tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60024983851295463022024-03-13T13:37:10.870-06:00Mark and Vicky Van SickleVicky Van Sicklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278054563033076524noreply@blogger.comBlogger139125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6002498385129546302.post-70808979097022648082016-10-31T18:21:00.005-06:002016-10-31T18:21:56.728-06:00Vicky Van Sicklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278054563033076524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6002498385129546302.post-83375777414245455432016-10-31T18:21:00.003-06:002016-10-31T18:21:43.959-06:00Vicky Van Sicklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278054563033076524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6002498385129546302.post-18700937575459222362016-10-31T18:21:00.001-06:002016-10-31T18:21:25.885-06:00Vicky Van Sicklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278054563033076524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6002498385129546302.post-47302763357707203112015-09-27T04:21:00.000-06:002015-09-27T04:29:22.680-06:00General Women's Conference in Salt Lake City<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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President Uchtdorf gave a wonderful talk. I can hardly wait to reread it and study it.</div>
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<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865637696/President-Uchtdorf-A-summer-with-Great-Aunt-Rose.html">http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865637696/President-Uchtdorf-A-summer-with-Great-Aunt-Rose.html</a></div>
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It's already been published. I hope you will take time to read it. The story is about a girl named Ava.</div>
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<br />Vicky Van Sicklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278054563033076524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6002498385129546302.post-79326905214913788502015-09-08T02:39:00.000-06:002015-09-08T02:54:44.093-06:00Mufasa, Lost and FoundI was amazed to see how long it has been since I had put anything on this blog.<br />
On Saturday we returned from a friends house BBQ and discovered that Mufasa was missing. <br />
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We spent a lot of time searching for him. On Sunday morning I was supposed to go to the cabin with Mark and Betty, but I refused to leave without Mufasa being found. So instead I attended church and bore my testimony in Relief Society (I didn't mention the cat). It was fast sunday and so I fasted and prayed for Mufasa's return. I posted about my missing cat on Facebook, Craig's List, and Nextdoor. On Monday morning I had designed a Lost Cat Flyer and was getting ready to print some when my friend Barbara Winder called me. We have a "Nextdoor" Skyline-Eagle-Rock Group of neighbors and she had received an e-mail about my lost cat. Another blessing, because I didn't use a lot of printer ink to print flyers. So Mufasa was missing from Saturday about 5pm until Monday morning at 11am. It was amazing how far up in a huge tree he was since his front feet are declawed. He was up in the tree 25 to 30 feet. <br />
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I'm so glad to have him back. He ate briefly and had a long exhausted looking sleep. I've kept their leashes on them since he returned so they can easily be stopped from running out the door. (I think Mufasa escaped from the house to the garage when one of our four interns went out to get food from the refrigerator, then went out the garage window, and then excaped from the chain link fenced back yard.<br />
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Vicky Van Sicklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278054563033076524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6002498385129546302.post-22793517343436084052014-01-06T15:10:00.002-07:002014-01-07T09:23:30.882-07:00Salt Lake Business TripMonday January 6, 2014<br />
Mark and I left home this morning at 6:15am. I stayed up all night trying to get things done around the house and work on my scout stuff, since we just got back home Saturday night. <br />
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We arrived at the Grand America Hotel at 10am and Mark checked in at the Registration table. The hotel is fabulous, but of course I was drawn to these beautiful flowers in the entrance. And they smelled wonderful!</div>
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6:00pm The Opening Reception. WOW, it was amazing. The meeting room in the hotel is grand and beautiful. But the food was totally out of this world, absolutely delicious, and exquisite. The servers carried the food on their shoulders and walked around offering the most delicious foods to everyone. It was like a scene from a movie, it was so cool. I wish I could remember all the fancy names; Cilantro Lime Shrimp Tostada, some kind of large shrimp with a dip, and all kinds of totally awesome Hor d'oeuvres.</div>
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After the first hour, the College football National Championship game between Auburn and Florida State began and and they set up buffet and dessert tables.</div>
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On the dessert table was: Vanilla Bean Crème Brulee (my favorite), Chocolate Dipped Strawberries, Cherry Chocolate Tulips (totally awesome), and Mudslide Cookies (delicious).</div>
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I totally understand why my son, who is a successful business man would have trouble with his weight if he gets to attend many meeting like this one. I loved being in a room with so many intelligent men in suits.</div>
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A picture of Mark on our way to Breakfast at the Grand America Hotel. It was a normal breakfast with fresh squeezed Orange Juice, sliced fruit, eggs, bacon, etc.</div>
