Thursday, September 13, 2018

Quick Trip

The weather here in Idaho is beautiful.
Tom and I decided to drive up to McCall 
and stay a few days.

So with the top down, we took off.
Pinch me, is this for real?

 It's the end of the vacation season, up in McCall.
Things are slowing down, but still wonderful.

The crowds that use to line the streets are gone and
 the air is crisp.
No smoke from the forest fires and very few tourist.

It's also time for the wildlife to get 
their share of  food before the winter.

This picture was taken just a few feet 
from our places. 
No more walks during the day, 
without someone else.

The deer is another story!
They are so tame. 
These two were eating next to our home.

You can walk right up to them and 
they keep doing what they were doing.

This picture is of them locking horns.
Big guy teaching the little one,
how it's done.

One last stop before the two hour trip home.
Coffee!
We even got a front row table.

Here is our shadow as we were heading home.

The drive is divided into two areas.
When leaving McCall, there are grassy, fields for all the cattle ranches.
The second area, are curvy, twists as we go up the mountains and then down.
The road follows the roaring Payette River,
until we reach the Boise area.
Both are different and thrilling.

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"Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away."

Matthew 24:35





Saturday, September 8, 2018

We Welcome Nathan!


Nathan Mark, arrived on
August 24, 2018

I love this picture of Kimmy and her children.

This was Kimmy's first hospital birth!
They found out earlier in her pregnancy, that
Nathan needed to be monitored due to antibodies.
Kimmy and Nathan were watched very
carefully during the last months, in the womb.
So a hospital birth seemed the best for Nathan.

He came on a Friday, early evening, at 5:04 pm.

Everyone was in place.
Mark and Kimmy arrived at the hospital Friday morning.
Tom and I were back at their home, 
with the five others!

Things picked up around 4:00.
I got THE call and drove as best I could.
as it was Friday evening, rush hour traffic. 

I walked into their room to see that I had made it!
Mark handed me the camera and said, "Take pictures!".

Praising God for 
 a beautiful moment when 
Nathan arrived, healthy and beautiful!

First time holding Nathan

Everyday I see changes in Nathan. 
He's growing fast!
                              
Kimmy and Mark's children

Lulu, 11 - Levi, 9- Ila May. 7- Silas, 5- Isaac, 2 
and
Nathan, one week

With a house full of kids, there is always something going on.
Do you remember the Ed Sullivan show?
He presented Erich Brenn.
 Erich would spin plates on tall sticks in a row.
He would try to keep them spinning by going back to the first one and so no.

That's what it feels like sometimes!
Always something going on and you have to be on your toes constantly!




I am a blessed grandma!
(Grammie-goo)

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" May he grant you your heart's desire and fulfill all your plans."
Psalm 20:4








Friday, September 7, 2018


Kitchen is finished!
(it only took 4 months...eeekkk)
 
The picture above is the old view 
from the living room.
This is what it looks like now,


Before
After


During the remodel

After

During 

After

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The remodel took over three months.
We lived outside, on our covered patio,
 without all the amenities of a kitchen.

Today, I appreciate just having a sink,
with running water.
God has blessed us so much!

I haven't blogged for quite awhile because
I couldn't download pictures
from my phone to my computer.

Thank you to those who reached out to me,
during my absence,
wondering if I was ok.

Another blessing,
 is having old "friends" who care.
Your friendship means a great deal to me!
You know who you are,...wink, wink.

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"Not that  I speak from want, for I have learned to be content in what ever circumstance I am. I know how to get along with humble means, and I also know how to live in prosperity; in any and every circumstance I have learned the secret of being filled and going hungry, both having abundance and having needs. I can do all things through Him who strengthen me."

Philippians 4: 11-13





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