Sunday, May 31, 2009

Family Photo 2009

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The following posts are various poses from our Family Photo Shoot on the 24th. Feel free to share which pose you like best in each category.

Info for local folks who like the settings....these are taken at the old Santa Fe Train Depot - in front of the museum. The Alley can be found by going to Twoig and S. Chadbourne....turn into the parking lot that has a wildly painted van in it.....and through that alley are some great photo props....many more than we used as it was raining and we were in a hurry.

T-Shirts - Krista had these shirts made up and surprised us all. Mike is a Winston Churchill fan. Under Team Goecker she had them write words he's shared with us all often.... "never give up, Never Give Up, NEVER GIVE UP!" Winston Churchill Dad. The girls said Winston would forgive them.... ::snort:: They think these will be great for the family scavenger hunts they envision us hosting in Japan. Yes, we DO refer to the family as Team Goecker....and we circle up and yell "Go Goeckers" each a.m. after family prayer....it's just something we do to build a sense of family.

Choosing Joy!
©2009 D.R.G.

~ Coram Deo ~
Living all of life before the face of God...

Our Arrows as of 2009

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Choosing Joy!
©2009 D.R.G.

~ Coram Deo ~
Living all of life before the face of God...

Misawa Contingent

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Choosing Joy!
©2009 D.R.G.

~ Coram Deo ~
Living all of life before the face of God...

Our Girls

Girls @ Santa Fe Train Depot
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Our Oregon Contingent

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The Coca Cola stuff is a hug from God. The girls plan to do their Kitchen in Coca Cola decor. LOL


Choosing Joy!
©2009 D.R.G.

~ Coram Deo ~
Living all of life before the face of God...

Friday, May 29, 2009

God Bless the Kind Hearted RVer.....

who noticed me doing gymnastics in the middle of the road with the laptop in search of that elusive 4th bar. Before they pulled out, she told me that the place to get a great connection is on the dock......and it is. She told me the trick and now I can sit here with a cool breeze, watch Cy fish and blog. ::snort::

What a great ending to a frustrating day.

I tried to go to Walmart twice...the first time I forgot my bad/id/money/license. The second time I backed into the "one way" sign at the rec camp. Goodness. Destroying government property. I went to confess and the manager and workers thought it hilarious. I guess it is a fairly common occurance...though they say that most often folks simply drive off.

We won't make it out on Monday - maybe Tuesday.

We DID attend a special retirement....

We spent the evening together...it really was a good day...topped off with finding a great connection.

Thanks to Betsy and Roy....your offers are so sweet.....

Choosing Joy!
©2009 D.R.G.

~ Coram Deo ~
Living all of life before the face of God...

Family Photo -

Sunday, 24 May, Heather agreed to meet us downtown and take photos for us. She used our camera...but we had packed the tripod. We had fun. It rained...but we got some good shots.

Here are a few of our favorites of the boys...check back "shortly" for photos of the girls and the family.

Our five young men.

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Our Texas contingent.

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Choosing Joy!
©2009 D.R.G.

~ Coram Deo ~
Living all of life before the face of God...

Super Size Saturday - Mom I'm Bored....

Today's Super Size Saturday topic is, "Mom, I'm bored." You can share your answer to this comment or anything else that you can tie in.

Mr. Linky sent me an email telling me to go to their blog and learn about some problem with their header embeds...and so I'm not using them again until I have time to go read their comments. Today, simply leave a comment or a link to your blog article on the topic in the comment section.

This is my Summer Fun list. I received it years ago from an SHS member. The children don't often say they are bored...but if they do, we check out this list...or I assign them a chore that I need done. LOL

What do you do to fight off genuine boredom in your family? What do you do if the comment is made with a whine? Or if you know it stems from a lack of initiative. Feel free to blog and share your link...or simply comment.

Super Size Saturday Archives/Purpose

Super Size Saturday Guidelines

Super Size Saturday Schedule - 9 May - 4 July

Choosing Joy!
©2009 D.R.G.

~ Coram Deo ~
Living all of life before the face of God...

Graduation

It's been nearly a week and I believe I can now write about Jamin's graduation. I sound like a broken record, but it WAS BITTER - SWEET! We are so proud of Jamin. I won't even try to recreate here all that we shared at his graduation. However, we were told when Jamin was 3 that he would NEVER learn to read, write or socialize unless we medicated him. He was our first Feingold child. About 15 years ago a dear, older mother told me that I would one day take great joy in Jamin's accomplishments as I was currently paying the price for them. I was contending for his future.


