tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23377184896568105502024-03-05T08:43:40.222-08:006thof9Katherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05846667262412773500noreply@blogger.comBlogger145125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2337718489656810550.post-21501110374847756482015-02-02T17:21:00.000-08:002015-02-02T17:21:50.945-08:00Kids say the darnedest things...even when vocabulary is limitedIf you are my friend on Facebook this is old news but I got such a good reaction from my FB friends and I know many of you do not do FB so I thought it was worth a re-post. <br />
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Josh learned the sign for "coffee" last month. This past weekend, Tyler told Josh it was time to get out of the house and added, "But first we have to go somewhere and get something for Dad. Do you know what it is?" Josh shrugged. "It is something Dad gets every weekend" Nothing. "It's hot" an instant realization comes across Josh's face and he shouts, "Mom!"<br />
Hee-hee-hee! That boy is awesome!<br />
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I asked Josh how school was. He signed "teacher" and "funny" while making a bad face. "Your teacher is not funny?" He shakes his head and signs again "me" "teacher" "funny" as he shakes his head no. "Your teacher doesn't think you are funny?" He nods, signs "4" "talk" and "friends". "You talk to your friends four times and she told you that you aren't funny?" Yes. <br />
I love how good he is getting at communicating and all the hilarious things he says. Even if his teacher doesn't find his antics amusing, I do.<br />
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Whenever I ask Josh how he likes his new teacher he twists one side of his face into a slightly sour look and teeters one hand back and forth (think "Eh, she's so-so"). I saw one of the aides from his class last weekend at a restaurant. I asked her how she felt about the new teacher. She paused and asked how Josh liked her. I told her this is what Josh always says and made the face and hand motion. She laughed and said, "That is exactly how I feel about her too!" At least he is accurate.<br />
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Yesterday I was playing Guess Who with Josh. I told him that my guy had a mustache. He started closing my guy and I stopped him. "He has a mustache. See?" Josh signs that he has a beard. "Well, yes, but he has a beard too." He looks at me confused. "Some guys have a beard and a mustache at the same time." No kidding, Josh looks at me with big eyes, points both index fingers at his temples, then hands extending out fingers extended with a "pckooo" (perfect "mind blown" hands and sound). <br />
He only gets funnier. I was so worried that I would miss all of the fun things that kids say, and I guess I have missed some, but my kid has some serious humor and is good at expressing it even though it must be hard.<br />
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We were talking about Valentine's Day and Tyler asked Josh if he has a girlfriend. Josh instantly nods yes and says, "Mom". Tyler asks, "Who's your girlfriend?" Josh looks at him like he is touched in the head and nods bigger and says louder, with hands held out to his sides palms up, "Mom". <br />
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I think that being out in SLC has done Josh some good as far as communication. He tries harder and puts more together. He is really coming into his own. Katherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05846667262412773500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2337718489656810550.post-52400386732995752552015-01-01T18:11:00.002-08:002015-01-01T18:11:34.431-08:00Where did the year go?So I never even finished writing about my awesome Hawaii trip. I had been waiting for my husband to bring me a flash drive with more pictures but when he finally did I was so busy with my new job that I never got to it and the later it got...well, you know how it goes. I hope to finish those later but for now I think I need to play catch up. <br />
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I got a job in Holladay at a care center. People (usually older adults) come after a hospital stay following surgery or an accident if they are unable to return home. I help them get stronger, learn to perform their daily activities more independently, learn to live with any new parameters (weight bearing status, motion restrictions, etc), and essentially return to their prior living environment safely and with the same level of independence as before. I love it. There is nothing more satisfying than helping someone get back home. <br />
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Since Tyler and I are both working in the SLC area we decided to move to cut down on commute. We found a place we love, it is just a rental but it feels like home. It has been really fun to do our own thing and set up the house the way we want. I will have to take some pictures. It was amazing to see how everyone dealt with the move. My son took it so well I couldn't believe it, no issues going to a new school, to daycare, or sleeping in a new room. My husband made a 180 again (he is always doing this to me in different areas of life). I would come home after work and think, "What happened to the house?! It looks so clean!" He has been so wonderful about cleaning up after everyone and helping me out without any nagging. Not that he was terrible before but to do this of his own accord and so consistently...it has been great. He has also changed in his relationship with Josh. <br />
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One day he had a conversation with Josh about how if Josh had a specific name for him he would know Josh was talking to him (Josh has always called him "Mom" which is my name or "Mama" which is grandma's name. To be fair this is what Josh calls everyone because he can't say anything else). I heard Josh practicing his "D" sounds and within a week or two he was saying "Da" to refer to Tyler regularly. Josh now asks when he is coming home, if we can call him when he is at work, asks to sit next to him, ride in the car with him, and celebrates when he gets home. And Tyler is reciprocating with spending more fun time together and taking on more Josh responsibilities. <br />
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I will try to write a Halloween post later with pictures.<br />
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This Christmas was fun. I loved putting up my tree for the first time. It is a white tree and I have black, dark grey, silver, and red ornaments. <br />
We went to the holiday party for the Boys and Girls Club. Josh picked the only empty table to eat at. A woman joined us and I found out she was "the helpers" wife. So I schemed with her. Josh still requires me to be an interpreter much of the time. Santa can be a hard one. Josh wants to be a big kid but he is nervous about trying to get his point across with signs and gestures and, honestly, I don't think any Santa would be able to figure out what he is saying (Josh is smart like that, he knows when he needs me and when he can do it himself). So I have to come up with him and he never gets his moment with Santa like other kids do. When I refused to come up to Santa with him Josh was reluctant until Santa greeted him with, "Hello there, Josh!" Josh was stunned. He sat on Santa's lap with wide-eyed disbelief. "Let me see...I believe you want a Tiger Claw action figure, is that right?" Josh did the perfect Home Alone face and loudly whispered, "MOM!" then nodded at Santa. It was a perfect Miracle on 34th St moment. <br />
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I was totally spoiled this Christmas. Tyler and I had agreed to keep it a practical Christmas and not spend much on each other. As time went on, I realized that Tyler may not be following the plan completely. On Christmas morning it was obvious that there was a "special present". Now you must understand these two things, I DO NOT want a smart phone and my husband is well aware of this although he thinks I need one and I have wanted a B7 Audi wagon since they came out. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aHeMasdXS0" target="_blank">This</a> is what happened. My husband knows as much as I love this car I would never buy one because I tend to be too practical. A beater car works just fine and I don't need a nice one, yadda yadda. That being said, I LOVE this car. I now find myself thinking the exact words I have heard my husband say for years. I look back at it as I leave and miss it. I think about it during the day and wonder when I will drive again. I worry about where I park. I think that speed limits shouldn't apply to cars that want to go faster. I want to drive people places. It has been great. Also, my husband did a great job with doing the work on the car himself and getting it for a great deal so even my sensibilities are not offended. Katherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05846667262412773500noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2337718489656810550.post-92105349545826421892014-06-13T22:24:00.001-07:002014-06-13T22:32:46.327-07:00Buddhist Temple 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
