tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88149359112321295272024-03-05T17:38:54.396-08:00Adventures AndersonCommitted to following Christ, being changed by Christ, and to the mission of ChristJordan Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16710573585357151853noreply@blogger.comBlogger85125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814935911232129527.post-52083924761496686712017-03-10T20:14:00.001-08:002017-03-10T20:39:40.874-08:00Unintentional Dumpster Diving<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
I have SO missed writing on this blog!</div>
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But when I have to tether my big computer to my phone to get 3G internet, because we live without wifi it's just a hassle, you know? </div>
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But guess what? </div>
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It's not a hassle tonight!</div>
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And that is because of the reason called "procrastination." </div>
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<i>Which is a fancy way of saying, "laundry swallowed my couch."</i></div>
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So after a few months hiatus </div>
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<i>(fancy way of saying the couch was identifiable because it wasn't Laundry Mountain), </i></div>
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I have returned with a story that to this day makes me roll my eyes and cringe.</div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">In Jr. High I think we’ve all made decisions we’ve regretted. Like the time I clamped my bangs in the curling iron and then curled them opposite direction ensuring I had bangs with a ridge at the ends all day long.<i> </i></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><i>I had no idea what I’d done wrong.</i></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Or when I wore the shirt to school I’d slept in the night before.<i> </i></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Or the time attempted to freestyle dance during my magic routine at the school talent show. <i>Holy awkward white girl dance.</i></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">But none of these come close to the horror of my decision one afternoon in the 8th grade. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">My BFF, Katie, and I were in the hallway taking down all the paper from the bulletin boards and cramming them into a trash can<i>. </i></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">As I wadded up another giant ball of paper I glanced to my right and saw Andy Williamson strolling down the hall towards us.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">I can honestly say I was completely, totally, and obsessively head over heels in Jr. High-like with Andy. He was the goalie for the soccer team and had a nice smile. Other than that I only knew a few creepy details like where he lived and his dog’s name--(<i>Sugar Bear and Candy Cane Lane; I'll let y'all decide which was which).</i></span></div>
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<i style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Be impressed now, I learned that without the help of Facebook or Google. That’s some legit old school Jr. High girl stalking right there.</i></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">When I saw Andy walking towards us I immediately spun around to Katie to tell her. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Then I started to panic. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">My brilliant 13 year old brain came up with a strategy: </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">I would get Andy to notice me, to see that I had been chosen to be out in the hallway during class time, and I was doing a fantastic job at tearing paper off the bulletin board.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">I spun back around to the trash can and shoved the wad of paper into it.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><i>I can’t say it. My cheeks are burning in remembrance as I type this.</i></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">I then climbed into, INTO the trash can and began to jump in it in hopes of killing two birds with one stone: </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><i>For the love of….</i></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><i>What was I thinking?!?</i></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">So on the second leap that standard classroom size 30 gallon waste basket was knocked off balance and tipped as I landed. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">When my weight hit the precariously tipped can it slipped onto it’s side and I slammed onto the floor.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">In the space of several seconds in my dazed processing: </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><i>Did I just jump in a TRASH CAN? </i></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><i>Did I just fall out of that trash can?</i></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><i>Did my crush see this?</i></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><i>Did they have to make the floors cement?</i></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">I opened my eyes to Katie doubled over me in laughter, her eyes not visible for her hysterics, and precious lamb that she is she said,</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">“Jordan, Andy’s laughing at you!”</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">My. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Andy noticed me!</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><i>*mission accomplished*</i></span></div>
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And then my precious sisters, Jillian and Catlin, </div>
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Jordan Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16710573585357151853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814935911232129527.post-91443366744535379572016-10-24T16:46:00.000-07:002016-10-24T16:52:47.324-07:00Airdrie's Story: God has a purpose for every unborn child<div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #333333; font-family: Hanuman; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">
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<span lang="EN-GB"><i>This post originally appeared on our blog June 17, 2015 on the second anniversary of us finding out of a "problem" with my pregnancy. Today, October 24, 2016, marks Airdrie Abileen's 3rd birthday--praise be to God.</i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Just over three years ago our world tilted on its axis. We lived in Houston, Texas, I was 20 weeks pregnant with our 4<sup>th</sup> child, and we had just been in to receive our anatomy ultrasound. This is the scan where the baby’s major organs are checked. We had the scan done at a special ultrasound clinic and our biggest decision that day was whether to find out the gender of the baby or not. We choose both and had the technician write the results on a yellow sticky note and I placed in my purse. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">The next day Mark and I were out trying to finalize the sale of our two vehicles and had stopped to eat lunch when my obstetrician called us. I quickly stepped out of the restaurant to more clearly hear. Just in time to hear the Dr when she said, “All the measurements look good with the baby and everything looks up to date... However, the technician did find a spot in the brain. You’re going to need a level 2 scan to address this.” <a name='more'></a>I felt the blood draining...I tried to ask coherent questions, tried to understand what the Dr was saying, but basically until we had the scan there was no telling what “spot on the brain meant.” This was Thursday and so we had to wait over an agonizing long weekend until Tuesday to attend the scan with a perinatologist.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Tuesday came right in the middle of VBS (Vacation Bible School) so we left our three eldest and headed to the perinatologist. The doctors first words upon seeing the ultrasound screen was, “There is something really wrong with this child.” Which immediately elicited a sob from me—and left me sobbing silently for the rest of the appointment. From that point on the appointment went downhill. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Upon learning I have a pregnancy-induced blood clotting disorder the Dr was in disbelief that I was allowed to deliver naturally without knowing whether the babies had the same disorder. Affronted I responded, “Well the Lord had His hand on our first three because they came out and were fine.” What a change in demeanour in the doctor! Immediately we were written off as religious nuts who would not listen to reason or science. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">The doctor informed us the baby had a cyst at the back of the head and the two halves of the cerebellum were divided with NO vermis (connective tissue) present. As the cerebellum is the command center for balance, motion, and coordination this meant the baby’s right hand would not know what the left was doing—literally. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">During the course of the appointment we heard phrases along the lines of, “The baby may be slightly handicapped or the baby may not survive.” “The baby may have a trisomy defect, which is incompatible with life.” I asked if we needed to stay in the USA to deliver the baby to which the doctor abruptly responded, “It doesn’t matter. If the baby dies in Scotland the baby dies in the USA.” Our hearts were torn out repeatedly in that appointment and bruised. I clearly remember the paperwork from the perinatologist had the phrase printed out; </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Mark and I were grief stricken for this baby we had not, and may not ever meet. When we got into the truck outside the doctors office I pulled the paper out of my purse where the word “<u>GIRL</u>” was written and underlined. Mark and I cried and held one another for a long, long time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Once in Scotland we had to go through a month of appointments and referrals to bring the NHS up to speed. From mid-wives, to ultrasound technicians, to obstetricians finally to a perinatologist in Aberdeen 6 weeks later. She did a thorough scan and then took Mark and I into a room with comfy chairs, a table and a box of tissues. That room with the box of tissues scared me more than anything else. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">The Doctor finally put a name to the malformation, that it was more than a cyst. It was Dandy Walker Malformation. </span>In the baby’s case this meant she had a complete separation of her two cerebellar hemispheres and there was no connective tissue (vermis) between the spheres. The cerebellum is the back portion of your brain that is responsible for coordination and motor skills among other things. With DWS there is a huge spectrum of severity and there was no way for us to know until after birth and possibly months later the degree of her handicap.