tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91418226646792505982024-03-19T09:48:57.194+01:00Swiss Family PletcherOur family's journey living in Basel Switzerland and Traveling around EuropePletcherFamilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01045190951686129822noreply@blogger.comBlogger353125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141822664679250598.post-24883130701897250992023-10-31T17:11:00.004+01:002023-10-31T20:45:04.086+01:00October 2023 Wrap Up<p> This month we held a golf ball fundraiser for our foundation. One of our board members - Lori - held it at her farm in Ohio. We made about $38K which was great!</p><p>Our basement remodel finished up this month. We are so excited to finally have it done and have started using it. It is great to go down the basement stairs into a beautiful room. We finished about 800 square feet (about half) of our basement, leaving the rest of it for storage. Just enough room for the kids to have their friends over and us to have another living space with a big tv.</p><p>Mat's parents came for a weekend visit. While they were here we had fun with Cainan trying one of the hottest hot sauces on the market (from a show called Hot One). He has a high tolerance for spicy food, but this one was even really hot for him</p><p>Cainan went to the homecoming dance with a large group of friends. He has such a great crew, and they had a great time. Finely and her best friend decided to go bowling again this year and had a great time,</p><p>We took a first college tour with the kids. The first one was for Cainan - we took him to see Tufts. Since we are sending two kids at the same time to college, and Finley's college visits come with an extra step in coordinating meetings with Disablity services - we were told to get an early start. So we decided to use this fall to tour some colleges are are close to us in New England to get some feels for them.</p><p>Finley applied and got accepted into a Women in STEM summer program in Costa Rica. After her experience in Kenya she wanted to do another, but this time gear it to what she wants to study in college. Right now she is thinking of going into Biology or Environmental Science, so this seemed like a good fit. She will be gone for 3 weeks next July</p><p style="text-align: center;">Finished basement. The stairs got a complete overhaul. We had new treads put on, new handrails, and treads were stained to match the upstairs flooring</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQyVSIHNedyy2HAnNBGm7GzxvF4yWHLoLZ1QNoFnd6S_Iq9dtdKmWjxuMrzVIIe2DzSJCFti2Rc4pFvl9CKAobvBMaS3fWAx0_iuSC8Dvy6RSuZkauDkePzuUmgvI3WFNVEzTVmYqfKAgqU3ZMFIqysZt4m89NxCMhvK1cxyGmq8luMnbNCWUQnRsVmKQ/s2048/385247024_7133735579983038_7735332376442765218_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQyVSIHNedyy2HAnNBGm7GzxvF4yWHLoLZ1QNoFnd6S_Iq9dtdKmWjxuMrzVIIe2DzSJCFti2Rc4pFvl9CKAobvBMaS3fWAx0_iuSC8Dvy6RSuZkauDkePzuUmgvI3WFNVEzTVmYqfKAgqU3ZMFIqysZt4m89NxCMhvK1cxyGmq8luMnbNCWUQnRsVmKQ/w300-h400/385247024_7133735579983038_7735332376442765218_n.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNdP-QCQFriTl6ldwDj2taD3VJD31SLipPpGpAOwazXYoYXXhZm6fcnjpRjRf7zfcxU2-oq_7cr-tHEN9RgZPlxIR8Xlu92CTtFR_vNF6pnqGi8xLxooq4X3pm2VIKAIruc4tKL0M0EWoiTtA0Nf9BP6qDYlsusd0K68eyqPtBkVtgLwxjmei4QclZWFQ/s2048/385255158_7133735629983033_5860503791832571174_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNdP-QCQFriTl6ldwDj2taD3VJD31SLipPpGpAOwazXYoYXXhZm6fcnjpRjRf7zfcxU2-oq_7cr-tHEN9RgZPlxIR8Xlu92CTtFR_vNF6pnqGi8xLxooq4X3pm2VIKAIruc4tKL0M0EWoiTtA0Nf9BP6qDYlsusd0K68eyqPtBkVtgLwxjmei4QclZWFQ/w400-h300/385255158_7133735629983033_5860503791832571174_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We installed a minisplit for air and heat down here. It isn't a very big space and this thing is doing a good job so far. To the left is a under the stairs closet. And the other one is just a small closet where our air radon system lives</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqTRlerqr18bs0GYgSPU24NZAXSZtzREOycz9l890jC1_pdVuWoVcj9kcv-y6XR8eL_MxuZGYMv1E0eXhiCN5zQXQ4t52d5bz30yg83vCspLXL2KdpTK_gB9iluNktwNYqxxc5tdHFYsMoarht8ZW7c08Q7CLHHb9yK1z5_U4QZncKaZl97ivoQ1-rTvE/s2048/384784930_7133735743316355_5834496215772908685_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqTRlerqr18bs0GYgSPU24NZAXSZtzREOycz9l890jC1_pdVuWoVcj9kcv-y6XR8eL_MxuZGYMv1E0eXhiCN5zQXQ4t52d5bz30yg83vCspLXL2KdpTK_gB9iluNktwNYqxxc5tdHFYsMoarht8ZW7c08Q7CLHHb9yK1z5_U4QZncKaZl97ivoQ1-rTvE/w400-h300/384784930_7133735743316355_5834496215772908685_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These double doors lead to the unfinished portion of the basement</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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He said he felt like he was having an out of body experience</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9cQPZquZVQKiakdk8qhYV5ItDUwk4yynuDkOsAZ39AwQ4wFxjs4sFAmG9cNwbzUB945rJ0sWqYdy7SUsy4avl5pHuhXPWst_gmm1vcaFs0PPXyGD1hNTz4EN_pZc3WTXQ2MR1e6AgOsK6t3zGLtkibBVaZVIvjRF4xv6HcYvn6GWriju8-bJ9udwSzp4/s2048/386359313_7150814644941798_8735201346141516598_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1590" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9cQPZquZVQKiakdk8qhYV5ItDUwk4yynuDkOsAZ39AwQ4wFxjs4sFAmG9cNwbzUB945rJ0sWqYdy7SUsy4avl5pHuhXPWst_gmm1vcaFs0PPXyGD1hNTz4EN_pZc3WTXQ2MR1e6AgOsK6t3zGLtkibBVaZVIvjRF4xv6HcYvn6GWriju8-bJ9udwSzp4/w310-h400/386359313_7150814644941798_8735201346141516598_n.jpg" width="310" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXs63B9NhKubQg6ea5uuJfHLBI8qdeuF2VOKsRBnTEU_AtdehWzw5qAcEd-_vAU2_RcgrNiV6zz3D5lq0c4GoYXJNEUISq4Wk2drpUXzOKwwzyyUH880hNPdioCX9Hatspef63X1hzuTn9KEwFfEjvn8y3GW722s83jK-F4JKmvS0hcm8DLAQS5BdKV3o/s2048/386725490_7150814698275126_6524488926059587356_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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This was the only building when the school opened and they had classes, and living quarters all here</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8YjXc-6e02E-KFJc3_DBcBZNd_M43H98FuW_fq9nUBgv6_GRi7Ac5ShYznxbjB__k9AYieiqvSdPlnEhc9LR9Ji0Qwrn990foG2ISTgn_LFc8fTTY6N-9VyXTdoiRCv3rDpdq-hrB9TdllGSzdHPcntmz14RVvXzkJj-WMZ30uX1DWC0exMTHdvtz14E/s2048/IMG_8976.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8YjXc-6e02E-KFJc3_DBcBZNd_M43H98FuW_fq9nUBgv6_GRi7Ac5ShYznxbjB__k9AYieiqvSdPlnEhc9LR9Ji0Qwrn990foG2ISTgn_LFc8fTTY6N-9VyXTdoiRCv3rDpdq-hrB9TdllGSzdHPcntmz14RVvXzkJj-WMZ30uX1DWC0exMTHdvtz14E/w400-h300/IMG_8976.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Church on campus</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieuXsF8_2onHViib9-0X1emhohYW7crLvqs2DfPnBFV6n1BXlA5Id4QunFAhjeArOwh9Yc90jYPLLYHlH4zo0B7s6NP_EiAROre9FdVSsdBfJaa2HAzQSdGciK4rVvL7agmmC1ob4ylvyAtdpOBzFRK6IP6X7kV1W6HY_8Vlev1XOno-EhGpok1s39N0Y/s2048/IMG_8977.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieuXsF8_2onHViib9-0X1emhohYW7crLvqs2DfPnBFV6n1BXlA5Id4QunFAhjeArOwh9Yc90jYPLLYHlH4zo0B7s6NP_EiAROre9FdVSsdBfJaa2HAzQSdGciK4rVvL7agmmC1ob4ylvyAtdpOBzFRK6IP6X7kV1W6HY_8Vlev1XOno-EhGpok1s39N0Y/w400-h300/IMG_8977.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXuDvY-TmivB1MHjYqd14cbQ8Mtk9K1FA6ReTACjwBkigwxw8XrZr00MO2du3un355_S9WDQqPFZs0PnsLT48AHElf5kaM_zKuUwin7waMiU9nnc7EsCt-IIZdBN7pQlg5LR5w0zkCt6XUF3znZWFeq_9Jajq5i-QtZnFXVvDiAJt4HrEvFs_88PaFNV8/s2048/IMG_8978.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXuDvY-TmivB1MHjYqd14cbQ8Mtk9K1FA6ReTACjwBkigwxw8XrZr00MO2du3un355_S9WDQqPFZs0PnsLT48AHElf5kaM_zKuUwin7waMiU9nnc7EsCt-IIZdBN7pQlg5LR5w0zkCt6XUF3znZWFeq_9Jajq5i-QtZnFXVvDiAJt4HrEvFs_88PaFNV8/w300-h400/IMG_8978.JPEG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Library</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvfsjJjJNU_3TcSfU_UN0_4jx4yGnn7EEjZFlFRvjj9Jiw96KvDpb3c0sGuRLBwB_YJP25k3766RAtnwSYexc0VUYwnLGa1ajRkPNorrUzZSWGtnuphZnIYdSfPUtUAGubiTZ7ogpHWyyZpuntPUQNHETd0-5VUkTZNb4f7ZDrWTpet0k4Pgj9iPXluxs/s2048/IMG_8979.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvfsjJjJNU_3TcSfU_UN0_4jx4yGnn7EEjZFlFRvjj9Jiw96KvDpb3c0sGuRLBwB_YJP25k3766RAtnwSYexc0VUYwnLGa1ajRkPNorrUzZSWGtnuphZnIYdSfPUtUAGubiTZ7ogpHWyyZpuntPUQNHETd0-5VUkTZNb4f7ZDrWTpet0k4Pgj9iPXluxs/w300-h400/IMG_8979.JPEG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Student center</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMP2C6KfeUN1Q1P_GP90Kl-p6HsXAFPLcEHMQ-ziuUh4n2uaFWoY5IajHFYQQuG-pbnfbafoC1T37Wy1NjwqQUUefIJeYdUdv98Yii0AoWtO68bx6yGajGEie7WTLZ7j04-l2xbe87crHTfVgLrKm-5jQ5FR57bJQQBlzSSls7daescj_Bfsi4PJPkpZo/s2048/IMG_8980.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMP2C6KfeUN1Q1P_GP90Kl-p6HsXAFPLcEHMQ-ziuUh4n2uaFWoY5IajHFYQQuG-pbnfbafoC1T37Wy1NjwqQUUefIJeYdUdv98Yii0AoWtO68bx6yGajGEie7WTLZ7j04-l2xbe87crHTfVgLrKm-5jQ5FR57bJQQBlzSSls7daescj_Bfsi4PJPkpZo/w300-h400/IMG_8980.JPEG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This cannon on campus is painted often by students. They also said it is pointing toward Harvard</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7YBrtjSiOiOLz7QEDdytZKtRHy9Q523Pd_6HSi7zftT82Rv1cfAtnPi35hWcpGzPBgQ7lDCjN6xLNQMIOyCfk9u3wWbCne1leON8-1z9sVWVEPOlJPsuMXe6IPxmJhFwV_RSni0IRE5wEV5f8YsAGc2e3UV49Y8VnE2wBn15agUMe8sAr-tseUK6J2LI/s2048/IMG_8982.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7YBrtjSiOiOLz7QEDdytZKtRHy9Q523Pd_6HSi7zftT82Rv1cfAtnPi35hWcpGzPBgQ7lDCjN6xLNQMIOyCfk9u3wWbCne1leON8-1z9sVWVEPOlJPsuMXe6IPxmJhFwV_RSni0IRE5wEV5f8YsAGc2e3UV49Y8VnE2wBn15agUMe8sAr-tseUK6J2LI/w400-h300/IMG_8982.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is Jumbo the school mascot. Jumbo was the most famous animal in the world at the time of Barnum and Bailey circus. PT Barnum was on the board of Tufts and when Jumo died, he had him stuffed and donated to the college. In the 1980s the building holding the elephant burned down and all that was left was ashes. Students scooped him up, put him in a peanut butter jar and that jar now stays in the athletic office. 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We loved that house so wanted to return. We had another great time. We went over labor day weekend this time, so Mat really didn't have to work much while we were there which was great. The weather was perfect and we spent long hours in the lake. We took the dogs along and they were hilarious running in and out of the water and attempting to swim.</p><p>Also in September I spent 2 weeks with my parents in Connellsville. My mom had rotator cuff surgery and Mat and I worked it so I could go in and help. I was glad to have a chance to be there to help, but also to be able to see a lot of people while I was there.</p><p>Also this month we had a batch of baby snapping turtles arrive in our yard. We let our neighbor's little kids release them into the marsh.</p><p>At the end of September, Cainan had his black belt ceremony. He received his black belt in the spring, but they do a belt ceremony and presentation once a year. We are so proud of that kid.</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Cainan kayaking</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht69l9i6z3uoxxNgF4NEDD6vA-NnRzPOsyE9eTRvAM2aAH5NHnRtmjxDHDTw6McPda3ZHkD35C8i-rekPMXT19CcfZGH55PKb3ET3W7eQeRLRtrNudWKEc3Q6EqXKO0P3BCAtIpzn569P9rujtthPxfwyWwtbzTp7aP_i_ve0szcPM2-BvSDJGaPW3U8c/s1596/370477554_7007259289297335_4316231223201807930_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1361" data-original-width="1596" height="341" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht69l9i6z3uoxxNgF4NEDD6vA-NnRzPOsyE9eTRvAM2aAH5NHnRtmjxDHDTw6McPda3ZHkD35C8i-rekPMXT19CcfZGH55PKb3ET3W7eQeRLRtrNudWKEc3Q6EqXKO0P3BCAtIpzn569P9rujtthPxfwyWwtbzTp7aP_i_ve0szcPM2-BvSDJGaPW3U8c/w400-h341/370477554_7007259289297335_4316231223201807930_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pluto watching the kids swim</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir6708udcC40JzHuNj3Jsp82kaz7GShTjwm-AxLG4COWfOPEk1n6KGiaWvgdOKITXiWwFuLsKPGjDjwgZ1sp9kn7INOrl_9BbcGhczNl8ebl6mEKGhTEEjKNrBOjXCSGoj9hlW-IfY7NVws8yO761UJdFd3T-y3iHz_xW45V7WQ5GtlqquNJ0I5O78gew/s1956/370862126_7007259029297361_2528756739270222882_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1956" data-original-width="1857" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir6708udcC40JzHuNj3Jsp82kaz7GShTjwm-AxLG4COWfOPEk1n6KGiaWvgdOKITXiWwFuLsKPGjDjwgZ1sp9kn7INOrl_9BbcGhczNl8ebl6mEKGhTEEjKNrBOjXCSGoj9hlW-IfY7NVws8yO761UJdFd3T-y3iHz_xW45V7WQ5GtlqquNJ0I5O78gew/w380-h400/370862126_7007259029297361_2528756739270222882_n.jpg" width="380" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pluto and Blue digging in the sand</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8v30dCE_78R49N_Oy1TFRrHZk8YcKp0PVlbL_xfL4RkxCnC2Q-cy7vNxxUjyx6Fn_Tblh5avOpOl3JXT-lQQw0e8oulQTUDLJoZtFzXwx0S1djZv5q8YxZJlB4XWhYW5hqLM2bYExwqZ-iLzHS9gcIn_qZOONQ-uc8T5H84kEf-fc3KCAWmqXTl2n1bI/s2048/371311947_7007259162630681_749956308903904398_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1548" data-original-width="2048" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8v30dCE_78R49N_Oy1TFRrHZk8YcKp0PVlbL_xfL4RkxCnC2Q-cy7vNxxUjyx6Fn_Tblh5avOpOl3JXT-lQQw0e8oulQTUDLJoZtFzXwx0S1djZv5q8YxZJlB4XWhYW5hqLM2bYExwqZ-iLzHS9gcIn_qZOONQ-uc8T5H84kEf-fc3KCAWmqXTl2n1bI/w400-h303/371311947_7007259162630681_749956308903904398_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pluto one time just decided he was going to jump in. 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She would go in only so far. But she loved the sand</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVuLQjwosu6OxZhjQlRbaJ6WMeTYoRGzLvFwDXi4kM6wAQ7wH6k7o_jHwkW91h0gNKMNGYHa3pNUSjutf4h42RzX86uDOfshc3ho37Jon2yanZjFmM6fLH5wMViKWeA4IGPlGRbN4sltEmXMgdbb2i2IJMgvjVTySQb4Q88x2PTvvOAN6uc5Nl9SmjjEU/s1944/372666241_7007259252630672_8450261205010400576_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1408" data-original-width="1944" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVuLQjwosu6OxZhjQlRbaJ6WMeTYoRGzLvFwDXi4kM6wAQ7wH6k7o_jHwkW91h0gNKMNGYHa3pNUSjutf4h42RzX86uDOfshc3ho37Jon2yanZjFmM6fLH5wMViKWeA4IGPlGRbN4sltEmXMgdbb2i2IJMgvjVTySQb4Q88x2PTvvOAN6uc5Nl9SmjjEU/w400-h290/372666241_7007259252630672_8450261205010400576_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnjBM-AHyv6HYQ3YijOY1K0HdQWjyO4U7d_rTj6mqBcccTmlGfTbIgrtNEYmpBHqdzkSXY4Fa6dbGufrJu1CezwQM6Y3wbqBb4SzaQZ0_xXfMzBA8NjzSilYO1XzRcBvf3JKWPW9l8P1Exp-tTYZpqftznQM2RVrijlPfvZn6aezDsFbtaPYl4WwBO8wk/s1749/372689783_7007258992630698_5579700501321753980_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">I got to see my nephew Ethan in his marching band competition</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhltvo7sNaP6GLteAFidi8UEA2VXTM8vOkBGTzY3f8fzSJB4Hpl6L151nig1nCN3QvsOFYvmNsKXTO_lES8kZdQYpU5ycTQuRsTl3T1DkB0LLy8ijowiEl3DLAsv9uX21vWAqSHD6chm-Z_17wAUew2iOYJCdFJvNv2iOYMuKm46GuyvYNBs1vemsEUs8g/s2048/378880407_7063583186998278_7059639812876407210_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1294" data-original-width="2048" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhltvo7sNaP6GLteAFidi8UEA2VXTM8vOkBGTzY3f8fzSJB4Hpl6L151nig1nCN3QvsOFYvmNsKXTO_lES8kZdQYpU5ycTQuRsTl3T1DkB0LLy8ijowiEl3DLAsv9uX21vWAqSHD6chm-Z_17wAUew2iOYJCdFJvNv2iOYMuKm46GuyvYNBs1vemsEUs8g/w400-h253/378880407_7063583186998278_7059639812876407210_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My Aunt Sally turned 70 while I was there and they threw her a surprise party</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO0UMjAHvKqqU3Qu4vK1QIr7PpAP2v032wjvUv89mJ3s8Scy4tu_5scV8vpDsEW9_d0_RV64kKRQzPjlqIIxzA-Ezz8bDS2tkbO5k80HgqnkJWfjloN_T5IpfvLKdRiGACkoDWvV_Y6kMxDWVQI6p_oVkkD1G-EhoYovkA5m8brV1ZoaY3LD6xq885rEw/s1839/379627470_7066734703349793_5570073564934303235_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1563" data-original-width="1839" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO0UMjAHvKqqU3Qu4vK1QIr7PpAP2v032wjvUv89mJ3s8Scy4tu_5scV8vpDsEW9_d0_RV64kKRQzPjlqIIxzA-Ezz8bDS2tkbO5k80HgqnkJWfjloN_T5IpfvLKdRiGACkoDWvV_Y6kMxDWVQI6p_oVkkD1G-EhoYovkA5m8brV1ZoaY3LD6xq885rEw/w400-h340/379627470_7066734703349793_5570073564934303235_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Got to visit with my Aunt Renee</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimV9Y6H3MK5b1FUAWjm61vRG7MEIMrc-13gzNM845zVQzgcx771Rahiig2JrVudkz0vID962-_iivA3ZNV2O2oomStK3-Y8T6vOwRtov4GK7jAHmTrx3LbvR5KMAlqBRfPO2xzDwMYOvNXcDhgpI-TXojLfz8LkqQydMsNyk4BFnWdo-nWiKe0vGgLhUk/s1165/380536304_7073919519297978_5000504847491522861_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="922" data-original-width="1165" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimV9Y6H3MK5b1FUAWjm61vRG7MEIMrc-13gzNM845zVQzgcx771Rahiig2JrVudkz0vID962-_iivA3ZNV2O2oomStK3-Y8T6vOwRtov4GK7jAHmTrx3LbvR5KMAlqBRfPO2xzDwMYOvNXcDhgpI-TXojLfz8LkqQydMsNyk4BFnWdo-nWiKe0vGgLhUk/w400-h316/380536304_7073919519297978_5000504847491522861_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Went to a local used book store in town and scored</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>PletcherFamilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01045190951686129822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141822664679250598.post-78772609399109541282023-08-31T15:58:00.006+02:002023-10-31T16:57:53.496+01:00August 2023 wrap up<p>The weekend Finley returned from Kenya, Mat and I went a few days early to spend time in New York City. We saw three broadway shows while we were there - Six, Hadestown, and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. We also had a chance to have lunch with my cousin Kirsten. We had a great time - it has been too long since we were in NYC.</p><p>Aunt Betty came for a week long visit and we had a great time while she was here. Even Arlington came in for a visit during that time.</p><p>Finley and Cainan started school a week earlier this year. Junior year is now under way. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Kirsten and I in NYC.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR7MKyMu1HkGNJtSUSrKtrqLmEPj6aHz3eWvMbCsbWsEEz8jVxml7jkQHZH4DYTOZJup8K2FbSz4ECIokT-y4A28JQZ7YNzzGVy6M_cNV1-VIWi6Rn0MGb30eOoW-oqmZdPxwN3RqgKNSKOZ3bXydnuf5Le3we4MB98-znKklrIJ8wfdGqT_we5EPxBXs/s2048/365084815_6911776148845650_1868369815038088301_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1334" data-original-width="2048" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR7MKyMu1HkGNJtSUSrKtrqLmEPj6aHz3eWvMbCsbWsEEz8jVxml7jkQHZH4DYTOZJup8K2FbSz4ECIokT-y4A28JQZ7YNzzGVy6M_cNV1-VIWi6Rn0MGb30eOoW-oqmZdPxwN3RqgKNSKOZ3bXydnuf5Le3we4MB98-znKklrIJ8wfdGqT_we5EPxBXs/w400-h260/365084815_6911776148845650_1868369815038088301_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The three shows we saw - all excellent</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>PletcherFamilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01045190951686129822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141822664679250598.post-65771907987675366302023-08-05T15:58:00.001+02:002023-10-31T16:19:55.234+01:00Finley's Trip to Kenya<p> At the end of July, Finley left for Kenya. She went on a humanitarian trip to Kenya for 2 weeks all on her own. We drove her to New York City to fly there because it was a stright through flight for her from there. (it is a 15 hour flight) Since this was her first time traveling completely alone, I didn't want her to also have to deal with a layover. We had been preparing for this trip for months - she went with Projects Abroad in their teens program, so even though we weren't with her - she was with adults and her group of teens the whole time. She had an amzing time. She worked on a game reserve and helped catalog various animals, removed invasive species of plants, due water holes, helped paint a local school and build desks for that local school. She met some wonderful teens and was able to navigate it well, even with her vision. I am so glad she went. She said the food was delicious. She even got some Swahili lessons. She returned from the trip on August 5th. </p><p>She took a lot of amazing pictures. I hope I can label them all correctly. She flew into Nairobi and then the conservation land was 3 hours away at Lake Nakuru National Park.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Finley at the JFK airport - ready to go</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu-BUyh6zpAQH-7lCrZxUJ4jktymKlgdboT2DJ674nSGuShYtbg93wD8lnCkfK2DyJjWKNqINxW_KGAudm_D-2Ya4Al7knqBJCjDZfwSHDFeVN7Gy6NVctOX_c4b1JqqdYu5YUMXhuZtg-CH38qG04mYQE9ThfVQdW0i3btF1Tg7BdJOKFOf5fOiDEzEo/s2048/360115662_6863583733664892_8691692760661059635_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1432" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu-BUyh6zpAQH-7lCrZxUJ4jktymKlgdboT2DJ674nSGuShYtbg93wD8lnCkfK2DyJjWKNqINxW_KGAudm_D-2Ya4Al7knqBJCjDZfwSHDFeVN7Gy6NVctOX_c4b1JqqdYu5YUMXhuZtg-CH38qG04mYQE9ThfVQdW0i3btF1Tg7BdJOKFOf5fOiDEzEo/w280-h400/360115662_6863583733664892_8691692760661059635_n.jpg" width="280" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She had to pack all kinds of odds and ends for being in Kenya. A lot of light clothing, waterproof clothing, mosquito nets and spray. She had to have mostly neutral colors.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjltylDMaBiMBjm4dsRzCRD_FVpvre_3zMHepMZkqjZx5vwgnaVcjMSonVjOXsGbxXJQmW79eCh4z3K2xgQF5zqc-fVGbGdg-onfPzMr-4esDr-MGvlVjoCnl7NyNZ2JTjAdcU7-GxGI7PiAfbYHsqwXq91Edo64ac2lCqdtUs9h5CmfiRaFkgTYBgI3ZM/s2048/360160844_6845739568782642_4813309201859308979_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="2048" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjltylDMaBiMBjm4dsRzCRD_FVpvre_3zMHepMZkqjZx5vwgnaVcjMSonVjOXsGbxXJQmW79eCh4z3K2xgQF5zqc-fVGbGdg-onfPzMr-4esDr-MGvlVjoCnl7NyNZ2JTjAdcU7-GxGI7PiAfbYHsqwXq91Edo64ac2lCqdtUs9h5CmfiRaFkgTYBgI3ZM/w400-h235/360160844_6845739568782642_4813309201859308979_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We packed her pretty tight for the 2 weeks - didn't want her to have to manage much. Plus they were able to wash their clothes while there, so she took half the clothing she needed and just washed for the second week. Made it easier for her to navigate the airport</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivSIndozszaVaAdPwdZM2URk_x6cBZam1nl-eqvNE_fCGa8fp-5qj-jtQrJYn0XxP2AOLzR0OppN1dzRu__4ZDmysvT9_aQ5IV9A57xVAKnqwiHPrJu4yTLgoSnMlOinnUtIkVVXbi9C4952Op1njWUNYTuCQHRbTh2RDZNFT1EkTVtDeqxhV06WYk7GM/s2048/361621147_6863583750331557_2616796298431197632_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivSIndozszaVaAdPwdZM2URk_x6cBZam1nl-eqvNE_fCGa8fp-5qj-jtQrJYn0XxP2AOLzR0OppN1dzRu__4ZDmysvT9_aQ5IV9A57xVAKnqwiHPrJu4yTLgoSnMlOinnUtIkVVXbi9C4952Op1njWUNYTuCQHRbTh2RDZNFT1EkTVtDeqxhV06WYk7GM/w300-h400/361621147_6863583750331557_2616796298431197632_n.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the hostel they stayed in. I think there were able 20 kids there for this trip. They slept here and at at an outside area all together.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjav-8YiWOkswIdlY5mWVf3r9jz-_0_Ou3rbPAjXiefLJaNti6RLoO5IePlU65MrdKOGxJ6q5EqJlIZkQfFg6yRmkPUqNcOIzSk4clgDrJhzMpldyL47W8t-JEmh31hz_ZDemvNL0ZMnWQ6CILNYpjUFiL8LTph_AmdC96Hw89fbJCzBKBGTfNG4eCoYPM/s1600/361938564_6871323499557582_8754641544598355420_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1204" data-original-width="1600" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjav-8YiWOkswIdlY5mWVf3r9jz-_0_Ou3rbPAjXiefLJaNti6RLoO5IePlU65MrdKOGxJ6q5EqJlIZkQfFg6yRmkPUqNcOIzSk4clgDrJhzMpldyL47W8t-JEmh31hz_ZDemvNL0ZMnWQ6CILNYpjUFiL8LTph_AmdC96Hw89fbJCzBKBGTfNG4eCoYPM/w400-h301/361938564_6871323499557582_8754641544598355420_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some of Finley's group. She said they bonded over a love of tofu</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdx_MkS_5AknieGdkiOfh7JrB-in2JDcYazMhXmT9FATa-cugRZz0ZiKcC0Y1SV5Am2UiN81awcIRZttTu2BjZovYfzlkEj6qNEav_irNmsGXXO6Z8iJmsNCJgJSl9e41lPrpJR_r-iL-4wu48suvcU5rsixQAoLGfzjjoeeYum07cTia48M5FWe3QUc0/s1296/362657446_6871323479557584_5206001237329891397_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="972" data-original-width="1296" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdx_MkS_5AknieGdkiOfh7JrB-in2JDcYazMhXmT9FATa-cugRZz0ZiKcC0Y1SV5Am2UiN81awcIRZttTu2BjZovYfzlkEj6qNEav_irNmsGXXO6Z8iJmsNCJgJSl9e41lPrpJR_r-iL-4wu48suvcU5rsixQAoLGfzjjoeeYum07cTia48M5FWe3QUc0/w400-h300/362657446_6871323479557584_5206001237329891397_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wild zebra on the conservation land</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaGE7J5j5ksRTfv0qvQwfo_MCigijK5WU8CbAlpxcvZwUTp2sZ4_KLg9NkQ9NoUkyPp0bjQU7c_rzz5-vdvNIY-URrWNP8lIEDNj6Z8bz9Wp5ck_hWwu2QaABR8WY9Lc2TzUf8ipqCUxYJbep_VjUjDelMjRUyKo1RoAooNh47TbJRH75JxUc7wBXMvLk/s1790/363410225_6918729198150345_263257282660292642_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1184" data-original-width="1790" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaGE7J5j5ksRTfv0qvQwfo_MCigijK5WU8CbAlpxcvZwUTp2sZ4_KLg9NkQ9NoUkyPp0bjQU7c_rzz5-vdvNIY-URrWNP8lIEDNj6Z8bz9Wp5ck_hWwu2QaABR8WY9Lc2TzUf8ipqCUxYJbep_VjUjDelMjRUyKo1RoAooNh47TbJRH75JxUc7wBXMvLk/w400-h265/363410225_6918729198150345_263257282660292642_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One day they had to go on a carnivore hunt at sunrise. They saw lions and hyenas at this time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnwqRm2uceJKCBpJ6_TqFEOEe1JnT7qVjUrvbbKHTzJyshCXkemdA5AdYlllusbxR6bTM-BSymRPdbfknKaUn-8v4qrytuBqgiARNsFpKoXIFXN13-xLj-Av4gU1Q3up_tIBY3_DkARZvT9_oCpbZjXRDJbYs8JAItcCnduuRu2cyTUZf9mAdCZwVKeZU/s2048/364793352_6918729678150297_8512555382654614783_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1215" data-original-width="2048" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnwqRm2uceJKCBpJ6_TqFEOEe1JnT7qVjUrvbbKHTzJyshCXkemdA5AdYlllusbxR6bTM-BSymRPdbfknKaUn-8v4qrytuBqgiARNsFpKoXIFXN13-xLj-Av4gU1Q3up_tIBY3_DkARZvT9_oCpbZjXRDJbYs8JAItcCnduuRu2cyTUZf9mAdCZwVKeZU/w400-h238/364793352_6918729678150297_8512555382654614783_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Where they ate lunch each day</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">Baboons in the distance</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOwI1eGV6-rK7KmJzUY4hz_13yZTcRKsTVrwCXR8GQmCAwSipOTGKvPOj7II82FSELc8PlhX886di4Syio6tgVfvZvHxMFsR8B_r3eq-qSp-zS0RYrjtxFUT53Q_ZhWWN7NQ7rWCuMd-G4AOd9ikCk20xojb4jvAcaY7-Ts1K6rg3N3C4HiPe3JN4p8Jg/s2980/365208759_6918731241483474_7743472675296975644_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1407" data-original-width="2980" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOwI1eGV6-rK7KmJzUY4hz_13yZTcRKsTVrwCXR8GQmCAwSipOTGKvPOj7II82FSELc8PlhX886di4Syio6tgVfvZvHxMFsR8B_r3eq-qSp-zS0RYrjtxFUT53Q_ZhWWN7NQ7rWCuMd-G4AOd9ikCk20xojb4jvAcaY7-Ts1K6rg3N3C4HiPe3JN4p8Jg/w400-h189/365208759_6918731241483474_7743472675296975644_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One day they did a Warrior Hike. Finley said it was incredible hard and very steep. This is the view from the top</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRb474PsteJDrv3Vz2Hyrzz0rKYDuK6y0CA2QQEaXglfMQjBC2Aa14tVUwAzWhge43bS8EK7X9Q6y2Q_CAhKf9LlmSkeXXbIrOkf8NdYlG0TKZm6AkJYjArFC1F-IOvpLJZwe7sjh-1P7Wi9ccp-jaK9wjTJiS6Ma8Wk87AjYYbzNcwUtN9Emqel7zAxc/s2048/365215960_6918731478150117_4505600685274912445_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRb474PsteJDrv3Vz2Hyrzz0rKYDuK6y0CA2QQEaXglfMQjBC2Aa14tVUwAzWhge43bS8EK7X9Q6y2Q_CAhKf9LlmSkeXXbIrOkf8NdYlG0TKZm6AkJYjArFC1F-IOvpLJZwe7sjh-1P7Wi9ccp-jaK9wjTJiS6Ma8Wk87AjYYbzNcwUtN9Emqel7zAxc/w400-h300/365215960_6918731478150117_4505600685274912445_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Warrior Mountain</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhziatbFb6w-EtgOhvIOWrW5xs55HYP2QYiLFBxd5rBIA-vdc3DpNe1yEUn7QXO7gCLxMk9kyysVVlh6FUud4XKRWzOOIA-fQUja_orr-f5iJ2Hj1PaI6DJqPD86cbC82vjOAI7uTMADMOsZvo7hnfzYf05yxJWZURJm0_L6YSudsdDW6REiNxmm-dkNME/s2048/365762867_6918731438150121_284269898736330638_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1181" data-original-width="2048" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhziatbFb6w-EtgOhvIOWrW5xs55HYP2QYiLFBxd5rBIA-vdc3DpNe1yEUn7QXO7gCLxMk9kyysVVlh6FUud4XKRWzOOIA-fQUja_orr-f5iJ2Hj1PaI6DJqPD86cbC82vjOAI7uTMADMOsZvo7hnfzYf05yxJWZURJm0_L6YSudsdDW6REiNxmm-dkNME/w400-h231/365762867_6918731438150121_284269898736330638_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Gorgeous lakes on the conservation. Finley said the water was warm. This is Kenya's winter - it would drop into the 50s and 40s at night.