tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323707273258121962024-03-16T12:52:00.042-06:00The Mountain MillersTwo (now eight) drifters off to see the world, seeking God on our journeyMrs. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11037480414461505447noreply@blogger.comBlogger4172125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-532370727325812196.post-15852394385639224382023-08-26T06:00:00.001-06:002023-08-26T06:00:00.175-06:001000 Words<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: verdana;">1000 Words</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgettK6RY1LDI1qCKqpxK7jeLEP0gmXLW6b01RB_GP1D5dh0vMLZdl404PUHw5wsgmgUZ9a34uEP4yC75QUEqeHPZRR6MFtvZoH-y8CC3PSmREg6pcO4FFhqtfjkqAHOxnV6QBiuofAnR9bc3n6CY9ZAjsmkpzm0IwoDFiecPk19UNTcrR5_e2GXjuTwkc1/s3666/IMG_0935.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2750" data-original-width="3666" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgettK6RY1LDI1qCKqpxK7jeLEP0gmXLW6b01RB_GP1D5dh0vMLZdl404PUHw5wsgmgUZ9a34uEP4yC75QUEqeHPZRR6MFtvZoH-y8CC3PSmREg6pcO4FFhqtfjkqAHOxnV6QBiuofAnR9bc3n6CY9ZAjsmkpzm0IwoDFiecPk19UNTcrR5_e2GXjuTwkc1/w400-h300/IMG_0935.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p>Mrs. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11037480414461505447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-532370727325812196.post-12595562575731020012023-08-23T06:00:00.001-06:002023-08-23T06:00:00.160-06:00Her Whole Life<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> Lee Lee has been waiting her whole life for this day...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">She started kindergarten!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_fr6L-jofhnDBahU3cWEDKN5oSTST-z_S3UC8pGz809Fq0k0kRiKRpZs8PTtvGoF6Fw3eioG-zJF6sSPxZsafKyfDZa-EuX5QKj3jr_zr4PdmeAPoFDItkX2sBYO3cO4JWudg6NIkHoQNk47RpfLmdVjSIy2Ru7kzkowtfRcvWkW0xinT9_7xfuyLLoCa/s1799/IMG_0542.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1799" data-original-width="1439" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_fr6L-jofhnDBahU3cWEDKN5oSTST-z_S3UC8pGz809Fq0k0kRiKRpZs8PTtvGoF6Fw3eioG-zJF6sSPxZsafKyfDZa-EuX5QKj3jr_zr4PdmeAPoFDItkX2sBYO3cO4JWudg6NIkHoQNk47RpfLmdVjSIy2Ru7kzkowtfRcvWkW0xinT9_7xfuyLLoCa/w320-h400/IMG_0542.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Happy 70th Birthday to my mother and very best friend. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">7οΈβ£0οΈβ£ππ</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">You live every day full of strength, joy, service, love, laughter, stories, faith, and purpose. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">βοΈπ₯°ππ³π§ΊππΌββοΈπ₯¦π</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">You truly exemplify the fruits of the spirit β love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">πποΈπͺπ»π§πΌββοΈπ«</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">You are my confidant, my cheerleader, my sounding board, my reality check, my prayer warrior, my call for help, my advice column, my safety net, my compass, and the secret ingredient to every recipe. Everything I am is from your loving guidance, patience, and direction. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">π£ππ»ππ§π</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">You are the best Grammie on the planet. Keep up all your healthy habits. You are so loved and still have so much to teach us. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We canβt wait to see you in a few months. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">ππππΌββοΈβ³π</span></p>Mrs. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11037480414461505447noreply@blogger.com0Palmer, AK 99645, USA61.599415 -149.114633333.289181163821155 175.7291167 89.909648836178846 -113.95838330000001tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-532370727325812196.post-50014476239767455502023-08-12T04:00:00.002-06:002023-08-12T04:00:00.153-06:00Wondering<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: verdana;">For those wondering, here are some stats on Alaska...