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">She said, “We can do nothing and wait for the baby to be born.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Or, option 3, some people can’t handle the thought of having a baby born with a handicap…” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Throughout the course of my pregnancy we “declined terminiation” three times. THREE gut-wrenching times. As a Christian there is no choice; I KNOW God is the one who ordains life and He can sustain it. How incredibly arrogant to assume to predict an outcome, large “spectrum” of possibility or not?! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">We often cry out feeling that we as Christians should be spared grief, sorrows, hardship when in reality who is better equipped to deal with those things? We have amazing promises to lean on, the confidence to know the God of the universe confidently has it all under control. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Life happens; good times and bad times come to the Christian and non-Christian alike. It is the faith to ride the swells of the hard times and not be consumed by those waves that sets the Christian apart. It is the confidence of the hope we have in Christ Jesus. Having a child with special needs or a handicap, what a gift! These precious treasures are not given to everyone, and what better outcome than to have such a child born to a family who loves the Lord?! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Often when we think in these terms we are using our earthly perspective. What is the worst thing that can happen to us according to “the world”? Death. What is the best thing that can happen to us according to the Christian? Death. What a contrast in views! Too often in tough situations in life we Christians begin to acquire an outlook that mimics the world. Death is NOT the worst thing to happen. Not being prepared for death—separation from Christ is! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">This is difficult to maintain this outlook as a parent especially. But I believe that’s why it’s vitally important as a mother to realise my greatest mission is to make disciples of Jesus to those little ones I'm raising. This is why I stay home with our babies and why we home school—at this season in our lives it’s where our personal convictions lie. <i>And oh! How most days I wish it was an easier job, or that I was a more perfect mother to be better equipped for the task at hand!</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">I have had many people speak of mine and Mark’s remarkable faith throughout the time of my pregnancy with Airdrie. It makes me somewhat incredulous. Let me tell you something—it’s easy, SO very easy to lean on your faith when every possible option has been completely taken out of your hands. Said simply: Our faith was (and still is!) THE only thing we can lean on because the circumstance was so beyond us doing anything.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Airdrie Abileen Anderson came into this world by emergency C-section on 24 October 2013. She wasn’t crying or breathing—for a long time. But our mighty God stepped in: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><i>An MRI at 6 weeks showed a small vermis (the connective tissue, you’ll remember, that was absent the entire pregnancy) was indeed present in Airdrie’s cerebellum.</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Airdrie smiled at 3.5 weeks of age.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Airdrie laughed on New Year’s Eve 2013.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">She learned to clap, to sit, to eat.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">And when she first stood, we cried.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">She is beginning to use simple sentences.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">God has a plan, He has a purpose for every unborn child.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Jordan Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16710573585357151853noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814935911232129527.post-37648133141311006432016-10-20T12:20:00.000-07:002016-10-20T12:20:18.456-07:00Meeting Our Miracle: Airdrie's Birth Story Part 1<i>This post first appeared on our blog November 10, 2013, just a few weeks after the birth of our fourth child, Airdrie. At the time we were missionaries living in northeastern Scotland.</i><br />
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It's been a while...Mark and I have lived several months in the past few weeks!<br />
This post will be extensive, but full of pictures for those who enjoy the break in my ramblings! Also, I'm including birth details using words like "cervix, dilation" and "birth canal." If this doesn't suit your taste exit while you still can and visit our FaceBook page for the benign details of the past weeks. :)<br />
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Monday, and Tuesday October 14-15 my parents along with my sisters, Jillian and Catlin flew in to Aberdeen, Scotland so they could be a part of what we thought was birth week! I was scheduled to be induced at 4pm on Wednesday, October 16th.<br />
<i>*I was to be induced at 38 weeks gestation because at this point we knew our baby girl had Dandy-Walker Malformation in her cerebellum. When there are deformities present the risk of stillbirth in a infant left to go 40 weeks gestation or beyond significantly increases. We needed to get this baby here soon!</i><br />
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There was general shenanigans and fun as the aunts and grandma and papa revealed they had all packed in their carry-on luggage and all other suitcases were FILLED with presents from America! We had cake mixes, candy, Pumpkin spice---everything, maple syrup, Italian and Ranch dressing packets, and Halloween goodies.<br />
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Grandma also brought over a tin filled with buttons for the girls. They love this and love to scatter buttons ALL over the house!</div>
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This was the first week of "Tattie Holidays" a solid 2 weeks of vacation from school! Caedmon was at home and I was able to enjoy Wednesday morning with ALL my babies. Sadly, when I was finally released from hospital it was Sunday night, the final day of the holiday!</div>
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Mark and I took mom and dad with us to Aberdeen to check into the hospital. My *original* plan was to have Mark and mom there to be with me through labour (I've needed both for all 3 previous labours--relaxation breathing for me takes at least 2 labour coaches!). Upon check-in we found our first of many differences with what we were used to with the American health care system and NHS (National HealthCare) here in the UK. I was checked into the Westburn Ward: a ward in every sense of the word. I had a bed in a room with 5 other women. I was allowed only one person to go with me (!) and that person had to leave by 9pm and was not allowed in the next day until 9am. </div>
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In Westburn they do nothing but inductions and I was briefed on this procedure. I'll admit that I did cry...a lot. Especially when the midwife sat me down and told me an induction could take 1-2, even up to 4 days. WHAT?! I wasn't prepared for this and hadn't been informed about it at all, so it was quite a shock to hear. </div>
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When they first checked they found that I wasn't dilated and Miss Sally-Pink's head was not in my pelvis, but "bobbing" when they felt for her. (sorry, I did say it would be a bit detailed!) So the wait began. </div>
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We were sure (according to what we were used to in the USA) that Sally Pink would be here on Thursday 17 October, so mom and dad ran home and left Mark to stay the night at a hotel in case I went into labour. Nope. I was left as I was to be put on the "tracings" every 6 hours to monitor Sally Pink's heart rate and any contractions I was having. Between this method and women randomly going into labour at all hours of the night in the ward any prospects of sleep WILL be gone! There was one point in time a woman had requested so much morphine (a pain killer used for labor in delivery in the UK) she was unconscious and dilated to 8cm--prompting loud and anxious emergency maneouvers in the ward at 2am.</div>
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Friday morning at nearly 2 am they checked me again only to find I was not dilated...the pessary had not done it's work. I had to "rest" for 6 hours then get the second prostaglandin to try and work. I was sad this day because my daddy had to get back to the USA. He wasn't going to get to meet his new granddaughter--a first for him to miss.</div>
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After 6 hours we found the prostaglandin (round 2) did not work. So they put in a 3rd and final one on Friday afternoon.</div>
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I was tired of this and decided to not sit doing my cross stitch but to get moving! There is NO waiting area in the hospital or garden, or even any unlocked corridors to walk down. So my mom alternating with Mark and I walked the parking lots. I never sat, trying to use gravity to work with Sally Pink, knowing her head would help dilation as much as anything. As the afternoon wore on I began to feel something and for the first time ever I began to have contractions on my own! It was awesome! </div>
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We then had to wait to have a Doctor, not just a midwife, check me. She finally came at 11pm and could feel Sally Pink's head engaged in my pelvis and I was dilated to 3cm! She said she could break my water, but they have to do that in the labour and delivery ward. So I was officially on the list of "favourable to be induced"! Mark went out and slept in the car and I got a quick shower and went to bed waiting for my turn!</div>
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However, once in the room (private this time to do labour and delivery--yay!) the midwife assigned to me checked me and said I was only dilated to maybe 2cm and Sally Pink's head was "bobbing." A head midwife checked me and agreed. Then a Dr came in and checked. She had to have my midwife use "fundal pressure." This means the midwife was pushing down on my stomach, HARD to push Sally Pink into place. She said she could break my water still, but it would be dangerous. Because Sally Pink's head was no longer engaged in my pelvis there was a chance that when my water broke there would be a cord prolapse. This is when the umbilical cord comes out before the baby--a very, very dangerous situation for the baby. </div>
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The Dr said she would only break my water if I was "in theatre" (this is what the call the operating room in the UK--hearkening back to days of when the OR actually had seats for medical students to watch operations). This was for any potential cord prolapse the Dr breaking my water could "hold" the baby up off the cord until they prepped me for an immediate c-section. I was scared...I felt this was too much pushing me through to have a baby naturally who did not want to come! But Mark and I prayed and were reminded of our "fleece" with God. He would only allow to happen what was best.</div>
