tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40542650704518141842024-03-16T16:10:07.039-04:00Wait...What Was I Saying?A place for me to get it down
before I lose my train of...ooh, shiny!Jacquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655482973983910632noreply@blogger.comBlogger411125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054265070451814184.post-13374291300532168962015-10-18T19:48:00.000-04:002015-10-26T07:35:19.960-04:00This Weekend....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">...we built a fire pit. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And by we, I mean Scott. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I retained my esteemed position of Chief Clean Up Gal and photographer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Will was the runner, making sure Daddy had the right shovel, level, chain saw, etc. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Yep, chain saw. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Have you ever tried to shovel through North Carolina clay, completely embedded around tree roots?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Sometimes a chain saw is the best way to get through those roots. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Scott got to use his new electric chain saw. It doesn't really have the same savage sound as the gas powered version, b</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">ut it got the job done. Take a look</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: center;">Eliza Grace managed refreshments and provided moral support.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Will also hauled stones and blocks.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">All we need now is for ya'll to come over and enjoy it with us!</span><br />
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<br />Jacquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655482973983910632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054265070451814184.post-31769687170311119432015-09-27T08:11:00.002-04:002023-05-04T09:48:47.739-04:00Cruise to Hawaii - Our Final Stop: Oahu (Part 2) - and Home Again!<div class="separator" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
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we said our farewells to the ship, and found our rental car exactly how we left
it near the homeless tent city, we decided to hit the lovely north shore
area of Oahu.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">To get to the coast we had to travel up and through some mountains. Not sure why
I was surprised to see a tunnel but I was.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">As was typical on each island, about half of the land was covered in clouds and mist.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">But once we hit the east coast and headed north, it was blue skies and gorgeous ocean Hawaiian scenery.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Will and I both saw that little island and declared we wanted to be there. Our own little piece of paradise.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Instead, we landed at a brand new Marriott in
the town of Laie where we spent the next 24 hours hanging by the pool and tooling
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">However, I do have to note that not every pool umbrella offers UV protection. For example, the ones pictured above? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">ZERO UV protection.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I learned that the hard way after spending a couple of hours out of direct sunlight under said pool umbrella and still got crispy enough that people winced in empathetic sunburn pain when they saw me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We spent the afternoon and evening at the <a href="http://www.polynesia.com/" target="_blank">Polynesian Cultural Center</a>, which shared a parking lot with our hotel. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">And we still drove there. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Why? Because: Hawaii = rain. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The PCC was launched around 50 years ago to provide jobs for the LDS kids who were attending the Brigham Young Hawaii campus. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Those Mormons must have one heck of a dental plan because those super clean-cut kids had the straightest, whitest teeth of any single group of people I have ever encountered!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">It was interesting and well done but I think by this point we were all so wiped out (and hot and sweaty) that we only explored a small portion of what they had to offer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We enjoyed the "canoe pageant" of the different islands and they had a really well done indoor film about the history and culture of the islands.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The next day we took one last drive for one last swim in the Pacific. This beach was known for its sea turtles, but alas, we didn't see any.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">After we got cleaned up, we headed back down the shoreline, through the mountains, into the big city and got to the airport around 7:00 PM. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Did you know the Honolulu airport is not air conditioned? Neither did we.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Thankfully we found a restaurant that was and had a nice long dinner in the cool air as we waited for our 11:50 PM departure to Phoenix.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The kids were still going strong as we gave our final shakas and headed into the last part of our adventure.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">After a long leg to Charlotte and then a short hop to Raleigh, we were finally back home from our amazing vacation.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">And 20 minutes after we got home, this is what I was doing. Because, I get to be the Mom :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Wow! What an amazing adventure. I mean, really amazing!</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">A combined 17 hours and ~</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">7,500 miles of air travel</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">10 days and ~3,200 nautical miles by ship</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Four time zones</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Four Pacific islands</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Two countries</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">One shipboard fireworks show</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Zero illnesses, airline delays, lost luggage, or major meltdowns of any kind.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We are grateful beyond words for the opportunity to have such a grand adventure together. We have made memories that will last a lifetime!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Aloha and Mahalo to <a href="https://disneycruise.disney.go.com/" target="_blank">DCL</a> and the State of Hawaii!</span>Jacquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655482973983910632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054265070451814184.post-8152239141489660602015-09-26T16:13:00.000-04:002015-11-25T18:41:58.931-05:00Cruise to Hawaii - Our Final Stop: Oahu (Part 1)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We made it to our 4th and final Hawaiian island stop - Oahu!