tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29848411352059344362024-03-05T15:26:35.105-08:00head above watersherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00122326445914019556noreply@blogger.comBlogger73125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984841135205934436.post-62723732697247455662018-01-08T11:50:00.001-08:002018-01-08T11:50:46.330-08:00Christmas Break trip to LV and southern UT<br />
With a little inspiration from Curtis who wanted a better way to celebrate his high school graduation than digging ditches around the house, we decided to "go south" during Christmas vacation. We settled on flying round trip to Las Vegas and hiking around southern Utah.<br />
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We spent the first evening driving back and forth to Eugene, because after a six hour delay our flight was postponed until the next day. After we arrived at the hotel in Las Vegas, we were happy about the delay.<br />
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Las Vegas is a very busy, buzzing place, maybe because half the world decided to visit for Christmas vacation, just like us. The other half went to Paris, France (been there, done that, never again).<br />
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Sheryl did great finding hotels. The Travelodge was right on "the strip", so we walked back and forth. The buildings -- mega theme hotels, are almost as amazing as some of the "wildlife" we saw on the sidewalks.<br />
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Our favorite site is the Bellagio fountains. Spectacular. <br />
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The next day we rode around on a tour bus, taking in the sites along the north and south ends of the strip. Then we went to a chocolate factory and cactus garden.<br />
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That night was spent "downtown" at "The D", a small hotel by Vegas standards, 34 floors, 638 rooms, with a smoky casino at the bottom. It smelled like cigarette smoke everywhere we went, both indoors and outdoors. We walked to the Golden Nugget for a buffet dinner. The nightlife on the street was not family friendly but the downtown container park was.<br />
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Friday morning we spent at the Mob Museum. It is amazing what mobsters will do to avoid work! Then we drove to Hurricane, UT where we rented an airbnb house. Jason and Isa joined us after driving from SLC, yay!! Trevor felt sick for a day so stayed on the couch while we drove to Zion's Park on Saturday. It was crowded, so we saw part of if by car. We returned in time to catch a movie, which Curtis made memorable by feeling sick just as it ended. The teenagers working in the lobby earned their pay that night...<br />
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Sunday rolled around, so Sheryl and Jonathan made the long trek across the street to church. After an hour or so of that, Jason and Isa wanted to go, so Sheryl went with them to a later ward's meeting -- a twofer for Sheryl. After a haunted house game, we went to St. George to tour the Jacob Hamblin home. There we sadly said goodbye to Jason and Isa and then went to the temple and visitor center.<br />
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Monday was the highlight sightseeing-wise. We went early to Snow Canyon, and beside being almost empty of people, it was spectacular. We went on numerous short trails, each one radically different. The longest hike featured fossilized sand dunes, a short lava tube cave, and an easy-to-climb mini-mountain.<br />
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Monday night we checked in at the Hoover Dam Lodge, allowing us to hit it early in the morning so we could get in a dam tour. We got to see inside the belly of the big dam beast. Wow. So much concrete and water. After that we walked along the "bypass bridge", which is something to see of itself, and Jonathan had a chance to babble some German with a native who spent a semester in the States.<br />
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The journey ended after an uneventful drive to the Las Vegas airport and the flight back to Eugene. The cats were alive and well and very happy to see us again, and vice versa.<br />
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Jonathan's favorite - touring Hoover Dam<br />
Sheryl's favorite - hike in Snow Canyon State Park<br />
Trevor's favorite - coming home<br />
Curtis' favorite - seeing the big city of LV and Mob Museum<br />
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<br />sherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00122326445914019556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984841135205934436.post-90792694018756039302017-02-12T20:32:00.002-08:002017-02-14T13:38:42.541-08:00Jason and Isa's weddingWe are having some snow days here so I'm finally getting around to journaling about Jason and Isa's wedding. It's been fun to pick out pictures and reflect on the wonderful memories!<br />
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Jason and Isa met in June in Salt Lake and hit it off immediately. (Jason moved there in April to work.) Isa attends LDS Business College and works part time. She is from Santo, Brazil and has been in the states for a few years. Her English is great. She is a very sweet girl and brings out the best in Jason. We met her in August when Jason brought her to the family reunion in Oregon. They got engaged shortly after. They chose to get married in January because her mom is a school teacher and it is summer vacation in Brazil so her mom, Raquel, was already planning a visit to Utah then. Isa's Aunt Thelma lives in South Jordan and was a great help to line up the details for the wedding and reception. Another aunt, Felicia, also came from Brazil for the wedding with Isa's cousin Matt and his wife Natalie. Isa's family is so nice but the language barrier made communicating with Raquel and Felicia a little tricky. Jason wants to learn Portuguese so he can talk to his mother-in-law.<br />
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Jonathan, Trevor, Curtis and I flew out of Boston January 4th after taking the bus to Boston. We were very fortunate coming and going that the snow fall was minimal and didn't affect our flights. It snowed a lot in SLC the night we arrived. We arrived earlier than Jason expected and had to wait awhile for him to get to us (something about a bachelor party at an arcade...) We stayed with him until the wedding so we could be close by and spend time with him. We were able to help him finish moving into his apartment and get things set up. I was very sick before our trip and Jonathan got sick on our trip (he laid down whenever he had the chance). Jason and Isa were also both plagued with "the cold" the week of the wedding, but managed the get through it.<br />
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Thursday morning the Brewsters met Curtis and me at temple square to see the visitor center. Quin loved the statue of Christ and Curtis and I watched some of the videos about the Book of Mormon. Jessica and I went to Isa's endowment in the Salt Lake temple. Isa's mom, aunts, and cousins were there. It's a beautiful, historic building and was wonderful to share that special time with Jason and Isa. Jonathan and Michael and the boys stayed at Jason's apartment and we all met up for dinner afterwards at Greek Souvlaki where Isa works. It was great to meet Isa's family before the wedding and get better acquainted. We had planned to go to Tucanos (where Jason works), but the Greek cafe worked out even better time-wise for everyone. The food was delicious. Michael was able to go to the SLC temple that evening while we played with Quin and Ammon at Jason's. <br />
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Friday morning we met Isa's aunts, my parents, Brewsters, and the Andrei at the LDS chapel by the temple to set up for the reception. I had volunteered to do the flowers for the bridal party and my family was a great help (shout out to Aunt Gail for prepping them). We had fun visiting while arranging and Jessica set out a lunch of sandwiches, chips and fruit for us. Mike Andrus helped set up the arch and lights (now there's a guy who gets things done). Thelma's friend arranged the centerpieces and we borrowed table cloths and runners from Esther, who had similar colors at her wedding in November. It looked very nice. <br />
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The sealing ceremony was in the Oquirrh Mountain temple in South Jordan at 3PM. The sealer was great at putting everyone at ease. He spoke to them about their marriage being the beginning of the family and things they can do to keep their marriage put by keeping influences of the world out. It was truly wonderful to see Jason and Isa so happy together and be surrounded by family and friends. <br />
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It was one of the happiest moments of my life to watch Jason looking at Isa during the sealing - pure love and joy. It was sunny and soooo cold (19 degrees) but Isa really wanted pictures outside the temple after the sealing ceremony. Curtis and Trevor were waiting for us in the lobby; Quin and Ammon were at Velvet's for the afternoon.<br />
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In no time people starting showing up for the reception. My mom and Brenda helped me quickly fix the bouquets. Some of the flowers didn't handle the cold well during the outdoor picture taking. Luckily I had ordered plenty of flowers and they turned out well (if I say so myself).<br />
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Jason told me before hand that he wasn't going to have a boring reception (i.e. no receiving line). Instead it was a huge party. Isa's family served fruit, salads, cold cuts, Brazilian beef and lots of yummy, homemade Brazilian treats. They had a photo booth where guests could get pictures taken with the couple. Instead of a guest book, they had people sign a large painted "D" to hang on their wall. For a party favor they gave out individually packaged Brazilian cake. They had rules printed out at each table - the most important one - to HAVE FUN!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Best man, Cameron White, giving a speech at ring ceremony</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Raquel and Thelma reading poem by Isa's grandfather</td></tr>
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They also had a ring ceremony after most of the guests had arrived. The wedding party proceeded through the cultural hall. Jason's best man (and best buddy from his mission) gave a speech and then they exchanged rings on the tips of swords in the Norse tradition. Isa's mom read a poem in Portugese written by her grandfather and Aunt Thelma translated. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gma and Gpa Olsen with Keith in background</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Isa with her mom</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jason, Cameron and his wife, Jessica</td></tr>
