tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46003298151801508772024-02-21T06:43:39.196-08:00Jacobsen AdventuresThe Jacobsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04849827631826228510noreply@blogger.comBlogger315125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4600329815180150877.post-58197074507093415772017-03-22T16:08:00.000-07:002017-03-22T16:08:34.245-07:00Update<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hi family and friends - I'm not even sure if you are still looking for updates from us as it's been over 3 months since my last post. Life definitely is keeping us busy and with some struggles with health, it has made things rather challenging to keep up with it all. </div>
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The kids have enjoyed all the snow we've received this year. We had our very own sled hill in our yard due to all the snowplowing. It's the start of break up season now - still plenty of snow to play in, but got to watch out for the ice! </div>
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Sister just completed her first science fair project. She wanted to test to see if all rocks sink. To her surprise - some rocks actually float!</div>
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She was very proud of her work and had fun learning about why some rocks float and some sink.</div>
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Phone hack by Brother - ha,ha... crazy this little man will be 5 years old in a just a couple of days. He's thrived in his daycare setting this year and is more than ready to take on Kindergarten in the fall. </div>
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Still getting out and hiking when we can (or when I feel well enough to do so). I'm a bit of a medical mystery right now - but trying to listen to my body and rest when I need to and not over do it when I'm feeling better. I'm basically dealing with constant fatigue and have no issues falling asleep and can sleep for 10 hours - but wake up feeling like I didn't sleep at all. I'd appreciate your prayers as I continue to research and seek answers. </div>
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We hope you all are doing well... thank you for keeping in touch other ways. </div>
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We are all doing well - I little busy but doing very well. I can always tell when life is a little crazy because when I look back at the photos I've taken there are only a few. </div>
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We had a fun Halloween as we had dinner and went Trick-or-Treating with our friends. Momma and Papa say thank you kids for getting some awesome candy! So thankful to be doing life together with close friends!</div>
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Sis got a hair cut! She's loving school this year and learning so much. I'm just amazed when she reads to us at bedtime. I love watching her grow in all aspects of her life. Brother is doing well too - never slows down as I realized all I have are videos of him and no still photos. Ha! Hard to believe that in just a couple of months he'll be turning five years old. He loves his new daycare and she is doing amazing things to help him to be prepared for school next year. The more wrestling, lego building, sword fighting in his day - the happier he is. He's developed a true love for factual information - from size of animals to the details on a map. This kid actually was content to sit and look at a large atlas of Alaska! </div>
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This sweet girl often tries to participate when I do yoga. I end up laying down two mats, one for her and one for me - silly pup! We've had several comments about how she's a much more relaxed and happier dog since her mountain adventure this summer. We would agree!</div>
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While busy with an evening commitment Monday-Thursday (sigh...), we are beyond blessed and thankful for life. Beautiful sunrises like this (man- the picture just doesn't do it justice) are a reminder of what a blessing each and every day is. I can not promise it won't be another month before I write again - but please know how thankful I am for each of you that check-in on this little blog to see how we are doing. </div>
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Yahoo! Momma is doing so much better so off to the mountains we go! We had a wonderful time hiking the Butte in Palmer last weekend. </div>
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It's even more fun when we can share our adventures with good friends.</div>
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Papa has been so busy with school and coaching both football and wrestling right now. The football team plays tonight in the semi-finals. Should be a very exciting game for them!! I love that in this picture even the dog was snuggling - okay she really just wanted the blanket, but still so cute to see everyone snuggled up to watch a movie together.</div>
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This little man... where is the time going. I snapped this picture as I looked at him and realized he's going to be starting school next fall. He's growing and changing so much these past few months. He is so full of deep honest emotion (i.e. - we've got a temper we are learning how to manage) - and his creativity in building with whatever he can get to stack on top of each other. He definitely is the typical boy in the fact that the more wrestling we can do the greater love he feels. He likes to look at car license plates and decide how fast they can go - basically whatever numbers are on the plate is your top speed! Ha... At his daycare/preschool he has shown a new interest in the globe and geography. So much fun to see him growing into this new stage of development. </div>
