tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23004542001428997382023-11-15T23:09:29.729-08:00 Day by Dayley 2 .0"Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass.
It's about learning to dance in the rain!"Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07154113953951489869noreply@blogger.comBlogger71125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300454200142899738.post-53571755032191736842019-11-29T12:05:00.000-08:002019-12-26T12:05:59.663-08:00Thanksgiving 2019<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
The smoked turkey turned out wonderful!</div>
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So fun to have Gene and Troy with us...</div>
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Familytime is wonderful!!</div>
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a during photo of food is not very appealing.</div>
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But trust me it was all really yummy!</div>
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Troy always shares the cooking; he is a much better cook than me!</div>
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Of course a day off with my Strong Silent Mysterious Man is always the BEST!!!</div>
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And the kiddos love to color.</div>
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Beckett is so smart and such a sponge since he started pre-school this year.</div>
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He LOVES working on pre-school worksheets so we try to have a few seasonal ones for him to work on when they come visit.</div>
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Play til you drop is kind of the motto!</div>
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Papa is always a good soft place to fall ♥</div>
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I am so blessed and so grateful for my family near and far!</div>
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I am grateful for the times together to make memories.</div>
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I know Heavenly Father has a plan for each of us.</div>
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Sometimes the journey along that plan can be difficult to understand but if we stay close to Him, He teaches us and guides us every step of the way.</div>
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He brings joy, even through the trials.</div>
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He knows our trials and sent a Savior for each of us... </div>
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through our Faith the Atoning Sacrifice of our Savior</div>
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can make us whole and I am so thankful for His Grace and Love in my life!</div>
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Jacob has been staying with us since his divorce.</div>
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His children come stay with him every other weekend.</div>
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Some of the beautiful wonderful things about this hard time is that we get to be with them during their time with him right now.</div>
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And we love every minute we can get with them.</div>
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They LOVE Papa's rocks and arrowheads.</div>
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Beckett has been learning about the Pilgrams and the Native Indians at his pre-school this month. And he was really excited to show Papa his vest and his bear teeth necklace he made.</div>
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We LOVE LOVE LOVE that they have an interest in rocks.</div>
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We have found rocks in their pockets on several visits.</div>
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I bet they collect them on their hikes with Mom around the canyon area where she lives in Jerome. </div>
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(sorry Mom, I can relate to how hard those rocks are on the laundry machines)</div>
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Another fun thing about their visits is watching how much Beau is growing every time! He's such a happy boy.</div>
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He LOVES to feed Taylor</div>
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He LOVES to pet and dote on Taylor and they hang out allot together...</div>
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There is really nothing more sweet than a boy and his dog...</div>
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Wrestling and playing is also pretty fun...</div>
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And did I mention doting on Taylor?</div>
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It started years ago and one very special lady Janice had lost her husband in Early November, and their anniversary was coming up Nov 30th I think....</div>
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And I took her our to see the Christmas Lights at the Botanical Gardens.</div>
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We had so much fun and it made her smile and we formed a connection that day.</div>
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Then the next year we gathered a few other ladies on the night our city lights up their Christmas tree and lights around downtown. Most of them don't drive at night, so we chauffeur them around to see the lights. It's always been a fun time.<br />
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We laugh together and sing and share our woes of the year.</div>
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We add to the group each year a new friend.</div>
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It's been a fun tradition!!</div>
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This year someone (not me) was so smart and decided to do it on a different night of the tree lighting to avoid the crowds since the downtown display has grown soooo much and it's so busy with people from all over that come to see the lights. It was a brilliant idea, we enjoyed the lights so much more this year.</div>
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Yes! It’s a thing!!</div>
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Yes he did it!!!</div>
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No I don’t like it!!!</div>
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I’m not a beard girl. </div>
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Another successful magical transformation</div>
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From Katie!!!</div>
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Thanks lady!!</div>
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Your the best!!</div>
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They are the cutest little ears ever!!!!</div>
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What a great birthday... I kind of just focus my special day on how special and loved I feel and that doesn't just happen on my birthday; it's really an accumulation of the entire year!!</div>
