tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43029708847490141502024-03-13T19:05:32.016-06:00Welcome to the Garden of EganDon't get caught up in the thick of thin things. BJ MossWelcome to the Garden of Eganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10132446191608085958noreply@blogger.comBlogger695125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4302970884749014150.post-12417407861603828842021-04-09T16:49:00.004-06:002021-04-09T16:49:48.687-06:00IT CONTINUES<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPfq0vUvqLYozSsWeFkGgXVVBcBQ69aZQ8PSkdYYT0rjNiHMkCup3Fhdsb4TXaUuLDQwLhBlpJJsHYqdzAIRxHDUs0mWuYwHjmu2UDLoJI1h4ZIudLKNL02A_qrxlkGqMuQaAsJRWwEf8b/s2048/1D099482-C51E-4102-9C33-D24C2D2672D7.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPfq0vUvqLYozSsWeFkGgXVVBcBQ69aZQ8PSkdYYT0rjNiHMkCup3Fhdsb4TXaUuLDQwLhBlpJJsHYqdzAIRxHDUs0mWuYwHjmu2UDLoJI1h4ZIudLKNL02A_qrxlkGqMuQaAsJRWwEf8b/s320/1D099482-C51E-4102-9C33-D24C2D2672D7.jpeg" /></a></div>I decided to do an accent colored wall. The same color as the island. <p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVHbd0Hc83F1V2zwjBoUBznF_W-vkFAyM6B3b3O_T9nWiacUrwIP2XK9rINbKREMCGj9O9IQZb01wrnD7WrBT319oNlhRlGFTVl8se7oYDvu8RQLN6tNlq99FacFYtHnzk4EFBkhz0W23T/s2048/91FECE0B-D6AE-4222-92B1-2F782650F4B0.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVHbd0Hc83F1V2zwjBoUBznF_W-vkFAyM6B3b3O_T9nWiacUrwIP2XK9rINbKREMCGj9O9IQZb01wrnD7WrBT319oNlhRlGFTVl8se7oYDvu8RQLN6tNlq99FacFYtHnzk4EFBkhz0W23T/s320/91FECE0B-D6AE-4222-92B1-2F782650F4B0.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love the new light fixture. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghzHFxBGIZusAHXjd-N2C0Qr2p3_ZzDBEqP3iavmvFtg2k1oQMXmGKJg7P3oBz1i6X9diazCfMqcVTsXFX0kwK4h3oU90AVigdzvznMDBSF4LR0Mz18OttCsq1qq2MuHq4e2tDlFVDU98i/s2048/536EE6FB-29B7-4AF1-A5F2-C8453DD15B8F.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghzHFxBGIZusAHXjd-N2C0Qr2p3_ZzDBEqP3iavmvFtg2k1oQMXmGKJg7P3oBz1i6X9diazCfMqcVTsXFX0kwK4h3oU90AVigdzvznMDBSF4LR0Mz18OttCsq1qq2MuHq4e2tDlFVDU98i/s320/536EE6FB-29B7-4AF1-A5F2-C8453DD15B8F.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Since everything else was looking so good as the improvements continued, we decided to do the floors. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I don’t love tile. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It’s cold and hard to stand on for long periods of time. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ours also had many cracks. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_NMVZYOBcbab8wDqaTRi2_jgoR1R3JfgmG57foBYi8pbz3BBxojM3YIGhyphenhyphenUfW9auGxqFVmNpE9WaxzpLtRFvJ4FuNYLzS91PYo2iZp8crwQ6M7SI7JDAf-7_2PNbWo1SMbJqyj6J47_gk/s2048/9429D294-0FFB-45D9-86FC-5C67602AB9BB.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_NMVZYOBcbab8wDqaTRi2_jgoR1R3JfgmG57foBYi8pbz3BBxojM3YIGhyphenhyphenUfW9auGxqFVmNpE9WaxzpLtRFvJ4FuNYLzS91PYo2iZp8crwQ6M7SI7JDAf-7_2PNbWo1SMbJqyj6J47_gk/s320/9429D294-0FFB-45D9-86FC-5C67602AB9BB.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I’m totally in love with this color. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It’s called Pelican Grey. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimBfl-uQn5bMWVWvrRvWdhcwmwqoXzS1BDDWRg3Y8UoOnYbdAMMu4ot696JIZRcfjhVMrUZsF9PR4_PLabsDAGgio2T5K6h-N8uqlNYAeS-rxURoqaPv5JM2WBrSNX97iraIMBE0ScnJYM/s2048/09682D1F-1690-4CBC-8954-6E915E35C727.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimBfl-uQn5bMWVWvrRvWdhcwmwqoXzS1BDDWRg3Y8UoOnYbdAMMu4ot696JIZRcfjhVMrUZsF9PR4_PLabsDAGgio2T5K6h-N8uqlNYAeS-rxURoqaPv5JM2WBrSNX97iraIMBE0ScnJYM/s320/09682D1F-1690-4CBC-8954-6E915E35C727.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Last Saturday we put the house together after all the painting was done, the lights were up and hardware installed on the cabinets and drawers. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We knew we wouldn’t do anything on Sunday except go to church and enjoy a “day of rest”. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv5H5jVH8n6b7kQvoA_ihqOY6rulQ38aZp4SlRLoMdrOxognrPGkE8WFsNlx4cA5uJtc-cKCvtP6oFGzeKzIJ5gQnxxFQRlfyaN_0_EFCIP6oz0IAZQ5EwsXM7RauLaKWDjjaTv-xJ5X9y/s2048/019437E0-E8C0-40E9-AA54-24CCB327D57C.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv5H5jVH8n6b7kQvoA_ihqOY6rulQ38aZp4SlRLoMdrOxognrPGkE8WFsNlx4cA5uJtc-cKCvtP6oFGzeKzIJ5gQnxxFQRlfyaN_0_EFCIP6oz0IAZQ5EwsXM7RauLaKWDjjaTv-xJ5X9y/s320/019437E0-E8C0-40E9-AA54-24CCB327D57C.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1xDCptcW0C05GDibWE5HZQxRehqGpkBF0kMaXkZTrwOQqN6l-eKVNHTbllyM4k6ZQMILHBqZJ5pnvHtBMUcrWdjiJHbF36q1DlqrZbtTELpVgOX-fNLQaXGLUf9ZT_72DU5kInb2BFa9m/s2048/330906D9-A542-4FE0-9B7C-803452D6F873.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1xDCptcW0C05GDibWE5HZQxRehqGpkBF0kMaXkZTrwOQqN6l-eKVNHTbllyM4k6ZQMILHBqZJ5pnvHtBMUcrWdjiJHbF36q1DlqrZbtTELpVgOX-fNLQaXGLUf9ZT_72DU5kInb2BFa9m/s320/330906D9-A542-4FE0-9B7C-803452D6F873.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">However on Monday we tore things apart again to start ripping out the tiles. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmPIbltgfikkL-4oPEPgEURXIZm4Q7WcQaxe4Bc3wO2yOHgvTJCthCpWQtTUciudpEMbRfPqTkwIObQRDCK43STljQEgIQfspVJxOEIpXPJNy2Z8wL-GZaMWsNikdS9QkI3GOBHdHB5rSu/s2048/98547960-E652-45CB-A885-D55DF2C561FE.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmPIbltgfikkL-4oPEPgEURXIZm4Q7WcQaxe4Bc3wO2yOHgvTJCthCpWQtTUciudpEMbRfPqTkwIObQRDCK43STljQEgIQfspVJxOEIpXPJNy2Z8wL-GZaMWsNikdS9QkI3GOBHdHB5rSu/s320/98547960-E652-45CB-A885-D55DF2C561FE.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Matt came up from Utah to help. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It’s always fantastic to have the help and muscle. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAOnmn0wGdx0Vy6jY1Ykh7lEWh-gZPtKy1M_5dWj4RvdeYPtZaQU6fWueuR1dUAwfjpm1RTI4r2ljTBj_XPLuHyDz7Dh72BtwQy9GyipDkzfp9qjMAJBFxXPxqkbfngAS-__T3nsGZTTFP/s2048/B012A50D-BD76-4765-9102-19F37B0E5356.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAOnmn0wGdx0Vy6jY1Ykh7lEWh-gZPtKy1M_5dWj4RvdeYPtZaQU6fWueuR1dUAwfjpm1RTI4r2ljTBj_XPLuHyDz7Dh72BtwQy9GyipDkzfp9qjMAJBFxXPxqkbfngAS-__T3nsGZTTFP/s320/B012A50D-BD76-4765-9102-19F37B0E5356.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love how everything has turned out so far. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The only thing left is the backsplash. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It feels like it has been forever that the house has been torn apart, but it is really only been just over 2 weeks. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We can see the light at the end of the tunnel. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Welcome to the Garden of Eganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10132446191608085958noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4302970884749014150.post-44005511780673972942021-04-01T20:02:00.002-06:002021-04-01T20:02:59.957-06:00DEMO<p> We have lived in this house for four years. </p><p>There are things I didn’t like about the kitchen. Things I detested. </p><p>The cabinets. </p><p>They were oak then they ended up getting painted a yucky color and distressed. </p><p>Ugh. </p><p>And then they painted the trim black. The the window trim and door frames brown. </p><p>Double ugh. </p><p>So we are in the process of changing things up. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqOhLRXdm3i5E0upPRn_VnARczcH1jj3NIpCxoFZ1PWGdoEEHKBvB_HdpGn800LNNyj1fJ6b-8XD5d05OduSELvDawdcFzuHc_E7Ye_Whr8JhQddCXoQtshD_GrokWEsFeX9BMbF4Rjh9f/s2048/IMG_2238.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqOhLRXdm3i5E0upPRn_VnARczcH1jj3NIpCxoFZ1PWGdoEEHKBvB_HdpGn800LNNyj1fJ6b-8XD5d05OduSELvDawdcFzuHc_E7Ye_Whr8JhQddCXoQtshD_GrokWEsFeX9BMbF4Rjh9f/s320/IMG_2238.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was the current color and cupboard handles.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPv3Zi3iLXXgFonGgtTM9xgP_eYYhgtd0CYSj6F5jx9rG8mhk-nA9q74_BuILQs1XvcvwIOpqByR2aPYH2YL_b3dWAJe921T3sKS3Fn9dEe5pbLD-2BlppKk8IYkSJSF0KIOdPjR9_rK_n/s2048/IMG_2246.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPv3Zi3iLXXgFonGgtTM9xgP_eYYhgtd0CYSj6F5jx9rG8mhk-nA9q74_BuILQs1XvcvwIOpqByR2aPYH2YL_b3dWAJe921T3sKS3Fn9dEe5pbLD-2BlppKk8IYkSJSF0KIOdPjR9_rK_n/s320/IMG_2246.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cupboard doors off.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5leC3L5fBSLSJ1UcSa_eb44luumAC9f4TSiGvICCsEPZiJP_Ml9Va0AQkPcosgq2oXvkNyQV-SSbyfj1uMIsCRFIrT8D_-2ttCDiLo8QDSnzbqk_L_zScDgDYDCj6d44u9AVIOnD8N7GS/s2048/IMG_2247.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5leC3L5fBSLSJ1UcSa_eb44luumAC9f4TSiGvICCsEPZiJP_Ml9Va0AQkPcosgq2oXvkNyQV-SSbyfj1uMIsCRFIrT8D_-2ttCDiLo8QDSnzbqk_L_zScDgDYDCj6d44u9AVIOnD8N7GS/s320/IMG_2247.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLCnx4sVGa08d0OkYzfrIltyZTUk06e4zFhjcEyCH_xE4vUc94b9jsRpWqgiW-hKu5IQLjypMoVtzZbOBlUDib1bn7mpT4UgnVTAQ0O8kueyUxw3hxWFQSv7WYckLy59eqCIaJ5P6ODp7Z/s2048/IMG_2251.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLCnx4sVGa08d0OkYzfrIltyZTUk06e4zFhjcEyCH_xE4vUc94b9jsRpWqgiW-hKu5IQLjypMoVtzZbOBlUDib1bn7mpT4UgnVTAQ0O8kueyUxw3hxWFQSv7WYckLy59eqCIaJ5P6ODp7Z/s320/IMG_2251.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cabinet doors washed and sanded.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdhIH1GggPLpCuAQtNLvVA28pzpa9smy49O49DP817daIxBYQajvcPZ__IKoy-P8zEoUcmiNp4iLZwcM7xrwaQg-y9Bz3t101LNt6pYLa5TMtutkLX7abbVn6cNVxeROX4DJ3D5IE1eaPC/s2048/IMG_2252.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLdmaa4VJFdBiz16ON7ytr1k29p9JH-mfzMy0kWHWhW4oEQavHTvMeeEFEODI7k-32FikXru6QUYie1FsR4v53_asbQULKk_SUtIDL1n9-1bkccQd4qb-iMzzzNa8HEZQY0Gxu7UDEsLrT/s2048/IMG_2256.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLdmaa4VJFdBiz16ON7ytr1k29p9JH-mfzMy0kWHWhW4oEQavHTvMeeEFEODI7k-32FikXru6QUYie1FsR4v53_asbQULKk_SUtIDL1n9-1bkccQd4qb-iMzzzNa8HEZQY0Gxu7UDEsLrT/s320/IMG_2256.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">First coat of primer.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After washing, sanding and washing again.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUIPWVzTptm96IFPj9RikgkYSAYNS5iVVpgtf6NQp9PUPQMp786rYvOWa4JOT27wV1V-hjO3O9utC8vOviaGle5Q0dc3H1-URD1uAUGzl3dRu1jfI17AExjDgmYhls93UEOkV-HjByOSEM/s2048/IMG_2257.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">And while we are at it.....</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdbev4eKu-4LhIkzO0CGjPcXr80CFjKCfbEMxJCcKDyRf360dI2UleB7kmUzRH_8XWQFFkBfLaI_zvhHg-oqdDLQODe18J3BNswjk-PNEtzewOraZNi50L1L3wHov6XNvp7SOS6g5hbs8G/s2048/IMG_2305.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdbev4eKu-4LhIkzO0CGjPcXr80CFjKCfbEMxJCcKDyRf360dI2UleB7kmUzRH_8XWQFFkBfLaI_zvhHg-oqdDLQODe18J3BNswjk-PNEtzewOraZNi50L1L3wHov6XNvp7SOS6g5hbs8G/s320/IMG_2305.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Let's cover things back up and paint the ceiling.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was looking dirty.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgStkX3_8AA0swjwse_6Tbzw8ii8Crem2zbUo9TWhgTgp8YYjKQkScg9B5H2PQeAqa1UxhOjGq5Y_TxaK4Z5Oh9Uy0VvL1E312X0h9jj21MUZ-QVj5xacxptAgGeLY4bey_r_G0A2FAUqU_/s2048/IMG_2306.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">One thing has lead to another to another to another.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And while we are at it.....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Let's do new light fixtures and floors.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Oh mercy!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp_WBx64lNkXNVqdM0YcJhBEMUZrxNE7ChhD5ODbNlWV6Jk3Eh1uhKXCcMaZ-uB-QLzhgqUb1ziAbf5FPhn1We99lSq7MljldyYuGyFQAgy4QwI0rj3sks31dmkTxAKXtL78GR5dWfVDmZ/s2048/IMG_2313.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp_WBx64lNkXNVqdM0YcJhBEMUZrxNE7ChhD5ODbNlWV6Jk3Eh1uhKXCcMaZ-uB-QLzhgqUb1ziAbf5FPhn1We99lSq7MljldyYuGyFQAgy4QwI0rj3sks31dmkTxAKXtL78GR5dWfVDmZ/s320/IMG_2313.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So the tile will come up.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhQSyOzHArXxT4FcrU8-6yaJjWSItAnpDxnmU3GfO9gecucjvf5hba3HHBQwEtlHA_YgDKNLxGG4TpTI-ly3qOFVKgYNAUqIcK9GAsLKDvjoDVhUdirrdGvNTPZ8qWJGeyqpruY6XYHo7-/s2048/IMG_2315.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhQSyOzHArXxT4FcrU8-6yaJjWSItAnpDxnmU3GfO9gecucjvf5hba3HHBQwEtlHA_YgDKNLxGG4TpTI-ly3qOFVKgYNAUqIcK9GAsLKDvjoDVhUdirrdGvNTPZ8qWJGeyqpruY6XYHo7-/s320/IMG_2315.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">No more brown trim!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4dtLw313E0zC7hhS6EDwMbitXoY2prt1toR_6US7bedubeB85nwkbcDN1REZZVzVXoYuIVBtMqcDnUdnR7C6UglUvypfMVYwEoMpp-caVH8sbzhqiI4_6ZvZaUVnj9aDp1Gr3XlSFmJjS/s2048/IMG_2316.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">And let's get rid of the ugly backsplash since we are in the middle of all of it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The backsplash seemed to be put there as an afterthought.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Didn't match anything.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpztcW3yBnIDOLYTgnAAKkl8IV-DudApMZAtNh2Cof1EM90Om6ZE6S9BHjkTaM2y07g5A8M6q5I-OvhhMof_AzNCGf8fCvhj9-Pj8HsvHrZTBZXCO6nkeOQvlLoegPVOv2Jg0TLUuF5Xma/s2048/IMG_2319.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpztcW3yBnIDOLYTgnAAKkl8IV-DudApMZAtNh2Cof1EM90Om6ZE6S9BHjkTaM2y07g5A8M6q5I-OvhhMof_AzNCGf8fCvhj9-Pj8HsvHrZTBZXCO6nkeOQvlLoegPVOv2Jg0TLUuF5Xma/s320/IMG_2319.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tomorrow we hope to start painting the walls.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And to think that it was just going to be cabinets!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Welcome to the Garden of Eganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10132446191608085958noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4302970884749014150.post-59589366362735933892021-03-10T19:05:00.001-07:002021-03-10T19:05:07.936-07:00WHILE I RECOVER<p> I’m just over 7 weeks post op. </p><p>We took an opportunity to fly to Cancun with friends. Best decision ever. I can recover on the sandy beaches as well as the snowy weather. </p><p>It is beautiful here. I have never been to Cancun. We are staying at the Hyatt Ziva an all inclusive resort. They spoil us rotten. </p><p>Yesterday we toured ruins and swam in a cenote (underground River) our tour guide was named Helamen. It was a great day. </p><p>It has been so fun to be pampered and rest!