Our beloved friends (more like our beloved family) came to Spokane for their daughters college graduation...and to see us :) This group here has known each other almost all of their lives, since the one in yellow, my dd and the one in the Minnie mouse shirt, my dn were two years old. Time flies and we cherish our times together!

                        Back row: deep (dn) is 15, light blue 18, orange (ds) 14

                        Front row:pink 22, yellow 12, white 14 and minnie 12

We are blessed!

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My dh won tickets on the radio to a Kenny Chesney (country music) concert

in Seattle! We hopped on the bus in the morning, went to the concert and then hopped back on the bus that night. We had a great time! And the weather was beautiful as you can see....

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 He was born Michael B. Crawford and he is my dad. He served in Vietnam, inwhich he volunteered as a OV-10 pilot. His job was to fly at extremely low altitudes to locate enemy transports or hideouts. He didn't have a gun to protect him, only the Lord! He was shot at many times, but never shot down. Praise God. One story he shared was when he flew over enemy territory with complete cloud coverage. As far as the eye could see, only clouds floated below him. He wasn't able to tell where he was, because he had no point of reference. Fuel was getting low and he was going to have to make a decision soon; to take his chances and land. He wasn't sure if it was over water, mountains, or forest. Finally, he started his decent, as he approached the cloud cover he noticed a tiny hole in the clouds. It was small enough for his plane to fit through and that was it. He took it, and dropped through the clouds to find himself right over the place where he had taken off. Of all the miles he thought he had flown, somehow he was brought back right where he needed to be.  It is a reminder that God is always there, He was there for my dad, who came home safely from the war and raised three boys and myself, his princess. He was married to our mom for 45 years, and watched his 6 grandchildren grow, but was taken home to be with the Lord on June 26, 2002. Strange thing is, he was thought to of contracted the cancer that slowly invaded his body by the Agent Orange chemical used to wipe out the forest areas in Vietnam. Knowing that he volunteered to go makes me think that he didn't have to contract the cancer, that it could of been avoided. But God had another plan, to show my dad that indeed He is even in the skies over Vietnam. Dad accepted the Lord days before he passed on, but he lived the example of Christ everyday here on earth. I miss his laughter, his hands and hugs, but every now and then when I stop my busy life and think about them, I hear and feel him in my heart. He would of given you a hug, he did to all of my friends, whether or not he knew them. Yep, dad gave a lot, heart and soul, and today I wanted to honor him and say thanks dad! I love you,

Donna Do

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 (Beautiful aren't they) One of the greatest things about is schooling at home is the spontaneous trips we get to take! A friend of mine called and asked if we had any plans on a Wed, Thurs and Fri....I stated we had school work, but we were flexible. Turns out she had a timeshare that was going to sit empty, so we hopped in the car and drove to Idaho. There was hardly a soul there, we walked on the docks, played in the pool, (my husband joined us one day then went to work). There was a huge snowstorm one night, so we sat by the fireplace and watched it fall. It was beautiful. We have a great time when we travel together. I can't imagine life any other way! Thanks God!

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 I took the kids fishing this day! It was a blast! We fished at Clear Lake with CAST for Kids and it cost 5 dollars and they were able to keep the fishing poles...we'll go again this summer for sure!

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