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJcHg6uryBWc9KRq3Nvf4rPzu0zob__CqoWGmIsKpab_RdRiqeR3sSj4n3NG3go0suTfKRH4M0fE0JZ4f82rBLX2ub9C4Dc11i679ghBlt3gYP_slMrUOpBB8Rtp83WF0IppuF2BxKbPY932MredUJvJ2CpFqXj0yA6FG-YCahHrzuXjyMoGnujhJOmC2N/s3100/IMG_0241.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1248" data-original-width="3100" height="161" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJcHg6uryBWc9KRq3Nvf4rPzu0zob__CqoWGmIsKpab_RdRiqeR3sSj4n3NG3go0suTfKRH4M0fE0JZ4f82rBLX2ub9C4Dc11i679ghBlt3gYP_slMrUOpBB8Rtp83WF0IppuF2BxKbPY932MredUJvJ2CpFqXj0yA6FG-YCahHrzuXjyMoGnujhJOmC2N/w400-h161/IMG_0241.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p>Mrs. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11037480414461505447noreply@blogger.com0Palmer, AK 99645, USA61.599415 -149.114633333.289181163821155 175.7291167 89.909648836178846 -113.95838330000001tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-532370727325812196.post-9520953363408387812023-08-11T04:00:00.002-06:002023-08-11T04:00:00.151-06:00Friday Adjusting<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: verdana;">Most of our working years in Colorado have been four-day work weeks. Hubby and I had been married about one year when the school districts in which we worked began saving money by switching to four-day school weeks.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">It was really nice -- three day weekends nearly every weekend, and in motherhood, there is no question it was essential. One day for laundry and chores, one day for chores or tournaments, and one day to prepare for the upcoming week.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Well, now we've begun life in a school district with five-day-a-week school days, and we're actually really excited... and we need to adjust.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We know our kids learn less with 4-day school weeks. Curriculums are still written for five-day-a-week schooling, and schools skip lessons. We know because we work in schools. We know that kids in AP classes have to cram five classes into four days and are accountable for the same knowledge.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We want our kids to be raised to know that five work days are expected.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">That said, in all of motherhood, I have never had five days away from my children, all day, every week... </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">And when it the laundry supposed to get done?</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Nonetheless, I like that kids are going to learn the meaning of Friday Funday -- actually on Fridays.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">In other schools, Thursday would be the Funday... which means, they're really down to only three days of learning. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday Funday. Time to get these kids some quality learning.</span></p>Mrs. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11037480414461505447noreply@blogger.com0Palmer, AK 99645, USA61.599415 -149.114633333.289181163821155 175.7291167 89.909648836178846 -113.95838330000001tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-532370727325812196.post-51568134753063422482023-08-10T04:00:00.002-06:002023-08-10T04:00:00.156-06:00Beluga Point<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: verdana;">We also spent some time Saturday at Beluga Point... were we saw no beluga whales but we are led to believe they can be seen there from time to time.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">It was windy but a lot of fun to climb around the rocks and have our kids get up close to the ocean, some for the first time.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3s17HIOC6UV2bAZh9gVXw8LhvZmepxAhNk7tgJEto0JqcTsyroLAmIXih3oTWExllBVZT0xxNHcZJI5FpLroGS5_pfyxHRaq_DnPEb4kIoS6CCyXtVK9uSirjHy5NeMA5v5hjFKejGwcEWZpOMfCkpGDbLEYEFzJbcDBEIj2aZpxF00bAocvXhShJUqii/s4032/IMG_0148.