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH4J7AQlNyR0rEbGIe8Sr0djSxyPY5YRkBF7j0UFWk5yC3qw5xinM4GAyoJVwlgdWASdRolHJ1K30b9w7bFI0_EqWnETcQ5UhXGCcIN6-0kFnezuzH10RowW787sxdsHd539UbOtVr4A7c/s2048/9ED3A9AE-AD5A-43AD-B681-C9B132828D81.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH4J7AQlNyR0rEbGIe8Sr0djSxyPY5YRkBF7j0UFWk5yC3qw5xinM4GAyoJVwlgdWASdRolHJ1K30b9w7bFI0_EqWnETcQ5UhXGCcIN6-0kFnezuzH10RowW787sxdsHd539UbOtVr4A7c/s320/9ED3A9AE-AD5A-43AD-B681-C9B132828D81.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Look. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">No snow. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEhc6nxWZeSP0oZAVpIIPR6FwVWko1B414o0b_Soj9uFaPA3o_b1DT_WcX67Yp0ts4eWhqi4UkzN4q4hg2F0uUoqGBlTgLa0vPM5Nwyuk8QOSQOFkRNfNIeQR8gFwsyJdLKtOR1QmJJRCe/s2048/68C2AB21-2F5B-48AC-8200-95EF7801BD21.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEhc6nxWZeSP0oZAVpIIPR6FwVWko1B414o0b_Soj9uFaPA3o_b1DT_WcX67Yp0ts4eWhqi4UkzN4q4hg2F0uUoqGBlTgLa0vPM5Nwyuk8QOSQOFkRNfNIeQR8gFwsyJdLKtOR1QmJJRCe/s320/68C2AB21-2F5B-48AC-8200-95EF7801BD21.jpeg" /></a></div>No we didn’t climb the steps. Not allowed anymore. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3FNK8Df0n7n58UqOiga6_RWPPPWV61Rg6ql-IKFprzLNRKcdCPMAK3xlhyphenhyphenw-sHT1JbjSwdxFxSKquXh6FqP44mXLOF2a62SD3c5-5JHid28sym-r12jHocsNYBxD7FrMd_t1nu0nVghPP/s2048/7654DD41-ECE7-47F2-86EC-D05D449FE5F5.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3FNK8Df0n7n58UqOiga6_RWPPPWV61Rg6ql-IKFprzLNRKcdCPMAK3xlhyphenhyphenw-sHT1JbjSwdxFxSKquXh6FqP44mXLOF2a62SD3c5-5JHid28sym-r12jHocsNYBxD7FrMd_t1nu0nVghPP/s320/7654DD41-ECE7-47F2-86EC-D05D449FE5F5.jpeg" /></a></div>We came back from dinner tonight to this little surprise. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnEGPYW3pjtwRMf293wWlIa4UfdYcbDh5Ysq86kaBal2qxGeTncjQEC4M22M0knrd32lklHQhPBkBNLFd1F7oym3XPMZ6lOnMaLV3UzfHTXkp4O5yH2Yror4Oghu-HrTv7GdlP737FZtOq/s2048/9564C576-68FD-4977-9E8F-9CBAD3F216BE.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnEGPYW3pjtwRMf293wWlIa4UfdYcbDh5Ysq86kaBal2qxGeTncjQEC4M22M0knrd32lklHQhPBkBNLFd1F7oym3XPMZ6lOnMaLV3UzfHTXkp4O5yH2Yror4Oghu-HrTv7GdlP737FZtOq/s320/9564C576-68FD-4977-9E8F-9CBAD3F216BE.jpeg" /></a></div>Beautiful orange flowers on a tree. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip70cVFdW4usvnDdpmZPi-bowC-wt1-gHKBG3atSupzScWBVPL3Rainb7_Cki8AfJK-obWmLP-VJ8hAtGEM-vBSjJBJmgdapJTGCY6w5mw83Ti3lMGwDZ_IvTks4yFvZgV3j_LjoWo3bS8/s2048/60647E13-6698-4A20-A634-8A2D7C13403E.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip70cVFdW4usvnDdpmZPi-bowC-wt1-gHKBG3atSupzScWBVPL3Rainb7_Cki8AfJK-obWmLP-VJ8hAtGEM-vBSjJBJmgdapJTGCY6w5mw83Ti3lMGwDZ_IvTks4yFvZgV3j_LjoWo3bS8/s320/60647E13-6698-4A20-A634-8A2D7C13403E.jpeg" /></a></div>Hi my sweetheart. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUNtswWtfL76sB0P8JQMcPPsqn-wwqopRZa4KP0NTjFDaxuBjHc4EITd-R6s4buYXSmkblBg0iQGq6srjNJq4wzytTAChuOkO1dnCO2xVyHhxNNPYhHa4VxE8UiykbzmgNhRTtZH0ezW0j/s2048/80306340-6CD0-4A41-9F02-648A97B6B604.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUNtswWtfL76sB0P8JQMcPPsqn-wwqopRZa4KP0NTjFDaxuBjHc4EITd-R6s4buYXSmkblBg0iQGq6srjNJq4wzytTAChuOkO1dnCO2xVyHhxNNPYhHa4VxE8UiykbzmgNhRTtZH0ezW0j/s320/80306340-6CD0-4A41-9F02-648A97B6B604.jpeg" /></a></div>Our tour guide Helaman. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirSmkGcgSXNLFL724hn3hbgPjLW8iToxhZkpKd7bQCrX3FexkjYuxF3Zg_Q2oE6MQPoKOsQVC6qdeOWfeL5L_3gqvf8H9kKRvpMwBZ5IzyxfE0EkWVAud_OiPbLddIPs3xhvdKrJgxLk3L/s2048/91803903-C6E6-48A3-8B1E-199DA414F655.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirSmkGcgSXNLFL724hn3hbgPjLW8iToxhZkpKd7bQCrX3FexkjYuxF3Zg_Q2oE6MQPoKOsQVC6qdeOWfeL5L_3gqvf8H9kKRvpMwBZ5IzyxfE0EkWVAud_OiPbLddIPs3xhvdKrJgxLk3L/s320/91803903-C6E6-48A3-8B1E-199DA414F655.jpeg" /></a></div>View from our room. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfnND0ud5aT1N_PYCcvraituVJymtCxueqPFp1bV0wqk5kJoHJLiGGOuvvlD6NY_boMAk66GrAFmMzwVcvjWPH-Qi7RIqKYZy2CI9EEtPOsaGq9HdlKzU1RqC254Z39kEKyKTh93VgwV3y/s2048/AA9B27D4-6E82-42F3-A99C-12B890BE052F.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfnND0ud5aT1N_PYCcvraituVJymtCxueqPFp1bV0wqk5kJoHJLiGGOuvvlD6NY_boMAk66GrAFmMzwVcvjWPH-Qi7RIqKYZy2CI9EEtPOsaGq9HdlKzU1RqC254Z39kEKyKTh93VgwV3y/s320/AA9B27D4-6E82-42F3-A99C-12B890BE052F.jpeg" /></a></div>More of the ruins. <div><br /></div><div>Tomorrow we go to a nearby island to snorkel or hang out on another beach. </div><div><br /></div><div>I sure hope the snow is melted when we get home. <br /><p><br /></p></div>Welcome to the Garden of Eganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10132446191608085958noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4302970884749014150.post-67651191828074932312021-01-26T19:38:00.002-07:002021-01-26T19:38:40.197-07:00My Turn<p> Christmas came and went. </p><p>Very quietly, subdued. </p><p>We traveled and saw the kids that were near enough. </p><p>It was just quiet. </p><p>Work remains busy with regular ER patients in addition to the Covid patients we are seeing so much of. </p><p>But I won’t be there for the next 12 weeks. </p><p>Because .....</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjMLz6YGdsZOMFgk5yggFje_01NG2m2zUYYSasLJXV0XBinZ5EhBCpzS49OAuJlP_TTCW3XZU263MOttNY8I3dnb2z7MVfgAeL95KXbF9yUFRAZz-5I14ucvDnn5NomvYPh55qwkDNpmhb/s4032/IMG_1911.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjMLz6YGdsZOMFgk5yggFje_01NG2m2zUYYSasLJXV0XBinZ5EhBCpzS49OAuJlP_TTCW3XZU263MOttNY8I3dnb2z7MVfgAeL95KXbF9yUFRAZz-5I14ucvDnn5NomvYPh55qwkDNpmhb/s320/IMG_1911.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFOl14iCpm7IyFmzZWM40a19oVxaVX8bI3VdaT7VoVySl0_-hh7poNiO8ObhStUEOS1UL6t07TyCD_Viej3RlyxaS8FJKD44qJlKQNaPmeGrhJJEQFXXhneyr-J9Ky4ImT6DtYlQwwftJp/s4032/63269520119__7620013E-D367-402A-86CF-5BB4B528CFD3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFOl14iCpm7IyFmzZWM40a19oVxaVX8bI3VdaT7VoVySl0_-hh7poNiO8ObhStUEOS1UL6t07TyCD_Viej3RlyxaS8FJKD44qJlKQNaPmeGrhJJEQFXXhneyr-J9Ky4ImT6DtYlQwwftJp/s320/63269520119__7620013E-D367-402A-86CF-5BB4B528CFD3.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p>It was my turn. </p>Welcome to the Garden of Eganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10132446191608085958noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4302970884749014150.post-15480731243717096872020-12-18T14:52:00.002-07:002020-12-18T14:52:21.706-07:00The Vaccine<p> On Tuesday I received the Covid vaccine. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg60NYmkXY5y_hlfpLmvM-ECm6hRkseFQdkGWxQu6YyiGNMsMUiQY86G_w-Gr0BO4Zu-DDJKijxQawBKquECwcNjOkUpE9lWkWX2R9xbygMWA664HSnr5m8yp0b8KNt1i-9xikK9fwu54Ym/s2048/9DEBA7F3-4823-4E84-BA7A-215BFD27F92E.