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Most of the evening was spent dancing. Jonathan's non-member siblings said that was the funnest Mormon party they'd ever been to. My only complaint was that the DJ played the music very loud, but he did have a great mix of music. Such a fun evening!!! They also had the traditional cake cutting and bouquet toss later in the evening. The guests formed a tunnel for them as they exited. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dad and Jonathan - hall monitors (aka old farts)</td></tr>
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Some good friends from Bend came, the Mattsons and the Jones. They now live over an hour either direction from South Jordan and it was so good to see them again and get caught up. I realized that women who serve in YW presidencies together are friends for life!!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Freda, Karen, me and Cheriene - good friends from our Bend days</td></tr>
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It was also great to see so many family members on my side: my parents, my aunt Gail, cousin Grant and his wife and daughters, my cousin Alisa. The Andrus' spent the whole day helping and celebrating with us (Mike and Brenda and Berkely and Megan). Also two of my brother Neil's kids: Zachary and Esther and her husband Jacob. It was great to see Velvet and her girls. We felt very supported and loved.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cousin Alisa and my sister Brenda</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Three generations (my two best friends)</td></tr>
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Jonathan had three siblings there. I hadn't seen them since we moved to NH, although Jonathan has been back three times without me. His sister Heidi and Tom live nearby and we stayed with them that night (so great to have a lovely home to crash in). His brother Keith and Robyn with Bailee and Andy from Grantsville and Rusty made the trip from Eagle, Idaho. It truly was a celebration!!!<br />
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Jonathan had such a great time visiting with his brothers, Keith and Rusty. They were missing Nathan but were able to face time with him later that night. Bailee took Curtis horse sledding and he had a blast in spite of the cold. They are texting buddies now. Jessica's family came to Grantsville for the day. Quin loved visiting all the farm animals and got pulled in the sled behind the ATV.<br />
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Trevor got some video game time with Michael. After tolerating all the excitement of the wedding festivities, Trevor enjoyed relaxing at Keith's. I got some more Grandma time. Jonathan's sister, Margaret (Liz) came with her husband and three of her grandkids for the afternoon from Ogden, so it really felt like a family reunion. It was nice to finally meet Margaret's husband, John. He's a kindred spirit.<br />
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After another good night's sleep and another leisurely morning (laundering table cloths), we heading back into Salt Lake. I wasn't sure if we were going to see Jason and Isa after the wedding, but they invited us to their apartment and we had reception leftovers for lunch. Curtis and I went to sacrament meeting with them in their new family ward (only 1/2 block from their apartment) while Jonathan hooked up their dryer. <br />
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Then we went to Velvet's for my birthday party. All my family that was in the area had dinner and cake at Velvet's. Jessica made my favorite crock pot BBQ chicken and Brenda bought a yummy chocolate cake from Costco. It was the best birthday party I've ever had and so great to see everyone again one more time. <br />
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Andrei and Brewsters were on the same flight back to Portland and they left first. We went to help Jason and Isa load up the remains from his bachelor pad before heading to the airport ourselves. We talked to my parents for an hour at their gate until it was time to head to ours. Trevor and I were able to sleep most of the red-eye flight. We just barely made it to bus on time and after getting home at 8AM somehow we made it to school and work. We're getting too old for red-eye flights and NH is too far away!!!<br />
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Curtis was so excited to start his senior year of high school. He got a little frustrated when he realized how hard his classes are and it's not all fun and games this year. He finally passed the driver's exam on the third attempt and that really boosted his confidence and mood. We're still driving with him for a few months.<br />
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In the afternoon, Curtis goes to a forestry program at the neighboring high school. Jonathan and I took turns attending his forestry competitions. It was fun to watch his sawing events and he placed really well in tree identification, even earning his first ribbon. <br />
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The third week of September, Trevor was readmitted to his transitional program. (Long four months working toward that). He's still working four mornings a week and then goes to Northstar in the afternoons. He's taking math and science classes online.<br />
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Trevor is no longer a teenager. For his birthday, he picked seven new recipes from his favorite cookbook for me to make for him, so we had a birthday weekend full of yummy food.<br />
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Our good friend, Murray, died on Sept 24th. The Hensches have been our closest friends in New Hampshire and we've spend many holidays and birthdays together. We've spent several hours a week helping his wife, Lynn, sort through his possessions and sell them. The ward really rallied around the whole family. It's been an intense time of loss and growth as we've walked through this with them.<br />
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Jonathan and I were able to take a quick anniversary trip to the White Mountains during the peak of fall foliage. We went to Squam Lakes nature center in Holderness and hiked Mt. Fayal to view the lake. We stayed in N. Conway and went to Echo Lake state park the next morning.. It was relaxing and refreshing trip. <br />
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Prepping update: Jonathan completed CERT training, we took a class from the local PD about responding to an active shooter event and are studying for Ham Radio licensing exam this Saturday (technician for me and general for Jonathan). Jonathan learned how to turn honey comb into purified bees wax. I dusted off the pressure canner and learned how to make pickles and relish from our prolific garden.<br />
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I also went with a group of gals from church to Time Out For Women in Rochester, NY. It was a fun weekend and great spiritual recharge. I've started seeing a counselor and that has really helped me sort through family issues and advocate for me own needs better.<br />
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All in all, a good season. Winter here is hard because it's cold for sooooo long. We have Jason's wedding to look forward to January 6th in South Jordan. It will be great to see family and friends. <br />
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We left on an early morning flight Friday the 12th. Jonathan's good buddy Murray drove us to the airport. Our nice neighbors took care of the chickens, ducks, and cats while we were gone. We owe them big.<br />
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In Portland we rented a car and drove straight to Eldon & Janeil's in Corvallis. We could not resist picking blackberries, even in the sweltering heat. Jonathan made two pies from them, and they were about the best he ever made, even if he says so himself.<br />
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Jessica drove to Corvallis with Quin and Ammon. Yay! We finally got to meet our 7 week-old grandson. Velvet was there with Grace, Laura, and Kate. Brenda's family was there, Berkeley & Meagan, Grant & Ruth, and Jason & Isa were there for supper.<br />
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That evening we all went to spread Carl's ashes in McDonald forest. We met Ken's family there and hiked in to a beautiful, predetermined spot. Grant read some of Carl's poems. We stopped at nearby Locke Cemetery to see family headstones.<br />
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After spending the night at the Brewsters in Springfield we met everyone at Avery Park in Corvallis for Carl's celebration of life. Brenda and Sheryl sang a nice song. Grant, Velvet, and Brenda gave moving talks. Sheryl shared a few of Carl's poems. Neil shared some poems, one from great grandma Kezia. Brenda sang a few more songs and then we had open microphone. Jason, Curtis, Jonathan, Mike Andrus, Carl's friends, and Janeil all shared some thoughts and memories. We laughed through our tears. Everyone had a good visit and plenty to eat.<br />
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We caravanned with the Brewster's and Goodwin's from the park to the coast. It was a long drive, mostly north. We stopped at the Tillamook cheese factory, which was a bust because it was crazy crowded, like Paris on new year's eve. Instead of waiting in a long line for ice cream cones, we bought some half gallons to eat at the resort.<br />
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Rockaway Beach was an awesome location for the family reunion. Eldon and Janeil rented some large beach houses for us all to stay in at Harbor Villa Resort. It was nicer than Camp Alpine in some ways--lots of bedrooms and two large rooms for meals and games and a grassy backyard for the little kids to run around in. It was a short walk to the beach, where Grandpa Jonathan went with Quin a few times, and everyone else went to walk along the shore or play in the sand.<br />
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Sunday morning we went to church. At least half the people there were tourists. That afternoon most of the group went on a "short" hike that turned into at least 4 miles round trip, and very steep. We loved it, although Sheryl was not wearing her new hiking shoes, and Jessica was busy with Ammon. Grandpa Jonathan stayed back with Jessica and Ammon, and by gum we all reached the top where the view was AMAZING. This is where Jeff Goodwin proposed to Stephanie, so they were excited to show it to their kids. To top it all off, there were some German tourists there. They took our picture. The name of this place is Neah-Kah-Nie, which is easy to remember because it sounds like 'neocon' with an 'e' at the end.<br />