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And it's just sweet; God is so good to help me realize these feelings and boost me right up!</div>
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But they celebrated with a big cake and singing happy birthday... it was a super awesome way to start my day.</div>
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My mother in law always does something festive since my birthday comes when all the Christmas things are ramping up. I LOVE Christmas decorations, but she knew my Strong Silent Mysterious Man was putting a limit on how many I was allowed to accumulate... so she sent me this dress!</div>
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So festive, so pretty, super soft and fit perfect!</div>
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My next surprise was flowers delivered to my work!</div>
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They were so beautiful, in a really special vase.</div>
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So sweet, with a really special sentiment on the card.</div>
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It really melted my heart, I love him so much!!!</div>
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The day just kept getting better when I was able to get off work at 2pm and Jim joined me for an afternoon on the town!</div>
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Since we didn't have anything planned, as we were leaving I saw the title for the Mercedes on the table and I hadn't been able to get off work early enough to make it to the DMV to get it transferred... so I asked him if we could get that off my list. It wasn't a very traditional birthday gift to be at the DMV on your birthday, but it was a gift to me to get this done and to know we can take care of this gem of a car for my Mom and Sister officially.</div>
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We had to drive the car to the DMV so that was even more special to take her for a ride, AND it was the most beautiful sunny cool day ever! We loved every minute of it!!</div>
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Afterwards we went to a nice steak dinner and then he took me shopping!</div>
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Again, not very traditional shopping, but I had a gift card from Costco... so we went to see if I could find something I wanted there.</div>
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I ran across some under counter LED lights and if you know me at all you know I am obsessed with lights. I think the right lighting is life altering and can set just the right mood for any occasion. </div>
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So under counter lights and a pair of sweat pants... perfect gifts for me!</div>
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Oh hold on, it's not over and just gets even better!!!</div>
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When I got home there was a package from my Mom and Sister!!!</div>
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A beautiful outfit, black pants a purple plaid shirt and a black vest... it fit perfectly and I love it so much!!!</div>
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That evening I got a video chat from my grand babies!!!!!!!!</div>
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The best heart filling call of the day ♥♥♥</div>
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The next night it was dessert with my BFF!</div>
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Nachos with that yummy white queso dip and Fried Ice Cream!!</div>
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She also had a couple of great pictures framed of me and her and another great one with me and mom!! I just love her to pieces ♥</div>
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I told my SIL something I have learned in my 54 years is I no longer wake up wanting my loved ones to remember my birthday and being all pissy and bummed out when they forget. </div>
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It makes all the difference in the world in my attitude and perception of the day and who I am. </div>
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I am grateful for another year filled with blessings.</div>
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Knowing how much God loves me to put such amazing examples in my life to life and inspire me to be better and do better makes me want to do just that!</div>
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I am so thankful and blessed!!!</div>
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Happy Birthday to me... here is to another great year ahead!!</div>
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The company I work for has an annual potluck with a costume and pumpkin carving contest.</div>
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This year I am Flo from Progressive!</div>
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I didn't win but there were lots of great costumes and pumpkins, so it was fun!!</div>
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Jim will go with me to the Trunk or Treat at the church as Mayhem and Jacob is Jake from State Farm. So were making it a family affair.</div>
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So I hope I get to see pictures and I really hope they have a fun, shenanigan filled Halloween!!!</div>
<br />Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07154113953951489869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300454200142899738.post-36535839491901277582019-10-25T10:26:00.004-07:002019-10-25T15:45:13.683-07:00Blogging Journaling and Sisterhood...I am finding myself more and more looking for things trying to remember and coming to my 2 blogs to see if I had posted anything about that person or topic or time. Then I always get caught up reading a few posts while I am over here.<br />
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This week I found a friend and blogger who had posted on hers too for the first time in a while and I was so inspired by the post and all the reminders of why I kept blogging. I am going to keep encouraging myself to get back here posting!!<br />
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It's such a great tool for me!! Sometimes the hardest part is just what to write about. I connected with a lady in NM that I work with everyday, her name is Brittany, and we shared about our families today via email to get to know each other a little better. She shared she has a twin sister. She already kind of feels like a sister to me, we get along and relate to each other so well. So I have sisters on my mind!<br />
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This week my BFF Cris met her sister for the first time. They share the same Dad. She is here to visit for a few days so we went together for lunch so I could meet her. Cris and I have so much in common and are constantly finding things we are so much alike about. We've been asked if we were sisters so many times. So to meet and learn more about her sister is a real treat.<br />