</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">First on the agenda was, once again, walking to the rental car shop to pick up our ride. We walked past this neat old building. I think may have been a fire station at one point in time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Once we had our mini-van, we headed over to do the one thing we planned for the day: a visit to Pearl Harbor. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">In actuality, the official name is the <a href="http://www.nps.gov/valr/index.htm" target="_blank">World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument</a>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I am always amazed at how men lived in these tiny quarters. I would have lost my mind with claustrophobia.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The view from the front of the Bowfin with the bridge to Ford Island to the right. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We never even made it to Ford Island to see the USS </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Oklahoma or the USS Missouri.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The museum was amazing and the audio tour really enhanced the experience.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">As much as I enjoyed the hour or so we spent reading and looking at the displays, it was watching the kids' reactions and listening to the comments and questions they had that was really great. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We work hard to make sure they understand that nothing in life is guaranteed or free, especially the freedoms that we enjoy in this country. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">It was an honor and a gift to be able to experience and share this part of our nation's history with them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">As expected, it was a fairly emotionally charged day and we were all a little spent by the time we left.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">This is not something they mention in the Hawaii visitor guide and it took us by surprise. The homeless village stretched for blocks and seemed to surround the University Medical School buildings.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The car rental place assured us that, as long as we didn't leave anything in the van, the car would be fine. So in the end, we parked overnight for free </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">near the tent city.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We were happy to be back on the ship, with the beautiful decor and the Disney tunes softly playing in all the hallways. It really does make you feel like you are away from it all. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, this is your Captain speaking. I'd like to make you aware of a situation that we are monitoring regarding the Tsunami watch that has been issued for the Hawaiian Islands."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">It seemed that while we toured Pearl Harbor, an earthquake occurred in South America that caused a concern for the Pacific islands.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">But, hey, at least it was sunny! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Thankfully, the watch was canceled but it did provide some interesting discussion about potentially taking the ship back out to sea instead of staying docked for the night.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">In the end, we had a lovely last evening on the ship and Will got so very close to his goal of 50 ice cream cones in 10 days. This was his final cone: #44!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Maui greeted us with an amazing double rainbow, which told us that this island would be little different from the others - there would be rain. Oh yes, there would be rain.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I know you can't have a tropical environment without some significant wetness, but we were not really expecting rain every single day, at any given minute, even as - and especially when - the sun is shining. We looked forward to getting on the ship at the end of every port day so we could feel dry. Irony.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I grabbed a quick shot of the kids in front of the ship as we began our adventures on Maui. Hawaiian haze of mist per the usual.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We grabbed our rental and headed to the west side of the island. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">While nearly everyone else was winding along the road to Hana and Haleakala National Park, we chose to go the opposite direction and visit the historic whaling town of Lahaina.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">If you looked east, you could not see the tops of the mountains due to the clouds and rain.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">But looking west, it was blue skies and sunshine - thank goodness!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We were pretty sure that island out there was Lanai.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Lahaina was a typical touristy kind of town and, since we're not big shoppers, we didn't stay long.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">First, the kids finally got to have some shave ice!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Needless to say, it was well received.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Next we visited the famous <a href="http://www.co.maui.hi.us/facilities/Facility/Details/125" target="_blank">Lahaina Banyan Tree</a>. It reminded us a lot of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_Oak" target="_blank">Angel Oak</a> on John's Island, SC and it was quite the sight.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">But the main goal on Maui was snorkeling, so we drove down the road a bit to Kaanapali Beach, grabbed our rented gear, and hit the water.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The strength of the current was significant and the </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">drop off from the shore was pretty quick and steep, </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">so it took a little getting used to. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The coral and sea life were beautiful, much more so than our video below provides.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">All I kept thinking while we were in the water was, "We're snorkeling in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Maui!" </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Also, trust me when I say the newer, dry mouth snorkels are the only way to go. I also highly recommend getting a GoPro camera. It's so simple to use and works so well in the underwater case.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Here is some live action of our fun! <br /><i>(It's only 3 1/2 minutes so you won't get too motion sick from my videography skills...or lack there of!)</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Will also did some boogie boarding.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">And then, as it always happens after a couple of hours at the beach, the kids crashed on the drive back to the port.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Next - and final stop - Oahu!