Stay At Home... What I'm Doing

Life has been a routine these past few weeks.

Which is good!

Tom and I do exercises together, twice a day.

I take Banjo for a walk, 3-4 times a day.

Food is cooked, baked or BBQ'd

Projects are completed.

Back gate has been repaired.

But then there are days when the routine is broken!

One day, we took the older grand kids
 for a bike ride.

Good exercise and lots of fun to be with them.

 
You could tell they were happy
 by all the conversations
we had while riding.


And they didn't want us to go home.


Just had to put this in...

It's almost a news worthy event 

when you run out of  TP.

And another weird event..

 
Making masks!
(I haven't used one and probably won't.)



We all need haircuts, including Banjo.

He loves the attention and would of stayed on the table all day if I let him.

Another thing he loves is,
going for a ride in the car!

He sticks his head out the window and

let the wind blow his face.

Here he is looking at deer!

I think he thinks they are big dogs.

On our walks, he keeps discovering new things.

Here he is checking out Dandelions.

Sometimes we just enjoy the sunshine with our "pal".

EASTER 2020

Tom and I got up early and drove to a special 

spot where we could watch the sunrise.

We arrived during the Blue Hour.

It was such a humbling and 

 moving moment, for just the two of us.

Tom read scripture as we watched the sun peek out.

Easter 2020 

HE HAS RISEN!

He has risen, indeed!

Later on in the afternoon,

we joined in

 on an egg hunt.

When all the eggs had be found,

the "goods" were inspected.

(this says it all)

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"The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble."

Psalm 9:9

One More Time!

Mark and Kimmy bought an RV that sleeps 10!

Let's go Camping!!

The RV that sleeps 10

So that's what we did.

Tom and I packed our 2 person RV.

The RV that sleeps 2

It's the end of the camping season, so there were plenty of spots available.

We got two that were side by side with a

 big patch of grass in between each RV.

The bikes were unpacked and the kids were off!

Papa was a kid again and joined in the fun.

Tom even joined in some wrestling matches

with Silas and Isaac.

Their new RV is so big,

 that the girls have their own bunk beds. 

Here's Lulu in her bunk, showing us her window.

Levi was in charge of the wood chopping.

Silas "supervising" his older brother.

We were surprised when a fellow camper, 

pulled up in 

the very same RV as ours.

Here we are enjoying the camp fire and Levi's hard work.

In between the crackling of the fire, we heard coyotes howling!

Freaky!!

Must be Fall because the mornings were COLD!

Nothing like a hot cup of coffee, to warm you up.

Lulu found a quiet place to write.

The back door of our RV opens up!

Another quiet spot... in the shade.

Papa giving out back scratches.

Ila May did a lot of drawing in her sketch book.

She is getting really good!

Lulu and I went on a bike ride and 

found a perfect spot for a selfie.

In the mornings we had visitors. 

Or what I called, our Alarm Clocks !

Move over Grammie-Goo and Papa!

Yes... you can get 7 people in our

2 person van!

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"The Lord's lovingkindnesses indeed never cease, 

For His compassions never fail.

They are new ever morning;

Great is Your faithfulness."

Lamentations 3:22-23

Success! Praise God!

We are back and well rested!

The emotional roller coaster ride is over!

So, here is a quick

(as quick as I can)

overview of our trip to Park City

(Salt Lake City)

Nathan after his 

Cranial Vault Reconstruction Surgery.

Swollen but recovering nicely.

Welcome back reunion!

Released from the hospital.
Four days in the hospital and another 5 days
 before he could be released to go home.

           Before                                            After

This black and white picture was taken only
ONE WEEK APART!

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While Nathan was resting and recovering,
Tom and I went for a day-outing.

We rode a Chair Lift
up the mountain.
We got on, in downtown Park City and
rode up to 8,000 feet above sea level!

I just kept thinking of the movie,
The Sound Of Music!

 

Once you got off one chair lift you could walk over to another one and go higher!

We took one back down to the Activity Area.

The Activity Area

had lots of zip lines, roller coasters and other activities, for the family.

We were so excited about this, we took our family the next day!

Kimmy's blog  

explains more.

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 There was also, a lot of downtime.

Time to relax or explore.

Lulu blowing bubbles of the deck.

Three kids went swimming and one stayed home!

The day we went to the Activity Area,
Ila May and I were buddies on a lot of
the rides.
We were good "screamers" together!

The kids rode a city bus for the first time!

 

 Tom and I took each of the older, set of kids, on outings.

We took the boys to

Montage,

It looked like a castle on top of the mountain.

~ web picture~

It's a very elegant hotel!

We took the girls to the Olympic Park.

Where the 2002 Olympics were held.

 

During the Summer time, they practice their jumps

and land in a pool! 

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Here's Silas relaxing.

We did a lot of bike riding.

The bike path was right out, 

our back door!

Silas relaxing....

Tender moments praising God for

His goodness.

Silas relaxing...

Surprise!  Pizza!

Silas relating...

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I'm showing you these next two pictures 

because a lot you of prayed for both

Lulu and Nathan 

this year.

Both are healthy and happy!

Thank you for the prayers and notes 

of encouragement.

This is our farewell picture from Park City,

God is good!