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So they prepped me for a 'just in case' surgery...then shift change. It was 7am, and the Dr decided to let the fresh shift do the breaking of my water in theatre. So I sat and waited an hour or so for the new Dr to come in. She came in and checked me (this was the 4th person to check me by this time and it was HIGHLY uncomfortable!) and she decided to not break my water even in theatre. She decided for me to instead have a 4th (24 hour) pessary inserted...</div>
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That was a sweet, sweet lunch I had with my big babies, husband, mom and sisters. I also knew at this point that my dear sister Catlin would most likely not be meeting Sally Pink either as she had to fly back to the US on Sunday morning. All of our planning...gone. Once again, I had to remind myself God had a plan.</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">We do NOT buy "lives" from Candy Crush no matter how many days we're stuck on a level!!!:))</span></div>
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Throughout all this I wandered the hospital trying to maintain a cheerful disposition and Christian attitude. Not so hard to do until week 2 of being in the same room of the hospital! But I got to know many midwives, Dr's, auxiliary's and even cleaning personnel by name. <i>(Please take a minute and keep a lovely lady, Agnes, in prayer as she awaits test results.)</i> They all knew me by name, or at least by my flip-flops! Several new friends I met being induced actually had their babies and I would begin to make rounds to the post-natal wards to visit and hold new babies. It was nice and I still have contact with these lovely ladies via weekly emails. </div>
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Because of the lack of privacy ("HIPPA" would be appalled...) I found a fellow American woman in the ward by her accent. She is married to an Irishman and is living in Aberdeen with their children while she attends medical school. "Karen," is from Virginia and was an encouragement to me as she professed to be a Christian and said she would hold us up in prayer--encouraging to <u>hear</u> these words!</div>
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Tuesday morning I was moved to 3rd then Wednesday I was 6th again. We did hear later at AMH they delivered 48 babies in 48 hours. It was crazy. And I did understand; it made no sense to artificially start my labour if there were ladies coming in actually IN labour. But we <u>needed</u> to get a baby here who might be in danger if she went to full term. Wednesday night I got my "momma on" and Mark got his 'daddy on" and I began to pack my bags. Nothing was happening, I hadn't had a good night's sleep in over a week and my husband was taking me home to rest.<br />
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I was immediately started on an oxytocin drip to induce my labour and hopefully keep Sally Pink's head down. My mom came in early morning courtesy of the Aitken's--precious friends we have. It was not long before my IV drip was turned up to the highest the UK would allow-- a 12. This was insufficient to start my labour progressing well. After 11 hours I was checked by my midwife. I was dilated to 4cm but she was unable to determine what "part" of Sally Pink was pressing on my cervix. </div>
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Right before they began the surgery Mark was let in and this was a great comfort to me--also he looks adorable in scrubs. As the Dr performing the operation looked over the drape at me I realised it was again Dr. Fairley! What a blessing to have not just any Dr on call attending me, but one who was well-accquainted with our situation and the health of our baby!</div>
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<span style="text-align: center;"><i>A sign on first entering AMH. As I wandered the halls (I went into every part of that hospital!) I found the Rubislaw Wing. This is the wing of the hospital where ladies are admitted who are to have stillborn babies or abortions. It is separated from the regular wards of the hospital and I'll admit there is a sadness that surrounds that place. It was under construction when I was there are those patients were in part of the Westburn Ward where I was. </i></span><br />
<span style="text-align: center;"><i>Once I found out about the Rubislaw Wing I did not walk past those ladies' rooms without praying for each room. Such desperation, here are women in my situation of being induced, only to a certain outcome of heartache and loss--no matter the circumstances. Those women are still on my heart...</i></span><br />
<i style="text-align: center;">Please pray for those in the Rubislaw Wing of Aberdeen Maternity Hospital.</i><br />
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Jordan Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16710573585357151853noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814935911232129527.post-84663154761286766782016-08-19T20:39:00.002-07:002016-08-19T20:39:22.324-07:00The Worst Decision I've Ever Made (before a wrestling meet) |Cheerleading Tales from the Crypt Part 3|<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">When I was a high school girl I was much like I am now.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><i>Except now I shave EVERY time I shower.</i></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">We cheered for wrestling at our high school. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Our wrestlers were very good, taking the State Championship my senior year.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Why do I tell you this? So you know that this sporting event drew a larger than usual crowd at our high school.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">No matter our hectic schedules our family almost always sat down to dinner during the week. It would be maybe an hour of quiet with the family then we were off and running again. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><i>We’ll go into reasons for this at another time. </i></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><i>I</i></span><i style="letter-spacing: 0px;">’m convinced it’s a problem I have with math, my husband might tell you otherwise, but he’s not writing this blog now is he?</i></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">That winter night back in my high school days I was running late, as usual.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">As I was dressing in my sleeveless cheer uniform I realized it was most likely eons <i>(or the last home game)</i> that I had shaved my underarms.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">I shaved, and shaved, and shaved only to finally discover that dang razor was so dull you could ride it to town.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><i>Cr@p, time was running out!</i></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">I went to plan B.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">I grabbed my bottle of Nair.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><i>Nair is a compound that disintegrate hair off any living animal and begins to disintegrate any flesh under the hair it happens to touch.</i></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">I slathered the foul-smelling lotion on both under arms and 2.367 seconds later…</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">BURNING FLESH AFIRE!!!</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">A primeval scream, audible to the entire neighborhood, escaped my lips.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">At that point the intense burning from my underarms had me standing over the bathroom sink splashing copious amounts of water into both pits—much like a hot monkey trying to cool itself.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Glancing at the clock I knew my beauty routine needed to have been completed 5 minutes past so I rushed to my room to put on deodorant.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">It was then I realized that was not going to happen. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">In trying to shave I had scraped probably the first 6 layers of my dermis off my underarms.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">In trying to Nair I had received probably 6 degree chemical burns in my underarms.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">In trying to put on deodorant I realized my brand newly scraped and burned skin would take no more abuse.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">I went to the meet with red, bloody-raw, non-deodorized pits… that were still not smooth-shaven...</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">That night I may or may not have been the T-Rex cheerleader.</span></div>
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Many moons ago my husband and I had a hobby called:<br />
constantly remodelling our first home.<br />
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It was actually super, SUPER fun. We bought our first home (in the USA) in 2009 and set about remodeling it from it's sad state.<br />
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We only did this about once yearly at our house for one main reason called:<br />
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We're currently doing it in our new home but I don't want to show you that yet. I only operate on Before and After picture vibes.<br />
Right now I only have Before pictures and if I showed y'all those you'd live your lives in horrified remembrance that "Oh goodnight Moses, Mark and Jordan bought a house with TEAL carpet and gold trim EVERYTHING."<br />
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I can't stand for y'all to think that about us so I'm going to hold off on those photos.<br />
<i>Thanks for your cooperation.</i><br />
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I DO have before and after pictures of our home in Missouri so I can show you what we like to do.<br />
Warning: Don't get y'alls hopes up; we're no Chip and Joanna Gaines....<br />
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<i>Mark's way taller and I don't have a lick of those lovely Asian genetics in me.</i></div>
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Our first owned home; such fun to landscape, decorate and redo.</div>
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See the creeper drinking coffee in the window watching me take pictures?</div>
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<i>"Excuse me, Mr. Anderson? </i></div>
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<i>I</i><i>'m gonna have to ask you to set the mug down and back away from the windows. </i></div>
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The house didn't always look like this...</div>
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This is the gem we bought.</div>
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PVC pipe handrail, wood paneling, and woodsmoke damaged ceilings.</div>
