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The Morning Moon
We are on our way to Twin Falls, leaving our house at 430a and as we drive over the mountains and through the valleys, the morning moon is following us. It’s a beautiful sight that normally is lost while we sleep. This morning, however, I’m taking it all in, with autumn clouds and skies that are slowly waking up, the moon is shining bright and beautiful. Experiencing the world coming to life is breathtaking and I’m glad that I am awake to witness it. Abby, on the other hand, has been sleeping in between hugs. She did wake up long enough to ride through town with her head out the…
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My Bonus Birthday
Today is another birthday, and one that was “given” to me as a gift. Let me explain. Looking back in my blog history, it appears that 2014 was the first year that I took today to celebrate Dwwindsor. Now, let me elaborate on that year. He was somewhat new to our group, and because I have a terrible time keeping track of who joined during which year, I’m going to say he was in between Red and MtnMan, which would put him in the group around late 2011 to early 2012, but really, I could be making that up. Anyway, that is taking away from this post, so let me…
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Do You Know What Today Is?
Today is a good day for a birthday! Please join me in wishing Red a happy birthday. He has been such a huge ally, a loyal Monday night voter and a great friend for many years. I am guessing he joined the group around 2011, possibly earlier, and has remained steadfast in his support, no matter his busy life that is nothing short of chaos. I mean, between saving the burning orphanages, his “trap line” and keeping all of their names straight, he still manages to make time for me. Thank you Red, and here is wishing you a wonderfully happy birthday.
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Candy Corn is a Weakness
I always buy a bag of candy corn after October 1st. It’s a rule. Never before the month of October… until this year. I don’t know what I was thinking, other than the fact that if I were to wait, I might not find a bag on, or after, October 1st and in a spontaneous fit, I snatched the bag up and threw it in the cart. That was fine and dandy, except I opened the bag as soon as we got home and ate handfuls of them while putting groceries away. In the 3 days since, I have ate 3/4 of the bag and I have already put “Candy…
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Placemats and Thanksgiving
A couple months ago we finally bought a new dining table. It’s not that the old one was in disrepair, but it was time to replace it. The table has dark wood on the top and a white base, with six matching chairs. This is all a backstory, leading up to the reason for this thread… While in Montana, we stopped at an old antique shop, that also had a crazy woman boutique place attached to the shop. The husbands words, not mine, plus that was the name of her boutique. I don’t actually know if she is crazy, or not, but probably. Anyway, back to the reason for this…
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I Saw a Moose!
On our way to Great Falls, we stopped in a small town for a bathroom and refreshments. It was a bar, that was also the convenience store. They had beer on tap, a soda pop cooler and small bags of chips, and an old man that wondered where we were heading. I, of course, was more than happy to have a conversation with the old stranger. I told him we were going to spend a few days in the Great Falls area and he said we should make the drive up to Glacier National Park and drive the “Going to the Sun Road” and also added that we’d see plenty…
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Glacier National Park
I have had a love for Montana since I was a kid, as I am sure I have mentioned a few times before. I read a book that just captivated me with the descriptions of the mountains, the streams, snow filled winters and spring rainstorms. My imagination took off in what I could only picture as mountains of paradises. Some think of paradise as a beach with bountiful fruit trees in every yard and days filled with no worries and fishing for dinner, but for me, it’s the mountains with snowy peaks and spring fed streams with glacier lakes. In my quest to one day experience Montana, I had always…
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Taking 1st Place on VNALive
You guys truly do amaze me; thank you so much for all of the support you continue to give me. It was a rocky start to the year with some glitches on their system, when it came to voting. However, you never wavered in showing up to vote, despite the many frustrations over the course of 2021. We placed 3rd for June and July and took 1st place for the month of August! Thank you, thank you!
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Wyoming Rainstorms
We’re traveling through the beautiful state of Wyoming and have enjoyed a few storms; one of which moved through Casper in the middle of the night. I have missed the Texas storms and this was refreshing. Everything is green and lush. Rain is life! We were only in Casper for 2 nights and one day, moving onto Montana but not before heading east to see the Devil’s Tower. It is an incredible sight and I’m glad we went out of our way to see such a phenomenal rock that they are still trying to figure out. Of course, some speculate that aliens had something to do with it, even giving…
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Wyoming and Beyond
We’ve been trying to get away for a few months now, and wasn’t sure we’d be able to until the spring, so this trip was a quick planned vacation. We knew we wanted to see more of Montana, though; I decided to send us on a big loop from Nevada across Utah and into Wyoming for the first leg. It’s been beautiful with wide open spaces, big red rock formations, over mountain passes and across the continental divide three times. The views are breathtaking, the skies are blue and clouds are white, fluffy figurines across wide open spaces. It’s refreshing to be away from the smoke filled Nevada skies for…