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My sister Lynn is going through a really hard time, her brother in law passed away suddenly and unexpectedly and she is driving from Seattle to Yakima right now to go clean out his house. Oh how I wish I could be there to help her. I love my sister and I don't even know who I would be without her. She is the one that tell's me when I am overreacting or being crazy. It's that just what sisters do?<br />
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Tonight the sisters in my church are getting together for an evening to learn and create and unite. There is a lesson from one who inspires women to not let the adversary get in your way telling you lies about yourself or what others think about you. But to learn to be confident in who you are and create and make goals and live according to those truths rather then the lies of Satan. And there will be a water color craft. It is from 6-930pm so much later than I am ever awake for, but I know it will be good. I have been struggling to keep myself plugged into going; and this morning I was tired of listening to the lies of why I shouldn't like: I have a cold sore, I am ugly, my bff won't be there, I don't have any connections to the other ladies there, I don't fit in etc. These were also tools that told me in my right mind that it would be REALLY GOOD and I SHOULD BE THERE!! So I reached into my bag of tools and texted 2 ladies I admire and asked them if they were going. One replied and said yes and right away and offered to pick me up and give me a ride. Well there was my answer and I said yes and now there is no getting out of it.<br />
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I love that God knows us enough to put Sisters in our lives in ways we probably never imagined or even hoped for! They are just the best!Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07154113953951489869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300454200142899738.post-27358076416448295762018-09-28T14:58:00.002-07:002018-09-28T14:58:31.036-07:00Meet Beau James Dayley<div style="text-align: center;">
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He joined our family 09-21-18</div>
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We could not be more excited!</div>
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and he is such a snuggly bunch of LOVE!!!</div>
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Of course Beckett and Memphis were excited to see us (and when I say us, I mean Papa, Papa, Papa, Papa!!!)</div>
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Jake and Sabrina's family is not really so little anymore ♥</div>
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His brother and sister have been so good with him and were so excited to meet him. They love him so much!!</div>
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If this picture of the boys doesn't get your mind thinking about what the future holds... I just don't know what would. </div>
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I see lots of outdoors in their future!!</div>
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We love you little man; welcome to the family!</div>
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Its already hard to remember what life was like before he arrived.</div>
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I just love how God made our hearts that way!</div>
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So big and all encompassing... kind of like Him♥</div>
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<span style="font-size: 36px;">I found this previous post, from my Dad's birthday it would have been 2009; and he went back to heaven 3 years after this post in 2012 - 4 days after his 82nd birthday. I just can't believe it's been 6 years. I still miss him so much ♥</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 36px;">I don't think I would change anything about this post... it was a great compilation of memories to recall. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: 36px;">It would be his 88th birthday!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 36px;">I will add this pics I did from a snapshot of old home movies (I couldn't watch them for years, so I am super happy I can now and rejoice rather than wallow in pain... time does heal).</span><br />
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I couldn't add his pic, without one of my Mom in the same videos.<br />
It was when they were dating... I just love seeing them so happy and in Love ♥<br />
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<span style="font-size: 36px;">Happy Birthday Cliff!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 26px;">Wow! That sounds like an old man, but he really doesn't have an old man's spirit. He still seems the same way he was when I was 18.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 26px;">Things I really love about my Dad.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 26px;">He likes to tease and have fun with everyone, even our pets (okay this was an <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">acquired</span> taste, I didn't always love it).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 26px;">He used to pay me a quarter to be quiet on car rides.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 26px;">He taught me how to be independent and especially how to drive in new places and not be afraid.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 26px;">He knows what he likes and doesn't waver or give in, even when I beg.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 26px;">He has 5 sisters and 1 brother.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 26px;">He always claimed he hated cats, but brought a stray home from work that I had been nurturing and really really wanted. She had her kittens in his closet.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 26px;">He taught me the importance of being a "smooth" driver, so everyone in the car was comfortable and it was easier on the car.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 26px;">We gave our son his name.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 26px;">(Jasper Clifford > Jacob Jasper)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 26px;">He can admit when he is wrong.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 26px;">He is honest and has loads of integrity!!!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 26px;">He let me bring all my dogs to stay with him... even though he isn't a fan of dogs. I think he even learned to like the "obedient" one (as he called her... Morgan).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 26px;">He loves my son, bigger and more than life... it's the sweetest thing and makes my heart grow 4 sizes bigger to watch them together.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 26px;">He gives everyone a nickname.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 26px;">Mine was <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Bethaleen</span> (I have heard worse, so I won't complain)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 26px;">He hasn't called me that for a long time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 26px;">He is a great driver.