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After a (late) salmon supper there was a fireside where Berkeley & Meagan Andrus and Zachary Olsen told about their recent missions. Jason and Isa made everyone customized milk shakes.<br />
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That afternoon our whole group went on the Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad ride to Garibaldi, after which Jason, Trevor, and Curtis played on the Andruses boogie boards and skim boards. It was as much fun to watch them get in and out of the wetsuit as to play in the water. Thanks to Mike and Sam Andrus for making that fun.<br />
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Monday evening was the talent show, which was surprisingly short, so Jonathan was invited to talk about being prepared and stuff. It was a great chance for doom and gloom in front of a microphone, explaining how the criminal banking system works. Trevor played the harmonica, and Jason sang as he played the guitar (sounded pretty good this time). That night we played board games with Trevor.<br />
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Tuesday morning, after Jonathan played with Quin on the beach one last time, we packed up and drove to Cape Meares with the Brewster's. Jason and Isa were to meet us there, but there was a delay and no mobile phone service, so we missed them. They spent the night in Bend on their way back to Utah. On the way they unofficially announced their engagement (or was it that they announced their unofficial engagement?). Anyway, Jonathan was THRILLED and unofficially told everyone he saw for the next several days.<br />
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Back in Springfield... Wednesday began with a shopping trip to BiMart and SuperEvilEmpire. Jessica and Sheryl got new clothes, and Jonathan bought things to update Michael and Jessica's 3-day kits. Later that day we went to Splash, a big indoor wave pool. Grandpa Jonathan stayed in the the old fogey chairs with Ammon while everyone else had a blast swimming, especially Quin. That evening, Michael took Trevor and Curtis to a Star Trek movie, which they all enjoyed.<br />
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Thursday morning was Jonathan's "vacation moment" as he took Quin in a jogging stroller for a jog. Then we all walked to a park and let Quin play. After that we walked to Cafe Yumm for lunch. Jessica and Sheryl canned pears while Jonathan worked on the 3-day kits (driving everyone NUTS in the process) and Michael played video games with Trevor and Curtis.<br />
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Friday we drove to Portland and went to OMSI. For everyone except Quin, it was old hat. But Quin was so excited he practically did summersaults in the rubber ball pen. That made it fun. Later that hot day was Berkeley and Meagan's wedding reception. It was in a nice building at a park in Hillsboro. They served ice cream sundaes and every topping imaginable. Grandpa Jonathan hung out with Quin at a nearby playground, and helped with Ammon a while too. It was awesome.<br />
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We spent that night with our good friends the Sorensen's, who live in Hillsboro. Unfortunately Bob was gone on a business trip, so he and Jonathan did not get to stay up late laughing and dooming. But Pam shared a good dose of doom with us, so it was all good.<br />
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Saturday morning we stopped at the Andruses. It was difficult to say goodbye. Then we stopped at the rental house in Lebanon and finally met Katie. She has done wonders with the house and yard. That night, back in Springfield, Jonathan & Sheryl watched Quin and Ammon (we watched the Lego movie) while Michael & Jessica went on a real date. After that we played the game Splendor.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Saying a tearful goodbye to Brenda</td></tr>
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Sunday morning Eldon and Janeil stopped in before church. At church Michael gave Ammon his baby blessing. After that we had a big party with Michael's family who were there for the blessing. It was great to see everyone. Kind of odd sharing Quin and Ammon with another set of grandparents because we love those little boys so much, but it is good. It is all part of the plan.<br />
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After the Brewster clan left, we went for a walk along the McKenzie River (where Jonathan jogged with Quin). It was beautiful, and there were a few blackberries left on the bushes. That night we feasted on Jessica's amazing curry chicken, and we played Splendor where Jessica won and Jonathan actually enjoyed it this time. Then came the very difficult goodbye and the drive to Corvallis to spend the night with Eldon and Janeil. "Why are we always living in the wrong place?!?! Why don't we just move back?"<br />
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Monday was filled with travel back to New Hampshire, the cats, the chickens, the ducks, and the nice neighbors who took care of everything while we were gone.<br />
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<br />sherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00122326445914019556noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984841135205934436.post-72737901760716044952016-08-13T23:49:00.003-07:002016-08-13T23:49:36.713-07:00Our summer so far (written on August 12th en route to Oregon)<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The most exciting news since
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Jessica delivered Ammon on
June 25.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are on the plane to
meet him right now.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is a cute,
mellow, little guy who just started smiling.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jessica, Michael and Quin have adjusted well to this wonderful
addition to their family (with occaisional meltdowns).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I completed a weekend-long
CERT training and joined the Nashua team.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Community Emergency Response Teams respond to emergencies and assist
paid professionals (often first responders on the scene).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jonathan will attend the next training
as he was busy at a Ham Radio event.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He joined a club with his friend Murray and he's been studying for the
next level of licensing so he can operate the equipment he's already purchased:)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He also bought a second cargo trailer
and his latest project is fabricating metal hand carts in case we have to go
off road when the "guacamole hits the fan."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Our garden had a slow start
with some erratic weather.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Also
with too many chicken in the coop we started letting them out in the back yard
and they got into the greenhouse a few times. They destroyed the spinach and
kale but left the radished and tomato plants alone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We added a screen door and put chicken wire on the open side
of the greenhouse and everyone is much happier.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now the garden is really producing and with the abundance of
cucumbers and zuchini I have been canning pickle relish. I also pressure-canned most of white meat from our own chickens to add more protein to our food storage.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I was released as Relief Society
president last month after 2 years 9 months.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I learned a lot from serving in Relief Society and really
grew to love the women in the ward.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It was a big time commitment, however, and I had a hard time juggling
everything. Now I'm back teaching the four year-olds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Whew! It's fun to be in Primary with Jonathan.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He plays the piano during singing time
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">We took a fun day trip with
Curtis to "Castle in the Clouds" in Wolfeborough, NH.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had free libary passes and sold
Jonathan on the idea because in addition to being free there was a large
classic car show event there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It's
a large estate and mansion built<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>with
the state of the art technology at the turn of the century by a self-made
millionaire. We had a great time in spite of rain clouds obscurring the view of
Lake Winnepesauke.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Trevor started a job last
week!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His transitional program set
it up and it is his program right now to work four mornings a week
"bagging and tagging" at a facility that manufactures magnetic
shields for surgery equipment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He
was very excited to get his first pay check yesterday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The work is pretty monotonous so he was
happy that he can listen to audio books/music while he works.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is looking<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for good young adult book recommendations.</span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">This has been a summer of
change and growth for Trevor in many ways.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is more aware of his need for help and has worked hard
with counseling and medication.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He
is really pushing himself to learn new things and make social connections.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He often attends FHE with the student
ward that meets in Lowell, MA and is taking music lessons.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Curtis has had a fun
summer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His extended school year
program focused on lots of outdoor, team-building activities with a field trip
every Thursday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Stake Youth Conference
was a unique experience as he went with 120 people on three tour buses to
Palmyra.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They went to the Smith
farm, sacred grove, Grandin building, Palmyra temple and of course, the Hill
Cumorrah pageant.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is ready