We checked out a replica of a Buddhist temple. It was so beautiful and peaceful. </div>
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Ringing the gong is supposed to help clear your mind before going into the temple.</div>
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This statue is made out of wood then coated in black paint and lastly gold leaf. It was HUGE! This picture doesn't capture the presence this had. </div>
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Every detail was perfect. The sand was raked into calming lines and swirls and they even had these cute gargoyle guys. </div>
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LOTS of coy fish. So many. And there was a group of them ganging up on another one incessantly and so violently that it was being pushed all the way out of the water. It was mildly disturbing. </div>
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Tyler and I stayed in Waikiki for a few days. We still spent our days with Richard but our nights were in this odd city; a mixture of San Francisco, Las Vegas, some Asian big city, and Hawaii. The shopping there was crazy. Think Caesar's Palace type shopping only outside for many city blocks. The only thing that rivaled the amount of shopping was the amount of restaurants. One night we wanted to find a place to eat so Tyler used yelp to find food within 1 mile, lower priced, at least 3 stars, and it gave us over one hundred options. We decided to go with an authentic Thai restaurant with 4.5 stars and over 600 reviews. When we got there I almost chickened out because we were the only white people and most of the other patrons didn't even speak English, they were showing passports as ID, also their menu stated that they use MSG. With 600+ reviews at least a few of them had to be from mainland Americans right? I am glad we didn't leave, it was good food and we didn't get sick. </div>
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We were also obsessed with pineapple. We ate some almost everyday. So when we saw a couple enjoying a pineapple drink we knew we needed one. They were trying to take a selfie so Tyler asked if he could take it for them. He took one then pretended to run with her camera. You should have seen her face. It was pretty priceless. Anyway, the drink was good; they took a pineapple, cut off the top cored it, blended it up and put it right back in. Because it is so fibrous it was almost like a smoothie. Yum!</div>
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You see that dark stuff in the water? That is the reef. I was so close to it at times I had to let the waves take me over while I thought skinny thoughts. If the water was any lower I may not have been able to get out there. But being that close to the reef means that you get a really up close and personal view of the fish/sea life. Because it is a preserve, the fish are not scared of you and even the fish that are usually more skiddish will let you get pretty close. We saw the most amazing parrot fish and you could hear them crunch the coral as they ate it. </div>
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This was possibly my most favorite place to snorkel. Other places you had to dive to see the good stuff. Here there were so many fish and they were right there swimming right next to you.</div>
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And although I didn't get any pictures, we saw plenty of Mongoose here. I didn't know Hawaii had Mongoose but apparently they were introduced as an experimental rat control that did not work. Instead they ate the bird's eggs until the birds began nesting on small islands off the mainland. I know that means that I shouldn't like them but they were so cute it was hard to have any bad feelings toward them.</div>
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<br />Katherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05846667262412773500noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2337718489656810550.post-18048561038008439562014-06-13T21:34:00.000-07:002014-06-13T21:34:11.908-07:00Tide pooling 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Tide pooling was a can't miss activity with Richard. I wish that we could have done more of it. Sure it is fun for the rest of us, but when you tide pool with Richard you are sure to see something awesome.</div>
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Tyler found this guy and showed us. "I found a cone snail!" Richard looks in the net and says, "Good identification Tyler!" Cone snails are poisonous and so you can't touch them. This guy was trying to sting the net and it made me nervous. About 10 minutes later I found something I thought looked interesting. "Hey what is this? Oh, it's a rock." Tyler: "Good identification!"</div>
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This is a box crab. They look just like rocks! Richard caught this one. It was my goal to catch one as well.</div>
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After seeing the box crab Tyler and I went to looking with much more purpose. We found this little black rock crab and spent like 5 minutes catching him.</div>
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We were so proud we turned to Richard to show him</div>
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"Nice job!" He says without a hint of irony as he has 3 box crabs in one hand and is going for a fourth. It was like a scene from a movie. The crabs were perfectly content just sitting in his hand. When Tyler tried to hold one it got away. Just add crab whisperer to Richard's many talents.</div>
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Richard volunteers at the Honolulu Zoo every Sunday in the reptile house. So most of what I have picture wise are reptiles. We walked to the zoo from our hotel in Waikiki (only about a 15 minute walk). On our way we saw this genius idea: rent space in an alleyway for your board for people who don't have cars with racks on them so your board is already at the beach when you want it! Smart.</div>
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And more Banyan trees. They are just so darn pretty. I can't help myself. </div>
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This guy down below is "Tank". I can't remember what kind of lizard he is but if you don't believe that reptiles have personalities you should meet this guy. He was a macho kind of guy, likes to strut his stuff and boss people around. </div>
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As we left the reptile house I spotted Richard.....walking a lizard. Not something you see everyday. </div>
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This guy's name is Chopper and he is a Savanna monitor. He was super cool as well. Very sharp claws although you wouldn't know it looking at Richard. I think he may be impervious to pain inflicted by animals, he is always too calm when being bitten/scratched/etc. </div>
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And here is Tank getting walked. Apparently he likes to pick on Chopper (macho tough guy I tell you). One of the great things about Richard volunteering and us visiting is that he can tell us about some of the animals and their habits/stories. See the tortoise in the area on the left? Well there are about 4 tortoises in there and one of them is George. George is a big jerk and tries to flip the other tortoises. When he fails he proceeds to hump them. Eventually all the other tortoises get fed up and flip him over. If he gets flipped 2 times in one day he gets put in time out. It was 10:30 am and he was already in time out. What a jerk. </div>
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One thing I found surprising were all of the cacti growing in Hawaii. They grow all over in the drier wild bits and the zoo had this beautiful display of them. </div>
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Here is Richard looking so happy! Is anyone else this happy to do work for free in the heat?</div>
