tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5234069332024374772023-11-16T10:39:29.273-08:00Free Range KidsTrying my best to raise happy & healthy childrenFlorence Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09604923810472231549noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-523406933202437477.post-39180764127316769532023-02-12T00:32:00.002-08:002023-02-12T00:45:54.925-08:00Fat Man's Misery<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large; text-align: left;">March 14, 2022</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large; text-align: left;">SIXTY-ish hours of driving since the beginning of it all. Have I told you my children are amazing? I’ll tell you again. They are amazing!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large; text-align: left;">You know what else is amazing? A friend meeting you to do laundry. Standing in a small concrete room for 5 hours, shouting over the machines….talking, talking, talking and making you feel loved and helping you do your laundry from 10 pm to 3 am (but really 4 am because some arbitrary government decree that we should all change our clocks twice a year). Daylight saving is the worst. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUwgqwR5dOCbCKhkVhqh8xubOHHH9xc5HTqrp5pMsFbzhzwdUWTxARnF97eH8GoyklteBTKDESc6nWBNdoeXYCTXL7c_vkHs8V5OQIe0GlTLKXzp9X9uVJxCO3_RYzniuFaB23sDUVq7rrgC_46n72bGDFv_LaMIk41AdNoJ4ZCMyJ59ZzS6neYoLPbQ/s1136/IMG_3811.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1136" data-original-width="640" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUwgqwR5dOCbCKhkVhqh8xubOHHH9xc5HTqrp5pMsFbzhzwdUWTxARnF97eH8GoyklteBTKDESc6nWBNdoeXYCTXL7c_vkHs8V5OQIe0GlTLKXzp9X9uVJxCO3_RYzniuFaB23sDUVq7rrgC_46n72bGDFv_LaMIk41AdNoJ4ZCMyJ59ZzS6neYoLPbQ/w360-h640/IMG_3811.png" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4EUTMPuvHo" target="_blank">Hilarious Daylight Saving Short Video</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>You know what else is the worst? $4.50 gas! </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxLKPcGKhYC0Do5uFSi8AVGNtyJBBJSEasEZAMPskoU5awqZXnq13Qy35-gy0K-kfrSPNDy0QqD47CwW22PXClMz_Tev6jW_el9GiHntwLyY554foUItEMWLDSV6UaPr98OTn9JfHtQqqBd--HykSe6zMmtHT0Hka2OtYEdJZDbPfAZdoZLRPfwGhcDw/s4032/IMG_3830.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxLKPcGKhYC0Do5uFSi8AVGNtyJBBJSEasEZAMPskoU5awqZXnq13Qy35-gy0K-kfrSPNDy0QqD47CwW22PXClMz_Tev6jW_el9GiHntwLyY554foUItEMWLDSV6UaPr98OTn9JfHtQqqBd--HykSe6zMmtHT0Hka2OtYEdJZDbPfAZdoZLRPfwGhcDw/w300-h400/IMG_3830.jpeg" width="300" /></span></a><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Also, no water…not only is it inconvenient, but it means we have to eat out more. For a family with seven travelers, that averages to around $100 a meal. <br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">“If we don’t get our water fixed soon, I’m going to go nuts,” I say to Peter.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">“And we’ll be bankrupt,” he replies. I laugh. I wish it was funny.<br /><br />Wyoming<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIyerWsjzALCaDKS0BOpOducH6NEumP9buMGoYnjDsaWAUMND6BLSJ6epkYBLDTYS0oPkhZDN-X6wToPbZXGnPSym38CS623vYbGAIMwbPsApyTSEIUIbn4DUpCKCGu5ltnPD8Wj1uQnxMjPgOMzobPWCHupShG2dv0TSJiLSOPQcfieq8s08_KOwg8g/s4032/IMG_3742.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIyerWsjzALCaDKS0BOpOducH6NEumP9buMGoYnjDsaWAUMND6BLSJ6epkYBLDTYS0oPkhZDN-X6wToPbZXGnPSym38CS623vYbGAIMwbPsApyTSEIUIbn4DUpCKCGu5ltnPD8Wj1uQnxMjPgOMzobPWCHupShG2dv0TSJiLSOPQcfieq8s08_KOwg8g/w640-h480/IMG_3742.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbpXEg1ZNpt2rJ-88r8qhMhbNcGIRJjUwN9xq5ScXgAAX2OEE6yhht94GmCkz7MGDdAHno4SfBuI56Hg-lT55MpPiV3yWvwf-nvFJYGG2ta-u0z6yPImjgfmr7GX2xNkL8C2JnKGBHNWkdQp0hksqXHAf-Z02VtCDfFWS4KU_dqkdgefbwMH6wXu6PKw/s4032/IMG_3744.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">South Dakota</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span>Corn Palace in Mitchell</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span>E</span>xterior is made of corn murals</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvOfK9aknvZDB5mMWYzDbvzstgIcq-fwxBB1ttXm5VSTmROtctUQSBLg2gwzeIV5Kf-HzfamZM9hC8vesL2GOKgSE7tFe_6NFMY-xV9009dc66AV7vCEIt40YIyH0g3PempWZ-j2d7iafULZDI0ZPjwOnujjJKMF9xHFL-p6ws7w4sH09RUgPCsF93iA/s4032/IMG_3769.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvOfK9aknvZDB5mMWYzDbvzstgIcq-fwxBB1ttXm5VSTmROtctUQSBLg2gwzeIV5Kf-HzfamZM9hC8vesL2GOKgSE7tFe_6NFMY-xV9009dc66AV7vCEIt40YIyH0g3PempWZ-j2d7iafULZDI0ZPjwOnujjJKMF9xHFL-p6ws7w4sH09RUgPCsF93iA/w640-h480/IMG_3769.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I'm doing most of the driving so that Peter can work. He was giving me a break so I could take a nap. The road did not allow that.</span></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Iowa</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Council Bluffs Gateway</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilmbHYEDE8CpH9h5WcyOzzla2YD2iR_nPKgjsfORl0HZijRNtrMt7UUAEw8z708eI38l0S-9DWwTt4lwb8oNCDUrQm6_8i2MY01BmzYl0_l21O4eaJNAmh5p9bLxIuw0lNvjlb_oOiiNJA3FAMUax3ShwfNNeJUKEUbvQTNP78CLJcqQl7htO_XXOOaA/s4032/IMG_3796.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilmbHYEDE8CpH9h5WcyOzzla2YD2iR_nPKgjsfORl0HZijRNtrMt7UUAEw8z708eI38l0S-9DWwTt4lwb8oNCDUrQm6_8i2MY01BmzYl0_l21O4eaJNAmh5p9bLxIuw0lNvjlb_oOiiNJA3FAMUax3ShwfNNeJUKEUbvQTNP78CLJcqQl7htO_XXOOaA/w640-h480/IMG_3796.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="font-size: xx-large; 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We got stuck in a snow storm and were in -11º weather in both Butte and Wyoming and then single digits through South Dakota, but we finally arrived in Kentucky! </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">It was above freezing and our pipes thawed and we tried the water and even though we didn’t try out all aspects of our water system—we had water! We’ve been on the road 3 weeks and today is the first day we had water in the trailer! </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Today was the first time we took a second to breathe and we actually did something more than just drive.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"> <br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Kentucky</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Cave City</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgePA_0pGziXLI3iXtUSKXOlMLkeqb7ECOjBWFRBt_9vE9j32zokgMcHUos97_W3u5xVB3PSKQ-_PWISaXnI-gSdb7sHjZXOswR8jI1GtGavvvijtnjz-Ubvn9fixkfy5-PkN8DfLy8VVTsuzFgQKfoJeu98og8lsdGgFmKfAN0Pf9sdOUuJSJUv84YqA/s3135/IMG_8957.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I remember the visit though, because I was with my aunt and uncle. My uncle was very large and he got stuck between two pillars in the cave. I was standing awkwardly behind him when he turned to me and demanded, “What are you looking at? PUSH!” So I did, and then his sister was laughing at him and he quipped, “I don’t know what you’re laughing at. You left your boobs back there.”</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">No one got stuck today, although we went through a passage called “Fat Man’s Misery.” My uncle definitely did not do this one. <br /><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqoWv7XJlDiN6_coZa5UA6lbxN9WrYjUmPA5fK7SlsmbSzD5Pv_eGL7LfvDvjZDJwi4FsYHOPvkTX4ttYZHznlSwBgsA_EO_PMCBa8jisr5EohrPRlV9tpuWa1EDMCGAhmEU8IVTwskOQsEdMYqE632k53oQuGI3Y2eOe6dc0cvU23UBHFanUtfUPQCA/s4032/IMG_3877.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqoWv7XJlDiN6_coZa5UA6lbxN9WrYjUmPA5fK7SlsmbSzD5Pv_eGL7LfvDvjZDJwi4FsYHOPvkTX4ttYZHznlSwBgsA_EO_PMCBa8jisr5EohrPRlV9tpuWa1EDMCGAhmEU8IVTwskOQsEdMYqE632k53oQuGI3Y2eOe6dc0cvU23UBHFanUtfUPQCA/w480-h640/IMG_3877.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br style="font-family: arial;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: large;">I didn't shine the light on the poor bat</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br style="font-family: arial;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmFQAeTPyxyDzyANNDKtg2_E694Qv9SojBW7MvShsX4PdSaQsaOegOY4uDg0CJXkNpTiiDzTiAacBcv1uDEHTSiafoUu_74vWU9e-hP7p0OFUmwQ_qse0EFLNmpKrD7CajK1j2g20F6Cl6KZr3whPf7lTEc69eEhPgL4k71uHoaKgZ9n31mMLHLD3n9A/s4032/IMG_3850.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmFQAeTPyxyDzyANNDKtg2_E694Qv9SojBW7MvShsX4PdSaQsaOegOY4uDg0CJXkNpTiiDzTiAacBcv1uDEHTSiafoUu_74vWU9e-hP7p0OFUmwQ_qse0EFLNmpKrD7CajK1j2g20F6Cl6KZr3whPf7lTEc69eEhPgL4k71uHoaKgZ9n31mMLHLD3n9A/w480-h640/IMG_3850.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial; 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font-size: x-large;">At the entrance the tour guide was talking to the hushed crowd and Eleanora whispered, “Are we praying mom?"</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTY01STiyWA46riiGdU9Hc5rWH3_mzw_gE1sijZZduZtgw4aiuad6OdWTA5mHMd3yIeLzdhB7t9wy9aT49hO0dzEx-kOBina0wFrl7JRF0fEn3mjXIKKJjlmbVYhDB3mblpXZMLO_gapr7cnFSX3BKn1pCJOKINO3KHMTkkVmSaq9lsu0ihzvhN_hESQ/s1280/IMG_3842.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); clear: left; display: inline; float: left; font-family: -webkit-standard; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTY01STiyWA46riiGdU9Hc5rWH3_mzw_gE1sijZZduZtgw4aiuad6OdWTA5mHMd3yIeLzdhB7t9wy9aT49hO0dzEx-kOBina0wFrl7JRF0fEn3mjXIKKJjlmbVYhDB3mblpXZMLO_gapr7cnFSX3BKn1pCJOKINO3KHMTkkVmSaq9lsu0ihzvhN_hESQ/w300-h400/IMG_3842.jpeg" width="300" /></a><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">“Always, sweetie,” I thought to myself. "For strength, for safety, for patience, for peace, for…"<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">The kids have been scootering around the RV park and Eleanora has been gathering me flowers “because I love you” and we did s’mores and I was able to cook a different meal than just quesadillas. After all the terrible, we finally get to start the fun part of our journey. It was a magical day.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><div style="font-family: -webkit-standard;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">Gathering flowers for Mom</span><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWkOQnuHHSnrtp7FkvXgEirhlu2eFuX3onaRmuXpK3ELA4Fxyfhjd_TUP6B3ofDlmVBV8AXEQhSAqE9_SrrE2A5u863Cj0Huu7ULkQAsN3fIUKF8vfwT5cDsFlKxrZsnAmqJRL3T_081njQoGAFVeweUYX41jokBwGo-g0tyPpFEm5-IaXeDnjwWQ85A/s4032/IMG_3939.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWkOQnuHHSnrtp7FkvXgEirhlu2eFuX3onaRmuXpK3ELA4Fxyfhjd_TUP6B3ofDlmVBV8AXEQhSAqE9_SrrE2A5u863Cj0Huu7ULkQAsN3fIUKF8vfwT5cDsFlKxrZsnAmqJRL3T_081njQoGAFVeweUYX41jokBwGo-g0tyPpFEm5-IaXeDnjwWQ85A/w480-h640/IMG_3939.jpeg" width="480" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; 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line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br />7 Days non-stop driving</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjItRikP3OW70GG6E_wOduZmDgvWeSCOm4jIM-VEbf8ZL7HQE6opZLUNIBBSTTEXCxpcJGxH4IOpEiXNljgAEbvsh6U3kB8ID7r3z07eNUYi41SuZlQHu3bB1ROiPPXfEgxORE4pFT_1mVQ_E4ulgW_1Li_GoRK5DpKgHSImd1r34YkCci90xPQGrxhpg/s1104/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-02%20at%2012.00.09%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="693" data-original-width="1104" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjItRikP3OW70GG6E_wOduZmDgvWeSCOm4jIM-VEbf8ZL7HQE6opZLUNIBBSTTEXCxpcJGxH4IOpEiXNljgAEbvsh6U3kB8ID7r3z07eNUYi41SuZlQHu3bB1ROiPPXfEgxORE4pFT_1mVQ_E4ulgW_1Li_GoRK5DpKgHSImd1r34YkCci90xPQGrxhpg/w640-h402/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-02%20at%2012.00.09%20AM.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Trip Breakdown</span></b></u></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Feb 15 Begin sleeping in trailer<br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Feb 19 Leave NM<br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Feb 28 Arrive Sandpoint<br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">March 7 Begin spring nomad trip<br /></span></span><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> <span> <span> <span> <span> Travel through: Montana, Wyoming, South Dakota, Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana </span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">March 13<span> Arrive in Kentucky</span></span></div></div><br /><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><u>SONG INSPIRATION</u></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlkA0mOzzO4" target="_blank">In Case You Don't Live Forever by Ben Platt</a><br /></span></div><div><br /></div>Florence Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09604923810472231549noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-523406933202437477.post-14391353120720510622023-02-06T00:10:00.001-08:002023-02-11T20:25:42.933-08:00Butte Was a Butt<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ToHkCqPVB6ys7QUI5szg2EiCCaA_8-ubTQUBWSF-WY90RzwK7RXuztvr303ZBEB7QVaI606jb35GL5SQKfRJVp1qlUYypta7PGEz6V4hhs0MyP4TiqCnSCJGut2dr12kQF1x3ZSk6YHs6tna53lzlPgA6tmZlTzl5owjNMAVcpuKxIp8V7Py8sgYrQ/s4032/IMG_3685.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ToHkCqPVB6ys7QUI5szg2EiCCaA_8-ubTQUBWSF-WY90RzwK7RXuztvr303ZBEB7QVaI606jb35GL5SQKfRJVp1qlUYypta7PGEz6V4hhs0MyP4TiqCnSCJGut2dr12kQF1x3ZSk6YHs6tna53lzlPgA6tmZlTzl5owjNMAVcpuKxIp8V7Py8sgYrQ/w640-h480/IMG_3685.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Views from our campground<br />Sandpoint, Lake Pend Oreille</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYQRQm21ZpiCSbXVTgq3W_ojTV8n3KJeIs2S_8roQk3NQNnXDD5Fde8V6pwNdSQdlhR7ZekUnmkgJe2LI7nKMYffFhJ6jW9aWwc-DnVc21CP6PIbC-l3c3OJ9G0ZifPfqNzIS7S6t9Uo9mFxh_NrLykd29U002nMkBkwM4oOxrPFz_FJxjZvCwgU4gdw/w640-h480/IMG_3550.jpeg" width="640" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnkSWoGpQHNm1RMj7yh2mwuetcUtMJG1iQgiC9aMZfTxVSHgc-2xOgpcAU8gS9oxp95igv_GZzX1ybsJTJAUg8U2or-HqX9rBA88ZmEe1iRy8WUXFfMCmF1rwLiQwXd-Lr3fY95K5KME3pZ-3cV3I-ztuXLkHlp6gnv6alsnbAhU1lHd99XmjVK3lTrQ/s16382/IMG_3686.jpeg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3850" data-original-width="16382" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnkSWoGpQHNm1RMj7yh2mwuetcUtMJG1iQgiC9aMZfTxVSHgc-2xOgpcAU8gS9oxp95igv_GZzX1ybsJTJAUg8U2or-HqX9rBA88ZmEe1iRy8WUXFfMCmF1rwLiQwXd-Lr3fY95K5KME3pZ-3cV3I-ztuXLkHlp6gnv6alsnbAhU1lHd99XmjVK3lTrQ/w640-h150/IMG_3686.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">March 2022</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><span><span style="font-family: arial;">After a week in Sandpoint we began our spring nomad trip. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">How fast does bad weather travel? As fast as we do. </span></span><span style="font-family: arial;">We barely beat the snow when we parked our trailer in Missoula.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3rvXjRqh3L8s67R_jgdQwu-UGtE_UuBQlsl02DjSttMkF2zsgCDcjIwPsGyw52gQX0lZS_Mx-jg_vk9Bf8hFBwu2WdJIcPNPtF61a9qhpEvgs-W9gTi6j11nrg391PE9MHGzw7DYrwBwCMH6ZU4Hr1HdOoYGl0A6QmZ_zgdVIFdCAuWtTIoFe6Q6TNQ/s4032/IMG_3694.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3rvXjRqh3L8s67R_jgdQwu-UGtE_UuBQlsl02DjSttMkF2zsgCDcjIwPsGyw52gQX0lZS_Mx-jg_vk9Bf8hFBwu2WdJIcPNPtF61a9qhpEvgs-W9gTi6j11nrg391PE9MHGzw7DYrwBwCMH6ZU4Hr1HdOoYGl0A6QmZ_zgdVIFdCAuWtTIoFe6Q6TNQ/w300-h400/IMG_3694.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQbeC3DMRf1Na375-jwOiSnwWk3AFSfeCw6R4fWL6DLVvZsBsXxr6Ydoyjh97X4rsJFi-7D_sl1bHHK34hv8bO7pyhMWjVP0L3IZPjXVeJRkTYJsNEDnlebDDZPkcEzqXjqEUSxRf_gzJKDddh0W2TCs1H0sTEYFOA8hkKeqj1WezR45QtfiNzN384_A/s4032/IMG_3696.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQbeC3DMRf1Na375-jwOiSnwWk3AFSfeCw6R4fWL6DLVvZsBsXxr6Ydoyjh97X4rsJFi-7D_sl1bHHK34hv8bO7pyhMWjVP0L3IZPjXVeJRkTYJsNEDnlebDDZPkcEzqXjqEUSxRf_gzJKDddh0W2TCs1H0sTEYFOA8hkKeqj1WezR45QtfiNzN384_A/w300-h400/IMG_3696.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhenTQkqblZgKCVIy-fbwzlBAX1V18271oKKQ8bueLa1aSCFgqSN9vA_L22MAOVOrcqVNx4kgWzL5Ji-_h8EqdybyXkxYLOb_M9eOGPE5xTxX_JPvyXdWq3m-6ITYP3U2va0B8WP1KvfVwjOCVdsCqvSH-drqMW2a-Vhr1wxh2mVd66JOcZx-rdGNyimg/s4032/IMG_3699.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhenTQkqblZgKCVIy-fbwzlBAX1V18271oKKQ8bueLa1aSCFgqSN9vA_L22MAOVOrcqVNx4kgWzL5Ji-_h8EqdybyXkxYLOb_M9eOGPE5xTxX_JPvyXdWq3m-6ITYP3U2va0B8WP1KvfVwjOCVdsCqvSH-drqMW2a-Vhr1wxh2mVd66JOcZx-rdGNyimg/w300-h400/IMG_3699.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: xx-large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Immediately upon arrival, Asher set up a little work area on the floor to calculate how many trains he counted during our week in Sandpoint. The RV park we stayed at was a stone’s throw away from the railroad tracks—a very busy railroad track. The front desk warned me when I made reservations, “40-50 trains pass through day and night.” And they did. And he loved it. I said, “It’s been a really great spot, except for the proximity to the tracks. I’d give it 4 stars.”</span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Asher exclaimed, “5 stars from me, </span><span style="font-family: arial; text-decoration: underline;">because</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> of the trains!”</span></span></div><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTVh9tx33FD2_uCcXGLzzjP1G7v1lYY2WJwA_gYaMlR33byE0CDTpHFs7IvJD2euAJMxLAKxOf1-Aj0KCf8gW2uq5kDkEP3pKxCM3OEa6f5PoendHTkQzDry3NuDyMwl3thOK-wj5HIhB52EAsQ6H3cm4dXjkA-bEg5TZ1cnQiObqqOFAZ9Ma80qBmsQ/w480-h640/IMG_3680.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="480" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Asher counting trains in Sandpoint</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPZafjtjOm2ALsLbr2jTKfZs2s270C4wlglyLvkCMYQ9-OnHOC8Cfpk5RUMbmX0YNRSYqseh4Pb9YW73DiFlcH3Zu-2pG2gQCMBHI9cW0V3z0MEZZf2Lif6yU8WP0IKAPzBx_mQ8DnO60T2tLMgxpBjAyrOfy-_u_ld-NG1E7EBjPb4lDRcV0HTUTkFg/s4032/IMG_3683.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVY7baKddaCGDq8pZpyH2-GN7V_WJ9Ynpu9dHSZJ-DafkpBwaBeV89Bc536BZuMr-k1roD55YgTcpoySmh7hX9k0oEhubQzmQYWV6f0t8ZPYxJZXKpIXxoOoUuF6kBskS3jfWIda6HpxAuZWmrJmWPfhGPIeupTbNUrWn27i_sL_rCJHoSwI0kHvrpdg/w480-h640/IMG_3679.jpeg" width="480" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxAtXCZdjgIJx-e0RKoL6C1Ugx8NwhWzT9Dj2xvGIMytnGfY3KumM4r9hszCQQl7Z5xuSE5gCt4g0PGT0tkZw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Sandpoint trains at campground</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Dec 3, 2021</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">“I don’t get it,” Asher writes in cursive at the top of his worksheet. He is just learning cursive and even though he hasn’t learned all the letters yet, he likes to write everything in cursive now. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">“They want you to write a poem.”</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">“But how?” he says scrunching his freckled nose.</span></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">After I give him some ideas and try to explain, he is still confused. I pull his beloved engineer hat off his head and place it in front of him. The one that three brothers before him have also cherished.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg8W4gckRdNQ0qhiCxj2oVINt8_lge73phpResoCDD6ITwQTdPniv6YDAbq-EwpzYh0p_IOYENSYBcsxv6UR4Kwhco5VYlbT2YA9qF27NzUdu_CEhbqyM5qap73_tQ3zYr3V3HzWV8Nj5tdrvVAXe4wgekVkMhvoY-kWlq8TvqcD6TLt1KgdfvoPdqXA/s4032/IMG_2141.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; font-size: xx-large; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg8W4gckRdNQ0qhiCxj2oVINt8_lge73phpResoCDD6ITwQTdPniv6YDAbq-EwpzYh0p_IOYENSYBcsxv6UR4Kwhco5VYlbT2YA9qF27NzUdu_CEhbqyM5qap73_tQ3zYr3V3HzWV8Nj5tdrvVAXe4wgekVkMhvoY-kWlq8TvqcD6TLt1KgdfvoPdqXA/w300-h400/IMG_2141.jpeg" width="300" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">“What does it look like?”</span></div><span style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: justify;">“Blue and white stripes,” he responds.</div></span><span style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: justify;">“Write that,” I say.</div></span><span style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: justify;">“What does it feel like?” I ask and he writes. “When do you wear it?” I add.</div></span><span style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: justify;">“All the time!” he exclaims.</div></span><span style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: justify;">“Let’s find a different way to say the same thing,” I suggest.</div></span><span style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: justify;">“How does it make you feel?”