to attempt the DMV drivers test as soon as we get back from Oregon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is way more excited than we are.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Jason is driving to the
family reunion with his girlfriend, Isa.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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next week working at three different storage units in Salt Lake area.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He plans to start taking night classes
at LDS business college.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Well, we're on our way to
Oregon for 10 days.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Next
newsletter will be about our family-event<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>packed trip that will include a memorial for Carl, family reunion, wedding
reception for nephew Berkeley and baby blessing for Ammon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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One Week in Oahu</div>
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Two Generations of Sisters</div>
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Pure Paradise</div>
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I thought pineapples grew on trees! This is a pineapple plant. There are dozens of varieties. The fruit grows up through the center of the plant. Each plants produces one pineapple every 15 months, three times in total. New plants are created by hand planting the crown (top) of a mature fruit.</div>
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<b>Pineapple fields </b></h2>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">This is a reservoir on the plantation, used for irrigation. The main crop is pineapples but Dole also grows mangoes, bananas, papayas, coconuts, sugar cane and even cacao to make their own products. In Honolulu see saw a Dole cannery. The Dole operation on two islands in Hawaii provides 80% of the world's pineapples.</span></h3>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">The PCC was set up over 50 years ago to provide employment for students at BYU-Hawaii. It started with one evening show a week of music and dancing. It has grown to be the biggest paid attraction in Hawaii (Pearl Harbor gets the most visitors but it's free). There are Island villages to visit that depict the cultures of six Polynesian countries with shows, exhibits, and demonstrations. </span></h3>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Wall carving from Aotearoa-Maori (Islands of New Zealand)</span></h3>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Music sticks from Fiji. Fiji has over 300 islands with over 30 dialects!</span></h3>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">This man demonstrates making coconut oil. He's holding a coconut with the husk still on.</span></h3>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Tahiti Wedding Ceremony</span></h3>
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Canoe Pageant</h2>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Every day at 2:30, several different Polynesian cultures are represented with music and dancing</span></h3>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">We learned that the hula originated in Tahiti. Some interesting things I learned about Hawaii... They didn't have a written language until 1850 when Christian missionaries came. They told their history through stories and dance. The missionaries learned their language and sounded it out - only thirteen letters.</span></h3>
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Luau Dinner</h2>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">We received these beautiful leis, ate a delicious buffet and watched hula dancers that evening at a luau. The conclusion of the day was a large, live production in a big amphitheater called "Ha: Breath of Life" that told the story of the circle of life of early Hawaiians. The acting, dancing, music and other feats (fire throwing) were spectacular.</span></h3>
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BYU-Hawaii campus</h2>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">We took a walk through campus and the bookstore - it's changed a lot since Gail's days at Church College of Hawaii. They have several interesting area of study relating to the culture and history of the islands.</span></h3>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">It's next to the campus. This was the first LDS temple built outside of the continental U.S. (1919).<br />We enjoyed a session at the temple. Along the top are depictions of Old Testament people. Inside is an upward progression through several rooms. Very symbolic and spiritual. My mom and I had a heart-to-heart talk about Carl in the Celestial room. And of course the landscaping on the grounds is amazing.</span></h3>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Our tickets allowed us to return a second time to the PCC. After watching the canoe parade from a different vantage point, we visited the the villages again to try some hands-on activities. We tasted poi and I tried the basket weaving craft. We also watched the IMAX-type film about Hawaii again.</span></h3>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">We went on a canoe ride</span></h3>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">The view from the canoe</span></h3>
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Iosepa is the name of this large canoe. </h2>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">It's a replica of canoes used hundreds of years ago to travel between the islands. A class of BYU-Hawaii students takes it out every summer for two weeks. The original islanders were masters of navigation. There is debate over whether the Hawaiian people came from Asia or North America. Hawaii is 2000 miles from any other country/landmass.</span></h3>
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Church in Wailua<br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">We attended the local LDS church in Waialua on Sunday (saved our leis from PCC)</span></h3>
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U.S.S. Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor</h2>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">After watching a sobering film about the attach on Dec 7, 1941, we took a 15 minute boat ride out this memorial which straddles the sunken battleship U.S.S. Arizona. This wall shows the names of over one thousand people who died on this ship.</span></h3>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Pearl Harbor grounds, USS Arizona memorial in background</span></h3>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Gail and mom at the museum</span></h3>
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SWEET TREATS!!<br />
I told Jonathan that Hawaii wasn't just beautiful to see. It sounded wonderful (waves on the beach, birds in the trees), smelled wonderful and tasted wonderful. Here's sample of what we ate (I didn't photograph it like Gail). We stopped at a Costco, Walmart and local market throughout the week for groceries to eat at the condo. We BBQed pork one night on the patio and baked fish another. Most days we also packed a cooler for lunch and snacks. Special treats were the locally-made granola with yummy coconut, nuts, and dried fruit. Mom bought a bag of chocolate covered macadamia/coconut candy that we enjoyed while it lasted. (We finished another on the plane ride home!!!) We also ate local pineapple, papaya and apple-bananas--very sweet! We stopped twice for authentic shaved ice--with ice cream in the bottom and sweet cream on top (snow cap). The lines were long at Dole plantation, so we had Dole whip at PCC--it's like pineapple sorbet. One day for lunch we stopped at a cluster of food trucks and tried shrimp--only a few miles from the shrimp fields. Right before our flight home we stopped at an L&L (Jason's recommendation) to have fast food Hawaiian style.<br />
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It was hard coming back to real life. After a short night at a hotel with Gail and mom, I took an early morning (AKA all day) flight back to NH. After a week of post-Hawaii depression and being overwhelmed with getting caught up, I'm happy to be home and reflect on this once-in-a-lifetime trip.<br />
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Farewell to paradise...<br />
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Brenda and I decided to take our mom on a trip to Hawaii. It's more like she took us because she paid for the condo. Brenda has been to Hawaii several times with her family. My mom and I have always wanted to go but our spouses didn't. We decided to invite my mom's sister Gail. She attended BYU-Hawaii 50 years ago and was thrilled visit it again after all this time. She was a delightful addition. </div>
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Brenda found a condo to rent on the North Shore of Oahu in the small town of Waialua. She also planned the outings and drove the rental car while I tried to navigate.</div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">View from condo lanai (deck). We were on the fourth floor and loved hearing and seeing the ocean.</span></h3>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Our condo was right on this beach. We had a gorgeous view of the big waves. Brenda and I went on several morning and evening walks. The last morning there we found a safe place to snorkel and watched the fish swim among the coral.</span></h3>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Gail and Janeil<br />We were so enthralled with the lush vegetation of the island from the moment we landed. So our first excursion was to Waimea Botanical garden. This shows some replicas of early islanders buildings.</span></h3>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">So many varieties of flowers in bloom. A whole garden of hibiscus.... </span></h3>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">I thought my mom and Gail would need more down time, but they didn't want to miss anything and came on every excursion, although sometimes waited on benches and beach chairs for Brenda and I to finish having fun. They are 30 years older than us, but still have so much energy!</span></h3>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Waimea Valley and Falls</span></h3>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Waimea Falls at the far end of the botanical garden<br />People were swimming but we didn't have our suits. The first part of our week there the weather was mild and dry. By the end of the week it was warmer and nice enough to swim.</span></h3>