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This is me the past 3 weeks - sigh... I'm too young for shingles, but the reality is that if you've had chicken pox, then you can have an episode of shingles at any time. First week, felt like I was fighting the flu but never had a fever. Second week, painful rash appeared- so thankful I was seen by the doctor on day one of the rash and the antiviral medicine prevented the rash from blistering too bad. Very deep nerve pain all through the upper right quarter of my body - it even hurt to breathe. Third week, fatigue set in and I was sleeping almost 15 hours a day! Finally, today - my skin is still sensitive to touch and I'm achy - but I have energy back and the deep pain is gone. Thank goodness because now I have a deep chest cold and I think I may have died trying to cough or sneeze with the initial shingle pain I had. It's hard on the family when mom goes ill for so long - but so thankful for Papa and the kids taking great care of me. Not to forget some amazing friends who have been bringing us dinner for the past week. </div>
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It was very exciting to listen to the bull try and call in the cow. They must have hung around our house for a good 20 minutes before moving up through the neighborhood. It was all amazing until the bull starting eating on my rose bush - then I had had enough - ha,ha...</div>
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Thankful for these fall sunny days - so the kids could get outside and burn some energy while I was able to rest and recover.</div>
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For my mental sanity - I did get out to Eagle River Nature Center and took a short, flat hike on the trails. What a beautiful place we live and I'm so thankful to call it home. </div>
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Papa and I both strongly believe in being involved with extra-curricular activities. This past Friday, sister participated in her school's Jog-a-Thon and with a goal of running 6 laps in the allotted time, she ran 11! She was one lap short of running 2 full miles. One of the reasons I switched careers this year was so that the kiddos could be more involved in after school activities. So - Sister has been participating in running club and her efforts definitely paid off. </div>
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It felt amazing to be able to attend without the crazy stress of having to prepare my classroom to be gone. In fact, her Jog-A-Thon was on a Friday - my day off!! YAHOO!!!</div>
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She was pretty proud of herself to be awarded a medal for being the top girl runner from her classroom. So - seeing how much she enjoyed running, we decide to allow her to participate in a family-fun cross country run. </div>
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Such an odd picture to start with since I haven't written for almost a month. I thought for sure once everyone was back to school I would spend my Friday's catching up on all of my projects (I work Sunday-Thursday). Instead, I find myself doing a "First" with buying close to 400 hamburger buns as part of our fall kickoff for work! Crazy- right?!? But so cool to be part of church that truly loves and serves the community. </div>
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Not to worry though - I have been out hiking on the weekends! So much fun to be at a stage where they can hike right along side of me. This was a "First" because everyone is actually smiling - ha, ha!!</div>
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A "First" - they actually look like they love each other - ha,ha... We are definitely into the stage of brother and sister picking on each other. One minute having a grand time playing together - next you would think war was breaking out. Sigh... I remember this all to well with my own brother. </div>
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She's growing up all too fast and had a wonderful "First" Day of first grade. Her picture says, "When I grow up I want to be a cop and when I'm off duty a yoga instructor." </div>
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"First" - Momma being able to drop Sister off at school each morning. I LOVE having a relaxed morning without the stress of a long commute to work. I still wake up early to walk the dog before Papa leaves for school, but then I have almost a full hour to myself before I need to wake the kids up. I try hard not to use this time to do chores or something not done from the night before - but truly use this time to read my Bible, journal and take time to sending encouraging message to people on my heart. So much fun to see Sister off to school each day without all the frustration and stress of the early mornings and commute from last year!</div>
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"But I'm not tired Momma." A "First" for brother is attending his new day care. WE LOVE HER!! She is absolutely amazing and we are so thankful to have found her. Brother is learning so much and he is able to go outside almost every day! She's even hung a tarp out so they can play outside when it's raining (which there's been a lot of these past few weeks). </div>
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Fall is upon us with the "first" signs of snow in the higher mountains. Before too long, we'll be writing about our "first" snowfall. Until then, we are enjoying the fall season! </div>
