tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55511054862005233862024-03-12T20:24:42.578-07:00.....Farmer Freitas' Wife.....Why Farmer Freitas' Wife?
Well, my husband loves to garden and my sister likes to call him Farmer Freitas....so you know what that makes me.
Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13097976805795634479noreply@blogger.comBlogger393125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5551105486200523386.post-14406822394423566632018-09-30T14:57:00.001-07:002018-09-30T14:57:25.439-07:00The Spirit is Good for the Mind<div style="text-align: center;">
I am feeling SO much better since my last post. </div>
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I've gotten my purpose and direction and my confidence back. </div>
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It's amazing how if our spirit or body are sick, everything else in our lives can seem sick too.</div>
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My physical limitations and pains helped our house and yard slip into major disarray.</div>
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Our house being in disarray and not feeling well was torture on my spirit. </div>
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Then we painted our bathroom....errr.....</div>
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we're still in the process.</div>
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Just need to do the ceiling. </div>
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Anyway, anytime I do a home improvement project it seems like the house becomes a huge mess too. We'll get that done and everything back in order this week!</div>
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I turned 39 this week! </div>
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Saturday I got the impression that I should write down 40 things I want to get done, do, or accomplish before I turn 40. </div>
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40 things to do in 1 year! </div>
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It was so fun to make the list and ponder what this year could look like! </div>
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Next week I'll post my full list! </div>
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Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13097976805795634479noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5551105486200523386.post-14718261474518681872018-03-21T12:22:00.000-07:002018-03-21T12:22:24.105-07:00What's good for the mind...<div style="text-align: center;">
I have always felt less than others when it comes to intelligence. </div>
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In heaven when they told us to get in line for a brain, </div>
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I thought they said train and I asked for a slow one. </div>
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I have just really struggled in school for no apparent reason. </div>
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I really struggled to learn to read.</div>
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I continue to struggle with reading comprehension. </div>
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There is nothing that I know of to "diagnose" what is going on besides...</div>
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Low Intelligence.</div>
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As you can tell I'm NOT the best writer. </div>
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I wasn't even going to mention my SAT and ACT scores! </div>
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I'll just say, I don't like to say them out loud. </div>
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Or even think about them.</div>
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I took piano lessons a couple of times and never really could get passed one or two years. </div>
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My mom thinks that it's because I didn't practice enough. </div>
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I think it's because my brain cannot handle so many things at once. </div>
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Notes, names of notes, keys, names of keys, note = key. </div>
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whole note, half note, quarter note, staccato</div>
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treble cleft, base cleft, octave, </div>
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stanza!</div>
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Then you throw in...</div>
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sharps, flats, rests, tempo, rhythm, dynamics...</div>
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my mind wants to explode. </div>
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And really that's just scratching the surface.</div>
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Don't get me wrong I love music!</div>
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I just feel that it is mentally impossible for me to play an instrument. </div>
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It's the same with math. </div>
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Don't love it. </div>
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Hardly ever understand it.</div>
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Not good at it. </div>
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I get by. </div>
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Same with cooking.</div>
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Reading recipes takes reading comprehension.</div>
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I just barely...okay, like once I went to college, which seems like just yesterday but was actually almost 20 years ago...I just barely learned all the measuring cup measurements. Those fractions are hard. Don't even start throwing decimals at me. </div>
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You say...</div>
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"But...but...You got into a major University!"</div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">(on my third try! and maybe only because I had some strings pulled for me!)</span></div>
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"And!</div>
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You graduated!!!"</div>
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I had to work SO much harder than anyone else!</div>
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I saw it!</div>
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I felt it!</div>
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With all that said, I've come a long way. </div>
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I think I've gotten this far in life, (which lets be honest, isn't THAT far) from sheer hard work and determination. </div>
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Lately, I've felt my determination wain and hard work becoming harder. </div>
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Last September I started feeling major pain in my hands, wrists and feet. Soon, I was feeling pain in all my joints. I thought it was cleaning the Airbnb too much. I thought it was from stress. I thought it was from the way I was sleeping. I thought... I thought... I thought....</div>
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After several visits to the doctor and trying several different things to alleviate the pain, I was sent to a Rheumatologist and on January 4th I was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis.</div>
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In those 4-5 months of pain I went a little crazy, literally.</div>
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I've always been pretty positive but I think I've become more cynical and more self conscience. </div>
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This quote I found while I was in high school has really helped me a number of times in my life.</div>
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"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent." - Eleanor Roosevelt</div>
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I have believed that since I read it!</div>
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Until recently. </div>
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I hesitate to even post this. </div>
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It all seems so "Debbie Downer."</div>
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Waaah wuuuuuh.</div>
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Maybe I don't need to for anyone else besides myself. </div>
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Let's be honest, nobody is reading this anymore.</div>
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The point is...</div>
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I'm trying to learn to be gentle with myself.</div>
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If I don't have what I've always viewed as hard work (a strong body)...</div>
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and I've never felt very intelligent...</div>
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then what do I have? </div>
Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13097976805795634479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5551105486200523386.post-17428342298839962322018-03-17T19:02:00.000-07:002018-03-17T19:02:01.988-07:00Where did 2017 go!?!?<div style="text-align: center;">
I CAN NOT believe it has been over a YEAR since I last posted!</div>
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In a few more months it would have been 2 YEARS!!! </div>
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WHAT!?!? </div>
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I didn't post ANYTHING in 2017!?!?!</div>
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It was such a signification year! </div>
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It was a busy year!</div>
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One of the hardest of my life!</div>
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It flew by!</div>
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After 11 years of marriage we FINALLY bought a house!</div>
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We have a solid marriage but I would say anytime we are making a major purchase we struggle. </div>
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Buying a house is a MAJOR purchase so that was pretty hard on our marriage. </div>
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We survived and our marriage survived. </div>
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So, that's great!</div>
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But, it was HARD!!!</div>
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Maybe I'll write about that someday. </div>
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I'm sure I will. </div>
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But, not today. </div>
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For most of 2017 I had 4, small but significant, paying jobs. </div>
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I say "paying jobs" because I'm also a wife and a mom and those are big jobs in and of themselves!</div>
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I work in the childcare at our city Rec Center. </div>
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I usually work there Tuesday and Thursday mornings. </div>
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It's a nice gig because I can take my two little ones with me.</div>
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Right now, Lorenzo goes to the preschool there on Tuesdays and Thursdays.</div>
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So, he comes to the childcare with me and plays from 8:30 to 9:30. </div>
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Then at 9:30 he crosses the hall and goes to preschool until I get off at 11:30.</div>
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Perfect! </div>
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I work at Costco on Saturdays, for the optometrist. </div>
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Sadly, that job will be ending for me, soon.</div>
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When I'm done working there it will have been a year and a half!</div>
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Though the doctor and ladies I work with are so nice and the job is fulfilling, it's been hard to work on Saturdays. </div>
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Most of the family is gone most of the week, then I leave on Saturdays when they are all home. </div>
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It's hard. </div>
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I'm so glad I was able to do it as long as I did. </div>
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The income has been a huge blessing. </div>
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But, working every Saturday, all the time, is too hard for too long. </div>
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I worked cleaning an Airbnb house. </div>
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It's my friends house. </div>
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They were on a temporary duty assignment in DC but they're back, so that job ended. </div>
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They have a nice big 4 bedroom, 4 bathroom house. </div>
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It was hard! </div>
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I don't think I could have kept it up too much longer anyway!</div>
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But, it was a unique and enjoyable experience. </div>
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I started working for Revv an online transcription company. </div>
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I transcribe audio files.<br />It's interesting. </div>
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It's not super hard, as long as the audio is clear.</div>
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It is kind of time consuming.</div>
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Those four jobs kept me SO busy. </div>
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And working so hard. </div>
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I like to work hard but it took a toll on me.</div>
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If I can avoid it, I think I will try really hard to never juggle 4 jobs again. </div>
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I'm almost down to 2 jobs and I think that will be perfect for me. </div>
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I am always applying for full time work at my kid's school so I can be where they are, have pretty dang close to the same hours as them, and have the same days and summers off! </div>
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Ideal right? </div>
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Someday!</div>
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Random info...</div>
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We are only having 3 kids, for quite a few reasons.</div>
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Maybe someday I'll write about that...</div>
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But, really only 3 unless God seriously intervenes.</div>
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Marley will be 10 next month!</div>
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She is changing so much!</div>
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I love the stages my kids are in while they are in them...</div>
