tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13577564278758208502024-03-13T07:59:56.910-07:00The Tiger Striped DocTiger Striped Dochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06552626460230662846noreply@blogger.comBlogger81125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357756427875820850.post-74473891385965999362023-10-10T10:49:00.003-07:002023-10-10T10:49:51.341-07:00Stolen Summer, and Then Some<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"> Once again it feels like it has been to long since I've had an update. The photo selection over this large amount of time is always daunting. It has been an amazing Spring, Summer, and now early Autumn. My theme for this post is "Stolen Summer"... because that is exactly what we did. We started our Summer early, and we kept it rolling late! Here are some highlights.</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/AVvXsEhMUus_jYCdggK22bsuyjI7ycN5KWrFLipMhwDHMMGj9dcBmBVDH1qXOVEVARCle_KECKvpJbiY7XyuNdIAC2SbDnSD8_fAlfFQ7c9vPC8krtIoQnyjQc0u-c09JnO5KO1VsZ8gnDh2rnLDVDOwNL3a25mw_NSe8qirrgl6if7lNBpar9l-kcCgLBPqeB1Q/s1024/imagejpeg_0.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMUus_jYCdggK22bsuyjI7ycN5KWrFLipMhwDHMMGj9dcBmBVDH1qXOVEVARCle_KECKvpJbiY7XyuNdIAC2SbDnSD8_fAlfFQ7c9vPC8krtIoQnyjQc0u-c09JnO5KO1VsZ8gnDh2rnLDVDOwNL3a25mw_NSe8qirrgl6if7lNBpar9l-kcCgLBPqeB1Q/w400-h300/imagejpeg_0.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I made it down to Monticello in March to see Forrest and Rosemary - always a joy! Grandma's treatments are going well and she is feeling good. What a remarkable woman!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5uB0-Wj3KFzHtkUJzcmqCIUz7ADuL-545SHnZL4aIG0Srkk_Jrm4PR6gnURFPlUWsg9COL5GfshKQoOwhKLJ2XeqbjyPDpOQ8l3AhRGcB4Glh_WxyEhsgKSAlmp8bnGr92n0IhBKjxhK-1c41Mvm0Ez7Txa1kwSCudJOqMZrLRVnXk_9xugqf6DfIAyzt/s4032/IMG_9289.HEIC" imageanchor="1" 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/AVvXsEj5uB0-Wj3KFzHtkUJzcmqCIUz7ADuL-545SHnZL4aIG0Srkk_Jrm4PR6gnURFPlUWsg9COL5GfshKQoOwhKLJ2XeqbjyPDpOQ8l3AhRGcB4Glh_WxyEhsgKSAlmp8bnGr92n0IhBKjxhK-1c41Mvm0Ez7Txa1kwSCudJOqMZrLRVnXk_9xugqf6DfIAyzt/w300-h400/IMG_9289.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The kids always have fun when we travel, seeing the sights and interesting locations :P</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbh3LkCj_fSv_h6b05Mf_GHx0vyO7iru4dA0UllMoAJMEoJhs4s3OP823lZMGi5sO-JYbWvCF_dL18DjK7D2sxjJNuMT1tieFzLqdzNwVrxHMkuu48HntFtxjQDG6wVxcGE4zLMUmXWhBOn3dLhnXuj1PxYJiqpt2t0e4t_seo-1gbmE1LleMo0wH17Ntl/s4032/IMG_4416.heic" imageanchor="1" 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/AVvXsEgbh3LkCj_fSv_h6b05Mf_GHx0vyO7iru4dA0UllMoAJMEoJhs4s3OP823lZMGi5sO-JYbWvCF_dL18DjK7D2sxjJNuMT1tieFzLqdzNwVrxHMkuu48HntFtxjQDG6wVxcGE4zLMUmXWhBOn3dLhnXuj1PxYJiqpt2t0e4t_seo-1gbmE1LleMo0wH17Ntl/w300-h400/IMG_4416.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lovey tried out Roller-Blades!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigO8AGDjd0yYJAnN09s5SDRBQUwG0JLaN9d-dPmdnRYRgaipksYF5usON_FANBe212jxHJJ59UpQgn_uHTT6Zc9GMsAZkT0bJTQXNxFKholDmpz_pHqiH8KOn_o-iHYzfyt72zL9aDYuNaSjatR_gCMVaEm_LBvQsSrhFvlLeJeC3iNjieMoh6Bt11v9fl/s4032/IMG_9346.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 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/AVvXsEigO8AGDjd0yYJAnN09s5SDRBQUwG0JLaN9d-dPmdnRYRgaipksYF5usON_FANBe212jxHJJ59UpQgn_uHTT6Zc9GMsAZkT0bJTQXNxFKholDmpz_pHqiH8KOn_o-iHYzfyt72zL9aDYuNaSjatR_gCMVaEm_LBvQsSrhFvlLeJeC3iNjieMoh6Bt11v9fl/w400-h300/IMG_9346.HEIC" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another visit down south meant a chance to catch up with these two absolute champions! Here's to you Mark and Nick, and here's "to the Cul-De-Sac!"</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigy7llTPiCHwM-RT9NCBTMesGvHu7YwbzR_g9KWpzo07meZZwyfWbZ7w6d5lRBdgi0vaM3UEqV7DOxAF6GSeYDcIkCIpRMtghBM7FCNdq_p9m4v6VVpca8uf89fKmyZt9kRBB0_eP37Xctbzvixm94Sjg_Xxzwl2OkPlqoqBNDW7QIsiWdQVZJOkGO_L8K/s4032/IMG_9340.HEIC" imageanchor="1" 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/AVvXsEigy7llTPiCHwM-RT9NCBTMesGvHu7YwbzR_g9KWpzo07meZZwyfWbZ7w6d5lRBdgi0vaM3UEqV7DOxAF6GSeYDcIkCIpRMtghBM7FCNdq_p9m4v6VVpca8uf89fKmyZt9kRBB0_eP37Xctbzvixm94Sjg_Xxzwl2OkPlqoqBNDW7QIsiWdQVZJOkGO_L8K/w300-h400/IMG_9340.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A rare chance to take the Donk's down to Monticello to visit their great-grands.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik0l0PVx-wVVLJF_BbGP4TmAqf2lw97YRPKe2z25ksGJSRbjV5i0CIsBzAOSrdDdDUXNMtZYn9hVNkxUIprjFBKoKo3MS5WAEdSSwjvwIKtwLq_eaOHoGEpxifN-W59NcnOWsCQm4d3SPf_CuM_b0V0Uz4In0pkADsLMBkcjCPOsf7jG-g5zPvWUQzEWE6/s4032/IMG_9366.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 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/AVvXsEik0l0PVx-wVVLJF_BbGP4TmAqf2lw97YRPKe2z25ksGJSRbjV5i0CIsBzAOSrdDdDUXNMtZYn9hVNkxUIprjFBKoKo3MS5WAEdSSwjvwIKtwLq_eaOHoGEpxifN-W59NcnOWsCQm4d3SPf_CuM_b0V0Uz4In0pkADsLMBkcjCPOsf7jG-g5zPvWUQzEWE6/w400-h300/IMG_9366.HEIC" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We've learned to have fun with our trips to Hayward. That town never disappoints. Here we see three Donkeys and a Burro!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJlu185DtUndaW2Tjin0OkxCbeyvVZPKEZ9p-OJmdulTftwHOPJP0MFNCbxDiGwi2km_515cgEO-j1Q0IIG1yrHnasExm0uqSgsAjb06ArkOMHGpS3b1pMtXGu0ZD5Mz7Myv53qwg0Ed1mK8OgKgBX8KalhRnIVoQxe5QE5dvi99lTBMKYsWagZvfYZI0U/s4032/IMG_9415.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 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/AVvXsEhJlu185DtUndaW2Tjin0OkxCbeyvVZPKEZ9p-OJmdulTftwHOPJP0MFNCbxDiGwi2km_515cgEO-j1Q0IIG1yrHnasExm0uqSgsAjb06ArkOMHGpS3b1pMtXGu0ZD5Mz7Myv53qwg0Ed1mK8OgKgBX8KalhRnIVoQxe5QE5dvi99lTBMKYsWagZvfYZI0U/w400-h300/IMG_9415.HEIC" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One of our treats this year was a trek with the Donks to see the new "Super Mario Movie" in Hayward with some of our Church Friends. It was a Dads-Only trip. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi619mL0QU7UQR3CdQYVWhoVFT-Z7ObBY4i1Yc58DP2QZQNStx2Ctsl0Qb0kVghm8sxaxOfI2yvr1tHXh_QjxMiNkQkn51gnIwRQI06pN4yzzlWAJZrNAD0eM3ATMYrHvPiPbHoNtcDyna9gLfDV3r838O8zlsQ_i2m1feJOu8SHHnTkgwiviWOireAMDDx/s3088/IMG_9430.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi619mL0QU7UQR3CdQYVWhoVFT-Z7ObBY4i1Yc58DP2QZQNStx2Ctsl0Qb0kVghm8sxaxOfI2yvr1tHXh_QjxMiNkQkn51gnIwRQI06pN4yzzlWAJZrNAD0eM3ATMYrHvPiPbHoNtcDyna9gLfDV3r838O8zlsQ_i2m1feJOu8SHHnTkgwiviWOireAMDDx/w300-h400/IMG_9430.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here we see the last bit of Spring. The ice was starting to recede and the sun was shining!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgChVwexjpNL-X9zOQCQUDdsSLAmnR2CJElf_MGaJPoa0y-J1oJcd4nW9poBkYP1ZeIsRVmNGdIbTwab8VkHRTP1ygesShyphenhyphenghyBY5FNq5T1G-PhuqJC-EEGnbQS6FGo-FD8rzrDt_SOSmP87JNMI8M4L7JHmZ2VUtYqHuZ2W5R_Ezwy8r1lf097AXeQpSUH/s4032/IMG_9529.HEIC" imageanchor="1" 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/AVvXsEgChVwexjpNL-X9zOQCQUDdsSLAmnR2CJElf_MGaJPoa0y-J1oJcd4nW9poBkYP1ZeIsRVmNGdIbTwab8VkHRTP1ygesShyphenhyphenghyBY5FNq5T1G-PhuqJC-EEGnbQS6FGo-FD8rzrDt_SOSmP87JNMI8M4L7JHmZ2VUtYqHuZ2W5R_Ezwy8r1lf097AXeQpSUH/w300-h400/IMG_9529.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And just like that the lake was open and the boat was in the water.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Probably the most fun we had was reliving the glory days of Ol' Red, the Double-Decker Pontoon that has served as a fun-having platform for kids for the past 35 years. We love to see the feet dangling over the edge. Having made friends with neighbors and their families, we enjoyed our fair share of Pontoon-Flotillas.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMpDBQ-1LpcEo2XBdKLctcPcOGD_Upzo32cmonrzwDeB8k2KX17ZS5kCiQ7xRHAyOsbxz9jBAa9yYGn2IO_GOPsFlp3UR70TXQfOJ6fiEGQK8boZcv_h6_WB6pyvOxbLJttk6_AG2qmEV_NL0IfiVgYECUVSlZ6kAfzJvT9DQz7tsHBWE6n5PjTsm54ORa/s4032/IMG_9673.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 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/AVvXsEjMpDBQ-1LpcEo2XBdKLctcPcOGD_Upzo32cmonrzwDeB8k2KX17ZS5kCiQ7xRHAyOsbxz9jBAa9yYGn2IO_GOPsFlp3UR70TXQfOJ6fiEGQK8boZcv_h6_WB6pyvOxbLJttk6_AG2qmEV_NL0IfiVgYECUVSlZ6kAfzJvT9DQz7tsHBWE6n5PjTsm54ORa/w400-h300/IMG_9673.HEIC" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguA-TsUFV-hFZfFDsa0uRRJHjjlBJL0ZNtiSBWbhuNle255mWhdKiHtA1NKAyS-HfIAtB5Fj6uIJ9SUVw4ALJfWxQuuWXU5v2Ciq33W4yC_l5r0G3VIPzZlqVQ9eAKP_UGyNDrZ48G-gX6FhcFZIMz-d5Ub45R8iGctqgVq5V2PK3K5bfaoXEVFYcv5ipM/s4032/IMG_9678.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 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/AVvXsEguA-TsUFV-hFZfFDsa0uRRJHjjlBJL0ZNtiSBWbhuNle255mWhdKiHtA1NKAyS-HfIAtB5Fj6uIJ9SUVw4ALJfWxQuuWXU5v2Ciq33W4yC_l5r0G3VIPzZlqVQ9eAKP_UGyNDrZ48G-gX6FhcFZIMz-d5Ub45R8iGctqgVq5V2PK3K5bfaoXEVFYcv5ipM/w400-h300/IMG_9678.HEIC" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghgCHdb4nmEVCQy5hyphenhyphensdK-2z6b7UkMj3F0v5gutrg0jCvnlQPFGM9awo_24rIiVJGRLOdCcDpPR5IEe66gCBkjx9fkQ75PO3O_0ldZc-L6SzjyDwbrpSv0NIZBDaLNaPyqxA9y_aizwE8GtiNl0tsZHaL4bQQEFuoJtXy4RWKWcNbMwPTKd3PHMc-cJNe5/s3383/IMG_9676.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3383" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghgCHdb4nmEVCQy5hyphenhyphensdK-2z6b7UkMj3F0v5gutrg0jCvnlQPFGM9awo_24rIiVJGRLOdCcDpPR5IEe66gCBkjx9fkQ75PO3O_0ldZc-L6SzjyDwbrpSv0NIZBDaLNaPyqxA9y_aizwE8GtiNl0tsZHaL4bQQEFuoJtXy4RWKWcNbMwPTKd3PHMc-cJNe5/w400-h358/IMG_9676.heic" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzni4D8Wn8vacM9C9kG1_zmXoVqGU-rn_GufeIqCpDgEv4a11rnsFIFSOQw5t4jHCuVJ4e6y23gAh77uuVdzFK6xzHu2i6ZAY7MPyYrN-hlFCfQQ2xDAGv7oRS8u0YRQ8r6L1gvvUPWwQfCmQ4u2-bq5PzwnE6-uYKhwpevTe1axzf9Glrx7N9xfSZuK5F/s4032/IMG_9675.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 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/AVvXsEgzni4D8Wn8vacM9C9kG1_zmXoVqGU-rn_GufeIqCpDgEv4a11rnsFIFSOQw5t4jHCuVJ4e6y23gAh77uuVdzFK6xzHu2i6ZAY7MPyYrN-hlFCfQQ2xDAGv7oRS8u0YRQ8r6L1gvvUPWwQfCmQ4u2-bq5PzwnE6-uYKhwpevTe1axzf9Glrx7N9xfSZuK5F/w400-h300/IMG_9675.HEIC" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So happy to get to see our cousins. The Nicholses made it up North - our children and theirs get along great. We had fun in Hayward, and Great Grandma even went on a Go-Kart with Lovey!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJnQBAhmIFMH8kVGlNpZR7KfGV7vd54s_Q24ZszBO6mdEf4aepo7dmZnaDmkh829_Fo1gq5DdPGXmfYZau7S9c3BQsaaf7Bdkbt9OlBMgqr3C0WbyTNKVpNsvNkcliYMHyEU-TcDsw8kECsFWp_-uZeOYKqY7UVgLsHQT_PEo1H8xiEMMTA4Sza70OJ8dX/s4032/IMG_9692.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 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/AVvXsEiJnQBAhmIFMH8kVGlNpZR7KfGV7vd54s_Q24ZszBO6mdEf4aepo7dmZnaDmkh829_Fo1gq5DdPGXmfYZau7S9c3BQsaaf7Bdkbt9OlBMgqr3C0WbyTNKVpNsvNkcliYMHyEU-TcDsw8kECsFWp_-uZeOYKqY7UVgLsHQT_PEo1H8xiEMMTA4Sza70OJ8dX/w400-h300/IMG_9692.HEIC" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpTXoY9bCoXvLSKroQpSg8m8ALN5g31kHnompbl9YG6tWzxl2jhFOAhUU6f-ovJGyeqnK3jI_vKrJWhflIDEiQ_Y6R3x-bLNVAGlWM109-ru1wY3NVPEOyuw2EGOHtbC1DmkLRryCZ-gdBldvDoh9qwd5KNRfSElFRwOWqSXq9BHQYfXsfa_JLr5peqLBZ/s4032/IMG_9688.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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The donks even played under Finstad bridge - The Kid and Babo even jumped off of it!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuj1g_TmVujYyFPiy5YH-2gGG5wFi6lZvnkUtlvq5KbvcyJPfEjMznIljz8StTMyuXohRkOlpKh9xKpeRFKC-En4K6kHgA_-yi6gNoWEhjXi7L7cGUDuQEJWnICP5Arx7Y6VQ2X_mZ7Es8hJXaL7T_UrJwnl_4WpIEEfufQOvB4IRBlsYVe3BKy8k9VxUu/s4032/IMG_9760.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 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/AVvXsEjuj1g_TmVujYyFPiy5YH-2gGG5wFi6lZvnkUtlvq5KbvcyJPfEjMznIljz8StTMyuXohRkOlpKh9xKpeRFKC-En4K6kHgA_-yi6gNoWEhjXi7L7cGUDuQEJWnICP5Arx7Y6VQ2X_mZ7Es8hJXaL7T_UrJwnl_4WpIEEfufQOvB4IRBlsYVe3BKy8k9VxUu/w400-h300/IMG_9760.HEIC" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRaE9Biutjs6WmdrLL474mfJj4WemGVONTeK6Dcb7KSBWjKG1GCp35jYMJ7jKhkGqQUqDHASnPpA-0Yd8Fhpdz7E2al1DOpm5blVLj7u94sPhkFgEqFOzo7xqCjnQOkuSX_b2QH96v1K-gfuFt4eIFila1f-l6InXaScZmwf5-HKvkEEN2xYTtsxweZom4/s4032/IMG_9759.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 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/AVvXsEhRaE9Biutjs6WmdrLL474mfJj4WemGVONTeK6Dcb7KSBWjKG1GCp35jYMJ7jKhkGqQUqDHASnPpA-0Yd8Fhpdz7E2al1DOpm5blVLj7u94sPhkFgEqFOzo7xqCjnQOkuSX_b2QH96v1K-gfuFt4eIFila1f-l6InXaScZmwf5-HKvkEEN2xYTtsxweZom4/w400-h300/IMG_9759.HEIC" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I took a day trip down to Milwaukee for a Brewers game with a couple of old buddies of mine. Go Brewers!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9lmJMKqxZL0ipJ6dcN9vjCiUB1KzSR5yUM9HHmPG-Lylk4VLR8BPHyEdoWZrt4AeKawKhF_7WetbTxhoj6gAJMUIpy022WouK_mAUNJTwLYxrzNivnhuSkEKvh1bG9f50tRvkQ4551bE7ToMsY6uxrHGiYRp4L3PSbs0Hxn-ZjijiikZul5uSOYBe5PIm/s4032/IMG_9771.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 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/AVvXsEh9lmJMKqxZL0ipJ6dcN9vjCiUB1KzSR5yUM9HHmPG-Lylk4VLR8BPHyEdoWZrt4AeKawKhF_7WetbTxhoj6gAJMUIpy022WouK_mAUNJTwLYxrzNivnhuSkEKvh1bG9f50tRvkQ4551bE7ToMsY6uxrHGiYRp4L3PSbs0Hxn-ZjijiikZul5uSOYBe5PIm/w400-h300/IMG_9771.HEIC" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9lmJMKqxZL0ipJ6dcN9vjCiUB1KzSR5yUM9HHmPG-Lylk4VLR8BPHyEdoWZrt4AeKawKhF_7WetbTxhoj6gAJMUIpy022WouK_mAUNJTwLYxrzNivnhuSkEKvh1bG9f50tRvkQ4551bE7ToMsY6uxrHGiYRp4L3PSbs0Hxn-ZjijiikZul5uSOYBe5PIm/s4032/IMG_9771.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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YES!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil4m8Lpl0aqjFZSXEiu4d_7Qb1mY_Tp1o0Ot5nNk-v37vCOwPTXUef2b516ISVcdsoT1K4UNtINELXtFD0i25oRa2bpXd0exyi9pxLyEjtLY8tjH6IWku8ypAr9p6x2SEo4bNpfkMwqHUxL17J4ejonV17WnH8fyXRpuxW3s57-bt4ldoq80l3xSNZaaW2/s4032/IMG_9942.HEIC" imageanchor="1" 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/AVvXsEil4m8Lpl0aqjFZSXEiu4d_7Qb1mY_Tp1o0Ot5nNk-v37vCOwPTXUef2b516ISVcdsoT1K4UNtINELXtFD0i25oRa2bpXd0exyi9pxLyEjtLY8tjH6IWku8ypAr9p6x2SEo4bNpfkMwqHUxL17J4ejonV17WnH8fyXRpuxW3s57-bt4ldoq80l3xSNZaaW2/w300-h400/IMG_9942.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">No summer is complete without a trip to Brighton Beach.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmDugpWKQ8FUU7YtAiI6pcmy_lyw9LNK6On9tY5oDuC9Oc2UpIDMZZ_a7kYXU6eNRqoObJ6LXXTGaJCFWkrjyefCAczj6k3Q8z8QymzgsAF4UYfe7GUKmxxXRNC_jCnigf2xjdi_Hmqk7B1NCEaSt0gDU8TYZOsyrRW9n8r2qxrlGZJbbNBjgw66r5qaW3/s1024/imagejpeg_0.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmDugpWKQ8FUU7YtAiI6pcmy_lyw9LNK6On9tY5oDuC9Oc2UpIDMZZ_a7kYXU6eNRqoObJ6LXXTGaJCFWkrjyefCAczj6k3Q8z8QymzgsAF4UYfe7GUKmxxXRNC_jCnigf2xjdi_Hmqk7B1NCEaSt0gDU8TYZOsyrRW9n8r2qxrlGZJbbNBjgw66r5qaW3/w400-h300/imagejpeg_0.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our friends from California made it out!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI970-FJv6fLvScf5k9iJPGMjdehm7DXzolEd53modW0_hK_wEvunPQqVn5B_C-0DRyabeYEUqkEVvxDXpRiXlhJceFwhHBeoJge6oJAyY2KQeFf8uYhJeeE5ZntUTR0FF49rXPZa6189JeONQyH-wZWKCfXH25WfueG6pDiceV8sJbT1IogRdCs7bVVeS/s4032/IMG_0033.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 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/AVvXsEiI970-FJv6fLvScf5k9iJPGMjdehm7DXzolEd53modW0_hK_wEvunPQqVn5B_C-0DRyabeYEUqkEVvxDXpRiXlhJceFwhHBeoJge6oJAyY2KQeFf8uYhJeeE5ZntUTR0FF49rXPZa6189JeONQyH-wZWKCfXH25WfueG6pDiceV8sJbT1IogRdCs7bVVeS/w400-h300/IMG_0033.HEIC" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This year marks a big event for us - above is the last picture we took of our place before the work started on our addition. The Hollow Tree is growing!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVmTfAA8wWpW1nJOtaS1hcnBrF50OnFGE2D7NBP31kL4vZEsSIliE0dSDYa9Wm9r0CovatRf3HPze_Z5Er7vpUOgvp5s6R7ls4Gi8-0tDjoB-xafZOQHIhR4n2RZ1sKBe1qW6ms5GPkOW9-qM786BBleB6fjNhWBka2z3BUJEX3L8lXkN_QSVjspZK1Bkk/s4032/IMG_0065.HEIC" imageanchor="1" 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/AVvXsEgVmTfAA8wWpW1nJOtaS1hcnBrF50OnFGE2D7NBP31kL4vZEsSIliE0dSDYa9Wm9r0CovatRf3HPze_Z5Er7vpUOgvp5s6R7ls4Gi8-0tDjoB-xafZOQHIhR4n2RZ1sKBe1qW6ms5GPkOW9-qM786BBleB6fjNhWBka2z3BUJEX3L8lXkN_QSVjspZK1Bkk/w300-h400/IMG_0065.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlVbnaPkc41MC7Qdn-faxx9A8wxhWTQrMo6O9DPkbWX38CLox03EnzORQbtNwAKbhStNW-mg1ybd5OZrt10KWaq2YLDZe9-k4S6g78TcDywHCOX5c-VXoPnSrV5mTXaZEpD_cTHAIuolOlPH5O-vxOqvYOAqql7_TQVQYtXmU_G3secVLj77EpIGl5Ejf/s4032/71520516068__F516D0CD-69E1-443A-B982-3B3402F66D30.fullsizerender.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Lovey and I went on a Helichopter ride!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiACA-yrD3l4gGHtkNoFWcooLqiIrTy7wMWYPtyh4JR-sckyJuOfotsV1Mgqb7if6vLJMCttbadefI9uMgRuFSx7u5Db-RwmDe0lGBAlwTwnn_lMV4lZueUlZ2o7CDfOkvoAqH8fOAoO4Iujm_UnjFOdtrmzj-ht5V_j4P213mx_xtiN2YctwYqIJSJ-QDp/s4032/IMG_0192.HEIC" imageanchor="1" 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/AVvXsEiACA-yrD3l4gGHtkNoFWcooLqiIrTy7wMWYPtyh4JR-sckyJuOfotsV1Mgqb7if6vLJMCttbadefI9uMgRuFSx7u5Db-RwmDe0lGBAlwTwnn_lMV4lZueUlZ2o7CDfOkvoAqH8fOAoO4Iujm_UnjFOdtrmzj-ht5V_j4P213mx_xtiN2YctwYqIJSJ-QDp/w300-h400/IMG_0192.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My first ever viewing of the Northern Lights!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQkQeiIyqAg0n3qqe265LO3fwjFgbUd1AFN3_1r68-JunQhgFFftD2xzWcuo7hfglPTVuTCKCKd18rUSvkNWXVULLZKzzFUWYD1ME1uCRCjMAorBAk6GYfcJ69XGW6I4I2lBivpB6dBOCJbtkGuLXF00nCgG0gTchBGYljzR7mi5WofezpaK4YR2hiiqQn/s4032/IMG_0199.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 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/AVvXsEiQkQeiIyqAg0n3qqe265LO3fwjFgbUd1AFN3_1r68-JunQhgFFftD2xzWcuo7hfglPTVuTCKCKd18rUSvkNWXVULLZKzzFUWYD1ME1uCRCjMAorBAk6GYfcJ69XGW6I4I2lBivpB6dBOCJbtkGuLXF00nCgG0gTchBGYljzR7mi5WofezpaK4YR2hiiqQn/w400-h300/IMG_0199.HEIC" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sunset over the Enchanted Field.</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/AVvXsEgot99Nu49pZ7D75CxJ-LlMshlvZHym2x7zzht7TsrJY8UQntVfl9kT1IOdq8C20_gL1VUwj0Kj61-5yHK1YffV3ZC14vtR5YHGtva9EsQkzGpa8YMK_wuo3sGYMIrHJ6_9NRXwBFWXH1rGJ8nr919-DOQwi17kg7aacrIF1bb1bx65uHwaTxlYEY8_BR1s/s4032/IMG_0253.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 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/AVvXsEgot99Nu49pZ7D75CxJ-LlMshlvZHym2x7zzht7TsrJY8UQntVfl9kT1IOdq8C20_gL1VUwj0Kj61-5yHK1YffV3ZC14vtR5YHGtva9EsQkzGpa8YMK_wuo3sGYMIrHJ6_9NRXwBFWXH1rGJ8nr919-DOQwi17kg7aacrIF1bb1bx65uHwaTxlYEY8_BR1s/w400-h300/IMG_0253.HEIC" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One of my dearest and oldest friends, Josh! I was back in Champaign for Titan Games' 10th (!!!) anniversary. What a great weekend!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyj5Iq0xab5mks93Z5Os_VX-gZC1TlRuI5KhhxaFaZAJatkWVjdBBByRoeGl4JxGWdFQaa1t_V8FWkH4uCafBEaI6ixpXJu_HnOhc2wRKgXslXWILV8bcezY7sRMVH4U4CXIvUyhK1qMi69Apb91ArQ_rioySjy0rjqqJUzpGWqacGlhnzFGKXkhJQzR99/s4032/IMG_0288.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 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/AVvXsEhyj5Iq0xab5mks93Z5Os_VX-gZC1TlRuI5KhhxaFaZAJatkWVjdBBByRoeGl4JxGWdFQaa1t_V8FWkH4uCafBEaI6ixpXJu_HnOhc2wRKgXslXWILV8bcezY7sRMVH4U4CXIvUyhK1qMi69Apb91ArQ_rioySjy0rjqqJUzpGWqacGlhnzFGKXkhJQzR99/w400-h300/IMG_0288.heic" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeMTk5owISv4el28CnY4AZkJua2TmkQKkDVTS4M_GNA-Yem-r5P33QfoQ5Bx7qePw_bFLfPdbzcZAfuSBlEqvznY_vkbZWT3EDxPr4JF6iXMVYKNkHEFMvg1WB40CzuaYg-a3RgQF7lR4SH0wxjUKuzLiuPcHhwO3Eo0MIpJyTmMduXhv6Zt2ViivjlhXp/s3088/IMG_0285.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2316" data-original-width="3088" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeMTk5owISv4el28CnY4AZkJua2TmkQKkDVTS4M_GNA-Yem-r5P33QfoQ5Bx7qePw_bFLfPdbzcZAfuSBlEqvznY_vkbZWT3EDxPr4JF6iXMVYKNkHEFMvg1WB40CzuaYg-a3RgQF7lR4SH0wxjUKuzLiuPcHhwO3Eo0MIpJyTmMduXhv6Zt2ViivjlhXp/w400-h300/IMG_0285.heic" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks to the Catholic Schoolhouse co-op we are a part of we had a great trip to the Bird Sanctuary. What a cool place! More raptors than you can shake a stick at.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifZEC0tQyTyRhH89GTVDTYOlOdwFssS_r0F49lHAGh1JaSy6yvb0aOH0OYb-T4WnmUTNxuw4gtOgDHw3Wj5mqpFKLDC8UgBfU-eNJ-bnQneaNvI8xSFW_zbaCm-Kwx6orUHU5mfQ_C_y7cd0rFtwPb3fZmV_ROaRDsTF-hZZTqp0ggdgeY8FhwmTLW2rsp/s4032/IMG_9607.heic" imageanchor="1" 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/AVvXsEifZEC0tQyTyRhH89GTVDTYOlOdwFssS_r0F49lHAGh1JaSy6yvb0aOH0OYb-T4WnmUTNxuw4gtOgDHw3Wj5mqpFKLDC8UgBfU-eNJ-bnQneaNvI8xSFW_zbaCm-Kwx6orUHU5mfQ_C_y7cd0rFtwPb3fZmV_ROaRDsTF-hZZTqp0ggdgeY8FhwmTLW2rsp/w300-h400/IMG_9607.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bey came up for a surprise visit!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibNCDdz3FP95F9gnVTB6P1M0t_XzEa4gi-RAiCvYDpQ_YAOWcbxGM-Ko5gKL_jUapKNN62SuKB0ja-NxgDZEVg05WFaCYXCf_7dpHeZCbWTgmmUV3Jnz0H9Ks2GEMfUXut0_s_II6u2rmx40UBLgS1fUqnwVJqX7L2S3gqOm7-YW5vRdxt81ZX6hgzOTeM/s4032/71841901473__F0B42BBE-DE49-4531-AB1B-B01BE71B2FC7.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 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/AVvXsEibNCDdz3FP95F9gnVTB6P1M0t_XzEa4gi-RAiCvYDpQ_YAOWcbxGM-Ko5gKL_jUapKNN62SuKB0ja-NxgDZEVg05WFaCYXCf_7dpHeZCbWTgmmUV3Jnz0H9Ks2GEMfUXut0_s_II6u2rmx40UBLgS1fUqnwVJqX7L2S3gqOm7-YW5vRdxt81ZX6hgzOTeM/w400-h300/71841901473__F0B42BBE-DE49-4531-AB1B-B01BE71B2FC7.HEIC" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To wrap up we just had a great trip to Ashland and Bayfield. Unfortunately I didn't get any good pics of the Applefest, but we had fun enjoying the waterpark as well. Neat place!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Until next time, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: times; font-size: 14.85px;"><b><span style="font-size: 16px; text-align: start;">"Only be strong and very courageous; </span><span style="font-size: 16px; text-align: start;">be careful to do according to all the Law which Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so that you may </span><span style="font-size: 16px; text-align: start;">achieve success wherever you go"<br /></span></b></span><b style="background-color: white; color: dimgrey; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br />Joshua 1:7</span></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Tiger Striped Dochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06552626460230662846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357756427875820850.post-49708558430465731992023-03-28T21:14:00.007-07:002023-03-28T21:14:58.161-07:00A Year Come and Gone<h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> A Year Come and Gone</span></h2><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">It has been over a year since my last post. And for good reason. It hasn't been a particularly busy year (though there were times it felt that way). But it has been an eventful year. It has been a year with much learning. A year of growth, and a year of goodness.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">So lets get to it. Lets start with some of the hardest learning.<br /><br />I have come to realize that growing up is about learning who we are. But growing old is about learning who we are not. Most of us have these ideas about ourselves - about how we would behave in a given situation or crisis. None of us likes to think we would have been on the wrong side of history. We all like to believe we are heroes. The truth is however, that most of us are not. Not always, anyway.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">In my last post my family was moving to the Far North. Wisconsin bound, for a great adventure - to purchase the St. Croix Inn in Solon Springs WI. It was going to be a major life change. It was going to be getting out of the rut of life we had dug into, to do something grand.<br /><br />But it didn't work out that way.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuZ52L77bZK1u1kNg4CVuI4Ee7DMUir7JGybkEDEMdvbVdIXnCbTLYS9FTeRcIgD0pLKfrzsku5fKknWDKnMNmwZNH6M_DLq8Ci3ozBOjYy0KSkF8PYHt33YdBEhN1wpOLVn3YHkmggUR4W8xZCcmu1GAdgXESmqQVeLqV93tZPcowmaMhjsw9DoDKIQ/s4032/IMG_7375.HEIC" imageanchor="1" 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/AVvXsEhuZ52L77bZK1u1kNg4CVuI4Ee7DMUir7JGybkEDEMdvbVdIXnCbTLYS9FTeRcIgD0pLKfrzsku5fKknWDKnMNmwZNH6M_DLq8Ci3ozBOjYy0KSkF8PYHt33YdBEhN1wpOLVn3YHkmggUR4W8xZCcmu1GAdgXESmqQVeLqV93tZPcowmaMhjsw9DoDKIQ/w400-h300/IMG_7375.HEIC" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The St Croix Inn</div></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: arial;">See this was me - about 8 weeks before we were set to close on the inn pictured behind me. We were all set, but in the 11th hour, I balked. Now, I had reasons. According to some lawyers, and financial advisement - good reasons. The deal was bad on paper. And I balked. For a long time I thought I made the right choice, but now I don't. It was a mistake. The inn later sold for more than I was set to pay for it. And it remains profitable. I couldn't have known that, of course - but that isn't the point. I believed then, and still believe, that God led me to that opportunity. And then, right before, he reminded me that I was going to have to risk <i>all my worldly possessions</i> to follow him. To give up my autonomy (the banks were effectively demanding power of attorney in event of a default). It was kind of God to show me that - fair of the LORD to do so. But, like the unfaithful Israelite scouts at the Jordan, I balked. In fear I declined the deal. I did not live up to my namesake. I did not live up to my life verse. I walked away from a blessing. And I regret it. I should regret it. <br /><br />Will I wander 40 years in the desert? I hope not. God is merciful. The LORD is longsuffering and I have prayed honestly for forgiveness for my lack of faith. I deserve 40 years for sure. But as you'll see it has been a great year. Who knows. Either way, I am still a part-time Hospitalist - and my life is blessed in many many ways. I don't want anyone to feel bad for me. I don't feel bad for me. I am not down on myself - but I am sad for my family and the grand adventure my faithlessness cost them. I resolve to learn and do better. But I learned a little about who I was not. I was not Joshua. At least not this time.