</div></span><span style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: justify;">“Happy.”</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">And an 8 year old boy writes his first poem and his face beams with pride. I took a picture of his exaltation and then we all burst out laughing when we saw the face his little sister was making in the background—angry about some injustice that she felt had been done to her (Josiah wouldn’t let her steal something out of his hands again).</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoOUs3z-dF-rTpFOoK2iOaQQCuErPHaIaxwjT40AEJTu4GT20sVm49A591np85pbyBUR1YjWqrcVzH3jYq1aOxCyAkkesJO-A_Q3qsaXWD-O95-nLv0HMN4azR5mPuMV9aec1wjob0iOEneWEfuitBUttpzjeEo0pjX4-gEFUkTtlvUYYfv61KDq_amw/s4032/IMG_2143.jpeg" style="clear: right; display: inline; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2IaAxiY19Wf5MJNR0jw3jR_9H9M_LPaT_QOGljJQuStTIIU1TGH4Ot3cwVblv-rbiApXJfc8697-gON-dBPBQz-8xgkoLWmgQ_Wjioc-Bb7I_tRrsgTiyfoRlGBad-9K-lyZG0lJWWmbnTi_3DlYE5cgcVvEZ0d8dvo4zcCkxrWCgxWXbVfu0OAuF8A/s4032/IMG_2142.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoOUs3z-dF-rTpFOoK2iOaQQCuErPHaIaxwjT40AEJTu4GT20sVm49A591np85pbyBUR1YjWqrcVzH3jYq1aOxCyAkkesJO-A_Q3qsaXWD-O95-nLv0HMN4azR5mPuMV9aec1wjob0iOEneWEfuitBUttpzjeEo0pjX4-gEFUkTtlvUYYfv61KDq_amw/s4032/IMG_2143.jpeg" style="clear: right; display: inline; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoOUs3z-dF-rTpFOoK2iOaQQCuErPHaIaxwjT40AEJTu4GT20sVm49A591np85pbyBUR1YjWqrcVzH3jYq1aOxCyAkkesJO-A_Q3qsaXWD-O95-nLv0HMN4azR5mPuMV9aec1wjob0iOEneWEfuitBUttpzjeEo0pjX4-gEFUkTtlvUYYfv61KDq_amw/w300-h400/IMG_2143.jpeg" width="300" /></a><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2IaAxiY19Wf5MJNR0jw3jR_9H9M_LPaT_QOGljJQuStTIIU1TGH4Ot3cwVblv-rbiApXJfc8697-gON-dBPBQz-8xgkoLWmgQ_Wjioc-Bb7I_tRrsgTiyfoRlGBad-9K-lyZG0lJWWmbnTi_3DlYE5cgcVvEZ0d8dvo4zcCkxrWCgxWXbVfu0OAuF8A/w300-h400/IMG_2142.jpeg" width="300" /></div></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: -webkit-standard; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: white; font-size: large;">I</span><span style="font-size: large;"> Love My Engineer Hat</span></b></div></span></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">by Asher Parker</span></b></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Blue and white stripes</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Old and frayed</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Soft and comfortable</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Worn night and day</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Happiness</span></div></div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTNk3CuCvuRfFWkcsPqoGPb5wN8vM4yiVrjWFqt39KI3uJTlGTtz37JcJgF1G07cK5o-AmAKd1xWqYcIeBw6OK3bViKD9JprrdOntI5SNGD7Z2l0M3Zpa7taH9js_GVYj3c7BfxeDRuVGno5q48nqC7F-_xLdDWYQhZ1o7je9LtIzq4fKVxZB7vuA5mQ/s3771/IMG_5121.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2272" data-original-width="3771" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTNk3CuCvuRfFWkcsPqoGPb5wN8vM4yiVrjWFqt39KI3uJTlGTtz37JcJgF1G07cK5o-AmAKd1xWqYcIeBw6OK3bViKD9JprrdOntI5SNGD7Z2l0M3Zpa7taH9js_GVYj3c7BfxeDRuVGno5q48nqC7F-_xLdDWYQhZ1o7je9LtIzq4fKVxZB7vuA5mQ/w640-h386/IMG_5121.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Back to Missoula--an hour later I had finished settling the trailer and I noticed Asher was on the verge of tears. “What’s wrong?” I gently asked.</span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">“I keep getting different numbers,” his voice quivered. I looked at his little notes. Two small little cards and then I noticed it was packed with information. </span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">This was no job for a regular calculator, so I spent an hour teaching him how to use an excel spreadsheet and letting him type in the information. 59 trains! 7024 cars!!</span></p>
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We left, $300 dollars poorer, elated that it wasn’t something more serious and excited to finally have some water tonight. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwoIjdIQHDU31Bh41RLuId0Bjhp3zoMmX5fvrHW2ns62fCE1LIR4xddxqIl9a9pVX17f0cHnjyZMxghPHthFA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div></span><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;">Sandpoint</div></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Water, water everywhere...except our trailer.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> The valve finally arrived and once that problem was fixed we discovered the pump was bad and was overflowing the tank and causing it to pour out the bottom of the trailer. Ugh!</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">We decided to keep driving, since the roads in Missoula were looking good and we really didn’t want to get stuck in Butte because it was the coldest place and it was only 1 1/2 hours away, so surely if we started now, we could get passed it tonight. </span></div></span><div><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p>
<p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">You don’t always need a lifetime to know you made a mistake. Sometimes you know right away and it’s too late. It took us three hours to get to Butte and then we had to stop. The roads were too dangerous. </span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicBp9vzxjTMLRfPC-Ub9K9BZvtfMT9AVUYyDNWONaGnlX9u75aUc0ORT-MptbWVqp3DkfmQ7i3-h6_V-NCjOR8YGF_w4cY6WRb-gQCzqmR62uZ3wUUQF97M1rmvNUsYihzq0QCgVyzVg_JeoL50HwVLmEcvRuPP2ZylozodAvM8oUs0MoaaENUUVRILg/s4032/IMG_3703.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicBp9vzxjTMLRfPC-Ub9K9BZvtfMT9AVUYyDNWONaGnlX9u75aUc0ORT-MptbWVqp3DkfmQ7i3-h6_V-NCjOR8YGF_w4cY6WRb-gQCzqmR62uZ3wUUQF97M1rmvNUsYihzq0QCgVyzVg_JeoL50HwVLmEcvRuPP2ZylozodAvM8oUs0MoaaENUUVRILg/w640-h480/IMG_3703.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZFUaZlikSWwwjSexKUSsSm4WThd4gEUf_h4AMKr4hpGrnxVAgFOaNdh3XbvCEwdlkE06SUFf9Vdd0IgCdHx21O8WvmCpsn7K0iYVDvdRK1L1MXYiQXXq2kK9L6gQWQsJlhWXcSaW_7MhONslGmEVDuJ_FfOPdP6BZM7XPWXUx-U5vmySujt6dBBReVQ/s4032/IMG_3705.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZFUaZlikSWwwjSexKUSsSm4WThd4gEUf_h4AMKr4hpGrnxVAgFOaNdh3XbvCEwdlkE06SUFf9Vdd0IgCdHx21O8WvmCpsn7K0iYVDvdRK1L1MXYiQXXq2kK9L6gQWQsJlhWXcSaW_7MhONslGmEVDuJ_FfOPdP6BZM7XPWXUx-U5vmySujt6dBBReVQ/w640-h480/IMG_3705.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">We ended up in the worst possible place. The one place we had decided we could not be in. Our newly repaired pump and all our pipes were in danger. We bought 5 gallons of anti-freeze, two small heaters, insulation, and heat tape and tried to save our freezing pipes. We won’t find out if they are permanently damaged until we get out of the frozen wasteland—which will take several days. </span></span></div><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgC13BFMTYeXQ_ZAoZUFSDwSkT8uIeTQtGaFCXunWcQpqQD70GBHRB3VK-q36MvdHE0522E9pKm_YuszaL40eXZVbcBGxdM9HcxNZ31W05rIyigs69u6T_wr9VvEfPDDA3kWVgvBBBfrXUFaEwhI3FddOMSgxabSl3K89FQtlxKVodEBoysS99Sa88Ng/s4032/IMG_3720.jpeg" style="font-family: -webkit-standard; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgC13BFMTYeXQ_ZAoZUFSDwSkT8uIeTQtGaFCXunWcQpqQD70GBHRB3VK-q36MvdHE0522E9pKm_YuszaL40eXZVbcBGxdM9HcxNZ31W05rIyigs69u6T_wr9VvEfPDDA3kWVgvBBBfrXUFaEwhI3FddOMSgxabSl3K89FQtlxKVodEBoysS99Sa88Ng/w480-h640/IMG_3720.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"></span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p>
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Sweet, warmer Missoula, why did we leave you? 2) We can wear clothes. Apparently if it gets cold enough I can handle sleeping in pajamas and Eleanora will keep her clothes on...most of the time.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixb67OB3P_2Yf0vHjBsPr3Jy5ZQ42dA6vrdauGQPMaiELxM4t_CEru75qvkKY8zCG7_XKBJMak_z_mOp5cLY_3-y9PmR6F8-atfLefy67Cbue4U5zerHiD2jaDQYzr3av_BRDjMA61Cm2-lCExZZRbTYKM3Voc0bXt3M0bKuMQWqtSJ-aH5iY5U3XpXg/s4032/IMG_3726.jpeg" style="font-family: -webkit-standard; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixb67OB3P_2Yf0vHjBsPr3Jy5ZQ42dA6vrdauGQPMaiELxM4t_CEru75qvkKY8zCG7_XKBJMak_z_mOp5cLY_3-y9PmR6F8-atfLefy67Cbue4U5zerHiD2jaDQYzr3av_BRDjMA61Cm2-lCExZZRbTYKM3Voc0bXt3M0bKuMQWqtSJ-aH5iY5U3XpXg/w640-h480/IMG_3726.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"></span></div>
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<p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Under other circumstances I’m sure I would have thought it a beaut because the mountains were beautiful, but on this trip Butte was a butt.</span></p>
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line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">Random:</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoBjtjMSaQcc5DkmfqNPELdKrsWoco5r2ZIjt91MJoXY6allx8XmN5pa5ihvlwhQTnAS64wrvz2TH6GEhjkXxAOeE8hGM6FwLbxrAbzQEXamdcdnd_QHCNHDvgmztXrVnMU3JlVGzem2BYEDPoHGCapnglnnP7rX4c51j8x31EiPdACiUaWxxnghC91A/s497/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-05%20at%2011.55.45%20PM.png" style="clear: right; float: right; font-family: arial; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="497" data-original-width="363" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoBjtjMSaQcc5DkmfqNPELdKrsWoco5r2ZIjt91MJoXY6allx8XmN5pa5ihvlwhQTnAS64wrvz2TH6GEhjkXxAOeE8hGM6FwLbxrAbzQEXamdcdnd_QHCNHDvgmztXrVnMU3JlVGzem2BYEDPoHGCapnglnnP7rX4c51j8x31EiPdACiUaWxxnghC91A/s320/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-05%20at%2011.55.45%20PM.png" width="234" /></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">At a restaurant Eleanora pointed to the bathroom symbol and asked, “Why the boy is naked?" </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">[pronounce make-ed]</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><u><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoBjtjMSaQcc5DkmfqNPELdKrsWoco5r2ZIjt91MJoXY6allx8XmN5pa5ihvlwhQTnAS64wrvz2TH6GEhjkXxAOeE8hGM6FwLbxrAbzQEXamdcdnd_QHCNHDvgmztXrVnMU3JlVGzem2BYEDPoHGCapnglnnP7rX4c51j8x31EiPdACiUaWxxnghC91A/s497/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-05%20at%2011.55.45%20PM.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">SONG INSPIRATION</span></u></b></div></span></u></b></span></div><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_yJulO_42w" target="_blank">Calling All Angels by The Wailin' Jennys</a></span></b></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">"When there is no place safe and no safe place to put my head<br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">When you feel the world shake from the words that are said<br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">And I'm calling all angels<br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">And I'm calling all you angels<br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">And I won't give up if you don't give up"</span></span></div><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"></span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoDb6o_KOWQ" target="_blank">In The Bleak Midwinter performed by The Lower Lights</a></span></b></p><div><br /></div></div>Florence Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09604923810472231549noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-523406933202437477.post-79725483932525650842023-01-30T00:42:00.000-08:002023-01-30T00:42:28.665-08:00A Very Long Time Ago<div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhId1cIzjs_fn6vNVrhtu_GcUaRT97ZjK08sODPL4VrFBmg-RqVput69Wm65c4U5IjkR8wW4MxZxbXZCrXOno6sMJLDNUbI6TtSjfI9Y1DMEzAPJhk_fSSqc-2kwJ3AEvQUzSx9TEZsS-pZ9ZYKxapLtaTg0wGX6dyIvmHyYf9BVI_0ffZTLJGM_YwPvg/s4032/IMG_3673.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhId1cIzjs_fn6vNVrhtu_GcUaRT97ZjK08sODPL4VrFBmg-RqVput69Wm65c4U5IjkR8wW4MxZxbXZCrXOno6sMJLDNUbI6TtSjfI9Y1DMEzAPJhk_fSSqc-2kwJ3AEvQUzSx9TEZsS-pZ9ZYKxapLtaTg0wGX6dyIvmHyYf9BVI_0ffZTLJGM_YwPvg/w640-h480/IMG_3673.jpeg" width="640" /><br /></a><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">March 2022</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">On our last night in Sandpoint, we were frantically unpacking until late at night. We had to drive to several different storage units and fix what we could of the terrible packing job. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJvrpr-XN8mir8Q2IUzM1yT9XJV8s8uyTgs4LDMnRSVLm5By8m2p7aFJCLi8UxTQ7sTnGWK31fXNyR8rArx8Evb0OwL7TL6MsiOjGWu9Bie7uT3N7tKEiyVdF2_lVVkWhmpJqYeixE8qW9f3oobG5xzd7RBbDn1SDPlBqTDlem6DEQaU7-oKxFPK-8rw/s4032/IMG_3660.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJvrpr-XN8mir8Q2IUzM1yT9XJV8s8uyTgs4LDMnRSVLm5By8m2p7aFJCLi8UxTQ7sTnGWK31fXNyR8rArx8Evb0OwL7TL6MsiOjGWu9Bie7uT3N7tKEiyVdF2_lVVkWhmpJqYeixE8qW9f3oobG5xzd7RBbDn1SDPlBqTDlem6DEQaU7-oKxFPK-8rw/w480-h640/IMG_3660.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">The movers we hired were really roofers and they tossed our belongings like they were roofing. </p></td></tr></tbody></table><div><span style="font-size: x-large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">While working, we had a surprise visit from our elderly neighbor, Del (the one who had a tooth pulled and was stuck behind Peter). </span><b style="font-family: georgia;"> </b><span style="font-family: georgia;">As he walked into our mudpit, he reached out his arms for a side hug and asked, “How you doing, kid?” </span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">I nestled into his 6 ft 4 frame, a man I’d never met in person, and said, “Not good,” as my eyes filled with tears. What I didn’t know at the time was that I could have added, “But a little better now,” k</span><span style="font-family: georgia;">nowing not everyone on the mountain didn’t want us there, knowing someone knew this was hard and cared.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi56rzzAO30_UEA6-PtLWk1_ays6zwYhCZX-3NIprvgBpQ0JrB6o8WTlx5gVXqcJmxSlz-su-X5WNIUO4k9RaxRgk6HWyRkECWFdXYPAWgwbMx-OWWLONUA1GG-zf_c6Wyc7brVf1o6ox3-hjYR61LoLf5CAYD_BtvyNnpE5zm7Bg1urgnr0TzAFUnFmQ/s4032/IMG_3669.jpeg" style="font-family: georgia; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi56rzzAO30_UEA6-PtLWk1_ays6zwYhCZX-3NIprvgBpQ0JrB6o8WTlx5gVXqcJmxSlz-su-X5WNIUO4k9RaxRgk6HWyRkECWFdXYPAWgwbMx-OWWLONUA1GG-zf_c6Wyc7brVf1o6ox3-hjYR61LoLf5CAYD_BtvyNnpE5zm7Bg1urgnr0TzAFUnFmQ/w480-h640/IMG_3669.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ZNULUV8Ois3wQLNhpIrWQiWK0jGuijQ2NWCTn5AJ5x9xR4w_wlLFWWDNtYgeYUVsr68ZqWFQlibutd46ECv42wjhLA3FGuw4af-bbGjmZwU2ubxwv9ii-wFX9ECyb0Kv6qyH3y8Z-ldyKiGJZibCUDBR8X7OjwAujUkT9r8svtXo1nTIYXF2WsKPPg/w640-h480/IMG_3657.jpeg" width="640" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCqchbRFOcxzZLWA3lxQdStzmFtUbm-NEDNdQYgkPMhkS82XCw8HFJx1ajx-opSlLFQEVKVbEcGiWAI_98HsDIO8y2LvSoeLcwhhnJAw32rLvNJFCgiSlq72Nx_b8xej1VrxQa02FMNzch7Krc1e3GVPvoYkZNqXSxLKfS1CCwaiv3BfGc-uIrPNtMNA/w480-h640/IMG_3666.jpeg" width="480" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcZT1IGwnIls27qB9n5i2RPd8IfyH7MfuEuzLz9jvNoffiFlN8xTNtvN0x91TPL-aq7g0GYWbD3ND_Yx19ikdWMZYiajMT7jtmTnbaGIY0s0evJTzXkZRyjjEklAasTgDw6Wqxo4wgSWKjJ97QDDXXKPcHsgSyJw1Ms52Zz-kKFfVH6qEBCDl0Rml9CA/s4032/IMG_3667.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcZT1IGwnIls27qB9n5i2RPd8IfyH7MfuEuzLz9jvNoffiFlN8xTNtvN0x91TPL-aq7g0GYWbD3ND_Yx19ikdWMZYiajMT7jtmTnbaGIY0s0evJTzXkZRyjjEklAasTgDw6Wqxo4wgSWKjJ97QDDXXKPcHsgSyJw1Ms52Zz-kKFfVH6qEBCDl0Rml9CA/w480-h640/IMG_3667.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">As we were saying good-bye to him in the dark, another neighbor walked by with her dog and we visited--another nice person. She is also on our mountain for the same reasons as our family. She is a nurse that lost her job due to mandates. What?! Are there that many of us or is it fate that we’d end up on the same remote mountain?* </span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRaFXy0eEgtfM426_H12eetjhfszWYzD3Sf7SSgBd1QV3eCxxDsbocB-eBMj9dm3ICx7-Bf0QEueda8sfjPxZZC-e3HkOkkO1XG0zRz-LiLm30KezTTRAPUTM6xcgnI5iZ8ubGxgD6PUCWnj606vctYZMsOSvl1k9_XKlZSHGZ_0H5E7TydySP3rTAag/s16364/IMG_3665.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3690" data-original-width="16364" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRaFXy0eEgtfM426_H12eetjhfszWYzD3Sf7SSgBd1QV3eCxxDsbocB-eBMj9dm3ICx7-Bf0QEueda8sfjPxZZC-e3HkOkkO1XG0zRz-LiLm30KezTTRAPUTM6xcgnI5iZ8ubGxgD6PUCWnj606vctYZMsOSvl1k9_XKlZSHGZ_0H5E7TydySP3rTAag/w640-h144/IMG_3665.jpeg" width="640" /></span></a><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">“You have to talk to her mom!” my son, Caleb, who is on a mission in Vancouver Washington urged. So I called this stranger that my son had met his first few weeks on his mission and we connected and our kids began writing letters to each other. They have seven kids, the same ages, homeschool, and moved to Idaho for the same reasons we did. The kids have loved writing each other and it has made the move more exciting for them. They had us over for dinner one of the last nights in Sandpoint and we had so many “me too” moments. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="clear: left; float: left; font-size: x-large; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilOQ_yqOUKlA5lvek-U5TCIEecuN1lRt9nTE7Sq4dK5xmAr8lsHUSemQaXwgd8Toh9yBZlJyvhV9pZ4wvLystN0Lu5MVeTG03O95z8L3P-ASwUJDWw7lFqcQIx84zdT5DKe9vVA5Ds2kQpMtJsmf2EDEsM_qYN7_x_GMyQU1g2Fp0HzHgHPMDXV_5ENg/w400-h300/IMG_8937.jpeg" width="400" /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmJknDhEzHeYb85DhD4UVXJ10kDnPotLUsNgn8xFoSyQetkZs5EW_qWvkzPN0fLewjB-1q2NEaRdO6RTj6B3cZ0RYQzhoNJTwEkppc1ytdot9Z716yRgwjfbk-ST4T_o3UO9CSTkRtM90cSGYKl6Cday0G8j03JAMmPfwx9pGvZ0D4YJoPBFNvWnyqaw/w400-h300/IMG_8938.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="400" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Penpal friends wishing Eleanora a Happy Birthday!</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="clear: right; float: right; font-size: x-large; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">I’ve had other “me too” moments with random strangers during our move. Who knew I would find my people by talking about having no water and using a bucket. While looking for sawdust in some little town in Montana, the gal over the phone starts talking to me about the finer points of composting human waste and my options. </span><span style="font-family: georgia;">Another clerk at a store finds me the perfect solution when I tell her our needs—a bunch of free bags of wood pellets since they were damaged. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">In Idaho, a gas station clerk finds out about our bucket-peeing ways and commiserated about how they’ve been using an outhouse for years. I tell her about my mixing bowl chamber pot. She doesn’t think I’m weird or disgusting. Instead she tells me they do the same thing on cold nights and we laugh as she tells me she thinks her mother is dehydrated from how strong her pee smells. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;">A gem of a neighbor, Al, is happy to help and has big toys. Bulldozer? Yes, please. </span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">I ask, “Will you you let me know when there’s no snow on the ground, so I know when we can come back?” </span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">“You bet!”</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">The next day I get a call from him and he jovially says, “Just calling to let you know there’s still snow on the ground.” </span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">We laughed, but what he was really saying is, “You are welcome and I’m here for you.”</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Can I already love someone so soon? I think I do.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><div style="font-family: -webkit-standard;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">One of the sweetest notes of encouragement I was given during this journey was by my sister, Jennifer. She wrote on Aug 24, 2021</span></span></div><div><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p><div style="text-align: left;">"I’m praying for your family. You created a beautiful life in the Marshall Islands. You created a beautiful life in New Mexico. You will create a beautiful life again somewhere new and you will be off on an exciting adventure. Change is sometimes sad, usually stressful, and yet so full of possibilities. I like to believe that you will be upgrading to an even better life that fills you with even more joy than you have found in New Mexico."