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With fall in the air, yes I realize it's only the beginning of August, but we have entered into our cooler, rainy days and I can't help but to think about the changing season. No longer do I need my sunglasses to walk in the morning as the street lights are staying on longer. We even have the typical cold going around right now. As the season is changing, I can't help but to think about going back to school and the reality that I will not be returning to the classroom this fall. I truly enjoy my new job as office manager at the church, but it some ways I think I was treating it like a summer job and not a career change. Well, time to face that reality and embrace this new season.</div>
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The kids enjoyed going to a week of vacation bible school at a local church. I think Papa enjoyed more of having a 3 hour break from parenting each day - ha,ha... The kids really enjoyed the program and keep asking when they can go back to school. Sister will be entering 1st grade this year and Brother will be receiving care from a new provider this fall. Both are equally excited about the start of school and the new routine. I'm already enjoying the fact that the kids will be able to sleep in until 8:00am if they need to before I will need to get them up and going for the day - that's a huge difference compared to 6:00am last year!</div>
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After Sister's birthday, we've been up to our typical summer activities with hiking and camping. It sure has been warm for us the past few weeks (80 degrees is too hot in Alaska!)</div>
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This sweet little lady had her "golden" birthday this year! </div>
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Count the daisies and you will see - she's officially six now - how can that be?</div>
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Sister loves her family and has a genuine care for others. She claims she will either be a dentist or a cop president (not sure what that job entails). She loves the chance to get on stage and sing at church and will often pretend she's the music coming from the radio in the car and sing us a song. In addition to losing her first tooth, she is learning to swim and has also learned how to ride her bike without her training wheels. </div>
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So it begins... our first visit from the tooth fairy happened on June 21st! Sister was beyond excited to have lost her first tooth. Being a summer baby, many of her classmates started loosing teeth during the school year and she couldn't wait for hers! </div>
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Grandma Julie had given Sister a special tooth fairy pillow and found in the morning her tooth was traded for some money. It was agreed for the first tooth an extra special amount - many friends reminded me of inflation when considering the amount. </div>
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We've also been out hiking of course! One beautiful day after work, I sent Papa a text and said scrap the dinner plans - pack some sandwiches and snacks and let's go hike. We went up the Arctic Valley saddle and the kids did great!</div>
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If you'll recall, Dessa had the stitches and the cone of shame. We had to leave her behind on our family hike night and she wasn't too happy about that. She received a clean bill of health on Wednesday and is enjoying being cone free. She even had a little adventure after the stitches came out, when she slipped out of her collar as I was loading her into the car and off down the road I went trying to catch her. I'm so thankful she ran into a neighborhood and was distracted with the smells. After successful capture and collar securely in place (1/2 mile down the road), I've decided her morning walks need to turn into morning runs. Sigh... husky problems...</div>
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At 2:45am on Tuesday morning, we received a large bang on the door. What crazy drunk is trying to get into our house? Not that we've ever had that problem before. Ignore the bang. A few moments later the bang again only louder this time. Thankful for a security system, I could look at my phone to see who was at the door. Why is Anchorage Police Department at my door. Shake Hubby awake. Confused and wondering what in the world - Hubby comes in and says, you better come out. What in the world could be going on... There's my DESSA girl!! </div>
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Oh the smile on the sweet dog's face when she heard my voice! We were in complete shock. A man found her back at the trailhead where I had lost her. After a week of checking the trail both morning and night, we were in a place of thinking she wasn't going to make it home, so we stopped checking. Well, thanks to a facebook post on the Lost & Found Pets page, a stranger finding Dessa and posting pictures at the exact time a friend of his saw his post and knew of my post and connected us with each other. The man who found her contacted APD. Officer picked her up and brought her to the house! Say what?!?! That rarely happens, but they saw that we had lost her 2 weeks ago and wanted to see if she was our dog. What an answer to prayers!</div>
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Other than being hungry and dehydrated, she did have a cut on her leg that required stitches to heal. Otherwise - she's back to herself and ready to go out hiking again! What an adventure she must have had - if only she could tell us!</div>