Jared and Jenny Z (you'll hear more about our adventures with the Z family after Sunday - come back ::snort::) along with others passed out programs.
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My friend Deja - yep - we DO clean up nicely, friend.

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They walked in. Jamin gave the invocation.

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It was SWEET to stand on the stage with Mike and him and realize that he could READ, he has written two books and published several articles in the paper, online and in print magazines...and he's usually fairly coherent. I began by sharing this...and then recounted some of the "fun" things that I remembered from his childhood. Below you see Jamin and Mike appreciating my wit. ::snort::

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You NEED to know that I did not start crying during my talk. THEN Mike shared more funny memories. As I watched he and Jamin interact it HIT me. We will be leaving the young man in a week...we will be leaving 4 adult children behind and this is not a happy thing. Mike closed with saying, "Eighteen years with you in our home is just not enough. I love you, son." And at that point mine were not the only wet eyes. We ARE so proud of you, Jamin. We know you are going to do well in life....because you are a man of God who loves God wholeheartedly. We grieve that we won't get to watch you spread your wings and fly...but we'll be checking your blog, facebook and our email daily...or hourly.

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Woot!

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Ah....together again! We need to keep meeting like this. ::snort::
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We picked this up after graduation reception.

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What a gorgeous setting out here at the lake for a birthday party.

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A traditional gift....with nontraditional wrapping.

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Choosing Joy!
©2009 D.R.G.

~ Coram Deo ~
Living all of life before the face of God...

Thursday, May 28, 2009

A Moving Day - 22 May

The day began bright and early. Bre planned to keep the younger ones at the trailer...but Zander woke up. We took him with us.

He shadowed the loaders....and they were great with him.

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The blue blur is Zander chasing the trucks....a favorite pasttime.

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The empty house...

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Jamin, Bre and I broke to go decorate for graduation and for graduation rehearsal.
I don't know...I didn't ask...I only reminded him of the many ER trips we've made over the years and suggested he may want to come down. ::snort::

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We all relaxed at the playground with a rip-roaring game of 3 second tag.

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Krista arrived at 11:00 p.m. and was snookered into a game of Acey Deucey. She later confessed she didn't know that he actually KNEW how to play. ::snort::

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Choosing Joy!
©2009 D.R.G.

~ Coram Deo ~
Living all of life before the face of God...

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Arielle's Birthday

Life is a blur and I don't remember why Krista and I went over to the house early on the 23rd - but we did.

We were determined to make a birthday banner and found supplies for that in the house. I thought it was pretty cute. Everyone signed it and Jamin told us to hang it behind his graduation table. He also got a birthday balloon for his graduation table. It was about perfect for our two introverts to share the day with each other. LOL

We went to Mr. G's for lunch.

This photo should be last.....woe to she who eats slowly...
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Waiting for bumper cars...

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Arielle and her banner...the pig hat is packed.

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It was a blast to have the whole family at a table again....4 to be precise.
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I've just been kicked off at 20 minutes because a military student needs the computer...it will be nice to be back at a family base. ::snort::

Choosing Joy!
©2009 D.R.G.

~ Coram Deo ~
Living all of life before the face of God...

A Packing Day

I'm not sure WHICH packing day this was....I believe the 21st. Krista wasn't in town yet.

The kids enjoyed another playdate with the A family. It's rare to find someone who takes Zander in stride...and we have found that in Deja and family. He's a handful....he can try a person's patience...but she seems to find good in him as well....and feeds him the right food on top of all that. ::snort::

Farewell gifts from the A Team

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Emma knitted this scraf for Arielle. It's to be a warm hug from Emma on cold, winter, Misawa days. Bre later told me she almost cried watching Emma and Arielle say goodbye (which turned out NOT to be goodbye yet. ) ::snort::

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We thought it would be good for the younger ones to see their things in boxes, as practised.

Stacia said, "Wow! There's lots of hiding places now!"

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Even Big People need to let off steam.

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Note - I'm at the library and loving the FAST connection. I'll load all the photos that I've uploaded to PB and hopefully get to graduation pics before Saturday (one week late). You KNOW being behind is killing me! ::snort::

Choosing Joy!
©2009 D.R.G.

~ Coram Deo ~
Living all of life before the face of God...