tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81031833666660183522024-02-18T18:16:02.321-08:00Neola's NewsNeolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12459300820277299750noreply@blogger.comBlogger97125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8103183366666018352.post-5833303461374142652010-06-24T21:16:00.000-07:002010-07-14T21:12:38.242-07:00Moscow<div align="center"> I love Moscow. The campus is a great place. <br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493601110480911986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAqlqNExxkeLCeM7i-w8VtQsrZBzdXyZKZ4MoYVkd32gv-hiJM8J9Qf2ppEBv3aTc7XC1_dJTm-0ZLB0BCvr7_ov1cxFWwd3l_vORJg6a-pcVUgmOQ3cuhCGJXRJfrqT5Qql04wDgLJKpi/s320/071.JPG" border="0" />Campus from the boys apartment deck.<br /></div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486563169822366338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuwiZmdgMogJUF_3OqrHaTXZQNDZ6rVgznRezPHifiWTGQugy_FFkftRthOmJn7cOgGCKb7hXUdCJK6yWGsqhfIURIU6weBuJ68mzESTOkLFICZ_emkcpZRQuNYs1qsnMe1lcjJR-XRaeS/s320/430.JPG" border="0" /> Neola in the PE building after graduation. I spent alot of time in this building.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE3c1rM2fcB-XkN644_vDtd8ZfWlK53mE3AAnIxXX4SluTG4C0BVuKowtk0ORR5oFT6zbrmHDX_QUs7qUo4jv04ZJHOFb_IT-Ya0E2myvOioGb8wNDRM4m4Zi9-vZvywyLocc2rzsdLp2e/s1600/438.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486563181999813922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE3c1rM2fcB-XkN644_vDtd8ZfWlK53mE3AAnIxXX4SluTG4C0BVuKowtk0ORR5oFT6zbrmHDX_QUs7qUo4jv04ZJHOFb_IT-Ya0E2myvOioGb8wNDRM4m4Zi9-vZvywyLocc2rzsdLp2e/s320/438.JPG" border="0" /></a>Neola and John in front of Memorial Gym... played alot of racquetball in the old courts. <br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486563194120284290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhItYSFpFYM2j71r3GRk-r1WsI-UXlK4QTxQST9r-_XCEymLsChVS42UFzQVfhXsv5JYZqa8n0F1SfTWFsFRuf_fLFdsrBWprCEilVuY9A6Z-RiK7XT6hBvqv1SSnkKeUtwLKfGmS72A__E/s320/444.JPG" border="0" />Neola and Mark on campus.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493523203250876082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2gOHdK8FowmlkfLo7_O6wH_cSrxxyyjqb6d2050uEHVOfK5JolnoA8FyhpVgb6ENrzw8nWjpUXCELGivFOTzKgn1LPCx6kF0Qv74HT9cs9ZXyV2OGp165eYv-JE-cDb9rAYpEGQ2N4H78/s320/030.JPG" border="0" /> Luke and John playing beer pong at the graduation party.<br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493523269186799698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxZSOzgD-wWuuZu2PdoWLMMHhyphenhyphenUUlRj5hC7VP6rZFBUeOB3xqctPT77eqDi0B25Gc6oMSpfmq-oL6OQkoEtImgIEkhERvX0Am3wzCYMAxPStfHTF4l7xczTsFGD5UZHHdB6Pszzh26jS6b/s320/034.JPG" border="0" /> </div><div>Neola and Luke<br /><div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493523991506153602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_MdOIO47pu27BhbqqldeKmUcaBIjqzQCebsmPlXnFsOJcFc3UKn9x3ili9F6IqvepcWrvmAUx8iOvg9JAw7Z0Q19qUCN4RHttvrd0b_AOm_Y-jpY0eNbYd098ogfBE1accaiJogbElvtP/s320/047.JPG" border="0" /> Jay, Luke and Mark playing 4 square in parking lot at graduation party.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493523999975697426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy1mq0wJ1VxlzMqayxUkgjEGIC4Y5BPveV6BINY6aMfF5zfp0x71fXQA8NeF5NwFKcaTiab2YIOUgM8CeGjIAIoLBz0x4lQXiryI73jp9uAYWFweb7gV9QfAb_3CrKJTOImeV8e6FnBbZ2/s320/065.JPG" border="0" /> Cody,Luke, Kelsi and Jessica<br /><div></div></div></div></div>Neolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12459300820277299750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8103183366666018352.post-3936425598376527392010-06-17T18:26:00.000-07:002010-06-18T20:57:51.064-07:00Luke Graduates!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIYJggqSgRpCmX2uwHCWOyo_dz2HDHZQ_oFfRUWVJaKeLayhgd101e0P1xDKafy_vZY43R9MIKrmcb3hUzbne_goxnofdJswz4IojN3Vl_esaW3Gbt9QHgDTMC9OZCVs_ho13Qd_AvCOUI/s1600/430.JPG"></a> May 2010 a big month in our lives! Much anticipated trip to Moscow Idaho for Luke's graduation on May 15th and Luke and Jessica's wedding on the 22nd. We packed our bags and headed out on May 13th. We spent the first night in Ontario with Becky and Steve and headed out the next day for Moscow. We got into Moscow mid day. Mark was finishing up his last final and Luke was working at the U of Idaho Golf Course. We stopped by the golf course on our way to their apartment.</div><div align="center">I love the rolling hills of the Palouse. So I had to take a couple of pictures.</div><div align="center"><br /> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483957121144991890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9mF3kL9zCw2XCQiDwvxSMyZKfs8Pa1GV_Y6RUM9MqhwpFiFqblNOXEiSFqe0I_4HucSfzICAk5ihhouCdM5JpgOg3LttQU5rGFfYKWquHrblErlX8Eb6WQFL7E3Bt79EWhe0dIay6yVx8/s320/332.JPG" border="0" />Looking south from the parking lot.<br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483957135632824642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghoxYKJS1W45TK5aO6SxMkF1aYg7jLui2euiMsTJktp_aTzmkJfU6Qr0WItGnU-PHTIvGnFt1OhsARAubgv0YklOpaOaTR3r3VHd4J3VyXJexrhMS5O7ajIq6vWq_mtHn7h5UYT1cMahOM/s320/334.JPG" border="0" /> Luke in the clubhouse.</div><div> </div><div>Graduation was the next morning at 9:30 am in the Kibbe Dome. </div><div>Luke graduated with a PGM (Professional Golf Management) Degree. It is a Business/Marketing degree. <br /><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483922495069507650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8EKfiSemuAU-BnHkM_stXEdjLm4zM5gCwNz1ZmaHd1NR1S46uSwp0SIjEIQggG1kHp4RZfKOvZrLASMmDCuXbayuw5bEiVBczJ_LxCl8Wk0mLt1s_LMxpCF0wao0z-S7N_ye8lKmFj0J0/s320/357.JPG" border="0" />Luke and his friend Melanie walking in to the Kibbe Dome.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi19-4vHt1o1CCFpGavha51an8YEDZZygyO9WHwJCyxm7AsDLsUXuZQwCKIqYVWuuCMFWoJxZQgKuN7gErsF-QxA0YsDkMuBguDt_62mMbpK7T1AI8jsLjczrVgLZ7lmWfYAzINRp8dCpX5/s1600/374.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484243776859834818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi19-4vHt1o1CCFpGavha51an8YEDZZygyO9WHwJCyxm7AsDLsUXuZQwCKIqYVWuuCMFWoJxZQgKuN7gErsF-QxA0YsDkMuBguDt_62mMbpK7T1AI8jsLjczrVgLZ7lmWfYAzINRp8dCpX5/s320/374.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484243791494857906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcEiLCK8oGk-vtOqNfvNZx_anmHbk92KEnZOIJKG1d6_N_OB2RKwNC31w0fp7waGAwnFYcsLa3extzTl8newVvjdqO1bQjVJmnUJmThA6X4ZMi4c35LfWXXeEY-wiW-3iJoiWeve99rXs4/s320/402.JPG" border="0" />After graduation walking from the dome to the Business building for the reception.<br /><div><br /><div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483926223983835618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbyhW18YdexBs-wFRVZvtj7QXBzrjs8YRT6K9uKbvAYBTZgxtEUdmiD9qxuUiZtTJ3S318_Rh8bkuzLCrs2KpoCfmebgj5CvNDLPgFeZ5tO9FBHZ99L71DgetrE-S9SkEJvzilbNIhAroJ/s320/412.JPG" border="0" />Luke and Jessica in front of the Alberston Business Building<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483926215304370274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTfP3b85DH0Upfqf5yNT47kpPQuy0oVEMJhH9GsYA-crTO-cRqkEXI4CK4b0wP15yvtowmd0aKt15gSo9UkYgr3cUsuZedh_wq3hvmiHYXDYweFnc56ujgQ2nRzMBHT1PpDFOijJMCn5o9/s320/403.JPG" border="0" />Mark, John, Luke, Neola and Jay.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwPegmn6RnBDOPY-dFCDEAOud-9pf_ydtR_c4CTnmtFVMrfSTJHjAlKipSCsKh6iJVIEt9ZRekd0_cVq2LupP8XVejUy6N_kc2IVrmz148sPZZYeHz0zQ_Ct7X6sxDBHEYgNog6boFIOtf/s1600/420.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483926234759084386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwPegmn6RnBDOPY-dFCDEAOud-9pf_ydtR_c4CTnmtFVMrfSTJHjAlKipSCsKh6iJVIEt9ZRekd0_cVq2LupP8XVejUy6N_kc2IVrmz148sPZZYeHz0zQ_Ct7X6sxDBHEYgNog6boFIOtf/s320/420.JPG" border="0" /></a> Jay, John, Neola, Luke, Jessica and Mark on balcony of third floor of the Business Building.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484243802425936674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir3bFe5HlAZy53ZugCfM5V1j-GPoNHLTti3aMt9vO_N12D9zsKJeGfRk5hDooALHIoVxxarvOp8D3mQbhfapgZqbO_x5EZspOKNGf-uU8PyDXVX1oKgrTZZWZzwQ-u6vYgpgK-QOowS9Bo/s320/429.JPG" border="0" />Luke in front of the Business and Economics banner that was carried at the graduation. </div><div>Congrats! Luke we are so proud of you.<br /><br /><div><div><div><div align="center"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Neolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12459300820277299750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8103183366666018352.post-60267533202928388762010-05-31T13:50:00.000-07:002010-06-17T18:26:07.599-07:00Bad Blogger!<div align="center">Yes! It has been a long time since I have written anything! Life happened and I found it really hard to write. Some are really good at putting it all down in writing... I found that I just don't... so here I am trying to catch up. </div><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">March was tough.. </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Jay was .... being a teenager!</div><br /><p align="center">Jessica lost her mom Sue to cancer. We went to California for the funeral and to support the family. Thanks for your prayers....</p><div align="center"></div><div align="center">April...May...</div><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Easter was the day after we got back from CA. </div><br /><div align="center">"He is risen" Therefore there is hope.</div><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Taxes....</div><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">House Blessing! We a special blessing for the new house. Pastor Tom gave the blessing. Several friends came and helped us celebrate :)</div><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">April 30th... Adventure.... Becky and I flew to CA for Jessica's bridal shower. We met up in Phoenix... flew into Fresno... celebrated with her... enjoyed getting to know more of her family and friends :) Flew to Salt Lake City and parted ways to go home. Great weekend.