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There were too many flowers to photograph. See Brenda's collage on Facebook!<br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Ancient religious site at Waimea</span></h3>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Janeil and Gail<br />Sunset at Waialua Beach</span></h3>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Just a few yards from the condo</span></h3>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Sunrise from our lanai (deck)<br />I only saw the 6AM sunrise once. I was usually trying to sleep longer (5 hour time change) so I could make it through the day.</span></h3>
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Hukilau Beach (like the song) in Laie. We stopped here between outings in Laie. The warm, blue water...</div>
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We hiked out to Ka'ena Point--the farthest you can go to the West on the North Shore. The mountains on the South of us, the rocky coastline on the North.</div>
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We saw a fisherman on a outcropping and crabs in tide pools.</div>
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Sunset Beach. We found a safe place to swim and boogie board. Most places on North Shore the waves are too big this time of year. It was also fun to watch the surfers. Mom and Gail were too far away to get good pictures.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Another botanical garden on our way "home" the last full day</span></h3>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Kailua Beach<br />We did a scenic drive before heading to the airport and stopped here. Brenda's family stayed here a few years ago. The ocean is the most amazing color of blue. The water is warm. This is the Southeast side of Oahu where there waves are calm this time of year.</span></h3>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">The highway takes you through some long tunnels to get through the mountains. The geology changes is such a such distance. It is truly breathtaking. Even the drives through and between towns are beautiful.</span></h3>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Nu'uanu Pali lookout<br />The mountains, valleys and coastlines are spectacular</span></h3>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">That's a military base in the far center. There are five military bases on this island!</span></h3>
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<br />sherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00122326445914019556noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984841135205934436.post-38943835532411786512016-03-11T19:13:00.004-08:002016-03-11T19:18:20.733-08:00Oregon February 2015Prior to the Sisters' Hawaii trip, I got to spend four days with the Brewsters. Jessica and Quin picked me up from Brenda's in Portland and we spent the afternoon at the Portland Zoo.<br />
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Neil and Gideon drove up the Springfield that night to see us! Saturday morning we went to achildren's museum called the Science Factory. Quin loved the ball pit.<br />
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That afternoon we hiked nearby Spencer Butte. It was only a mile each way, but steep with a beautiful view from the top. <br />
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Monday morning we drove to Corvallis for Jessica's ultrasound.<br />
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So glad I had a chance to spend time with the Brewsters, both of my brothers and some of their families and my parents. New Hampshire and August family reunions are too far away!!sherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00122326445914019556noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984841135205934436.post-83292849523174507322016-03-11T18:48:00.001-08:002016-03-11T18:48:20.036-08:00Family highlights - Spring 2015Beekeeping<br />
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I was hoping to teach Quin (16 months at the time) some words,<br />
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Mother's Day we went to the beach for a relaxing afternoon. Jessica is such a good mommy!<br />
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Quin loved mini golf! He added a level of difficulty to the game because he kept taking the golf balls. <br />
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Can't wait to see them in August in Oregon!sherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00122326445914019556noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984841135205934436.post-28285323658469205122015-06-14T13:00:00.001-07:002015-06-14T13:00:17.068-07:00Jason's homecomingEven though it was over a month ago, I want to record some thoughts and pictures about Jason's return home.<br />
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He flew in late at night, but his flight arrived earlier than we did, so it took us a few minutes to find him (he was sitting on a bench outside thinking we would drive up to the curb). Jessica, Quin and my mom arrived earlier that day to be here for his homecoming. After a few hugs and photos we left for the church so he could meet with the Stake President and get released. President Holland had some great words of counsel for us and Jason about keeping the spirit with us and supporting each other during his transition. His former bishop also wrote him some excellent counsel (should be an ensign article).<br />
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The next day Jason slept until noon. He had a cold and hadn't slept much the previous 48 hours. The first order of business was to get his license renewed at the DMV. He wasn't able to renew his license remotely, so he wasn't able to drive the last 5 months of this mission. Then we went to Burlington Coat Factory and he got some new clothes. He was following me around the store and I realized he that was because he had been trained to stay by his companion. That night we went out to eat with the whole family to Buffalo Wild Wings (Jason's request). Curtis wanted to try the spiciest sauce and it made him sick, poor guy. <br />
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Jason jumped right in to the young single adult ward the following evening by driving down to the institute class and game night (his first solo outing since his return). He made some new friends right away and started dating a friendly young woman the following week. On Sunday he spoke it our ward. It was mother's day and the bishop asked him to speak about mothers and missionaries. He did a great job by tying in how important the mother's role is in the plan of salvation. He also said the convert he was most proud of was himself because he really learned to depend on the Savior developed his own testimony. In losing his life (in service) he really gain it and learned who he really is. After our ward, he went to the YSA ward and was called to be ward mission leader. He loves it because he still gets to do missionary work a few hours a week, but can still listen to his music, wear what he wants, and date!<br />
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The first few days Jason was home he was on the couch because we hadn't cleared a space for him. We spent several hours clearing out a section of the basement for him and put some mattress on top of pallets. On his mission he got used to having his stuff organized and put away, so he was really happy to get his own space. He also bought us some cleaning supplies and a bug sapper. Now when he gets annoyed at our mess or his stuff gets moved, he says with a smile, "Just one more incentive to move out." He doesn't have definite plans for the future. Right now he's working for a temp agency doing different jobs. The hours are long and the pay isn't great, but it's a great starting place for now.<br />
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My mom stayed until Monday because she wanted to hear Jason speak. We went the Kid's Cove playground, hiked along the river, and went out for ice cream. We visited the Audubon Center and played board games at home. We had an impromptu talent show for Grandma--Curtis rapped, Jason sang/played a song he wrote about repentance, Trevor played us his song he wrote about biking. A highlight for me was that Jason wanted to go to the temple right away, so Saturday AM Grandma stayed home with Quin, Curtis and Trevor so Jessica, Jason, Jonathan and I could do a temple session together.<br />
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It's so great to have Jason home. He is a good example for the whole family. He adds his testimony to family scripture study/gospel discussions, he cheerfully serves (even catching/medicating chickens and installing bees), he gives advice to his brothers, he even gave me a hug and priesthood blessing when I was really upset. I'm so proud of him. <br />
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Jonathan planned a trip to France. He was already going to be in Germany on a business trip and paid a little extra to fly to France for four days to visit Nathan and Valerie. He asked me to join him there. I was surprised and thrilled to be invited. We left Curtis and Trevor at home with instructions, schedules and phone lists.<br />
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I took the bus to Boston Thursday afternoon for my long flight to Amsterdam, then Lyon, arriving at 11AM Friday morning (with two hours of sleep on the plane). Valerie picked me up for an afternoon of sightseeing in Lyon.<br />
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We took the metro into the historic section of town. We had an
authentic lunch at a French restaurant (lamb chops, fish dumplings, and
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1400's, two cathedrals, roman-era amphitheater and museum. The large museum contains archeological finds from the Roman era.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The basilica of Notre Dame de Fourvière - a huge cathedral on top of the hill. It has two stories, each with a large, ornate chapel </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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I had no idea that this was such an old city, founded in 1 B.C. by
Romans. It was a great afternoon and also fun for Valerie as she had
never toured this part of town before.<br />
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We picked up Jonathan at the airport at 5PM and drove through lots of
traffic (school winter vacation) to their home in Grenoble. This was the first time we have seen their home since they completely renovated it eight years ago. It is so nice! We had a
yummy dinner of salad, pumpkin soup, and chicken and rice with Nathan,
Valerie, Meryl and Elina. I headed to bed and Jonathan stayed up to
visit with his twin brother.<br />
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Saturday morning we went nordic skiing at the closest ski resort to
Grenoble. We did several loops, totaling 12 km with a picnic lunch
break of quiche, baguette and cheese in the lodge. Nathan gave Jonathan
lots of pointers on skate ski technique. Valerie and I classic skied.
