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Today we are at a KOA in Ohio. Here are pictures of Eden, Jeremiah and Isaac at the playground. We got the tent set up without any problems. It is a new tent and this will be the first time we have ever slept in it. We tired to set it up once in our living room! Just for the practise!!! We are having sun traveling to see Cami and Brian. The kids are really good travelers.

Dad and I have enjoyed our trip so far. We traveled slow across the midwest and experimented with different methods of sleep in our new van. We ended up with foam pads, a feather tick and sheets. It worked well. I even got some netting to put over the windows so they could be open to let the breeze blow through.

Busy Me!!!!

Just a couple of pictures from our visit in March with Jon and Holly in Monterey. This is an adorable pic of Ady and Will. This picture was taken at Lover's Point on the coast. It was a little chilly but a beautiful day and really is a pretty place to visit. Ady loved climbing the rocks.
As you can see, I really like the ocean and the time we had to spend with Ady and Will. They are so cute and keep me laughing. The purple in my hair shows up a little bit. It sure didn't last very long. What will I do next. Probably the red and purple again, I think I liked that the best.

Well I just had a busy couple of weeks. Last week I worked my regular shifts plus picked up some extra time. Had the first day of TNCC (Trauma Nursing Core Course). This is a great educational class. I am glad that it is one of the required classes because it always has such great information and is a great reminder to do a good job!! Then we also had a skills day for refreshing on skills needed in the ER. Then this week another bunch of shifts and the last day of TNCC, yeah I passed! The test is not easy and I always get a little nervous when I am doing a pass off. Somehow I think I should do things without ever making an error! I wonder why that is? I really am enjoying my time with Michael and the opportunities I have to learn.
We have a boarder for the summer. A sweet college girl named Rachel. She is very pleasant and is busy with working 2 jobs and her activities with her ward and friends. She made roast beef sandwiches for us for dinner last night. They were excellent, added my left over jello (my favorite with cottage cheese, pinapple, celery and almonds in green jello) and some corn. Good meal! Then Dad did the dishes. It is so fun to just walk away from the kitchen and know that when you come back it will be clean! Wow, my life is good.

Mother's Day

So, I guess this was about the "Best" Mother's Day ever. It started off with me working all night. Which isn't unusual, just that I wasn't absolutely tired when I got home. We went to church and they had an awesome meeting with excellent talks. And I always love and laugh with the Primary kids singing to Mothers. Then they gave me a big Hershey's Chocolate Bar. How can you not love a ward that does that! I got calls, visits and texts from all of my kids. And a big hug and clean kitchen from Mike. Then I went back to work! So I'm not sure what made it so good, unless it was my attitude. I guess that I just didn't have any time for thinking about all the things that I wish I had done as a Mother. I did spend some time thinking about all of the "Mothers" in my life that have truly made a difference. My own Mother especially. Thanks everyone for such a positive day!!!

Ady eating. It is hard to get her to eat without talking constantly. She is such a character. She keeps us laughing. We really enjoyed our visit with Jon, Holly, Ady and Will.
Grandma took Will to the playground when he woke up from his nap. We had a lot of fun.
Will riding the trike to walk to get Ady from preschool. He thought he was really big, even though he couldn't touch the pedals.
Grandma and Will. They were so glad to get back together again!!!

Trip to California

This was a trip we took to Monterey, California in March 2011. It was still pretty snowy and although most of the time the roads were good. There were some interesting times.

We got to drive past the Bonneville Salt Flats. This was the first time we had ever driven this road during the daylight. It was very interesting. It really is very flat and barren.

When we got to Reno, Nevada the road over Donner's Pass was closed so we headed south through Carson City and South Lake Tahoe. It was interesting how the snow started just as we headed into the mountains. We got to Tahoe and found that to go further we would need chains, it was getting into the evening so we stayed there in a little hotel and I went and purchased chains and had them put on the car. It snowed all night but the morning was beautiful and the roads were being plowed. We drove easily down into California, removed the chains and then drove through the rain to Monterey.

News from Japan

After the devastation in Japan following the Earthquakes and Tsunamis, we were worried about Sayuri and family. She sent us these pictures and a note that they are doing fine. They were entirely safe.


It is amazing how much Takumi and Misaki have grown. We miss them and wish we could see them more often.