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then they get bigger and move to the next stage and I'm in love again.</div>
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I am enjoying Isi and Lorenzo more with less jobs. </div>
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They are still little...but not for long.</div>
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Isi is in half-day kindergarten and will be 6 next month! </div>
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Lorenzo will be 4 in May!</div>
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He only has a year left before he starts kinder, and he will probably go to full day!</div>
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One more significant milestone from 2017...</div>
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Goldie hit 100,000 miles. </div>
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Now she's closer to 112,000. </div>
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Crazy right?!?</div>
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Thanks for keeping my blog on your radar...</div>
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I hope someone is....</div>
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More to come.</div>
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More regularly.</div>
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and two of my dear friends said I should make it into a blog post.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px; text-align: start;">Which means it's goooood!!! </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px; text-align: start;">It's at the Quick Stop on the corner of Bridge and N 18th Avenue. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px; text-align: start;"><b>Pluses: </b>it sucks good, really good. It's a dollar for 4 minutes and if you add ONE more quarter it gives you TWO more minutes. It shows you the time AND counts down for you AND beeps when you have a minute left so you know it's time to add that extra quarter! </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px; text-align: start;">It's the best!!! </span></div>
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I just have to add that...<br />I love me a clean car!</h3>
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A clean car makes me feel glamorous, sophisticated, organized, fancy, rich, and much more.</div>
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There is pretty much NOTHING else in my life that makes me feel even close to ALL of those things all at the same time. </div>
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Even when my car is not glamorous or sophisticated or fancy or rich looking...</div>
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a clean car makes me feel like it is. </div>
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A clean car has given me confidence as I drove to at least TWO job interviews.</div>
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Those are just the ones I remember.</div>
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A clean car has given me confidence on dates. </div>
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Yeah, I'm that kind of girl.</div>
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I prefer to drive.</div>
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A clean car has made it so I can add anyone to my car, quickly, </div>
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as long as I have a seat belt for you, you can jump on in. </div>
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My favorite car scent is Coconut.<br />That's pretty much my favorite scent of all time.<br />It's especially yummy in a clean car. </h3>
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I'm pretty sensitive to smells, some give me a major headache.</div>
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So, I'm pretty particular. </div>
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My first car was a gently used Dodge Neon. </div>
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It's factory color was Iris Pearl.</div>
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Which was a light, shinny, sparkly purple.</div>
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Sometimes it might have looked a little gray.</div>
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But, I loved the name of the paint so I named my car...</div>
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Iris Pearl. </h3>
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Perfection.</div>
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Right?</div>
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I loved cleaning that car.</div>
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I used to shine the dashboard so much, when the sun shone on it, you were sure to be blinded...</div>
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if you didn't have sunglasses on. </div>
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My next favorite car was our black Honda Accord. </div>
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We named that car...</div>
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The Black Pearl.</h3>
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Perfection, again.</div>
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Right?</div>
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I love to clean our cute gold van.</div>
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And her/his name is still under debate after owning her for 2 years. </div>
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Wow, it feels like we've had her much longer but, we got her right before we got Lorenzo. </div>
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Anyway, I wanted to call her...</div>
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Gold Nellie.</h3>
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Cute right?</div>
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Nathan said that sounds like she's an old lady. </div>
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What's wrong with that!?! </div>
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A cute little gold lady taking care of our little family and gettin' us everywhere safely.</div>
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He also said she is a boy and he wanted to call her Epoufette.</div>
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That is the name of a town in Michigan. </div>
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It's fun to say...I'll give him that.</div>
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At first we thought it was a Native name...</div>
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so we made up a Native meaning....</div>
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it's a fishing village so we decided Epoufette's Native meaning was....</div>
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Gold Fish.</div>
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Kinda lame right?</div>
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Then we did some research and found out it's actually a French word.</div>
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DUH!!!</div>
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We also found out it means...</div>
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"A quiet place to rest." </div>
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That's a fine for a town but a car!?!?!</div>
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You don't want to be falling asleep at the wheel!??!</div>
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Also, he was afraid Gold Nellie was old fashioned!</div>
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It sounds like our van is rest home! </div>
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I love Gold Nellie....or whomever. </div>
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But, please don't judge her too harshly in her cleanliness....</div>
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we do have three children.</div>
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I think another reason I have always loved to clean the car is...</h3>
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it's a small space. </div>
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It's pretty easy to clean and organize such a small space. </div>
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Even if you have a giant van...which we did growing up.</div>
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You can do it in a morning, or afternoon or evening. </div>
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And it's so fulfilling and satisfying.</div>
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And makes you feel so good!</div>
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I love it. </h3>
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If you want me to clean your car.... </div>
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Just give me a call...</div>
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I'll give you an estimate. </div>
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Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13097976805795634479noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5551105486200523386.post-82386441672072414092016-04-19T15:41:00.001-07:002016-04-19T15:41:04.439-07:00My Husband is Deaf<div style="text-align: center;">
I know, ALL husbands have selective hearing.<br />I think mine does too! </div>
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<b>But, my husband REALLY IS DEAF. </b></div>
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Nathan has enough residual hearing that he "could" wear two hearing aids. </div>
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With two aids (or maybe it's just having one in the left ear) there is too much distortion, for him. </div>
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More sound coming in that distracts than helps.</div>
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So, he chooses to wear an aid in his best ear, his right ear. </div>
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<b>With no hearing aid he cannot hear.</b></div>
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Well, that's not entirely true....</div>
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When he first takes his aid out, it's moist in his ear (ew! right?).</div>
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Since sound waves can move the moisture in his ear... </div>
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if I yell in his ear when it's moist he can hear me.</div>
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Otherwise, if I yell in his ear...he cannot hear me. </div>
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So, with no hearing aid he cannot hear.</div>
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<b>Nathan has unusual hearing loss as well. </b></div>
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Most people have a hard time hearing high frequencies.</div>
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He does not.</div>
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He has more low frequency hearing loss.</div>
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When children around him are screaming it is REALLY bad for him.</div>
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Gives him a headache real fast!</div>
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Same with anyone right?</div>
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Screaming kids = headache. </div>
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Remember the majority of his hearing is low frequency.</div>
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The hearing aid is still amplifying high frequencies. </div>
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So, imagine with your normal hearing, hearing a child's scream, amplified, right.in.your.ear.</div>
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Ouch!!!</div>
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<b>Speaking of hearing aids.</b></div>
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Little hearing aids (in the ear aids) that can hide in your ear canal, like Miracle Ear or Belltones...</div>
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they wouldn't work for Nathan.</div>
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His hearing loss is too severe.</div>
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So, Nathan has to wear a behind the ear aid.</div>
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It's big.</div>
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It's bulky.</div>
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It works.</div>
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He's grateful!</div>
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<b>Back to hearing....</b></div>
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<b>Though his hearing aid helps him hear, it doesn't help him hear like we hear. </b></div>
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I think that's why they are called hearing AIDS and not a MIRACLE EAR...wait.</div>
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You know what I mean.</div>
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<b>We can localize sound. </b></div>
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<b>Nathan cannot.</b></div>
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If someone is talking at our side, we can tell and turn to look at them. </div>
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If someone is talking at Nathan's side, he can hear something, he can sometimes tell it is someone talking, but he has no idea where it is coming from and cannot tell what they are saying, or even if they are talking to him.</div>
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<b>This makes group settings and conversations with multiple people pretty difficult for Nathan. </b></div>
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Think about it...</div>
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One person is talking to his left, he is following, mostly by reading their lips, more on that later.</div>
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Someone to his right responds or adds to the conversation.</div>
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By the time he locates the person who is now talking, they are done talking. </div>
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He doesn't know what they said, so he could be lost at this point.</div>
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But, his gaze happens to catch the next person talking (directly in front of him).</div>
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He can gather what person #2 said by what #1 and #3 said, but not always. </div>
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He could continue following or try to follow or he could already be lost.</div>
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It's HARD!</div>
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Once multiple persons have spoken and spoken multiple times...he's lost.</div>
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Not to mention when the topic changes...that can really throw you for a loop.</div>
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Even talking to one person face to face in a group setting is hard with lots of background noise.</div>
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<b>Even though Nathan doesn't hear like we do he has other SUPER POWERS.</b></div>
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<b>He reads lips!</b></div>
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Sometimes from across the room!</div>
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Watch out what you're saying from across the room, when Nathan's around!!!</div>
