Monday, June 29, 2009

She Has a Dance Partner

Josiah and Jamin arrived....wow....that was a LONG drive to do....but they filled the cooler, the tank and drove....

Josiah and Stacia
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Josiah and Jamin showed up with cowboy hats...and brought one for Jared.
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Ah....after hugging she said, "Jamin will you dance at the ball with me?"....and they danced in the front yard. She's talked non-stop for days about going to the ball and she would NOT let anyone but Jamin dance with her at the ball....she's at peace....
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Choosing Joy!
©2009 D.R.G.

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

Moving In

We spent the 25th and 26th at thrift stores, combing Craig's list, at Walmart etc......and reconnecting with my family.


Hmmmm.....the ole' height challenge again
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ST. Vincent de Paul's gives a military discount here! NEW mattresses....Krista and Heather (sil).
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Mom and Dad's garden
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Will (my brother) and Mike
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Mom threw a party for all the birthdays and Stacia loved her "Baby Annie".
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Dad rescued these two chairs which the girls are redoing to match the "retro" table they scored from Craig's List for $20.
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Shopping at Walmart to fill in the things that we couldn't find other ways.....
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We all trekked to their apartment at 9:00 to unload the loot.....
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Mike put one of two dressers together...we left when the neighbors complained. ::snort:: Just like old times....getting in trouble at EBC.
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Everyone enjoys the nook.....
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Choosing Joy!
©2009 D.R.G.

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

Apartments & Carousels


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These girls are so sweet! They drove up from CA ahead of us so that they could sign for their apartment, open a bank account and sign up for electricity.....BUT they waited for US before they went into their apartment. It has been so FUN and a joy in the midst of a somewhat sad season to be able to be here and participate in the girls' first apartment.

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At the end of the hallway above is a little study nook (Internet, phone etc) with a great view.....they put a chair/ottoman and end table in there. Great spot to relax, skype with Mom in Japan and read the word.
Mom and Dad took us, the girls, my brother Nate and his family out for pizza this evening. Roaring Rapids is built right on the McKenzie river and features a carousel from 1923.

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Heather (sil) plays with kids.
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Choosing Joy!
©2009 D.R.G.

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

I'm OK

Thanks for all the emails asking if I drove off a cliff....I didn't. I DID discover that if one drives on Hwy 199 - they CAN make THEMSELVES carsick.

I'll blog later. We are busy. Mom's Internet has been down. We're having fun and we're also coming down the home stretch here.....for instance I'm off now to complete that ill-fated shopping trip of months ago....and I need to buy some sort of gift to give out to those we inconvenience when we move in (a Japanese thing)....

The girls are in their apartment.

The boys are by Mountain Home AFB in ID and plan to be here tonight...I cannot believe they've driven all the way from TX in such a short time.

Boys just called and they are in OR - better hurry to the mall.

Choosing Joy!
©2009 D.R.G.

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