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Dorrel and Stephanie: June 2013
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Tuesday, June 18, 2013. SVS Year End Trip 2013. With just a few days left in the school year, it was time for the annual Stillaguamish Valley School year end trip. The school has been doing the trips for 15 years but it's only our 2. The girl on the end is Isaac's friend Christie who went with us. On the covered wagon, ready for the tour. The man running the tour was from Marysville so he greeted every family with, "What's your address? Everyone would pause a moment and then start rattling off their hous...
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Dorrel and Stephanie: December 2012
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Thursday, December 27, 2012. This couple I was helping had hoped to leave on Tuesday, but there was no way they would get done. Then they hoped to be gone the next morning and I was right there with them in that! I use my mantra any time I catch myself thinking, "Why should I have to do this? John 2:6:- He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked. For we shall see him as he is. Alma 5:19- I say unto you, can ye look up to God at that day with a pure heart and clean hands?
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Dorrel and Stephanie: April 2014
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Tuesday, April 8, 2014. Birth Day for the Twins. Part 2: Delivery Day. If you missed Part 1: The events leading up to delivery, you can click here. In my room and ready to go Friday morning. I have a large guage IV in each arm. They will start another on in the pre-op area. I have my lovely compression socks on. Dode's ready too, 6:00 am. Do I look like an excited mother ready to meet her babies? At this point, I would have paid a lot of money to stay pregnant a few more weeks. In this photo, the doctor ...
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Dorrel and Stephanie: November 2013
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Sunday, November 10, 2013. 2013 Ward Mongolian Grill. On the Saturday of Labor Day weekend, we had the now annual ward Mongolian Grill at our house. You'd think that with it being on a holiday weekend, the turnout would be small. Not to worry! We had a lot more people at the party on Saturday than who showed up at church the next morning. We even had a family who left their camping trip, came to the party, and went back to camping. What is this you ask? Our snack station, popcorn and snow cones. A friend...
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Dorrel and Stephanie: March 2014
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Monday, March 31, 2014. Seven Week hospital stay. Part 1: 7 week hospital stay. My hospital stay coincided with the busiest part of the year for our family. Christmas plus four birthdays. We celebrated them all in the hospital. The staff told us to make ourselves at home. I'm not sure that they had piano keyboards, violins and extended family celebrations in mind when they told us that! It was a butterfly abacus! View from my bed. View from my bed, looking a bit to the right. Cards from my primary class ...
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Dorrel and Stephanie: May 2013
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Tuesday, May 28, 2013. When we got to Hat Island, we weren't sure where to tie up the boat but finally found the correct spot after three tries. Hat Island is a small private island with no stores, just homes. My grandpa lives too far from the marina to be a comfortable walk. When we arrived, we called up to his house and my Uncle Dale soon drove down to pick us up. William's goal at the beach was to gather as many shells as possible. Miriam went to the beach in style! Dressed in her island finery. He kn...
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Dorrel and Stephanie: November 2012
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Friday, November 23, 2012. ER visit for Miriam. Let's just go now! I finally got it in and were on our way with a very unhappy girl. We drove up to the Arlington hospital (less than a five minute drive) and were soon in our very own treatment room. Dode reached around in his pocket and announced, "Miriam, I got you something at work today." He'd found a key chain on the side of the road and thought she'd like it. The hard part was as soon as they finished injecting the novocain they reached for the stapl...
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Dorrel and Stephanie: 2013 Ward Mongolian Grill
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Sunday, November 10, 2013. 2013 Ward Mongolian Grill. On the Saturday of Labor Day weekend, we had the now annual ward Mongolian Grill at our house. You'd think that with it being on a holiday weekend, the turnout would be small. Not to worry! We had a lot more people at the party on Saturday than who showed up at church the next morning. We even had a family who left their camping trip, came to the party, and went back to camping. What is this you ask? Our snack station, popcorn and snow cones. A friend...
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Dorrel and Stephanie: October 2012
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Monday, October 29, 2012. Great Wolf Lodge 2012. The children have a bunch of early release Wednesdays this year so I planned our visit to coincide with one of those so they only end up missing one day of school. Dode was able to get time off from work so he's joined us for the first time. A few days before we were leaving he said, "Do you know what the best part of going to the Great Wolf Lodge is? He asked. "Well, in case we end up going by a See's." "How would that happen? We arrived at the Great Wolf...
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Dorrel and Stephanie: September 2013
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Friday, September 20, 2013. Fourth of July, 2013. Well, this post is a little late but things have been a bit crazy around here! After the children had so much fun being in the Fourth of July Parade last year, we knew early on we'd be doing it again this year. details here. In order to consolidate our effort, we used the same theme on our float that we were using for day camp, Outer Space. The absolute highlight of the float, and of camp, was the rocket Dode built. Pretty close to what he designed! We ha...
