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Month: August 2011

The Scorpion Queen

Posted in Family, and Photography

Project 365 – #220 Before my sister and her family headed over to Arizona to visit, the story of the Scorpion Queen was told to my nieces.  The very bare bones version of the story follows – a story of a young girl who found a scorpion ring.  The little girl found out from a local Native American that the ring was a one-of-a-kind ring that had special powers.  The key was that it could never hit the ground or the powers would be gone.  The ring would protect the little girl from all of the scorpions. Little did my…

A Short Exploration Trip

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Project 365 – #218 Today, we headed out to check out some land.  Some day, once D retires from the Marine Corps, we plan on living on a nice piece of land.  It’s a dream that we’re constantly working on as D moves along through his career.  We watch for plots of land that are nicely priced and check them out.  We research and plan.  We like the idea of living at least partially off-grid, but some of the places are completely off-grid.  Slowly but surely, we’re learning more about what that all involves for us.  It’s fun planning for…

Grand Canyon: A Moment of Rest

Posted in Family, Outdoor Adventures, and Photography

Project 365 – #217 While everyone else in our crew hiked down just a little into the Grand Canyon, D found some rocks on which to rest.  Recovering from back surgery is no fun when you’re an active guy like him, but he was able to manage pretty well over the 2 weeks.  The girls decided they’d take a little rest with him.  Of course, there was a little messy around at the same time they were resting. **grin**

Trying to Focus

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Project 365 – #216 Today, I have found myself struggling to focus on the tasks at hand. I’m dealing with a headache, coming off a family vacation, and trying to work through details of stuff going on behind the scenes of several different things. Thankfully, none of my tasks today really needed to total focus. lol! Munchkin, on the other hand, has been doing a fabulous job focusing and accomplishing her tasks. She’s been working hard on chores and jobs around the house as well as on her school work. To say that we’re pleased with how she’s been doing…