Our "fast ship" arrived today. This is 450 pounds of things we had kept to use until the last minute in Japan....Michael's bike, my electric hot water pot, our WOK, the laundry hamper, and the ceramics I bought in Korea. ::grin::
We decided to go explore a "pond" we caught sight of driving in from TX. The plan was to unpack the boxes when it was hot....we never got back to unpacking. ::snort::
This gentleman told us he was fishing for salmon but they weren't running yet. SALMON? This is not a POND - this MUST be a river. We walked back up the boat landing and began to look for a better access to the river.
Stepping through the grape arbor was like stepping into another world. We found the river. I want to explore with the kayak. This is 4 miles from our home. It's not the ocean - but it IS water!
Arielle is not impressed with Yuuki's response to the water.....
We enjoyed a picnic, a talk and watching the younger ones attempt to fish with bits and pieces they found along the bank.
Michael took care of Yuuki's dirt problem
On the way back to the house we decided to go into town. We changed the oil in the van - twice! They used the wrong oil the first time. We went to Lowes and bought window blinds.
I noted we had to be close to New Earth and Michael agreed to drive over to find it. YES....I was HAPPY to see the variety of things at this store. Due to prices I plan to continue to do most my shopping for staples via Vitacost....but I could buy yogurt made with almond milk, non-dairy ice cream, VEGENAISE and they had a selection of non-dairy cheese. I didn't buy any - but now I know it's there.
Dinner was at home and was yummy....and afterwards we enjoyed our backyard....The girls did their nails, we played games, cooked s'mores over charcoal and sat in the hot tub. We talked about our favorite parts of the past couple of weeks. Tomorrow BreAnne will go back to OR. She promises to be back for Thanksgiving and Christmas. The boys can't make it out - maybe they'll make New Years.
Choosing Joy!
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~Coram Deo~
Living all of life before the face of God...