I'm pretty rusty and out of shape as I haven't skied much since we left
Oregon three years ago. They felt bad about the cloudy weather because
we couldn't see the Alps, but I was thrilled to leave the sub-zero
blizzard conditions of NH for a few days.<br />
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Saturday evening, their good friends came for dinner. They are
beekeepers too, so we shared photos and philosophies. Dinner was the
French style called raclette. Yummy, thick slices of cheese melted in
individual trays, poured over potatoes and served with a variety of cold
cuts. Dessert was glazed orange slices. It was a lovely evening.<br />
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Sunday morning I made cinnamon rolls (I woke early every morning with
the 6-hour time difference). I went to church with Meryl while Jonathan
and Nathan went for a bike ride. Meryl belongs to a very friendly,
family-oriented Christian church that does lots of praise worship and
spontaneous praying. Meryl and her friend Anna translated parts of the
service to me. <br />
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Sunday afternoon we went for a traditional French lunch at Gerard and
Frederique's (Valerie parents). The are gracious hosts and we had an
enjoyable 3-hour meal with them of appetizers, salad, creamy potatoes au
gratin (I got the recipe), roasted chicken, bread and fancy cheeses,
orange dessert with toasted almonds and cake. <br />
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Then we went to the Natural History museum in Grenoble (walking in the
rain) to see the exhibit on spiders. It was fascinating and luckily had
English subtitles on most of the signs. That evening we had a light
dinner of left overs and played card games with Meryl and her boyfriend,
Camille.<br />
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Monday we went for another day of nordic skiing. This time we went
farther away to a nice ski resort outside a quaint village. This ski
area reminded me of the ones at Mount Bachelor because there were more
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skied into a rustic lodge/restaurant where we had reservations for an
amazing lunch.Hot raspberry drink, endive salad, bread, polenta with
sausages, glazed fruit topped with shaved chocolate and whipped creams.
It was one of the best meals I've ever had. Somehow we managed to ski
another 8km on very full stomachs! Again, it was cloudy but so much
warmer that NH that we kept shedding layers.<br />
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After skiing, we returned our rental equipment and walked around the
quaint village of Villard de Lans, visiting a few shops and buying some
treats for Curtis and Trevor (and pastries for ourselves). We went back
to their home for a final evening of left overs, visiting and packing
(sadly). <br />
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We took a bus early to Lyon to begin our trip home (two plane rides and another bus ride). Fortunately, the weather cooperated and after digging our car out of the long-term parking we made it home. The boys were very responsible in our absence, clearing snow after Sunday's storm, taking care of the animals, and going to school. <br />
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<br />sherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00122326445914019556noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984841135205934436.post-65344018976445736782014-05-07T12:08:00.002-07:002014-05-07T12:52:48.626-07:00Spring Break with Jessica and QuinWe enjoyed two wonderful weeks with Jessica and Quin here during the boys' Spring Break. They are flying home right now, so instead of being sad, I'll blog about the great time we had together.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Quin finally meeting Grandpa Dodge - best buddies!</td></tr>
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We went on a few day trips close by (Quin doesn't like his car seat or being put down for naps).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jessica, Quin and I enjoyed the afternoon at the Butterfly Garden</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After Jessica and I went to the temple, the boys met us and we went to North Bridge in Concord where the Revolutionary War began.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First day of Spring Break we played mini-golf at Mel's Funway</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nature Hike at the Audubon's Massabessic Center</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scenic Massabessic Lake (notice Jess' tick protection)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We went to the beach in New Castle NH</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Curtis was the only one brave enough to go in the water</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Quin loved feeling the sand (and even ate some)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Picture Perfect! Jessica is a such a great mom--I'm so proud of her. She says Quin makes her look good.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our last outing was to the Shaker Village in Canterbury NH. It's been a museum since the last Shakers left in the 1990's.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> It was interesting learning about the Shaker's history. Only 3 are still alive. They are dying out becuase they don't believe in procreation. I think communal living would have some benefits in the 1800's, but lack of privacy would be hard.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was opening day and they had demonstrations such as butter churning, broom making, and the printing press.</td></tr>
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We also enjoyed some down time at home, playing boards games, eating yummy meals...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our 32 new chicks arrived (26 for meat, 6 more layers)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Quin: "Napping is OK as long as someone is holding me"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Quin "Jump Up" and exploring the hall closet</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Relaxing in the Hot Tub - Quin loved it, but was hard to hold on to.</td></tr>
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<br />sherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00122326445914019556noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984841135205934436.post-3525301919865510182014-04-03T16:32:00.000-07:002014-04-03T16:32:48.273-07:00Winter's End<br />
The snow is finally thawing and I feel it's safe to say this winter is finally at an end. It was one of the coldest in decades, so we had major snow accumulation. One or two storms a week of 8+ inches piled up in January thru mid March. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge500fH-4P6SK9jVdoiLQbtGBsBqYrCPM1OLwJglx0alucxzQMddvR_bA1hFR3FlJ5_RGmK-zTHm6TOCDcruR2DesyWU8zmO0b0COkYrtKfboWtHgzERdM2CF85atgs4UOfLmf0RCoiXCA/s1600/SAM_6307.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I learned the hard way last winter--you have to clear the way for the mailman or you don't get mail</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You may think I'm exaggerating because this shows what was "blown" off the driveway, but we still had to move the snow to get from the garage to the street, so you can still be impressed.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our front walkway goes from puddle in afternoon to ice overnight as the days get warmer.</td></tr>
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So, what do you do for fun in a long New England winter? Winter sports!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Curtis and Trevor both improved their skiing skills. Curtis took lessons thru the school ski club every Friday for two months and Trevor often came along to ski on his own.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We tried ice skating at the local park (very bumpy)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We decided it's much more fun at the indoor ICEnter</td></tr>
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Another thing we're trying for the first time is maple sugaring (it's kind of like making lemonade out of lemons). Here's some pics of Trevor and Jonathan tapping our trees.</div>
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Now that the afternoons are warm, the jugs are starting to fill up. The downside is one gallon of maple sugar boils down to 1/4 cup syrup. So, it's cheaper than the beehives, but not as much product to show for it.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jonathan, Curtis and Trevor went on a winter campout with the YM. They did lots of outdoor activities, but slept in cabins with woodstoves (the high temps were in the 20s and lows below zero).</td></tr>
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<br />sherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00122326445914019556noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984841135205934436.post-42830509340109981542013-12-08T13:07:00.000-08:002013-12-08T13:07:03.659-08:00November 2013The last two months have really flown by. I was called as Relief Society president in a newly formed ward the beginning of October. The responsibilities are overwhelming at times, but I have really enjoyed getting involved and better acquainted with sisters in this new ward.<br />
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Here are a few highlights from November:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We butchered our 16 Cornish hens on a cold Saturday</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2 missionaries from church helped all morning - took hours to pull all the feathers off</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jonathan's twin brother, Nathan, spent a few days with us before they both flew to Boise to visit their parents and brothers Rusty & Keith. They had a great time at this mini-reunion.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Day after Thanksgiving, Curtis and I went to the Museum of Science in Boston. It is a huge, interactive museum. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The coolest exhibit was about how Pixar makes it's animated films.</td></tr>
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Our latest venture in hobby farming--raising 16 cornish hens for meat. These cute baby chicks quickly outgrew the bins in our closet and Trevor and Jonathan had to quickly partition the chicken yard and build them a coop (with heat lamp). They are growing so fast and will be big enough to butcher at 8 weeks! <br />