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Hubby and I had a chance to plan the day on our Friday night date, and so we had our plan, and then we were able to be a little spontaneous as the day progressed as well.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We visited the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center where we saw a lot of native Alaskan animals that for one reason or another are not fit or able to survive in the wild, and so the conservation center has provided medical care and then created a healthy environment for each animal, similar to the wild, but where they are protected. We packed a picnic lunch, walked the trail to see all the animals, and had fun. I'm glad we went and know what's there, but it was more expensive then I expected so we will not need to go back. Now we can recognize Alaskan animals when we see them in the wild because we've seen them at this center.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We saw wolf, grizzly bear, black bear, moose, elk, reindeer, musk ox, porcupine, a bald eagle, wood bison, and black-tailed deer. Seeing musk ox for the first time (and pretty close) and watching the grizzly bear swim were two of the highlights.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">There was more to the day but I will save that for another update:</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyap_KPD0X5lJxbL219EJzV_JzEGWbBp9SfEYJWdtbEtlKU4oIyEYz7aVa4qqIoyE7HHCdcRp8i0AcdOnr6aRKNbwOfpo7hwNESoDCddyrvSFbhavAcCstkmFDqzro_U5dC0kiSEfwKRZCn8ZaxSw3kDsRNbYOw75I0wGT5qhBEC3K2Y2dRSz1ITq27R7C/s4032/IMG_0151.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyap_KPD0X5lJxbL219EJzV_JzEGWbBp9SfEYJWdtbEtlKU4oIyEYz7aVa4qqIoyE7HHCdcRp8i0AcdOnr6aRKNbwOfpo7hwNESoDCddyrvSFbhavAcCstkmFDqzro_U5dC0kiSEfwKRZCn8ZaxSw3kDsRNbYOw75I0wGT5qhBEC3K2Y2dRSz1ITq27R7C/w400-h300/IMG_0151.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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It might have been mine too. Hubby and I needed the time to connect for a minute amidst all the change, commotion, and little ones who need us.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7xebf7erKM9Um70RxYer_rMPqC12A51fC4fNj2YZCYuXE4r4eqAAG0pQWppT7ewdJtvGfqirNWMKaDW6HAGuwmh5EXCPkRNm5P6wEzik1RuWcvMxly7pN4whx_Wk2FbMdEuJT1O4NL3fJ86WgSb5EGwThZZTJyi8wiXHkUY8Tyr6SJ_JE2400FvWtWKiU/s2313/IMG_2182.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1735" data-original-width="2313" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7xebf7erKM9Um70RxYer_rMPqC12A51fC4fNj2YZCYuXE4r4eqAAG0pQWppT7ewdJtvGfqirNWMKaDW6HAGuwmh5EXCPkRNm5P6wEzik1RuWcvMxly7pN4whx_Wk2FbMdEuJT1O4NL3fJ86WgSb5EGwThZZTJyi8wiXHkUY8Tyr6SJ_JE2400FvWtWKiU/w400-h300/IMG_2182.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p>Mrs. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11037480414461505447noreply@blogger.com0Palmer, AK 99645, USA61.599415 -149.114633333.289181163821155 175.7291167 89.909648836178846 -113.95838330000001tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-532370727325812196.post-31659350921957177622023-08-04T04:00:00.002-06:002023-08-04T04:00:00.158-06:00Unique Perspective<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: verdana;">People in Alaska keep a unique perspective on things...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This is a poster I saw hanging in the office of my new elementary school secretary...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0n3OiLooWMJSx_iXA7wKULEDV1vtjZuSghyPk4AfKhQ9_tl8J9v2WCzyWiQX42pqchfYw4Zyc4R6-MPH8LMrNKRcJ2ZSNa0vwmAoxoxKACPOgRuwxlCNS9-XH5VH9x5RRI5_h8ovZLwLdVkKgXjQycp9FW-V2h2kJuFdYWbw9jXLBdPoxWs3dXeek3j18/s1170/IMG_0074.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="874" data-original-width="1170" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0n3OiLooWMJSx_iXA7wKULEDV1vtjZuSghyPk4AfKhQ9_tl8J9v2WCzyWiQX42pqchfYw4Zyc4R6-MPH8LMrNKRcJ2ZSNa0vwmAoxoxKACPOgRuwxlCNS9-XH5VH9x5RRI5_h8ovZLwLdVkKgXjQycp9FW-V2h2kJuFdYWbw9jXLBdPoxWs3dXeek3j18/w400-h299/IMG_0074.