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg60NYmkXY5y_hlfpLmvM-ECm6hRkseFQdkGWxQu6YyiGNMsMUiQY86G_w-Gr0BO4Zu-DDJKijxQawBKquECwcNjOkUpE9lWkWX2R9xbygMWA664HSnr5m8yp0b8KNt1i-9xikK9fwu54Ym/s320/9DEBA7F3-4823-4E84-BA7A-215BFD27F92E.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwFqZ19tDRe1x-12Ap8QCdS3leneqtg_6P-FU58qVIxK4ZyVfxpbrOG7WoF1QnDCpeWpSXiTJerpeQw_96OdPXmbZTqfT5pwOZkgXjyVkYc_GX4xeUY9kQIOCCTIeYryQYIuwitUaOs72Y/s2048/B5C21DCF-3E51-48FE-B7AD-F95499DF6BEF.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwFqZ19tDRe1x-12Ap8QCdS3leneqtg_6P-FU58qVIxK4ZyVfxpbrOG7WoF1QnDCpeWpSXiTJerpeQw_96OdPXmbZTqfT5pwOZkgXjyVkYc_GX4xeUY9kQIOCCTIeYryQYIuwitUaOs72Y/s320/B5C21DCF-3E51-48FE-B7AD-F95499DF6BEF.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><p>I had concerns. </p><p>I did the research. </p><p>Every shift I work I feel like I’m swimming in Covid virus. </p><p>I have seen some incredibly sick people. </p><p>Young and old. </p><p>So I had the vaccine. In three weeks I will have the second dose. </p><p><br /></p>Welcome to the Garden of Eganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10132446191608085958noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4302970884749014150.post-65092507881642663582020-12-14T14:33:00.003-07:002020-12-14T14:33:59.023-07:00AND JUST LIKE THAT....<p> And just like that it’s Christmas time. </p><p>I don’t know how to describe this year. It’s has been a long slow slogging through it. </p><p>Life has changed until it feels like normal.</p><p>Covid. Pandemic. Masks. Essential workers. Words and terms I hadn’t thought of last year are now spoken multiple times a day. </p><p>My job in the ER didn’t stop. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyZoXiQ0Ve1eG7DxzF9kD5X7OFvCuS3hY7MJv7-dFgiCN111AL60aMzA1L7mnGJH0htyYk3AB8t4nGpXvHNrYUn-f-DW2ZYZLLBqfoaFzWN8LFDjG5UhyphenhyphengFF4UTl9bR_TJIixWA4_Zki0K/s1198/IMG_1521%25281%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="782" data-original-width="1198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyZoXiQ0Ve1eG7DxzF9kD5X7OFvCuS3hY7MJv7-dFgiCN111AL60aMzA1L7mnGJH0htyYk3AB8t4nGpXvHNrYUn-f-DW2ZYZLLBqfoaFzWN8LFDjG5UhyphenhyphengFF4UTl9bR_TJIixWA4_Zki0K/s320/IMG_1521%25281%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And unfortunately our county has been on the news for the hotspot of the nation. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nothing to brag about here. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It’s been exhausting. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But I am thankful for fabulous coworkers that make the day bearable. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanksgiving came and went. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We gathered. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We questioned whether to or not. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The only risky person was me and I had tested negative the week before. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I vacillate between safety and sanity. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Being so afraid of dying that you forget to live. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So we gathered. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmNgfkF6QmVwK8RQfamchH_b9VzNfU0StyYnBUIT4T8ThonHM_HcjpC23LdzP7lyoohfSCoR3MKUh_I29sn4ocAn9f2o6OKoIlNxAxem8cmcckPvEVtdVYzGQujwHWx0MtUdZJcxnJ0K3v/s4032/62923637054__C90A477F-B315-4C36-9EE1-8722E5072E0C.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmNgfkF6QmVwK8RQfamchH_b9VzNfU0StyYnBUIT4T8ThonHM_HcjpC23LdzP7lyoohfSCoR3MKUh_I29sn4ocAn9f2o6OKoIlNxAxem8cmcckPvEVtdVYzGQujwHWx0MtUdZJcxnJ0K3v/s320/62923637054__C90A477F-B315-4C36-9EE1-8722E5072E0C.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So thankful for this photo of all of my grandkids. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I know that these will be harder and harder as the years go by. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Howie has recovered from all of his knee surgeries. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sheesh. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What a year. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And now we are in this beautiful Christmas season. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We have been busy making candy and doing just a little decorating. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIkxChZ0m90Y1Jn-TFowVNDpxA73wyi9Js5wdgDHKdbbkFcYkN5F5jRGutRpkWBoh0_IdGOV-FT9vP7WtmqzMb9JYHyik2wUUbaf8RtYcilJsfIBLcyQcaEZDskOn-0QxcgyHPHO0ZRJn7/s4032/IMG_1822%25281%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIkxChZ0m90Y1Jn-TFowVNDpxA73wyi9Js5wdgDHKdbbkFcYkN5F5jRGutRpkWBoh0_IdGOV-FT9vP7WtmqzMb9JYHyik2wUUbaf8RtYcilJsfIBLcyQcaEZDskOn-0QxcgyHPHO0ZRJn7/s320/IMG_1822%25281%2529.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">Howie helped a ton this year. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He made all four batches of caramel. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-IYdgcVKlS3E8aezb-r3YfnnxFe9gnD0l7RnSid-3loQ_QJUWMrFoj1_l3WjGT9mT0mo9TjpnzGhkvR0QE1Yc8CTynHTdQQE2JlcCsY5GJmGdUcvEWQ37ONjMA3kjprKwz-jGYuzWuGZy/s2048/7DA8CC4B-FBED-478D-9023-50FA086AC4E6.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-IYdgcVKlS3E8aezb-r3YfnnxFe9gnD0l7RnSid-3loQ_QJUWMrFoj1_l3WjGT9mT0mo9TjpnzGhkvR0QE1Yc8CTynHTdQQE2JlcCsY5GJmGdUcvEWQ37ONjMA3kjprKwz-jGYuzWuGZy/s320/7DA8CC4B-FBED-478D-9023-50FA086AC4E6.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I also made my mom’s cherry cordials.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They are so much work but so delicious. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGl5yHDQTjslLxjIH5Nwq0oqIVsuLQRqPsHivaQ2qvQoL0UO95Ufhj107yEl4AbMADDWKDcQrkYR9EZaVdgEj9rvZbp0myK65H4Zck_ix08s-ZfLTyP_pFYBsajm5nuAoaqm8LApTlGAIP/s2048/871BBD2D-F314-4F13-A063-26923F948545.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGl5yHDQTjslLxjIH5Nwq0oqIVsuLQRqPsHivaQ2qvQoL0UO95Ufhj107yEl4AbMADDWKDcQrkYR9EZaVdgEj9rvZbp0myK65H4Zck_ix08s-ZfLTyP_pFYBsajm5nuAoaqm8LApTlGAIP/s320/871BBD2D-F314-4F13-A063-26923F948545.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dipped cinnamon Santa’s are my kids favorite. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_OavqTGokRc0CQY270nN7ZbbmIaUof5aLcsE4yitLpUjohfYaogqkZhCDek4rBh1ALXr3bwHNb8k3ohKACBvwYomOPE4ZqCTVj_Y2OV3bmFvROGc8EUGMwnK1gwO97WYVUnfYrrxTkBFI/s2048/AD083AC4-9E66-4000-9E06-D347E60962D7.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">Simple tree. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdvQTZS4hxUpf3cKnbK5wa5KUTzReRHFSfSxsIP2N4-wcLCdcJ-16T6rJHfvEzVBQnngvsMKFT9rWuDNyfVMikJGX0Tz-gELxKbodZri9GuiW4ihWMxpgFf-fScQv1-Zl-9mckJbaaYy5I/s2048/E5BF04BF-C23B-4C85-A6C5-1FDFDF7547A2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdvQTZS4hxUpf3cKnbK5wa5KUTzReRHFSfSxsIP2N4-wcLCdcJ-16T6rJHfvEzVBQnngvsMKFT9rWuDNyfVMikJGX0Tz-gELxKbodZri9GuiW4ihWMxpgFf-fScQv1-Zl-9mckJbaaYy5I/s320/E5BF04BF-C23B-4C85-A6C5-1FDFDF7547A2.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The view outside my living room window looks like a post card. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Often there will be a herd of deer in the field. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love it so much here and am so thankful that 4 years ago we made the move. </div><br /><div>And of course during this time I also remember four years ago during this time that Howie had his cardiac arrest and was saved by bystander CPR and early defibrillation. </div><div>We spent a long 14 days in the hospital. That will go down as my favorite Christmas ever. </div><div><br /></div><div>In spite of the chaos this year has been I have seen blessings all around me. </div><div><br /></div><div>I look forward to the future. </div><div>I look forward to celebrating the birth of the Savior of the World. </div><div><br /></div><div>Merry Christmas. </div><div><br /></div>Welcome to the Garden of Eganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10132446191608085958noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4302970884749014150.post-72362993872230656992020-06-06T18:44:00.001-06:002020-06-06T18:44:08.285-06:00"DIS"knee!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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4th time is a charm!!!!</div>
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After a long 8 months of fighting infection and 3 previous surgeries on this poor knee, </div>
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today was the day for the final surgery!</div>
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<br />Welcome to the Garden of Eganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10132446191608085958noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4302970884749014150.post-11697823191165022922020-05-22T12:27:00.001-06:002020-05-22T12:27:33.981-06:00JAMMIN’During the year I collect Surejel and sugar and strawberries.<br />
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Then I do this.<br />
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And I am happy.<br />
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And so are my kids, who take a few home every time they come.<br />
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We also got the garden planted. I hope it does well. It has been a cold few weeks.<br />
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I tried to enjoy breakfast yesterday while this guy was reminding me he hasn’t had his.<br />
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Life has yet to feel normal for me,<br />
I have gone to work in the ER as normal, but it still feels off.<br />
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I look forward to a new and improved normal.<br />
<br />Welcome to the Garden of Eganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10132446191608085958noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4302970884749014150.post-86274781622452277092020-04-29T20:22:00.000-06:002020-04-29T20:22:49.907-06:00BUSY DAYI spent the day canning chicken.<br />
Trying to empty out the freezer to fill it with a pig.<br />
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I forget how much I love to can from year to year.<br />
I also forget how much work it is.<br />
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Ready to process.</div>
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I ended up with 65 pints of chicken.<br />
I love having this stuff on the shelf.<br />
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<br />Welcome to the Garden of Eganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10132446191608085958noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4302970884749014150.post-57424809006135187202020-04-27T18:06:00.001-06:002020-04-27T18:31:16.867-06:00I’M OVER ITI would say I want normal life back but I don’t want the old normal.<br />
I want a better normal.<br />
I have loved seeing people reconnecting with what really matters.<br />
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I’m tired of the empty shelves and panic buying, but I have also seen incredible kindness and giving from friends and strangers to one another.<br />
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My work has been disrupted. The ER has been quiet so much so that our hours are being cut.<br />
Between that and Howie being laid off my stress level has been through the roof.<br />
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We will be fine. Thank goodness for no debt and plenty of food storage but there are so many that can’t say the same.<br />
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I miss normal.<br />
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I have taken care of a covid positive patient and another that I swear would be a positive. But tested negative. Younger man admitted and is now on the ventilator. Waiting for a second test to come back. False positives and negatives do occur.<br />
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I miss my kids.<br />
Saturday we drove to Utah to see Matt and family and Lynsey who drove from Denver.<br />
It felt good.<br />
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This has definitely put things in to perspective for me. There is so much fluff in life. Things that don’t matter.<br />
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I hope my perspective stays.<br />
I hope that things that matter are the important things.<br />
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Beautiful daughter-in-love Tara. </div>
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<br />Welcome to the Garden of Eganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10132446191608085958noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4302970884749014150.post-547173356983965642020-04-01T07:10:00.001-06:002020-04-01T07:10:28.299-06:00APRIL FOOL’SNothing is a joke today.<br />
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Apparently we had an earthquake yesterday.<br />
Epicenter was about 5 hours away from me.<br />
I was working in the ER. I didn’t feel it.<br />
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And this morning I drove to work.<br />
It was a blizzard.<br />
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<br />Welcome to the Garden of Eganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10132446191608085958noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4302970884749014150.post-52064083869471519362020-03-27T13:56:00.003-06:002020-03-27T15:24:16.548-06:00ORGANIZING BUGWhile Howie was off recovering from this latest knee surgery I planned on doing some reorganizing.<br />
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It has been therapeutic.<br />
And all this was before I found out he was being laid off.<br />
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I decided to get last years fruit out of the freezer and made jam. I’ll do that tomorrow when it thaws.<br />