</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-family: -webkit-standard; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPZafjtjOm2ALsLbr2jTKfZs2s270C4wlglyLvkCMYQ9-OnHOC8Cfpk5RUMbmX0YNRSYqseh4Pb9YW73DiFlcH3Zu-2pG2gQCMBHI9cW0V3z0MEZZf2Lif6yU8WP0IKAPzBx_mQ8DnO60T2tLMgxpBjAyrOfy-_u_ld-NG1E7EBjPb4lDRcV0HTUTkFg/s4032/IMG_3683.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPZafjtjOm2ALsLbr2jTKfZs2s270C4wlglyLvkCMYQ9-OnHOC8Cfpk5RUMbmX0YNRSYqseh4Pb9YW73DiFlcH3Zu-2pG2gQCMBHI9cW0V3z0MEZZf2Lif6yU8WP0IKAPzBx_mQ8DnO60T2tLMgxpBjAyrOfy-_u_ld-NG1E7EBjPb4lDRcV0HTUTkFg/w480-h640/IMG_3683.jpeg" width="480" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I keep this post-it with the stages of grief in my folder<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p></div></span><span style="font-family: georgia;">I still don’t know how we’re going to do it all. I still don’t know if we can afford anything with the costs soaring and supply chain issues. I’m still grieving. Grieving for what we left and grieving for what we have to do, but I tell myself, “Empires fall, but people find a way.” </span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">This month and especially this week has felt like a lifetime. It was a very long time ago—last Monday.</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><div style="font-family: -webkit-standard;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span>The littles love making gifts for each other. </span></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;">Asher's gift to Eleanora.</span></span></div></span><span style="clear: right; float: left; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQEjDVX6Oo2wVcIYqdQkR07034bo6_8BD0E4TblFK8__7zWGqpWwxNc5_QHLp6EZgC6OKz5w6fhCBMOP5HlnHfWk7GQ0ewzlSnDj70QRQf5Ajp-MqUqFnLR8KZJ0f-Kdt8N4uVK1ArmXQVaHW60RkZl3KcGpXS73ReaIoloBm0GkMhe2dmamHIqcetCg/s4032/IMG_3408.jpeg" style="clear: left; display: inline; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQEjDVX6Oo2wVcIYqdQkR07034bo6_8BD0E4TblFK8__7zWGqpWwxNc5_QHLp6EZgC6OKz5w6fhCBMOP5HlnHfWk7GQ0ewzlSnDj70QRQf5Ajp-MqUqFnLR8KZJ0f-Kdt8N4uVK1ArmXQVaHW60RkZl3KcGpXS73ReaIoloBm0GkMhe2dmamHIqcetCg/w480-h640/IMG_3408.jpeg" width="480" /></a></span><span style="clear: right; 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margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9DYOy1KcjKTSKcjRei58PHkqKq2ja7YGkauQssixBzWmLczJ6_6YHtorJWu5-JVGT5OTMX3K_PZZLXl5RvVuDA4a7WwrQpKM2VOmqVveJuLgS-_LTKPyNWHHxAprememjofbwvXfgOZfbpGlQSEYuLQ6D9gmC6Z-Lhe9I2baY-4PFd2HqpRRxrEaeIw/s4032/IMG_3606.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9DYOy1KcjKTSKcjRei58PHkqKq2ja7YGkauQssixBzWmLczJ6_6YHtorJWu5-JVGT5OTMX3K_PZZLXl5RvVuDA4a7WwrQpKM2VOmqVveJuLgS-_LTKPyNWHHxAprememjofbwvXfgOZfbpGlQSEYuLQ6D9gmC6Z-Lhe9I2baY-4PFd2HqpRRxrEaeIw/w480-h640/IMG_3606.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eva's fish</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><u>SONG INSPIRATION</u></span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjyb-wQLeCI" target="_blank">Trust in You by Elenyi</a></b></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">"Letting go of every single dream</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">I lay each one down at Your feet...</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">No matter what I face, You're by my side</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">When You don't move the mountains</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">I'm needing You to move</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">When You don't part the waters</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">I wish I could walk through</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">When You don't give the answers</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">As I cry out to You</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">I will trust, I will trust</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">I will trust in You"</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSq6luX6gqg" target="_blank"><b>Georgia by Katie Pruitt</b></a><br /></span><span>"</span><span style="font-family: georgia;">I wanted to be honest</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">I wanted to be brave…</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">He thought if I told the world</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">They would not see me as the same girl</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">They'd say I don't belong</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">I don't belong</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Well, that's where he's wrong"</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4nVCHguR6s" target="_blank">Apocalypse Lullaby by The Wailin' Jennys</a></span></b><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">"Hurricanes will come</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Earthquakes break the walls</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Oceans rise</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Empires fall</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Enter world, light unshown</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Follow heart, follow home</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Here we are, light unshown</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">One round heart, one round home"</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">*</span><span style="font-family: georgia;">Turns out it may be both, as we've met more and more like us during our adventures.</span></span></div><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"></span></p>Florence Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09604923810472231549noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-523406933202437477.post-4100381128581524602023-01-29T19:17:00.001-08:002023-01-29T19:20:34.053-08:00Brave, Little Fighter<span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJIwDjv3cFwTNReP2XPq2hGQzBZflehLb9W_RCSVljeTj0S-Ux6v3lhtJhJA9XtmkRxXQeW4oJBgDq-pbCOiOQ8Dh6eCg2ksNPGak5nvmeMCyBxcTem_w1P-RCvj7_85TFFjbqB8E85dPuNZOHXKNITRYasuYHFR3OolACtq6xRfEJooorHwv74-UDlQ/s4032/IMG_3595.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJIwDjv3cFwTNReP2XPq2hGQzBZflehLb9W_RCSVljeTj0S-Ux6v3lhtJhJA9XtmkRxXQeW4oJBgDq-pbCOiOQ8Dh6eCg2ksNPGak5nvmeMCyBxcTem_w1P-RCvj7_85TFFjbqB8E85dPuNZOHXKNITRYasuYHFR3OolACtq6xRfEJooorHwv74-UDlQ/w480-h640/IMG_3595.jpeg" width="480" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Eleanora took this picture</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">March 2022</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">My husband held up my daughter’s unicorn piñata, the one we had been carefully transporting since Colorado. He had it attached to a haphazard stick he found and handed my daughter another shorter, random stick.</span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9fgOcGG1sM4LjjPitBakdZ0r1jj7R6YYB_Kt-j9od9crrmuKbEJbLttslbTxSv3vYq1gYBK5xpbYM6ZsSFpShoBVnM-96yiu0TEL59YHPQgIwWuYRmSVS0avHRIlQtxijM5lrzREaFgGe7jNIyMiupUZNQjrE58OOCcviXi_TLyabOco3VtHmuBXF0w/s4032/IMG_3626.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9fgOcGG1sM4LjjPitBakdZ0r1jj7R6YYB_Kt-j9od9crrmuKbEJbLttslbTxSv3vYq1gYBK5xpbYM6ZsSFpShoBVnM-96yiu0TEL59YHPQgIwWuYRmSVS0avHRIlQtxijM5lrzREaFgGe7jNIyMiupUZNQjrE58OOCcviXi_TLyabOco3VtHmuBXF0w/w640-h480/IMG_3626.jpeg" width="640" /></span></a></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">“That doesn’t seem safe,” I said.</span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">“We’ll find out soon,” he said nonchalantly. </span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">I laughed and replied, “That piñata is going to feel like us soon. It’s going to have the crap beaten out of it.”</span></p><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Turns out, his plan was perfectly safe. A</span><span style="font-family: georgia;">fter four days of sheer emotional misery, the sun finally made an appearance and life was still terrible, but each day was a little better than the last. </span><span style="font-family: georgia;">I’m glad we were able to glean a few moments of happiness for my 7th child’s 5th birthday amidst the grief and panic Peter and I were experiencing. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Opening gifts</span></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8EK7TNsnYySHUGD-wCLXtflLDBBlJxdb8a-ND2BI4O4alMnhLuLeXLvFsNask3wdR_h585d3v9D-gHKtPBLUVxpufPnu1bVAzJGkQqNHxgYicpP-qQReIKCwgT7JhzkR3Qq6qX_GrpO45kI6K1Rgtos2pwoYKKlXZVoFkfL-sVX8llrLg4yQr2WxzCQ/s4032/IMG_3509.jpeg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8EK7TNsnYySHUGD-wCLXtflLDBBlJxdb8a-ND2BI4O4alMnhLuLeXLvFsNask3wdR_h585d3v9D-gHKtPBLUVxpufPnu1bVAzJGkQqNHxgYicpP-qQReIKCwgT7JhzkR3Qq6qX_GrpO45kI6K1Rgtos2pwoYKKlXZVoFkfL-sVX8llrLg4yQr2WxzCQ/w300-h400/IMG_3509.jpeg" width="300" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Eleanora showing her gifts to brothers via video call<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDnLn-Elg-KjbMfphYFY78UPtQN-Y7HnPr3t0huFmcA3NPRT-3BCnFnzI5KuGv6-qwWeaIK34kmwI1aj_wsYk7bXA8825jJPbPV8S2B_Xyf-jLxhreHKWFirM9_BaXubX1Cf9LIHLMxx01tE2wNZC6BrZQNpIDX_SAgq92EUr0HscvaGxfCHTJc9c-ow/s4032/IMG_3519.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIEstzv_LqwzJ-w6YuGLdor0NMGT3sZpW0hl4KNOo1A4KZ57GdUMprvBdUjTC6yRw1q4vRkRsVSyABCywcnS64Viq9K7XB1w8Q4Z31NATHxMb2LX0G-4rKJthfpfCRIeQAvyINxvy31KHaoy0tuZDgIbQzkYnFVOvIYE9bnyTVPck2pUVi4CLHG3V3Kw/w480-h640/IMG_3535.jpeg" width="480" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;">She wanted a bundt cake, so we carried this pan around the country for weeks. Her excitement was worth it.</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlpferdil_aLnHxfwrNDgrVs7G1U-9a4a0dOKK1hdipc0mmJT9OO5-9NB7gEaDMT2xtysvbJWMWslYWFAjBUTFchfeYZPixYBC0FRbjdzOq7ctKqXig0KrBdPgbMYHi-j7i1DTVgv21wp67cRpVxxFK9vNZpyNX6vrUHSiJwFYediK0rJybOkV5PiAtw/s4032/IMG_3553.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlpferdil_aLnHxfwrNDgrVs7G1U-9a4a0dOKK1hdipc0mmJT9OO5-9NB7gEaDMT2xtysvbJWMWslYWFAjBUTFchfeYZPixYBC0FRbjdzOq7ctKqXig0KrBdPgbMYHi-j7i1DTVgv21wp67cRpVxxFK9vNZpyNX6vrUHSiJwFYediK0rJybOkV5PiAtw/w640-h480/IMG_3553.jpeg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; 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line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"></span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Celebrating our daughter's life--our brave, little fighter--always puts trials in perspective. I had six, home, water births and had hoped for the same with my seventh. Unexpectedly, my water broke at 32 weeks pregnant and as my husband drove me to the hospital we wept </span><span style="font-family: georgia;">at the possibility of losing this precious babe. </span></span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(56, 56, 56); font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh21xLcLDtW20HvbFNxOFm91-7xNo6Mowiu5_mUKAYweKM3zanp6lPdJ3D-ppY8ai3ip6wvRKXV37dntlfKUr5zE2FkRe0T4TXZsFMq_IzJvlT4t4R3ppJ9-BzCthG2y80BqQ4JnGyeK2EQCrjiEApHhLq9vFdwHpBii1LUajOvzj3agVN1q5_OuWusmQ/s3264/IMG_3066.jpeg" style="font-family: -webkit-standard; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh21xLcLDtW20HvbFNxOFm91-7xNo6Mowiu5_mUKAYweKM3zanp6lPdJ3D-ppY8ai3ip6wvRKXV37dntlfKUr5zE2FkRe0T4TXZsFMq_IzJvlT4t4R3ppJ9-BzCthG2y80BqQ4JnGyeK2EQCrjiEApHhLq9vFdwHpBii1LUajOvzj3agVN1q5_OuWusmQ/w640-h480/IMG_3066.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(56, 56, 56); font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"></span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><span>I was able to keep her in for 6 more days, before giving birth at 33 weeks to a healthy, yet underdeveloped 5 lb 1 oz baby girl. She spent three grueling weeks in the NICU and </span><span>endured so much pain. </span><span>I have never been through anything so heart-wrenching and difficult. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs7cQPkRnVj-X_W2w0vxxLeK17A07yO0obVUn6N35nlHvCcgTipes-VXwv6jGPkmy0YcR1hNSaU46WHHfXIDFN4xxlm7Ons3x3nsyot5hmIAU2c0eBaHaKa8W0pMx1x8aYwyg8H-3-ObinaqosT7PWUdlzyst9IybK0a4qRw1S51zs2cuGGZxW7ko9KA/s4032/IMG_0344.jpeg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs7cQPkRnVj-X_W2w0vxxLeK17A07yO0obVUn6N35nlHvCcgTipes-VXwv6jGPkmy0YcR1hNSaU46WHHfXIDFN4xxlm7Ons3x3nsyot5hmIAU2c0eBaHaKa8W0pMx1x8aYwyg8H-3-ObinaqosT7PWUdlzyst9IybK0a4qRw1S51zs2cuGGZxW7ko9KA/w300-h400/IMG_0344.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sad little unicorn with a head IV</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy0qghtVc4unUEQC3cWBSmaJa_u1oh5uAd-qxoGz375sFQBU8TkV84Htl29jB9u3QGIkqq9NGaopGZ2pKepboGZzSACkKzwqEOI9Md1pWgd4rXlEx8MYTgtGdE1CwSYzkqjogOYzjU5bWTdbKCJjSix83QkbZYuEqWdCoQzJqf5vw-MRhGdg2t6B37yw/s3264/IMG_3034.jpeg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy0qghtVc4unUEQC3cWBSmaJa_u1oh5uAd-qxoGz375sFQBU8TkV84Htl29jB9u3QGIkqq9NGaopGZ2pKepboGZzSACkKzwqEOI9Md1pWgd4rXlEx8MYTgtGdE1CwSYzkqjogOYzjU5bWTdbKCJjSix83QkbZYuEqWdCoQzJqf5vw-MRhGdg2t6B37yw/w400-h300/IMG_3034.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another head IV--this one was worse because she could only nurse on one side<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd67S05pVTU47zgBjYTT5YKSjmKh_XcOP105-HFrrNuFBv_UoUrpO4V_B2DgMxcBtcsWMB70DZSU33zkkiSMMUcuu_1xRdpEiivSvd_BY_pGkksWYfRiYszcukOwN8w1b6Gy6Os05jkFmcm6Pjbr759I4K3AoT6OgpgVy8Q3xuQEDcK0R3koEcZhEflw/s3264/IMG_3052.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd67S05pVTU47zgBjYTT5YKSjmKh_XcOP105-HFrrNuFBv_UoUrpO4V_B2DgMxcBtcsWMB70DZSU33zkkiSMMUcuu_1xRdpEiivSvd_BY_pGkksWYfRiYszcukOwN8w1b6Gy6Os05jkFmcm6Pjbr759I4K3AoT6OgpgVy8Q3xuQEDcK0R3koEcZhEflw/w300-h400/IMG_3052.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tangle of cords</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><span>My sweet baby girl, is no longer a baby, but she's still our brave, little fighter. We love you, Eleanora Skye! </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">36 weeks old</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAVZPqNGPKxhZSLvEhQwfs4CoWHbXrCX9tjPN5fYVlHY7oypUI_kratfIzVLL3cxo6sDGdoBzC5VPyXPnGoe1io61f1807pPULMkWlSR5ZWznS8RHXzrja_asnQbB9CepbAr7nT7eoEGfVVPcCGSHYygSPc0EnGkw-6PRg5nvo_BIdR2HDLgkczgXN3g/s4928/DSC_0784.jpeg"><img border="0" data-original-height="4928" data-original-width="3264" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAVZPqNGPKxhZSLvEhQwfs4CoWHbXrCX9tjPN5fYVlHY7oypUI_kratfIzVLL3cxo6sDGdoBzC5VPyXPnGoe1io61f1807pPULMkWlSR5ZWznS8RHXzrja_asnQbB9CepbAr7nT7eoEGfVVPcCGSHYygSPc0EnGkw-6PRg5nvo_BIdR2HDLgkczgXN3g/w424-h640/DSC_0784.jpeg" width="424" /></a></div><div><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmpUOOHF6n-A1039GIHgBICmHiB19ZK2M6ZkCuo6jgTjsA_ZJ3ckvrY2NaSk2GnnQZUeXoGlLyltz4I1BaPmKiKBD_7wyiMklakKdVFKvNO9q746Id6_JaHe5IYJYLdmqrhUYVQbjlKQl02PtWaPoux6-pGhN7qOqWzKwThxdH9Q9-HOykTaXsTXppXQ/s4928/DSC_0707.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="4928" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmpUOOHF6n-A1039GIHgBICmHiB19ZK2M6ZkCuo6jgTjsA_ZJ3ckvrY2NaSk2GnnQZUeXoGlLyltz4I1BaPmKiKBD_7wyiMklakKdVFKvNO9q746Id6_JaHe5IYJYLdmqrhUYVQbjlKQl02PtWaPoux6-pGhN7qOqWzKwThxdH9Q9-HOykTaXsTXppXQ/w640-h424/DSC_0707.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">SONG INSPIRATION</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-dov9hKHLs" target="_blank">Show Me by Audrey Assad</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">I listened to this song on repeat during those three weeks in the NICU and every day the following months. I come back to this song again and again whenever I feel</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> both broken and hopeful</span><span style="font-family: georgia;">. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><u>Show Me lyrics</u></span></div><div><div class="xaAUmb" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); line-height: 20px; margin: 16px 0px;"><div jsname="WbKHeb"><div class="ujudUb" jsname="U8S5sf" style="margin-bottom: 12px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span jsname="YS01Ge">You could plant me like a tree beside a river</span><br aria-hidden="true" /><span jsname="YS01Ge">You could tangle me in soil and let my roots run wild</span><br aria-hidden="true" /><span jsname="YS01Ge">And I would blossom like a flower in the desert</span><br aria-hidden="true" /><span jsname="YS01Ge">But for now just let me cry</span></span></div><div class="ujudUb" jsname="U8S5sf" style="margin-bottom: 12px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span jsname="YS01Ge">You could raise me like a banner in the battle</span><br aria-hidden="true" /><span jsname="YS01Ge">Put victory like fire behind my shining eyes</span><br aria-hidden="true" /><span jsname="YS01Ge">And I would drift like falling snow over the embers</span><br aria-hidden="true" /><span jsname="YS01Ge">But for now just let me lie</span></span></div><div class="ujudUb" jsname="U8S5sf" style="margin-bottom: 12px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span jsname="YS01Ge">Bind up these broken bones</span><br aria-hidden="true" /><span jsname="YS01Ge">Mercy bend and bring me back to life</span><br aria-hidden="true" /><span jsname="YS01Ge">But not before you show me how to die</span></span></div><div class="ujudUb" jsname="U8S5sf" style="margin-bottom: 12px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span jsname="YS01Ge">Set me like a star before the morning</span><br aria-hidden="true" /><span jsname="YS01Ge">Like a sun that steals the darkness from a world asleep</span><br aria-hidden="true" /><span jsname="YS01Ge">And I'll illuminate the path You've laid before me</span><br aria-hidden="true" /><span jsname="YS01Ge">But for now just let me be</span></span></div><div class="ujudUb" jsname="U8S5sf" style="margin-bottom: 12px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span jsname="YS01Ge">Bind up these broken bones</span><br aria-hidden="true" /><span jsname="YS01Ge">Mercy bend and bring me back to life</span><br aria-hidden="true" /><span jsname="YS01Ge">But not before You show me how to die</span><br aria-hidden="true" /><span jsname="YS01Ge">No, not before You show me how to die</span></span></div><div class="ujudUb WRZytc" jsname="U8S5sf" style="margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span jsname="YS01Ge">So let me go like a leaf upon the water</span><br aria-hidden="true" /><span jsname="YS01Ge">Let me brave the wild currents flowing to the sea</span><br aria-hidden="true" /><span jsname="YS01Ge">And I will disappear into a deeper beauty</span><br aria-hidden="true" /><span jsname="YS01Ge">But for now just stay with me</span><br aria-hidden="true" /><span jsname="YS01Ge">God, for now just stay with me</span></span></div></div></div><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /></span></p></div>
<p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p></div></div></div>Florence Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09604923810472231549noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-523406933202437477.post-52414585017121018022023-01-23T00:56:00.001-08:002023-01-23T00:58:01.985-08:00Screaming Match<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwaBClLUmNcoJ8SnrAb2wX_CF7qoqXdRmWX9nI8J8sPcS6KyJdAMRB5QMDHuPrCsN4v6Rd8_vt8guqNZ3zWT5mVFFNWYJHBcX_CTzndWBSCQOY0u9OvIIVRBegxLrwcvjPsOEIYfMpIysmEyzhvknqXjzW9Q97KtrXY3LBf2hBAOBJNoivodGqUhKlog/s4032/IMG_3498.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwaBClLUmNcoJ8SnrAb2wX_CF7qoqXdRmWX9nI8J8sPcS6KyJdAMRB5QMDHuPrCsN4v6Rd8_vt8guqNZ3zWT5mVFFNWYJHBcX_CTzndWBSCQOY0u9OvIIVRBegxLrwcvjPsOEIYfMpIysmEyzhvknqXjzW9Q97KtrXY3LBf2hBAOBJNoivodGqUhKlog/w480-h640/IMG_3498.jpeg" width="480" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Looking for lost storage unit keys at 4 am</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">March 2022</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">I lost my voice in a screaming match with God. I know it could be worse and I’m grateful we’re healthy and strong but why does everything have to be so damn hard. </span></p>
<p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p>
<p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">We’re doing our best but our best isn’t enough. I hate not being enough. Mistake after mistake. $17k mistakes, to be exact, with little ones that add to the feeling of despair.</span></p>
<p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"> </span></p>