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p>Mrs. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11037480414461505447noreply@blogger.com0Palmer, AK 99645, USA61.599415 -149.114633333.289181163821155 175.7291167 89.909648836178846 -113.95838330000001tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-532370727325812196.post-38289439383756865722023-08-02T04:00:00.002-06:002023-08-02T04:00:00.142-06:00Big Minute<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: verdana;">We had a very exciting minute here at our home... two teeth came were lost within one minute of each other - and without tears or a collision involved. I do think some competition was involved.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifyX7Mmd25XidWRCz32AlcNEQeZpg_oVvU51eRwU85GoLQYYGEVmQ4rk-UIGPptSLmMpnCwD1bYQYQt59bIa7adsat4CA6g3Sk6TuK1smdR5l3BSxS3f1ijfnp3JJitF_Sj10AKvZQmlh5CijjIZePvTc3kmD2nUb9V35YGu5W_Fh2qWogB7eJgq5o1JNa/s1555/IMG_0050.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1555" data-original-width="1170" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifyX7Mmd25XidWRCz32AlcNEQeZpg_oVvU51eRwU85GoLQYYGEVmQ4rk-UIGPptSLmMpnCwD1bYQYQt59bIa7adsat4CA6g3Sk6TuK1smdR5l3BSxS3f1ijfnp3JJitF_Sj10AKvZQmlh5CijjIZePvTc3kmD2nUb9V35YGu5W_Fh2qWogB7eJgq5o1JNa/w301-h400/IMG_0050.jpeg" width="301" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG9Yyc59oB7sw8e5yl7CVuV_k0xOpcmr22eLQYtdtxl0XFrWRpmvvJvmuB1vauKCb2QyY7lpHJnVRND4KG18cAIHsY3-0k12OSuzsqS5UXK1uIa5PMfW38cLUNSbk_2GJuvbzukf-ygu0e040aUg2nwvHEHlkmg2Np5ESDmMlzJ800XTajHX607Kto_2HF/s1554/IMG_0051.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglQprsKAcNgw8LAD1r5bQmH-NZlC7ir07QIl43Zet2mfQCCdPS4R2adA1tYEYnE7fecBj0pickDS6VM2BGwpqjhcsvN8qXkDiQkHub7xsPbaXMST3TwZfhXTRXxCp8rNkUH-jIRt74_cnAqowvMlgYtWIuk38-Sd6jYcdTY9dxpCRRB1347UJDBD7jS1GT/w400-h300/IMG_9705.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Mrs. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11037480414461505447noreply@blogger.com0Alaska, USA63.588753 -154.493061935.278519163821151 170.3506881 90 -119.33681189999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-532370727325812196.post-47420173151061873302023-07-25T06:00:00.001-06:002023-07-25T06:00:00.153-06:00Repeat<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: verdana;">I apologize for the lack of attention my blog has been getting lately... I'm not sure if it will continue into the future or not, to be honest.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">It just comes down to hours in the day, and the time I do NOT want to spend on my computer.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">But, I'm here tonight... I thought I'd clue you in on a song I have been playing on repeat that has been encouraging me and giving me joy every time I hear it.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">John Denver's Alaska and Me</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I listened to it a few nights ago and shared it with my husband and the song speaks to both of us in an incredible way regarding this move. The only part of the song we find not really fitting with our story is the second verse about the women who became a bush pilot's wife -- not so much the case here.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The first verse talks about how the man came to Alaska (it echos very closely with my husband), and the bridge at the end has a line about what the couple hopes their children will gain from Alaska.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">It is such a wonderful song, and like I said, I've been listening to it on repeat.