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<i>No offence to all y'all with pipe handrails, paneling, or smoke leaking from your wood-burning stove.</i></div>
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<i>Just ain't my thing.</i></div>
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It was a fun 3 year project for us.</div>
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And we'd do it again in a heartbeat!<br />
<i>That was dumb to say, we ARE doing it again.</i></div>
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The main bathroom was....</div>
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Hideous.</div>
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From the "strawberries and cream" countertop<br />
<i>Which, let's be honest, the color name should've been "bloody murder in the main bathroom"</i><br />
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To the mould growing on the everything.<br />
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To the fancy plywood shelves.</div>
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It was lacking.</div>
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So we primed it all...</div>
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And did a temp-fix with white paint.</div>
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<i>To the burn pile with the flora impostors!</i></div>
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It was not a favorite, but it worked for us until the bathroom came up in the queue of rooms to redo as we had <strike>time</strike> and money.</div>
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My sisters both had babies within 6 weeks of one another in 2014. </div>
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It was a great time for me: the time when I became a blood aunt.</div>
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<i>Actually I don't call myself a blood aunt because that is terrifying.</i></div>
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Recently (<i>ok last summer)</i> I was able to take pictures of my niece, River. </div>
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She's cute.</div>
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She's sassy,</div>
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She's a ginger.</div>
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Her full name is River Itasca so this means we call her: River, Riv, River Itasca, Tassy, Tass, Itasca-dera, Sassy Tassy, Sass-a-fras, Sassy Tassy Fras, Tass-a-fras,</div>
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At first glance the photo shoot appears to be going well.</div>
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What ever could be the matter?</div>
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<i>(Notice the object in the foreground for a hint)</i></div>
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That's right, Tassafras is not enjoying the feel of the grass on her legs.</div>
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She's a Minnesota girl, grass grows there for so short of a time period it's no wonder the baby is totally opposed to this flora.</div>
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<i>Wait, can flora be non-flowering? </i></div>
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Because I'm not.</div>
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Riv is much like her father: highly expressive in the eyebrow department.</div>
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No tree bark to scratch her hands.</div>
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And plenty-o-back chubby wubby to squish into poses!</div>
<br />Jordan Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16710573585357151853noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814935911232129527.post-20966629903723952622016-03-16T15:47:00.002-07:002016-03-16T15:51:26.886-07:00Cheerleading Horrors (Again)I know it's been forever since I've written and my good reason is called: no internet.<br />
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For those of you living under a rock (<i>or are like me, without internet)</i> you may not have know that this past fall I got the job of CHEERLEADING COACH for the middle school here in town.<br />
WHAT?!<br />
That's so up my alley!<br />
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<i>Does anyone else think the phrase, "up my alley" sounds a bit crass? Or is this just the Anderson household? </i><br />
<i>I mean "what the," </i><br />
<i>yes, the two words "what the" </i><br />
<i>are considered some pretty salty language around here.</i><br />
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So I'm coaching these girls, and bless their hearts, middle schoolers in general are just learning how to be people, you know? They're a different breed and I know any middle school teacher would agree. <br />
I'm working with these students through the phase of 'I'm still a kid, but want to do mature things, but I still want to scream and yell and be uncoordinated and spazzy.'<br />
But two of the four in those list work with cheerleading, so we've got a start.<br />
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The REAL reason I wrote today is that this all brings back memories of my high school cheerleading days.<br />
I spent 3 years of my life as a varsity cheerleader and 2 of those as co-captain. But what sticks out in my mind of those times are the utterly most embarrassing moments of my life. I already shared with y'all the first of those times <a href="http://wearemissionscotland.blogspot.com/2015/06/cheerleading-tales-from-crypttic-post.html" target="_blank">in an earlier post</a>. So today I will share yet another Cheerleading Tales from the Crypt; so called that because these are the times I nearly DIED from embarrassment.<br />
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Fall, circa 1999, we cheered, helped out at, or attended ALL home sports events at our school--which is pretty cool, I think. This included football, volleyball, boys and girls golf, cross country, track, boys and girls basketball, tennis, wrestling, gymnastics, and boys and girls soccer.<br />
<i>Yeah our high school was awesome with all the sports offered.</i><br />
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We were cheering at a varsity boys soccer game. Our boys team was pretty awesome so they drew big crowds. The cheerleaders stood on the track between the grand stands and the soccer field.<br />
This day we had decided to dress a little more casually wearing our athletic shorts and matching embroidered white polos. This was a fun outfit and one I decided to make more comfortable by wearing my shirt untucked.<br />
<i>Ok, the real reason for the untucked look is I looked like a lumberjack with a tucked in shirt. </i><br />
<i>Or so I thought...I wish I was as skinny now as when I thought I was fat.</i><br />
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Ahem.<br />
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At the game we turned to face the crowd and began a cheer. This cheer had a "low V" arm formation to a clasp to a "high V" arm formation. As a cheerleader you are to execute your moves with precision, popping your arms into formation.<br />
I did this.<br />
I did it until my joints hurt.<br />
I did this when I went from a clasp to a high V.<br />
<i>I did this with precision despite the fact that my right thumb got caught up in the tail of my hanging shirt.</i><br />
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Right thumb went up, with it went my shirt.<br />
I'm in a high V formation <u>holding my shirt up over my head.</u><br />
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<i>OH. MY. EVER. LIVING. GOODNESS.</i><br />
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I've relived that moment many times and for the life of me I can only say my brain went into standby mode.<br />
I panicked.<br />
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Instead of lowering my arms I simply started jerking my arm, trying to untangle my confounded thumb.<br />
This led to a billowing sail effect of my white polo shirt.<br />
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<i>Y'all</i>.<br />
I'd never even been kissed and here I was acting like it was Mardi Gras flashing the grand stands.<br />
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After flapping my arm for a good 15 seconds, <i>plenty of time to ensure everyone saw what the Good Lord gave me</i>, I finally disentangled myself from the dang shirt and lowered my arms.<br />
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I then shakily took a look into the stands to see if anyone noticed<br />
<i>--you know the cheerleader flapping her shirt up showing the crowd her underthings--</i><br />
and saw my sister.<br />
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And from the look on her face I knew, I KNEW, I'd just made a very poignant impression on those in the stands that day.<br />
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<br />Jordan Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16710573585357151853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814935911232129527.post-56945114829605989402016-01-23T14:20:00.003-08:002016-03-16T15:08:01.195-07:00Anderson, Party of 13<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Recently (OK, over a month ago) we drove on over to Utah (Yew- tah for those non-familiar with the state) to visit Mark's brother and family. It had been 3 years since we've seen them and it was high time.</div>
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Matthew and Chandra live south of Salt Lake City with their 5 children. They head up the team of <a href="http://www.plantutah.com/" target="_blank">Plant Utah</a> and do a great job of telling people about Jesus. They are planting a churches in the Utah Valley. </div>
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While with them we stayed up extraordinarily late (considering we had 9 children between us all that would be wanting breakfast rather early), we laughed. </div>
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Oh my goodness we laughed so hard. </div>
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We made meals together, we played games together, and after the kids were in bed we drank bulletproof coffee together. </div>
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<i>(Don't get weird, it's coffee with coconut oil and butter in it. It is yumilicious--MY word.)</i></div>
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There were times I giggled knowing WE were the adults in charge.</div>
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While visiting we took advantage of fancy big cameras to take family pictures.</div>
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Matthew is a for reals photographer whose has owned a fancy camera for many a year.</div>
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I fancy myself a wannabe photographer. I've owned a big camera for a year.</div>
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I'll let you just rest on your own mercy when viewing the photos that Fatty and I have taken side by side.</div>
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<i>Mark calls his brother Fatty, because in no way shape or form is Matthew fat. </i></div>
