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Training Trip
This week I’m in Colorado to network with the other Sonlight consultants, to learn more about upcoming products for 2012, and to get some fresh ideas for the homeschool convention season. I’ll be hosting the Sonlight booth at 5 different homeschool conventions this year. I love visiting with fellow homeschoolers and sharing my passion for Sonlight. That’s why I become…
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Celebrating
The day of our anniversary last week was too full of scheduled activities for much celebrating. That’s the way it happens sometimes, so Lyle and I were tentatively planning to “do something” together on Saturday if he didn’t have to work. On Thursday morning he IMed me: “I don’t suppose you want to go to the Seattle car show?” The…
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There and Back Again
And so I guess you’re probably waiting to hear how my trip home was, aren’t you? After my oh-so-colorful experience of taking the Greyhound bus to Seattle (and then on to Tacoma) on Thursday, I can’t say I was especially looking forward to repeating the experience on Sunday. I was to catch the bus at 8:00 a.m. in Tacoma and…
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The Wheels on the Bus
Even though I am quite well-traveled, I had never taken a bus trip before. You see, Lyle had traveled across the country to college, from California to Indiana, back in the 1980s and he said it wouldn’t be safe for a woman to travel that way for a long distance. He’s always been willing to drive me anywhere I have…
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Thinking Outside the Box
After I posted about the nice pickup topper we got a couple of weeks ago, I tried driving with the thing on. It was dark and rainy the first time, and with droplets of water on the back window I couldn’t see to back up. Driving the truck without the topper makes me nervous enough, because it just feels so…
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A Man and His Truck
It’s a nice sunny day (for mid-February) and I heard Lyle putzing around out in the garage, so I decided to go out and snap a few pictures of whatever he was doing. He grinned at me. “Are you going to blog about me again?” he said. “Why, I hadn’t thought about it. I guess I could. I haven’t blogged…
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Anniversary Trip Wrap-Up
We are home from our 25th anniversary trip. It was truly a “second honeymoon” in that we didn’t do a thing we didn’t feel like doing… just relaxing, sight-seeing, and enjoying being together. It was so wonderful to be able to get away for a few days. Above is a picture of the lane leading to the bed-and-breakfast where we…
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A Day in the Big City
We have been enjoying perfect fall weather in the northwest this week. Yesterday was our day to take in the “big city.” Seattle has a reputation of being gray and damp most of the time, so we were thrilled when it turned out to be another clear, sunny day. Great walking-around weather! We spent the day browsing shops and…
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Anniversary Getaway
In celebration of our 25th anniversary, Lyle and I are enjoying a few days away from our normal responsibilities. My mother kindly offered to come “keep the girls company” at home. We are staying at a lovely bed and breakfast out in the country on Bainbridge Island, just west of Seattle. We plan to ride the ferry into the city…
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Camping Season Begins
As a kick-off to the camping season we took our trailer out this past weekend. We were visiting friends for the Easter holiday, and we stayed at a beautiful RV park near their home along the Clearwater River on Saturday night. We don’t count RV parks as “real camping” but it was fun to get out for a night, and…