<p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">35 days of meticulous packing, but I’m not a superhero and I don’t think they’ll withstand what they’ve been through and how they’re currently stored. Our belongings are spewed across towns in several different storage units because that’s all we could find. I feel like I might as well have thrown our belongings in the mud and kicked them around. I won’t be surprise if half our stuff needs to be replaced. I know they’re just things and material things don’t really matter—yada yada…but things keep you comfortable and things have to be replaced and things cost money.</span></p>
<p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"> </span></p>
<p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">All the stress pressing me into oblivion found me screaming at God. Feeling alone. Abandoned. Voice gone and palms hurt from pounding the wheel. No peace found today. I could list what I am grateful for, but still no relief: </span></p>
<p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">I learned how to do chains by myself today. </span></p>
<p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">I had good fish tacos. </span></p>
<p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">Not all our neighbors are assholes. </span></p>
<p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">Paid help is expensive, but at least they help. </span></p>
<p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">No one died. </span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">The end. </span></p>
<p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p>
<p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">I have to repeat this hell tomorrow. </span></p>
<p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><u>SONG INSPIRATION</u></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9Dg-g7t2l4" target="_blank">The Sound of Silence performed by Disturbed</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lssd1e1ZdIM" target="_blank">Born to Die by Kelly Clarkson</a></span></span></div>
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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p>Florence Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09604923810472231549noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-523406933202437477.post-50046225897107107292023-01-23T00:19:00.000-08:002023-01-23T00:19:51.553-08:00Brave Is What You Do<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><div></div></span></span></div><span style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi4mR5Xe9K0j4VGaTYpHqfxEPlwwkiiUzzLnrP5r56k1Hkvn6kzB6ZWilh-6Lx3MEvT72eIC8hjOsUMb-91_XDdFArYdt-Rz8TMSrgMIRP6ssfsbKY-xEJiuJrbJ6pobNQYXlzDG3o6mAJRIgJEGsNzbYLhWKCiOjryGewC1bJuQ35VFKDp3_HfiPubQ/s4032/IMG_3441.jpeg"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi4mR5Xe9K0j4VGaTYpHqfxEPlwwkiiUzzLnrP5r56k1Hkvn6kzB6ZWilh-6Lx3MEvT72eIC8hjOsUMb-91_XDdFArYdt-Rz8TMSrgMIRP6ssfsbKY-xEJiuJrbJ6pobNQYXlzDG3o6mAJRIgJEGsNzbYLhWKCiOjryGewC1bJuQ35VFKDp3_HfiPubQ/w480-h640/IMG_3441.jpeg" width="480" /></a></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiINoec7rl6Kf4fmjlxD_5apMKY5wTUfmdv_QD0BWz4kz7Yb-NJgnINc2qPE99Slbfh7gRNfOJQkFwy5-AIegAPaTmnekuBnNyve7kd2RiqwmqflnjS4_VvrCMU6JfzBt3TD50jZZvWL1__DmDqwvfH9qwHic9A6zgPE6RjB186dm5eQt2AsXNArRmd1g/s4032/IMG_3442.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiINoec7rl6Kf4fmjlxD_5apMKY5wTUfmdv_QD0BWz4kz7Yb-NJgnINc2qPE99Slbfh7gRNfOJQkFwy5-AIegAPaTmnekuBnNyve7kd2RiqwmqflnjS4_VvrCMU6JfzBt3TD50jZZvWL1__DmDqwvfH9qwHic9A6zgPE6RjB186dm5eQt2AsXNArRmd1g/w480-h640/IMG_3442.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: xx-large;"></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">March 2022</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">It was a rainy, cold day in an industrial area of Spokane and I had been watching men shuffle our belongings from one truck to the other and feeling mostly useless. I tried to grab something, but it was too high and too heavy, so Josiah helped me. When he was done, I hugged him in the frigid metal trailer. “Thank you for your strength. Sorry, I’m not strong,” I said into his chest.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">Early that morning we left Rachel in charge of the children in our trailer in Sandpoint while we drove with Josiah two hours away to Spokane to unload the UPack trailers into UHaul trucks. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br style="font-family: -webkit-standard;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: -webkit-standard; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyy63AKRotHO_N1m2QwthHYPwfK-fs6pbLIYR7rZujfKb4pfb0g5pJp-y_ZKLSC_nzTCOg7wfCULhymnJ9agGx0SdzpIZi1Zc5_YBXknTLuh6bcikdZehEthPAt8Xdx0jnow2j0PNp6qspH2bO54GugYXcPklHwlTLHm6dgaHdl8FojtMwF-25j_uXqw/s4032/IMG_3502.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyy63AKRotHO_N1m2QwthHYPwfK-fs6pbLIYR7rZujfKb4pfb0g5pJp-y_ZKLSC_nzTCOg7wfCULhymnJ9agGx0SdzpIZi1Zc5_YBXknTLuh6bcikdZehEthPAt8Xdx0jnow2j0PNp6qspH2bO54GugYXcPklHwlTLHm6dgaHdl8FojtMwF-25j_uXqw/w480-h640/IMG_3502.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br style="font-family: -webkit-standard;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: -webkit-standard; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAT52BE3-r-_wmqfvDgGcT2L1Q90uVx9Z-JoQ79VAu7_A7a9Bt1L9xiJXkuveTd0-OXn-R6TTRbSpXgcaY50Tnnjf8pZLJFD4HtkDMBNSGJbLWTUZXpfTkW3h_lCsukkxf9yC-s7nrPw9IkvQRGLkH0zFD7JxUV6EfTW8kG1csuJLIoEKA3SvYuN61wA/s4032/IMG_3503.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAT52BE3-r-_wmqfvDgGcT2L1Q90uVx9Z-JoQ79VAu7_A7a9Bt1L9xiJXkuveTd0-OXn-R6TTRbSpXgcaY50Tnnjf8pZLJFD4HtkDMBNSGJbLWTUZXpfTkW3h_lCsukkxf9yC-s7nrPw9IkvQRGLkH0zFD7JxUV6EfTW8kG1csuJLIoEKA3SvYuN61wA/w480-h640/IMG_3503.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: -webkit-standard; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Originally we were going to leave the van and come back for it on the 2nd trip, but it was a sketchy neighborhood. It took four tries for them to find us a UHaul truck that had not had gas siphoned. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">I was trying to decide what to do, when one of the four movers we had hired to help said, “Why doesn’t he,” pointing to my 16-year-old son who has only ever driven in our small town, “drive your van? He has to learn some time.”<br />Gulp. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br />So we both did something scary…I drove a 26 foot UHaul truck for the first time and my son drove our 12-passenger van through rush-hour Spokane traffic and then on to rainy mountain roads in the dark. We had no way to communicate with each other, because we had left our 2nd phone with the kids in the trailer. I went in front, Peter in the back, while we cocooned our precious boy in the middle.<br /> <br /><span><span>Driving a 26-foot truck for the first time—easy.</span><span> </span><span>Having your child do something scary without you—hard.</span><span> </span><span>Life is just doing stuff you don’t feel ready for.</span><span> </span><span>Scared is how you feel. Brave is what you do.</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH4wLzswMBt4XTw9jZSWLh6jTcsQ9RjSAk5fC3AhkwjuIFOqNKrLRJtcuprNC3u548iqXUScQgALVssBaPyuk0CILKiOLsxRe9rRlBdjwboKxS65oGmh4u4NvQcGE6qFiYmBnGNcrbIGf1nNGT7hFK24wQxZ6lcTV_UEnU7IvSHwHaVlC1ypylmwbhjQ/s4032/IMG_3409.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I think we moved to the right place</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjriAJ65rDHAKwo8y9K0HUDmZV268u44-9M20UFWjf3e_0n2F3_E3_3WEB1c0wNJ3i0OdORcW0h0nZV_GAXzOoQzkC5gEyC3mCv7q2a9rRdq-fiytAxCp39NazwuO3hX9mTiQ26h2QK2rE10UJv7gQG7ESaPDAkHeO3Ay0R1FEzchdTFo9uhGRijyI6Lg/s4032/IMG_3432.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjriAJ65rDHAKwo8y9K0HUDmZV268u44-9M20UFWjf3e_0n2F3_E3_3WEB1c0wNJ3i0OdORcW0h0nZV_GAXzOoQzkC5gEyC3mCv7q2a9rRdq-fiytAxCp39NazwuO3hX9mTiQ26h2QK2rE10UJv7gQG7ESaPDAkHeO3Ay0R1FEzchdTFo9uhGRijyI6Lg/w480-h640/IMG_3432.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">A funny-find. Some of our best friends left a surprise for us when they helped us pack in New Mexico. It was a sweet token of friendship and love on a very difficult day. FYI we are now set up with a lifetime supply of cascarones!</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSK8l9h-VplMtnxXgnHq8w7NzvWJtn2siRc5C23PT6veTGhuMmnb0RQsJeXZHl5bcDS1E4Ma2OeC7MFSEgPGjMr01T5UBLr022BwfG3F9rSIhpLQhT4Qt09iWL5h-6I-A2PF_JJEPYCguxuN79ix2wLjd5wYW05PsUyt6Vi_GxaXCZ2DZ02Mz1WLoN0w/s4032/IMG_3445.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSK8l9h-VplMtnxXgnHq8w7NzvWJtn2siRc5C23PT6veTGhuMmnb0RQsJeXZHl5bcDS1E4Ma2OeC7MFSEgPGjMr01T5UBLr022BwfG3F9rSIhpLQhT4Qt09iWL5h-6I-A2PF_JJEPYCguxuN79ix2wLjd5wYW05PsUyt6Vi_GxaXCZ2DZ02Mz1WLoN0w/w300-h400/IMG_3445.jpeg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn3P4mD-hSmvHQ9skFbd0x7-6nBXex78R12Y-kzyviqcXAv5xBiH-kS9EInoUI3S8ztc0dNfnFCYQbZjV4ZOFrZFNjY_hHFxYwR3BVw-WHPBPWLwDXDdW-Lqf7yzNwIWoTs08HiGbrVcRoaLa_rh9oFhORHqnfSaVbQagFmDlsvUEOY6Gs_38VMdv1ow/s4032/IMG_3446.jpeg" style="clear: right; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Train Crossing for Asher</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span style="text-align: center;">We had hoped to unload our belongs into the shipping containers. A half load is all that made it up the mountain. We had made arrangements with the "church" friend to help in case we got stuck again. We did get stuck, but it only took 10 minutes to get unstuck, thanks to our friend's help. </span></span></span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span style="text-align: center;">While unloading in the rain and mud, the "tractor" neighbor came stomping up and barked at Peter, "You better not be bringing any more trucks up here. Some people are trying to get work done!" Before Peter could respond he had already marched away. </span></span><span style="text-align: center;">Peter was flabbergasted. </span><span><span style="text-align: center;">Evidently, we had delayed a workman headed to his property. </span><span style="text-align: center;">I'm sorry we inconvenienced you for 10 minutes while we work in the mud and rain and are homeless. Apparently, "tractor" neighbor is astonishingly selfish and lacks all empathy. </span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span style="text-align: center;">We chose to unload the other three full Uhauls in various storage units that I scrambled to find throughout the valley--not just because of our neighbor's hostility, but because it was an almost impossible task getting up there and loading in the mud and rain.</span></span></span><div><br /></div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfvUZSJMSOOvv8x5alpYJVcPm38dEa8rI_gZUvU6u3lgyJjiB1a1I_FqQPDx6bvamHY6b8Z3skFAYX_H3TVeabeUfF_37mMs5ffpRy7dw13eGyxck2yvFmxMJcrt-eF_3mZdv4YFlZDBa457lGkueXMbSv6zJmCy-pW6rWjZBEbHDevuBHMafP6vQCBQ/s4032/IMG_3489.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfvUZSJMSOOvv8x5alpYJVcPm38dEa8rI_gZUvU6u3lgyJjiB1a1I_FqQPDx6bvamHY6b8Z3skFAYX_H3TVeabeUfF_37mMs5ffpRy7dw13eGyxck2yvFmxMJcrt-eF_3mZdv4YFlZDBa457lGkueXMbSv6zJmCy-pW6rWjZBEbHDevuBHMafP6vQCBQ/w480-h640/IMG_3489.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Unloading in Elmira. We also found storage in Sagle.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large; text-align: left;">We were so grateful that the missionaries were able to help a couple of hours for our last load.</span></div><div><br /><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh00_C3zG_POD9lvC5fsFkd-mBfNFaUZxJ2ej9XxUFSiwhOckaZKD1uyC8E46a12pj5Wkcq6Gm2lcddlbJ6pvimVhImwLP1uCo01YPGPOZpBVyCOE_IxMhnZkDgxvlIZ910zgana3VcwJiZxy2_9nKEL2yCVTKVUGdw1hWy7-wE5lVKW5X2fwEUJ0INbQ/s4032/IMG_8928.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh00_C3zG_POD9lvC5fsFkd-mBfNFaUZxJ2ej9XxUFSiwhOckaZKD1uyC8E46a12pj5Wkcq6Gm2lcddlbJ6pvimVhImwLP1uCo01YPGPOZpBVyCOE_IxMhnZkDgxvlIZ910zgana3VcwJiZxy2_9nKEL2yCVTKVUGdw1hWy7-wE5lVKW5X2fwEUJ0INbQ/w400-h300/IMG_8928.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spokane missionaries</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3si83c0ikNnij8zIbUiQOWEBcm2rvA56fahJGOwQWteXP4ZS_f8-y_XVFvXpfsdLd19D7ioUlL8ZQRFu27kxVDcV6RuVZHltwN9V357MRgPxfsnSBYqqCdfiF45h6x017wgc2iZH5LCONiZguIE4OMg57W2rkeUFeyAaXdOPo2x4Txf1PAoDF_MQY4Q/s4032/IMG_8932.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3si83c0ikNnij8zIbUiQOWEBcm2rvA56fahJGOwQWteXP4ZS_f8-y_XVFvXpfsdLd19D7ioUlL8ZQRFu27kxVDcV6RuVZHltwN9V357MRgPxfsnSBYqqCdfiF45h6x017wgc2iZH5LCONiZguIE4OMg57W2rkeUFeyAaXdOPo2x4Txf1PAoDF_MQY4Q/s4032/IMG_8932.jpeg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3si83c0ikNnij8zIbUiQOWEBcm2rvA56fahJGOwQWteXP4ZS_f8-y_XVFvXpfsdLd19D7ioUlL8ZQRFu27kxVDcV6RuVZHltwN9V357MRgPxfsnSBYqqCdfiF45h6x017wgc2iZH5LCONiZguIE4OMg57W2rkeUFeyAaXdOPo2x4Txf1PAoDF_MQY4Q/w400-h300/IMG_8932.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sandpoint missionaries</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3si83c0ikNnij8zIbUiQOWEBcm2rvA56fahJGOwQWteXP4ZS_f8-y_XVFvXpfsdLd19D7ioUlL8ZQRFu27kxVDcV6RuVZHltwN9V357MRgPxfsnSBYqqCdfiF45h6x017wgc2iZH5LCONiZguIE4OMg57W2rkeUFeyAaXdOPo2x4Txf1PAoDF_MQY4Q/s4032/IMG_8932.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">SONG INSPIRATION</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0oieN6ojpQ" target="_blank">The Light by Sara Bareilles</a><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>
<p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">"No one knows where it ends</span></p>
<p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">How it may come tumbling down</span></p>
<p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">But I'm here with you now</span></p>
<p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I'm with you now</span></p>
<p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">And hear you say, "We'll be alright"</span></p>
<p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I'm gonna trust you, babe</span></p>
<p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I'm gonna look in your eyes</span></p>
<p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">And hear you say, "We'll be alright"</span></p>
<p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I'll follow you into the light</span></p>
<p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Let the world come rushing</span></p>
<p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Come down hard, come crushing</span></p>
<p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">All I need is right here beside me"</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p></div></div></div></div></div>Florence Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09604923810472231549noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-523406933202437477.post-49527552082774278242023-01-22T23:48:00.001-08:002023-01-22T23:58:22.729-08:00Unwanted<p> <span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">Feb 2022</span></p><div><span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">We had two 40 ft shipping containers moved onto our property earlier in the month. We had to have 6 ft of snow moved from the entrance and 4 ft from the container's spot.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirTT_sQreQXIpkpN22tVM1FaEx55SBuiffSQe7daGSBIvTXpK1Vap5yHHAOVznSkrWTRdAt96eOiVHNnAufArfFYF2GUT1hO65JisYmMX2Qk4mtdJ3duL3bLJkp_DM6MADaonQ1dq1NT3VmhZjiBCejJYLA-KVrT711GDutppoCuPZiJP1j2Ug0CZ-mQ/s663/Screen%20Shot%202023-01-22%20at%2012.06.29%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="502" data-original-width="663" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirTT_sQreQXIpkpN22tVM1FaEx55SBuiffSQe7daGSBIvTXpK1Vap5yHHAOVznSkrWTRdAt96eOiVHNnAufArfFYF2GUT1hO65JisYmMX2Qk4mtdJ3duL3bLJkp_DM6MADaonQ1dq1NT3VmhZjiBCejJYLA-KVrT711GDutppoCuPZiJP1j2Ug0CZ-mQ/w640-h484/Screen%20Shot%202023-01-22%20at%2012.06.29%20AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Gratefully, we were sent lots of pictures during the whole process, since we couldn't be there for it.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3788" data-original-width="14642" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKqP5mTuOewz9c_UjwG4dXN_aHxwxTgot5fJxbQAn0Gv6QcS413tKAhjHNW0o_uRMblifoNCNAkAmun0LmbVGcD7qqNhrBJLN8ZN2i99ql5s3PcWDuB1OgNhRtbaQuN-uHeX0WSqrHi4DIBZUc8RCMiLHtiDUWnF5Mne90_x1CD2zVIPMXP1tGeG2hGg/w640-h166/IMG_1199%20copy.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">If I had been there I don't know that I would have ever asked anyone to get these monsters on our mountain...in the snow! But I wasn't there, and I didn't get the gravity of what I was asking, and miraculously they made it!</span></div><div style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></div></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw5QGfXu_vG5o3m25q59f_BTIivELBVLYiP7yM4uKA4y885RJgbnMqnu5N2bJ7Jhd7WUNNv_1sAiQRKEsnW8KF6FOJXtRWMXHqSywWa79oeajMqlCdPv71UPO6oKVXsh-iwqT8Kvdrr6p-vIGfLQrKjVKcdCdnfW9BmBGejSHQPkC7RrfA-kFIK0V7ew/s2049/BC1D45D9-9060-44A0-8FEE-92BFFC31A8E8%20copy.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2049" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw5QGfXu_vG5o3m25q59f_BTIivELBVLYiP7yM4uKA4y885RJgbnMqnu5N2bJ7Jhd7WUNNv_1sAiQRKEsnW8KF6FOJXtRWMXHqSywWa79oeajMqlCdPv71UPO6oKVXsh-iwqT8Kvdrr6p-vIGfLQrKjVKcdCdnfW9BmBGejSHQPkC7RrfA-kFIK0V7ew/w640-h480/BC1D45D9-9060-44A0-8FEE-92BFFC31A8E8%20copy.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhH3rDNP8iapjv1wBFjxedcbGFh1Vg4AmsxuPIqMA6WQMGnu3bZ-Zvmem6LRL-KGdQchhw-IwPWmEObatkEvQFZ9IUwTQooZ8w2SvfpBW1ONZr28c13q-Qy8IBDV-vH9aN5e4S9v94yDXcyz4fCXfDgE6ZzLQXejxLLDRHvtRPSAp88Vi9ZI7RCA15HQ/s2049/829D2E4F-A747-4F1F-A18A-6BC371DB7785%20copy.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2049" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhH3rDNP8iapjv1wBFjxedcbGFh1Vg4AmsxuPIqMA6WQMGnu3bZ-Zvmem6LRL-KGdQchhw-IwPWmEObatkEvQFZ9IUwTQooZ8w2SvfpBW1ONZr28c13q-Qy8IBDV-vH9aN5e4S9v94yDXcyz4fCXfDgE6ZzLQXejxLLDRHvtRPSAp88Vi9ZI7RCA15HQ/w640-h480/829D2E4F-A747-4F1F-A18A-6BC371DB7785%20copy.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMijhejaKt9Jic5W2kGtl4t3t4o7A3Khs39dF4U92Lw2N0tz40GzAgx10BiiFC3gOOu3YZ5FRm4SDWB0_1BSwDv0sX8ZHYVybTqf9JnOe1YVK2AbsxdKcIFZ8dZ4mFq4mEr-Uav-al3M4StUUo5KV37ULJFTKNrwv3pI-E8io9HN4Ako8dNqbHE3psyw/s4032/IMG_1263%20copy.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMijhejaKt9Jic5W2kGtl4t3t4o7A3Khs39dF4U92Lw2N0tz40GzAgx10BiiFC3gOOu3YZ5FRm4SDWB0_1BSwDv0sX8ZHYVybTqf9JnOe1YVK2AbsxdKcIFZ8dZ4mFq4mEr-Uav-al3M4StUUo5KV37ULJFTKNrwv3pI-E8io9HN4Ako8dNqbHE3psyw/w640-h480/IMG_1263%20copy.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">March 1, 2022</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span>We had arrived in Sandpoint the night before and we </span>were excited to finally show the children the property. Peter went ahead of us in the truck and I got a desperate call from him. <span>"I got stuck in the snow and now all our neighbors hate me!" </span><span>He explained that when he got stuck in the snow he trapped our elderly neighbor who had just had a tooth pulled. That neighbor called another neighbor to use his tractor to pull Peter to our property. That neighbor resented it and his last words to Peter were, "You better buy a tractor."</span><span> </span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">"Honey, I'm sure they don't hate us," I reassured. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span>Then I got a little taste of my own. I pulled off at the turn-out at the end of our road, 0.7 miles from the entrance to our property. I needed chains before proceeding, but I didn't know how to put them on. Peter had planned on helping me, but we were running late </span><span>for our scheduled appointments so he had gone ahead and now was stuck on our property. There was no phone reception were I was, so I couldn't call Peter to coordinate. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span>While I was trying to decide what to do, one of our neighbors was parked waiting for his two children at the bus stop.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">We were obviously in distress, but he never offered any help. I finally went up to his window and told him about our plight. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">"I can't call my husband who is stuck on the mountain." No offer to help.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">"I have chains, but I don't know how to put them on." No offer to help.