</span>Jacquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655482973983910632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054265070451814184.post-36021399442224328712015-09-24T15:55:00.000-04:002015-10-28T05:33:50.551-04:00Cruise to Hawaii - Kauai!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We arrived in Nawiliwili harbor on Kaua'i a little after sunrise.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Once again we rented a car and headed out to see the sites.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We had been on the road about 5 minutes when I looked at my GPS and saw this:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Scott and I have quoted a single line from <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104438/" target="_blank">Honeymoon in Vegas</a> for a couple of decades. "Is that Kapa-a or Kapa-a-a?" Finally, we were in Kapaa!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Eliza Grace took over photography duties and found beautiful flowers and lots of birds.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It seems that Kauai is home to a large number of free roaming chickens. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I mean every where we went. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Chickens. Like they owned the island.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The story we were told was that around 15+ years ago damage from a hurricane freed a bunch of chickens from a farm and ever since they have been given free reign around the island.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">After the park, we visited Wailua Falls.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Gorgeous scenery, flora and fauna.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">At this point, we were ready to do a little relaxing so we headed to the Marriott Kaua'i Beach Club in Lihue.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Now this is what I envisioned a resort in Hawaii to look like!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We got a room for the afternoon and spent the next couple of hours enjoying the grounds and pools and a room with a full sized shower!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">She also spent some up close and personal time with some Nenes, a native Hawaiian goose that is on the endangered species list.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We all really liked Kaua'i and decided that if we ever went back to Hawaii, we would stay on Kaua'i.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Now on to Maui...</span>Jacquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655482973983910632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054265070451814184.post-3441639602707551132015-09-23T13:02:00.000-04:002015-10-25T21:21:56.515-04:00Cruise to Hawaii - Hilo, Hawaii!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We arrived in the Port of Hilo just before sunrise and had about 8 hours to spend on the island before we had to be back on the ship.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We rented a car and headed to our first destination: Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park - Mt. Kilauea.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Sidebar: Because of the National Parks: <a href="http://www.nationalparks.org/ook/every-kid-in-a-park" target="_blank">Every Kid in a Park</a> program this year, we were able to get in for FREE because Will is in 4th grade. Winning!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">First stop: steam vents.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Then onto the Jaggar Museum.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Will, chillin' in front of an active volcano. No biggie.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">(And I'd be lying if the thought of the "Lost" smoke monster didn't cross my mind as we walked through the jungle!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Very cool experience.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And very wet!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We left the park and headed to Rainbow Falls.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Once again, I didn't notice they were covering up part of the sign!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">No sun, thus no rainbow, but all the rain made for some impressive falls!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">By lunch time we were searching for some local eats and came upon the Hawaiian Style Cafe in town.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The wait was long but the food was delicious and there was plenty of it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I had the Seoul Bowl poke with raw tuna, rice and Korean chicken. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Then it was a quick trip to Walmart because all the locals told us the best place to buy real Kona coffee was Walmart. So technically, we were doing something very Hawaiian, right?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Our last stop was to Richardson Beach Park to enjoy the views and spy on some sea turtles.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Little turtle head peaking up out of the water!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">On our way back to the ship we spied her from up on a hill:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Despite the rain we had a lovely day on the big island of Hawaii experiencing some once in a life time adventures.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Mahalo Hilo!</span>Jacquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655482973983910632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054265070451814184.post-37860365558809982132015-09-22T08:21:00.000-04:002015-12-12T11:45:52.603-05:00Cruise to Hawaii - Five Days At Sea!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We began our five days at sea with the traditional sail away party!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Within minutes I found Eliza Grace up on the stage. (Her back is to the camera, white t-shirt with that says "The Hughes Family" and shows a map of our route.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Eliza Grace met a friend, Lacy(blue shirt, facing Eliza Grace in the pic below), within the first hour of being on the ship and they both ended up dancing on the stage!</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyLA0vPVkAhvBzIRVrYTHKB36XXJ_jeVJic7ngx6QfiaNFnbdt6kvw3DpuyFBu9JPWPZs2tgVwuWk-AnequmL8maxRqdHE0OLNgmy6obAb_uQUfpEpJh8yOlpSrXUfwRexdTF0dSPmup4/s1600/DSC_0037.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyLA0vPVkAhvBzIRVrYTHKB36XXJ_jeVJic7ngx6QfiaNFnbdt6kvw3DpuyFBu9JPWPZs2tgVwuWk-AnequmL8maxRqdHE0OLNgmy6obAb_uQUfpEpJh8yOlpSrXUfwRexdTF0dSPmup4/s640/DSC_0037.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We then decorated our cabin door and took a long, deep breath of relaxation!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Over the next five days we would chug our way through the Pacific, avoiding the stray hurricane or two. For the most part the seas weren't rough but we still maintained our daily dose of Bonine as an insurance policy against motion sickness.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We all very much enjoy the "at sea" days. Scott and I liked the relaxed vibe as we watched a few movies (Ant Man and Tomorrowland) and hit some of the trivia games in the bar scene.