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<i>And ridiculous nicknames are an Anderson passion.</i></div>
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Right outta the shoot (chute, works also) Fatty gets a frowning 9 year old and a distracted 40 year old...</div>
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Better, but that boy and his look...</div>
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Regroup.</div>
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Then we get it together except the 4 year old battling the sunshine.</div>
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<i>I'm showing you all these because this is a hard thing, y'all.</i></div>
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There's a winner chicken dinner!</div>
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<i>And the top pick for our Christmas cards that I kind of sent out...</i></div>
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And another!</div>
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A<i>ren't Utah mountains so unusual? </i></div>
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<i>I mean there is not a one foothill around there.</i></div>
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<i>It's lovely.</i></div>
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Sweet baby girl.</div>
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My precious precocious first grader...</div>
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<i>True story: this child has lost 2 teeth that weren't ready.</i></div>
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<i>One incident involved duct tape and a lack of scissors...</i></div>
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Miss Model 4 year old.</div>
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<i>She ain't never met a camera that didn't like her.</i></div>
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Oh boy this kid.</div>
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He's usually another of our photogenic children, but this day...</div>
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He got weirder and weirder.</div>
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<i>Later he told me he had a canker sore in his mouth altering his smile.</i></div>
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<i>Let's hope so, son.</i></div>
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Moriah and Aberdeen are twin cousins born 2 weeks apart in the same hospital.</div>
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<i>They're both sassy pants.</i></div>
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Hottie McHotterson turned 40 the day before this.</div>
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<i>And because I'm not even close to being there yet I like to point out his 4 decades.</i></div>
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Darn it I hope not, but I think this is a normal face for me.</div>
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Matthew, Chandra and family.</div>
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They've got Noah, Isaiah, Nehemiah, Moriah, and Judah.</div>
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<i>His beard was in the works long before he'd ever heard of a Dynasty of waterfowl.</i></div>
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Nehemiah is sweet and an amazing wrestler.</div>
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I miss blogging. But with no internet I've found myself out at our house at night after the kids are in bed writing in hopes that one day I'll have myself gathered enough to put said writings on a flash drive, haul all 4 kids and Mark's laptop into town, and get on wifi to post.</div>
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Today is that day.</div>
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I’ll never forget the first time I tasted the flavor that said, “CHRISTMAS” and yet it was July.<br />
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I puzzled over this. Bite by bite it took me to thoughts of reindeer, cider, carols, nativities and cookies.</div>
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That was it! This reminded me of Christmas cookies. Not because it was sweet, but because it was tossed in butter.</div>
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That’s right, here I was in college and the only times in my life I’d had REAL butter was at Christmas when my momma pulled out the big guns for Christmas baking and used the pricey real stuff to make Scottish shortbread, toffee, and cherry surprises.<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">I can honestly say I never spread the stuff on my toast, rolls, or grilled cheese. I was a Country Crock girl through and through. But oh my, oh my, the taste of real butter…</span></div>
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“Well what would you call it?” I replied a bit less sweetly.</div>
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<i>This is where my calm fled; </i>“What?! It’s not fake! Plenty of people use it!” </div>
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He kept his cool while spreading a layer on his toast and said, “Yeah, but it’s not real and it’s not good.”</div>
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Mark: “Yes, well I could just be the one to use it then.”</div>
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Ladies and gentlemen, I know not how he did it, but that was the last tub of Country Crock margarine ever found in our home. We now own a lovely FiestaWare butter dish that sits on our counter keeping our REAL butter nicely room temperature* for buttering our toast. </div>
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*Shout out to my dear friend Leslie who did inform me that butter can go rancid if not eaten in an expedient manner. But y’all, it ain’t a problem, this household has a high turnover rate for butter.</div>
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The icing on the cake came a few years later when we were in our first ministry job. We’d eaten with the youth minister and the topic came up that we were a real butter only household. He replied. “Oh yeah, cool. Did you hear that they found margarine is only one molecule removed from being plastic?”</div>
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Newlywed Mark and Jordan.</div>
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Jordan Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16710573585357151853noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814935911232129527.post-43412127266024388592015-10-20T18:23:00.001-07:002015-10-20T18:24:36.481-07:00The End of a Journey<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">Dear Supporters,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">Six months have now passed since the Lord led us in the decision to transfer from Buckie, Scotland. We notified you, our supporters, as soon as we were aware there would be a change taking place and then again when we received confirmation that the change was indeed a move from Scotland to the USA. Our move did not take place until we had fulfilled our obligations in the UK in July including Holiday Bible Club and Holiday Bible Camp.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">We asked that our supporters continue the support for the next six months, or until we were called into a new ministry, whichever came first. In the six months that have elapsed since April, we have pursued several different paths into ministry </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">So we have settled in northwestern Colorado near family. Jordan has two part-time jobs, one at the church here and the other being the cheerleading coach for the middle school in town. I have just now completed my first month in a secular job utilizing my CDL to drive a pump truck for a local drain service company.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">Airdrie is established with an amazing group of physicians here in town and at Denver Children’s Hospital. She is being scheduled for eye surgery as well as an MRI in Denver in the following weeks. Our older children are enjoying the leap into full-immersion American culture including: tackle football, children’s activities and programs at church, homeschool co-op, homecoming parades, and Mexican food :).</span><br />
<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">We view this time as a Sabbatical period of much-needed rest after 10 years in full-time ministry. We are grateful for the time, but are still plugged into the Christian church here in town in the worship team, small group, teaching Sunday School, and assisting wherever we can.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">Yet Jordan and I want to make this clear: the need in Scotland is ever present, ever pressing. We urge everyone to spend time in prayer to consider further support of the work in Scotland by supporting our dear friends and co-workers in Christ, Willie and Sharon Aitken. The Aitkens continue to disciple, minister, and teach at Portgordon Community Church and along the Moray Coast. The Aitken’s high school-aged daughter, Hannah, works along with them while their older daughter, Victoria, is in her freshman year at Christian college here in the USA.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">Please prayerfully consider transferring your support of Mission Scotland to Alba Ministries (Willie and Sharon Aitken) to continue the mission of reaching the people of northeast Scotland for Christ. If you have further questions about this ministry please contact AlbaMinistries(at)yahoo(dot)com.</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"> To transfer your monthly support simply make the support check to Alba Ministries</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">. As always continue to lift up Scotland in your prayers.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">To keep up with our family we have maintained our Facebook Page as well as this blog. Although posts will be infrequent at best as a part of our Sabbatical means no internet or cellular data at our rented home four miles outside of town.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">We are so grateful to have been in partnership with you the past three and a half years. That time would have been impossible without the continual support, financially as well as in prayer and encouragement. Our family saw some of our darkest days as well some of the brightest (miraculous!) ones the past few years and the blessing you have been to us throughout every step is overwhelming when we stop to consider it.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">It is with deep and heartfelt gratitude that we say, “God be with you ’til we meet again…”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">Mark, Jordan, Caedmon, Caithness, Aberdeen, and Airdrie Anderson</span><br />
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I've shared a lot of what our life was like in Scotland, and rest assured I've taken a ridiculous amount of photos there to continue to share with y'all.</div>
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But I thought I'd swap things around and share with our friends in the UK a taste of the USA.</div>
