Hi, me again

This is my first day in this crazy house and already they have taken about a hundred pictures of me! You might think I am a model or something!

New Addition to our Family

Hi, I don't have a name, and I haven't traveled far, but I now live with these really cool people who are living in an RV! It's a nice place to live, I think I'll like it a lot. All is well except this guy who likes to embarrass me with his "rabbit ears".

Mt. Adams in the far distance

Mt. Rainier

We weren't kidding when we mentioned strenuous, but it was fun once it was accomplished. When Ron said, "Donna stand up and turn around!" I assured him that I was not letting go of my hold on this snow/ice slope! What an experience!

Hiking Mt. Rainier

One of our early goals when we returned home was to go hiking. Although we walked everywhere in Moldova and Ukraine, we wanted to experience a "hill". The real kind, called a mountain. This was a picture perfect day on a hike that was incredible. However a note to potential hikers - read the back of the map to find out if the hike is strenuous or not - this one was on that particular list! We quickly found ourselves winded, probably because we hadn't be this high without an airplane for two years, but we just took it slow and easy. It was so beautiful. And no wimps turned back!

Culture Shock

Okay, I am not stupid and yes I can read but who would have thought! So, I go to the grocery store to get some sandwich bags. You can see the top bag is a quart size ziploc bag. I have a box of those, but they are rather large and costly for just sandwiches. I go to the food storage aisle of the store and look rather quickly at the different brands available and in the section of sandwich bags I grab the cheapest model possible. However, when I opened the box this morning I was so shocked by the size of the bag! Then I looked closer at the box. This is a "snack bag"! What is with this "snack bag" and why?! The most important question. . . what type of snack will fit in it? Maybe two small cookies, four carrots, or. . . the only answer? Only in America! The land of the free and the home of the snack bag.

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To the left of our new little home!

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More from the front porch

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Some of our view from the front porch!

WELCOME HOME

Here is a picture of our newest home. I love this spot, always have and living here in this beautiful place is an incredible blessing. So, now you ask, how long will we be here? At least until January and maybe then longer. God does know what the plan is, WHEW!