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We were sure to not miss the feeding of Bounce, the Ball Python. Richard feeds him every Sunday. </div>
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After Bounce grabs the mouse, Richard gives it a little shake like it is alive and Bounce gets really excited. Abby says that makes her so happy that Richard goes beyond just feeding the snake and enriches his life by giving him the thrill of the kill. I happen to agree.</div>
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This is just a fun statue and I thought about how Josh would insist on having a picture with it. I like it because it looks like it is half skeleton. </div>
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This is the frog Richard found in the reptile house. He FOUND it, then gently CAUGHT it to relocate it to a more appropriate location. Found it. Some times I wonder how much more is around me and I don't notice it. I am telling you, he has super powers. </div>
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We took the shortest plane ride ever to get to Oahu. Richard was taking a later flight and Abby was working but she was able to pick us up and drop us off at Ko'Olina until Richard got in. After seeing so much untamed wild of Maui, our first look at an Oahu beach seemed disturbingly manicured. Luckily, not all the beaches are this manicured and once you get used to it, this beach does bring a nice almost Stepford wife-ish vibe. After all, how can you not like perfection? These beaches are actually four man-made lagoons next to a handful of huge resorts. The nice thing (well one of the many) about Hawaii is that all beaches are public. This means that none of the beaches get very crowded/noisy/polluted and the resorts/hotels near beaches feel the need to keep them nice but understand that everyone is invited. </div>
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This is the Disney resort next to the lagoon we were swimming in. Shhh! We took a little dip in their pool, only a few minutes. They really know how to do it. Everything was beautiful and they had music from all of their ocean movies playing as well as general ocean sound effects. They pump in ocean water and get it to the most perfect temperature. They had a pirate ship splash pool and a lazy river as well as infinity pools and even a pool with a reef and real tropical fish kids can snorkel in. Genius. If we bring Josh, that would be the place to stay. </div>
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At another one of the resorts they have an outdoor lounge area sandwiched between the pool and a shark pool with 4-5 foot long hammerhead and grey reef sharks. Many places in the pool were just shallow enough to require the sharks to let their dorsal fins come out of the water which was pretty cool but probably kind of annoying for the sharks. </div>
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This was a "crowded" beach on Oahu. Not too bad, especially considering that it was just outside of the Disney resort. A high reef keeps most of the large wildlife out of the lagoon, it was shallow enough and small enough to warm the water well, and they constructed breakers to keep the worst of the waves out so it was just about as safe and comfortable as you can get swimming in the ocean. </div>
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You may need a little background on my history with bikes. I learned to ride at 6, promptly wrecked and never wanted to ride again. Learned again at 8 years old, fell off and landed on a prickly plant. Had to have my mom pick almost invisible stickers out of my butt. Never learned to ride properly after that. If I needed to turn I usually freaked out and bailed off the bike. Rode a bike once or twice in junior high but still couldn't really turn because I refuse to lean into it at all and my paranoia of falling. </div>
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So here we are in Maui, our last day on that island and we had a mild dilemma. Katie is a wimp. I get motion sick which takes out almost all water activities (boating, paddle boarding, surfing, etc) and many car activities, zip lines were stupid expensive, and we had gone to all of the insider beaches that Richard knew about, and I can't ride a bike. Not wanting to be the ruiner of things I said, maybe I could ride a bike if it was in an easier area (NOT down the mountain). Tyler grabbed this morsel and ran with it. Richard suggested we rent the electric bikes we had seen at the dive shop and Tyler said he had seen a tandem one we could ride together. </div>
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We headed down to the shop but we had to wait for the bike guy to show up. Apparently these bikes are new to the shop and no one else knew how to rent them or use them; they looked brand new. As we waited, Tyler looked at the tandem bike in disgust. "Ugh! I don't want to ride that. Let's just get separate bikes." Again, not wanting to be the stick and really hoping I was better at it than I remember, I agreed. The man came and I told him that it had been a long time since I had ridden a bike and I never was very good at it. I tried to make myself sound iffy but not too bad while Tyler took a probably more reasonable and realistic route and proceeded to try to scare the guy. "So....if she wrecks, do we have to pay for all the damages? Is there some sort of insurance we can buy?" etc. The guy still doesn't seem to fully grasp the situation and he seems completely sure of the bike's electric motor and it's ability to allow even the most deficient human beings to ride a bike. He asked if a little lesson in the parking lot would make me feel better and I agreed.</div>
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I wish we had video of this part, looking back it was totally hilarious. He explains using the throttle. I ask where the breaks are. "The breaks? They are on the handles." "Both of those are breaks? The only bikes I have ridden you pedal backwards to stop." "So I guess you don't know about gears then?" "Nope". He explains them in such detail I am completely lost. Tyler chimes in, "It is just like changing gears in a car. "<i><u>You</u></i> can drive a <u>manual</u>?" the dude asks incredulously. "Yes I can" I try to reply without too much snootiness especially since in my head I was thinking, "But I listen to the motor and that is how I know when to shift, how do I know when to shift this thing?" The guy seems to think that everything will fall into place once I ride the thing so I get on. I am wobbling so bad that my straight line is more like a fast zig-zag at a very slow pace if that makes any sense. Working the throttle and pedaling at the same time makes me anxious and I am shaking like I am having a seizure. The boys jump the curb into the parking lot. "I can't do that!" the guy has realized the situation and he is walking at a quick pace to stay in front of me, close enough to maybe catch me but far enough away that I may not hit him (that is a big maybe) and he has a slight panic to his voice, "There is a ramp ahead! Go to the ramp!" while guiding me there, arms out to catch me, and a look on his face that says, this girl has never ridden a bike has she? As I make my way around the parking lot the guy pulls Tyler aside, "Stay CLOSE to her okay?!" I go around the parking lot once, so terrified that I have sweat completely through my shorts in that short amount of time. I am trying to put on a brave face but I am pretty sure that I am going to die. I think the guy is pretty sure of it too because he looks shaken and asks to take our picture with our bikes. He tried to make it sound like it was because he was excited for us but I am quite sure it was to document either the state of me or the bike pre-ride. </div>
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As we left the parking lot, there were little old Asian ladies on the sidewalk. I rang my bell but they didn't move. The boys hopped the curb but I had to stop and awkwardly walk it down. At this point I was certain of my demise and wondered how Tyler and Josh would fair without me. After seeing me cross one street my husband was also certain of it and made us stop and practice in a parking lot. I didn't get much better but enough that they thought we could move into mostly stranded streets. I was a nervous wreck. Passing cars, sharing the sidewalk with a pedestrian, crossing the street, everything had me in a tunnel-vision type of panic that I could barely breathe but slowly I got better and with every instant I didn't die I felt mildly better. The boys were very patient and we took many small breaks and went very slowly at first. </div>
