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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><em style="margin-top: 0px;">24 Things</em><em style="margin-bottom: 0px;"> encourages you to make room in your home, heart, and mind to create an inspired future.</em></span></span></h3>
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<strong style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Being satisfied with little, you can gain much. Seeking much, you will go astray. The wise heed this precept. If it could only be so with all people. – The Tao Te Ching</strong><br />
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<div class="sqs-block html-block" data-block-json="{"html":"<p><strong>One spring day in March, I headed into my basement to clear out the piles and boxes of old stuff. It turned into an exercise in introspection.</strong></p><p> I wrote <a href=\"https://marylee-fairbanks.squarespace.com/journal/2011/3/17/the-princess-of-garbage-day.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Princess of Garbage Day</strong></a> and was surprised at the reaction. People wrote and shared intimate stories of letting go and the fears attached. </p><p>I thought it would be an interesting exercise to let go of one item each day from April 1st until Easter, which fell on the 24th. I noticed how some items were really difficult for me to let go of but in the end I felt free. Free from my identification with the object and memory. Free to create something new to fill the space.</p><p>Letting go can be a challenge. We hold onto what we know because change is frightening and staying with the familiar, even if it makes us ill, and unhappy, feels better than venturing into the unknown. We sometimes feel that we are defined by our possessions or are the sum of our experiences.</p><p>Over-identifying with feelings or things can cut us off to life's bountiful possibilities. </p><p><strong>When you let go and create freedom, in the home, mind or body, you create a sacred space. Inside this sacred space you can develop the faith that you will be provided for and cherished without the aid of material things.</strong></p><p>24 Things is more than just cleaning house. It urges introspection, gratitude, and consciousness, and like any good yoga practice, it is done slowly, with a gentle nudge, and with Ahimsa (kindness)</p><p>Join me with 24 Things and together we can release the past with reverence and intention, create room for the new, cultivate faith in the future.</p><p></p>","wysiwyg":{"html":""}}" data-block-type="2" id="block-b6811fe4c3a181fc33c5" style="clear: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; position: relative; word-wrap: break-word; z-index: 1;">
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<strong style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">One spring day in March, I headed into my basement to clear out the piles and boxes of old stuff. It turned into an exercise in introspection.</strong></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> I wrote <a href="https://marylee-fairbanks.squarespace.com/journal/2011/3/17/the-princess-of-garbage-day.html" style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Princess of Garbage Day</a> and was surprised at the reaction. People wrote and shared intimate stories of letting go and the fears attached. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I thought it would be an interesting exercise to let go of one item each day from April 1st until Easter, which fell on the 24th. I noticed how some items were really difficult for me to let go of but in the end I felt free. Free from my identification with the object and memory. Free to create something new to fill the space.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Letting go can be a challenge. We hold onto what we know because change is frightening and staying with the familiar, even if it makes us ill, and unhappy, feels better than venturing into the unknown. We sometimes feel that we are defined by our possessions or are the sum of our experiences.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Over-identifying with feelings or things can cut us off to life's bountiful possibilities. </span></div>
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<strong style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">When you let go and create freedom, in the home, mind or body, you create a sacred space. Inside this sacred space you can develop the faith that you will be provided for and cherished without the aid of material things.</strong></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">24 Things is more than just cleaning house. It urges introspection, gratitude, and consciousness, and like any good yoga practice, it is done slowly, with a gentle nudge, and with Ahimsa (kindness)</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Join me with 24 Things and together we can release the past with reverence and intention, create room for the new, cultivate faith in the future.</span></div>
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<em style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><strong style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">I am not so enlightened that I can let go of all my memorabilia but choices strengthen my connection to the things I decide to keep. Somewhere between the cobwebs and the keep box I realize that if everything is “important” then nothing is."</strong></em></div>
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This salad makes a lovely spring tonic. It thins the bile which in turn will flush the liver which will rid the body of unwanted toxins. This is especially important in the spring after a long cold winter like we have had this year. Do yourself a big favor and have some Apple Beet Salad today!</div>
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Using a <a href="http://www.wayfair.com/Paderno-World-Cuisine-Plastic-Spiral-Vegetable-Slicer-a4982799-L1042-K~WCS1442.html?refid=GX21919090740-WCS1442&gclid=CLbnnZmT7rUCFYpDMgod5lAAnQ">spiralizer</a> or a food processor grate the beet and the</div>
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karensdanglingconversationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14464224344854818644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155911782099505991.post-64843919663405286302013-02-26T05:14:00.000-08:002013-03-03T17:20:46.660-08:00Amanda's Mission CallWe waited 10 long weeks for Amanda's mission call to come! She turned in her papers on December 16th and her call didn't arrive until February 20th. That is an unusually long time to be waiting. All around her friends and friends of friends were getting calls returned in as little as 1-3 weeks. We were all starting to get discouraged. Due to the new lower missionary age requirement we had been hearing that the MTC was being full to over flowing and we were beginning to worry that she wouldn't head out for her mission until late summer. Not really what she planned on! The last few weeks were especially difficult and I could tell Amanda was beginning to question and wonder if she had made the right decision and why in the world this was taking so long. It was so crazy!<br />
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In the mean time Amanda and I had planned a trip to Seattle to visit Grandma Martenson and celebrate her 88th birthday! I wanted Amanda to be able to see Grandma before she left on her mission because I'm not sure if grandma will be around when she returns because of a heavy duty cancer diagnosis 2 years ago. So we had planned to leave on February 20th never dreaming the mission call would not be here. <br />
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As events would unfold the mission call arrived exactly on the day that we were supposed to leave for Seattle. I got a call at 7am from the Pleasant Grove post office and they said, "We have your missionary's call would you like to come and pick it up or wait to have it delivered by the mail carrier?" So of course I ran down to pick it up! But before I could do anything else, the phone rang again and this time it was Delta Airlines. They explained that our flight at 2pm was over sold and wondered if we would like to take $200 ticket vouchers and go on another flight? I was so flabbergasted I couldn't even think for a moment but I quickly realized it would be so perfect to go the next day so Amanda would have time to invite over her friends and family to be there when she opens the call. Instead of having to rip it open and run to catch a plane. The turn of events was spectacular! I was so aware all day of God's tender mercies as he diligently took care of every little detail that I had been worrying about and there was much more to come!<br />
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So the planning began and since several people couldn't be there until then, we settled on 8:30 pm. It was a long day and that letter was just sitting there allllll dddaaaaayyyy long!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I was going to write all about the big reveal but let me give a try at uploading this snazzy little video that we took with the Ipad and then you can experience the rest for yourself!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">There were great lessons that I learned from this experience and the biggest one is that Heavenly Father is mindful of each one of us individually. Sometimes it might seem like our prayers are going unanswered but there is something really beautiful in waiting on the Lord. In the D&C 98:2 it says "2Waiting patiently on the Lord, for your prayers have entered into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth, and are recorded with this seal and testament--the Lord hath sworn and decreed that they shall be granted.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">This experience reminded me in a big way that Heavenly Father is in charge. The result of her mission call was too big for me or Amanda or anybody else to plan. To be delivered all of the elements of her dreams wrapped up in one huge package with a big red bow on top! This is the essence of waiting on the Lord. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">There you go Amanda! Now go and LIVE your dream! We'll all be watching! We love you!</span></div>
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<br />karensdanglingconversationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14464224344854818644noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155911782099505991.post-55685300140334651272012-12-30T06:00:00.000-08:002012-12-31T00:25:18.393-08:00Happy Birthday Daddy<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Today would have been my Dad's 92nd birthday. I still miss his mischievous smile and the twinkle in his eye. All of us were lucky to have him in our lives. He was a lucky man to have had 8 daughters and a lovely capable wife. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">As I look back over some of the family pictures I can see why my mom fell in love with him. <br />Here's my tribute to you Daddy. We all love you dearly. </span><br />
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<br />karensdanglingconversationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14464224344854818644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155911782099505991.post-28717813221720239762012-10-29T21:08:00.002-07:002012-10-29T21:08:10.413-07:00Our Final Day in PeruWe stayed that night in Auguas Calientes and we spent our time wandering the streets in search of a great meal (didn't really find one there.) Also doing some shopping as we went. There was one funny incident over a pair of shoes. Brad was buying some stuff from one vendor and was trying to get a deal. The guy would not deal on the shoes and the girls really wanted them. Brad ended up walking away and the girls were freaking out because they really wanted those shoes. They ended up heading back and buying them for the price he wanted. It was pretty funny. The girls just think it is mean to bargain.
