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... visiting. It's great to see an old friend with a great family, but it also makes you reflect. It was the first time I really got to play with and study a two year old. And now I know why they say an angel watches over all small children. <br>Erin and I have decided to make our visits more frequent in the future.

We did a bird walk this morning at Veterans Oasis Park, a new reclamation project in Chandler. Reclamation meaning the end product of a waste water treatment facility.<br>We have a fish able lake here with limits and everything, a large wetland and an environmental education center on site.<br>Parks like this are an inspiration in the desert. Take a look at the pictures to see what I mean--would you guess it's genesis?<br><br>When you grow up ...

... 01/12/2010 - Quartzsite<br><br>01/17/2010 - Valle D' Oro, Mesa, Arizona<br><br>01/24/2010 - Yuma Lakes, Yuma, Arizona<br><br>01/31/2010 - Wilderness Lakes, Thousand Trails Park, Menifee, California<br><br>02/14/2010 - Catalina Spa, Desert Hot Springs<br><br>02/28/2010 - Ridgeview Resort, Bullhead City, Arizona<br><br>03/07/2010 - Lake Havasau, California<br><br>03/14/2010 - back in East Mesa.....and ready for some spring training games!!<br><br>

... of the Rubicon (they had bought Jayne and Steve when they bought a new 4 door one) into AJ to where Charlie and I lived last year to get my GMC van. Surprised that it started right up, but all the tires were low so I followed them to their house where Wayne aired them all up. I washed enough windshield to get me home and after talking some more I headed back. Nice to have it all level and the sun shield up in the front-the sun will be coming in my front window all winter. I am ...

Every morning if we were moving on it would be bags to the coach at 7:45am sharp. Lauren had made a point on the first day by leaving some people behind after a lunch break in San Diego as they were late coming back. In the welcome tour she had given us all an 'on **** sheet' with all the addresses we would be staying at so if you got left behind somewhere or were drunk and didn't know how to get home ...

... don't pinch me!!!! I REALLY don't wanna wake up :-) Here's the flight info.for those who asked :)<br><br>06 Sep 2009 <br>DEPART 7 A.M. :-)<br> Flight # 254 <br> FromPhoenix,<br> AZ (PHX) <br> <br> ToPhiladelphia,<br> PA (PHL<br> Arrive<br> 2:43<br> PM 06 Sep 2009 <br><br>DEPART<br> Philadelphia,<br> PA (PHL) <br ...

We started our trip from Tempe, Arizona (see how we currently lived there). Our goal was to find a new life and our destination was the south-west, southeast, and notrth-east sections of the United States.<br><br>So it was time to say our 'Good byes.'

... bit in the next few weeks, though, as we're flying back to Michigan over Thanksgiving to celebrate my Mom's 90th Birthday with a little party, and when we return, we'll take the "home" to Southern California for two weeks so we can get our annual doctor appointments taken care of, and we'll manage to see as many of our old friends there as we can squeeze into that short time. The company Christmas party that we always have ...

... nice, and uneventful. As soon as we drove into the park, Megan was astonished with the first glimpse of the canyon. The entire day was full of speechless moments for her, and quite moments of reflection for me. We drove the south rim to the east entrance before exiting the park and heading for Flagstaff. We got into the city right before sunset, chatted with a college kid in his bare feet playing the guitar on the bench next to where we parked the car. Moving on, we shopped in a ...

... that anything good happens. This past weekend I was at a prayer conference. I ran into some family friends that I haven't seen in a long time. I was telling her how I was moving to Thailand to work in an orphanage and she started telling me about this lady that goes to her church who is from Thailand. She didn't know if she was from Northern or Southern Thailand. . .She told me she'd get in ...