</div><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Jay competed in the State FFA Floriculture competition and WON! Top Individual!!! Out of 200 plus competitors. He didn't just win he took the top spot by 30 points and helped put his team into 2nd place missing 1st by 18 points. Unfortunately they only take first place team so they don't get to compete at nationals :(</div><br /><div align="center">Jay turned 18 May 4th! Wow where has the time gone? I'm getting older if he is an "adult"</div><br /><div align="center">May 13th.... wow... where did the time go.... We are headed to Idaho.... :)))))</div><br /><div align="center">Luke graduates.... and Luke and Jess get married....... </div><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">The graduation and wedding get their own blog..... this was catch up incase anyone wondered what happened to me. </div><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center"> </div>Neolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12459300820277299750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8103183366666018352.post-38149502196902872782010-03-19T19:39:00.000-07:002010-04-05T20:30:00.853-07:00Spring Break 2010<div align="center"> Spring break 2010 was a mixed bag of activities. For starters we didn't do all that we had planned because we moved the week before and it was way too much to leave right away. Our original plan was to go to S. Oregon then back to Idaho for the rest of the week. But we decided it was too much driving. We got some work done around home on the weekend and left or Idaho on Tuesday. We spent the first night with Martha and Al and Jay and I had a fun day at the Boise mall before heading to Ontario on Wednesday.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454184190964764978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTEuLRYPU5dp15Aac4lZqVYRiZJvJYGjMVKA_wIjv3zkl_ZZ-jWqPr5jSNcYzdyfEd5Clv7b6OcBv8Zu3yVcewCT5wNJJ-6HAXX90YvVFLxU_caVBye-CHY1BF12Xo13yvZKA2uA7I0PdR/s320/009.JPG" border="0" />Al, Jay and Martha<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454184199835068754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjywtgapQT2F_oQVVEBTsCVHdrKVZvBte4JSawg4FCGK_iVoAUD3w5bbSfY7377_9Z5JxtObIbhIGz2bHPkNktDho2GfOawS_NkKUahH7bCK5H9V5xS9UZ1wkPa4-GQEePZXyUKWKE2tSxf/s320/058.JPG" border="0" />Neola and Mary fit in time for a visit and coffee!<br /><div align="center"><div><div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450542799338796322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpz53H4bCWCuy7czsXAf9zVA78mGGVXW69iosdaiRM1xVLUikGD7BZZU8JBV0ZhEoffww-SqAtzz-P4AL3kTlplQX_RZl_GDyt61_wFTrHcR81AGYpgcBqqSZusumXf3HgwRK9gPbwMdEE/s320/031.JPG" border="0" />Stephanie and Eli, we got to spend time with them. Eli so cute!<br /><br />We had a surprise. Luke decided to stop through Ontario on his way to Fresno, he wanted to see as many people as possible so we planned a dinner at Fiesta. Lots of family and friends came to eat and socialize.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454184201234601746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpCnxsMH385-srgav5TVyB8K0w8ynPdvckxn8YUeuQ1Fl0xIl4HmDD5JoXq2MXpKDAkfGNeWId_ZZqz2KtEAljgQu8xM7Az1xybELSVHZ1O2f6a1-r1UCkf5D2VjCOKJxj2-Nzbiko9fBP/s320/060.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454188897273504658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEzYOSWTDiGSEEJl_Q9maD5fYsyvvn3sU3HwA1GysRqcU5Lzf9udm1o-zJmy7-z2JGTunS0DimBBF_LXw66-FqiZAHxdl9CbGMRNQ5Ki-llMzh7KqzVGsgitdvr4Fbsokhqi2um0XkZjHZ/s320/088.JPG" border="0" />Stephanie, Eli and Mike<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_yvF9jpaujsL-UUvgSK30XGLh3cl_AFHawLKLmbKGzJykb9zDx-KnKbEduq94SCAUkJOm7OstmyfRNn8WQlRsK8wSK_A00-bOdT-zanLNgRFIvCyD-frpSULCQ8LQVgcRemY-LKWKuQOw/s1600/091.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454184210450181138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 241px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_yvF9jpaujsL-UUvgSK30XGLh3cl_AFHawLKLmbKGzJykb9zDx-KnKbEduq94SCAUkJOm7OstmyfRNn8WQlRsK8wSK_A00-bOdT-zanLNgRFIvCyD-frpSULCQ8LQVgcRemY-LKWKuQOw/s320/091.JPG" border="0" /></a>Luke and Neola. So nice to see him!<br /><div><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454186285424057154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig0aGeCLfhMRo7ZgsnDXh7LDjVaV7xjKZAh_1sAcHAa_75PBllOre7OXmRWhGZEWvNGYag68_vsOUi9sVyrAmcz2eMPXBV8PPTv2M2iU3LVd6uj2ArEyJEBNwl2yIyC_i3XO8b8p2A1adm/s320/093.JPG" border="0" />Luke, Becky and Steve<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450542813231915154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKwv6eRDjwfoMoOkAduSLsUCDvaRG9Q1YgSExQk1FyM2f4DwifnjgWWsmpnC6eu9GzkulydRipzdmXEKtNWK76VQZ1otnq9PboxroX0-JY996szN-5HhbB8QUnInOumE2OKyLMp_DGkF10/s320/049.JPG" border="0" />Connor, Chase, Kerry, Doug and Carson. We got to spend sometime with them also.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454186273732980242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYsT2AGNaOa6GQ86b3L0EgLz7PNKv9h537P1v0GEnnqH4uWKv94-juhjxbErKvVjiqYv-Qm5PGkzMxUcbNgWGCtH-sevS6lIFDEQ1nYIMf7DpFgCd5Y72J7iwqgUe4jP2vZIkMNbf-qsvr/s320/041.JPG" border="0" />Jay, Carson, Chase and Connor. They are all growing up! </div><div> </div><div>Jay was invited to Payette's Prom by KaDee. They have been friends for all their lives. We planned our spring break around making the prom work for the kids. We had the tux measured in Grand Junction and ordered the tux from Ontario. <br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456857312609573474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJdslFmpmtcxoNl4qSP1dgcF8NZh8VRVAUBLSGKrW_jexRHb-kTsqVFcgnC1cHNO8UEh2VhRJOBXX5o1UkequMzYiXFrZEqkaLJotkUY1QZyTdk3AqkxOt63UWDh-jiWFtDTpNSv8zln1B/s320/115.JPG" border="0" />Jay and KaDee... looking great! They had fun.<br /><div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454184221571637858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg-uvUIJ9EFgWOoSGbXYK9OQmaCMstjhHf-zOR0Gd2RWwKQ5EIlQqoqeNnKTH87S7fosihTPHP8vOfGKkYa_caaxpM9q9TnTuAeV2iTocYH2G6PXmxPY0HfpSz1QFTRTiribwuVLS62gSR/s320/158.JPG" border="0" />The group for prom being silly! They had steak dinner at Bradshaw's. One of the girls date got grounded so they found her another date at the last minute. He came with flowers, in a red mustang convertible. MaryBeth, KaDee's mom and I went to the prom and got to see all the decorates and the kids at the dance. It was fun to reconnect with people.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454188904047166354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge1e4bfOK3q5OOC0hlyDb1Nsy6oW_-C1amIxWmTqUKiNcOHRyr4KONsxdBz4LX24gvqq-K_LO9byofof6BbDuMZ2SQOoZ_Lg4XMEbsHzbdKAtw8vvxaW0Dj5ohNoTmaG3kfOTc9z2yeGov/s320/172.JPG" border="0" /> Steve and Becky... thanks for letting us stay with you! <br /><div><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454188911397658258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhlCIIpaIs369YDwiHimgam4GXIO5c8VP6MK3OT0QgxzY63BkVRX8pHx57BVhm-dfTvxNo6ACzQG_WyHmlueNqhbQpR5FBs_au2tBhhycBA959N6a4UmSvPKKUfuYWHuKKWxrtA2ahYStH/s320/174.JPG" border="0" /> Neola and Jamie. </div><div>We got to visit with him and family a few times. The fun story was on our way from Boise to Ontario. I tried to call Jamie and see if he was home or still on his way home from Nampa where he works... long story short he was two cars in front of us!</div><div> </div><div>It was great to get out of town and see everyone but it was nice to come home to our new house!<br /></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Neolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12459300820277299750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8103183366666018352.post-43152750351680553052010-03-02T09:47:00.000-08:002010-03-03T20:56:05.570-08:00Moving.....all the STUFF!!<div align="center"> Moving... ahh ... I'm sure you all have some stories to tell. It is an adventure whether you are moving 1,000 miles or 10 miles. It John and I have lived in 7 different houses since we have been married. The first move was in to the church parsonage after his dad had retired. Now that is a story in itself. The next move was across the street to a little 600 sq ft house. We rented for a year or two and then bought it. Now several moves later and many years later you would think we had it all figured out! Ha, Ha. John and I have to totally different styles and depending on which kid is helping us they do also. This blog began with Jessica setting me up to blog our adventures of moving from Phoenix, OR to Grand Junction, CO. Now a year later we are having another moving adventure. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444096584165538498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY6-eisAwsZwlU6NXIJwedc4U_rQqq1LGnvtM4CdvIG1L1zN_xKm6fuu9Gy4l-HZ3K6E80BM5Zp_bxqCr8jmNBoevGh2_8lSW03ScSv4ehRnt5_TDUnnErCI6u4fSS25kJFE80u5l8Umfc/s320/004.JPG" border="0" />The trusty dodge pickup and little green golf cart trailer converted into a moving trailer by a friend a few moves ago. Thanks Bruce!<br /><br /><div><div align="center"><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444096570058743106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQOw7UfJU-ol8cS8Qbzxxonxkc0Jq2srGWNVvFBgmzF-dSeqdaeM8ah_UcyML_ZRHBbwm5_m_CsKcIFZhldZcjPQjAV_sk43P7Y1M3tp15QtVeH2Frd_rGr_eX52lhhS8hnmQYYbOicA_j/s320/007.JPG" border="0" />Like I said an adventure... flat tire that we pumped up and drove till it went flat again. Thank God that it held the day of the big move.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444096561629868514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6U8GeWlX7GN6HFAp0wFBJS9QyEcYFVhJul5vW-d7U9XppNku7_9rN5GTHovP_fJf6uqNX7bkjDtQZcUjgBVyCymLOP8ftCvJ622rEMM55_plpLCymD5RDkP92-Ts9PLMBVsfUkPGbAzWN/s320/017.JPG" border="0" />The movers! They were amazing. All guys from John's work crew. Dan,Kim John,Jim,Keith,Matt,Bob and Todd. Thank you guys!!<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444632509392371698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ss6xq7_xG98M45Dww1NLHUeA6SaKpZR3p_bh5TXsr25MjVXizTerrby4COKhiKxe_MLoEsbRCA5kMLYnL_o_nV9F2EB3tzn4OBkkLBE7aE_XZDrlEBo9yNoXLpSt-uazeY3VpFfe_Gn_/s320/029.JPG" border="0" />Loading at the rental house. The truck and some of the pickup trucks that they used!<br /><div></div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444632525230568850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg30yfDus3SLSfPU3Fx2rceAavz4sDMWo6qlg_MmkpgM1qsLjLdCz3qhyphenhyphen1Boqx0-frqKY8T1Cum-c5pSm47ynmjP7w7m6FHeXKdBUyBt8r4OProrTJ6qOlT7PvLZZuv7a-QxExZC23DCtLv/s320/037.JPG" border="0" />Unloading at the new house.