<br /><br />I'll say no more about it.<br /><br />Both because what was needed to be said has been said - and more - it truly has been an amazing year. Lets talk about all the fun and the beauty, because WOW has there been a lot of it 😁</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqCmokyhkptjlFmuqixkuXysjNbpDrA6vDJTBTzKgjH2XmGWnGPOluDl_R_L8r2WwC68fMcUrOdRmMpP0yjtXiUDnWjtzimqaqYcn0nb35dMlgDnvLoQdRDfHQ051pltXkpIFu4tvqVEGrfB0QVDpgeYloI4DCxk1AAod1-jVamopzgfFVeZzV_-eyaw/s1440/49A558B5-1291-45D4-8826-B3C0EB06904D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1019" data-original-width="1440" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqCmokyhkptjlFmuqixkuXysjNbpDrA6vDJTBTzKgjH2XmGWnGPOluDl_R_L8r2WwC68fMcUrOdRmMpP0yjtXiUDnWjtzimqaqYcn0nb35dMlgDnvLoQdRDfHQ051pltXkpIFu4tvqVEGrfB0QVDpgeYloI4DCxk1AAod1-jVamopzgfFVeZzV_-eyaw/w400-h283/49A558B5-1291-45D4-8826-B3C0EB06904D.JPG" width="400" /></a></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/AVvXsEgkw8YeLY8h4rZHpz_PGFyUNQCLg6vBdAHiN96Ftt0Pate4a5oRVBpMXbGBwjd8zwZE9c-3x9P_FuRPkzTNVncrT3iTScuYu0dJWIUUV6aJ42kiO4NhvHum7tu02FvOn6GsytS9oqcZ-X8cQk278BihTYG1JWBPTs1PUa8jmIuNRR4zotohAFm16Zt02g/s1440/62FA4850-CB08-461F-A36C-25E05F7CCF65.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1016" data-original-width="1440" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkw8YeLY8h4rZHpz_PGFyUNQCLg6vBdAHiN96Ftt0Pate4a5oRVBpMXbGBwjd8zwZE9c-3x9P_FuRPkzTNVncrT3iTScuYu0dJWIUUV6aJ42kiO4NhvHum7tu02FvOn6GsytS9oqcZ-X8cQk278BihTYG1JWBPTs1PUa8jmIuNRR4zotohAFm16Zt02g/w400-h283/62FA4850-CB08-461F-A36C-25E05F7CCF65.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">my view during my morning commute<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEg-f-R88-vV1qRA4pLDfsopU06klgIbFyeQMcrawL7v-nRLl664EgrnlWegsnzurlQ2ZN-G8UL2HJZLKJXpco9OHvW0qFdqgeOWzHnwY4RnzMGZRSC-AVYfD0eQ4YnCxonojxeuxE6UqyIgVG5bqF1SH9fNtYzPRVf3tzVxpWeUvep1yDTiXIZRdKaa5Q/s4032/66984589106__1D8F164B-D4A3-4FF9-86CB-17EB1BBF1F36.fullsizerender.HEIC" imageanchor="1" 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/AVvXsEg-f-R88-vV1qRA4pLDfsopU06klgIbFyeQMcrawL7v-nRLl664EgrnlWegsnzurlQ2ZN-G8UL2HJZLKJXpco9OHvW0qFdqgeOWzHnwY4RnzMGZRSC-AVYfD0eQ4YnCxonojxeuxE6UqyIgVG5bqF1SH9fNtYzPRVf3tzVxpWeUvep1yDTiXIZRdKaa5Q/w300-h400/66984589106__1D8F164B-D4A3-4FF9-86CB-17EB1BBF1F36.fullsizerender.HEIC" width="300" /></a></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: arial;">When we arrived Up North, it was cold - cold and snowy. When we pulled into the driveway M went a little pale. The drifts were higher than she was tall! But WOW is this land gorgeous. I started my work at the hospital in Duluth, and I LOVE it. The culture of the Catholic organization is a much better fit - and I really got to stretch my doctor-muscles at a larger care center.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPlAHjJiPHHubyufXh71jOreb7uZ5ugi7jMLjbgtAgk6C6XC0gKeZ3eN9qr7uNaLgHTjdaptsHYSbHMlibHWUIvNCvnM5bE_leC-A7_vSA7cGNoZhaVSPBjrL6v6JeHQZtcJCoSm399EKJkuvJPNBQwDXZQwVDnt15P6deOQwZQupDUKxQdY0AO9yC5w/s4032/67122607026__F3E71CCF-28D1-4751-8719-7AC141A21CAD.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="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/AVvXsEiPlAHjJiPHHubyufXh71jOreb7uZ5ugi7jMLjbgtAgk6C6XC0gKeZ3eN9qr7uNaLgHTjdaptsHYSbHMlibHWUIvNCvnM5bE_leC-A7_vSA7cGNoZhaVSPBjrL6v6JeHQZtcJCoSm399EKJkuvJPNBQwDXZQwVDnt15P6deOQwZQupDUKxQdY0AO9yC5w/w300-h400/67122607026__F3E71CCF-28D1-4751-8719-7AC141A21CAD.HEIC" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grandpa Greg and Uncle Jack came for a visit.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPleIAI6Kt2xda8g3yUzJE6WZn-yPfq8KnBFh1eY8Qb-km1M_7bQl51GMGLeLMKS_V31fKk9d4CqUVuUdzbjooRIvKHGe6D3ug_ADO68UzZu6Ijm22c39QggsO3_mp1QjNWADHJr8FTrDkW4-33RQ_vxgCXN4sNttyJOVnIUP5CMxCKFOcZfCm8DuVMw/s4032/IMG_9391.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="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/AVvXsEjPleIAI6Kt2xda8g3yUzJE6WZn-yPfq8KnBFh1eY8Qb-km1M_7bQl51GMGLeLMKS_V31fKk9d4CqUVuUdzbjooRIvKHGe6D3ug_ADO68UzZu6Ijm22c39QggsO3_mp1QjNWADHJr8FTrDkW4-33RQ_vxgCXN4sNttyJOVnIUP5CMxCKFOcZfCm8DuVMw/w300-h400/IMG_9391.HEIC" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First day with the ice off the lake - Polar Plunge!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRopJJsIJ_-IrwUAiIIzdhv-V8yNJN9eSJaZoarqPnInhyHoHP7NE6DTZdfRorAbofF-vS2GK6IrB9nhnvVwq_iWIQq8JS3M1bz2ASxblHP5GFrMluAQDCdGZHOis8pqr0IkeTJBlQgE0w1gc0arqjd2kvOnWI5skf5xG8QG7dXhPzIAgxUd5KNY60Ww/s4032/IMG_7783.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="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/AVvXsEjRopJJsIJ_-IrwUAiIIzdhv-V8yNJN9eSJaZoarqPnInhyHoHP7NE6DTZdfRorAbofF-vS2GK6IrB9nhnvVwq_iWIQq8JS3M1bz2ASxblHP5GFrMluAQDCdGZHOis8pqr0IkeTJBlQgE0w1gc0arqjd2kvOnWI5skf5xG8QG7dXhPzIAgxUd5KNY60Ww/w300-h400/IMG_7783.HEIC" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Cranberry Lake</div><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Spring finally sprang, though it was a bit late. We were learning everyday what Winter would mean at our little lakehouse. We learned about dealing with humidity and mold (Winter in IL was always dry as a bone). We learned about clearing snow, and clearing ice. And we learned that some springs the ice stays on until well into May. But eventually warm days arrived and the ice disappeared. We had our first annual polar plunge! Everyone except M participated.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjouJHAjTQj14l0EDZrfeJzC3ZfpGzy005czQfA72P1-RCagqhmgZKbX7F8dC6uqARLFvP6ZGp5LMV1XHXSBZDznGN8QfoumvIOlIYQ0kdM-mnXlmGTUR4h2VvGOE5Mp4fQmjv_P5tE_Wa1pP6i7GvTladhtj6dKZAZCVVPtjQFwcoEKG3RnERKPC9ibg/s4032/IMG_7882.HEIC" imageanchor="1" 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/AVvXsEjouJHAjTQj14l0EDZrfeJzC3ZfpGzy005czQfA72P1-RCagqhmgZKbX7F8dC6uqARLFvP6ZGp5LMV1XHXSBZDznGN8QfoumvIOlIYQ0kdM-mnXlmGTUR4h2VvGOE5Mp4fQmjv_P5tE_Wa1pP6i7GvTladhtj6dKZAZCVVPtjQFwcoEKG3RnERKPC9ibg/w400-h300/IMG_7882.HEIC" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A fun time in Madison with the Titan Games Crew (-Steven). Das Boot!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjINNRwTQQHoWcxyILCBueb9IQqWWY5EMXeV1-HPmcCDiBMbEK0e8oxS0btj8ZBqbdlMTh-QRs-llUGDnd9YyzM3gxApZ0yAN2loDNlYO5ct53V5O9WOgmjtpRWhGMJjlpTDhZRHykbWT1tpa5jYSAQo7KB2jaKbLN-Rne5SwHmXuY8UvtJFYGCjL39AA/s3088/67477308460__A6424D1E-7AD8-4542-AC20-FF2C4B8FF802.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjINNRwTQQHoWcxyILCBueb9IQqWWY5EMXeV1-HPmcCDiBMbEK0e8oxS0btj8ZBqbdlMTh-QRs-llUGDnd9YyzM3gxApZ0yAN2loDNlYO5ct53V5O9WOgmjtpRWhGMJjlpTDhZRHykbWT1tpa5jYSAQo7KB2jaKbLN-Rne5SwHmXuY8UvtJFYGCjL39AA/w300-h400/67477308460__A6424D1E-7AD8-4542-AC20-FF2C4B8FF802.HEIC" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">First Boat Ride!</div><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;">May came and went - I took a trip to Madison for a board-game conference/show, and we got Ol' Red onto the lake. It was a chilly first ride, but it really felt like we had arrived.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitxd1-Hq3JkuYcLXixOjrwyZHoRgF6CqS6AR5fpvjAlIJPistGnzmjUaAP7ydrYuJ0Z119SBX7a8i3PN6v3C1pKmE0aQQ2xtZb8_UaMPZwyNDxrNCW3VqU_FT3_K4PBjlF1j3GqEACVxpM5lzVM0T6fDtdtZOAeYjKzKy3_dAcK2XUoJRA51qNGpy45g/s2180/IMG_7922.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1257" data-original-width="2180" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitxd1-Hq3JkuYcLXixOjrwyZHoRgF6CqS6AR5fpvjAlIJPistGnzmjUaAP7ydrYuJ0Z119SBX7a8i3PN6v3C1pKmE0aQQ2xtZb8_UaMPZwyNDxrNCW3VqU_FT3_K4PBjlF1j3GqEACVxpM5lzVM0T6fDtdtZOAeYjKzKy3_dAcK2XUoJRA51qNGpy45g/w400-h231/IMG_7922.heic" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;">June was a fantastic month - and it really felt like we were settling in. I managed to get a Warhammer setup in the garage, and managed to make a few new friends (including JD Zakerski above). Summertime brought us the opportunity to make new friends at Church, and we really grew into our role as a pillar family at St. Pius X. The LORD is great, and was at work in our lives, bringing us close to other families in the area, and brining friends and companions for our children. I continued to swim nearly every day - and it ends up Lovey Loo is my bestest swimming buddy - most often she was the one eager to join me. We also had our first trip to Amnicon for the year!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwT8IGsRzKw02MGid9AlQAAKMRuYWG8DbU4NiuhqZDvQ5gubIsFz73E1fbbQ_4cqYwWC0iBY086wpHQUooTF7Bhst2OTeftOx8E3ItEPM_kdDI-wZhan_8dbbjF801ezaDxeE-iVG6ip-6xgbmAhqpTcSV8khGEeijp6aMB_S7OK_PuHJqU_-1586qDQ/s4032/IMG_8102.HEIC" imageanchor="1" 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/AVvXsEhwT8IGsRzKw02MGid9AlQAAKMRuYWG8DbU4NiuhqZDvQ5gubIsFz73E1fbbQ_4cqYwWC0iBY086wpHQUooTF7Bhst2OTeftOx8E3ItEPM_kdDI-wZhan_8dbbjF801ezaDxeE-iVG6ip-6xgbmAhqpTcSV8khGEeijp6aMB_S7OK_PuHJqU_-1586qDQ/w400-h300/IMG_8102.HEIC" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dakota and Kelsey in Chetek<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqIJGQyX5xsChbfsydWJVkelqYaqcR_0mAFzIBXE91vpo7sKiSyFTTlAr6ECxyeXxhGkKt7-E6mu-3ow93VkrZaYbsU-VqFPcF469wjEj_tt_eumtNTY1YuS6RS4Jyumr3UIJ3IVsoB3InoQgJjOUTX1EwFiYHO2mx5FyzWCh6yw9GGtQ2i9462-2ipQ/s4032/IMG_8099.HEIC" imageanchor="1" 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/AVvXsEjqIJGQyX5xsChbfsydWJVkelqYaqcR_0mAFzIBXE91vpo7sKiSyFTTlAr6ECxyeXxhGkKt7-E6mu-3ow93VkrZaYbsU-VqFPcF469wjEj_tt_eumtNTY1YuS6RS4Jyumr3UIJ3IVsoB3InoQgJjOUTX1EwFiYHO2mx5FyzWCh6yw9GGtQ2i9462-2ipQ/w400-h300/IMG_8099.HEIC" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With surprise guest appearance by Eric! Eric is a friend, and the guy who bought our old home in Peoria<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJMgazunl_31Z51dGs-k0ePMSzuaJWDeRt5dZSQrQKgbtJmM1upPw1LnXOSaz5OiUPKLHtA7zfEfY8ub8qsHTDum-Km-jx0RVJlxC_Ovti2Wojc-Q6MkioQsNNelw0KLWuFXLbVIJHxxo-5003iACpzQscQEwPrC90_HvCTWpcqC_1JPi7XNQ3DmYL_Q/s2048/IMG_8106.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJMgazunl_31Z51dGs-k0ePMSzuaJWDeRt5dZSQrQKgbtJmM1upPw1LnXOSaz5OiUPKLHtA7zfEfY8ub8qsHTDum-Km-jx0RVJlxC_Ovti2Wojc-Q6MkioQsNNelw0KLWuFXLbVIJHxxo-5003iACpzQscQEwPrC90_HvCTWpcqC_1JPi7XNQ3DmYL_Q/w400-h300/IMG_8106.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Worlds collide, with JD and Dakota getting together for some Warhammer.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Mid-month my friend Dakota and his (now fiancé Kelsey) made a drive up for Dakota's annual family reunion in Chetek, and by happy coincidence it coincided with my other friend Eric's first trip to Chetek with his family. We all got together for food and drink - and had an absolute blast. I haven't laughed that hard in years. <br /><br />The family also took an overnight trip to Bayfield, Madeline Island, and Ashland. We had a wonderful time exploring a part of the Northwoods we had never seen. Lake Superior is truly a natural wonder.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCPgyYKxdaE3ek_mksYBL0k-eLGxwt1-neS_grWPc2Vkd-vV99IINPSSmXbMmq0PNpedUQULO_FhnpsHtIX0DaCq2URDClss4GVI1WdHHhPSHjgbKPrny31M9zvATERYKXzOqIM8ZfD-6BBzPHia3PBfOn9YUns88dsYvufYYNMu2YbzlGidBZnB7X1Q/s4032/IMG_8247.HEIC" imageanchor="1" 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/AVvXsEhCPgyYKxdaE3ek_mksYBL0k-eLGxwt1-neS_grWPc2Vkd-vV99IINPSSmXbMmq0PNpedUQULO_FhnpsHtIX0DaCq2URDClss4GVI1WdHHhPSHjgbKPrny31M9zvATERYKXzOqIM8ZfD-6BBzPHia3PBfOn9YUns88dsYvufYYNMu2YbzlGidBZnB7X1Q/w300-h400/IMG_8247.HEIC" width="300" /></a></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/AVvXsEjfUH9BKcbMKXfMrEXC3DbDvmWd30HDHC3gD1b3qiVxjXuohbik78idftlIvmPloJpQTFjG94sUC0Oohg_A3TqJEHq5eNn7EBe0N2ncwZfZmhnVioyb6ZrR8xKHK7sV80C95MW9Ck34AvVPe_tcReo5f8K41wK9X_UouL5l5ymWWp0L652m4rheiEPDEg/s4032/IMG_8237.HEIC" imageanchor="1" 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/AVvXsEjfUH9BKcbMKXfMrEXC3DbDvmWd30HDHC3gD1b3qiVxjXuohbik78idftlIvmPloJpQTFjG94sUC0Oohg_A3TqJEHq5eNn7EBe0N2ncwZfZmhnVioyb6ZrR8xKHK7sV80C95MW9Ck34AvVPe_tcReo5f8K41wK9X_UouL5l5ymWWp0L652m4rheiEPDEg/w400-h300/IMG_8237.HEIC" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Monster! And no lie, he caught it with his bare hands!</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/AVvXsEjXESsJLm_Yvl4K74hfHPFEKFrHYBNNPt2N2xE_wXHlOFLo5ltIFiefuGWCwMfWENzwprEOiM7miURYI-RVDuacgUc2vhy4CdruBzLm7xLXvTZYzEsf4CsaQibUjUniw9p4A0WtDV8Jv6kCoeh8T9nQ5SSrMOt8cto3Cqof_Zl9DLgveKQiVO01_yyxBw/s4032/IMG_8235.HEIC" imageanchor="1" 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/AVvXsEjXESsJLm_Yvl4K74hfHPFEKFrHYBNNPt2N2xE_wXHlOFLo5ltIFiefuGWCwMfWENzwprEOiM7miURYI-RVDuacgUc2vhy4CdruBzLm7xLXvTZYzEsf4CsaQibUjUniw9p4A0WtDV8Jv6kCoeh8T9nQ5SSrMOt8cto3Cqof_Zl9DLgveKQiVO01_yyxBw/w400-h300/IMG_8235.HEIC" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fun time with cousins.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4XlfXwbkFpvBtH29u5AnFn_Vqt5LsaAxFMeKEfXeRxIEW_ZdYtWgzukAPg7-r3Yj31OqbFz9Ii1e4VOrejgiyBtLiM17PIclFMrsmZUpIc0IbTZ-UAhn0rxGS8Qmt8Vfc-sOKACjtXz5e-_4Ut1G3dWp25fGCNX9oYNQE_kLcxTehdHODC-bHB2sYPg/s4032/68193724123__98BBFA15-83F6-48EF-BFEC-290D2EB6F820.fullsizerender.HEIC" imageanchor="1" 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/AVvXsEi4XlfXwbkFpvBtH29u5AnFn_Vqt5LsaAxFMeKEfXeRxIEW_ZdYtWgzukAPg7-r3Yj31OqbFz9Ii1e4VOrejgiyBtLiM17PIclFMrsmZUpIc0IbTZ-UAhn0rxGS8Qmt8Vfc-sOKACjtXz5e-_4Ut1G3dWp25fGCNX9oYNQE_kLcxTehdHODC-bHB2sYPg/w400-h300/68193724123__98BBFA15-83F6-48EF-BFEC-290D2EB6F820.fullsizerender.HEIC" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A new favorite past-time<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The magic continued in August. The weather was gorgeous, though it cooled off a tad at the end of the month. We got to have fun with the Ehlers and Nichols families during their visits. Watching the kiddos getting to know their cousins was an absolute joy. I also got some great quality time with Grandma on her monthly trips into Duluth.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibq2emkiIEK_FYwD8fY4s3veC3nEa5mqdHpt4bZfY5LSccnN6OBZ_st8RGn6oBa0Bxg3bnbOEWrMZZ8zPn1RQAjcjRQOM0iEXNYxHeaPUIFMbtALJJN43jURJm0neRXs0ESkuYjeIBxmvXsf0XfwXQMCS5eSAHU0DBhzbHxHxqLWtnTKAvIKVqK_rKLg/s4032/IMG_8363.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 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/AVvXsEibq2emkiIEK_FYwD8fY4s3veC3nEa5mqdHpt4bZfY5LSccnN6OBZ_st8RGn6oBa0Bxg3bnbOEWrMZZ8zPn1RQAjcjRQOM0iEXNYxHeaPUIFMbtALJJN43jURJm0neRXs0ESkuYjeIBxmvXsf0XfwXQMCS5eSAHU0DBhzbHxHxqLWtnTKAvIKVqK_rKLg/w400-h300/IMG_8363.HEIC" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgId13R14wc6AxCbSor5ygCT8uEuq2sCZphIlaiJiAV7ARsjDFjjgW-WT2GtYomi0d6cFtxYp6zrUpi3WU_uU0T6B9Tpk2KBTIbrWG1YnyKl93rNIazp8Y7aU8YxqofXm8aejaX5x-RdJh3PxY-ndUR9woFmoy11wQqlhVeMuGvdB7zQydRnYMg7qM5aA/s1226/IMG_9905.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="580" data-original-width="1226" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgId13R14wc6AxCbSor5ygCT8uEuq2sCZphIlaiJiAV7ARsjDFjjgW-WT2GtYomi0d6cFtxYp6zrUpi3WU_uU0T6B9Tpk2KBTIbrWG1YnyKl93rNIazp8Y7aU8YxqofXm8aejaX5x-RdJh3PxY-ndUR9woFmoy11wQqlhVeMuGvdB7zQydRnYMg7qM5aA/w400-h189/IMG_9905.heic" width="400" /></a></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/AVvXsEhG3453Kf6HFANdBuP93UWsDo2JIeXwaBi3c82lgU2dFOzV_DSCyfNtfUDgQNsvM2ivlki4o4YvrHlwxfrq-TlD4jh1TWfWmCobG-IwhTuKZtXC5WPniJd_Z6DsEgShav4YTPHXBqgls_ymL4liaJXdGytPF4DJjHAtb_WGPLkxpHSqDacOFb4yrJLHBQ/s4032/IMG_8360.HEIC" imageanchor="1" 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/AVvXsEhG3453Kf6HFANdBuP93UWsDo2JIeXwaBi3c82lgU2dFOzV_DSCyfNtfUDgQNsvM2ivlki4o4YvrHlwxfrq-TlD4jh1TWfWmCobG-IwhTuKZtXC5WPniJd_Z6DsEgShav4YTPHXBqgls_ymL4liaJXdGytPF4DJjHAtb_WGPLkxpHSqDacOFb4yrJLHBQ/w400-h300/IMG_8360.HEIC" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some things never change - but others do. It wasn't long after this visit back to Peoria that the Cul-de-sac band broke up for good. Nick and Leann moved out of the neighborhood. Only Mark, Kathy, and Gary remain of the original crew - with the happy addition of Eric and Pam. It was a great visit, and a a great "last hurrah" for us. To the Cul-de-sac!</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5pnh8zm4CLL7q8oA0iZ7IwNBMawR0z12YUY6k7vCE_dY0m9k7NKW-Ujdu2-ckctwcjh-ZgaEdsqAe7_aMPbUW8FtPfem9uM4n2phiuzaeSayucK60IKi7pqZ2m9VeZThHDjPgE3DO1EsB4NMnESd9YBIQ_G88zL4ja4qX0kEfSPYpBisaCCzTs9lHdw/s4032/IMG_8405.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 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/AVvXsEi5pnh8zm4CLL7q8oA0iZ7IwNBMawR0z12YUY6k7vCE_dY0m9k7NKW-Ujdu2-ckctwcjh-ZgaEdsqAe7_aMPbUW8FtPfem9uM4n2phiuzaeSayucK60IKi7pqZ2m9VeZThHDjPgE3DO1EsB4NMnESd9YBIQ_G88zL4ja4qX0kEfSPYpBisaCCzTs9lHdw/w400-h300/IMG_8405.HEIC" width="400" /></a></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/AVvXsEiAQ5Ta2MId3wIAxvh4d2EaZ_S3Akh_4Mkx1YLod-hJyjqivikslVMCP2-1dYRdfmSKc5ZafTGPOQmo7uIBIP7nTwkRJXJM4rXvGrY9dINLvzOXvbBUwvHFofJiEj92YDAIJSAUv6KKZ9XIRAZEH3_bZ12BHIIvLwhjUy68LsGB1CJFJk-7ieqgDwHwyw/s4032/IMG_8404.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="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/AVvXsEiAQ5Ta2MId3wIAxvh4d2EaZ_S3Akh_4Mkx1YLod-hJyjqivikslVMCP2-1dYRdfmSKc5ZafTGPOQmo7uIBIP7nTwkRJXJM4rXvGrY9dINLvzOXvbBUwvHFofJiEj92YDAIJSAUv6KKZ9XIRAZEH3_bZ12BHIIvLwhjUy68LsGB1CJFJk-7ieqgDwHwyw/w300-h400/IMG_8404.HEIC" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We took another overnight out to Crystal Falls, MI in the U.P.. Charlotte was ill, so it was a bit of a downer, but we had a nice stop off in Minocqua on the way home. The Whites had been telling us about it for year - and they were right, what a fun place!</td></tr></tbody></table><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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYuA84SCALK_WE5BzjOKKF8LmOv0ls5-NbfFRP9997tvBR470m9zRO-JFS_-e74HYqGpbJsRgOrmV2GMFQQzhX-0kPwRXbNpwGEG3VsV0SuEg4-OEBz2zwpZVtmwbqr0TIiUkRLnsSx7Q_idJBxE7hzYp6tlkkSzdUbbgU95mpVzwwkpk2x8b67fvIBQ/s1024/imagejpeg_0.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYuA84SCALK_WE5BzjOKKF8LmOv0ls5-NbfFRP9997tvBR470m9zRO-JFS_-e74HYqGpbJsRgOrmV2GMFQQzhX-0kPwRXbNpwGEG3VsV0SuEg4-OEBz2zwpZVtmwbqr0TIiUkRLnsSx7Q_idJBxE7hzYp6tlkkSzdUbbgU95mpVzwwkpk2x8b67fvIBQ/w400-h300/imagejpeg_0.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Time spent with these two is always precious.</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/AVvXsEiyQ2zzPuN-NI-Jq0OG80bLaMt993mmY9gBDsXe6BaEMKupkaEUyYJ6NH-l_fBl1QETmV3EdkbWHCVGu69DlA3fmwPCQayofjvnWZfsWYz0W4oGpILojnqPCvuXXux2zmh8GxtdIBAo3eG04ofQRZHY5QQoW5OqmcSihL5wuGLOT4zStR5zlgCcq1zAwQ/s4032/68497086928__057E669E-A3B5-48A4-ADDC-CF6D1F2509D8.HEIC" imageanchor="1" 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/AVvXsEiyQ2zzPuN-NI-Jq0OG80bLaMt993mmY9gBDsXe6BaEMKupkaEUyYJ6NH-l_fBl1QETmV3EdkbWHCVGu69DlA3fmwPCQayofjvnWZfsWYz0W4oGpILojnqPCvuXXux2zmh8GxtdIBAo3eG04ofQRZHY5QQoW5OqmcSihL5wuGLOT4zStR5zlgCcq1zAwQ/w400-h300/68497086928__057E669E-A3B5-48A4-ADDC-CF6D1F2509D8.HEIC" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Visit back to Monticello. Grandma Rosemary was diagnosed with Lymphoma - and had started her treatments. She is doing well - which was reason to smile. And I got to spend time with my Aunt Aimee - who I don't get to see often enough.<br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi88qUUFbbq5Sc2hqTqyVwA1dFjqwXGIofj_cO6NMOBgNjhjZ6uj_HbeuOtJojlLr7dXJvsXwvPRI6fuTzP-NHbd2_6a0iOTVz5GyNJ_AdT-fT23ypy_7QAPxTboZIe1P7408yZlCvUeNEEnuvFlkR0W7EgE4FVY7Ugw4Wy1msDUT0ExAyPC456Y4qf9Q/s4032/IMG_8464.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="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/AVvXsEi88qUUFbbq5Sc2hqTqyVwA1dFjqwXGIofj_cO6NMOBgNjhjZ6uj_HbeuOtJojlLr7dXJvsXwvPRI6fuTzP-NHbd2_6a0iOTVz5GyNJ_AdT-fT23ypy_7QAPxTboZIe1P7408yZlCvUeNEEnuvFlkR0W7EgE4FVY7Ugw4Wy1msDUT0ExAyPC456Y4qf9Q/w300-h400/IMG_8464.HEIC" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our trip up the North Shore, all the way to Grand Marais, with an overnight in Lutsen to see the colors.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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We took a family trip back down to the Quad Cities, and then through to Peoria where we reunited with our old Neighbors. It was a great time, and a last hurrah of sorts, as I noted above. I then had a solo trip back down to visit Grandma Rosemary. It wasn't all time away however, we had tons of fun locally too.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIgq9Zui_9MWGXk2DGRy6KHk3cmaKDFUxC8BNQKZjZNZ5wecYm6a1iDC2CfOjt_IY1CgM-Zycn4lY7CSzqsXhmlWudTilaF8LUaVWFBBhyrVUcVCR5xgw6ibuQYHGrbWdVoOceyR1A-y4B1b9Cg3RBHv4RuxNKGCNl9DlBKabuZZ9PyJzfK8awiEovlw/s4032/IMG_8490.HEIC" imageanchor="1" 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/AVvXsEgIgq9Zui_9MWGXk2DGRy6KHk3cmaKDFUxC8BNQKZjZNZ5wecYm6a1iDC2CfOjt_IY1CgM-Zycn4lY7CSzqsXhmlWudTilaF8LUaVWFBBhyrVUcVCR5xgw6ibuQYHGrbWdVoOceyR1A-y4B1b9Cg3RBHv4RuxNKGCNl9DlBKabuZZ9PyJzfK8awiEovlw/w300-h400/IMG_8490.HEIC" width="300" /></a></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/AVvXsEg25Wi0-3MlogM1moM03nfCyfK5CqX-eL9Ne5yzYMHYvVQA34vA4k6XUQC_kxS_WN6rk_RgT-qx9Kz08aZVhSR5ajgvFANIGJ8lkmlPyYtpHd13IgYq6ZzBhQLJaxi7p7aCoImy7MA5XlqNyubFOG2VG7q3MDxqK_BcKMRPqA0g9OIU2NECyiF8P95CjA/s4032/IMG_8520.HEIC" imageanchor="1" 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/AVvXsEg25Wi0-3MlogM1moM03nfCyfK5CqX-eL9Ne5yzYMHYvVQA34vA4k6XUQC_kxS_WN6rk_RgT-qx9Kz08aZVhSR5ajgvFANIGJ8lkmlPyYtpHd13IgYq6ZzBhQLJaxi7p7aCoImy7MA5XlqNyubFOG2VG7q3MDxqK_BcKMRPqA0g9OIU2NECyiF8P95CjA/w400-h300/IMG_8520.HEIC" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Last boat ride of the year!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4tFZVSZ5tU1y8jx_4ossaSP3BA7sNLkoNra-piJDyUI4f_XMp2AGPjMj7yfSpWy5LknB8i-pVdzmSNriRoeloyOW6VppeytFg50v9m9kzDBQ9m9T5sGAvfoWeourTKrVs2kkKKLHoRzz_nrSCCmJxh28_jQ4HtOqXNfq05jpWgRZC5p2m2wudC_HEUA/s4032/68720591343__8FD0A306-8B2D-442D-B354-42CD4C9AB954.fullsizerender.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 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/AVvXsEg4tFZVSZ5tU1y8jx_4ossaSP3BA7sNLkoNra-piJDyUI4f_XMp2AGPjMj7yfSpWy5LknB8i-pVdzmSNriRoeloyOW6VppeytFg50v9m9kzDBQ9m9T5sGAvfoWeourTKrVs2kkKKLHoRzz_nrSCCmJxh28_jQ4HtOqXNfq05jpWgRZC5p2m2wudC_HEUA/w400-h300/68720591343__8FD0A306-8B2D-442D-B354-42CD4C9AB954.fullsizerender.HEIC" width="400" /></a></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/AVvXsEgT4-BTHH6hll4eMWKc6xFCaGP1XZK44_b_qVQPsW1ffz6IJGYx4A19SSckckkfyjf7puWDBPP6Z-aG0iQZRS35gygScy_yuHZwB2aDfBGqoxFiCANkSr_aUO79c6hcEkclLJfo94xj04iKc4QOrlJKBypy7NaiVHbp5SH0t8irrYuqE1bgtScKRQlZDA/s4032/IMG_8529.HEIC" imageanchor="1" 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/AVvXsEgT4-BTHH6hll4eMWKc6xFCaGP1XZK44_b_qVQPsW1ffz6IJGYx4A19SSckckkfyjf7puWDBPP6Z-aG0iQZRS35gygScy_yuHZwB2aDfBGqoxFiCANkSr_aUO79c6hcEkclLJfo94xj04iKc4QOrlJKBypy7NaiVHbp5SH0t8irrYuqE1bgtScKRQlZDA/w400-h300/IMG_8529.HEIC" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lunchtime walks along the shore.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">October is gorgeous Up North. And I think Autumn might be my favorite season here now. The colors, the clear skies, and the sun are magnificent. It may portend Winter coming and hard times ahead - but when one is able to live in the moment there is no better season.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho6GVZoI_cqJrJFpxZVZDDqDV2K-EBsyxmomXsDxEZF0jGvZt4jjvSfobIBzxUcr7F_6lJAXklWIBaV8ORTxXsIQIxk38J7AkdxCv_9J3XsVsojlH4n2H5UVvLCEZaDzdK9OYcpyE39wK2uZszgY1plV9BFaQM3rt_JTQaePsYd50XqVwU8t7kL_kFBA/s2532/IMG_8611.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2532" data-original-width="1170" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho6GVZoI_cqJrJFpxZVZDDqDV2K-EBsyxmomXsDxEZF0jGvZt4jjvSfobIBzxUcr7F_6lJAXklWIBaV8ORTxXsIQIxk38J7AkdxCv_9J3XsVsojlH4n2H5UVvLCEZaDzdK9OYcpyE39wK2uZszgY1plV9BFaQM3rt_JTQaePsYd50XqVwU8t7kL_kFBA/w185-h400/IMG_8611.PNG" width="185" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I won my first Warhammer 40,000 Tournament!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">There is a lot of talk about hard winters Up North. And they are - with a lot of snow as can be seen. But the truth is that Winter is <i>all too easy</i> before and around Christmas. The holiday spirit comes in spades when there is snow on the ground. And that holiday cheer makes the cool weather not just tolerable, but a joy! Besides - one can take joy in the snow or not. But regardless there will be the same amount of snow.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpjvfqozvN3n01w2QCmJ6ZVUibbw9TnCiGWdANZSZLQPLEaSr4lhOMeOQ0CTpE3SRiUmm2OoFuG7SBjJyIP91ylVp8dNOSh40v3UIqCKzvYpC5jTrg2f42ftql3lW5B7cV8eB2q5sc4TWs17Lx7r_G0a5Li3lQj2PtJYZat_t4t4VDDp7UoB98Rb_Myg/s3088/IMG_5639.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpjvfqozvN3n01w2QCmJ6ZVUibbw9TnCiGWdANZSZLQPLEaSr4lhOMeOQ0CTpE3SRiUmm2OoFuG7SBjJyIP91ylVp8dNOSh40v3UIqCKzvYpC5jTrg2f42ftql3lW5B7cV8eB2q5sc4TWs17Lx7r_G0a5Li3lQj2PtJYZat_t4t4VDDp7UoB98Rb_Myg/w300-h400/IMG_5639.heic" width="300" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">January and February flew by as well - helped by a surprise neighbor in... Grandma Polly? In a great surprise to all of us Grandma Polly, a perennial Florida Gal, moved up North for TWO MONTHS during the deepest part of Winter. Ends up, she was born for this. She has fallen in love with the North Woods and wants to come back for more. <br /><br />We on the other hand? We got out! M had enough of dreary days and cold, and so we booked it for Florida ourselves - treating the kids to a day at Disney, another day at Volcano Bay, and some time in Delray Beach. It was an amazing trip. We got tons of sun (I got toon much) and by the end we were ready to be home again.