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| Alyssa's team won the silver at her last tournament! It's her first medal!! She is loving her team. |
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| One of Holly's most recent masterpieces. It's not quite finished, but I love it! |
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| Proud parent moment. Love this kid! |
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| Holly won first place for her agriscience project! |
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| ...and Q's 3rd grade bantam team made it to the championship game in the 4th grade league. They were the best 3rd graders in the league! |
Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, ordered his troops to
invade Ukraine today. It was a completely unprovoked, unjustified
attack. There is concern that Putin won't stop at Ukraine, but that he
will attack several of the Baltic countries that once made up the Soviet
Union. Could this be the beginning of World War 3?
We are praying for the citizens of the Ukraine and the leaders across the
world. The Ukraine is out-gunned, out-manned, out-numbered, out-planned, but it
has been truly inspiring to see the brave men and women of Ukraine take up arms
to defend their country and their freedom. President Zelensky, the
members of parliament, the mayor of Kyiv have chosen to stay and fight with the
people.
Many will be honored for their bravery and sacrifice. On snake Island, as
a Russian war ship advanced on Ukraine, 13 border guards heard a warning from
the invaders, "I am a Russian warship. I ask you to lay down your
arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed and unnecessary deaths. Otherwise,
you will be bombed." Then came the reply, "Russian warship, go
f--- yourself."
Ukraine's military also hailed the valor of a soldier who gave the ultimate sacrifice to thwart Russian troops from advancing further into his country. The Henichesk bridge was mined to be blown up, but the Ukrainian military did not have time to detonate it remotely with Russian forces advancing, according to the General Staff. Vitaly Skakun Volodymyrovych, a military engineer from another battalion, reportedly contacted the unit by radio and told them he would do it himself manually. "An explosion was heard immediately. Our brother died. His heroic deed significantly slowed the advance of the enemy, which allowed the unit to redeploy and organize the defense,"
There are many incredibly brave citizens. One man knelt in front of a column of tanks. An 80-year-old man took up arms, "for his grandchildren," and a 79 year old woman, who is barely strong enough to tote her rifle, completed the combat training. The resolve and patriotism of the Ukrainian people has been inspiring.
Q and I had some fun one on one time today! It was a freezing cold, 21°, windy day, but that meant we practically had the zoo to ourselves!
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| His second favorite animals, the foxes, were especially playful today. |
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| After months of pain, Ben finally got his knee fixed. Or, we hope so! |
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| There is a large section of his knee where the cartilage has broken away. Above is one of the several pieces that were removed. |
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| She asked |
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| He said yes |
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| Anson |
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| What a handsome bunch |
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| Her volleyball friends |
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| Fun group! She was beaming and smiley when she got home! |
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| One of Ben's clients took him up in a hot air balloon... |
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| over the Teotihaucan Ruins! Very cool! |
This sweet, pretty girl turned 14! Love her and all her fun facial expressions!
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| She is gaga for Noah Jupe! |
We needed to get away and share some happy, fun days...
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| and pretend we own the Millennium Falcon... |
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| and maybe make some dreams come true... |
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| and have the Wizarding World of Harry Potter all to ourselves...for a moment... |
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| and enjoy some warm weather and beautiful sunshine in the middle of winter. We are blessed! |