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiodqm0rKXtXtJfwC9ilWNXAqPcSBg_apMQKE1RAMibuxFN08xlShyXIy8wIvPpKCU27yBqVSgGB5sZbOfa1JSyazkcKeOd7esqneQPrvve2g9dYT8B5EGQL8BXTMMNxiyWUQhElyYge8Rm/s1600-h/015.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444104283038758370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiodqm0rKXtXtJfwC9ilWNXAqPcSBg_apMQKE1RAMibuxFN08xlShyXIy8wIvPpKCU27yBqVSgGB5sZbOfa1JSyazkcKeOd7esqneQPrvve2g9dYT8B5EGQL8BXTMMNxiyWUQhElyYge8Rm/s320/015.JPG" border="0" /></a>My dishes in their new home! <br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444632496443429922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7YU_IZfmOfgA9jD4xVzg4vzrN_6y99_inJGqEFCd0NFOX_AB_4-jmISd4iQT6B0lcx337T_sUOrODL65jAHX9C9RPnTxly5hpz6_X79vOHW1Pip45FYMekAdVSP4Di0v4YEzCbOfosFyk/s320/010.JPG" border="0" />John and Jay moving stuff upstairs. Notice they are steep!<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444096607131302210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyaT9Omp2QZdGo6aD35Lvzyfpo5pdYGUIb8CQH5LqIft2-f6M0e7AKkYbVbTjxYa-5aYHcIt6fzhYeQxG86HWbAxR_dY0Z9j9ZIDkReawyeyXCaV8HCIihLasJwkr1zOlc0FtsiLkYyiAa/s320/040.JPG" border="0" /> Keith, John and Dan enjoying the Deer stew that Dan provided! It was very good!<br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444104247921579602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTMteKz2zDiCm2VfUi5hXqjbWGt8vZxiSOLM8EUl4PQN9FhddSqYG5M1DUTg4rgpqgx8Z3SGfPZdeGWmo5On6G_WGwY_6j3mxdXansNDRMNMqiJ5PRcadYDB1bdsg22niZZxBUjL0lG67o/s320/073.JPG" border="0" /> Neola and our candle. Grace our real estate agent gave us candle to light at our new house for it to be a place of love. We gathered around and lite the candle and had a time of prayer.<br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444110858695888114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijnjHUpVNjccPX_8r4OAuU4e_G4-CF1hOMaSi4jRzrfjknVt-5fD9__GBCsV4uvuPy0u02kM8u_HO_uqLL8bz42ByUICtKdP4CL9iRAvl1-kUTAqtAqayW6U-BeCVSP3v5MrCskLqmQbx-/s320/069.JPG" border="0" /></div><div> This is a picture of the house from the top of the stairs looking down into the kitchen and "great" room. Lots left to unpack and put away!!!<br /> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444104258804996994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF4AfN0pDBuKTqKxkxxM7sLMnZ4JX_xJLTyxM74Q39Aykp_HVEPF3Z2QgwO2xrXI-eDql4isbDcXO0psRTje7PuFQD6-8YdmUv4SAIQvr1JVjcytTVHLr5NJarKOhrrXbEp4RtiEn8_RHE/s320/075.JPG" border="0" />John drilling the first hole in the wall to hang "Gus"<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444104275992091346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCeF3lMzGLrQLv6v8o7TBvsWDdKBuuQHZpAPuTT1z4XlVqToHVBbHDxqfygo4u9nx2s0J-wcQ7pgRWNUMwm_MquH13N-gEkTIAukFhEgo44q8sH9Bkys3IBqoWflS0RCquX_KColc8wWNC/s320/079.JPG" border="0" />John and Jay hanging Gus in his place.<br /><div><div><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444104297905472386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNdNxTR6dwua82QowGScxCuGA-8rGybcZayTZf2sSwXwiTBDnK30wSpPaSSR_I_PNFG2bQGMrHVbaww5jwJYS2Qeb4wHswjJJtMIwCfnOV8ywnLIguSVwish0NMJTov5QiTlDIkn2R0J4R/s320/083.JPG" border="0" /> Some of the stuff is put away and Gus the goat and Sam the sheep are hung. It is starting to feel like home. </div><div>Thank you God for your many blessings as we move forward into a new chapter in our life.<br /><div><div><div><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Neolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12459300820277299750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8103183366666018352.post-2174141441205484212010-02-24T19:46:00.000-08:002010-02-24T20:04:43.967-08:00Here we go again!<div align="center"> On Feb 22nd we signed the papers and bought the house in Fruita, CO. We are pictured here with our real estate agent Grace and her gift basket for us.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442023909622083282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirs_HgPE5oDyH84aF1Z9t6TJUJwo6DFSkOW0hR6qtg6Ds3GFMcf1BuuIZGddQUcZ5HpI4J5631c1sW3KW8klimpH_Cmhlw-LYjdyD0ytKhqXAB84Y0aKpJE7Lx6x5qnNGtwDMZkpluDAmR/s320/003.JPG" border="0" />The house is new so we had to purchase frig and range. John got his Samsung frig. They are suppose to be quiet. He hates a noisy frig! We picked them up and installed them ourselves rather than have them delivered.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCZ2ypxNh_4kiLWzOBQlbNM8cirsX78KQYNcy8Eixbh1sd-uvwZ76ygWxG0y9WK0isoXpv5k2C50SoM3_gnA6UyWq4w9mwIEvaf32O7Olmna_uwGp42U1s8XJOiXrWVjDxscR1XX_0pbBy/s1600-h/009.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442023921167761362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCZ2ypxNh_4kiLWzOBQlbNM8cirsX78KQYNcy8Eixbh1sd-uvwZ76ygWxG0y9WK0isoXpv5k2C50SoM3_gnA6UyWq4w9mwIEvaf32O7Olmna_uwGp42U1s8XJOiXrWVjDxscR1XX_0pbBy/s320/009.JPG" border="0" /></a>Today we hauled 3 loads of pickup and trailer loaded. My body aches.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442023941072819458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxkvokoByrkNiSKp75crzqiA6wdkHWmC1EtiJOcFLVX68eTyIKBZaEWe6NYmkd2NWY7oasaea572YCy5wNLefB63C8QmwBiQXd6JGqDYGaZVH4EqhmydMO6DhrfcPMYD6VXgik6jB7gjMr/s320/018.JPG" border="0" />Our new furniture was delivered today!! We really like it.<br /><div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442023951710827970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtwLM9NBokQC_098rRIZAnbGbDBqABCGXFI-V7cA2Qewg9uI6V5SezHG0_2P0TV1yk9riSyeWGSoN_lvLj0jVKx9R2iUcSExsb1ashSnpBHcyDGNAAfMakSQw93zEDnr8mXEPktjbxC-s9/s320/028.JPG" border="0" />Need to get a good nights rest! John has tomorrow off also. They are predicting snow/rain. <br /><div></div></div></div><br /></div>Neolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12459300820277299750noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8103183366666018352.post-64355456301951669372010-02-22T20:05:00.000-08:002010-02-22T21:17:16.686-08:00It's Ours....<div align="center">Today was the day that we closed on our new house. It was an emotional day for me. Buying a house makes this whole moving to Colorado a more permanent thing. Plus the work of moving again, even if we didn't unpack everything it still requires <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">alot</span> of work to move. It has been a year of living here and you just accumulate "stuff"! <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Neola</span> is known for her "piles" of things that she is going to deal with.... so I will probably throw it in a box and "deal" with it later....</div><div align="center">I got most of the utilities changed today; Reminder for those of you that are planning a move... take care of that a few days in advance.. depending on the company it can be over a week out to get services changed even if you already have service with that company.....<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">rrrrr</span></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">But the new frig and range came in today so we picked them up (no we won't pay for delivery) after John got off work. Jay met us at the house and helped us unload and put in the house. </div><div align="center">Tomorrow my friend Sandy and I will go in and clean. It is a new house so it is mainly construction dust. Then we begin the move. </div><div align="center">The day will be easy to remember because today is my brother's 50<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">th</span> Birthday!! Happy Birthday Jamie!!</div><div align="center"> </div>Neolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12459300820277299750noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8103183366666018352.post-45345011334930471432010-02-21T20:14:00.000-08:002010-02-21T20:31:53.023-08:00New House!<div align="center">On Friday we met with the builder of the house we are buying. We went over the final walk thru and every thing checked out okay. Tomorrow we will sign papers for the new house. Then begins the move. We didn't unpack everything when we moved here so some of the stuff we will be unpacking we haven't seen in a year. It will also be different just moving 11 miles away. We will pick up the frig and range tomorrow from Sears. Then get our washer and dryer out of storage. We plan to move the little things during the week and then move big stuff on the weekend. John's crew have offered to help.</div><div align="center"></div>Neolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12459300820277299750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8103183366666018352.post-81683531763298598742010-02-02T16:39:00.000-08:002010-02-06T15:05:32.835-08:00One Year Brings Changes!!<div align="center">One year ago we pulled into Grand Junction, Colorado with our 5 vehicles and all our belongings. It had been a long emotional several days since we had loaded and left Phoenix, Oregon. John had driven the Budget truck, Jerrad his pickup truck full inside and out, Dave had taken over for Jamie and Norma in New Plymouth and had "herded" the dodge pickup with trailer, Neola was in a full van with Chubby, Jay in the Corolla. I distinctly remember the last part of the drive from Price to Green River was horrible, it had just gotten dark and there were scary energy trucks driving stupid on the two laned highway. Then we got to Green River, Utah and thought we were almost here. Wrong it was another 90 miles in the dark. I can still see Jay's face as we pulled into the driveway and looked at where we were going to be living! </div><br /><div align="center">Now a year later, we are getting settled into the community. The rental house has served us well being so close to work for John. For an older home with multiple split levels it has been okay. We had the kids home at vacations and we all fit and for the most part enough beds. Wes and Joan visited in October. </div><br /><div align="center">We have searched for about a year for a house. We have looked at so many open houses and met almost all the Realtors in the valley. After we sold our house in Phoenix in October we started looking for real in November. Grace became our Realtor and she is a hard worker. We saw a ton of houses in our price range and some stretching it. We made a low ball offer on an amazing house in the Redlands and didn't get it. We recently made an offer on a new speck house in Fruita (small town to the west) after a small counter they accepted and if all goes as planned we should close on Feb 22nd. Then we "get" to move again!