"Explorer Spirit…Servant Heart…"
Posted in FAMILY on Apr 10th, 2010
The pastor at our church serves on the board of Azusa Pacific University in California. They just acquired a small collection of the Dead Sea Scrolls. The pastor asked the university if our church could host them for a month before they were to go on exhibit at the university, and they said yes!! The […]
Posted in FAMILY on Apr 10th, 2010
Our good friends, the Smiths, have joined us for four days! They flew down from Washington and are soaking up some of our lovely sun, while the rest of our North Bend friends are entertained by an unseasonable snowfall!! We picked them up at the airport and got them settled. We then went to The […]
Posted in FAMILY on Mar 28th, 2010
‘R’ turned six!! I can’t believe it!! Sigh. We started the day with him running into our room and declaring he is six. Then, we went to church and brought cupcakes for his homeschool class. They were having an Easter party that day, so it was a festive environment with fun activities and treats… After […]
Posted in FAMILY on Mar 17th, 2010
We celebrated my beloved’s 45th birthday with a house – cleaning morning, then our friends Eric and Crystal came over for dinner. I had this new recipe for cilantro lime chicken tacos. So good!! Also made cilantro corn salad. Yummy! Eric and Crystal gave David a sweat jacket that’s so "NorCal"…(inside joke).
Posted in FAMILY on Mar 10th, 2010
Our final day was blessed with perfect weather. We had a late flight and decided to make the most of the day. First stop….the San Diego Zoo! At first, I was a little dismayed at the cages and exhibits the zoo had for the animals. I guess I am a little spoiled by the Woodland […]
Posted in FAMILY on Mar 10th, 2010
<sigh>. Today was the day we bid bon voyage to the Ralph family. But first, we met up for a waffle breakfast at their timeshare, then some fun in the game room!! A quick trip to Target resulted in this photo op. None of us had ever seen ‘cart escalators’, and we had to test […]
Posted in FAMILY on Mar 10th, 2010
The Ralph family chose to stay and play at the pool, and we decided to return to Legoland. We really came at the perfect time. There were hardly any lines, and often, we were able to ride a second time without having to get back in line! Our boys were the perfect age for this […]
Posted in FAMILY on Mar 10th, 2010
LEGOLAND While the girls in the Ralph family spent the day at Coronado beach, I went with the guys to Legoland! The pictures should pretty much speak for itself. We had a blast!! Miniland USA… The back side of New York city… San Francisco… (Has your brain caught on yet that these buildings are all […]
Posted in FAMILY on Mar 10th, 2010
I have a dear friend named Dakari. We worked as graveyard waitresses back in 1986-87, and have been friends ever since. We were in each others weddings, and have remained close even after she moved to Siberia…I mean, Alaska! Dakari and her husband, David, decided to go on a once in a lifetime family trip, […]
Posted in FAMILY on Jan 29th, 2010
On our first night in Reno, we had dinner at Charlie Palmer’s Steakhouse, inside the Grand Sierra Resort. This was one of the best meals I have ever experienced. I ordered the special of the evening, Bison with a blackberry port reduction. AMAZING! The service was above and beyond and we were treated with extra […]