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Of course the summer hiking season is upon us too! Yes - I said summer even though we are wear gloves and winter hats. The wind was howling on our annual birthday hike - but we enjoyed every moment of it. I originally planned this hike as away to make my favorite trail a positive trail again - as this is the same trail I lost Dessa on. How wonderful that we were able to hike it the very evening she made it home. (Trust me - she heard me getting my gear ready and was wagging her tail ready to join me - not this time sweet Dessa - you got to heal up first!)</div>
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this crazy, energetic, stubborn as his parents - yet will make you laugh when you are trying to discipline him - still sleeps the same - four years later. I couldn't help but stare into his sweet little face and think back to the day we brought him home. Goodness, even though the days may seem long, the years are flying by!</div>
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Sister and I are also having some fun going for walks and picking the wild daisies!</div>
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Using some decor from and old bouquet we created this one today! Love that she shares her joy of wild flowers like the other women in her heritage. </div>
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I absolutely love the view of the Eagle River valley from this hike.</div>
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We made it to the summit and as you can see, Dessa clearly has her mind on something other than taking a picture with me. And this is where our sad news begins... on the way back down, I was adjusting my grip on my hiking pole and Dessa's leash slipped out of my hand. Off she went - on the sent of some kind of mountain animal critters she took off running. I watched her cruise around the other side of the valley for a good 10 minutes before she was out of sight.<br />
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With rescue dogs, you never quite know the full story. As I have wrestled with the emotions of blaming myself that Dessa ran off, I have come to peace. I believe something was changing in Dessa's temperament and her running off is a blessing in disguise. We miss her greatly and still hold some hope that she'll come back to us. The kids are handling it well and I hear them saying, silly Dessa is up in the mountains still chasing those critters.<br />
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The very next day was my first day at my new job. I'm now the office manager for the church I attend (ACF Church). I was greeted with these amazing tulips on my desk.<br />
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Then I received a flower delivery sent from my mom and dad. So beautiful!!<br />
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Flowers everywhere! We finally did some landscaping and put in some flowers this spring. So excited to see our rose bush blooming and the Dalina's opening up!<br />
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We ended the week with Papa and I celebrating our 10th wedding anniversary on Friday!</div>
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A little cloudy with some rain showers during our hike - but still a beautiful day together.</div>
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We got married in the "mountains" of South Dakota, so fitting today that we would celebrate 10 years out hiking in the mountains. I've been wanting to do this hike ever since we moved to Eagle River. It's a pretty flat trail, South Fork, that takes you back to two lakes. Eagle Lake (picture above) is glacier fed and has an amazing turquoise color to it. Just to the right (pictured below) is Symphony Lake, which is fed with mountain runoff. So beautiful to see contrasting lake water with in feet of each other. </div>
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After an emotional week with Dessa taking off on her own adventure, it was great to celebrate adventuring with this amazing man!</div>
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Even the rocks were sending us blessings of love for many more years to come! </div>
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With a few short days before I start my new job, the kids and I packed in a few adventures this past week. First, we enjoyed being outside as much as we could- the weather has been amazing!</div>
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The kids participated in a yoga/fitness camp this past week. Sister was so eager to teach us - now you try momma - ya right - going to have to call 911 for me to try this pose. </div>
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After yoga was over on Thursday, the kids, my dear friend Heidi and I loaded up the car and headed to Homer for a few days! Here we are stopping in Girdwood for an early dinner before the long drive down the Seward Highway.</div>
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The kids traveled great and the view from our room at the Lands End Resort - was breath taking!</div>
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We filled our time with walks along the beach - Bishops Beach was our favorite...</div>
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First, my dear family and friends, I'm sorry for my lack of writing this past month or so. Life has been emotional and busy to say the least. I'm looking forward to returning to my weekly updates and summaries of our future adventures. For now - what in the world have we been up to?</div>
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The picture above is a picture of the group of students I took on my last field trip. Our school organized an Exploration Day - students were given the opportunity to sign up for their top five choices of activities. We had everything from making organic finger nail polish to archery to savory strolls to hiking. Naturally, I partnered up with one of my favorite co-workers and we took a group hiking. We talked about survival skills along the way and "what if" situations. It was an amazing day up to the first false summit of Rainbow Peak and I so appreciate my principal for supporting social-emotional learning days.</div>