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Here we stopped under the Front Street Banyan tree to have a lemonade (the best one I have ever had). I love the Banyan trees, they are trees that send down vine-like branches which burrow into the ground making other trees connected to the original tree. This park was full of trees all from the one original Banyan. If the homeless looking guy who passed his joint to his buddy to tell us the history of the tree is correct, this is the third biggest Banyan in the world. I always forgot to take off my helmet. We all signed a contract saying we would wear our helmets "at all times" which ended up being about 5 minutes for the guys and literally at all times for me. Each time we stopped they would have to remind me to take it off. </div>
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Some of the baby Banyans!</div>
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When we got to the coffee farm I really began to feel good about riding. I had made it past all kinds of obstacles and this road was large and deserted. The road was just off of the main road but we took one turn and suddenly it was quiet and smelled like a mixture of fresh mountain and Hawaii. It smelled so amazing I wish I could describe it or bottle it to share; it was freedom and adventure mixed with victory. </div>
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Acres and acres of coffee plants</div>
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We stopped in the prettiest, shady place that we could find which turned out to be a person's driveway. Wouldn't you love such a driveway? There we ate a packed lunch including some smashed sandwiches that tasted perfectly amazing probably due to the freedom-adventure-victory air. </div>
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I love my brother. We actually look like we are related in this photo. It's the smile. I miss him; he and I are cut from the same cloth. </div>
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The back of this house is just one huge window, you can see right through it! But they have such a beautiful view. Between the view and 3 garages,Tyler wants this house one day.</div>
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Back in Lahina riding through the resorts</div>
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My bike has a coffee branch and Tyler's has a bunch of green bananas that we found on the side of the road. Kinda cute huh?</div>
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We stopped to look at the ocean and we happened upon a bunch of sea turtles. I lost count at 8. They were grazing on the rocks that made the shore.</div>
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When they graze their cute bums come out of the water</div>
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One of the better shed shells that we found. This one is a black rock crab's shell. They are actually very black but the shells turn red after they bake in the sun. </div>
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Tyler calls this my "Asian pose". Stereotype you say? I saw some pretty incredible poses done by Asians on our trip. Many of them actually choreograph a little dance thing before they do a picture and then hold the last pose or they squat with their legs spread really far out almost like they are ninjas. It was odd to us but hilarious. We certainly have different cultures but the way I see it, they are going to have some pretty awesome pictures, maybe we should have channeled more Asian-ness when we took pictures.</div>
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7lb Ahi for $15. At the Costco in Maui they were selling it for $14 a lb. What a deal! We ran it back to the condo and covered it with ice so we could take Abby to the airport.</div>
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Tyler was a good sport. He spent a long time trying to butcher this thing because the plan was to grill the fillets. He realized that the cannot sever the head with the tools at hand and he will have to change strategies. I have to admire his ability to stay calm as he, splattered with blood, blood covering/spattered across the sink, counters, and floor, informs me he would like us, preferably all of us, to run to the store to get the needed items for fish tacos. I learn later this is so none of us will see him panic and the blood bath that then ensued. When we returned, the fish was butchered the kitchen was spotless, the garbage had been taken out, and there was Tyler, smiling and calm as if he had not just been a crazed butchering cleaning machine. Inside he is freaking out. He has never cooked Ahi and doesn't really know how. Grilling it is easy. This way is much harder to get right. In the end, the fish was delicious, no one knew how panicked Tyler had been, and my parents and Richard had their first ever fish tacos. We ate every last bit of it. </div>
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Katherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05846667262412773500noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2337718489656810550.post-87111389041199980282014-06-12T08:44:00.003-07:002014-06-12T08:44:57.046-07:00The Maui AquariumAbby had to go to the airport that evening so we were trying to decide if we would have time to come back and get her bags. Tyler seemed confused. "But we will have almost 5 hours from the time we get there until she needs to go to the airport. There is no way we will stay there 5 hours." Richard and I smiled and Abby looked at Tyler with what may have been pity. "Oh no, Richard can spend 5 hours in an aquarium easily." (me) "Me too, especially since we are going without kids." We spent 4 1/2 hours there and could have easily spent another hour or two. I am going to try to keep the fish pictures to a minimum. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is a Surgeon fish. See the orange area at the base of his tail? Those are two sharp scalpel-like spines, thus the name. We saw these all over snorkeling, they are beautiful!.</div>
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And this is a Lagoon Trigger fish. It has the same Hawaiian name as the state fish but looks a little different.</div>
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This is the state fish: Huma huma nuka nuka apua'a, or Wedgetail Triggerfish.</div>
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And this one is my favorite, the Huma huma nuka nuka apua'a, or Lagoon Triggerfish. </div>
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The Moray Eel. I saw two of these guys while snorkeling. I think the boys saw more than that. </div>
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Just look at that grumpy face! That is the Scorpion fish and they have poisonous spines on their back, which I think it pretty unfair since they look just like a grumpy rock and could easily get stepped on. I thought these ones were pretty big (I dunno...8 inches long?) but the boys found one while snorkeling that was over a foot long. They said they were chasing one fish into a cave when suddenly, a big white mouth appeared in a rock! </div>
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The tiger shark. I can't remember her Hawaiian name but they have an official Hawaiian namer guy who comes in for every Tiger shark and watches them for hours to come up with a suitable Hawaiian name. Her name means, "The one who does the right thing". </div>
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I some times get so excited seeing animals that I don't usually see that I take a million pictures of them and forget about the people I am with. But I have found that later, when I think back on the experience, I don't actually care as much about the animals, I care about the reactions of the people. We had such a good time doing the aquarium in my favorite fashion: reading every placard, listening to the audio guide, and excitedly telling each other about the interesting fact we had just learned. Richard was the official question answerer and would turn to Abby for facts he couldn't quite remember. Both of them told us even more information they had acquired about certain animals. We all pointed out hard to spot creatures and laughed over the odd ones. Nothing brings out the best in us like learning and animals. I love these pictures because you can almost hear the comments we are making and feel the awe we feel. </div>
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Silly Tyler. 5 hours enough time? Don't you know me and Richard by now?</div>
