002-05:002014-10-14T15:05:54.509-05:00Let's Get Cookin'!!I was going to wait and update the kitchen when it was all finished. Buuuut...that might take another long while. So, I'm updating you on the main part and I'll show details as we finish them up along the rest of the way.<br />
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First - let me take you back to August 2013 which is the last picture I have of what our kitchen looked like prior to this renovation:<br />
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It was a really nice sized family room without a t.v. Because of that, most of the family spent time downstairs. I was really one of the only ones to consistently use this space because I like quiet and I like to read. And those couches were soooo comfy. I do kind of miss them - but only when I look at this picture.<br />
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Fast forward to July of this past summer on the day we started cleaning everything out:<br />
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It was a nice blank slate.<br />
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On July 4th we got started on demolition and there was no looking back...<br />
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As a reminder - this is what our paper plans looked like:<br />
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Have I prolonged this enough?<br />
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Before:<br />
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After!!!<br />
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It's the same space - it just has a different name (and use!) now!<br />
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The side bookshelf will hold recipe books - as soon as we find them. Picking out lights practically made Mike and I start twitching. We just couldn't find what we really liked. After the fourth time of each of us standing on the island to hold up a different light for the other person, we finally settled on these. Then we had to pick out light bulbs and it started all over again. So, above you can see the lights one and below the lights are off. The glass is just a little tinted, but at night the lights throw kind-of a fun sparkle on the ceiling.<br />
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We had our plumber (thanks, dad!) install an Insti-Hot faucet. This gets a TON of use. Jake makes a cup of tea every morning and I make one at least 3-4 times per week. Last week we all had super sore throats and we were making tea with honey every night.<br />
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The granite was also a source of major frustration. In one of our first forays out to the granite places I found a counter material I LOVED. Then we found out that we couldn't get it in the size we needed for the island (which is huge - 66"x81"!) I was very bummed, but we were directed to a granite that was supposed to be similar and we put it on hold. We drove to St. Cloud to see it and I realized it wasn't anything like my original find and I just didn't like it. We spent the entire morning and most of the afternoon looking at granite pieces and put a different three pieces on hold (that's how many we needed for our kitchen). After a couple weeks I told Mike I just really wasn't sure about that granite and just didn't think it was going to be work with our tile. Plus it was more than we wanted to spend. So, Maddie and I spent an entire Saturday driving to at least four different granite companies and when we got to the last one on our list we found this granite and as soon as we turned the corner we both knew THIS was the one. Mike never even saw the granite in person until the week before it was installed and we went to lay it out for cutting. I think by the time the granite needed to be picked he had given up on me. Even better - it was on the lowest level of cost!<br />
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It's hard to see, but it actually has little tiny flecks of something shiny that catch the light. It's a lighter color with more gray than black spots. The grain of the granite has a little flow but not crazy which we both prefer.<br />
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We couldn't make a pantry work with everything else we needed to fit in certain spots so I was a little nervous that we would just have packed kitchen cupboards. But it turns out that Mike designed a ton of cabinets and included a lot of drawers that we didn't have before. We actually have empty cupboards and drawers at this time!<br />
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We switched to a gas stove which takes some getting used to, but I think we are all okay with it. The drawers underneath actually hold all our pots and pans. We received a free set of new pots and pans with this stovetop, but I think they'll be going in the garage sale. We don't like them. The handles get crazy hot and none of us are that impressed with them at this point.<br />
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Things are so much quieter now. Our last stove hood was a monster and never worked great. This has four levels and even at the loudest is still quieter than our last one. (And bonus? The lights under it are so bright! That makes me crazy happy). We can't hear our dishwasher. Our previous one wanted you to KNOW it was working - at least trying to work. When my dad turned on our disposal to test it out he and I both stepped back. I thought it was broken...he just said, "Whoa." It's ridiculously quiet and we didn't even buy the most expensive model! I guess kitchen technology has really come a long way in 12 years!<br />