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I took a couple of hours to myself to read by the adult only pool...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">...while the kids had the run of the ship.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Eliza Grace did a lot of fun stuff in the tween/teen club: trivia games, painting cartoon cells, dance parties, scavenger hunts, computer games, karaoke - there was always something fun going on. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">But her very most favorite thing she got to do was to see performances by and meet two real Broadway performers: husband and wife, Steve Blanchard and Meredith Inglesby. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Steve played The Beast in Beauty and the Beast and Meredith </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">played Ursula in The Little Mermaid. They were also both in the first travelling Broadway production of Newsies. Eliza Grace got to chat with them a bit and get their autographs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Throughout the sea days t</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">he four of us kept in touch </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">via text using the Disney Cruise app and there were times when Scott and I would not see the kids hours at a time. I never had to worry if they had a meal though - they definitely knew their way around Deck 9 and all the food. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Pirate night shenanigans. Aren't the shirts I made adorable?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">That moment when Scott confessed to Captain Jack Sparrow that he drank all the rum.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">"</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Take the picture already, Mom, gah!"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">After dinner we would head to the evening's entertainment. They had great Broadway style shows, as well as a magician, comedians, jugglers and a ventriloquist. And one day I took Hula dancing lessons!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">No cooking. No cleaning. We were entertained. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Once we had checked in, we took a walk around the area and found a nice place to grab a bite to eat</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">- a brew pub of course -</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> right along the water front.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> The views were spectacular!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Since we had been up since way before dawn on the east coast, we all crashed at 7:30PM Pacific time and slept until 6:30AM the next morning.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">But, finally, it was embarkation day! The kids were ready to go bright and early.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">After breakfast, we hefted our backpacks once again, each grabbed a 50 pound rolling suitcase, and starting walking through the streets of Vancouver.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Don't you just love Scott's backpack with the Minnie Mouse luggage tag?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">10 minutes later, we saw her - the Disney Wonder!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Finally it was time to check in.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Once we had our key cards and registered Will for the kids program, there was only one thing left to do before we boarded: get a picture with Mickey, of course!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">A quick family pic before we board!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Here's how the rest of embarkation went:</span></div>
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<br />Jacquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655482973983910632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054265070451814184.post-79773241064506870632015-09-20T16:00:00.000-04:002015-10-21T21:09:41.268-04:00Christmas in September: The Wait Is Over!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It was a little less than 9 months ago when we <a href="https://youtu.be/fKo3Wae56n4" target="_blank">surprised the kids on Christmas morning</a> with a cruise to Hawaii. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And then we told them they would have to wait until September to go. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">But now it was finally time! Time to:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Figure out how to pack 4 people for 14 days and keep to one checked bag each.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Get up at 3:30AM to get to the airport by 4:30AM in order to catch a 6:30AM flight to Toronto and then onto Vancouver.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Have the kids experience their first ever airplane rides!</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Here's how we were feeling around the 5:30AM mark on September 6, 2015:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So basically, we were feeling fine and looking good!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">My,what an ordeal in Canada. First, we deplaned directly onto the tarmac. I think the last time I did that was 1994. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Then it was into the terminal, walk what felt like half a mile to baggage claim, wait for luggage, grab luggage, haul it down the hall to customs, figure out the newfangled machines where they scanned our passports and we declared that we had not somehow picked up prohibited items from the time we deplaned, got our luggage and made it to customs. Once through that phase we then had a human confirm what we did at the machine, then a short walk to another area where we took our 50lb checked bags and put them on another conveyor and prayed they would eventually make it to the right plane.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">By the time we made it down to the Tim Horton's (which we will never do again) we had about an hour until we boarded and it took about 30 minutes to get our food. Needless-to-say, we wolfed down our breakfast biscuits and booked it to the right terminal and gate with about 10 minutes to spare.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The upside was that we never felt like we were sitting around waiting to board. And the kids were getting a well rounded experience in air travel!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Up next (six hours later), Vancouver!</span></div>
Jacquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655482973983910632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054265070451814184.post-75583318090874354252015-07-19T16:35:00.000-04:002019-02-03T15:47:50.648-05:00Eliza Grace the Brave - Part 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">After a pseudo-restful night, time to move from<br />the PICU to a regular pediatric room.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Shw stood right up and starting walking down the PICU hallway! <br />All the nurses were very impressed!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">But the walk to her new room wiped her out,<br /> so it was back to sleep shortly there after!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This amazing girl is already ready to head home!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Set up with all the comforts she needs!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">When she was seven, Eliza Grace's awesome pediatrician noticed a slightly higher right shoulder during her yearly check up. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Since that time we have closely watched for signs of scoliosis and had her checked by a specialist</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> every year.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">In January 2015 we went for her yearly check and her bigger curve had actually improved from 22 degrees to 19 degrees, so we were very encouraged.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">However, I had done enough research to know that if things were going to go bad, it would happen during puberty and it would happen fast. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Her thoracic curve had jumped to 42 degrees and her lumbar curve was 32 degrees. Within minutes after viewing the new x-rays the doctor informed us that she would need surgery to correct the curve in her spine. Without the surgery, she risked continued curvature that would eventually deform her ribs and her spine would compress her heart and lungs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">In the end, she decided that this was something that she had to do for her long term health, that people deal with way scarier - and more lethal - health related problems and that she would simply have to deal with it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">She was the very definition of courage: being afraid of something but, rather than letting it paralyze her, she faced it head on and with determination.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Proud does not even begin to describe how we feel about her. More like in awe.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">However,we've been putting him off for three years for one simple reason: he still sleeps like a toddler.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">For those of you who may not be aware, toddlers, at least from our experience, sleep rather aggressively by moving (kicking, flinging) their bodies ALL THE TIME, ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT, and fall out of bed A LOT. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">However, we decided it was time because it had been a while since he had fallen out of his bed and, honestly, if we didn't do it soon, he would be too tall for a loft bed anyway. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Scottie made a trip to Home Depot and quickly installed a nice flush mount fixture to replace the old one.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And yes, I did insist that Will line that side of the bed with pillows as falling out of bed prevention devices.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">To be honest, we're still worried about him flopping right over that rail. The double bed mattress he already had is deeper than most, so the rails are not nearly high enough in my opinion. I'm looking into some rail extensions to put up there just in case.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Typically, there is little that tests the bonds of </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">marriage </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">and familial kindness like a task that starts with the phrase "Assembly Required." However, we managed to complete the bed in less than two hours and there was no profanity involved. I call that a win!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Now this is the face of one really happy boy!</span><br />
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Jacquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655482973983910632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054265070451814184.post-35581237357942743162015-01-01T09:04:00.000-05:002015-10-18T21:00:52.691-04:00Goodbye 2015, Hello 2015 - Kiawah Style<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Once again, we were able to spend a week at Kiawah Island, one of our favorite places to relax and enjoy a well deserved break from work and school.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We did a fare amount of riding bikes around the island and on the beach.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We t</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">ook some nice breaks under beautiful live oaks.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Played Frisbee and flew a remote control helicopter in the soccer field.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And I ran into - almost literally - a childhood friend who was riding the paths with her family as well! Hi Leigh!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Eliza Grace always finds her way on stage if allowed. We sang and danced and enjoyed the fireworks.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">As you can see, the kids really enjoyed me making them dress up like life-sized Elves on the Shelf.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Regardless, we've had a lovely Christmas season, full of love and joy and surprises.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">First we greatly enjoyed Crosspointe Church's Christmas service and even had a nice family picture taken while there.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Of course all of the above is great, but in the end, it pales in comparison to the real meaning of Christmas. </span></div>
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Jacquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655482973983910632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054265070451814184.post-15054086919917002842014-11-30T13:23:00.000-05:002015-02-20T14:45:13.149-05:00Turkeys at Lake Gaston<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This Thanksgiving, the HarHughGuid clan decided to gather at an amazing house on </span><a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CCcQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FLake_Gaston&ei=AX3nVInWOY3IsATY1oC4BA&usg=AFQjCNGrcn-UMoL2kEqN_ex0fzzCwmu-_A&bvm=bv.86475890,d.cWc" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;" target="_blank">Lake Gaston</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> for the long holiday weekend.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The house was enormous, had enough actual beds for all 15 of us (meaning no blow up mattresses had to be hauled around),a huge kitchen with every possible utensil</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">, pot, pan or other kitchen gadget we could have ever needed, and a large table with chairs for almost of all us to sit down at the same time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">But most importantly, the lake house had a fabulous game room in the basement big enough for all nine kids to hang out in their own little world!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Sandy made the day extra special by creating a Thankful Tree in which we all decorated with leaves that said the many things that we are thankful for.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">To ward off the chilly temperatures, we had a toasty fire going every day and we had lots of fun activities to keep us busy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We played LOTS of Qwirkle.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Ate lots of delicious meals.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Completed fun themed worksheets that teacher Sandy pulled out when the kids - and apparently Jason - got a bit too rowdy!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We had a Dirty Santa gift exchange that included some interesting gifts!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Jason and Jeni created a HarHughGuid kids version of Chopped! by giving each kid a plate of foods with which to create culinary magic. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Us adult judges had to choke down some interesting combinations of cheese, candy cane, chex mix and yeast rolls. {shudder!}</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We had nightly bonfires by the water and entertained each other with songs, jokes and acting silly.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Best of all, a couple of very brave Duguid souls did a Polar Bear plunge into Lake Gaston!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We had a wonderful time and look forward to the next grand HarHughGuid adventure!</span><br />