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">In Titan Games news - our Champaign location moved to their new, larger space. 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We took our time getting down, stopping to see the sights and let the kiddos have some fun. And in another great coincidence, my brother Solomon was in Austin for work! We hit of Terry Blacks and got some world famous BBQ.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">And there we have it. A full year. There really was a lot more to tell. But this post is already so long. And so overdue. I'll try to do better - 2023 looks to have even more in store for our family than 2022 did. More change. More growth - and more learning. Something to look forward to with gladness... and maybe a little trepidation. I hope this year I do better living up to my namesake - and following the LORD with all my courage, and all my heart.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: times;"><b><br /></b></span></div></div></div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: times;"><b><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; text-align: start;">"Only be strong and very courageous; </span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; text-align: start;">be careful to do according to all the Law which Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so that you may </span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; text-align: start;">achieve success wherever you go"<br /></span></b></span><b><span style="color: #999999;"><br />Joshua 1:7</span></b><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div>Tiger Striped Dochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06552626460230662846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357756427875820850.post-40476814592715408092022-03-07T19:24:00.002-08:002022-03-08T10:40:09.601-08:00Home is Where Your Heart Is<p style="text-align: center;">This is an emotional day. That is not something I admit to with ease. It is not something I relish. But it is something I am trying to let myself experience. Mostly because of good advice I have gotten to do so. So I guess I'll do my best to explain.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Before 2019 I had never lived in a house for more than three years. I went 37 years of my life never knowing a home for more than three full summers. And honestly, I didn't really think on it that much. The earliest home I can remember living in was in Colorado, in the trailer. After that it was Cisco I, then Cisco II, then Morphy Court, then the Tan House. After that it was Peoria Apartment. Then Little Rental. Then Lakeside Lane for a bit. After that was the Duplex. From the Duplex we headed on over to Market Street (still one of my favorites). Then Duplex II. After that was Marietta, then South Mahomet Road... and thats just with my Mom. Dad moved even more. It may seem like a lot but every one of those moves was for the better. Every one took us to the next step. I love my childhood, and I liked most of those houses. Those many moves taught me resilience, and how to make friends, and gave me my my adventurous spirit.</p><p style="text-align: center;">From there it was a variety of dorms and apartments all the way through medical school, and finally Chadwick in residency... and that house came really close. Heck I think it held the record for a bit. After Chadwick was Apple Tree, the house we brought The Kid home too. Then Dog House Rental... and finally Redwood.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br />Redwood Court. And here we stayed for six and a half years. Over <i><b>twice </b></i>as long as anywhere else. Redwood Court.<br /><br />Our Home.<br /><br />And tomorrow, we leave.<br /><br />And sorrow overwhelms me today. Its like grief, only less intense, and less justified. Because in the end I knows these walls knew people before us, and were always going to know people after us. This place is nothing but cinder block, sheet rock, studs and shingles after all. Or at least that's what most people would see. But not to me. To me this was a first. To me this was the first place I have ever truly thought of as home. <br /><br />And tomorrow, we leave. <br /><br />Yes, we are leaving for a grand adventure - and we are leaving for another house dear to my heart. But we are leaving all the same. And my heart is breaking a little. As a parting tribute to this place, I wanted to post about the home, but more so the people and memories here that have stolen my heart.</p><p style="text-align: center;"> So here we go.</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/a/AVvXsEgcbT7uiO2uf7OaMGIeJ2jFASiQQ__qwg19K02BxScyElMwdHQHQanBFIp5SQufRMbMaYBqAi6ddc_bspv31XdID_bTEahHeMWOs-VknO-C0hwp6HU3CPrCHdl_b0NQZ1RXtyRA84Iwfv3MH4CLkcMMfGhTiwEz3Dtywud-NdSIyPlr1kQGpPjuz0LvWw=s4032" 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/a/AVvXsEgcbT7uiO2uf7OaMGIeJ2jFASiQQ__qwg19K02BxScyElMwdHQHQanBFIp5SQufRMbMaYBqAi6ddc_bspv31XdID_bTEahHeMWOs-VknO-C0hwp6HU3CPrCHdl_b0NQZ1RXtyRA84Iwfv3MH4CLkcMMfGhTiwEz3Dtywud-NdSIyPlr1kQGpPjuz0LvWw=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oh Lovey!</td></tr></tbody></table><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/a/AVvXsEi-37K6TTsu9xoRsuj01lBEpziFnSxQfO552Ut1u-eR2Fby2BXfr_UZineQf6PYd_fz1MRXhfCi80bTteelQ76Y2PHZvnWOTz1R2k6tyTTugIOFtUv7fImS9pa2OT0zdA1a4l6J0kN1l1gH84IFLFiNlGWVw9Dlpexi-c9YPhxGsnnGoAmMETzk4RVyuQ=s3264" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-37K6TTsu9xoRsuj01lBEpziFnSxQfO552Ut1u-eR2Fby2BXfr_UZineQf6PYd_fz1MRXhfCi80bTteelQ76Y2PHZvnWOTz1R2k6tyTTugIOFtUv7fImS9pa2OT0zdA1a4l6J0kN1l1gH84IFLFiNlGWVw9Dlpexi-c9YPhxGsnnGoAmMETzk4RVyuQ=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The first time Lovey smiled at me like this - as I rocked her and gazed out the front windows.</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/a/AVvXsEha6YHdS_uryoaIJ6nCeGGd1pwYxpMIACphQN2ZwyiCwkQ_YaMGMgS7VInvvgcxpgKNoEuGaabLXX3mRq8vf3cAJryEWgFjqIDHlML9kQD2Y5FBnfsHuuNruZ3NW6qy2TwcpsNFFJMZyZ0q5ctSr13d56MP2xpZeqVS4r2a0X_aNDOonwjDqoAt_cVHTw=s4032" 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/a/AVvXsEha6YHdS_uryoaIJ6nCeGGd1pwYxpMIACphQN2ZwyiCwkQ_YaMGMgS7VInvvgcxpgKNoEuGaabLXX3mRq8vf3cAJryEWgFjqIDHlML9kQD2Y5FBnfsHuuNruZ3NW6qy2TwcpsNFFJMZyZ0q5ctSr13d56MP2xpZeqVS4r2a0X_aNDOonwjDqoAt_cVHTw=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Kid first learning piano, on Grandma Letty's antique. unfortunately the sounding board was warped beyond repair and we had to scrap this antique.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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And it was the first days of the little blue pool! This pool saw far more use than it was designed for, and provided years of fun for our kids and the neighbor girls.</td></tr></tbody></table><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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3ON6OQrpcae2GojJe7foA2-DmGnRH0gYhblnoi68rZPhyl5nbh7mFYWpdV4uZ0SIawnDyAuTFgJpY_zOCXsbSTv1ZMB6dDmNiAXDDWV0QnQtBZY0AcFjDu4mxC9cF5Ntbcu7vh-KDAouWcVImcQqHLPxnnYgp_Wdq5glJCAj2MqLcivsxg0ZC6a2PAw=s4032" 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/a/AVvXsEg3ON6OQrpcae2GojJe7foA2-DmGnRH0gYhblnoi68rZPhyl5nbh7mFYWpdV4uZ0SIawnDyAuTFgJpY_zOCXsbSTv1ZMB6dDmNiAXDDWV0QnQtBZY0AcFjDu4mxC9cF5Ntbcu7vh-KDAouWcVImcQqHLPxnnYgp_Wdq5glJCAj2MqLcivsxg0ZC6a2PAw=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">While the fairgrounds were noisy many nights, the wide open field had its upside.</td></tr></tbody></table><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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj91idJkfHnu01c4g1ZZ8qSohoOANovg6kODQ1FEqGIEFtyddXgrb6fX2tPCBnH0uJFoo7oErpn9-feZ6R2CU3DR5Sts79N1JpAxFEGQMkDejYXrKD2VrQBV2lxLUApgQfSVCOUt5Zope3cizepEImO9t1_cLLGzFMskxsQrTkrR8gATZ1rB8I6Ydi_aw=s4032" 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/a/AVvXsEj91idJkfHnu01c4g1ZZ8qSohoOANovg6kODQ1FEqGIEFtyddXgrb6fX2tPCBnH0uJFoo7oErpn9-feZ6R2CU3DR5Sts79N1JpAxFEGQMkDejYXrKD2VrQBV2lxLUApgQfSVCOUt5Zope3cizepEImO9t1_cLLGzFMskxsQrTkrR8gATZ1rB8I6Ydi_aw=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Frosty!</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These three. Lovey, the Kid, and Baberoo. These three are my heart these days - and they filled this house with laughter, joy, and every morning the pitter patter of feet running down the hall. Their joy infused this place. In no time of our lives do small triumphs become heroic victories like in the bright summer days of childhood. And yes, their defeats are just as amplified and Shakespearian. Those memories will be down these halls for all three of these Children, and my smiling wonder at their growth will be set against this backdrop.</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/a/AVvXsEgoAEHzjqrMgVqBbU7Gqa1ZApfsuyFEvlPx4pZZWgsNEjCLra8p10PshNsGGpBjDqWXDFmd3Mn7L-HaiqLu3k3A26awj6d5E17XcS4iZaGG4WjUSPo7A3h-IwwUiycfpbiIiWUzh6Rw0o2ARghsYHAoYMyYynLpnZ9pVD64qO9q2Ph5foYQMN_XfjLZ1g=s3088" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2320" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgoAEHzjqrMgVqBbU7Gqa1ZApfsuyFEvlPx4pZZWgsNEjCLra8p10PshNsGGpBjDqWXDFmd3Mn7L-HaiqLu3k3A26awj6d5E17XcS4iZaGG4WjUSPo7A3h-IwwUiycfpbiIiWUzh6Rw0o2ARghsYHAoYMyYynLpnZ9pVD64qO9q2Ph5foYQMN_XfjLZ1g=s320" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixA9yXszwacQ7q4uEBPuZ_c5Ag4Y77m0fk5vk6_5HnGkoSlUFhMMa704HertY0PDjeL9B6UKUQqsYlMznHBmVu8uRXCWBaVoS41vZ4Tac0utHMR15hRw07RH-G0jAKt87oEdgaFIF67JkSELXfc5yJkgyFv7XumLqZ9IY1pssui87a6konef4seY121Q=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixA9yXszwacQ7q4uEBPuZ_c5Ag4Y77m0fk5vk6_5HnGkoSlUFhMMa704HertY0PDjeL9B6UKUQqsYlMznHBmVu8uRXCWBaVoS41vZ4Tac0utHMR15hRw07RH-G0jAKt87oEdgaFIF67JkSELXfc5yJkgyFv7XumLqZ9IY1pssui87a6konef4seY121Q=s320" width="240" /></a></div><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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiMPZYn0IYptXo8pwspbySJnB8Obf7o9W0GxWr6iMN0UpMOw2XeXseK8Yg9u4f1Oq9yA9USMGGEKOMheyNzeuy4wZrIGFq56L8LzCw-QALrOSeh7KdpOEaUHowql_T1dRnC4l-eWdl2RX53Vti57tyC7yX2JqOoxuFr25Czz6HUV-jGouEfsOqXEF0TXA=s4032" 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/a/AVvXsEiMPZYn0IYptXo8pwspbySJnB8Obf7o9W0GxWr6iMN0UpMOw2XeXseK8Yg9u4f1Oq9yA9USMGGEKOMheyNzeuy4wZrIGFq56L8LzCw-QALrOSeh7KdpOEaUHowql_T1dRnC4l-eWdl2RX53Vti57tyC7yX2JqOoxuFr25Czz6HUV-jGouEfsOqXEF0TXA=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Myself, Gary and Mark catching the last few rays of sun.</td></tr></tbody></table><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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqqGnT5RtlNZZuTYRWHbSNgutuU9S--ws-Q689a7EQjxhAKSmYw2XnCurQj5MgVYS_uUSYmn5jTkw3KiUAngvAsN9cA_67tWB9kJVz5VGR6evqIHaxVinpvyAtiK6UBfSDzgcoEGLhoiPAN2OL54I2zo-sLQlwoGPYRArIFcOQCP7xx-PfM6SzjysXXA=s4032" 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/a/AVvXsEiqqGnT5RtlNZZuTYRWHbSNgutuU9S--ws-Q689a7EQjxhAKSmYw2XnCurQj5MgVYS_uUSYmn5jTkw3KiUAngvAsN9cA_67tWB9kJVz5VGR6evqIHaxVinpvyAtiK6UBfSDzgcoEGLhoiPAN2OL54I2zo-sLQlwoGPYRArIFcOQCP7xx-PfM6SzjysXXA=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gary, Mark, Daniel, Wes, and Todd - who we lost this year. Rest in Peace Neighbor. I will see you again some day.</td></tr></tbody></table><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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhBbyo2oPY3a0QBae3SIDkbMt3aHY5OAMGI81ux6CNImJcsviBvfcIYxr93sOLDSswAY_RSCOE7lpUJEAuu93PGtHZM37SY-qLguFDN4YyOYqhtMWniQLul3EEd5WXRirbDZra3wFnrow1WNL2E0QN8oovIlP_TZKZ59c-RqKmY5pGVpWvxOe-yx7Jssw=s3088" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2316" data-original-width="3088" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhBbyo2oPY3a0QBae3SIDkbMt3aHY5OAMGI81ux6CNImJcsviBvfcIYxr93sOLDSswAY_RSCOE7lpUJEAuu93PGtHZM37SY-qLguFDN4YyOYqhtMWniQLul3EEd5WXRirbDZra3wFnrow1WNL2E0QN8oovIlP_TZKZ59c-RqKmY5pGVpWvxOe-yx7Jssw=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gare-Bear and I in the snow.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Mark (Grant), Sarge (Ty), Gary (Drezzick), and Suzanna (Arcotti).</td></tr></tbody></table><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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiJzxRODIjqf6iM5jqcqyS49y8Clsi1COQLGbbL1knLWh9rErgBYyUpBvgz-KiWfYQHeQfbKYdjAYxluNQydwEReQMR-DWwdlZg_3kk4-xtz17NohrtJaoWQN8wDZx7PRxKrEyugu_f9LtItNoVsEB_NJRO30M_YdN6UnVAHDXe6aSHjlPFC2i92pqjkg=s4032" 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/a/AVvXsEiJzxRODIjqf6iM5jqcqyS49y8Clsi1COQLGbbL1knLWh9rErgBYyUpBvgz-KiWfYQHeQfbKYdjAYxluNQydwEReQMR-DWwdlZg_3kk4-xtz17NohrtJaoWQN8wDZx7PRxKrEyugu_f9LtItNoVsEB_NJRO30M_YdN6UnVAHDXe6aSHjlPFC2i92pqjkg=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Party in the Sac!</td></tr></tbody></table><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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgakczlVdZmmNw9wFAnSywECseDeV4lzeiLjmnT0zCj9ABRxOGysufi3_e4iIdnDEd2Ev0bIFYZCipYISW_daCQz-u_sIl33JipW446RX5rwddJBiejz-SWizmaSxig0bbpTg_Hf29JLvNJIWlYwwl8sTyGkZX4J1rVHKUY2lCd9NGqfLwIsf3iJS5OXQ=s3088" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2316" data-original-width="3088" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgakczlVdZmmNw9wFAnSywECseDeV4lzeiLjmnT0zCj9ABRxOGysufi3_e4iIdnDEd2Ev0bIFYZCipYISW_daCQz-u_sIl33JipW446RX5rwddJBiejz-SWizmaSxig0bbpTg_Hf29JLvNJIWlYwwl8sTyGkZX4J1rVHKUY2lCd9NGqfLwIsf3iJS5OXQ=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dana, Mark, Wes and I grilling out. Our patio had a natural gas hookup for my grill. I mastered that thing.</td></tr></tbody></table><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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjbkw9-iNr6zHfELIyM6EfhCOWc4it5BUWFQkSHTevPJwLj_dUV-ZIXmVGFdzzmpvv10aPwVB7twO4rrHsPxvGdx0ZyQA3XDdmVvU0ucBADBv-XDli_-sPxtxPWUXT7DxjjBiYXkKAI1HIgNisH0b7N7KEAUG-Tu3NQbzZF50BPMEgGVBo-IfutlwMQxw=s3088" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2316" data-original-width="3088" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjbkw9-iNr6zHfELIyM6EfhCOWc4it5BUWFQkSHTevPJwLj_dUV-ZIXmVGFdzzmpvv10aPwVB7twO4rrHsPxvGdx0ZyQA3XDdmVvU0ucBADBv-XDli_-sPxtxPWUXT7DxjjBiYXkKAI1HIgNisH0b7N7KEAUG-Tu3NQbzZF50BPMEgGVBo-IfutlwMQxw=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sarge, Suzanna, and Wes - right before one of our D&D Sessions</td></tr></tbody></table><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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgMgZxvH9aXP1z7GXFW9P3msEnP_Rk6HuIBbLtzGnE15ViWU-p6kwxq0BXzSvVfnyK2YRcBvPXZ1-PCePEV_icRy9JkNWrRJ0Fz4lOzrwz3RrJU2mkOFrH6c7UnEDoTuVkC_UDf8eUpURBjcC5r25TWxS3iXvXSEM8im9F1IdPTtbBGVmohYE9P7Ms3Dw=s3088" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2316" data-original-width="3088" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgMgZxvH9aXP1z7GXFW9P3msEnP_Rk6HuIBbLtzGnE15ViWU-p6kwxq0BXzSvVfnyK2YRcBvPXZ1-PCePEV_icRy9JkNWrRJ0Fz4lOzrwz3RrJU2mkOFrH6c7UnEDoTuVkC_UDf8eUpURBjcC5r25TWxS3iXvXSEM8im9F1IdPTtbBGVmohYE9P7Ms3Dw=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My friend Nick and I putting up Christmas Lights. Nick was always eager to lend a hand.</td></tr></tbody></table><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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgB4WRmdRtGWS6Q48JHqt9Ox_yPQLQs5_MYJhaTQUScEB9q9BZ17dItqwCY9bllUfBpForfByNqxLYl33jV0H7rTf-WGNhs3T7et4GxOCrsDTHrXEQznOCJnoQzqfCLi8jhUPHr-FMhU1cQT4Xo-Okclmdk0WtZ84_CFxIixwd7uBAxcDE8qKnQ47QwTg=s3088" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2316" data-original-width="3088" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgB4WRmdRtGWS6Q48JHqt9Ox_yPQLQs5_MYJhaTQUScEB9q9BZ17dItqwCY9bllUfBpForfByNqxLYl33jV0H7rTf-WGNhs3T7et4GxOCrsDTHrXEQznOCJnoQzqfCLi8jhUPHr-FMhU1cQT4Xo-Okclmdk0WtZ84_CFxIixwd7uBAxcDE8qKnQ47QwTg=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The best drinking is street drinking.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3rWQvEO0bti45cs20E5fY-JNmwrVJPdm0G6iDMdNjdwrUH90t8Y5Q4oETea190RAgld-UkjT3m08nKbELwzsiP_AtwF1WE279sWIk1ory-b1lLMMEHmFSQolyWg78qPQEu1MWz7arZYzs8-9HGYziC0vgTj4Spf5ozvjZq7kMVCVHN51Cmr4jAu2DaQ=s4032" 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/a/AVvXsEi3rWQvEO0bti45cs20E5fY-JNmwrVJPdm0G6iDMdNjdwrUH90t8Y5Q4oETea190RAgld-UkjT3m08nKbELwzsiP_AtwF1WE279sWIk1ory-b1lLMMEHmFSQolyWg78qPQEu1MWz7arZYzs8-9HGYziC0vgTj4Spf5ozvjZq7kMVCVHN51Cmr4jAu2DaQ=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lovey was always so fast to make friends.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Cooking dinner is for the birds.</td></tr></tbody></table><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/a/AVvXsEhy8St1gY7KVwdBxnr3kZlgYkB55qLa9H4fTzgz_1aFJ_q6BeTT-m97W3_2Yugk9Ih2VI1OItGsm8XuJqOVn4Ul8Sfpq0xilDzC99FUHLX8KiPB5M_nozhO-FusYKd_ZhMyQbnyNMNh_Sb0Hl0ZZ0R5Jb9hq-4_bT039OxQtkKQaXUyLTCS2HaNLoeqjQ=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhy8St1gY7KVwdBxnr3kZlgYkB55qLa9H4fTzgz_1aFJ_q6BeTT-m97W3_2Yugk9Ih2VI1OItGsm8XuJqOVn4Ul8Sfpq0xilDzC99FUHLX8KiPB5M_nozhO-FusYKd_ZhMyQbnyNMNh_Sb0Hl0ZZ0R5Jb9hq-4_bT039OxQtkKQaXUyLTCS2HaNLoeqjQ=s320" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1P-Qb5tof8Uqb0jOBUX7sCD3-F2nFUMBau6QZ1MI7tZ5gI53THn3PQ8KjR7xCWm_D_aXIANCaUFiML8I_c34wrneGGWpWm3TDhSCfTSiZQ3714wle1h1T2DlH-kAUxsYb-G3I6O-Tpw-plSGFkZNPBtMqIKoecvW1kN0_8JRJ3U2XA9yqlfV9YTapPQ=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1P-Qb5tof8Uqb0jOBUX7sCD3-F2nFUMBau6QZ1MI7tZ5gI53THn3PQ8KjR7xCWm_D_aXIANCaUFiML8I_c34wrneGGWpWm3TDhSCfTSiZQ3714wle1h1T2DlH-kAUxsYb-G3I6O-Tpw-plSGFkZNPBtMqIKoecvW1kN0_8JRJ3U2XA9yqlfV9YTapPQ=s320" width="240" /></a></div><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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgcnkH4XLCpkvYtQ2R9iKgzgddQNnNPQgarULXZCQc0H_pmyYhZBHF_cCPH1oLrdpXSnYbZYETlLqxMo4H__YRXnoi6bXyU5rcRV-LjwBgpbBdxoksBUkZKi2QIkNR9aXI210WSn0OA0PPtq86s1K3WsW294tM8YHgSDDMypbSRS5ND1IiXWchyQ2skZw=s1137" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="1137" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgcnkH4XLCpkvYtQ2R9iKgzgddQNnNPQgarULXZCQc0H_pmyYhZBHF_cCPH1oLrdpXSnYbZYETlLqxMo4H__YRXnoi6bXyU5rcRV-LjwBgpbBdxoksBUkZKi2QIkNR9aXI210WSn0OA0PPtq86s1K3WsW294tM8YHgSDDMypbSRS5ND1IiXWchyQ2skZw=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">To the Cul-De-Sac!<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And it wasn't just family. It was friends. The LORD has blessed me richly. The people of Redwood Ct - and the people that came here, played here, gamed here, laughed here, and loved here are truly amazing. In the 6.5 years of our time in this home we had new friends come, while others went. We had new friends born, while others passed away. Mark, Kathy, Nick, LeeAnn, Emilee, Karlee, Oliver, Gary, Cathy, Todd, Danielle, Linda, Larry, Daniel, Ben, MarryAnn, Wes, Suzanna, Dana, Mark K., Sarge, Tim, Austin, Mitch, and Dakota... each of you has made an impact on myself and my family. All of you I hope to see again, though for two of you it will have to be in Heaven. Some of you I know we will see again soon Up North!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But all of you will be sorely missed. Your companionship transformed myself, my family, and this house. Your generosity in time, treasure, and love paid enormous dividends in my life and in the life of my family.<br /><br />Thank you all.</div><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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEieVKZphNvtC9GhP295fQBvJSb1jQjgFeQWFI58GvXpDuklZXbKYsPxh8Upklf9PygVpKsOQuyPMell0gnlCFPuMkg1L1uGo9ue-Lm34wWYSFXGlnWtzWg-rhRW_wSDlZ1EAvIfmcx1xW7DfyCaJyKQCJbMwKPdbbP7Zooj0_yGKtkT2zJvwZMQRn3ZZA=s4032" 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/a/AVvXsEieVKZphNvtC9GhP295fQBvJSb1jQjgFeQWFI58GvXpDuklZXbKYsPxh8Upklf9PygVpKsOQuyPMell0gnlCFPuMkg1L1uGo9ue-Lm34wWYSFXGlnWtzWg-rhRW_wSDlZ1EAvIfmcx1xW7DfyCaJyKQCJbMwKPdbbP7Zooj0_yGKtkT2zJvwZMQRn3ZZA=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A kingly view.</td></tr></tbody></table><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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhfleDyM-ULYbAKi46clUAsmI-owZQ89hxDhAO6fDzEd3dnjFameTE3jFJ8SqkfT9T842qP8367oKas8dEj9K0Wph58oo8o5EyGyGIZHrcPzPLQF8I9nUF9-iPbG1401uuM0oPRibRXUgv0fMDLlD0bXaEdjlOsMtMrgo2pbs7ODJJDNmr3iS5gbVga1Q=s4032" style="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/a/AVvXsEhfleDyM-ULYbAKi46clUAsmI-owZQ89hxDhAO6fDzEd3dnjFameTE3jFJ8SqkfT9T842qP8367oKas8dEj9K0Wph58oo8o5EyGyGIZHrcPzPLQF8I9nUF9-iPbG1401uuM0oPRibRXUgv0fMDLlD0bXaEdjlOsMtMrgo2pbs7ODJJDNmr3iS5gbVga1Q=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A sure sign of sunny days to come.</td></tr></tbody></table><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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZp69hKUUMKn1-8KQFU0NDYf6IjPkHa6E9ybJVIR4FPiaN76vwzso495ILxCCotcQ1oXLFgRVfbDf8n7aQGOVjVSVWxu78EU38dB3uKjqpkEwWwZzLOwBnPA1JogAnK1xg9xXHAleagLJifUsqedGoQSZL0eogo-b_LjDyeOCoa8Kyn2zXf3ZeOIKbyg=s4032" 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/a/AVvXsEiZp69hKUUMKn1-8KQFU0NDYf6IjPkHa6E9ybJVIR4FPiaN76vwzso495ILxCCotcQ1oXLFgRVfbDf8n7aQGOVjVSVWxu78EU38dB3uKjqpkEwWwZzLOwBnPA1JogAnK1xg9xXHAleagLJifUsqedGoQSZL0eogo-b_LjDyeOCoa8Kyn2zXf3ZeOIKbyg=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Summer fun in the sprinkler.</td></tr></tbody></table><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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj81ICBxK6uYT6ZHYpokrNCOzAF65RaU5x6hWJhPM2FYCPCEcRNU4qcUXLTsOJsN0jU_pdKGnBhC7bQY0EBLYVUxnt1UMYZCBQnfOeHus9VnwYNlDZniGUzWcBYxU8io7c7hnyUle7aWLfnC1cqWe2ebIi6MMut3n8W1OOVuIcNO7hbATLDyZ4GGfPHZQ=s3024" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj81ICBxK6uYT6ZHYpokrNCOzAF65RaU5x6hWJhPM2FYCPCEcRNU4qcUXLTsOJsN0jU_pdKGnBhC7bQY0EBLYVUxnt1UMYZCBQnfOeHus9VnwYNlDZniGUzWcBYxU8io7c7hnyUle7aWLfnC1cqWe2ebIi6MMut3n8W1OOVuIcNO7hbATLDyZ4GGfPHZQ=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Magnolias in bloom out the Hobby Room window.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Past breezy autumn days, through winter storms or the torrential downpours of spring, and in the bright glorious days of summer this was an amazing home. A blessed home. And I realize now, at the threshold of this move that I might have just cut "The Good Old Days" short. That in a blink they passed me by. I don't know that days like these will ever come again for me. Not exactly like this I suppose. And maybe that is the way it is supposed to be. Redwood Court isn't heaven. I know that. But there was something here that caught a little glimmer of heaven's light. Of that I am certain.<br /><br />I have no doubts that the next chapter holds great wonders, and blessings beyond count. But for now I am going to mourn the blessings past. Farewell Redwood Court.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHq4nlqiHnfl6bs8_UN9uLZ_Z-AMf4g8Z75DGTp9tawpt9RBJ1i8yFOPNTcPkmMWshKoA9x4VAPVebuzYUnn-mXEEFEIGIAaSEBZ9i5CDvAhqlwpUEyzDCDRCc9Rxmq4pIVk7Yw252xL_cFX3ukxVsWVez646k7f8YEZlzQs4TVEnXB-PmchOdF6Yqsw=s4032" 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/a/AVvXsEiHq4nlqiHnfl6bs8_UN9uLZ_Z-AMf4g8Z75DGTp9tawpt9RBJ1i8yFOPNTcPkmMWshKoA9x4VAPVebuzYUnn-mXEEFEIGIAaSEBZ9i5CDvAhqlwpUEyzDCDRCc9Rxmq4pIVk7Yw252xL_cFX3ukxVsWVez646k7f8YEZlzQs4TVEnXB-PmchOdF6Yqsw=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Home.</td></tr></tbody></table></div>Tiger Striped Dochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06552626460230662846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357756427875820850.post-2700673813969710102022-01-05T11:02:00.006-08:002022-01-05T16:28:31.630-08:00January 2022 - How Has a Year Gone By?!<p style="text-align: center;">Dear Readers, I am ashamed it has been so long since my last update. Wow. Almost an entire year. In fact, between some of my last post's pictures and pictures from this post <i style="font-weight: bold;">over</i> a year has passed. Truly, I am sorry I haven't been better with updates. Life has been moving so very very quickly. 2021 absolutely flew past me. Anyways, here is my best wrap of up 2021, with an eye towards 2022!<br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhW5PkzQu07vRmDighQo9H0ETJi3fojVfSZUOKumiCdvRT3X_hf_hUH4WuU1MdUNfu0z5K2eCMxOaMIlU1J_sqQxy3Qwmm4RdPsepaaxDvqcPTBOcAtZPCM2hALWNKBJmN9gN6LtGWbvtx4_dBmD83kLXzp9UEHFfuh2nsC6gmUAwTeeAr-I7PbQE1t_w=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhW5PkzQu07vRmDighQo9H0ETJi3fojVfSZUOKumiCdvRT3X_hf_hUH4WuU1MdUNfu0z5K2eCMxOaMIlU1J_sqQxy3Qwmm4RdPsepaaxDvqcPTBOcAtZPCM2hALWNKBJmN9gN6LtGWbvtx4_dBmD83kLXzp9UEHFfuh2nsC6gmUAwTeeAr-I7PbQE1t_w=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhk5XoXyfgtqy99pM73ieqtidl9VpPlUD8lqTrf0hrWHFf2-LHQVvl_rW0OSFaqIFqZZEAodBG0XY7u-nOLFDlbLYaurQjEQ681a_dlOukg4DWbwZnp7VHmvI1I9yES48St1vVkuuZhzTI5zTpaXNHVEaT7dEi5veRkw3Ea1QkalAiyMrgrB1pAZLsT3Q=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhk5XoXyfgtqy99pM73ieqtidl9VpPlUD8lqTrf0hrWHFf2-LHQVvl_rW0OSFaqIFqZZEAodBG0XY7u-nOLFDlbLYaurQjEQ681a_dlOukg4DWbwZnp7VHmvI1I9yES48St1vVkuuZhzTI5zTpaXNHVEaT7dEi5veRkw3Ea1QkalAiyMrgrB1pAZLsT3Q=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Spring sprang in the Cul-de-Sac! I can definitely say that this year we made the most of our CDS living. We truly have the greatest friends and neighbors. Beers in good weather, trips out to eat in bad - we made the most of it. Cheers! To the Cul-de-Sac!</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/a/AVvXsEgWd-dJWns33obd3CJ4A0irp2ch2ig1UdmITokTAjlKOu3lZKTiKKz5K4Y38kOz1FbRBj-pHDklDE_hd6kNXpSEkm7ETJN0Erlm2JNYyIuGUhCqSUO5stCf_TaaqNJ_s34_J55OJkRyFBsMafObuVYiIif3wHViW_EcfmyUnN37OM878TCGRD7hk_0-Zw=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgWd-dJWns33obd3CJ4A0irp2ch2ig1UdmITokTAjlKOu3lZKTiKKz5K4Y38kOz1FbRBj-pHDklDE_hd6kNXpSEkm7ETJN0Erlm2JNYyIuGUhCqSUO5stCf_TaaqNJ_s34_J55OJkRyFBsMafObuVYiIif3wHViW_EcfmyUnN37OM878TCGRD7hk_0-Zw=w400-h300" width="400" /></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/a/AVvXsEifJB8G1aj3H7m5LMkkTfRPCJqR6dpq5LDS5mKldoE2OHy-iD0Q236-yI-uwGsj6JSCgTUAhIP2jIW31hzJSkCcpSnhM54a6i0d47YEbvEJRmI4spizjwWcQ_95MriplFU3AAhVb9gh-TQHFZmutiz9Z94bjaXdVPXWWB1nHlwKmkxnFrRZLuKwkvQG0g=s1394" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1394" data-original-width="828" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEifJB8G1aj3H7m5LMkkTfRPCJqR6dpq5LDS5mKldoE2OHy-iD0Q236-yI-uwGsj6JSCgTUAhIP2jIW31hzJSkCcpSnhM54a6i0d47YEbvEJRmI4spizjwWcQ_95MriplFU3AAhVb9gh-TQHFZmutiz9Z94bjaXdVPXWWB1nHlwKmkxnFrRZLuKwkvQG0g=w381-h640" width="381" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We took our (now traditional) trip down to Florida in March - and had a lovely time. Visiting with Grandma Polly, Aunts YayYay and Bey, as well as Cousin Ava was a blast!