So Long For Now...

Tom and I are heading back to Seattle to

help with the birth of our 6th grandchild. 

SHE is due September 9th!

We are going over early just in case.

I can't miss this birth!

We will be staying in our

 "new to us" trailer.

We have already had our trial run.

Things are in place and ready for us.

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Tom is still packing his suitcase.

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Me? Well, I've packed, and repacked.

I'm READY!

Being gone for a month,

 a girl needs a lot of things. 

Cause you just never know!

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I also, packed my Doula bag with items that will come in handy for the labor.

Things like;

 Massage tool

Honey sticks

Heating pad

Note pad & pen

Snacks

Chap-stick

Phone numbers of family and friends

(the list goes on and on)

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I've gone over my classroom notes,

 re-read my text book.

But after helping with five births,

 one thing I know for sure,

each one is different!

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I won't be around for the month of September.

I will miss all of you.

I will miss reading your advice, recipes, crafts, thoughts

 and what you have been up to.

If you remember, please say a prayer for me and our growing family.

Thank you.

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Ahhh Autumn!

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"And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose."

Romans 8:28

Foodies and Cuties

Tom and I are joining our daughter

 and her family,

by going Gluten Free.

Not an easy endeavor!

On top of that, 

Tom and I are challenging ourselves to

follow the Whole30 Diet.

(thanks Anita)

We are at the half-way mark.

We haven't eaten:

Dairy

Sugar

Alcohol 

Grains

Legumes

or anything processed!

 ( It's basically the Paleo Diet )

Here are some of the new recipes that we 

have learned to like and want more of.

Muffins:

Recipe:

2 cups Almond Flour

4 large eggs

1 C. mashed bananas

1 C. pumpkin, canned (1/2 can)

1 C. olive oil

1 t. salt

2 t. baking powder

1 C. blueberries

1 t. cinnamon, ground

1/2 t. cloves, ground

1/4 t. nutmeg

Heat oven to 400 degrees.  Lightly beat eggs.  Add oil, pumpkin, and mashed bananas together. 

In a separate bowl, combine almond flour, salt, baking powder and spices. Add wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix until combined. Add blueberries. Fill muffin tin to the top and bake for about 30 minutes. Muffins will be tender. Cool on wire rack and store covered in the refrigerator.

 Kayle Chips

Recipe:

Click here for these delicious chips.

Our 6 year old grandson LOVES these!

I leave them out on the table and they are gone!

 Cauliflower Rice:

Recipe:

One head of cauliflower, cut into small flowers

Put into a food processor

Chop until the consistence of rice.

Ta Da!

Now use  just like you would rice!

Click here for more ideas

 And look what is starting to ripen!

 

I'm freezing a lot of them!

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But it's not always about food.

We went to a semi-pro 

Baseball game in Boise,

one hot, summer, evening.

"Take me out to the ballgame".

First time for some of us to experience a baseball game.

We had so much fun.

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Smoke and Wildfires!

We are experiencing something new.

Wild Fires!!

 Driving home the I noticed

 a strange cloud.

When I got home, I turned on the local  News.

 We were told that

a huge forest fire had broken out. 

It was about 

thirty miles from where we live.

We decided to go and see for 

ourselves what it looked like.

 This is the road going into the town

nearest the fire. 

The smoke had covered the sky!

 Up in the mountains, the sky

had an orange tint to it and the sun

was bright gold.

To close for comfort.

We headed back home.

 This picture was taken just outside our front door,

looking West.

(yes, that's a dead tree in our front yard)

Update:

Last night I took Lucy outside for her "break" and the sky was

lit up all red from the fires!

It is now 220,000 acres huge and growing every minute.

It's only 11% contained.

We are staying indoors because of all the smoke.

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Our trip back to Seattle was

 for several reasons

but mostly to see Trey. 

I also wanted to check in with Stephanie, 

who is giving birth to our 

6th grandchild next month.

Other reasons:

* To see my friends and 

spend time with them.

* To go to a concert. 

* To get some relief from the heat in Idaho.

* To get things ready for our month long visit in September.

(more on that later)

I was blessed to see Trey almost every day we

were there.

Tom and I even watched Trey, all day on Tuesday!

We went for walks, read books,

sang songs, played cars, had lunch,

and took silly selfies!

 We arrived at Trey's house really early.

So early, I was half asleep when I got dressed.

Todd, our son, looked down at my feet and just laughed.

I had put on two different shoes!

When I asked Trey to put on his

shoes, he decided to do the same thing!

I love this little boy!

Now for the explanation why we will be visiting for the month of September.

We live about 8 to 9 hours away from Seattle.

Stephanie has asked me to be her Doula and her due date in September 9th.

I want to be there to help her, and help our son.

So, we bought a trailer as home-base when we come back and visit. 

This is where we stayed for the week!

The trailer is parked on 

our property in Redmond.

and this was our trial run.

We have never "camped" in a trailer before.

So many things to learn!

It has a cute kitchen ( sorry, no pictures )

Bathroom, with a great shower!

Big bedroom and it has a Bump-out

that holds the dining table.

 This is a close up view out our dining room window.
How cute is that!

Trey came over to visit one day.

Here he is saying good-by 

to a neighbor friend,

 who stopped by. 

We still have a lot to learn about "camping"

Any suggestions?

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"Without consultation, plans are frustrated, 

But with many counselors they succeeded."

Proverbs 15:22

To Seattle and Back

Tom and I just got back 

from visiting family and friends in Seattle.

My Long To Do List:

Loads of laundry

 (Lucy loves to relax in the 

middle of the pile.)

Weeding and watering.

Picking and freezing.

Washing the dog.

Mail and grocery shopping.

I'll be back soon to catch up

with you and

 to do a Show and Tell.

Is a nap on my list?