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The warm weather continued and well - it felt "hot" out at 72 degrees - but straight glacier water out of the sprinkler is a bit chilly. "Momma - can we run through the sprinkler with our towels?" Why not? Ha,ha...</div>
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And - here we are - my last week of school as a classroom teacher. Hmmm... such an emotional week. Excited for a new adventure to come, exhausted from all the end of the year stuff to do and then overwhelmed with the love from my students and colleagues. </div>
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All the while - Sister is wrapping up her Kindergarten year! She had an amazing year and we were blessed with her two teachers. So grateful for the work these ladies put in!</div>
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And here we are again - 19 different teachers were asked to switch rooms for the upcoming year. So on top of moving my stuff out - seeing another pereson's stuff moved in was a bit hard to take. </div>
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And just like that - this chapter of my journey was closed. My classroom may not have four walls in the future, but I feel deep in my heart that I will continue to have opportunities to make a difference in another person's life. </div>
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These are some of my favorites from Romig - they took me to lunch after we were all checked out. Such an amazing group of professionals - that I know I will continue to keep in touch over the years.</div>
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Happy 4th Birthday Mister!</div>
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This goofy little guy keeps us on our toes each and every day -filled with self confidence and a strong will that will some day rule the world! </div>
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Brother was beyond excited to run the length of the indoor turf/field and kick the soccer ball. I'll admit, I was pretty impressed with his skill and the pure joy he had on his face. We may need to look at signing him up!</div>
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"To find your Easter Basket - You must Look - Not by the book - But where we cook!" (Sister was able to read the clue by herself!)</div>
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We attended a wonderful church service this morning and then enjoyed an Easter lunch with some great friends! My heart and soul are full. So thankful for friendships that make being away from family a little easier around the holidays.</div>
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I think I may have shared before and if I did already, my apologies. It's the end of 3rd quarter, spring break is a short 7 school days away and I had 3 fillings and my crown put on today - needless to say my brain is not functioning at 100%. Ha. But, I actually have two kiddos happily playing without my referring, I mean direct involvement so I thought I'd update the blog. <br />
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So our family date day/night for February was to go sledding. Perfect, one would think with winter season still upon us. However, the weather did not cooperate to bring us any fresh snow. Instead we have ice, ice and more ice. We should have rented some ice skates instead, but decided to pick a new slip. We found ourselves with making homemade pizzas instead.<br />
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I don't think I've seen a happier little boy being told that, yes - you can grab a handful of flour and throw it on the counter. Can you see his little cheeks popping out over his shoulder? - priceless!</div>
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But the best part was yet to come... CHEESE</div>
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Oh my word- I gave each kiddo their own bowl of cheese to put on their half of the pizza. We had cheese e-v-e-r-y-w-h-e-r-e. Yes - Sister literally threw her cheese in the air to see how it would land on the pizza. Oh the memories that we made!</div>
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I'd say the pizzas turned out great and we had tons of fun! </div>
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<br />March date day/night - BOWLING!!! Plus we've got Brother's 4th birthday coming up. Going to be a busy month. </div>
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Happy President's Day Weekend!</div>
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We enjoyed having Monday off from work and being able to get outside and enjoy the beautiful sunshine!<br />
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Sister, a friend, and I all enjoyed walking the trails at the Eagle River Nature Center. The trails were more like ice skating rinks - but we still had a great afternoon!</div>
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Brother wasn't able to make the adventure with us as he is recovering from being super sick last week. I missed school Monday and Tuesday last week taking care of this guy. His asthma kicked in quick and it took us a few days to get it back under control. Happy to say that he is doing much better and was able to go to his first dental appointment this weekend.</div>
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He totally rocked his appointment and fluoride treatment. The staff kept commenting how great both the kids did! I'm so proud of them both and glad they have healthy teeth. Momma on the other hand has to miss student led conferences this week to have her root canal redone. Ugh... I think I'd rather be at conferences!</div>