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Vicky Van Sicklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278054563033076524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6002498385129546302.post-30430536806621932182013-11-01T00:57:00.000-06:002013-11-01T00:57:24.051-06:00Halloween 2013<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xBE6DGpDuzU/UnNM-trIJUI/AAAAAAAABj8/dGnDCWR_hI8/s1600/259.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xBE6DGpDuzU/UnNM-trIJUI/AAAAAAAABj8/dGnDCWR_hI8/s320/259.jpg" width="320" /></a>I made my traditional sloppy joes and warm cider with cinnamon sticks. Years ago I made this when my kids when out trick or treating so they could eat, drink, warm up, and head back out for more trick or treating. I would just keep it warm on the stove.</div>
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I only had 52 trick or treaters come to our house this year. That's half as many as we had 10 years ago. I think the media is making parents overly cautious and paranoid nowdays. </div>
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<br />Vicky Van Sicklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278054563033076524noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6002498385129546302.post-74735833174089387852013-06-16T21:41:00.000-06:002013-06-16T21:41:07.378-06:00Christmas Dinner 2012Mark and I spent Christmas Day without any of our children up at the cabin in Island Park. Uncle Charlie was there from Texas, and for the first time, an INL intern student was with us during the holidays from France.<br />
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I cooked a nice dinner for us: Including my homemade rolls which my family loved to have for holiday meals. I made some at Ben's house and they were the worst rolls I've ever made, it was awful since it was for a Christmas Party. I felt really bad. This is how the dough looks when it raises properly:<br />
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Vicky Van Sicklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278054563033076524noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6002498385129546302.post-57068624628560110772013-04-23T11:50:00.004-06:002013-04-24T11:25:39.972-06:00Las Vegas TripI am lucky to have a husband that wanted to take me with him on his busines trip. I needed a break from my busy "retired" daily schedule. <br />
SUNDAY<br />
Mark and I left on Sunday at 8am. Our first stop was at Primary Children's Hospital to visit our granddaughter Ava who is in NICU. <br />
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Amber and her other newborn, Ivy, arrived soon after. She is staying with a friend out in South Salt Lake City. Mark was unusually patient about spending some time with Amber and then going out to eat with Amber. We ended up spending 4 1/2 hours in Salt Lake City.<br />
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It was 4pm by the time we got back on the highway to Las Vegas. It was 9:40pm by the time we finally got to our hotel room at the Cannery. <br />
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We love the location of our room on the 1st floor. The pool is right outside our room, so the ice machine, and the fitness room is just down the hall.<br />
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I spent a couple hours this morning in the Fitness center exercising and watching the movie "2012". I never did get to see the end of the movie. Mark and I went to lunch at the Victory Cafe inside our hotel. We both had the fish special.<br />
2pm Mark had arranged a meeting with 6 other men from all over the country. They met for just a couple of hours.<br />
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Then Mark and I drove to Chip Swarze's home. It should of only taken us 25 minutes, but it took us us a lot longer. The traffic in Las Vegas is terrible. We spent a great evening with Chip, his wife Cheryl, and 4 of their children: Sarah (one of my special Cedar Badge kids), Aaron (17), Janessa (16), and Emma. Chip (I first met him at Boy Scout Wood Badge and later served as an advisor with him in Cedar Badge). I admire Chip, he is an awesome LDS father. Chip barbacued hamburgers for us and then we all played Apples to Apples until 9pm. It was a great evening.</div>
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7AM Mark left to drive to his training with Dan from Idaho Falls. I slept in. This is the view from our room.</div>
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Mark has lost contact with a friend who lives in Las Vegas. That is the tough thing about people not having phone land lines anymore. So I drove to the address that Mark believes they live at. And then when I arrived, I found that is was in a gated community. A lady driving in let me come in and I left a note on their door. I stopped at Wal Mart to buy a new battery for my Fit Bit, the first battery lasted from December 28, 2012. Then I shopped for swim suits at Ross', and got Mark some pants and shorts at Big 5 sports. I enjoyed a yummy jamba juice with added protein. </div>
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Back at the hotel I went for a swim. Mark came out in his new swim suit, with his boots, tall white socks, and a button down shirt on. On my, that's why I don't need him with me to buy him clothes. I'll try again tomorrow because the pants were all too small, and he needs something besides those huge boots. I made him put back on his tattered blue jeans before we left for dinner. We drove down to the strip with Dan Haley and we went to dinner at Bubba's Shrimp Company. My pasta penne with grilled shrimp was absolutely delicious. </div>
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Then we walked around the entire Miracle Mile Mall, and stopped to buy some frozen yogurt. We left at 8:30 and drove back in heavy traffic to the hotel. </div>
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10:00pm Mark was talking on the phone to Amber for a long time about her sick babies and where she is going to live for the next few months when I left to go see the movie, "Oz, the great and powerful". It was an interesting idea about how the Wizard came to be in the Land of Oz. I was the only person in the theatre that holds 141 people. That was a first for me. When I got back to the hotel room, Mark was just getting ready for bed. They had a lot of homework to do from their training. I felt bad that I had wanted to walk around the Miracle Mall and that it took so much time.</div>
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The week has been flying by. I feel lucky to be in 70 degree weather while it is 44 degrees back home.</div>
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Wednesday, March 6th.