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNkkqqKTblDhMdwgFemue4zwvJOAeRP12BmCYNNgBayqBk9O_4A9oHQb75RXadTxS7hc8MNeyhyFHO9yDH5FqPqCus7lB1_NKoqelwoKQL5NagcEX6B8Y5QSP2FYNXixsiKUI2Mcfs4RByZPMq6BoR5MqAkuLnhR6K36Yu_s0KOCJehNGgMDVl-4tyoe4/s2048/365221918_6918730248150240_2978662695478089295_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1255" data-original-width="2048" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNkkqqKTblDhMdwgFemue4zwvJOAeRP12BmCYNNgBayqBk9O_4A9oHQb75RXadTxS7hc8MNeyhyFHO9yDH5FqPqCus7lB1_NKoqelwoKQL5NagcEX6B8Y5QSP2FYNXixsiKUI2Mcfs4RByZPMq6BoR5MqAkuLnhR6K36Yu_s0KOCJehNGgMDVl-4tyoe4/w400-h245/365221918_6918730248150240_2978662695478089295_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cows on the conservation</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw1cJxlWUBZNXbIsr9jO-beo4JxNYRCgzOtdq7y-PBNOOg3ucwMK8WufpWxBC75bkEmvy43Lmv7aHJGxqI_exfRXGiK0X_OAPne1Ayy1Hh-hxSIJQ5OYFROvdndv1jsM2a0FRH-XWmDazhKymzOLfC5yZns6yyNPZ12WjioISG9jFquH6K4x777ad0tcM/s3700/365223719_6918729301483668_7735068196001568906_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1133" data-original-width="3700" height="122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw1cJxlWUBZNXbIsr9jO-beo4JxNYRCgzOtdq7y-PBNOOg3ucwMK8WufpWxBC75bkEmvy43Lmv7aHJGxqI_exfRXGiK0X_OAPne1Ayy1Hh-hxSIJQ5OYFROvdndv1jsM2a0FRH-XWmDazhKymzOLfC5yZns6yyNPZ12WjioISG9jFquH6K4x777ad0tcM/w400-h122/365223719_6918729301483668_7735068196001568906_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Finley out on a day's work. She has a mask on because one of the girls in the group was sick, so the adults had them wear a mask for the day just to be on th safe side. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB_x30Ey9qdKa2BVLVgBM8rbZHRxPpBj20rMdc0DEnGpVTiLKGyie6xloiJHIQUBBCb_za4FdbF3rj3iRhzF38DDDzgWmx_1nTn3PcO8sZRlxGTwwo1ybudoDx98Um6dTIme8P6tFuAfefhOhKHP00qs4vtZIbXT-Q9ITf08SHtLGn8m9wsjYQ9hRrhrE/s2048/365227687_6918730438150221_6038188662560065617_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB_x30Ey9qdKa2BVLVgBM8rbZHRxPpBj20rMdc0DEnGpVTiLKGyie6xloiJHIQUBBCb_za4FdbF3rj3iRhzF38DDDzgWmx_1nTn3PcO8sZRlxGTwwo1ybudoDx98Um6dTIme8P6tFuAfefhOhKHP00qs4vtZIbXT-Q9ITf08SHtLGn8m9wsjYQ9hRrhrE/w400-h300/365227687_6918730438150221_6038188662560065617_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">Buffalo in the distance</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgckVdyVmDJQfWFoEQk0je8seLANX8FW7JnEmfpyIP_lYXjw0KexTJURE3Ukrnlr08mSNIdB_u8XhyDO2IrdEuRHcriVDUQTF5z2TG4G8IDlMUgskkNhZz6ITzTiEOzwwZFveX5TDJc4oZfZByAPz_nXHGQceFDRVs8be19iVLO8hOMVbzevUR4gwRfinc/s2048/365268509_6918730461483552_1562754650728734928_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgckVdyVmDJQfWFoEQk0je8seLANX8FW7JnEmfpyIP_lYXjw0KexTJURE3Ukrnlr08mSNIdB_u8XhyDO2IrdEuRHcriVDUQTF5z2TG4G8IDlMUgskkNhZz6ITzTiEOzwwZFveX5TDJc4oZfZByAPz_nXHGQceFDRVs8be19iVLO8hOMVbzevUR4gwRfinc/w400-h300/365268509_6918730461483552_1562754650728734928_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the school where they painted and built some desk for the kids</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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She said there were 9 of them in a room. She said it was tight but they had fun</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbmo_yu6nptxvbH6ItT9-WCV1yypSOT9uOROA7EH4y3rqqGcTqriwjnuEgaofUjew1uWVHDAWm48Jt8O19khyiNWDEvGylecBgelnGXiHCg7qTt7WZKTCbcOQ5LpF41vK_kBDERzIY6SWvtorRt1hLCELADqnIwjwxZDOWzZ73HsD76MIkjMrdR4dvaLM/s1296/365318501_6918729938150271_3244568030198946788_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="841" data-original-width="1296" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbmo_yu6nptxvbH6ItT9-WCV1yypSOT9uOROA7EH4y3rqqGcTqriwjnuEgaofUjew1uWVHDAWm48Jt8O19khyiNWDEvGylecBgelnGXiHCg7qTt7WZKTCbcOQ5LpF41vK_kBDERzIY6SWvtorRt1hLCELADqnIwjwxZDOWzZ73HsD76MIkjMrdR4dvaLM/w400-h260/365318501_6918729938150271_3244568030198946788_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Finley said zebra were everywhere - just wandering all over the conservation land</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk6SxFVzW8MxNWSorJlyfPYVtZumS8yHME2mZMOhVc1aJUk4ONx3MWdqk8BgTzzcQ6QaFdqLVPcpfMzhvYBSyx295_OUmeX0GPVkX8ZBvvz3fRolJlPtw2lWMRuHhUlJs6B1V21yEkwE6McFHDFNUnbwpF137adG97mnfQEJdb-2kaqsEnFSuTT5XPBV4/s2955/365407928_6918729218150343_5560859880427184340_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="984" data-original-width="2955" height="134" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk6SxFVzW8MxNWSorJlyfPYVtZumS8yHME2mZMOhVc1aJUk4ONx3MWdqk8BgTzzcQ6QaFdqLVPcpfMzhvYBSyx295_OUmeX0GPVkX8ZBvvz3fRolJlPtw2lWMRuHhUlJs6B1V21yEkwE6McFHDFNUnbwpF137adG97mnfQEJdb-2kaqsEnFSuTT5XPBV4/w400-h134/365407928_6918729218150343_5560859880427184340_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkrbhTPJX89aUZNFaYbnTjEGyiB7eP7eb7fmcuF2Dx0JQTbibwq0tDTzj0vgsLav85ko5T2hWhsgb7Wkl58bkDoSDrvYR5PNMq-Sd7SoJQIurWSlQ3p9vclsuNzqcjhMMSJsmKtdyIjkJX00O-fwUUB3jJsqGAz08-PaAARdp2IJW6uZxC_eYSIiV-XGw/s2048/365412057_6918729774816954_7650326551718188793_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1146" data-original-width="2048" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkrbhTPJX89aUZNFaYbnTjEGyiB7eP7eb7fmcuF2Dx0JQTbibwq0tDTzj0vgsLav85ko5T2hWhsgb7Wkl58bkDoSDrvYR5PNMq-Sd7SoJQIurWSlQ3p9vclsuNzqcjhMMSJsmKtdyIjkJX00O-fwUUB3jJsqGAz08-PaAARdp2IJW6uZxC_eYSIiV-XGw/w400-h224/365412057_6918729774816954_7650326551718188793_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">More Baboons</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0MN8ow1fhyphenhyphenX5HXKv1F0k7gu-kkdJC9ue-x8bQDnIkkxdUYAYeyyMhozZ9eKCsre8zA1i1jgnJZ7S2aQ8MBPVj6jx6S5nv7zlAWl4j7P0O_ErzrUCXIYI6VNyhXE0YvI414VWHsTNJ9la7dpMAT3bPi22B4jXG4gOuwYRS0KDGYh43ZqDIO4ei4cGOqr4/s2368/365444277_6918729801483618_6715536064216599554_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="808" data-original-width="2368" height="136" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0MN8ow1fhyphenhyphenX5HXKv1F0k7gu-kkdJC9ue-x8bQDnIkkxdUYAYeyyMhozZ9eKCsre8zA1i1jgnJZ7S2aQ8MBPVj6jx6S5nv7zlAWl4j7P0O_ErzrUCXIYI6VNyhXE0YvI414VWHsTNJ9la7dpMAT3bPi22B4jXG4gOuwYRS0KDGYh43ZqDIO4ei4cGOqr4/w400-h136/365444277_6918729801483618_6715536064216599554_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lake Nukuru National Park. They went there on a weekend for a hike and relaxation. 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text-align: center;">A lot of water on the conservation. 1000s of flamingos would be there</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8OdISgVx3XvYmc1tbt2m4g_9af9zzmLp3dlh1CB3JJ4VkjWz_OjJKZsIbejBogaR_Dj5AxLSuKw12ON0wop7dyKAsTzJl6Pd7OQACYypQKsAJpFxpW_8Wvhy2rzxxTrNPhyphenhyphen6ZHE0yVaOTNpMA9g_jgRCdWmT8ulpnRBpuOvy1wCYli8TsWoGMFES5Omo/s2942/365541621_6918729468150318_7254216546349015544_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="994" data-original-width="2942" height="135" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8OdISgVx3XvYmc1tbt2m4g_9af9zzmLp3dlh1CB3JJ4VkjWz_OjJKZsIbejBogaR_Dj5AxLSuKw12ON0wop7dyKAsTzJl6Pd7OQACYypQKsAJpFxpW_8Wvhy2rzxxTrNPhyphenhyphen6ZHE0yVaOTNpMA9g_jgRCdWmT8ulpnRBpuOvy1wCYli8TsWoGMFES5Omo/w400-h135/365541621_6918729468150318_7254216546349015544_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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All the giraffes on the conservation have names and specific markings that the people there use to track them. They are well cared for. She said they would locate a giraffe, have to look through a book to find them, and then mark it. It was hard work.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ3ofMvMqNjSzq4nPkRBcIOwf0YgBAhyphenhyphenPpEFftOI3OyFRxrzVaPQ0120fJ7vqiYWI8gePAdMMaDaaEVWn_HEtFaOA4NyO6VR113JY5tzjr25OQvZ7-uhKOglQMiDy0G4gDgygeqCVM0FBqkB-oSRXzXkkTDwbgdwgFh23fZl5uV8QCBffnGM8s3VewYSc/s1600/365717180_6918730178150247_1001313664968086035_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1204" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ3ofMvMqNjSzq4nPkRBcIOwf0YgBAhyphenhyphenPpEFftOI3OyFRxrzVaPQ0120fJ7vqiYWI8gePAdMMaDaaEVWn_HEtFaOA4NyO6VR113JY5tzjr25OQvZ7-uhKOglQMiDy0G4gDgygeqCVM0FBqkB-oSRXzXkkTDwbgdwgFh23fZl5uV8QCBffnGM8s3VewYSc/w301-h400/365717180_6918730178150247_1001313664968086035_n.jpg" width="301" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One of my favorite pictures she took - the lake, the flamingos, the scenery</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdZhYgPpBfvhuLY3n83P2Bec-Db5ZFjSkclunir5bozyLlrqLrjxSK7nuMXndf9hRJEHWDCPM-p6y_3dzsrvud3ViT8VTQvihezYM3eFKkp4p5WUb9Xb49p4Pz7pKD31X4KRlfPdRCEK98n-O9Bf-_mrUYeiKqox2KzoL0oXMQhuuUl8l72uryQpDuW9s/s2909/365740186_6918730798150185_4200163841790005439_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="2909" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdZhYgPpBfvhuLY3n83P2Bec-Db5ZFjSkclunir5bozyLlrqLrjxSK7nuMXndf9hRJEHWDCPM-p6y_3dzsrvud3ViT8VTQvihezYM3eFKkp4p5WUb9Xb49p4Pz7pKD31X4KRlfPdRCEK98n-O9Bf-_mrUYeiKqox2KzoL0oXMQhuuUl8l72uryQpDuW9s/w400-h198/365740186_6918730798150185_4200163841790005439_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYsIo66yxBOW_kixyJhfQdL1oXwGA3pKJIhXoINmwj_LsRW7NXPEyybnnLHOB7CGDXpHpVvU8l2DPZ25hkDN5J9IIya_Z0IY66Izv9AsmVTxSwZYBR0wSAX0n9WG8XHUSoKiWqPkKpiJlxQWEn2PegTAafx-90pM5kPK1gABDlaDC8bSoY0w8VeD_QI-E/s3787/365754407_6918729541483644_6552125397015509083_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1107" data-original-width="3787" height="118" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYsIo66yxBOW_kixyJhfQdL1oXwGA3pKJIhXoINmwj_LsRW7NXPEyybnnLHOB7CGDXpHpVvU8l2DPZ25hkDN5J9IIya_Z0IY66Izv9AsmVTxSwZYBR0wSAX0n9WG8XHUSoKiWqPkKpiJlxQWEn2PegTAafx-90pM5kPK1gABDlaDC8bSoY0w8VeD_QI-E/w400-h118/365754407_6918729541483644_6552125397015509083_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Finley said that a lot of the animals - including the lions - would come right up the jeep and wander around. Paid no mind to the jeep.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Y9SXqmZyOmJZSjW9R_Y5Upn-vNHSSE1PVvCfCFAZZY2DX_hiOnaZTYbGOiwIACK0mB18tS2xXC1nUTdtzd2UuFUFbcpqlO_LBlYfxVWhVtPdCPP2u09lTBLgRXWWSzTcmNjxfiZkaF0K6Sv3lybN2OGhk6TDsxi4NlVT8Eh4SpfN8XZtSLf53t4HgKw/s2048/365767513_6918730668150198_4674641842221873701_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1834" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Y9SXqmZyOmJZSjW9R_Y5Upn-vNHSSE1PVvCfCFAZZY2DX_hiOnaZTYbGOiwIACK0mB18tS2xXC1nUTdtzd2UuFUFbcpqlO_LBlYfxVWhVtPdCPP2u09lTBLgRXWWSzTcmNjxfiZkaF0K6Sv3lybN2OGhk6TDsxi4NlVT8Eh4SpfN8XZtSLf53t4HgKw/w359-h400/365767513_6918730668150198_4674641842221873701_n.jpg" width="359" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Giraffe have miles and miles of conservation to roam. Sometimes hunting them for checks would take all day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUhWEFnxibbrkupObmTTS2kpbyHoA1t65Y2T2Yx_JzrFyuUovM4c5L3IPT5fqqagFh6E-BAkh2qiahxToii9vn6Q9viK9QVquxz1IWpvz2QeWZTI3_hB-Qme2iKLR41lKfP9YT7tnXBmccBZgedsXcA80RdtGy3FW2SGgVkUM0FL_qKYEd71Yuhcc5iIU/s1600/365768980_6918730064816925_4548980882256135169_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1204" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUhWEFnxibbrkupObmTTS2kpbyHoA1t65Y2T2Yx_JzrFyuUovM4c5L3IPT5fqqagFh6E-BAkh2qiahxToii9vn6Q9viK9QVquxz1IWpvz2QeWZTI3_hB-Qme2iKLR41lKfP9YT7tnXBmccBZgedsXcA80RdtGy3FW2SGgVkUM0FL_qKYEd71Yuhcc5iIU/w301-h400/365768980_6918730064816925_4548980882256135169_n.jpg" width="301" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Flamingos on the lake</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The host told the students that most of the injuries to humans are from these guys</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsVzPFBolT5KXSsnnB0M62PiwaUOkQzaGQ5BwrxiwoDzS03vkJ5HCQXramfVqVdqfQ45-eT1THh6e4Vjyf3uhF6sZbWowIky3q5KQ2p05TGdx5GwmZm8C96kZ_nOt3LIgHZgr7t7BgUbg18yfjYtlIPd-c6VSPAi18ZSFJj7AJ98Fo-6QnM8i1baIEfjw/s3113/365997168_6918730808150184_3690558417927944858_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1347" data-original-width="3113" height="173" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsVzPFBolT5KXSsnnB0M62PiwaUOkQzaGQ5BwrxiwoDzS03vkJ5HCQXramfVqVdqfQ45-eT1THh6e4Vjyf3uhF6sZbWowIky3q5KQ2p05TGdx5GwmZm8C96kZ_nOt3LIgHZgr7t7BgUbg18yfjYtlIPd-c6VSPAi18ZSFJj7AJ98Fo-6QnM8i1baIEfjw/w400-h173/365997168_6918730808150184_3690558417927944858_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>PletcherFamilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01045190951686129822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141822664679250598.post-29542438947821413362023-07-09T23:41:00.002+02:002023-07-30T23:27:57.148+02:00Finland days 7-8<p> These last two days were all about travel back home - not much to report. On the 8th day we left Saariselka mid morning and headed out to do a little souvenier shopping on our way back to Rovaniemi where we would be catching our plane. It is a beautiful drive - we passed a lot of reindeer, of course, and many lakes and quaint little shops and cafes. We stopped for food, snacks, and shopping several times just to make a leisurely trip back to Rovaniemi.</p><p>Our flight out on day 8 would take us back to Helsinki. We got to the airport and found that our flight was the only leaving the entire day! It is the tiniest airport, and we were quite early in arriving for our flight and returning our rental car. Nothing was open when we got there, so we just hung out until they opened security. Unbelievably (but not really when traveling with Mat), or flight was slightly delayed due to weather in Helsinki.</p><p>It was a quick flight back to Helsinki and we settled into the Helsinki airport hotel for the night. This made getting up on our last morning in Finland very easy. Our flight home was around 2pm, so we got up late, had breakfast and headed to the airport for our flight home. It was a long day of traveling, but by 8:30pm Boston time, we were on the ground and home by 9:30pm. We had a short layover in London and two smooth plane rides.</p><p>It was a wonderful trip. Finley picked out everything we did and we all had a wonderful time. We were happy to be able to make this 16th birthday wish trip happen for her and excited to see yet another 2 countries on our bucket list.</p><p style="text-align: center;">One of the many lakes we passed on our trip</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHEy5LTuR4m9QBCLyV0Bm97bYOu0u3p8Ga7SX1-juwpZ-tMn5YSmElfMgaZsNLPCwUJFiPDgn1tSOSK0yodJ17Y4RpRxsUy0PIntPlj0wXkOIub7ERpXE5GJAnl6WVKGN6rrQ8GBiZ8XNWIv64UYnx0xMDlpTJFQllxL_n-rFlpO_jtzWD7Qz0T7V51yk/s4032/IMG_8038.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHEy5LTuR4m9QBCLyV0Bm97bYOu0u3p8Ga7SX1-juwpZ-tMn5YSmElfMgaZsNLPCwUJFiPDgn1tSOSK0yodJ17Y4RpRxsUy0PIntPlj0wXkOIub7ERpXE5GJAnl6WVKGN6rrQ8GBiZ8XNWIv64UYnx0xMDlpTJFQllxL_n-rFlpO_jtzWD7Qz0T7V51yk/w400-h300/IMG_8038.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Proof that even when you are the only plane flying, Mat can make it delayed</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqINu1gFfBdWak-CZE3sVxgO-Pc89Sv15EmEhj_hfVfF3rx5x77fkSChQj5tCyRLRzrQ__0LZNiJ1v7AfUQuC3MG4_G3XDg-Hk2eV-Mku-L2jcXmy2nNEy42v8Vl95XFiW8DkTW3zuPlTRtFq7j6l3HiDlOqPiTsvpD30EpvoYVjqKTH-WbpuonmgWsLU/s2048/358537764_6818055328217733_6742662172178464534_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqINu1gFfBdWak-CZE3sVxgO-Pc89Sv15EmEhj_hfVfF3rx5x77fkSChQj5tCyRLRzrQ__0LZNiJ1v7AfUQuC3MG4_G3XDg-Hk2eV-Mku-L2jcXmy2nNEy42v8Vl95XFiW8DkTW3zuPlTRtFq7j6l3HiDlOqPiTsvpD30EpvoYVjqKTH-WbpuonmgWsLU/w300-h400/358537764_6818055328217733_6742662172178464534_n.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was the wildest flight. It was a propeller plane (my least favorite) and all of the checked baggage went into this really funny compartment between the cockpit and the passengers. Then our carry on bags had to go UNDER our feet - even as big as they were. Only tiny bags could go over our heads. It was wild.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR--9dTP-2f_tUiK_yq0wsl1mBVRVMpA0sEU_6awGDeWDwJEtscWaHCP8gprt-LaPxIdtST17-2JvrMreFzD6fbeYt5ZuywFeuWppdcSX6UXRQxvbv64wrW6cY2libCz4VPl4-vEuTTOOfzryripjY-bH_VqmpiM4ZyXSyW9Vp5xnju1sHbR7D_-yGjAM/s960/358528858_6818370748186191_5390713483879755722_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR--9dTP-2f_tUiK_yq0wsl1mBVRVMpA0sEU_6awGDeWDwJEtscWaHCP8gprt-LaPxIdtST17-2JvrMreFzD6fbeYt5ZuywFeuWppdcSX6UXRQxvbv64wrW6cY2libCz4VPl4-vEuTTOOfzryripjY-bH_VqmpiM4ZyXSyW9Vp5xnju1sHbR7D_-yGjAM/w400-h300/358528858_6818370748186191_5390713483879755722_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just a picture for fun. No matter where we went in Finland - we saw this hose attachement next to toilets. It was in all of our hotels, but even in every public restroom, each stall in the airport, even the tiny water closets on roadside stands. It is for rinsing your delicate bits after you use the bathroom. 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We drove 1 hour north to the Sami museum. The Sami people are located in the north of Norway, Finland, and Norway - the least number of then are still in Finland (About 10,000.). They are the only recognized aboriginal group in Europe. We first learned about them in a favorite Christmas movie (Klaus). WE thought they were fictional in that movie until we started planning this vacation. We were excited to see the museum and learn more about the people. There is a large indoor museum as well as an outdoor museum where they have moved a lot of the orginal housing. They are reindeer herders, but most now are part of modern society in this area of these countries.</p><p>In the afternoon we took a cruise in a catamaran around Lake Inari. There is 3300 islands in this part of Finland, and this relaxing cruise gives you a chance to take in the landscape from the water. We saw the isaldn where the Sami people used to do sacrifices and an island where they bury people (because on land animals will dig up the bodies because you cannot bury anyone deep due to the cold). The cruise was fine. We didn't love it. The kids got quickly bored, and we weren't far behind. IT was definitely too long for what you saw, but ah well.</p><p>In the evening we drove back to Saariselka and had dinner at a local restaurant with beautiful views. We walked to the restaurant and passed an incredible amount of reindeer. We did have reindeer for dinner (sorry fellas) and a cloudberry dessert. 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text-align: center;">My Cloudberry dessert</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFZ-l1zM-o58EsrzcpVNx0IY1XQ9RKoZAlzia9CSH2kq_JmM2sKbFycPyTDz7FCto6J9oyTFyCR4wAS91rCl1Eww4o5wHG3eoFbWuLDiOgCbj4tnvqwbxwFsnYv_WeRCbN7xozbF-_TAwenibZaPZ_wHPKEbJZFRxmajPybnydiAaaFF7M8AygQARyo68/s4032/IMG_7996.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFZ-l1zM-o58EsrzcpVNx0IY1XQ9RKoZAlzia9CSH2kq_JmM2sKbFycPyTDz7FCto6J9oyTFyCR4wAS91rCl1Eww4o5wHG3eoFbWuLDiOgCbj4tnvqwbxwFsnYv_WeRCbN7xozbF-_TAwenibZaPZ_wHPKEbJZFRxmajPybnydiAaaFF7M8AygQARyo68/w300-h400/IMG_7996.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>PletcherFamilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01045190951686129822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141822664679250598.post-81068863124827440362023-07-06T23:49:00.001+02:002023-07-20T17:57:58.896+02:00Finland Day 5<p> This morning we got up and did a 3 1/2 hour canoe trip (with a guide) on the Kemijoki river. Finley had white water rafting on her list, but I could not find that trip, so this was the cloest I could get. It was a beautiful ride. It was cool, and a bit windy so that helped keep the moquitoes away. There were two of us per canoe, and our guide was wonderful. We rode and then half way we stopped for a little picnic ot Cinnamon rolls and warm blueberry tea (blueberry again!). </p><p>Our guide used the time to tell us about the "Every man's right" to the land that Finland has. All land is for all people. Anything that grows belongs to the people. The forest are filled with blueberries and ligonberries. They do limit people to the amount they can pick each year, but that amount is still enormous.</p><p>It gets quite cold in the part of Finland in the winters - can get down to -30C. The rivers are shallow because outside of winter, they don't get much weather. A little rain, but not much. So they freeze over easily. By deep winter he said the ice is 27 inches thick - large trucks can drive right over it.</p><p>Cloudberries are a delicacy here. They look like a rasberry except they are orange. They have to have 6-8 hours of sun a day BUT they cannot stand warm weather, so they grow great in the Arctic. It takes 7 years for the plant to bear fruit, so they are cherished. We had them on a few different items - pancakes (which were more like a crepe), and some desserts and they were very yummy. We are taking a few cloudberry itmes home with us.</p><p>We also learned about the reindeer being owned by people and that we have to be very careful when traveling the roads because the deer are everywhere. If you hit one an investigation has to be done because it belongs to someone. He was not wrong about them being everywhere. After our canoe ride we got some lunch at a yummy Korean restaurant and headed 3 hours north to our next destination. They were all over the roads. IT is a beautiful drive on what seems to be the only road in Lapland, and we saw beautiful lakes and quaint little stores and reindeer. </p><p>We landed tonight in a beautiful house (it became our families favorite stay once we got inside) in Sarriselka. We decided to have dinner in tonight and found a sweet restaurant called Anne's Garden not far from where we are staying to grab some food. We played cards and we all tried the huge Sauna that is in this house, and just relaxed for the first day since we arrived.</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">We couldn't take our phones out on our canoe trip in case they fell in the water, so these are the only pictures I had. It was a wonderful trip - so beautiful.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8HphKrSrZx_Uxk-15xcVHgc2XlL_v4EP_yI8I6WmgPrtpTip9fvJ4dhTLzVLFlYcDBM-u0XFmoIuMhkQVWdR8Re-1u54CC-TsKfVHVUk7z_iJGRqAsbxqVK9RNIY4H6KTKkV-ls7Dgle0WUpi-TXzk1LJRtcpraPbucnoIZqnysGbO_wZ8oMxyRGneAk/s4032/IMG_7914.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8HphKrSrZx_Uxk-15xcVHgc2XlL_v4EP_yI8I6WmgPrtpTip9fvJ4dhTLzVLFlYcDBM-u0XFmoIuMhkQVWdR8Re-1u54CC-TsKfVHVUk7z_iJGRqAsbxqVK9RNIY4H6KTKkV-ls7Dgle0WUpi-TXzk1LJRtcpraPbucnoIZqnysGbO_wZ8oMxyRGneAk/w400-h300/IMG_7914.JPG" width="400" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEudWoZ0EZhDOySbOVehFt5qLKWX5ptZ3urzNgKdzHZzdw0bm5AzZgG3d9q7X4IMOCeZdQb3xcy6IktokiwomVjKCfVAc0W34EY0l0k7APURyzFioIiVkf4rRJbYZ70TYoEmmnznW6VpLXFL8hq7ulHCSRT_DHgLnt0bc7s165kveJTKdGbaHvSBGy2GY/s4032/IMG_7915.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEudWoZ0EZhDOySbOVehFt5qLKWX5ptZ3urzNgKdzHZzdw0bm5AzZgG3d9q7X4IMOCeZdQb3xcy6IktokiwomVjKCfVAc0W34EY0l0k7APURyzFioIiVkf4rRJbYZ70TYoEmmnznW6VpLXFL8hq7ulHCSRT_DHgLnt0bc7s165kveJTKdGbaHvSBGy2GY/w400-h300/IMG_7915.JPG" width="400" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6l5lloxI_6C4bHzduQpUCyQjkP2YycxPhC821e4v3Ax_a2wEHFyVl2VRe9TzdW8pZfNSWIDTsnBpYvAN_PMMWT8iwSOh2EMgLZHVP-aII2AbfQ9p1WAmr8t1_SnKzYYdHWLcjrh62ZZaKkGn8qelmit1e957ZyFn9lyEOvStdY_crA1Y250F2TRdVd9g/s4032/IMG_7920.