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Sometimes he's self conscience about staring at peoples mouths.</div>
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I just keep telling him, it's a sign of listening and being attentive, even for hearing people.</div>
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I sometimes get self conscience about where I'm looking when speaking to people. </div>
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All of the sudden I'm like, "Where should I be looking? At their right eye? Their left? Between their eyes? Their mouth?"</div>
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So, his insecurity is natural and fine...but, keep looking at their mouth Nathan!</div>
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Keep looking!</div>
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<b>He uses social cues WAY better than we do.</b></div>
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Body language</div>
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Gestures</div>
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These help him, big time, when trying to follow group conversations.</div>
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<b>At home....</b></div>
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There are times he is hearing something and he will start looking around puzzled. </div>
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I will then say:</div>
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"The garbage man is here." </div>
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"The neighbors upstairs are pounding on the floor again."</div>
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"There are sirens outside."</div>
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"Marley just turned the tv on."</div>
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"Lorenzo is crying."</div>
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<b>I am a great help!</b></div>
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I can usually tell when he is about to start looking around puzzled. </div>
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I also help him is social situations, the best I can.</div>
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I could do better, more on that later.</div>
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<b>Nathan, of course, takes his hearing aid out at night. </b></div>
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He can hear nothing while we sleep.</div>
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He claims I snore!!!!!</div>
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WHATEVER!</div>
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When I am the only one that can hear, at night, in the dark, it freaks me out, a little.</div>
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I am a pretty sensitive sleeper, so little noises wake me up.</div>
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To help me sleep and not be distracted by noise I have a noise maker I play every night to mask unwanted sound....like, the neighbors upstairs, my children crying, and of course intruders.</div>
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That also kinda freaks me out at night.</div>
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We're both deaf!</div>
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It's better than me losing sleep.</div>
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<b>There are times when I am reminded of what he is likely to hear and even more likely NOT to hear.</b></div>
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Not just in church...but here is a good example.</div>
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Last Sunday, church had JUST started. </div>
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Someone was speaking at the pulpit and people were still settling around us. </div>
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There was noise.</div>
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At the same time, Lorenzo REALLY wanted to scribble all over Isi's Primary talk.</div>
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Nathan was holding Lorenzo and quickly passed the talk to me and I hid it from sight.</div>
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Lorenzo lost it and started crying and grunting and then even screeched.</div>
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Nathan sat there looking toward the front and probably trying to gather information by reading the person's lips at the pulpit, but still holding onto Lorenzo.</div>
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I leaned over, poked Nathan and with my angry face (remember he picks up on facial expressions as an essential part of communication) and I mouthed, "He needs to be taken out!!!"</div>
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Nathan, "whispered", "Sorry! I couldn't hear him!!!"</div>
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He could feel Lorenzo's belly tighten, but he thought it was just part of his struggle to get away and hunt for the special, most precious, piece of paper. </div>
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<b>I felt bad that I had used my angry face.</b></div>
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I offered to take Lorenzo out....</div>
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But, Nathan put on his angry face and marched out with Lorenzo in arms.</div>
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<b>Speaking of church....</b></div>
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We HAVE to sit close to the front so he can read lips. </div>
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If he is beyond row 5 he gets nothing from the people speaking.</div>
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We always try to get to our meetings SUPER early, just for this reason.</div>
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Ok...I also HATE to be late, for anything.</div>
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I got it from my Grandpa Alger, "If you're 5 minutes early, YOU'RE LATE!"</div>
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He was a navy man.</div>
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ANYWAY....</div>
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<b>Back to church.....</b></div>
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Nathan gets very little from Sunday School and Priesthood, because of all the comments from those not at the front of the room...or those who he can only see the back of their heads.</div>
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It's nothing that can be fixed....</div>
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Unless.....he had a transliterator.</div>
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It's not really a word but it comes from the word transliteration.</div>
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<b>Have you heard of Cued Speech?</b></h3>
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Google it or YouTube it.</div>
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<b>When I think about Cued Speech and using it with Nathan my heart beats faster.</b></div>
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<b>It makes me excited!</b></div>
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Transliterator isn't really a word but transliteration is the conversion of one script to another. </div>
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A language translator is a person who translates from one language to another, especially as a professional.</div>
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But, Cued Speech is not a different language. It is a different way to convey or communicate English or any language actually, without using your voice.</div>
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So a person listening and then conveying English by using Cued Speech would be a transliterator.</div>
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That's how I understand it anyway. </div>
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I'm no expert.</div>
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Not even close.</div>
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<b>I have learned Cued Speech. </b></div>
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<b>So has Nathan.</b></div>
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They say you can be fluent in about 10-14 days.</div>
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TWO WEEKS!!!</div>
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If you don't use it, just like anything, you lose it.</div>
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<b>I need to practice it!</b></div>
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<b>So does Nathan.</b></div>
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Then I could transliterate SO many things for him!!!</div>
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Anyway...</div>
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Did you learn more about Nathan?</div>
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Did you learn how to better communicate with him?</div>
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Make sure he can see you and especially your mouth.</div>
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And, I don't think I mentioned....</div>
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<b>I LOVE THAT GUY!</b></div>
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<b>THE END</b></h2>
Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13097976805795634479noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5551105486200523386.post-32104346844928500942016-02-28T20:03:00.000-08:002016-02-28T20:03:25.553-08:00Being Overwhelmed...Finding Joy<div style="text-align: center;">
I overwhelm myself.</div>
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I create anxiety in my heart. </div>
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I know I do it.</div>
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Sometimes I can't stop it. </div>
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Sometimes I make it worse by putting things off</div>
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or wasting time</div>
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or making excuses.</div>
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And it is almost always internal.</div>
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Sometimes, it's so subconscious that I don't know it's happening until I get hit with a migraine.</div>
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Sometimes I feel guilty about it because...</div>
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I know things.</div>
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Truths.</div>
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So, I "shouldn't" be overwhelmed or anxious.</div>
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At least that's what I think sometimes.</div>
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Which, only makes it worse. </div>
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Guilt can be good.</div>
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Guilt can be bad.</div>
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Today in Relief Society our lesson was on</div>
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<a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2015/10/the-joy-of-living-a-christ-centered-life?lang=eng">The Joy of Living a Christ-Centered Life by Elder Richard J. Maynes</a></div>
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It's a great talk.</div>
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It was a great lesson.</div>
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It made me think that even when I am trying to live a Christ-Centered Life,</div>
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sometimes it's hard to feel the Joy.</div>
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There are so many distractions.</div>
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The worst one is Satan, himself.</div>
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His icky whispers.</div>
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He says...</div>
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you're not good enough</div>
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you messed up, why try</div>
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you've done enough, now relax</div>
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why you? so many others could do a WAY better job</div>
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it won't matter</div>
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it doesn't matter</div>
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And so on.</div>
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He's a jerk.</div>
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The biggest jerk there ever was and ever will be.</div>
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He's real.</div>
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He's a real JERK!</div>
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I KNOW this, but I have to constantly remind myself...</div>
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if we are doing our best to live the Gospel of Jesus Christ, </div>
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we CAN have Joy.</div>
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Sometime,</div>
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we just need to pause</div>
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look</div>
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listen</div>
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search</div>
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ponder</div>
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pray</div>
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give thanks</div>
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and then</div>
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do it all </div>
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again</div>
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and again</div>
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and again. </div>
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But when you're doing all that and more, remember to</div>
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pause</div>
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look for the joy</div>
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and</div>
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listen.</div>
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I also KNOW that was we strive to put Christ first in our lives...the center of our life, </div>
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everything else becomes easier to bare and we can find Joy even in hard or challenging times.</div>
Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01433246137924643933noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5551105486200523386.post-12381695923691514092016-02-18T22:12:00.000-08:002016-02-18T22:12:09.001-08:00City Lights<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>Tonight</b> I thought about my blog for the first time in a long time. </div>
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It looks like I've been writing about once a year for the past few years. </div>
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I used to love it.</div>
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I think I might love it again. </div>
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I'm thinking about cleaning the cobwebs off and trying to make my blog work for me...</div>