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Jacquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655482973983910632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054265070451814184.post-68652682875494153632014-09-14T09:49:00.000-04:002015-01-19T10:01:49.982-05:00Kiawah in the Fall<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The kids and I spent a week at Kiawah Island. My sister Kelly was able to spend several days with us as well. It was a trip full of new experiences and much relaxation!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We rode our bikes all over the island and found two of the marsh view towers.</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The views were spectacular.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">In the middle of the week we took the ferry from Charleston to tour Fort Sumter for the first time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The fort was really interesting and the park ranger talk was really well done. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I find listening to the park ranger talks to be the best part of visiting our national parks and monuments. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The gentleman telling the story at the Wright Brothers Museum in Kill Devil Hills, NC had the entire crowd so enthralled that many of us were moved to tears with his retelling of the story. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Unfortunately, you're only allowed a short time to explore the fort (less than an hour) and we felt we had to rush through to see as much as we could.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">One thing that took up a lot of time on the fort was finding all the answers to the Junior Ranger questionnaire.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Back on land, the kids passed their test, took the oath and got their Junior Ranger badges as well as their names on the Junior Ranger wall of fame.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The last of firsts on this trip was kayaking the Kiawah River. It was hot and exhausting but fun. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We also had the added pleasure </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">{sarcasm}</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> of paddling against in the incoming tide on our way out and against the outgoing tide on the way back in. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And so you can say you learned something while reading this, the Kiawah River is not an actual river but is instead a salt marsh and estuary</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">. Now, don't you feel smarter?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We had a wonderful visit and look forward to getting back down to KI in December.</span>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Eliza Grace and I joined some fellow </span><a href="http://ahgonline.org/" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;" target="_blank">American Heritage Girl</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> (AHG) families for a camp out last weekend at </span><a href="http://www.ncparks.gov/Visit/parks/stmo/directions.php" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;" target="_blank">Stone Mountain State Park</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> in North Carolina.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I had detailed in a Facebook post how much I dislike camping in general, but I have to admit that, despite the never ending rain, I really enjoyed myself! Of course that was due to the companionship rather than sleeping outdoors.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We arrived on Friday evening with enough daylight to set up the tent, wander around the campsites, find the all too important bathhouse, and visit with neighbors.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The next morning I set up the cook stove and Eliza Grace whipped up some chocolate chip pancakes for breakfast. Afterward she even did the dishes!</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivsXzTwmEeCVwuvsGOn9X-wDj60Ntsy8mo1sWMb2TZKzMKEXgCvKy38jSlmUmqtB_4OmcO7jt2aVAboFH5sxyo8W_PVoVcJ98u6GZaLQkPYHLTRAHKfvMGudX6fArRlW1JVfw6Fn3YaXQ/s1600/DSC_0013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivsXzTwmEeCVwuvsGOn9X-wDj60Ntsy8mo1sWMb2TZKzMKEXgCvKy38jSlmUmqtB_4OmcO7jt2aVAboFH5sxyo8W_PVoVcJ98u6GZaLQkPYHLTRAHKfvMGudX6fArRlW1JVfw6Fn3YaXQ/s1600/DSC_0013.jpg" height="422" width="640" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Then, despite the continued misty rain, we headed off with some AHG friends to hike to the top of Stone Mountain.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The canopy of trees kept us fairly dry for most of the hike up.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">There were a couple of rock plateaus along the way and they had all kinds of natural holes and waterways on the rock face.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />We sort of felt like we were exploring the moon with all the little craters.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We also came upon the occasional cool little tree growing out of the rock. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">They made nice resting spots.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And of course the views to the west were amazing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">That's Grandfather Mountain out there.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Finally, we made it to the top for the ultimate view.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Eliza Grace had to get closer to the edge to see that tree. However, I was happy to stay further back.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The hike back down the mountain included some serious rain from which no amount of tree canopy could protect us. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">By the time we were back at the bottom, we were soaked to the skin and ready to be somewhere warm and dry which, sadly, the tent was not. Which explains why we sat in the car with the heat on for about 15 minutes. After a quick change of clothes, I turned off the car, covered Eliza Grace in blankets and let her take a nice long nap in the front seat. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Dryness and a good nap do wonders for the camping soul!