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tW7dUnl3834" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Lyrics:</span></p><div class="ujudUb" jsname="U8S5sf" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 12px;"><div style="text-align: center;">When I was a child and I lived in the city</div><span jsname="YS01Ge"><div style="text-align: center;">I dreamed of Alaska so far away</div></span><span jsname="YS01Ge"><div style="text-align: center;">And I dreamed I was flying over mountains and glaciers</div></span><span jsname="YS01Ge"><div style="text-align: center;">Somehow I knew I'd live there one day</div></span></div><div class="ujudUb" jsname="U8S5sf" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 12px;"><div style="text-align: center;">Well it took me some growing, and a fair bit of schooling</div><span jsname="YS01Ge"><div style="text-align: center;">And a little bit of trouble to get on the move</div></span><span jsname="YS01Ge"><div style="text-align: center;">And I felt like a loser but I turned out the winner</div></span><span jsname="YS01Ge"><div style="text-align: center;">When I came to Alaska the land that I love</div></span></div><div class="ujudUb" jsname="U8S5sf" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 12px;"><div style="text-align: center;">Here's to Alaska, here's to the people</div><span jsname="YS01Ge"><div style="text-align: center;">Here's to the wild and here's to the free</div></span><span jsname="YS01Ge"><div style="text-align: center;">Here's to my life in a chosen country</div></span><span jsname="YS01Ge"><div style="text-align: center;">Here's to Alaska and me</div></span></div><div class="ujudUb" jsname="U8S5sf" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 12px;"><div style="text-align: center;">I was born in a cabin on Little Mulchatna</div><span jsname="YS01Ge"><div style="text-align: center;">Raised in hard times but I had a good life</div></span><span jsname="YS01Ge"><div style="text-align: center;">From the first time I flew with my father a singing</div></span><span jsname="YS01Ge"><div style="text-align: center;">I knew that I'd wind up a bush pilot's wife</div></span></div><div class="ujudUb" jsname="U8S5sf" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 12px;"><div style="text-align: center;">We sleep near the sound of a slow running river</div><span jsname="YS01Ge"><div style="text-align: center;">And wake up most mornings to a drizzling rain</div></span><span jsname="YS01Ge"><div style="text-align: center;">And we face every day like the first or the last one</div></span><span jsname="YS01Ge"><div style="text-align: center;">With nothing to lose and heaven to gain</div></span></div><div class="ujudUb" jsname="U8S5sf" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 12px;"><div style="text-align: center;">Here's to Alaska, here's to the people</div><span jsname="YS01Ge"><div style="text-align: center;">Here's to the wild and here's to the free</div></span><span jsname="YS01Ge"><div style="text-align: center;">Here's to my life in a chosen country</div></span><span jsname="YS01Ge"><div style="text-align: center;">Here's to Alaska and me</div></span></div><div class="ujudUb" jsname="U8S5sf" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 12px;"><div style="text-align: center;">Oh, for the fire on a cold winter's night</div><span jsname="YS01Ge"><div style="text-align: center;">And once more to gaze at the great northern lights</div></span><span jsname="YS01Ge"><div style="text-align: center;">For all of the beauty my children will see</div></span><span jsname="YS01Ge"><div style="text-align: center;">Here's to Alaska and me</div></span></div><div class="ujudUb WRZytc" jsname="U8S5sf" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;">Here's to Alaska, here's to the people</div><span jsname="YS01Ge"><div style="text-align: center;">Here's to the wild and here's to the free</div></span><span jsname="YS01Ge"><div style="text-align: center;">Here's to my life in a chosen country</div></span><span jsname="YS01Ge"><div style="text-align: center;">Here's to Alaska and me</div></span></div>Mrs. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11037480414461505447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-532370727325812196.post-31085347175563001232023-07-21T06:00:00.001-06:002023-07-21T06:00:00.146-06:00Not Fast Enough<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: verdana;">Brady's second birthday was in May, and by then, we knew we were moving to Alaska and selling many belongings. So, my parents agreed, at my request, to delay sending Brady a birthday present until we were settled in our new home as I didn't want to have to move the new gift. They said that sounded great and we all agreed that a toddler basketball hoop would be great for our little man (we had one years ago when Howard was 2, but it was fell apart a few years ago after much wear and tear).</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We ordered Brady's hoop yesterday... and if you ask me, it can't come quickly enough.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrN-RgeyLGUcEFBUUqFqW20Frt6wEyreK5fM_0nCtRk7DNKONrOk5s-Two4QoXD4fmuZB8D9BRX11hL2FxPBFNfMukbp72V-c2P45riHzuHVKq3dIrBN16yahXUl33bFEWhVnFORUXWDXQ7Os1H3c-qWxBSpHxoTDnftcbx-n4Mzr54Hrqo4mD4HhwM078/s1772/IMG_9497.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="1170" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrN-RgeyLGUcEFBUUqFqW20Frt6wEyreK5fM_0nCtRk7DNKONrOk5s-Two4QoXD4fmuZB8D9BRX11hL2FxPBFNfMukbp72V-c2P45riHzuHVKq3dIrBN16yahXUl33bFEWhVnFORUXWDXQ7Os1H3c-qWxBSpHxoTDnftcbx-n4Mzr54Hrqo4mD4HhwM078/w264-h400/IMG_9497.jpg" width="264" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOvHi-lUorR2j8e8GVWdhEPBCuo0cGsOnNbcaf-fFcGIfM5YxKteHKk865fREjkJFzjIR89CjAnscuX4Fth1PX9HHKcMBWefGJtdP_Luf9Kv65S9849_yq1j1vWqlYhr5g497h87OpQZsKtg03fgaUmaJL9wSjjJtynXMlPtT9aUIO_Y0hY6EY4XD2uB3s/s4032/IMG_9496.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOvHi-lUorR2j8e8GVWdhEPBCuo0cGsOnNbcaf-fFcGIfM5YxKteHKk865fREjkJFzjIR89CjAnscuX4Fth1PX9HHKcMBWefGJtdP_Luf9Kv65S9849_yq1j1vWqlYhr5g497h87OpQZsKtg03fgaUmaJL9wSjjJtynXMlPtT9aUIO_Y0hY6EY4XD2uB3s/w300-h400/IMG_9496.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p>Mrs. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11037480414461505447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-532370727325812196.post-51119424793675117032023-07-18T06:00:00.001-06:002023-07-18T06:00:00.141-06:00Alaskans Now?<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: verdana;">As we've walked this path of moving to Alaska, I have found myself asking myself from time to time, "Can we call ourselves Alaskans now?"</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Of course, not yet... but moving to a new place, we don't know what we don't know. So, what traces must we navigate before we can claim this as our home?</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We drove the Alcan highway... are we Alaskans now?</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB2Lz6VWk_jmufqLQeV0_hTLdIS0zznxnNg7PlCDPsG_Ygpx2qI6Vvrz5mdeMZgYxwBgAdpyZHJXpJIJBWDgMmMzKACz6-SsPXkgTs0uuDlKxjC0uE9bPGK21J3z2znf3qDd_UQudS259IW99hm5fUzTodbCNSWBsZIFPvS3PF26QzMpWjrzsZhfU872LI/s4032/IMG_8985.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB2Lz6VWk_jmufqLQeV0_hTLdIS0zznxnNg7PlCDPsG_Ygpx2qI6Vvrz5mdeMZgYxwBgAdpyZHJXpJIJBWDgMmMzKACz6-SsPXkgTs0uuDlKxjC0uE9bPGK21J3z2znf3qDd_UQudS259IW99hm5fUzTodbCNSWBsZIFPvS3PF26QzMpWjrzsZhfU872LI/w400-h300/IMG_8985.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The kids and our cat will ride with us, and our black lab will ride with Memaw and Pepaw.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I am not sure how often I will blog while on the trip, but I am trying to chronicle the trip through videos on Instagram Stories, so if you follow instagram, you can find me @mountainmillers</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thank you for your prayers as we are off on this very big journey.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigQZHK5wAjxbXMHrDalO5jqD5r40hAViRLj611MmtxQkAgJ51-jbRZ23IhwwM6wrCslEDStTDN3CWQmGhlGAv0F5C-cZ6tZ7fq6AVBaIqfdE1lzQ1ZD4gxEbRMvWAh2tDEVWmDKrJpV11tW-OG7dLfK4l8N6OF2cM8gPmHeLd3Gpu-oMD7AEWYUxd2h3mK/s1858/IMG_8698.