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Bryce Canyon Adventure Navajo Loop/Peek-a-boo Loop 6 miles

Friday, August 12, 2011 Jared and I went to Bryce Canyon National Park to Hike for the first time. A friend and co-worker recommended we try the Navajo Loop/Peek-a-boo Loop, which was a 6 mile hike down in Bryce Canyon. [...]

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Letter from the Takeyama Family In Ishinomaki!

So, I received two letters from Japan on Tuesday! It was a very happy day to here from both my host families in Ishinomaki, Japan. I sent them letters via the Lion’s club and hoped that they would receive them, [...]

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Jen and Ishinomaki Lions Club... Jen in middle, Father Aizawa Left, Shoichi Takeyam RightNo Comments

Aizawa Family Found.. At last.

So, for the past 5 months I have been very worried about the Aizawa family that lived near the river in Ishinomaki, Japan. I received a letter written in Japanese this week and a part of it said, “My two [...]

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Jen & Aizawa Family 1990No Comments

Happy Birthday Jennie T. Standring!

Jennie T. Standring was born August 19, 1913. She would have been 98 today. I was born when my grandmother was 60 years old! My mom recorded the following in a journal to me about the day I was born. [...]

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Jennie T Standring and her Name Sake Jennie Joanna (Ford) McBride4 Comments

Rattlesnakes & Yosemite

Jared and Jennie McBride Yosemite National Park, CA 2011 Jared asked me several weeks ago if I wanted to go on a hike next to a waterfall.  He asked me if I wanted to hike the “famous” mist trail at [...]

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Nevada Falls, Yosemite National Park, California2 Comments

From a Mess to Serenity…

Friday, August 5th, I finally cleaned off the area outside our bedroom.  It had started to become a dumping zone. I have been looking at this mess for months and walking past it, and finally in a few minutes the [...]

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The Mess!No Comments

He Ate My Plants!

Thursday Night, Jared and I went over to our friend Jack’s home and he showed us his beautiful pond that was over 20 by 30 feet huge!!!  We spent the evening with him and he shared some of his beautiful [...]

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Friday August 5, 2011  After Water Plants and Decorative RockNo Comments

Is it Art?

Jared’s Art.  He licked his plate almost clean leaving only a trace of the fish! I am not sure if you can call this art.  My husband Jared LOVES to lick his plate clean and usually he can do this [...]

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Joy

Computer Lab 2009 Me:  ”What do you want to do with your degree?  Where do you want to work?” Kirby:  ”I want to be a MOM!” August 2011 Me:  ”Congratulations Kirby!  You are a mom– A mother of a Beautiful [...]

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The Cutest Baby In the Nursery -  August 2011No Comments