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<br />Welcome to the Garden of Eganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10132446191608085958noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4302970884749014150.post-37194238666158777032020-03-26T13:12:00.002-06:002020-03-26T13:12:30.490-06:00BECAUSE I NEED HUMOR<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Howie was laid off today until this Covid thing has resolved. </div>
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<br />Welcome to the Garden of Eganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10132446191608085958noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4302970884749014150.post-56009245515206287972020-03-20T17:42:00.000-06:002020-03-20T17:42:26.782-06:00IT’S A THREEPEATAnd here we are again.<br />
Hopefully this time will be the charm.<br />
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5 months of fighting an infection in the new knee and we were losing.<br />
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So today they did an explant.<br />
Removed all the components of the joint.<br />
He now has a temporary spacer and in 6 weeks to 3 months we will<br />
return for the knee implant.<br />
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<br />Welcome to the Garden of Eganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10132446191608085958noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4302970884749014150.post-44604993892858726682020-03-15T16:24:00.003-06:002020-03-15T16:24:51.422-06:00SOME MUCH NEEDED R&RLast post was an update about Howie’s knee.<br />
Well, after 7 weeks of IV antibiotics it seemed like it was reinfected.<br />
So the doc put him on oral antibiotics for four months.<br />
Hoping this would work.<br />
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It didn’t. It’s progressively gotten worse. We aren’t even waiting for the 4 month mark.<br />
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So he goes in on Friday the 20th to take out the joint.<br />
Wait for 3 months.<br />
Then put in another one.<br />
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He’s tired and discouraged.<br />
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He hasn’t been to CrossFit for months and months.<br />
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We decided not to cancel our trip to Denver to see kids.<br />
We needed it.<br />
We took our youngest daughter with her baby.<br />
So we are surrounded by lots and lots of babies.<br />
All girls.<br />
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I’ve decided my children are out to get back at me.<br />
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My daughter Lynsey<br />
Has daughters: Lexi<br />
Lucy<br />
Lilly<br />
My daughter Candice has<br />
Lillian<br />
My son Nate has<br />
Locklyn<br />
Leighton<br />
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Today while trying to get attention of one of the granddaughters<br />
I said “whoever the L” pay attention.<br />
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It’s been so fun to have this diversion.<br />
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We leave to go back to Idaho tomorrow.<br />
And I’ll go back to work.<br />
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It’s been crazy in the ER.<br />
People’s hysteria is nuts.<br />
People have been stealing masks, gloves and hand sanitizer.<br />
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I’m less that excited to have Howie in the hospital during this time.<br />
But we have no choice.<br />
I already have plans to self quarantine from him.<br />
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*taking a deep breath”<br />
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<br />Welcome to the Garden of Eganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10132446191608085958noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4302970884749014150.post-78497697841704849352019-11-16T20:02:00.002-07:002019-11-19T18:36:38.446-07:00WHEN IT RAINS.....At the end of September Howie had his second knee replacement.<br />
All went well.<br />
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Until 4 weeks later.<br />
He ended up with a septic joint.<br />
Infection that landed in the new joint.<br />
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So on the 28th of October he had another knee surgery.<br />
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And because I was unable to get any time off work at all my sweet daughter in law came from Utah<br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">She does Howie’s infusions while I’m at work and is taking care of Candice who came to stay to recover. </span><br />
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Hi BABIES!</div>
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Jessica, the oldest granddaughter, holding her cousin Lilly</div>
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Yesterday there was snow briefly in the grass.</div>
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I pulled all of the vines and weeds out of my garden.</div>
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I hate to see all the tomatoes that went to waste.</div>
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Howie had his second knee replacement done on Thursday last week.</div>
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I'll be off now for about 3 weeks.</div>
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I felt very somber all day on 9-11</div>
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I remember vividly what I was doing that morning.</div>
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I was so glued to the TV, not being able to comprehend what was happening.</div>
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I would never want another 9-11</div>
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But I do miss the days following that day.</div>
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This last weekend was the student invasion.</div>
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Blogging was such a bigger deal 10+ years ago.</div>
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I loved a little FaceTime last night.</div>
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The twins are getting so big.</div>
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This was a fun find.</div>
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The nights are cooling off and the Quaking Aspens are starting to turn colors.</div>
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And Christmas is 100 days away!</div>
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I love Fall and everything that it entails.</div>
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Cooler nights.</div>
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Veggies from the garden.</div>
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I made these Christmas Pickles.</div>
