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November 2023

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"Mom, take a picture of Catniss". We can't help it, we think she's wonderful. 😇 Her Highness Bought new sink faucets thinking maybe I could install them myself. As usual, roped Nate into it anyway. 😅 ...shhhh, don't tell him but I want to try a different style on the main kitchen sink. I just hate the idea of trying to live with something that turns out to be a bigger hassle than what we had before, just because the idea of redo-ing the 30 minutes of labor is not fun. Family Game Time. Cards Against Humanity (family edition) is one of the only games that can draw the ENTIRE family. It's SO funny. Got to see Les Miserables in Eugene with Nate, Kelly & Josh, and Dad. The other three sat across the theater due to not finding 5 seats together. So it was a very brief hello-and-goodbye with the Richardsons. The play was amazing, as expected! Jean Valjean's final note of Bring Him Home was sung acapella, to an absolutely silent audience with bated breath, w...

St. Louis Trip 2023

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 Long story short, I got to visit Jenny & fam over their "Fall Break". SO MUCH FUN! Reverse order because that's how it uploads and it's a bother to move around. Just some airplane shots, approaching Portland at sunset. Flying through the pink clouds Salt Lake area. What the heck are all these lakes? Visiting the St. Louis zoo before heading to the airport for home. My favorite animal. 💖 What an ass Birds close enough to touch. Chimp fam Does this polar bear drink coke? Someone jumped in the water just as I went to take a picture, lol "Careful, this one likes to attach cell phones" said the zookeeper Which butterfly did we find? Planting bulbs on a sunny afternoon Visiting the St. Louis temple grounds The Ulysses S. Grant Estate Squid-ink pasta. 😶 It was actually pretty yummy! Fancy pizzas like fig, goat cheese, arugula and pear prosciutto. Also yummy! St. Charles historic area was ready for Halloween! Praying at a church from 1791 The demon barber of ...