</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/a/AVvXsEgeL1L6cIP8rNdRS7Q5xoR7GowVUj-oVe1F-DnBww27Ds27Ysf0plFtRxAEZGYoSYeKQgQrZ1C11YbNdnyO1SSg-7kSiWM5OuggE1dHwRlvqDXOL_DyTKAiWOEIUUFGxskxwKe9Z1kQ5EICJ6174hWVqVHXMca8Gc39LTaA6jxX6fOkMp8MbpNWjNr0fA=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgeL1L6cIP8rNdRS7Q5xoR7GowVUj-oVe1F-DnBww27Ds27Ysf0plFtRxAEZGYoSYeKQgQrZ1C11YbNdnyO1SSg-7kSiWM5OuggE1dHwRlvqDXOL_DyTKAiWOEIUUFGxskxwKe9Z1kQ5EICJ6174hWVqVHXMca8Gc39LTaA6jxX6fOkMp8MbpNWjNr0fA=w400-h300" width="400" /></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/a/AVvXsEjt8h_zKK7H3U7nNiJi6YNUyAa9IAJTFSTCNkczbn6s83o1L6cMOxySWsoNqsYfcyi62gyOT1jwqeVbM-Cm8fTTv6ycfFgAa-4-RNxUy7LNi5VEVdEHnXP7K1oWopnOfnCtbCY8K6rPrx-pgRu-o1_y4_cOkwrBjPBdmINJmn9JheNrGUWoOTU1k-BJmQ=s4032" 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/a/AVvXsEjt8h_zKK7H3U7nNiJi6YNUyAa9IAJTFSTCNkczbn6s83o1L6cMOxySWsoNqsYfcyi62gyOT1jwqeVbM-Cm8fTTv6ycfFgAa-4-RNxUy7LNi5VEVdEHnXP7K1oWopnOfnCtbCY8K6rPrx-pgRu-o1_y4_cOkwrBjPBdmINJmn9JheNrGUWoOTU1k-BJmQ=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This year we even hiked on over to the Atlantic coast to see Bampa Butch and Grandma Janet! I couldn't resist getting a picture of my dad with his favorite breakfast - "Shredded Meat" with Whole Milk (he was out of half and half), powdered donettes, and Cake! Delicious! He and Lovey spent some quality time washing his car too.</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/a/AVvXsEjUvxbFRYNKrvL_VH0q_Xb_5ql1lsyXUx43Y77RYr-5m2mLVLHOVY1b1gZR-Y290D6ax6hqzQVXZQ1e3t5jPf6_ZDgYmx-w3BPtUjYVRd_uLFxVAGw6OyuDWvwW703DxQK0ltDEc1Xz-nFOK0SPouiU0tnaOYGuq0ff1lfqz0dX-_lGwHM0hdN12o_CCQ=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjUvxbFRYNKrvL_VH0q_Xb_5ql1lsyXUx43Y77RYr-5m2mLVLHOVY1b1gZR-Y290D6ax6hqzQVXZQ1e3t5jPf6_ZDgYmx-w3BPtUjYVRd_uLFxVAGw6OyuDWvwW703DxQK0ltDEc1Xz-nFOK0SPouiU0tnaOYGuq0ff1lfqz0dX-_lGwHM0hdN12o_CCQ=w400-h300" width="400" /></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/a/AVvXsEgaxvr-PtyWw9nGT4C6Hn8Jvnur41F_23uD0Gv1N0n_FnYtVmd78Y4u5VJf19Ml2p34fimm-H9Nr_64rgTuzjrkqd4Bs5wzSBoJpnmz8iYl6ma7NAz4prZleokVGElTk2a2DGuMU1l5RRkgYOkGynMCU2Omn_dmEekbjVzP7yerVqeVw-sQa62PyIOkjA=s4032" 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/a/AVvXsEgaxvr-PtyWw9nGT4C6Hn8Jvnur41F_23uD0Gv1N0n_FnYtVmd78Y4u5VJf19Ml2p34fimm-H9Nr_64rgTuzjrkqd4Bs5wzSBoJpnmz8iYl6ma7NAz4prZleokVGElTk2a2DGuMU1l5RRkgYOkGynMCU2Omn_dmEekbjVzP7yerVqeVw-sQa62PyIOkjA=w480-h640" width="480" /></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/a/AVvXsEguT_tRnMsqCHQMKWrmohB8CNZ3vj2UdE8LO4PSWqMuqf_nbv7-UI0fYtL31-pyNEimuOyYm_wLlUGZO1jeAYlcHkwV_K6SyfkJK9gXaqtNx9syjT3kevfzUh3lOZhhFYKGPnjGYmuhdKs5ImOKi-BbTa1Wp-phhDv7zgjdbUWlpkuJDKsPol7OeqmtSw=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEguT_tRnMsqCHQMKWrmohB8CNZ3vj2UdE8LO4PSWqMuqf_nbv7-UI0fYtL31-pyNEimuOyYm_wLlUGZO1jeAYlcHkwV_K6SyfkJK9gXaqtNx9syjT3kevfzUh3lOZhhFYKGPnjGYmuhdKs5ImOKi-BbTa1Wp-phhDv7zgjdbUWlpkuJDKsPol7OeqmtSw=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We never stop around here - taking advantage of the cooler Spring weather to game, and take trips out. Our Texas Roadhouse trip was the first time I had taken out all three Donks by myself, the Chinch was on a trip to Tennessee with her Mom to see the Ark!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My foray into Warhammer 40k continues apace - I have made some great friends in Mitch and Austin - both wonderful fellas who have taught me both how to be a better player, and a better sport.</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/a/AVvXsEhHuF-jP2BXZK78rLGbgBsQmue41_mGWAGvKDRm-6B0piLzpdOtvgl-B4JMjMfhme2OoYfgELXcfYth1B4Vs44DpfvtatGf5HJbosHiFlJ2XSVmRyEwMeqBEej0ZeIMSYQTXYqIC0FyOtEPPT-ARD6Bpe8lSsnsz3BUyG5k1eEBt4n1YM9b3s90VPWblQ=s3088" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2316" data-original-width="3088" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHuF-jP2BXZK78rLGbgBsQmue41_mGWAGvKDRm-6B0piLzpdOtvgl-B4JMjMfhme2OoYfgELXcfYth1B4Vs44DpfvtatGf5HJbosHiFlJ2XSVmRyEwMeqBEej0ZeIMSYQTXYqIC0FyOtEPPT-ARD6Bpe8lSsnsz3BUyG5k1eEBt4n1YM9b3s90VPWblQ=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I got to see some of my all-time favorites, Chip and Monkey!</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/a/AVvXsEiOTRGS-CQK_I5XSJPxLZBUNYxbjd1C3Mn4VoML77Te-hjdpkgIrSJ8GvHo2xeM_DzBpQ5h1UWrqUg3JLEi5lFgvZDE5VAhlZBLfLldeXFAWLr9saK6-VQN2qY7hNL4bsBrnCWC_t-_ajOJmnT3J0XVhvf_KzeJMuEkzPsNlZc3Cc53v1OgHJOUwJNRsQ=s4032" 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/a/AVvXsEiOTRGS-CQK_I5XSJPxLZBUNYxbjd1C3Mn4VoML77Te-hjdpkgIrSJ8GvHo2xeM_DzBpQ5h1UWrqUg3JLEi5lFgvZDE5VAhlZBLfLldeXFAWLr9saK6-VQN2qY7hNL4bsBrnCWC_t-_ajOJmnT3J0XVhvf_KzeJMuEkzPsNlZc3Cc53v1OgHJOUwJNRsQ=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Trips to the nursery to pick out plant-babies for the year :)</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/a/AVvXsEjKj9yufyjf1_QBI188okQMoXTQAjWauN2PHIUYPEuRqRHw8lDsdwnh_2oX17ybdWKrgMLc6RmYMZ_GAfuRNxz1XchxiGRpBwH9abhIt-SXdxipAhnf4imC6VCM8rd84Nfuh7N1eDePJN1dLaYyaBkpxrPktGUNaYWPjyVG4fvN-N58ZujC_Qmztd6zUg=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKj9yufyjf1_QBI188okQMoXTQAjWauN2PHIUYPEuRqRHw8lDsdwnh_2oX17ybdWKrgMLc6RmYMZ_GAfuRNxz1XchxiGRpBwH9abhIt-SXdxipAhnf4imC6VCM8rd84Nfuh7N1eDePJN1dLaYyaBkpxrPktGUNaYWPjyVG4fvN-N58ZujC_Qmztd6zUg=w400-h300" width="400" /></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/a/AVvXsEiz1gjgsM5WmspLgw0qwnkKZmWBj4zP9l5QpGfYd2OATd940uVllFwZwXRoI2caAiMwAcfOIDrmh8qf9qQozbv4hpYADcM9Ttw6vBdElD71lvErQER80IMN_Oku3CWq5K7Y4sEfVYZkenpyeTjruohZfhkIui1cGS7eyLxI5wQRBLAe8-ZczIYySjTnTg=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiz1gjgsM5WmspLgw0qwnkKZmWBj4zP9l5QpGfYd2OATd940uVllFwZwXRoI2caAiMwAcfOIDrmh8qf9qQozbv4hpYADcM9Ttw6vBdElD71lvErQER80IMN_Oku3CWq5K7Y4sEfVYZkenpyeTjruohZfhkIui1cGS7eyLxI5wQRBLAe8-ZczIYySjTnTg=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Breakfast out with Daddy also became a tradition this year. We often try to make time for walks or mini-adventures after. Spring was glorious this year - with many triumphs. I got into the swing of my Hospitalist position, converted to Catholicism, and our family kept on the move. Lovey has really taken to the violin!</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/a/AVvXsEjswwFx2SzvDcrWbQPTvAxJYZ7zT2ks7sX6fBKFZBvLJ3J5SthYyys_zlLs4j7yz-BtZc1ivbBC_uofR0hw6EKO1BDaDav-EUljKPF0nj9Xc2vQBo0eXeR_UOwPkfBU0s9QsULR7Cd5Aq-5g76PWxu3UmhzcFi88FlbkMKEyQngmzBGN4HNryAVtgeTRw=s4032" 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/a/AVvXsEjswwFx2SzvDcrWbQPTvAxJYZ7zT2ks7sX6fBKFZBvLJ3J5SthYyys_zlLs4j7yz-BtZc1ivbBC_uofR0hw6EKO1BDaDav-EUljKPF0nj9Xc2vQBo0eXeR_UOwPkfBU0s9QsULR7Cd5Aq-5g76PWxu3UmhzcFi88FlbkMKEyQngmzBGN4HNryAVtgeTRw=w480-h640" width="480" /></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/a/AVvXsEgY1m3IazrsqoW07tQR11YNUtoLg-4OTK1J6rVDyaLlpjKpb8IYlsimuRISNH5bRQiMogpsW68iaEIYRn8nTm4vg1X5-Rl85d_DjnMrBGbw5NnergD8r-DM711QTFRg9IcoARTOpQgxzddV8qzO6UcOUnElKNTX245jLNGWt--oQEbS9j9Vo81d7amoLg=s4032" 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/a/AVvXsEgY1m3IazrsqoW07tQR11YNUtoLg-4OTK1J6rVDyaLlpjKpb8IYlsimuRISNH5bRQiMogpsW68iaEIYRn8nTm4vg1X5-Rl85d_DjnMrBGbw5NnergD8r-DM711QTFRg9IcoARTOpQgxzddV8qzO6UcOUnElKNTX245jLNGWt--oQEbS9j9Vo81d7amoLg=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Before we knew it Spring was gone and Summer was upon us! It is truly our favorite season - and in 2021, pandemic be darned, we made the most of it.</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/a/AVvXsEjP65Yvw6TQunAXICJGiIiBJJXtEiyjZaUx6-hVsyCPQ8ZOhZyE532sKA888dPDwW8VcM2KgKWlRBwgHhpQn4rySPUy573F8W5WcsIBKGerV8SVJyH_E9CPTH_ychTm1ra8kGd9qglm7XV-TT0_nkxHMjqw3aucpipFkaeLnQHh8aB9KeplJqHnl1RnLQ=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjP65Yvw6TQunAXICJGiIiBJJXtEiyjZaUx6-hVsyCPQ8ZOhZyE532sKA888dPDwW8VcM2KgKWlRBwgHhpQn4rySPUy573F8W5WcsIBKGerV8SVJyH_E9CPTH_ychTm1ra8kGd9qglm7XV-TT0_nkxHMjqw3aucpipFkaeLnQHh8aB9KeplJqHnl1RnLQ=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">First thing is first, Steven and I trekked up to open the cabin! It was just the two of us and we had a great time - Steven is a truly wonderful friend who stepped up when I really needed a hand.</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/a/AVvXsEiitBOS5wV0IS-FrXSD0Njs6sDav3L83rVh636ylH0CARaip9dr6wL_12wldD2PTq20f7n0KcJI4bxpCqChfkx7dLlVA2TQdxpt9s-QDeDhyq3LwCTPhet3OqSNLqBVGzULyWtrUzVR-JZihPTyjiqOJXYuz-5DYFFli0ylZG5NJ-DvNrdXGwy8vL-ZiQ=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiitBOS5wV0IS-FrXSD0Njs6sDav3L83rVh636ylH0CARaip9dr6wL_12wldD2PTq20f7n0KcJI4bxpCqChfkx7dLlVA2TQdxpt9s-QDeDhyq3LwCTPhet3OqSNLqBVGzULyWtrUzVR-JZihPTyjiqOJXYuz-5DYFFli0ylZG5NJ-DvNrdXGwy8vL-ZiQ=w400-h300" width="400" /></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/a/AVvXsEhksNDWfDrf9Qk8ywIydxZie0_Khb56VB6LPV3zrCahZHG_DyPm7DKl6yqeP5-lDbeU96HRhP0OTWYb32u_aTZMYFM3YVQrlwft7ycofJJpRO-9hgASEennH_a3EDszWyo5XkDxnkTE2fICvYe6Yzud_A8QF1KWJpw6aQKSiqTOA82N1id84Z2JP5Uevw=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhksNDWfDrf9Qk8ywIydxZie0_Khb56VB6LPV3zrCahZHG_DyPm7DKl6yqeP5-lDbeU96HRhP0OTWYb32u_aTZMYFM3YVQrlwft7ycofJJpRO-9hgASEennH_a3EDszWyo5XkDxnkTE2fICvYe6Yzud_A8QF1KWJpw6aQKSiqTOA82N1id84Z2JP5Uevw=w400-h300" width="400" /></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/a/AVvXsEiLKmnuP6XUqiXsxFZ7RY0f8nN18uYIeKybWjSFx3UVa7E1Obx0vJ77NzubIbmV0R64zZK9b7sCeArmdKc7cmaEsz0rp_A_DlfXR9GaCFK26u51o22FOgtdVgNEJXdmqJ23g5i-fSKvPO6SGthoo8tS7GujqtGJtrMMreTkYZDR-e6snOH0PlVBxA2x0g=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLKmnuP6XUqiXsxFZ7RY0f8nN18uYIeKybWjSFx3UVa7E1Obx0vJ77NzubIbmV0R64zZK9b7sCeArmdKc7cmaEsz0rp_A_DlfXR9GaCFK26u51o22FOgtdVgNEJXdmqJ23g5i-fSKvPO6SGthoo8tS7GujqtGJtrMMreTkYZDR-e6snOH0PlVBxA2x0g=w400-h300" width="400" /></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/a/AVvXsEhFghsG1HLHPrEPA0_rcYGszR5qdmYn4JFtULhjJmJ0Tguq5Wpwqb_yySgUiOKatNBviGk025UNUl6updbCBdla3iKmiJrkZ33Fax2Y3B4Wh1V9iJ-Ef-e183eDMHoVgYmFQSuZDRpH_h9xiAu4itmma7N5Md0osMB2EqEZASuCU7pzfBsUWLUHWV7EIQ=s4032" 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/a/AVvXsEhFghsG1HLHPrEPA0_rcYGszR5qdmYn4JFtULhjJmJ0Tguq5Wpwqb_yySgUiOKatNBviGk025UNUl6updbCBdla3iKmiJrkZ33Fax2Y3B4Wh1V9iJ-Ef-e183eDMHoVgYmFQSuZDRpH_h9xiAu4itmma7N5Md0osMB2EqEZASuCU7pzfBsUWLUHWV7EIQ=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We partied with friends and neighbors in the street, by the fire or wherever we could find space.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And of course - there was a lot of time at the lake. My schedule this year accommodated two three-week stretches, making 2021 the year with the most time at the Lake ever.</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/a/AVvXsEggKNzbe9GT6TtIXFQVUe5jo7BqXizrw6FU9MpAu4gibiTVLqvr6j-p9WN-Nr_mtDLG4jO8_j3nk5oBEz6nhVyxxL9gU3X6z6_Duf-4rEQfv1JS_R2NcbAp-2aA6Mt1SMjVZOxI9k0PWO2mnhz1hQYYdW4Lw_SHttniT7NuQLedrjyr04VE0ox_hd567A=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEggKNzbe9GT6TtIXFQVUe5jo7BqXizrw6FU9MpAu4gibiTVLqvr6j-p9WN-Nr_mtDLG4jO8_j3nk5oBEz6nhVyxxL9gU3X6z6_Duf-4rEQfv1JS_R2NcbAp-2aA6Mt1SMjVZOxI9k0PWO2mnhz1hQYYdW4Lw_SHttniT7NuQLedrjyr04VE0ox_hd567A=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />We learned how to smoke some delicious meat.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Hours of watching the kids run and play in the sun and water is absolute heaven.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhu4hiwVxydAOxt3vpHOdQI0ff2OXqXCwUzNYRvbQogiTO3JOzIS9ONkSaWhx94Q1H-HhSg658ITbNcjagLflQZIXRb02dLYfXepWFiXT1vlvjL-jZES2H-yJlGOY4V3UcNp3Ix8vxhCMOF3TX4TXTqF-pcrOoAPTa-iqVDdZ6sfxi4crFAvlGWiiJGrw=s4032" 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/a/AVvXsEhu4hiwVxydAOxt3vpHOdQI0ff2OXqXCwUzNYRvbQogiTO3JOzIS9ONkSaWhx94Q1H-HhSg658ITbNcjagLflQZIXRb02dLYfXepWFiXT1vlvjL-jZES2H-yJlGOY4V3UcNp3Ix8vxhCMOF3TX4TXTqF-pcrOoAPTa-iqVDdZ6sfxi4crFAvlGWiiJGrw=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh657xV9SRpsVyN5XkpQM8BLPUQG35mZT01GUL7VuE7WxyKxTUs-H_DyZ_iAWco-loDm0TGNHeIuqgEK3JaFy00z8JoFgvCL_W3BiGMWWu9N0fSJv_lkjOHzcD7CiQfYN7m7IfwNqJMpG462S0-iYEVfmutZ38Hrbdeivf-1TiIkCbZIila9aRwSkYNEQ=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh657xV9SRpsVyN5XkpQM8BLPUQG35mZT01GUL7VuE7WxyKxTUs-H_DyZ_iAWco-loDm0TGNHeIuqgEK3JaFy00z8JoFgvCL_W3BiGMWWu9N0fSJv_lkjOHzcD7CiQfYN7m7IfwNqJMpG462S0-iYEVfmutZ38Hrbdeivf-1TiIkCbZIila9aRwSkYNEQ=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As always time with Grandma is precious. I love being up there to go with her on her weekly trips.</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/a/AVvXsEiBXPqnjfL3cIDv_tFcngcF87EKzVEpDUxa4okPzf6A6kzedgGGyDMSyZ6dIOCOBvWqxU7QCh3T7krBMMd3sEnH93FvzdRtWVPNn4LgB_rryBrjTS7fND0sVaEQYkhos0M4eq7QpNqgtmF0vwxRUNJwblphBxcaPhOGJ4Vt61-b5DZ6OeBfQh2_qI3p0A=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBXPqnjfL3cIDv_tFcngcF87EKzVEpDUxa4okPzf6A6kzedgGGyDMSyZ6dIOCOBvWqxU7QCh3T7krBMMd3sEnH93FvzdRtWVPNn4LgB_rryBrjTS7fND0sVaEQYkhos0M4eq7QpNqgtmF0vwxRUNJwblphBxcaPhOGJ4Vt61-b5DZ6OeBfQh2_qI3p0A=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We also had some fun with new/old friends. My buddy Buck recently moved North - his place is only a few miles down the road from ours - and its on a gorgeous creek!</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/a/AVvXsEhVJ3v0TxtzkgWf6asm-A7I8WR_r6i8H7D5qYWaQCM44noN4YrS6a2kCJYHU2CP-Sqn5MV2M2wiwz6TjC39iUEoBLefK5DlUWGYSC12y7LH4rdO50ACjFu5eypPEV36p8poA1qYv8gxUzKDbJG-UM7nImDwLBn7AlJDxDlPteYUIl7Bxio0RzdmJ56e3w=s1008" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="756" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVJ3v0TxtzkgWf6asm-A7I8WR_r6i8H7D5qYWaQCM44noN4YrS6a2kCJYHU2CP-Sqn5MV2M2wiwz6TjC39iUEoBLefK5DlUWGYSC12y7LH4rdO50ACjFu5eypPEV36p8poA1qYv8gxUzKDbJG-UM7nImDwLBn7AlJDxDlPteYUIl7Bxio0RzdmJ56e3w=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My colleage, Dr. Save stopped by on his way up to Duluth - and was so glad he did. Save is a bit of a city boy, and being this far out in the country was a bit of a shock for him - but a pleasant one for sure.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiwiyvHJl1rNkoQs5IMKA5OgZCZ6LJbLaY-boqcgXl-N96k98pcQGS8NRdjnr5CbTafsgUIoVHdlVVpJEJdZnLL_foWdlm9IeUaIhhB4lOZcj_o9vkG2CMFeGIj7oEjYjgfTVrZTct4t_mN7nzuM5r4tXA5cUzAOT8oulCc_sRWoypIkPzY8OAglmNqrA=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiwiyvHJl1rNkoQs5IMKA5OgZCZ6LJbLaY-boqcgXl-N96k98pcQGS8NRdjnr5CbTafsgUIoVHdlVVpJEJdZnLL_foWdlm9IeUaIhhB4lOZcj_o9vkG2CMFeGIj7oEjYjgfTVrZTct4t_mN7nzuM5r4tXA5cUzAOT8oulCc_sRWoypIkPzY8OAglmNqrA=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We made a trip up to Two Harbors, and the boys and I braved the breakwater.</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/a/AVvXsEhRRrhrsJEwe_MXj99zt68p7OI91vDrpiUGQYzEiK7M1e3qyxaduJr66vaDv1McWI2Fbleb5U1zbxfPDOorHhIjW4q7kdNs_VwG2I2Xn9yvgb6xhq0QvWqGmiwRU1ESOUTK0lzQ79-xyoga6-ks1tep_nFIbkvH6w9nXix1daCbUtuiFkT9YJlp4vvo2A=s4032" 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/a/AVvXsEhRRrhrsJEwe_MXj99zt68p7OI91vDrpiUGQYzEiK7M1e3qyxaduJr66vaDv1McWI2Fbleb5U1zbxfPDOorHhIjW4q7kdNs_VwG2I2Xn9yvgb6xhq0QvWqGmiwRU1ESOUTK0lzQ79-xyoga6-ks1tep_nFIbkvH6w9nXix1daCbUtuiFkT9YJlp4vvo2A=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-BWzZwGBdCDVLBTNj4iL5at72l982_eODjCRrvyn7FVAwXcPcPIK1i-PCXUt7R5iQ6922s294sJwA6LPaG4mjY_Hgf8ILZbh5lV-G28F-GPcGjh-bKrUIGSb40nCdO707fsQ6moZFAXypQjRRM1Ru0lOwJg4Isk6REAVl4tIzy6LRsHQZ6dci6v5BgA=s4032" 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/a/AVvXsEh-BWzZwGBdCDVLBTNj4iL5at72l982_eODjCRrvyn7FVAwXcPcPIK1i-PCXUt7R5iQ6922s294sJwA6LPaG4mjY_Hgf8ILZbh5lV-G28F-GPcGjh-bKrUIGSb40nCdO707fsQ6moZFAXypQjRRM1Ru0lOwJg4Isk6REAVl4tIzy6LRsHQZ6dci6v5BgA=w300-h400" width="300" /></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/a/AVvXsEgRVpW3BrIUOMshe9SzNlHl-QIdFkGQrrRDJpVR5xcHyGNMBGtqxmTBzBhd1h2kCNXidYXc6Yj72iO3__CQO5gjhsrMp4ClnOg9sM7mhTwI0oZKT9tOOgG6puMIN_Bjcz3pbn11FsB-EsDKhup0Z0ocgsLQ8pClhWEsGhAtMG9gzLjfqBYTJpDlQJO4GA=s4032" 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/a/AVvXsEgRVpW3BrIUOMshe9SzNlHl-QIdFkGQrrRDJpVR5xcHyGNMBGtqxmTBzBhd1h2kCNXidYXc6Yj72iO3__CQO5gjhsrMp4ClnOg9sM7mhTwI0oZKT9tOOgG6puMIN_Bjcz3pbn11FsB-EsDKhup0Z0ocgsLQ8pClhWEsGhAtMG9gzLjfqBYTJpDlQJO4GA=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We took a trip to Hayward with Poppi and Gigi, I don't know what these two did to land them in trouble with the law... but it all worked out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="378" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_JPN5kPDJ6Y" width="455" youtube-src-id="_JPN5kPDJ6Y"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Check out The Kid! Right into chilly Lake Superior!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhz1MUPFDneX-kTrtjQ-CD-a01KeolOOeMp8OUwh735hm2aye9HYgOkz8BB_GfWSTwbPKgLewZLYCz32CSftphA5vkCgMY5VnZbWBDaLprg5CNlOAclDz1rnYblffmyawZ8-oX0SNkOqE6rLIZEKZojlXA8WL8weNko8zun6FsOwizGR818gscrTCAiyw=s4032" 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/a/AVvXsEhz1MUPFDneX-kTrtjQ-CD-a01KeolOOeMp8OUwh735hm2aye9HYgOkz8BB_GfWSTwbPKgLewZLYCz32CSftphA5vkCgMY5VnZbWBDaLprg5CNlOAclDz1rnYblffmyawZ8-oX0SNkOqE6rLIZEKZojlXA8WL8weNko8zun6FsOwizGR818gscrTCAiyw=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgV6RGgQUJEMq45kXOFhw9gSAz3V1UDj5zH6zQJkunPOJro1SzFVag1N1XrsPynAMDKY2NdgT3BWFPhYt2AVLtrlvv8CCa7zOeTpfs-WS2Q1271C7cnGedjghalt7ZrxGPSudaxruDIM7_DjDOL4rYTfzc1CtPT7kdBHtv40cAefb404U3Uf-PPAUqvGg=s4032" 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/a/AVvXsEgV6RGgQUJEMq45kXOFhw9gSAz3V1UDj5zH6zQJkunPOJro1SzFVag1N1XrsPynAMDKY2NdgT3BWFPhYt2AVLtrlvv8CCa7zOeTpfs-WS2Q1271C7cnGedjghalt7ZrxGPSudaxruDIM7_DjDOL4rYTfzc1CtPT7kdBHtv40cAefb404U3Uf-PPAUqvGg=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lovey Girl wins the prize for best pictures taken during our trip. Above is a moment when she just had to stop and pick some daisies along the side of the road. That moment was so quintessential Lovey that I had to capture it.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEguhJtkByp46RzMk6ViN6Zpu7k-onV3yp9VvSbFN2HcAWIyy4YmTOoICJByDTm2G_8BkdmCb4A1Zm7khXlvNpBefNG6Ce5bhfpIPRG7-xSPaBnSNkr_va3AYF_NmMKCRpssi9mKqFl28kqmFsQ2spVfBrwxHy36Ud2eVn5T3pz3ViF1chFpRfwpXT1Uzw=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEguhJtkByp46RzMk6ViN6Zpu7k-onV3yp9VvSbFN2HcAWIyy4YmTOoICJByDTm2G_8BkdmCb4A1Zm7khXlvNpBefNG6Ce5bhfpIPRG7-xSPaBnSNkr_va3AYF_NmMKCRpssi9mKqFl28kqmFsQ2spVfBrwxHy36Ud2eVn5T3pz3ViF1chFpRfwpXT1Uzw=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We got to see so many people this year thanks to the amount of time we had. Look at those two peas in the pod!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgggT1eI6BKkLxJRiugFsmtqgJU0_29kA3pg4fty-i7_VCkeeuyMODZXUI1r3ytOuUfb9JiEsKRdKcES2P2Drztb2e-5RD6R3Fx6gzuzjFvtTeaGgpdlWsr2ZBohuSXwirQU5cO7yCunmBwH9YTkz4TeagB9cfTen6_xxaEW7kVzhqdJht-hC5KKNwBOQ=s4032" 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/a/AVvXsEgggT1eI6BKkLxJRiugFsmtqgJU0_29kA3pg4fty-i7_VCkeeuyMODZXUI1r3ytOuUfb9JiEsKRdKcES2P2Drztb2e-5RD6R3Fx6gzuzjFvtTeaGgpdlWsr2ZBohuSXwirQU5cO7yCunmBwH9YTkz4TeagB9cfTen6_xxaEW7kVzhqdJht-hC5KKNwBOQ=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But, even long and lovely trips have to end. And so we headed back to Illinois, and to reality.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgQbBanu6OPkHH44sm3gbciXJcX5FPaZTCIBrysjxnjilMUqbsUyoU4FICvgIoFTjy3lofR2uIeVjX-BzzD-YU3xunt_raewJRpGm7r5u6v3KyLArIqHjVw9AsYkZttb7jOqBkSSKnnfmwLtmaq27KADCfK4xtL9szJSbZuXq09O900RTagStrtOmNRRw=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgQbBanu6OPkHH44sm3gbciXJcX5FPaZTCIBrysjxnjilMUqbsUyoU4FICvgIoFTjy3lofR2uIeVjX-BzzD-YU3xunt_raewJRpGm7r5u6v3KyLArIqHjVw9AsYkZttb7jOqBkSSKnnfmwLtmaq27KADCfK4xtL9szJSbZuXq09O900RTagStrtOmNRRw=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhq7dMxnQ9oO-cCsbo-aUXwlSYkTSmxE1RJbqRagvz5VdngPpKYg_YUoaVe-ng6xmVdxCxMF81aZIEXOFl4OBdhOT5k0NSol_w8QAnahouBM_T6mSM1cml0PfDxQsTNjkDnw6ShH5V3U6aM0SynC_QFyz46tNuW8vnsEZI0Fs2TsBriP420EmisHfrPw=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhq7dMxnQ9oO-cCsbo-aUXwlSYkTSmxE1RJbqRagvz5VdngPpKYg_YUoaVe-ng6xmVdxCxMF81aZIEXOFl4OBdhOT5k0NSol_w8QAnahouBM_T6mSM1cml0PfDxQsTNjkDnw6ShH5V3U6aM0SynC_QFyz46tNuW8vnsEZI0Fs2TsBriP420EmisHfrPw=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not one, but TWO of my siblings were married this year - the first wedding (Monkey & Eddie) was in Tennessee, it was a gorgeous affair, and we had a very nice time.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhvr8jhMj3O1BEH98pXOylN8fIHkkMQ-rOPVFqrjF4kylrOIHhmJUu1eaBKKlkjnokYWxS2lQ-LA1Yajs05FepPLTIZxvWz_hRISZGmZ-e3hA_gcuVaKgJC4_0JjHa4GKCa6qQSDlDC_yVOOkhfxr2Vi9BlbQ5VErLs2fSfd_J5NBHSTe1rxB9UsXo61g=s4032" 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/a/AVvXsEhvr8jhMj3O1BEH98pXOylN8fIHkkMQ-rOPVFqrjF4kylrOIHhmJUu1eaBKKlkjnokYWxS2lQ-LA1Yajs05FepPLTIZxvWz_hRISZGmZ-e3hA_gcuVaKgJC4_0JjHa4GKCa6qQSDlDC_yVOOkhfxr2Vi9BlbQ5VErLs2fSfd_J5NBHSTe1rxB9UsXo61g=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Probably seems a little more reasonable now why I haven't posted - there was a lot going on. Summer was a blast, and a blitz. But before we knew it, the cool breezes of fall were here, and flannel weather had arrived.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgIUUSVtt8jRpu9MTR5-YMhGetAyz4zpQCCi13RM7J2mXxi3qcTJ-CzayECGlUZB8oTucCOGxYTx6hbAI-SP1h7injCfplHJKwLyX1iPCrw6ULVW6BmHShaqVPzI_3R6g9X6yAzwolj1Y17ixoHd2Dc63HhRl02byTF1xhuY3IYZizoF0J3IItTf7-ymA=s3088" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgIUUSVtt8jRpu9MTR5-YMhGetAyz4zpQCCi13RM7J2mXxi3qcTJ-CzayECGlUZB8oTucCOGxYTx6hbAI-SP1h7injCfplHJKwLyX1iPCrw6ULVW6BmHShaqVPzI_3R6g9X6yAzwolj1Y17ixoHd2Dc63HhRl02byTF1xhuY3IYZizoF0J3IItTf7-ymA=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Which of course means the best snuggles!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Our highlights were gaining a new sister (Rose), the ceremony, the best two tacos I've ever eaten, some 5-Star dining experiences, and the best Indian food I'd ever had.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiywoc-relFGDa-Uo9FbXNYk4AZPD4OK2AzkGySkw1_DvyqW2Ov0Cvj4JF9pLwL7rlnriAd4GqHIulFoLrdnOd1ZQqD9-q4ahkWHX5QYUMVjW1mEp4uNf56SNBVf3Q-7gvObAamwjEIZJnAhasliJG1ZTLcY6AzVZq29AiHmCgQ2qth_r3mlpKnS8y_Eg=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiywoc-relFGDa-Uo9FbXNYk4AZPD4OK2AzkGySkw1_DvyqW2Ov0Cvj4JF9pLwL7rlnriAd4GqHIulFoLrdnOd1ZQqD9-q4ahkWHX5QYUMVjW1mEp4uNf56SNBVf3Q-7gvObAamwjEIZJnAhasliJG1ZTLcY6AzVZq29AiHmCgQ2qth_r3mlpKnS8y_Eg=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgtvZBpIYdMPz_5OSsa9YC5pSX02Q7fNG1rHXaluCQ4_ZX6zxgfjn4XmgKcNuADVqiqB1guqm1_XyJx9_WRdVc0CA_BrKxi4ywiQpSM3BJDEWyeiovm-NjFVRfThtGXein3e18i1Sx4ITBQiHiuUOGK055TKVgw8TgHm1y97OYeqeKEAGM97Afo86Boog=s4032" 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/a/AVvXsEgtvZBpIYdMPz_5OSsa9YC5pSX02Q7fNG1rHXaluCQ4_ZX6zxgfjn4XmgKcNuADVqiqB1guqm1_XyJx9_WRdVc0CA_BrKxi4ywiQpSM3BJDEWyeiovm-NjFVRfThtGXein3e18i1Sx4ITBQiHiuUOGK055TKVgw8TgHm1y97OYeqeKEAGM97Afo86Boog=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Last but not least for the year was Christmas! We went a little overboard this year - and I think next year we are going to pare it back some. But the kids certainly had fun.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLZpsb_QiQLBnRZN1QwR-BDS7MZ_BM4i8eSY2_31ZB_4inKt9BI9hNN51hkI38W9FEFE3MFnJx3a851xNolgyvTIYVhuuJfqRfRvmwRLlyFZMG3gc8jQtB8zTa9pbXeSMTpS0N5bc19_XJvs7y-UIjNl6135bQguA2ucazQ5dHPDdZJRiBCTEVCp-2zQ=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLZpsb_QiQLBnRZN1QwR-BDS7MZ_BM4i8eSY2_31ZB_4inKt9BI9hNN51hkI38W9FEFE3MFnJx3a851xNolgyvTIYVhuuJfqRfRvmwRLlyFZMG3gc8jQtB8zTa9pbXeSMTpS0N5bc19_XJvs7y-UIjNl6135bQguA2ucazQ5dHPDdZJRiBCTEVCp-2zQ=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cheers to 2021, here's to an even better 2022!<br /><br />...<br /><br />So, there was a lot here I wish I had pictures of, but either I don't have any or they didn't make the cut. There were great times with friends, trips to the farm, wonderful dates out on the town, The Kid starting Rec Class and turning 9, Baber turning 4, and Lovey turning 6. There were days with Gwamma Polly, Gwampa Gweg, Bampa Butcha and Gwamma Janet. There were trips to Monticello, fun in the Dells... and more.</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/a/AVvXsEgaJ2BivGvc8K5BtJkXGWenUzhTp_pWLX9pEC2btUxDkta7roCvEHNwN-4D3qGTWNrYNhCv1vuumivmJ0J8xDMYLBO0PDCKJUdSugoqEVRCjRagex2W-GfNE5rB7czyXYXWz0GaX9LQTbRiSiqjugUFk02_ik97MTHcIapNNu6CKMh7dRFv29cUxgt-dA=s3088" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgaJ2BivGvc8K5BtJkXGWenUzhTp_pWLX9pEC2btUxDkta7roCvEHNwN-4D3qGTWNrYNhCv1vuumivmJ0J8xDMYLBO0PDCKJUdSugoqEVRCjRagex2W-GfNE5rB7czyXYXWz0GaX9LQTbRiSiqjugUFk02_ik97MTHcIapNNu6CKMh7dRFv29cUxgt-dA=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And our biggest news yet - is that this year we are finally making the move up North, for good. Chinch and I, with heavy but excited hearts, have come to realize that our time in Peoria is done. This place, this home - they have been very good to us. The Cul-de-Sac is the only home Baber and Lovey have ever known. We have truly amazing friends and neighbors. It feels redundant to say that because our neighbors ARE friends. Some of the best we have ever had. And our hearts are breaking some to be leaving all of these wonderful people behind here in Illinois. It also hurts to take our children away from the only home that they have really ever known (The Kid still remembers Monticello some). Kathy, Mark, Wes, Nick, LeeAnn, Karlee, Emilee, Oliver, Gary, Danielle, Ashley, Bobby, Dhaval, Austin, Mitch, Dakota, Sean, Suzanna, Dana, Sarge, and Haylee... we are going to miss you more than you can imagine. And we are excited for when you come to visit us, and for the times we make it back to visit you.