We slept snug in our little Hostel, except for the occasion train that rips through town all night long....go figure? It really wasn't too bothersome though. The next morning we had breakfast included with our stay and found that our own little Hostel had the best food! We should have eaten there the night before....live and learn.
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We had fresh squeezed orange juice. Eggs made to order all served with fresh fruit and yummy pita type bread, jam and butter. It was delicious!<br />
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We took our train ride back to Ollantaytambo and we had another afternoon and night to spend there. The boys opted to sleep again and the girls headed off for more shopping. We ran into some girls from America and we sat and chatted for a few minutes. They mentioned that they had met another group of American's who had flown over for $300 on Tacca airlines because of a mistake fare. We said we had done that too and they were so surprised! They told us about a free trade store in town they had learned about in their college classes and it was one of the reasons they had come to this town. One of them was planning to come back and volunteer there. It was a store set up to help some of the High Andes people sell their goods for a fair price. They told us to go and check it out and so we did. It was pretty cool and the products were very nice there. As we were coming back from there we stumbled upon this really cool cafe called The Heart's Cafe. I bought a cookie there and checked out their menu and we decided to come back there for dinner that night. This cafe was set up as a foundation by an English woman. She used the proceeds to help the children in the region with education, sanitation, clean water and food.
We returned that night for dinner and the food was so good and they wash everything in mineral water so you don't have to be afraid to eat fresh things (I still didn't). Mackay and I got the same thing, a local dish and it was yummy!<br />
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Machu Picchu was really the main reason we came to Peru and it did not disappoint but along the way we met some really great people, did some fabulous fun shopping and ate some pretty great food. Here is where I will stick in all the things I left out so far and just know that we packed fun into every corner of this quick whirl-wind vacation. If there is one thing that the Beagles know, it is how to have fun on a vacation. So sit back and enjoy these last random pictures of our time in Peru!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Ollantaytambo, we loved this little village which was settled amidst ancient Inca ruins. Even the village itself is a remnant from Inca times. We loved all the stone path ways and the maze of streets. They had a large market that was so fun to walk through and we bought tangerines there everyday.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">The girls and I spent every spare minute shopping! It was so much fun! The prices were so good and you could bargain of course but half the time we just paid pretty close to what they asked. Because that is how we are! We figure they could use the extra dollar more than we could! Amanda and Liz both bought these colorful pants they were so pretty! We probably went to this little shop about 10 times. I found some really lovely rocks and crystal there and the girls loved her selection of pants. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">This was a beautiful little hike up the mountain side. Very, very rocky but they seem to like to carve steps everywhere. That is pretty helpful sometimes. These Incas really like to build things up high!</span></td></tr>
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Well, this sums up the trip other than a 3Am departure the next day and 17 hours of flying with long layovers.....Uggh! We made it though! We got home safe and sound! It was a such an adventure and we loved seeing Peru and it's wonderful Sacred Valley! Great Fall Break, wonder what we'll do next year? karensdanglingconversationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14464224344854818644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155911782099505991.post-49237271776447351402012-10-28T00:40:00.000-07:002012-10-28T00:40:00.640-07:00Machu Picchu Onward and Upward!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
So we walked over to the bus station and headed up the mountain toward Macu Picchu. I have to say that the Andes Mountains are amazing. The Sacred Valley is something too but the mountains are just gorgeous. It was a breath taking ride up to the site.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm posting a little bit about the site here for future reference for me and maybe there is something here you would like to know too. The truth is no one really knows what Machu Picchu is why it was built or what it was really used for. Everything the experts say is just an educated guess. It truly is a magical place and I love that it is still shrouded in mystery. So if you are not interested in the facts just scoot on down for some really fun pictures! Thanks for reading!</span><div>
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Machu Picchu was built around 1450, at the height of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inca_Empire" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Inca Empire">Inca Empire</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Wright_Valencia_Crowley_2000b_1_5-0" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machu_Picchu#cite_note-Wright_Valencia_Crowley_2000b_1-5" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span>[</span>6<span>]</span></a></sup> The construction of Machu Picchu appears to date from the period of the two great Incas, Pachacutec Inca Yupanqui (1438-71) and Tupac Inca Yupanqui (1472-93).<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-6" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machu_Picchu#cite_note-6" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span>[</span>7<span>]</span></a></sup> It was abandoned just over 100 years later, in 1572, as a belated result of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_colonization_of_the_Americas" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Spanish colonization of the Americas">Spanish Conquest</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Wright_Valencia_Crowley_2000b_1_5-1" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machu_Picchu#cite_note-Wright_Valencia_Crowley_2000b_1-5" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span>[</span>6<span>]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Wright_Valencia_1_7-0" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machu_Picchu#cite_note-Wright_Valencia_1-7" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span>[</span>8<span>]</span></a></sup> It is possible that most of its inhabitants died from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smallpox" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Smallpox">smallpox</a> introduced by travelers before the Spanish <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conquistador" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Conquistador">conquistadors</a> arrived in the area.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-8" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machu_Picchu#cite_note-8" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span>[</span>9<span>]</span></a></sup> The latter had notes of a place called <i>Piccho</i>, although there is no record of the Spanish having visited the remote city. The types of sacred rocks defaced by the conquistadors in other locations are untouched at Machu Picchu. <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Wright_Valencia_1_7-1" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machu_Picchu#cite_note-Wright_Valencia_1-7" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span>[</span>8<span>]</span></a></sup></div>
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Hiram Bingham theorized that the complex was the traditional birthplace of the Incan "Virgins of the Suns".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-9" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machu_Picchu#cite_note-9" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span>[</span>10<span>]</span></a></sup> More recent research by scholars such as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Howland_Rowe" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="John Howland Rowe">John Howland Rowe</a> and Richard Burger, has convinced most archaeologists that Machu Picchu was an estate of the Inca emperor <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pachacuti" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Pachacuti">Pachacuti</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Wright_Valencia_1_7-2" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machu_Picchu#cite_note-Wright_Valencia_1-7" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span>[</span>8<span>]</span></a></sup> In addition, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_Reinhard" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Johan Reinhard">Johan Reinhard</a> presented evidence that the site was selected because of its position relative to sacred landscape features such as its mountains which are purported to be in alignment with key astronomical events important to the Incas.</div>
