tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47806207954682413042024-03-13T17:48:51.896-07:00Journeying with JoyFor the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. ~ Galatians 5:22Pamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09124072321266035104noreply@blogger.comBlogger1532125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4780620795468241304.post-82491993961129320272022-02-11T10:05:00.000-08:002022-02-11T10:05:07.944-08:00Sad News<p>This is the last place in all the areas of my life that I have not shared this news, mostly because my blog is barely used (or read) anymore, so it was not a high priority. But there may be a few of you who still connect with me in this way, and for you few I am sorry you may be just learning this. There is no easy way to say it. Our little man, our youngest son, died last year in a tragic accident inside our home (not gun related). It happened in January of 2021, just over a year ago, and I don't think the shock of it has fully worn off yet. We have been completely devastated, and this has been by far the hardest year of my life.</p><p>He had turned 16 just three weeks before he died. And literally in one night our lives completely changed. Suddenly my homeschool journey ended. We were thrust into the post-homeschooling stage of our lives. We do have two young adult sons still living at home, but they are in and out all the time, so we are virtually empty nesters. Little Man's death has dramatically changed the nature of my day to day life, and has rocked me to my core like nothing else.</p><p>Grief has been my constant companion since that day, and it is a cruel but profound teacher. Most days, by God's grace, I function well. But my inner world has been one of turmoil, questions, doubt, fear, anguish, wrestling, crying, on my way to acceptance. I vascillate between thinking, "I can't believe this is my life now," and "this is my life now, let's see what I can make of it."</p><p>Because he was so young, and had so many friends, we made some really intentional choices early on. We had a traditional visitation at a funeral home, which was packed (so those who wanted to and needed to be convinced of his death could see him), and a funeral service at our church, also packed (which was in large part a praise and worship service, and at which three of his family members spoke). We allowed anyone who wanted to, to tuck a note beside him in his casket. We asked everyone to dress casually, as that was his style. There was lots of flannel! It was so hard, and so sweet, and so awful, and so good.</p><p>To say that God is still good sounds trite, but it is also true. The ONE sure foundation I am standing on is that this tragic and awful circumstance has not in any way changed the nature or character of God. His grace astounds me. He has helped us in so many big and little ways, and continues to gently walk with me through the valley of the shadow of death. I am deeply, deeply grateful, even though I am deeply, deeply devastated.</p><p>I don't know how much I will add to this blog, if at all. It was a fun way for me to log our homeschool days, almost like an online journal of sorts. Those days are over for me now, and sometimes remembering is painful. If this turns out to be my last blog entry, I will leave you with these encouragements: Love your people. Fiercely. And trust in Jesus.</p>Pamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09124072321266035104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4780620795468241304.post-73012630482819323192020-01-26T14:25:00.002-08:002020-01-26T14:25:51.996-08:00Christmas 2019Sadly, my husband lost his job in October of 2019, and for the rest of the calendar year we had to be especially careful and limiting with our spending. Normally we get Chinese food for dinner on Christmas Eve, after going to the Christmas Eve service at church. This year we cooked a meal at home with food that had mostly been given to us! God's people are so kind and so generous. I am writing this on January 26, 2020, and my husband still does not have a new job. We are thankful for each bit of direction God gives us, and each opportunity God brings us. My husband has had quite a lot of interviews, and continues to have several things in the pipeline, so we are hopeful that a new job will come along soon.<br />
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Here we are at our ham and mashed potato Christmas Eve dinner!<br />
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As is our tradition, after dinner we read the Christmas story from the Bible. This year my husband and son L did the honors.<br />
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Secret Santa was a great success this year! Little Man drew his sister's name, and he designed this shirt for her that had HER OWN ART WORK in each letter! Isn't that cool?! Perfect, since she is an art teacher.<br />
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Daughter G had son L's name, and she designed and drew this fake album cover of his favorite band, "Being as an Ocean." He absolutely loved it!<br />
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Since son G was soon to move out, we gave him his own set of dishes and several kitchen utensils.<br />
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Son C with a new sweater.<br />
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New switch game for Little Man!<br />
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I absolutely loved our tree this year. I sat like this many an evening, just looking at the lights, and thinking and praying. I love the Christmas season, and the slow times of reflection it can provide.<br />
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<br />Pamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09124072321266035104noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4780620795468241304.post-26060829284474346252020-01-26T14:07:00.000-08:002020-01-26T14:07:03.257-08:00Little Man turns 15!Yes, I can't believe it either!<br />
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He seemed pretty excited about his presents.<br />
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Especially this one! Yes, our last child has now gone through driver's ed and is practice driving. Where did the years go?<br />
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He had a bunch of friends over, and they watched "Princess Bride."<br />
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Happy birthday, Little Man! We can't imagine our lives without you!Pamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09124072321266035104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4780620795468241304.post-45477573702210409612020-01-26T13:58:00.001-08:002020-01-26T13:58:51.905-08:00Fall 2019 - Photo Dump! Despite my silence on the blog, we DID do a lot this past fall! School, of course. Here Little Man is working on his math.<br />