<br /><br />But as Frank Sinatra says: "That's Life". We have faith that we are being called to great purpose, and to a different path. While we are leaving friends and community - we trust that we will forge new friendships, and new community wherever we roam. We have faith that our friends will visit us, and us them - and keep in touch as we are able. Love doesn't fail - friendships built on love don't fail either, distance is relative.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Check back here for more news - because it is coming. There are big things, and even bigger changes on the horizon for our family!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: dimgrey; font-size: 14.85px;">That is it for now.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: dimgrey; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: dimgrey; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: dimgrey; font-size: 14.85px;">Stay Healthy!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: dimgrey; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: dimgrey; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: dimgrey; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">"The LORD bless you and keep you;</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: dimgrey; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;">The LORD make His face shine upon you,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;">And be gracious to you.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;">The LORD lift up His countenance on you,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;">And give you peace."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;">Numbers 6:24-26</div></div></div></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Tiger Striped Dochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06552626460230662846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357756427875820850.post-58200883035937107682021-02-20T13:26:00.002-08:002021-02-20T13:26:29.558-08:00February 2021 - Winter in Full Swing<p style="text-align: center;"> Winter is most certainly here - and quite a winter it has been. Central Illinois is in the midst of a Polar Vortex! This year it was almost as ominous as it sounds for our family. We were without water for <i style="font-weight: bold;">three</i> days thanks to a frozen main. Yikes! Thankfully there has been a lot of good as well, here are some of the highlights between my last update and now.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9aV8vAh7NRX6QIwZUCmNuMB-n2YgeVJ0yUiLm4sKfMsV7HyuwiIa5aNEi8-UyTCCP7p7DD-nTZqF8M9koeXLPui0hCY0bCm9U4ClV8LVSVYghYry-QHfnoi5eOrM08hsLjN6rejjMkHfk/s2048/File_000%25281%2529.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9aV8vAh7NRX6QIwZUCmNuMB-n2YgeVJ0yUiLm4sKfMsV7HyuwiIa5aNEi8-UyTCCP7p7DD-nTZqF8M9koeXLPui0hCY0bCm9U4ClV8LVSVYghYry-QHfnoi5eOrM08hsLjN6rejjMkHfk/w300-h400/File_000%25281%2529.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Neighbor Mark and I got to head to Sarge's yearly Halloween bash - it was a blast! Sarge really committed to the costume too, joining the bald brotherhood (for a week).</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/AVvXsEjg8Kf1GFeWLaJPr6O7VwzniuQSiVBf1SA_uzMUy6jE3C8-lUVdO-uZJThnl-crr63_1IFEZe-v623-yfuikB1pjGHrVBtEXvYXMk44uKXDuHs_VHirw0J5uQSz4ErbY-HWXP1EYBy1zZ3-/s2048/File_001%25283%2529.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg8Kf1GFeWLaJPr6O7VwzniuQSiVBf1SA_uzMUy6jE3C8-lUVdO-uZJThnl-crr63_1IFEZe-v623-yfuikB1pjGHrVBtEXvYXMk44uKXDuHs_VHirw0J5uQSz4ErbY-HWXP1EYBy1zZ3-/w300-h400/File_001%25283%2529.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Fall nights were just lovely - and the kiddos took full advantage.</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/AVvXsEhCNZm_NHfoPOTrfzX1_lrOqLNo1fUHzSUZOei6lMn6rTTLN3nyQLymNHkTNiHMFLIXX8nqhLx944bdzJYjf50sjhH34ZqQ-FXxTgd1z9MOr55ReX0Cigb8B8vgLXzfuqOmkRsVlqD-gd7T/s2048/File_000%25283%2529.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCNZm_NHfoPOTrfzX1_lrOqLNo1fUHzSUZOei6lMn6rTTLN3nyQLymNHkTNiHMFLIXX8nqhLx944bdzJYjf50sjhH34ZqQ-FXxTgd1z9MOr55ReX0Cigb8B8vgLXzfuqOmkRsVlqD-gd7T/w300-h400/File_000%25283%2529.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Always a good time when Uncle Sally-Man pays us a visit. I made some reverse sear steaks on the cast-iron and I think I made a convert out of him.</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/AVvXsEj34w4UOB_q4cTph1M6jeeMzDmJ8ql6czc_cXCc1DdefsWHp_RrPV8Gj3pCgrgHaGvOAyqWYXGiSoji4-cWlJl-z-Pa-wZ26OwG-VNkPPiscujA_SQqtLoXDNpTVNEx8VJkx9EyZcfaVoxK/s2048/File_001.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj34w4UOB_q4cTph1M6jeeMzDmJ8ql6czc_cXCc1DdefsWHp_RrPV8Gj3pCgrgHaGvOAyqWYXGiSoji4-cWlJl-z-Pa-wZ26OwG-VNkPPiscujA_SQqtLoXDNpTVNEx8VJkx9EyZcfaVoxK/w400-h300/File_001.jpeg" width="400" /></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/AVvXsEjk9Ueqes4twYUTSDvj_gogze_O8GRQYBA-HjFkr10A2l6UW32h6_MZs1p_eIAc_eVe1NQvZmvxwCukjb0XM5PDMoubLvAaeYdzwomk111ud29nl21U4y4gMIFMAc0TDthia8_OXY-atIKG/s2048/File_002%25283%2529.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk9Ueqes4twYUTSDvj_gogze_O8GRQYBA-HjFkr10A2l6UW32h6_MZs1p_eIAc_eVe1NQvZmvxwCukjb0XM5PDMoubLvAaeYdzwomk111ud29nl21U4y4gMIFMAc0TDthia8_OXY-atIKG/w300-h400/File_002%25283%2529.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We could hardly allow Autumn to slip past us without a trip to the orchard. The donuts are too good to pass up. Places like these are always fun because they give a great reference for how the kiddos are growing.</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/AVvXsEgAxCkpmiSJl7xXAsKRD0YujJ-AxWLkOdCewTht2wnt0lGMFXgga9GwlCRlNupMtSusUL-ig5rxvC1xz0mIOOeuy7aYJpkzWj6GlXoYuKDLsohDBX0kACChLV5mZrMVGDgAkfvsMCYxs83v/s2048/File_002%25281%2529.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAxCkpmiSJl7xXAsKRD0YujJ-AxWLkOdCewTht2wnt0lGMFXgga9GwlCRlNupMtSusUL-ig5rxvC1xz0mIOOeuy7aYJpkzWj6GlXoYuKDLsohDBX0kACChLV5mZrMVGDgAkfvsMCYxs83v/w300-h400/File_002%25281%2529.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These moments are so rare I can't help but try and capture them - and alas I think now they may be done for good. But for two weeks Baber was happy to snuggle and nap with me. </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/AVvXsEhFpuuRvQeBSRa0DRsJGA5bOa2URcncqmqbcMyRoTo-8KZwUVgKetcLh8o3Xkz8GZboilYl9xpveNVaLHBtBh8E39cmZqL9WlPmuH_rqlk9TmSMnX7d7nIjVjdJSj8DLL0Db9Hbpi6Nhdxi/s2048/File_003.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFpuuRvQeBSRa0DRsJGA5bOa2URcncqmqbcMyRoTo-8KZwUVgKetcLh8o3Xkz8GZboilYl9xpveNVaLHBtBh8E39cmZqL9WlPmuH_rqlk9TmSMnX7d7nIjVjdJSj8DLL0Db9Hbpi6Nhdxi/w300-h400/File_003.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As the weather trends colder indoor hobbies become the norm. I'm trying to get the Kid into painting minis!</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/AVvXsEgjb3aq1IhPMbWFA3rJE5MX3meBzOoQ4yTtdf2EnXfSzE3Ne8nJUgbv_f2b_gBzRctELHOrEED5dgkoKMdHFZ451O65vwiEYQEwA4VwfVux1hWD8jepuVsfsXV95yR2xwjDieM_cm_qfTnd/s2048/File_008%25281%2529.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjb3aq1IhPMbWFA3rJE5MX3meBzOoQ4yTtdf2EnXfSzE3Ne8nJUgbv_f2b_gBzRctELHOrEED5dgkoKMdHFZ451O65vwiEYQEwA4VwfVux1hWD8jepuVsfsXV95yR2xwjDieM_cm_qfTnd/w300-h400/File_008%25281%2529.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One of the best parts about Autumn? Its the best season for fires of course!</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/AVvXsEhynhncpc5KDon5vYg_tUoi5DHA59bTMUiO15vC_-eym1GKptRaahnQ6gYbexMPF6uyhv33_-dRhWWaXko__FXQb0TCvZxtG6tQMn3MBw2QFgTu3J8vLmBDMlBpgobq-qGuTZIHjvqrLMmm/s2048/File_009.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhynhncpc5KDon5vYg_tUoi5DHA59bTMUiO15vC_-eym1GKptRaahnQ6gYbexMPF6uyhv33_-dRhWWaXko__FXQb0TCvZxtG6tQMn3MBw2QFgTu3J8vLmBDMlBpgobq-qGuTZIHjvqrLMmm/w300-h400/File_009.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We quickly rolled into Christmas - and I decided to try my hand at Prime Rib! It turned out pretty awesome, a little overdone around the edges but perfect in the middle</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/AVvXsEjsnR3Nb8Q4D5YI-bhZ7i7w-9t5rMiTmH9DBM68ZDMGjingrP0bchS6TqvIMA8yqv5Bww0uo8ArXfLqpYsTit8bBukkOrgUWlGn5N_60Mex65v4X0VaA997_sRCm4eYpP88_dTp-XB9aIHo/s2048/File_006.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsnR3Nb8Q4D5YI-bhZ7i7w-9t5rMiTmH9DBM68ZDMGjingrP0bchS6TqvIMA8yqv5Bww0uo8ArXfLqpYsTit8bBukkOrgUWlGn5N_60Mex65v4X0VaA997_sRCm4eYpP88_dTp-XB9aIHo/w400-h300/File_006.jpeg" width="400" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And you know the kiddos are all about those sugar cookies.</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/AVvXsEit-4EIMwdKZBp5WcHQVuO-OR_r5nIfV0UufnfSeSNvCqKWk9Jo77eTdlyhyphenhyphen8kN8cwN4MyTzmKUPZtuao1rshhkChbp5cULchnHwNW25CqPwl00sneOxEd3YJDzAxWO8wuBHXRUx677-QPN/s2048/File_010%25281%2529.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit-4EIMwdKZBp5WcHQVuO-OR_r5nIfV0UufnfSeSNvCqKWk9Jo77eTdlyhyphenhyphen8kN8cwN4MyTzmKUPZtuao1rshhkChbp5cULchnHwNW25CqPwl00sneOxEd3YJDzAxWO8wuBHXRUx677-QPN/w400-h300/File_010%25281%2529.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The big day came and the kiddos were up bright and earlier. A mountain of gifts! The Kid was super excited about his new Super Nintendo. Mario is his passion these days.</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/AVvXsEh2g6uVPHV9AmctCmCUaHtGhJ3In-NvmsgR906QNSkotGYobfRMNiOgPoo_0UkXks6A9l64U-nBrAyhgIVuwa12ckcSoEkIARgCrQLj5n0zc_tjNjhW9kV3jIPDKA5ul3S4GAJcTUBSwlte/s2048/File_007%25281%2529.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2g6uVPHV9AmctCmCUaHtGhJ3In-NvmsgR906QNSkotGYobfRMNiOgPoo_0UkXks6A9l64U-nBrAyhgIVuwa12ckcSoEkIARgCrQLj5n0zc_tjNjhW9kV3jIPDKA5ul3S4GAJcTUBSwlte/w300-h400/File_007%25281%2529.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lovey had many gifts - but wouldn't you know it, when she spotted an old stuffed animal in a Rubber-Maid tote she had to have it. It looks like Gheggy is getting another lease on life.</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/AVvXsEjPvfCdpZ7Jlt6C1cfkHJ2xHaZZ7B78U-Yhv4o2KpdvUxB9xQW-wOJ_9-2kJZNFGqKkWvdGqLEkq0c7PuMYUXYF9UYQAyH_0b0F1TzHtJF9d58mIFf6rwn71pJHAyKLwD8YFJg0LeHje8SU/s2048/File_000.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPvfCdpZ7Jlt6C1cfkHJ2xHaZZ7B78U-Yhv4o2KpdvUxB9xQW-wOJ_9-2kJZNFGqKkWvdGqLEkq0c7PuMYUXYF9UYQAyH_0b0F1TzHtJF9d58mIFf6rwn71pJHAyKLwD8YFJg0LeHje8SU/w400-h300/File_000.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEtDXmY7FsXvDhX0Rd2y5z2tPs_6Jn9_uzF2YnNuyVYUnTm8IM5yF0-HhthLC9gEXltQ46OKQyzH7QF6IwOXCQB-srawbKTj4a-w5Dw0XQ9femBM0I0uBmXMvOCV4askv8S_3e-EhpNDB5/s2048/File_001%25281%2529.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEtDXmY7FsXvDhX0Rd2y5z2tPs_6Jn9_uzF2YnNuyVYUnTm8IM5yF0-HhthLC9gEXltQ46OKQyzH7QF6IwOXCQB-srawbKTj4a-w5Dw0XQ9femBM0I0uBmXMvOCV4askv8S_3e-EhpNDB5/w400-h300/File_001%25281%2529.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Winter may be cold - but it is also full of good friends. Michael (above) made it up from Champaign once, despite nasty roads.<br /><br />The Cul-De-Sac has also rallied around my neighbor Gary, his wife Kathy suffered a medical emergency and spent quite a bit of time in the Hospital. I managed to catch him for a quick smile and a picture to let everyone know how he was doing.</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/AVvXsEiweERoWiWt65rJ_Wq7hAXllW5n-Snd678xPsvHZPOfP69Di_jpojmrEJB8a1XfrXM8tJ5JohgdUp7EX3tGrWaA3cn-jjJoo7dmYHi0Ci3cvRWW9DnU0_mENRtgud5XTuho8TXCFTS3dwOk/s2048/File_009%25282%2529.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiweERoWiWt65rJ_Wq7hAXllW5n-Snd678xPsvHZPOfP69Di_jpojmrEJB8a1XfrXM8tJ5JohgdUp7EX3tGrWaA3cn-jjJoo7dmYHi0Ci3cvRWW9DnU0_mENRtgud5XTuho8TXCFTS3dwOk/w400-h300/File_009%25282%2529.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I started my new position at the hospital. It has been a wild ride, and I continue to learn at a furious pace - exactly what I was hoping for. I think it is going well, and my bosses seem to agree. I was very thankful for my friend Zanna being there - having a friendly face nearby always helps.</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/AVvXsEhExs2IrWnAAfUEG2KNYWBVMWeZykCwTxOgLpf3lZaY9U6qoyWeQrZdoJf-qEj-KQMGIlnnFiHLCzM1ttJZim0mT5bnDRY848i-7Rt9hE31FM0nTyoXdJ7XJeO6Fn8-FEQMbKTD7sWmXP6a/s3088/File_011.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2316" data-original-width="3088" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhExs2IrWnAAfUEG2KNYWBVMWeZykCwTxOgLpf3lZaY9U6qoyWeQrZdoJf-qEj-KQMGIlnnFiHLCzM1ttJZim0mT5bnDRY848i-7Rt9hE31FM0nTyoXdJ7XJeO6Fn8-FEQMbKTD7sWmXP6a/w400-h300/File_011.jpeg" width="400" /></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/AVvXsEhdrXqh8YcjLPfcRaZudfkEplBKjMpO8uDxIZcLFASTRiXf17_mpWxadnIWnU1hncC4fRNE5FCBtXBFVUJ7kYLxvWbpWFftRcm6c8V-5WCBVshdyApwqem5SLSkVt8NksvBbZ9wiHVEdQC6/s2048/File_000%25282%2529.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdrXqh8YcjLPfcRaZudfkEplBKjMpO8uDxIZcLFASTRiXf17_mpWxadnIWnU1hncC4fRNE5FCBtXBFVUJ7kYLxvWbpWFftRcm6c8V-5WCBVshdyApwqem5SLSkVt8NksvBbZ9wiHVEdQC6/w300-h400/File_000%25282%2529.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The family used one of my first weeks off to zip up to the Wisconsin Dells. Sure, it ain't the lakehouse. but in the middle of an icy winter a well heated indoor waterpark does just fine. I didn't snap too many pictures - but be sure that it was a good time.</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/AVvXsEhkTJMWPyccaYeqztaa968_D-8g4pou4AZO3tR2GGKcNZTTPYspsShKStbvthMMZ8eW1yevwRJu5TKiRLC3h4-XDdv1He1Hn_hWDoxxB1uJmFGA7lVzH15b4FTS9UcaJhN3axakfgUuC31r/s2048/File_010.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkTJMWPyccaYeqztaa968_D-8g4pou4AZO3tR2GGKcNZTTPYspsShKStbvthMMZ8eW1yevwRJu5TKiRLC3h4-XDdv1He1Hn_hWDoxxB1uJmFGA7lVzH15b4FTS9UcaJhN3axakfgUuC31r/w300-h400/File_010.jpeg" width="300" /></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/AVvXsEhYVLgAl3FGbMGZqhYIVFvjwDhY-inzb5yq9dGOUhO3nVC6y1TgSIbGlr-UhE3Kr1OqmCFjm8XsKyFfNCIrAs_-NO_ZX-QAv2PEAVIBAnfFPtBXnyZkQKhQ5-BpFmFB5FSrHGHZBLJAeSzX/s2048/File_004.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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As any of my blog-followers will know I try to get some smaller trips in every year with each kiddo - one on one. Baber and I decided on an adventure to Champaign, Allerton Park, and to see my Grandparents. Time seeing Grandparents is always time well spent. Allerton is such a surreal place - and I remember going there as a kiddo - it is a great feeling to pass that along.</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/AVvXsEhyyyz4iHgI5yooZ5J9_k8Atsn5pUM1GcbxDxo9yHq8nYqutdLj1x9C-CSYSDeElUqbgXiVDsDhh2vDht2WL4BG4retpI-MctgCD2VCswg0xB6tH1DikUm2AO3S5MdikwQJJ3WO7LmTqezx/s4032/File_005.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/AVvXsEhyyyz4iHgI5yooZ5J9_k8Atsn5pUM1GcbxDxo9yHq8nYqutdLj1x9C-CSYSDeElUqbgXiVDsDhh2vDht2WL4BG4retpI-MctgCD2VCswg0xB6tH1DikUm2AO3S5MdikwQJJ3WO7LmTqezx/w480-h640/File_005.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7QiMXxFc-eoJ9edKNrIe2b-GDIYSwrRF_zo-rqVDRR6ogfKyNOdI-W6AeIN9_2QzYbUguhsuMjjVKSWGOW7y5UGwLyMYlyIO-dsHCf3nWnrEKwGRMejiwtxKWgnZSs6qV3w2MIDnGoF_w/s2048/File_006%25281%2529.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7QiMXxFc-eoJ9edKNrIe2b-GDIYSwrRF_zo-rqVDRR6ogfKyNOdI-W6AeIN9_2QzYbUguhsuMjjVKSWGOW7y5UGwLyMYlyIO-dsHCf3nWnrEKwGRMejiwtxKWgnZSs6qV3w2MIDnGoF_w/w400-h300/File_006%25281%2529.jpeg" width="400" /></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/AVvXsEjPjVLeTGZVvOG37NpcowkB-GdKtpeXI8BMaRR7-ugmErDOJj4pUcErEL21Bj553QArT79X5j7T-5TwvpE0Ne-PYfDGwb-iBChlXWZ4ypI_G-nuHWQW0zQkDVLvOH6YmDgTdjoRAC2n5Fgs/s2048/File_007.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPjVLeTGZVvOG37NpcowkB-GdKtpeXI8BMaRR7-ugmErDOJj4pUcErEL21Bj553QArT79X5j7T-5TwvpE0Ne-PYfDGwb-iBChlXWZ4ypI_G-nuHWQW0zQkDVLvOH6YmDgTdjoRAC2n5Fgs/w400-h300/File_007.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO-9tfEitNhkBkZVpjhMGgu5dBcEg_QCJsffSaMcUvyTm1vbQpErCaGWngrQqj7L03DP_7OFU1J5979NOgtx_lwQi479KSmzoHKRNYjgQ6jxI9Jo8HfYzdl-ti05IwYv7Tey8zGbS-LYq4/s2048/File_008.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO-9tfEitNhkBkZVpjhMGgu5dBcEg_QCJsffSaMcUvyTm1vbQpErCaGWngrQqj7L03DP_7OFU1J5979NOgtx_lwQi479KSmzoHKRNYjgQ6jxI9Jo8HfYzdl-ti05IwYv7Tey8zGbS-LYq4/w400-h300/File_008.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSeV9jcD30eXFcZRwU6yOmo7trqN_el47NribDvnZ0zK18AEAXJT8cp4RPKjG0cPCMLieFMnzXjYgKugBnAzt-BQGvViMEslIkPPYpyqhL7TfUbGmnfA26APpVsPvZghxjyHnjaLprHT3J/s2048/File_009%25281%2529.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSeV9jcD30eXFcZRwU6yOmo7trqN_el47NribDvnZ0zK18AEAXJT8cp4RPKjG0cPCMLieFMnzXjYgKugBnAzt-BQGvViMEslIkPPYpyqhL7TfUbGmnfA26APpVsPvZghxjyHnjaLprHT3J/w300-h400/File_009%25281%2529.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Kid Wonder and I had a trip as well - his was a little more involved :P Momma is okay with him away overnight, and so we enjoyed a stay at Grizzly Jack's Grand Bear Resort. I've been there many times, and the Kid has been there a few. The resort had <b style="font-style: italic;">just</b> reopened after COVID19. It was so strange to be there when it was that quiet. For about 2 hours, the Kid and I were the only ones in the waterpark! We also went bowling and enjoyed two meals at the Starved Rock State Park Lodge.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5oGIkvA2kOdmCPOTjqYFBUXWXW8aGEWsQ8bAhVgAeZxBRiC2jC3yKRjPFwF_q7ZG7X8NYnI7z_d0u3qGYffMjHrOnWWeNrWNOcGU64eo0NlUravUSqLzczSqMx9EhhwSMltLdGpy_DuK_/s2048/File_003%25282%2529.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5oGIkvA2kOdmCPOTjqYFBUXWXW8aGEWsQ8bAhVgAeZxBRiC2jC3yKRjPFwF_q7ZG7X8NYnI7z_d0u3qGYffMjHrOnWWeNrWNOcGU64eo0NlUravUSqLzczSqMx9EhhwSMltLdGpy_DuK_/s320/File_003%25282%2529.jpeg" /></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/AVvXsEiSphixiVtwsX0ryI71wPN9aMZLBxyROsf7kEyUmVlJ5nIW3DVeJXsRAmDvM8Acf0BqklSL3q6uOTQ49FhrgHvChgzLbsiRK67xQToIeHFFcPWhzRPk4817xLG_ty0Tv__1pJd4JWDR2U2A/s2048/File_002.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSphixiVtwsX0ryI71wPN9aMZLBxyROsf7kEyUmVlJ5nIW3DVeJXsRAmDvM8Acf0BqklSL3q6uOTQ49FhrgHvChgzLbsiRK67xQToIeHFFcPWhzRPk4817xLG_ty0Tv__1pJd4JWDR2U2A/s320/File_002.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've also kept busy this winter hobbying - and have made a new friend in the process. Austin is a super cool dude I have commissioned some miniature painting from - and now we play! Between that and my 40k Crusade against Tim's "Dawn Treaders" I am getting plenty of board time in. <br /><br />That is it for now.<br /><br />Stay Healthy!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: dimgrey; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">"The LORD bless you and keep you;</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: dimgrey; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">The LORD make His face shine upon you,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">And be gracious to you.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">The LORD lift up His countenance on you,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">And give you peace."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Numbers 6:24-26</div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Tiger Striped Dochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06552626460230662846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357756427875820850.post-50779066892809021822020-11-27T07:57:00.002-08:002020-11-27T07:57:48.652-08:00November 2020 - Fall Update :)<p style="text-align: center;"> Oof - been a bit since I updated. Sorry folks! The fall seems to have flown by. As I type up this post I am looking at a Christmas Tree and garland over the mantle - all lit up for the season. The smell of conifer mixing with the faint scent of pumpkin pie would tell me exactly what season we are in if I was sans calendar.<br /><br />Going waaaaayyy back to the last post, I'll start with the "Boys Trip" to the Lake! Poppi had the idea to take up his three sons-in-law for a long weekend. Unfortunately Quatro couldn't make it, so he had to settle for just Ryan and I. We had an amazing time - our highlights are below!</p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6WK6K6Dpvo6UpTuh1U_xkTJrUBsFfdd6rulydtuxAzVVU8AlUVELaeL_OZG2mqWxYnIfBkgIQRJV3kQ8PALfGfbD2Zg6KgjVSF_Q04kebbzWeCspiSbInwW9Y-Y8M3YxxTf6HcZX1L8Zw/s2048/IMG_4318.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6WK6K6Dpvo6UpTuh1U_xkTJrUBsFfdd6rulydtuxAzVVU8AlUVELaeL_OZG2mqWxYnIfBkgIQRJV3kQ8PALfGfbD2Zg6KgjVSF_Q04kebbzWeCspiSbInwW9Y-Y8M3YxxTf6HcZX1L8Zw/w400-h300/IMG_4318.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was the summer's first stop by Pattison State Park to see WI's largest falls.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnKHqlzQ_soueZAlzT0ZPHWJqaGO9_nOy_u_dlMJzWC9ith_Z3QXCJndUH3H5Pz1OxhwSaPsgk1GrU9956bYbafPYp8FK-nDRgVN8RsnzUnCWWAPFKEe7Qtta-KvBKUj5MMHXTXMPxWcLV/s2048/IMG_4254.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnKHqlzQ_soueZAlzT0ZPHWJqaGO9_nOy_u_dlMJzWC9ith_Z3QXCJndUH3H5Pz1OxhwSaPsgk1GrU9956bYbafPYp8FK-nDRgVN8RsnzUnCWWAPFKEe7Qtta-KvBKUj5MMHXTXMPxWcLV/w400-h300/IMG_4254.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had great weather - and one can definitely feel the difference in the September mornings. Brisk air and clear skies were there to greet us.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Urj-4bDaPZ81oZbaRCZ73Sil_Q0Zl5McNDqsjn_QWJ4N1ZvNzYHNq62_IL3HaxpMiWmfaWb51FES_mnEd11hTe3c4qqIVpkwAjclR3TyShCrskynJ9h2hlozCdSV6IXHDYbjkvu0vjnr/s480/Photo+Sep+02%252C+11+46+18+AM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="480" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Urj-4bDaPZ81oZbaRCZ73Sil_Q0Zl5McNDqsjn_QWJ4N1ZvNzYHNq62_IL3HaxpMiWmfaWb51FES_mnEd11hTe3c4qqIVpkwAjclR3TyShCrskynJ9h2hlozCdSV6IXHDYbjkvu0vjnr/w400-h300/Photo+Sep+02%252C+11+46+18+AM.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ryan and I went on a 12 mile bike ride through Duluth, all the way down to Brighton Beach. Ryan is from Phoenix this past many years - so Lake Superior was quite a sight. If one hasn't seen quite that much pure, fresh water before it is pretty breathtaking! I don't think he'll be moving to the tundra anytime soon - but he plans to visit in the summer.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEircedKf0XB_lvtEceLKpsTOtz_bRgyNjOXmbJ3Iovbiul3IFiC9tHTxdPl8WvNVQ3Ui3DLFGqoEKOHClCpXFtr9HKXUSWaDv-LA4n15-5VFJdhWQpKBma5AVgqaNi61qPia33qVHjoVnPR/s480/Photo+Sep+01%252C+11+31+52+AM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="480" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEircedKf0XB_lvtEceLKpsTOtz_bRgyNjOXmbJ3Iovbiul3IFiC9tHTxdPl8WvNVQ3Ui3DLFGqoEKOHClCpXFtr9HKXUSWaDv-LA4n15-5VFJdhWQpKBma5AVgqaNi61qPia33qVHjoVnPR/w400-h300/Photo+Sep+01%252C+11+31+52+AM.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We managed to get down to the range - Ryan was a crack shot!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBtfshYcSjUJ76dlu80-QxE0Lhq9b3KG3-H4uBrkvbMrdwbaSl5ACNKBAYzOSXLlM6iKro2tG_EoIVFeKcc2IUfiPogM6c58bWft9jIeCeykSbBe9f-P8EIDrnQ4EMJooKbB6MC5xGbIoR/s480/Photo+Sep+01%252C+9+22+39+PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="480" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBtfshYcSjUJ76dlu80-QxE0Lhq9b3KG3-H4uBrkvbMrdwbaSl5ACNKBAYzOSXLlM6iKro2tG_EoIVFeKcc2IUfiPogM6c58bWft9jIeCeykSbBe9f-P8EIDrnQ4EMJooKbB6MC5xGbIoR/w400-h300/Photo+Sep+01%252C+9+22+39+PM.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><br />Full moons over the lake are a sight to see - what a night-time shot.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVHBcNk-DnuEuQIskmal9bJuaG0zv2BNehbvTzewGuQW2uYXStSNZX-ims9lQcEDFJ_JAJkCxssbOolfLCiKwZd7y3-QQYE9exFNt_tZax_Yu8E7JDxexd68B4K0tBAYXGjL64v-xq_U-8/s480/Photo+Sep+01%252C+6+06+41+PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="480" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVHBcNk-DnuEuQIskmal9bJuaG0zv2BNehbvTzewGuQW2uYXStSNZX-ims9lQcEDFJ_JAJkCxssbOolfLCiKwZd7y3-QQYE9exFNt_tZax_Yu8E7JDxexd68B4K0tBAYXGjL64v-xq_U-8/w400-h300/Photo+Sep+01%252C+6+06+41+PM.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I even managed to whip up some pretty amazing steaks for these boys. And Jack stopped by to join in. Always great to see my little bro, and even better to get to feed him.</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/AVvXsEgV7GkycvnGycbx8x8WxGOf-VUq-iu3TM_WZDL1-EfREFXkIkoMTCsE0gWfbjO70h805q1qH_Q7MADgQ7zMXkwjmfdJf4IcZMaf57ITj5CZh2hs37Vzbrq8c5bXIRnrlKuHpM69D4IvG2fQ/s2048/IMG_4505.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV7GkycvnGycbx8x8WxGOf-VUq-iu3TM_WZDL1-EfREFXkIkoMTCsE0gWfbjO70h805q1qH_Q7MADgQ7zMXkwjmfdJf4IcZMaf57ITj5CZh2hs37Vzbrq8c5bXIRnrlKuHpM69D4IvG2fQ/w300-h400/IMG_4505.JPG" width="300" /></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And don't for one second think that I let the colder water stop me. I thought the temps were great, and enjoyed a swim every day.</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/AVvXsEhTXSlItjiqygexrlDajaiCQMP24ZJynKqgJgi07HgANvU_IS-gcdenk1m_r-FpwNZlEFLVGdGQIFHKEmMSwk5qMmiVqTKsvzIsvWvIs78cvzbOUF513JnRNEhMTkuZdZf6boBZQSdiUL_m/s480/Photo+Aug+29%252C+8+11+59+PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="360" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTXSlItjiqygexrlDajaiCQMP24ZJynKqgJgi07HgANvU_IS-gcdenk1m_r-FpwNZlEFLVGdGQIFHKEmMSwk5qMmiVqTKsvzIsvWvIs78cvzbOUF513JnRNEhMTkuZdZf6boBZQSdiUL_m/w300-h400/Photo+Aug+29%252C+8+11+59+PM.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">September had a lot to offer - Chinch and I got to go out on a lovely date to Jonah's - I had forgotten how beautiful the views are from that place.