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My parents came to visit for a week. I rearranged my work schedule so I could spend the whole time with them. We had a wonderful time visiting historical places, walking in the woods, and hanging out with the family. <br />
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We spent a day in Concord, MA. First at the Orchard House where Louisa May Alcott lived with her family and wrote Little Women. We went to the Concord Historical Museum that had exhibits from 1600's to present day. Important events in the Revolutionary War (shot heard round the world) and Civil War occurred here. Also many prominent writers settled here in the 1800's and were friends: Alcott, Emerson, Longfellow, Thoreau<br />
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This is beautiful Walden Pond where Thoreau lived in a hut and wrote. We hiked the perimeter of the lake (about two miles) and enjoyed the fall colors. It is very peaceful here.<br />
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The next day Jonathan joined us. We visited the Robert Frost farm in
nearby Londonderry. He lived there with his young family early in his
writing career and it was the inspiration for a lot of his writing
throughout his life. Frost wasn't a good farmer, but really loved being
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After lunch at a cute diner (fried pickles-don't try these at home), we went to Stonehenge is Salem, NH. This is one of the compass points that is astronomical. There are stone dwellings dated back to BC.<br />
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On Saturday, we took the boys with us and went to visit some property in Maine we are thinking of buying. It is very wooded with a few trails through it. It is 90 minutes north of where we live but only five miles from the coast. <br />
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We went for a blustery walk along Marginal Way in Perkins cove. I love the rocky Maine coastline--it reminds me of the Oregon Coast. <br />
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We played lots of board games. Trevor and Grandpa were evenly matched.<br />
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Monday afternoon we went for a walk through the woods at the Audubon Center in Auburn. This is the shore of Lake Massebesic. I love autumn in New England!!! <br />
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Here are some highlights of our summer "stay-cation" in New England.<br />
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A long-time friend from Bend, Angie Jackson and her daughters were in Massachusetts for a few days visiting relatives, so we met them for a day at the beach in Glouster, MA. We had a great time catching up and talking non-stop for a few hours while the kids played in the water.<br />
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The last three weeks of summer we did some day trips on days I wasn't working. We discovered some fun places nearby and took advantage of activity passes from the library. This is America's Stonehenge in Salem, NH. We went with our friends, the Hensch's. Marvin's hiding behind the rock.<br />
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This is one of many sites in North America where archeologist & anthropologists have discovered places where native Americans lived thousands of years ago. Above is an sacrifice table and a marking stone for sunset or sunrise at a specific time of year (i.e. winter solstice).<br />
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The next Friday, we went to Charmingfare zoo. It's a working farm with farm animals and also some wild animals (camel, bear, wolf). Trevor's trying to feed the cow without getting slimed. He kept pulling his hand back and the cow's tongue kept getting longer. The goat's about to jump in on the action.<br />
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Curtis thought the mini goats were stinky but liked picking them up anyway. It was a cute farm and we had a fun afternoon. I was thinking it would be a fun place to bring a grandson to in a few years:)<br />
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On Saturday we went to the Fells Estate on the shore of Lake Sunapee in Newbury. This was the summer home of John Hay. There are well maintained gardens surrounding the house that were built by John Hayes son (John II). We toured the gardens and house and walked the trail down to see the lake.<br />
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There were still lots of perennials out, but I want to visit again in the spring to see all the Rhododendrons in bloom. John Hay was a private secretary to President Lincoln and secretary of state to McKinley and T. Roosevelt. There was an exhibit about his work with Lincoln inside. The estate remained in the family for three generations and is now run by a foundation. The outer acreage is now Forest Service land with trails. It's very beautiful and peaceful there. <br />
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A final summer hurrah: the boys and I went to the local amusement park, Canobie Lake. The photos aren't that great. I went on a few rides with the boys and decided I'm getting too old for that. We went on some huge rollercoasters and I was too scared to scream. I really enjoyed the Michael Jackson tribute concert, bumper cars with Curtis and of course, fried dough. We went on a drizzly evening to get the cheap tickets and there were almost no lines!</div>
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I already put some pictures on Facebook, but the highlight of our summer "stay-cation" was a day trip with Jonathan to Maine. We sailed on the Silver Lining and went about a mile out in the ocean on the two-hour cruise.<br />
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Curtis loved standing on the bow<br />
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The "Silver Lining" in the harbor at Ogunquit, Maine<br />
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We walked the mile-long path from the harbor to the beach and back. There's a huge beach here. Next time we come, we'll plan to hang out on the beach. The Maine coastline is much prettier than New Hampshire's and reminds me of Oregon.<br />
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I wanted to see the famouse Nubble Lighthouse in York, Maine on the way home. It isn't open to the public and is on an island--very picturesque.sherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00122326445914019556noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984841135205934436.post-81835835576017116822013-07-20T13:53:00.004-07:002013-07-20T13:53:56.384-07:00Nashua Stake Pioneer Trek<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Last weekend, we participated in our stake's 3 day pioneer trek. Jonathan and I were Pa and Ma to a family of 9 wonderful teenagers. They took turns pulling our handcart of possessions and camping gear for 20 miles along rail trails between Auburn and Raymond NH (after an opening meeting at the temple).<br />
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Our amazingly awesome trek family: Pa and Ma Dodge<br />
Girls: Claudia, Meagan, Eliza and Aubrey<br />
Boys: John, Forrest, Nate, David and Nick <br />
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We met our families at the temple in Belmont, MA and talked about the
saints leaving Nauvoo after going to the temple and what temple
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Getting the cart loaded and ready to roll from Lake Massebessic Park <br />
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Jonathan was sick for two days before we started hiking and I was worried he wouldn't be able to join us the first day, but he felt well enough by the time we started out and the first day was an easier pace. <br />
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Our first day of pulling. We got rained on in the afternoon after stopping for some pioneer games. The weather stayed warm though and our camping gear stayed dry.<br />
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The boys had the handcart loading down to science by the second day--evenly balanced with the water jug off the back and a back of snacks accessible in front. All our personal buckets and camping gear went in the cart each day.<br />
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The second morning the girls did a 3 mile women's pull on their own while the boys had mission training. It was hard pulling up the hills, but by helping each other out we all made it.<br />
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This is where we camped the second night in Candia--nick named Shangri La. It is privately owned land with a man-made pond, waterfalls, and grassy meadows. It was the ideal setting for this large group. <br />
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The trek was physically challenging and spiritually uplifting. The talks, firesides, and devotionals were great! We talked about the pioneers and their sacrifices. The focus, however, was on the youths' own call to "Come Unto Zion" by bringing themselves, their families (and ancestors) and friends to Zion.<br />
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The stake had 18 handcart families--about 200 people trekking. We had wonderful hot breakfasts and dinners cooked by the food committee waiting for us morning and evening.<br />
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We were a little overwhelmed by the welcoming committee--hundreds of people from our stake were there to cheer us on. It felt like we were in a parade so I waved and smiled (although I just wanted to sit in the shade and take my shoes off).<br />
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Here's Curtis' family. The Hogan are a couple in our ward. Curtis had a great time and was a cheerful hiker. He even tried to catch fish in the pond and square danced with me for a minute. <br />