</div><br /><div align="center">Since the house is new we will have to purchase a frig, they give us a range allowance so I can have my gas range. We will need to buy all the window coverings and are in the process of getting bids for 18 windows. We need some new furniture and there there is landscaping but no fence. There will be plenty of projects to keep us busy for awhile. </div><br /><div align="center">Even with the work ahead it will be nice to finally be in our own home. Praying all the paperwork and stuff happens as it is suppose to.</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435268577277461138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSqT4BPKE-C05ee2OCKUj8_aaasPrNY0xuU-izBTYQD9WrRMQc-_IQahIgOBHGIe3QI0Y3hqx5UXsMAslnLQ2l-zsMQyybUkKTY-1ItiKip7MHYmnAZLVwW4TbrhFD_L7emL7DOXq28d-d/s320/094.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center">Neola and the house<br /></p><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435268587036929570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmuYBG4Nr-0xIf2s2njvvunDf3wuUQmqV2ZxsHXydAyW1tGfeylh7Gmzl-RpW8TG7PeIItubueAg9sByd_bY6txVPWazZa3oAe4X6o83CxH1W16WDsglkNvVB6NtVxGJDKx24d5UwEmWZy/s320/033.JPG" border="0" />The kitchen.</p><p align="center">Will post more pictures when it all happens.<br /></p>Neolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12459300820277299750noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8103183366666018352.post-12955031267047217382010-01-18T12:15:00.000-08:002010-01-24T20:16:47.989-08:00On the road again!<div align="center">It was great having the boys home for Christmas break. <br />Mark headed back to school on Jan 11th. It was tough to see him go but excited for a new semester. He drove to Boise and picked up Luke from the airport. Luke flew in from CA and visiting Jessica. They spent the night in Ontario and visited family from the area. <br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGOqu7D9ajoGKZPXnyHSeHYBVU8THtuob_gPtugd8J6yAwRoKwRoIyBK822pwbDs5cCKtU63m4bImh_U0eKMJe3OD9iAVNu5eM_kvICwVSCBSWw_hsLwXX6cjiSnN5N7BH7vSmhwWvFXKo/s1600-h/025.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428178898495747298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGOqu7D9ajoGKZPXnyHSeHYBVU8THtuob_gPtugd8J6yAwRoKwRoIyBK822pwbDs5cCKtU63m4bImh_U0eKMJe3OD9iAVNu5eM_kvICwVSCBSWw_hsLwXX6cjiSnN5N7BH7vSmhwWvFXKo/s320/025.JPG" border="0" /></a> Mark with John after a rough evening of games.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwMZjY0RvDzQ2f69XqWZ9C13DDo-GCmKacQsmdYxDG9hOz6NOhXKTTGF8J4ebfU_iihAXRv9Kci1BZiYSOlgN6EQwymm6myGNv8wiv0-FooxZ4tS40QfW2R3mzyrG-GLVQ7xELGbktA_I-/s1600-h/024.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428178892690953730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwMZjY0RvDzQ2f69XqWZ9C13DDo-GCmKacQsmdYxDG9hOz6NOhXKTTGF8J4ebfU_iihAXRv9Kci1BZiYSOlgN6EQwymm6myGNv8wiv0-FooxZ4tS40QfW2R3mzyrG-GLVQ7xELGbktA_I-/s320/024.JPG" border="0" /></a>Mark giving Chubby love.<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrn4Q2LK9yLK-h6v1fY61QyBzRize05Q0g5XOUbsrZ8hoV8-cQstbFokRAK-XXend8Dw8b9ECucHAYQoCbZULuICyGX5chGz3mGgv3uPaBPt6baYDmLB6zI5oRknGNb3gjKsWem_6A4qCS/s1600-h/020.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428178884906672082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrn4Q2LK9yLK-h6v1fY61QyBzRize05Q0g5XOUbsrZ8hoV8-cQstbFokRAK-XXend8Dw8b9ECucHAYQoCbZULuICyGX5chGz3mGgv3uPaBPt6baYDmLB6zI5oRknGNb3gjKsWem_6A4qCS/s320/020.JPG" border="0" /></a>John, Mark and Neola <br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428178907653860258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTA62p957F4AQ9QgPKjjPcx8ttBjO8MKAP0ahyBfY6v4hw3Zx7r6L_hzt6gbnFYp9k7hecpfIvbohf_ApIj5VfpaL3OinTaI0gxTpdvjdrVQATpBp9dxcb_DnfBimUrMe9u7-NqmgbVJtw/s320/026.JPG" border="0" />Ready to head out.....<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428178913029565394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihpPi0tTVeV3dWPqhxpuEX1ODHU1ERKty8VHZG7KYP_9Kq4F9LfaBtUFV6cdnaS7HfPCbpFRDKqS-GUBq9k_aJZLBEao1Vgg5E-VjrlNbw_3uSWrwYEJ5EUIqVWy5xXCQ4OiifGQjbOuxp/s320/029.JPG" border="0" />Still lots of snow!<br /><div> </div></div><br /></div>Neolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12459300820277299750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8103183366666018352.post-63054731430556865952010-01-14T16:15:00.000-08:002010-01-14T17:03:14.755-08:00Ice Fishing!<div align="center"> Mark loves to ice fish. It is something that he has gotten into at college in outdoor recreation. So he and Jay got together and got John the equipment for ice fishing for Christmas. John was thrilled. He and Mark went ice fishing several times while he was home for Christmas break. There are lots of places to go up on the Grand Mesa and in other mountain lakes in our area.<br /> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426755674745359634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4LqRHPOdL28mVT9VBAIwgNlKfajFTN2QJZAXVX_sALooKB3dX-W5spg5dtkTyOTNsGWH1AXBn41sqnXq-JcSelQ3CTWQSSqTpXA9LT_nA0WX6twr_aZvn8GD1zLlrRMAbv1RRU6MRM4wm/s320/018.JPG" border="0" />Mark<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6QTdn8pFAsQNo6gihqIHmBDKboRtrVZkvyNLhVU_mSuHC-rhQUBxoipusMqIvwIU9SAvr8TBDlLe7fb6557YYCTS4r_HKkscgTrxr9T1Wi1zaU-3bTX7bDxDPHg6Aa9Arlv2RJgxRh2OG/s1600-h/023.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426755647214355266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6QTdn8pFAsQNo6gihqIHmBDKboRtrVZkvyNLhVU_mSuHC-rhQUBxoipusMqIvwIU9SAvr8TBDlLe7fb6557YYCTS4r_HKkscgTrxr9T1Wi1zaU-3bTX7bDxDPHg6Aa9Arlv2RJgxRh2OG/s320/023.JPG" border="0" /></a> John<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD15uKXAQY1XFG25JOg5OBg-hAvPcMjUp-JgDN27sBieytDBlQvg3u0op1Fiuz7C6L8OjubI3-QdSyZJyx3v97l5icV-eoBOx1_-1V8BPHS_bagRGTxX0laOmSYodwYSiE-DHNBVZdm0yC/s1600-h/026.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426755644599266130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD15uKXAQY1XFG25JOg5OBg-hAvPcMjUp-JgDN27sBieytDBlQvg3u0op1Fiuz7C6L8OjubI3-QdSyZJyx3v97l5icV-eoBOx1_-1V8BPHS_bagRGTxX0laOmSYodwYSiE-DHNBVZdm0yC/s320/026.JPG" border="0" /></a>John</div><div>It has been really cold here but the sun has been shining so they really enjoyed it. John is really going to miss Mark and is already trying to convince me that I would love to ice fish! <br />Sounds cold to me!!<br /><div> </div></div><br /></div>Neolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12459300820277299750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8103183366666018352.post-91796872671540262502010-01-05T12:07:00.000-08:002010-01-05T15:33:01.347-08:00Christmas 2009<div align="center">Thanksgiving had come and gone and the boys had gone back to college and Jessica back home. We were trying to decide how much we would decorate the house because everything was in storage and we were still in our rental house. It was hard to get into the spirit of Christmas so John pushed and we decorated. We put up 2 trees, got out the Nativities and decorated "Gus" the goat. John even put up some LED lights outside. He is changing over to the LED because they are so energy efficient.<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDbo4S7DzJsfwIQqmriOW9bCVhYK91zQ56Gyv1Molkou3CKMDdPo7D8Ski78vSIgugEWK1Xl8H2fjKm4QTt7Bs_e4H_R6h17OIRfqziYoPXX7lEMR6ikdWtNCLWoXPN_efb0l-a8VCKeZW/s1600-h/025.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423391891757051682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDbo4S7DzJsfwIQqmriOW9bCVhYK91zQ56Gyv1Molkou3CKMDdPo7D8Ski78vSIgugEWK1Xl8H2fjKm4QTt7Bs_e4H_R6h17OIRfqziYoPXX7lEMR6ikdWtNCLWoXPN_efb0l-a8VCKeZW/s320/025.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423391897289881586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8oh_QNqRnZTsc7JLZ5gVBdwvpTaScs7M_tnes6TvIjwZmSDVAqwgKGYW7sPycdoOSbM40iQresBHHZ4DRB3UkbI92auerq4gI0K_YJHtTyI46JxP-YKU2M1OMmkYKVIuN4_YurPUKdJoG/s320/026.JPG" border="0" /> <div align="center">Early December it snowed a bunch... we got over 9 inches in 2 days. The locals tell us that it isn't normal... whatever that means. Then it turned cold! Dropped below zero and stayed cold. In Grand Junction they don't plow side streets, so we have ruts and snow and ice on our street. When the boys came home, the worst road of the trip was our street.<br />At least we had a white Christmas:)) </div><div align="center">The picture of John and the boys was taken on Christmas Eve... we went out for Chinese food. Even with the sun shining and Luke and Jay dressed for warm weather it was only about 20 degrees.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423352028474422898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGU18yQb27uTAikzTiopCl-ERHcQlwQrp9Cd4aMnjOSkrRuMa3z2nNx52wsw8Kp36AwUUHKaDK8lMYElQKWi-Z7gir-Ij9EwJFBp9tAoARmOockVO8BAj1DGBj1EyiD_FfFsmbli4NKosT/s320/050.JPG" border="0" /><br />Christmas Eve we went to Church and then came home and of course had to take a family picture. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423394355831890498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv-Od736zPxkxfD8hn2zAFfcGHrf2p0fTo1ae66xNkKWPJP585BwhVd8sRGbQZH3S7Mk0blvTXGqFWwbzqz0aqEz92TvuCFux80Foi2ABpqiIjcVd3rGrdF34vnIdrS-tzE7wXffZlLftE/s320/179.JPG" border="0" />When the boys are home we always play games. Great family time!<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423352035989643570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTqrenBvREhVZJ4eMGbusHw7X3XYP4i1LlFKUdDyD2uGLa18vaAMbjkEEr6KkIRpKb2J0yfEuBErODoXDVhbGyYsNgFj0srmW28EqEIbghJ7acopbrkgA5c7XvEbOsn5RgCkHkfGjgLUKd/s320/060.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423352024355833394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmAXweyxD1WNoEOntJ0ZPsO6uLnObCVrZZQci7Ss9H3UFoiUl40oRScBflqxiihtjq-OrQ5_5MTO0JMDyZ3IrS3NqdonNqgYJzXj2pFSdgIyAm6NvA8GcRllZd2ydtZ4f7CpD2o88aRuZ_/s320/040.JPG" border="0" /> We gave the boys their yearly Christmas book. It is always a special time, now they take turns reading the story.