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">"Maybe I should walk up the mountain," I suggest. Still no offer to help. Instead he said coldly, dripping with irritation, "Why'd you move here?" <br /></span><span style="font-size: x-large;">Once his kids arrived they piled in and he drove up the mountain without a backward glance. It turns out his place is only 0.2 miles from ours, but he didn't offer to even take me that far and would have let me walk 0.7 miles uphill, in the snow.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">At one point, "the tractor" neighbor came down to pick up his kids, (I knew him from the vehicle description from Peter) and I went to his window and thanked him profusely for helping us. He scowled and barely nodded acknowldgement. Our neighbors were a salty bunch. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Thankfully, someone from our church (the one who had helped coordinate the shipping containers) showed up and brought Peter down to help me with chains.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">We made it to the property, but were feeling deflated after our neighbors made it very apparent they were not happy to share the mountain with us. Earlier that day, we hired a kind neighbor to bulldoze a small area so we could get onto our property. It was now a giant mudpit and the logs and snow surrounding it reached up to 8 feet. The muck, constant rain, and winter gear made me feel claustrophobic.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span>I sucked up the tears that I wanted to shed, because now was not the time. Instead </span><span>I met face-to-face for the first time with "the dozer" neighbor and "the church" friend and his friend. At the same time those introductions were happening, </span><span>we also met with a well driller and the electric engineer. Everyone was being very nice, but it was very overwhelming to be asked where I wanted the power to be and where the house and barn were going to go. I had an idea when we came in the autumn, but now it was all covered in snow, except for the mudpit we were standing in, and I struggled to make a decision. I eventually chose a spot, but called later in the week and asked them to put everything on hold so that I could make an informed choice once the snow had melted and I could see the actual ground. It was frustrating to know I was delaying the project by months, but in retrospect it was the best decision.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">After a few hours it was just our family on the mountain and I helped the children get their winter gear and snow shoes on so they could play. I was too dejected for frolicking. Instead I was inspecting our over-priced shipping containers that were almost blocking our entrance and dripping with condensation, and wondering how...how we were going to do this.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Drive to Fox Glen</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Zzj3uvGFI6Z4eLBOjiCxuOXbvPSv_E9qRLVOk9s_bQz2HTi62TxfKF3HPsrYo0hLZORNRGOs5Zc2IX1c4q__CoPakvaslGhvN4Cfqzqq4CUmUi-_-GOEyq5guNl0_HrZ8a6FGb842idiV0vXulSdqhnt9rg3c9OG6EiM0pSjyRniBabBrg7TT6ECaQ/s3842/IMG_3410.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2460" data-original-width="3842" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Zzj3uvGFI6Z4eLBOjiCxuOXbvPSv_E9qRLVOk9s_bQz2HTi62TxfKF3HPsrYo0hLZORNRGOs5Zc2IX1c4q__CoPakvaslGhvN4Cfqzqq4CUmUi-_-GOEyq5guNl0_HrZ8a6FGb842idiV0vXulSdqhnt9rg3c9OG6EiM0pSjyRniBabBrg7TT6ECaQ/w640-h410/IMG_3410.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNSzkq-e1shrA9a8n4jm8GRCt--ywZ1_-a2cHYdiffpVJFS9SB2kib0YL1VtmKo3N6fQWn54Jj4-icTLSGAppFFF_5vJjdP4NA2PjzUJvHTF_vOnXs_h6HaG3VDOJx6KQagwgGPKvnneycMVkOg25_meEBVTkz_zhtzPZt2NV3EJkaoLl7-EoOK6nyKQ/s4032/IMG_3413.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNSzkq-e1shrA9a8n4jm8GRCt--ywZ1_-a2cHYdiffpVJFS9SB2kib0YL1VtmKo3N6fQWn54Jj4-icTLSGAppFFF_5vJjdP4NA2PjzUJvHTF_vOnXs_h6HaG3VDOJx6KQagwgGPKvnneycMVkOg25_meEBVTkz_zhtzPZt2NV3EJkaoLl7-EoOK6nyKQ/w640-h480/IMG_3413.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Fox Glen in snow and mud</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy40aFm3kWRQCHddkq78b2AOjSDrdQIppfzL5JRotvwVJ4sdNSNzvHG3iM5Eo0-yAWHc6KkghzxFe78wuCoj7jYilVfQUSyqouH9cex0CSe0AYm5o4a-7tLMMji544u08O4ahwcRXr-J7JHAqweWnQEMlKUkdjPXjH_Q477SCWftkakceMtTBjMlLdjA/s4032/IMG_3423.jpeg" style="font-family: georgia; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy40aFm3kWRQCHddkq78b2AOjSDrdQIppfzL5JRotvwVJ4sdNSNzvHG3iM5Eo0-yAWHc6KkghzxFe78wuCoj7jYilVfQUSyqouH9cex0CSe0AYm5o4a-7tLMMji544u08O4ahwcRXr-J7JHAqweWnQEMlKUkdjPXjH_Q477SCWftkakceMtTBjMlLdjA/w640-h480/IMG_3423.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizqMHIPWtuLB0dAMuNxAOZ4sJTV23FzYuOfRW5XZmmcKbzA0XUng-gVfx052_iynn-swyDy08PFQGRvvpa0pU-tFEUOlyNQHibrx8t7-E8hhq9Ka78UbySwlG4g_mXukb-dWRAjcerDd4SHcakMHHhGZV6UX5zJ0seVL_qmXlY33cvmjgPo0jx82c8yA/s4032/IMG_3428.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizqMHIPWtuLB0dAMuNxAOZ4sJTV23FzYuOfRW5XZmmcKbzA0XUng-gVfx052_iynn-swyDy08PFQGRvvpa0pU-tFEUOlyNQHibrx8t7-E8hhq9Ka78UbySwlG4g_mXukb-dWRAjcerDd4SHcakMHHhGZV6UX5zJ0seVL_qmXlY33cvmjgPo0jx82c8yA/w640-h480/IMG_3428.jpeg" width="640" /></a></span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The snow was hip deep. Rachel initially went without her snow shoes and it took Eva 30 minutes to dig her out.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzcpDMGwZltNJh6B5a9HFNPJRjruvT_Z8pdjExCJ6_r4vzyC-H9DoK2j0ClClSE8rVdXAua0iECqjOxpDUQsUiIM5CRoCWJ7rzQTG4DA-4xR1EUpE5HR771bu1RUYEq2GAfT4-C8-2ZjSJnKrph5QXd_OLR0Ja3n7Sq10F3EkYrbxisF6UlQI7jJ07Ng/s4032/IMG_3424.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzcpDMGwZltNJh6B5a9HFNPJRjruvT_Z8pdjExCJ6_r4vzyC-H9DoK2j0ClClSE8rVdXAua0iECqjOxpDUQsUiIM5CRoCWJ7rzQTG4DA-4xR1EUpE5HR771bu1RUYEq2GAfT4-C8-2ZjSJnKrph5QXd_OLR0Ja3n7Sq10F3EkYrbxisF6UlQI7jJ07Ng/w640-h480/IMG_3424.jpeg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">SONG INSPIRATION</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6slHNqf8hSc" target="_blank">Answer by Sarah McLachlan</a><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">"If it takes my whole life, I won't break, I won't bend</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">It'll all be worth it, worth it in the end...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Cast me gently into morning</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">For the night has been unkind"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Florence Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09604923810472231549noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-523406933202437477.post-76176774599201926482023-01-20T00:07:00.004-08:002023-03-08T23:58:18.961-08:00A Queen<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">Feb 2022</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">Due to the freezing temperatures we weren't able to use water in the trailer. I bought an insulated/heated hose and we were looking forward to finally having water and a flushable toilet in the trailer. When we hooked it up we discovered one of the trailer hose valves had a leak, which meant still no water for us.</span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span style="font-family: georgia;">We had been using a chamber pot (aka mixing bowl). Don't worry, I never cook in that one. It has been my camping/travel pee pot for years. It was born after an experience with a skunk. I was pregnant and we were camping in a Vermont cabin that I kept calling a shed, because it was that tiny. I had been holding my pee for hours, because I was dreading getting out of bed and going out in the autumn chill. When I could hold it no longer I stepped outside to find a skunk! I quickly jumped inside and frantically searched for something to use. I found a quart plastic container. My pregnant belly was in the way and the pee kept coming and coming while I exclaimed, "It's not stopping! I don't know if I'm going to overflow!" </span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;">I know exactly how much my bladder can hold--</span><span style="font-family: georgia;">3 and 7/8 cups. </span></span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">After using our chamber pot for several days, I purchased a porta-loo (aka bucket with a toilet seat) and felt like a queen. </span></span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij-ysrbHYccf_OhyFum2XlvOBsBxVG87fYwXZx6bpgO_tfqIqOrmhChXY8foWJIHL58TP8CAEe0N-NlIDpbhUvPKFY3IYMpBDyN_jlw2P3PYqh11izaqa5NhkVSI17286itUEf9ghqu2TonbfDT6umtu_JOs_9St62lcgP1F7_fJ9CGDlMjtENf1EWeA/s4032/IMG_3946.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij-ysrbHYccf_OhyFum2XlvOBsBxVG87fYwXZx6bpgO_tfqIqOrmhChXY8foWJIHL58TP8CAEe0N-NlIDpbhUvPKFY3IYMpBDyN_jlw2P3PYqh11izaqa5NhkVSI17286itUEf9ghqu2TonbfDT6umtu_JOs_9St62lcgP1F7_fJ9CGDlMjtENf1EWeA/w640-h480/IMG_3946.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><span>Once our truck was repaired we continued our journey sans water. The children and I randomly stopped in Deer Lodge Montana, while </span><span>Peter continued on the road.</span><span> We had fun in the quirky little town that paid homage to its past and current prison history.</span></span></div><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5s5iogd1zUJwT_BhXb3fOvh6dtz1WEN9-AbQ_NXXw2yaLtFgJYz8L8IlkcgPjUAmc4cP2-WCtM0Y6rWaWMybN90tWxpB7rrsJ-ZVQ0K73Qe6xaBRTnF9OSL6zKA46ju1S7P0fyPmDnl2IpxaToNpucoRfSYWsByF8A9ENbvXH-sIHaMPxLKKbX6QQQw/s4032/IMG_3360.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5s5iogd1zUJwT_BhXb3fOvh6dtz1WEN9-AbQ_NXXw2yaLtFgJYz8L8IlkcgPjUAmc4cP2-WCtM0Y6rWaWMybN90tWxpB7rrsJ-ZVQ0K73Qe6xaBRTnF9OSL6zKA46ju1S7P0fyPmDnl2IpxaToNpucoRfSYWsByF8A9ENbvXH-sIHaMPxLKKbX6QQQw/w480-h640/IMG_3360.jpeg" width="480" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Walking the Old Prison exterior<br />Eleanora asked, "Is this the place you got married?" </span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnxZrtDK23JLMpbcI-lWPfLUuz0vzCdWiofnqU8AT-zZEgTzbGiNcOILKj4RkxwSiK6VhPYp9ucSMfsKiEheIRHe9n1jmfRDoy_Kvdr7qyZNjVeUcIxQwq6XW2WxhyYyPJ6xXvov_oJVi85CDSyh3f8oaXWecZjyXqao4nO0X0r-wbylQeAzwrQnaE7w/s4032/IMG_3363.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnxZrtDK23JLMpbcI-lWPfLUuz0vzCdWiofnqU8AT-zZEgTzbGiNcOILKj4RkxwSiK6VhPYp9ucSMfsKiEheIRHe9n1jmfRDoy_Kvdr7qyZNjVeUcIxQwq6XW2WxhyYyPJ6xXvov_oJVi85CDSyh3f8oaXWecZjyXqao4nO0X0r-wbylQeAzwrQnaE7w/w480-h640/IMG_3363.jpeg" width="480" /></a></span></div><p style="font-stretch: normal; 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line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg6xPEWNXCMAewm6K_KEd9hl2082c4FlyPwGdS7bpUEnzXzPnsftYbv5HY3uQI-6MSPZpqP_x1M0tUqmtReoBxeH5NzbqqqFYmMsjT2LQSpPF1L4bcAlMbO_rCUjr4t2R0Dkt4779bRqdmfYI2he3PJtmalAr4-zqicapl59nDcA4zUzzCF4UVEUlAkg/s4032/IMG_3369.jpeg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg6xPEWNXCMAewm6K_KEd9hl2082c4FlyPwGdS7bpUEnzXzPnsftYbv5HY3uQI-6MSPZpqP_x1M0tUqmtReoBxeH5NzbqqqFYmMsjT2LQSpPF1L4bcAlMbO_rCUjr4t2R0Dkt4779bRqdmfYI2he3PJtmalAr4-zqicapl59nDcA4zUzzCF4UVEUlAkg/w480-h640/IMG_3369.jpeg" width="480" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">This little girl oozes pizzaz</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"></span></div><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyPhfEU99PFUtetruiKFQV0MBxpdFD3wEK773Su5rgMsybqUWyPJfWNC2Ftw1BpvPfAqEFrjdpbjGgwfLrnZKhbZtW3T9805RfrjXq5wy-AihOq40TIhpYtw68kDCG_Bf5mnzx0SMuxnLe6KSRmRPZBr8z8ja_hkUdvF4lyC2zPX0Onz1A0nHll3ujiQ/s4032/IMG_3371.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyPhfEU99PFUtetruiKFQV0MBxpdFD3wEK773Su5rgMsybqUWyPJfWNC2Ftw1BpvPfAqEFrjdpbjGgwfLrnZKhbZtW3T9805RfrjXq5wy-AihOq40TIhpYtw68kDCG_Bf5mnzx0SMuxnLe6KSRmRPZBr8z8ja_hkUdvF4lyC2zPX0Onz1A0nHll3ujiQ/w640-h480/IMG_3371.jpeg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">A little sustenance at Prison Pizza</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"></span></div><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">After a little exit confusion that added extra miles, we made it back on the road. The weather started to get bad and I began to worry about catching up to Peter before hitting the mountain pass. </span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx07x4yLUHV4RJMPs24piMiEouvKqJqb8aarVJnUBG5CElvCAT5hdK7coOip7TMRRjoVu4SD_ryM_4lMS3BGM4xpUN5ng5FMLvr9o0n8pEXQh8vthvubSQWCzZZfxnI988ECqsPDdpXOiQrGt0StCPlDaHHpY0ScooIyeWy1CKND4caoR_gdtvL8qZ4w/s4032/IMG_3373.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx07x4yLUHV4RJMPs24piMiEouvKqJqb8aarVJnUBG5CElvCAT5hdK7coOip7TMRRjoVu4SD_ryM_4lMS3BGM4xpUN5ng5FMLvr9o0n8pEXQh8vthvubSQWCzZZfxnI988ECqsPDdpXOiQrGt0StCPlDaHHpY0ScooIyeWy1CKND4caoR_gdtvL8qZ4w/w640-h480/IMG_3373.jpeg" width="640" /></a></span></div><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0VDSlDy0Q371s-Rl1EhQYev3ywNL0VxIrmMEyVypaVnRs57R3dCeyoAYaWFNr2lWp2ppPPn_yzhptpSrKIxwEv3-qETlFhe9M0YkbO5SIM5ihUNBAWYYGzRrzoCqC-EmBOZ3xnDyV3_VWabIfb_SbIE3nQkPrIfvplPFiV6TV3Sggg_A9fyj4eVOovQ/s4032/IMG_3376.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0VDSlDy0Q371s-Rl1EhQYev3ywNL0VxIrmMEyVypaVnRs57R3dCeyoAYaWFNr2lWp2ppPPn_yzhptpSrKIxwEv3-qETlFhe9M0YkbO5SIM5ihUNBAWYYGzRrzoCqC-EmBOZ3xnDyV3_VWabIfb_SbIE3nQkPrIfvplPFiV6TV3Sggg_A9fyj4eVOovQ/w300-h400/IMG_3376.jpeg" width="300" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">White knuckles. Trains for Asher.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"></span></div><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnnscl854m-u6QgIjYduibEEEIkeHsYqRRx7DHrjk5hpANjfeUX99UOnR2ENqE-IzygG2Hm6iEJpjt8UW7KcBKfX576kj6lCxNJTYXslg2rBJAl0_SKwWo6ttiId9iBWhpbLWaTJYwE08HAL4JyKnT5nb8RaCjUS0VgygcOeoMIH3ON2eSeTH7oPAz4A/s4032/IMG_3378.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnnscl854m-u6QgIjYduibEEEIkeHsYqRRx7DHrjk5hpANjfeUX99UOnR2ENqE-IzygG2Hm6iEJpjt8UW7KcBKfX576kj6lCxNJTYXslg2rBJAl0_SKwWo6ttiId9iBWhpbLWaTJYwE08HAL4JyKnT5nb8RaCjUS0VgygcOeoMIH3ON2eSeTH7oPAz4A/w640-h480/IMG_3378.jpeg" width="640" /></a></span></div><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH44zRNLj-nI0vmmJ_Xo5NY5eTd06zEO4tcgfhxs0OMCB85-1gndvnYK4AcwoyGwjjaMrsCwUclB5FA1DrMDqShW5CqXqcA7O1yHzgkzleBoy_cfz9Oa6MZPhF0xuo89aN7BMDNH688ZF7wjTzLmrfhIFNX3gHQW_aQ2aWK0dsIRZzxA16e1uO20HpSA/s4032/IMG_3388.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH44zRNLj-nI0vmmJ_Xo5NY5eTd06zEO4tcgfhxs0OMCB85-1gndvnYK4AcwoyGwjjaMrsCwUclB5FA1DrMDqShW5CqXqcA7O1yHzgkzleBoy_cfz9Oa6MZPhF0xuo89aN7BMDNH688ZF7wjTzLmrfhIFNX3gHQW_aQ2aWK0dsIRZzxA16e1uO20HpSA/w640-h480/IMG_3388.jpeg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span face="-webkit-standard" style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">There was no phone reception and I was so relieved to find my man along the mountain road to put the chains on for me. </span></span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span face="-webkit-standard" style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxw5R7SaY6xVsbgady5l08RQ5bG2dvxT0svKJKst7i-xcprfBjDWn-oH7nvYNYXfW03VCDLzPlrm51f3CLRxEma6F2BQcyQlkiniLGEdmi63fZxPPveIHYQ39rwqhvxyFByX-d0L1Mx7M7GBO_9vKtE3jN22HpnNhaBYvyF7dj95_7lMBGoVB-pSHgYQ/s4032/IMG_3396.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxw5R7SaY6xVsbgady5l08RQ5bG2dvxT0svKJKst7i-xcprfBjDWn-oH7nvYNYXfW03VCDLzPlrm51f3CLRxEma6F2BQcyQlkiniLGEdmi63fZxPPveIHYQ39rwqhvxyFByX-d0L1Mx7M7GBO_9vKtE3jN22HpnNhaBYvyF7dj95_7lMBGoVB-pSHgYQ/w640-h480/IMG_3396.jpeg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Life's been hard. Can you tell?</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"></span></div><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc-lhv4fseHAORnoLSycw1lZamtEyI7bFjEtQBpsFNttIpEhCQ-oZmicSX2kEDyzYWyjRHXCY8QyG438eAF4dpqy1cljKsjoHnQFMhytvwdUgLTvB6DaxIC3W9yCSA25Rcd4D_J3EkEUDSB6SwsV3mJ-JGnn7QEu5rbeyXdJEA28NV4bDAxQW6gext-w/s4032/IMG_3398.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc-lhv4fseHAORnoLSycw1lZamtEyI7bFjEtQBpsFNttIpEhCQ-oZmicSX2kEDyzYWyjRHXCY8QyG438eAF4dpqy1cljKsjoHnQFMhytvwdUgLTvB6DaxIC3W9yCSA25Rcd4D_J3EkEUDSB6SwsV3mJ-JGnn7QEu5rbeyXdJEA28NV4bDAxQW6gext-w/w400-h300/IMG_3398.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><span>Crossing into Idaho!</span><span> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVPWE8kiVa4-CdBqFunmYVCHVK5p_Vdiqj1h4gQvoAjLcTknYyxMNlSrnjTxolHt3DG07rL8Gtf-1_sUp1Tw1QJx934ddIO8RFaEE5wjextKR40Dj44Tdio6-FM-bDFhEOUaxXCHsLxEqq5LCIM9NKt-UsY2QBs2FyLZMv3xU6hSJjNKU-nssT1ttbow/s4032/IMG_3399.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVPWE8kiVa4-CdBqFunmYVCHVK5p_Vdiqj1h4gQvoAjLcTknYyxMNlSrnjTxolHt3DG07rL8Gtf-1_sUp1Tw1QJx934ddIO8RFaEE5wjextKR40Dj44Tdio6-FM-bDFhEOUaxXCHsLxEqq5LCIM9NKt-UsY2QBs2FyLZMv3xU6hSJjNKU-nssT1ttbow/w400-h300/IMG_3399.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVPWE8kiVa4-CdBqFunmYVCHVK5p_Vdiqj1h4gQvoAjLcTknYyxMNlSrnjTxolHt3DG07rL8Gtf-1_sUp1Tw1QJx934ddIO8RFaEE5wjextKR40Dj44Tdio6-FM-bDFhEOUaxXCHsLxEqq5LCIM9NKt-UsY2QBs2FyLZMv3xU6hSJjNKU-nssT1ttbow/s4032/IMG_3399.jpeg" style="clear: right; 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margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibV8_vpMqoNQfw6JPw1cF87zrQ2Sp2WJxSmaXW372J3DaKlUSdpPubZ3mYFmA4IMiVHml2gw9lHapFnAoB_8K95Jt3U9sOqRZauNzc7p0Npwy7IxLZFDn8UrqIrkRjQUzVz1pNbDn2azEcOv6ge2H5nt110kPzui3Oc_8ob75EEj9p2BgiluDvNpzm_A/w640-h480/IMG_3400.jpeg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Sandpoint RV lot</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"></span></div><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaocBYkUfzhZmV2530VFeRIO5U8E50_MJVPY2Zc40kGB_5zMrdHVaH35jdWRc1JgWsJSjDBuGZuT1A0wlu_39T1cUUnL6Vy_h8WDHmug8EkMX1hVFgMiEOirp8pIsUvty8yRqmz-F3OTz6iTuEPdd6wHrp3Yx-OfCexKrA519WHHJiO7jxnqnYVkTNXQ/s725/Screen%20Shot%202023-01-19%20at%2011.54.15%20PM.png" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="725" height="588" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaocBYkUfzhZmV2530VFeRIO5U8E50_MJVPY2Zc40kGB_5zMrdHVaH35jdWRc1JgWsJSjDBuGZuT1A0wlu_39T1cUUnL6Vy_h8WDHmug8EkMX1hVFgMiEOirp8pIsUvty8yRqmz-F3OTz6iTuEPdd6wHrp3Yx-OfCexKrA519WHHJiO7jxnqnYVkTNXQ/w640-h588/Screen%20Shot%202023-01-19%20at%2011.54.15%20PM.png" width="640" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">Add several hours to the drive due to mistakes, weather, and hauling trailers.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">SONG INSPIRATION</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzvDofigTKQ" target="_blank">Let It Be by The Beatles</a><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I especially love that "Mother Mary" mentioned in the song is Paul McCartney's own mother who visited him in a dream 10 years after her death and told him everything would work out and to just let it be. </span> </div>Florence Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09604923810472231549noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-523406933202437477.post-55780708792649575882023-01-19T18:43:00.002-08:002023-01-23T00:59:21.959-08:00Stressed, Not Dead<p>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Feb 2022</span></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">As we finally piled into the van and our caravan took off from my in-laws
two hours later than planned, I said, “I’ll try to give you an update
tonight, but if you don’t hear from us don’t worry. We’re just stressed, not
dead.”</span>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">No truer words have been uttered by my lips. Our 6 hour drive turned
into 8 hours, with only 5 hours going in the right direction. Near the Utah/Idaho border I missed
a turn and added an hour in the wrong direction. Then in Montana on a desolate mountain
pass late at night </span><span style="font-family: georgia;">at 3ºF</span><span style="font-family: georgia;">, the diesel truck began sputtering and
shuddering. We were able to hobble at 20 mph for 5 miles to get to a
rest area. I continued onward with the children trying to find a town
with services to buy diesel fuel additive. Another 1 hour driving,
plus an hour of waiting at a freezing gas station for a report from
Peter. Two more pointless hours. </span></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Close to 10 pm, Eleanora reached her breaking point, as I was trying to
solve this latest emergency on a
pitch black, mountain road in some remote area of
Montana. When I finally found a gas station, I pulled her onto
my lap to comfort her. After 10 minutes, I told her I needed to go in
before it closed and she asked pitifully, “But who will take care of
me?” I handed her off to capable siblings and did what needed to be
done, before coming back and rocking her to sleep.</span>
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quickly in the bitter cold wind got all the children into the trailer.
