I've been watching the news tonight and I have to say that the most exciting thing happening right now is the ongoing rescue of the Chilean miners. All eyes were on the first successful return of the Fenix, the rescue pod that travels over 700 meters through the belly of the earth with one rescued miner at a time. So far the first miners coming up appear to be surprisingly healthy.
I am amazed at all the hard work, planning, safety and dietary precautions that have been made to ensure that every miner survives this 69 day ordeal. The entire country of Chile is cheering them on and church bells are peeling across the countryside as each man is returned to us.
All I can say is: Wow! What a day for the history books.I will fondly call October 12-13, 2010 the date of the real Great Escape!
- Carole
- I am married to Glen, we have five beautiful daughters, and we live in a small town of approximately 12,500 people.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Sunday, October 10, 2010
TIME FOR FAMILY - Thanksgiving
Tomorrow our family will be celebrating Thanksgiving. It's going to be a noisy house once again and I am so looking forward to it. We have much to be grateful for this year. Linda completed her first year of University and is already immersed in another year of study. Amber and Tom visited family in China and moved into their first home right after their return. Glen, Karren, Jami and I participated in Trek 2010. What a memorable experience that was!!!
Karren was able to go to EFY this summer and my Mom came to visit with us for five weeks. Her visit included a camping trip all the way up to Cold Lake where we could visit with family. I also introduced my Mom to diamond willow and we were able to find a piece for her to take home. We concluded her stay with us by making a special trip out to the old homestead with Uncle Dave and Aunt Masie as our guides.
Then came our much anticipated vacation in California, just Glen and I. This year we wanted to celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary and I had suggested California. We had to wait until September for him to find the time to get away from work. We stayed in fancy accommodations in San Francisco, Yosemite National Park, Los Angeles and finally San Diego. We had a GREAT TIME! It was so worth it. I hope to sort through all the photos soon so that I can post some. Karren and Jami did just fine on their own at home. They had lots of friends and families looking out for them too.
Brenda traveled to Salt Lake once again to attend October General Conference and on the way down the van she was travelling in had an encounter with a deer. Fortunately a rental vehicle was available and they completed their trip anyways. The only one who suffered was the deer. And just yesterday someone rear-ended Tom and Amber after they had done some grocery shopping - thank goodness they weren't hurt either. That's two accidents in the family in 8 days.
I have left a lot out but you get the idea. I am very thankful for my many blessings. I am grateful for the love and direction I receive from my Lord and Saviour. He gave me this wonderful opportunity to experience life.
Now that I have revamped my blog and changed how it looks I am hoping to keep it more up to date. And that's because I'm sure there are many more blessings and experiences coming my way. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
Karren was able to go to EFY this summer and my Mom came to visit with us for five weeks. Her visit included a camping trip all the way up to Cold Lake where we could visit with family. I also introduced my Mom to diamond willow and we were able to find a piece for her to take home. We concluded her stay with us by making a special trip out to the old homestead with Uncle Dave and Aunt Masie as our guides.
Then came our much anticipated vacation in California, just Glen and I. This year we wanted to celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary and I had suggested California. We had to wait until September for him to find the time to get away from work. We stayed in fancy accommodations in San Francisco, Yosemite National Park, Los Angeles and finally San Diego. We had a GREAT TIME! It was so worth it. I hope to sort through all the photos soon so that I can post some. Karren and Jami did just fine on their own at home. They had lots of friends and families looking out for them too.
Brenda traveled to Salt Lake once again to attend October General Conference and on the way down the van she was travelling in had an encounter with a deer. Fortunately a rental vehicle was available and they completed their trip anyways. The only one who suffered was the deer. And just yesterday someone rear-ended Tom and Amber after they had done some grocery shopping - thank goodness they weren't hurt either. That's two accidents in the family in 8 days.
I have left a lot out but you get the idea. I am very thankful for my many blessings. I am grateful for the love and direction I receive from my Lord and Saviour. He gave me this wonderful opportunity to experience life.
Now that I have revamped my blog and changed how it looks I am hoping to keep it more up to date. And that's because I'm sure there are many more blessings and experiences coming my way. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
Thursday, April 1, 2010
RANDOM THOUGHTS - Runaway Hamster
The girls had the hamster out for a walk in the upstairs bathroom. Crummy cabinets posed a major problem and we had some serious tears and heartbreak building up. Poor Jami thought she would never see her hamster alive again.
The cabinets have this gap so she got in under the floor of the cabinets and down some hole for the plumbing and into the downstairs basement walls. We emptied out the cabinet and managed to lift the cheap flimsy floor of it to peer under and try to locate her but she was long gone.
We were trying to find her for a while and so frustrated and weapy (Jami especially). I said my own silent prayer while in Karren's room. Jami had done plenty of that prior, she said. Then, 5 minutes later, with the dishwasher turned off, I heard a pit pat on the family room drop-ceiling panels. We pushed a couple up, Glen was tall enough on top of the couch to spot her running freely up and down and heading into Karren's room.
We were trying to figure out which panel to open to get the hamster bus in the hole, baited with fresh fruit. Then Glen noticed she had somehow raced around to where he was, to check him out from behind. We handed him the bus, I got my own stool to help hold it and shut the door after she walked right in.
Well, it was much easier to laugh about the whole incident and get back to our evening, once the escapee was back in her cage. She's making quite a racket running in her wheel right now. How boring life would be without a hamster.
The cabinets have this gap so she got in under the floor of the cabinets and down some hole for the plumbing and into the downstairs basement walls. We emptied out the cabinet and managed to lift the cheap flimsy floor of it to peer under and try to locate her but she was long gone.
We were trying to find her for a while and so frustrated and weapy (Jami especially). I said my own silent prayer while in Karren's room. Jami had done plenty of that prior, she said. Then, 5 minutes later, with the dishwasher turned off, I heard a pit pat on the family room drop-ceiling panels. We pushed a couple up, Glen was tall enough on top of the couch to spot her running freely up and down and heading into Karren's room.
We were trying to figure out which panel to open to get the hamster bus in the hole, baited with fresh fruit. Then Glen noticed she had somehow raced around to where he was, to check him out from behind. We handed him the bus, I got my own stool to help hold it and shut the door after she walked right in.
Well, it was much easier to laugh about the whole incident and get back to our evening, once the escapee was back in her cage. She's making quite a racket running in her wheel right now. How boring life would be without a hamster.
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