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in the past I felt like I started working for my blog.</div>
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It wouldn't do what I wanted it to do...and that frustrated me.</div>
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I'm going to try not to let it frustrate me.</div>
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The record with pictures is invaluable. </div>
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<b>Tonight</b> I got to participate in a market research opinion think tank.</div>
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I got paid to share my thoughts on innovation and technology. </div>
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I'm sworn to secrecy with sharing specifics...but, </div>
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I liked it.</div>
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And it made me think. </div>
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<b>Lately,</b> I've been evaluating how I spend my time </div>
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questioning what I'm passionate about,</div>
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trying to figure out what I love and why, and </div>
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also figuring out my intentions.</div>
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I've also been thinking a lot about counting my blessings.</div>
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And I've been counting them.</div>
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That's always a good thing.</div>
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I'm going to start writing them down.</div>
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Maybe on the blog?</div>
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Maybe not? </div>
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<b>Tonight,</b> I got to go to the city.</div>
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The city does something to me. </div>
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I love it.</div>
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I love the energy.</div>
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I love the lights,</div>
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the height and depth the buildings create,</div>
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I love to be up in tall buildings and looking down on little cars,</div>
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little people,</div>
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little lights,</div>
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little streets.</div>
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I like sirens and trying to find the emergency vehicles down below.</div>
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I like to see construction cranes and new buildings going up, up, up. </div>
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I like fire escapes...they're cool. </div>
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I love the city. </div>
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<b>Tonight,</b> I parked on the second level, but </div>
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after my duties were complete I drove up to the top of the parking garage.</div>
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I wish I took a selfie up there,</div>
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even though I don't really like selfies.</div>
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I liked being up there.</div>
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I wish I captured the moment in a picture...</div>
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with me in it.</div>
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<b>Tonight,</b> I thought...</div>
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about how I love the city,</div>
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I appreciate technology and innovation.</div>
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I thought about how</div>
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I love Colorado,</div>
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(PS - I also miss Pure Michigan)</div>
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Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01433246137924643933noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5551105486200523386.post-75428580418526394542015-04-13T14:44:00.003-07:002015-04-13T14:44:57.912-07:00#LDSconf<div style="text-align: center;">
Oh, how I love the Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. </div>
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We watched The 185th Conference from our living room on April 4th & 5th . </div>
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<b>I love it for lots of reasons:</b></h2>
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I grew up watching, so it always brings back so many great memories!<br />
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The Music! </div>
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The Mormon Tabernacle Choir!</div>
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Because it's like no other Sunday of the whole year...except for the same Conference held in the Fall. </div>
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Our Sundays are usually VERY busy. </div>
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The first half of every Sunday surely doesn't feel like a day of rest.<br />
Conference always feels like a break and a renewal.<br />
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Because my kids can crawl, color, play games, make nests, make forts, do crafts, spill, clean up, play, roll, dance, wander, laugh, kitty fight, eat, drink, and nap....all during the 8 hours of conference.<br />
Some of these things we, of course, discourage.<br />Some of these things they will naturally grow out of...<br />
some of these things I will miss, as they do.<br />
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These are from last October's Conference<br />
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<a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2015/04/seeking-the-lord?lang=eng">Seeking the Lord </a><br />
<a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2015/04/seeking-the-lord?lang=eng">Elder Jose A. Teixeira</a><br />
<a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2015/04/seeking-the-lord?lang=eng">Of the Seventy</a><br />
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"Every day we should consider including frequent interactions with the teachings of Christ. Small and simple gestures and acts made daily will:</div>
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Deepen our understanding of the significance of the Lord in our lives, and</div>
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Help us share this understanding with the rising generations, who will surely feel the love of Heavenly Father and His Son, Jesus Christ, when they see our example of sincerely living the gospel."</div>
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<a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2015/04/waiting-for-the-prodigal?lang=eng">Waiting for the Prodigal </a></div>
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<a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2015/04/waiting-for-the-prodigal?lang=eng">Elder Brent H. Nielson</a></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00784314); color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30.6000003814697px; text-align: start;">"Perhaps the most important lesson the Lord taught me through this process happened during our family scripture study after my sister had left the Church. Our son David was reading as we studied together </span><a class="scriptureRef" href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/nt/luke/15?lang=eng" style="background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00784314); border: 0px; color: #0091bc; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Luke 15</a><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00784314); color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30.6000003814697px; text-align: start;">. As he read the parable of the prodigal son, I heard it differently that day than I had ever heard it before. For some reason, I had always related to the son who stayed home. As David read that morning, I realized that in some ways </span><span class="emphasis" style="background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00784314); border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: italic; line-height: 30.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;">I</span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00784314); color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30.6000003814697px; text-align: start;"> was the prodigal son. All of us fall short of the glory of the Father (see </span><a class="scriptureRef" href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/nt/rom/3.23?lang=eng#22" style="background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00784314); border: 0px; color: #0091bc; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Romans 3:23</a><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00784314); color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30.6000003814697px; text-align: start;">). All of us need the Savior’s Atonement to heal us. All of us are lost and need to be found. This revelation that day helped me know that my sister and I both needed the Savior’s love and His Atonement. Susan and I were actually on the same path back home."</span></div>
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<a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2015/04/where-justice-love-and-mercy-meet?lang=eng">Where Justice, Love and Mercy Meet </a></div>
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<a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2015/04/where-justice-love-and-mercy-meet?lang=eng">Elder Jeffrey R. Holland</a></div>
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<a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2015/04/where-justice-love-and-mercy-meet?lang=eng">Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles</a></div>
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"Because we were then born into that fallen world and because we too would transgress the laws of God, we also were sentenced to the same penalties that Adam and Eve faced.</div>
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What a plight! The entire human race in free fall—every man, woman, and child in it physically tumbling toward permanent death, spiritually plunging toward eternal anguish. Is that what life was meant to be? Is this the grand finale of the human experience? Are we all just hanging in a cold canyon somewhere in an indifferent universe, each of us searching for a toehold, each of us seeking for something to grip—with nothing but the feeling of sand sliding under our fingers, nothing to save us, nothing to hold on to, much less anything to hold on to us? Is our only purpose in life an empty existential exercise—simply to leap as high as we can, hang on for our prescribed three score years and ten, then fail and fall, and keep falling forever?</div>
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The answer to those questions is an unequivocal and eternal no! With prophets ancient and modern, I testify that “all things have been done in the wisdom of him who knoweth all things.”"</div>
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And he said about Easter....</div>
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I really did watch all the sessions but, this session really spoke to ME. </div>
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Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13097976805795634479noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5551105486200523386.post-45043664251597235102014-11-05T10:25:00.002-08:002014-11-05T10:25:41.356-08:00NaBloPoMo & Jill's wedding<div style="text-align: center;">
I think this would have been my sixth year posting everyday in November, </div>
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for National Blog Posting Month.</div>
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But, I forgot and my blog has kind of gone by the wayside. </div>
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Even though it's already the 5th. </div>
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Yes, I've missed 4 whole days. </div>
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I'm still going to try it.</div>
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Probably won't get everyday...but, I'm making a strong effort to document our family, my thoughts and feelings, pictures, and things that I am thankful for.</div>
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I am so grateful for the opportunity we had to go to Utah in September. </div>
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Nathan's sister Jill was married to her sweatheart Aaron Calderwood. </div>
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Here are some pictures of our little family, Jill just sent me.</div>
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June 13, 2014</div>
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Lorenzo has the most fickle skin of my three children thus far. </div>
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He came out with very flaky/peely skin. </div>
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He was also more pimply than I remember the girls being. </div>
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And he has had cradles cap...which my girls never got.</div>
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For a couple of weeks his pussy pimples ooozed yellowness. </div>
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It was icky!</div>
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The backs of his ears ooozed yellow too.</div>
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And now the insides seem to produce an over abundance of wax.</div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">He already seems more stinky than the girls.</span><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JKVG3TDFCzc/U8U3gg19OII/AAAAAAAAHGw/08acm1GzNPc/s1600/108.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JKVG3TDFCzc/U8U3gg19OII/AAAAAAAAHGw/08acm1GzNPc/s1600/108.JPG" height="424" width="640" /></a></div>
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Now that I've made him sound like the grossest, dirtiest, stinkiest baby boy you could ever imagine....</div>
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he's not all that bad.</div>
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In fact, he is so precious.</div>
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And handsome.</div>
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And charming.</div>
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And coy.</div>
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And curious.</div>
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And he is absolutely in love with his mommy.</div>
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As it should be.</div>
Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13097976805795634479noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5551105486200523386.post-25489822894644222812014-06-30T09:50:00.002-07:002014-06-30T09:50:38.767-07:00Little Lorenzo<div style="text-align: center;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">May 12, 2104 two days old. 4:10 AM: This was taken in the dark, hence the coloring, but he was just so cute and small in his little bed, for the first time.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">May 14, 2014 four days old. First time Isi requested to hold the baby.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">May 17, 2014 one week old. Family movie...everyone decided they needed Daddy.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">May 30, 2014 One of his first picnics! He's not in the picture...but these girls are cute too!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">June 1, 2014 Love his first church outfit. Little whales!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">June 2, 2014 These little jammies are super old. When Grandma Nette saw them on Skype she thought they looked a lot like jammies Nathan wore. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">June 17, 2014 I'm hungry...what's that!? I'll try and suck it!</td></tr>
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Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13097976805795634479noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5551105486200523386.post-49210268632916081142014-06-04T09:10:00.000-07:002014-06-04T09:22:29.766-07:00I Need Help...<div style="text-align: center;">
If you know me and are around me enough, </div>
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you know that I need help, in more ways than one. </div>
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Right now I need help with my blog.</div>
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A few months ago I tried changing my template, which is always a hassle.<br />
But, I like to try to keep things fresh.</div>
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When I did it that time, it kept my widgets but none of the links!<br />
Rude! </div>
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So, I lost my list of blogs that I love to read.<br />
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I need them to show up on my blog.<br />
I want them there.<br />
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Please tell me how to easily and magically make them reappear on my blog.<br />
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I don't think there is a way to do this unless I restore the last template I had, but then I think I will lose all the posts I've done since then.<br />
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So, what I think I need is for all my friends to leave their blog address in my comments.<br />
I will probably just have to rebuild my blog list. <br />
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Please!<br />
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Thank you in advance!</div>
Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13097976805795634479noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5551105486200523386.post-56013675545738951512014-05-14T11:17:00.004-07:002014-05-14T11:20:07.474-07:00Lorenzo Elden<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
The mystery of a gender unknown wasn't as frustrating as I thought it would be....at first. </div>
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The closer to the due date the more I wanted to know! </div>
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All we could do though was take the extra precautions of making sure we took both boy and girl things with us to the hospital, including outfits, name tags and names. </div>
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We had both a boy outfit and a girl outfit. </div>
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I should have taken a picture of the outfits right next to each other. </div>
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I made these name tags: </div>
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We had narrowed the girl's name down to one. </div>
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I'm sure you're wondering what the name was....</div>
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The boys name was much harder. </div>
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We started by discussing names we liked and soon found they were quickly vetoed for really good reasons. Mostly the reasons came down to the fact that the name was already in our family somewhere and in the same generation. Examples: Lucas, Lincoln, Simon, Mckay, etc. </div>
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Those are all names of children of our cousins. </div>
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Nathan's ancestry is from Portugal so we decided to look up a list of Portuguese boy names. </div>
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We found a few we liked and wrote them down. </div>
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Then lost that list. </div>
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We would randomly throw out names, here and there. </div>
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Marley was always willing to help. </div>
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Her suggestions were always too ridiculous to consider and often had to do with the last thing she was looking at, like "How about Moose Dude!" after she was just looking at a moose magnet. </div>
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Or "How about wipey box!"</div>
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Or "How about Diced Tomatoes!"</div>
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Other times it was names of boys in her class. </div>
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Finally, just last week we decided to seriously think and write down boy names. </div>
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We figured we wouldn't have ONE chosen but we had better have some viable options. </div>
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We made a list that had 14 names on it. </div>
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Took that to the hospital with us.</div>
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Didn't use any of them. </div>
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Picking a name for a child is hard...seems like a major responsibility until it is actually done and the birth certificate has been ordered. </div>
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A few hours after birth, Nathan sat at the bottom of my hospital bed and we decided we better get deciding. </div>
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We said a prayer. </div>
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We both didn't even mention the list. </div>
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We started suggestions again. </div>
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Lorenzo came up. </div>
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We both liked it. </div>
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Laurence was on the list...</div>
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Decided to look at our family lines for distant relatives that might have appealing names. </div>
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I thought I had seen Lorenzo in Nathan's family line. </div>
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I had...but, we found it was spelled funky....ok, not funky, Portuguese.</div>
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louren%C3%A7o_(name)"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Lourenco</span></a></div>
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Was the middle name of Nathan's great grandfather on this Dad's side. </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Frank Lourenco Freitas </span></div>
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Born<span style="font-family: inherit;"> in <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; white-space: nowrap;">Flores, Azores, Portugal </span>and </span>died in California. </div>
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He was the link from Portugal to the US!</div>
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We thought that was cool.</div>
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Then we were looking at my ancestry and my mother's great grandfather on her mother's side had a </div>
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Another middle name too. </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Walter Lorenzo Holbrook</span></div>
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So, we decided on Lorenzo and then we had a lengthy discussion on what spelling to use. </div>
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<b>Lorenco</b> - Nathan liked this spelling, but I didn't feel like anyone would know how to pronounce it. Nor did I feel that we are ethnic enough to pull off an ethnic spelling/pronunciation.</div>
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<b>Laurenzo </b>- I wanted this one because I wanted to be able to nickname him Lars or Larz. </div>
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For reals! Isn't that a cute nickname!?!</div>
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<b>Lorenzo </b>- we both liked this spelling. Simple. Straight forward. And Nathan gave me permission to still nickname him Larz, from this spelling. </div>
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<b>Elden</b> is Lorenzo's great grandfather's name. </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Elden R. Alger</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Lorenzo Elden Freitas</span></div>
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Born Saturday, May 10, 2014<br />
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I thought I should practice writing his name before I wrote it on the name card I had made. </div>
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Good thing I did because the first time, I spelled his name wrong! </div>
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He looks so tiny with the card on top of him.</div>
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This is nurse Deb. </div>
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She was a our second shift delivery nurse. </div>
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When she came in our room, she introduced herself and gave us a little shpeal and said, that I had to have the baby by 7pm...since that was 12 hours away, I laughed and said, "Well, I'm planning on it!" </div>
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Then she said, "You guys look familiar! Have you delivered here before?"</div>
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Yes! Almost exactly 2 years ago! </div>
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Then she looked/seemed familiar to me too. </div>
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She said, "Yeah! I helped deliver a daughter with fuzzy strawberry blond hair!"</div>
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When Deb asked what we were having, we told her we didn't know but that we felt like it was a girl. </div>
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She said that judging by the heart rate she was sure it was a girl too. </div>
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We were ALL SO surprised. </div>
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Deb was Shocked!</div>
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This is Deb apologizing to Lorenzo for thinking he was a girl based on his heart rate. </div>
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When we were close to being discharged, Sunday night, Nathan went and got the girls. </div>
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They had stayed with our close friends, Eric, Robin, Miriam, and Lillian Clark. Lillian is Marley's age and we have known the whole family since we moved here, because Robin used to work with Nathan. </div>
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The girls had a great time with the Clarks and made memories with them they will always cherish. </div>
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They went hunting and digging for leeks! </div>
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How fun is that?!?!</div>
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But, Nathan had gotten them and they had missed us and were anxious to meet their new little brother.</div>
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Isi, right away was tender and loving. </div>
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So far she always uses her most gentle hands.</div>
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His cute little head and beautiful hair.</div>
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Biggest sister and littlest brother bonding.</div>
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Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13097976805795634479noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5551105486200523386.post-79542899252483607702014-03-18T08:26:00.000-07:002014-03-18T08:26:06.548-07:00My Act<div style="text-align: center;">
Sometimes I feel like I can't get my Act together.<br />
Or more specifically, OUR Act.</div>
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Here are pictures of my Act. </div>
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"They" disappeared into Marley's room for quite some time, one snow day.</div>
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They came out all dressed and ready for "school!"</div>
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These school girls marched around with purpose and schedules and homework and assignments, all morning. </div>
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So much snow and ice has cramped our Act...but not our STYLE!</div>
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We've been sick a lot this winter....that's a big reason our Act is out of whack.</div>
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But we've had a couple of days...where we looked/seemed like we had our Act together...</div>
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Marley loves to dress up and be creative. </div>
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I don't know why....but this "outfit" was freakin me out. </div>
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Creative, none. the. less. </div>
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Below is Cinderella....can you tell how I know?</div>
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Her "glass" slippers.<br />
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Bed Head!!!</div>
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Or is that a rat's nest?</div>
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Or curly Sue?</div>
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It's Isaboo!!!</div>
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I did not do this to her. </div>
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I just take the pictures. </div>
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One snow day we all seemed to be better and doing well, so we cleaned ALL the toys. </div>
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Since then I have learned that a lot of toys can and should go in the dishwasher. </div>
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Do you like my VERY EXCLUSIVE Imagine Dragons t-shirt. I do!!!!</div>
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The girls designed their own dresses out of tissue paper. </div>
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We started out naked...but it was just too dang cold for that nonsense.</div>
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Isi gettin in the way of the fashion shoot.</div>
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Now on her bottom shelf....</div>
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Doesn't Marley look, simply daarling?</div>
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Isi?....what are you doing?</div>
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I see. Smuggling crayons in your sleeve....</div>
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Why?</div>
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Nobody knows....</div>
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least of all, YOU.</div>