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Katherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05846667262412773500noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2337718489656810550.post-56864746393462205612014-06-11T20:25:00.001-07:002014-06-11T20:25:44.193-07:00The First Day in Maui 2014*Warning* The vacation blogging will not be in order. It also may not all be posted within the week depending on if Tyler can go through all the pictures on his camera, edit, then send them to me in a reasonable amount of time. Oh and then there are underwater pictures from Richard I need to get too...So it may not be terribly organized. I will try to keep the double, triple, etc shots to a minimum but sometimes it is hard to choose favorites. Also, you may get very jealous.<br />
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We (Tyler and I) flew/were in airports all day long (9am Utah time to 2:30am Utah time/10:30 pm Maui time) so it was a small miracle that we still got up early the next day (By the way, I don't recommend doing it that way). We crossed the street and took a little beach walk with Mom. Mom was so wonderful to talk to, she is such an upbeat, excited person. Not that there is much to complain about in Hawaii when you live across the street from the beach but it is more than that. Every new thing that we saw was exciting-a new discovery that needed to be shared and cherished, not even being knocked down by the waves could dampen her spirit; her laughter filled the beach. We walked along picking up coral and shells. I tried to pick up a shell on a rock but it spit on me! Abby told me that the creature in the shell is called an "opihi" and it clings to the rocks which is why Hawaiians call children who cling to their mothers ophihis. <br />
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The big event for this day was snorkeling off of a large catamaran, the Alii Nui. We tried to take as many pictures of the beginning of the trip as possible because Mom and I know we tend to get motion sick and didn't know how the ride would end up. <br />
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Isn't my dad super handsome? He looks right at home on a boat. My husband looks right at home as well, too bad they married us motion sick pansies eh? Actually, everyone was happy and feeling well as we drove down to the snorkeling spot. Because ginger is supposed to calm a motion sick tummy I asked the bar if they had ginger ale. They made the yummiest ginger ale with real crushed ginger. So yummy. So I was sucking them down with gusto hoping that they worked their magic. </div>
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When we dropped anchor things began to get a little yucky. We all had to listen to the rules and instructions and then most of us had to stay because it was our first time/long time since last time snorkeling. The whole time I was holding back vomit and desperate to get off the ship. Once in the water, the cold water brought me back for a bit. The water was deep. I am terrible with guessing measurements but I would say at least 30 feet deep, which means unless you can dive down, you can't see much up close. The reef was beautiful and clean, the water was amazingly clear, and there were schools of fish swimming. The crew saw that Richard was a good swimmer so when he had to go back to switch snorkel gear they asked if he wanted to take the short cut and let him dive off the boat which was pretty cool. Richard and Tyler were diving down and really getting a good look at the sea life. However, mom and I were sick again from the waves. Really sick. We both went back on the boat and sat in the back puking our guts out. Here we are nauseous and repeatedly projectile vomiting, but as we chummed the water with ginger ale goodness, we created a feeding frenzy. We probably got the best view of the fish out of every one there. It was an odd sensation to feel so sick and see such an amazing sight simultaneously. On our way back, Abby got to drive the boat which was pretty cool. And Mom and I began to feel better with the boat moving and empty tummies. It was a good experience but now that I have had many snorkeling adventures I think I maybe wouldn't do this one again only because of how sick I got. If you have a stronger stomach, there is free food and drinks and it is a good time. The crew was amazing and fun and they really do try to give you the best experience. </div>
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One of the things that has been hard for me to accept is that my son will never say "I love you" out loud. But I am lucky enough to have a son who says it in so many other ways. The first time that he signed it to me I cried. But for Valentine's Day, he wrote it to me. Two years ago his writing was little more than scribbles. Last year his letter tracing was all over the place. This year his name finally has become legible although often backwards, missing a letter, out of order, and/or scattered all over the paper. I was told that written communication may not really be in his ability range (and as a form of communication it still may not, we will see). So when I got my Valentine you can imagine how much it meant to me. I had to have it framed. </div>
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I had never thought about it that way before but I do like that this picture shows our love reflected for each other. His to write it to me, and mine through my excitement (how many people frame their Valentines?). I do love him, more than I ever knew I could. </div>
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Josh got this awesome new helmet to go with his go cart that he got for Christmas. Sadly, he did not get it on Christmas so he is not wearing it in these pictures but it matches perfectly and he looks super awesome. It is so him: spikes, mohawk, skull and cross bones....My son is so stinkin' cool. </div>
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Such a great time. I love that boy and his craziness. We listened to Christmas carols and sang all the way home. That was the perfect way to start our day. </div>
Katherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05846667262412773500noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2337718489656810550.post-18112336028972041942013-12-17T15:33:00.001-08:002013-12-17T15:33:14.664-08:00My last day of schoolWow. Here I am in the commons area of a building I have been coming to almost every day since August 2011. It feels weird to know that after today I will rarely be coming here. I have spent most of that time with the same 29 people and 10ish professors. I thought that today would be full of excitement and joy to know that I wont' have to write another paper but I can't help but think about the people I will miss and the scary new world that awaits. I still have another 12 week internship and then the board exams but after that...having a real career is intimidating. <br />
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I have spent what feels like my whole life semester to semester; every 6 months to a year what I am doing changes completely. Many semesters I have gotten through by saying, "It is only 16 weeks. You can do anything for 16 weeks. They could torture you for 16 weeks and as long as you knew the end date you could take it." There is no end date now. I think that is the most scary part. There is no summer break, winter break, fall break or spring break. I won't get that time off to finally clean my room again (yes, it is literally the only time I actually clean my room, don't judge me), spend time with Josh, see friends, and get to that thing that I have been meaning to do. <br />
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I don't know when it happened, but school has become my comfort zone. I may not welcome papers, projects, presentations, and busy work but I know it so well. I can pump out a professional 5-10 page research paper every week and although I may complain it doesn't break me. Some time I became one of those people who reads professional studies and articles and actually understands what is going on without falling asleep. I remember how difficult this was my first semester. I have learned to sleep on almost any bus any time of day and still wake up for my stop. I know how to get around SLC and Ogden (to a degree) using public transportation. I have, through some miracle, learned to study on the bus without getting car sick. In fact, I am more likely to get sick if I am NOT studying. <br />
