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Aspen's glory
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We had several errands to do in the "big city" today, but before we started them, we took a detour up to the big city's ski area. Apparently, in the late 1800s, the area was all evergreen trees, but a fire opened the forest to the birth of aspens. Now the mature aspen trees sparkle in their fall splendor.
We made a few picture stops, and took a little hike to gasp at the views. It was simply spectacular.
WOW!!! These have to be by far my favorite tree of all time! I have so many wonderful memories being surrounded by aspens. I think this is what God was talking about when even the trees "clap their hands" in praise for Him!
Beautiful pictures! Did you get your hair cut, it looks awesome! :)
um Hi, I saw you blog through Bloom Where You are Planteds blog and anyway, saw that you are in the adoption process for an ethiopian child! How exciting! A good friend of mine's adoption was completed this summer and her blog is linked onto mine...don't really feel comfortable typing it in (not sure about the rules of that anyway) Like all rescue of orphans, its an amazing story! May God bless your family!
After eleven years and 127,000 miles, Scott's Saturn has driven on. That amazing little economical Saturn saw us through life in the college dorms, life in married student housing, our first apartment, our first home, our first relocation, and the addition of our two kids. We're happy to say it ended up in good hands, with my cousin, Angei, and her husband, Adam. We had a wonderful time visiting with them for a speedy 12 hours, before they needed to drive it on to its new home. We even got to show them some small town fun at our annual Christmas parade. Thank you for the loyal service, Saturn.
In that delicious dim of late afternoon cloudy day, with thunder rolling in the distance, and the glow of premature artificial light, the children bubbled with joy. I, too, had a hop in my step; even the usual dishes and laundry and scooping of the cat litter seemed no trouble, as I lingered in that cozy, moist atmosphere, of rain promised and rain fulfilled. In our high country desert, with years of too little winter moisture to meet the requirements of even our shrubby plants, the moisture brings such deeply satisfying nourishment... not only to the plants, but to our spirits. And as school lingers just four more days before us, we enjoyed an afternoon homework-free -- and for the children, chore-free. Even I had the benefit of dinner already prepared -- leftovers from my father-in-law's talented hands. So I prompted the girls to invite their neighbor friend over, even invited her to stay for dinner and our special movie night. And the boys played in th...
Catching up from the last two weeks, as Adrianna finished Kindergarten and we enjoyed our first two weeks of summer vacation... - Adrianna starting "summer lessons" ... and her being excited about the journal topics and lesson ideas we put together - Adrianna making thank you notes for her teachers ... and Adrianna thanking her teacher for helping Adrianna learn to spell - Attending Adrianna's Kindergarten Revue - A rare morning home with just Abel, Scott, and me, as Adrianna finished her last day ... And watching a few minutes of Sesame Street with Abel for the first time ... And him realizing, "I have Elmo in my room!" - The last day of Kindergarten - Adrianna reading me the Skippy John Jones book her teacher gave her - Attending Adrianna's piano recital ... And her walking up calm as can be, the first student to be called - Spending a morning at Farmer's Market and lunch out (a rarity for us with the food all...
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Beautiful pictures! Did you get your hair cut, it looks awesome! :)
Cheers!
Sara