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 26px;">He used to use me as an example (of what not to do) in front of co-workers to get them to work harder (it made me so mad); but then I would find candy bars hidden in my desk.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 26px;">He has his own way of saying "<span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">I'm</span> sorry" and "thank you"and "I love you".</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 26px;">He gets hooked on something he likes to eat or drink and stocks up on it. A few "kicks" I can remember were...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 26px;">Pepsi Light (with lemon)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 26px;">and most recently Tuscan <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Tomato</span> soup from Safeway. (so funny)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 26px;">He claims from all the years he drove truck, he has backed up more miles than I have driven forward. He knows about how many miles he has driven in his lifetime. He has a few million miler belt buckles given to him from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Kenworth</span>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 26px;">He used to sing in the kitchen, it would start out as a real song, but then he would make up his own words. I haven't heard him do that for a long time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 26px;">I have never seen him cry, but I have heard tears in his heart a couple of times.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 26px;">He is a Mason and has a very strong testimony of God, but doesn't share it with many.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 26px;">He is deaf in one ear, but has an incredible knack for hearing and recognizing certain sounds out of the other... like the kind of engine under the hood of a truck while driving down the road.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 26px;">He has taught me how to be a better mother and wife, and I love him and cherish all the fun times we have had together! Sorry I was a rotten disrespectful, unappreciative teenager.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 26px;">Happy Birthday Papa!!!</span></div>
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Beckett and Memphis are moving into their new house!</div>
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It's close to us which makes my feet dance, and I am soooo excited for them, and all the new adventures ahead... but I won't say a tear drop doesn't fall every time I think about not seeing their cuteness every day when I come home for lunch, and after work and eating with them and praying with them before they go to sleep.</div>
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Meet Jeffrey. He's Beckett's friend, has been there for him since birth, </div>
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So loved his head and foot went flat, from giving up his fuzz to comfort his friend in times of need.</div>
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Fuzz, it's a friend too!</div>
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As a last ditch effort to make sure he knew how much Memaw loves him... I negotiated a deal to fix up Jeffery for his new bedroom.</div>
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So before he knew what he was getting into, he agreed to help me!</div>
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After not too much effort at all, and lots of help from his little fingers to get some new fuzz back into those tiny holes; and then stitched up any stretched out holes... he was looking like his old self again (with a little dirt and grime he picked up along the way... hey baby steps).</div>
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"Memaw I so happy"</div>
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"Oh B, I'm so happy too!"</div>
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Oh my love, I could cry he didn't just steal my heart, he melts my heart!!!!</div>
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Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07154113953951489869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300454200142899738.post-41777522624440331662017-08-21T15:45:00.002-07:002017-08-21T15:45:56.121-07:00 Dinner with the Cameron's...<div style="text-align: center;">
Sunday Night we had dinner with the Cameron's.</div>
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Dick, Heidi and her Father</div>
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They came back to our Ward to speak about their mission in Hawaii.</div>
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They had returned about 3 months ago, and it was so good to hear from them and the experiences they had that brought them and others closer to our Savior Jesus Christ.</div>
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They had always wanted to serve a mission and Heidi got really sick without a diagnosis as their youngest son left for his mission in Italy. I remember they took her to the Temple with him before he left and she was in a wheelchair. She got worse at times not able to move from her chair, not even to get to the bathroom, before they finally diagnosed her with lyme disease. She fought her way back from near death for years and was able to watch her son return from his mission, marry and eventually have a baby. All the while Dick by her side!! She gained strength at first only able to lift a tin can of beans up an inch bending her wrist, to eventually walking. Through many miracles they found a window she was finally healthy enough to sell their family home to serve this mission!!</div>
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They came home and are taking care of both of their ailing/aging parents now. We talked about how that is a service mission all in itself (sweet, tender and very sacred service)!!! I think when this mission is complete, I think they are hoping to build a home near the new Meridian Idaho Temple! Which if I could predict the future, would be a perfect place to find them on a next mission.</div>
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Heidi's Sister Kathy, is married to Jim's Uncle Tom (Jack's brother).</div>
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So they are Uncle Dick and Aunt Heidi to us!</div>
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They are the sweetest example of LOVE and SERVICE we could ever have!</div>
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We adore them to pieces and I am so happy I remembered to finally get this picture with them.</div>
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I hope we have many many more dinners with them in the future.</div>
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And trip to see them on the farm in Ontario is way overdue... </div>
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I can't wait for our next visit!!!</div>
Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07154113953951489869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300454200142899738.post-11546332719930443722017-08-21T13:04:00.005-07:002017-08-21T13:04:58.063-07:00 Total Solar Eclipse 2017...<div style="text-align: center;">