We left the trailer slide in and put them to bed fully clothed in the icy
trailer. </span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh__kIpa60HGchmohz8iIWX2nOHKtGxm1fMt00fD75nYu6gdByAuIGKdfx0UkXBUFiXMZ5j-EtFARjeXO7Yi9ZpKaAZodEy0DD153Bvoib_6xhh3u9hVjZFnW6T5xWnG-PXfafZFGblcIu6rVZghA446D5r1EgNYp0ZB-YSh58q9XsbP-mBJlLB1m_w5Q/s4032/IMG_3320.jpeg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh__kIpa60HGchmohz8iIWX2nOHKtGxm1fMt00fD75nYu6gdByAuIGKdfx0UkXBUFiXMZ5j-EtFARjeXO7Yi9ZpKaAZodEy0DD153Bvoib_6xhh3u9hVjZFnW6T5xWnG-PXfafZFGblcIu6rVZghA446D5r1EgNYp0ZB-YSh58q9XsbP-mBJlLB1m_w5Q/s320/IMG_3320.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">39º inside trailer at bedtime</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU1nn1iZA8zZqS8tX_WI2SEtOdnYpPOFMHwlfFUfKRxnP8y6LPr1lOU6EPY4HPaKzfCOhuVG14xP8QzXJzof-cjAlAYXaQIr_oy3IJzdrtrxe1RMfiaAGh_ziWACfqZebUA7h2JTE6ootkucDud2Zx03KNuP-ARqA-F_vbTJ76kvLZc21JiRX9XgngXA/s4032/IMG_3324.jpeg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU1nn1iZA8zZqS8tX_WI2SEtOdnYpPOFMHwlfFUfKRxnP8y6LPr1lOU6EPY4HPaKzfCOhuVG14xP8QzXJzof-cjAlAYXaQIr_oy3IJzdrtrxe1RMfiaAGh_ziWACfqZebUA7h2JTE6ootkucDud2Zx03KNuP-ARqA-F_vbTJ76kvLZc21JiRX9XgngXA/s320/IMG_3324.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">54º upon waking</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"></span></div><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0k5FvM1UY3VAJsAEmLLKOCOoRExmgDzJeZM7y1m-tWaS0oUhBizVJK00fxHL952TLYgs0gR5vpbHiaAFQDpOjpcw89DnhiNkA9BdagwGfuTxcnn33EBp0A_H1HD_A97jpb7nQK0ZMOJkXz7IZ2FtY13hsCk6jF6o3G_VuGAhYTZtUrhKtKY2F_dnxhw/s4032/IMG_3348.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0k5FvM1UY3VAJsAEmLLKOCOoRExmgDzJeZM7y1m-tWaS0oUhBizVJK00fxHL952TLYgs0gR5vpbHiaAFQDpOjpcw89DnhiNkA9BdagwGfuTxcnn33EBp0A_H1HD_A97jpb7nQK0ZMOJkXz7IZ2FtY13hsCk6jF6o3G_VuGAhYTZtUrhKtKY2F_dnxhw/w480-h640/IMG_3348.jpeg" width="480" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We spent the morning climbing over benches and squeezing past each other. We kept the slide in to conserve heat and because we weren't properly stabilized. O</span><span style="font-family: georgia; text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-size: large;">nce we were settled in an RV park (the term is used very loosely here) we opened the slide and our trailer felt palatial! </span><br /></span><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">When morning came, we tried the truck again to no avail
before calling a tow truck. The reception was spotty, but if we stood just right a crackly call could be made. </span></p>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">We had a quiet day of waiting today. Waiting for the tow truck. Then waiting for the repair shop to
open tomorrow and hoping it has the parts needed and we can still make it to
Sandpoint in time for all our scheduled appointments. </span>
</span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"> </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU3jee8NCH6sSXNkXoiQCJ9PsbzoeOGrh6YPRvK7p-aSk0NIB2_Z1iXHFJSK7MyoKKNchwewYVIf9RTCHwp-_HtJiFbOjEsm1caLQaJppbgOwYE-YsfabOc9AWkTc9-zuX1l3qGCu2sq0xN98hLjKmqcVXaMezFksO_CRxLVQGeo7SKmNf_qu0UfT69w/s4032/IMG_3331.jpeg" style="font-family: -webkit-standard; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU3jee8NCH6sSXNkXoiQCJ9PsbzoeOGrh6YPRvK7p-aSk0NIB2_Z1iXHFJSK7MyoKKNchwewYVIf9RTCHwp-_HtJiFbOjEsm1caLQaJppbgOwYE-YsfabOc9AWkTc9-zuX1l3qGCu2sq0xN98hLjKmqcVXaMezFksO_CRxLVQGeo7SKmNf_qu0UfT69w/w480-h640/IMG_3331.jpeg" width="480" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">We got stuck in Kidd, MT between Dell and Dillon. When I discovered we were following the Bitter Root Mountain Range, I laughed, “How appropriate! It’s bitter cold and bitter disappointing.”</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Thankfully, Peter and I have our breakdowns at different times so one of us
can help the other through. Today was his. Mine will probably be
tomorrow. With all the waiting, I don’t have to wonder, “Who will take
care of me?” We take turns and we take care of each other.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">SONG INSPIRATION</span></span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChcR2gKt5WM" target="_blank">Fall On Me by Andrea Bocelli & Matteo Bocelli</a></span></span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2VErlr8NMN4REYLosYp8dEILF3Vr46zEag8ipqZ1N7PtDcWKxTYjKEYXwRM7tM40F56Po87Jp3C2kddh2hWxWamcofL0ST5S-4jPysXs9283UtGw2ojMKCTG36EqNcqDlr3VS6Xvak2UvliWn-_YeITHDyqMyi3udLHwKwL9Z7Q6m53DyZi4eaVyyyg/s4032/IMG_3312.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2VErlr8NMN4REYLosYp8dEILF3Vr46zEag8ipqZ1N7PtDcWKxTYjKEYXwRM7tM40F56Po87Jp3C2kddh2hWxWamcofL0ST5S-4jPysXs9283UtGw2ojMKCTG36EqNcqDlr3VS6Xvak2UvliWn-_YeITHDyqMyi3udLHwKwL9Z7Q6m53DyZi4eaVyyyg/w640-h480/IMG_3312.jpeg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I love Waffle Love, so we stopped to eat on our way out of Utah. Parking the utility trailer is a beast and more difficult than the longer travel trailer. If anyone was watching me get in this spot they probably thought of this clip.</span><br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Florence Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09604923810472231549noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-523406933202437477.post-42701130301563677832023-01-16T18:02:00.000-08:002023-01-16T18:02:58.723-08:00And<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGReRxD_iBB1QK8xGWK_myOQBOWbX2p50QIFrjHYuw0x8axDskT1BKKagPgmbT1JmsspA3WzymQFa3amHSRAUjhLlF3pd76nZZuOEB3SipaCW7k47XkheEMzMaPp3u4tjTMNAXkMTTprjXwFvDQs9V1G0-EO2tdWERqIDi3oJhKbkrm4IgcSCBwMS-Dw/s4032/IMG_8914.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGReRxD_iBB1QK8xGWK_myOQBOWbX2p50QIFrjHYuw0x8axDskT1BKKagPgmbT1JmsspA3WzymQFa3amHSRAUjhLlF3pd76nZZuOEB3SipaCW7k47XkheEMzMaPp3u4tjTMNAXkMTTprjXwFvDQs9V1G0-EO2tdWERqIDi3oJhKbkrm4IgcSCBwMS-Dw/w480-h640/IMG_8914.jpeg" width="480" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Feb 2022</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Sometimes your pain needs a voice. After leaving our home, I had silently cried on the drive on and off, but real healing began in a nondescript parking lot-type RV park in Farmington NM. The park bathroom was clean and I was alone and I wailed for at least 20 minutes. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">After my lament, I returned to the trailer where I was immediately enveloped with peace. The children's laughter and smiles were manna from heaven. </span><span style="font-family: georgia;">After neglecting my children while I frantically packed, it was a balm to be in a small space together.</span></span></p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU8Rhffcsr2YhDid-p1yWUc1RePMNWvaPzYp8JZyv_VmofvrnQXGR4DEZ1LsjZdsAecIe4_tAXGiJh4NeXCpg1bQpEvFTek4vFJJ3Zof6zultN2b5FTGsru_OsBu0icoCJh4KgddfqNmicQ_nKMl5MmDHSEA417p9cB7A6FeeMJ6qnyw7ZNE11vBbqEg/s4032/IMG_3231.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU8Rhffcsr2YhDid-p1yWUc1RePMNWvaPzYp8JZyv_VmofvrnQXGR4DEZ1LsjZdsAecIe4_tAXGiJh4NeXCpg1bQpEvFTek4vFJJ3Zof6zultN2b5FTGsru_OsBu0icoCJh4KgddfqNmicQ_nKMl5MmDHSEA417p9cB7A6FeeMJ6qnyw7ZNE11vBbqEg/w480-h640/IMG_3231.jpeg" width="480" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hair brushing train</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC8uSmFhbyOdtUyujByrWPo9Exsynh4Gl34YvTE7R6T7PDKw-14fQWoGQoADQ6bOTvtb-sOJyA59zdy-bZWMfYjpS5GoYD7VjHORVCY7SXQK8xvhmDaUbdRPteZsS-6WPvE7-gChL-_JfTlFFwM8pt9HxYwO57ID4No-PSo8Fwzkou5yKVSbu2_hjV8g/s4032/IMG_3234.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC8uSmFhbyOdtUyujByrWPo9Exsynh4Gl34YvTE7R6T7PDKw-14fQWoGQoADQ6bOTvtb-sOJyA59zdy-bZWMfYjpS5GoYD7VjHORVCY7SXQK8xvhmDaUbdRPteZsS-6WPvE7-gChL-_JfTlFFwM8pt9HxYwO57ID4No-PSo8Fwzkou5yKVSbu2_hjV8g/w400-h300/IMG_3234.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Much needed stretching after all our packing</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbPR0GA03Z7czd__9WukFssgvLY4tsL9WM7tiSe-MU5dJ-7hBGnEQn7_lcct6JL9X9jVgmCnOUGb-JoLaUV0KmsNeYvVE3CZb2at1SgAbsBPi6dkn1I4NbbBE2ikFuKS4HyoIkU_QHZItyhfj_xHbEEwJfRasaI6AeWYba-kK4-b08VUICgGvG7gnGVg/s4032/IMG_3236.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbPR0GA03Z7czd__9WukFssgvLY4tsL9WM7tiSe-MU5dJ-7hBGnEQn7_lcct6JL9X9jVgmCnOUGb-JoLaUV0KmsNeYvVE3CZb2at1SgAbsBPi6dkn1I4NbbBE2ikFuKS4HyoIkU_QHZItyhfj_xHbEEwJfRasaI6AeWYba-kK4-b08VUICgGvG7gnGVg/w300-h400/IMG_3236.jpeg" width="300" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">Some experiences in life are <u>or</u>, but most are <u>and</u>. I am grieving <u>and</u> excited for the future. I am sad <u>and</u> happy. I am tired <u>and</u>...exhausted.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">We spent a week in Utah and had a much needed rest. We finally had a moment to celebrate Rachel's 14th birthday, nine days late. We also enjoyed a milestone with Eva and were able to take her to the temple for her first time.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUtmMJNF70cy379bBMKomQ0-9p5k4Fg1Aw5gb6dVnD9CExEzB0YuhWzDqQtuqntfcmmAm6D6opM0FF8kOyZbeoKyTFkUv2lzBjtxUQHCCsK4RzHVwOiOcnK9wbHhtGFb2qOBlhl-5zUvMjN-CIxHHHEIHfS7Dr-uRJtxqlRzNPgs_OEFYQtGyU9qGsDw/w640-h480/IMG_1503.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Provo Temple</td></tr></tbody></table><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUtmMJNF70cy379bBMKomQ0-9p5k4Fg1Aw5gb6dVnD9CExEzB0YuhWzDqQtuqntfcmmAm6D6opM0FF8kOyZbeoKyTFkUv2lzBjtxUQHCCsK4RzHVwOiOcnK9wbHhtGFb2qOBlhl-5zUvMjN-CIxHHHEIHfS7Dr-uRJtxqlRzNPgs_OEFYQtGyU9qGsDw/s4032/IMG_1503.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"></span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX4H-o1YTqUa-3SppqdpTfTkuYYEq42mMJMdZEo_4zag3MKhJ7RQLQ4599N7JHNJp5jT1e7o7VMKlymYk3yhFKoaIbvjMA12oGzLB2EYBBPx3UNqwSUAY2GqzCxrKrOhpPOzgSQLSgY3SQ2qCM321VKfWizvWAWI1Yu5aDsegjqldKYmywGxYftfB5Nw/s4032/IMG_8912.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX4H-o1YTqUa-3SppqdpTfTkuYYEq42mMJMdZEo_4zag3MKhJ7RQLQ4599N7JHNJp5jT1e7o7VMKlymYk3yhFKoaIbvjMA12oGzLB2EYBBPx3UNqwSUAY2GqzCxrKrOhpPOzgSQLSgY3SQ2qCM321VKfWizvWAWI1Yu5aDsegjqldKYmywGxYftfB5Nw/w640-h480/IMG_8912.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: x-large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyiToICwMbD-rHmZ-T6zTCkDKMXD0NuB85E2GjVkdrQrGT6jEIoV5vnLtKhfZPNOV7ToVEdlzzLqp1PbHEd3w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">There was </span><span style="font-family: georgia;">joy </span><u style="font-family: georgia;"><span>and</span></u><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span><span style="font-family: georgia;">there</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"> was also pain. Asher & Josiah endured a terrible stomach bug that lasted days. Asher was using one of Grandma's old containers to vomit in and after a day of use he read, </span><span style="font-family: georgia;">"a</span><i style="font-family: georgia;">dd flavor to life</i><span style="font-family: georgia;">" & "</span><i style="font-family: georgia;">no artificial flavors,</i><span style="font-family: georgia;">"</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"> and weakly began laughing. </span></span><span><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiopfptd7F_Rxws9GULyk3xa1nWry2A4fQ42Q2_ENxmOPxLQrwPBjRc8nmZ4fijGItNUVFOLzv4iV0GDGoPDN3MQphblMMpMFnxSQ5uFqGX0L8lun-MjuTVQCD_Ipl1GYdVALrC5Jz7Tbnq4ArQL0raXgNTpA7UEc2nTQCT-TM8k4TW5gN4XJE6OSNLg/s4032/IMG_3259.jpeg" style="font-family: -webkit-standard; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiopfptd7F_Rxws9GULyk3xa1nWry2A4fQ42Q2_ENxmOPxLQrwPBjRc8nmZ4fijGItNUVFOLzv4iV0GDGoPDN3MQphblMMpMFnxSQ5uFqGX0L8lun-MjuTVQCD_Ipl1GYdVALrC5Jz7Tbnq4ArQL0raXgNTpA7UEc2nTQCT-TM8k4TW5gN4XJE6OSNLg/w300-h400/IMG_3259.jpeg" width="300" /></span></a></div><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCqqcO7HTBsEjYze3CndHzIS76fesPQ0EUHyGweKDmUA-qgdCKDWd88Wp-9wluZGLboXUZTEs0w6K4uUPXmbSW8W6OCBhMaQf541DGaEq1hkQRj13qIOqLZNQXX3nAVbastxnFHUFLArGURF_9SLfO8ST83Me_mQ_dC2Uu8059fiYCieIYTOdQaWB-ww/s4032/IMG_3257.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCqqcO7HTBsEjYze3CndHzIS76fesPQ0EUHyGweKDmUA-qgdCKDWd88Wp-9wluZGLboXUZTEs0w6K4uUPXmbSW8W6OCBhMaQf541DGaEq1hkQRj13qIOqLZNQXX3nAVbastxnFHUFLArGURF_9SLfO8ST83Me_mQ_dC2Uu8059fiYCieIYTOdQaWB-ww/w480-h640/IMG_3257.jpeg" width="480" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1wannfzL3_KwVV6LX7kQcM915M0xPxz6lPUMHWczRnX0HMGbs5cYof0P5DEiIZn5Tp12Byy3z7ImM2jY5zfX7smm8xgoZuAWV2XD6lR610wopqzdPVk-33ihP5-E8jMA4-OC4_fEP7yV4W9fWkphBy9aAC_SHAAbbKXh1gSDGzihB00MicjgpYGCpAw/s4032/IMG_3256.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-iDQ5xTxKvjAab3o5C2qs0Er3OTgTClxXo-ZIuiNhQA-H_cNyGOkm0Q9a9Wupav_Y_A_zwqdj_uRo5satm_-vl68NyCi4Vz9IB8gdOax_vyqnVUb1gNm3u3rRxdoE7gG4ry4DVsWJGEYj2G0DEY8S3HVntUXP8Vx7jj7SoyVRR-5cP9n31-l2DpJAsw/s4032/IMG_8898.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-iDQ5xTxKvjAab3o5C2qs0Er3OTgTClxXo-ZIuiNhQA-H_cNyGOkm0Q9a9Wupav_Y_A_zwqdj_uRo5satm_-vl68NyCi4Vz9IB8gdOax_vyqnVUb1gNm3u3rRxdoE7gG4ry4DVsWJGEYj2G0DEY8S3HVntUXP8Vx7jj7SoyVRR-5cP9n31-l2DpJAsw/s320/IMG_8898.jpeg" width="240" /></span></a><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1wannfzL3_KwVV6LX7kQcM915M0xPxz6lPUMHWczRnX0HMGbs5cYof0P5DEiIZn5Tp12Byy3z7ImM2jY5zfX7smm8xgoZuAWV2XD6lR610wopqzdPVk-33ihP5-E8jMA4-OC4_fEP7yV4W9fWkphBy9aAC_SHAAbbKXh1gSDGzihB00MicjgpYGCpAw/s320/IMG_3256.jpeg" width="320" /></span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-iDQ5xTxKvjAab3o5C2qs0Er3OTgTClxXo-ZIuiNhQA-H_cNyGOkm0Q9a9Wupav_Y_A_zwqdj_uRo5satm_-vl68NyCi4Vz9IB8gdOax_vyqnVUb1gNm3u3rRxdoE7gG4ry4DVsWJGEYj2G0DEY8S3HVntUXP8Vx7jj7SoyVRR-5cP9n31-l2DpJAsw/s4032/IMG_8898.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Farewell pictures. I was only going to share one, but then I noticed the mad girl. I can't remember why Eleanora was upset and neither can she, but this set made me smile.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLAkr4awmOo9eqdxXmVguNhB06uMJ1QWmAw4XanDwtW-TATGupWQMQuo2co-iisjLba3cHEwzsF6fk_2h2_Hc0xxVfiSQOasyTsnchBsgVz_ZdWjiAosoc4NWF7ItMz5aibCFy1Rem9xmA249AuZmyv_MNCSjNnnX7D25jRHzY0KSCCxODu11sXRynsw/s4032/IMG_3294.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLAkr4awmOo9eqdxXmVguNhB06uMJ1QWmAw4XanDwtW-TATGupWQMQuo2co-iisjLba3cHEwzsF6fk_2h2_Hc0xxVfiSQOasyTsnchBsgVz_ZdWjiAosoc4NWF7ItMz5aibCFy1Rem9xmA249AuZmyv_MNCSjNnnX7D25jRHzY0KSCCxODu11sXRynsw/w640-h480/IMG_3294.jpeg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcEpDGsfXiiKh_rmYnHWN6cpUo6OVAdtiRObplfCUI3H3JT1W-jYVpvFZyhZWgpz40kCqRyXZUoe7EGkzQl9zx51SztIlXNtEmV7ySMN0-3VzfipZ28mpJpdAxfsbbcnIurz-h6eyRdcJJMDQmcvfYppKbIRE072XODimRE3y77DyHJWbffz2gFbGZBg/s4032/IMG_3309.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcEpDGsfXiiKh_rmYnHWN6cpUo6OVAdtiRObplfCUI3H3JT1W-jYVpvFZyhZWgpz40kCqRyXZUoe7EGkzQl9zx51SztIlXNtEmV7ySMN0-3VzfipZ28mpJpdAxfsbbcnIurz-h6eyRdcJJMDQmcvfYppKbIRE072XODimRE3y77DyHJWbffz2gFbGZBg/w480-h640/IMG_3309.jpeg" width="480" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Rachel was given a fresh flower lei for her birthday from her <br />Young Women's group in NM<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">SONG INSPIRATION</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OJMOTe56tE" target="_blank">A Safe Place to Land by Sara Bareilles ft John Legend</a></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Favorite lyric</span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">"When letting go is braver than keeping"</span></p></div>Florence Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09604923810472231549noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-523406933202437477.post-19555715741004699622023-01-15T16:28:00.001-08:002023-01-16T23:14:55.097-08:00Moving Mountains<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3cr3DQiUEZylvCqVwlGdzFnWpzTnOSCKVm8Jkhk_exoZB3cNMzUsXBiwb7abmBjTx9kPzGGOKBxiE4R9KH6s5-_mgfKBmMHxQ9JpPmw_T_laa846PvGlRQto2pn7EY3Cjza-aIu4Vk34cj8er6oRsIj3YfUV7-CA8Uov1y6EyJM5MlMMgVIFUF-J4yg/s16382/IMG_3032.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3628" data-original-width="16382" height="142" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3cr3DQiUEZylvCqVwlGdzFnWpzTnOSCKVm8Jkhk_exoZB3cNMzUsXBiwb7abmBjTx9kPzGGOKBxiE4R9KH6s5-_mgfKBmMHxQ9JpPmw_T_laa846PvGlRQto2pn7EY3Cjza-aIu4Vk34cj8er6oRsIj3YfUV7-CA8Uov1y6EyJM5MlMMgVIFUF-J4yg/w640-h142/IMG_3032.jpeg" width="640" /></a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">February 2022</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><span>I feel scooped out, drained, and worn out.</span><span> </span><span>We just moved a mountain. We packed 364 boxes, 120 bins, and moved a family of nine from a home we thought we would stay in forever.</span><span> </span><span>My heart aches and the tears flow anytime I think of the beautiful home that is no longer ours and of all the people we love that have been left behind.</span><span> </span><span>We made so many beautiful memories and now it is time to make new ones. </span><span> </span></span></p>
<p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2rN5l8-iMPkllZucjmmo8DV1kvElTh6yquqmug8uLKleQdhpigdL7HJWaQKocYB3y-CMGuPIR_BmKwyKVErQONObHsUniAS4ejqWtzoyAnCY3csFzHcDfOKS9K99YcH9K6rlfRD2MN125YgoF9ZN_JsWfKTh_gRUYMUE6FXwol5pPCK7dQpxW6x_LQw/s4032/IMG_0618.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2rN5l8-iMPkllZucjmmo8DV1kvElTh6yquqmug8uLKleQdhpigdL7HJWaQKocYB3y-CMGuPIR_BmKwyKVErQONObHsUniAS4ejqWtzoyAnCY3csFzHcDfOKS9K99YcH9K6rlfRD2MN125YgoF9ZN_JsWfKTh_gRUYMUE6FXwol5pPCK7dQpxW6x_LQw/w640-h480/IMG_0618.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aug 28, 2021<br />Last day all together in NM<br />Isaac headed back to BYU and Caleb left on his mission in October 2021</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB8QFc1u-QyoA6NaK0qIAGr_j0uGMpHOBf2CHZSPELylIjqhTOV_eIF0WX1BO4k8w3Y3AWu8AXdEMDhHPBspVzH-vD0WB8N1f2eOjdbzLPPuTDIqGYOx77_75L1mdE6YIAu5Tk2agpoznv3DtiHYYO2EnXKOs1p1YXev80ErJHbAKTXxqgFm_lBRcHXA/s4032/IMG_0622.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB8QFc1u-QyoA6NaK0qIAGr_j0uGMpHOBf2CHZSPELylIjqhTOV_eIF0WX1BO4k8w3Y3AWu8AXdEMDhHPBspVzH-vD0WB8N1f2eOjdbzLPPuTDIqGYOx77_75L1mdE6YIAu5Tk2agpoznv3DtiHYYO2EnXKOs1p1YXev80ErJHbAKTXxqgFm_lBRcHXA/w640-h480/IMG_0622.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Along with the pain and sadness, I also feel so grateful for this new adventure. Grateful for a tired body that stayed strong and was able to finish. THIRTY-FIVE days of packing every day, with the last week working into a feverish crescendo of crawling into bed clothed at 5 am only to wake up again at 7 am and start the soul-crushing grind again. So many tears shed, so many bruises, both figuratively and literally, but the pain and misery I know will soon be a distant memory. I am so grateful for my family and friends that do the hard with us. There is no one else I’d want to wade through this with.</span></span><p></p>
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<h4 style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: xx-large;">“We were together, I forget the rest.”</span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;">Walt Whitman</div></span></h4>
<p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">It begins...</span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE9E_NYmhkqLpakFBsBrOFLva0tfns81TMfJmdvzPhFXety4KmtAoCLvYCRn7fQ9jc5372GwkL2a4bgpPkv_ch49DFtXpUCKHzLcy5IK7p3RWDnwP6uk9QGXoVDgpxSQaA5L4ah8ZVehUV6PRzWLyGaL-DAfYqGw_9tbOAftoQ2NQWk9rmKQoGQzUpug/s4032/IMG_2530.jpeg"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE9E_NYmhkqLpakFBsBrOFLva0tfns81TMfJmdvzPhFXety4KmtAoCLvYCRn7fQ9jc5372GwkL2a4bgpPkv_ch49DFtXpUCKHzLcy5IK7p3RWDnwP6uk9QGXoVDgpxSQaA5L4ah8ZVehUV6PRzWLyGaL-DAfYqGw_9tbOAftoQ2NQWk9rmKQoGQzUpug/w400-h300/IMG_2530.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="clear: right; float: right; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit3nRkIWZwVr5GzDEzi8ejp4VFmzzfUzKVfr2V_ymby2-_jy5aQVeFFnGaawq0uemb_31yXhRcLNFn25sMD-nfiemWxjy7v9g0DLifi37PeFeBDFK1Valz1vQzyug3Lb4s9qKNzvVF3UohU0cc-YsG6J-XwXW7cpUgkwb10nZHbm6ZdGAa7R4z5lIkpw/w400-h300/IMG_2589.jpeg" width="400" /></span></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieafx1E7KMPEdCarnHY9tu5k-Knm1zyhcCVuiqRV0yEdFwP12JtcA8tgpYx8MaxF5O7NjrIl0JfwRV-qEyZ_J9Se2ZIvFQJkEmTaiDAcdYs-Vgus2koIIZP4HZrLUhK_zjQs0ad6Wtqv7zn7yFDkXo6Q9GE_5xX-dD8r6pshgLY4jR1vposDpJqiwbHA/s4032/IMG_3035.jpeg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieafx1E7KMPEdCarnHY9tu5k-Knm1zyhcCVuiqRV0yEdFwP12JtcA8tgpYx8MaxF5O7NjrIl0JfwRV-qEyZ_J9Se2ZIvFQJkEmTaiDAcdYs-Vgus2koIIZP4HZrLUhK_zjQs0ad6Wtqv7zn7yFDkXo6Q9GE_5xX-dD8r6pshgLY4jR1vposDpJqiwbHA/w400-h300/IMG_3035.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Amid all the crazy we also sold our 2010 trailer for a 2016 that had a better layout.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p>
<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">One day while packing, Eleanora said, "You're making me sad."<br /></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">Surprised I asked, "I am? What did I do?"<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">"I don't know," she said dejected.<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">"Honey, I don't think I'm making you sad. I think this," as I pointed to the packing frenzy, "is making you sad."</span></div><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzLapOs1fMD4KB3lyGEh3HFgprUWu4JvuYi8pknoPYHx2M5laZ64mirdpaqKL362JHwh2UXn7n6DgVMV3dclw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyu38XFrfqFM0rsvaNtZ1X1tV03CNZd2HuFzMn3Q59NnWNmcA4UUaWPH-Pp4KEYFTBZhrCD_gTXtcbygtP69Q' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Eleanora dancing<br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: xx-large;">Our timeline to move in the spring was accelerated when we found a buyer (an adorable and kind couple) in January that wanted to move in February. New plan: Pack as fast as we can, drop off all our stuff in Idaho, and go on a nomad trip for 3 months while we wait for the 6 feet of snow on our property to melt.</span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV-TokUbBmJ6Absu80rfUhC0qHxvG4Oe9150VD4_OEfETc9BdQqlGjAfarITdDSfb5DpeaeDlddoX_qm1FYSHMAKa6j7IcRbmc2TWpJgAdT1hUEDlKk0jwfkq7SOL5-uuMD-mMuVytmTvwjZnG5JaZ7oWvg3jBhL0OfaIhj-_mjL23qpJxnG8UquWfBQ/s4032/IMG_1259.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV-TokUbBmJ6Absu80rfUhC0qHxvG4Oe9150VD4_OEfETc9BdQqlGjAfarITdDSfb5DpeaeDlddoX_qm1FYSHMAKa6j7IcRbmc2TWpJgAdT1hUEDlKk0jwfkq7SOL5-uuMD-mMuVytmTvwjZnG5JaZ7oWvg3jBhL0OfaIhj-_mjL23qpJxnG8UquWfBQ/w640-h480/IMG_1259.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: georgia; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;">This </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: georgia; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a style="color: #385898; cursor: pointer;" tabindex="-1"></a></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: georgia; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;">is the most current view from our new property. Picture was sent from one of our neighbors. He was checking it out for us since he's going to have to bulldoze a path for us before we arrive.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Feb 14, 2022<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;">Hugging my son tonight I said, "I'm so grateful I have an 8 year old who's excited to sleep in the trailer...and poop in the woods. Wait, are you excited for that?"<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;">"I am! I get to dig a hole."<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;">So grateful to all my children for being, not only willing, but excited for this crazy adventure.</span></span></div><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA8DJwUVTr9pdUQf5pBT08yRXj4QWQJHxDec9iM970j62MBdUVkEBQLlfsTDSg_ZwiL677rfxD7im3Xcy3Je5uO2-qxMzE3TN4unZ6_MIdSNnX5wrU3Fo1uMkQwksRvR0BB4yFYtiWCjLKp-s8AIe_sMrQdeYsSnzQbLJ317Goe_XQJfRFcP_ar7f3zA/w640-h480/IMG_2777.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Making games</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA8DJwUVTr9pdUQf5pBT08yRXj4QWQJHxDec9iM970j62MBdUVkEBQLlfsTDSg_ZwiL677rfxD7im3Xcy3Je5uO2-qxMzE3TN4unZ6_MIdSNnX5wrU3Fo1uMkQwksRvR0BB4yFYtiWCjLKp-s8AIe_sMrQdeYsSnzQbLJ317Goe_XQJfRFcP_ar7f3zA/s4032/IMG_2777.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3628" data-original-width="12778" height="182" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHLqjQbSIjcAAkFkAgTnwZYIusC3f-WIaiLm6FrK0fS_NDxZg2LsY2UqM1euDpPqPsD3hYOHBEEPf2Z_fn1WHOakDSADz9VSzODNcHoE7sjdn_nyL2a4PNvm1R4W_nh5LqbpIMrdkWPMaLAgIhrqNGI0zvJpwYV49sVU0VlEjUSpGhFFiSMluFGnq4bw/w640-h182/IMG_2975.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Making snow cave</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHLqjQbSIjcAAkFkAgTnwZYIusC3f-WIaiLm6FrK0fS_NDxZg2LsY2UqM1euDpPqPsD3hYOHBEEPf2Z_fn1WHOakDSADz9VSzODNcHoE7sjdn_nyL2a4PNvm1R4W_nh5LqbpIMrdkWPMaLAgIhrqNGI0zvJpwYV49sVU0VlEjUSpGhFFiSMluFGnq4bw/s12778/IMG_2975.