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Grandchildren Are Sneaky!

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  We had the pleasure of having Abby, Keely, and Jenni staying with us for a few days while Rod was on a retreat in Guatemala.  We had a wonderful time.  Those little girls have quite the imaginations!  And they are sneaky.  Very sneaky.  Actually, all my grandchildren are sneaky except for Jack.  And I'm sure he WILL be sneaky one day!   Every one of them likes to play in my room.  The main attraction is the huge paperweight  Elliptical machine.  They all are very proud of how well they can make those pedals move!  Sometimes two of them are on there at the same time.  Makes me nervous.  They also love clocks and timers.  At some point every clock in every room has moved around.  I find them in the kitchen, in the dining room, and in some place that I would never expect.  Pop has an alarm clock with a phone.  Currently we do not have the phone hooked up.  The kiddos can be found talking to someone in China or Europe on that phone.  They love pretending to call someone!  Making me
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And now there are 11 of us!

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Well, it has been awhile!  Time to get started again!  And what better way to return than with a new baby, Baby Jack.  Sometimes called Baby Jack Jack.  He is absolutely adorable, and absolutely adored by his entire family.  Absolutely everyone wants a turn holding him.  And he is just so happy! This little boy is carrying on the name.  He's the third boy of the family!  And may he and his brothers have many sons of their own! Stay tuned for more adventures in the family Worley! "And now, may it please you to bless the house of your servant, so that it may continue forever before you. For you have spoken, and when you grant a blessing to your servant, O Sovereign  Lord , it is an eternal blessing!” 2 Samuel 7:29  NLT
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I Have A New Knee!

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Wow, it has been since September that I posted.  I have no excuse, except life is worth living, and I spend a lot of time with family and grandchildren. Oh, and I had a Total Knee Replacement in January. I still can hardly believe I was brave enough to have a knee replacement.  I kept telling myself I was too young for this.  I was hoping and praying a cortisone shot every 6 months would do it.  And it did, for about two years.  But then, the shot would only help for two months.  Two months of being able to walk normally, sit on the floor and play with the grands, climb stairs, etc.  Then the next two months....   I was told the rooster comb type injections would not help. So, this is what I learned: 1.  You should really be ready for the challenge.  For me, I really, really needed to be tired of the pain and the limping.  No one but you can make the decision. 2.  You should participate in any education offered by your Doctor's office.  Mine offered what they called "
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"Now Somewhere in the Black Mining Hills of Dakota....

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...lived a young man named Rocky Raccoon."  I always thought that song said "South" Dakota.  Are there Black Hills in both Dakotas?  I'm sure I don't know and am not really going to take the time to find out, no matter how easy it is with Google, Bing, etc. After Cabin Time, This set of Worleys, young and old, headed for those Black Hills.  We were going to see Mount Rushmore.  In South Dakota.  And to see anything else that struck our fancy.  So we struck out in our trusty Jeep and Mini-van, loaded with kids and snacks.  On July 30.  We saw lots of motorcycles as we went.  Lots. Of. Motorcycles!  Come to find out, it was the start of the annual Sturgis Rally.  In Sturgis, SD.  If you do not know what that is, feel free to Google it! Our must stop place was Wall Drug Store.  In Wall, South Dakota.  We stopped, we ate, we shopped around.  It is a lovely place to spend a lot of time walking around.  After we had been in the car all day, it was nice for the
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Nisswa Turtle Races!

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What would a trip to the cabin be without the Nisswa Turtle Races!  I do not know how long these have been going on, but I do know it has been awhile since we have had kids young enough (and old enough to enjoy) to participate. This was the 52nd Annual Nisswa Turtle Races summer.  It ran from June 3, 2015 through August 19, 2015.  It was offerred only on Wednesdays.  They provided the Turtles to race.  We had to get there early to register, by 1 p.m.  The races started at 2 p.m.  And what fun it was.  They did the races in "heats" of maybe 20 turtles at a time.  It went really, really fast.  And it needed to----our kids numbers started around 190! This picture was taken earlier in the day.  No one is around.  We had no idea that the Turtle Races were so popular!  We should have, because we have been here before.  But....selective memory!  Remember only the fun parts!  One few of the line that ensued.  It's hard to tell, but the line stretches way around
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Cabin Time 2015

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Oh, the joys of traveling to Minnesota!  By car.  Or two cars.  Three adults, one teen, and three kids.  It is so different than traveling with just me and Mike.  So fun!  The kids were all troopers.  They amused themselves with movies, coloring, singing, and sometimes....(fill in the blank)!  Here is Car Two as they started on our journey! Eli is four years old.  This was a great adventure to him.  So everything we did was special, I think. He was now tall enough to clean the back windshield of the Jeep.  And he did it thoroughly!  And had so much fun doing it. Once at the cabin, the kids all had so much fun swimming in the lake.  I'm afraid I only captured Ava and Cassidy during swim time.  They had on swim vests, but the water wasn't that deep where they were.  They literally appeared to fly off the dock into the water! Mike Spurgeon always has something fun for the kids to do.  This year it was walking on a rope.  It was so much fun to watch.
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Minnesota Memories

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It's almost that time.  The wonderful time we get to spend in Minnesota each year.  Many thanks to John and Patty for hosting us all these past years.  Here are a few pictures of times past.  There are a LOT of pictures to go through, and yet I don't have all of them (lost some pictures a few years back.) WARNING Will Robinson!  LOTS of pictures below.           Recognize these kids?  Cute!             Ava's first trip to the cabin.                                                               Ava's Second trip to the cabin. Have no idea when this was.  But Jay had his guitar!     Cabin time.  Our photographer taking a break. Nertz!  Need I say more :)               Sweet face!  Recognize her? These guys are always a lot of fun.  Cousins! This is my favorite chair! One of my favorite people in it, too! Photography lesson? iPad time, or couch time?    This couch and that iPad were pop
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