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Mom, I quietly took off my "glass slippers" and quietly moved the chair to the counter.</div>
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It's okay though, I'll clean it all up! </div>
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Starting with myself!</div>
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I do!!!</div>
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Well, sometimes I fall asleep, and she's still awake lurking about the house.</div>
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But I was fully awake and busy doing house work when the cinnamon and salt "incidences" happened.</div>
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She's alone for a few minutes...and then....</div>
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Marley had her first School Christmas Concert. </div>
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Here are the pictures of that night. </div>
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The concert was in the Dream Makers Theater at the Casino. </div>
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Weird to us. </div>
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Sad for some kids I'm sure because it was easy for parents and grandparents to slip away and get drinks or gamble. </div>
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There was a drunk grandpa behind us and by the end he was talking out loud and being pretty rude. </div>
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Very interesting experience.</div>
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Dropped Marley off to sit with her class.</div>
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The Stage.</div>
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The Audience.</div>
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I look like a crazy person in both of these...I was excited!</div>
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The Traditional Drums started the evening.</div>
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The Principal.</div>
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The Music Teacher.</div>
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Marley entering stage right.</div>
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As soon as I saw her I started crying.</div>
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I have a kindergartner!!!!! </div>
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WHAT!?!?</div>
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Walking across the stands.</div>
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First, they sang "We Love Santa Clause."<br />
I had never heard that song and it was a jumbled mess of music.<br />
Sorry, kindergartners...it was.<br />
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The second song they sang was "Christmas Candles."<br />
And to our surprise Marley had a solo.</div>
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The first video is her solo and she sings,<br />
"Christmas Candles,</div>
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All around the world,</div>
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Shinning soft and low, </div>
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Spread a gentle glow." </div>
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I always have bad luck uploading videos from my DSLR that are more that about a minute and then I was too much of a crazy mom to keep an eye on the timing, so I did it in two very uneven videos. </div>
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But, you get the idea. </div>
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This next video is the solo of the little boy in her class (same song),<br />
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(I'm not sure what his lyrics were?)</div>
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Anyway, it was a fun night!<br />
And I would say a milestone for Marley and our family.</div>
Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13097976805795634479noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5551105486200523386.post-46274569578357111932014-01-16T11:32:00.001-08:002014-01-16T11:32:41.887-08:00Why I Blog....<div style="text-align: center;">
Originally, I started my blog because I thought I was funny.</div>
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(still do.)</div>
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I also felt like I had stories and experiences to which people could relate. </div>
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Originally, there was no focused or real reason.</div>
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When we moved to Nebraska and now Michigan I blogged for our extended families.</div>
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We live far, far away from them.</div>
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We miss them. </div>
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I know they miss us. </div>
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So, I would blog to keep them up to date. </div>
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Also, in the past I have LOVED getting caught up or staying caught with old and new friends.</div>
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Sometimes I would get bitter that they weren't blogging (or commenting)...so why should I? </div>
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I wanted to keep up with them. </div>
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I wanted to laugh at their fun pictures.</div>
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I wanted to cry over their hardships or frustrations. </div>
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And I wanted some feedback...mostly on how cute my kids are, how awesome my husband is and how totally hilarious I am!</div>
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I also used to blog because, again, I think I'm so funny....</div>
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and I have superior opinions...</div>
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and, again, I have stories that others can relate to...</div>
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and I like to try new things...sometimes...</div>
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etc. </div>
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Well, I still think all that and I will still blog about those things. </div>
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But, I'm going to try to blog for our little family. </div>
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I love that I have this record of our family. </div>
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And barring a total web meltdown, where all blogs are lost into a cyber black hole, this is a permanent record with pictures! </div>
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Where else do I have anything close to this kind of a record?</div>
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Nowhere!</div>
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Sure there are holes. </div>
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But, maybe there will be less if my focus is on my little family instead of focusing on all the other stuff. </div>
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The other things still matter (extended family, for sure; comments, will always be welcome), I just think if my focus changes, I will be more consistent and the other aspects will just take care of themselves.</div>
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My goal is once a week...at least!</div>
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Why do you blog?</div>
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If you used...why have you stopped?</div>
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No judgments...just wondering if I can relate and for sure I could probably learn something from you about how to have better intentions or a better focus....not sure with which I am struggling.</div>
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Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13097976805795634479noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5551105486200523386.post-44183770304376885952013-11-27T08:26:00.000-08:002013-11-27T08:27:25.428-08:00For Your Random Enjoyment<div style="text-align: center;">
Once upon a birthday...</div>
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my sister Julie sent me these really cute balls she made from scrapbook paper. </div>
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This is what I did with them. </div>
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Last week Marley had a Science Night at her school. </div>
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Isi and I stayed home sick, so we missed out on making SLIME!</div>
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But, not really because Marley came home with a whole giant jar of Science stuff to do at home.</div>
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Which includes making MORE SLIME!</div>
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This is exactly what it looks like and it is YUCK! Because she is growing fuzz in a petrie dish as I type...and has been for days. Eww. </div>
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And she is going to grow a brain and keep it like a scientist in the giant jar that all this YUCK! came in.</div>
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I forgot to get a picture of her swabbing our Wii remote and then rubbing the swab on the agar. </div>
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Ewww....I don't even want to see. </div>
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Except I keep peeking on it in the closet.</div>
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Stay tuned to see some fuzz.</div>
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My mom asked if I remembered eating Olive Sandwiches for Thanksgiving one year because we were moving. </div>
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I DO REMEMBER THAT!</div>
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It was fun!</div>
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And guess what!</div>
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We are not having Olive Sandwiches...though we did consider them for our menu. </div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">We are doing an <span style="line-height: 1.2em;">Hors d'oeuvre Thanksgiving! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 1.2em;">You all know I don't care for turkey.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 1.2em;">I can barely stand the smell of it cooking. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 1.2em;">I know...I'm weird. </span></span></div>
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I like everything else that comes with it though!</div>
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Well, to be honest I really have to be in the mood for stuffing...and it has to be a really yummy kind. </div>
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ANYWAY!</div>
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It's just our little family anyway...and to cook ALL that just for us (Nathan) hardly seems worth it. </div>
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(Don't worry, he agrees, though he likes turkey, he agrees...to much work just for him.)</div>
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We usually go out to eat. </div>
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But, we are seriously lacking a good place to go around here on Thanksgiving. </div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">So, we decided to stay in and make finger foods! </span></div>
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This is what our menu is looking like....</div>
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Marley is always beggin to drink from little glass goblets we got as a wedding gift. </div>
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After new year's last year I found these plastic babies for WAY cheap!</div>
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I hid them away in the high up cupboard...she has no idea!</div>
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We're going to reuse them for our Christmas Eve Candle Light dinner!</div>
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And NEW YEARS EVE!</div>
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BEST MOM EVER!!!</div>
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You wait and see!</div>
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Marley and Isi are going to love it!</div>
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I don't know about these. </div>
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Nathan still needs to convince me these will be worth space in my tummy.</div>
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These seem similar to the Stuffed Mushroom recipe I love so, we will probably just use that mixture. </div>
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Basically the stuffing with out the mushroom...for those that don't want mushroom?</div>
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Half the little smokies will be wrapped and half will be cooked in BBQ sauce....YUMMY!</div>
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AND whatever we don't finish we are going to freeze and reheat on New Year's Eve!</div>
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Genius!</div>
Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13097976805795634479noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5551105486200523386.post-4705589783349738632013-11-26T19:07:00.001-08:002013-11-26T19:07:23.019-08:00I'm so excited... I just can't hide it!<div style="text-align: center;">
We did our Thanksgiving holiday grocery shopping today!</div>
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I'm getting so excited!</div>
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We also had lunch with Marley at school.</div>
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(Isi and I) </div>
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We returned home and promptly took a nap.</div>
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Both of us.</div>
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Did I mention I'm really excited for the holiday!?!</div>
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Tomorrow night we're making 2 pies!</div>
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Our Thanksgiving feast will probably be different than anyone else's.</div>
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Yummy!</div>
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We are planning on playing games and watching movies!</div>
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Last year we started the tradition of walking the Algonquin trail after eating but everyday this week we have been experiencing white-outs.....so....probably not going to get to do that.</div>
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Hmmm....oh yes!</div>
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Friday we will be decorating!!!!</div>
Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13097976805795634479noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5551105486200523386.post-21946237717135828792013-11-25T17:59:00.000-08:002013-11-25T17:59:01.970-08:00Mrs. Dash<div style="text-align: center;">
I love to tease Marley.<br />
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But the older she gets the faster she is on to me.</div>
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Over the weekend we had some popcorn with Mrs. Dash on it. </div>
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Then tonight Nathan and I were loading the dishwasher.</div>