<br /></div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423352046512126402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4oCF2TEj4irNscd0DKgdR609O_ysVogcu-rC2J_xsWDVPvysCdf8CREqDDQVKPzHibbQsVzLhk8az7qK4DNeubRUxmUpvcv28mbgVi0lbyz_FRMjdxoXIsllg5x0FXgPih5t4G3Og7W2M/s320/096.JPG" border="0" /><br />Christmas morning<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423354002506749506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgvHWW0J5SSP84o-RJDXCLSb_Pn8SCwYTJlaxXYX_7JmxwD1BU5bjfLygeUk9y9CLKvS8r66SVHYjT7Em1Qz5tVtFmvOX2JBjc9jjZ3el9-Kuc8Lv-IaKudfmdbCnYWNxCdz_cIEmgplgn/s320/113.JPG" border="0" /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXOPxcarvRUl2ijswlR_NGWDAc2CH0dKEqUX6TdtgEvurqSPhLc_fDDGjmrn5brK5nM7HYgj73a6E67PwOWIU4aRWu0A6jUzYUWENnhGpjDZKAYTgN5lSGpGaTW_JwkqcJTWq7hDMh_lhi/s1600-h/116.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423354006895662290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXOPxcarvRUl2ijswlR_NGWDAc2CH0dKEqUX6TdtgEvurqSPhLc_fDDGjmrn5brK5nM7HYgj73a6E67PwOWIU4aRWu0A6jUzYUWENnhGpjDZKAYTgN5lSGpGaTW_JwkqcJTWq7hDMh_lhi/s320/116.JPG" border="0" /></a>Mark and Jay in their hats from Jess and Luke.<br /><div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423354015617959090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM7Mr-0IcAI5xfg23lzfR5HkYqRdfostg7aj0Dm7xM3j8HYQ934YqO_-44wzY5uxiuIwiGZo3spLl3_uuzZ12mQKNwVVhhN995rgrj2nScFgXMrDhaS0LmH10tN4iapDxR64sF53FbO5ED/s320/130.JPG" border="0" /> Mark got Luke a football for Christmas so they convinced their dad that he needed to go throw with them. The only place where it was clear enough was the hospital parking lot right behind the house. Needless to say they didn't last very long....they said the ball got too cold and hurt to catch. I think it was just cold!<br /><br /><div><div><div><div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423354025408738946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Jvip3S6Z-j7YxdVm3TgvU3CPfvrnWdVa90S5kc8BeT52mdZ8874D-12r1EDD0g5_Dhp3IKomRujRrsIErLLxdf5Q4y3f8XPUJUDdjunllnZREN3zbDcisBYm2DLjSZJvIf-sUqjNGhsb/s320/139.JPG" border="0" /><br />We were very blessed to have Luke and Mark both home for Christmas. We had Luke for almost a week before he flew out to spend time with Jessica in CA. He flew out on Christmas Day evening. It was hard have him go but glad that he could spend time with Jessica and her family. He will fly back into Boise at the end of break and Mark will pick him up there and take him back to Moscow.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423354032067382178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbdesjLtthJPCMZhyaz40PJxLhWP8BNGRALaPkt1r0_8GxoORtVkd7DxZvZdFgdhf95jHachQZdwmapk_B2iXSdYW9agL3yVdBd9b0LnowbfgSbowlHcDZh7YcR8PofAUJke0ABghTzucN/s320/144.JPG" border="0" /> My boys are growing up! Life keeps changing, I treasure the moments!<br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div></div>Neolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12459300820277299750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8103183366666018352.post-22306413671329606622009-12-20T12:28:00.000-08:002009-12-20T21:58:38.180-08:00Kissing Balls!<div align="center"> Kissing balls are a fresh green decoration that is hung outside. Apparently they are named that because women use to get kissed on the cheek under them. We made them on the snow day. They were originally made to sell at a FFA fundraiser, but it got cancelled. We were able to sell them to a friend's husband.<br /><br />Neola with her kissing ball before it is finished.<br /></div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417563977691689266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikoE8NtE06LQBtfSugKMcaUIfGMmLelC4FrQcfSc0Fwn_wGL6U96Ls3m1zhjzCPBucaXoWu7qI0TPuDeffTYCt7S8aj7OuWNCfizVtObhQwIRX5v5cpA2y0_OJFD4Xi0GdrrZAAT3xqDpU/s320/048.JPG" border="0" /><br />Jay's kissing ball out front at our house.<br /><br /><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417419910204217986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5nzOofJzsIWV3FD1ej9j_IhfOK9zeyrbKN3EJZ7UF6T_3HrdeoVTqAUS8wIMNy1MfL6s_Dgf-ZeXngeSvIPMAYRNoyPxiJ9DbtEtEVlD5ohuNxqz-p2FjEDmy-iq-D9vPb6vCvKIxlDWL/s320/010.JPG" border="0" /> Jay with his kissing ball. Shows how big it is. <br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417419906276896114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii7zik6nhUNpzwaeqRbGdDAlUfbjhFn5TCx9I0a3vOW1tTGpbv7GlQELz-F46IAOcklg51DhcPtNwXe_TcjR6mqqQz6MqFDARlBgAXYe5c1cpYNSY1GSNIfrGrOiNpHUvl-MJHVg9ZvjrC/s320/007.JPG" border="0" />Cool huh? </div></div>Neolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12459300820277299750noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8103183366666018352.post-19277516003353161932009-12-20T11:48:00.001-08:002009-12-20T12:23:52.404-08:00Snow Day!<div align="center"> The weather forecast called for a huge storm to hit the Grand Valley. We had no idea what that meant having not lived here that long. It started snowing Monday afternoon, Dec 7th. We woke up to 8 inches of snow on Tuesday. "Snow Day" no school! Jay was thrilled. John of course had to work. He walked across the parking lot.</div><div align="center">Out the front window.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417411148936626658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjquAb8BsOr3r4YeTt0tDReKEgk3QEkWsc1Kr-2E5LlBYAxWRCM3LW5uEaQgJdyHubIqqRODN-hLCaH2iYBgZ9JaTqWH6RWqR4i_-T210ur9DanYue0KoUBzncakdUNRrI25Ikcy29BV_PO/s320/006.JPG" border="0" /></div><div align="center"><br /> Backyard.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417411151381671970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjklPQfKZN6cqe-6Q2t-QBhgOzFnSgg5UqMICmBDe83J1i2vwKGpzUHT29h8DDjTvhiLwu5uZ1z4q5pmHuWOKkk-T38DSuTM8AXot5QNNk_DrMPascMe0tVKMJ_L2NtFkDXA_Gm8kFahrRX/s320/013.JPG" border="0" /><br />Jay shoveling snow.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5JgbHKD9KApAmPICbvcgRZC32ckv8rECE5noh-bPB66wpMuGvlju3fxEG-yKSJkC_DReETaFFOGLtKzx0iCpPSJi-sRqAWX_n6-7KyoUvuE0TAZ46DZlfgm6INX8aRWMgvFxGOsYPq-fs/s1600-h/017.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417411159333409202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5JgbHKD9KApAmPICbvcgRZC32ckv8rECE5noh-bPB66wpMuGvlju3fxEG-yKSJkC_DReETaFFOGLtKzx0iCpPSJi-sRqAWX_n6-7KyoUvuE0TAZ46DZlfgm6INX8aRWMgvFxGOsYPq-fs/s320/017.JPG" border="0" /></a>Vehicles<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417411170824990594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi09xy89nTfxoKlS0jMKO7HVNQBm3AeL4JTZQpI_B5T8VGoyQ-tRDEuzBFH6CN0dY2rHla994zxiEnlsNPsZEncSNaXulxpjoAgZJHAd1V5OgGgasUUwvozNQclQM2OLA8dF_KNM51VTChV/s320/021.JPG" border="0" /> <div><div>Neola taking pictures and Jay shoveling. What we didn't was that the afternoon the yard people shovel snow. They came by in the afternoon and finished what we started. <br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417411172224101042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeGxppIz36T4aLlmsjgu0SFVdTMnMM59-ECtRin_xUvOuMInBAlIBO10zpUGdz-GtucQ9TK4nbiKxpeqovN_Yu1ODowfpX7UJLygMJYihTPA4y3zI-NFRWna9EGn7MiFdZzqTBgyPWnGD_/s320/023.JPG" border="0" /> <div>The next day after the snow the below zero weather came and it was wintery cold! Weather we haven't had since Idaho. Clear blue skies and cold! 2 weeks later we still have snow. Our street was never was plowed so it is rutty and icey.</div></div></div></div><br /></div>Neolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12459300820277299750noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8103183366666018352.post-30314995109935868462009-12-14T12:24:00.000-08:002009-12-14T13:46:35.376-08:00The week of Thanksgiving!<div align="center"> It was so cool to have all the kids at our house on Thanksgiving!! Luke visited for the first time since we move here and Jessica got to be here also. A big thanks to her parents for sharing her with us! </div><div><br /></div><div align="center">Of course having the kids home meant that we had the camera's going and taking pictures. I'm sharing a few of what we took the week they were home.<br /></div><div> </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTk4J_2b4HEJy8hUGw4nnl2s8G0ZppU_Tg-dHtAg2munMMPCFJRRc0Yu3zXvQOcEbwHrxV7IAJP8x4XAL83sJ4-9SYnK6i6Cu-h2RMtXeJmZXS6me1R6Nt-5v693gq08g75_rrb9DMbU_W/s1600-h/062.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415194385893563570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTk4J_2b4HEJy8hUGw4nnl2s8G0ZppU_Tg-dHtAg2munMMPCFJRRc0Yu3zXvQOcEbwHrxV7IAJP8x4XAL83sJ4-9SYnK6i6Cu-h2RMtXeJmZXS6me1R6Nt-5v693gq08g75_rrb9DMbU_W/s320/062.JPG" border="0" /></a> Jay, Jessica,Luke, John, Neola<br />Mark and Chubby<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiclFRVbKtVBGsSLF11TPfqUeaBRn5ASWVstKzEptD8FRzo_kMv0IGwHyaYKpuQBm7f-aZbCRKwJNA1tyeWSHK_fBv7vIi4qa78xaDDCKgpC2hWP7dsLjaupcdwVzdfSoySVQ0Ap2Lj3xYE/s1600-h/064.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415194377386140498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiclFRVbKtVBGsSLF11TPfqUeaBRn5ASWVstKzEptD8FRzo_kMv0IGwHyaYKpuQBm7f-aZbCRKwJNA1tyeWSHK_fBv7vIi4qa78xaDDCKgpC2hWP7dsLjaupcdwVzdfSoySVQ0Ap2Lj3xYE/s320/064.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSxRQj_G_URPmQd65NL8Vg2A47txq24Rl4f6utEnTb_i7v6VLNa6sOoKUq3v6uhhgcDzvYRCWkaQKkHRXy0DOmzBhI4wm4x1diyDK0Ff5r1r2YKP2c5dwAomUs0HWmAR0SGx6WY7KN_L9Z/s1600-h/079.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415194375677521266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSxRQj_G_URPmQd65NL8Vg2A47txq24Rl4f6utEnTb_i7v6VLNa6sOoKUq3v6uhhgcDzvYRCWkaQKkHRXy0DOmzBhI4wm4x1diyDK0Ff5r1r2YKP2c5dwAomUs0HWmAR0SGx6WY7KN_L9Z/s320/079.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div>Jessica took us on a "field trip" to see the Alpaca farm in Loma, Co.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415196060442191138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV0jUMGakqhNBfaMP_UCU88w1QLBpOWvxmRnhIIbq1YSBg5i1UjP-20AxXDq4hmw9Atm4VTj6gLcbNj1qd9uw6PE3G6ApvKDqkS5yLZteWbeimcAXalxqghlLEU_aRIG2WzG79_h5p6RJl/s320/010.JPG" border="0" /></div><div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415196051875608146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Ltj_EZsdtMjrJKB3FWgBAF8GmX8eYlIcVvuANTxGWWb0V0dzaeGLmPYDrQcATFiM38Os0i3ya-K_KOYyoL6yxRyeHtELAJTnQBQBkRQO0mvp9M1i9HwprIZ_tMfZRX0S6oBdpYAi7oo-/s320/017.JPG" border="0" />The Alpaca were friendly and liked Jessica.<br /><br />Mark even convinced Jay to go rock climbing with him.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415194365067273826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguIYtjrmKkwobtuO33nqrIQTH-T2By3tWVJ0IhVQ2j8qL5Dq1mRQuziGKZVnA2juApikZJ0GzCT7xFiSe3-hHXmvBjHxS-_aqCe392bS5qn05cTgxPKSFlDD_qp_F-5-XV4EuBa5HTzsY7/s320/026.JPG" border="0" />Mark<br /><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnSiEgo74ExLxT7HGB9trf1-pl-8rWE_4FSy34B6zd7REDLXJGeYIRj_kOMuJXNiXy9kxQgMDYUK41yS0RTETmdSuuJxDyuP9g1TbtvMX0iBDzPQEZjgKIXF2Vfnnq4yxnoLgI9glB2Ed2/s1600-h/031.