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And here it is, the end. I have had two faculty members state that they won't get too upset about me leaving because they think I will be around, working for the school, working across the street at the clinic the professors run, or coming back for my doctorate. Even that is a little intimidating! But I made it through the day and the past 2 1/2 years and I suppose I will continue to make it through. <br />
<br />Katherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05846667262412773500noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2337718489656810550.post-55267225489103056062013-12-17T15:25:00.002-08:002013-12-17T15:25:38.855-08:00School friendsI have made friends at school. Friends that mostly know the school me so now that we are nearing the end and getting out of the school mode they are a little disconcerted by me. First of all, they all know me as Katherine. It totally freaked them out to find out my name to everyone else is Katie. Blew their minds. Some of them call me Katie to freak me out but then they find I didn't notice the difference and it is only their fellow students that are freaked out. "You have been LYING to us for 3 years?!" Yup. And I never once until now thought about how awkward this might be.<br />
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We had to take the color personality test for one of my classes. I guess that nowadays it is popular for HR departments to make employees take this test and then learn how to work with other "colors" productively. If you have never taken it and you are interested <a href="http://www.colorcode.com/personality_test/">HERE</a> is the link. Take it now and then come back to the story. Your answers are supposed to reflect how you felt as a child, not necessarily now with the thought that who you are as a child is who you truly are. We do change but deep down at our core we often feel like we did as children, we just learn to react differently. Anyway, I took it and you shouldn't be surprised, I am a white (peace seeking) with almost as much blue (relationship seeking) and very little red (power seeking) or yellow (fun seeking). My school mates were shocked. You see, school Katie (or Katherine I suppose) is very much a leader, a little bossy, not afraid of making decisions or of conflict (all very against white personalities). "You're not a red?!" Nope. "But...you don't act like the other whites." I think the difference just that. I feel the same as the other whites but I have pushed myself to react differently. <br />
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Anyway, I think that it is funny that here at the end I am surprising my fellow classmates so much. I have worked hard to create this tough leader "Katherine" persona. It is the same one I use for doctor's offices. Come to think of it, that is where it all started. I began writing "Katherine" for my name at Josh's doctor's offices and I had to learn to stand up and fight, fake confidence until I convinced people, and be extremely vocal of my opinion. I like this Katherine however, I never thought how weird it might be for other people. <br />
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I am not exactly sure where I am going with this to tell you the truth. It has just been on my mind. Katherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05846667262412773500noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2337718489656810550.post-27389741091413193302013-12-06T15:58:00.003-08:002013-12-06T15:58:57.183-08:00Josh got glasses!I decided to take Josh to get his eyes checked. He has had his acuity checked and it was okay but I have noticed that his eyes like to wander a little. The ophthalmologist was able to say that he has a hard time accommodating with his eyes and he has trouble focusing on things close up. So we are trying glasses. Josh got to choose the frames. He actually looks a lot like Tyler. So far he has been okay with them although he keeps ripping or chewing on the little rubber nose pieces. He actually likes wearing them so I am glad it isn't a fight and he mostly keeps them on his face. I am hoping this helps with his reading and writing. <br />
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Josh isn't able to carve pumpkins yet but he is tired of painting them. I found this idea on Pinterest and it worked well. Some metal cookie cutters, a stake, and a rubber mallet. Voila! A carved pumpkin. We did break a couple of the cookie cutters but it was worth it. </div>
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This year Josh wanted to be Raphael for Halloween. Throughout October he was Wolverine, Spiderine (Wolverine mask with Spiderman body), and Wolverman (Wolverine body with Spiderman mask), but in the end his love of Ninja Turtles won out. </div>
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And I was the female Rufio (from the movie Hook). I was actually surprised how many people recognized me. All day people chanted, "RUFIO, RUFIO, RU-FI-OOOOO!" when I came into a room. It was great. </div>
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Sadly, we didn't go trick or treating very long before Josh got sick and we had to go home. But it was still a great Halloween. <br />
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When people began trailing in, Josh would get super excited and I would have to say, "It isn't Dad yet". Then I saw two bluish figures that could be them. I wasn't sure until I saw Tyler push his glasses up his nose in the way only he can. Here they come! </div>
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Tyler says the only thing that was clear when crossing the finish line was Josh's ear piercing screams of joy.</div>
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Not long after, they began to feel the cold.</div>
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There were free massages for the runners and Tyler and Eli decided to get one. Josh was so full of energy he decided to blow off a little steam. </div>
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I love this ridiculous picture. I wanted to get one more picture of Tyler but Josh (now given more energy from the warmth of the hoodie) wouldn't stay out of the picture. Tyler would stop, I would lift the camera, Josh would jump in front of him, Tyler would try to move, repeat. It was adorable though. </div>
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It has only been one year but I can't believe the amazing changes that Tyler has made. I am so proud of him. </div>
Katherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05846667262412773500noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2337718489656810550.post-13730923736829598342013-10-03T07:14:00.002-07:002013-10-03T07:14:58.064-07:00DenverOur family had the opportunity to go see Tyler's dad (Clair) and his wife, Lena, in Dever this summer. Lena made us the most amazing Russian food. Cabbage has never tasted so good! She made a delicious cabbage soup that we all loved. My favorite Russian food were these amazing balls of meat wrapped and cooked in cabbage. I would eat them here or there, say I would eat them ANYWHERE! Josh's favorite were these yummy little ravioli type things with a healthy portion of meat in them. I was a little concerned because Josh isn't a big eater and kids and new food doesn't always go over well but he ate it all and asked for more a lot of the time. <br />
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One of the first things Josh saw there was his birthday present from Clair and Lena. It was a huge Ninja Turtles playset with the sewer on the bottom and the alley above. He wanted it so badly that he didn't want to believe that it was his. When he saw it he got really excited and showed me. "Who do you think that's for?" big hopeful eyes and shoulder shrug then a pause, "Dosh?" We began taking it out but quickly realized that we would never be able to get it on the plane. Poor Josh spent the whole weekend playing with his Ninja Turtles on top of the box pretending it was the real thing. Each time I came downstairs he would point out a new feature he noticed (tire swing, secret entrance, etc). Clair shipped it to us when we left and Josh asked to pray for it to arrive safely everyday until it came. Since then, he has played with it everyday. <br />
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The first day we went to Tyler's old school and saw the city. It felt like every street we went on had a memory attached and I would swear he pointed out at least 5 different places he used to live. We went to 16th Street Mall which is a neat outdoor mall that stretches down many blocks. There were all sorts of characters out there. It started to rain but there was something really fun about walking in the rain with people playing pianos outside, the energy was palpable. <br />
