We are so blessed...we have much to do until the house will be seen by others. However, if you can see this then you know that there is so much more. A great day over all! Praise God!!!
Monday, May 9, 2016
Our New House Reveal
I skipped through a few posts to get to this day as I know several of you have been quite curious about our new home in San Antonio. This is a first for Michael and I...after all the houses we have purchased over the years...this was the first NEW home we have ever owned. It was a unique experience...best done from afar...the builder was very reliable and we had a great representative and realtor to help make sure we knew what was happening every step of the way. The best way to share the house is through pictures. Here are a few of the empty house...we have the movers scheduled for next week.
Sunday, May 8, 2016
Motherly Love
I was asked many times when we planned to be back in Texas...my only answer was that we would be back in time to give my Mom a hug on Mother's Day! We were indeed able to not only make it back to keep that promise, but we were there a day early!
We had a great celebration with my brothers. My oldest brother actually cooked dinner for all the mothers.
It was such a blessing to be "home" in Texas and be with my mom. She means so much to me and I have missed her very much over the last year!
We had a great celebration with my brothers. My oldest brother actually cooked dinner for all the mothers.
It was such a blessing to be "home" in Texas and be with my mom. She means so much to me and I have missed her very much over the last year!
Saturday, May 7, 2016
Our Eastward Trip From the North
So many adventures to tell...I look forward to telling the story a little at a time as we moved from day to day...new hotels...new states....many fun stops along the way! For the first day, we were actually traveling north to our last national park in California.
Before we got there, geocaching took us to an interesting and strange sight in the mountains...
Do you see it? Right below Lassen Volcano, coming out of the trees, is a pyramid! A full size building that a man chose to build for his personal residence after reiring from his own company with pyramid in the title. Very cool viewing from its clear top from what we read on the internet.
We also passed by the famous Folsom Prison where Johnny Cash came to sing to the prisoners. There was a cache near the prison with a beautiful view of this historical prison (one of the oldest in the nation)...
Lassen Volcano NP
We planned to make this stop several times over the last year but weather always seemed to be an issue. However, we were determined to make it there and see some part of the park before our eastward trek began.
When we arrived, most of the roads were closed due to snow. The main park road opened for vehicles up to the visitor center.
The weather on this particular day was actually sunny and warm...we were surrounded by snow but were able to wear shorts and t-shirts! Anyone who knows me will realize that I do not like snow...it is COLD!!!! However, I do like geocaching and I braved the weather to take a look for one as we were entering the park!
Some of our crew even thought the weather deemed flip-flops! AND...once they walked through the snow, they choice to remove shoes altogether and have a snow ball fight! Quite a scene!
After a quick trip through the visitor center and playing in the snow, we eventually made it up the trail (road closed off to traffic became our trail!) to see the thermal vents. This was very interesting but smelled terrible...so we did not stay long.
The children were also able to become junior rangers before leaving. We now have over 100 badges and I am hoping to organize them for display when we are settled into our new home. The walk up and back was still quite time consuming so we were at the park for a couple of hours before making our way toward Reno.
The trip to Reno was long and windy. The worst part...we were not even stopping in Reno...we still had over an hour in the van before making our way to Lovelock for our hotel. Lovelock is famous for its round Court House. A major draw is the Lovers Lock Plaza in the shaded area at the back of the Court House where couples symbolize their love by attaching a padlock to an 'endless chain', a practice begun on Valentine’s Day, 2005.
We were really just thankful for a place to make dinner and a clean bed to fall asleep in for the night. We were glad to actually find this as well as a friendly family who ran the hotel.
Day one...ended well...still more to see as we travel through unknown territory over the next few days.
Before we got there, geocaching took us to an interesting and strange sight in the mountains...
Do you see it? Right below Lassen Volcano, coming out of the trees, is a pyramid! A full size building that a man chose to build for his personal residence after reiring from his own company with pyramid in the title. Very cool viewing from its clear top from what we read on the internet.
We also passed by the famous Folsom Prison where Johnny Cash came to sing to the prisoners. There was a cache near the prison with a beautiful view of this historical prison (one of the oldest in the nation)...
Lassen Volcano NP
We planned to make this stop several times over the last year but weather always seemed to be an issue. However, we were determined to make it there and see some part of the park before our eastward trek began.
When we arrived, most of the roads were closed due to snow. The main park road opened for vehicles up to the visitor center.
The weather on this particular day was actually sunny and warm...we were surrounded by snow but were able to wear shorts and t-shirts! Anyone who knows me will realize that I do not like snow...it is COLD!!!! However, I do like geocaching and I braved the weather to take a look for one as we were entering the park!
Some of our crew even thought the weather deemed flip-flops! AND...once they walked through the snow, they choice to remove shoes altogether and have a snow ball fight! Quite a scene!
After a quick trip through the visitor center and playing in the snow, we eventually made it up the trail (road closed off to traffic became our trail!) to see the thermal vents. This was very interesting but smelled terrible...so we did not stay long. 
A few naturally occurring snow sculptures we discovered along the road side...
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| Ape head |
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| Skull |
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| Sea Turtle |
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| Sea Monster |
The thermals...
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| Snow melt due to the thermals |
The children were also able to become junior rangers before leaving. We now have over 100 badges and I am hoping to organize them for display when we are settled into our new home. The walk up and back was still quite time consuming so we were at the park for a couple of hours before making our way toward Reno.
A few other interesting items along the way...
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| Stellar Jay |
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| Mountain view |
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| Helicopter Crop Dusting |
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| Statue in the middle of nowhere |
The trip to Reno was long and windy. The worst part...we were not even stopping in Reno...we still had over an hour in the van before making our way to Lovelock for our hotel. Lovelock is famous for its round Court House. A major draw is the Lovers Lock Plaza in the shaded area at the back of the Court House where couples symbolize their love by attaching a padlock to an 'endless chain', a practice begun on Valentine’s Day, 2005.
We were really just thankful for a place to make dinner and a clean bed to fall asleep in for the night. We were glad to actually find this as well as a friendly family who ran the hotel.
Day one...ended well...still more to see as we travel through unknown territory over the next few days.
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