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Johan Reinhard believes Machu Picchu to be a sacred religious site. This theory stands mainly because of where Machu Picchu is located. Reinhard calls it "sacred geography" because the site is built on and around mountains that hold high religious importance in the Inca culture and in the previous culture that occupied the land. At the highest point of the mountain in which Machu Picchu was named after, there are “artificial platforms [and] these had a religious function, as is clear from the Inca ritual offerings found buried under them” (Reinhard 2007). These platforms also are found in other Incan religious sites. The site’s other stone structures have finely worked stones with niches and, from what the “Spaniards wrote about Inca sites, we know that these [types of] building[s] were of ritual significance” (Reinhard 2007). This would be the most convincing evidence that Reinhard points out because this type of stylistic stonework is only found at the religious sites so it would be natural that they would exist at this religious site.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-10" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machu_Picchu#cite_note-10" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span>[</span>11<span>]</span></a></sup> Another theory maintains that Machu Picchu was an Inca <i>llaqta</i>, a settlement built to control the economy of conquered regions. Yet another asserts that it may have been built as a prison for a select few who had committed heinous crimes against Inca society. An alternative theory is that it is an agricultural testing station. Different types of crops could be tested in the many different micro-climates afforded by the location and the terraces; these were not large enough to grow food on a large scale, but may have been used to determine what could grow where. Another theory suggests that the city was built as an abode for the deities, or for the coronation of kings.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-11" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machu_Picchu#cite_note-11" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span>[</span>12<span>]</span></a></sup></div>
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View of the city of Machu Picchu in 1911 showing the original ruins before modern reconstruction work began.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Nava1976p9-10_2-2" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machu_Picchu#cite_note-Nava1976p9-10-2" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span>[</span>3<span>]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Davey2001_3-1" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machu_Picchu#cite_note-Davey2001-3" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span>[</span>4<span>]</span></a></sup></div>
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Although the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citadel" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Citadel">citadel</a> is located only about 80 kilometers (50 mi) from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cusco" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Cusco">Cusco</a>, the Inca capital, the Spanish never found it and consequently did not plunder or destroy it, as they did many other sites.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Wright_Valencia_1_7-3" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machu_Picchu#cite_note-Wright_Valencia_1-7" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span>[</span>8<span>]</span></a></sup> Over the centuries, the surrounding jungle grew over much of the site, and few outsiders knew of its existence.</div>
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On 24 July 1911, Hiram Bingham announced the discovery of Machu Picchu to scholars. As an American historian employed as a lecturer at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yale_University" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Yale University">Yale University</a>, Bingham had been searching for the city of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitcos#Rediscovery" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Vitcos">Vilcabamba</a>, the last Inca refuge during the Spanish conquest. He had worked for years in previous trips and explorations around the zone. Pablito Alvarez, a local 11 year-old <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quechua_people" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Quechua people">Quechua</a> boy, led Bingham up to Machu Picchu.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Wright_Valencia_1_7-4" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machu_Picchu#cite_note-Wright_Valencia_1-7" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span>[</span>8<span>]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-MachuPicchuHistory_12-0" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machu_Picchu#cite_note-MachuPicchuHistory-12" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span>[</span>13<span>]</span></a></sup> Some Quechuas lived in the original structures at Machu Picchu.<sup class="Template-Fact" style="line-height: 1em; white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources from September 2012">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So the awesomeness began on Wednesday evening. We loaded up the van and drove to California. The great fare happened to be from LAX.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">The bathroom with the stone shower</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">It was comfortable.....especially after our long plane ride</span></td></tr>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">We went to dinner at a little restaurant right next door to our hotel. The famous dish they serve is guinea pig. Yuck! I wouldn’t let any one order it....well actually it was too expensive. Another couple ordered it though and they said they serve it whole with all the bones and teeth and everything. Double yuck! We ordered something a little tamer. Alpaca steaks. For the most part it was pretty yummy.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Yes we are loving our first Peru dining experience</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">These were the Chili Rellenos....Yum! We loved the cheese there, it was so good!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Mackay had pork with some kind of boiled corn thingies and boiled potatoes they seem to be big on red potatoes there.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">This was Liz's or Amanda's can't see which but they both got similar dishes. I loved that quinoa pilaf and the french fries.....so yummy!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Brad's dish was steak I think. He loved it.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">I forgot to mention both the girls had Alpaca which was pretty tasty.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">We headed to bed early because the next day we were headed to Manchu Picchu. We had to get up quite early to catch the train. The train was pretty fun! It had dome windows at the top and you could see the view really well. It was beautiful as we traveled along the river and we could see much of the Inca Trail that leads to Manchu Picchu. Many people still take the hike along that trail. </span></span></div>
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karensdanglingconversationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14464224344854818644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155911782099505991.post-77545663671897760542012-10-09T00:07:00.003-07:002012-10-26T16:56:07.775-07:00Karen's Birthday in the WoodsSO it was my birthday again....seems like I just had one. SO I was trying to think of something fun to do. (I was all set to do the groupon for a skydive but for some reason decided no!) SO I decided to try and gather all my near and dear loved ones and have a celebration. SO I decided why not go to our cabin in the woods! SO we did! I am SO glad we did!<br />
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With all the hectic family schedules these days it was no small feat to gather everyone and go to the cabin. Here's how it went.....do you have your score card ready? So friday Brad and I and Mackay went and picked up Aubrianna and Caitlyn (these girls lived with us for about a year several years ago, they now have a lovely new mom who graciously let us steal them away for this weekend of fun!) Amanda drove her own car down (because she had to leave by Saturday night to go to work!). We arrived at the cabin about 8pm after a fun-filled ride down and a yummy stop at Maria's (Mexican food) for dinner. Grandma and Grandpa Beagles were already there so we descended upon them with our air mattresses in tow (that should have given them a hint) and they were SO happy to see us!<br />