It snowed a heavy wet snow during the night so the kids were excited to go outside to play.
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Tommy wanted to pull Whitney on the tubing sled, but found it too difficult by himself.
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The picture of my blue bag is to show Mark that I did it! I got the whole case of chili into my bag.
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The flash on my camera is so bright, that it causes people to close their eyes (including me)
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The items on the counter, are all the stuff I brought with me for the Sutherland family (except the 2 sweet grandkids)<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sVpZa6gnh4A/UTkr_Exz5aI/AAAAAAAABcA/KAaIMU0MsG8/s1600/100_1844.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sVpZa6gnh4A/UTkr_Exz5aI/AAAAAAAABcA/KAaIMU0MsG8/s320/100_1844.JPG" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-prcs552jmkQ/UTksE-ww1FI/AAAAAAAABcM/UvFRnT4w05k/s1600/100_1845.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-prcs552jmkQ/UTksE-ww1FI/AAAAAAAABcM/UvFRnT4w05k/s320/100_1845.JPG" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-S59MQRuLC6s/UTksFeuFWTI/AAAAAAAABcU/L1neYazpijg/s1600/100_1846.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-S59MQRuLC6s/UTksFeuFWTI/AAAAAAAABcU/L1neYazpijg/s320/100_1846.JPG" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-m7KICI6UWmc/UTksGHG17FI/AAAAAAAABcc/sRycG8312pE/s1600/100_1838.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-m7KICI6UWmc/UTksGHG17FI/AAAAAAAABcc/sRycG8312pE/s320/100_1838.JPG" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V5oTfmLVOhE/UTksJ3OsZMI/AAAAAAAABck/2zZ76ujhNLM/s1600/100_1847.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V5oTfmLVOhE/UTksJ3OsZMI/AAAAAAAABck/2zZ76ujhNLM/s320/100_1847.JPG" /></a>Nancy was holding Tucker, but in seconds Tommy and Whitney joined her. <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-u5w5YQEGe_M/UTksVo2eVNI/AAAAAAAABdM/EMXfBcKfYAw/s1600/100_1852.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-u5w5YQEGe_M/UTksVo2eVNI/AAAAAAAABdM/EMXfBcKfYAw/s320/100_1852.JPG" />Nancy</a> opened her Christmas 2012 gift. I tried bringing it last December, but my bag tipped over in the St. Louis airport, and the 6 ceramic bowls broke into bits.<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-40x9HA4MQIg/UTksWwYKLVI/AAAAAAAABdU/lX1W2XCAjwo/s1600/100_1854.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-40x9HA4MQIg/UTksWwYKLVI/AAAAAAAABdU/lX1W2XCAjwo/s320/100_1854.JPG" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3Fu5Gkvx4AE/UTksdDRsuGI/AAAAAAAABdc/OrU9VMwJtK4/s1600/100_1855.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3Fu5Gkvx4AE/UTksdDRsuGI/AAAAAAAABdc/OrU9VMwJtK4/s320/100_1855.JPG" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5AJZJpPXV40/UTksdfv4_0I/AAAAAAAABdg/u8iPYk8kp6w/s1600/100_1853.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5AJZJpPXV40/UTksdfv4_0I/AAAAAAAABdg/u8iPYk8kp6w/s320/100_1853.JPG" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5vB4MwwxKL8/UTkse4IZABI/AAAAAAAABd0/87_X6LQPuwg/s1600/100_1857.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5vB4MwwxKL8/UTkse4IZABI/AAAAAAAABd0/87_X6LQPuwg/s320/100_1857.JPG" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IlK2yV9klEY/UTksjBr2G1I/AAAAAAAABd8/bTYdMYQzmoA/s1600/100_1859.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IlK2yV9klEY/UTksjBr2G1I/AAAAAAAABd8/bTYdMYQzmoA/s320/100_1859.JPG" />And</a> then Nancy opened her early Birthday present. <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ar_gkJDRU7A/UTksxVa3JpI/AAAAAAAABeg/LjNPO7fBt7o/s1600/100_1863.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ar_gkJDRU7A/UTksxVa3JpI/AAAAAAAABeg/LjNPO7fBt7o/s320/100_1863.JPG" /></a><br />
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On January 11th I sliced my thumb open while cutting a head of cauliflower.