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He asked what all the little particles were that were on the door of the dishwasher. </div>
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Right at that moment Marley walked in and I said, "Mrs. Dash."</div>
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She said, "Who is Mrs. Dash?"</div>
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I said, "Mrs. Dash is the lady that comes everyday while you're at school and takes care of me and Isi."<br />
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She gave me a weird look and said, "No. It's Isi."</div>
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"You think Mrs. Dash is Isi? Why would we call her that? No, Mrs. Dash is the lady that comes to take care of me everyday, while you're at school.”<br />
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"No mom! Stop teasing me and tell me who Mrs. Dash is!"<br />
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I tried one more time.<br />
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"I told you! She's the lady who takes care of me and Isi when you're not here!"<br />
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"Auugghhh! Fine! I guess I don't care who Mrs. Dash is!"<br />
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I got the bottle of Mrs. Dash out of the cupboard and made her read it.<br />
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"THAT is Mrs. Dash. We had her on our popcorn on Saturday."<br />
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"Ooooohhhh!"<br />
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I guess if she can read it she can believe it.<br />
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I'm going to have to start planning ahead and typing some things up.</div>
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Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13097976805795634479noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5551105486200523386.post-33575751379871901152013-11-24T16:57:00.002-08:002013-11-24T16:57:38.965-08:00Missed Church Today....<div style="text-align: center;">
Isabelle has one of those colds where your eyes are glued shut in the morning, from thick eye boogers that moved in overnight. </div>
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Ew. </div>
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So, we stayed home from church today.</div>
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I missed going to church. </div>
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But, according to weather.com the high today was 17 degrees and the low was 16 degrees; however, all day it said it felt like 13 degrees. I guess that's with the windchill factored in and what not. </div>
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At least it wasn't negative...but, still, it was nice to be inside under a blanket all day. </div>
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Last week we had our Primary Program. </div>
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It was great.</div>
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There was a great turn out considering, Marley is the only active child in the Primary and there were 4 children in the program! The other children had actually come the two weeks before the program, so they practiced too. </div>
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Today it was just Marley again. </div>
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Maybe we should have a Primary Program at the end of each month? </div>
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Anyway, this got me to thinking about the Primary Songs. </div>
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I love them!</div>
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I love them ALL!</div>
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I do have some favorites and so I tend to sing these every night to Isi as I rock her and she drinks her bottle.</div>
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(Well, usually Nathan puts Isi to bed, but when he's not here.)</div>
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In no particular order:</div>
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(There is a play button just above and to the left of the song title. If you want to listen to it with children singing the lyrics, it looks like you have to download it on the right of the screen. "Vocals and Music")</div>
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<a href="http://www.lds.org/music/library/childrens-songbook/i-am-a-child-of-god?lang=eng">I am a Child of God</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.lds.org/music/library/childrens-songbook/love-is-spoken-here?lang=eng">Love Is Spoken Here</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.lds.org/music/library/childrens-songbook/families-can-be-together-forever?lang=eng">Families Can Be Together Forever</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.lds.org/music/library/childrens-songbook/mother-tell-me-the-story?lang=eng">Mother, Tell Me the Story</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.lds.org/music/library/childrens-songbook/im-trying-to-be-like-jesus?lang=eng">I'm Trying To Be Like Jesus</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.lds.org/music/library/childrens-songbook/a-childs-prayer?lang=eng">A Child's Prayer</a></div>
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Some others I love, but don't sing at bedtime:</div>
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<a href="http://www.lds.org/music/library/childrens-songbook/hinges?lang=eng">I'm All Made of Hinges</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.lds.org/music/library/childrens-songbook/give-said-the-little-stream?lang=eng">Give Said the Little Stream</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.lds.org/music/library/childrens-songbook/when-were-helping?lang=eng">When We're Helping We're Happy</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.lds.org/music/library/childrens-songbook/quickly-ill-obey?lang=eng">Quickly I'll Obey</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.lds.org/music/library/childrens-songbook/happy-happy-birthday?lang=eng">Happy Happy Birthday</a></div>
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Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13097976805795634479noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5551105486200523386.post-23785644725376344692013-11-23T17:33:00.001-08:002013-11-23T17:33:32.144-08:00What's so funny?<div style="text-align: center;">
One of our favorite shows to watch as a family is, America's Funniest Home Videos.</div>
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I have loved that show since I was a kid. </div>
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Now my kids love it. </div>
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This one is a classic.</div>
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Have you ever gotten a gift for your child and then regretted it? </div>
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I haven't....yet.</div>
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But, I'm sure I have lost my patience like this mom. </div>
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Don't feel too sorry for this mom.</div>
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She won $10,000</div>
Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13097976805795634479noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5551105486200523386.post-28086140217834027242013-11-22T18:24:00.002-08:002013-11-22T18:24:55.419-08:00this is how I feel tonight<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Just tired.</div>
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Nothing new.</div>
Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13097976805795634479noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5551105486200523386.post-23066347129087362992013-11-21T12:48:00.000-08:002013-11-21T12:48:22.286-08:00Lake Tahoe ~ Get ready for a LONG post with a TON of pictures!<div style="text-align: center;">
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Every two years the Busath's have a family reunion.<br />
We missed the 2011 reunion in Yellowstone.<br />
Sad news, right?<br />
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But, we didn't miss the 2013 reunion in Lake Tahoe!!!<br />
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Here is most of the family.<br />
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Sadly, there were some that could not come to the reunion because of missionary service and work/career conflicts.<br />
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You will notice that our little family is not in the above picture either. =-( We were sick.<br />
And my Dad and Uncle Greg Hardester are not in the picture because at the time they were giving our little family Priesthood blessings.<br />
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This is a picture from our first night.<br />
Marley in the green sweat shirt, with her second cousins, playin in the beached canoe.</div>
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We arrived in Lake Tahoe after dinner and about 3 hours later than we had planned.<br />
Our poor little Isabelle threw up between 4 and 9 times in the car on the way...<br />
I lost count after 4 times.<br />
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She had had a cold and in the past we found she has a sensitive gag reflex and congestion would lead to coughing, gagging and throwing up.<br />
That's what we thought this was.<br />
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The only thing worse than having a sick baby, is having a sick baby in a car.<br />
Oh wait, it's worse when the sick baby is in a borrowed car seat and a borrowed car.<br />
Gross! <br />
Sorry Julie and Mom.<br />
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When we arrived we were hungry and tired and sick and REALLY REALLY needed a washer and dryer.<br />
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We stopped by the main reunion site, a place called Manzanita!<br />
(That's where the kids are playing in the canoe.)<br />
That is where most of the reunion peeps were staying.<br />
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It was an awesome place.<br />
A small motel converted into a reunion type place.<br />
Several private rooms with private bathrooms.<br />
But, the old lobby/office was a kitchen and big dinning area.<br />
Sort of like a mini-lodge?<br />
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After we checked in with our family we set out to find a laundromat and found we were too late to start laundry that night, it was 9:00pm and the last load had to be started by 8:50pm.<br />
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We did the next best thing and set out to find food.<br />
We had Round Table Pizza, a favorite from growing up in California.<br />
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After we ate though, Marley started feeling sick.<br />
As we drove through the parking lot to leave dinner, Marley started puking.<br />
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We returned to Manzanita because we heard there were washers and dyers there that we could use!<br />
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We had planned on "camping" with my parents in their camper trailer.<br />
Our plan was to start some laundry at Manzanita, go to camp and get all set up for bed and get the girls to bed. Then I would return to Manzanita to change the laundry.<br />
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By the time we were done with dinner it was around 10:30pm.<br />
I was pooped and started feeling sick myself but, wasn't sure if it was because I had been around it all day and cleaning it up all day or because I was actually infected with a bug.<br />
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As my sister helped me search for the exact location of the washer and dryer my emotions overcame me and I started to cry.<br />
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We had come so far, thousands of miles to be here. I had just spent 10+ hours in a car with a sick baby and now Marley was sick too.<br />
I had expected fun and pure enjoyment while spending quality time with family I love so much but live so far away from.<br />
I was so disappointed.<br />
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My Uncle Greg, Aunt Kathy and their family were staying in a cabin in the Tahoe Keys.<br />
They were there at Manzanita though and they instantly said we should stay with them.<br />
They had a master bedroom with a private bathroom and a washer and dryer right down the hall.<br />
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I didn't want to intrude on there accommodations but it did sound like the ideal situation, given our circumstances.<br />
Julie helped me take the laundry back to the car.<br />
I filled Nathan in on the new plan and we followed my Uncle Greg over to the cabin.<br />
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We gave Marley and Isi a bath.<br />
We started laundry and got those girls to sleep.<br />
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We finally got to bed around midnight.<br />
Around 1:00am I got sick and proceed to be sick through the night.<br />
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Isi slept fine and wasn't sick again until morning.<br />
Marley had a small box next to her with several grocery bags lining it.<br />
Every time she got sick we just pulled out the top bag.<br />
That was my Uncle Greg's genius idea.<br />
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I tear up thinking about how much love we felt even though we were quarantined from the family.<br />
It was such quick and generous thinking on my Aunt and Uncles part to offer us their space and convenience to the washer and dryer.<br />
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The next day my Uncle Greg and my Dad brought us meals that were prepared for the family at Manzanita.<br />
AND they missed out on the family picture so they could minister to us.<br />
My mom called us to check on us.<br />
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Nathan remained unscathed all of Saturday.<br />
While me and the girls continued to be ill.<br />
We all slept most of the day.<br />
Which brings me to the only pictures WE took while in Lake Tahoe.<br />
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I was in bed on the right most of the day.<br />
Isi is asleep in the stroller, though she mostly slept in the pack n play, again borrowed from my mom.<br />
Marley is passed out in that blue blanket on the floor on the left. </div>
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Nathan tried to watch movies on my dad's little DVD player.</div>
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For some reason it wouldn't work.</div>
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Beautiful right!</div>
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Right on one of the keys.</div>
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At one point, while I was passed out, Isi was having a hard time getting comfortable and settled, so Nathan took her for a walk and she passed out.</div>
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Poor Marley.</div>
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Poor Isi.</div>
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I wouldn't let Nathan take a picture of poor Becky.</div>
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Out for some fresh air.</div>
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Saturday night Isi had not stopped throwing up. Around 9:30pm she was still awake and she was inconsolable. Screaming, crying, writhing and pushing us away.<br />
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We used our little tablet to try to find a place to take her like an InstaCare.</div>