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I remember the last eclipse when I lived in Washington... I would have been 14.</div>
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I remember being in school and we got to leave class and go outside to watch it.</div>
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I only remember how dark it got in the middle of the day.</div>
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This year during the eclipse... </div>
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There was sooo much hype around our area. </div>
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Totality was only about 30 min. from our house.</div>
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Predictions of people coming from all over!</div>
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Yuk!!!</div>
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That was enough to make me want to stay INSIDE!!</div>
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There were more than 10 people schedule off of work today... out of 35!</div>
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That was super weird.</div>
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They company purchased and donated glasses to a couple different local schools.</div>
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So we all got some for ourselves and our families... my boss is super cool that way!</div>
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Since we didn't travel the 30 miles to see the total eclipse, it was only 99.3% here. Still super cool, and you could get the affect.</div>
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I wasn't disappointed... it was pretty darn cool!!</div>
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(this is when it first started... the only shot I got... it was an accidental reflection)</div>
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To share his experience!!</div>
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Totally made my day!!!</div>
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Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07154113953951489869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300454200142899738.post-14647110419968629562017-08-16T14:47:00.002-07:002017-08-16T14:47:39.554-07:00 Happy Birthday Darleen...<div style="text-align: center;">
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Happy Birthday to my dear friend Darleen today!!</div>
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I took some visitors to wish her a Happy Birthday... and just knew Beckett would give her the best wishes because he is really into "happy birthday anything" right now, not limited to singing, cake, presents etc.</div>
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However, I think he was distracted by the tour of the back yard!</div>
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And the ROCKS...</div>
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He is his Papa's ROCK boy!!</div>
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He had so much fun wandering and touching all the rocks!!</div>
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And she picked him a cucumber right out of the garden!</div>
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I think she liked all the birthday wishes and love ♥</div>
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I know we sure did!!</div>
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Happy 88th Birthday Miss Darleen.</div>
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<span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: orange; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">go to the library</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #e06666; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">go to the church apple orchard</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: orange; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">rake leaves with my strong silent mysterious man for our neighbor</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #6aa84f; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">buy rain boots and teach Beckett how fun it is to jump in puddles</span></div>
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Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07154113953951489869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300454200142899738.post-39936547917786525702017-08-10T08:52:00.001-07:002017-08-10T08:52:36.665-07:00Get Eclipsed... Totally!!<div style="text-align: center;">
I love the company I work for!!!</div>
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They are so employee minded.</div>
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When they say team, they mean it!!!</div>
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My first day on the job last year landed on massage day!</div>
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They have a massage therapist come in about once every few months.</div>
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And EVERY month we have a company luncheon, that they pay for, and the employees take turns organizing it.</div>
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This month my department will be in charge. So we all get to be part of the planning and organizing, if that's your thing.</div>
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We had carne asada and a pinata in May, grilled ribs in June, Turkey dinner in November... it's awesome!!!</div>
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They often have rewards and drawings for gift cards too!!</div>
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We are taking a Friday morning in September and going on a zipline tour for a team building activity!!!</div>
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Next Thursday they bought tickets for us to the local Rodeo's Buckaroo breakfast. It's close enough for us to walk down and have breakfast and come back to work!!</div>
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Today we got an email that said the company bought these solar eclipse glasses to donate to the local schools. And anyone who wants to help put the company "sponsered by" stickers on them... they will buy pizza for lunch today.</div>
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Win... win!!!</div>
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And there is a pair for each employee on the day of the Eclipse!!</div>
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I am so happy, I love this company and the people I get to work with everyday!!</div>
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Not just because of the perks and food... but the work is just in my niche and what I love to do; and something I am good at doing!!</div>
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It fits, and it has been a long time since something fit just right!!!</div>