And I ate the biggest apple that I've ever eaten.
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Abby had her 16th Birthday Party at the Cabin
I almost bought a long hair piece. But my sister Pam and my daughter Nancy didn't like it.
And I made the mistake of buying 1500 lady bugs on January 23rd.
Vicky Van Sicklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278054563033076524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6002498385129546302.post-70215905389987560352013-02-19T15:45:00.000-07:002013-02-19T15:45:14.723-07:00Christmas Holidays at the cabin<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PugUNdhHx9E/USP_PY13qEI/AAAAAAAABUI/mXQMYUMnC5M/s1600/P1024880.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PugUNdhHx9E/USP_PY13qEI/AAAAAAAABUI/mXQMYUMnC5M/s320/P1024880.JPG" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SYAIFfPLNLg/USP_dhZv6hI/AAAAAAAABUU/dYsfZkyTruI/s1600/PC264742.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SYAIFfPLNLg/USP_dhZv6hI/AAAAAAAABUU/dYsfZkyTruI/s320/PC264742.JPG" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EhDi5DopsbI/USP_hf6aAPI/AAAAAAAABUc/8CdS7e6009g/s1600/PC264739.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EhDi5DopsbI/USP_hf6aAPI/AAAAAAAABUc/8CdS7e6009g/s320/PC264739.JPG" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eBzjh6AHTbY/USP_8Pb4AUI/AAAAAAAABUk/Xoy5qS7ZXqA/s1600/PC264744.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eBzjh6AHTbY/USP_8Pb4AUI/AAAAAAAABUk/Xoy5qS7ZXqA/s320/PC264744.JPG" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6Zt40p6cGOU/USP_9al-2tI/AAAAAAAABUs/Qufr9LlisdA/s1600/PC264750.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6Zt40p6cGOU/USP_9al-2tI/AAAAAAAABUs/Qufr9LlisdA/s320/PC264750.JPG" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-j-yHYH_P0P8/USQAb_mSqsI/AAAAAAAABU0/zgAyFZa_Gcs/s1600/PC264780.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-j-yHYH_P0P8/USQAb_mSqsI/AAAAAAAABU0/zgAyFZa_Gcs/s320/PC264780.JPG" /></a>I arrived at the cabin for the Christmas Holidays on December 24th. I left several times for my part time job, but Mark stayed there at the cabin. We left to go back to Idaho Falls on January 4th.Vicky Van Sicklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278054563033076524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6002498385129546302.post-54086900189157608632012-12-19T14:32:00.000-07:002012-12-19T14:32:15.529-07:00Christmas VisitsI just had a wonderful trip to visit my son Ben's family in St. Louis, and my Daughter's family in Layfayette, Indiana. More details and pictures to come. I am getting ready for Uncle Charlie to arrive today from Texas.Vicky Van Sicklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278054563033076524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6002498385129546302.post-55758986596470331262012-09-23T10:09:00.000-06:002012-09-23T11:14:38.015-06:00Family ReunionOn August 11th my daughter Nancy's family from Indiana arrived at Uncle Charlie's cabin in Island Park. We had a terrific day on Saturday playing by the lake. On Sunday my son Ben's family from Missouri and my daughter Katie and her husband Brennon from Pocatello joined us.
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We had a Family Decathalon. It was a lot of fun
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On son-in-law Victor and my dog Samson by the lake.
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My grandchildren Tommy and Whitney playing on the "beach". There is a sandy area by the dock. Kara is in the background.
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The last event of the family decathalon was attempting to do a back flip off of a tube being pulled by a jet ski.
This is my son Ben taking a head dive.
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Uncle Charlie, owner of this beautiful cabin, and my dog Samson.
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My daughter Katheryn
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My granddaughter Evie woke up with crazy hair.
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My grandchildren:
Kiersten (age 4), Kara (age 6), and Tommy (age 2)
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Vicky, Whitney, and Nancy
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Blue Croissant French Toast
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Uncle Charlie tried to take our picture, he was not familiar with our camera.