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One other appointment this long weekend was to get Sister's eyes checked. Its been a year since she got her glasses. Doctor was happy to report that the glasses are helping her and she's ready for a new prescription, which also means new frames (so thankful for awesome vision insurance!) </div>
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With our lack of snow in my neck of the woods, my friend Anna and I decided to get a winter hike in. We headed up Baldy and had a blast! As you can see in the back - bare rock is showing on top of this mountain - sigh... it should be covered with snow by this time of year. It was great to get out and enjoy the fresh air. A bit slick in a few spots but we found joy in acting like kids and just sitting on our bottoms to slide down parts of the mountain. </div>
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After a particularly difficult day at school, I said a silent prayer of "I can't do this anymore but what would I do instead?" That very evening in my email was a job posting for the office manager position at the church I attend. I knew the woman who was leaving was going on maternity leave and I thought there would be no way I would be considered since I would have to finish my school year out first. About three days later, I couldn't shake the feeling that I needed to submit my resume for the position. So, I did and still had a sense of doubt about the timing of everything. To my great surprise, I was given the opportunity to interview and then offered the position. </div>
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The church has found an amazing person willing to fill in while I finish up the school year. I'm so excited for this new adventure. I think being an office manager will allow me to use my strengths on a daily basis - organization and customer service are two of my favorite things to do. I'm also excited that I will be right in Eagle River with the kids. I'm excited that our morning will be a little more relaxed as I won't have to commute into Anchorage. I'm hoping I will have more energy to pour into my kids and marriage. I'm also nervous about the change (no more summers off, a pay difference, will I like the behind the scenes of a church I love...) but my excitement out weighs the nerves. I think I will always be a teacher at heart, but my classroom is shifting - to what, I'm not sure yet, but I look forward to this new adventure as well. I hope that I will still be able to volunteer with our children's services so I can get my 'teaching kids' fix met. </div>
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This week we continued to cheer for our favorite team - what an exciting game even if we did lose. I've been struggling with what to write about this week because I knew I hadn't taken many photos to add to the blog. Well, it turns out Sister had something else in mind. </div>
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Happy New Year friends and family. I hope in this new year you have set some goals for yourself. I'm still thinking about what my 2016 goals will be and plan to have them written down by the end of this weekend. I think one of my goals is already taking shape in my life and that's having a little less stress about things not getting done. Obviously deadlines related to work will still need to be met, but otherwise I'm trying to be more focused on being present in the moment with my family and friends instead of stressing about that 'stuff' that needs to get done. </div>
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I'm not sure - but my friend, Anna and I attended a class one evening and came up with these creations as guided by our teacher. I enjoyed the process but not sure it will become a hobby of mine. I found my tendency of wanting things to be perfect festering during the process. Hmmm... maybe this would be a good new hobby to help me continue to recover from perfectionism. </div>
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I'm really pleased with how it turned out. Papa even helped paint which made things go quicker. With a shedding white fur dog - it's a shear miracle that there's not white fur dried on the wall!</div>
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This beautiful sunset was captured on my phone. I found that in 2015 over three fourths of my moments were captured on my phone and not with my actual camera. While there is nothing wrong with this, it just made me realize that I was not intentional about taking pictures. I lacked the effort of grabbing my camera, thinking about what exposure to use and taking the time to capture the moment. While painting may not become my hobby this year, maybe learning more about my camera will and capturing nature at its finest will be my way of painting.</div>
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One other area that I know is a goal for 2016 is to be more aware of spending quality time with my family and in my marriage. One way I thought of doing this was to create the date jar.</div>
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There are two different colors of 12 strips each in this jar. On the first of each month, we are going to pick a strip to see what our date activity for the month will be. I'm actually clipping the strip to the calendar so that we visually see it and make an effort to do the activity at least once if not more throughout the month. For January, the kids picked board game night and so did Momma and Papa. Even though we have plenty of board games to play, we made a family effort to go to the store and pick new board games. Can't wait to see what our date idea will be for February.</div>
