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The Adventure Continues: A wonderful neighbor
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Some of Life's Adventures. Saturday, December 13, 2014. As we were getting acquainted I mentioned that I went to UW to dental school. Jim informed me that he and his wife are ardent Washington State Cougars. Of course the two schools are strong rivals in everything athletic. It was not much longer into the conversation that I mentioned that I am LDS, he mentioned that he is Catholic and not interested in becoming LDS, and that he is a fervent Democrat. He has always thanked me for calling him. He and Ron...
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The Adventure Continues: March 2014
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Some of Life's Adventures. Saturday, March 22, 2014. Side Trips and Celebrations. Fruit stand on the road to Mayaguez. Anyway, we drove down there yesterday to get an apartment signed up for the sisters there. That apartment is right across the street from Shalom Bakery, a panaderia or patisserie with a huge reputation. So we tried it out and boy, was it good! Grandma and Grandpa Dickson with one of her paintings. El Faro. This is Puerto Rico! Dicksons' Beach House Balcony. Three Kings. Three Kings D...
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The Adventure Continues: October 2014
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Some of Life's Adventures. Friday, October 31, 2014. I don’t like Halloween. I think I have always felt sort of negative towards the “holiday” because it seemed to me that it was not something worthy of a special designation for celebration. It was always dark and mysterious and somehow related to the false doctrine of ghosts floating around, senselessly bothering people who had done nothing to them. We lived in the prefabricated married student housing, basically a roof over our heads and not much more.
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The Adventure Continues: February 2015
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Some of Life's Adventures. Thursday, February 19, 2015. Sometimes we have an opportunity to do something that really makes a difference in someone else’s life. This is about one such activity. A few years ago Gaye and I had the opportunity to participate in a humanitarian service mission to Peru. When I first learned about the activity I was attracted by a planned side trip. The group would do our thing in a small village near the Amazon in Peru for 5 days. Then we would go to Machu Picchu and Cuzco.
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The Adventure Continues: August 2014
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Some of Life's Adventures. Monday, August 25, 2014. Have a good week. Wednesday, August 20, 2014. Lower Salmon River Trip. Last week, after months of planning, several of my siblings and spouses, or even without spouses, took a trip down the Lower Salmon River together. The object of the activity was to get as many of us siblings/spouses together as possible without our kids so we could enjoy reconnecting with each other. It was a great success. Coleton and the gear boat. This side was not burned. When s...
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The Adventure Continues: December 2013
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Some of Life's Adventures. Monday, December 30, 2013. Christmas with the Robinsons. These photos are of the kids at sunset. Rainstorm over Magen's Bay. Above Magen's Beach on STT. Saturday we loaded everybody into the two Jeeps and went on a tour of the island. Orchids at our STT apartment. 3-foot long STT iguana. We drove to Coki Beach where we rented some snorkel gear and beach chairs. The kids were immediately into the water, and they had a hoot. Abby in her fins. Maria's by the Sea. The wind was real...
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The Adventure Continues: February 2014
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Some of Life's Adventures. Wednesday, February 26, 2014. Kay and Wes and Debbie White came for a visit last week. Kay is Gaye's twin sister, more of which has been said and will yet be said. Suffice it to say that most of what you hear about twins is surely true with them. Kay, Debbie, Wes. Today they left for home. It was especially hard for Gaye to let them go, but much easier knowing that we have only two more months left. Not that anybody is counting. It is built in a natural bowl that resulted from ...
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The Adventure Continues: April 2015
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Some of Life's Adventures. Tuesday, April 7, 2015. Mission Reunion and General Conference. Several weeks ago we began to hear about a reunion at the home of Elder and Sister Zwick. Just before we left Puerto Rico there was a crisis in the mission and the Zwick’s were sent down to help get things back on track. We were only there 3-4 days with them before we finished our mission. In that short time, however, we felt as though we had been reunited with long-lost friends. We will see them next year. She has...
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The Adventure Continues: January 2014
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Some of Life's Adventures. Sunday, January 19, 2014. The Old Testament and trip to Mayaguez. Benjamin, next door. A sweet man with severe Parkinsons, always smiling. Next will be the 2013 edition, which is almost the same as the 1981 edition except for a few minor changes. Chorister in Caparra Ward. Street in Old San Juan. Tuesday, January 14, 2014. So now I understand a lot more about how the illegal residents in the US feel about waiting in line or crowding in. They think nothing of crowding in....
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The Adventure Continues: Santo Domingo Temple
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Some of Life's Adventures. Monday, March 16, 2015. Br and Sis Allen at the temple. Detail of Santo Domingo Temple. Santo Domingo Temple, Dominican Republic. When we were sent to Nevis in June, 2013, we began to work with Br and Sister Allen. Br and Sis Allen and Young Elders. They are a sweet couple who have been members of the church for many years, but were sort of stalled. We held FHE with them and immediately took a liking to them, and they to us. With Son-in-law Elder Hanley. The shuttle driver even...