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415191751443781410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnSiEgo74ExLxT7HGB9trf1-pl-8rWE_4FSy34B6zd7REDLXJGeYIRj_kOMuJXNiXy9kxQgMDYUK41yS0RTETmdSuuJxDyuP9g1TbtvMX0iBDzPQEZjgKIXF2Vfnnq4yxnoLgI9glB2Ed2/s320/031.JPG" border="0" /></a> Jay<br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415191737914256066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtltkmHp_KnAt63-GR_FnMUcHxYkcdLL3c5BT6Q4feCQHWqUuHYaeUcczqSQdrtOEh-5qFh2SaB2rCOmWHquzBGEkCEMFSs7qBpvkjVPGAYkIEXnvsMqFrDR4KFSoV-0rNtNlxcTw7Glkx/s320/035.JPG" border="0" />Mark </div><div> </div><div>John and Luke managed to fit a round of golf in at the Redlands Mesa Golf Course in Grand Junction, CO<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415203019556579986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcXVj20eFExROuHk3RabaJyVB6MX4fIKwxEZeJ9yteY-g0KHinmm3IDasbkUCkLnhPDMwqOIo8CMOnmurtZcMAgdwYM3LbZDjXFLmRkwKnMS8v-S69SfEvchSS5WlOTob4ZFZGiCeVvZvL/s320/005.JPG" border="0" />Luke<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415199977890786082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaiwmPcrhkQ_nlosOXTrhdxvlI1bbYG1UB4WrdWVv-r5FQ4_I6_bQBe6yerHUgw3A1s4WKMkWaft58V7HKaJrXRa5MYQIM7SsKRpkrSgjCbKJJWkCn_2k5tB-PFGxtRNBoQllKnxzduJCR/s320/001.JPG" border="0" /> John<br /><br />We took the kids up to the Colorado Monument to show it to them and get a few pictures for the Christmas card. It took several shots to get the ones we liked!<br /><div><div><div><div><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415205076222318258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVzPSVDkNdx4jeNjh_fAmNNwI32B2nxtwzurfCRRA9Lk5ZtEVqVxNDqnfzGs_D8vPjJQZT9JTzcWELiXW34rMotR_4EXNFqRL3fMMjZIP6qm5HnHEkoAn8z0eSomQ2mRS8w0uZtEYKn_9A/s320/071.JPG" border="0" />Jay was the camera man and got some interesting "between the pose" shots.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415205065820378818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 242px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpHpZHSnYy6B8gE7y4uReMxkwKacFRA7uSj_ASs_uuaMcei4knYH1mSICAFZ2hd13VGTG_8El8dKhbBt_AWNZjMtTfiKWPfKLyEmcTtuAIGlVWphuaZAaYQLPHA7Dt20N7PzJ0ntJ31AkF/s320/081.JPG" border="0" />It was a real blessing to have them all home for a week! </div><div>I'm so thankful for family!<br /><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Neolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12459300820277299750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8103183366666018352.post-69483623295927415412009-12-02T18:17:00.000-08:002009-12-02T19:45:12.981-08:00The Annual Pumpkin Fest!<div align="center"> It all began on October 31st. Halloween! John, Jay and I carved our pumpkins in anticipation of the trick or treaters coming. I bought 2 huge bags of candy at Sam's and was prepared... new house, new neighborhood.. the unknown but need to be ready. </div><div align="center">We had 4 early trick or treaters before we got the jack-o-lanterns going and that was it! </div><div align="center">Needless to say we ate way too much candy!</div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410836084483892034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs16G22hEU7hZ2uqtdo9RxbX6_nP2CGe1nNrRd8I7KpWqfk538jy-EQOwZirEST_L423lfXRpZIBwH47hKnWUhBo5fI4Di4mqXvPyvM_bwWQP8YNZjADpXiCB8XQSDmVHPwsr6nhYvmMdu/s320/052.JPG" border="0" />So I turned the pumpkins around so the good side faced the road. My "fall decorations" and waited for the boys to come home at Thanksgiving to preform the annual pumpkin stabbing/throwing sharp objects at and baseball. <br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqiXpWtjJWjbjhx7esljUQpnbgKv7wM7DJ8PTM2B97fFG8ag-MHueapIBsUk_XEf6uX954hNGeJuEobs25tACqUTZWCoiUedH_WcsuaTihv5B1EnB0w_8TAjihQ51Sbbhj4DY0q8EkM7rn/s1600-h/021.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410836095840322338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqiXpWtjJWjbjhx7esljUQpnbgKv7wM7DJ8PTM2B97fFG8ag-MHueapIBsUk_XEf6uX954hNGeJuEobs25tACqUTZWCoiUedH_WcsuaTihv5B1EnB0w_8TAjihQ51Sbbhj4DY0q8EkM7rn/s320/021.JPG" border="0" /></a>You can see the pumpkin guts flying when Luke connects with a chunk of pumpkin.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410836104580495730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKrYAlNLvyEVdKWdp3UwpMI1YXptiaOQdVb9DOQZ6uA5-3VqkOjnbxgj5FpLpEsChINCnNkntVvDu5MzdhxFgM22C1ICqoAy6Sbfhrj5bairY7FwjztOHXf4zuby-FOcVvkyNYeuDYncHM/s320/028.JPG" border="0" />Brothers and pumpkins!<br /><div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410836117580385234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaBu4U8BwMNrBAVHbtySTuEXsn0Cm-cW9H-pkf3RFIi16dAE4FFxd-oUAuskulX64Re6OVNckYUuXY8Fh-ZA4qifQ7zxPHQmGvCF0-QtsJNxBJiGIxQzpKOr2hXSywsrqJPHe383ewEYHq/s320/043.JPG" border="0" />They did a great job of cleaning it all up out of the front yard. <br /><br /><div></div></div></div><br /></div>Neolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12459300820277299750noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8103183366666018352.post-14998272153304005912009-12-01T12:57:00.000-08:002009-12-01T13:03:58.497-08:00Not Yet!<div align="center">We had a great time with the Mark, Luke and Jessica here for Thanksgiving! Miss them already! </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">We looked at a bunch of house before they got here. Then took them to what we thought were our top three choices. Then looked some more. Decided to show them the house that we had been looking at that was way over our budget. On a wild stab thought we would make a low ball offer and see what happened. Well they didn't like our low offer and came back really close to the asking price. It made that decision easy ... too much... </div><div align="center">.... John got out the Christmas decorations and we put up lights on the outside of the house... meaning we will be here for Christmas...... </div><div align="center">... not yet... still looking!</div>Neolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12459300820277299750noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8103183366666018352.post-28634842667307543372009-11-13T15:14:00.000-08:002009-11-13T15:29:25.282-08:00Looking for a new home<div align="center">Our Phoenix House officially closed on October 23rd!! Praise God!!!</div><div align="center">Now we have begun the challenge of finding a new home here where the market prices are much higher. After seeing almost all the houses in the area within our price range and specifications we are narrowing it down and evaluating the choices. Luke and Mark are at college, Luke and Jess getting married in May and Jay a junior in high school. I gave all that info because we are in transition as a family and trying to decide what type of house we really need. Of course it would be great to have a big house with 4 bedrooms and an extra living space... but do we really need it. Especially this far away from family. </div><div align="center">It would be really nice to be in our new home by Christmas.</div><div align="center">Pray for us as we embark on finding the place where God wants us. </div>Neolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12459300820277299750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8103183366666018352.post-26921393032468155662009-10-24T20:26:00.000-07:002009-10-28T14:19:51.015-07:00Moscow Trip!<div align="center">John was hoping to go up for Dad's weekend at the U of Idaho, but it didn't work out with the boys schedule. So instead we planned to go up a couple of weeks later. I went with him. What I didn't realize was that we were doing it in 3 days. Friday to Sunday = total of 1960 miles and many hours in the car. But it was worth it to visit the boys.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396375683205828866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSx-ooZRyOh_2vtdeh4k8zSy6ir6UyOcr5LYKUQ7K09mqFR3oQ1mkgXOmhZA42Jrb6FlziIiXFI01BdeeWm8oJ0Rr-fpieWOtlGFI3YET2RtFEI_Lbkzf7lLslwbwYKsKqprBOVl4q4SYQ/s320/094.JPG" border="0" />Luke and John at Applebee's.<br /><br />Saturday morning Luke took John golfing at Circling Raven in Worley, ID. Luke has been working there since June. They had a great time, while Mark and I hung out and bought groceries. We met up at the Vandal game. We attended the tailgate party before the game and got to see several friends from the Payette area. It was fun.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsfrLbK4zSc8_rBtigqqXqUCQ1Pb1p9WEJmnMALM_XB2b-74Rukiq0GY5WZeOK-KX4tF6rEXL_cNWC8glMAIa-m0zSNF4Nnq4X946P7GDboNmjEBafbqjPS4L20pZ6IMEK38iBwIG0V5u1/s1600-h/137.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396375708626817842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsfrLbK4zSc8_rBtigqqXqUCQ1Pb1p9WEJmnMALM_XB2b-74Rukiq0GY5WZeOK-KX4tF6rEXL_cNWC8glMAIa-m0zSNF4Nnq4X946P7GDboNmjEBafbqjPS4L20pZ6IMEK38iBwIG0V5u1/s320/137.JPG" border="0" /></a> Neola, Mark, John and Luke in the Kibbie Dome after the game. Vandals won..<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS3lQr4ygBnvVHHMk14O2aJEO2T-mqTwnJi6P2aLMcFjiPocSWTNZabhXUIntl0JcAlBhfeU5s-DJOxrKGUPLavf4Nlv8xEvrwrEPfZP1aE0Er3hj9FZFP_Mra8As2s966hW9XhSjSDiby/s1600-h/129.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396375704434835826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS3lQr4ygBnvVHHMk14O2aJEO2T-mqTwnJi6P2aLMcFjiPocSWTNZabhXUIntl0JcAlBhfeU5s-DJOxrKGUPLavf4Nlv8xEvrwrEPfZP1aE0Er3hj9FZFP_Mra8As2s966hW9XhSjSDiby/s320/129.JPG" border="0" /></a> More posing at the game.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic9G-IA2FQip5Ztl0rdYYv20CGr60rwZ6DfsdXkY1Ov67DQ24fW4QGccGex_oncgwATCYn_SUgDcZNhfCyDE2pLeh6eeUkDWGB3W5qEV2K52DsrODerTDTtu9aDMgH4Wk1YgCxmJHuyaNW/s1600-h/123.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396375700182797474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic9G-IA2FQip5Ztl0rdYYv20CGr60rwZ6DfsdXkY1Ov67DQ24fW4QGccGex_oncgwATCYn_SUgDcZNhfCyDE2pLeh6eeUkDWGB3W5qEV2K52DsrODerTDTtu9aDMgH4Wk1YgCxmJHuyaNW/s320/123.JPG" border="0" /></a> They have remodeled the Kibbie Dome. This is the west end of the dome. It really lightens the dome and gives it a better look.