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6l5lloxI_6C4bHzduQpUCyQjkP2YycxPhC821e4v3Ax_a2wEHFyVl2VRe9TzdW8pZfNSWIDTsnBpYvAN_PMMWT8iwSOh2EMgLZHVP-aII2AbfQ9p1WAmr8t1_SnKzYYdHWLcjrh62ZZaKkGn8qelmit1e957ZyFn9lyEOvStdY_crA1Y250F2TRdVd9g/w300-h400/IMG_7920.JPG" width="300" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">On our drive to Saariselka - so many reindeer</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC8JscuQBw4JcZGUDgKEBETZ6IqxnvraDjMI4GgR1JUSsioY1seRMQGoQcMb0mvCR6ySW096QR8dLhZzPAYs4vXToY9J5VzvxTW-SlP2eovxyWEB23HY9oC4lNSm-LAI6K4yAD5UjXkMqouFMDitqaZj6Z-hvpjqufXXqhZmlqApK9eUzMvmenvQGa6iE/s4032/IMG_1009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC8JscuQBw4JcZGUDgKEBETZ6IqxnvraDjMI4GgR1JUSsioY1seRMQGoQcMb0mvCR6ySW096QR8dLhZzPAYs4vXToY9J5VzvxTW-SlP2eovxyWEB23HY9oC4lNSm-LAI6K4yAD5UjXkMqouFMDitqaZj6Z-hvpjqufXXqhZmlqApK9eUzMvmenvQGa6iE/w400-h300/IMG_1009.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiod6Y4G0Bn7qq5cQf9_Q0uTFE1w9RYS7M4oPVxv4Ui2C9diI9lanzbIE7ONpU-9t2FDEJrgqc0AhqohUx_P7r1LhRVg4S2QA-X5BWkKpRhseK_RySUxtIZgftEdoFAnFpVhwnU5OUmYzpeokdjhZYc7jIZWHcFa82ClfQyLEgZE0C4aSfGmFU29nZMQ5k/s4032/IMG_1011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiod6Y4G0Bn7qq5cQf9_Q0uTFE1w9RYS7M4oPVxv4Ui2C9diI9lanzbIE7ONpU-9t2FDEJrgqc0AhqohUx_P7r1LhRVg4S2QA-X5BWkKpRhseK_RySUxtIZgftEdoFAnFpVhwnU5OUmYzpeokdjhZYc7jIZWHcFa82ClfQyLEgZE0C4aSfGmFU29nZMQ5k/w400-h300/IMG_1011.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg54hrLSVHv3nDsNluUNrxEggx_LiB7M3gtYYuIHenr6ZmnEPZNZ6VLii1DOIMuUHIneHG01c8spstlBkYwO5yzDvzUG-C_1inhhM3HSHlc0fTWvF4SI7Hq_pZUnz0BiOGSBo_tuxc6wJI06P7MYJg24oJzeoHG8GOgsw1nSs1bz1Cw3_K0vNjA3g2RekE/s4032/IMG_1012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg54hrLSVHv3nDsNluUNrxEggx_LiB7M3gtYYuIHenr6ZmnEPZNZ6VLii1DOIMuUHIneHG01c8spstlBkYwO5yzDvzUG-C_1inhhM3HSHlc0fTWvF4SI7Hq_pZUnz0BiOGSBo_tuxc6wJI06P7MYJg24oJzeoHG8GOgsw1nSs1bz1Cw3_K0vNjA3g2RekE/w400-h300/IMG_1012.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our house. IT had 4 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms and a huge sauna. It was tucked away in the mountains. It was quite cold here - we are really far north - I think the high was 60 degrees F.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUXMBzQu_t1iTX5dxvuFMy61GxzR3zVsuQ_jUM_V44eR6ncdXDFywwUyr7yi0t1kL8qEZyUgnNDdIrfYtkpKLdUIYXsRjuk6CDNbqXUsbNBpdpMR8mh_JQx-IMyeF2IGq3dFa0yjJimUcFigYwpRq-JAv6khgLEC4aEqKPmhQTvrhjBFy-YlO0r-b4I48/s4032/IMG_7929.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUXMBzQu_t1iTX5dxvuFMy61GxzR3zVsuQ_jUM_V44eR6ncdXDFywwUyr7yi0t1kL8qEZyUgnNDdIrfYtkpKLdUIYXsRjuk6CDNbqXUsbNBpdpMR8mh_JQx-IMyeF2IGq3dFa0yjJimUcFigYwpRq-JAv6khgLEC4aEqKPmhQTvrhjBFy-YlO0r-b4I48/w400-h300/IMG_7929.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitbT7G2VrpomavlzXlV6XYcAW0DR_OAstVlm21MdpdghVFKW954ToD1-I-Oyxts9PjoxqmNighawkTi5VMwqsB3FqRvAQYtP-oj7AN-0mUG8Ncp-IsBdJNMiluk5kNXelBh8h_a-uBNK7bwdM7_LreaVllg1mF4Azs-zA_qkHGeqIkg5dOqhs_IV91erg/s4032/IMG_7930.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitbT7G2VrpomavlzXlV6XYcAW0DR_OAstVlm21MdpdghVFKW954ToD1-I-Oyxts9PjoxqmNighawkTi5VMwqsB3FqRvAQYtP-oj7AN-0mUG8Ncp-IsBdJNMiluk5kNXelBh8h_a-uBNK7bwdM7_LreaVllg1mF4Azs-zA_qkHGeqIkg5dOqhs_IV91erg/w300-h400/IMG_7930.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiylsE5O0IMCfaC9xZEaTFJbAECNfHOvT762NJdEZJv-a_M9IqbENVkIs_dfcYYID_jfLCxOEVMk7TNAjp6HWCNNxh4P3Rmh_FRdnkTWYr6LOp7TS0tMeownjrHiPuj2F71lf5sn5SULYpEBml3aUT0NULy-KEaRIGLY_RCjoXqk5B6F8DWcT5q_Wm39c/s4032/IMG_7931.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiylsE5O0IMCfaC9xZEaTFJbAECNfHOvT762NJdEZJv-a_M9IqbENVkIs_dfcYYID_jfLCxOEVMk7TNAjp6HWCNNxh4P3Rmh_FRdnkTWYr6LOp7TS0tMeownjrHiPuj2F71lf5sn5SULYpEBml3aUT0NULy-KEaRIGLY_RCjoXqk5B6F8DWcT5q_Wm39c/w300-h400/IMG_7931.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQm_5lGC-t32FG0W15f5-5FYlYrjkiZYB0mYcqEc4b2d7riX21gARj7L3u3l_sMIlTtjCqTwZ_eONq85W3wMVC0SnZgHY-8h4-8tq6GwpecQYGbxtqfcX0zhzRz7HO2HHajpqe_EkbVBkOQfVksJcdN4u6Gg5bkzq-p-nd56YeUW6SmdIIlFb-qlfWEpY/s4032/IMG_7932.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQm_5lGC-t32FG0W15f5-5FYlYrjkiZYB0mYcqEc4b2d7riX21gARj7L3u3l_sMIlTtjCqTwZ_eONq85W3wMVC0SnZgHY-8h4-8tq6GwpecQYGbxtqfcX0zhzRz7HO2HHajpqe_EkbVBkOQfVksJcdN4u6Gg5bkzq-p-nd56YeUW6SmdIIlFb-qlfWEpY/w400-h300/IMG_7932.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We saw these everywhere we went in Northern Finland and also in Svalbard. These are heaters for your car. They are in all public spaces.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWJKOrSPSfgjzwUsHC0F3fv4GN80BUjMAeUwJhO9EftynN1tPpE5Idi3dq_kFVn_bHiXe7pAl8dPEKvLt_psaLINKc6izVXVBDsTWS5APLK70p0wkMPWfFuN7eoYouVWYqbih2QMpGKI6ZDoWJLQbFYOBFPn8_gh9sZcfr03dPCqmo4TyQ8e-HNy8LIJI/s4032/IMG_7934.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWJKOrSPSfgjzwUsHC0F3fv4GN80BUjMAeUwJhO9EftynN1tPpE5Idi3dq_kFVn_bHiXe7pAl8dPEKvLt_psaLINKc6izVXVBDsTWS5APLK70p0wkMPWfFuN7eoYouVWYqbih2QMpGKI6ZDoWJLQbFYOBFPn8_gh9sZcfr03dPCqmo4TyQ8e-HNy8LIJI/w300-h400/IMG_7934.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Part of our dinner Mat and I got a cloudberry pancake - here is what they looked like.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEeOhePUUGwbYpbvBJxCIdKVnxGeHKLD7dlj8nqMPdYr4Cx3C9i9lJSXu6mLgz4J6hH_WbBYRmTT5hv62A16E4rpiv4xeslEWklZcRPMx_NQ2o2n2akBwFRN_gmdDej6gpaa3ECKX0DDYb7F7CBEhvLTUIYXoZFClX0uO41hEtzXoYzqUZoWLvxXficbE/s4032/IMG_7935.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEeOhePUUGwbYpbvBJxCIdKVnxGeHKLD7dlj8nqMPdYr4Cx3C9i9lJSXu6mLgz4J6hH_WbBYRmTT5hv62A16E4rpiv4xeslEWklZcRPMx_NQ2o2n2akBwFRN_gmdDej6gpaa3ECKX0DDYb7F7CBEhvLTUIYXoZFClX0uO41hEtzXoYzqUZoWLvxXficbE/w300-h400/IMG_7935.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc_xfutcPIRqniaPQtEdcHCCh6T_V9X3eWIoxX9W__jk0sPx-VrpXsHShWJBqM-qlr_90SZ87wdrVzcvMe7xuDoV9EXlMfFn5lVN8TK81PVtzBbp3bKI0cAgUunS6mAGQL6lBSDODtF6AFfQrh3dZBB65q3-S-zh5ZGTWoEc3c-Y5ATjOodnzkWnpVnZ8/s4032/IMG_7936.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc_xfutcPIRqniaPQtEdcHCCh6T_V9X3eWIoxX9W__jk0sPx-VrpXsHShWJBqM-qlr_90SZ87wdrVzcvMe7xuDoV9EXlMfFn5lVN8TK81PVtzBbp3bKI0cAgUunS6mAGQL6lBSDODtF6AFfQrh3dZBB65q3-S-zh5ZGTWoEc3c-Y5ATjOodnzkWnpVnZ8/w300-h400/IMG_7936.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>PletcherFamilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01045190951686129822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141822664679250598.post-67518254652300151982023-07-05T23:25:00.003+02:002023-07-15T23:44:45.927+02:00Finland - Day 4<p>Today is Finley'a 17th birthday!! I am so excited that we are finally making her 16th birthday trip AND that she can spend this birthday on said trip. We are so proud of this girl. </p><p>We flew back to Finland late last night and had an incredibly early morning (thanks to a significant flight change we had no control over) to northern Finland. We left Helsinki today for the Lapland area of the country - crossed back into the Arcitc Circle for the last part of our vacation.</p><p>We landed in the town of Rovaniemi. It is decent weather here today - in the 70s during the day, but it drops into the 40s and 50s at night here in the summer. They are also experiencing the midnight sun like Svalbard is. I would say it dims a bit more than Svalbard does, but not much. The sun never touches the horizon - no sunset.</p><p>Anyway - we got to Rovaniemi at 8:30am, and got our rental car sorted and headed for Santa's Village. This is the home of Santa Clause, and they have built a village around this. I guess in the winter it is a madhouse, so I was honestly glad we were here to check it out in the summer. You can see Santa - he is here at the village for visits every day of the year. It is a cute little place, but not as exciting as we were hoping. Most of the activities on the grounds you have to pay for - and pay a lot for per person, so we didn't go many extras.</p><p>I had booked ahead of time a walk with Reindeer, though. This was on Finley's wish list and was available at Santa's village. We got two reindeer and along with a guide were able to take them on a 30 minute nature walk. The kids really liked that. The Reindeer are shedding since it is summer, but their antlers were huge! They are quite calm and quite sweet. We even got to meet some babies.</p><p>We learned that all the reindeer in Finland are owned by Reindeer farms - none are wild. There are about 200,000 reindeer in the county and that number is controled by the government because the numbers would just decimate the forest otherwise. Twice a year the reindeer owners must gather their reindeer (which must be quite the task because they can roam the countryside) to be chosen to either be kept or killed to keep the numbers in check. Reindeer who are killed - their meat and hides, etc are all used - there is no waste.</p><p>After the Reindeer walk we got to sit by a fire and drink some blueberry juice (famous around here) and relax before heading out. We were quite tired, and found out we could check into our cabin early so we did that.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFQE3fY1uRXckmRo-A04cDQ6_ERU7lxyo5sX9MmUg_yhNz-w4V6nFRDDIPIE204YmEOSdLyitpYVlgA3oZJ2RcJ6pH_en_04u5_tUIVxRlOiTC8haWqeVItNAGi7nidcRQtlUkEAiTiyaTtjXwRSmG3DjzUhMATpsOjhmUltmh4P4in6NmTf7D3IW93U4/s4032/IMG_7860.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFQE3fY1uRXckmRo-A04cDQ6_ERU7lxyo5sX9MmUg_yhNz-w4V6nFRDDIPIE204YmEOSdLyitpYVlgA3oZJ2RcJ6pH_en_04u5_tUIVxRlOiTC8haWqeVItNAGi7nidcRQtlUkEAiTiyaTtjXwRSmG3DjzUhMATpsOjhmUltmh4P4in6NmTf7D3IW93U4/w300-h400/IMG_7860.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A big draw to Santa's Village is the cross into the Arctic Circle.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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We were told in the summer they have blood flow to them and they are fuzzy and cannot be touched. 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In the winter I would imagine this place is busy with all the winter activities that are available</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghzXX1mK6p5tevFaL8Sn8n6SMiEg-1-mO3XQLtuF4zW53PJxueiY9k9OrGhxj-vDp_HlLn3IduNNxMwJQnVhkXb5GYT5AwFmULfkPsKBwil-sy6isRt48rxXxrD2f7XbOGexNd3tYKVZsZUjXNUa__84X1r5i5F10DR5W2DjPbU3V5GhOxEWCm6hDrsKY/s4032/IMG_7909.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghzXX1mK6p5tevFaL8Sn8n6SMiEg-1-mO3XQLtuF4zW53PJxueiY9k9OrGhxj-vDp_HlLn3IduNNxMwJQnVhkXb5GYT5AwFmULfkPsKBwil-sy6isRt48rxXxrD2f7XbOGexNd3tYKVZsZUjXNUa__84X1r5i5F10DR5W2DjPbU3V5GhOxEWCm6hDrsKY/w400-h300/IMG_7909.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Saunas are huge in Finland. They are in tons of homes (and we even found out that some people have them in their offices). This cabin had a small one. It was on Finley's list to try one out. The Fins sauna in the nude, so I wanted to find a private one for us to use!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXn2LPpRtIypRTGiwH704wT0zYDoP6J_ven49vlYY3ENaq_Sw06Cj7TcZwcN38hUhf-U29hMdEKe0rpdXXTyliTfZ9GtdaCMPdUJACysvxrEKPNf4eQHujbqBryaC0Y9rEh_24oi-IJ4k56forAxw0vu7oHJyihliH0wr1tzDrXnVto5RQTpGvl5nOt5E/s4032/IMG_7910.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXn2LPpRtIypRTGiwH704wT0zYDoP6J_ven49vlYY3ENaq_Sw06Cj7TcZwcN38hUhf-U29hMdEKe0rpdXXTyliTfZ9GtdaCMPdUJACysvxrEKPNf4eQHujbqBryaC0Y9rEh_24oi-IJ4k56forAxw0vu7oHJyihliH0wr1tzDrXnVto5RQTpGvl5nOt5E/w300-h400/IMG_7910.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>PletcherFamilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01045190951686129822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141822664679250598.post-35073586479744689722023-07-04T22:47:00.001+02:002023-07-15T23:25:39.175+02:00Norway - Svalbard - Day 2<p> This morning we had some time after breakfast to look at the shops, and stroll around the town of Longyearbyen and down near the water before we had to head to the airport for our flight back to Finland. The weather was quite beautiful - we didn't really need our winter coats today because it was quite sunny. As we walked around the town we all talked about how we must come back someday. These 2 days were not enough. It is a beautiful place and I see what the draw is for the people who work here. I am sure the winter is brutal. The landscape is harsh but really beautiful. I am so glad we came.</p><p>Below the pictures will be some fun facts about Svalbard</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzrB6IEPzqXsI2zi_q7vr5DPeVIky7bGvjq1-LxUl7rfn8-6EKls1hBi8uovnoKDA2fn1wEG-7SlUpgNchaFDMcVdJu9Pl2MJPkrBu4IOg9MZ7E3D_9gnqWe00WRpnZZXvHcarVWtT7wuGJqTKwYmuAJtuLJ__WF0IliTbM2l8d4DF_37L0VlYMZSNpy0/s4032/IMG_7830.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzrB6IEPzqXsI2zi_q7vr5DPeVIky7bGvjq1-LxUl7rfn8-6EKls1hBi8uovnoKDA2fn1wEG-7SlUpgNchaFDMcVdJu9Pl2MJPkrBu4IOg9MZ7E3D_9gnqWe00WRpnZZXvHcarVWtT7wuGJqTKwYmuAJtuLJ__WF0IliTbM2l8d4DF_37L0VlYMZSNpy0/w400-h300/IMG_7830.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The houses were small and all pretty close together and of course close to the town. There are some houses that are a few miles outside of town, but we were told that they very often don't have internet access, running water, etc - they were for escape. (Which we also found amusing since there isn't much to escape from). There is a famous You Tuber that built herself a nice house outside of town.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrIypJVDSwyvDusiaXZGGU8Qfs0Vyh2srTgdmuudWicMbHvs6lSLYcdE-wuaq0M6_2tcmnPb-cOprBwLinNgfb9KaNguPs5oFwPeAwUiCO5Evy8zkP2wt1n90NT1PJ-hN_8b5pVL0izA_t0i00CJiIiTU3khPOervXbabukTiDKaYB2LY5SOfpuU2oYv0/s4032/IMG_7832.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrIypJVDSwyvDusiaXZGGU8Qfs0Vyh2srTgdmuudWicMbHvs6lSLYcdE-wuaq0M6_2tcmnPb-cOprBwLinNgfb9KaNguPs5oFwPeAwUiCO5Evy8zkP2wt1n90NT1PJ-hN_8b5pVL0izA_t0i00CJiIiTU3khPOervXbabukTiDKaYB2LY5SOfpuU2oYv0/w400-h300/IMG_7832.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiucQ3_bJnU5Djk-plaKDN5SLHRUumNFRvBfzHSMstQiZDTlyWjNhLjrJp5SFxvrmtH4zDrSKDIQfpPqWiz2QPUbWpLoLAJhThRDGT71sGHycXyKzgXHhqkP0_E_3om3QsVbN5-lZbjjpIEYArkOYbrGmt6aenUnwKU05UfsFuTfJYF1ihRjokmP6_Vbhg/s4032/IMG_7833.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiucQ3_bJnU5Djk-plaKDN5SLHRUumNFRvBfzHSMstQiZDTlyWjNhLjrJp5SFxvrmtH4zDrSKDIQfpPqWiz2QPUbWpLoLAJhThRDGT71sGHycXyKzgXHhqkP0_E_3om3QsVbN5-lZbjjpIEYArkOYbrGmt6aenUnwKU05UfsFuTfJYF1ihRjokmP6_Vbhg/w400-h300/IMG_7833.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnmqF7xVVDzYQEy2h27fTtMUXVDPfMFbcV6W99Z8h22CYSa3i9mbuPrazu7RENg3eozN5giI4L5pMqEnVAM3_CbKy5lCZq-mQUTaRebNzHntpP3y1BSs-M_L8JpPRO4YR6_Cd1yZeIu5F69iF8dnw68CzXFg86di3a8Bm6uUyEYPPYltyWOTCzxfxK1Tg/s4032/IMG_7834.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnmqF7xVVDzYQEy2h27fTtMUXVDPfMFbcV6W99Z8h22CYSa3i9mbuPrazu7RENg3eozN5giI4L5pMqEnVAM3_CbKy5lCZq-mQUTaRebNzHntpP3y1BSs-M_L8JpPRO4YR6_Cd1yZeIu5F69iF8dnw68CzXFg86di3a8Bm6uUyEYPPYltyWOTCzxfxK1Tg/w400-h300/IMG_7834.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We saw snowmobiles everywhere. This is a very common mode of transportation for their long winters. But I took this one close up because I want you to notice the gun holder on the left hand side. Every person who lives here must own and carry a gun. There are more polar bears than people that live on Svalbard, so it is a requirement. You can be fined if you are caught without it outside of the safety zone (which is basically the one mile radius of the town). Our guides all had them and we saw several walking tours where the guide was carrying her gun. The threat is real, but we were very sad we didn't see a polar bear while visiting. It was just too warm.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdz-TIgKv4z2o-UIo4E5s6OknRL8vLsgUzfLlXdyetqF-7S5QaBcgHWs2HHUy5UGX2AArrMGENAixIEXUyagRCKeztvjUKEQFLhnJjK_qV8CBVVRc8BiJL9oxy7VwyPMPDm9sr_vLz98bnFW-87gPK1S_XkYcPwAjNPzbXEl5tVJ9mX3aKNZyGKmtIi7Y/s4032/IMG_7836.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdz-TIgKv4z2o-UIo4E5s6OknRL8vLsgUzfLlXdyetqF-7S5QaBcgHWs2HHUy5UGX2AArrMGENAixIEXUyagRCKeztvjUKEQFLhnJjK_qV8CBVVRc8BiJL9oxy7VwyPMPDm9sr_vLz98bnFW-87gPK1S_XkYcPwAjNPzbXEl5tVJ9mX3aKNZyGKmtIi7Y/w400-h300/IMG_7836.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh20-EnkA8CmW1_j68_DVUFjEnYLfjaWmjEwzy0nZWHwKZrTEBvZby7wEVpK4fXMYT4M_Kt2yL3Qkyshn749aVCyM9IJCkwLwh5PJgu_7H7-WOoKELB1qG-hJdQO85WytO0rpsVLdEH2zZyPg_ohSmeuqOf7OOobdpoGYMBtStnNhWniEE9FGI1F-5FPZk/s4032/IMG_7838.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">This is the University. They have anywhere from 300-500 students at a time. And just a few majors - all related to where they are, obviously. There are families that live here. We passed a school and a playground - saw quite a few kids. The number of residents is about 2500. We were told that they do not want to expand any bigger than that number.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPlKBJCYRCX7Xvd-YYQeBI9Z8Sy5OxCh-SP8otXcoMUd0W5KhcXFZEtL8c9PoU5iss6Ej-PgZOPe_ujZPH6ZI3o-OuQarK5GF-vbVAzXXqarY4DLWnmzrALw845O1SC6aiTiDsnbUmubrw2zR1IQd-jnT8eVI1Dkh6Q3ZczTJRJ3T0Iqs_ZWvKoGIRFQ0/s4032/IMG_7845.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPlKBJCYRCX7Xvd-YYQeBI9Z8Sy5OxCh-SP8otXcoMUd0W5KhcXFZEtL8c9PoU5iss6Ej-PgZOPe_ujZPH6ZI3o-OuQarK5GF-vbVAzXXqarY4DLWnmzrALw845O1SC6aiTiDsnbUmubrw2zR1IQd-jnT8eVI1Dkh6Q3ZczTJRJ3T0Iqs_ZWvKoGIRFQ0/w400-h300/IMG_7845.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHKQiE1zDbcZjLC3Ku_DAEy2xliLFBattxpsqvDagOTyW87A868TTj9s457dpjPUukNfiKQLypNnBcUVeMhuYTFMW-SSrl1l8_jRcceB0xWu0NXY-olDaP8yiti2KnlLdT6CLjxxvzYWNl_Vrd4k82VQ0e4RoCPHVxO_tYBEcpJbN_wuN8iI6j7vMw-_8/s2277/IMG_E7997.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1677" data-original-width="2277" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHKQiE1zDbcZjLC3Ku_DAEy2xliLFBattxpsqvDagOTyW87A868TTj9s457dpjPUukNfiKQLypNnBcUVeMhuYTFMW-SSrl1l8_jRcceB0xWu0NXY-olDaP8yiti2KnlLdT6CLjxxvzYWNl_Vrd4k82VQ0e4RoCPHVxO_tYBEcpJbN_wuN8iI6j7vMw-_8/w400-h295/IMG_E7997.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So facts about Svalbard. As I said above - there are more polar bears than people that live here. They did have a tragedy in the past. And last year a woman got scratched (but not killed). Mostly the polar bears stay away from the town.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">2) You cannot die or give birth here. If you know you are going to die, you must move off Svalbard and to mainland Norway. They cannot bury people here. You also cannot give birth in case something goes wrong. A month before your due date you leave to mainland Norway.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">3) This is as far north as people live. Longyearbyen. Svalbard is at 78 degrees north. The north pole is at 90 degrees north 500 miles.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">4) Svalbard is in the Arctic Circle and from April-August they have what they call the midnight sun. You have to be in the Arcitc Circle to experience this. The sun never sets. It doesn't even pretend to during this time. IT is high in the sky like it is noon 24 hours a day. It was crazy to see - the sun never moves from the center of the sky - it is bright no matter what time it is. The reverse - Polar Nights - occurs here from October to February were there is no light at all. Middle of the night darkness 24 hours a day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">5) The average temp. in the summers is from the 30s-50s (F). Winter isn't as cold as you would imagine - from about -4 degrees (F) to 8 degrees (F). It is just LONG that these temps last. The whole landscape freezes over in the winter where the locals told us it is hard to tell where the roads are - hence the sleds and dogs and snowmobiles to get around.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><p><br /></p>PletcherFamilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01045190951686129822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141822664679250598.post-43196725093087453962023-07-03T22:53:00.001+02:002023-07-15T22:45:31.583+02:00Norway - Day 1 - Svalbard<p> We have arrived at the top of the world! At 1:30am we touched down in Longyearbyen, Svalbard (Norway) after two flights to get here. It was as bright as noon when we landed. Svalbard is in the Arctic and has the midnight sun from April to August - where the sun doesn't even pretend to set and it never even dims. It was wild to see.</p><p>It wasn't jaringly cold, since it is summer - in the 40s F when we landed. The airport is very small, so the bus to our hotel loaded quickly and within about 10 minutes we were getting checked in. There are not a ton of flights to Svalbard, so our arrival was not unusal to the hotel.</p><p>We were up farily early this morning so that we could have breakfast before our first excursion. We are only in Svalbard for one full day, so we are making the most of it. (It was an add on for our trip once we watched a show and documentary on the place and knew we had to come and see it). Our first excusion was a husky sled ride. Since it is summer, the sleds are on wheels, but we had a fantastic time. We were picked up at our hotel and taken to the kennels where they keep the sled dogs. The kids were in heaven getting to pet all the dogs they could. Our sled was pulled by 16 dogs and we had a nice 2 hour tour seeing the landscape. Our guide was fantastic. Arlington even took a turn driving the sled which she loved.</p><p>We were back in town by 1pm, and had time to grab lunch and look around the small town before being picked up for our section excursion. We elected to take a Glacier tour in a Catamaran for our second outing. It was wonderful to be able to see the glaciers and as a special treat we even got to see two blue whales (the largest animal on earth). Our guide - who was also a marine biologist - was beyond excited that we got to see that. He said it is very rare. Sadly - our tour was not able to go as far out to sea as originally planned due to very high winds (all flights were canceled today) but we enjoyed the tour all the same. Our guide was very knowledgable and very passionate about the wildlife and land they are trying to protect. We also go to see two abandoned mining towns that used to be Russian.</p><p>It was a good day. We had a late dinner at the restaurant at our hotel and were exhausted by the time we fell into bed tonight.</p><p style="text-align: center;">The view from the airport at 1:30am</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilV6KEp0mphHi1EnVPHeOS9wFWFm0E3aHKUgi8-VMyfe-d5qkgkdxwULhM69TiEq6rqkaV-9Oq-5qO2iJVm4zMBwR7O0f_zbyaUTqbqnFYKlSjxuJIiXomGLNdxSpLzjUmqGF8KJFWzCFuw5Fph0QREXW94nx6xqGh0vnClGj8a4UlF0a7A1KrfHHYe_c/s2589/357480126_6798404040182862_2687314925567403778_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="2589" height="99" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilV6KEp0mphHi1EnVPHeOS9wFWFm0E3aHKUgi8-VMyfe-d5qkgkdxwULhM69TiEq6rqkaV-9Oq-5qO2iJVm4zMBwR7O0f_zbyaUTqbqnFYKlSjxuJIiXomGLNdxSpLzjUmqGF8KJFWzCFuw5Fph0QREXW94nx6xqGh0vnClGj8a4UlF0a7A1KrfHHYe_c/w400-h99/357480126_6798404040182862_2687314925567403778_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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People don't really keep their dogs in their small houses/apartments, so they are kept at the kennels and watched over by handlers. Most dogs are working dogs because of the terrain and long winters.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx1yIQaWxNIBGxcrBkXWYK1lXYoDdhMsD53F6faYtPlAt28LdmU0ohg8UmrdasIXdevrl3pKEwkWzXROdjN8Mt_IKrEwzvjCyiSIqh3pmk_1nc-RXDoIY3Da9TyDKcQQ02eM1f3QqHweEZy6mONwvIMUDqamP4mT4mN1bejG7X4kCJiHEAHYCc0MSBTPE/s4032/IMG_0960.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx1yIQaWxNIBGxcrBkXWYK1lXYoDdhMsD53F6faYtPlAt28LdmU0ohg8UmrdasIXdevrl3pKEwkWzXROdjN8Mt_IKrEwzvjCyiSIqh3pmk_1nc-RXDoIY3Da9TyDKcQQ02eM1f3QqHweEZy6mONwvIMUDqamP4mT4mN1bejG7X4kCJiHEAHYCc0MSBTPE/w400-h300/IMG_0960.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our dogs getting ready to go. 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They don't get much weather in the summer - mostly just wind. Not really any rain. IT is very dry and dusty. 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It is so small = just a row of stores and restaurant. We went into just about every one and realized that they really do have everything they would need on this strip. Because this is it - on the whole continent</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiJt9bv63TZD9pQpO-I_S-HDkVLyapYVtNjx_H3rLstqJNIOjHKuY9FRgoSRNqJVUG3Z2kBaV25hxTdRcEcFQORsXVZNeq6H0BncabZ25FidayyVf2RQqCze6wQ5XmkIBGoPfefoZRTyn6_K9mp6zZqXltxa5YEBzWlnuTsoELDodSfBRIV4vVxLUtkjQ/s2939/IMG_E0975.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1939" data-original-width="2939" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiJt9bv63TZD9pQpO-I_S-HDkVLyapYVtNjx_H3rLstqJNIOjHKuY9FRgoSRNqJVUG3Z2kBaV25hxTdRcEcFQORsXVZNeq6H0BncabZ25FidayyVf2RQqCze6wQ5XmkIBGoPfefoZRTyn6_K9mp6zZqXltxa5YEBzWlnuTsoELDodSfBRIV4vVxLUtkjQ/w400-h264/IMG_E0975.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnMl-FKGzYklWv4SzxElKWo6eFlIkwk5BzB2bxttH5J3w_apW61wdTaCeVyJR1D77XNUBxvrqrPdk1EJuvxgDlR-ZTg70HsNKZ4h0UgsuadUspQiGnw-Zdu_QHIqxv3WLxJEXnwOra08emChTX61Q8vHu1SQiA8-tJ3t2rtxv5Qj3hw7Z-ZogYZSobeMo/s4032/IMG_7773.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnMl-FKGzYklWv4SzxElKWo6eFlIkwk5BzB2bxttH5J3w_apW61wdTaCeVyJR1D77XNUBxvrqrPdk1EJuvxgDlR-ZTg70HsNKZ4h0UgsuadUspQiGnw-Zdu_QHIqxv3WLxJEXnwOra08emChTX61Q8vHu1SQiA8-tJ3t2rtxv5Qj3hw7Z-ZogYZSobeMo/w300-h400/IMG_7773.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Coal is their major export here - you can see it everywhere. They have a statue of a coal minor at the beginning of the town</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFyy_u1imH14RkhvkVd06oQ91ULH_hPVxVMTaOnagqL1_rVwIFukrOQE_vgBqraBhLgl-NBoS4T2pNqv-wTUwPEqMynXx0FpjJ9q69NbcoZ_Chg7stfxTfTYpeTgypl1BVqNXsAK4kj61qS9534vyPFvQNstAOnvmJgWKiL660PPMWmZN27FBy8tG9tC4/s4032/IMG_0981.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFyy_u1imH14RkhvkVd06oQ91ULH_hPVxVMTaOnagqL1_rVwIFukrOQE_vgBqraBhLgl-NBoS4T2pNqv-wTUwPEqMynXx0FpjJ9q69NbcoZ_Chg7stfxTfTYpeTgypl1BVqNXsAK4kj61qS9534vyPFvQNstAOnvmJgWKiL660PPMWmZN27FBy8tG9tC4/w300-h400/IMG_0981.