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They are a pain to make because they sit in water for 5 days that is drained off each night and new boiling water poured over the cukes.</div>
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Then on day 6 you make a syrup and boil that and pour it off every night for 9 days.</div>
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Not hard, just a pain.</div>
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And you can't buy them in the store.</div>
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The sunsets are stunning.</div>
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Between the grain dust in the air and fires somewhere the skies are beautiful.</div>
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My grandkids are growing up.</div>
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Locklyn heads off to preschool.</div>
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We had a youth group from our church over last Sunday. </div>
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They listened to a couple of speakers and then played musical chairs.</div>
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It's been awhile since I have laughed so hard.</div>
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And this little sweetie is now 29 weeks.</div>
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We are all pretty excited about the impending birth!</div>
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<br />Welcome to the Garden of Eganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10132446191608085958noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4302970884749014150.post-9876815141123486252019-08-17T18:44:00.001-06:002019-08-17T18:44:43.587-06:00Drowning WormsThis afternoon we were visited by Cameron and his family.<br />
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The older two wanted to fish with grandpa.<br />
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So we drove a 1/2 mile to the South Fork of the Snake River<br />
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The boys were amazingly patient and thought it was pretty fun.<br />
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The best part though was seeing a water snake that was swallowing a leach.<br />
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Grandpa telling Timmy all of the secrets of fishing.</div>
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Teddy loved casting out and reeling it in and casting out and reeling it in.</div>
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Cameron helps Timmy hold on to the pole.</div>
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You can't see the water snake, but they were mesmerized by it. </div>
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It was the water snake.</div>
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Grandpa patiently putting on another worm.</div>
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And I held Toby. He's 6 months old and and his feet and hands are just rolls.</div>
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<br />Welcome to the Garden of Eganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10132446191608085958noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4302970884749014150.post-23204713859764701472019-08-16T14:13:00.001-06:002019-08-16T14:13:42.639-06:00PEACEFULWe have now lived in our house for 2 1/2 years.<br />
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There has been no regret. I do miss the neighbors we left behind.<br />
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And I miss my dirt.<br />
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Here we live on a riverbed.<br />
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River rock is my dirt.<br />
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I had to buy dirt.<br />
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This year is my first year to do a garden. Howie built me 4 garden boxes and I put my paid for dirt and manure in it.<br />
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I long for loamy soil, but I know it will come.<br />
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You can't sink your shovel into this stuff.</div>
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But I am still thankful we moved here.</div>
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And in spite of the new garden, I'm not going to complain about it.</div>
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My tomatoes are gigantic and I've even enjoyed some grape tomatoes.</div>
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And I plant zucchini because it makes me feel like I'm a good gardener.</div>
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Even though you can't hardly kill the stuff. </div>
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And I picked enough to make a double batch of spicy relish.</div>
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Which tastes delicious!</div>
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But I have also enjoyed basil and lots of cucumbers.</div>
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Lots and lots of cucumbers.</div>
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I had enough to start a batch of my Christmas Pickles.</div>
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And this! I love this squash. I planted four hills of it.</div>
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It stores well during the winter and they are just the right size for the two of us.</div>
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We also planted 9 different fruit trees. These were planted the first summer we were here.</div>
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This is my plum tree. Sorta sad looking.</div>
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We planted two peach trees and two pear trees.</div>
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Also an apricot tree and four apple trees.</div>
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So far the harvest has been minimal.</div>
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But it is fun to see things grow.</div>
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I also cleaned out the coop.</div>
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I still love having the chickens.</div>
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The eggs are a nice benefit.</div>
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Is there anything more peaceful than watching chickens roam the yard?</div>
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<br />Welcome to the Garden of Eganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10132446191608085958noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4302970884749014150.post-85903352672565961832019-08-15T20:52:00.001-06:002019-08-15T20:54:28.918-06:00IT'S BEEN AWHILEMany months in fact.<br />