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Our dog Gucci loves to do school with us!<br />
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I am going through "Who is God and can I really know Him?", a worldview curriculum, with Little Man. We went through it with the older kids when he was a preschooler, and before I pass it on to someone else I wanted to go through it again with him.<br />
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Both our boys are in my high school English class at our home school co-op. I developed a four year cycle of what I would do with my own kids at home, and then offered it as a class at our co-op. This is our year for "the long and the short of it," two long novels and several short stories. The novel we spent the entire fall on was the 1600 page book, Les Miserables! Almost every day I could find each of the boys in this type of reading situation.<br />
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Here is my co-op class!<br />
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Of course both boys played fall soccer with a homeschool team (fall soccer is when boys play for their school, and spring soccer is when they play either recreational or travel/club soccer). Early in the season son C was tripped during a game and ended up breaking both bones in his left arm.<br />
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Sister G, when we visited her at her apartment one weekend, had to sign his cast!<br />
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It was an odd break, and the orthopedic doctor had an MRI done on son C's arm to make sure there was no soft tissue damage. (there wasn't!)<br />
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7 members of our home school team are seniors this year, so we designated one of our game days as "senior day." We had a special time to honor each one, and to pray over them.<br />
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We played a LOT of games that were kindof far away. Falling asleep on the way home was a common occurrence.<br />
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We got to go to the home school National Tournament out of state! Super fun experience.<br />
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Son C (#19) with the ball.<br />
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Also this fall we squeezed in two different college visits for our senior. School #1....<br />
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....and school #2.<br />
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He would really love to play soccer in college. We are praying and waiting and trusting that one of these two schools will offer him a spot on their team.<br />
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Halloween 2019 - Little Man and his boys small group from church dressed up as the fellowship of the ring!<br />
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Thanksgiving!<br />
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Thanksgiving weekend, when daughter G was home, we went and bought our Christmas tree!<br />
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Son C (second from left) at our co-op Christmas party.<br />
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<br />Pamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09124072321266035104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4780620795468241304.post-63944404646607642862019-09-08T21:26:00.001-07:002019-09-08T21:26:51.750-07:00First Day of School 2019This is our last year to have two students left in our home school, but let's not dwell on that, shall we?! As is our tradition, we went out for breakfast on our first day. This year it was IHOP!<br />
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Then we came home and, per our tradition, made cookie dough maps! We are picking up where we left off in history last spring, which was at the start of World War II, so we made our maps of Europe.<br />
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Little Man was so incredibly patient, outlining each and every European country!<br />
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Son C, figuring out which color sprinkles to put on the next country. He put different colors on each of the major players from WWII.<br />
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Son C's map, before....<br />
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Little Man's map, before.....<br />
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...and after baking!<br />
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For all the details on how we make our cookie dough maps, please go <a href="http://here./">here.</a><br />
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Our senior and freshman!<br />
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To cap off this first week of school, I had son C and Little Man work together to build a model of the Statue of Liberty out of toothpicks and packing peanuts! It may sound silly, but even with these materials, it was a bit of an engineering feat to get this thing tall enough.<br />
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They decided to begin with a circular base, but quickly switched to a triangular shape for each layer of the statue, thinking that would save time. They quickly realized the triangular shape was not as stable as they wanted, but by this time they had built it tall enough that they just kept going.<br />
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Little Man built each layer, and then son C added it to the overall statue.<br />
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They worked well together as a team, and we could even more easily marvel at the design and construction of the actual Statue!<br />
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This past summer I painted, purged, and rearranged the school room. This is our new couch area under the stairs, which the boys are enjoying very much!<br />
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On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays we do what we call "morning routine" in our school room, which includes reading devotions from the Bible, singing a hymn, having prayer, reading a poem (we take turns picking it), talking about one piece of art, learning a Greek or Latin word, and labeling one sentence with its parts of speech. All of that takes about an hour, and it is time WELL spent. I love our morning routine. Here Little Man was labeling all the nouns and the predicate nominatives in the sentence on the board.<br />