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><div style="font-size: xx-large; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwU263bJbXgNCgAop7ErM4MGD_vwUn9a6DfNuvxZcl-SXlnZrISnxgicWQxQ5uvNAF5KzwTOZo0udmjtHUxUw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Snow cave</span></div><br /><div style="font-size: xx-large; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Trucks arrive. After much research, Upack was the best for our situation. We were so grateful to all that came to help!</span></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizLuAMd2Y15Oj3yRl7C9qZ4OflQGbWV85hUfMwMxi84bpZVYgfHG2U6RVfkfcTHdh67LF2xTIDtYmmeEzVHOWaW2CtsHdBEcKJ1dIYuJdZpv7Qqyzx-sbujd3c_E-zbdIt-NMu7_5zYqjtBHqz0XUPhCjhUtb5WMpf7GPWrlP8SD3ihM6TWbgY8mF6Aw/s4032/IMG_3086.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizLuAMd2Y15Oj3yRl7C9qZ4OflQGbWV85hUfMwMxi84bpZVYgfHG2U6RVfkfcTHdh67LF2xTIDtYmmeEzVHOWaW2CtsHdBEcKJ1dIYuJdZpv7Qqyzx-sbujd3c_E-zbdIt-NMu7_5zYqjtBHqz0XUPhCjhUtb5WMpf7GPWrlP8SD3ihM6TWbgY8mF6Aw/w400-h300/IMG_3086.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR7LygRrQjgEUsJ9u_8CQybAx4MIiCugaqvwWiDOcEDqEjbJm2HHWxzau0NIxmdLuOiz7TYC4yprcP1V89bRtIIFvBOdne-sJ0amlzpxQANkfxt3nsDt85oAMSKDy4s6N4Ic4R6oyTkZG-Du1mLsqa5KQfCtjpid8oSXOlIhpov9I44-vZBIWUnbiSUg/s4032/IMG_3088.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR7LygRrQjgEUsJ9u_8CQybAx4MIiCugaqvwWiDOcEDqEjbJm2HHWxzau0NIxmdLuOiz7TYC4yprcP1V89bRtIIFvBOdne-sJ0amlzpxQANkfxt3nsDt85oAMSKDy4s6N4Ic4R6oyTkZG-Du1mLsqa5KQfCtjpid8oSXOlIhpov9I44-vZBIWUnbiSUg/w400-h300/IMG_3088.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP7tW5CGh4IYJs7_CIj15Fn7uthpUoN8YFFU20w_EbC55m9JCKoKdJLParP3NnT01fMFL0R1osF7C8Toz8_L_Ac9aie2oZFGEGMP6CEBCt1LMWZXEafw-39lqyphfUKXYQ3EMTKWkd2ng0YVmU-n3OLAn9NxUQT2AMNOXPQplSCEUL7jZwXN1KvhCvDw/s4032/IMG_3091.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP7tW5CGh4IYJs7_CIj15Fn7uthpUoN8YFFU20w_EbC55m9JCKoKdJLParP3NnT01fMFL0R1osF7C8Toz8_L_Ac9aie2oZFGEGMP6CEBCt1LMWZXEafw-39lqyphfUKXYQ3EMTKWkd2ng0YVmU-n3OLAn9NxUQT2AMNOXPQplSCEUL7jZwXN1KvhCvDw/w400-h300/IMG_3091.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgNtiUqOHGR77gDqskiDka0A_ASHInJMoUbOIV5gL7Izin4iLhDcO5v40tbvukB-27-VPJwNbi4tav5kdsmsN9nA4En3mtZm19QXZyK_5pc16e9q1z2S7VPvnBvGluBunUyVJkhisf5DQ1gwJY5q_pwoWqAY_S5OEvxwUbnTgNosVdXH994yWcMVZPyg/s4032/IMG_3093.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgNtiUqOHGR77gDqskiDka0A_ASHInJMoUbOIV5gL7Izin4iLhDcO5v40tbvukB-27-VPJwNbi4tav5kdsmsN9nA4En3mtZm19QXZyK_5pc16e9q1z2S7VPvnBvGluBunUyVJkhisf5DQ1gwJY5q_pwoWqAY_S5OEvxwUbnTgNosVdXH994yWcMVZPyg/w400-h300/IMG_3093.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQbBisM0ONfJcTWsgg2gYMzck2yrNa2RtOhvczzWRIf9SsVa96Jl-JBoSMBZoUNO306Mw-5sCiIhVvcvinOJJHIEWDzSrvBzg8tkMccM8Uk7l72sVdbnNK8DC36bcYbAeCo_DEaMFFIFtHSF-3U5oZI1hFrFEOUU_QeukrEgZQccqot_PPlKhHOpcffA/s4032/IMG_3178.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQbBisM0ONfJcTWsgg2gYMzck2yrNa2RtOhvczzWRIf9SsVa96Jl-JBoSMBZoUNO306Mw-5sCiIhVvcvinOJJHIEWDzSrvBzg8tkMccM8Uk7l72sVdbnNK8DC36bcYbAeCo_DEaMFFIFtHSF-3U5oZI1hFrFEOUU_QeukrEgZQccqot_PPlKhHOpcffA/w480-h640/IMG_3178.jpeg" width="480" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Snow was making our life trickier. Freezing temps also meant no water in the trailer. We began sleeping in the trailer Feb 15th, due to having the rugs professionally cleaned and packing all the beds.<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgExHobBQYH_Trb3Z_wkW6NTfH2UZhzAFc-q_3auz2BA9K81IjyrOWwckg4DMglFaxH08oN4HMXOGvxQSSPv1HdheH5WNy_UbtF965ogDefp-RwNRzcxhIEhHFzT59tgzlzoeLuf97suyDrzKivTa7UIdZLDLV0vmQuTq9LFpGKnRbTeE4BMmodqtRjEA/s4032/IMG_8853.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgExHobBQYH_Trb3Z_wkW6NTfH2UZhzAFc-q_3auz2BA9K81IjyrOWwckg4DMglFaxH08oN4HMXOGvxQSSPv1HdheH5WNy_UbtF965ogDefp-RwNRzcxhIEhHFzT59tgzlzoeLuf97suyDrzKivTa7UIdZLDLV0vmQuTq9LFpGKnRbTeE4BMmodqtRjEA/w480-h640/IMG_8853.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">Dance party</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwWMdBx9Tvhx_WELW31m_mf3QjxRxsUCkNe20HKxxZjmaBAZMKp23uRwpIj1Ejxx_tmFakNjPTkCiYU9yoVvA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: xx-large; text-align: left;">We filled two 28 ft trucks + 7 ft of a third truck. I drove the van pulling a packed utility trailer and Peter drove the packed truck pulling our travel trailer (aka home).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLxhnc6L9Mtw0aR-WNoJN_549gLBuUgwdrQwQIm7UmCeCJeoedD0HwW3x1knSyTcQow8x4kpMOsguevItgcUhAzoWhIJdT5VwW5K7FX2wkJozTA3n3ZPWdLTpISbVUwRY-SziznGHmy9WrLkYYcH5hwueQfSU6FmMQkN4ni774t5MqBwcPhJAbz8PsaA/s4032/IMG_8872.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLxhnc6L9Mtw0aR-WNoJN_549gLBuUgwdrQwQIm7UmCeCJeoedD0HwW3x1knSyTcQow8x4kpMOsguevItgcUhAzoWhIJdT5VwW5K7FX2wkJozTA3n3ZPWdLTpISbVUwRY-SziznGHmy9WrLkYYcH5hwueQfSU6FmMQkN4ni774t5MqBwcPhJAbz8PsaA/w640-h480/IMG_8872.jpeg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; 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font-size: xx-large;">Goodbye, aloe!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The mother plant made hundreds of pups over the years. Aloe is my type of plant--they thrive on neglect.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-left: 1em;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGKX-H9bX13bogD_oWyvk8hH40KScyjqDRbtJ6Td0NvFs4aUVysEcni_k0e5z--0pFtx9GQUb3KUFxOwLr5NJCpmMLYtTVEig1C94M5_J5szhoq8rajpYkfwX-QJxbAMrDTkLbXNEA6xiZNJVIqDfUdLh73vHzcFkbSouKB0DsWgq-MGBrKa36Sj22YA/s4032/IMG_8768.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGKX-H9bX13bogD_oWyvk8hH40KScyjqDRbtJ6Td0NvFs4aUVysEcni_k0e5z--0pFtx9GQUb3KUFxOwLr5NJCpmMLYtTVEig1C94M5_J5szhoq8rajpYkfwX-QJxbAMrDTkLbXNEA6xiZNJVIqDfUdLh73vHzcFkbSouKB0DsWgq-MGBrKa36Sj22YA/w320-h240/IMG_8768.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"> <img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFHKojGPTSd50tKdb-fF70JvgLO3RVbKVo--6TpJSHNJS0ZDyEqx8IF_fmeFbc3CvpNeX9agVcgSefMbp_LDLuqbaSZ8o2OoNblHDiaZcwfP_4XtcX0ifIO2VNzgI4JaMwVLJpC-HPfBifDLJ-GgENiyE83Ev9sT8V0mJJsMtlKHMawJLODPolZFXeAQ/w240-h320/IMG_8770.jpeg" style="font-family: georgia; text-align: center;" width="240" /></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;">Goodbye, chickens!</span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Old flock went to a friend. Newer flock stayed with the home.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvS4Cqio-LyMPKfX6684UGPhHA7fyrEC_C06zLLNebLiTtQQeksl-CsGwizAyyvSCRhA1jJ0FyG9TZLyTo9Dg4gakGkhNG-ZqIdTZ86loDe_YS7-nIrsxY6uA2IVUhm9Q_r4uBvSArpyxmFvOdmzju7VMyIbxg3y9pSoO0pnck_rgU0ksKSHrBZuMPlQ/s4032/IMG_0815.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvS4Cqio-LyMPKfX6684UGPhHA7fyrEC_C06zLLNebLiTtQQeksl-CsGwizAyyvSCRhA1jJ0FyG9TZLyTo9Dg4gakGkhNG-ZqIdTZ86loDe_YS7-nIrsxY6uA2IVUhm9Q_r4uBvSArpyxmFvOdmzju7VMyIbxg3y9pSoO0pnck_rgU0ksKSHrBZuMPlQ/s320/IMG_0815.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcg8fp6X0_PPmBD69ln9LlslEPhGT8a8buKExGKwxBck0PwclWUyae8yUNYK1oDqVYBWjfYmpHiPieBqN19TgAcITPXnLxU0q3EvW951HH3lxsrJ_B4GjCZRdcXZ1N-zesuq_ejT98fB51RRhuFMKeCAicF0oNW4e63eITKCLtkqI6_ZuNeCSJP5A-mA/s4032/IMG_0818.jpeg" style="clear: right; 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line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">Goodbye, honorary son!</span><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Saying goodbye to this boy cracked my heart wide open.</span><p></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjML4GD3bu-5suwSN-hU9bhO_dVvXT9yG-SKWo--k-kOHaxumGw07ph6oeWyDDiviXPhj057-Jk58HaCgDstn5bBxFo23N2pnmCgyltAU8AuZivZaPdOyz4fRigjreyjvJM1wn801cMbcQr-13aFkes2nu6xLXnT-ZF9AY6oiGYiCdptRJEBKtpasF5wA/s4032/IMG_8890.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjML4GD3bu-5suwSN-hU9bhO_dVvXT9yG-SKWo--k-kOHaxumGw07ph6oeWyDDiviXPhj057-Jk58HaCgDstn5bBxFo23N2pnmCgyltAU8AuZivZaPdOyz4fRigjreyjvJM1wn801cMbcQr-13aFkes2nu6xLXnT-ZF9AY6oiGYiCdptRJEBKtpasF5wA/w480-h640/IMG_8890.jpeg" width="480" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; 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<p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">SONG INSPIRATION</span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdgY-CQsbKU" target="_blank">Wildflowers sung by The Wailin' Jennys</a><br /></span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p></div>Florence Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09604923810472231549noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-523406933202437477.post-69960956734860341372023-01-14T18:42:00.004-08:002023-01-14T19:31:07.084-08:00Four-Year Pregnancy<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyIF-0owiaPgDmOWFcvTnt3j995I8I8gPxMnXM1xhFw21rIha-PV02i7qDCQStWs5nZxBGKXeD4-hZuGiw8lLpoCMEOR3j4BgnTzmC93BGBNEB9_myrLXKBTPvIFUnlsVKjfcz9aiHXzj_i6UYEE5pz-1zAu5g4HkCoTISuLt1fMFZJHL-ulci9sXUGQ/s4032/IMG_0902.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyIF-0owiaPgDmOWFcvTnt3j995I8I8gPxMnXM1xhFw21rIha-PV02i7qDCQStWs5nZxBGKXeD4-hZuGiw8lLpoCMEOR3j4BgnTzmC93BGBNEB9_myrLXKBTPvIFUnlsVKjfcz9aiHXzj_i6UYEE5pz-1zAu5g4HkCoTISuLt1fMFZJHL-ulci9sXUGQ/w640-h480/IMG_0902.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div>October 2021</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br />Two years of two weeks to flatten the curve and living in one of the most locked down states in the country, we finally declared, "Enough!"<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga50XMx7hUa_2YrF0oVUzxlyi5eQtItFyaQ_D2OAKd9pFxFUCwn_HNPycZsFGErnKowEn8lq_h3SewxmV2Os6gW2GsWE4yvzH8HZnHO_f-9LYc6AhRo46LumiXIpvG_e1i4rBdYf61IGE8V0XETURpMnUZDFWFAUIOiFoWCPtRuDqPvqTEm8xkEASqLA/s1280/IMG_8194.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1064" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga50XMx7hUa_2YrF0oVUzxlyi5eQtItFyaQ_D2OAKd9pFxFUCwn_HNPycZsFGErnKowEn8lq_h3SewxmV2Os6gW2GsWE4yvzH8HZnHO_f-9LYc6AhRo46LumiXIpvG_e1i4rBdYf61IGE8V0XETURpMnUZDFWFAUIOiFoWCPtRuDqPvqTEm8xkEASqLA/s320/IMG_8194.jpeg" width="266" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"></span></div><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span style="font-family: georgia;">Early August 2021, we fasted and prayed for clarity and clarity came.</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span><span style="font-family: georgia;">We both sobbed as we got the answer that we needed to find another job and move. </span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;">We were angry and hurt about being pushed out of a community and job we had loved and a home that felt like a dream. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">One day I was driving to Santa Fe alone and I was crying. I said to myself, "You have one life to live. What is your best life?" I repeated over and over, "My best life, my best life," as I contemplated what that would look like. I came up with a plan that brought me peace and I felt excited about, so I called Peter. When I told him what I was thinking, I expected him to say, "That's crazy!" but instead he exclaimed, "I like it! Let's do it."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">We were so grateful we began our search for a better life and a better job two months earlier, because unlike many that were left jobless when the mandates came in October, Peter had miraculously already found another job. His new job is remote with a small company not mired with bureaucracy and he loves it. </span></p>
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<p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">For the decision of where to build our nest for all our baby birds, I created a grid to compare all the states with criteria that were important to us. Idaho won on the grid of freedom! </span><span style="font-family: georgia;">Late September, Peter and I flew to northern Idaho and in 6 days we drove over 700 miles and looked at over 30 properties. The area was beautiful, remote, and the freedom palpable.* </span></span></p>
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<p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">We found 20 acres of raw land that we love! It is at 2800 ft elevation and 1/4 mile from the Kaniksu National Forest, and is </span><span style="font-family: georgia;">60 miles from the Canadian border.</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"> It is 30 minutes north of Sandpoint, where we will go for shopping and activities. 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font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">We plan on going up in the spring and living in our trailer while we build a barn with living quarters in the back. Then we’ll live in that while we build our home. We have so much to learn—how to live with bears and moose, and how to build a homestead.</span></p>
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<p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">This was the first time Peter and I were on a trip alone together that wasn’t camping. We were in a beautiful area that many dream of visiting, but honestly, the trip was hard—both emotionally and physically.^ During the flight home, while Peter slept, I thought and thought about what I wanted and what we should do. I decided this was something I would regret not trying. Peter agreed. </span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">I feel like I do every time I decide to get pregnant—excited and scared, I don’t feel ready, I know it is going to be hard and sometimes miserable and yet I choose to do it, because it is worth it. This is going to be a very long pregnancy, but hopefully, we’ll birth something beautiful.</span></p><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">*At one point a little too palpable. One of the properties we went to see was landlocked. We had to drive along a ridge and then down into a meadow. We parked on the narrow road, but the instant we stepped foot on the private property someone from the ridge began shooting repeatedly. We quickly got back into the car and I had to do a ~5-point turn. The shots didn't stop until we were about 30 feet down the road. That piece of land will never be sold! </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">^It took 24+hrs to make it to Idaho due to numerous flight cancellations (not weather related). While in Idaho, we woke up before the sunrise and got home after sunset. We ate simple fare in our Airbnb. Peter would fall asleep and I would stay up until midnight planning out the next day's route. Rinse and repeat.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">NOTE: I'm compiling this experience after almost a year! </span><span style="font-family: georgia;">I have been keeping a journal, but the sorting through thousands of photos was and always will be my downfall. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><u>CURRENT SONG INSPIRATION:</u></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPAWurVRBxE" target="_blank">Awake by Beckah Shae</a><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dowS2k2TS4" target="_blank">Don't Tread on Me by We The Kingdom</a></span></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Sandpoint has the largest lake in Idaho, longest bridge in Idaho, and is 45 minutes from the largest ski resort in Idaho. Click on the links i</span><span style="font-family: georgia;">f you want to learn more about the area.</span></span></div><div><p style="color: #dca10d; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://www.planetware.com/idaho/top-rated-things-to-do-in-sandpoint-us-id-42.htm"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">https://www.planetware.com/idaho/top-rated-things-to-do-in-sandpoint-us-id-42.htm</span></a></span></p>
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<p style="color: #dca10d; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://visitnorthidaho.com/community/sandpoint-idaho/"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">https://visitnorthidaho.com/community/sandpoint-idaho/</span></a></span></p></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Our property is 5 min. north of Western Pleasure Ranch. Their seasonal photo gallery is gorgeous.</span></div><div><p style="color: #dca10d; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://westernpleasureranch.com/ranch-photo-gallery/"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">https://westernpleasureranch.com/ranch-photo-gallery/</span></a></span></p><p style="color: #dca10d; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p></div>Florence Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09604923810472231549noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-523406933202437477.post-86019912991074234112020-07-19T21:16:00.001-07:002020-07-20T09:16:42.934-07:00Alaska! Kenai Fjords Exit Glacier 6<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">We hiked Exit Glacier in the Kenai Fjords on our 22nd anniversary. We had a painful start when another group of hikers decided it would be a good idea to test out their bear spray on the trail in front of us. People, if you hold something in your hand that can protect you from a bear, YOU MUST NOT TRY IT OUT...you are smaller and weaker than a bear--it doesn't end well!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">After our hike, Caleb, Josiah, and Naomi decided to stay behind and hike part of the Harding Icefield trail. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">For our anniversary, we were sprayed with bear spray, went on a beautiful hike to a glacier...and did laundry. It cost $40 for 4 loads! I also wanted to go on a date with Peter and eat seafood, but due to COVID the restaurants were closed. However, <span style="font-family: "times new roman";">at 9:30 pm a fisherman offered us the flounder he caught after we exclaimed in delight at his catch. Did I mention it doesn't get dark and life goes on at all hours? </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";">When Chrisann hacked off its head, Eleanora exclaimed, “You hurting it!”</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";">When we explained we were going to eat it, she said unconvinced, “It not yummy.”</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";">It wasn’t a fancy restaurant and it was close to 11 pm, but I got seafood on our anniversary! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">In celebration of our 22nd anniversary, Peter and I declared we were going to kiss our way through Alaska. Caleb was usually our cameraman and playfully tolerant. He would give a little chuckle whenever we would summon him, "Oh, Caleb! Time for a kissing picture." Sitting in the RV, Caleb surprised me and leaned in for his own kissing picture. I love my children.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The bay was in front of us and Mt Marathon was directly behind us. Mt Marathon has the toughest 5K on the planet with a 3,022 ft elevation gain.</span></div>
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<br />Florence Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09604923810472231549noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-523406933202437477.post-56435606473847776792020-07-16T02:41:00.000-07:002020-07-17T11:52:11.734-07:00Alaska! Skilak Lake 3<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">From Homer we drove to Skilak Lake, a 15-mile-long lake with glacier-fed water and depths of over 500 feet. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Lower Skilak Lake</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Upper Skilak Lake</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We got to camp early enough to eat dinner, pan for gold in the creek, and enjoy a blaze with s’mores and singing with the ukulele. It was fun to visit with Chrisann, Naomi, and Alex and the kids loved the dog, Rollo. That night, Chrisann and Naomi opted for the trailer and gave Alex the tent to share with his dog.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was beautiful, but the mosquitoes were plentiful! Thankfully, I had bought head nets--they were life-savers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Gold panning</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Eleanora calls the squirrels lizards. They are a small, red variety, but definitely don't look like lizards. My little desert lass. </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">After a relaxing morning and playing with Alex's 45 lb force hunting longbow, we made the 1 1/2 hour drive to Homer and found a camping spot on the farthest end of the Homer Spit. It was a rainy, cold day and I made us a stew and apple crisp. Some brave souls went out in the rain, but my camera and I ventured out when the rain stopped.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The kids threw so many rocks in the ocean. After an hour they complained of tired arms, but continued to reach down to throw more rocks.* Eleanora would do a cute, little, hopping dance after each rock she'd throw in the ocean.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The sun would go down around midnight and rise again at about 4 am, but it never got completely dark. Whenever you'd wake up you had no idea if it was 2 am or noon. Peter had a hard time sleeping unless it was dark, so he'd sleep with a shirt over his eyes. Thankfully, I can sleep in all light conditions, because I wouldn't be able to tolerate anything on my face--I often can't even tolerate my feet under the blankets. However, this resulted in many mosquito bites on my feet and ankles.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We awoke to seagulls attacking our trailer--possibly from the stale bread and apple peels I stored in an outer trailer compartment to feed to the birds. Haha, we got rid of that pronto! It was a beautiful, clear, crisp day and we played on the beach again. Homer is known as the halibut capital of the world so on our way out we stopped to enjoy </span><span style="font-size: large;">some clam chowder and halibut fish 'n chips. We skipped the King Crab, which cost $130 for 1 1/2 pounds!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">*After reading this, Chrisann wrote, "I can attest to her children's obsession with throwing rocks into the water. It was as if they were on a mission to return all rocks from any beach back to the body of water they were next to. This went on the entire trip and I was amazed at their dedication to the task!"</span></div>
Florence Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09604923810472231549noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-523406933202437477.post-75001898195483223752020-07-15T01:16:00.001-07:002020-07-17T11:09:35.214-07:00Alaska! Anchorage & Kasilof 1<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I experienced the longest birthday of my life and I was awake for all 26 hours of it. Surely 26 is a typo, but it is not. The night before our trip, I had to stay up all night packing, so I was awake when midnight on my birthday arrived in New Mexico and I was still awake at midnight in Alaska when my birthday officially ended.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">During take off, I was next to Asher and Eva, who couldn’t remember flying since they were 1 and 4-years old the last time.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">They were both very excited and nervous.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">Eva was by the window and Asher sat next to me, clutching tight to my hand, while he leaned over to look out the window, too.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">After about 20 minutes of staring out the window in raptures, Eva turned to me and said, “My cheeks hurt from smiling so much!” </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Eleanora (3) had been asking for about a year to go on an airplane, so you can imagine her delight to fly for the first time. After 5 minutes in the air she asked to go home. Haha! </span> </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">“Can we go to it, Mom? Can I? Please, please, can I?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">“No, honey, it is too high and cold.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">“A lake.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">“Can we go to it, Mom? Please, Mom? Can I, can I?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">“No, that is too deep and cold.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">“That water is too deep and cold for me, too.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">That night prior to falling asleep, I calculated it had been 40 hours since I had lain down! The next day, we picked up the RV and Peter took the kids to Jewel Lake Park while Chrisann and I went shopping. And we shopped for EIGHT hours--by the end my feet hurt and I had a migraine, which I rarely get. The silver lining is that since my feet hurt I realized my hiking boot insoles were not supportive and I bought better insoles--the rest of the trip my feet were happy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Two hours out of Anchorage, three failed attempts at finding a spot in a campground, led us to a roadside spot where we fell in bed at 12:30 am. Not the most restful sleep for Peter and me as each truck that zoomed by rocked us.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I woke up hopeful that today the fun could begin, only to discover that our refrigerator was broken and we had to drive back to Anchorage to have it replaced. I had a cry about it in the morning, from sheer exhaustion, but it turned out to be a lovely day, even if it didn't include my original plan of clamming and increased our drive to 5 hours versus 1 1/2 hours. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Instead, I did laundry while we waited for the RV to be repaired and then stopped at a store for a few items I had forgotten the day before. <span style="font-family: "times new roman";">One was an item I thought we didn’t need, but Eleanora assured me by her complaints that I had made a giant oversight…I bought pillows for everyone, except the two youngest whom I thought could use our travel pillows.</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";">I thought wrong!</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";">Oh the joy when I presented them with real pillows!</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";">It was the best $13 spent—the thanks I received daily during our trip from Eleanora was magical:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">“You got me a real pillow! You’re so nice to me,” and after a slight pause she'd add, “I’m so nice to you, too.” Every day she would repeat this adorable script.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: large;">In addition to getting the much desired pillow, it was a beautiful clear day so we got to see the mountains a different way. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: large;">Due to our fun panning, it meant another late night arrival at Alex’s in Kasilof at 10:30 pm. I finally found the right state for a camping trip--we never had to set up in the dark, no matter how late we arrived! The next day we had a relaxing morning at Alex's before we all drove down to Homer, an hour away.</span><br />