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1858" data-original-width="1169" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigQZHK5wAjxbXMHrDalO5jqD5r40hAViRLj611MmtxQkAgJ51-jbRZ23IhwwM6wrCslEDStTDN3CWQmGhlGAv0F5C-cZ6tZ7fq6AVBaIqfdE1lzQ1ZD4gxEbRMvWAh2tDEVWmDKrJpV11tW-OG7dLfK4l8N6OF2cM8gPmHeLd3Gpu-oMD7AEWYUxd2h3mK/w251-h400/IMG_8698.jpg" width="251" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p>Mrs. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11037480414461505447noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-532370727325812196.post-35864344843266949802023-07-03T04:00:00.001-06:002023-07-03T04:00:00.174-06:00Bubble Wrap<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: verdana;">I spend my days with lots of bubble wrap.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrZ4JUF__GKKhvR0mtHnZOeLg6sqOLTk_eoEPa6nCucym3JMo2IwrJzndDdPnrpQ4nDzA1ezUZqVpAGDAVlKSXITt7-clwsNTgPDAx1I3InZzQ0TeqAYNas3lR4pt6Xrxzm4oGv63pDCobPZQPtkllM2AzHXMTvMBJsq-F7rt4sPVqt-D9-9RomasKylwS/s4032/IMG_8428.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrZ4JUF__GKKhvR0mtHnZOeLg6sqOLTk_eoEPa6nCucym3JMo2IwrJzndDdPnrpQ4nDzA1ezUZqVpAGDAVlKSXITt7-clwsNTgPDAx1I3InZzQ0TeqAYNas3lR4pt6Xrxzm4oGv63pDCobPZQPtkllM2AzHXMTvMBJsq-F7rt4sPVqt-D9-9RomasKylwS/w300-h400/IMG_8428.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAqrm4-LJtDJeDIQZ2Bt6Ezk-OG1AG0QY_jf1KiE1-hzg5FavjA1fqEZWenw50sCjMGeo6Go9n80g29gU0AlJMur-FcVL8l8i7j6_WVq6E8LWLY1N6gNAnb9UwLamF1b0A-WzskUFhWsJmrG0OZmmalgKK-6MoQpmZdTuSG7f-b73IgT8Y9QjQsA4cPJSd/s4032/IMG_8429.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAqrm4-LJtDJeDIQZ2Bt6Ezk-OG1AG0QY_jf1KiE1-hzg5FavjA1fqEZWenw50sCjMGeo6Go9n80g29gU0AlJMur-FcVL8l8i7j6_WVq6E8LWLY1N6gNAnb9UwLamF1b0A-WzskUFhWsJmrG0OZmmalgKK-6MoQpmZdTuSG7f-b73IgT8Y9QjQsA4cPJSd/w300-h400/IMG_8429.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p>Mrs. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11037480414461505447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-532370727325812196.post-34978843457240742822023-07-02T04:00:00.003-06:002023-07-02T04:00:00.145-06:00Support<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> After a FULL day of packing as fast and furiously as I could, I finally sat down on the stairs while I was watching the children make their own dinner. Within a minute, Brady had climbed up behind me and started rubbing my back. Hunter was fast to follow Brady's example.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This move is big and it is challenging, but I have no doubt in my mind that our family will make the trip and find a home in Palmer with flying colors because our children are amazing tiny humans and we are supporting each other on this next adventure.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The back rub was amazing until Hunter said he saw an ant on my back and promptly slapped it (the ant...and my back) as hard as he could.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU8R8v67BtnRUKDB30Dwpb4j4-JeqsbnFE4XHCzk72bMPJyLDMKPQ7RZB-mexh2O-7BMLv-Uy44oPUAGgdXzm2KtAmr-fg-MMRY5-rsOPjKhokTncv2XapCigQh5hX2lomCi9RQcroMsdWgMMcVtmKzoW4_T_8LIXoZwDaZWakG2Iy0BCxObmxeYuPoIfG/s4032/IMG_8440.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU8R8v67BtnRUKDB30Dwpb4j4-JeqsbnFE4XHCzk72bMPJyLDMKPQ7RZB-mexh2O-7BMLv-Uy44oPUAGgdXzm2KtAmr-fg-MMRY5-rsOPjKhokTncv2XapCigQh5hX2lomCi9RQcroMsdWgMMcVtmKzoW4_T_8LIXoZwDaZWakG2Iy0BCxObmxeYuPoIfG/w300-h400/IMG_8440.JPG" width="300" /></a></p><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Mrs. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11037480414461505447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-532370727325812196.post-19794563671737731022023-07-01T04:00:00.001-06:002023-07-01T04:00:00.145-06:00Good Words<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: verdana;">Good to Remember</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKzW4h0BA2DByLaqjcIrWoKnWnI9o_L4Fsn7syzY9UbJpIT6rSuXCcfnA3Dct3jgERXjjvAQVv6qd5OZvxDoVd7iTqfs7OooKSdZ7-yJvAXRuZ2xBrFh2HOB32z1OZy1D3IOZV8R-uFFxkecf37w-yhpRUdCRKEuzJngo45c23xKe8QFDOBVhANnA1tTzJ/s1080/IMG_8420.