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It was a fantastic first week!Pamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09124072321266035104noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4780620795468241304.post-28635784826610657282019-02-16T19:08:00.001-08:002019-02-16T19:08:51.312-08:00First Day of School 2018And finally, after all the college kids were situated, WE started school at home! We are down to just two students in our home school Weird and wonderful. Son C began his junior year of high school, and Little Man began eighth grade!<br />
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......followed by the making of cookie dough maps. This year we began our history studies with the presidency of Teddy Roosevelt so we made cookie dough maps of New York State, where Roosevelt was born, raised, and served in many capacities before becoming president.<br />
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Son C's before.....<br />
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Little Man's before....,.<br />
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How I love learning with these two! Here's to a great junior and eighth grade year!<br />
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<br />Pamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09124072321266035104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4780620795468241304.post-76919277792452219752019-02-15T08:31:00.002-08:002019-02-15T08:31:42.965-08:00Son G starts sophomore yearAfter moving two of our children *away* to school, it was time for son G, who goes to college locally, to begin his sophomore year. He very reluctantly allowed me to take this "first day of school" picture......<br />
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......but later he was all smiles when posing with his cousin, who goes to the same college he does!<br />
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Happy sophomore year, son G!Pamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09124072321266035104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4780620795468241304.post-67575001462170116572019-02-15T08:02:00.001-08:002019-02-15T08:02:55.709-08:00Daughter G's senior year of college!Meanwhile, we also moved daughter G into her dorm for her senior year of college. SENIOR YEAR. How did that even happen?!?!?!?! She was so happy to be back on campus with her "people," and is thriving there so much, my mama's heart was full of gladness to see her so happy.<br />
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Daughter G with one of her dearest friends.<br />
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The next day her room-mate arrived and they finished putting the room together. This is the third year these two have roomed together! So happy to know they are such good friends, and look out for each other like sisters.<br />
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<br />Pamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09124072321266035104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4780620795468241304.post-61574725892022768202019-02-15T06:56:00.000-08:002019-02-15T06:56:39.625-08:00Son L goes to college!Two days after returning home from our fabulous Washington vacation, we began preparing two of our kiddos to go away to college. Son L is now a freshman at the same school where daughter G is a senior! (comforting for mama to know big sister can keep an eye on the newbie younger brother!) <br />
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We made a trip to Costco to stock up on snacks for their dorm rooms. I bought all kinds of boxes of snacks, Costco size, so the two of them could split everything.<br />
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Of course I was still in a boot from my fall on the mountain hike while in WA, so I got to use one of their lovely motorized carts!<br />
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And with the boot on I could not drive, so we loaded everything into the trunk of daughter G's car.<br />
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Once home, we began two staging areas in the house, one for daughter G and one for son L.<br />
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Also needing to be done in our few days between vacation and moving to college, was the purchase of a laptop for son L! This had been his 18th birthday gift in May, but we just hadn't gotten around to actually purchasing it since he was gone most of the summer for work.<br />
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Finally, move in day arrived! We all were there except for son G, who had to work. Son L was really geeked about his Star Wars comforter, and I have heard since then that it was a hit with the other guys on his floor, too!<br />
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On the one hand, by now I am used to leaving a child at college, but on the other hand, I don't think a mother can ever get used to it. Knowing that some other place will be their home for 9 months, and they will largely have to look out for themselves, makes me inwardly question everything I ever taught them....did I do enough? Is he prepared? Does he know how to be discerning about people and choose the right friends? Will he remember all the studying tips I've shown him, the note taking, and the admonition to visit his professors soon and often during their office hours? Will he remember to go to the dining commons to eat before they close? Will he wash his underwear?!?! Most importantly, will he lean on God in all things, especially when the going gets tough? Will *I* leave him in God's care instead of worrying?<br />
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How we love this boy of ours!Pamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09124072321266035104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4780620795468241304.post-45167042790086353812019-02-14T10:28:00.000-08:002019-02-14T10:28:02.706-08:00Washington vacation - family trip to SeattleOur "little" family of 7 also took a day trip to Seattle. We rode one of the big Pacific Northwest ferries on the way there, and that was a lot of fun! Beautiful, sunny weather, an absolutely perfect day for a big ferry ride!<br />
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First stop in Seattle....Pike Street Market!<br />
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And a visit to the *very* first Starbucks ever.<br />
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The famous fish market!<br />