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Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07154113953951489869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300454200142899738.post-86128357379098722452017-08-06T10:05:00.000-07:002017-08-06T10:05:17.328-07:00Master bath flooringIts not a true before picture, rather a during...<br />
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But my master bath flooring looks sooooo good!!<br />
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I have to get the walls painted, and the cabinet, mirror and light updated.<br />
But the flooring was a big start!!! <br />
I think I might have to abandon my beloved eggplant purple... it's just too dark in this room now.<br />
Well I will figure that out as I go... it's just a towel and floor mat to change.<br />
Im still in LOVE with my Seattle Prints! <br />
They might even be vintage by now, Ive had them so long. Crazy! But I know what I LOVE!!Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07154113953951489869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300454200142899738.post-74417388339136659192017-08-06T09:56:00.003-07:002017-08-06T09:56:45.361-07:00Laundry Room UpdateI think this is one of my favorite projects in our house so far...<br />
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The Laundry room flooring is finally done!!!<br />
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I talked Jim into letting me paint the wood cabinet white. A hard sell for wood lovers, but it really updates this area!!!<br />
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We have to keep our appliances stacked because the new stuff doesn't fit in the room and still open the doors. It hangs over the thresholds a few inches!!! what happened to standard sized anything??<br />
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I added the knobs to the doors, another thing Jim fought against, but they are sooooo much better and I won't be having to wipe off hand prints from the white cabinets... bonus!!<br />
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The shelves are going to get wrapped with a 1x2 and stained so they look a little chunkier.<br />
And the door knob is inside the cabinet and needs to be changed out from gold to the bronze to match the deadbolt. We will see how long that takes (giggle).<br />
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And the very best part is I found a home for the hand woven picnic basket that my Aunt Carolyn made for me. I LOVE it, but it was soooo big and has these special baskets on each side for paper plates and utensils that made it even bigger!! And it was lined and covered with a green and red checkered fabric that just did not go with my decor. So I took it off and it can be used for the picnic later!!!<br />
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I am sooo happy with this space now, it is truly a happy place to go do laundry!!!<br />
<br />Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07154113953951489869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300454200142899738.post-76671850822453262602017-07-27T08:23:00.001-07:002017-07-27T08:23:23.307-07:00Scooby Snacks<div style="text-align: center;">
Beckett Loves Loves Loves to feed the dogs!!!</div>
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The first Love is just being in the pantry or any small space really, but the pantry is pretty entertaining.</div>
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I would have thought he would be scared in the dark, but NO he could play in there for hours, without the light on, if anyone would just let him.</div>
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One day I decided it would be fun to help him learn to count the scoops into the dog bowls. I don't know why I thought that after we did ONE... TWO and repeated for the second bowl ONE... TWO.... that he would actually stop scooping, dogs are fed, and that would be good enough? </div>
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Because it wasn't... duh!!! </div>
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So for a while I would just pour them out and let him do it again and again... until I had enough or my knees hurt from bending down on the floor and then I would shut the pantry door and distract to some other fun in another room.</div>
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That worked until he learned he could push </div>
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and the pantry door would open like magic!</div>
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So Papa fixed the pantry door, and so that worked... until we forget to close it! </div>
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And we don't realize he has been practicing his counting of scoops, until we go to make our green smoothie in the morning and find this in the blender cavity!!!</div>
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What a good counting boy!!!</div>
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I wonder where else we will find scoops of Scooby Snacks?</div>
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Totally made me smile, and made my day!!!</div>
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<br />Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07154113953951489869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300454200142899738.post-58417886931686247962017-07-26T08:56:00.001-07:002017-07-26T08:56:18.843-07:00Take me out to the ballgame<div style="text-align: center;">
Jim sponsored his bff's son and bought tickets to take "the boys" to a baseball game. Then a lady I work with had two tickets she was giving away... so we scored and got to go to a Boise Hawks game, all together!!</div>
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I will just be honest... the ride over was comical! (Well if you were in the front seat) We can all fit in our pick up truck. 3 in the front and 3 in the back (of course the babies ride in the back). <br />
No problem, right?</div>
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Well Jacob jumped in the back seat between the babies.<br />
And he melted down the min. they were not happy.<br />
I feel like "patience" fell out of his pocket somewhere and scattered all over like marbles, and he just hasn't quite found it all yet.</div>
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But his heart is in the right place and he LOVES his children and his wife,<br />
and he is a GREAT Daddy to them!!<br />
~ It is hard when they are unconsoleable, and Momma is who they want (and your trapped in the back seat and Momma is in the front)-I will admit, not easy ~</div>
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Memphis Grace ~ LOVES LOVES LOVES her Momma!<br />
And she is the cutest EVER!!! So it makes up for any car ride, in any circumstance, until you can get her to her Momma.<br />
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It was a scorcher and the ticket guy who helped us get seats together...<br />
well he lied.<br />
okay our seats <i>were</i> in the shade... <i>after an hour</i> into the game<br />
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Truth: Sitting in the Sun wipes ya out!!!<br />
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But we had the experience-<br />
hot dog!<br />