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By day two we were having a raucous time! Conference session #1 followed by a mad dash out into the wilderness! Totally guilted ALmost everyone into going on a birthday hike with me! Okay so I could only guilt three other people into going with me but that's pretty good, right? And let's be real, Caitlyn was the ONLY one that was actually excited about going.....thanks Caitlyn, I knew there was a reason why I invited you! We picked a rather fun trail and we hiked all the way into a lake.....okay, a mud puddle, but we pretended it was a lake! (This was to spare us from actually hiking all the way to the lake, which Caitlyn and I totally wanted to do but we were out voted.....and also we had to hurry back to watch conference again.) <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Here's the Lake! Amanda is fishing, I'm skipping rocks and I can't remember what Caitlyn is doing?</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #274e13; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">And here is our depiction of a stick in the mud! We won't name names but all those people back at the cabin....yeah that's what they are!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Amanda loves to hug Mackay! </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">I'm not sure what is up with this face but I was blowing out my birthday marshmallows after everyone sang to me as off tune as possible. Yep that is the Steagles way, make it as awful as possible!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Caitlyn's mommy don't be afraid when you see that Caitlyn started her own fire. Don't you worry, Grandpa came out and made her put it out! I thought it was groovy though. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">It was a fun birthday fire! </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">The awesome cake Jeanette made for my birthday! It was delish!</span></td></tr>
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<br />karensdanglingconversationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14464224344854818644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155911782099505991.post-91392333431797185682012-09-23T22:28:00.000-07:002012-09-23T22:28:34.378-07:00Happy Happy Autumnal Equinox<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I spent the most amazing afternoon up AF Canyon today hiking among the beautiful changing leaves. Yesterday was the <b>Autumnal Equinox</b>. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Trebuchet, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 18px;"> </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Trebuchet, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 18px;">"Autumnal Equinox marks the moment when the sun crosses the equator on its apparent journey southward and we experience a day and a night that are of equal length. It’s the time of the final harvest when many crops including apples, grapes, nuts, squash, corn, and berries are gathered. Astrologically speaking, this is the date when the Sun enters the sign of Libra, the balance.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Trebuchet, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 18px;">This is an exciting time of year when we get to be renewed and refreshed by the beautiful fall weather, rain storms, sun, cool nights all combine with the fresh start of the school year to give us new order to life. I love the balance of the Sun in the sign of Libra. Maybe that is because Libra is my Sun Sign. I love the fall colors they are so renewing. To get out and walk among the leaves is the best! I loved actually hiking instead of driving my favorite loop today. </span><br />
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There are plenty of nutritious alternatives out there that also happen to be gluten-free. Whether you just want to cut back on your intake of this hard-to digest, glue-like protein, have an allergy or sensitivity to gluten or you simply want some new ideas to supplement in to your diet – these foods will rock your boat!</div>
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<b>1. Quinoa</b></div>
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<a href="http://www.mindbodygreen.com/tag/quinoa.html" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4d8fcc; font-size: 14px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" title="">Quinoa</a> is actually a seed, a member of the grass family and not even a grain at all! It is however often referred to as a grain because of having similar flavor and cooking properties. This now hugely popular (read trendy!) food can be found in all sort of salad combination, in protein bars, crackers and even chocolate! I love making a <a href="http://healthyjourney.tumblr.com/post/12567701306/bowlofgoodness" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4d8fcc; font-size: 14px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank" title="">bowl of quinoa</a>, topped with steamed vegetables and a big poor of creamy sauce from herbs and nuts (very much inspired by<a href="http://cafegratitude.com/" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4d8fcc; font-size: 14px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank" title="">Café Gratitude</a>! ) One of the huge benefits of quinoa, especially for someone living on a plant based diet, is that it contains all nine essential amino acids, making it a complete protein!</div>
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<b>2. Millet</b></div>
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This is quinoa’s somewhat dryer sister and another great source of protein for people on a plant based diet. Millet is in fact a mineral-rich seed often found in birdseed mixes (fun fact!) It makes a mean mashed potato substitute when mixed and mashed up with some steamed or roasted cauliflower. Leftover cooked millet makes an easy breakfast porridge when mixed with some almond milk, cardamom, raw honey and fresh berries.</div>
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<b>3. Amaranth</b></div>
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Amaranth is a super tiny seed similar to millet and quinoa and also a great plant source of protein, especially of the essential amino acid lysine, which other grains are low in. It is even thought to help lower cholesterol. Amaranth works great in soups, stews and porridges. The seeds are very fine and tend to get bit creamier and binding when cooked (think pudding and porridge texture!) Amaranth flour also works well in pancakes and breads. And talk about sustainability! Amaranth grows very rapidly and is thought of as a weed in many areas.</div>
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<b>4. Brown Rice Mochi</b></div>
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You may have heard of mochi int eh form of ice cream treats at Japanese restaurants. But, did you know there is also a delicious baked pastry version. Made with only brown rice this is as clean as it gets. With plenty of different flavor varieties to choose from for flavor (from dried fruit , nuts and seeds) you can satisfy both a sweet and savory craving with these warm and chewy treats. Cut up a few squares, pop it in the oven for 10 minutes and watch them rise to the occasion. I love <a href="http://www.grainaissance.com/mochi.html" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4d8fcc; font-size: 14px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank" title="">dipping mine</a> in some applesauce and almond butter!</div>
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<b>5. Buckwheat Noodles</b></div>
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Love yourself some stir-fry or udon soup? Try using 100% buckwheat noodles next time. They have a really smooth texture and a hearty flavor that can stand up well to spicy foods. Buckwheat is good for your cardiovascular system and great source of magnesium! And despite it’s name, buckwheat is not related to wheat and does not contain any gluten! </div>
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<b>6. Chia Pudding</b></div>
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Folklore attests that the chia seed was cultivated by the Aztec and was so valued that it was given as an annual tribute by the people to the rulers. So, we’re talking real, ancient super food here, people! You already know these <a href="http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-4353/6-Reasons-Why-You-Should-Eat-Chia.html" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4d8fcc; font-size: 14px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" title="">six reasons why you should eat chia</a>, so let’s get right into the cooking!</div>
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It can be turned into a delicious and decadent <a href="http://healthyjourney.tumblr.com/post/7533754940/chia-pudding-this-is-my-go-to-breakfast-these" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4d8fcc; font-size: 14px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank" title="">pudding</a> simply by adding your nut milk of choice, some vanilla extract, a spoon of raw cacao or carob and <a href="http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-2669/7-New-Ways-to-Sweeten-Your-Lemonade.html" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4d8fcc; font-size: 14px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" title="">something sweet</a> like honey, maple syrup or stevia. You can also stir and sprinkle chia seeds in to any smoothie recipe or your morning porridge!</div>
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<b>7. Zucchini Noodles</b></div>