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Badminton
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On the paddleboat
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One of our decathalon events, batting a wet squishy ball.
Vicky Van Sicklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278054563033076524noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6002498385129546302.post-49895840932423778002012-09-15T21:39:00.000-06:002012-09-15T22:59:42.472-06:00Living at Scout CampIt has been a long time since I've posted anything, so I'll try to catch up.
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JUNE 24TH THROUGH AUGUST 4TH
I lived and worked at Island Park Scout Camp.
Mark helped me "move in". Our trailer became my home away from home for the next 6 weeks. My trailer was opposite Cheryl Siedleman's motor home, and we had a nice area between them for chairs and visiting.
The first week was girls week and I worked at the waterfront. The water was a chilly 66 degrees the last week of June. We had to watch for hypothermia.
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There are so many things we take for granted, depending on how we were raised. I still remember the excitment of a young woman as she climbed onto the dock after her swim check. She exclaimed, "I am so excited! I have never been swimming in a lake before!" She and her friends were giggling and jumping around. Some of the reasons that we work so hard at camp; giving youth the opportunity to do things they have never done before.
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Trevor Peterson, my nephew, worked at the Island Park Scout Camp all summer with me. We got excused from camp for a few hours on July 4th and watched the fireworks with our families at the Island Park Reservoir. It was chilly and the fireworks were great.
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While I was at scout camp my son Jason accidently burnt down his duplex with a spinning flower firework on July 4th.
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The place for the main campfire was totally awesome next to the lake.
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This is Teton Pete.
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This is still at the campfire area after the moon rose over the lake. It is a beautiful place!
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The staff uniform on Tuesday and Thursday. This picture was taken at Island Park Reservoir. And we could not wear open toed shoes at camp
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The sail boats reminded me of Jason. That was his favority activity here at camp.
We didn't have enough Counselor-in-Training staff, the 14 and 15 year olds, and so my niece, Abby came up to work the last 3 weeks. She loved it!
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And this is the reason I worked at scout camp. I was the Director for Trail to the Eagle. I helped the young boys earn their Tenderfoot, 2nd Class, and 1st Class ranks. Here are two of the boy with the useful camp gadets they lashed. I taught the boys 3 types of lashing. It was rewarding to see them learn and grow, and get excited at they accomplished requirements.
The days were long and exhausting. I arose at 6am each morning and often did not return to my trailer until 8:30 at night. Oh, and on Tuesday's we did a 5 mile night hike and I didn't get back to my trailer until 11:30pm!
Until the last week; I was determined to earn the Polar Bear patch. I got up each morning at 5:40 and walked to the dipping spot in the "Warm River" (NOT warm!) It was freezing. We had to be completely under the water, stand and say the scout oath and law.Vicky Van Sicklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278054563033076524noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6002498385129546302.post-50267086984446967772012-06-23T01:37:00.002-06:002012-06-23T01:37:56.573-06:00Happy AsthmaIs there such a thing as Happy Asthma? Well I had my two week appointment after my last visit with my Asthma doctor when I was so sick, and I came out grinning ear to ear. I have been taking a steriod Advair inhalor each day since the year 2000. When I got the oral thrush this month, Dr. Petty took me off of Advair, and just used nebulizer treatments to handle my asthma. So I stepped it up with the Doterra essential oils I started using this spring. I put "Breathe" in the diffuser each night and put the oil on my chest and on my sinus areas on my face. My pulmonary test on Wednesday, June 20th, was the best I've every had since the year 2000!!! All my pulmonary functions are over 100%! And I was able to blow out all the candles on the cake! (the test) The doctor was happy, I am happy! Woohoo!Vicky Van Sicklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278054563033076524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6002498385129546302.post-89941804159649375162012-06-18T01:16:00.000-06:002012-06-18T01:23:22.190-06:00Missing the Family Gatherings at Dad's old homeI couldn't resist going by to see our old family home in Salt Lake City after I dropped Robyn off at her parent's house.
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The iron posts on the front porch have all been removed and replaced with wood posts.
Here are the iron posts leaning against the side of the garage.
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This is the fireplace hearth leaning against the garage wall.
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The new owner has cut down a lot of trees. I discovered that in this pile a trees and limbs is an apple tree that my great, great Grandfather Howard planted.