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This may come as a shock to y'all, but we aren't big city people. </div>
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I lived for 4 years of my life in Dallas and 8 months in Houston, Texas and those experiences fulfilled any small desire I had to live in a densely populated area. </div>
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Sure, you have your pros, like a Hobby Lobby every 10 miles, Chick-fil-a, Chipotle, Pei Wei, Starbucks, Gigi's Cupcakes, Firehouse Subs, Whole Foods </div>
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Here in USA it's the most wonderful time of the year--county fair time!</div>
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Bear in mind y'all a county fair tends to be small.</div>
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But county fair time is a super fun where my husband especially travels back his roots. </div>
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Let's start this show off with a bang and focus on the little girl in the background instead of my boys closely examining the sheep.</div>
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The children are mildly amused.</div>
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It's actually pretty fun because Anderson will tell us all the order the judge will rank the animals.</div>
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Then we wait to see if he's correct...</div>
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He is.</div>
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Every time.</div>
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But then the kids get hungry,</div>
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This is a sampling of fair food,</div>
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this is nothing like state fair food, though...</div>
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they have deep fried everything there.</div>
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They have deep fried bacon there.</div>
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Up.</div>
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But here nachos, and brats </div>
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are on the menu.</div>
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A corn chip, slathered in gloriously fake cheese </div>
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with a super hot pickled jalepeno pepper.</div>
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All the boys were out practicing roping.</div>
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Just look at all those trucks.</div>
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Small town 'Merica.</div>
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The outrageously large American flag at the fairgrounds.</div>
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I want to take it down and cover my car with it.</div>
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just cover it up and stare at it.</div>
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Oh my goodness and the pigs were hilarious.</div>
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It was hideous.</div>
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But he wasn't being slaughtered he was being bathed.</div>
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So apparently some chickens come like this.</div>
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I'm used to chickens like this, though.</div>
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To be honest with you I'm considering hiding some in my parents basement now</div>
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Airdrie loved 'em too.</div>
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So we had a fun family evening </div>
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<br />Jordan Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16710573585357151853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814935911232129527.post-9465322497125390592015-08-15T07:00:00.000-07:002015-08-15T07:00:03.292-07:00Foodie: UK Style Part 3Guys!<br />
I just found this post buried in my drafts unedited, undone, un-posted.<br />
<i>This is much the way I process my laundry.</i><br />
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We lived in Scotland for 2 years and I took pictures of a lot of the different things we ate while there.<br />
It is highly important to note that this and the previous posts are an accumulation of the past 730 days of meals.<br />
<i>Wow, sure hope I did that math right. </i><br />
<i>If not, I'll go ahead and offer an explanation: </i><br />
<i>my ACT math score was lower than the legal US driving age.</i><br />
<i>Don't judge me. </i><br />
<i>I just bared my soul to you.</i><br />
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Follow the links to see <a href="http://wearemissionscotland.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/foodie-uk-style-part-1.html" target="_blank">Part 1</a> and <a href="http://wearemissionscotland.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/foodie-uk-style-part-2.html" target="_blank">Part 2</a>;<br />
but without further delay I present to you the final of Foodie: UK Style, Part 3.<br />
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Here we have a lovely plate of scallops and some kind of salad.</div>
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This is a piece of pizza from our favorite takeaway.</div>
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There are jalapeños, donner meat (think Arby's roast beef), and corn.</div>
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This is a Scottish breakfast we had in Edinburgh.</div>
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Eggs (not usually scrambled), haggis, bacon (think Canadian bacon style), a grilled tomato, potato (again, not usually in hash brown form), and a sausage.</div>
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And I use the term "we" loosely:</div>
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I had a lovely eggs Benedict that day.</div>
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These doughnuts are SAVORY.</div>
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<i>But it's ok because if you're from Scotland and you hear that Americans eat doughnuts for breakfast your feelings are much the same.</i></div>
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Vegetable pekora.</div>
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Indian deep fried veggies with a side of chips (fries).</div>
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<i>Exhibit A: why my trousers don't fit</i></div>
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For my birthday last summer this was my treat.</div>
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American pop including ROOT BEER </div>
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<i>The pop and candy were from an American candy store in Inverness where they import American food items and sell them for the cost of the airfare over.</i></div>
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Oh and I thought I'd include some UK baby food in the mix.</div>
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<i>I have no idea what Grandpa's Sunday Lunch is exactly, </i></div>
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<i>because if you'd ask me about one grandfather it would be: </i></div>
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<i>hamburger and beans, grandma's homemade mac and cheese, and fried potatoes.</i></div>
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<i>(side note: Blue Bell Come BAAAAAACKKKKK!!!!)</i></div>
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Here's another selection I photographed over a year ago.</div>
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Airdrie should have taste buds acclimated to just about anything after this exotic taste experience.</div>
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<i>Note: I never did find a baby food in the UK solely containing vegetables.</i></div>
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Small cafes are prevalent in Scotland and this one, </div>
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When I had a rough week<br />
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In Scotland you collect a million and four GIANT chocolate eggs prior to Easter.</div>
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cheesy cauliflower,</div>
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roast beef and gravy,</div>
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Desserts at a church fellowship dinner.</div>
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Mine is glaringly absent the cream dousing everything.</div>
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It's Lithuanian and it's the name of this amazing dark bread </div>
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Our neighbor made this for us at Christmas time and we happily ate. it. up.</div>
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This is an afternoon snack I had. </div>
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and a lovely Autumn table scape.</div>
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If y'all follow us on Instagram I posted this a while back, </div>
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Repeated attempts at the photo because </div>
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my then 3 year old thought a hand photobomb would be hilarious.</div>
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And THIS, ladies and gentlemen, is the full story.</div>
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THIS is what was going on inches away from my "perfectly posed photo."</div>
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This illustrates perfectly the concept of:</div>
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<i>I don't think y'all will ever look at my photos again without wondering what's behind the lens. </i></div>
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<i>Hmmmm, I think I'll go ahead and do that when the occasion warrants just to show y'all the real stuff.</i></div>
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<i>Because it's hilarious and also proves..</i><i>.</i></div>
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<i>I've got this whole cropping thing figured out.</i></div>
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A million years later I finish our series on ALL we did in our last 2 weeks in Scotland.</div>
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I'm sorry, guys, OK? I'm sorry. </div>
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But the History Channel isn't going to watch itself after the kids are in bed, you know.</div>
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Our last few days in Scotland were filled with Holiday Bible Camp. This is our version of church camp for the Scottish high schoolers. </div>