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That’s right. This is a great pasta and noodle alternative and it’s all about the cutting technique. If you are looking to cut down on calories, carbs and starches, these “noodles” are sure to satisfy that pasta craving! Use a spiral slicer or a mandolin to get the thin, long spaghetti like strips, dress with some fresh tomato sauce or a nutty pesto. Tada!</div>
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<b>8. Lettuce Wraps</b></div>
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Need a carrier for all your stuffing? You can certainly skip the grains and pseudo-grains all together and go for leaves. Romaine and Boston lettuce leaves are big enough to hold a variety of fillings, just like a taco-shell or tortilla. You can also try to quickly blanch large collard green leaves and use those as alternative wraps. I also love using nori - think sushi maki and hand rolls. Roll up some nut butter, your favorite chopped vegetables, some avocado and a sprinkle of sprouts.</div>
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karensdanglingconversationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14464224344854818644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155911782099505991.post-40501758386434104602012-08-21T23:09:00.000-07:002012-10-08T23:14:28.684-07:00The First and Last Day<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Just like usual fall began again and just like usual I sent my child out the door for his first day of school. What is so unusual about this year is it is the last time I will send a child out the door for his first day of school. It is the last first day for me. So I'm wondering if I should feel sad about this? I do feel a little nostalgic but not really sad. I've been doing this for a sum total of exactly 22 years. I remember the euphoria of my first child starting school. I remember all the ones that followed. I remember the PTA jobs, being room mom, helping with math, attending Back to School nights, Parent Teacher Conferences galore. I remember it all with fondness and gratitude for all those wonderful teachers in my kids lives. Helping to enrich them and giving them knowledge to grow into wonderful adults. So now watching my youngest child walk out the door to his first day of school....his Senior Year....I feel gratitude for being Mom to four great kids and having the honor of watching them grow. Happy First Day of School Mackay, I hope this is your best year yet! Love Mom</span><br />
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<span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="color: #3366ff; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;">Come and try some yoga to keep you centered</span></div>
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<span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; line-height: normal;"> </span><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;">This class will be lots of stretching and lengthening. A great class if you are an athlete. Also great for beginners who would like to learn more about yoga.</span></div>
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<span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><b style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 17px;">Thursday: Teen Yoga 8:00-9:00 PM NEW! </b>Super excited about this evening class to introduce yoga to your teen. We will be focusing on stress relieve and increasing flexibility. This class will be a great compliment for all after school sports from cheerleading to track! It will also be a great class for teaching increased focus and concentration for school work. Lots of tips and techniques to de-stress your teens life! This just before bed time class will be a great way to wind down from the day and get a good night's sleep!</span></div>
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<span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><b style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 17px;">Saturday: Yoga Flow 8:30-9:30 AM (Currently being taught at Bodhi Yoga in Provo, ask me for details.)</b></span></div>
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<strong style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 14px;">Teacher: Karen Beagles, Certified Yoga Instructor, <a href="http://www.gobodhiyoga.com/" style="color: #0068cf; cursor: pointer; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 14px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Bodhi Yoga Trained</a>, Provo, Utah, 2007 & <a href="http://www.rainbowkidsyoga.net/" style="color: #0068cf; cursor: pointer; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 14px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Rainbow Kids Trained</a>, Certified Kids Yoga Instructor, 2009</strong></div>
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I have been practicing yoga since 2005 and teaching since 2007. I have a great love of yoga and what it can do for your body and your soul! It is an amazing practice that I love to share with everyone.</div>
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<strong style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 14px;">Cost:</strong> The Neighborhood Yoga Space is a nonprofit yoga center. The cost for a yoga class is by donation only. Because I get so many questions about it the minimum suggested donation for our yoga classes is $5, with $10-15 being consistent with other yoga studios’ rates. I post this only for your information. I want yoga to be affordable and open to every budget. Please note that there are very many costs associated with teaching and your payments help to offset those. I so appreciate your support.</div>
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<strong style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 14px;">What to bring:</strong> A water bottle. I provide mats and props but you are always welcome to bring your own mat, a small towel if you tend to sweat is nice. </div>
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karensdanglingconversationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14464224344854818644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155911782099505991.post-46812032695462088972012-08-15T20:13:00.002-07:002012-08-15T20:13:20.113-07:00What is Happening Lately?<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I've noticed my blog has been very boring of late. I'm not sure why? I guess all the energy I have these days is used up in just getting the basics done....if that. So today I'm going to catch you up on what's happening lately! Are you excited? Get excited....here goes!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Went for an amazing ride up the canyon in this car with these friends!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Got to meet this little bug for the first time!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Spent some time with my boys!<br /></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Popped in to a friends daughter's wedding!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Helped build a chicken coop!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Went to a shower for cute Rachelle, Liz's best friend!<br /></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Got to visit with my mommy for two weeks! (And Carol but no pics of her)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Went to the World's Best Folk Festival right here in Utah!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Pretty whirling dancers!<br /></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Got to skype with Mackay exactly one day before he arrived home. Yes he was gone for about 6 weeks but never cared to skype until now......go figure????<br /></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Saw a really beautiful sunset.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Went to the re-releasing of Charly the movie of which Diana was a cast member and got to mix and mingle with the cast.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Of course we had to get a pic of this! Once in a lifetime you know!<br /></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Had a Snowasis date with Jessie and Jeanette!<br /></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Tried out being grandma for the first time! I think I'm really going to like it!<br /></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Reminisced about the summer I spent working there and all the good times we spent under this tree.<br /></span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">And that's about it! So did you like the whirl-wind, not necessarily in order tour? I did, it was a nice reminder of all the fun things I have done this summer! Hang on cause Fall is just around the corner......I think! </span>karensdanglingconversationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14464224344854818644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155911782099505991.post-25804896318848495882012-08-09T22:45:00.000-07:002012-09-23T22:49:23.641-07:00Unexpected Inspiration<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I had a fun experience attending the re-releasing of the movie <a href="http://www.ksl.com/?nid=1016&sid=19070198">Charly</a> this week. It just so happens that my sister <a href="https://www.facebook.com/diana.dunkley.14">Diana Dunkley</a> played Sam's mom in the movie. Liz and I decided at the last minute to go up and see the premier. It turned out to be a great night as we re-lived the story of Charly. If you haven't ever seen it you should go and see it in the theater while it's out. Just remember to bring your kleenex. I of course was not going to cry this time. I've seen the movie lots! But every time I just ball like a baby. The actress that played Charly (Heather Beers) was sitting right behind me and she was balling too. So I guess I was in good company. In fact the whole theater was pretty much in tears. It was awesome. One of Diana's friends sat by the actor who played Sam (Jeremy Elliot) and she said he was balling too! Isn't that great?