“If we keep no diary [journal], the path crumbles away behind us as our feet leave it; and days gone by are but little more than a blank, broken by a few distorted shadows. Life is all confined within the limits of to-day….”
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| February 8, 2008 New Baby Tagg (they thought about naming him Wyatt very seriously, but decided to go with Tagg instead ) |
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| Happy Birthday - 1 years old |
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| 2 years old - loving macaroni and tomato juice......always makes his face so red ! |
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| Third birthday with Grandpa Ben |
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| 4 years old - wrestling with Grandpa Roger |
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| 5 years old - he had a Pirate birthday ! |
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| 6 years old - Skylanders Hooray ! |
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| The day before he turned 7 ! A firebug for sure :) Love you Tagg !! Happy Birthday !! |
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| 2015 - Not this ! (but we like it) |
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| Feb 2014 |
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| Feb 2013 |
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| Feb 2012 |
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| Feb 2011 |
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| Feb 2010 |
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| Feb 2009 |
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| Feb 2008 This is the winter that made Manda move back to AZ :( |
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| Feb 2007 |
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| Feb 2006 |
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| Payson had a super hero day at Preschool - It was a huge success ! Great job Captain America and Spidy :) |
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| Someone is learning to use the potty ! Yea Payson :) It is still hit and miss, but things are progressing nicely. |
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| Krispy Kreme came to Bacolod ! When we went over there last November, there were people boarding the plane from Manila to Bacolod, and they were literally carrying boxes of Krispy Kreme's home as their only carryons. A store finally opened up recently in Bacolod, and of course our gang tried them out :) |
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| Yummy Baby |
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| This boy needs a haircut !! |
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| Lovin' his new underpants :) |
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| To mark the 100th day of school, many of the kids dressed up like 100 year old people. Tagg "ROCKED" the look. Reminds me of Landon's portrayal of Cesar' on Halloween 2013. Yes, that is a buzzed head on top. Too funny ! |
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| Treyson has been going to a Wizarding class aka Harry Potter class for the past few Wednesdays after school with the 4-H clubs. This time he made a "snitch" (the little golden ball that they chase in Quidditch match) and some potions.... He's having a great time doing this, and it's a fun treat that he stops by on his way home to show off his new creations. |
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| Our Snowmobile "girl" gang met at Rachel Ray's ;) to see how to make butter and have lunch. I thought we would each have a little bottle, and be shaking them (like we did in school). Boy was I wrong ! Vicki poured one quart of cream (that she had skimmed off of two gallons of raw milk) into her Bosch Mixer, turned it on high, and that was the shaking ! So Easy ! |
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| After the butter separated from the whey (that's what they call the left over cream), she spooned it out of the mixer. |
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| Then she had to WASH IT ! in ice water......I had no idea that this would have to happen. Apparently it is very important to get all of the whey OUT of the butter, so it won't go rancid. |
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| She even scooped and pressed it together, squeezing out the excess whey. |
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| Then Vanna (I mean Janene:), added 1/2 tsp. of salt to the butter which Vicki had spread out on a plate, and then Vicki kneaded it just like you would playdoh. |
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| Wendy's beautiful whole wheat bread (homemade of course) and the homemade butter - so yummy. |
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| We finished up with salad, clam chowder and raw milk (or water) for our lunch. It was delicious. Thanks Vicki ! I was great to see everyone, and enjoy each other's company. |
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| The Outhouse is buttoned up nice and tight. The warmer weather has resulted in muddy muddy ground, so that is what the pieces of plywood are down for. |
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| Rog and Zac and Dad got the sheetrock all up, and it is in the process of being taped |
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| We were able to pick up a stainless steel counter with a sink for use in the storage part of the building. It will work great ! |
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| Saturday morning was really misty in Morgan. Got this great shot ! |
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| Later in the day, it was so nice and warm at the property. We lit the firepit on fire, and sat around basking in the sunlight. |
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| Beautiful ! |
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| Looking North |
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| He had a stick and was having a grand time shooting everyone |
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| There Tagg is - dead on the ground :) Click here for video |
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| We walked back and forth from the house to the property a couple of times. It was pretty muddy, so we had to walk on the grass. |
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| Grandma fixed us lunch of barbeque, and then we relaxed a little bit. |
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| Slap Jack is the new game of choice. |
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| We helped take down the Christmas lights, and Zac removed a few bees nests |
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| Then we went home and loaded up the little goats to take down to Prescotts |
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| Hopefully they will get bred quickly, so that we will have new babies when Manda and Cam and family come in July. |
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| We also had the chance to get this FREE llama......but alas, I was the only one who really wanted him...... and so we won't be getting him. |