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I don't have pictures of Trevor because he was in a different family, but we saw him participating on the periphery. I was so glad we were able to experience this together.sherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00122326445914019556noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984841135205934436.post-61268040573597874172013-07-20T12:57:00.001-07:002013-07-20T13:24:07.786-07:00Olsen Family Reunion at Camp Alpine July 3-6<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We had a great visit with my family over a long 4th of July weekend south of Corvallis Oregon. It was great to see everyone after being away for over a year--especially the expectant Jessica!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Uncle Ken had fun crafts to do everyday. They're making rockets to launch.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jessica teaching me to crochet a rose</td></tr>
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Until next year!! We miss all our family and friends in Oregon!!sherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00122326445914019556noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984841135205934436.post-40995940058387107542013-06-10T08:02:00.001-07:002013-06-10T10:08:59.283-07:00Welcome Guests and Unwanted PestsOur welcomed June visitors were Beth and Jared Nelson. I grew up with Beth in Corvallis. They were here for their oldest son Brad's graduation from Darthmouth in Hanover, NH. We went for a walk after dinner and stayed up late talking. In the morning, Beth took me for a run. I'm really out of shape and she's in really good shape. She's starting running ten miles a day as a way of coping with a recent family tragedy. It was so great to reconnect with them!<br />
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The unwanted pests are deer munching on our fruit trees and the worst is a weasel that one by one killed five of our chickens. This persistent critter has broken through fence boards and ripped off netting to get into our chicken yard. We thought we had things secured, but obviously not enough. Jonathan lined the bottom of the wood fencing (and under it) with pig wire and rocks. He stapled chicken wire to fence boards every linear inch along the top of the coup. We've also set a live trap outside the fence to catch the rascal, but no luck yet. We lock the remaining two hens in their hen house at night.<br />
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Jessica celebrated her 21st birthday with the Brewsters. I sent her some 2nd hand maternity clothes. This is the first time we haven't been together to celebrate with her, but our annual trip to Oregon is in 3 weeks! Curtis also had a birthday this week (#14) and had some friends over for pizza, flan and games. <br />
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He's so easy to please. All he wanted from us was a trip to BK for a whopper, shake and soda.<br />
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School here goes until June 21st because of all the snow days. Trevor's already checked out of school for the year, but has started going to counseling. Curtis is busy with end of year projects and celebrations. He starts high school and seminary next year. Can you believe it? sherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00122326445914019556noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984841135205934436.post-5656830547801533692013-05-28T17:14:00.002-07:002013-05-28T17:14:23.607-07:00Mike & Brenda's visit and Memorial Day Weekend<br />
Mike and Brenda came to visit us in New Hampshire and attend an Andrus wedding in Boston.<br />
Their first day here I took them to the nearby Robert Frost farm where we toured the farmhouse and learned about the Frost family. We also went to a exhibit of art inspired by Frost's poetry and went for a nature walk at the Audubon Center along Lake Massabessic.<br />
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We had gorgeous weather the whole time they were here. Spring in New
England is the best! They spent Friday sight seeing in Boston and
Saturday busy with the wedding. <br />
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Their last day here we went to Lexington and Concord. This picture is
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We toured the Orchard House, where the story Little Women was written
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It was so great having them visit. They shot hoops with Curtis and listened to music with Trevor.<br />
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It rained for a solid week after Mike and Brenda left. Jonathan and I worked hard to finish the raised-bed garden boxes so I could plant my seedlings. <br />
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We're trying "Hugel Kultur" gardening, using natural ingredients like
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Jonathan got a nasty spider bite that turned into celluitis. He had two
injections of antibiotics, then a course of oral and topical
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By the way, the bees are doing great; building lots of comb and filling up the cells. <br />
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We had a few families from church over on Memorial Day. The kids skateboarded down the driveway and ran around the yard.<br />
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Hensch's brought their instruments for a jam session. <br />
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KJ was excited to finally get a bull's eye! <br />
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I was lucky enough to by-pass the lottery of chaperones and be selected to accompany Curtis on his 4-day 8th grade field trip to Washington D.C. We saw lots of museums, memorials and monuments.<br />
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"Out of the mountain of despair, a stone of hope" --MLK Jr Memorial<br />
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FDR memorial has four courtyards (one for each term) with fountains, gardens and statues<br />
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The Jefferson memorial is my favorite. <br />
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We went to a one-act play describing the Lincoln assassination at Ford's theater. <br />
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The capitol building (it's much bigger in person)<br />
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The 2nd night we went on a cruise (dinner and dance) on the Potomac. We spent most of our time on the deck watching the sun set.<br />
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The Newsuem has some great exhibits about newsworthy events in the last century. Curtis is fascinated with the presidents who have been assassinated. The top two floors of this museum had blown up photos of JFK and his family.<br />
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We walked along the gate of the White House. We didn't see Obama there, but Curtis spotted him in a gift shop (albeit 2D).<br />
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I was glad Curtis got to see all these things in Washington D.C. so he would know they are not just characters from the movie "Night at the Museum." <br />
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Reflecting pool in front of Lincoln. The Washington Monument has been closed for renovation since an earthquake two years ago.<br />
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Curtis' bus group (one-third of the 120 kids from his school on the trip). <br />
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Our last stop was to tour this ship (USS Barry) and the museum at the U.S. Naval Yard.<br />
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We also visited the American History Museum (has one of the three remaining sun stones from the Nauvoo temple and a cool U.S. coin collection), Natural History Museum, Aerospace Museum, Arlington Cemetery, and ALL the War Memorials. <br />
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Curtis did great on this trip--he had a great attitude and enough energy for all the walking around. He shared a hotel room with 3 other boys. I think the highlight for him was the yummy all-you-can eat buffet meals and of course soda.sherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00122326445914019556noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984841135205934436.post-27553027561895786752013-05-13T13:54:00.003-07:002013-05-13T13:59:33.220-07:00Dinos, Birds and Bees<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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During Curtis' Spring Break (end of April) I took him to the traveling automated Dinosaur exhibit<br />
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Last week I went with Curtis' 8th grade group to tour Washington D.C. (another blog post). Part of the tour was visiting the National Zoo. Emily Maloy and her kids joined us and we saw lots of birds. They are good friends from Bend that
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On Mother's Day, we picked up our two packages of bees (10k each) and installed them successfully in the deluxe hives Jonathan built.</div>
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Curtis was nervous at first, but after suiting up and watching Jonathan, he jumped in and helped (he's brushing strays into the hive box so they don't get smushed). No bee stings yet!</div>
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Jason came home for 12 days before leaving for his mission. We spent a lot of time shopping for his missionary wardrobe and having wholesome recreational activities. </div>
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Cooking brats in our backyard. </div>
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Saturday before he left, Jonathan and Sheryl went with him to the temple in<br />
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Uncle Carl picked him up at the SLC airport and dropped him off at the Missionary Training Center with a quick hug and "see ya in two years." Carl said he was very calm.</div>
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Up until a few days before Jason left, he wasn't sure he wanted to go. He felt the spirit strongly his last Sunday here and knew it was the right thing for him to do. He wasn't able to call home on Mother's Day but sent an email. He loves his companions, was surprised to be made a zone leader ("just the MTC;won't be too hard"), and is praying intently and feeling the spirit. He also said ever since he walked into the MTC he's felt a stronger desire to be obedient and live more righteously.</div>
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