cheering crowds! (well, we cheered and a few other people... Jim said it reminded him of the movie Major League where the crowd was just not into it)<br />
The organ music!<br />
Foul balls! (much more freaky when you have two baby heads to protect, ahhhh)<br />
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It was the baseball experience ~ it was good.<br />
And I think we all agreed, it will last us until<br />
Beckett is like 11 and can catch fly balls.<br />
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A good time was had by all!</div>
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The kids sold their beautiful house. And since it was such a roller coaster with inspections and buyers they waited to buy until theirs was final and the money was in hand! So they put things in storage and brought the kids to our house to stay until they find and purchase a new house. </div>
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We could not be more thrilled to have them, they are the perfect guests to have!!!<br />
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Only a tiny bit exhausting in Morgans book!!!<br />
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But Papa and Memaw are LOVING it!!!!<br />
The adventures are already adding up!!!<br />
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Swimming...<br />
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Home projects...<br />
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Is that the "men" doing dishes???? Whao!!!!<br />
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Sabrina and I made this nifty bassinet!<br />
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And who wouldn't want to share their favorite ice cream with this guy?<br />
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It's just a ball of fun at our house right now!!!Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07154113953951489869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300454200142899738.post-52332481918349137572017-07-24T15:27:00.001-07:002017-07-24T15:27:22.967-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">
I don't know if I can catch up this blog from where I left off... but I love having the history and photos somewhere I can access.</div>
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I have gone looking for pictures or events so many times this past week, that it has inspired me to start blogging again as a way to journal all the wonderful memories and blessings in my life.</div>
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I may have to have "flash backs" to all the things that got skipped in the middle!</div>
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Like the fact that we became Grandparents in these past two years!!!! </div>
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Its the best thing God ever brought us to so far!!!!</div>
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We are officially known as Papa and Memaw by Beckett Austin Dayley (2) and Memphis Grace Dayley (6 months).</div>
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Last week was a really tough week for me, I was diagnosed with Diabetes and Hypertension.</div>
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At first kind of a blow to the mind, but after sinking in a little I'm just ready to get educated and find out how to manage it and beat some of the terrible effects that can happen from living with these diseases.</div>
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I wanted my world to STOP so I could wrap my mind around what this meant for me and my family. But of course that never happens!</div>
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So, life kept spinning around me and I had to keep functioning </div>
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while I tried to begin to figure this out.</div>
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Work was busy to say the least.</div>
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Then there were new things I had to learn, on Tuesday there was a new surgical procedure I had never assisted with before... and my mind was not absorbing what I needed to know. I was terrified, but I seemed to muddled through it.</div>
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Then my coworker got sick and was out for a few days.</div>
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I thought I might implode from the pressure, but I survived.</div>
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I don't think I did anything very well all week, it was just survival mode and I could only keep putting one foot in front of the other. I kept telling myself "Beth keep a smile on your face, YOU CAN DO THIS"! My biggest cheering section had my back and I got some sweet texts to get me through the rough spots. </div>
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We went to a late session at the Temple on Thursday, </div>
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that always helps keep some perspective on challenges.</div>
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But I was numb, just almost unable to process anything else.</div>
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And finally Friday arrived.</div>
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I was exhausted!</div>
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My heart was heavy.</div>
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I had hope looking forward to our Stake Conference this weekend that I would be able to fill my spiritual cup. That always helps, I always walk away from Conference with renewed vision.</div>
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My Strong Silent Mysterious Man took me to eat so I wouldn't have to cook, and we had a quiet bite together and talked about our meetings for the weekend. On Saturday at 10am was the Stake Womens conference, then 4pm was his leadership meeting, 7pm we could go together to the adult session and then Sunday we were singing in the stake choir. The next two days were going to be full. About then he gets a call from his BFF and their family invited us to go out to Rome, Oregon with them. </div>
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Our schedules going forward were getting more crazy, Jim would be working in Washington for 2 or 3 weeks in March, and the opportunity to get out and away would be far and few in between. And he had been wanting to go for a few weeks and just couldn't get it worked out between responsibilities.</div>
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He was not sure it was a good idea to miss our meetings. We both knew we should be there.</div>
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But we looked at each other and agreed we NEEDED this time together, off of the roller coaster we felt we had been riding for the past week.</div>
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It was the right thing for us to do.</div>
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We were up waaaaay before dawn Saturday morning, I think the alarm said 4am :)</div>
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We grabbed some snacks and water and loaded up a dog and were off.</div>