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As for this weekend, while Papa is away at a football conference, the kiddos and I will be rooting for our favorite team! Go Pack Go!</div>
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While enjoying an after Christmas hike with some friends, we stumbled upon some Christmas ornaments hanging in the tree. I loved seeing this and was reminded that spirit of Christmas can be found anywhere. </div>
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We truly had a wonderful Christmas and enjoyed starting a new family tradition of making homemade sweet rolls for Christmas morning breakfast. I was very proud of Papa as he used his mother's recipe. </div>
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Papa's mother is an amazing cook and to try and get an exact recipe from someone who does a majority of her cooking from memory was a bit of a challenge for Papa. However, the rolls turned out great and were a wonderful treat Christmas morning.</div>
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True to three year old behavior, Brother started the morning in just a wonderful mood as you can tell. We decided he needed a little snack before we could enjoy opening the gifts. Once the food hit and the mood changed - he was all about it.</div>
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Sister was her polite, cheerful self - even at 5:15 am! We didn't start our morning then - I was able to stretch it about by telling the kiddos I needed to walk the dog, and then Papa had to have some coffee and that was about as long as we could prolong the morning.</div>
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Sister was quite pleased to see some special gifts that she'd been asking for since her birthday in July.</div>
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2015 has been an interesting year full of milestones, challenges and victories. We look forward to a new year and what is in store for our family. Wishing you all a safe and Happy New Year! </div>
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<br />Yes! Some Wacky Olympics at school on Thursday to finish the week with students. You know I was competing and since I work with students on different teams- I tried to compliment all my team colors in my outfit! Ha,ha... Friday was a grading/work day and then we were ready to officially be on break! </div>
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Our first official project for the break was to get our cookies decorated!</div>
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Such a good pup - did not even attempt to come into the kitchen to lick up the fallen sugar and candies. She was perfectly content to sit by the tree and supervise what was happening outdoors.</div>
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new windows installed - Merry Christmas to us! After some cold snaps and seeing frost grow from inside the windows through the screen to the outdoors - we knew we needed to make this improvement sooner than later. The two windows in the living room were done today, and bedrooms will be done tomorrow. We can already feel the difference!</div>
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Just three more days until Christmas! These two are beyond excited and thank goodness for the snow covered ground so we can get some daily sledding in to burn their energy! </div>
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Merry Christmas Everyone - wishing you all a safe holiday season and quality time spent with loved ones. </div>
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This past week has been a bit crazy for our family. Papa left town early Thursday morning for coaching. Friday morning, Sister was sick with the vicious stomach bug. Saturday we all seemed on the mend. Sunday - Momma's turn with the stomach bug. With everyone sick and Papa out of town, Dessa did not receive her daily walks. Back to Sunday, Papa flew home and then had to go help our elderly friend. Picking a time when you'd expect the kiddos to be napping - it should have been fine. Well, since I was so sick, the kiddos had been watching several movies that morning and were not tired for nap time. I tried to convince the kids to watch one more with me as I was running to the bathroom about every hour. Dessa - sensing I was not doing well, was curled up at my feet while we all laid on the floor to rest. I dosed off, kids started goofing around, I woke up to the blood curdling scream of Brother and a glimps of Dessas teeth on Brother's head. Oh SH@*! What happened - the kids were wrestling around and Brother tripped on my legs and landed surprisingly on the dog who was resting by my feet. Sigh... Papa - not home from helping our friend yet. Brother - puncture wounds on his head bleeding like crazy. Momma- setting Brother down on the floor so she can turn to the kitchen floor to throw up for easy clean up later. Sister- total rock star and jumped in to help by grabbing towels for Brother's bleeding head. I think medical profession in her future?</div>
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Thankfully, Brother shows no signs of Dessa and if anything I have to remind him to be kind and gentle with her. So why is Dessa on home quarantine? Since we went to the ER, the incident had to be reported to Animal Control. State of Alaska has a law that states an animal can be in home quarantine instead of at the pound if you can prove that the dog's shots are current. So - Dessa is basically under house arrest for the next 10 days. Counting my blessings that she did not have to go to the pound and also beyond thankful that Brother's injuries were not more severe. </div>
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