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Then we walked down to the pier to ride on the Seattle Great Wheel.<br />
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Views from inside the wheel....<br />
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It was totally worth it. If you are ever in Seattle, I highly recommend it!<br />
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Can you see Mt. Rainier?<br />
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Our last stop before heading back to my parents house...the Seattle Space Needle after dark.<br />
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It was a wonderful day! I am so thankful for the opportunity to make these wonderful memories with our children, especially since we are nearing the time when perhaps not all of our adult children will be able to vacation with us. Grateful.Pamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09124072321266035104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4780620795468241304.post-59994511174087043732019-02-14T09:49:00.000-08:002019-02-14T09:49:00.817-08:00Washington vacation - time with loved ones!Well, it's been several months and I need to get our wonderful Washington vacation wrapped up, so I'm doing a big photo dump of family and friends that I love and got to see while in WA!<br />
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We did lots of game playing........<br />
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.....and baby admiring........<br />
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......and hanging out with childhood friends who are also now grandmas!<br />
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My wonderful third "sister", who lives in England and was able to come at the same time that we were there!<br />
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Aren't my parents cute?!<br />
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My niece Liz with my great niece.<br />
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My cousin and her husband!<br />
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Daughter G with one of my wonderful aunts!<br />
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Me with another wonderful aunt.<br />
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My "little" family of 7 walked over to my niece and nephew-in-law's house and had a pizza and game night one night. It was delightful to see my niece in her own home, a happy wife and mother. And my nephew in law earned a lot of street cred with my boys with his awesome game playing skills!<br />
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Breakfast out. This skillet breakfast was DELICIOUS!<br />
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My sweet sister Debbie.<br />
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One night we went on a cruise on the local bay. Here is my dad, son L, and my wonderful hubby.<br />
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You've heard of a baby moon vacation before an expectant couple has their baby? This was our "college moon," wonderful time with our new college freshman right before he moved away to school.<br />
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Me and my beloved sisters.<br />
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<br />Pamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09124072321266035104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4780620795468241304.post-91097188616904412592019-01-01T12:18:00.001-08:002019-01-01T12:18:50.561-08:00Washington vacation - day 4 - Mountain Hike!I will let these beautiful pictures mostly speak for themselves. It was another gorgeous weather day, in spite of some smoke and haze from distant forest fires. Some of the older family members did not come on this hike (though my dad did - he is a young 79!), and the youngest babes also stayed home, but most of us made the hour and a half drive to this snow covered mountain area, and set out on what we anticipated being a 4-5 mile hike.<br />
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All of us in the parking lot, just before setting out!<br />
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You can see that in some spots the trail was very narrow and was literally carved out of the side of an incline. <br />
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This photo of me and my hubby was taken moments before I fell down an incline, twisted my ankle under me, and slid about 15 feet. I could tell immediately that it was either a fracture of some kind or a bad sprain. It began swelling right away and I could not bear weight. So the next part of this day was operation "get Pam off the mountain." My husband and brother in law each took a side and we began the laborious journey back to the parking lot. The rest of our group continued on for a bit to see the first of a chain of mountainous lakes in the area. On their way back they lapped us, and we ended up being the very last ones back to the cars! I then went to the ER and had xrays taken. A fibula fracture was confirmed and I was given a lovely boot to wear for the rest of our vacation. But it was a lovely day on the mountain nonetheless!<br />
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<br />Pamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09124072321266035104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4780620795468241304.post-88259800316423862412019-01-01T11:58:00.000-08:002019-01-01T11:58:32.038-08:00Washington vacation - days 2 and 3 Day two of our fabulous Washington vacation was spent at the lake, swimming, water boarding, tubing, and skiing/wake boarding. Super fun!! It was gorgeous weather and not too hot, just perfect for lounging at the lake.<br />
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Day three we had a group birthday party for "everyone."<br />
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My handsome dad. :)<br />
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My beautiful sister Gayle, with her grand daughter!<br />
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My niece Rachel, queen of the wake board!<br />
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<br />Pamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09124072321266035104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4780620795468241304.post-50615387800194723832018-09-03T20:22:00.002-07:002018-09-03T20:22:34.419-07:00Washington vacation - first dayWe had the most amazing two weeks in Washington State this summer!! With young adult children working and going to college, I felt it was a special blessing that every one of them was able to come on this trip. We began our two weeks with a three day "official" family reunion. Both my sisters and their families were there!<br />