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We had a enjoyable bike ride around the paths around the Snake River that runs through town.Vicky Van Sicklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278054563033076524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6002498385129546302.post-3625733540017520972012-06-18T00:36:00.001-06:002012-06-18T00:48:00.249-06:00Women's Conference 2012My best friend from High School, Robyn Brower, flew in from Texas and we went to the BYU Women's Conference together. I had an absolutely fabulous time. This is a picture of service projects I worked on.
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And it is always fun to eat and talk together.
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At the close of Women's Conference.
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On Thursday night they have a good concert.
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A picture of the Logan Temple that I liked. The BYU Bookstore always has lots of good specials during Women's Conference.
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So, I want to make this offer, while I'm feeling generous. Any of my daughters and daughter-in-laws, that would like to attend next year with me, I will pay for your registration as a Christmas gift.
I don't understand why my words aren't printed beneath the pictures, dumb program.Vicky Van Sicklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278054563033076524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6002498385129546302.post-68536869535684292902012-06-17T22:42:00.000-06:002012-06-17T22:42:06.196-06:00Camping at Palisades Creek CampgroundFor Father's Day weekend Mark wanted to go camping. Mark took our trailer up on Thursday and so did Amber and Shaun. The rest of us arrived Friday morning. Evan pitched a tent, and some of his friends were in the campsite next to us. And two interns; Sam and Derek, pitched a tent too.
On Saturday,
well, I'll finish writing later.Vicky Van Sicklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278054563033076524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6002498385129546302.post-32572739440291723312012-06-17T22:33:00.001-06:002012-06-18T00:53:25.445-06:00Leave No Trace Trainer<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zWySW_fOoow/T97QVxm9_JI/AAAAAAAABIs/N8odWpmxjEo/s1600/100_0678.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear:left; float:left;margin-right:1em; margin-bottom:1em"><img border="0" height="213" width="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zWySW_fOoow/T97QVxm9_JI/AAAAAAAABIs/N8odWpmxjEo/s320/100_0678.JPG" /></a>
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I attended a two day class to become a Leave No Trace Trainer on June 8th and 9th. On Saturday we went a a 6 mile hike. The trail was crappy since Motorbikes use it too. But the canyon and the view was beautiful, and I enjoy trails that you only go one way on (when you have a vehicle dropped off at the other end of the trail). My only problem was that I got a bad blister on the back of my right foot. I haven't had any blisters for years. I think it was because my foot slid on an orthodic I was wearing inside my hiking boot.
But, I enjoyed the training, and I am looking forward to teaching it at Scout Camp this summer.Vicky Van Sicklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278054563033076524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6002498385129546302.post-34595829718580996962012-06-07T23:47:00.003-06:002012-06-07T23:47:47.808-06:00Horribly sickIt's been a long time since I've been so sick. It started last Thursday afternoon, and 1 week later (today) I went to see Dr. Petty, my asthma doctor. I spent 2 hours in his office today. A week ago, I lost my voice, and had a runny nose. So I treated it as a cold. Then decided it had made my asthma flare up, so I treated it as asthma and started using my nebulizer. I can't sleep for barely an hour before I awake coughing up phlem. Breathing makes me have a dry cough. I have been miserable, yet trying to carry on a normal life. Women don't get to lie in bed and be sick. Yesterday I added cough syrup to my regiman and got new medicine for my nebulizer. But today I gave up and went to the doctor. I have still never recovered my voice, it is an effect to speak and I usually cough. First Dr. Petty thought it was a severe sinus infection, which I do believe my sinus is infected, but there is no drainage, and I can breathe through my nose. Then he gave me a nebulizer treatment, because my breathing functions were so poor. I improved hugely. Then he decided I have a Thrush infection because I haven't been rinsing my mouth out after taking my Advair inhalor. Oh man, to think I brought this upon myself! Anyway I have a ton of drugs to take, and hope to get better quickly.Vicky Van Sicklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278054563033076524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6002498385129546302.post-52548335739673918542012-05-29T19:06:00.001-06:002012-05-29T19:06:36.873-06:00Salmon River RaftingWe had a nice weekend rafting with the Idaho Alpine Club on the Salmon River.Vicky Van Sicklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278054563033076524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6002498385129546302.post-86471985372081384642012-05-18T06:46:00.001-06:002012-05-18T06:46:38.602-06:00Taylor Creek HikeWell, I had my fist hike since my knee surgery last July. And my knee didn't hurt at all!!! Yipee! I hiked with my Friends for Learning group. The rest of me was totally exhausted. We hiked 6.4 miles. It was not an interesting hike, and I won't be doing it again. But it was nice to be with 22 other people my age.Vicky Van Sicklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278054563033076524noreply@blogger.com0