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Liz and I were talking on the way home and we were trying to decide what it is about this story that causes such a reaction every time? In some ways it is the cheesiest movie of all time and yet there is something really sweet and compelling about the story. I think it is the way the characters banter back and forth that keeps it fresh and not too mushy. So we were discussing this like I said on the ride home and all of a sudden it occurred to me why this movie gets me every time. It's because we are all Sam and Charly. Each of us have a story during our time here on earth. Each of us go through different things in life but it's all the same. By that I mean, in the story Sam looses his wife to cancer but is that any more painful than having a baby die or a son who is addicted to drugs or a spouse who is unfaithful. I think sometimes we tend to rate our trials, we might say I could handle that one much more easily than this one. What we have to remember is everyone gets something that takes you to your edge. It is why we are here. It is what living is all about. So none of us get through unscathed, it is all the same and it is all real and every single person gets to be Sam and every single person gets to be Charly in one way or another. So that is why I will keep watching the Charly movie over and over and every single time......I will ball like a baby.....for Charly, for Sam and for all of us, for we are in this together.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have a new gluten free FAVORITE! Lundberg's new <a href="http://lundbergricechips.com/">Rice Chips</a>. They come in lots of amazing flavors and they are oh so tasty on their own but pair them with this amazing salsa recipe and you have a yummy gluten free meal! I admit they are a treat because I think they are deep fried. I haven't actually looked cause I don't really want to know. LOL!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> I tweaked one of my favorite Salsa recipes here, using the Simply Organic Italian seasoning mix instead of Good Seasons to make it officially gluten free. I usually use Good Seasons but wasn't sure if it was gluten free so tried this new mix and it was delicious. So try this fresh and easy recipe for a summer lunch or quick and healthy snack. Celery and lettuce would be great dipper for this too. Heck you could just serve it over salad greens for a yummy salad.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 CAN ORGANIC BLACK BEANS</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 CAN ORGANIC WHITE BEANS</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 CUP FROZEN CORN, USE ONLY ORGANIC</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">5 ROMA TOMATOES, DICES</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1/4 CUP PURPLE ONION, DICED</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 PKG SIMPLY ORGANIC ITALIAN MIX, PREPARED AS DIRECTED</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">COMBINE ALL INGREDIENTS AND SERVE WITH CHIPS AND VEGETABLES. WILL KEEP COVERED IN FRIDGE ABOUT 2-4 DAYS.</span><br />
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<br />karensdanglingconversationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14464224344854818644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155911782099505991.post-32743190762792431702012-07-01T18:17:00.001-07:002012-07-01T18:18:34.403-07:00Raw Food Melissa's Thai Nut Sauce<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/aN4fwX4jfww" width="560"></iframe><br />
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Hope this works I haven't posted video in a long time but this looked like fun! I love trying new recipes and Raw Food Melissa has some delicious things! Try it out and let me know how you like it!<br />
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Raw Melissa's Famous Thai Nut Sauce<br />
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2 cups almonds, blended to a fine powder<br />
3 cloves garlic<br />
1 cup olive oil<br />
1 cup agave<br />
1 cup of Tamari,<br />
Blend until very smooth. Will keep in the fridge for a few months. (That's what she said folks!)karensdanglingconversationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14464224344854818644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155911782099505991.post-40877131431213244962012-06-17T20:49:00.001-07:002012-06-18T19:32:30.885-07:00Daddy's Hands<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">It's Father's Day today and I have been feeling sentimental all day and thinking about my own father. He has been gone now for 12 years and I still miss him. He was a character in every sense of the word and I think I was able to capture something of his personality in the talk that I gave at his funeral. I was only going to print an excerpt but as I read through it I couldn't decide where to end it, so I am going to just give it all to you. This will be a great place to record it so that everyone can know the kind of Father that my dad was! </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>by Karen Elizabeth Martenson Beagles</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>Originally given on May 30, 2002</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>At the funeral of LeRoy Victor Martenson</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>What a blessing it has been to be the one to give this talk about our memories of Daddy. Whenever I think of my Dad I think that I will always remember his hands. In fact as I gathered memories of Dad from all my sisters it occurred to me that those huge, rough, strong, sun-tanned hands played a major role in almost every memory we have of him. Here are just a few that I have selected to share with you in the short time we have here. Sit back and relax and remember with me this great man with the mighty handshake that I’m sure each of you had occasion to share with him. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Daddy was a cement contractor by trade and this would explain how rough and strong and sun-tanned his hands always were. He put in long days of hard physical labor pouring cement and building houses as he loved to do. Margaret tells me that she found out from some of the boys in the ward that it was considered a “badge of courage” to work for Br. Martenson during the summer. She recalls one boy telling her how Dad took him to a job site and gave him instructions to start breaking out the cement, in order to get it ready to pour new cement. She said that Dad left him there to work and this young man was working so hard because he thought that Dad meant for him to get the whole job done before he got back. He said when Dad came back he said “Wow! I never expected you to get all of this done today! Good job!” Sara relates a story as told to her by Br. Wayne Chabot about a time when in order to raise money for the Stake Center several men had invested in building houses in order to donate the profits to the building fund. He talked about how they were working on a house and found part way through the construction that one of the floor joists was not square. The men gathered around and a rather heated discussion ensued on how best to fix the problem. Wayne relates that in the middle of the debate Dad walked over, picked up a sledge hammer came back and gave the joist one good whack! They remeasured it and it was now dead square! Mom said the sledge hammer was on of Dad’s favorite tools! There wasn’t much he couldn’t cure with a sledge hammer.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Jana recalls a time when Dad helped her to build a camp in the empty lot next to our house. He poured a cement floor, put up walls and a roof and even added a door with hinges. She thought that he got quite a kick out of building it and she keeps this as one of her most treasured memories of time spent with Dad.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Daddy also loved to fish commercially and we all have memories of cleaning Daddy’s boat on Saturdays or helping to mend the never ending nets spread across the driveway smelling of fish and seaweed! Carol has a memory of actually going gill netting with Dad and hauling in the fish in the nets and steering the boat. She wanted to make it her summer job but she said she proved to Daddy too late that she could do it.