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Daughter G, always arting!<br />
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Our first morning in WA we got to meet my sweet little great-niece and great-nephew. Oh my heart. All my kids had so much fun with their little cousins! At almost two and nine months, they were super fun ages to play with!<br />
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Different relatives kept arriving all throughout the day. It was like Christmas each time someone else arrived!<br />
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Day one was so fun, we couldn't wait for day two!Pamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09124072321266035104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4780620795468241304.post-79575559004349175052018-08-05T10:23:00.000-07:002018-08-05T10:23:08.341-07:00Sweet time with friends!Little Man got to spend a week with his "brother from another mother," and I got to spend a day and a half this "brother's" parents! We spent a fun afternoon at a park, playing with their dog,<br />
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biking, creek walking,<br />
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Andrew's friend caught two and Andrew caught this beautiful little fish.<br />
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Releasing it was kindof gross, and kindof cool all at the same time.<br />
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We are thankful for lifelong friendships!Pamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09124072321266035104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4780620795468241304.post-77444948457680455272018-07-19T21:22:00.002-07:002018-07-19T21:22:42.613-07:00Thursday's Thankful ThingsA delightful time with a friend today.<br />
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A BEAUTIFUL day, lots of sunshine, not too hot!<br />
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Friends and fun activities for my younger two boys today.<br />
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That God is faithful and sufficient, and meets all my needs!Pamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09124072321266035104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4780620795468241304.post-54692952090291583002018-07-14T12:35:00.001-07:002018-07-14T12:39:24.986-07:00Family Outing As the children become young adults, I am finding it more difficult to get us all together for family outings, or even for family dinners. I am happy to be with whoever is here, but my mama's heart is happiest when all the children are together, and engaging happily with one another. So it was a delight to spend an evening together this past week! Daughter G and son L were not able to join us until ice cream at the end of the evening, but it was a joy to be together!<br />
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We started the evening with a frisbee competition in the park.<br />
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Then we watched "Avengers: Infinity War" at a cheap theater, and then we went out for ice cream!<br />
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I know these times are going to become more and more rare, so I soak up every moment that we are together!Pamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09124072321266035104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4780620795468241304.post-38277195586943760052018-07-13T13:30:00.001-07:002018-07-13T13:30:28.918-07:00Fourth of July!I saw a t-shirt in a store this summer that said, "Party like it's 1776." It made me think of John Adam's poignant words in a letter to his wife after the signing of the Declaration of Independence (which commenced on July 2, 1776):<br />
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"The second day of July 1776 will be the most memorable epocha in the history of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival. It ought to be commemorated as the Day of Deliverance by solemn acts of devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations from one end of this continent to the other from this time forward forever more."<br />
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While many Americans may not know the details of the beginning of our nation, I am glad that John Adam's prophetic words hold mostly true. All over the country there are parades, games, sports, bonfires, and illuminations (fireworks). The story of our freedom from the tyranny of King George III is an amazing story, all the more incredible because it is TRUE. It is worthy of celebration!<br />
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We spent the day with relatives and friends at our family cottage, visiting, eating, and soaking up the sun. Yes, I went in the river, and yes, it was COLD! But I managed to stay in longer than most of my kids, just to prove that I was not a wimp. :)<br />
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Son L with his girlfriend.<br />
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One of our nephews with his fiance.<br />
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Me and my sister in law.<br />
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My favorite 21 year old!!<br />
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<br />Pamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09124072321266035104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4780620795468241304.post-46062266902722549092018-07-12T09:28:00.000-07:002018-07-12T10:06:03.644-07:00Vacation Bible School - 2018 Edition!Myself and three of our boys served at our church's vacation Bible school this year. I LOVE serving at VBS, as I get to be the first and second grade story teller, and it is such a privilege to teach children about Jesus. Son G and son C both served on the worship band (son C was also a small group leader), and Little Man was a small group leader of first and second graders. One of the unique things about VBS for us this year was that son C had recently sustained a fracture of his fibula (smaller of the two bones in your lower leg) during his last soccer game of the season, and he served the entire week on crutches and while wearing an immobilization boot!<br />
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Son C is on the piano, and just behind him you can see son G in the drum cage.<br />
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Little Man was greatly loved by the kids in his group, and ended up "wearing" one during every large group session!</div>