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We had no luck.</div>
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Around 10:30 I decided we should just try giving her a bottle of milk even though we were trying to just give her crackers or bread and water. </div>
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I ran upstairs as quiet as I could and my Aunt and Uncle were up there and they were totally worried.</div>
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They had been searching the internet too, to find some place we could take her and had located an emergency room. </div>
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I got her some milk and took the information down to Nathan. </div>
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Kathy said she would go with me and Nathan could stay with Marley. </div>
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We hadn't been anywhere and we had washed the car seat cover and though it was dry, I had to put the whole car seat back together. </div>
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While I did that...which didn't take as long as I thought it would, it did take a good deal of time, </div>
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By the time I we got it all back together, Kathy had just run upstairs for a few minutes. I waited by the door with Isi, who had actually calmed down and was drinking the bottle. I kept thinking that Kathy would come look down the stairs to see if we were ready. I didn't want to call up stairs because I didn't know if people were sleeping. And I didn't want to run up there because I was still sick and my body exhausted so, I just left. </div>
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Of course, I wish I had waited a little longer or just ran upstairs to get Aunt Kathy.<br />
It would have just been better to have her with me.</div>
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But, it was fine.</div>
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I found the ER easily even though it was tucked back in a weird place. </div>
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While I filled out the paper work Isi was finishing up her bottle. </div>
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I was so tired I couldn't remember Isi's birthday. </div>
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She was due on April 18th and born on April 19th. </div>
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I couldn't remember if it was the other way around. </div>
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I don't know why...wouldn't you remember if your child was even one day overdue!?!?</div>
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Especially if you're the mother!?</div>
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So, I put April 18th as her birthday.</div>
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Wrong.<br />
(This has come back to haunt us as our insurance would not process the bill since it had the wrong birthdate. That's a whole different story now.)</div>
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They made me sign a form saying I was aware of car seat safety and car seat laws and stuff. </div>
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I got a little irrationally nervous that they were going to inspect the car seat and find I had put it back together wrong and then take Isi away from me. </div>
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I was so tired.</div>
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I signed it.</div>
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Nothing came of that...<br />
I'm a weirdo.</div>
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When I was done with the paperwork I took Isi out of the car seat and guess what.</div>
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She seemed fine.</div>
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In fact, the whole time we were there she was all smiles.</div>
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I guess she just needed some milk?</div>
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Because I had mentioned that we think she has a sensitive gag reflex, the doctor prescribed her Zofran.</div>
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It was nice because he gave us two samples and we were to give her half a pill, so we had 4 doses and we just rubbed it on her gums and it totally dissolved quickly.</div>
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But the filled prescription was not so easy to give her.</div>
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They were tiny hard pills that we were supposed to cut them in half. </div>
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So hard to cut them without totally crushing the whole tiny pill and then so hard to get her to swallow it.<br />
(When we returned home we talked to our family doctor about getting the easily disolvable Zofran for future use and he said "NO! That has not even been tested with infants!" Yikes! Okay!)</div>
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This is what we missed while we were quarantined. </div>
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A little bit chilly/breezy then windy day at the beach.</div>
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Lounging and relaxing and beach bumming with our huge family.</div>
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I LOVE THE BEACH!</div>
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I LOVE MY FAMILY!</div>
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HEAVEN!!!!</div>
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The family dance!!!</div>
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Look at 3 of my awesome Aunts and my wonderful Uncle Ed!</div>
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They are the best most unique dancers!</div>
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I was especially bummed about missing this.</div>
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Each family chooses a family song to submit.</div>
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Good. Clean. Happy. Upbeat. Songs.<br />
What's cool is, we were planning on submitting On Top of the World by Imagine Dragons. We chose that one because we A) we love that song, B) we practically live on top of the world and C) they say EH a lot in that song.</div>
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It got played even though we weren't there because my cousin Joslyn (dancing above on the left) had chosen the same song!<br />
Another cool fact. My cousin Claire (dancing above on the right) is now in Oklahoma serving a fulltime mission. She's a visa waiter going to Brazil. </div>
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Everybody was free to dance!</div>
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Oh my goodness!</div>
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Look how much fun!</div>
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I didn't even know this happened!</div>
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Happy birthday Ben!<br />
Ben is now serving in the Indianapolis Indiana Mission.<br />
My cousin Evan was in the MTC in Mexico, learning Spanish and is in the same mission as Ben!<br />
Two cousins in the same mission, one speaking Spanish and one speaking English!<br />
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END OF US MISSING OUT.<br />
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The next day (Sunday) it had been 12 hours since anyone had thrown up and though a bit tired, I was feeling pretty good.</div>
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After church we returned to the cabin to rest. </div>
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My cousin Amy and her family had to leave the reunion early so, my Aunts arranged for us to move into their vacant room. Which was SO awesome because after missing out on a lot on Friday and Saturday, that put us right in the middle of everything and we could more easily participate. Like putting our kids to bed but then being able to stay up and play games with everybody.<br />
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My Aunt Claudia talked about my Grandparents, who have both passed away.</div>
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Some of my cousins were not born when my Grandmother passed, and so never knew her.</div>
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She also talked about how their parents (my grandparents) brought them to Lake Tahoe and they have great memories of family vacations there.</div>
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Then my Uncle Ed read my Grandpa's testimony, which is recorded in his personal history.</div>
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It was very touching to have it read by his son.</div>
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After that we played a temple trivia game that my cousins Kelly and Joslyn had prepared.<br />Basically it was a powerpoint of pictures of temples and then we guessed which temple it was. </div>
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The slideshow was pictures of us all in front of lots of different temples.</div>
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Which they had collected from all of us before the reunion.</div>
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It was awesome.</div>
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Then we had a hymn sing.<br />
I wish I had made a little video of this.<br />
When the Busath's sing together is it like Angels!<br />
We all sing pretty loud but we all blend really well.<br />
I don't feel like any of us are soloists but we are all really good singers.<br />
We sang with the keyboard but my favorite was when we sang acapella.<br />
I didn't even want that to end.<br />
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Then we played games!!!<br />
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Yep! That's me on the far left, eating, with my tongue sticking out. Ha!<br />
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Monday, we had planned to float the river and had even purchased tubes before we left Utah.<br />
We decided it would be too cold for our recovering bodies to float in tubes that long so decided we'd just go to the beach.<br />
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But, here are the instigators of the river float.<br />
Several families had a great time floating.</div>
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Looks beautiful right!<br />
Sad we missed this.</div>
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But, so glad we got to go to the beach!<br />
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These pictures are courtesy of Julie, my sister.<br />
Isi doesn't really look happy to be at the beach, right?<br />
Julie thought Isi was giving her a crusty but, Isi's just mad that she's at the beach and doesn't have her suit on.<br />
I was helping Marley get covered in sunscreen, but as soon as I was done I changed Isi and dowsed her in sunscreen too.<br />
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See now we're all happy we're at the beach!<br />
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I love this picture below, they are both waving!<br />
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Then she had to be all bugged that she was getting her picture taken again.</div>
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So much fun!</div>
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Julie and our sister-in-law Whitney and I took a boat ride to Emerald Bay, courtesy of my Uncle Greg.</div>
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Actually, Lola came too but passed out as soon as we got on the boat.</div>
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Cutie pie Lola, my niece.</div>
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Monday night we had dinner back at Manzanita and then we had family skits!</div>
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Here is the audience.</div>
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My dad getting the crowd warmed up and laughing.</div>
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Busath's sang a beautiful song. Part of the song they sang in Chinese because Andrea just returned from her mission in Taiwan and they also lived in China for three years as a family.<br />
No picture because these are Andrea's pictures and she was singing with them. :-)<br />
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The Laugenours did a mash up of several funny scenes from various movies.<br />
VERY FUNNY!</div>
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The Jensens sang and danced to Day-o (Banana Boat Song) from Beetlejuice.<br />
It was funny too!<br />
I love my Aunt Nancy in this first picture! Ha!</div>
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My Aunt Jan sang a song to her grandson.</div>
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Then Grandpa (my uncle Gregg) came out and sang the same song to him in Spanish.</div>
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Then Nathan his dad (my cousin) came out and sang it again in Russian.</div>
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He seemed to like the Russian version best.</div>
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Then my family did a very serious and professional concert of Hall of the Mountain King.<br />
There is a rumor that my cousin Dave made a video of it.<br />
I've inquired and if he can get it to me, I'll post it another day.</div>
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We brought tons of newspaper with us and instead of actual instruments we ripped paper to the rhythm of the song.</div>
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It's fun because the kids can even do it. </div>
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And funny because the song starts out slow and gets faster and faster.</div>
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My brother in law Matt was a great maestro.</div>
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And here is my Marley with her cousin Kelsey.</div>
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WhooWee this was a long post!<br />
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Nathan got sick early Tuesday morning but was fine the whole drive home.<br />
He couldn't just get through it totally unscathed...had to get sick once.</div>
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Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13097976805795634479noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5551105486200523386.post-29871931908216445592013-11-19T16:52:00.000-08:002013-11-19T16:52:00.417-08:00Brave<div style="text-align: center;">
I love Sara Bareilles. </div>
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I heard this new song of hers quite awhile ago and then I didn't hear it again for the longest time. </div>
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She just recently sang it on The Voice, which is one of my favorite TV addictions.<br />
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That reminded me of the song and that....</div>
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I love it! </div>
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I thought I'd share it with you.</div>
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I looked it up on youtube and she has a music video for it!!!!!</div>
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Marley and I just watched it and WE LOVE IT!!!!</div>
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I hope you love it too.</div>
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Here it is again if you need help falling in love with the lyrics. <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/TDu42cnB0zs?rel=0" width="560"></iframe></div>
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