One of the the things that we have done on this trip is attend the Home of Champions Rodeo in Red Lodge, Montana. We secured tickets well ahead of our trip and had decided to spend the afternoon of July…
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So let me say at the top of this post that I am like my father in one very important aspect - I am not an outdoorsman. And that is incredibly germane to this evening's topic. In fact, it takes…
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The last several days have been filled with beautiful scenery and activities well outside the norm for Janet and me. Last Thursday morning we decided to go to Yellowstone, a fair distance from where we were staying, by route of…
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We left Billings yesterday and drove south to Red Lodge, Montana. It is like going back in time, with the storefronts and all. A real down home Americana kind of place. We visited a number of places in town and…
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When I was a young boy, every so often Doug and I would stay at my maternal grandparents' home - about a mile or so from where our family lived. We didn't stay overnight very often, but Grandma had a…
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Last Saturday evening, three of our grandsons came to the house for their first overnight with us. This has been something that they have done since they were very little kids, but this is the initial experience for them at…
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I am sitting in our little hearth room checking emails and I am listening to Janet and Kristin's three boys playing the game of Life. I was never much of a board game kind of guy, but Janet and the…
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As most of you know, I teach Bible study Thursday evenings in our home. For years now, members of the group have provided snacks on a rotating basis and that way we all get to try a variety of things…
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...makes you weak... ;-) I heard this saying on the radio earlier this week and had to chuckle to myself. I decided to use it as a post title, but didn't know whether I should spell it "weak" or "week"…
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