This Christmas we will be doing something special; we will be traveling to Guatemala for humanitarian work. We are leaving Christmas day, but we are having a small Christmas gathering the night before. Although this is a different kind of Christmas, it is definitely one that we will remember years from now. "The spirit of Christmas is the spirit of love and of...

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The running joke is that Calvin is a little accident prone.  This might actually be true. He was washing the inside of a glass cup when it decided to spontaneously shatter - on his hand. Blood immediately started dripping like a waterfall, so I  lifted our trusty first-aid kit down from above the fridge. By now in our marriage our first-aid kits looks...

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Food, family, fun. That's what Thanksgiving is all about. My parents surprised us by flying us to San Francisco for a few days of family fun. And can we get a minute to look at that turkey? That is the most wonderful tasting turkey I think I have ever eaten. Thanks mom.  Angel Island outing with the family and cousins  ...

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It's not every day you see someone choking. It looks nothing like the movies. They don't hold their neck and make a lot of noise. It's easy to miss. Today I was feeding the residents in the dementia unit when, it happened. Sweet Marilyn was choking and I was the only one in the room. Her saltwater blue eyes rolled in the back of...

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We took a drive along the Aspen Loop to see the fall leaves.The air was crisp and clear. Fall is definitely here. mmmm my favorite. ...

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There is a little known saying among our friends that once you get married, two things happen. 1. You'll get fat 2. You'll disappear (meaning you won't have any friends because you will only want to spend all your time making googly eyes at each other. Well, we are living proof that no, we aren't fat, and, we haven't disappeared. We've had a...

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Calvin has many fond memories of Camp Steiner. It was his first right of passage into adulthood - living on his own in the mountains at the age of 15. He was fully of nostalgia as we visited his old stomping grounds. Stories of teaching survival classes, canoeing in the lake, and sleeping in Adirondacks. It really is a special place, except for the mosquitoes; I could...

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St. George is a happy place for Calvin. The desert is not like the tropics, but it is most definitely beautiful in its own way. This also happens to be the last family vacation before Christian goes to Russia to serve an LDS mission.We will miss him.                   Someone broke his leg and had to...

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