when you’re going a little crazy…
Well, after 13 long months it’s finally here. Real Jared is scheduled to fly in tomorrow and we are all on pins and needles around here. It’s been a very busy few weeks, and it was easier to just forget about this blog rather than try to post something worthwhile :)
So, until I can get around to posting about something else, here are some pictures my sister in law took of their 4th of July with Flat Jared…
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with no kids!
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4th of July festivities in Halfway Oregon. The sign says “Home of Baker County Fair” but there were so many trees I couldn’t get a good shot:
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Watching the barrel races with FJ and a new friend. When you take a Flat Daddy with you new friends just come out of the woodwork!
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Getting ready to paint somethin!
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The kids spotted a new food place in town a couple weeks back and we finally had some time to pop in and check it out. Joel was pretty much in heaven because they serve hot dogs exclusively and he is a hot dog fiend. All sorts of hot dogs and toppings, they even have 5 different kinds of relish! I think RJ is going to really like this place when he comes home!
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There’s a big screen TV with cable and they have an air hockey table. Don’t forget the PS3 and the Wii. Oh, and wi-fi. Can you tell we live in a college town? They tried like a hundred different types of hot dog before settling on the ones they carry, and they were pretty darn good.
Everyone had a good time:
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There was this guy. He had a cool car(I love suicide doors). I asked if I could take FJ’s picture in the car. He said yes. The end.
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Only in small towns do you find the flag planted right in the middle of the only “major” intersection in town
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Do you think he’ll help us float if we jump in?
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The door of my grandparents guest cottage. They know how to represent y’all
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More pictures direct from Okinawa:
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I love the sign that says “Meet Jared”

And this:
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The writing says “Jared, Best wishes Nice name”
Tell me that didn’t make you laugh out loud!

I look at how long it’s been since my last post and it makes me feel so lousy. These 10 hour days have been rough on our schedule, and all our spare time is spent cleaning up and running errands, so it’s easy for me to set this to the side. It’s been a busy month and it’s hard to believe there’s only 2 months left until RJ’s return! We recently had more friends head out so please remember all the soldiers, airmen, sailors, and Marines in your prayers long after RJ comes home.
The most exciting thing to happen the last few weeks was Jeff’s birthday! He turned 7 and we had a fun party at our local kids museum.
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Hard to believe that the little boy who started our adventure as parents has survived for 7 whole years!!

I guess this is a chain, but it recently opened near my in laws and I’ve heard good things so we went and picked some up the last time we were there. It was pretty darn yummy, AND they have a military discount!
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