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<br />Florence Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09604923810472231549noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-523406933202437477.post-78593520680456020482017-09-30T16:13:00.000-07:002017-10-01T12:07:49.341-07:00We Forgot Him at College<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: x-large;"><b>Nine people, 2000 miles, 30+ hours driving over 13 days</b></span><span style="font-size: large;">. What was I thinking! I was thinking I wanted to eek out every last second with my oldest, Isaac, before dropping him off at college. I was thinking, I'm not ready to let him go. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am not ready for this new stage of parenting, but who really is ready for anything? I keep telling myself it is a beginning and not an end, but it is hard to convince my heart. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We all gave Isaac cards--here are the 3 little's cards:</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">We will miss you. We love you and I hope you have a good time at college. Eva</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We are an extremely close and open family, so it wasn't from lack of feeling or love that no one cried when we dropped Isaac off. It was because traveling with seven kids is like trying to herd cats. There wasn't time to let yourself feel much. When feelings started to bubble up---the baby cried and needed to nurse or a child fell and scraped their knee, or got stung by a bee, or wanted to know what we are doing next or when we will eat or HOW MUCH LONGER?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was ready to have a good cry and release, but then someone--or three--needed me. One of these days, I promise myself, I'll take the time I need to cry, but for now I'm still trying to put the house together and my 6th has come down with a stomach bug and my husband and 3rd are off on a camping trip, and someone forgot to lock the chicken door after collecting eggs and we had to gather the chickens. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A few days after getting home from dropping Isaac off at college, Asher (4) said, "We forgot Isaac at college!" When I explained that we didn't forget him, but that we planned on leaving him, Asher had a stream of questions, "Why did he not come in the car with us? Why does he not share the bunkbeds with his brothers anymore? Why does he have to stay there? I miss him. Mommy, when do I grow up older than Isaac? Why does Isaac have to learn to be like an adult?" As I went through pictures of our trip, Asher was by my side and said, "That's when we were keeping Isaac." </span><span style="font-size: large;">I am so glad I chose to homeschool, because the biggest gift it gave me was time together. I taught Isaac for 17 years and I'm going to miss teaching him. However, I'm excited for the new adventures that await him.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">During our drive from New Mexico I entertained and sang lullabies to our youngest, Eleanora, almost the whole time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It is a balm to my soul that I get to do this for at least 17 more years. The privilege of intimately knowing another human being, one that I made, no less. I take comfort that my oldest, might not need lullabies anymore, but thankfully, he still needs me in a different way, because no one ever stops needing the ones they love.</span><br />
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and I started the month off with our first trip away as a couple and my first
time away from Asher (2).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The time was
right.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Asher had mostly weaned
himself, which led to my supply diminishing and he had longingly declared,
“Milks broken.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All-gone
milks”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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and adorable, but has also entered the “wild beast” stage.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The smallest thing sets him
off.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wrong color cup, wrong chair,
wrong shirt, or just doing something that he wanted to do that we couldn't have known without telepathy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The slightest
“offense” brings on a raving beast.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Something as intolerable as me refusing to let him ride his bike down
the stairs or off the table.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I must be terribly
unreasonable with all the wailing going on over here!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 24.0pt;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I love every season, but autumn the most. </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">The leaves were changing, the air was crisp, and I decided if we were going to be alone, that we should be <i>completely </i>alone. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">When I’m <a href="http://peterandflorence.com/2010/Evas_Birth.html#grid" target="_blank">giving birth</a>, I crush Peter's hand, while he
whispers in my ear—you are strong, you are amazing, you are beautiful. T</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">ruly, he is my champion.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well, he does the same while we are
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Nambe Lake Hike</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">So we decided that our first night away should be a backpacking trip in the Pecos Wilderness to Nambe Lake. </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">We bid our babies farewell and headed to the mountains where Mother Earth enchanted.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: '"times"'; font-size: x-large;">The hike to Nambe Lake wasn’t terribly hard, only 7 ½ miles round trip, but we had packs and it was steep…at times a 58% grade. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: '"times"'; font-size: x-large;">After hiking through beautiful fall foliage we arrived at secluded Nambe Lake at almost 11,500 feet.</span><br />
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to have to pee in the night after the fiasco of getting settled.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-family: times;">I had to pee 30 minutes later, and then
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him I was going to try to sleep some more.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-family: times;">I didn’t wake up until 9 am!</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-family: times;">I couldn’t believe he let me sleep that long...as if I needed more proof he loves me.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: '"times"'; font-size: x-large;">My sister-in-law, Marsha, was our emergency backup, but t</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">he boys did a great job taking care of their siblings. I had the boys sleep in our bed so they would hear the littles if they needed anything. Thankfully, everyone slept through the night. However, when morning came Asher ran into our room and was confused to find THREE boys in our bed.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;">They postpone tests due to weather hazards, but I naively thought
that only applied to weather that no one would drive in—like ice or snow.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-family: times;">Our first try they wouldn’t let him
take the road test due to the </span><i style="font-family: times;">rain</i><span style="font-family: times;"> being a hazard. I'm not talking about a down-pour, but a let-me-look-out-the-window-to-check-if-any-moisture-falls-from-the-sky kind of rain. Um, if they can’t pass the
test in the rain, should they be driving at all?</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-family: times;">He was able to take it the next morning, and the sun was
right in his eyes. I’d say that is more of a hazard, but I’m just glad it is
done and I don’t have to pick him up from basketball practice any more.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-family: times;">Yee-haw!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">• Isaac turned sixteen</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">• And the one that proves that not all paths are paved in
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Florence Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09604923810472231549noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-523406933202437477.post-41419682267779624142015-06-28T15:23:00.001-07:002018-02-28T11:05:47.178-08:00Best Gift Ever<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCr0oFdwbfQRBBLxd09fgYsJXb0PbBwzFdCRK7UAqdVt-xQUQgudYrkEkcnC-e5lsBgTvRRfY6wjj0sHdgL-l5s85FVMVGr6Qy63L-IEmFSo1k3SZj_vBYbDlzRCdsvewrPKWAcbdGAUCm/s1600/DSC_4489.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCr0oFdwbfQRBBLxd09fgYsJXb0PbBwzFdCRK7UAqdVt-xQUQgudYrkEkcnC-e5lsBgTvRRfY6wjj0sHdgL-l5s85FVMVGr6Qy63L-IEmFSo1k3SZj_vBYbDlzRCdsvewrPKWAcbdGAUCm/s640/DSC_4489.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">My birthday was this week and it was fabulous. Eva (4) randomly told me throughout the day several times in a very sincere voice, "Happy Birthday, Mom." </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I had a guilt-free lazy day. I didn't brush my hair or get dressed until 4 pm, so it was basically awesome. After I finally got around to showering Eva came to cuddle me and we had a conversation similar to one that I had with <span style="color: orange;"><a href="http://parkerfreerangekids.blogspot.com/2013/05/all-of-me.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: orange;">Rachel</span></a> </span>when she was around Eva's age. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: x-large;">"Why are girls soft?" she implored.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">"Hormones," I replied.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">"Why are you so squishy?" she inquired as she gently pushed on my breasts.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">"Fat," I said lightheartedly, while a soft laugh escaped my lips.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">Unexpectedly she said, "When I'm a mom, I'm going to be fat and squishy, too."</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">I laughed and asked, "Do you want to be fat and squishy when you're a mom?"</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">She melted deeper into my body and looked into my face with admiring eyes, <b><i>"I just want to be like you."</i></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: x-large;">Now that is one of the sweetest, best birthday gifts ever.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">After four amazing years of feeling the sand between my toes, it is time to get some dirt under my nails. Instead of a rock in the middle of the ocean at 6 ft elevation, we are now on a rock in the middle of the desert at around 6,000 ft*. It is an amazing place to live and we are surrounded by so much beauty. However, my heart is at war with itself. I have never been so happy and so sad at the same time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Happy tears as I gaze at the beautiful mountains and rocky cliffs. Sad tears when I remember the rolling waves crashing on the shore. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My heart swells when the fire is crackling in our school room and the snow gently falls outside. Yearning tears when I think of the balmy sea breeze afternoons spent at the beach or rocking my babies in the hammock.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Giddy happiness when I go to the well-stocked store or the farm delivers fresh milk and produce on my doorstep. Unexpected tears when I hold the coconuts at the store, with their little coconut faces. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Excitement as I hit the slopes with my children or we go on a family hike in the mountains. Lonely tears as I think about pedaling around the island and waving to friends I meet along the way. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Relief to not be sticky and hot and to have seasons again. Bright fall leaves, crisp cool air, snowflakes and snow play. More tears when I see the small pouch of sea glass I used for counting laps and remember my many ocean swims. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Gratitude for our beautiful house and anticipation for the soon-to-be garden and clucking hens. Exhausted tears with all the cleaning, laundry, and not enough hours and energy in the day to get everything done without my helper.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Big, gigantic heart swells with family near and sweet visits. Hidden tears when I am surrounded by people, but know they don't <i>know</i> me and feel alone remembering the beautiful friendships I left behind. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">An ache born of joy and sorrow when Asher sings and it sounds like the warble of Marshallese lullabies sung to him by his other <i><a href="http://parkerfreerangekids.blogspot.com/2014/09/heart-breaking.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: orange;">mother</span></a>. </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It is hard to move on when your four year old often asks, "What island are we on?" and you feel the poignant disorientation, as well. When she says, with the longing that I feel, "I want to go to my home on Kwajalein," the tears come and I want to shout "Me, too, baby girl! Me, too." Instead I hold her close, wipe our tears, and brush her hair from her face and tell her it will be all right and soon this will feel like home. And sometimes I believe myself.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Today my heart broke. I said goodbye to adopted sisters I might never see again. I said goodbye to a little rock in the middle of the Pacific Ocean that has been a piece of heaven for four years. The beauty of both the land and the people surpassed all my imaginings. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">When your heart breaks you must take care not to sew the seams too tight lest your heart shrink. I must remember to keep my stitches loose, so once my heart has healed I can fit more inside. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">The pain is deep because the joy was exquisite and for that I will always be grateful. Farewell my sweet friends on Kwajalein. Farewell my sun toasted, nut-brown, <i>beautiful</i> people of the Marshall Islands. I will miss your giving hearts and will carry you in mine forever.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Atrina has been a sister to me and a second mother to my babies. I wanted to give her a party to thank her for all she has done for me.</span><br />
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Atrina's family sings us farewell while giving us gifts. A rain storm abruptly ends the song, which saved me from becoming a blubbering mess.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Giving Spider Man shoes to Atrina's adorable, youngest son, Runi.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Saving the best for last. Giving Atrina her shoes.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">After Atrina's Farewell, we went to the LDS church on Ebeye for a Yokwe </span><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">(means hello and love in Marshallese)</span></i><span style="font-size: large;">, which is another farewell.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As we faced the crowd of over 60 in our seats of honor, Rachel asked, "Why are we sitting up here?"</td></tr>
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I love this coconut monkey. It could also pass for a fierce, pregnant woman. Take your pick.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I wish I could post pictures of all the people on Kwajalein that have impacted my life, but that would be impossibly long. Know that you are all fabulous and I am so blessed to have met you. Thank you for your kindness.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We are a day ahead of the USA, so we celebrated our 16th anniversary on the same day as my parent's 51st anniversary. I don't know what my parent's celebration entailed (I accidentally wrote entrailed, which is fitting because mine started at midnight with diarrhea), but I thought it was a neat coincidence. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thankfully, my day got much better and Peter and I went to the beach to watch the sunset. </span><span style="font-size: large;">When Eva asked where we were going we didn't want to say beach or sunset because those would all be trigger words for her to exclaim, "I want to come, too!" So Peter told her we were going on a date. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">She asked, "Are you going to eat?" </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">We had finished eating two minutes prior, so Peter responded, "No, we are going to sit together and talk." </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">She knit her brow and said, "Oh, girl-talk?"</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">If girl-talk means talking about real life and true love, then yes, sweet baby girl.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Birthday Season has arrived. It goes Mom in June, Dad & Eva in July, Asher & Caleb in August, Josiah in September, Isaac in October. Rachel is all by herself in February, but she can claim the honor of the first birthday of the year. At least, that is how I try to console her.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I celebrated my birthday the Marshallese way. Well, sort of. You see the true custom is as follows: </span></div>
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Women come and while they serenade you...<br /> </span><span style="font-size: large;">They give you a dollar</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">They take anything of yours that they want </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">That is not a typo. When my Marshallese helper told me about her birthday a few months ago, I was aghast. When I asked her how her birthday went, she said, "Great. Some ladies came to sing to me. They each gave me a dollar and started taking stuff, but," she added with a sneaky grin, "they didn't find my favorite glass pan, because I hid it really well." </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The other time of year you are looted is on New Year's Eve. She lost a TV that way, but it would never be considered stealing in this culture. Just sharing, except you never see it again. This doesn't only occur on these days, because s<strike>tealing</strike> sharing happens on a daily basis. The list of items she has <i>shared</i> is endless. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Well, when Atrina hinted that I might have some birthday visitors I jokingly reminded her that I don't participate in the part of their culture where I share anything they want, but that I would provide food and candy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I had nine Marshallese women stop by to celebrate and it was wonderful. While the women sang, they each gave me a dollar and my kids passed out candy. They pulled me up to dance with them and then gathered in a circle on the floor and told me nice things about me and then I told them nice things about them. It was a special experience and made me cry. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Isaac took the video and I was originally going to trim it down, but I'm just posting the raw footage. They sang to me a long time. When Peter commented on the length, Isaac chimed in, "Of course, the song needs be long so they have plenty of time to take stuff." Joking aside, it was really beautiful and even though I couldn't understand what they said, I felt their love. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">After the singing and dancing, I fed them lunch and some gave me other gifts. Judy attempted to give me a dress and with no warning she started to put it on me, but it was a medium. I am <i>not</i> a medium, but it was a gift in-and-of-itself that she <i>thought</i> I was a medium. I was able to squeeze myself in, but sitting would have been another matter. We all had a good laugh over it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">After the festivities, I decided I wanted birthday donuts rather than cake. We had four extra kids during the donut-making and they found it fascinating. See my little audience...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">After gorging on donuts, we spent some time frolicking in the yard. Well, they frolicked, I relaxed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">After their long, muddy romp outside the girls had to have a quick bath and rush off to dance. When they got back, they both looked so sweet in their matching outfits that I snapped some more pictures of them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large; text-align: center;">It was a wonderful day with surprise visits from friends and unexpected gifts. One gift I even got to open twice, because her children each wanted a turn to give it to me. Another gift spilled into the next day, when </span><span style="font-size: large;">Neilan stopped by the next morning because she wasn't able to make it to the celebration the previous day. Some of my gifts are on-going and I've already cashed in 30 minutes of foot massages with many more to come. </span><span style="font-size: large; text-align: center;">The only gift that hasn't happened, yet, is that Peter is going to </span><span style="font-size: large;">hang a hammock up at the beach for me, so I can relax child-free for an hour. I'm saving that for a day when I actually want a break from everyone. For now, I'm happy to bask in everyone's love, even if that love sometimes sounds like a cacophony.</span>Florence Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09604923810472231549noreply@blogger.com0