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When I finally get on the blog I notice that there is some weird "photobucket" background.<br />
And I don't like it.<br />
I've done a little research, but can't figure it out.<br />
Can't decide if it bugs me enough to keep working on it.<br />
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I still love going through blogs of people I've read for 10+ years.<br />
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I realize it would be hard to catch up and a few years ago it would have bugged me to be so behind.<br />
I have made and printed blog books for each of my years for 10 years.<br />
But no one looks at it, except me.<br />
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But I still like putting "pen to paper" and writing out what is going on in my head.<br />
I also love going through the pictures and seeing how our family is growing.<br />
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Like this:<br />
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Locklyn loves selfies.</div>
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And she is adorable.</div>
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I'm not sure what Lilly was eating, but it looks like it was enjoyed. </div>
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Lucy on the other hand, is a little bit more of a delicate eater.</div>
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Last month I had Lexi, Krew, Kendrix and the twins.</div>
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We took some time to go to Heise swimming.</div>
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Lexi is always full of smiles.</div>
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holding my youngest two granddaughters.</div>
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My youngest and my oldest.</div>
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The bookends.</div>
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Her first.</div>
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I love how these two have become the best of friends.</div>
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Lucy isn't sure about the hat.</div>
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I can't believe how they have grown.</div>
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How is it that I have another grandson graduating from high school?</div>
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February being a pretty cold, snowy and miserable month...</div>
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We flew from Salt Lake to North Carolina and then on to Puerto Rico</div>
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We loved touring around Puerto Rico</div>
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Nita, Jenna and I</div>
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So did my shadow.</div>
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St Lucia</div>
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Antigua</div>
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Each place we went to was beautiful.</div>
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Sunny and warm</div>
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I love spending time with this man.</div>
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And considering what we went through 2 years ago...</div>
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I feel blessed to have him.</div>
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<br />Welcome to the Garden of Eganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10132446191608085958noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4302970884749014150.post-6322246537678695672019-02-14T07:56:00.000-07:002019-02-14T07:56:05.956-07:00ON BEING A GRANDMA<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I just don't feel like I should be old enough.</div>
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It happened way sooner than I thought it would.</div>
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But here is 8 month old Lilly. Sitting up by herself!</div>
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Born at 28 weeks.</div>
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2 pounds 3 ounces.</div>
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And big sissy Lexi loves to love on her twin baby sisters.</div>
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She was unsure about how it was going to be....since she was an only child for over 10 years.</div>
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But she has taken to it perfectly.</div>
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And these two big brothers, Krew and Kendrix, love their baby sister Leighton.</div>
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Leighton was born with Cerebral Palsy.</div>
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She's truly a miracle.</div>
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Sitting up alone.</div>
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Looking at her mom's scriptures.</div>
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My own children.</div>
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Nate and Candice.</div>
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Nate was in Idaho Falls for some police training.</div>
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So we met at Outback where Candice works as an assistant manager.</div>
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We enjoyed some delicious food.</div>
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And I enjoyed watching these two.</div>
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They are beautiful humans.</div>
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Teddy and Timmy build a gigantic snowman!</div>
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Good thing their dad is over 6 feet tall so he could help!</div>
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And Lucy and Lilly being held by daddy.</div>
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He loves all of his girls!</div>
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Lexi decided that a laundry basket filled with pillows was the perfect way to watch TV and keep the twins happy. </div>
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Yes, becoming a grandma all those years ago was a shocker.</div>
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But wow, I love it.</div>
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It's amazing to watch your kids parenting.</div>
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It brings joy....and sometimes evil laughter.</div>
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It is the best.</div>
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