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>I think all of us except Jana and Jeanette, who were not born yet, remember the trip we all took in the Sandy K. This was the name of one of dad’s first fishing boats. I was quite little but I remember sleeping in the bottom of the boat and hearing the bilge pump run all night long. Our trip consisted of sailing to Port Townsend and through Deception Pass (one of our favorite family spots) and to Cameno Island to spend some time with our Grandparents who had a beach house there. Mom recalls that on the morning we were to sail through Deception Pass the fog was too thick to see through. Dad would have to steer us through by instrument readings. Carol confirms this by telling me that she helped steer the boat through that passage and was not aware that there was land on either side until all at once the fog lifted. And both Carol and Mom concur that the boat was exactly where it should be in a very tricky passage. I guess that is why Mom never worried too much when Dad was out in his boat.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>However, he was not so lucky when it came to skill saws. Mom tells me it was while he was working on his boat in dry dock that Dad accidentally cut off his thumb. The men he worked with rushed him to the hospital and the doctors pinned and stitched it back in place. He also had some trouble with a piece of glass in his pinky finger which severed several nerves and left him with a stiff finger for the rest of his life. But none of these ordeals kept him down for long.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>It must have been a cruel hand of fate that this hard working mountain of a man was dealt when he was blessed with eight daughters and NO sons.....or was it? “Hit the deck!” was his favorite refrain at 7:00 AM on Saturday morning. He didn’t care if we were boys, girls or something in between we were going to learn how to work and work we did. Every Saturday morning we could all be found somewhere around the Martenson place working hard. The older girls remember cleaning the Laundromat and his fishing boat. We younger girls swept out his shop and sorted through his latest hauling of junk in the back yard. Believe me there were no dainty jobs for these girls. I think we felt like it was a vacation if we only had to help Mom with the housework. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>I think it must have come in handy to have such a gruff exterior when you were the father of eight daughters. Diana recalls a boyfriend of hers telling how anytime he was walking down the hall at church and he would see Dad coming in his direction he would make a quick turn to avoid having to talk to him. He said Dad always said things like “You stay away from my daughter, see!” I’m sure these poor boys never knew if Dad was kidding or not. He wasn’t! This particular boy said to Diana, “You’re the good, I’m the bad and you’re Dad’s the ugly!” Diana also mentions that it didn’t matter if you were on time, late or early coming home from a date you were always in trouble. She took up the habit of opening the door very quietly and listening and if she could hear Dad’s very loud snoring, she knew she was safe! You may laugh but this was the truth around our house because we had a father who didn’t care if you were 16 or not he really did not want you to date ANY boys until you went away to college and then he wanted you to come home married!</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>All of the sisters remember Dad coming home in time for dinner at the end of the day. Dinner was always at 6:00PM sharp. We always gathered in the living room and had family prayer around the circular coffee table. Then in to the dinner table and another blessing on the food. Family dinners were an every night thing at our house and I think we all marvel at this great accomplishment of our parents. It gave us all a sense of peace to have that consistency in our home. Sunday was a day for church meetings but also of family time. We all seem to have great memories of reading the paper spread eagle on the living room floor with Daddy. It seems strange now to think of it but that is the way he always read the paper was laying flat on his stomach on the living room floor. The comics were very important in our family and it was always a race to see who could get there first to read them with Daddy. This was when we could cuddle up to Dad, he was about as cuddly as a porcupine, but never the less we would lay on his stomach or tickle him and climb on his back. We all remember his stomach, and though it was large even then, it was as hard as a rock. Sometimes he would tense up his stomach muscles and let us punch him in the stomach and it would hurt our hands. He had a little game he would play of trying to catch our finger in his fist and if he ever got your finger watch out! Sara reminded me that when Dad was getting ready to go out and if one of us asked, “Where are you going Dad?” He would always reply, “Crazy, do ya wanna come along?”</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>We all remember Dad as a great spiritual leader in our family. He was a counselor in one bishopric or another for as long as most of us can remember. He had a firm testimony of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and he shared it over the years serving as a seventy and doing missionary work for the LDS Church. James recalls that Dad was a valiant Home Teacher. Many of the sisters mentioned spiritual promptings that came from Dad to help them in their individual lives. Also receiving blessings from him during times they needed direction in their lives. I recall my own baptism and confirmation given by Daddy was a very special time. He loved the scriptures and read them to us and encouraged us to read them. We always held family night on Mondays and then adjourned to the family room to watch Gunsmoke and pop popcorn. Popcorn was Dad’s all time favorite treat. As I recall at one time he bought over 300 lbs of it for our food storage. Many of the sisters recall getting letters from Daddy while away at college. Mother was the main letter writer but occasionally daddy would write too. I ran across my letters from Daddy not too long ago and they brought tears to my eyes. I will always treasure them. One sister recalls when she was very young seeing someone offer a cigarette to Daddy. “No thanks”, he said, “I haven’t smoked in over 10 years.” It made a big impression on her because she hadn’t known that Daddy had ever smoked and it reminded her of how much he gave up when he joined the church, that he had changed his life style and that experience helped her to understand the depth of his testimony.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>One thing I will always remember about Dad was how humble he was. He never was one to put on airs or think that he was better than anyone else. Whenever he needed a worker he would always go Downtown to the Millionaire’s Club (a place where the homeless would line up for work) and pick up someone that was down on their luck. I remember this I think because he would always bring them home for Mom to feed lunch. Some of these workers became his friends. I remember one man named George that worked for Daddy for a long time. Daddy helped him as much as he could and was a good friend to him until he died. I’ll never forget one time Daddy came with Mom to my house in Orem when Amanda was born. His good friend Byron Babbel came and got him and took him for a ride. It was snowing really hard that day and they didn’t come back for a long time. I was getting a little worried. Finally they came home and Byron left. It took me quite a while to get the whole story out of him about where they had been and what they had been doing but it had to do with stopping to help someone dig out of a snow bank and then getting stuck themselves. It was quite a crack up to hear Dad tell the story. He wanted to be sure I did not tell anyone what had happened to them.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Dad was a great example of service to me and was always willing to help anyone that might need a hand. Mom remembers how he loved to have their yearly open house at Christmas time, a smorgasbord he called it and she felt like it reminded him of his Swedish heritage.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>I just wanted to take a moment and express to Daddy our love for him. Thanks for all the memories, the good and the bad for we know that all of our experiences with you have made us stronger. Thank you for the legacy that you have left behind.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Let me end now where I began. I will always remember my Daddy’s hands as mighty hands, hands of work, hands of a father and hands of service. His hands have made an impression on me that I will carry all my life. I want to express my testimony of the Gospel of Jesus Christ to each of you. I know that the Savior died that each of us might live again. I know that because of that infinite Atonements I will be able to reach out to take my father’s hands once more. I am so thankful for this great gift.</span></div>
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I had a craving for something minty and I must admit I went a little crazy in the kitchen last night. I ended up making 3 raw desserts. Can you say sweetness overload? I'll save the other two for another day to post and give you this scrumptious and lovely mint pie. It was simple to make and it tastes so refreshing!<br />