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The next day we went to the Denver Zoo. I am not sure how the rest of the group felt but Josh and I had a blast. We love animals and a new zoo is like a dream come true. <br />
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They had some animals that our zoo doesn't have and they had many that our zoo has but you can't normally see well, like the cheetahs. </div>
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One of the coolest attractions that they had was an area that you could buy nectar and feed the birds. I can't remember what they are called now because it has been too long but it was so much fun. The little birds are hogs and as you hold the cup to them they will do anything to keep you from taking it away including grabbing the cup or using their beak to pull it back to them. Tyler got pooped on, which naturally I thought was hilarious but didn't take a picture of. </div>
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Josh and I learned a lot. I always like to read the placards and then read out loud one or two of the most interesting facts to Josh. </div>
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Denver Zoo must have something with birds because they had amazing bird houses as well. I realize now that I took more pictures of us looking at the birds in the birdhouses but I promise you the birds were beautiful. Lena is the woman with the camera in the salmon top and hat.</div>
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Since Josh is really into Gator Boys, he loved the crocodile statue and wanted to kiss it like the Gator Boys do after they catch their alligators. Neither of us was thinking about the fact that it was metal in like 100 degrees so he burnt his little lips but he got over it pretty quickly.</div>
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After that, we went to this fun little bistro in a hole in the wall that Tyler found. Delicious food. One of the best soup and sandwiches I have ever had. We drove all over that day, going to car shops and seeing where Tyler used to do this or that. Josh was a complete angel which was shocking because normally his ADHD would have made this impossible. </div>
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The next day we spent the day in Boulder. We began by going to the farmers market. I love farmer's markets and this one was exceptional though small. There was a stand that had an amazing variety of plants. If we lived there I would have bought more because they were so interesting but as it was we just bought one for Clair and Lena. </div>
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There were lots of outside things for kids to do and climb on. Of course Josh liked the frog the best but we had to take pictures of him with just about all of them. </div>
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Tyler told Josh that he would give him $5 if he could get to the other side of the splash pad without getting wet. This is what happened. Technically, I think Tyler still owes Josh that $5. </div>
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This was Josh's first time seeing street performers. He really liked the man that played all the instruments at once. He looks like such a big boy. </div>
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We went into a shop that was full of expensive art so I told him to keep his hands in his pockets. I love this statue. </div>
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This guy was amazing. He played the drums with an African flair. After Josh watched him for a bit, he asked Josh to join him. You should have heard the music they made, it was beautiful and Josh made all sorts of happy noises. </div>
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We continued out of Boulder to Estes Park and went to another beautiful outdoors mall. The front side of the stores was the street side and the back side had these amazing stream and rock garden with a path down the entire mall. </div>
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For some reason they had a free live band in Estes Park that day. Josh loves listening to live music. He stood and pretended to drum the whole time. There were actually a good amount of middle age people drinking and dancing too. </div>
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We met up with one of Tyler's old friends, Twitch. They had a great time reminiscing. We all made our way to Robin and Rick's house. Robin and Rick are the parents of the original Josh. The Josh that Josh is named after. Josh was Tyler's best friend when he lived in Colorado. Tyler became part of the family and always will be. I have spoken to Robin on the phone from time to time since I was dating Tyler so it was great to meet her. Their family is so amazing. There is such a feeling of love in their home. You can feel it in their smiles, in the way their daughter snuggles up to them although she is a teenager. It was so easy to instantly love them and feel at ease. Tyler and Twitch told stories about their exploits with Josh well into the night. Their daughter, Alana, smiled and laughed along. It is amazing how they have kept Josh a part of their family. Although Alana was so young when he died, it is as if he has been there all along. They love our Josh immediately and unconditionally. They celebrated everything he can do. I have to admit, unless you are family, it is hard for you to say the right thing when it comes to my son. I over think what it said about him and people often bother me with what they say. They didn't. It was as if they were family. I wish I could better explain this night. It was such a wonderful night. They are such a wonderful family. We all laughed and played. Josh fell asleep for a few hours but by midnight he woke up again. Around this time we were dying of starvation because we talked through dinner time. They have had some bad luck and their kitchen was not really usable due to a fire. So Rick made us ravioli from Costco. He boiled them then brushed them with olive oil and baked them. We all ate ravioli, bread, and this delicious spread mostly with our fingers. It felt like so many meals I have had with my family. </div>
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The same time that the ravioli were being made, Robin asked what size of shoes I wear. They had boxes of hand me downs from cousins and we spent hours playing dress up. We stayed until after 2am and I wish we could have stayed longer. </div>
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Our last day we were all tired but it was Josh's birthday! We went out for breakfast with Clair. Josh spent most of the time playing with his new Ninja Turtle bad guys (Rat King and Cockroach Terminator). </div>
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Josh loved his birthday balloons. Of course, who doesn't like Wolverine?</div>
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Lena got Josh a Russian cake. I believe it was apricot if I am remembering correctly. It was yummy, I do remember that. Seven years old, he is looking like such a little man now. </div>
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This is Lena's granddaughter. She was such a cutie. She asked to come home with us and Josh was seriously concerned he may have to share me. </div>
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Katherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05846667262412773500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2337718489656810550.post-10462314075068395152013-09-07T19:05:00.000-07:002013-09-07T19:05:24.920-07:00Graduation dateI believe my graduation date for my master's degree will be May 1 or 2 2014. More likely to be the 2nd which is a Friday but last year they made it Thursday. Also, either Thursday or Friday will be my pinning ceremony. We put it on so it may be full of inside jokes and whatnot but we will be serving Cafe Rio more than likely and it should be more fun than the graduation but it will cost between $10-$15 a person. Just thought I would let all you guys know. Katherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05846667262412773500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2337718489656810550.post-25605709980455678532013-08-29T12:43:00.000-07:002013-08-29T12:43:56.431-07:00My Son and FriendsSometimes I feel guilty about my son's lack of friends. Okay, by sometimes I mean most of the time. I hate that I have no idea who he likes to hang out with. Luckily we have family. Josh loves his cousins. He and Olivia are best friends and he has asked me (through signing) multiple times if we can adopt Trevor to be his big brother. This is the only thing that staves off terrible guilt. Each year at the end of school I ask the teacher which kids he enjoys spending time with and I try to talk their mother into play dates. This has never once worked. Maybe I am doing it wrong. <br />