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This is the back of our island. The other side (under the overhang where the stools are) has two sets of 24" deep cabinets that we'll be able to store games and supplies that we need occasionally, but not much.<br />
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I've been hoarding containers for quite awhile and Maddie and I have been contemplating how we were going to organize the space. The first night Mike said we could finally move things back in we didn't waste any time. By the time we got everything upstairs it was late (and a school night) and Maddie needed to sleep. I couldn't stand it though and just started putting things away. The cleanliness of everything makes me so happy - everything has a place. Mike informed me I might have gone overboard on the container thing. But the next day I looked under the sink and found a plastic drawer containing a few different stray items I'd only put on a tray there. I looked at Mike and he just shrugged - he said it was contagious and upon reflection he kind of liked that everything was put away.<br />
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The first night Mike gave the kids beginning instructions on how to use the microwave/stove. There's a lot of buttons and it will involve a learning process, but we could at least make pizza!<br />
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This past week was the first time since July that we've really been able to use a kitchen in full. Friday night at dinner Maddie declared she was going to be baking on Saturday. She spent the morning making apple crisp, brownies, and puppy chow.<br />
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Jake is our cook and he helped with Saturday night's dinner of Steamboats. Mom and dad came over for dinner - we owe them about 50,000 more meals for all the help they gave us!<br />
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As ridiculous as it was - we were all extremely excited to make eggs again. Mike whipped those up for us last week for dinner one night. Delicious!<br />
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The verdict on the overall layout is all positive. We can all be standing in the kitchen at the same time, but not running into each other! This phenomenon has been acknowledged several times over the last week while we are all making breakfast or getting snacks or whatever. Thanks to this large island and lots of wall counter space as well, there is a spot for everyone to work at the same time. That was a huge part of this mission and it worked out well!<br />
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And even Sadie has found a spot. She loves tight little corners. Jake set up her blanket under the desk and she can often be found under there provided she hasn't moved the blanket to a new location. (Though, unfortunately, she still prefers the top step heading toward the basement.)<br />
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There's still a lot of details - curtains, furniture in the other part of the room (dining table, chairs, rugs...). We still have some construction items - Mike will install the rest of the lower trim on the cabinets after counter lighting, trim on the floor, cold air return covers. With all this - the rest of the place still resembles a construction site -<br />
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But - I've learned that while we don't know exactly what "our style" is in terms of decorating and picking out details - I do know that when we see it, we generally <i>know</i> that's the item that we would like to get (excluding those stinking light fixtures!). So, in time, everything will fall into place and it will look like what we envisioned half a year ago.Kerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13046618334022393734noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6218963075948629147.post-57322047099275005422014-10-03T12:49:00.000-05:002014-10-03T12:49:48.252-05:00August Project Life PagesI'm desperately trying to catch up to mid-September. The online note-taking site I used is shutting down. While I've downloaded all my entries, I would just feel better if I had all the entries in my pages before it shuts down...tomorrow. Gulp.<br />
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<br />Kerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13046618334022393734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6218963075948629147.post-14762186904187448222014-10-01T14:50:00.000-05:002014-10-01T14:50:55.482-05:00July Project Life PagesI'm almost done with summer. Unfortunately, I think we can say the same for our warm fall weather...I actually turned the heat on today. I don't think anyone in this house (other than me - I was freezing!) was excited about that!<br />
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<br />Kerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13046618334022393734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6218963075948629147.post-83749880225266839622014-09-29T14:12:00.000-05:002014-09-29T14:12:08.616-05:00Looking Different Around HereNot just our kitchen is changing!<br />
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Last week Maddie got her top braces off! She has been looking forward to this office visit for five weeks! We showed up very early (thanks to dropping Jake off at school early) and took a before shot:<br />
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After she was pretty smiley but grabbed a quick selfie for me before heading into school:<br />