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We thought this sign was funny. I am sure it is especially true in the winter when they use their dogs and sleds to get around</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimLDtcfCX3hVrhxEMuzxGOd-1LOLjFq2nTKQb0MlWsUbCKBw9AcRR8Cct_S0DZS_0kuSUpJC9Kyo2AeWupSyIR5Iu62v3qKyaLWVTAr8I_-gXmzJ71Ufm36Aowh_R-hOWm23gI8Z9dp_h3RSuUneD99uKZqA5NEBIHtbQ6v7uNeDZrRjNjagG1PBm9khg/s4032/IMG_7775.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimLDtcfCX3hVrhxEMuzxGOd-1LOLjFq2nTKQb0MlWsUbCKBw9AcRR8Cct_S0DZS_0kuSUpJC9Kyo2AeWupSyIR5Iu62v3qKyaLWVTAr8I_-gXmzJ71Ufm36Aowh_R-hOWm23gI8Z9dp_h3RSuUneD99uKZqA5NEBIHtbQ6v7uNeDZrRjNjagG1PBm9khg/w400-h300/IMG_7775.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In the afternoon we saw some amazing glaciers and landscape on our boat tour. Sadly the blue whales never surfaced well enough for me to get a good photo</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1RWVsQztNTC11e3qK5oNOkqgj7GM7MpnZlxBiPag3csFJrUHanH_4F0yP903O_fL2Y5a1oNTdVHg8_Pd7nrmU2TNMTfoNHglEeRVVbC1RDD-mBD6BXpVc89g7BN2Vf31hpFqrgF_DxfwNWM7r1TtfLQE1soAcZYPxtIHKeme8Rv2qGqnDnxDyHuCFIxc/s4032/IMG_7776.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1RWVsQztNTC11e3qK5oNOkqgj7GM7MpnZlxBiPag3csFJrUHanH_4F0yP903O_fL2Y5a1oNTdVHg8_Pd7nrmU2TNMTfoNHglEeRVVbC1RDD-mBD6BXpVc89g7BN2Vf31hpFqrgF_DxfwNWM7r1TtfLQE1soAcZYPxtIHKeme8Rv2qGqnDnxDyHuCFIxc/w400-h300/IMG_7776.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWFF7_ewkvjViGdDVgWh53IBsISghxLd8l4dLRmlEOu7rRXi20K2otzxilX_ZOQa483kcJgcXzC01M47Ef2Lz-McmFUTVs2X0my8CnGslB9kPT93aivys6pAtOfV5zZ507RtPzNZdjo-sUKWdcLeBKpDJfJ-RW2jW7WnktcY8-LZJhCPM8ga9k7EPB7Ig/s4032/IMG_7778.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWFF7_ewkvjViGdDVgWh53IBsISghxLd8l4dLRmlEOu7rRXi20K2otzxilX_ZOQa483kcJgcXzC01M47Ef2Lz-McmFUTVs2X0my8CnGslB9kPT93aivys6pAtOfV5zZ507RtPzNZdjo-sUKWdcLeBKpDJfJ-RW2jW7WnktcY8-LZJhCPM8ga9k7EPB7Ig/w400-h300/IMG_7778.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was quite cold on the boat as you can imagine. We carted our winter gear for this trip</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYcExbQg5mmi3Jzg4OGn8vgblklz1IUcAWHBBo16SnLSoDh9PW3yUewSYh4z7P_ZlAmyfhRnyDrBTW-l6p5a4QbGllClk-H5TpqC1h1LhIVBWZhCM3LxTDgMGgfXlxB813vLXis0dwzwh74JX0aQBM3q_ztaITl3hAGCVlG8LGWZ2p9N7bUSo2E6nM1V8/s4032/IMG_7779.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYcExbQg5mmi3Jzg4OGn8vgblklz1IUcAWHBBo16SnLSoDh9PW3yUewSYh4z7P_ZlAmyfhRnyDrBTW-l6p5a4QbGllClk-H5TpqC1h1LhIVBWZhCM3LxTDgMGgfXlxB813vLXis0dwzwh74JX0aQBM3q_ztaITl3hAGCVlG8LGWZ2p9N7bUSo2E6nM1V8/w400-h300/IMG_7779.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is one of the abandoned mining towns. Our guide told us that 1000 people use to live here and this is all that is left. He told us that polar bears usually frequent the buildings now, but our day was pretty warm, so we didn't see any.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipsF1K6YnzZXb5wBjNypd8-flZa5q7vC19oFeBBzGxVCfSAkLlriJuLNDkPHu5Hsn3HcfJ5qSJEQr8hKxGW2l_qmbpbtEWgnTheELloYopwa929hio4-0VQTedfC5OSBOgrKi8QB9O_d8zQlqk4dDMsPtNsaEv5UpxKc9nUgtneM2S_sQCeGq7lgQQ3Q4/s4032/IMG_7782.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipsF1K6YnzZXb5wBjNypd8-flZa5q7vC19oFeBBzGxVCfSAkLlriJuLNDkPHu5Hsn3HcfJ5qSJEQr8hKxGW2l_qmbpbtEWgnTheELloYopwa929hio4-0VQTedfC5OSBOgrKi8QB9O_d8zQlqk4dDMsPtNsaEv5UpxKc9nUgtneM2S_sQCeGq7lgQQ3Q4/w400-h300/IMG_7782.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOLt1ZJM6L8jgWGpD07UnNxIpDf9W_7s_3EGNMQQp-Mh9AOCZzYnF-h6_tFCmMLRagsI2C_F2vOjGJmzL_io7VZHi79ML4jP97tlO4a737lX7QEXasAlsdMwrh27tA-rx9nGoG6zhKJGh4yNRfwQSpgMdCT8JCElxgHeEOxkFZiqVQxcOxOCsq86YrSb8/s4032/IMG_7783.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOLt1ZJM6L8jgWGpD07UnNxIpDf9W_7s_3EGNMQQp-Mh9AOCZzYnF-h6_tFCmMLRagsI2C_F2vOjGJmzL_io7VZHi79ML4jP97tlO4a737lX7QEXasAlsdMwrh27tA-rx9nGoG6zhKJGh4yNRfwQSpgMdCT8JCElxgHeEOxkFZiqVQxcOxOCsq86YrSb8/w400-h300/IMG_7783.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the Global Seed Vault. It houses all the seeds available if there would ever be a global national disaster</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg--tw9HTdAdqhIos8BsjwnkyoPyjXTrgnUwDeObdX4SR2VsqEEoZp3dwGWFfUw_Kuyi8Y3JT3re4boefV4aqvY02GVSg8YNuL9Q-WadGiwirm3kGF2j3o-Xh1X1qz4xC9Ry9FLxEAjTHQ1thcAtTdayVediboQfQglygQQAOitWMzGDKbhDTYESwkfoeI/s4032/IMG_7784.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg--tw9HTdAdqhIos8BsjwnkyoPyjXTrgnUwDeObdX4SR2VsqEEoZp3dwGWFfUw_Kuyi8Y3JT3re4boefV4aqvY02GVSg8YNuL9Q-WadGiwirm3kGF2j3o-Xh1X1qz4xC9Ry9FLxEAjTHQ1thcAtTdayVediboQfQglygQQAOitWMzGDKbhDTYESwkfoeI/w400-h300/IMG_7784.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigRu2LhBFG7jqeV6M-cKE-2_whvKWW_YSFk3OCypcFckOfoe3HL85xpytcygch7HGmhGe0SOrDK-H91a1ulAHFGw08F8zS2Mh9f-eoildNm08x0m-a1lvFg3pcd-xkjfLA_HiZaSh3PvAJaaOKt8s3plUQkWAf-b6_FvUZlWkpgwZFasJz4OS1hNnqC5U/s4032/IMG_7788.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigRu2LhBFG7jqeV6M-cKE-2_whvKWW_YSFk3OCypcFckOfoe3HL85xpytcygch7HGmhGe0SOrDK-H91a1ulAHFGw08F8zS2Mh9f-eoildNm08x0m-a1lvFg3pcd-xkjfLA_HiZaSh3PvAJaaOKt8s3plUQkWAf-b6_FvUZlWkpgwZFasJz4OS1hNnqC5U/w400-h300/IMG_7788.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In almost every public and private building, you are asked to remove your shoes. Even in restaurants. It stems from the days of heavy coal mining and all the dirt that can be dragged in. This place is still quite dusty and dirty (and of course slushy in the winter) so the tradition stands. It was quite weird to be in a nice restaurant with our shoes off.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7dA6OLegRNC7c7q_AgJeu5ziXinUonsMnBnMzTGnXtRgZ28XNccTBGd-8lltVz3l09clKwc2wNiFufZRnMLmc68WvTfW0311ps9dndmIY2XQo7iB1jEULQMSWy7fmfgFvU3FUNsQGBpvLsqiSDEmn0XQZKr5O1MclhAyfZ3ci4s0z6a2iv46GkSFL6xo/s4032/IMG_7827.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7dA6OLegRNC7c7q_AgJeu5ziXinUonsMnBnMzTGnXtRgZ28XNccTBGd-8lltVz3l09clKwc2wNiFufZRnMLmc68WvTfW0311ps9dndmIY2XQo7iB1jEULQMSWy7fmfgFvU3FUNsQGBpvLsqiSDEmn0XQZKr5O1MclhAyfZ3ci4s0z6a2iv46GkSFL6xo/w400-h300/IMG_7827.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our guide told us that this wine glass shape of snow on this mountain is how they determine when summer starts. He says when the stem of the wine glass breaks loose from the top, it is officially the first day of summer. It happened while we were there.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjymJvhXZExzOydh_zUmlow6zljycjnAkE7ipHgjOlbozqqUXyGFUGyBLbY9iJ05xpwNuDIvUFlQe2wyDgZpP7DInd082QaUDtQDuUTuwIP6lZdk-DD-NYb-478kpsaDNxdLfvMYQyqEbIAvOyau9z-JCOCp-g8CKNi_b100IRN5niVlcUgvI_5cvrOYUM/s4032/IMG_7829.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjymJvhXZExzOydh_zUmlow6zljycjnAkE7ipHgjOlbozqqUXyGFUGyBLbY9iJ05xpwNuDIvUFlQe2wyDgZpP7DInd082QaUDtQDuUTuwIP6lZdk-DD-NYb-478kpsaDNxdLfvMYQyqEbIAvOyau9z-JCOCp-g8CKNi_b100IRN5niVlcUgvI_5cvrOYUM/w400-h300/IMG_7829.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>PletcherFamilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01045190951686129822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141822664679250598.post-81067456013176755042023-07-02T17:17:00.001+02:002023-07-14T18:20:00.887+02:00Finland Day 3<p> Today we rented a car and went outside of Helsinki for part of the day. On Finley's wish list was the Moomin Museum. If you are not familiar with Moomin - it is quite popular in Finland. It was a book series from the 1940s that became a cartoon and then a TV show. Finley's friends from Switzerland had introducted it to her and she has read a few of the books and watched the show. When she found out there was a museum she had to go. It actually was a really cute museum and we had a nice time checking it out. It is far out of Helsinki, though - took us 2 hours to get to it.</p><p>After the museum, we stopped at a Handicraft market, and had lunch before heading back to Helsinki. We went straight to the airport after that because we were catching a flight to Svalbard (Norway) in the evening.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Models in the museum</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifb-QpCUbOMpI3XBMJusDzIDYBchvaev3IEJqFhTG5eYZJilHkkldodGkPVrd5lEL4EF-G1P8li6g5tOnDpSAp-gfvkgfIb9KStTmzB56-fMZ7BpIX8XQw_ijKMDWWmWs8s_yFamOZSeHYHF7kr0YBf_Zt-IIgL7yqrwchg2zr7QJ5vIIYG9tJGji-m2w/s4025/IMG_E7747.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4025" data-original-width="2701" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifb-QpCUbOMpI3XBMJusDzIDYBchvaev3IEJqFhTG5eYZJilHkkldodGkPVrd5lEL4EF-G1P8li6g5tOnDpSAp-gfvkgfIb9KStTmzB56-fMZ7BpIX8XQw_ijKMDWWmWs8s_yFamOZSeHYHF7kr0YBf_Zt-IIgL7yqrwchg2zr7QJ5vIIYG9tJGji-m2w/w269-h400/IMG_E7747.JPG" width="269" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0CjrzuwfHAZZyaMgGyLI9CgtZnTWUlF_ndHyQknXII8NJ-hQN4BAfXMVVkkDJMykVWxoGlqDaxigUqYqVdqSE9jDtpisk8zowwjQ6qtTSWVGkEQ7bITpq8X7NrrwJ3gbjLm1pq8URnPQLM-Ucwu1lMJxEmsCrDZRL3WpQyF7G1H8MCb1QSoA8qqIaIlU/s3219/IMG_E7748.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3219" data-original-width="2408" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0CjrzuwfHAZZyaMgGyLI9CgtZnTWUlF_ndHyQknXII8NJ-hQN4BAfXMVVkkDJMykVWxoGlqDaxigUqYqVdqSE9jDtpisk8zowwjQ6qtTSWVGkEQ7bITpq8X7NrrwJ3gbjLm1pq8URnPQLM-Ucwu1lMJxEmsCrDZRL3WpQyF7G1H8MCb1QSoA8qqIaIlU/w299-h400/IMG_E7748.JPG" width="299" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5OZfJX4pYJJ-Sdbv4xtMSLT4M35PsYwbLyizTRJT9deqds4LqE26X0n3NiN192ewOvj6U4hNtl7CanyOK3g6byX4aLliP8RG0UCXW1vX64KUC5vjaZPa6yO1IKiIVxFRe5klN8U4MU31_r_pZN_B45ZySeVwWHrNFcJ8odelYi_F7X8kxJssxV5kBgLo/s4032/IMG_E7750.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5OZfJX4pYJJ-Sdbv4xtMSLT4M35PsYwbLyizTRJT9deqds4LqE26X0n3NiN192ewOvj6U4hNtl7CanyOK3g6byX4aLliP8RG0UCXW1vX64KUC5vjaZPa6yO1IKiIVxFRe5klN8U4MU31_r_pZN_B45ZySeVwWHrNFcJ8odelYi_F7X8kxJssxV5kBgLo/w400-h300/IMG_E7750.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsgBBqA8Lw6UJwAuNEZLb8ydIBjfs-2Dqr2b8HNS5aZGRsZgqTijRtYLNEuZqITjL5w79VZLBC9Crz_YotSdKIzhndTtYnpbAXImENKQIiee6IYMIu1a3g0hU-cHHj4dsVLA6wSTVqTay5TaVu_Wy-soGsxg4dELa2NAQ-dYGPyyB6beLQO_X-9QOHiTo/s4032/IMG_7749.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsgBBqA8Lw6UJwAuNEZLb8ydIBjfs-2Dqr2b8HNS5aZGRsZgqTijRtYLNEuZqITjL5w79VZLBC9Crz_YotSdKIzhndTtYnpbAXImENKQIiee6IYMIu1a3g0hU-cHHj4dsVLA6wSTVqTay5TaVu_Wy-soGsxg4dELa2NAQ-dYGPyyB6beLQO_X-9QOHiTo/w300-h400/IMG_7749.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Area where we had lunch. Took a picture becase the sign was Finlay</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUtTXffcyO5XkI-Wlj_pajZAYG2qb4iNm-obFuygh_6LMlDwTtavM26iixMfjKxP05tx7eq5SklavleLGDuLTFn20b3LCjWGM25UKedP7jqUaFTpx9VZybtuB8ZJNnN5o9_x3JMNya-B9qRbXp2FPlmf-irKKJG32WbvxCcE45i1Ozdmc6sUGud6w858c/s4032/IMG_7752.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUtTXffcyO5XkI-Wlj_pajZAYG2qb4iNm-obFuygh_6LMlDwTtavM26iixMfjKxP05tx7eq5SklavleLGDuLTFn20b3LCjWGM25UKedP7jqUaFTpx9VZybtuB8ZJNnN5o9_x3JMNya-B9qRbXp2FPlmf-irKKJG32WbvxCcE45i1Ozdmc6sUGud6w858c/w400-h300/IMG_7752.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The little handicraft bizaare we stopped to admire</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjLDbq0Vtg4EnjdBswuCVQhHDhb2cDsW7ddQ32TQdO9M02TVPRpycyKH2TM_2hrqHTn5XkYYis_mlUPcaeYCzxiUmIXN6dzr-mBGwnBdRZ91v8eN91vIkrQR0kBpzvza84iXpaHwUERKKhjrqu5YoUmVM96FaR7uEmdptZw-vYBTB_sfFcnVsNDc0wM8E/s4032/IMG_7753.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjLDbq0Vtg4EnjdBswuCVQhHDhb2cDsW7ddQ32TQdO9M02TVPRpycyKH2TM_2hrqHTn5XkYYis_mlUPcaeYCzxiUmIXN6dzr-mBGwnBdRZ91v8eN91vIkrQR0kBpzvza84iXpaHwUERKKhjrqu5YoUmVM96FaR7uEmdptZw-vYBTB_sfFcnVsNDc0wM8E/w400-h300/IMG_7753.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>PletcherFamilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01045190951686129822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141822664679250598.post-85917509273749931132023-07-01T15:33:00.001+02:002023-07-14T17:13:43.107+02:00Finland Day 2: Helsinki<p> Today was our second full day in Finland. We are still in Helsinki. Today is my 48th birthday, and Finland is a great place to be spending it.</p><p>Today we went to the UNESCO site - Suomenlinna island. We were able to walk from our hotel to the boat we needed to take to get to the island. The boat ride was short, but a nice ride to see some of the small islands off the coast of Finland. We walked the whole island which used to be a Naval base and a place where Helsinki would greet visitors. There is a toy museum on the island that was on Finley's list and it was a small museum of old fashioned toys. </p><p>We left the island early afternoon and headed back to the hotel. It poured rain all afternoon so we relaxed because we were still adjusting to the time change.</p><p>In the evening Mat, Finley and I went back out and rode a large ferris wheel that was near the water's edge, and then went to a local restaurant for dinner. Great day </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On the boat to the island</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT7hCT89K1yCc_RWGdK8iuWhDY8Xatkukvv_ubuOSXiEYseMxnQMYujoKuVHImY0mbT2j6shQiwAYUraT8EvE3rkpZIyNt1XqGXKUpQP8w7fGPqkTiebRGK9IQrNF8smOTf83YC8VG4UFBCxaykf9y20c4tagtzbLjAbHWj4Ef_7Dc9O8CAfan7XJzUgw/s2048/357450628_6794480927241840_3355361535206390230_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1798" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT7hCT89K1yCc_RWGdK8iuWhDY8Xatkukvv_ubuOSXiEYseMxnQMYujoKuVHImY0mbT2j6shQiwAYUraT8EvE3rkpZIyNt1XqGXKUpQP8w7fGPqkTiebRGK9IQrNF8smOTf83YC8VG4UFBCxaykf9y20c4tagtzbLjAbHWj4Ef_7Dc9O8CAfan7XJzUgw/w351-h400/357450628_6794480927241840_3355361535206390230_n.jpg" width="351" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lots of big cruise ships in port. 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We made it back just in time before the storm</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAP0K39PeyzdhXhSWEdGHsn19mnXvkavsbsqgQjV1RkNyKu-id6pIxND818LEOAANGwTcB7V9xShPEK5ZjQdN_JFPpnmYNCLBAnSO3v2o8gPbWMyIj9XK25xXQESK65xfY54vl8tS6r65X0KUkXs6LxmLcJHiA8JEV0UhGUWBKCNgLjwUdonErgRVgskA/s4032/IMG_7717.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAP0K39PeyzdhXhSWEdGHsn19mnXvkavsbsqgQjV1RkNyKu-id6pIxND818LEOAANGwTcB7V9xShPEK5ZjQdN_JFPpnmYNCLBAnSO3v2o8gPbWMyIj9XK25xXQESK65xfY54vl8tS6r65X0KUkXs6LxmLcJHiA8JEV0UhGUWBKCNgLjwUdonErgRVgskA/w400-h300/IMG_7717.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had lunch in the Old Market. My first taste of reindeer meat (it was delicious). I had it on a baked potato with blue cheese crumbles and legionberries. 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It reminded us of crispy funnel cake</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHaewo1PXb1Dv6CYpZ5S_u7YSCQdy_PoxIq_a39CFLITWK1BcV5-sB-ySTd4XZerzOQGdnf53KcXf_92PXI49oc06Vh5qFJ4UxKYUyJzpsebUj9QDxrBiD5i345sStLj8MVyM17LvbYAlR4IKgL9hH9WYbVOS5azkUWhM4psbcOuqdrUJ9YFzvHLOj-IM/s4032/IMG_7719.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHaewo1PXb1Dv6CYpZ5S_u7YSCQdy_PoxIq_a39CFLITWK1BcV5-sB-ySTd4XZerzOQGdnf53KcXf_92PXI49oc06Vh5qFJ4UxKYUyJzpsebUj9QDxrBiD5i345sStLj8MVyM17LvbYAlR4IKgL9hH9WYbVOS5azkUWhM4psbcOuqdrUJ9YFzvHLOj-IM/w300-h400/IMG_7719.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After the rain we headed back outand road the ferris wheel. 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Finley got Salmon which is everywhere here. I had more reindeer</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXFIS40w_PE-FllfC8jFle6LCCYSkhuO09j6UkOc46PSobEjh76RMbk8LYRSfy5yoRl-wh5xqg854BMdFxA5htOU2x9c73qU4fYFpJQ1eWfeMAfDwBZ0UKJ_CEoYOheRz86Ehv97mLvj2rb2WndLYJSfGZDuZjyuwBKH5-QHO01sPQ46yEu4cIaqRj7iY/s2048/357056862_6794481357241797_3932609278897731145_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXFIS40w_PE-FllfC8jFle6LCCYSkhuO09j6UkOc46PSobEjh76RMbk8LYRSfy5yoRl-wh5xqg854BMdFxA5htOU2x9c73qU4fYFpJQ1eWfeMAfDwBZ0UKJ_CEoYOheRz86Ehv97mLvj2rb2WndLYJSfGZDuZjyuwBKH5-QHO01sPQ46yEu4cIaqRj7iY/w400-h300/357056862_6794481357241797_3932609278897731145_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKY0ENnQa5KErg31YRiYNNbP_bXe436UhqyZlerC7K7fAQDh4-2zVXJTqFwIT62SaWCQWZoTkUXmuEf2nFLZ3A_acN8mX7l-SOsmHAd_ZtiNtaF8sRwHnO7diQ4CjNQJRaVjNTyerue-YxRLqd6L3kHWT-Mjh5CSoA3PN5oWGSDoS0v-I7i4-61j5g7ro/s2048/357410168_6794481443908455_4511761328314032228_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1524" data-original-width="2048" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKY0ENnQa5KErg31YRiYNNbP_bXe436UhqyZlerC7K7fAQDh4-2zVXJTqFwIT62SaWCQWZoTkUXmuEf2nFLZ3A_acN8mX7l-SOsmHAd_ZtiNtaF8sRwHnO7diQ4CjNQJRaVjNTyerue-YxRLqd6L3kHWT-Mjh5CSoA3PN5oWGSDoS0v-I7i4-61j5g7ro/w400-h297/357410168_6794481443908455_4511761328314032228_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>PletcherFamilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01045190951686129822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141822664679250598.post-20429073689526879562023-06-30T18:24:00.004+02:002023-06-30T18:24:36.123+02:00Finland Day 1: Helsinki<p> Today was our first full day in Finland. Even thought it is Friday - and we left for Finland on Wednesday the 28th, we didn't get here until the evening of the 29th, and just ate dinner and crashed. This morning we were feeling more like ourselves and ready to tackle the day. We are 7 hours ahead of our home in Massachusetts so it will take a few days to right ourselves.</p><p>First I want to state that this trip was completely set by Finley. This is her 16th birthday trip, and even though she is about to turn 17, we wanted to wait out Covid one more year before we traveled. So this summer she is cashing in that trip. She picked coming to Finland and all the activities that we are doing.</p><p>Today we started our day at an outdoor museum. It was pretty great. We had visited one of these in Switzerland, and this was very similar. They take houses from all over Finnland from different time periods, and move them to this museum where they can be preserved and visited. It was huge and we spent several hours walking around and exploring. The weather today was beautiful and quite hot for Finland.</p><p>After the museum, we headed back into the city (we took an Uber to the location to make getting there faster, and took one back) of Helsinki. We went to the National Library of Finland which was really neat to see. We saw a big beautiful church (but could not enter because there was a wedding taking place), and a town square that reminded us very much of the ones in Germany and Switzerland.</p><p>This evening Finley wanted to visit some shops to explore, so we found a very large 4 floor mall. We also went to a Moomin Shop. If you are not aware of this very weird show, it is very popular over here in Finland (they actually have a Moomin amusement park and a museum - the museum we are seeing at the end of the weekend). We had some dinner and came back to the apartment to relax for the rest of the night.</p><p>It was a great first day. There is English everywhere, and everyone speaks it. Not that I am surprised. Well - a little surprised about English being on every sign considering that was hard to come by when we lived in Basel. But here it is very easy to get around.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Houses that were in Seurassari Open Air Museum. It is on an island. It costs to go into the buildings (but the cost is minimal). Or you can just walk the grounds (which a lot of locals do) for free.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU424Q018M9qWR_UxCr1_T2UsGEYwzzbXduz-YkLpqkG_y2GKyy7PpvNfE4OCvR1aEMI9hamgZmFiGi8z-Izaup60WzFjcXqurf2FcKoStrovsLSdF3GAoXovX1S8JzbO9rILsCtvUt-hajd13Y6EhF8OYeVIPmgJLwcpqvH-zDsMxk7RFffeLUiyWkeE/s3642/IMG_7670.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3642" data-original-width="2355" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU424Q018M9qWR_UxCr1_T2UsGEYwzzbXduz-YkLpqkG_y2GKyy7PpvNfE4OCvR1aEMI9hamgZmFiGi8z-Izaup60WzFjcXqurf2FcKoStrovsLSdF3GAoXovX1S8JzbO9rILsCtvUt-hajd13Y6EhF8OYeVIPmgJLwcpqvH-zDsMxk7RFffeLUiyWkeE/w259-h400/IMG_7670.jpg" width="259" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">This is the church</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuE--BF34WCXgU3kotyXy31pPVHFJwtW0wH_NXimOQ6uBFakwJW1SOAcnlwlU4XlTND4B9Eapycq9Q7Y7NrXoB2PrLKdDGYDbDCt-phQGU-muGEuRvCk2cg_pmVBba-IJJwHwLIzBrzcIHcqeT8D5mACzCo9y0H4v5wi7etDkz5qADOLkon-olFhaqjy4/s4032/IMG_7659.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuE--BF34WCXgU3kotyXy31pPVHFJwtW0wH_NXimOQ6uBFakwJW1SOAcnlwlU4XlTND4B9Eapycq9Q7Y7NrXoB2PrLKdDGYDbDCt-phQGU-muGEuRvCk2cg_pmVBba-IJJwHwLIzBrzcIHcqeT8D5mACzCo9y0H4v5wi7etDkz5qADOLkon-olFhaqjy4/w400-h300/IMG_7659.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Church</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjWQZhcqE2qd126W5RS7I3RUEDrhKyuJGsvHmslgDqsPFNyvYz3ZyS-Wc6GK1EEeORT_lN4FeO-N2a0rTBAXrsJU2duNJmsckcP9n29SzpjUJr5ghVYLTQGuSfjtAnWxv--AkBiS67AVgbYzgDHq7j7GTWbdJNdi8L2BYeDdZoSVDmgYuiZfrOMoOmem0/s4032/IMG_7660.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjWQZhcqE2qd126W5RS7I3RUEDrhKyuJGsvHmslgDqsPFNyvYz3ZyS-Wc6GK1EEeORT_lN4FeO-N2a0rTBAXrsJU2duNJmsckcP9n29SzpjUJr5ghVYLTQGuSfjtAnWxv--AkBiS67AVgbYzgDHq7j7GTWbdJNdi8L2BYeDdZoSVDmgYuiZfrOMoOmem0/w300-h400/IMG_7660.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tower</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge2JJZMCEEgrZ-tirg4eBalsUo5hnFZADH4VUFksV8mEaTxUxHN62os6HWI43hH8FbPNcS--8R9EvhTrMvOPzPxIOZ4zzAAKGSdO98EDuU3H5cW1TLuRfU138W4Z_UhUaTMvkQH_R4_yQ5CNoPxiczrD7NY5FrNufTEEBgGZrnn-nmNjMTN14fpDJ5-7k/s2702/IMG_7662.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2702" data-original-width="2290" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge2JJZMCEEgrZ-tirg4eBalsUo5hnFZADH4VUFksV8mEaTxUxHN62os6HWI43hH8FbPNcS--8R9EvhTrMvOPzPxIOZ4zzAAKGSdO98EDuU3H5cW1TLuRfU138W4Z_UhUaTMvkQH_R4_yQ5CNoPxiczrD7NY5FrNufTEEBgGZrnn-nmNjMTN14fpDJ5-7k/w339-h400/IMG_7662.jpg" width="339" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The biggest house on the property - it was enormous inside</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggpJ_XxQo-slfq-dY2mbPW4BxSHVZol-dLb2v7IZejZYh8Jgu9-lTvhNb7Z0u5G_46Gbl1lzOlVzF1Hk3Gpu6n38UQ9rLvm7zWY492cGceEEBpVM6i-1Un3rC6Eu_1ucpVGMDXsZysb5MutP8wIhdD3tjBx66BtrjiIkRXRzrP-lSKJ9M_fc7Cs0kc7C0/s2888/IMG_7663.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1805" data-original-width="2888" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggpJ_XxQo-slfq-dY2mbPW4BxSHVZol-dLb2v7IZejZYh8Jgu9-lTvhNb7Z0u5G_46Gbl1lzOlVzF1Hk3Gpu6n38UQ9rLvm7zWY492cGceEEBpVM6i-1Un3rC6Eu_1ucpVGMDXsZysb5MutP8wIhdD3tjBx66BtrjiIkRXRzrP-lSKJ9M_fc7Cs0kc7C0/w400-h250/IMG_7663.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is a group of the oldest houses they moved from the late 1600s</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUjFDuubUZj6qdrTlLvm_kpHn0aDELxgmQ5gv2I8AgU3NcYlZm-gRe94zcZtbd0qL4xmNAEHjgWG-0E--PUtTy44O2RWEY_HQpbdYyypzG29F-RGzPIfmBOvQGEq6JtBH2fybrZPaN2rjanB4Ewok4l3WAhulWL9Yishya-Sxer2c_N3aYgn33X-57olQ/s4031/IMG_7664.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">We thought this one was funny - this is where you would hide from bears</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVj5wZyAPuKrueiijQUZbw8sxEnLHeD8DrzzY6mU1ojaRuxKnFrSHoheGI3Ed7aQ0ek2EuJ5-fjxRtjYPjxYUvCGmGfR4gE-c_mfkzSpd_BhE7XDLe9lM7xt6V0SLgThn2HMnNlpK8DWIotiXSrHx2cCIGLzlqaUzz1j6GaNZc5g1RwWl3e5lmxabWWNk/s2211/IMG_7666.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2211" data-original-width="1868" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVj5wZyAPuKrueiijQUZbw8sxEnLHeD8DrzzY6mU1ojaRuxKnFrSHoheGI3Ed7aQ0ek2EuJ5-fjxRtjYPjxYUvCGmGfR4gE-c_mfkzSpd_BhE7XDLe9lM7xt6V0SLgThn2HMnNlpK8DWIotiXSrHx2cCIGLzlqaUzz1j6GaNZc5g1RwWl3e5lmxabWWNk/w338-h400/IMG_7666.jpg" width="338" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another Windmill. This one was large. It can be spun so the blades turn with the wind.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA7M3qCYk9_G_5uv1wHj1p7eMXLnZvKJI2c59QzeY9FIhAmJFdln1-_kxnYr9NZnU06QEcdJPmF9cmp9n9eyMpAtnZyJqrxWzlQZYYgfPSd2MNZqEFXCE9iB0xmhJXhcUfq8FGJelrdSTV7I4DWr27zu3Y8LUohp0B8xRoyn0RYlhraIQP3Fy32xsV9wc/s3695/IMG_7668.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3695" data-original-width="2398" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA7M3qCYk9_G_5uv1wHj1p7eMXLnZvKJI2c59QzeY9FIhAmJFdln1-_kxnYr9NZnU06QEcdJPmF9cmp9n9eyMpAtnZyJqrxWzlQZYYgfPSd2MNZqEFXCE9iB0xmhJXhcUfq8FGJelrdSTV7I4DWr27zu3Y8LUohp0B8xRoyn0RYlhraIQP3Fy32xsV9wc/w260-h400/IMG_7668.jpg" width="260" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The huge church we saw in Helsinki that was having the wedding</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq36k6Em09FqGdUFg_3dudgN2qvKZLy1Fy1K5qpzcq-oBy1V2nBrlyfwM8teKMZlxS0LzFIkDUSVcNQfajtALxCix1f9Cr_6hD6im2LdVM8TVlciIMnRV9ZArVg8wPaDgJ22mJTcV_oKl7WzYL6vobVzjY9hyoUnaO4TTZFFvyY_ece-iHUXXN8Vo0EiU/s3086/IMG_7671.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2151" data-original-width="3086" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq36k6Em09FqGdUFg_3dudgN2qvKZLy1Fy1K5qpzcq-oBy1V2nBrlyfwM8teKMZlxS0LzFIkDUSVcNQfajtALxCix1f9Cr_6hD6im2LdVM8TVlciIMnRV9ZArVg8wPaDgJ22mJTcV_oKl7WzYL6vobVzjY9hyoUnaO4TTZFFvyY_ece-iHUXXN8Vo0EiU/w400-h279/IMG_7671.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Inside the National Library of Finland. This library makes the list of "things to do". It was really beautiful inside. This is the ceiling</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIMAt32vsfnbxHbZYFsW5hLFAq7LPQ6u5Ba_c9I9i-lAPQ4bz1QEhj_VZffGoNncH4Xv4ZfUOjK2mKgvziiHDyqcPCZPbULAMwZBR9JqZijKD5UUkR141zETY9JvBN5-8aMuRoHf8qKQZJ_nUlN44Jn9r2sJwDjn9wywKf7CWzT5frScrNpR38vHgxchw/s4032/IMG_7672.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIMAt32vsfnbxHbZYFsW5hLFAq7LPQ6u5Ba_c9I9i-lAPQ4bz1QEhj_VZffGoNncH4Xv4ZfUOjK2mKgvziiHDyqcPCZPbULAMwZBR9JqZijKD5UUkR141zETY9JvBN5-8aMuRoHf8qKQZJ_nUlN44Jn9r2sJwDjn9wywKf7CWzT5frScrNpR38vHgxchw/w300-h400/IMG_7672.