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I am always shocked at the number of kids that shout their hellos to Josh while we are out in the town. During parades, at the store, in the mall, on the street, all the time I hear, "Hi Josh! Hi!" repeated as Josh usually smiles and completely ignores the yelling child and keeps walking. I try to make him stop and say hi. This is always an odd situation because I know the kid isn't from his regular class (maybe from his integrated class) but I don't know the relationship. Does this kid play with my son? Do they say hi in the school halls? Do they only say hi when the other kids aren't around? I have no idea how he feels about them. Here are two situations on two ends of the spectrum. Sadly, because I don't see him with many kids other than family, I don't have much to go off of and these are a couple of the handful I have had. <br />
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We are coming to the Fourth of July celebration for our neighborhood. If you remember, this was a wonderful day for us overall, but as we arrived, a little girl in Josh's Primary class said, "Oh no! There's Josh. Let's hide from him." She ran and hid from him with a couple of other kids. The rest of the kids just ignored him completely. Of course, Josh just ignored them as well. <br />
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We went swimming the last day of the summer. Josh and I were swimming in the lazy river (his favorite) when we heard a little voice calling his name. It was a boy maybe a year older than Josh. "Hi Josh! I saw you at the parade too!" Eye contact, smile, equality. He said goodbye and swam off but he either smiled or said hi when we ran into him. After noon I told Josh I needed a break and I would watch him go around the lazy river. Truly I didn't need a break but I felt the need to not be the helicopter mom that won't allow her son to swim without being 2 feet away. As he went around the river, the boy came up to him again. I couldn't hear what he was saying but they were both smiling. As they went around the corner, the boy reached out and grabbed Josh's life vest. My heart jumped not understanding what he was doing. The boy pulled Josh closer and put his arm around him so they wouldn't lose each other around the corner. I cried as I saw them laugh and talk together. This lasted about 5 minutes. I found his mother and thanked her for her son explaining a little of the situation. She seemed a little uncomfortable but whatever, I hope that she can later think of it and know how amazing that was for me and how proud she should be of her son. <br />
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Now I have to figure out how to get more of the second example and lessen the first. All I can say is thank goodness for family. Built in friends and the best company we could ask for. If only Mandie lived closer...Katherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05846667262412773500noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2337718489656810550.post-63267048367051296412013-08-20T20:37:00.000-07:002013-08-20T20:37:09.586-07:00Josh's 7th birthday partyTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, that was the theme, and I have to say I was pretty darn excited. I have loved the Ninja Turtles ever since I was 3 or 4. So planning this party was like a dream come true. I may have been priming Josh for this for some time now. We watch the new Ninja Turtle TV show together, I bought him the four movies for Christmas along with all four of the action figures, and all of the original seasons on DVD. When he asked for another super hero party I gently nudged to just do Ninja Turtles and what-do-ya-know? He said yes! <br />
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On the morning of this party I was mostly ready but there was one thing that I was concerned about; I don't know about you but our yard has become wasp city. They are everywhere! And not like those paper wasps or whatever that Mom always swore wouldn't hurt you, no they are yellow jackets. And of course I can't refill the wasp catcher thingys. What if I got some of the attractant on me? Worst nightmare. So I had to wait for Tyler to do it. He put up two (all the refills we had) and within 30 minutes were being swarmed with wasps. After one day, both of them are literally half full of wasps and still have 5-15 wasps surrounding them at all times. It is terrifying. Anyway, they were completely distracted so we could do most of the party outside. <br />
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The guests all came in green, as I asked. I provided the green hairspray, homemade shells, and turtle masks. They all looked so cute! By the way, we always go through the cardboard only recycle containers in the area to make all props/games and then return them to the recycle bins so this is not only free (with a lot of time and effort) but relatively "green" as well! <br />
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First Josh wanted to do the pinata. It was WAY stronger than expected so not only did everyone get to hit it 3 times with a blindfold, but also 3 times without a blindfold, then we just let Josh wail on it until it broke.<br />
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Next it was the ninja star toss. Essentially a bulls eye with increasing point values was drawn and the kids threw the stars trying to get the most points, the older kids further back than the younger ones. Most of the kids got between 75-95 points. Trevor was the clear cut winner with 230 points! If you look carefully you will notice that one of the stars even landed on top of another in the bulls eye! Impressive.<br />
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Next was pin the Kraang on the Droid (new TV show style). I was super impressed with Tyler's work with this. Mine would have never looked this amazing. Thank goodness one of us has some artistic talent! And can you believe it, this game was totally free (but a lot of work). Christina was the winner here. I forgot to buy prizes for the winners so Trevor and Christina each got 3 of the ninja stars. Luckily, they seemed to think this was a suitable prize and the other kids were somewhat jealous which I suppose is a good sign. <br />
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The Kraang totally looks like he is attacking the droid in that one picture huh?! Josh got to open his presents next. He got some awesome stuff. A big thanks to all.<br />
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You can see him signing "thank you" on that last one. Anyway, at this point it was time for pizza. However, the wasps attacked and so we had to go inside for lunch and cake and ice cream. Of course, my camera runs out of batteries and sits on the charger for this part. I didn't make the cake this year (I decided it was more than I could take on) but Maceys does a great job so he had a great cake with all 4 Ninja Turtles popping their heads out of the sewer. It was green and blue and the icing was so staining that as I took it out of the box I accidentally put my finger in it (GREAT! It was perfect just a moment ago, now that it is time to sing Happy Birthday...." and my fingers were stained blue for the rest of the day. <br />
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Now best for last. Each year there is one part of the party that I work extra hard on and spend WAY too many hours perfecting. This year it was the "goodie bag". Tyler created the picture for the box. I spent one day calling around and I got these boxes for $0.29 each! They each have ooze, stickers, tattoos, candy (extra candy that didn't fit in the pinata), and a sugar cookie pizza. Thanks Chantelle for making the pepperoni as I made the olives (all candy melts). They are my favorites!<br />
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Great birthday party! I love doing this. I may be crazy to do this every year but as long as there is Pintrest and I am still nuts, don't care about sleep, and have helpful talented people around to assist, I will continue doing it. Katherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05846667262412773500noreply@blogger.com0