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBVyLzBxR9TWXiK_zInGScQBaqGuVqR0arqTxAnC9hz7AYlZT_ra4kFublOB0CLBX7nz9XGQWn4vBxCSJLUxIeBc3Mg3-j6xtIxqeicyFZrSkTzIy7w4jJWHH6fayMZ9ZuFqYD51JOV64b/s1600-h/119.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396375690051371842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBVyLzBxR9TWXiK_zInGScQBaqGuVqR0arqTxAnC9hz7AYlZT_ra4kFublOB0CLBX7nz9XGQWn4vBxCSJLUxIeBc3Mg3-j6xtIxqeicyFZrSkTzIy7w4jJWHH6fayMZ9ZuFqYD51JOV64b/s320/119.JPG" border="0" /></a>Getting the "look"<br /><div><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397450587181961186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKG43w6PdgAAlL7Z_-J1HhWNvDQwrt8hEdEGT7qHdOpqLU40WTAOxsqRGWqmDf6Qcwpdf5uW_iKAvbtSKmtcj-HHfgX0a3Dcty4VJMlwOBY6it0s_ikMb0ZdH1wuCSAVp4XptH7GsTzSWd/s320/138.JPG" border="0" />Friends at the tailgate. Two generations of Vandals.</div><div>Hilary,Kathy,Neola,Luke,Teresa,Mark, John, Brett,John<br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397450595059181282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8r0HD2UAh11aJUzz-FA6P90PTuMRFQ5qksqU-CoEu-YggReqsBdjmT_sfhjj_aFxxI-DkwQeGJ528CqPtK0yW9Ngd6umebPSk-oA96oJxZPkpbCe1LB6WTkEottOirF5KCqjsVnrM_C70/s320/140.JPG" border="0" />It was so much fun! Glad we went even if it was many miles and hours in the car.</div><br /><div>Go Vandals!<br /><div> </div></div></div></div><br /></div>Neolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12459300820277299750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8103183366666018352.post-2376186576511541322009-10-24T16:50:00.000-07:002009-10-27T15:37:05.432-07:00First Visit!<div align="center">John's brother Wes and wife Joan came to visit. They were on a long road trip visiting family and seeing the sights. It was very exciting to have them come to visit. They spent a couple of days with us. We were able to visit and to show them a few sights of our area.</div><br /><div align="center">John showed Wes the construction of the hospital. They went all the way to the top and Wes got to stand on the Helipad for the Helicopter,</div><br /><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396320153043505298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0sIq86Bn_qBvlbxn5L9Zta1l8l0VmJnLPdVGinrrvO1ChNUBjv7Zvyd5GhvmtGP1ACnZdVawuMkCYKCXc5Mz-a96U3fzOfnw7olSAArvHQKQmV3nADR43bnmmFqkAE7K9-A_yJAm7w46w/s320/038.JPG" border="0" />Wes on roof of hospital.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG0T6nWkZxGHXyKH_XI7HTeGcjFi59-1E0A1S1bJv3oUP68CTD6CCAdXL1ysLzdJc67xy1wfHoUgzMSR0wVeOT587LG4ieQBzgOYyP7RVfJNc_VeQGFl5bH8jPgAbk_fO2V1ANO_77369D/s1600-h/056.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396320142016901170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG0T6nWkZxGHXyKH_XI7HTeGcjFi59-1E0A1S1bJv3oUP68CTD6CCAdXL1ysLzdJc67xy1wfHoUgzMSR0wVeOT587LG4ieQBzgOYyP7RVfJNc_VeQGFl5bH8jPgAbk_fO2V1ANO_77369D/s320/056.JPG" border="0" /></a>Jay, Joan and Wes. </div><br /><div>Jay was involved in a teen court class. The night they were here he actually had court. Jay was one of the prosecutors. We were allowed to go watch court. In Fruita they have an opportunity for students that have had trouble with the law to go through teen court which is real court but if sentence is served then it will be taken off their record. There is a judge that oversees the court. The kids prepare for the case in class. They assign kids different positions in the court, some are lawyers, some are jury etc... Then on the night of court they go through the actual court proceedings. The jury decides what they will receive as a sentence.<br /><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396332155939829970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLn0shyphenhyphen8Z74f1KyDJtf-sNkPARx1fUrcG23kmcm7SNjhPyp8cmDTd-0Bh4bO6f8YKuxjtQE7aGbWtr-11nLUf-mZMd7eDEw5NqpeOtycGRMlFyCQTC-a9zcIaeH7saQXxsme_bDz1DtmRb/s320/044.JPG" border="0" />John, Joan and Wes</div><br /><div align="center">We took them to see the Colorado Monument.<br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCwpZxY0R8hr4MPUwgIVV_U3e0k7Ts5AHTn-NSKbZeq-e0n4t9oS6mIb3g539f50b9taPHbu7FNfUiasl_aM55LilPXTYIK8LPkkvoJQbhRQkcNqF6r2MM1w-suNJvWO3C7AoAnM7fwejN/s1600-h/050.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396320126733533970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCwpZxY0R8hr4MPUwgIVV_U3e0k7Ts5AHTn-NSKbZeq-e0n4t9oS6mIb3g539f50b9taPHbu7FNfUiasl_aM55LilPXTYIK8LPkkvoJQbhRQkcNqF6r2MM1w-suNJvWO3C7AoAnM7fwejN/s320/050.JPG" border="0" /></a>Wes, Joan and Neola<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOLpYr9imnvyd0jvB-5N9m5Z4Dw7RaSYbgzKnPDyAWEfqpkLaHNceU6BJzAwqJufwemZqBU1TiymZFZLiPf8Sg4LMjsq49iCf3XixHHIo_pqaTE8VqZt_it_SW-C7XRByn8VZNG_rrg1qR/s1600-h/049.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396320120836745298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOLpYr9imnvyd0jvB-5N9m5Z4Dw7RaSYbgzKnPDyAWEfqpkLaHNceU6BJzAwqJufwemZqBU1TiymZFZLiPf8Sg4LMjsq49iCf3XixHHIo_pqaTE8VqZt_it_SW-C7XRByn8VZNG_rrg1qR/s320/049.JPG" border="0" /></a>Wes and Joan</div><div>It was so much fun to have them come visit and spend time with us.</div><div> </div></div></div></div>Neolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12459300820277299750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8103183366666018352.post-17509467070707771672009-10-10T12:04:00.000-07:002009-10-24T16:49:06.626-07:00Pears and Pirates<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg92nVErMGbk6YoP-j_bc8o1psFCtGbuJ1reJN5bj4iZbFZ-BeJA9HlUFXK8gfehKzKOoXvQss-6KCE-5i3KaNYkz6NbVo-5uPYgtrmr-1hUMg1VhHrgtUI4sDcv4Pzzp7CUpDVYnI0PzEH/s1600-h/031.JPG"></a>We have a pear tree in the backyard of our rental house. Weird pears.. not sure what kind they are and they didn't ripen the way the pears we have had in the past. The tree was loaded. They would drop from the tree and we tried to keep them picked up. But Chubby loved them. He would bring them to the back door just like a cat would a mouse. Then he would proceed to eat them. In pieces... this also created an ant problem. If we were gone for awhile we would come home to many pears laying around partly eaten. Here are pictures of the culprit!! <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395975112133771106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPL6DR15oieyY0F_VAghCvHRmfGCmmzc9ftuNIljVogv6S19RXzZc02DjSaJpd5AgncgIXzTUOOgkxWuXd4OUBTrP4wh3zkQm4u7VWmx3tuFBvTUgZbKXClhwA2lYsGQB1DaA5MazxSeXD/s320/001.JPG" border="0" />I had to sneak around the house to get the pictures as soon as he would hear you he would leave the pears and come.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNXzNqT3qLirawMvsBUaGyF-UVh-Cnr1uxsLjUuefj0HBwlNu-NSjSGMdKYaxSt5iOulhEZwHeBmJ_s7ZYt39VDvlR0tOdPgFIwreO-o-f_AwDP13966zONH4hUTQhpBKMS9LuFEQzILnI/s1600-h/028.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395975119320932034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNXzNqT3qLirawMvsBUaGyF-UVh-Cnr1uxsLjUuefj0HBwlNu-NSjSGMdKYaxSt5iOulhEZwHeBmJ_s7ZYt39VDvlR0tOdPgFIwreO-o-f_AwDP13966zONH4hUTQhpBKMS9LuFEQzILnI/s320/028.JPG" border="0" /></a>We had to cut back on the amount of dog food we feed him ... he was putting on weight eating all that sweet fruit!<br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5WoSwZI33arusM7JsqI3-9GHt3ImZ3MH352NJPab1qAlUJo97DM4-ghHRYHZW2NsEJNywJBnqyabD84377uVxoFsDJIaLJ4_DVllPKuhp7dYs4I1ogoeI_p3xXRKaCQ5JnbMAnNos7OHF/s1600-h/011.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395975101466241282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5WoSwZI33arusM7JsqI3-9GHt3ImZ3MH352NJPab1qAlUJo97DM4-ghHRYHZW2NsEJNywJBnqyabD84377uVxoFsDJIaLJ4_DVllPKuhp7dYs4I1ogoeI_p3xXRKaCQ5JnbMAnNos7OHF/s320/011.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center">Luke and Jessica got this Pirate antenna thing for Jay at Disneyland. He proudly has it on his car. He is a Pirate through and through.<br /><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391050796565961954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGpIoz9hitN5WgubHVsaBl6Ijffw9VEU5LYJbtCEPPwq52lONuoa7La6HE5Y1ght4veWqVmLuhnvpnr3bBBgHDkgyh37nukAjJgcGcAv4lbIY46Fxu4sdM1bvCWaTCQlhOyfHuo-oii4XP/s320/003.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391050799145538354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbVnUt9ioNr1V3fEu-o78jQUBN47EGN_9urVHlD7pUH2Aa7xkQRZX_wkrNRyYFKa68f2HveEZMVQxo5J39Kffde5-IDELJh20607Ilze2QCjfXZE2cHvJYmfCALTXPSSS_KeqQ0MOU8Df7/s320/004.JPG" border="0" /> Jay<br /><div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Neolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12459300820277299750noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8103183366666018352.post-6095040259506204332009-10-08T14:58:00.000-07:002009-12-06T18:40:22.788-08:00Fall in Colorado.....even saw a moose!Saturday, John wanted to go for a drive and see the fall colors. We were actually a week behind for the colors at the top of the mountains but the lower levels were beautiful!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390363332978868658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJdaATH_mJx_GiDBjFZlHNPo8_NJ8bY0vyOOZ7Gu-tUI-xjT8sc-SqmTIy95I2IrlMvi8cxcExleKXj2MTBRmBcuXbk6VR5zHHzfHGmgdvc3J6TsERVDA-cNiCcg1zsmKWux2AVooyjBc/s320/026.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div align="center"><div>What is a trip to the mountains without John fishing!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcjL9Xgws1l_adrw5_2QnCsfK-LjLhUwMqd8x8pJOup7gs0b8V2ohmaxZKheDrp-Dfubp5dgv4hWx1DvdYn-j4JmdQ2_MRrN9rwHTysPkE__WOksH3kf_-cgotHzz0GL3j3OYMhm4eXN62/s1600-h/012.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390377225086677986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcjL9Xgws1l_adrw5_2QnCsfK-LjLhUwMqd8x8pJOup7gs0b8V2ohmaxZKheDrp-Dfubp5dgv4hWx1DvdYn-j4JmdQ2_MRrN9rwHTysPkE__WOksH3kf_-cgotHzz0GL3j3OYMhm4eXN62/s320/012.JPG" border="0" /></a> John and Jay with a fish.<br />Jay and I weren't into the fishing like John was so ...free time and a camera..... notice the sunglasses.....<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390377241984644754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0pBhhwjBYd1qPHaMNgpgyvQ_sjSxAsZ-qw2VY62aXWVLrxZ_67Lb9mwlmHmt8dd02xrh9uoU6zeSpZUrOEpPWOtxZGHOYu6h7DU-sTumwh-v4qyxL9Pysz7TJlszNVA5TAr4Vab9H3SNY/s320/033.