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was the section of the oldest books to explore</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_kW0fiUoCKR8WpPK3M6cG-WO2waX9UGaFvdOtrNlQJVylDvSSoqds0iaRJx-ckhGrgoScLBwidf7MLuuBdGqUTY8aAdihYSMs7iIygFfNsih--T31u7aoq30jDiovtKOmixQBVSUjFQBwe8wJhkd7mv3riZKtlsHRtnWBJxuHNIma8-dkLWjlKvMxbK8/s4032/IMG_7674.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">In the main part of the libary were 5 floors of books</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlrf4kpjBKhcDbpm3Gttjlg3BPCzlbwTz1dZAJ_mPzp2-FpAql47zKiNTATuCNmdhinB3v4G4VYvhEW2PdQ6NWcNxLM4gOBtWu1E4WecC66_GKYfgcm8SyBopbki05w7O9YXrktufZ3VvtJIHsfSETCH4OxDvTtecJmrA078bfxw4SY1fXbuQSVlSJFPg/s4032/IMG_7675.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlrf4kpjBKhcDbpm3Gttjlg3BPCzlbwTz1dZAJ_mPzp2-FpAql47zKiNTATuCNmdhinB3v4G4VYvhEW2PdQ6NWcNxLM4gOBtWu1E4WecC66_GKYfgcm8SyBopbki05w7O9YXrktufZ3VvtJIHsfSETCH4OxDvTtecJmrA078bfxw4SY1fXbuQSVlSJFPg/w300-h400/IMG_7675.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAs5SHJqibQ2zGn4o7hapf6akkuqHitDgiYKVHHGz4YchyaRbEawZ7QZl5RsdkVweFGD1_G-kwvSBvrip55TYM2O4wuh4fTfZrMSL1pvgtdztS4oECKGMFS8GXHtjBamao2QrEgLhE4_KJB2AYZa0EYLaQ00_X0njIU4M6qVIEm3eek3es3i0Qdqu8i30/s4032/IMG_7676.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">This is the large square that reminded us of where we lived in Europe. On either side were the government buildings.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkbgWXIc8uGWRCt55WCISb1lq6b3YD_pAb6JTvl6g2O3yVCaFril9bhwbf7lRAcyMSUh83xIMy9dx66QxMENYRdr0GXRTXh6caFbtV6ikuUetvqTAd0uLMxg4oCcSbnb1c6aKvpffHvpQPtbrALLXjdYoHlReP4NgB-8SGwDhmhV5nWNsQFA5SCPLasak/s4031/IMG_7681.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1693" data-original-width="4031" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkbgWXIc8uGWRCt55WCISb1lq6b3YD_pAb6JTvl6g2O3yVCaFril9bhwbf7lRAcyMSUh83xIMy9dx66QxMENYRdr0GXRTXh6caFbtV6ikuUetvqTAd0uLMxg4oCcSbnb1c6aKvpffHvpQPtbrALLXjdYoHlReP4NgB-8SGwDhmhV5nWNsQFA5SCPLasak/w400-h168/IMG_7681.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The large church and a statue of Alexander II</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjR12HBiNGmt-B5nGLrtjTgTguq8UHDfF38qyTp1FeJsaMGoAXO8l6sSGpFkWKqN8nV6a_bVEMjnBbD9W3CeirVgbqNSOcv5AupmCWHJMT1sYfya8zAyEZsMF8zYVUuOW042WgdKbbcZuP5BRU7E2jRN2mz6ARdOh5S-VD72ByKHMa0CDAY4KcauI0cFc/s2480/IMG_7682.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2270" data-original-width="2480" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjR12HBiNGmt-B5nGLrtjTgTguq8UHDfF38qyTp1FeJsaMGoAXO8l6sSGpFkWKqN8nV6a_bVEMjnBbD9W3CeirVgbqNSOcv5AupmCWHJMT1sYfya8zAyEZsMF8zYVUuOW042WgdKbbcZuP5BRU7E2jRN2mz6ARdOh5S-VD72ByKHMa0CDAY4KcauI0cFc/w400-h366/IMG_7682.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Moomin Shop we visited</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlyNHceRMK9PyA1p8UUPoccrAzMc9YhRfeKS5ady3_-c0V51iD38RiDReW_zM8V2xo0irUvx6l8t9yRddaXCIFFIu8d5ZqqMxkCusqw47phTHdEh7QQoN7cAdtAKmkWok_wEAl4jI7Pr5CMnt-Do6Y1xK1v5n5_BP5rmSsijq4WO8Cht_3JRg165kBStc/s3356/IMG_7683.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="3356" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlyNHceRMK9PyA1p8UUPoccrAzMc9YhRfeKS5ady3_-c0V51iD38RiDReW_zM8V2xo0irUvx6l8t9yRddaXCIFFIu8d5ZqqMxkCusqw47phTHdEh7QQoN7cAdtAKmkWok_wEAl4jI7Pr5CMnt-Do6Y1xK1v5n5_BP5rmSsijq4WO8Cht_3JRg165kBStc/w400-h166/IMG_7683.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My ice tea with dinner. It came with frozen fruit instead of ice cubes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga8iTw4JawqF2dZSRzkIncbaDtj6EBECT3oxv7hnsh6R5mO4ZMD0SD_Y6odAK1tCCMYf7Yp3B9P5L3pfbZhmh3IGDV0_mYsHXVAu-kM3q8xm16BhvX2bih8bQ9ysb1EWzdAHqK_MKGX5yIA4X_FL4fhMniIM-6bW2jEciAO2OiFE16eiE3pZIWhqAk3jc/s3274/IMG_7684.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3274" data-original-width="2081" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga8iTw4JawqF2dZSRzkIncbaDtj6EBECT3oxv7hnsh6R5mO4ZMD0SD_Y6odAK1tCCMYf7Yp3B9P5L3pfbZhmh3IGDV0_mYsHXVAu-kM3q8xm16BhvX2bih8bQ9ysb1EWzdAHqK_MKGX5yIA4X_FL4fhMniIM-6bW2jEciAO2OiFE16eiE3pZIWhqAk3jc/w254-h400/IMG_7684.jpg" width="254" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>PletcherFamilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01045190951686129822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141822664679250598.post-78669700234840520222022-10-31T21:38:00.001+01:002022-11-06T20:20:27.851+01:00October 2022<p> Another month has come and gone. Most of the leaves have fallen, the weather has changed over, and holiday madness is about to begin. We have a busy month. Arlington came in for a quick visit - it was nice to see her. She works every weekend and is so busy with school we don't get to see her much these days. Finley went to her annual retinal specialist appointment and the news was excellent - no changes. She has been stable for 5 years now. Cainan went to the homecoming dance. Pluto has gotten quite a bit bigger and is 4 months old now. The chickens are still doing well-we insulated their coop for the winter, and we now have two chickens laying eggs. </p><p>Enjoy the pictures from the month</p><p style="text-align: center;">We took Arlington out to dinner while she visited. I know her siblings were glad to see her</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipBLMgkTHsUvObtRJ-pOt60_v8xVGFVn_DKXRahBssC8D7R2HK70aCIYKAOHG45yIGkAG9EZJpe8PDDuMXRotQDCntNKZH4oTwAvkDwy1YlSGuCxFQGtXMq0tjdb6TlO0HE5bqPNPGZimFZatIslYoiKznCM_71sYUvCztMHQFBzD1VJYdX6-uG5oZ/s2048/311998342_5944002072289734_2905324608885555476_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipBLMgkTHsUvObtRJ-pOt60_v8xVGFVn_DKXRahBssC8D7R2HK70aCIYKAOHG45yIGkAG9EZJpe8PDDuMXRotQDCntNKZH4oTwAvkDwy1YlSGuCxFQGtXMq0tjdb6TlO0HE5bqPNPGZimFZatIslYoiKznCM_71sYUvCztMHQFBzD1VJYdX6-uG5oZ/w400-h300/311998342_5944002072289734_2905324608885555476_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Always grateful for good news when it comes to Finley's appointments.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBvs2atsJkzoNvyfwIGFpyrTGiT6CehUCmXBIQJQeDCeLT1xMGXlvphoVqRkZn22X_XH4KOFIaBpOW9xnDX0fzh9efhnJADjhvbmuaOfVwklx_V6FIG6HLX4ZKlPrOIwLlSJtxCe0lInTwKb_ySr1zf1XSKjP_pNG6GcFqkPbZaCiI4rZjPC099QeB/s2048/312484432_5961659203857354_5463306449470628811_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBvs2atsJkzoNvyfwIGFpyrTGiT6CehUCmXBIQJQeDCeLT1xMGXlvphoVqRkZn22X_XH4KOFIaBpOW9xnDX0fzh9efhnJADjhvbmuaOfVwklx_V6FIG6HLX4ZKlPrOIwLlSJtxCe0lInTwKb_ySr1zf1XSKjP_pNG6GcFqkPbZaCiI4rZjPC099QeB/w300-h400/312484432_5961659203857354_5463306449470628811_n.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd413su35pAhFoHUz2xFBr_3jWCrw31FeuRkHiMtNPLhASWNzRkyJd7ujbH3JF1FIhb-CIDCWsczFYigrQS-tJnOFSaVc8sYv9sX4exI-pKXkcuy3-9HscH_DqgkpEAuV8qFixfRDF2hr3fdlfEj87cq4MGR0k94g13wnD8E37yfmeB7ILbes4nAKh/s2048/312590163_5961659187190689_957727787882556265_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd413su35pAhFoHUz2xFBr_3jWCrw31FeuRkHiMtNPLhASWNzRkyJd7ujbH3JF1FIhb-CIDCWsczFYigrQS-tJnOFSaVc8sYv9sX4exI-pKXkcuy3-9HscH_DqgkpEAuV8qFixfRDF2hr3fdlfEj87cq4MGR0k94g13wnD8E37yfmeB7ILbes4nAKh/w300-h400/312590163_5961659187190689_957727787882556265_n.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cainan looking very handsome for his Homecoming Dance. After the dance he went to a party with his friends. Finley and her friends went bowling.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigDrkq5d-onVaS92EAL90XiAy0nbBAVAOUWJErTRqXbmi8zOvfeWnqCyrGRdUhWvdkMWAjX-1LvBaltuMRnu4meXjztkxRVQaq0RqZNB_kvzqiw1pB827Qym_Pzd4p_vB5qrmKkgB9zFzQV7Z8iVpzVRxclwBb8YgxKmmk6_2nP7B9W93rgj8x303Z/s1386/312718066_5964717496884858_5364850379229765447_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1386" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigDrkq5d-onVaS92EAL90XiAy0nbBAVAOUWJErTRqXbmi8zOvfeWnqCyrGRdUhWvdkMWAjX-1LvBaltuMRnu4meXjztkxRVQaq0RqZNB_kvzqiw1pB827Qym_Pzd4p_vB5qrmKkgB9zFzQV7Z8iVpzVRxclwBb8YgxKmmk6_2nP7B9W93rgj8x303Z/w311-h400/312718066_5964717496884858_5364850379229765447_n.jpg" width="311" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpLzDGXp_Qx-guRNuyu1Y4rdrozgWVZo35P4yET5dgVEeUUYxJ19onqTNPw0PyGGN2gEEVHLfY0FGsIi7CbBwpkqEWyGZg9H7GYh9pZIVNIvIHWcBur9oV4JjQ-aJcEGdYQ3sCuWH5VPL2CewLrmDUyqLqyaeXsMGvME9YGLFbHdZ-uEjZ0vT_9BMz/s960/312795823_5964718080218133_4026692781023881309_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="716" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpLzDGXp_Qx-guRNuyu1Y4rdrozgWVZo35P4yET5dgVEeUUYxJ19onqTNPw0PyGGN2gEEVHLfY0FGsIi7CbBwpkqEWyGZg9H7GYh9pZIVNIvIHWcBur9oV4JjQ-aJcEGdYQ3sCuWH5VPL2CewLrmDUyqLqyaeXsMGvME9YGLFbHdZ-uEjZ0vT_9BMz/w299-h400/312795823_5964718080218133_4026692781023881309_n.jpg" width="299" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And a couple of random pictures for the month</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Finley made Brioche bread - it turned out great!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilcHuuzldTMclhCo_0Mi1FAhro4UnFLtpEAs6JSwEHV3gMwsdsO1E6FC6rHkllcQnVPkuRZM4gMrUNnAEVBVMW5V9RO5uMN2gkOytmgSACn-n7gxJ4yJJ1IwU1_eFnf8_NGkWFbI3IIC8n0Bhq00rJJhY8t1Ud12On5u7cVRcUkYbLqFzs5Kk7o35g/s2048/313104818_5972539266102681_6371105291432926974_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1120" data-original-width="2048" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilcHuuzldTMclhCo_0Mi1FAhro4UnFLtpEAs6JSwEHV3gMwsdsO1E6FC6rHkllcQnVPkuRZM4gMrUNnAEVBVMW5V9RO5uMN2gkOytmgSACn-n7gxJ4yJJ1IwU1_eFnf8_NGkWFbI3IIC8n0Bhq00rJJhY8t1Ud12On5u7cVRcUkYbLqFzs5Kk7o35g/w400-h219/313104818_5972539266102681_6371105291432926974_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pluto photo dump. 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They did not disappoint</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixY2A3t0G3W4lURPpLdxOj6HnfHw9BeQKlqYJ_yZte_RZwPsNcGoYdf71Q7BJ4U3Tc-WXtNNVTN9Llh9dM-DpZjFo8COVgjBWvzzhPEUnNhW0aypbbRHz-OPuee2IAtajAhxGcB0BtWeGDwcswOaqHVxvVAzQZt-h_BmVnqxRdVX8VP09p3i2G9zgP/s2048/310974288_5928889710467637_9031135343999368101_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1670" data-original-width="2048" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixY2A3t0G3W4lURPpLdxOj6HnfHw9BeQKlqYJ_yZte_RZwPsNcGoYdf71Q7BJ4U3Tc-WXtNNVTN9Llh9dM-DpZjFo8COVgjBWvzzhPEUnNhW0aypbbRHz-OPuee2IAtajAhxGcB0BtWeGDwcswOaqHVxvVAzQZt-h_BmVnqxRdVX8VP09p3i2G9zgP/w400-h326/310974288_5928889710467637_9031135343999368101_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqvzLCZFu902MQD5QZ6rdVAUfHSwEluv5DvA6N62ymZyltMScuF-kUxcS2KoMX_FUFEtTcYQ_s97PJ_DxoTqNCLaJOGnY60J1FwWzE0uArVpQuM4nuHhQ-r3qSxKNnn-tvMxajOdXiyYjzjPOggHplZu-bN86ywMeEPFe4feKpFhdC82x68xTqHuEY/s2048/309603960_5928889737134301_2682515851846710675_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1856" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqvzLCZFu902MQD5QZ6rdVAUfHSwEluv5DvA6N62ymZyltMScuF-kUxcS2KoMX_FUFEtTcYQ_s97PJ_DxoTqNCLaJOGnY60J1FwWzE0uArVpQuM4nuHhQ-r3qSxKNnn-tvMxajOdXiyYjzjPOggHplZu-bN86ywMeEPFe4feKpFhdC82x68xTqHuEY/w363-h400/309603960_5928889737134301_2682515851846710675_n.jpg" width="363" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We insulated their coop to make them snuggly for the winter. Once the winter turns cold for good we will insulate their run. We don't have electricity to the coop but heard they don't need it if we do a few things to shelter them from the wind.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj6kj1Kuz6kOeJtjjGqA5Hgp62YncZvOgHpNbCEv0Kst9xnEwNRLMC6SoWt8HPQkrkEsBeRuAeQaKXTo0zk5K0VLRBQYgCsL2GsDtJao-ViR_svv-q83Exxo6vv4wZYJRlDyHdhSWlCzhTy2Q0iBSZ5C728jdnJssUPNvFe1H2O4XBD1pcj2cb3bet/s2048/311435268_5922374381119170_7370104252678365942_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj6kj1Kuz6kOeJtjjGqA5Hgp62YncZvOgHpNbCEv0Kst9xnEwNRLMC6SoWt8HPQkrkEsBeRuAeQaKXTo0zk5K0VLRBQYgCsL2GsDtJao-ViR_svv-q83Exxo6vv4wZYJRlDyHdhSWlCzhTy2Q0iBSZ5C728jdnJssUPNvFe1H2O4XBD1pcj2cb3bet/w400-h300/311435268_5922374381119170_7370104252678365942_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is Eggy. She was our first laying hen. She is always the first to greet me at the run door when I bring out the snacks</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYYj3f4_gqASLZVpQFWEBoO-bCoEeCOUjoTVW7alHQAs6sHj6eNMRuoHmawxcy-5Mf6Ko-Pk_96I-b0GDsnMFOqDBW2NYUfcC_thkU-vFyxvnuv_ZkiqcsNxFyRsjwq0V5gNfWT2QTglLqloijfxf0XzPHSGfrNozcbdM04vIaPZUk-sB__NDrAyXi/s2048/312724188_5979081772115097_7497763271370368220_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1948" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYYj3f4_gqASLZVpQFWEBoO-bCoEeCOUjoTVW7alHQAs6sHj6eNMRuoHmawxcy-5Mf6Ko-Pk_96I-b0GDsnMFOqDBW2NYUfcC_thkU-vFyxvnuv_ZkiqcsNxFyRsjwq0V5gNfWT2QTglLqloijfxf0XzPHSGfrNozcbdM04vIaPZUk-sB__NDrAyXi/w380-h400/312724188_5979081772115097_7497763271370368220_n.jpg" width="380" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Two eggs a day now! The one on the right is a light green color and is being laid by our Easter Egger, Hennifer</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMbyPGw76U6__rHW7edlTCyKOGjU89TDPjCDX2gCkRRTevnMriwUkD9_hzFuYX0NwpAbYBKLDTCNHykXKKEob70_CrR5ITaBMuE4GyXplhlVasP99b_TFur44wqkq41xHyApb9jmbSgUgsHdA_15t1srFIo9gxA2lBJ-4Y3fBTHj2MhcL2i6DLwX3J/s2048/312604707_5983893658300575_7088916244701839139_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1368" data-original-width="2048" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMbyPGw76U6__rHW7edlTCyKOGjU89TDPjCDX2gCkRRTevnMriwUkD9_hzFuYX0NwpAbYBKLDTCNHykXKKEob70_CrR5ITaBMuE4GyXplhlVasP99b_TFur44wqkq41xHyApb9jmbSgUgsHdA_15t1srFIo9gxA2lBJ-4Y3fBTHj2MhcL2i6DLwX3J/w400-h268/312604707_5983893658300575_7088916244701839139_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My sister in law sent me some chicken socks just for fun - they are fantastic!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8U2dhgeCY-uhM8a35O3xQHdD3Va2sMOvsZzS9N3a8zl2DEJYSvWKZYHX6a73OtNAQcdhmd2Lsx8r89cg34br2DVRXKw95XoM61SWwt1Y-laX7wCtDv7zxpTyOOaImy-0PjaYjj38oIjgxb5kmESDe4ZMl6fzE3C7oVrR4pTfC-n6Ed6WQj97rcfe0/s1412/312798494_5990591427630798_7328445240159936276_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1412" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8U2dhgeCY-uhM8a35O3xQHdD3Va2sMOvsZzS9N3a8zl2DEJYSvWKZYHX6a73OtNAQcdhmd2Lsx8r89cg34br2DVRXKw95XoM61SWwt1Y-laX7wCtDv7zxpTyOOaImy-0PjaYjj38oIjgxb5kmESDe4ZMl6fzE3C7oVrR4pTfC-n6Ed6WQj97rcfe0/w306-h400/312798494_5990591427630798_7328445240159936276_n.jpg" width="306" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>PletcherFamilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01045190951686129822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141822664679250598.post-49904552122132076772022-09-30T20:12:00.001+02:002022-10-24T20:21:13.040+02:00September 2022<p> Fall is underway. Kids are back in school and we have a new puppy in our house! We are TIRED. IT has been 11 years since we have had a puppy and 5 months since we had a dog at all, and we have forgotten how busy a puppy can be. He is doing well - potty training is going well, sleeping in the crate has been easy, and he has even started puppy classes and obedience classes. He is so cute and sweet.</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">10th grade is underway!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFpo8XDQn2JvKjVNS1LHamEYg8ZrVgsG2aGS1p3wVuFEy8hqAhhimPW4se9c7FSboYy5qPpCj6LZw_BMXKsh_evWTdGdvrbU4wruytkE_EWmJVdOPfF0WZt7gs6KZMQ-uefzgnf-I7a0pWclXNJwacVuTQJhIS9bjdxmvRag3TyVWoom4Erq30mNnt/s2048/305832264_5819451258078150_949257839372918812_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1490" data-original-width="2048" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFpo8XDQn2JvKjVNS1LHamEYg8ZrVgsG2aGS1p3wVuFEy8hqAhhimPW4se9c7FSboYy5qPpCj6LZw_BMXKsh_evWTdGdvrbU4wruytkE_EWmJVdOPfF0WZt7gs6KZMQ-uefzgnf-I7a0pWclXNJwacVuTQJhIS9bjdxmvRag3TyVWoom4Erq30mNnt/w400-h291/305832264_5819451258078150_949257839372918812_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Puppy picture overload. Pluto came to us from a breeder in Oaklahoma. After our first breeder fell through, we did a nationwide search looking for someone who fit what we were looking for. That is when we found Paige and Fife and Wife Bernedoodles. He came to us via flight nanny and it went so smoothly. 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I am so glad to have gotten to know Kassy and Cynthia through their daughter's friendships with Finley</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheLXTvvrx2I9ZpdkYWJMD4gnACWkdU2lWL0TiMYMGAlGYL7jvhgZdE2-2C5CtS2S9xDkD8-FFLbuGGgjnU4KisTHgI0Jv05vhu9pYb5iNv21SaEIAaZ6Qq5udlr5QfkF5V0bkpRRIELxPVdNeY67mlYgBaEdunR2AIHSGppep_AAs_ZSBx6LSPRFHE/s2048/308555937_5865753273447948_3107544854073823127_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheLXTvvrx2I9ZpdkYWJMD4gnACWkdU2lWL0TiMYMGAlGYL7jvhgZdE2-2C5CtS2S9xDkD8-FFLbuGGgjnU4KisTHgI0Jv05vhu9pYb5iNv21SaEIAaZ6Qq5udlr5QfkF5V0bkpRRIELxPVdNeY67mlYgBaEdunR2AIHSGppep_AAs_ZSBx6LSPRFHE/w400-h300/308555937_5865753273447948_3107544854073823127_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>PletcherFamilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01045190951686129822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141822664679250598.post-13217430614112434552022-08-31T19:48:00.001+02:002022-10-24T20:01:55.741+02:00August 2022<p> Another full month. Cainan ended up getting Covid, but the girls did not, thank goodness. Everyone has recovered well - only the cough lingered a long time. Finley participated in the Boston Fan Expo again with her art and made about $800. Her table wasn't in as good of a spot as last year,but she still did very well with her selling. We picked our puppy - we have a new dog joining our family at the beginning of September and we cannot wait. It has been 5 months since Scooby died, and we are ready for another dog. Arlington moved into an apartment for her junior year at UMass. Her first time living off campus, but she isn't far away. And she has her car. We went on a 5 day vacation just a little north of us to a lake in New Hampshire. Just a change of scenery to end our summer. School starts on the 7th of September. We are not ready for the lazy days of summer to end.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Finley at Boston Fan Expo (Comic Con)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVCuk6rGEnQ6oJ7_WAhgpkTgoPI1IA72NvobFyeE7lbVKiusG4jMWS2kXg7wTTASXjbBWSGgjrKqYZuTvaGKCsWgPWljuQZG-dxGV8JGhcX2Ks5lrQLKCSxxMu4c_2MNPgSNDBi0QxogS2XTt2vdKGPcpaoPCw_3dH4WwMmSDrzgZo-rgR9GepFz3V/s1080/299184352_5743504339006176_7146303109375384808_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1037" data-original-width="1080" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVCuk6rGEnQ6oJ7_WAhgpkTgoPI1IA72NvobFyeE7lbVKiusG4jMWS2kXg7wTTASXjbBWSGgjrKqYZuTvaGKCsWgPWljuQZG-dxGV8JGhcX2Ks5lrQLKCSxxMu4c_2MNPgSNDBi0QxogS2XTt2vdKGPcpaoPCw_3dH4WwMmSDrzgZo-rgR9GepFz3V/w400-h384/299184352_5743504339006176_7146303109375384808_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Arlington's apartment is really cute. She is sharing it with a roomate. It is two bedrooms and two bathrooms, and two floors. A nice starter place. We got her all settled with a Uhaul and two cars.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaSd2kkWCGVY77NjAfQDSJiYmXXHXs3dznP4oVRIxoAMPzT-LSg_rZdKW16PLFhtYs0qkeTmGIcFn_yLHGdV_jJOwSMpFDpa6dkkmGyPPEMp8nfWjL0Rp4_5R92dhR6BviZcbI_gUeLG3fbu2PNarMlZwhtB4_00jmzxHgseGtha4Y0ACCqDpz5kBd/s2048/298528099_5752853538071256_770800338319314219_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaSd2kkWCGVY77NjAfQDSJiYmXXHXs3dznP4oVRIxoAMPzT-LSg_rZdKW16PLFhtYs0qkeTmGIcFn_yLHGdV_jJOwSMpFDpa6dkkmGyPPEMp8nfWjL0Rp4_5R92dhR6BviZcbI_gUeLG3fbu2PNarMlZwhtB4_00jmzxHgseGtha4Y0ACCqDpz5kBd/w266-h400/298528099_5752853538071256_770800338319314219_n.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Our breeder does the Volhard Puppy test for temperment and we actually got our first choice (After seeing the test results). We were thrilled. The kids decided to name him Pluto. He is a merle bernedoodle (mix of bernese mountain dog and a poodle). He has one blue eye and is just the cutest. We cannot wait.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcfH2y9qSzT9e1KiFHMsyZD74kcds5pM7NHLSki5ILMQgBndnYJJloLDsoIJ3BCAZ_GbStV4jDPKlBn3dLifvtHd5OFhTotPGL8StbTMZrMgiaUz-QKmaL8Msl1Zhbti5h_55mCJGD_63Bgqsbl0WRc1viqmnrwisugOOxPCqzYC3GU3iJdANqgveD/s1469/301766578_5785214098168533_2506414782843923664_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="994" data-original-width="1469" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcfH2y9qSzT9e1KiFHMsyZD74kcds5pM7NHLSki5ILMQgBndnYJJloLDsoIJ3BCAZ_GbStV4jDPKlBn3dLifvtHd5OFhTotPGL8StbTMZrMgiaUz-QKmaL8Msl1Zhbti5h_55mCJGD_63Bgqsbl0WRc1viqmnrwisugOOxPCqzYC3GU3iJdANqgveD/w400-h271/301766578_5785214098168533_2506414782843923664_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had a wonderful time at the lake in New Hampshire. WE found a gorgeous house to spend the week right on the lake. IT was private, and had all kinds of toys for the water, and a small beach to sit on. It was a nice "puppy moon" as we were calling it to celebrate the last weeks of peace and quiet and the end of summer. We swam, played games, and just relaxed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg11NJeM2ykl-j7u9paZ2Qe1r8BPxArEDf3FWOyG6SxEK2Wp9jBkLkVE5R8dmoguSuJNQlCeBvqSk8_CXD-3MVEztIJM8S_kTUdUNnmJjDsbbVq71mDjbLE-frz1Xn1bNIO1XOH6NJP43K1FkWTuhw96BTr8Lv0_dfqiPUasw_6E94nHEnHXSaeLoBv/s2048/300346374_5791612267528716_4619506166284475769_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg11NJeM2ykl-j7u9paZ2Qe1r8BPxArEDf3FWOyG6SxEK2Wp9jBkLkVE5R8dmoguSuJNQlCeBvqSk8_CXD-3MVEztIJM8S_kTUdUNnmJjDsbbVq71mDjbLE-frz1Xn1bNIO1XOH6NJP43K1FkWTuhw96BTr8Lv0_dfqiPUasw_6E94nHEnHXSaeLoBv/w400-h300/300346374_5791612267528716_4619506166284475769_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvr3Uw30fvXLXcUEBzXUqVrZC9c_-ZsWp78mgbUBSmnGm2y20dswtx0BAf-xbeusUe4DwufvHJYAajy4KxnxLwXU483V1mSfvnuOc_aX8H5IGFB54HdLiUiedylMnDKLTYxU2HeDFcCFHK0EBRedBvG5LqA-kiuS51l9wHHxGEt0voZiiuQw6KoMIJ/s2048/300475041_5800097476680195_8173295673021808702_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1168" data-original-width="2048" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvr3Uw30fvXLXcUEBzXUqVrZC9c_-ZsWp78mgbUBSmnGm2y20dswtx0BAf-xbeusUe4DwufvHJYAajy4KxnxLwXU483V1mSfvnuOc_aX8H5IGFB54HdLiUiedylMnDKLTYxU2HeDFcCFHK0EBRedBvG5LqA-kiuS51l9wHHxGEt0voZiiuQw6KoMIJ/w400-h229/300475041_5800097476680195_8173295673021808702_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO5VkDzTSh15g7BAiY3uGlgKuQkXEs-0afTI67wOW8iQZHJ-awWFELLmIMVIUgn2CKtHy99hbttbZKo5owY61VOfgTbe4RWnT71QJ-JtwtIGS4uVW8xA4dR8v9jqMQ6R1isormND99t86obAqr6kEu6Zlopgf3kff81bQF6zFFzi9gR14HlClVyryD/s2048/302057737_5791612294195380_7688652076343542041_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO5VkDzTSh15g7BAiY3uGlgKuQkXEs-0afTI67wOW8iQZHJ-awWFELLmIMVIUgn2CKtHy99hbttbZKo5owY61VOfgTbe4RWnT71QJ-JtwtIGS4uVW8xA4dR8v9jqMQ6R1isormND99t86obAqr6kEu6Zlopgf3kff81bQF6zFFzi9gR14HlClVyryD/w400-h300/302057737_5791612294195380_7688652076343542041_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Finley and I were talking about Shrinky Dinks one day and she wanted to know what they were. Of course - Amazon had some, so we had to get them. The kids had fun making them and watching them in the oven.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpx4gWr0CCVLQOWEr5SONe2PXZq1cPztQKh7ykersFej3i8PcMims97oHFj7x4n5RgHrzpRW0rSmTpcGKFdRZRJP90wkork79tKAsNnzPkGyPB40GfLF_M6PCWCcuKuFFyjHTggFfFPypFiZZpCBnYYCS65DAmAGiELpmAJLdCHhSyf1m-Wfqe8xpX/s2048/302114079_5794918193864790_836732747199741415_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1326" data-original-width="2048" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpx4gWr0CCVLQOWEr5SONe2PXZq1cPztQKh7ykersFej3i8PcMims97oHFj7x4n5RgHrzpRW0rSmTpcGKFdRZRJP90wkork79tKAsNnzPkGyPB40GfLF_M6PCWCcuKuFFyjHTggFfFPypFiZZpCBnYYCS65DAmAGiELpmAJLdCHhSyf1m-Wfqe8xpX/w400-h259/302114079_5794918193864790_836732747199741415_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs6-yYImTxO26oMKV515Kmk6oYnD5duQ7e5utRzI97S6S7d4gonh_GmcgMR05U_-F_Y8BPZvcTaY6MkFl9yDV6geBavTjulcDIoMJEMuGZOPANRwzb43ZNWe7zQngsEe2g6tDIMvFk_IrfOsWxBqm68ZFms7yaMqXp9QU-T7nW3uxioMLNiJ2o-KdU/s2048/302406003_5794915387198404_3942677650130830358_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs6-yYImTxO26oMKV515Kmk6oYnD5duQ7e5utRzI97S6S7d4gonh_GmcgMR05U_-F_Y8BPZvcTaY6MkFl9yDV6geBavTjulcDIoMJEMuGZOPANRwzb43ZNWe7zQngsEe2g6tDIMvFk_IrfOsWxBqm68ZFms7yaMqXp9QU-T7nW3uxioMLNiJ2o-KdU/w400-h300/302406003_5794915387198404_3942677650130830358_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We love these one off mystery games, so we brought one along we play. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrwTYp0n67kJCkJOkiMBU3nC1-g8D98-HGcrgUuvNCa7WWFSCPxodVWn8-Cof52j7m_PiBrokAMhB4Kt7DdynhsW4lJpTaPMHab4b6M6EB0rugHRyv59RomW606odLmEaszJgaSRJigDHJiayQV1IcO4ZN-im79hZBCT8Q-y5cs7_SoH2j_gc4mn_W/s2048/302414713_5794915613865048_4001155529460256092_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrwTYp0n67kJCkJOkiMBU3nC1-g8D98-HGcrgUuvNCa7WWFSCPxodVWn8-Cof52j7m_PiBrokAMhB4Kt7DdynhsW4lJpTaPMHab4b6M6EB0rugHRyv59RomW606odLmEaszJgaSRJigDHJiayQV1IcO4ZN-im79hZBCT8Q-y5cs7_SoH2j_gc4mn_W/w300-h400/302414713_5794915613865048_4001155529460256092_n.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaxsCXP3C2UZNbfCQ6k460Umsv6hSWogvroaCxKMJ7_HgVTRv-w2e-EYslchTyvSUxaB4OPUQuxQUxU5axoCjUHS2bXBvTA37cq9TT9tnLZyrTs60fnj9__wLAWcNJdEG2yUbUPuWh1ykGD5jxH9LFR6WNsgrIpGDHTPSg6NVgUxIAFCh68xLoZkmL/s2048/302456917_5794915353865074_8652063393417762863_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaxsCXP3C2UZNbfCQ6k460Umsv6hSWogvroaCxKMJ7_HgVTRv-w2e-EYslchTyvSUxaB4OPUQuxQUxU5axoCjUHS2bXBvTA37cq9TT9tnLZyrTs60fnj9__wLAWcNJdEG2yUbUPuWh1ykGD5jxH9LFR6WNsgrIpGDHTPSg6NVgUxIAFCh68xLoZkmL/w300-h400/302456917_5794915353865074_8652063393417762863_n.