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We had a great group of high schoolers who met weekly in our home the past year and a half whom we studied the Bible with, had cookie-making parties with, and ingested copious amounts of Kool-Aid with. We love those guys.</div>
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Each summer there is the Holiday Bible Club, which is a great outreach to primary (elementary) age children. Holiday Bible Camp is a direct result of wanting to give our high schoolers something as well.</div>
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This summer we had a super awesome thing called 2 groups of American high schoolers raised support to come and not only help with Holiday Bible Club but then attend Holiday Bible Camp WITH our Scottish students! </div>
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We had so much fun.</div>
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Meet our teams:</div>
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Our Floridians, Kaylin, Mickenzie, and Danielle.</div>
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<i>They also came with Christie and Pam, </i></div>
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<i>but do you think I got a picture of those lovely ladies?</i></div>
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Our Missouri team:</div>
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Taylor, Jonathan, Isaac, Bill, Chloe, Kara, and Saundra.</div>
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A good portion of our American and Scottish kids cramming themselves onto one blanket.</div>
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Another one of the lovely Kara at Loch Ness.</div>
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Because of difficulties in obtaining a venue for camp we actually stayed in town at the church and based our events from there.</div>
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The first night we simply packed up down to the beach for campfire.</div>
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Willie was our resident wilderness/campfire/exploring expert.</div>
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But the ever-present daylight wasn't a deterrent.</div>
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Kaitlen and Aliyah, doing a forced posed, but still looking sweet!</div>
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We had a BBQ at the beach one evening.</div>
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Aliyah, Evan, Marcus, Mickenzie, Hannah, and Victoria.</div>
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Bill and Airdrie have a heart to heart.</div>
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<i>I believe this one was about a Pringle.</i></div>
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Willie is smiling for a photo.</div>
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He does NOT do this as a rule, so this is a one-in-a-million shot.</div>
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Kara, Airdrie, and Chloe hanging out.</div>
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We had a fun time down there.</div>
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Ok and we did more than just this BBQ, </div>
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but when you're running a camp you're not thinking about taking pictures at all.</div>
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So just enjoy these pictures...</div>
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And go ahead and imagine the pictures I would've taken the other two days.</div>
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Imagine them as properly exposed, of expert composition, and trendy with lots of fun bokah.</div>
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You're too kind.</div>
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These kids are eating salad at a BBQ! What?!</div>
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That salad's a caesar one, covered in dressing.</div>
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Roasting marshmallows!</div>
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<i>Do you know what Caedmon called marshmallows as a baby?</i></div>
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<i>"Wot-won-dohs" </i></div>
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<i>And as ridiculous as that sounds </i></div>
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<i>do you think the Anderson family as a collective still calls them that?</i></div>
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<i>Heck yes.</i></div>
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<i>Let's also take the time to acknowledge that my children are LETHAL with roasting sticks.</i></div>
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<i>smothered with molten marshmallow and wonder,</i></div>
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<i>"What could possibly go wrong?!"</i></div>
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And then Hannah found a starfish on the beach!</div>
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<i>See Liam in the back there?</i></div>
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<i>Hi Liam!</i></div>
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<i>He's been featured on the blog several times,</i></div>
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<i>he's our favorite pipe band drummer!</i></div>
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Closing prayer circle;</div>
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God was so good to us those few days!</div>
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It's our prayer that the relationships built will be effective in spurring one another on to a deeper relationship with Jesus!</div>
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<i>And for the record;</i></div>
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<i>I think I'm still young and all...</i></div>
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<i>until I hang out for several days with high schoolers.</i></div>
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<i>Then I'm like, </i></div>
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<i>I'm in my thirties.</i></div>
Jordan Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16710573585357151853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814935911232129527.post-32581945500746256762015-07-27T10:39:00.001-07:002015-07-27T10:39:57.731-07:00Sing by the Sea<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Right after Holiday Bible Club in Scotland we invited all parents, participants, workers, and dogs to a fun event called Sing by the Sea.</div>
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Sing by the Sea is held the Sunday evening following Holiday Bible Club at Roseisle Beach. </div>
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There are pine trees all around and the dunes have spread into the trees making for an almost ethereal, Lord of the Rings type landscape.</div>
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I loved it.</div>
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I felt my inner Arwen come out.</div>
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<i>Quick someone get me a bow and arrows.</i></div>
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In the UK these disposable foil BBQ pans are for grilling on the go.</div>
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We had approximately 324 grills going to feed everyone.</div>
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<i>I am not ashamed to say I'm horrible at grilling;</i></div>
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<i>a grill is unlearnable to me.</i></div>
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<i>My husband is the former head chef at Fall Creek Steakhouse in Branson, </i></div>
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So I took charge of exploring with the kids.</div>
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See the cauldron made by the dunes?</div>
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Come out of the cauldron to this magnificent view!</div>
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Caedmon is exulting in the wonderment of it all.</div>
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Then I thought it would be fun to take a picture of each of the kids' faces when they stumble out of the woods to the lovely sight.</div>
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Ness is impressed too.</div>
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We left Airdrie with her grandma back at the cook out site.</div>
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She's still of an age where wind in her face makes her not breathe.</div>
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<i>And quite frankly, no one likes that feeling.</i></div>
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Our kids with Ellie and Neve.</div>
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The wind out there was intense.</div>
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Prompting...</div>
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An impression of Arwen.</div>
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Our high schoolers aren't afraid to do some kids song choreography.</div>
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Kaylin, Mickenzie, and Danielle, our Florida girls </div>
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What an amazing evening of fellowship!</div>
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<i>Wow. What a fast lane Jordan, more like Yoda wanna-be.</i></div>
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Holiday Bible Club is a Scottish version of Vacation Bible School.</div>
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Now my most poignant memories of VBS are of watered down Kool-Aid and one-cookie per kid rations.</div>
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HBC is loud. </div>
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HBC has powerful messages of Jesus each day.</div>
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<i>Kool-Aid is not a UK thing so there's no danger of some well-to-do older lady in the church RUINING it with too much water. </i></div>
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<i>Y</i><i>es, I should probably seek counseling for regressed feelings of animosity over the ruination of a drink.</i></div>
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So I have been absent from social media, this blog, and most of my cognitive functions these past few weeks. This is all for good reason. </div>
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1. my mom coming to Scotland </div>
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<i>Read: GOOD GOLLY I GOTTA CLEAN MY HOUSE!</i></div>
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<i>Sorry I shouted that, but it's a real concern of mine. Because I don't want my mom to think we live the way that we live. She says she lived with me for 18 years, she already knows, but still, I like to do "fake house" for when she comes.</i></div>
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2. Holiday Bible Club all week long</div>