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Here's my little hint for making treats like this. If you happen to be the only one in your household who likes raw desserts, invest in some mini spring form pans. They are so cute and it makes it easy to half a recipe and still have it be beautiful. I love mine they are from Wilton and came three to a pack. Here's a link to some I found on the internet! They are tons of fun and you will use them a lot!<br />
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For this recipes I cut it in half and it fit perfectly in two of the small spring form pans. It makes the pieces a perfect little after meal treat. <br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Raw Chocolate-Mint Pie</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">3/4 cup almond flour</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1/2 cup packed dates, pitted and soft</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1/2 cup pecans</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1/4 cup cacao powder</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">2 Tablespoons Coconut Oil</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">pinch sea salt</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">2 large avocados</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1/2 cup melted coconut oil</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1/4 cups agave syrup</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">2 teaspoons mint extract, or to taste </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1 Tablespoon fresh or dried mint leaves</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1 teaspoon lemon juice</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Ganache Topping:</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1/2 cups cacao powder</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1/4 cup agave syrup</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">2 Tablespoons water</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">2 Tablespoons Coconut Oil</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">pinch sea salt</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Drizzle: (I did not bother with this, it doesn't need it unless you want it to be fancy.)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1/4 cup soaked cashews</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">2 Tablespoons Agave Syrup</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1 Tablespoon coconut oil</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Water, to thin</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Directions:</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1. Crust: In the bowl of a food processor, place all crust ingredients: process until well combined. Press into an 8-inch pie plate or tart pan. Chill until firm.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">2. Filling: In the clean bowl of a food processor, place all filling ingredients; process until well combined and creamy. Pour filling into crust; chill until set.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">3. Ganache: In another bowl, place all ganache ingredients; combine until smooth. Pour over filling in a thin layer. Chill until set.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">4. Drizzle; In the clean bowl of a food processor, place all drizzle ingredients; process until well combined. Drizzle over top or pipe through a piping bag.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">5. Freeze for a more ice creamy pie or chill for a softer pie.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Source for this recipe: www.sketchfreevegan.com</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Nobile; line-height: 20px;">2 cups raw cashews</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Nobile; line-height: 20px;">4-5 tablespoons lemon juice</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Nobile; line-height: 20px;">1/8 cup olive oil</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Nobile; line-height: 20px;">2-3 tsp. fresh rosemary, minced</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Nobile; line-height: 20px;">3-4 tsp. Braggs Liquid Aminos or gluten free tamari</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Nobile; line-height: 20px;">3-4 tbsp. nutritional yeast</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Nobile; line-height: 20px;">1-2 tsp. Celtic Sea Salt or to taste</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Nobile; line-height: 20px;">Taste for all seasonings and add more to your liking.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Nobile; line-height: 20px;">Garlic can also be added along with ribbon cut basil.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">Walking up to Monticello</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">Such beautiful vegetable gardens. Sara said she wants a garden this big! I do not!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">These are the really cool passages under the house. <br />It leads from the kitchen downstairs to the upstairs.<br />Servants would not be seen by using these passages.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">This is a life sized statue of Mr. Thomas Jefferson</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">The first copy machine. Jefferson used this to make copies of his letters.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">The precursor to the camera.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">While we were gone cute Emma made us the most delicious cupcakes.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">She said she wants to go into the business and I really think she should</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">These were the most delicious cupcakes ever!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">Emma is also working hard at learning the guitar!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">Sara and Liz really enjoyed talking to each other</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">Until about 2 am. No picture story would be complete without a thumbs up from Liz!</span></td></tr>
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<br />karensdanglingconversationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14464224344854818644noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155911782099505991.post-86749775766602692182012-04-14T08:00:00.000-07:002012-04-14T08:00:01.002-07:00Moving on to Virginia<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;">My sister Sara and her husband James are serving as mission presidents in the Richmond Virginia mission. We don't get to see them very often and so I was excited that we had planned a few days in our trip to stop and say hello to them. It was so good to be with my sister Sara and to have some time to spend just chatting and catching up on each other's lives. <br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikQD2sF9MXqucnpBxGWayG4aJsHe-BpSZ8CXMb69Kik5IUVHE31hRF5BBJnR7p1yIdEJGH6nnox5aBeAPFmvD_bJV_yX8-tQMe7OxQlH5Or9M66z2svncTR5rAqeD6AcTzMh63m4eF5FqC/s1600/P1080275.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikQD2sF9MXqucnpBxGWayG4aJsHe-BpSZ8CXMb69Kik5IUVHE31hRF5BBJnR7p1yIdEJGH6nnox5aBeAPFmvD_bJV_yX8-tQMe7OxQlH5Or9M66z2svncTR5rAqeD6AcTzMh63m4eF5FqC/s640/P1080275.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Sara and Karen together again!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Yes I said Hedgehog. Doesn't every family have one?</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Yes, I said we made cheese and this was only the first night!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">So pretty!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Cousins again....Emma and Liz</span></td></tr>
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<br />karensdanglingconversationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14464224344854818644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155911782099505991.post-9988100651667600462012-04-13T16:10:00.003-07:002012-04-13T16:15:59.948-07:00Atlantic Station DayTuesday was our adventure into Atlantic Station. I cute shopping area in downtown Atlanta. Poor Mackay was having to spend the days with all the girls now that Chris had to go back to work. He was a good sport too! We did some shopping and had lunch at the California Pizza restaurant. The day was beautiful and we all had a good time. We even remembered where we parked the car!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Mackay is thinking, "Yah, I get to spend the day shopping with<br />a bunch of girls!"</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Just enjoying my Atlanta Ice Water</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Mackay beyond thrilled....</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">We kept asking strangers to take pictures until we got one we liked!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Happy Birthday to Nadia she found a cute top with room to grow!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">We're off to see the wizard!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">....or to find the car.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Our sad goodbye pictures!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">No picture is complete without a thumbs up from Liz!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Yep, it's just this crazy!</span></td></tr>
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