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412317971527403538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj26r6VzDvF0hebHNC5ee4gpFVBLS0jySmaVm-zPPpwy05xyEufbtwvs0kYMDAEa1WO9MCfNk3PrBBsuRWCokdYOTyBehU98v8pmE8bm3pQdS7mYXQeGyBtKE9bwgGdE6p1wZgbQVq4mhh3/s320/034.JPG" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390377248478191202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPT6BycNKX4jxHacVNOdfWjutB-XR-PIqeSEimx4VOSklnvBVyc8MB8KBsTAT3IJpIefb26k548UQQwctoqcCsG5tnuRWariWW12VLxJBE5pKtfMOGTJOOViRJowATd3J9tojG7KpAStbE/s320/024.JPG" border="0" />Another fish<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtHcrfek8L7rr73sLYLtOt3-p42IdtUd9oTJDvKFRbg5PsLA33-m6NKY7DoTznVECj1flnNqX4odCU-_p2Q0KZXYBeVwAJWW7-y6GK_ChU9yXwZqrU9iqGbRdfCLb0TSOWJoXXBm_pZJrS/s1600-h/040.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390377208594059314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtHcrfek8L7rr73sLYLtOt3-p42IdtUd9oTJDvKFRbg5PsLA33-m6NKY7DoTznVECj1flnNqX4odCU-_p2Q0KZXYBeVwAJWW7-y6GK_ChU9yXwZqrU9iqGbRdfCLb0TSOWJoXXBm_pZJrS/s320/040.JPG" border="0" /></a> Jay taking pictures.... of course we never go anywhere without one or two cameras.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390363326912300466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 198px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQZE4YGJljLizu32T1MgFx7ISd061-B1iYxemQxaO1djDo6r9VrCC9F3pzROZmtChrarQlxEPxtB9QKACqBxr6O5WjudxwSdjGEmRT1lbCONljGDveOvMiN17IIZYYA7AlLwTIhHhjiJ7B/s320/150.JPG" border="0" />We spent a week in Yellowstone and never saw a moose. Here we were about 30 yards from a male, female and a young moose. It was cool you could hear the sounds and see them eating from trees.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqzZ7c7ragWv55rdptJaoeyNmd0ZFMyDi-yug2EFpx0PSIymQwIUBvIZ0n8x303wxxfsxlhv7-qUnqihNPTJZH0sn9i6zoKb8WhqimKlFvKRqEyoyscNdKMonNltGde1kY6f1J7cNEJeLI/s1600-h/236.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390363367388603058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqzZ7c7ragWv55rdptJaoeyNmd0ZFMyDi-yug2EFpx0PSIymQwIUBvIZ0n8x303wxxfsxlhv7-qUnqihNPTJZH0sn9i6zoKb8WhqimKlFvKRqEyoyscNdKMonNltGde1kY6f1J7cNEJeLI/s320/236.JPG" border="0" /></a> Digital has changed the way we all take pictures!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRCo3u4K3Cy0oFaCw13UpgkHS7G1y9hyzMVnYVIQ9Lydj6PBBGO9k27eExQDoge77QNf3T5lpqMneyFuW0Lp7fKba5P4-ALU_nzTH2c8ecLyHVwNWCETNLefiUvW2loupd4OEMe49cqU2X/s1600-h/240.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390363349297106722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRCo3u4K3Cy0oFaCw13UpgkHS7G1y9hyzMVnYVIQ9Lydj6PBBGO9k27eExQDoge77QNf3T5lpqMneyFuW0Lp7fKba5P4-ALU_nzTH2c8ecLyHVwNWCETNLefiUvW2loupd4OEMe49cqU2X/s320/240.JPG" border="0" /></a> It blurred but we still liked it. </div><br /><div>Overall it was a fun day!<br /><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Neolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12459300820277299750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8103183366666018352.post-29010090372378438042009-10-02T18:24:00.000-07:002009-10-06T20:15:48.293-07:00A Wildcat... Not a Pirate!! FMHS Homecoming<div align="center"> FMHS Homecoming Week</div><div align="center">The parade was on Thursday they had the usual spirit week activities. But of course this was the only thing that John and I made it to.<br /></div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388181200533366802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMfWwXHj675mURAwvcGhhTjCNAkJOEBibz-AWUJPI4lAOXzh38uANOEqsyG5p9IxI8pdwhqOBoJr3aMsCsLlhKfyfZF-yB1LccYM7El8uHEBiTgPhW-diPe26XML0mcUVUnQsVf9_E6HkG/s320/013.JPG" border="0" /> It is funny that of all 4 of the high schools in the district none are Pirates. We have Wildcats, Bulldogs, Tigers and Warriors, but it seems like they all want to be Pirates. The Tigers even have a Pirate flag that goes to all the games.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388181210888824194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO2ft52lFAYn1N_nrs8cebamBMoPwPUwKCWizpw_x7OFfhuWME-qTrCra8M8iYhTAWIR8hXyVOj2JhGO3UJH7IDmcNWyaG3X1kiW4UOyp3mktjeOGWRccDx5HOfruN0MbIgvST0f_RAzYB/s320/042.JPG" border="0" />The FFA float was titled Treasure Island. Thus the Pirate theme. Jay was on this float as it went down main street Fruita. <br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWq_0uaqTJ6hMRuy1tuq2qJJmgqpUbez4o9_93HCNp8vTILebyZOPHqDvXTgPVNIOLpBfXBtlOAmd4qwWGz6WcTdc2ZhSJXsE-NfuIDs5k_UhLFy1yeK6yuPPp0vmUJMToo132iQh8zRPU/s1600-h/047.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388181230794379458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWq_0uaqTJ6hMRuy1tuq2qJJmgqpUbez4o9_93HCNp8vTILebyZOPHqDvXTgPVNIOLpBfXBtlOAmd4qwWGz6WcTdc2ZhSJXsE-NfuIDs5k_UhLFy1yeK6yuPPp0vmUJMToo132iQh8zRPU/s320/047.JPG" border="0" /></a>Jay has the gray scarf on his head and is holding the treasure chest.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmpiUp5xXTxfKUuhzd3K1HPK4wyjm9AatMrsQF8X6HVk9dwlY3ih8XExyb4KCuGYexzdTJO0D9MpqgXcsKslcrJqxTy6mzakTNTkNPLfLkPngFJTc-oqG8GKaz4HJorzqEjBlXVrHoscWs/s1600-h/045.JPG"></a><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389683776694911618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkTiZZg8TgyYJgcyqxSz5oGUqBZZ86ZD22AlVcJ_5xKIjzZuTIEv3uox5fvP02HHHbaqlXmMIAw6zC6Brkx0mN3pK_Pwuugy7NgJwGWQxGAGJqOjxyZP2qUuNOs3L269KqtQga6O0e8GAr/s320/057.JPG" border="0" />The red football player in the back is the opponent they are walking the plank.<br /><div><div> </div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388181239422480258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVYKizZ6JOAuClGOhsBkNeuJukeFDgXLvFgkKpxOejjtZRN-jjPde3gsZT4MhmpaRRtWodyDr_5n-vJ_f10-4_wHMVUOUf2VydwFmwt0r2YuJNuXb64fI7XiRzLBsmaCLqCT77EV-2Owuv/s320/054.JPG" border="0" />They shot canons of flour and confetti.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389682021292202594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2oJKtmoEMjPYnCXT23i5fGCxM7DjecywxtDBogaZJNZjDP7YIPxxtIecP-zRKwYOe889Lf8Q3-XiYYaiwV3V9yq6I4AynHz-QPk3BwANNOyeEgNgL3oqx3CL7AxP0PZ-EaVhi8yjFE4pe/s320/063.JPG" border="0" />Pirate Jay.</div><div> </div><div>On a side note, Fruita lost the homecoming game<br /><div> </div></div></div><br /></div>Neolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12459300820277299750noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8103183366666018352.post-55193361530892023582009-09-26T14:06:00.000-07:002009-09-28T14:16:43.253-07:00Sale Pending!!<div align="center">We have had our house in Phoenix on the market since February. We have dropped the price considerably and were in the process of getting renters in the house for the winter. The market has been slow. Then we received an offer this past week. Praise God!! We have signed papers for the sale and are praying all the paperwork, inspections, etc all go through and we can move forward. Thanks for all your prayers!</div>Neolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12459300820277299750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8103183366666018352.post-31204648029818577512009-09-26T13:20:00.000-07:002009-09-26T15:24:35.652-07:00Our Friday Night "Date"<div align="center">Friday night after John got home from work, we were looking for something to do. The hospital has this huge building project that I have posted pictures of before. Well now they are doing finish work inside and are suppose to be about 2 months out from finish...so he decided that we should go over and shut off all the lights that were left on by construction guys. John doesn't only turn off lights at home he turns them off at work. He sees the electric bill and can't handle it...guess he did it at the Rogue Valley Medical Center also. So we went into mechanical rooms and all the other spaces....he was "showing" me the project. There are alot of floors and and light switches!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385875621902033842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 179px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBJiEhtEDBVTvYRprFkCHRrvcedku97B54iNQ2iPE9XGoA5OXDp4r7mQ5ZYwK-5G-BmOw7YIR_6LbFZMrHxPctNT_wWWS8RYGY4Ph4m79hdwvG8yoiO8u_ae6nZwkjjfpydCfNLD0z90X9/s320/329.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385875630659497522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 179px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPySy1CeMzGnhWhd645j5pDB66mkH2qd7_2zLaxI2FJE6JWVw36k_fOsS15awf0iszC8tPjno9GCGXhqKPrAg_P_7brBnFGocur9pe4QVB5sWt8BBGkOgRpq3XljduqcCXOdbwP-wbnHjZ/s320/337.JPG" border="0" />John in mechanical rooms<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipmKtM86P_o_V7_TBoVVvdD1-BEORgpNVCLgD4aLU6p_AlgoNmfy5RhZFDRrpot2gjzJS39GW6Cu9il7FcD_LUmPkD9RJHnu3SHMI9-rvSYUb_zFUfTb-aUQIqjZAbrF49UF4GiXOOxjOa/s1600-h/351.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385875645644891282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 179px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipmKtM86P_o_V7_TBoVVvdD1-BEORgpNVCLgD4aLU6p_AlgoNmfy5RhZFDRrpot2gjzJS39GW6Cu9il7FcD_LUmPkD9RJHnu3SHMI9-rvSYUb_zFUfTb-aUQIqjZAbrF49UF4GiXOOxjOa/s320/351.JPG" border="0" /></a>John turning off lights<br /><div><div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385882430092851570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 179px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidfJpK9GTj1gaAUHu6BaR4dXgiYoUhcZwOKk-MnXXJRIk8hprrtL-2wWEje3Pb2CYRe3bkjKcapRmYrLE1YnIsTWw9MRYNHIopQb0RXiAIYW6P-bnGk6rc4m4ISK8lYKT10NuoJlSu1dog/s320/350.JPG" border="0" />Neola on the roof of the hospital. The Colorado Monument in the background. It has taken him 7 months to get me up there. Since it was getting dark the flash picked up the reflection on the vest...that is why I don't have it on.<br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385875661859705138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 179px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxOytrtisZ2Hsnnz3dRa_hGWMK_dpjptgVbE6TeUz7HBuh_XZb0TyV66dvUncwVvpLG7zun5QMWURC1Zq2tt8UzVtAIDjSzZ6cX1Wtj-7KDm5tkhEGKF9qxmwNA3DmbufInzVJN1Sv0Pnf/s320/352.JPG" border="0" /> When John was turning out the surgery lights...he turned on the green surgery lights. Guess it helps make the blood show up better.</div><div><br />After all the light turning out we got to go out for a late dinner. Another exciting Friday night!<br /><div></div></div></div><br /></div>Neolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12459300820277299750noreply@blogger.com2