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUS5EjYy7XFXzTF5jYzo6uNyLlYRlVEV2zVJYGhYNumpNNWIldZuwlPD_god8Fonk5g0qZAChASxLGEZg5I0PDDnZe4tGtNfOC3bYhtBSpM__yHrEa7GwnP8duPHUzoE6-PiGH3HkOdfVN3kU0U6ACmvYdzi5MhIhoodiic8WbOJr2lH1bZModa60U/s2048/302507466_5794915557198387_7954506962455039924_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1953" data-original-width="2048" height="381" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUS5EjYy7XFXzTF5jYzo6uNyLlYRlVEV2zVJYGhYNumpNNWIldZuwlPD_god8Fonk5g0qZAChASxLGEZg5I0PDDnZe4tGtNfOC3bYhtBSpM__yHrEa7GwnP8duPHUzoE6-PiGH3HkOdfVN3kU0U6ACmvYdzi5MhIhoodiic8WbOJr2lH1bZModa60U/w400-h381/302507466_5794915557198387_7954506962455039924_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I found a clever puzzle on Mosaic puzzles that had really unique pieces. It was quite the chalenge, but so fun. Here are some of the coolest puzzle pieces</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaBaGsPDZNqUFJR1M3_-nT27W1EcLH3K7x9Lg99tLEcWXzA7I7dW7bgL3dYYNInLpNmwNPvu5wbzjL-xiHwBeyg4xdWJue_Fy7bKcDzUDcI1ataxs7E8aIGVIjdMThu7HVy6sxHDTtXfAvkK3jmW0wey5V0nsnxQG36AV6Mo8JH0bq6cQEROuGTA59/s2048/302546365_5794915407198402_1023417795651737586_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaBaGsPDZNqUFJR1M3_-nT27W1EcLH3K7x9Lg99tLEcWXzA7I7dW7bgL3dYYNInLpNmwNPvu5wbzjL-xiHwBeyg4xdWJue_Fy7bKcDzUDcI1ataxs7E8aIGVIjdMThu7HVy6sxHDTtXfAvkK3jmW0wey5V0nsnxQG36AV6Mo8JH0bq6cQEROuGTA59/w400-h300/302546365_5794915407198402_1023417795651737586_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihwL9hXX2zEEctxFl609rPAhlNCBfv-X8lsm-7NfInSbp6HXF4YP8q9_UubDM41Ba5z2-c7GYTO1IXeRFCSg74b7zKKM0niO3idd2msk9lYfDnjxC1HYI0Zrqy01KIV5O_G11mdcqYb9FSbr5tJwuJ2OwGjlV_h_Uo2xLjSpGgZEQ4hOjD7c6BU5rH/s2048/303024326_5794915270531749_8711618854732239420_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1059" data-original-width="2048" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihwL9hXX2zEEctxFl609rPAhlNCBfv-X8lsm-7NfInSbp6HXF4YP8q9_UubDM41Ba5z2-c7GYTO1IXeRFCSg74b7zKKM0niO3idd2msk9lYfDnjxC1HYI0Zrqy01KIV5O_G11mdcqYb9FSbr5tJwuJ2OwGjlV_h_Uo2xLjSpGgZEQ4hOjD7c6BU5rH/w400-h206/303024326_5794915270531749_8711618854732239420_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuvs2OPOd8-CmTOYWvX_pLxTzlGcKDBJyC3A4V7BtrCtW59kzy1kgktNV33JXCHBqpFCny6atlv90QqFAtSVJKTsq8kFjTnFL6p-ANjwBzkGI0x2gHHekKiHjzADvjYqXzMMyEZ6xKd-EjJqHo1H59cG2h_77xNbDtmIJPo2JgqV3zSt36m0NDBXxI/s2048/303050214_5794915530531723_4254742299941526873_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuvs2OPOd8-CmTOYWvX_pLxTzlGcKDBJyC3A4V7BtrCtW59kzy1kgktNV33JXCHBqpFCny6atlv90QqFAtSVJKTsq8kFjTnFL6p-ANjwBzkGI0x2gHHekKiHjzADvjYqXzMMyEZ6xKd-EjJqHo1H59cG2h_77xNbDtmIJPo2JgqV3zSt36m0NDBXxI/w300-h400/303050214_5794915530531723_4254742299941526873_n.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A few random shots from the month of our chickens</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hennifer is our head chicken. She is the boss of all the ladies. When there isn't a rooster, one hen usually takes the place. She makes sure they are all in bed at night and is the protector when people come close. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEbr2nsfn2vKkda-Ef3qMXrBcgvPFFr062_1hM0ip5d1nMeHe9VKn_a4JCrMmWndgmV3LvpEAjrd0GBAKvZSlvCvvZrl6Yb0kTL6PfLZDOB2vVmOmvCZLghzHV21wlTMnbExAlOICA1LBDVnwRVyACULQLqmYF0-ImwkLZ3K67FgsYEsSGVZp11hiP/s1825/298211543_5735399676483309_3968908012438897430_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1822" data-original-width="1825" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEbr2nsfn2vKkda-Ef3qMXrBcgvPFFr062_1hM0ip5d1nMeHe9VKn_a4JCrMmWndgmV3LvpEAjrd0GBAKvZSlvCvvZrl6Yb0kTL6PfLZDOB2vVmOmvCZLghzHV21wlTMnbExAlOICA1LBDVnwRVyACULQLqmYF0-ImwkLZ3K67FgsYEsSGVZp11hiP/w400-h399/298211543_5735399676483309_3968908012438897430_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrFdO3pJ8_YnBqEu2ZEhKbXXnh8Ndmtg7yqouL0OgQU_3jU1Q-gTNJpwi2Lqoe9htxkqHJVEZoCcLs7Fv01V8MA1nqdDHrsWbQWV2sonwVusX-NTfaDbbMymZ5_VlVBfmgOY6aIU-nemNYggxuNZxUZYPOaRoM_H65SsEhAKAdwhpm5aqzHMTVDkKE/s2048/298503517_5735399723149971_6692676108614183068_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1978" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrFdO3pJ8_YnBqEu2ZEhKbXXnh8Ndmtg7yqouL0OgQU_3jU1Q-gTNJpwi2Lqoe9htxkqHJVEZoCcLs7Fv01V8MA1nqdDHrsWbQWV2sonwVusX-NTfaDbbMymZ5_VlVBfmgOY6aIU-nemNYggxuNZxUZYPOaRoM_H65SsEhAKAdwhpm5aqzHMTVDkKE/w386-h400/298503517_5735399723149971_6692676108614183068_n.jpg" width="386" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We finished our sign for the coop of all the ladies' names</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUb3HaLwsFNyikYF6k3v7Wei4AihKWTLZBKTNsSZGzWSzSUlAmJtbz0d61eK9rdzTV1r1qM0s8Mk9Hkc5-Nic-0jQYT-DmpVn1hrHYbjdigblT4iVdaSD-dBaefB1A77BjhnDm9U_KUGpxLqwBNrdiBSveyqYPwEnM2XDY7WT1AFZK90nbLcVh28Ow/s1438/298648997_5758249197531690_2645093565209513549_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1438" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUb3HaLwsFNyikYF6k3v7Wei4AihKWTLZBKTNsSZGzWSzSUlAmJtbz0d61eK9rdzTV1r1qM0s8Mk9Hkc5-Nic-0jQYT-DmpVn1hrHYbjdigblT4iVdaSD-dBaefB1A77BjhnDm9U_KUGpxLqwBNrdiBSveyqYPwEnM2XDY7WT1AFZK90nbLcVh28Ow/w300-h400/298648997_5758249197531690_2645093565209513549_n.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We finally have one hen laying. Eggy started laying eggs this month. Hopefully the other hens will follow soon.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrlePrPmkp6rSlEQ_w29DSKv4oayJUwWebok1XUWr3F0pXnD56rbC_3NWJ87i9dBmJjMMimJr97QWjVmgi1H3fYmgGEFXwdUzh3haH29dRrcVfaVv0ESu-B0oamsHJpVpimBJVFugDl0uJ8iUNbr-FwU5cwqfPtAEgHCec8_ndfEB-q988GzoDYPT6/s1440/300009713_5788005881222688_606591447098136604_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrlePrPmkp6rSlEQ_w29DSKv4oayJUwWebok1XUWr3F0pXnD56rbC_3NWJ87i9dBmJjMMimJr97QWjVmgi1H3fYmgGEFXwdUzh3haH29dRrcVfaVv0ESu-B0oamsHJpVpimBJVFugDl0uJ8iUNbr-FwU5cwqfPtAEgHCec8_ndfEB-q988GzoDYPT6/w300-h400/300009713_5788005881222688_606591447098136604_n.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>PletcherFamilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01045190951686129822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141822664679250598.post-68725968018839647862022-07-31T15:47:00.001+02:002022-10-24T16:07:39.689+02:00July 2022<p> Summer is well underway now. Cainan has taken and passed his driver's permit test and we have started driving around. He is super cautious, but doing well. I turned 47 - yikes. Finley turned 16! Since she won't be driving, her big present is a trip anywhere she wants to go. We are going to take the trip next summer - let one more year of Covid pass. She has chosen to go to Scandanavia. Looking forward to getting back to travel. The bathroom remodel is complete! So glad. Cainan started his first summer job at our local grocery store. I went to visit my parents for a long weekend in PA and ended up getting Covid. That was a tough break after 2 years of working as a Covid nurse and never getting it. Luckily it was mild. Mat ended up with Covid as well. Hopefully the kids won't get it. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Chickens are doing well. This is my name sake - Hennifer on my birthday</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_hdiwyu22o2PvzR4dnG4831zSklH44y7c0NRbOFtOXVmmmyFRa45ODBr5UUethIGEJlXKdd-njqzaeQw__4Qr4SJbkVe756W10wUeCKAf7ViZ97rasYwuEfMSDt9fAhaN5td4nXBUXTmOivBwPDysfO9TOKA2WbpzB6yCXGCPx6m2WQO1RlEMmW5N/s1332/291776120_5620438051312806_2977529191620788432_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1332" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_hdiwyu22o2PvzR4dnG4831zSklH44y7c0NRbOFtOXVmmmyFRa45ODBr5UUethIGEJlXKdd-njqzaeQw__4Qr4SJbkVe756W10wUeCKAf7ViZ97rasYwuEfMSDt9fAhaN5td4nXBUXTmOivBwPDysfO9TOKA2WbpzB6yCXGCPx6m2WQO1RlEMmW5N/w324-h400/291776120_5620438051312806_2977529191620788432_n.jpg" width="324" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not that I wanted to spend the morning at the RMV on my birthday, but it was worth it when Cainan passed his permit test</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-txjbrzS7H5pde5HbK0xTGSU5z7jiZtdQDDXhWIkbp4-QojB_D8GALoiausfqDtUH4G8roNxjtsA0PtJKxrwhHjZ4zhCyDAmbGHV51IGfhYwZE2f6DIb7QPZ6fNZ5JVWlxxk264Qmjn3KypIBKWX7dZ5Rj6WsjxogPwaV2ettw3muWDvgF-SPLwLj/s2048/291771749_5620272337996044_231266229874073287_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1838" data-original-width="2048" height="287" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-txjbrzS7H5pde5HbK0xTGSU5z7jiZtdQDDXhWIkbp4-QojB_D8GALoiausfqDtUH4G8roNxjtsA0PtJKxrwhHjZ4zhCyDAmbGHV51IGfhYwZE2f6DIb7QPZ6fNZ5JVWlxxk264Qmjn3KypIBKWX7dZ5Rj6WsjxogPwaV2ettw3muWDvgF-SPLwLj/s320/291771749_5620272337996044_231266229874073287_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On July 5th Finley turned 16. She spends time with her chickens every afternoon. They love her. She has a favorite (that she is holding in the first picture) - Eggy</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinINAMlroq38W2Nn03v-NYWNpSN_riOHIc-KC2jh4HMIqNzOOaoriMGO4CIR9k8b4s4z_kt2GFn07ShIt80T_tdsyhTu27Bzk0XvlWO1j9PQsKmiqTfY_-M__RfOPkkENjxKK3MkBB4xKDDP79kEdWvYhYt4p6jgBoPsVDcPPdtkIeJswXO9SxrX6x/s2048/292334551_5631206786902599_5614791165184131668_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1640" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinINAMlroq38W2Nn03v-NYWNpSN_riOHIc-KC2jh4HMIqNzOOaoriMGO4CIR9k8b4s4z_kt2GFn07ShIt80T_tdsyhTu27Bzk0XvlWO1j9PQsKmiqTfY_-M__RfOPkkENjxKK3MkBB4xKDDP79kEdWvYhYt4p6jgBoPsVDcPPdtkIeJswXO9SxrX6x/w320-h400/292334551_5631206786902599_5614791165184131668_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaWnp9_ZrIkkO_Am5gPLGGacv3hLItZedTzfGpLlOnXgfKOESk9zb2VoVrUmhsyHXWvqQnHNIbRC8PpHXMxc3T1pPlPN4w8joWSz8DkDI5PRpRJEuV2HNJvleiewPul6bh_IvUG-4NA4bHOFM63kZ6-H9jHIYUY39AXEZQ6Qr1ua7w2XqR30XvlIv2/s2048/292508832_5655887331101211_1666506436826548451_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2010" data-original-width="2048" height="393" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaWnp9_ZrIkkO_Am5gPLGGacv3hLItZedTzfGpLlOnXgfKOESk9zb2VoVrUmhsyHXWvqQnHNIbRC8PpHXMxc3T1pPlPN4w8joWSz8DkDI5PRpRJEuV2HNJvleiewPul6bh_IvUG-4NA4bHOFM63kZ6-H9jHIYUY39AXEZQ6Qr1ua7w2XqR30XvlIv2/w400-h393/292508832_5655887331101211_1666506436826548451_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEyz0YwRck9gosv5-XZjuf6n3CyTZsWQzCWSZc42J5wOoEhMJ2TzKxHrOr7Kg3XDNtrzzMPUxk32CjfA-Q1tURGRUqkXtHcoQCeJotfdZ20ocf_EXrBNHiA8f5omBJbaL-50lE3Z-RPX-Irl1HuiRpzK9FaSg_w6DX0upJFG494jLBfG7xgAKCnhsT/s2048/293488889_5655887317767879_4664419646795136941_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1712" data-original-width="2048" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEyz0YwRck9gosv5-XZjuf6n3CyTZsWQzCWSZc42J5wOoEhMJ2TzKxHrOr7Kg3XDNtrzzMPUxk32CjfA-Q1tURGRUqkXtHcoQCeJotfdZ20ocf_EXrBNHiA8f5omBJbaL-50lE3Z-RPX-Irl1HuiRpzK9FaSg_w6DX0upJFG494jLBfG7xgAKCnhsT/w400-h335/293488889_5655887317767879_4664419646795136941_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I finished making the chicken coop area pretty. I wish I would have taken a before picture of this area. It was all overgrown and all woods. I painted the old dog fence and lined it with hardward cloth. We lined the ground with hardward cloth as well to keep out predators. Then I covered it all with stones and plants and made a walkway. It was a fun project, but I am glad it is done. 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We are so happy with how it turned out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We designed the whole space around the vanity. We had it custom made out of reclaimed barn wood. Mirrors too. We love how it turned out. And it smells so good.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0vABI04W9i628EYWOVpv1MWLjql8cGq8o8cYEBoEOUU4KIpF0tEG03ga9Ka1nYuJiBbWifhrcZLUNPszuhg-Gt6qX7K9SM5xNjZy1clXTt_7s3Cy9uurcmrglFYYicxGuWwNB1fjYo3A-CiMNyj2yzLx4ef_R6mj329iJStfC1KoAkpCNwRZKqS9r/s2048/294825694_5672369989452945_4650181908129908081_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0vABI04W9i628EYWOVpv1MWLjql8cGq8o8cYEBoEOUU4KIpF0tEG03ga9Ka1nYuJiBbWifhrcZLUNPszuhg-Gt6qX7K9SM5xNjZy1clXTt_7s3Cy9uurcmrglFYYicxGuWwNB1fjYo3A-CiMNyj2yzLx4ef_R6mj329iJStfC1KoAkpCNwRZKqS9r/w300-h400/294825694_5672369989452945_4650181908129908081_n.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0pJofBlL6BnPeAmuhXunmVssA7TsHobmUfHhFiNowt-mKGpWmn5er1H_Gu0zE9K16sAj2RxA9Q2sSNs8HvFqTikHTidLv77j8xVkvfVrBKBDOMf_fzyUKzhFUWUYOkNx6B1j-V-G0MA7JjI5z934wby2NMVUOlK7CBXPS4-K9pStB1oSsS0pFRgPp/s2048/293875082_5672370166119594_470476000502560563_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0pJofBlL6BnPeAmuhXunmVssA7TsHobmUfHhFiNowt-mKGpWmn5er1H_Gu0zE9K16sAj2RxA9Q2sSNs8HvFqTikHTidLv77j8xVkvfVrBKBDOMf_fzyUKzhFUWUYOkNx6B1j-V-G0MA7JjI5z934wby2NMVUOlK7CBXPS4-K9pStB1oSsS0pFRgPp/w400-h300/293875082_5672370166119594_470476000502560563_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All of our fixtures are a matte black shade to match what we have in the downstairs.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRdjUrZrMbSHH3j_9FUvXSaQZpo6f2t4o9NEQ7fuoB2AtfGIYJgTFX3JJAJLK34ssO402VSI0eCXzyGdWAHNtEMn5MGAaYXum5_gYINtbSRwaiwFC7kUQ4mefiI6i1-tBlhXsHBE3yQsMJ7vjMvTboIB98y_5K0YOiRelfkdHzUTWBU_deD_12rFAl/s2048/294151006_5672369976119613_2596102331555685005_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="950" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRdjUrZrMbSHH3j_9FUvXSaQZpo6f2t4o9NEQ7fuoB2AtfGIYJgTFX3JJAJLK34ssO402VSI0eCXzyGdWAHNtEMn5MGAaYXum5_gYINtbSRwaiwFC7kUQ4mefiI6i1-tBlhXsHBE3yQsMJ7vjMvTboIB98y_5K0YOiRelfkdHzUTWBU_deD_12rFAl/w185-h400/294151006_5672369976119613_2596102331555685005_n.jpg" width="185" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our contractors custom built this cabinet for us. The last bathroom had so much wasted space and we had room for this great cabinet. We had no storage in this bathroom before. This is perfect.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigbfaGL9YqEGKQQuG9PyBF-JSm5aizrpasLPOFpoCvNLZ09Y4lkR1bVUDRA0xD0YkiMXPJERqnkEXOZh9N9-tIbyUxs3LY7_7rl_n4jOxf8BJjhNrg_jH8a5nogyZXk7euh-3th7bU829fc5RlQKod1CObyvJ7s-4750PWDoEPJSjuLkL_jlFiCTmx/s2048/294380605_5672370262786251_6118196389149594357_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigbfaGL9YqEGKQQuG9PyBF-JSm5aizrpasLPOFpoCvNLZ09Y4lkR1bVUDRA0xD0YkiMXPJERqnkEXOZh9N9-tIbyUxs3LY7_7rl_n4jOxf8BJjhNrg_jH8a5nogyZXk7euh-3th7bU829fc5RlQKod1CObyvJ7s-4750PWDoEPJSjuLkL_jlFiCTmx/w300-h400/294380605_5672370262786251_6118196389149594357_n.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPsn60fk_LHEUuSyeMCUJTO_UoaExdE9ELI9Mq4pFHDZ7-448A1LY4RtlOazn26vgvOTlA2ZU5XA7Ixa2UPfCydhDdGH-CvUnCX2qVKDkcFDCs-dtk5qO-vE34zgiwqXFWRK4WRx7qURCL3V12LlQdnQi9EFxMu26gE9odR9Oz-TtPhHQLqefVXIsr/s2048/294626497_5672370189452925_6919450550209713055_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPsn60fk_LHEUuSyeMCUJTO_UoaExdE9ELI9Mq4pFHDZ7-448A1LY4RtlOazn26vgvOTlA2ZU5XA7Ixa2UPfCydhDdGH-CvUnCX2qVKDkcFDCs-dtk5qO-vE34zgiwqXFWRK4WRx7qURCL3V12LlQdnQi9EFxMu26gE9odR9Oz-TtPhHQLqefVXIsr/w300-h400/294626497_5672370189452925_6919450550209713055_n.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yeah I took a picture of the toilet. I really wanted a flat toilet that made it easy to clean. And it has the European style of the two buttons on top.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Oj7ZSc_VvikuTMhG2WaLRfV70mzkynG0ZSEq_Ncw4h95jf0NT9nst3E9pVf32zKsVfHj06H8GvA9KdHyKja936O2SZf6JDBnYTNtDlgWOX0EJ6Np2XfYcC2Eb3sbde1OZxkRZzlNQQUgJyhVpw4A3HysUSYC_19gW6giB5OBc93L_8mVkAuRXBg6/s2048/293267579_5672370309452913_4347804788219161372_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Oj7ZSc_VvikuTMhG2WaLRfV70mzkynG0ZSEq_Ncw4h95jf0NT9nst3E9pVf32zKsVfHj06H8GvA9KdHyKja936O2SZf6JDBnYTNtDlgWOX0EJ6Np2XfYcC2Eb3sbde1OZxkRZzlNQQUgJyhVpw4A3HysUSYC_19gW6giB5OBc93L_8mVkAuRXBg6/w300-h400/293267579_5672370309452913_4347804788219161372_n.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo7Kv-g_AZntX0g8jEzWBFb9l7Z5WsQz2DaYNenmaLWpuQ--x3Mueph7b-Zwb724UZSzESP1-zRZrbo31FSkSzI_NPNJBAcFeD-UwVidoPvO0ZpnmWMMn2k_xD8JrFTc5yi_NeK__298udlJioH-WHR6deooUtylYHvP6zvXt5ogXYkZbd4JwcU1iE/s2048/293652347_5672370272786250_3361778478285936060_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo7Kv-g_AZntX0g8jEzWBFb9l7Z5WsQz2DaYNenmaLWpuQ--x3Mueph7b-Zwb724UZSzESP1-zRZrbo31FSkSzI_NPNJBAcFeD-UwVidoPvO0ZpnmWMMn2k_xD8JrFTc5yi_NeK__298udlJioH-WHR6deooUtylYHvP6zvXt5ogXYkZbd4JwcU1iE/w300-h400/293652347_5672370272786250_3361778478285936060_n.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cainan has to dress up for work. They have a strict dress code. He looks like a Bible saleman, but so handsome</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9bf8uZtBu01LM3ALW1vxc6SEtHMKNElhaPJosmIw0o8MGHSxMN1qV-rqD9GmRhzaQ_1jHdam_7g6dd83A4Tc_Hc38uTnjufiIDKFnFtuxAEE3IkAb8yWIt7IHpeOs5WyXVCrRrYpIZ8YML91BUwoq-uSviFYShV_gA3zhfTYDw9VCl24ckj4x7TqS/s1440/295303567_5692037084152902_6239932817554161288_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9bf8uZtBu01LM3ALW1vxc6SEtHMKNElhaPJosmIw0o8MGHSxMN1qV-rqD9GmRhzaQ_1jHdam_7g6dd83A4Tc_Hc38uTnjufiIDKFnFtuxAEE3IkAb8yWIt7IHpeOs5WyXVCrRrYpIZ8YML91BUwoq-uSviFYShV_gA3zhfTYDw9VCl24ckj4x7TqS/w300-h400/295303567_5692037084152902_6239932817554161288_n.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My positive Covid test. I didn't feel terrible -mostly just tired. In the end the cough was the worst, but never got a fever, or even much of a stuffy nose. It was like a bad cold for just a few days. Mostly I was just bored in isolation.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFwkT_3GoajHWpotx6C8BcnnbG4ix88PaN8DD337wClMcfayUIyxiVV494fap5Tnp2xIIdAbClweWaA1bE9BspZ1w_T8sXEmnG9NmWZrWKSbXwkE-FOJ0JmY50qFfyefO_f_a3bmY8eXZ9UBOI1K-dace8HGdvsA4Dm7pinNn5SNCRPHCnmz3Jmecl/s1804/294896491_5700166260006651_162862244195144304_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1804" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFwkT_3GoajHWpotx6C8BcnnbG4ix88PaN8DD337wClMcfayUIyxiVV494fap5Tnp2xIIdAbClweWaA1bE9BspZ1w_T8sXEmnG9NmWZrWKSbXwkE-FOJ0JmY50qFfyefO_f_a3bmY8eXZ9UBOI1K-dace8HGdvsA4Dm7pinNn5SNCRPHCnmz3Jmecl/w240-h400/294896491_5700166260006651_162862244195144304_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our turkeys that visited our yard all summer have been missing for a few weeks. Now I know why - Turkey babies!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMPPGM9mhhahgYLdaIjb0DkwcqMSGGtGqTRx6-Ipf7LwfKQn83dz4mN5L_REnmbGiaA0iAgepTB9iL1Yo4cqFquidV1xzO42bYHru5t7ReZ6_PvVWCoatn9rPyeoyeLfQGfHqNIWBUpj7YZTShUUFHHbEPQLQ2LqYknFH-2Q2Twdow2lHopzWq_aHz/s1963/295806595_5702093833147227_2292382879404009907_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="931" data-original-width="1963" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMPPGM9mhhahgYLdaIjb0DkwcqMSGGtGqTRx6-Ipf7LwfKQn83dz4mN5L_REnmbGiaA0iAgepTB9iL1Yo4cqFquidV1xzO42bYHru5t7ReZ6_PvVWCoatn9rPyeoyeLfQGfHqNIWBUpj7YZTShUUFHHbEPQLQ2LqYknFH-2Q2Twdow2lHopzWq_aHz/w400-h190/295806595_5702093833147227_2292382879404009907_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>PletcherFamilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01045190951686129822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141822664679250598.post-80909604976398754542022-06-30T20:54:00.001+02:002022-10-23T21:25:00.499+02:00June 2022<p> It is finally summer! This was the last month of school, last month of me helping with Covid testing, and a big leap forward for the bathroom remodel. It is almost done. Cainan turned 16 - how is that even possible? Finley and Cainan wrapped up their first year of high school with straight As and highest honors all three semesters. They even got awards in many of their classes - so proud.</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Let's start with the remodel. It is moving slowly, but it is moving. The longest part, as always, was installing plumbing and electrical- hard to get those guys on the schedule. Once that was done, things started to move a little faster.</p><p style="text-align: center;">We are getting new everything, and the tub went in recently. We picked a square tup with a matte finish to match the rest of our house. We also got a black drain and overflow valve installed to match the black fixtures going into the space. I love this tub.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlYxPLejPyDtMd4l1_VpBAMSh-GAl3ZZadXrm69dmO2kxR3uYyXN8g7P1F6LgjEnMfTkTsmgEOMj97lwnbzXLaij_xAPq1x9o437zRmZE4cJ2qVVhQ1OrYcMtCVO_0kWvyrUbUZawa4L80Akjn3JtZE0tWA7FQcc-zsGY6F-pEBwThV1Li84bK77nz/s2048/284557844_5529175870439025_3482558903702938926_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1894" data-original-width="2048" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlYxPLejPyDtMd4l1_VpBAMSh-GAl3ZZadXrm69dmO2kxR3uYyXN8g7P1F6LgjEnMfTkTsmgEOMj97lwnbzXLaij_xAPq1x9o437zRmZE4cJ2qVVhQ1OrYcMtCVO_0kWvyrUbUZawa4L80Akjn3JtZE0tWA7FQcc-zsGY6F-pEBwThV1Li84bK77nz/w400-h370/284557844_5529175870439025_3482558903702938926_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3_VB6C4RUmrw7fBFbhtOCR5EF1iWVunsDEEMuBASD-kCd7k0hF5AwWsxSkVh6W3BVDbU8Y_zPY9FwUXb_SdXBdVSNbbx2pbCratU_1NuQxONGWoEVuGw2vSW-USs4UkAsboU0OXvk0xcoSDP_cBiXnxHlBpeg10QIVnNBgRXFxm-48uL_0WnhUL26/s2048/285258918_5529175833772362_9215094794994900843_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1606" data-original-width="2048" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3_VB6C4RUmrw7fBFbhtOCR5EF1iWVunsDEEMuBASD-kCd7k0hF5AwWsxSkVh6W3BVDbU8Y_zPY9FwUXb_SdXBdVSNbbx2pbCratU_1NuQxONGWoEVuGw2vSW-USs4UkAsboU0OXvk0xcoSDP_cBiXnxHlBpeg10QIVnNBgRXFxm-48uL_0WnhUL26/w400-h314/285258918_5529175833772362_9215094794994900843_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We chose a tile for the shower by Anne Silke. It looks like wallpaper to me. It is blue stripes. For the insert we picked a matte, rough pencil tile to give it some depth. For the kid's bathroom we decided to keep the tub and shower surround. We will be doing something different when we remodel the master.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBfkfS80jyBgjzgmy2zolShOcO54qTmTe4Zs1irxGhFLVcPayj9NXyO6M7R57h516fEIJyhAqITfnag135cTK0VBoLI9V0AyNKoRS534AnvHLnGIK6N9bUkXrAWVI5tEAu6VML9L3Z84jaVYeIFpVL9pwYKMp7W5SX9rJvSb0t06mqCw7__7AXURE7/s2048/289353220_5593062990716979_39218444468672864_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBfkfS80jyBgjzgmy2zolShOcO54qTmTe4Zs1irxGhFLVcPayj9NXyO6M7R57h516fEIJyhAqITfnag135cTK0VBoLI9V0AyNKoRS534AnvHLnGIK6N9bUkXrAWVI5tEAu6VML9L3Z84jaVYeIFpVL9pwYKMp7W5SX9rJvSb0t06mqCw7__7AXURE7/w300-h400/289353220_5593062990716979_39218444468672864_n.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The floors went in next and we really love them. Before they were a weird 90s blue tile and so we deicded to go more for a wood look in a white/gray. We didn't want anything dark because of the dark wood floors right outside this bathroom, door, and this really made the space feel bigger.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5mxze3TqfXQ4tOtBvy7Fm8YrGkfbSrPdXELuZvLFzP7gnfHr_n52c05wTPfpSVi_2DgmW3wBz91TKeUzBFkBwC3TZtg4j-yA7WZScFhlq4Ba-iGxLVQpWxvMcSnJ5NZMMZX_pNblzncQUdn0XNqhquneKIhqGep1yRJJq3Ixj7J5u6Aqek-0brai2/s2048/289622701_5593062937383651_7645451350975015900_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5mxze3TqfXQ4tOtBvy7Fm8YrGkfbSrPdXELuZvLFzP7gnfHr_n52c05wTPfpSVi_2DgmW3wBz91TKeUzBFkBwC3TZtg4j-yA7WZScFhlq4Ba-iGxLVQpWxvMcSnJ5NZMMZX_pNblzncQUdn0XNqhquneKIhqGep1yRJJq3Ixj7J5u6Aqek-0brai2/w300-h400/289622701_5593062937383651_7645451350975015900_n.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our main wall in the bathroom we did a wood shiplap. I love how it is looking so far. We will be leaving this wall white while all the other walls will be blue.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA3effl14-k1q2wZP00pF4mzWsySc_OALkWMUUkZBDiGahkP8zqFYCU8yMuXF8joxpweu3QfGZb-SfGlSnMl7ngJSkvykSVseaEiTHshipue3rEJ2SpdpAb6L6EiEhbvbWC8TuTjmpWK90Jk53flmgPOA4tPTeotVv4Z_3C-tfaR9FGvvBHP-HC2t9/s1440/289768487_5611777952178816_6381860763439525568_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA3effl14-k1q2wZP00pF4mzWsySc_OALkWMUUkZBDiGahkP8zqFYCU8yMuXF8joxpweu3QfGZb-SfGlSnMl7ngJSkvykSVseaEiTHshipue3rEJ2SpdpAb6L6EiEhbvbWC8TuTjmpWK90Jk53flmgPOA4tPTeotVv4Z_3C-tfaR9FGvvBHP-HC2t9/w300-h400/289768487_5611777952178816_6381860763439525568_n.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cainan turned 16 on June 2nd. It is so hard to believe. We got him a used Toyota Camry Hybrid for his first car. He is excited to get started driving. He wanted to wait and take his permit test after school ends, and then we will be off and running</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8r9DKU6N9Mi0roxjrH5mbkyW725GVC-B7e7MShOfCyVMbMfuLMSR8cM-9Yml7NQxBP7aH_RDmoAdEM7Y0AJBTxtk70foHEfe1XV5K8aSbJNuNLIPjmHr4iG6Xm6JdU9xXbYGWhqk2Ovu2oaOSgs6jgd7dFJydHVEuPJImU0qYa1IrjBsc8e2PMmGL/s2048/284646607_5531479920208620_7748230976286189680_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1126" data-original-width="2048" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8r9DKU6N9Mi0roxjrH5mbkyW725GVC-B7e7MShOfCyVMbMfuLMSR8cM-9Yml7NQxBP7aH_RDmoAdEM7Y0AJBTxtk70foHEfe1XV5K8aSbJNuNLIPjmHr4iG6Xm6JdU9xXbYGWhqk2Ovu2oaOSgs6jgd7dFJydHVEuPJImU0qYa1IrjBsc8e2PMmGL/w400-h220/284646607_5531479920208620_7748230976286189680_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">End of June came the end of school. We had quite a few snow days so there were a lot of days to make up this year. Bring on summer</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRsNUeNV2pxWGP6DNxZLM7qcVTsPQ3ctMKs3dM1YvFW2i4xbD_9aJBrh4zVRtyJG0OT_WzvJavr-lpkkoNRR322seAxeDwPdhKUwjjPwmisgcf5rgxzyzZTMjXwxjFZ3lYNt3Dnfi16ZJaCHivAza7BmfDUT2aGymsaVPQX4KXf9W4cIq_46INHLvl/s2048/287750660_5564333640256581_3673470606577614655_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1724" data-original-width="2048" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRsNUeNV2pxWGP6DNxZLM7qcVTsPQ3ctMKs3dM1YvFW2i4xbD_9aJBrh4zVRtyJG0OT_WzvJavr-lpkkoNRR322seAxeDwPdhKUwjjPwmisgcf5rgxzyzZTMjXwxjFZ3lYNt3Dnfi16ZJaCHivAza7BmfDUT2aGymsaVPQX4KXf9W4cIq_46INHLvl/s320/287750660_5564333640256581_3673470606577614655_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We wrapped up 1 1/2 years of Covid testing at the schools and all the nurses rejoiced! This past fall was a BEAST, and the beginning of the new year wasn't much better. However, for the last few months, things have slowed down and we are so grateful for the end of testing. Our guess is it won't be back next year unless something really changes.