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It was a 3 1/2 hr drive out, but so very worth the trip.</div>
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We experienced so much in such a short time, but these are the highlights for me.</div>
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Of course the time with friends was super fun, and I love spending time with their family anytime we can get!! I'll just say they are awesome and we both look up to them in so many ways. </div>
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Love them to pieces!!! </div>
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My strong silent mysterious man's list of highlights would include his "finds"... which is what keeps him going, but this is not his journal now is it?</div>
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One of my favorite moments was watching the sun come up,</div>
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I forgot how very spiritual that was for me. </div>
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Mostly because its been a long time since I have beaten it up!!</div>
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Watching Jim in his element is really special for me too.</div>
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When I left the green mountainous terrain of western Washington, with the evergreen trees and lush mossy forests to live in the dessert, I had to convince myself that God's beauty is all around and very different, but all does have it's own beauty. And I too have come to love some of the beauty of the dessert. I think I have even uttered the words that I wanted to find a juniper to take home with me and "bonsai". </div>
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I know, I really can't believe I want a dried up dead looking plant either... hey it just takes over.</div>
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I find myself trying to imagine how the Indians would have lived here.</div>
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I try to imagine if I would have been a good Indian wife?</div>
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That cave on the side of the hill looked more like where I would have camped out for sure.</div>
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Jim was convinced we should camp down by the river.</div>
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You can see who is the dreamer and who is practical in the companionship.</div>
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(what's funny is this principle flips back and forth, depending on the topic... </div>
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hahaha, God knew we needed each other)</div>
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I have no idea how this rock got this big hole in it, but I kept thinking if I had to set up a kitchen out here... this might come in handy to mix up something to eat.</div>
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I am the youngest in my family, "the baby" and my siblings have always been very protective of me... I grew up always wanting to prove to them, that I could do it my self! But then looking over my shoulder to make sure they were still there to catch me when I fell.</div>
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I think I still kind of have those expectations in relationships. I want Jim to be my protector and help me and be attentive to me in my weaknesses, but all the while trying to prove to him I am strong and courageous and can accomplish anything!!</div>
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The first draw we hiked down a long way, even Taylors tongue was hanging out and it was not super easy walking, lots of rocks and ankle twisters, and not very flat. Every hill we came up over, and every corner we turned, there just seemed to be another hill and another corner.</div>
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Not wanting to be lost and wandering the wilderness the rest of my life, if I get too far from the jeep I am feeling like we need to turn back soon, all the time.</div>
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But not wanting to hold back my Strong Silent Mysterious Man I try to suck it up and enjoy the time. That's why I take my camera. </div>
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In this I find great joy!</div>
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He usually likes to go his way, and I find better camera shots in other directions. The poor dog is just stuck running back and forth between us, wearing her little paws off, but absolutely love every minute of being outside!</div>
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But this time we kept closer this hike than we normally do.</div>
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We talked allot about so many things.</div>
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He was concerned and aware of how I was feeling and my energy and comfort.</div>
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He was protecting me, just like I love... and so attentive to me, SWEETNESS!!!!!!!</div>
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It was amazing!</div>
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Very sacred special time.</div>
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We decided to take a short cut out of that first draw, up and over the top of a ridge.</div>
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It was shorter, but felt straight up!!</div>
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This is where I got to prove I can do hard things!</div>
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I was winded, but I made it out. Woo hoo!!</div>
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I'm always stronger than I think - note to self when things get hard.</div>
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You got this!!!</div>
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(it doesn't help that Taylor is the happiest, best motivator of all times... I totally heart dogs for this... who would not want to follow her cuteness up the hill to safety? Lassie's got nothing on her)</div>
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We had cold, we had sunshine, we had snow and rain!</div>
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And I decided I would NOT really make a great Indian bride, </div>
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unless my guy had a nice warm dry jeep I could go get </div>
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out of the weather take a nap and have some snacks.</div>
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But I am very grateful to be married to someone I love so much!</div>
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And to share in all these wonderful adventures.</div>
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We did make it back for the adult session of our Stake Conference, and sang in the choir for the Sunday session... and over the past two days we have filled our cups in more ways than one.</div>
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A good time was had by all!!</div>
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