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She said no one except her two closest friends noticed that her teeth looked any different. She did go to choir the next night and the lady that sits right next to her said, "You got your braces removed!" Maddie was thrilled she noticed - of course, this lady is also a hygienist and works in an orthodontist office...she tends to notice teeth, she said.<br />
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Jake didn't want to be left behind in new style. He went to his eye doctor appointment and for the first time in two years, his prescription changed - in fact it doubled! Needless to say, he needed some new glasses so he and Mike went shopping that night. When I finished teaching I asked what his new lenses looked like and he said, "Red". For a millisecond I envisioned my son turning into Elton John - I mean the kid doesn't shy away from color! But then he followed that up with, "Red, on the inside."<br />
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Whew. They are very similar to what he had previously (which are frames he loved...). He will be getting fitted for contacts in a couple weeks, which I'm sure he's thrilled about. He really loved wearing his contacts last year and I would imagine the same will go for this year!<br />
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<br />Kerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13046618334022393734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6218963075948629147.post-24919458103137269772014-09-09T22:37:00.002-05:002014-09-09T22:43:28.179-05:00At A GlanceMy mom informs me that all seven of my readers are craving more information from our little lives in this part of the state. I want to keep the masses happy...so here's a quick recap of our last month:<br />
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Maddie was challenged to participate in the ever-popular "Ice Bucket Challenge" in August. She and her friend's family came over one afternoon. Ever so quietly they all entered the house (through a complete shambles - tiling was in full swing) and just as quietly they all left - soaking wet. For a good cause though.</div>
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That tiling job I mentioned in #1? That was a BIG project. We tiled roughly 850 square feet. We bought a tile saw for this project and returned it the next day because it was cutting crooked. We ended up getting an upgrade on a saw and were SO happy we did. It finished out that job, and then headed to my sisters to help with hers; money well spent! My dad spent DAYS with us helping lay tile. The kids helped. My sister, Tracy, helped. It was a team effort, I assure you!</div>
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The above picture is just as the title says "The First - Last Tile". If memory serves correctly we had FOUR "Last Tiles". We would get it cut, then drop it in place only to find the piece cut too short, or slightly crooked. This was a spot that we really wanted to be accurate and we finally got it at 9:30pm. </div>
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While the inside of our house looks like it's been ransacked multiple times, the backyard was lovely to sit in and soak up the color. This time of year a couple of our perennials bloom and I love them. The Hibiscus is my absolute favorite. Our flowers out front didn't fair so well, as well as the potted annuals in the hanging baskets. I'm sure it would have been beneficial if I'd watered them. That oversight makes me love perennials even more - they are reliable even when I'm not!!</div>
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We spent our annual day at the State Fair in late August. We managed to meet up with my sister-in-law, her girls, her mom and her brother who were there the same time we were. We also ran into my uncle right after I told the kids how I always saw someone at the fair that I knew.</div>
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Maddie and I were headed to the bathrooms while Mike and Jake were going to refill water bottles. The boys noticed that you could get your picture taken with some of the anchors - one of whom is the weather guy named, Sven. I had wanted a picture with him last year, but we missed the times. Maddie and I put the restroom on hold and we all got in line (which was really only two families in front of us). It'll probably be our Christmas card....name droppers, that we are.</div>
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Labor Day came and went and the next day we were back on schedule. Maddie started 10th grade this year and it's her first at the high school. It's also her first year as a "walker". She and another friend bike to school most days though I'm sure that will change once the weather becomes much colder. We live RIGHT on the edge of the walking/busing boundary line at 1.8 miles away. Her friend two streets over catches a bus. Sort of frustrating - but she's getting a lot of great exercise when the weather cooperates!</div>
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Jake started 7th grade and he's at his first year of Junior High. He still is riding the bus and was thrilled to find out that he got to sleep in 10 minutes later than last year since his bus comes later. He was probably most excited about being able to wear his new tennis shoes - which is what he's most excited about each year, honestly. </div>
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Both kids seem to be transitioning well in their new schools and we are off to a great start of a new year.</div>
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And that, dear readers, catches you up on what's been happening...until next time.</div>
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