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieT5KVHA3ec8hyqJsSRv0LrxZNiPbeq7m2lBhYVJ2zIbVGNuqmW16NouzrVHsa54ENakTPz6AyX-TU6uxEDP_KVekmE13ge-DCt6hQjpFS5ZFj2IPu537rCSwTZQMeuYHJ0r7i5OliyQSZ/s480/Photo+Aug+29%252C+9+09+48+AM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="360" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieT5KVHA3ec8hyqJsSRv0LrxZNiPbeq7m2lBhYVJ2zIbVGNuqmW16NouzrVHsa54ENakTPz6AyX-TU6uxEDP_KVekmE13ge-DCt6hQjpFS5ZFj2IPu537rCSwTZQMeuYHJ0r7i5OliyQSZ/w300-h400/Photo+Aug+29%252C+9+09+48+AM.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />The Kid and I went out for our breakfast at the OHOP - "Breakfast with Daddy" is a fun behavior reward, and it feels good to see the kids so excited to earn that treat 😊</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNq3Gnh6ZEg8Hp7etCjPiWs__31dVZZTgh_p986Ktjsqt5wZ1E0epV1RCEm-JwDctakFeIl0-uVp71QCqmzq5JPacbNIlLkllcTW7hscyPVeaxZsseSCuTgCE7q_EUvQn4IuNw_sl-XvEx/s480/Photo+Sep+05%252C+7+53+51+AM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="480" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNq3Gnh6ZEg8Hp7etCjPiWs__31dVZZTgh_p986Ktjsqt5wZ1E0epV1RCEm-JwDctakFeIl0-uVp71QCqmzq5JPacbNIlLkllcTW7hscyPVeaxZsseSCuTgCE7q_EUvQn4IuNw_sl-XvEx/w400-h300/Photo+Sep+05%252C+7+53+51+AM.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><br />A week or so later it was Lovey's turn! She chose Le Peep (I was happy with that, OHOP isn't bad, but Le Peep is definitely better). Cutest breakfast date I've ever had that is for sure.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmdlGar6BkFBhy6YSByPGMwLTbSnwR9rffIJ9uimI9PKN8ZT7jVM4C5oKnLSNgFbXGC8HO20R3m7mMPBEK8-q659g4Nq_VdoirkBUAqnWfbSkrsHQUy54tchG2zLAkm-LCZWKGLBKReC7t/s480/Photo+Sep+05%252C+9+01+57+AM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="480" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmdlGar6BkFBhy6YSByPGMwLTbSnwR9rffIJ9uimI9PKN8ZT7jVM4C5oKnLSNgFbXGC8HO20R3m7mMPBEK8-q659g4Nq_VdoirkBUAqnWfbSkrsHQUy54tchG2zLAkm-LCZWKGLBKReC7t/w400-h300/Photo+Sep+05%252C+9+01+57+AM.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lovey and I had time after for a walk through the out-door mall. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDdicSXAhOPS9RoqPYxi8uPm4wJMMBuZZluGfL4YEMsfGjDlTYHtmia93gOMhd0xhoU5PrUD5mg8Y8Bkd0WeCW9N09ElUt2VNuWL6ZxLVDFJagxU1tGYQx0X5dz5RBEuYawXstB8pn15FX/s480/Photo+Sep+19%252C+3+04+49+PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="480" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDdicSXAhOPS9RoqPYxi8uPm4wJMMBuZZluGfL4YEMsfGjDlTYHtmia93gOMhd0xhoU5PrUD5mg8Y8Bkd0WeCW9N09ElUt2VNuWL6ZxLVDFJagxU1tGYQx0X5dz5RBEuYawXstB8pn15FX/w400-h300/Photo+Sep+19%252C+3+04+49+PM.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">September brought the season's first pumpkin pie! Enjoyed out on the patio. Chinch sure knows how to whip up a pie.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwlWeDnCY8dSpLB8cT5vNorJoSIbwe_5Y73qi3bsvqrN3r0Lj22VY4yV4NXd2Ec2WXAfAnHBquxmCxKm718Pcc23x674JtwMMHbk-LUwm6OWR2VhxrUErGjPnQ9AFehTVjLD0sVoZNS3mD/s480/Photo+Sep+19%252C+6+22+18+PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="480" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwlWeDnCY8dSpLB8cT5vNorJoSIbwe_5Y73qi3bsvqrN3r0Lj22VY4yV4NXd2Ec2WXAfAnHBquxmCxKm718Pcc23x674JtwMMHbk-LUwm6OWR2VhxrUErGjPnQ9AFehTVjLD0sVoZNS3mD/w400-h300/Photo+Sep+19%252C+6+22+18+PM.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We managed to get one walk in over on Grandview - unfortunately it was before the fall colors came in. That's okay - it ends up that we got to experience fall colors that put Illinois to shame - thanks to COVID19. You see, our family caught "the Virus" in mid-September. Don't worry, we are all fine - mild symptoms for everyone. But it did force an 11 day sabbatical from work... and you know what that means...</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/AVvXsEhMQDAtalcYmQmGeU5WrhLvdOazZ0O9tgmLhrnTaOe4jHYNr9RRhY6Fg2LwiYQVW_St90FKDTJ0ohiGEmRHP9exzNqnCWuPkcRWXpqWIRS6YMfXGdfFzIW2Ib_YtKiytNqK-pktSymzMOix/s480/Photo+Sep+20%252C+3+12+39+PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="480" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMQDAtalcYmQmGeU5WrhLvdOazZ0O9tgmLhrnTaOe4jHYNr9RRhY6Fg2LwiYQVW_St90FKDTJ0ohiGEmRHP9exzNqnCWuPkcRWXpqWIRS6YMfXGdfFzIW2Ib_YtKiytNqK-pktSymzMOix/w400-h300/Photo+Sep+20%252C+3+12+39+PM.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />Impromptu trip up North! After all, what better place to socially isolate than in the middle of the Northwoods?! Don't let that picture fool you - the kids were thrilled.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkS9nXi7j6dWXM36fIritvMPirI2VyM2QrTPunkyfXmy7g4i8S2B4PIvJcXb2NheomOKH3tb0oZKhEg1PNbCiiVIDEc181QSLPqnGgvepq0YQ1pjyRPLFPquFWk1mCrXgUb1zLvajkwbuJ/s480/Photo+Sep+21%252C+1+46+09+PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="360" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkS9nXi7j6dWXM36fIritvMPirI2VyM2QrTPunkyfXmy7g4i8S2B4PIvJcXb2NheomOKH3tb0oZKhEg1PNbCiiVIDEc181QSLPqnGgvepq0YQ1pjyRPLFPquFWk1mCrXgUb1zLvajkwbuJ/w300-h400/Photo+Sep+21%252C+1+46+09+PM.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had a great time hiking through a small state park up north of Ashland. What a cool place!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhDIsXke8XiSOHHbcxlEkgtPgb42RlYjY3hAeaCdyj-cfB80yo_ub7Df0fnQcQiv5GweUW6yL5TR8Xynk8unj4bTtAlCeUXaxmnWlmMDX3QngclVko2Mi9W-CWQvryZ4BNwz5qSxOWy6Ba/s480/Photo+Sep+21%252C+9+45+16+AM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="480" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhDIsXke8XiSOHHbcxlEkgtPgb42RlYjY3hAeaCdyj-cfB80yo_ub7Df0fnQcQiv5GweUW6yL5TR8Xynk8unj4bTtAlCeUXaxmnWlmMDX3QngclVko2Mi9W-CWQvryZ4BNwz5qSxOWy6Ba/w400-h300/Photo+Sep+21%252C+9+45+16+AM.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />While our weather wasn't perfect - we had some gorgeous mornings. I think that Autumn is going to be my favorite season up there. It was so quiet - and the colors! My word the colors.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXy7w-CIKbzqAutlv10xAoUPxhSMa6uWbGoAK-_5O8uvMr05IlBLVGlPPVgSUosZ6YuOewOKEESRghypzn2uac55ln_gDU2EQnJfReyBi5r3H4QL036n-VTgTCO2KalhHz0gGxU2WKU0QJ/s2048/IMG_4430.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXy7w-CIKbzqAutlv10xAoUPxhSMa6uWbGoAK-_5O8uvMr05IlBLVGlPPVgSUosZ6YuOewOKEESRghypzn2uac55ln_gDU2EQnJfReyBi5r3H4QL036n-VTgTCO2KalhHz0gGxU2WKU0QJ/w400-h300/IMG_4430.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Aaaaaaand - we managed to snag this fantastic Christmas card photo.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK3raadQc-jLUzhkNXtV3dwiphmwXfz30V37qpQqlUbObT5T1aXWVU9s7CvlvOQ7iJMHc1SOtOvRcEKa5A2OOC3iszbqGC8u87d6Pc0DJZ39nYCCsmH7p3hLv7SApiirnoWr4oxH0_VzV7/s2048/IMG_4482.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK3raadQc-jLUzhkNXtV3dwiphmwXfz30V37qpQqlUbObT5T1aXWVU9s7CvlvOQ7iJMHc1SOtOvRcEKa5A2OOC3iszbqGC8u87d6Pc0DJZ39nYCCsmH7p3hLv7SApiirnoWr4oxH0_VzV7/w300-h400/IMG_4482.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On our rainy days we had a good time exploring Duluth - including our return (after many years) to the Duluth Zoo.</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmnCsHOJpKLYN06MS2s2_ygeaPAd85maqTeJpYXPZeWJRlPIiEm1cWxv9WuHqm_WCmibQtEJRH83LqQH033Ek3c5L6x3hqEn6XcNMMAITLx_9QLVfuKeQ8uCmeFoS4B8ykyrSlUB1aAmC5/s480/Photo+Oct+04%252C+8+05+58+AM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="360" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmnCsHOJpKLYN06MS2s2_ygeaPAd85maqTeJpYXPZeWJRlPIiEm1cWxv9WuHqm_WCmibQtEJRH83LqQH033Ek3c5L6x3hqEn6XcNMMAITLx_9QLVfuKeQ8uCmeFoS4B8ykyrSlUB1aAmC5/w300-h400/Photo+Oct+04%252C+8+05+58+AM.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When we got back, it was Baber's turn for Breakfast with Daddy - look at this kid!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8uVmD9TGe_WUglXYH2Imr9ew76y9EOMvCdg67eDoi83AUeHUYEdXXAZQld30um6baFPBJn7rfebGAGrmxiJKTAC8k5Q2Vhs1wX5dRWXKBe9MsYcI1sIDLYz2CxCPqBPXRY8Cxcfq9dKeB/s480/Photo+Sep+25%252C+6+17+29+PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="480" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8uVmD9TGe_WUglXYH2Imr9ew76y9EOMvCdg67eDoi83AUeHUYEdXXAZQld30um6baFPBJn7rfebGAGrmxiJKTAC8k5Q2Vhs1wX5dRWXKBe9MsYcI1sIDLYz2CxCPqBPXRY8Cxcfq9dKeB/w400-h300/Photo+Sep+25%252C+6+17+29+PM.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />And then... thats right, it was time for one final trip up for the year. Markus, Sonny, and Oslo helped me close the cabin for the year. It was a short weekend trip, but we made the most of it. 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Not much to report from early October until now. Work has kept me busy. The Kid and I started a D&D group with some homeschool friends, I wrapped up a campaign with a group I've had going for a while, I continue to put in work at Warhammer painting and playing (thanks Tim) and we are preparing in hearts and minds for our upcoming move. The Fall is flying by - and Christmas will be here before we know it. I regret that I didn't get any pictures of our turkey, or any of our Halloween fun - but alas, I have not been vigilant taking pictures. I'll try to do better. Life gets busier and busier it seems. Sort a theme with three kids. Time flies by when you're having fun :)<br /><br />Stay Healthy!<br /><br /></div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: dimgrey; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;">"The LORD bless you and keep you;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: dimgrey; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">The LORD make His face shine upon you,</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: dimgrey; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">And be gracious to you.</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: dimgrey; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">The LORD lift up His countenance on you,</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: dimgrey; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">And give you peace."</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: dimgrey; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: dimgrey; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Numbers 6:24-26</div></div></div><p><br /></p>Tiger Striped Dochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06552626460230662846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357756427875820850.post-37483655559851727022020-07-21T10:20:00.004-07:002020-11-27T07:58:02.892-08:00July 2020 - Trip to the Lake!<div style="text-align: center;">
If there was any doubt about summer, it is long gone now! We have just gotten back from our first of two trips to the Lake this year. Take a look :)</div>
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<br />This year we traveled up the "front way". That is to say the fastest, mostly-interstate route. We did so out of sorrow over the closing of the Blue Boy Bakery in Lancaster. That place was the best, and we just couldn't stomach driving past it knowing we couldn't stop. Seriously people, the sadness over this closed bakery is real.<br /><br />That said we had a lovely drive. Weather was great, I got some work done, and there were some fun landmarks we hit along the way - including the CHEESE stop in Mauston - which was a classic from when I was a kiddo.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
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We started the week off right with a trip to Bond Lake to see Grandma. Lovey was eager to get back out on the kayak!</div>
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We also spent more time at our own place this year than ever before - it keeps getting easier as these kiddos become more capable. Baber loved jumping off the dock, and Lovey found a great place to play in the shade right by the shore of our property.</div>
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The Kid Captain! He is just starting to appreciate how far back this tradition goes. Fourth generation driving Old Red!</div>
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Grandma came over and joined us for a ride - she definitely prefers her new boat I think... but its still fun to relive the past a bit.</div>
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One of the definite highlights of the trip was getting to see family. My cousins Eddie and fiance Madison (pictured above) were up, along with my cousin Casey, her husband Nick, and their 5 children. Watching The Kid, Lovey, and Baber playing with those five children was an absolute delight. Friendships were woven, and good times were had.</div>
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The simple beauty of this place just gets me some times. Before we knew it the week was over, and it was time to hit the road again. But that's okay, the next trip is less than 2 weeks away!<br /><br />Stay Healthy :)</div>
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Okay, so maybe Summer isn't here yet, technically. But it sure feels like summer out. The family got to take a fun trip to Poppi and Gigi's haus. The kids had a good time running around </div>
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Towel Day has come and gone! We celebrated with a towel breakfast 😃</div>
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The kids continue to make good use of the weather, enjoying our park-like back yard.</div>
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The end of Spring also means I get to take one of the two Boys-Trips I go on every year (once to open the cabin, once to close it down). Markus, Oslo, and Ethan all joined this time. Tom and Steve met us up there. It was a great trip, here are some highlights!</div>
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We didn't feel comfortable imposing on Grandma during the COVID19 Crisis, but I made sure that we had a cake-cake breakfast anyway. It wasn't <b><i>as</i></b> good, but it was good.</div>
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We had a quick diversion trip up to Wisconsin Point in Superior, and hiked out to the lighthouse. Always great to reconnect with my college buddies. They are good dudes one and all.</div>
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<br />The best meal of the trip however was yet to come - that night we reverse seared some serious steaks! Each duder was given a 24-oz NY Strip to devour. Ethan was the only finisher!</div>
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We managed to squeeze in a boat ride as well. Sunday was gorgeous, 71 degrees and sunny!</div>
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When I returned, Baber was keen to show off his maze-building skills. Such a smart kid!</div>
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Wow. Just... wow. 2020 has been a very different kind of year. Our family has only been more and more busy since my last update. I understand this is just an excuse, but between the holidays, COVID19 madness, and the naturally increase in activity of a growing family of five I have totally slipped on updating this blog. And of course the longer one waits between updates - the more one hesitates to do the extra work to catch up.</div>
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<br />But here I am. Catching up!<br /><br />Let's take a look shall we?</div>
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This was a great day. Its a rare treat when the Mahomet boys (+Wes) can get together. It was made even better by having all the kiddos present as well. The first picture is fun (thank you Rachel for arranging the shirts!) but the second picture has a special place in my heart. Everyone is smiling. Everyone is happy. Squeege especially (second from the left). To get him smiling like that... that is priceless. I plan on getting this picture framed at some point. It is one of the greats!</div>
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It was earlier in this year that Titan Games decide to part ways with our business partner and friend Dan Crawford. Given the business climate in Peoria, we decided it was best for all parties if Dan went it alone. Given Markus and I's history we felt it was the right thing to do. In the end the remaining Titan owners are happy, Dan is happy, and we wish him well. Above are myself, Steven, and Dan at one of our last in person meetings before the split.</div>
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I really do love our neighborhood. Here I am with my friend and neighbor Nick. Nick and I decided that this year we were going to be the Christmas Light Kings of the Cul-De-Sac! He helped me hang lights on my house, we both hung lights for our neighbors Linda and Larry (who are unfortunately unable) and Nick did an awesome job on his place. Our whole Cul-De-Sac was lit up!</div>
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We were blessed with a relatively mild fall - which meant that fires at Mark's were able to be had well into December. I believe this was one of the lasts, and it was a masterpiece!</div>
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Moving on to Family :)</div>
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It is always a joy when "Gampa Gegg" gets to stop by. Lovey Loo is all hugs and kisses for this guy. He seems OK with it.</div>
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We also managed a trip out to Springfield before the weather got too cold to see Grandma Polly :)</div>
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This was right before the Pandemic hit - Dad has been working in Taylorville, and so we both drove to Lincoln to have Arby's together. Why Arby's? Why else but Spite! My brother Sol <i style="font-weight: bold;">hates</i> Arby's and thinks it gross. We did it for the LOL's.</div>
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This precious Goblin turned FOUR! Oh my gosh. Lovey Loo you are growing up too fast. She got just what she wanted for her birffday, a Mermaid Balloon and a Unicorn Balloon. Lovey, may you always be so easy to please.</div>
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Christmas came and went. There were presents to be had, family to enjoy, and memories made. This little home sure has been great for us. </div>
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One of the fun traditions we were enjoying before the Pandemic was "Dad Date". As a reward for good behavior and good habits, the kids could earn a meal out with yours truly. Lovey loves her some breakfast at Le Peep, and the Kid Wonder picked a dinner at Chili's. As Aunt Bey likes to say, "Chili's is life".</div>
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In early February I had a trip up to Duluth for business. It was a nice time, though never fun to be away from the family. I managed to catch sunrise over Lake Superior, and it did not disappoint. The winters in Duluth are long and deep - but I don't know that I have been to a place that calls to me more.</div>
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I often talk about how blessed my family is. And those blessings were doubly true this Spring. We had been planning a trip to Florida to visit Grandma - and then Coronavirus came. Thankfully we beat it by a few days. We had a wonderful trip, everyone stayed healthy, and we were able to Grandma back up North before Florida became a hot spot. We had an amazing trip. Fun with Grandma Polly, Fun at the Beach. Fun on the boat!</div>
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So here is some backstory on these last two pictures. You see, when Lovey was younger she had this giraffe - and we have a video of her (the first picture is a still from that video) where she loves that giraffe more than anything else in the world. She squeezes it so hard she grimaces 😂. Well, Gerald the Giraffe, like many toys fell out of favor and was eventually donated away. But when I rediscovered that video I couldn't let it go. With some clever sleuthing I was able to track Gerald down (or a copy anyway) and return him to Lovey, who now cherishes him more than ever.</div>
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Speaking of Lovey... oh Lovey Loo... she had her tonsils out this spring. We had it done the week we got back from FL. She was one of the last "elective" surgeries before COVID-19 hit Peoria and elective procedures were cancelled. She had a tough go of it. Pain for the full 10 days, and a post-operative bleed. But in the end she is breathing so much better, sleeping soundly, and growing so fast now!</div>
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And just like that... Spring arrived. The winter has passed us and we are on to warmer weather. That means beers in the cul-de-sac, day fires, evening fires, and green spaces once again. Life is good here. We are truly blessed!</div>
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Fall is in full swing here in IL. What an awesome time of year. Fall seems to be when I do best at reconnecting with old friends, and really enjoying my family. Summer is my favorite season, because I do so love the sun, but summer is always so BUSY. Fall is a time to slow down, drink a good beer and enjoy life at a slightly slower pace.</div>
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Lovey Loo got her Halloween costume a bit early this year. She saw this "Fairy Princess" dress and just HAD to have it. The dress was a little over budget, but she was happy to pay half of it with her own money. Worth every penny!</div>
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We took our yearly trip to Tanner's Orchard for pumpkins and fall fun! The kiddos had a great time. J. Scott was enamored with the big machines. He loves trucks, tractors, and all sorts of earth moving equipment. What a thrill!</div>
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It wasn't all Autumn fun though... I got to head to wonderful San Antonio for a few days for a conference. So strange to be anywhere without the family. I made the most of it, hitting up the river walk and the Biergarten downtown. Altstadt Brewery makes a darn fine Octoberfest!</div>
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It wasn't all "bachelor" fun though. I did a lot of learning, and then ladies joined! Mandi and Lovey had their first annual "Ladies Trip". Lovey was SO excited to go on an "airpane" and stay at the "fancy hotel" with the "fancy pool"!</div>
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On our last day, we took a day trip to New Braunfels - what a lovely town! The biggest thrill was seeing the Comal river, and the Comal Springs. The colors were amazing, and the water is so clean and pure!</div>
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New Braunfels is home to Krause's Biergarten - so naturally we had to stop in. The food was great and the beer was better. I am inspired!</div>
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September is here! We started the month off with a ton of fun. Heading up to Orion for the weekend for Mandi's family's yearly Labor Day Party. The food was good, weather was great, and the company even better. The night before we got to head to the Orion Fall Festival (seems a bit premature, as its still summer, but oh well). The kids had fun :)</div>
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Lovey was so brave to get on the mini-Ferris Wheel! She saw her older brother (The Kid!) get in line and followed right behind. There were some looks of trepidation at first, but then all smiles.</div>
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Did I mention that the weather was great? Spruce Hill farm was a lovely spot for a party - and this year there were TWO bounce houses!</div>
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The Kid and Baberoo have been having fun building Lego garages for all of Baberoo's toy cars. That kid loves a good engine driven vehicle.</div>
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This past weekend Mandi took the two "bigs" up to Adventure Land with her parents. That meant that Baberoo and I got to have an adventure ourselves. We trekked over to Monticello, taking a trip down memory lane, enjoying the sights aaaaand...</div>
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The fall fun continued later in the weekend as we visited the Peoria Heights Fire Department, it was a slow minute and the fire man there was more than happy to give Baberoo a little wish fulfillment.</div>
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August is nearly behind us. The season of the Lake is past, and we are moving towards fall. The Kid and I made the most of it this year, by taking our yearly "Man's Trip" to the cabin for a week. This year, my good friend Markus was able to join. Take a look!</div>
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Well... okay so there were some girls along too. Grandma Polly and Ava were up North at Grandma Grogg's, and so we had some cousin time.</div>
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This was the weather that greeted us nearly every day! Fantastic!</div>
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Poppi was able to join us for a few days (and actually drove The Kid up). On his last day we decided to take a trek further north to a few state parks. The first was an old favorite: Amnicon State Park.</div>
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Next stop was the Two Harbors Breakwater. This area has been turned into a really nice city park. Incredible views!</div>
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For Markus and I this was a blast from the past. During 2005 we took a trip up this way and stopped through. Markus' family is from this area, so he knows it well.</div>