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="990" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKzW4h0BA2DByLaqjcIrWoKnWnI9o_L4Fsn7syzY9UbJpIT6rSuXCcfnA3Dct3jgERXjjvAQVv6qd5OZvxDoVd7iTqfs7OooKSdZ7-yJvAXRuZ2xBrFh2HOB32z1OZy1D3IOZV8R-uFFxkecf37w-yhpRUdCRKEuzJngo45c23xKe8QFDOBVhANnA1tTzJ/w366-h400/IMG_8420.JPG" width="366" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p>Mrs. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11037480414461505447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-532370727325812196.post-37128287251489220562023-06-30T04:00:00.001-06:002023-06-30T04:00:00.140-06:00Splint Off!<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: verdana;">Howard got his split removed earlier this week and we are thrilled! No boxing for the rest of the summer, but the bone is healing wonderfully and he does not require for it to be immobilized any longer.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">After fishing every day in Michigan, that split was getting gnarly... we washed it repeatedly but the smell of fish was still there.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Having a seven-year-old boy is not for the faint of heart.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA5op2cjdRCeZXlRNECxzTSTXXytblPg8xLPg3A_nAlNLUYqO2cRM2purum0MYd0vorJhorUp25eOQc509tZxfK0YwvRBBBnbjI9hEo6zikfOKdlVLXgyK8z4Inly1Fgbo-H7Dz6m_yn-SL0TvZoW5MZQ32w8nYFmitzwZqR1mlleFj8uTdegt28qkEuZV/s4032/IMG_8222.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA5op2cjdRCeZXlRNECxzTSTXXytblPg8xLPg3A_nAlNLUYqO2cRM2purum0MYd0vorJhorUp25eOQc509tZxfK0YwvRBBBnbjI9hEo6zikfOKdlVLXgyK8z4Inly1Fgbo-H7Dz6m_yn-SL0TvZoW5MZQ32w8nYFmitzwZqR1mlleFj8uTdegt28qkEuZV/w400-h300/IMG_8222.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL0QX6TgwSGZE-1C5ZOmF-3INYVWOeYchdJXAZT86GTchG0Q2kxlesX5ot1JmxinnDWEJ_jB2FGXBwH2F7OSpGl4w10VAsjFIRxG3VdEfWvd-A9bM54PHpOn0zqgGhEpLeeoXYHheoj7sxODTplzWpmiwiJc6aw-OefS77bSmtlDvMcj19rJWiLqZ-AaBV/s4032/IMG_8225.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL0QX6TgwSGZE-1C5ZOmF-3INYVWOeYchdJXAZT86GTchG0Q2kxlesX5ot1JmxinnDWEJ_jB2FGXBwH2F7OSpGl4w10VAsjFIRxG3VdEfWvd-A9bM54PHpOn0zqgGhEpLeeoXYHheoj7sxODTplzWpmiwiJc6aw-OefS77bSmtlDvMcj19rJWiLqZ-AaBV/w400-h300/IMG_8225.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKgHPNjtHPzxw5JpmBelZILsIZQ5rYF7s4eNNaB1AcN_IlZ-qS456j7aykepqW1Mc1QPnHIXwGTb8qSi_ZxrfPUZu2g4mspc0NZQKF61d1N2cuaXan82szDqI0atDk2nRw7gYas26bx28WnGqYIBxOdCvNtvUFQqn9iVzgI82077r23_g7X-pUURjV0K2v/s4032/IMG_8228.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKgHPNjtHPzxw5JpmBelZILsIZQ5rYF7s4eNNaB1AcN_IlZ-qS456j7aykepqW1Mc1QPnHIXwGTb8qSi_ZxrfPUZu2g4mspc0NZQKF61d1N2cuaXan82szDqI0atDk2nRw7gYas26bx28WnGqYIBxOdCvNtvUFQqn9iVzgI82077r23_g7X-pUURjV0K2v/w400-h300/IMG_8228.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p>Mrs. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11037480414461505447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-532370727325812196.post-34546704290073141752023-06-29T04:00:00.001-06:002023-06-29T04:00:00.138-06:00Best Life<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: verdana;">This boy is happy.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Grammie's cinnamon bread in one hand, passie in the other.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This is his best life for sure!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5jkSbeDRinBKKuk4-ybi_VZbE-cVkbAi_-vZ6EKMsCrrqajxmK_ehglTFNdmSPsXNXONeaT7aVrwpl8ju_Qt_GgiII_0Sa-cM9Li1OBW0TNDKl4QeTu5Eeo63oVOn-0-JYaR69oj1gSmN_Q_I5gyhN4rsFY9su6Ozd7JP0gMDV5fnYWTZZ-ny-4rq7pKP/s3666/IMG_8328.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3666" data-original-width="2750" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5jkSbeDRinBKKuk4-ybi_VZbE-cVkbAi_-vZ6EKMsCrrqajxmK_ehglTFNdmSPsXNXONeaT7aVrwpl8ju_Qt_GgiII_0Sa-cM9Li1OBW0TNDKl4QeTu5Eeo63oVOn-0-JYaR69oj1gSmN_Q_I5gyhN4rsFY9su6Ozd7JP0gMDV5fnYWTZZ-ny-4rq7pKP/w300-h400/IMG_8328.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p>Mrs. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11037480414461505447noreply@blogger.com0