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAiyTBmIY2HhvMfAYdheIpD5Gv5OsL6vfEZVb34-cPEwZSzgEdq4i0foVLQoMzPG05ij-eO42reJGh88gDntodeYZzn14luJxoPNECxfbaE13gzbyqXJh7PR4XLtjLI86ZE2B9Ab8lq98qbtx6m44kjALrhhJL2_kLVQZJiThKY5BfzdAtuDvHpZlP/s1367/288657294_5573352512688027_6293137452021889572_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAiyTBmIY2HhvMfAYdheIpD5Gv5OsL6vfEZVb34-cPEwZSzgEdq4i0foVLQoMzPG05ij-eO42reJGh88gDntodeYZzn14luJxoPNECxfbaE13gzbyqXJh7PR4XLtjLI86ZE2B9Ab8lq98qbtx6m44kjALrhhJL2_kLVQZJiThKY5BfzdAtuDvHpZlP/w316-h400/288657294_5573352512688027_6293137452021889572_n.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We worked our tails off to finish the chicken run and now the chicks are offically in their outside home. It was weird having outdoor animals. Mat did a great job building the whole thing and next will be for me to make it pretty. It is made out of weather proof wood, and hardward cloth - which is everywhere to keep predators out. We have a door and locks and alarms all over this thing. We used greenhouse roofing for the top to protect them from weather and of course, predators. It was fun to put together.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzval0K-_lMM1pPuekr3IFZ0thRTMA1l1TRA7cidxNu523stCwkMWG3750hK7-SfvQ4mhafTqgzpDts-HQrcyI_sQ7IoEk59qte2fyQzlMBwpCdXqCQ-RxEHbqSXHrNhNJSPFJYDcSAmTzvVRZ8mwRHgawHUqmJZA4a0trbNaK93akfLJvaKgot45e/s2048/287112235_5559761350713810_7699888501562061582_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1722" data-original-width="2048" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzval0K-_lMM1pPuekr3IFZ0thRTMA1l1TRA7cidxNu523stCwkMWG3750hK7-SfvQ4mhafTqgzpDts-HQrcyI_sQ7IoEk59qte2fyQzlMBwpCdXqCQ-RxEHbqSXHrNhNJSPFJYDcSAmTzvVRZ8mwRHgawHUqmJZA4a0trbNaK93akfLJvaKgot45e/w400-h336/287112235_5559761350713810_7699888501562061582_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWrdLHt8OqVklTJO_5MsicmzSrBg9pox_2OiYGQoVyQr56vzgzbna6QV7ltqe-iI9Kesww6B74g1ZikMS9JAmXFRrcABUX_iX7ZpSmIjJw8o7p8CKg19sOxnEsdb6THin5hthKzYOrV041Zr_mi7EpVzRnZSNiq-vhhlTgJUxQmqNUOjGrtjI1Fw6H/s2048/287299540_5559761304047148_432379621277804503_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWrdLHt8OqVklTJO_5MsicmzSrBg9pox_2OiYGQoVyQr56vzgzbna6QV7ltqe-iI9Kesww6B74g1ZikMS9JAmXFRrcABUX_iX7ZpSmIjJw8o7p8CKg19sOxnEsdb6THin5hthKzYOrV041Zr_mi7EpVzRnZSNiq-vhhlTgJUxQmqNUOjGrtjI1Fw6H/w400-h300/287299540_5559761304047148_432379621277804503_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKBLycfCM7MAYYB4Q3IC9JxFxNVZHoD5ebtymGQATPZy_U5eR6fw93nVzLzGUp_7kc2RhOS1LHq47z3qXfXFem__X8TXV-76vpUh2g0rpa3sg_508IySTmrVnK_k2S7JM8_CjHDnuKPvvpA2e_puCpv-GA1NA0m0lL7AS_tCnREdDSxkYOKBfhRYeW/s2048/289374170_5601952366494708_3460233502545557609_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1780" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKBLycfCM7MAYYB4Q3IC9JxFxNVZHoD5ebtymGQATPZy_U5eR6fw93nVzLzGUp_7kc2RhOS1LHq47z3qXfXFem__X8TXV-76vpUh2g0rpa3sg_508IySTmrVnK_k2S7JM8_CjHDnuKPvvpA2e_puCpv-GA1NA0m0lL7AS_tCnREdDSxkYOKBfhRYeW/w348-h400/289374170_5601952366494708_3460233502545557609_n.jpg" width="348" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdLKjiKJ3wnDJz5zT7Uu3c0wjjai8-WIMGCSA8QgJplH0D6KGPuoexy0TVJqdfGJcnZTL_jidxADJCWnhcU_33Re2G2eaVybogHJ2ZGFZeCvMFNYYscZzfNaqAfRL2ctMFVx989IH3Huxwj54V3NIFnCRaX3FUhJLcGW8uQ6HMmmrJMQdlvMGm3MJJ/s1660/289405794_5601952306494714_60686747184148825_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1660" data-original-width="1092" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdLKjiKJ3wnDJz5zT7Uu3c0wjjai8-WIMGCSA8QgJplH0D6KGPuoexy0TVJqdfGJcnZTL_jidxADJCWnhcU_33Re2G2eaVybogHJ2ZGFZeCvMFNYYscZzfNaqAfRL2ctMFVx989IH3Huxwj54V3NIFnCRaX3FUhJLcGW8uQ6HMmmrJMQdlvMGm3MJJ/w264-h400/289405794_5601952306494714_60686747184148825_n.jpg" width="264" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>PletcherFamilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01045190951686129822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141822664679250598.post-74953443757593200752022-05-31T20:41:00.001+02:002022-10-23T20:54:14.857+02:00May 2022<p> These months are FLYING by. End of school is near. Covid is still a big problem, but thankfully vaccines are making dying from Covid less and less. Our family still has been able to avoid it which is a miracle in itself.</p><p><br /></p><p>We had another fun month. Our bathroom remodel got underway. We decided to start with the kid's bathroom because it was the bathroom that had a leak last year and the hole in the wall is still there. I cannot wait to see the finished product in a few weeks.</p><p style="text-align: center;">The chicks are getting bigger all the time. Finley and I handle them every day to make sure that they learn to trust us. This will come in handy if we ever need to catch them in the coop or deal with them if they get ill. They are all really sweet.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw7_HYbw98Q0e4CjXCmiy6rueAtE8yiV8uXlXBEqtRpshKAHL89sB8_tmENKhRQitfHDkV_ED0uSQbL0jPFPS_ypGgHnZLbj6OWTMu2JzjmNwKwBE2fEMh59HW3PWUhH5Hv0M5uNbgHkYDnJSvbPSDgAddyBjzdS-7KHKWC1s6EcTIEAf8zTXqB_Kb/s1388/279525661_5448447481845198_3287251837052067177_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1388" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw7_HYbw98Q0e4CjXCmiy6rueAtE8yiV8uXlXBEqtRpshKAHL89sB8_tmENKhRQitfHDkV_ED0uSQbL0jPFPS_ypGgHnZLbj6OWTMu2JzjmNwKwBE2fEMh59HW3PWUhH5Hv0M5uNbgHkYDnJSvbPSDgAddyBjzdS-7KHKWC1s6EcTIEAf8zTXqB_Kb/w311-h400/279525661_5448447481845198_3287251837052067177_n.jpg" width="311" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We started the coop area. We had an old dog run area at the back of our property that had just gotten overgrown. We decided to learn it out and make that the area for the chicks. We decided to buy the coop - and we assembled that first. Mat was a little unsure about building a coop, but not the run. It was easy to put together and will house our 6 ladies at night. We live in a high predator area, so they won't be out to free range.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ-eSNzWZ5YCzNbeOyu-QsunuSvZrAsIqeSrumILXrdWIUjxfZ94jcqU5mFbpDgQZg7pd_8eq1NSMFdItuRwDzDtXVFnXQPXj7xV7rRdS9lkRzLHazHDEjfkJX9n1CK-a6uKjbbQqs2qGKmsCBQHYCL7fEi_ILY_LE7focPKK552_E2ZxvoUh57c1m/s2048/279625684_5451687041521242_938392172389129158_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ-eSNzWZ5YCzNbeOyu-QsunuSvZrAsIqeSrumILXrdWIUjxfZ94jcqU5mFbpDgQZg7pd_8eq1NSMFdItuRwDzDtXVFnXQPXj7xV7rRdS9lkRzLHazHDEjfkJX9n1CK-a6uKjbbQqs2qGKmsCBQHYCL7fEi_ILY_LE7focPKK552_E2ZxvoUh57c1m/w400-h300/279625684_5451687041521242_938392172389129158_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBxo7cPZwwGKm1UArjegqKUPhXeNQN63oYZEn9r745_WZ_hs5VClrnZWltT97BwrBumTAxypKLEtISSGjpU3Kpoc9A9tW4JL742UYevqgaKcG9Mkkk_rVdENfnm_SYFUOBHRe0z5ir4H41xaFh-5opGaPf3wNwfS2SIVi35OvXFqJseHlzvTkYB5PT/s2048/280107480_5451687014854578_4918371787358842743_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBxo7cPZwwGKm1UArjegqKUPhXeNQN63oYZEn9r745_WZ_hs5VClrnZWltT97BwrBumTAxypKLEtISSGjpU3Kpoc9A9tW4JL742UYevqgaKcG9Mkkk_rVdENfnm_SYFUOBHRe0z5ir4H41xaFh-5opGaPf3wNwfS2SIVi35OvXFqJseHlzvTkYB5PT/w400-h300/280107480_5451687014854578_4918371787358842743_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love our pear tree. It is always one of the first bloomers and just has gorgeous flowers. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5J6aOhsc7nLgCjCblOm8wc__l09Hoc2GlIYS_7zowhbzegfnEwHwTLL-Ap9IoXs_aBjzomITt2RjOxzEMj9X4sqYen_hUALIOoE-wwfSxRFSUS-F3yxQh3wn3nY8SZwO1BC_fvQly-2jbR92_ZQXURvJ0PSmuOsXqEebIpjAocIQQein5KqCGf_uz/s2048/280123281_5468971769792769_3860405447653603561_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1578" data-original-width="2048" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5J6aOhsc7nLgCjCblOm8wc__l09Hoc2GlIYS_7zowhbzegfnEwHwTLL-Ap9IoXs_aBjzomITt2RjOxzEMj9X4sqYen_hUALIOoE-wwfSxRFSUS-F3yxQh3wn3nY8SZwO1BC_fvQly-2jbR92_ZQXURvJ0PSmuOsXqEebIpjAocIQQein5KqCGf_uz/w400-h309/280123281_5468971769792769_3860405447653603561_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mid month our bathroom remodel began. It is going to be a bit of a trial for 5 of us to share one bathroom this spring, but we are so excited to have this project done. We hired a different company that who did our downstairs because they didn't do bathrooms. We are excited to see the end result. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ2J3kqpeH5PzOPn0DFZLfFlOXC08ApVmRRkxzI88gG_-DYNnRMZXUOmn0ecT_Y28e93erjofVlZSJwyEuMpJH2kpQL9_aZLrsEofEggxt68ANY0igfWAgpMrz1twltGpAb0KOP6PJaNmlgUPD1XZQwbX3s8BfK0WIAkRBNvHjS0l_RqyN8PLSyRV-/s2048/280611694_5488210257868920_980316749833852742_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ2J3kqpeH5PzOPn0DFZLfFlOXC08ApVmRRkxzI88gG_-DYNnRMZXUOmn0ecT_Y28e93erjofVlZSJwyEuMpJH2kpQL9_aZLrsEofEggxt68ANY0igfWAgpMrz1twltGpAb0KOP6PJaNmlgUPD1XZQwbX3s8BfK0WIAkRBNvHjS0l_RqyN8PLSyRV-/w300-h400/280611694_5488210257868920_980316749833852742_n.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiprTr-K5sg87f1U_PtYP36dewjs_QMEzqIbleGLix2L026CMe8DFI_VBoL4bT2vKY4ZBASyZgtI9ZyTx6BAE-vCFtRCIXTbSUD1rEJSZKJv3-G4Dth4Nm43HXaK1-bhUvx2W5lekCKyTtmkU5aNEf8H1XMvJQD7ITwTyZYbum3Tl1KS03fTuI6VuHI/s2048/280755666_5488210394535573_6503146471370164320_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiprTr-K5sg87f1U_PtYP36dewjs_QMEzqIbleGLix2L026CMe8DFI_VBoL4bT2vKY4ZBASyZgtI9ZyTx6BAE-vCFtRCIXTbSUD1rEJSZKJv3-G4Dth4Nm43HXaK1-bhUvx2W5lekCKyTtmkU5aNEf8H1XMvJQD7ITwTyZYbum3Tl1KS03fTuI6VuHI/w300-h400/280755666_5488210394535573_6503146471370164320_n.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisn7vEA9ge9RaXkRUNgulniVZU7Bxp7SigcXuIdMeFuNJreqYsaRmPee1BOR_MpXokMLjK42jc8S8yBArIGTaW8z7S8YuuaewVdcCkm1R5hMZ4iB8GZ6vvk5pOh7DOlL3fOOFxmgpmUx74Wsfa6Fpl6lM6Su1MgcHQcNYRbBlODjJSdY4cxcYp6Yqv/s2048/281286372_5488210364535576_2804738920223865546_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisn7vEA9ge9RaXkRUNgulniVZU7Bxp7SigcXuIdMeFuNJreqYsaRmPee1BOR_MpXokMLjK42jc8S8yBArIGTaW8z7S8YuuaewVdcCkm1R5hMZ4iB8GZ6vvk5pOh7DOlL3fOOFxmgpmUx74Wsfa6Fpl6lM6Su1MgcHQcNYRbBlODjJSdY4cxcYp6Yqv/w300-h400/281286372_5488210364535576_2804738920223865546_n.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggOOHAioE0gVGRifIKCA-80NQbGNzbre8RZjg9_LL3JfXMy_RN-2y03Y3wMa79whua3oalKBEpCHrDSB1j0QphVva9yNIpEIdPa6OZNErWGiFf1eFFyXaWhBQTnEAAhpvfHPXfk99hojrdt14YhCnrOtQnZvt3X_1_5HuMD1JNsGX7tIn8z6c-Yz4y/s2048/281733585_5488210277868918_5668271628850705584_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggOOHAioE0gVGRifIKCA-80NQbGNzbre8RZjg9_LL3JfXMy_RN-2y03Y3wMa79whua3oalKBEpCHrDSB1j0QphVva9yNIpEIdPa6OZNErWGiFf1eFFyXaWhBQTnEAAhpvfHPXfk99hojrdt14YhCnrOtQnZvt3X_1_5HuMD1JNsGX7tIn8z6c-Yz4y/w300-h400/281733585_5488210277868918_5668271628850705584_n.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">By the end of the month the chicks have gotten so much bigger! They still have a few more weeks indoors before they can be outside full time, but they are now able to go out on short trips to peck around in the grass. Since they cannot free range, we got them an enclosure. My plan is to use this often this summer to let them get some fresh grass and change of scenery.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC6S_D8RoOz09Ceilf_dy37JOETeo3GQFx5GcrqWYgarfOUvCFa-xpfFVytQEOZCPxYJWJtmnIOsMd71AWcWMneCiVmg5m_X6_WxPljBWqwgfvjKha4uvfSbtSDP5p2ldaeKWykgtCKTkMlp8Mafah2mHuUyZ_RM2ZJvvPya-OCzvw5el-0-Tmkx7a/s2048/283077145_5518996614790284_4045964681918533586_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1504" data-original-width="2048" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC6S_D8RoOz09Ceilf_dy37JOETeo3GQFx5GcrqWYgarfOUvCFa-xpfFVytQEOZCPxYJWJtmnIOsMd71AWcWMneCiVmg5m_X6_WxPljBWqwgfvjKha4uvfSbtSDP5p2ldaeKWykgtCKTkMlp8Mafah2mHuUyZ_RM2ZJvvPya-OCzvw5el-0-Tmkx7a/w400-h294/283077145_5518996614790284_4045964681918533586_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaQkcXCX_bCcgdrs8LmqgwPrVkKnYxnAYH28Phsxvz29fBAcvOzwaRjhJXg2AWs9dqF2pBjVOfcloQHIG4eD_nvG0miOA0q5nMzRlYuTukU1M3RfXuySRfxiHMOZiSJ33elPzzC_BZ63uspItFxHlEb1fKtLmesArSPxkqNkOvmPWf56V8puaHBUH7/s2048/283786463_5518996548123624_5392212299051284871_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1492" data-original-width="2048" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaQkcXCX_bCcgdrs8LmqgwPrVkKnYxnAYH28Phsxvz29fBAcvOzwaRjhJXg2AWs9dqF2pBjVOfcloQHIG4eD_nvG0miOA0q5nMzRlYuTukU1M3RfXuySRfxiHMOZiSJ33elPzzC_BZ63uspItFxHlEb1fKtLmesArSPxkqNkOvmPWf56V8puaHBUH7/w400-h291/283786463_5518996548123624_5392212299051284871_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQvCfUbw7tvYql6UXzfBMvzPAflPEzwPFzpydmXFI94GxCad-X7d2ioahumldkl9KrRRF1fw-LTtcb_oSQbZ1U5_f1nNDEM8ho-_FV7mASJkFhJg-JHnR115ro_Wlq1F203c0r5jF6sEstRDREALc-4DbWTF2t8kg9k_GQrriyZ_E31-TNxmFQiapN/s2048/283821012_5498286876861258_2815467473151714673_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1142" data-original-width="2048" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQvCfUbw7tvYql6UXzfBMvzPAflPEzwPFzpydmXFI94GxCad-X7d2ioahumldkl9KrRRF1fw-LTtcb_oSQbZ1U5_f1nNDEM8ho-_FV7mASJkFhJg-JHnR115ro_Wlq1F203c0r5jF6sEstRDREALc-4DbWTF2t8kg9k_GQrriyZ_E31-TNxmFQiapN/w400-h223/283821012_5498286876861258_2815467473151714673_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Arlington finished up her sophomore year and is home for the summer. Her bunny was interested in the chickens.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYEy5qhSIJh_J4VVYgdpFWIobrG-8XCyTqkBEpX4bFQfzsVt-5j2iNv6dog37Goa5QqGGzxlqjAg2r-nEWai5uOo5IeMy7ACGuaNi0It-oNqOIa-Q5LCfPrlagUmd_-eL6BZKzPEhVxUeGbxFqSfU5_IYeTXKR12RxEGD9eVDgAKIb6JH54z3nbWpE/s2048/284003771_5507479482608664_1849942519501923756_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1424" data-original-width="2048" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYEy5qhSIJh_J4VVYgdpFWIobrG-8XCyTqkBEpX4bFQfzsVt-5j2iNv6dog37Goa5QqGGzxlqjAg2r-nEWai5uOo5IeMy7ACGuaNi0It-oNqOIa-Q5LCfPrlagUmd_-eL6BZKzPEhVxUeGbxFqSfU5_IYeTXKR12RxEGD9eVDgAKIb6JH54z3nbWpE/w400-h279/284003771_5507479482608664_1849942519501923756_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>PletcherFamilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01045190951686129822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141822664679250598.post-64960258416442660702022-04-30T20:13:00.001+02:002022-10-23T20:41:30.797+02:00April 2022<p> Another busy month has come and gone. Finley and Cainan had their spring break and we went to PA for the week (Mat flew in from his work trip to San Francisco to join us). We got a new propane boiler to replace our old oil heat. And we because a chicken family! </p><p style="text-align: center;">Spring has finally sprung - the daffodils along our garden beds are in full bloom</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0R8xzo4TRqI_xgN2bzq2F1M1PPwSFHKRvcqFxVZei4R2gg-Emf7OZ15khighx5YrdorSMSLhvSQBbceN_ZRr-3kQKfXfpsEAZqJ8p7snjPfI-e2sM9mYilvEFX4hMrZ5NzfwM-fsayc3fHHKnLDVKgaq7NqIWkkI_oDCYWDWwJxzNw4_yZE46llC7/s2048/277806079_5391093577580589_895526382876438241_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1220" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0R8xzo4TRqI_xgN2bzq2F1M1PPwSFHKRvcqFxVZei4R2gg-Emf7OZ15khighx5YrdorSMSLhvSQBbceN_ZRr-3kQKfXfpsEAZqJ8p7snjPfI-e2sM9mYilvEFX4hMrZ5NzfwM-fsayc3fHHKnLDVKgaq7NqIWkkI_oDCYWDWwJxzNw4_yZE46llC7/w239-h400/277806079_5391093577580589_895526382876438241_n.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRX3GM4skNZPkb2_pV26u43VMRTKnv3iBPRYTBLQFiF24X2hZAQzecNy4UYOqze-S2jRBrJ020LWzSf-tZVJXoIx8TAxxLyk_7ChTERdcszXI_AXqnUeVhJYJv1f4wQHTqWOvuokx3U4znN3gilp1T3DVeZff9PnXw0IEK0GF-bfSii2lH5-jkyENR/s2048/278175791_5391093660913914_2857600781925343635_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1958" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRX3GM4skNZPkb2_pV26u43VMRTKnv3iBPRYTBLQFiF24X2hZAQzecNy4UYOqze-S2jRBrJ020LWzSf-tZVJXoIx8TAxxLyk_7ChTERdcszXI_AXqnUeVhJYJv1f4wQHTqWOvuokx3U4znN3gilp1T3DVeZff9PnXw0IEK0GF-bfSii2lH5-jkyENR/w383-h400/278175791_5391093660913914_2857600781925343635_n.jpg" width="383" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our oil boiler is 30 years old and we had been warned at its last service check that it was living on borrowed time. We had gone back and forth about just keeping oil or changing our heat, and we decided to go with propane. Our stove has always been propane (and our new stove is as well), so it just seemed to make sense. It was a pricey project, but we are so happy to have an updated system that is going to be more efficient.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-8cuLUexCIHWdYnm7Rou3HFBpKl_xpTwMOFoYKvESR1wvYRup-Cvbjked_shduwDad5IaKzVaQMS0GnZfYhfn30pGK6eCKbMZIiuI8sP81IQCEWzmDF3utjbvTEYpCLOWIU5J5B_X1eKuttCqSliuOZNTqXFyhD4PVk4EowtvEdwkKDk2RLu063Ka/s2048/277224851_5357528330937114_6416860227188520457_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1264" data-original-width="2048" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-8cuLUexCIHWdYnm7Rou3HFBpKl_xpTwMOFoYKvESR1wvYRup-Cvbjked_shduwDad5IaKzVaQMS0GnZfYhfn30pGK6eCKbMZIiuI8sP81IQCEWzmDF3utjbvTEYpCLOWIU5J5B_X1eKuttCqSliuOZNTqXFyhD4PVk4EowtvEdwkKDk2RLu063Ka/w400-h248/277224851_5357528330937114_6416860227188520457_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRlpQlRoehwLX3MMOHGQ8Vg4b1bEqm8CV7Ly7_8D3H2-dBzJyduHdsA7drQ8MLPehsNl0_iHaedRkLLu3obXirYHRpGaNBEtmTWbCySmmzWpOB-edBk1PJw0oyms4l-KOOEg5xIDSzxNJH-_-ugcXkxVEvJtJVDYTe50_cdusRjt5O0C1LePwODKKr/s2048/277559674_5357528427603771_6531669820521594294_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1928" data-original-width="2048" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRlpQlRoehwLX3MMOHGQ8Vg4b1bEqm8CV7Ly7_8D3H2-dBzJyduHdsA7drQ8MLPehsNl0_iHaedRkLLu3obXirYHRpGaNBEtmTWbCySmmzWpOB-edBk1PJw0oyms4l-KOOEg5xIDSzxNJH-_-ugcXkxVEvJtJVDYTe50_cdusRjt5O0C1LePwODKKr/w400-h376/277559674_5357528427603771_6531669820521594294_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Spring break was really low key, so we didn't take many pictures. Had a good time hanging with family and visiting. It was over Easter this year, which I know made our families happy that we could be there for a holiday. Finley got a second piercing during our time in PA.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO8WU4uI7U3wFBiPCOu2swP300JtNwLbsBu-lSheWfyfiitdTRb5xKsiNXog-Tpr4iVhQ4GhP-DQuYjIOFY7FI4c8v787rZl64DRgZ5wKilGywzIraov_K4UTE4GhvBl5UipJMzxmB9Qy6byI-RwYxFyw1CDpzZDEsc1RmuBoI3H5BXQyJ-bvsgD0C/s1440/278681032_5405442119479068_7098627157409877119_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO8WU4uI7U3wFBiPCOu2swP300JtNwLbsBu-lSheWfyfiitdTRb5xKsiNXog-Tpr4iVhQ4GhP-DQuYjIOFY7FI4c8v787rZl64DRgZ5wKilGywzIraov_K4UTE4GhvBl5UipJMzxmB9Qy6byI-RwYxFyw1CDpzZDEsc1RmuBoI3H5BXQyJ-bvsgD0C/w300-h400/278681032_5405442119479068_7098627157409877119_n.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Finley and I went to see the high school musical, Cinderella, together. The kids did a great job. It was fun</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjaArlXrH1ackefLLB_J-R58LMwcyPbyeUjDaw0NYRcDdweyR9DuTjmyacotY3GjgdUSFxXtYoNQ6s_G5UhH1IHgVYpHSr4nwp0xscWfddMYOh7Q-IWhg_IayN9q_orVx_Z1z_UP37jMAy7_OTlA_GaqUbjks7QLje04ClNqjWeqMSgwyYeMyy2_U5/s2048/278110535_5373053199384627_2478163118128663408_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1474" data-original-width="2048" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjaArlXrH1ackefLLB_J-R58LMwcyPbyeUjDaw0NYRcDdweyR9DuTjmyacotY3GjgdUSFxXtYoNQ6s_G5UhH1IHgVYpHSr4nwp0xscWfddMYOh7Q-IWhg_IayN9q_orVx_Z1z_UP37jMAy7_OTlA_GaqUbjks7QLje04ClNqjWeqMSgwyYeMyy2_U5/w400-h288/278110535_5373053199384627_2478163118128663408_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Finley and I also worked the spring book sale for our library. It was fun setting up and helping people shop.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY-3V2OZlu3jTfobD7lL3laX-03JVpZCI3pXBS3aKzkNMZhuIa_NcYPy4LKSDBBVk0onkXFrZzcYwnsCn7GzXGd_a-3W9JtFY8Wex-YW_qqPLJ8oZ21fUkcaiIG2yaLgXH1Kxc9jws39cFb8pjy9m-btENwEDrny1Sm1j_AeJFvphczwPsTcYPUGdQ/s2048/279017873_5306299709404512_5545042370065730178_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY-3V2OZlu3jTfobD7lL3laX-03JVpZCI3pXBS3aKzkNMZhuIa_NcYPy4LKSDBBVk0onkXFrZzcYwnsCn7GzXGd_a-3W9JtFY8Wex-YW_qqPLJ8oZ21fUkcaiIG2yaLgXH1Kxc9jws39cFb8pjy9m-btENwEDrny1Sm1j_AeJFvphczwPsTcYPUGdQ/w400-h300/279017873_5306299709404512_5545042370065730178_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mat and I got to have lunch one day with our European RDH12 foundation leader, Silvia. It was great to see her in person for a change! So glad she had time to see us while in Boston for work.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIh8sPjs5sS3bXmd4INRJCB4VkxNYI2D_7TqTMbpAMOOY9vfzxrLiPnRWRqcKGWqcTWm_ADjFa6aAfY3qJVwnWxv9zLXqSvsfRpAmDms0hsly-IE3NWqW5k_szvreKnxQ2ph2fzucDuazZdpG_k4qv3OCqT2r-5Mvk3mKmJKQ2OsxKUC3S_JMYBrtO/s2048/278645604_5413441075345839_6556704843234014129_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1284" data-original-width="2048" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIh8sPjs5sS3bXmd4INRJCB4VkxNYI2D_7TqTMbpAMOOY9vfzxrLiPnRWRqcKGWqcTWm_ADjFa6aAfY3qJVwnWxv9zLXqSvsfRpAmDms0hsly-IE3NWqW5k_szvreKnxQ2ph2fzucDuazZdpG_k4qv3OCqT2r-5Mvk3mKmJKQ2OsxKUC3S_JMYBrtO/w400-h251/278645604_5413441075345839_6556704843234014129_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At the end of the month we decided to become a chicken family. Mat has been talking about it for awhile, and with the loss of Scooby it became more of a conversation. We picked up 6 chicks at Tractor Supply - they are so cute! They will be in a brooder in the house for about 8 weeks. Mat built it and we set it up in the mudroom. It is fun to watch them, and we cannot wait to see them grow. Now we are on a time crunch to build their coop and run - Mat is already working on the design.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Finley has named them: Eggy, Pee Wee, Big Cheese, Waffles, Hennifer, and Soot.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMVJit77H3CB2Tl0Im1l3HGe0aBzUH7Ukw5dIAgVTEYETeON7-TGFLBYwAdlNS1M29J_Zn_DraujIpXNOmXP8LGowOFKFjZQ0dOZuFWuZlX9T4WCYHL9w8e7_uMfFl9k99JI-zXz0THI2yDDO_Zp5dDYqYMZO3KNXDtMQbkTjAbdVJRASghfBXDRaR/s2048/279215982_5431161686907111_3658539715897584296_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1330" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMVJit77H3CB2Tl0Im1l3HGe0aBzUH7Ukw5dIAgVTEYETeON7-TGFLBYwAdlNS1M29J_Zn_DraujIpXNOmXP8LGowOFKFjZQ0dOZuFWuZlX9T4WCYHL9w8e7_uMfFl9k99JI-zXz0THI2yDDO_Zp5dDYqYMZO3KNXDtMQbkTjAbdVJRASghfBXDRaR/w260-h400/279215982_5431161686907111_3658539715897584296_n.jpg" width="260" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaNZDnCoMBS0vzcHuK4iH6VoQLiDOgIOoeLQc384rYzLkcB_YfeIhP8KfBtvPPRAhx7IaQJweazZerL-kw_eg-gj9fEQeQrDZWZAHq6oYZX2K1dryuiFN6iu-4r0RltR0oBqDpnwA0GPl0y-PDUdM5dLMyiDGNU7ktqOjpS27npciQ_qaZ8ia3FFyb/s2048/279061997_5431161790240434_3791107800932227417_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaNZDnCoMBS0vzcHuK4iH6VoQLiDOgIOoeLQc384rYzLkcB_YfeIhP8KfBtvPPRAhx7IaQJweazZerL-kw_eg-gj9fEQeQrDZWZAHq6oYZX2K1dryuiFN6iu-4r0RltR0oBqDpnwA0GPl0y-PDUdM5dLMyiDGNU7ktqOjpS27npciQ_qaZ8ia3FFyb/w300-h400/279061997_5431161790240434_3791107800932227417_n.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh140kyRx--uBnqvVvrKmfShFiHSpsLGqn0IkzJKBEKuW3rp2_LI6w9KTD9yV2W130Q7Aao19pOnOYUVsCWwO5t4appXMH9z5-riyFqw9QOLNCHwjAqoez5IilObuTecSBa8HJglGvtUkndDBb0IGORfcwWY4tlV-WcWFoF_RZHBRXVjfjshWlua0qp/s2048/279094062_5431161746907105_2893018504034216167_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1746" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh140kyRx--uBnqvVvrKmfShFiHSpsLGqn0IkzJKBEKuW3rp2_LI6w9KTD9yV2W130Q7Aao19pOnOYUVsCWwO5t4appXMH9z5-riyFqw9QOLNCHwjAqoez5IilObuTecSBa8HJglGvtUkndDBb0IGORfcwWY4tlV-WcWFoF_RZHBRXVjfjshWlua0qp/w341-h400/279094062_5431161746907105_2893018504034216167_n.jpg" width="341" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A few randoms from the month:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We have a large family of turkeys that are in the yard every day. The males all puff up to attract the females who could care less</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEb_mAQnMZ5NXsNTKBSsuj1Y3VrDbzI5RqNv5cDBRSB5zvuank9fjNiFiP2_G3Y3OsyP6zuaBtNEan6sm8MyXvsyFrU7zooN4XgDiZ64xnHDHOlVVoNxFAIuPmu2zVvzkFQDnpgUOJzWqBe_t8E1MT_FsFqs64LbhzZ94NO3kpPI7AL4DEqBiH8CPi/s1672/278951061_5415577735132173_8889003128952185669_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1564" data-original-width="1672" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEb_mAQnMZ5NXsNTKBSsuj1Y3VrDbzI5RqNv5cDBRSB5zvuank9fjNiFiP2_G3Y3OsyP6zuaBtNEan6sm8MyXvsyFrU7zooN4XgDiZ64xnHDHOlVVoNxFAIuPmu2zVvzkFQDnpgUOJzWqBe_t8E1MT_FsFqs64LbhzZ94NO3kpPI7AL4DEqBiH8CPi/w400-h374/278951061_5415577735132173_8889003128952185669_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIRCw0yTRK2nm_cnpbyUYbNM9xe2snX5zanH6qdGxe0AJywCvVXk1d__1qkGe6VZgnccVOk50MNfBC24fIzurCbpK_WHiBUhlyjNKUUczAu8RnA7dObjZg1nDOaeempl-rz7OQExHQhSQHMbXuo0i4rHZubhfIxKG4FMEtLratAhdNmRGk0mZcP5N6/s1458/279213094_5415577721798841_202575736534099948_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="638" data-original-width="1458" height="175" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIRCw0yTRK2nm_cnpbyUYbNM9xe2snX5zanH6qdGxe0AJywCvVXk1d__1qkGe6VZgnccVOk50MNfBC24fIzurCbpK_WHiBUhlyjNKUUczAu8RnA7dObjZg1nDOaeempl-rz7OQExHQhSQHMbXuo0i4rHZubhfIxKG4FMEtLratAhdNmRGk0mZcP5N6/w400-h175/279213094_5415577721798841_202575736534099948_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Arlington being Arlington</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6sxThd9RpQeo5an8Zv0EoU3dlrOjphiCMg914pwtKo_EYZlu4tHyHHN9kIhA_vtDLezt7__bHUSB-bRYCmjSAt8tiIZssocZ9b4N9Z_Vxz4ghcNLpG8g6dTvo0Un3w0xoyMq1clWZszxEeG5qLe65m-dta3EQAsvPQWw28M71lUnJ1ZrdOGjPE-EW/s1207/277816228_5352134141476533_2274120691767009077_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1207" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6sxThd9RpQeo5an8Zv0EoU3dlrOjphiCMg914pwtKo_EYZlu4tHyHHN9kIhA_vtDLezt7__bHUSB-bRYCmjSAt8tiIZssocZ9b4N9Z_Vxz4ghcNLpG8g6dTvo0Un3w0xoyMq1clWZszxEeG5qLe65m-dta3EQAsvPQWw28M71lUnJ1ZrdOGjPE-EW/s320/277816228_5352134141476533_2274120691767009077_n.jpg" width="286" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>PletcherFamilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01045190951686129822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141822664679250598.post-47155726940740557672022-03-31T16:59:00.001+02:002022-10-23T17:05:28.994+02:00March 2022<p> March was filled with ups and downs. Scooby passed away and our family is still dealing with the loss of him not being with us. Arlington came home for spring break, and did spend a few days in NYC with a friend. Finley did the Polar Plunge with her Humanitarian Club. We had more snow. But spring is coming. We see the light at the end of the tunnel.