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Here is a video of some of their music. It is the "canned" music that plays as the children are entering the auditorium for the closing session at the end of the morning, but it shows the worship band guys on the platform "dancing"....my boys are on the far left and the far right. And you can see Little Man near the back of the auditorium at the end of an aisle, singing and interacting with the boys in his small group.</div>
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As mentioned in my previous post, this spring we spent a month remodeling our family room. This is the "before" picture. See the hearth under the fireplace that goes the entire width of the room? It all started because we decided to take the hearth out before getting new laminate flooring. If we were ever going to take it out, the time to do it was before putting down a new floor. But the built in bookcases (and by extension, the mantel) were resting on this hearth, so that meant taking them down, too.<br />
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My hubs and all our boys, working together!<br />
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This is a blurry picture, but my boys insisted on having all their muscles' picture taken. ;)<br />
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We tarped off the rest of our house, but we still got cement dust everywhere during the process of chipping out all the bricks.<br />
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This was our bagster after just two wheel barrow dumps.<br />
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Making progress!<br />
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We lived with these two paint samples for about a month, and ultimately decided on the lighter gray color on the left. The blue color on the right became our new school room color!<br />
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Once the hearth was completely out, we figured out how much brick we wanted to be left showing around the fireplace, whitewashed that, and then began putting dry wall up over the rest.<br />
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Doing all the final things to get ready to paint! Painting had to be finished before the flooring guys came to install the new floor. We did all the work ourselves, including the laying of tiles by my ultra talented husband, EXCEPT the laying of the new laminate floor.<br />
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I only wanted to move the books out of this big bookcase once, so we cut out all the carpet except the piece under this bookcase, did all the rest of the work we could in the room, and then moved the books out and lifted the empty bookcase up into our kitchen. Once the bookcase was out of the family room we ripped up the last bit of carpet and painted the walls behind the bookcase. This was all done the day before the flooring guys came, so we could move the bookcase and books back on to the new floor as soon as the installers left.<br />
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My husband was a rock star with the tiles!<br />
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Painting!<br />
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New floor! I loved it immediately!<br />
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Then began the process of touch up painting, painting all the trim white, unpacking and putting together our new L shaped couch (which we were able to conveniently arrange delivery for the same day the flooring got installed), buying an area rug, and placing things back into the room.<br />
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What I have no pictures of (except this finished one) is the staining and hanging of our new mantle, and the hanging of shiplap above the mantle to make our "accent wall." We absolutely love how it turned out!! It is so peaceful and calming. Less cluttered. Enough seating for every member of the family (haven't had that in years). TV at eye level instead of up too high (major complaint of our children for years). It's just a room everyone wants to hang out in. Which was kind of the goal. Yay!<br />
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The flooring was the single most expensive part of the project, but the entire thing including the purchase of our new couch and easy chair, totaled less than $2500.<br />
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So, so, so happy and thankful for this space!Pamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09124072321266035104noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4780620795468241304.post-24277280723116313812018-06-17T21:42:00.000-07:002018-06-17T21:42:10.832-07:00Milestones!!Since I last blogged, this beautiful young woman turned 21,<br />
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this handsome young man turned 19,<br />
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this handsome young man turned 18 AND graduated from high school!, and<br />
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Though I don't like to identity myself with Judas, who betrayed Christ, when I realize I am more like him than any of the other characters that make up the incredible Easter story, I am in absolute awe and wonder at God's mercy and forgiveness. That He could and DOES forgive such as I!<br />
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Our egg coloring this year included son L's girlfriend and her brother. I love listening to tweens and teens interact, just having fun. <br />
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We welcomed daughter H home for Easter dinner. It was good to see her!<br />
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Daughter G always does a beautiful job setting the table! Love her artistic eye.<br />
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Family. Love.<br />
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After the adults all napped (!) we did an indoor egg hunt, because the outside temps were on the cold side and our kids have all turned into wimps. ;)<br />
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Sorting the candy! A time honored tradition for children of all ages, apparently. My college kids never say no to free candy.<br />
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Amidst the flow of the trappings of Easter, it is a humbling joy to consider what Jesus was willing to endure for me, and all that His resurrection means to me on a daily basis. He is everything.Pamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09124072321266035104noreply@blogger.com1