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">That evening we had all had it with the rain, and did not relish the idea of cooking in a downpour, so we decided to run into town for pizza. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">If you're ever in Elkin, NC, we definitely recommend <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/amalfis-pizza-elkin" target="_blank">Amalfi's Pizza</a>!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The next morning Eliza Grace and I packed up the tent and all our other paraphernalia in record time (our new <a href="http://www.gandermountain.com/modperl/product/details.cgi?pdesc=Gander-Mountain-Quick-6-Instant-Tent&i=765154" target="_blank">"instant tent"</a> is REALLY easy to take down) and we decided to do one more quick hike to see a nearby waterfall. It was only .6 miles round trip from the trail head so we figured we could hike it, take a few pictures and be back in 30 minutes at the most.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We were wrong.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The trail started off just fine. We even came across this chimney that stood there all by itself on the side of the trail.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">But then the trail began a downhill slope and kept getting steeper and steeper. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We should have been slightly deterred by the signs that kept warning of maiming and death. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Seriously, there were a couple of them along the trail. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">For some reason, we kept walking.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Once we arrived at the top of the waterfall, we had to walk down a ~40 degree decline on the rock face. Did I mention it was misting once again at this point?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Then to get to the bottom of the waterfall, there were the stairs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Somewhere in the neighborhood of 350 stairs in total.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Finally, we made it to the bottom of a very pretty waterfall to a fairly anti-climatic little pool.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And there's a cute little wood sprite now!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">After enjoying the beautiful, peaceful sights and sounds of the woods, you know what we had to do then. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">All ~350 steps and back up the 40 degree incline.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Eliza Grace literally hopped up the steps. She stopped about every 75 steps or so just to see if I was still alive. It was so thoughtful of her.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">People, she wasn't even winded when she reached the top. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> know I was the same way back when I was 12. But alas, I am 12 no longer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Regardless, I was so proud of us both and it was worth every achy, stiff leg muscle I hobbled around on the next day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Overall we had a great time and we definitely recommend you check out Stone Mountain State Park, NC!</span>Jacquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655482973983910632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054265070451814184.post-64701192601207421112014-07-07T09:33:00.000-04:002014-07-07T09:38:22.000-04:00Seventh and Third!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Our five week summer track out flew by and here we are again at the beginning of a new school year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">First a look back - first day of 6th and 2nd:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And today - first day of 7th and 3rd:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Thanks to my niece for a fabulous place to stay that was within walking distance of a park, a pub, and both the Capitol South and Navy Yard metro stations!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">- First "big city" experiences: Lots of traffic and really crazy drivers!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">- First time in Washington DC, visiting the Smithsonian, touring the national monuments.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Throughout our visit we toured and walked and walked and toured, averaging around nine miles a day on foot for four days straight.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The Smithsonian museums were favorites, in particular the American History Museum.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Here are some pictures from our wanderings through the Smithsonian buildings as well as monuments and other points of interest.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Will taking a peaceful moment at the Lincoln Memorial.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">They touched the top of the Washington Monument!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Paying their respects.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hello Mr. Lincoln.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Standing where MLK Jr. stood for his I Have a Dream speech!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I dared EG to take a swim. For a second I thought she was really doing to do it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">You can only imagine how many people we heard shouting, "Forrest!" and "Jenny!" Including us :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This is as close to the White House as we got. And that's with a zoom lens from a bus on the street.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Learning to decode messages.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Will is ready to introduce Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Eliza Grace flying with the Kennedys.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Ah, Ronaldus Maximus. Sure wish he were still around.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Ford's Theater tour - box where Lincoln was shot.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Lincoln's deathbed in a house across the street from the theater.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The Crime and Punishment Museum - really cool and highly recommend!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I so glad that we got to spend this time together in our Nation's Capital.</span></div>
Jacquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655482973983910632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054265070451814184.post-37923909551301005572014-04-20T09:11:00.000-04:002014-07-07T09:13:24.416-04:00Beach Tripping!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We have some really great friends that we went to the beach with over the Easter Weekend.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The weather was horrible - cloudy and rainy - but the company was divine!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We had a wonderful time playing Heads Up, Bocci ball, Left-Right-Center, arm wrestling and coloring Easter eggs. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Today we took a day trip to Wilmington, NC with the sole purpose of touring the </span><a href="http://www.battleshipnc.com/" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;" target="_blank">USS North Carolina</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> battleship.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The skies were Carolina blue and the temperature was lovely.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The self-guided tour can take anywhere from 1-2 hours so we took our time wandering and pondered what life was like as a sailor on this vessel during WWII.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Eliza Grace was very pleased to see that the sailors had regular access to her favorite food: ice cream.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">You could turn and move many of the levers, buttons and gears in the engine and other mechanical rooms. The spaces full of electrical panels and fuses were amazing. Rows and rows of equipment that had to be maintained and carefully adjusted with hundreds of switches are, in today's ships, monitored and controlled with a computer screen and the touch of button.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The laundry drop off area.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This area was once a garbage shoot but is known now as the "wishing well." Eliza Grace and Will took turns dropping quarters down the 4 stories to see if they could land their coin in the bucket at the bottom. The money is used to help maintain the ship.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The 16 inch powder magazines and projectile storage areas.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Can you imagine the heat down here while deployed in the South Pacific? Especially in the middle of battle?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Dental</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> office.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Suture room.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Surgery.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Officer's quarters.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">40 MM gun mounts.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The view from outside the Captain's quarters.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Signal bridge.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">One of many sleeping quarters. Imagine being Scott, 6'4" tall, and sleeping in those.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The bridge.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Will honoring those who fought and died so that we remain free.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">After nearly 2 hours of climbing up and down lots of narrow ladders and ducking under and stepping over lots of steel bulkheads, we headed to the <a href="http://www.frontstreetbrewery.com/" target="_blank">Front St. Brewery</a> for a beverage and some ice cream. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Last night our <a href="http://ahgonline.org/" target="_blank">American Heritage Girl (AHG)</a> troop celebrated a wonderful tradition of honoring our 6th grade girls who will be moving to a new level in the spring. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This event includes having the girls' fathers say a few words about their daughters and present them with a gift.</span></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As part of the proceedings, the audience is told about a badge the girls have earned called "Daughter of the King." </span></span><br />
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Here's what the AHG handbook says about being a daughter of the King:</span><br />
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<i>"You are a daughter of the King! Though our culture may try to tell us differently, God sees each of us as beautiful, worthy of love, and full of potential! It is important for us to hold these truths dear and live our lives accordingly, as our identity is in Him and we are made in His image."</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">As her mother, I make a concentrated effort to help Eliza Grace see her amazing worth and potential just as God as made her.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And Scott? As her father he is KEY to this understanding. </span></span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The relationship with, and the love and acceptance of, a daughter's earthy father immeasurably impacts her relationship with her heavenly Father, her self-image and, eventually, her relationships with other men.</span></span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Eliza Grace's sweet, sweet Daddy took the words he would say and the gift he would present very seriously.</span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPlfiBtSgMfgn2e3mJ7QJRX4osVxIDGEoK3a-gte6UZLiyvfQsvxkRR6No5nvP_My5VUIQdpw9QPhPVX20zpKnxvid7Xw1Wg6H0hyDTJ3clIqc1WuMtJo8uXoUoOalfyofPIikDh3zBg0/s1600/DSC_0130.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPlfiBtSgMfgn2e3mJ7QJRX4osVxIDGEoK3a-gte6UZLiyvfQsvxkRR6No5nvP_My5VUIQdpw9QPhPVX20zpKnxvid7Xw1Wg6H0hyDTJ3clIqc1WuMtJo8uXoUoOalfyofPIikDh3zBg0/s1600/DSC_0130.jpg" height="412" width="640" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Scott very publicly and eloquently told his daughter that he loves her and how </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">proud he is of his smart, loving and quick-witted girl. He spoke about how much she has grown and matured in confidence.</span></span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">He told the audience that she is a very brave and loyal young lady who is not afraid to try new things, voice her opinion or speak up for her friends and her beliefs.</span></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">He then presented her with a beautiful silver <a href="http://www.claddaghring.com/How-to-wear-claddagh-rings-a/122.htm" target="_blank">Claddagh ring</a>, which he researched and picked out himself. He explained how he felt that the story behind the Claddagh described his daughter and how he felt about her. </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Take a look:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">As he started to put the ring on her finger, he stopped and said, "Whoops, not that way. That way would mean you're married," which got a chuckle from the audience and a mild look of horror from Eliza Grace.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Words have power and I know that the words of love and acceptance Eliza Grace heard from her earthly father will forever impact how she views herself and her heavenly Father.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">She is beautiful. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">She is worthy of love. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">She is full of potential.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And received smiles and dimples in return!</span>Jacquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655482973983910632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054265070451814184.post-20141144483575811992014-02-12T16:44:00.000-05:002014-03-23T11:27:42.244-04:00Snowpocalypse 2014.<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I'm not sure why North Carolina decided we needed to have an actual winter season this year, but I think we can all agree it was a mistake.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Chewie had so much fun running around in the snow. He also had his first ever sled ride!</span><br />
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