Archive for June, 2009
Is it a Vacation or a Field Trip?
I would say both a vacation and a field trip! After all the best vacations are ones in which you see something new and learn something new. This past week we went to the Kenai Peninsula. We visited the port town of Seward. We had not been camping in five long years and it was time! We camped out in a few yurts at the Seward Military Resort.
On the way we stopped at the Crow Creek Gold Mine. It is still a functioning and active gold mine and we went down to the river to pan for gold. Three of us actually found gold in the fast moving creek that flows from the mine!
In Seward we walked along the pier,
watched sea lions and otters play in the ocean while we wandered the beach,
took in the beauty of a waterfall,
and hiked a bit in the rain forest.
We also visited the Sea Life Center
and stopped at Mile Zero on the Iditarod Trail.
We watched men weigh and fillet their catches (one caught a 115 pound halibut)! I hope my hubby catches a huge barn door halibut next week-end when he goes deep sea fishing!
We also visited Exit Glacier in the Kenai Fjords National Park. It was a great hiking trail and there is nothing like the refreshing cool breeze coming from a glacier after a good hike, especially when you just carried the baby in the backpack up the mountain! It was beautiful!
We would finish our nights with dinner cooked over an open fire, except for one evening when we ate on the pier. We would finish our evening with either a visit to the creamery or s’mores.
On our way home we stopped in Hope, Alaska. There is really nothing in Hope. The population numbers 147. It is a GREAT place though if you want to take some photos. If you like old school houses and log homes with a great view in the background, Hope is the place to go!
After getting home, we visited Thunderbird Falls. It was a very well maintained path, we could have even taken the stroller. I kind of wish we had! It is nice having waterfalls only minutes from the house! We had a great hike but did the mosquito dance the whole way! We forgot the repellent! NEVER again will that happen. I have mosquito bites on my mosquito bites!
We ended the week with a midnight BBQ! That is just something you need to do if you live in Alaska! It was a lot of fun and many of us were beginning to feel our age! LOL Only it was overcast and drizzly so it was actually kind of dark! Oh well, maybe next time we will have better weather. It was still a lot of fun!
Say What?
For this week’s Pondering I have a sign. We saw this on a building in Seward, Alaska this past week on our vacation. We drove by and hubby and I looked at each other and at the same time said, “Did you see that? Did it say what I think it said? Did I really just read that?” We had to drive back for a second look, a photo, and a good laugh!
Love That Styrofoam
A Great Sadness
It is almost hard to believe but my dear grandmother passed away earlier today. I had considered flying back home yesterday when I heard she had taken a turn for the worse but I would not have even made it in time. She was always so loving and caring. I lived with her at different times throughout my life and never once doubted her love for me. She will always hold a dear place in my heart! I miss her already. My heart has been heavy in prayer for her these last couple of weeks and I pray that her heart was redeemed but I do not have that assurance. I am thankful that it is the Lord who judges the heart and it is not dependent upon my own personal assurance.
This amoung other things in the family have made this an extremely difficult few days for me and I simply ask that you keep me and my extended family in your prayers.
Wednesday Hero
26 years old from Brooklyn, New York
1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division
November 30, 2004
“He wanted to fight for his country,” said his heartbroken younger sister, Lilliana Calderone. “He always wanted to be there.”
Pablo Calderon joined the Army in 1997, right out of High School. “He went straight to the army from high school,” said his sister. “He wanted to improve himself. He was proud. He loved his country.”
Sgt. Calderon was killed when an IED was detonated near his vehicle in Fallujah, Iraq. Also killed in the attack was Sgt. Jose Guereca of Missouri City, Texas.
All Information Was Found On And Copied From MilitaryCity.com & NYDailyNews.com
These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero.
We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived
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We Have A Winner
After a random choosing, we have a winner for the Lyrical Life Science set. The winner this time is Daisy from The Laurel Wreath! Please send me an email via the contact page with your address so I can get it mailed to you! I will periodically have more giveaways so keep checking back so you do not miss any chances to win.
