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Happy 50th Anniversary!

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Months in the making, yesterday we celebrated the 50th anniversary of my dad and stepmom. Who is "we" you are surely asking.  Well, it was a cast and crew of about 17 schemers and liars (inside joke, I'll let you in shortly).  The Head Instigators would be the daughters of Charles and Sharon...Pam and (yours truly) Erika.  We planned for a casual cookout at our newly built (not even finished when they asked if we could host it) house with some food, probably some music, and a relaxed time on the patio. Pam and I had a clear division of labor.  She was the program director (responsible for mischief, mayhem, and fun) and I was the host and chief-cook-and-bottle-washer (responsible for hosting and catering). In addition to our spouses and children, and to make this event extra special, we invited Dad's sister and her husband, and all the cousins and their spouses...but didn't tell them this part.  By the time you get to the bottom of the attendee list, we have seve...
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Coming in under the wire?

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For months we have had piles of dirt filling our view out the back windows and off the patio. We wanted those piles gone and a bulk of the landscaping done before this coming Saturday when we host the 50th anniversary of my folks.  We will see how the next couple of days go, but we might just make it.
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Coming in under the wire?

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For months we have had piles of dirt filling our view out the back windows and off the patio. We wanted those piles gone and a bulk of the landscaping done before this coming Saturday when we host the 50th anniversary of my folks.  We will see how the next couple of days go, but we might just make it.
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A good soaking rain.

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April showers bring May flowers.  Yeah, we're too late for that. Rain, rain, go away; come again another day.  Yeah, not this one either.  We need the rain.  It can come again another day but today is good as well. As we returned home from dinner (one of our last dinners at our local restaurant - they will close the restaurant next week) it started to rain.  Most of the day was on and off light drizzle but this was shaping up to be more than that.  And more than that it was!      Fortunately, the big rain came late enough in the day that our excavator had most of the day to move dirt.  
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A full day

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Yesterday, we quit working at almost 9 PM. Today after a leisurely breakfast we got to work unpacking and trying to get things organized. We worked all day with no real break but ended with a dinner at around 6 PM. We unpacked almost every single box except for a couple with things like decorating items and odds and ends that will require some furniture purchases.  There are still many things to arrange and rearrange as he spends time in the apartment, but we made a real effort and got things to a pretty stable place so that Patrick can go back to work tomorrow.
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Move-in Day

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The movers have arrived to unload the trailer and my car.  I am just keeping an eye on the exposed open trailer and car and Patrick is inside directing traffic. He came out to grab a couple of bed parts and as he turned around to go back to the apartment he looked at me with a cheesy grin and said, “it’s happening!“.   He’s wry excited.
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We made it!

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We arrived in Chicago today. And we got here just in time to go have some dinner. Tomorrow starts the work.
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Another trip across the country

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This car is loaded and ready for another run across the United States.  This time, it’s moving Patrick from Phoenix Arizona to Chicago Illinois.
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See You Back In Montana

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I said farewell to Katherine and Joerg this morning as they loaded up the Honda Civic headed north back to Montana.
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