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We decided to be tourists for Lunch, and stopped off at <b><a href="https://bettyspies.com/">Betty's Pies</a> </b>for lunch. Poppi, Markus and I enjoyed some delicious pie (Coconut Turtle, French Silk, and Key Lime respectively) while the Kid genius lived up to his name by ordering the large cookie, warmed up a la mode!</div>
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The next stop was Gooseberry State Park, to see the falls and hike the trails.</div>
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Did you know the Kid was so strong?!</div>
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Probably my best photo of the trip. This is where the river empties into the Lake, absolutely gorgeous.</div>
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The kid was absolutely thrilled to get to play in the waterfalls. The "white water" as he called it was his favorite part of the trip.</div>
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Our excursion ended with a dinner in Duluth and a trip down the canal.</div>
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The next morning before Poppi headed home we got some RC Boating in.</div>
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The rest of the trip was full of sun, sand, and water. I think that about sums it up!</div>
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July is closing out - and we have returned from the Northwoods. Our yearly family pilgrimage to the Cabin is done. We had a great trip. There were a few bumps and bruises had, but overall everyone had a great time. The Kid and I are eager to return in a few weeks for the "Man's Trip".</div>
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The drive up is always a bear. But this is our best trip in several years. We decided to try something different, heading a ways up to stay with Mandi's parents, and then leaving from their house at 04:00 the next morning. This was definitely the way to go. Everyone slept for an hour or so (even Mandi!), and woke refreshed and happy to get doughnuts at <a href="https://www.blueboybakerywi.com/">Blue Boy Bakery</a> in Lancaster WI. Baberoo was especially excited!</div>
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Leaving so early meant we got to enjoy a lovely afternoon at Grandma's with the Nichols Family. My cousin Nick was the oldest of the many cousins I had growing up. He was also the ringleader. It was so much fun to get to see them all. Their oldest girl, M. loved giving rides in the kayak.</div>
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We also got to take out Ole Red, our hand-me-down Pontoon Boat :) The children had a blast.</div>
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Grandma has a lovely beach at her place, and sand castle construction was a near daily occurrence.</div>
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A huge bonus this year was Grandma Polly and Grandpa Greg being up for the first week. The kids spent so much quality time with grandparents.<br />
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We took one of our few cloudy days to head up to Duluth. The children love visiting the toy stores, sitting on the stuffed moose, and seeing the lighthouse. We tried to recreate last year's "Best Selfie Ever"... it wasn't quite as good. But still pretty great.</div>
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One morning, to get out and do something different we took a trip up to Amnicon State Park. This park is an absolute gem. It is a little harrowing at times with the kiddos - especially Baberoo, who would like nothing better than to swim in the "wawa". But we stretched our legs a bit and enjoyed the sights.</div>
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I found this gem stashed away in one of Grandma's photo albums. The album was titled "'99 Vol 1" so I suspect it was from the summer of '99. This was a trip that my cousins Cori, Kyle, Brock, my sister Betsy and I took on our own. No parents. I believe that I was just shy of 17 years old. In the lower left is Alissa, a friend I met that summer and have kept in touch with since. Next over is Cori in the striped towel, then my aunt Jodi who joined us later. Up top from left to right are Betsy, Matt Parsons (3rd cousin of my stepdad), Kyle, Brock (standing), myself (kneeling), Ashley, Tara and finally Steve Parsons sitting. That was a great trip.</div>
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We are gearing up for our mid-summer trip, so I figured I should go ahead and get a blog post in ahead of time. Summer is beautiful in IL. Some people don't like the heat or the humidity, but these days neither of them bother me. I bask in the sun - as it helps my joints feel great.</div>
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Work always feels like a bummer in the summer. Any time I can't be outside to enjoy the sunshine I feel a little forlorn. But... the views on the drive in are gorgeous.</div>
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We limit screen time in our home, and are strong believers that time outside is key to health - Lovey decided to use her time practicing drawing the family!</div>
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Summer also means pool time on the deck... er... patio. One of our big projects this year was getting rid of the old wooden deck, and putting in a lower-maintenance stamped concrete patio instead. The kiddos love eating outside, and Baber is always happy to get a picture.</div>
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Summer also means enjoying a cool beverage with good friends. I have really grown in friendship with my neighbor Mark. He's an awesome guy and shares my passion for a cool beverage. He likes IPA's, I prefer a farmhouse ale, but we get along. Recently we went on a 16 mile bike ride, and ended it with a cool-off brew at the Fox Pub. "To the Cul De Sac!" has become our regular toast.</div>
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<a href="http://mandimusing.blogspot.com/">Mandi</a> and I took our annual trip to <strike>Chicago</strike> Oak Park again this year. It was a wonderful getaway for us. The kiddos spent time with their Grandma. We did make it into the city (riding the metro for the first time) and made it over to Pequod's for some awesome pie. We did what we usually do, walk, see the sights, and eat.</div>
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One of our new stops was at the Museum of Art. Wow what a place! We definitely should have budgeted more than the 2 hours we did, we didn't get to see even a third of it. But, we did hit some of our favorites. <i>Houses of Parliment</i> is one of my all time favorites by Monet. Mandi was especially fond of the Miniature Rooms :)</div>
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We also got the chance to go on a few dates. Our neighbor Kathy (Mark's wife) is our baby sitter of choice. She is great with the kids :) This night we headed out to eat with our business partners Mike (bottom picture) and Jana (sorry, didn't get a picture). Mike and Jana co-own/run our real-estate/rental business with us. They are awesome partners, and even more fun for the double date!</div>
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What fun! One Saturday we had a great visit from the Johnsons. Matt is one of my oldest friends (Jr. High). He and Jenny have two lovely children. The best part of the day was watching Lovey instantly befriend their oldest kiddo. No joke, before two hours had gone by they had changed into matching clothes.</div>
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We got a great trip in to Monticello where we spent time with Grandma, Grandpa, Aunt Siss, and her friend Mark (not the neighbor). As always, we got some Filippos while we were there. That Baber is so darn photogenic!</div>
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The Kid and I had our yearly 4th of July trip. What fun! We started the day off right with drinks and a BBQ. We ended the day with fireworks at Dozer Park. The Kid loved the wacky-flappy-inflatable-man :P</div>
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One more picture of The Kid. He has become interested in money of late, and so this fun gift from my friend Ethan was well appreciated. A whole stack of $2 bills!</div>
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That is all for now, several big trips coming up, we are all excited. Probably won't get an update until later in August. Be well, and stay healthy!</div>
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The weather this spring has been terrible. Never in my memory have we had this much rain. There is literally standing water on the sloped part of our lawn! I am not even sure how that is physically/geologically possible. But it is what it is, and there is no use in complaining about the weather. All that said, we have made the most of it, take a look!</div>
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What a nice way to spend Easter. Here is the Kid with his namesake, giving the biggest of squeezes. My Grandpa is a helluva guy, and it is always good to see him.</div>
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Before the Easter festivities started, we had a great walk around Monticello - this was one of the few good weather days, and we made the most of it!</div>
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Baber has been very interested in "BrRrRr's" lately. That is loosely translated into large machines/trucks/earth movers. So we figured that a trip to the CAT Visitor's center would be a fun afternoon, and it was!</div>
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Our morning trips to Hardees are on hiatus now that we are done with school, but it was fun to get Lovey in on this tradition.</div>
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Shout out to my friend Jess. She connected Mandi and I with one of her best friends: Jodie. Now Mandi has a new friend, and when Jodie held a birthday party for her daughter it was fun to reconnect with Jess and her family who were also in attendance :)</div>
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Beers in the street! Our neighbors really are the friggin' best. This was an impromptu block party which even attracted neighbors from the next cul-de-sac over 😂</div>
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Time for the annual opening trip! This one involved a little more work than usual, but we had a great time doing it!</div>
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We managed to make it over to Grandma's to get some chores done for her. Always good to put the boys to work lifting heavy things.</div>
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It seems I am getting worse and worse with updates. Not sure if it is because I am busier, or more distracted, getting older, or what... maybe all of the above? Anyway - the winter has come and gone. It was a tough one weather-wise. Thankfully my new arthritis medication is working well so I wasn't as bad off as last year. Still very very tempting come February to seek employment in FL or TX.</div>
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Here's Lovey spending some quality time with Bampa Butch. He's smitten, which I get because everyone is smitten with Lovey. She has that charm that some little kids possess, she is quick to hug, quick to smile, and loves to connect.</div>
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We also got to enjoy a family dinner at Filippos! It's rare that we get a family picture with everyone so I wanted to make sure to take the opportunity.</div>
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Another one of the Titans got hitched! This time its Steven, inventor of the Nipple Dance (see earlier entry). Pictured here from R>L are myself sporting my new beard, Mark, Stef, Dan, Suzanna, and Nick. Handsome crew to be sure.</div>
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This bad boy was wandering through our yard after one of the first snows. Yikes!</div>
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Most of my adventures are with just one of the kiddos, but this day I braved two :) They really enjoyed their gellato at Brienzo's in the Heights.</div>
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Lovey and I hit up Treftzger's a little later. She's thrilled 😁<br />
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As Christmas Time rolled around we had the annual Christmas party with Chinch's family. The children had a wonderful time. I'm not sure that Baber really knows how to play bags. But he tried!</div>
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Christmas morning itself was a hoot. All of the kids are old enough now to either "get it" or sort of "get it". Baber was more easily distracted, and I think a bit confused, but he understood what opening presents was. And he was thrilled with his box of bouncy-balls. The Kid got the Berenstain Bear books he wanted, and Lovey got quite a bit of Princess stuff. She is 100% girl! I have no idea where she learned to be excited about princess themed stuff, but she did!</div>
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Shortly after Christmas we had a great visit with Bampa Gegg and Grandma Polly. A highlight for me was the time they made to come and visit after-hours in the Man-Cave. We chatted about life, philosophy, and "kids these days". Fun to connect with Mom and Stepdad like that. They stayed at a hotel which means Baber got to enjoy the pool.</div>
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The Brothers! My brother Solomon graduated NIU with his degree in Mechanical Engineering in January. He accepted a job at John Deere in Des Moines. Well... how could I not help him move? On the way from NIU to Des Moines we hit up the... well you can see in the picture.</div>
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Managed to get away on one snowy day to go see our neighbor Daniel's swim meet. Lovey was thrilled to tag along.</div>
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Lovey and I took a snowy day to drive over to Monticello to see the family. Fun!</div>
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As the weather does it warmed up eventually. On one of the warmer, windier days we even managed to get out and fly our rainbow ship kite! Lovey was excited to do it "all by me-self".</div>
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Time on the beach with JJ and her main squeeze Joe.</div>
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Finally made it back to Venice Pier - I hadn't been there in years. The kids loved it!</div>
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One of the challenges of the trip was this 1000 piece Florida Puzzle that became an all-consuming obsession. But we completed it!</div>
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We weren't back from FL more than three days before we packed up again and headed North to the Wisconsin Dells. This is becoming a tradition with Chinch's family. This time we stayed at the Kalahari. I didn't get any water-park pictures, but fun was had to be sure.</div>
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Paul Bunyan's Lumberjack Breakfast!</div>
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Wow, that was fast. It has been a few months since my last post - and a lot has happened. Weekends have been busy, and *snap* just like that fall weather is done and the snow has arrived!</div>
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I can't really remember the last time that we had two significant snows in November. But we sure did! Last night we even had "Blizzard Warnings" on the TV. School was even cancelled this morning.</div>
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Lovey learning to catch snowflakes on her tongue!</div>
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This was the next day, Baber loves tromping around in the snow with his big sister.</div>
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A couple of the days were nice enough for bike riding :) Baber is getting so big, and The Kid has become a proficient bike rider. No training wheels needed!</div>
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We took one Saturday to head out to the pumpkin patch. Fun surprise, Tanners has their Apple Dumplings again :D Delicious. Lovey was especially enamored with the barrel and hayrides.</div>
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I can't forget to post updates from Jones' wedding. After all, after the bachelor party photos some sort of closure is warranted. You'll notice I didn't post any pictures of the Bride and Groom - that is on purpose as they have their own pictures and will likely want to decide what is shown. But the groomsmen? Fair game. It was a beautiful ceremony and a fun party after.</div>
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We had our annual Halloween party at Aunt Jills - these are all of the Great-Grand-Grogg kiddos. Well, not all, but many/most.</div>
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From left to right we have Hill Billy as Daniel Tiger, Baber as himself, Lovey as a "Hoppy" and The Kid as a Fox! Special thank you to <a href="http://mandimusing.blogspot.com/">Chinch</a> for crafting the latter two costumes.</div>
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Here is The Kid Genius himself showing off his newest talents. He is a prodigious reader, having mastered the Berenstain Bears (and obsessing with collecting them all) as well as having started on the Piano. He has a natural talent and ear that is for sure.</div>
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Check out these partners in crime! Lovey got the Halloween candy down when she wasn't supposed to - and managed to silence her only witness/co-conspirator with a sucker. Baber, you were so easily bought. Should have negotiated for a milky way.</div>
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This one made me chuckle. Lovey and her friend Charley-Boy. The look like an old married couple 😆</div>
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Fall also means fun with friends! Neighbor Mark had quite a few evening fires. Would have been nice if we had a few more cool nights before it turned freezing. We also managed to grill out, and invited Wes, Sarge, Neighbor Mark and his son Daniel over. Everyone ate and drank to their fill. Fun!</div>
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Brother Sol swung by for a visit on his way to our Thanksgiving Day event in Monticello. We had a great time, grabbing dinner, lunch, and the highest-scoring Monday Night Football game of all time! Beers with my bro - priceless.</div>
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And Thanksgiving was marked by not one, not two, but THREE of my wife's amazing homemade pies. Dang Chinch makes a great pie.</div>
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Baber got to spend some time with Aunt Sarah 😍</div>
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All in all it has been a great, if short, fall. We are truly blessed.</div>
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"The LORD bless you and keep you;</div>
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The LORD make His face shine upon you,</div>
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And be gracious to you.</div>
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The LORD lift up His countenance on you,</div>
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Tiger Striped Dochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06552626460230662846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357756427875820850.post-27565765235700202152018-09-21T09:08:00.003-07:002018-09-21T09:08:51.570-07:00September 2018 - End of Summer.<div style="text-align: center;">
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Summer has ended. September 21st is upon us. I am another year older, another year wiser, a rock and roll star, king, czar, and a kaiser! Well, maybe not quite. But I am older at least. The last month has been busy and fun - as most of them are these days. Take a look!</div>
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Mandi has it in her mind that we need some new trees in our back yard. Our older trees are a little run down and ragged since the Ameren did some trimming around the wires. We packed up the kiddos and headed to the nursery. They seemed to have a good time.</div>
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It sure is fun to see them playing nicely together. Baber is learning quickly from his siblings.</div>
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The Kid and I packed it up to head to a gathering of my X-Box buddies. Quasi, Duke, Myself, Mark, Huwe, and X-Man all present. We were asked to raise our hands if we thought JoeC52 sucks. Its unanimous! The gathering was a blast - a big thanks to Quasi for putting it all together.</div>
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We finally got our flying ship kite into the air! Fun!</div>
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Labor day brought a visit from Mandi's sister, and a trip to the family farm for the big party. So busy with all these kiddos this year.</div>
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Lovey and I took a trip to Schnucks one windy day and I couldn't resist snapping these pictures. She is my best Lovey that is for sure.</div>
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We took a trip to Monticello to see my Grandparents, and had a lovely trip to Nick's Park. Monticello refinished the part a few years ago and the kids love it!</div>
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Our little Baber turned 1 year old this month! We won't be able to call him "Baber" for much longer. I think I'll probably settle in on calling him "Porkchop" or for the sake of symmetry "The Boy!". He is such a happy little dude.</div>
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As the weather starts to turn, it means finding our fun inside. Lovey and I had a tea party 😚</div>
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The end of Summer also means closing down the cabin. This year we timed closing to coincide with the bachelor party of my good friend and business partner Nick. We crammed 5 adult men into our minivan and made the trek. Our weather was fantastic (see above) - with warm air, cool waters, and sunny skies. We made the most of it, and while the trip was busy - I still managed a few moments of quiet contemplation alone.</div>
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No trip with the boys is complete without a "More-than-you-can-eat" Pancake Breakfast at Grandma's house. Mike may never want to eat pancakes again.</div>
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Nothing beats swimming off the end of the dock after chores and D&D!</div>
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The water was a bit choppy - and Ol' Red was riding a little low - but that weather had to be enjoyed.</div>
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Steven knows how to enjoy it right - lounge and breath in that fresh Northwoods air.</div>
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Steven and Mike both taking in the sights of Whitefish. All in all it was a great trip. The chores all got done, and the boys all had fun. Our D&D session went well, everyone lived (darn it!).</div>
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Summer is in full swing for our family and it has been jam packed with fun. We've had trips, visits, and all kinds of excitement. Take a look:</div>
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I took the Kid and Lovey to see my Grandparents. It was a lovely day in Monticello! </div>
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No trip to Monticello would be complete without a walk down to the Dairy Queen 😃</div>
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Grandpa was thrilled as always to have visitors. He adores his great grandchildren.</div>
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The Kid and his namesake!</div>
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Grandma was excited as well. We shared pictures, and talked about genealogy while we were there.</div>
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Lovey Lou just gets cuter by the day. She has moved forward from a side pony tail, to "Piggy Tails". Double trouble! We even had to make a crown for our little princess.</div>
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Baby J is growing like a weed. He's almost walking now that he has passed that 11 months. Only needs one hand to hold on to.</div>
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Thank you to Grandma for her gift of her old piano. This has been in the family for around 50 years, and was a gift from Grandpa Edward to Grandma Letty. We've had it tuned and the Kid has begun practicing.</div>
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(Sorry for the blurry picture) Grandma Polly came to visit, bringing a really cool world-atlas puzzle. Neice Ava came along too!</div>
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Chinch and I have had fun ourselves, with a few summer-time dates and a visit to the Penguin Palace (Theo's)!</div>
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The Kid has had an interest in archery. I got him his very own bow - he fancies himself akin to Robin Hood.</div>