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrVCcjcaugGmfAD_zElqetlqsQZVklVrj9xnk2TNnufsl2uc2hf8nz4YioU3eBoroov7rddhx7UubXoHlVEK3fWuNIrk-PnylV5EqQBl49dm2wt4RdNNiJiuT8iOMYOOACN8YzabHZmzKc6rUDoGByOI3I_elvGQifhLr7m4YDwmkJR6cpvLqK3JHc/s1416/275936970_5308743742482240_8999384177971218615_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1416" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrVCcjcaugGmfAD_zElqetlqsQZVklVrj9xnk2TNnufsl2uc2hf8nz4YioU3eBoroov7rddhx7UubXoHlVEK3fWuNIrk-PnylV5EqQBl49dm2wt4RdNNiJiuT8iOMYOOACN8YzabHZmzKc6rUDoGByOI3I_elvGQifhLr7m4YDwmkJR6cpvLqK3JHc/w305-h400/275936970_5308743742482240_8999384177971218615_n.jpg" width="305" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Polar Plunge</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQaDQlEegE0u3wQnARPktJy6bWD4G-HByH928N6buquCpn_BdN4TZYy1bGmaTJUTUalS-AD2yln38_8BlbL1NbzT67QW2oSJ921gD0t8LNNFEP2r0whjWq4RtQemmHyhvtBnIUu-NfpeiUuB2q1mcFs_2cWCYtVrllB7mDgPwxOTIbhIMh8I-KYjbo/s1461/277438599_5332975273392420_894795167337308434_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1461" data-original-width="1220" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQaDQlEegE0u3wQnARPktJy6bWD4G-HByH928N6buquCpn_BdN4TZYy1bGmaTJUTUalS-AD2yln38_8BlbL1NbzT67QW2oSJ921gD0t8LNNFEP2r0whjWq4RtQemmHyhvtBnIUu-NfpeiUuB2q1mcFs_2cWCYtVrllB7mDgPwxOTIbhIMh8I-KYjbo/w334-h400/277438599_5332975273392420_894795167337308434_n.jpg" width="334" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6fhOMdz-vruO6pYrtKTeWVI7Y3X9dfOW9UA4pbe-CEAhf_JokAAIqFAtOi8YYRDlVouuVV1tj0yBZUauRYbjJdBQGJDkf8vT0Vq-kp5jyqR7xoFVu4rwyhOk3a5U6-wRnBC9tlxGzk18DkRCiwMIeZTJejKNR0QWMLtuKIhpdqq3liD1AF2WNbyPB/s1968/277471092_5332975293392418_830115966543173035_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1179" data-original-width="1968" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6fhOMdz-vruO6pYrtKTeWVI7Y3X9dfOW9UA4pbe-CEAhf_JokAAIqFAtOi8YYRDlVouuVV1tj0yBZUauRYbjJdBQGJDkf8vT0Vq-kp5jyqR7xoFVu4rwyhOk3a5U6-wRnBC9tlxGzk18DkRCiwMIeZTJejKNR0QWMLtuKIhpdqq3liD1AF2WNbyPB/w400-h240/277471092_5332975293392418_830115966543173035_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbbkKiKp5m8JNBOpVerMtpVVtVuNDH4HSj-kWLiIUysiOLN6PcSWsQwwjC3I6FTCGQ_AuKtwEbOlgipExJU0DxuLHwVaVfoA8ZU-G_sWTUsDKw_NNIguZrvWl4eQDQQRsyawc8dRklfbcKe1wqsfHxaKhoom5MIcO1OjT0_f1i-4GaIx6mpcM0bQhM/s1013/277495115_5332975260059088_6999987134977185837_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="636" data-original-width="1013" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbbkKiKp5m8JNBOpVerMtpVVtVuNDH4HSj-kWLiIUysiOLN6PcSWsQwwjC3I6FTCGQ_AuKtwEbOlgipExJU0DxuLHwVaVfoA8ZU-G_sWTUsDKw_NNIguZrvWl4eQDQQRsyawc8dRklfbcKe1wqsfHxaKhoom5MIcO1OjT0_f1i-4GaIx6mpcM0bQhM/w400-h251/277495115_5332975260059088_6999987134977185837_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1EpvbUU1Q5xT0HeH6ZkMp1cxT0A-daZb_qcTQyL1q_LXzVP83QnydSNopBAdN566lChlxkPSwixKSWG-As7fe_ZUfevfcGR-WQptT6IgHcMrqUuqYx4a9Xr3QPtCFkRr2lFsJYLK-xq7y0SGB-uUYs_2DnGxQdjg_0tdRyqoEUOCkzWiSBA-idlR0/s617/277502346_5332975263392421_3430952225921403829_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="476" data-original-width="617" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1EpvbUU1Q5xT0HeH6ZkMp1cxT0A-daZb_qcTQyL1q_LXzVP83QnydSNopBAdN566lChlxkPSwixKSWG-As7fe_ZUfevfcGR-WQptT6IgHcMrqUuqYx4a9Xr3QPtCFkRr2lFsJYLK-xq7y0SGB-uUYs_2DnGxQdjg_0tdRyqoEUOCkzWiSBA-idlR0/w400-h309/277502346_5332975263392421_3430952225921403829_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mat made Cainan holders for his Karate belts. He has so many that we had to separete them into two. These will hold his belts through his brown, and then he will need another belt holder for his black belt series.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRWY834MsDn6qByv75jlxb3JVVAMcg5U68PxZtZ8ULhc_RuIz8PFAMAxlq__9QsZc8iX-hpMB3aKCMAYsBDqs8aOYW4FcoUgNOwztn9MjKPU2BNbv1k19bMjU9iBiVQTpI8QeJjHkfHzFZrb1FcrQYQufezk7MihciALwTlsyxqoYREwAbwG2woInr/s2048/277524487_5347132801976667_8644835801348659263_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1624" data-original-width="2048" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRWY834MsDn6qByv75jlxb3JVVAMcg5U68PxZtZ8ULhc_RuIz8PFAMAxlq__9QsZc8iX-hpMB3aKCMAYsBDqs8aOYW4FcoUgNOwztn9MjKPU2BNbv1k19bMjU9iBiVQTpI8QeJjHkfHzFZrb1FcrQYQufezk7MihciALwTlsyxqoYREwAbwG2woInr/w400-h318/277524487_5347132801976667_8644835801348659263_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4zKAoK-u69C67jMrARjeQ026Lp7BpfkVQ3FAYmBZtZsFTJWqMZ-sOh3vK1IGQUDKeP79obP-9Z5plsg62niWLtuR1LNAGYTPfuwvaOn9ysIiTEgQSYP9vlw1BYsAWjTPOp0BzuoyDJgUgAMwgQMPx9x3N80pPVpiucngB2bUhBp2anQX7vKnf5gV3/s2048/277170219_5347132838643330_4469709779501022660_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1530" data-original-width="2048" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4zKAoK-u69C67jMrARjeQ026Lp7BpfkVQ3FAYmBZtZsFTJWqMZ-sOh3vK1IGQUDKeP79obP-9Z5plsg62niWLtuR1LNAGYTPfuwvaOn9ysIiTEgQSYP9vlw1BYsAWjTPOp0BzuoyDJgUgAMwgQMPx9x3N80pPVpiucngB2bUhBp2anQX7vKnf5gV3/w400-h299/277170219_5347132838643330_4469709779501022660_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>PletcherFamilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01045190951686129822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141822664679250598.post-70742779626815025912022-03-13T15:50:00.001+01:002022-10-23T16:54:53.368+02:00New Fireplace<p> We are slowly remodeling the downstairs with our final projects. The next on the list was our fireplace. Where we not have our family room was an old, wood burning fireplace we never used before. The room was a living room and was only a place for Christmas morning and photos. Now it is the hub of our house, so we needed to give it an upgrade.</p><p>It took the contractors about a week to do this project. We decided to change from wood burning to an electric fireplace because we didn't feel we would burn the wood on a regular basis in this room (we have three other fireplaces in the house). We love how it turned out.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Here is the before. It wasn't in bad shape, but we just weren't using it.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-NpLV15N_pemMCStH7DYMu5_XcUHc1SGEdb5ksawNXfjFR0dZ9AxuryHsPX8vJeKe1UPy_SIsNX5ORboaMx1SQ1LzjPATiapXIGRcU0xRDcrKyiw9RBVJv46EgEsEArS5TVa0WzA5W2ciRR8hVP3JtxdZQfhWnt6Gug3E2R7oGfUWvCqbPDJnH9Uq/s2048/275496588_5283552295001385_2507277268437190457_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-NpLV15N_pemMCStH7DYMu5_XcUHc1SGEdb5ksawNXfjFR0dZ9AxuryHsPX8vJeKe1UPy_SIsNX5ORboaMx1SQ1LzjPATiapXIGRcU0xRDcrKyiw9RBVJv46EgEsEArS5TVa0WzA5W2ciRR8hVP3JtxdZQfhWnt6Gug3E2R7oGfUWvCqbPDJnH9Uq/w400-h300/275496588_5283552295001385_2507277268437190457_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And here is the after. We went with a shiplap style. We added bookcases to the sides which I love. The fireplace will also get a cover to make it look a little finished (it is backordered)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK43H0hbOFebSfvlcDb_GRVUXDQTiRPpxHq4lBsEWvRSNs3KO_4OgeQpdzTg55u3_Zgqk6bXm95uIFmMTk9LGEaK7sZKASCAYU6nzuCWEI01H4_95MNd0W9GH61YXGtOjZy6q7SkJlckipziSMVo2Tx4gPCZWHQtfjOWYtaiyzuzuDhuRPra8d9fmh/s2048/275300727_5283552351668046_643619626089763136_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1588" data-original-width="2048" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK43H0hbOFebSfvlcDb_GRVUXDQTiRPpxHq4lBsEWvRSNs3KO_4OgeQpdzTg55u3_Zgqk6bXm95uIFmMTk9LGEaK7sZKASCAYU6nzuCWEI01H4_95MNd0W9GH61YXGtOjZy6q7SkJlckipziSMVo2Tx4gPCZWHQtfjOWYtaiyzuzuDhuRPra8d9fmh/w400-h310/275300727_5283552351668046_643619626089763136_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7xa7hrLkUQb_IppEXjJH7kH_W5DuDnKJv7k83jDD20GrlhTDo5faR2-YwxZjlxx2CiKl6nhGL9gYMrwm5cFZA2ZNwuHaauVuMvKbDlXzxiFMMxyUhEpKTuzZHOBbY2DgEj6fx_s7dUeIP-8HeQJDBdp01gBN_LvpGaT7Wp33o89vNR_i2L7gHFcJu/s960/275487616_5283525361670745_4466548609826848494_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7xa7hrLkUQb_IppEXjJH7kH_W5DuDnKJv7k83jDD20GrlhTDo5faR2-YwxZjlxx2CiKl6nhGL9gYMrwm5cFZA2ZNwuHaauVuMvKbDlXzxiFMMxyUhEpKTuzZHOBbY2DgEj6fx_s7dUeIP-8HeQJDBdp01gBN_LvpGaT7Wp33o89vNR_i2L7gHFcJu/w300-h400/275487616_5283525361670745_4466548609826848494_n.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>PletcherFamilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01045190951686129822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141822664679250598.post-84372176031701673732022-03-06T16:40:00.008+01:002022-10-23T16:57:15.175+02:00Scooby<p> <span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">We lost a piece of our family tonight. Our dog Scooby passed away suddenly. He was having difficulty breathing and standing today and the emergency vets couldn’t save him. He had developed fluid around his heart basically overnight and no amount of magic was going to save our boy. He has been the best dog for 10 1/2 years. I haven’t cried this hard since my grandparents died. Mat is in San Franscisco, so thank goodness for my neighbor Mary who came to be with me as we said goodbye to him. One of the hardest things I have ever done. He was one in a million.</span></p><p><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAUkyWR48uldGBVEXPpqMbY1-TCRhq61r_g-xF83BAAAaai8XYfx5_tLfxyihLxVGUIFAguChOeKAPCQKuvDhLdwQK5GL_7xO4SxXBV7YN4frWiJXaeTT94hp8cHNY8ysC-FQm3AcZ58tPggRAfB4DBptasAEnLKPueuSB5ryRHu8aVNdwh3rNeLUO/s2743/IMG_3255.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2115" data-original-width="2743" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAUkyWR48uldGBVEXPpqMbY1-TCRhq61r_g-xF83BAAAaai8XYfx5_tLfxyihLxVGUIFAguChOeKAPCQKuvDhLdwQK5GL_7xO4SxXBV7YN4frWiJXaeTT94hp8cHNY8ysC-FQm3AcZ58tPggRAfB4DBptasAEnLKPueuSB5ryRHu8aVNdwh3rNeLUO/w640-h494/IMG_3255.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Update mid march: </span></span><div><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">We did have him cremated, and had a few things made for him</span></span><p></p></div><div><span style="color: #050505;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdVHx6PE9y4FmUD6PbuydqEApVssebS12R2amSvr-w_UMp-CMGVNJcCpB9w1sD2KvBp2PBJzuHkYA9MeNC9vh7whPgyyKQtBkTcF-LyuQqQ87y9IldeOEVp_ddykCK4R5GkcNA9umycUTgv2SznNMOG7Cla_YOuZ5onC7N8U5pEA7JNlRAzE4xTXtK/s2048/275303222_5297834563573158_8174877062078073599_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1538" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdVHx6PE9y4FmUD6PbuydqEApVssebS12R2amSvr-w_UMp-CMGVNJcCpB9w1sD2KvBp2PBJzuHkYA9MeNC9vh7whPgyyKQtBkTcF-LyuQqQ87y9IldeOEVp_ddykCK4R5GkcNA9umycUTgv2SznNMOG7Cla_YOuZ5onC7N8U5pEA7JNlRAzE4xTXtK/w400-h300/275303222_5297834563573158_8174877062078073599_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div>PletcherFamilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01045190951686129822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141822664679250598.post-40477779836842056402022-02-28T21:23:00.000+01:002022-10-23T16:39:47.910+02:00February 2022<p> Another busy month in the books! This month Mat turned 48, Arlington turned 19, we went on a short ski trip during Finley and Cainan's winter break, and enjoyed a few more snow days.</p><p style="text-align: center;">We started the month with Mat turning 48 on Feb. 7th. He wanted a "lamb cake" (Which we usually reserve for the Easter Holidays), so we obliged.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4SAJ31stEWgQALDvvdglTbzcoorHsSNU01v7iEYNkHqWotTgd1dWJrQs7PgtV-zbk0YbJWtGjLykT26EQt9nz1Coiubgn-bpBt83puGLA4UiyD9ABDUPaqJC3aIkAN4fxTFsCmKGGq2DpiYwZttsRkXRtZuNBC3CWKHZtpbX8d62bztHBSwIBKWV6/s1080/273544485_5193215970701685_1759312491101928578_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1030" data-original-width="1080" height="381" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4SAJ31stEWgQALDvvdglTbzcoorHsSNU01v7iEYNkHqWotTgd1dWJrQs7PgtV-zbk0YbJWtGjLykT26EQt9nz1Coiubgn-bpBt83puGLA4UiyD9ABDUPaqJC3aIkAN4fxTFsCmKGGq2DpiYwZttsRkXRtZuNBC3CWKHZtpbX8d62bztHBSwIBKWV6/w400-h381/273544485_5193215970701685_1759312491101928578_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had to add this picture of my mother. The ear was falling off a bit when we were setting up the cake. She said "you can't see me - take the picture of the lamb" She is always cute.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH4JScjEAxsxYtGMXToJPh2oCRv6ybMD-i-vL6GD67txbZcts2hVutIWQ2tcJmW9xSJzz692-2O5gUGNxYb4ZWgoN1TSP_M9gB_hwSoHgB6FglbGiWMAnz4XdX3z-4EPoVYP-7SGsMP6aI0-j3IejU5LpOd0lyi_Gb1tpPJbpII__GLz0yDb8dNqfF/s2048/273528946_5191309240892358_3420580778312885896_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1780" data-original-width="2048" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH4JScjEAxsxYtGMXToJPh2oCRv6ybMD-i-vL6GD67txbZcts2hVutIWQ2tcJmW9xSJzz692-2O5gUGNxYb4ZWgoN1TSP_M9gB_hwSoHgB6FglbGiWMAnz4XdX3z-4EPoVYP-7SGsMP6aI0-j3IejU5LpOd0lyi_Gb1tpPJbpII__GLz0yDb8dNqfF/w400-h348/273528946_5191309240892358_3420580778312885896_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Middle of the month Arlington turned 19. My parents were in visitng so we took a trip to UMass and went to a UMass hockey game. They are a fantastic team, and it was a great game.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnAuAhzi2tqwdA50fXPv7F5kDEpqdREc8YtbUBJrf1eU6yYsyiTfBbLS21f-aW58dtKy10F2qCLtuAZUQ0Dt7zmTAWt5YKYIxW2hRt3_gRNSDfJuzt1DyBtc8OITSBSSEFNk5G3T4NToW6tvNQorKdCeMRfQVXeLsR6IHoJLDaKxxQ6TXox7Xw5bQ1/s960/274029548_5218585188164763_4352544171341169890_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="916" data-original-width="960" height="381" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnAuAhzi2tqwdA50fXPv7F5kDEpqdREc8YtbUBJrf1eU6yYsyiTfBbLS21f-aW58dtKy10F2qCLtuAZUQ0Dt7zmTAWt5YKYIxW2hRt3_gRNSDfJuzt1DyBtc8OITSBSSEFNk5G3T4NToW6tvNQorKdCeMRfQVXeLsR6IHoJLDaKxxQ6TXox7Xw5bQ1/w400-h381/274029548_5218585188164763_4352544171341169890_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I know it looks like an empty stadium, but we were just really early. It was so cold outside we just decided to come inside and wait for the game</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ1SY0uFL0kc_POjc0DpIPgnFCEd1iWKKCdVg7tiJwyLqmamXH1jNsf4_oitIyQVQmCIfi_K1iEC3EoqvSCN-pwmiJ8pPAxBzVNYPl_aKf__39jcVX-U8NgxIzJG8QN2HPHdJo9RMMCcLG74MPmf5Qc_wbxcSwCsf3qDwRrmZC5DFa8Zcg_msAWFoG/s2048/273494845_5188249617864987_826487917320792441_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1208" data-original-width="2048" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ1SY0uFL0kc_POjc0DpIPgnFCEd1iWKKCdVg7tiJwyLqmamXH1jNsf4_oitIyQVQmCIfi_K1iEC3EoqvSCN-pwmiJ8pPAxBzVNYPl_aKf__39jcVX-U8NgxIzJG8QN2HPHdJo9RMMCcLG74MPmf5Qc_wbxcSwCsf3qDwRrmZC5DFa8Zcg_msAWFoG/w400-h236/273494845_5188249617864987_826487917320792441_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">During Finley and Cainan's winter break we went skiing at Mt. Sunapee in New Hampshire. I found a really cool tree house for our lodging. It was an incredible stay. I didn't ski, but Mat and the kids had a great time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhorpxL2gmjPYUTc9Y9oFNATND4RIr-MsprZu3Ym5jfjRB2xVDy4W1zdSrnZjtFzMD7zg4f0lz18PY18DhnBUjguK-WQvHU9sf_e9p1yLRXbEPdXh5jwSmiCOFM6nkuX0g9skloysIBLIM0DJp4LVZV-DMo2updE_APnhutHQgLDwl36HpQqUmi0jQs/s2016/274548125_5242662882423660_3859550719497723850_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhorpxL2gmjPYUTc9Y9oFNATND4RIr-MsprZu3Ym5jfjRB2xVDy4W1zdSrnZjtFzMD7zg4f0lz18PY18DhnBUjguK-WQvHU9sf_e9p1yLRXbEPdXh5jwSmiCOFM6nkuX0g9skloysIBLIM0DJp4LVZV-DMo2updE_APnhutHQgLDwl36HpQqUmi0jQs/w400-h300/274548125_5242662882423660_3859550719497723850_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiowrAKKJoV99Xyl3MAXdZi_Lgompk31yF9sg7mrwm9PXwW6aoGO4gfxeZHQp0VjOeNMYIcsq-Ym8x4P_vjT0RtwUQnQUTs1bNZHaK87P5ju5JycYnnsM8j2jl1grz4uh3RliTB3TsjqTDEW73VZoycjM1TYTcgnUbFJFPKRUP_bfmZ_2A7k_MjboVt/s1727/274567000_5242663542423594_6606054789114944156_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1727" data-original-width="1619" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiowrAKKJoV99Xyl3MAXdZi_Lgompk31yF9sg7mrwm9PXwW6aoGO4gfxeZHQp0VjOeNMYIcsq-Ym8x4P_vjT0RtwUQnQUTs1bNZHaK87P5ju5JycYnnsM8j2jl1grz4uh3RliTB3TsjqTDEW73VZoycjM1TYTcgnUbFJFPKRUP_bfmZ_2A7k_MjboVt/w375-h400/274567000_5242663542423594_6606054789114944156_n.jpg" width="375" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc9spkTeRa-sR2GjuWMTeiNEw0E_mitYkfsb4xmI3exuJz9Asj67lJCFC50V2jx4TXTbGm3uiLGLpPTjmbiVux6ggFYz35TQy0UJ5Sq_hYHCXes-ShJ-nomSsSfJHNT_7yWUSFDfux3x3GbsurD0aIZ2LysmXwjYw-eQrKmtOrMT18jzWbjj2zC1Br/s2016/274697341_5242663645756917_202142307998538066_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc9spkTeRa-sR2GjuWMTeiNEw0E_mitYkfsb4xmI3exuJz9Asj67lJCFC50V2jx4TXTbGm3uiLGLpPTjmbiVux6ggFYz35TQy0UJ5Sq_hYHCXes-ShJ-nomSsSfJHNT_7yWUSFDfux3x3GbsurD0aIZ2LysmXwjYw-eQrKmtOrMT18jzWbjj2zC1Br/w300-h400/274697341_5242663645756917_202142307998538066_n.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhASqaOh21QUY9WjhSDbDUH6GZUanwcdZzlJKCZe9lyDxV51IRZAlpsco9cMoAfrQDdibq11NGDtknkfLWVjezBv_UBeZPoPcRbLkpk2u20dnKytAGej2kcNsAMHeLZEiKHbX14AZvApJYvoTA8u-yBOcsXwqPYc5L25A9no7rYQohWPr84dcucZke5/s2048/274732757_5245184318838183_1481688263039086495_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhASqaOh21QUY9WjhSDbDUH6GZUanwcdZzlJKCZe9lyDxV51IRZAlpsco9cMoAfrQDdibq11NGDtknkfLWVjezBv_UBeZPoPcRbLkpk2u20dnKytAGej2kcNsAMHeLZEiKHbX14AZvApJYvoTA8u-yBOcsXwqPYc5L25A9no7rYQohWPr84dcucZke5/w400-h300/274732757_5245184318838183_1481688263039086495_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5KnEUw1msRCd2aaMX7S9Tmhn70TkK18o5mH0jnhl8KGI_EA8sdRiJ_M_y2hLbXF0zszYYZOYIPZNz2BkpJ1XMBfZ3qeamvBZs4Od1GCAVOGwohrqRmW2LHv3GsngPX_xtqoJFsGRcBUjeDpeI8Btf30H_7i-hjhghRfv7nHsRIt_ZxHo1MiNLYqy-/s2048/274772686_5249313991758549_5929873906880055882_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1626" data-original-width="2048" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5KnEUw1msRCd2aaMX7S9Tmhn70TkK18o5mH0jnhl8KGI_EA8sdRiJ_M_y2hLbXF0zszYYZOYIPZNz2BkpJ1XMBfZ3qeamvBZs4Od1GCAVOGwohrqRmW2LHv3GsngPX_xtqoJFsGRcBUjeDpeI8Btf30H_7i-hjhghRfv7nHsRIt_ZxHo1MiNLYqy-/w400-h318/274772686_5249313991758549_5929873906880055882_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One evening we played a mystery game. It was a great few days</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVv0j50Kvr_ov0Eh-dv_ZrV0uXH_cOs6sxi0u7Qc_LtuLh3Hqen9f9oyeI2S1J-dF9kvDSB7poKiFQ5rtFbcLPeTwyTlDobCpXwKeR7YumOLsmmbT80Lu-JfSfv2w3ymXJLr8lyNgsLJ2LSCT_2Yf4Qh8uKqVcaxrTPk1eojKorBxt7WqacbOWojsS/s1440/274180163_5243065279050087_5305278465213988481_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVv0j50Kvr_ov0Eh-dv_ZrV0uXH_cOs6sxi0u7Qc_LtuLh3Hqen9f9oyeI2S1J-dF9kvDSB7poKiFQ5rtFbcLPeTwyTlDobCpXwKeR7YumOLsmmbT80Lu-JfSfv2w3ymXJLr8lyNgsLJ2LSCT_2Yf4Qh8uKqVcaxrTPk1eojKorBxt7WqacbOWojsS/w300-h400/274180163_5243065279050087_5305278465213988481_n.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A few random photos to round out the end of the month</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We got a new television and it has an art gallery which plays when the TV goes to sleep. It is really cool.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhywRaa9kRv2u8KVE_hx6_15yT0fMSzF6icZYK86GxJuwSeALNvFDSIpU3MP1rTxWo5J2lDYnAPMX29tdXC2SB9nnclTUOPqEOyVeuKKrDvqE23ZSpnHsqUzjpnUVrTMUyCGCAUwUnQ5KZFJUVDrFUF7avP3RRTazEGHybxD6Pz3B8E3yc1_eVUPZOO/s2048/272875293_5180882571935025_8814177514133197218_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhywRaa9kRv2u8KVE_hx6_15yT0fMSzF6icZYK86GxJuwSeALNvFDSIpU3MP1rTxWo5J2lDYnAPMX29tdXC2SB9nnclTUOPqEOyVeuKKrDvqE23ZSpnHsqUzjpnUVrTMUyCGCAUwUnQ5KZFJUVDrFUF7avP3RRTazEGHybxD6Pz3B8E3yc1_eVUPZOO/w400-h266/272875293_5180882571935025_8814177514133197218_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Scooby being Scooby</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggF0vcFjFg2kP1BgFU6X6twVK3M1oTdHiXw-UIy86k2KfVdGapAq30dUShijh_05HNM6tXzmzp2wDEIC3Dl6DWeazW-C6BvFr0iQIPz9pCmhAyDQZNmbxjpSFEVxtFcNmeODGrvfgTriV1ZT9cGlxeY6gX1JaqzU9828FI1mvlq8GHcmY6TbEOTsnA/s2048/274005684_5212580692098546_1368176223784669752_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1580" data-original-width="2048" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggF0vcFjFg2kP1BgFU6X6twVK3M1oTdHiXw-UIy86k2KfVdGapAq30dUShijh_05HNM6tXzmzp2wDEIC3Dl6DWeazW-C6BvFr0iQIPz9pCmhAyDQZNmbxjpSFEVxtFcNmeODGrvfgTriV1ZT9cGlxeY6gX1JaqzU9828FI1mvlq8GHcmY6TbEOTsnA/w400-h309/274005684_5212580692098546_1368176223784669752_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf9XbiSLlAawb_DqVPMVduqMT23U2-2DTYdizTzgSJFNwxsSW1msIziNjMIC03jzUUFGWRhynYwBntKanKAqlZ413aIvaIzk7LDaUwWUhZ6Ce8JqaYZAY-pBN4AoDA0yJM-QMUm70kCB18lwMLr9gocnJ-u4qm_GZ1eC6N6wa0L1SRCyaTV8ebRJw9/s2048/274858402_5251876731502275_6457557007268528595_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1268" data-original-width="2048" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf9XbiSLlAawb_DqVPMVduqMT23U2-2DTYdizTzgSJFNwxsSW1msIziNjMIC03jzUUFGWRhynYwBntKanKAqlZ413aIvaIzk7LDaUwWUhZ6Ce8JqaYZAY-pBN4AoDA0yJM-QMUm70kCB18lwMLr9gocnJ-u4qm_GZ1eC6N6wa0L1SRCyaTV8ebRJw9/w400-h248/274858402_5251876731502275_6457557007268528595_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Finley packing her lunch and rocking out before heading back to school after break</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2QQgi1pRVQMmspusaB-6ufLbbkIlod0L-aVSwQ0v8QUPKdyGOJT-CwVNo7fHzsxSpzdb5Fa5mD9TYvQmcvGrRm6KhWN1QC9hitMVZZloQBw-_z9GohVltcj2JM46s2VPdZ7nfcUqiOAepbcypDWNfnR2aKui_pB5l6j1EuoIzCjuSEYuoFI00rsK6/s1177/274315629_5258559254167356_6137154911109830869_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1177" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2QQgi1pRVQMmspusaB-6ufLbbkIlod0L-aVSwQ0v8QUPKdyGOJT-CwVNo7fHzsxSpzdb5Fa5mD9TYvQmcvGrRm6KhWN1QC9hitMVZZloQBw-_z9GohVltcj2JM46s2VPdZ7nfcUqiOAepbcypDWNfnR2aKui_pB5l6j1EuoIzCjuSEYuoFI00rsK6/w368-h400/274315629_5258559254167356_6137154911109830869_n.jpg" width="368" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>PletcherFamilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01045190951686129822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141822664679250598.post-38989723631665806962022-01-31T21:10:00.001+01:002022-10-22T21:19:03.602+02:00New Year - 2022!<p> A New Year! We are still in the midst of a pandemic, but with vaccines and boosters on the rise, things are starting to look up. My guess is that the schools will be busy this month thanks to the holiday and so much visiting, but the light has to be at the end of the tunnel soon. Right?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We might as well start this month off with some cuteness. Our 10 1/2 year old Goldendoodle Scooby living his best life.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht0AGFZf4lU2YqogZftQuPZsU6FYnThGaoPCf150aHXO36uvmP6wEk4V_J58FGwGGX2ZwFWzn-CbkFxxqTDnvoccnu-7UZXDnyKNdCSA-PmZePE00Xpe1Po5arEpjAiysZSuJs9ZbQaJ28lJL_2_g2WzUCKVrMrRwCQHVm7426o8RB43_-A-smqB-m/s2048/271185677_5053281941361756_8207007620658098899_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1768" data-original-width="2048" height="345" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht0AGFZf4lU2YqogZftQuPZsU6FYnThGaoPCf150aHXO36uvmP6wEk4V_J58FGwGGX2ZwFWzn-CbkFxxqTDnvoccnu-7UZXDnyKNdCSA-PmZePE00Xpe1Po5arEpjAiysZSuJs9ZbQaJ28lJL_2_g2WzUCKVrMrRwCQHVm7426o8RB43_-A-smqB-m/w400-h345/271185677_5053281941361756_8207007620658098899_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCSueYm9pkq5AxADX0bEzgdLWtmd1EDCXQx7SRqIgqSovpYwTCIZSNijyoYyMRBeFd-jrQVz58Gnj4yKNR_k-b5CfNGti9HKKJ7WbKYylTIOLee1P9Aq-8iP4OcXQDu_j7Qr7YlYnZPMWYodUsMjwXbiZiHkSMQK-xygBYNzrZlS_luvWdMG794xOD/s2048/271549897_5069482043075079_3940821768153592426_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1290" data-original-width="2048" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCSueYm9pkq5AxADX0bEzgdLWtmd1EDCXQx7SRqIgqSovpYwTCIZSNijyoYyMRBeFd-jrQVz58Gnj4yKNR_k-b5CfNGti9HKKJ7WbKYylTIOLee1P9Aq-8iP4OcXQDu_j7Qr7YlYnZPMWYodUsMjwXbiZiHkSMQK-xygBYNzrZlS_luvWdMG794xOD/w400-h253/271549897_5069482043075079_3940821768153592426_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCkiVMNQjUtkXr3UKMCQeHKjNwWMxYbdgyOx4QE5U_7tPpxut3lO-nl0JalxQfhNDGtdjCC3Xw_rJm40RKdN_e1Wno8_7f1BCpVH7O5DhdCkaE9C7aefDn6j8wuQQRSTuxgW7ctgojd8yMg5xVat_NXAm9LcwiR37fBPrqwXJM3diAHhw8baa1sHa4/s2048/272111174_5123595010997115_5521734526861185958_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1376" data-original-width="2048" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCkiVMNQjUtkXr3UKMCQeHKjNwWMxYbdgyOx4QE5U_7tPpxut3lO-nl0JalxQfhNDGtdjCC3Xw_rJm40RKdN_e1Wno8_7f1BCpVH7O5DhdCkaE9C7aefDn6j8wuQQRSTuxgW7ctgojd8yMg5xVat_NXAm9LcwiR37fBPrqwXJM3diAHhw8baa1sHa4/w400-h269/272111174_5123595010997115_5521734526861185958_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Arlington's last day at home she wanted to go to an indoor challenge park called Level 99. 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