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Here we are on the road to the Cabin, our first stop was Osaka Buffet. Yum! Don't be fooled, the later part of this drive was a nightmare. Lesson learned, no more night drives!</div>
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Not to mention an all-you-can-eat cake-cake (pancake) breakfast at Grandma Letty's.</div>
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Our weather was perfect. Clear skies, south wind, and 80's for the temperature. The lake was gorgeous.</div>
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Baber loved his first trip to the lake too!</div>
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Grandma Letty is like the energizer bunny. In ehr 80's, she still has as much energy as we do thats for sure.</div>
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Baby J absolutely loved the beach. He could crawl around and eat sticks and sand to his heart's content. If he could be said to have one regret it was that he couldn't join his siblings in deeper water.</div>
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The Kid was a jumpin' genius this trip. He loved running off the dock and practicing his new swimming skills!</div>
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For Chinch and I this trip was a revelation, here we are with our whole family, having fun in the sun. It just looks better and better from here on out!</div>
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This picture cracks me up - don't be fooled. The Kid was having a good time, we just caught him in the middle of saying something with the letter "F" in it 😆</div>
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Possibly my favorite picture this round. Baby J, our only blue-eyed boy bears the closest resemblance to my Grandfather Edward of all of our kids. Grandpa Greg even calls him "Little Ed". So watching him drive Ol' Red and love it was especially fun.</div>
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The same can be said for Duluth! Canal Park was beautiful - we got to hike around, snap this fantastic family picture, and watch the rain to the south while staying dry ourselves. Highly recommend it!</div>
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The Kid became fast friends with his second cousins!</div>
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Fun in the sun was often followed by rest and relaxation. Chinch and I tried to make time every evening for the two of us to chill on our new chairs on the deck.</div>
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We found a great little spot on Whitefish where we could float around and enjoy some clear water. The donut inflatable was a favorite.</div>
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Our trip to Amnicon Falls was a ton of fun. We had a great hike until Lovey was stung by a bee (boo) 😡 Still we snapped some awesome pictures. Lovey's little dance was cracking me up!</div>
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The two weeks FLEW past! And before we knew it we were saying bye-bye to Grandma with our annual bench photo - Baby J's first time!</div>
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On the way home we stopped off in Orion for Mandi's 15 year reunion. Reunions are fun, but dang we feel old! 15 years since graduation?!</div>
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The Man-Trip was amazing - we got to spend some time with my brother Jack and sister JJ. The Kid enjoyed some sword fights with JJ</div>
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Well, June is here. Spring has sprung and it feels like summer out there. The family has been so busy. Take a look!</div>
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Lovie, the Kid and I went to the Bloomington Children's museum one Saturday, where we reconnected with some of my high school friends and their kiddos. It was a Dad's trip, and was well done all around.</div>
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The family took a trip to the Dells, courtesy of Poppi and Gigi. We stayed at the Great Wolf Lodge - as you can tell, it was a good time had by all.</div>
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Spring wouldn't be official without fires over at neighbor Mark's house - made complete with a taste of summer to come :D</div>
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J. Scott continues to grow like a weed. Look at this boy! He's standing tall and looking out the window. Crawling (army and regular) and starting to babble around his single tooth. He's a cute one. Takes after his Dad.</div>
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The Kid Genius and I made a trip up to Chicago this weekend. Our first stop was the aquarium. He wasn't that impressed honestly. The beluga whales were fun, and he laughed at the seal doing tricks. But I think his favorite part was a cookie on the patio that looks out at the skyline.</div>
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We took a short stroll around the city after checking in at the hotel - we found a fun little patisserie. Well of course we had to stop for a treat, its obvious.</div>
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This is probably my favorite picture from the weekend. He had every bit of exuberance and optimism that this picture seems to convey.</div>
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The Kid wasn't afraid of the glass at all. And he loved seeing the world as it appears from Google-Maps.</div>
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Buckingham Fountain!</div>
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The Bean!</div>
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The Kid! It was a fun trip, and he seemed to appreciate it. Though by the end he was done walking, and asked if we could drive around next time. Sorry kiddo, that ain't the way it works in the big city. Though maybe a limo tour?</div>
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Over this past weekend I took my yearly trip to open the cabin. I can't believe I didn't get any other cabin pictures - probably because our weather was atrocious. But I managed to snap this one of the boys enjoying the ride up. 8 hours in the car isn't as bad when you can talk nerd-shop-talk the whole time.</div>
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Hello everyone. My apologies for the long time between the update. Life seems to get ever busier. As the children transform and grow we become more and more absorbed into our family life. Here are the highlights from around Christmas 2017 through now!</div>
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The Kid, Lovie, and Baber can be seen posing for their Christmas photo. Sled courtesy of Gigi!</div>
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This was our Christmas Card photo this year (I think). Poor Baber - he looks less than enthusiastic.</div>
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We got to get together with Gampa Butch and Gamma Janet as well - it was fun to see my stepbrothers Nick and Andrew - as well as their families. I don't get to see those boys often enough. As well - my niece "Rufflebutt" was there too (far left, back row). </div>
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A chance for Great-Grandpa to see Jonathan.</div>
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While the above photos tell the tale well enough - the children are growing well. The Kid continues to flourish at his Montessori school. His brain is truly amazing. Without exaggeration I can say that he has memorized 90%+ of the streets in Peoria IL - he knows every right, left, forward, back, highway and bi-way. He's our little GPS.</div>
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He's also a total punk! Check out his right hand. See that? Yeah he got me too!</div>
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Winter weather hasn't stopped our hikes!</div>
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Our nearly weekly tradition of heading to Hardee's before school hearkens back to my childhood, when The Kid's namesake would take me to Hardee's for breakfast.</div>
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Oh Lovie-Loo. You are my heart. I love my boys - but you are something special. She turned 2 this winter - a feat she was very proud of. Any any excuse to enjoy some "Aye-Peam" (ice cream) and "Cayke" (cake) is appreciated.</div>
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Here she is with one of her favorite stuffed animals - her "Buckey" (monkey). Picture included as it highlights her personality quite well.</div>
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This little girl got to experience her first "'Oh" (snow) - and loves to make "ohbawls" (snowballs) and "ohmayn" (snowmen). </div>
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"Finger Peets!" (Finger paints) have been a favorite lately.</div>
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Look who got a new tricycle for her birthday!</div>
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She is my best snuggle buddy!</div>
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It hasn't been all fun though. Lovie had a run in with what seems to either be a cyclic fever or recurrent upper respiratory infections. Poor thing had to have blood drawn, TWICE, and get a chest x-ray. No worries, everything came out normal - but it was NOT a fun ride for Lovie.</div>
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The kiddos love to play together - and what joy it brings when they play peacefully together. Grandma Polly sent a wonderful gift - a house that can be colored on!</div>
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Last but not least is J-Scott! Or "Baber" as we have come to call him. Baber has <i>quite</i> the personality let me tell you. He is all smiles, almost all day - and quite the charmer. Chinch is thrilled that he has taken so well to breastfeeding. And as you can tell from those cheeks, this kid ain't missing a meal.</div>
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Sure - he's not constructing elaborate lake houses and train-neighborhoods. But he can lego with the older kids in his own way.</div>
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In March we took a trip down to sunny FL to see the sights, my mother, my grandmother, and the beach! Poppi and Gigi came with. We did VRBO for the first time and loved it!</div>
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Grandma Polly was as smitten with Lovie Loo as everyone usually is. She sees a lot of herself in Lovie I think.</div>
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This was The Kid's second trip to the Gulf. And just like last time, he had to get in.</div>
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Lovie Loo was a bit more reserved.</div>
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And finally (for the family at least) was Easter Sunday. Lovie-Loo gets 2 pictures, because she's so flippin cute.</div>
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As for my personal projects - well they are humming along. We have started our second Arcannan Campaign - this one set in the desert nation of Al-Qatan. A big change of theme for the group, who seems to be making the adjustment well.</div>
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"But He answered and said "It is written, ''MAN SHALL NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE, BUT ON EVERY WORD THAT PROCEEDS OUT OF THE MOUTH OF GOD'"</div>
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Hello again everyone. Wow has it been a busy three months! Sorry for the long wait between blog posts, but the arrival of Baby J has kept us hard at the parenting game. Not as much time for blogging with a newborn. Finally found a minute to take a breather and get a post up, so here we go!</div>
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Have to start with the biggest news first, of course! Chinch and I welcomed our third kiddo into the world. Sweet little Baby J. He came in September, just a few days after his due date. He was our heavy-weight champion child. Biggest yet! Topped 8lbs :D</div>
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The newborn phase is necessarily tough. Babies are demanding, and they only have so many ways to communicate. That said, Baby J has been pretty great. He's sleeping in his bed (some) and took to breast feeding like a champ! That was a fun change of pace. Though, it makes me fairly useless. That said I get my snuggles in, and give Chinch a break from 24/7 baby time.</div>
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Grandpa Butch stopped in to see his newest Grandkiddo. Fun for him to spend some time. He's out in California now working with a greenhouse facility there. Its a long way to Santa Barbara, so we cherish every moment we get. He was awful smitten with Letty Bean!</div>
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Thanksgiving dinner at Gigi's gave Grandma G a great chance to see Baby J.</div>
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Now that we have three kiddos we have to play Zone-Defense. That means sometimes I am taking Letty Bean out for the same kind of adventures the Kid and I used to have. He's in school now, too busy for dear old Dad. That's okay, Letty Bean and I had a good time at the Bass Pro Shop! She loves to see the "bish". While the weather held we would take walks down to the creek in our neighborhood. She loves to toss "Ocks" into the "Coll wawa".</div>
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The Kid Genius and I aren't without a few adventures. One rainy Saturday we headed up to Utica to Grizzly Jacks. We were originally intending to hike around Starved Rock but the weather was just too rainy and gloomy. Too bad, because it was the warmest November day we had. But we made the most of it. We met our friends Nate and Sarah-Eva there. Before they arrived the Kid made a new friend, Tinley (pictured above). Within minutes of meeting they were running around and having a blast. He was so sad when she had to leave.</div>
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The Kid Genius is living up to his nickname. He continues to crush academic standards for his age. He's 5years and 4 months. Already he can read almost anything, is writing well, doing basic addition and subtraction reliably - and learning Chess. He can set up the pieces correctly every time, and knows the basic rules. Strategy is still not there, but that is to be expected. He loves to do puzzles and play a game or two. Love watching his gears turn!</div>
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Celebrated a small personal milestone as well. I finished up my first "Arcannan" campaign. For those who don't know I am a huge nerd. I am the Dungeon Master for this rowdy bunch, in a homebrew world called "Arcannan". We run Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition. Pictured above from left to right are "Sir Arthur Drake" Ascendant-Paladin of Helios (played by Neighbor Mark), "Danica Chase" Rogue Extraordinaire (played by Suzanna) and "Graham Aleson" *deceased* Warrior Bard (played by Wes). They defeated the villainous Fire Giant "King Zalto, Wielder of the Sword of Kings Reforged" in what was almost a 2 year campaign. It was quite the accomplishment, and a fun time!</div>
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August seems to have come and gone faster than a Lamborghini going down the highway at 150mph. That reference will have meaning by the end of this post :P Here is my recap!</div>
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<br />First up is the Kid Genius and I's trip up North! This was our second Father/Son trip, this time accompanied by "Uncle" Mark - one of my best friends and business partners. As always, the Kid did great. Even giving the thumbs up during the long car ride there (and back). We had great weather, and had a ton of fun:</div>
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The water was perfect! The Kid even had fun jumping off of Great-Grandma's new pontoon boat. No worries, we were in the shallows where he could (barely) touch. </div>
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A trip to the Scoop! Every year I fear that when we come back next year that this place will be closed. The Scoop has been in Minong for as long as I can remember. Literally since I was a little boy and first started coming up. And it was there long before that. Cedar Crest ice cream is awesome, and to enjoy it in a place that holds so many memories? Priceless. I miss the old wood-paneled decor, but I understand that everything changes.</div>
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Last on the agenda for August was the Kid's 5th Birthday! Which just so happened to coincide with the Total Solar Eclipse. He and I picked up "Uncle" Luke and "Aunt" Rachel - and off to St. Claire MO for a fun filled day of driving, splash pad, and star-gazing (heh heh). We had clear skies and a great view of Totality. The shadows were super cool, and the whole event was pretty awe inspiring. Thanks God for planning this on my Son's 5th Birthday. Super cool of you. It was also great to see Luke, Rachel and their daughter.<br /><br />The Kid also got to have a Donut Party! Yum. Wrangling these 8 kiddos for 2 hours was fun too :P<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHHtfnJGxLHdaCTow5wt3rnH7FKbgsL7T9Lqfp7wK3OcVLmj2eo-tn85a1OyGVXgXX1ByfDio0H6tFNPKMy_2aAvHCsw_akzJB5z_7GI0A2UaB31OgcjpAk01hFzJ-biFHP0eErUx8-T5G/s1600/IMG_6148.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHHtfnJGxLHdaCTow5wt3rnH7FKbgsL7T9Lqfp7wK3OcVLmj2eo-tn85a1OyGVXgXX1ByfDio0H6tFNPKMy_2aAvHCsw_akzJB5z_7GI0A2UaB31OgcjpAk01hFzJ-biFHP0eErUx8-T5G/s400/IMG_6148.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>
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See! I told you it would make sense. Though I didn't drive it. That car has a higher net worth than I do, I was nervous just sitting in it! But a special shout out to J. Lee - a good man who let this broke chump gaze on the awesome for a few minutes ;) You're the man J!<br /></div>
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July has come, and is nearly gone. But what a great 5 weeks since my last Blog Post. I am most definitely a child of summer. There have definitely been a few downs over the past 5 weeks (chronic disease diagnosis, starting new meds, and quitting alcohol) but for now at least the ups out-number the downs :D<br /><br />Here are some of the highlights!</div>
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The Kid and I continue to have our various adventures. Its fun that the Kid is old enough now to appreciate this. We go on walks, cruise to various parts of Peoria. Sometimes stop and grab a treat. Here we hit up Grandview Drive on a gorgeous day for a walk with a view.</div>
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We hit up the Heights as well, for a walk down the business district.</div>
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The new "Nick's Park" in Monticello is very nice. The Kid Wonder was especially excited to climb on the faux rock formations. Aunt Sarah was in town and joined in on the fun.</div>
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A landmark from my childhood - the old Allerton Library horse. The Library has since moved, but the old brick building and statue remain.</div>
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Kid Sister! Always fun to see the Monkey herself. She's a little too old to climb around on my back anymore (earning her that nickname) but we're still buddies. Wish I got to see her more.</div>
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The Kid was dead set on seeing the fireworks - even if it meant staying up until Midnight (by the time we got home). It was fun time and I am glad I stuck it out with him. We learned about freedom, and pride in what is still the greatest nation on Earth.</div>
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A generous do-gooder even donated some sparklers for the Kid. He was THRILLED. I will say, to my likely everlasting regret we cut the show short. Peoria has an awesome fireworks show, but it is LONG. It was almost 10:30 when they ended. The Kid and I were fading fast. The show was going strong so I asked him if he wanted to watch while we headed for the car. He said yes - but I think he agreed because he thought it was what I wanted (it was). Not 5 minutes into our walk the Big Finale started... and from where we were in our walk back there was a big tree in the way. My impatience cost the Kid that moment. I learned a lesson then - stick it out. I feel bad for cutting his first fireworks show short. Won't make that mistake again, and hopefully we will make up for it next year.</div>
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On a sad note, my good friend Ben is leaving central Illinois for a new job in Cleveland. He's a great dude that I already don't get to see often enough (when he lives 40 minutes away). The boys decided to have a going away get together. We met in Bloomington for dinner and a Cornbelter's game. Weather was perfect, company was great.</div>
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This guy... Another one of my oldest and bet friends: Hart. Probably the biggest baseball fan among us.</div>
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We also took our second family trip Up North! Our first stop is in Lacon IL for some ice cream and a walk. Taking a moment to stretch our legs, we visited the memorial park. Pardon the Kid's lack of reverence.</div>
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Lovie (new nickname) was a water-baby this trip. She had a blast in the sand. We were on vacation at the same time as my cousin and his family. Lovie was the youngest (besides a newborn) and thought she could do everything the older kiddos could do - often to hilarious results. She loved jumping into the lake, wading in the lake, and throwing sand. But to be fair, who doesn't!?</div>
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Lovie was absolutely fascinated by Nick and Nicole's newest little one. "Beebee!" she would exclaim :)</div>
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Oh Kid Wonder - again with the faces. Gotta kick that habit. This was our traditional good-bye picture with Grandma. Grandma Letty is the hostess with the mostest for sure. What a treasure to spend time with her. We love you Grandma.</div>
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And with that, our trip was done. We stopped off at Pirate Cove in the Dells for a chance to do some mini-golf and stretching of our legs. Couldn't resist a pirate selfie!<br /><br />Until next time, stay healthy :)</div>
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Summer is here! Not officially of course, but the summer weather has arrived anyway. And what fun we have had. The family made the first of two trips to the cabin, and had a lot of fun. We couldn't have asked for better weather. 5/7 days it was perfect: 75-85 and sunny. We had one windy day, and one stormy day. Here are the highlights.</div>
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Everything at the Cabin was in ship-shape. Including our new ship (pontoon boat)! Grandma Letty is getting a new double-decker this summer, and so her old double-decker has been re-purposed for us. It started right up without a hitch, and ran great the whole time.</div>
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My preferred mode of transportation.</div>
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The Kid Wonder got behind the wheel for a while. We did a few circles and got to know the north end of our lake pretty well. Gotta start them early!</div>
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Letty Bean is never one to let her older brother have all of the fun. She wanted to get behind the wheel as well and help Daddy steer the ship!</div>
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Our lake house is fun and all, but Grandma Letty has more toys <i style="font-weight: bold;">and</i> a beach at her lake. Not to mention chocolate chip pancakes for breakfast! So we headed a few miles over to her spot for fun. Letty Bean and Grandma Letty enjoyed spending some time together on the beach :D</div>
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Pretty amazing to think of the Kid being about the same age I was when I first started playing on that beach. My mother has a few pictures of me like this.</div>
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We made a trip to Duluth as well! Always fun to see Lake Superior. We also visited the Fresh-Water Aquarium which was neat. They had an Otter exhibit that was fun to see. We have otters in our lake occasionally (though haven't seen any yet) and it was cool to show the kids what the animals look like up close.</div>
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For our shopping walk Letty Bean got to ride on my back. She seemed to enjoy it, pointing at various things she would like to have. She was a pro!</div>
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Before we knew it, we were saying goodbye to the lake again. No worries, we will be back up in July, and then the Kid and I will return with Grandma Polly in August. Shaping up to be a great summer!</div>
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On the way home we hit downtown Eau Claire and the Children's Museum. A fun stop for the kids and a great way to break up the trip a little bit. That is all for now. Should have a chance for more pictures later in June.<br /></div>
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