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<i>Read: guys I love hanging out with the kids, but it leaves little time for anything else</i></div>
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3. Americans were visiting</div>
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<i>The teams from Missouri and Florida were more fun than a barrel of monkeys to hang around. So yes, I choose real people over the virtual ones. Don't get me wrong though, I looovvveee our blog readers.</i></div>
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4. Holiday Bible Camp</div>
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<i>Read: Planning a church camp takes a lot of work, and attention to detail. Hint: Jordan's not a detail person.</i></div>
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5. Moving a family of 6 over 5,000 miles away</div>
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So may I please get an excused absence?</div>
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Thanks in advance.</div>
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<i>Or "tia," like they say online nowadays. Which bothers me because I think people are going rogue speaking in Español at the end of their sentence....and then I never find out what they want to say about their dear auntie.</i></div>
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Miss Airdrie Bear thinking she's large and in-charge standing by herself.</div>
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He delivered Caedmon, Caitheness, and almost Aberdeen--we treasure him.</div>
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There are bagpipe bands at the games.</div>
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I always, forever more, well up in tears when hearing this.</div>
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This is a new feature on the blog called, "HOW TO Series."</div>
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Which basically means Mr. Anderson had a great idea a while back and told me I should put it on Pinterest. </div>
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I'm not trying to knock his idea, but I just wasn't feelin' it. Until he mentioned it repeatedly every time we had pancakes the past year and a half. </div>
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So finally I relented and got my camera out to make a tutorial.</div>
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So, without further ado:</div>
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How to Cut a Pancake</div>
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<i>In a multi-step tutorial with way more photos than you'd ever need for comprehension.</i></div>
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In learning how to cut a pancake, it is helpful to start with a pancake.</div>
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I prefer to use The Pioneer Woman's recipe for perfect pancakes but any 'ol griddle cake will suffice.</div>
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Cut the pancake with a pizza cutter.</div>
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Now, cut another strip in the pancake.</div>
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Now take a blurry photo of the pizza cutter approach.</div>
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<i>Wanna know WHY this photo is blurry?</i></div>
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<i>but it's because Anderson, MID-photo tutorial, </i></div>
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<i>I about had a coronary.</i></div>
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<i>You don't MOVE junk around when doing a photo tutorial!</i></div>
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<i>Good grief.</i></div>
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<i>He swivelled it back around and we continued (after a few words spoken betwixt the two of us).</i></div>
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Cut the pancake again into strips running PERPENDICULAR to the first set of strips.</div>
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<i>So nevermind.</i></div>
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When what to my wondering eyes should appear but little bite-sized pancake squares!</div>
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do NOT syrup, THEN cut them.</div>
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This is an abomination.</div>
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<i>An abomination I seem to commit EVERY time I use this method.</i></div>
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<i>Anderson hates the roller to be sticky with syrup, almost as much as he hates sand at the beach.</i></div>
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<i>And y'all, he really hates sand at the beach.</i></div>
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Finish cutting your rows THEN syrup that sucker up.</div>
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<i>(Mrs. Butterworth need not ever know).</i></div>
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As evidenced by the fact that my shutter speed was not up to par with the speed of that piece o' pancake traveling to Anderson's mouth.</div>
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I hope you've all enjoyed this How To on pancake cutting. </div>
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I hope it's revolutionised your life.</div>
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I know it has ours.</div>
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With four kids we used to spend a good portion of our lives on Saturday morning cutting pancakes for kids who can't saw through them with the side of their fork like any good American non-butter knife using person would do.</div>
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Now, pancake cutting time is a breeze, all because my husband had a great idea.</div>
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<i>And for the love of Pete, if you do this too, don't tell Anderson!</i></div>
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<i>Actually, I said that wrong;</i></div>
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<i>I'd just like to be able to take decent pictures. </i></div>
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I fancy myself somewhat of a creative soul. </div>
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<i>In reality I'm half decent at copying *some* artistic mediums but I haven't been blessed with a boatload of original creativity.</i></div>
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So it really torques me when I pick up a camera and the photos I take are...fair to middlin', at best, and ding-dang awful at worst.</div>
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I WANT to be able to be gifted.</div>
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I also feel like this when I get a notion and pick up Mark's guitar to start playing through my guitar songs repertoire. </div>
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Including and limited to:</div>
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- Lord I Lift Your Name on High</div>
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- One of These Days by FFH</div>
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- Wipe Out</div>
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- the base line to Mission Impossible theme song</div>
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And then my finger tips start throbbing, I cry and moan and get frustrated that my guitar playing is just NOT progressing, and I put Mark's guitar up in the case until the next time I get it out...in November.</div>
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So I'm trying.</div>
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I'm. Trying.</div>
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To be better at photography.</div>
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Y'all are just my audience so we can reflect on my journey.</div>
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And it had better be a journey, dang it.</div>
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<a name='more'></a>Roses my sweet husband purchased for me<br />
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<i>(as I have a policy against buying flowers for myself).</i></div>
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I really, REALLY want a macro lens</div>
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<i>But I have a policy that Thou shalt not acquire any more photography equipment until thou finally learns thy aperture settings.</i></div>
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So I use a handy trick where I take my 50mm lens and turn it around to get a really close shot.</div>
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Hard to do, but SO fun.</div>
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My biggest girl.</div>
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I love this because usually she has her eyebrows screwed up in question </div>
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<i>Legit questions about life and questions concerning our authority as parents alike.</i></div>
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My biggest boy.</div>
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He's almost always smiling, sweetie muffin pie that he is.</div>
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I'm kinda in love with bokah (the blurriness in the background), </div>
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but I could've bumped my f-stop up a bit to get more of his face in focus.</div>
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<i>Live and learn.</i></div>
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My middle girl.</div>
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When she smiles her eyes usually disappear so this is a rare capture of her baby blues.</div>
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Also, I decreased my shutter speed a bit much.</div>
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<i>*sigh*</i></div>
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Me, working on technique through the reflection on the dirty screen of my iMac.</div>
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This! This was taken out my bedroom window at 11:30 P.M. looking NORTH.</div>
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Nearly midnight and look at the sky! Crazy latitudinal issues here.</div>
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FYI: That actually is the light of the Beatrice Alpha oil rig platform out in the Moray Firth. Awesome.</div>
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Ok, so as not to overwhelm you, thus ends this leg of the journey.</div>
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I think it's safe to say I'll be back with further specimens of my artist pursuit.</div>
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<i>In the meantime I'd like to start learning the rift for Sweet Child of Mine...</i></div>
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<i>you know, broaden my musical pursuits as well.</i></div>
<br />Jordan Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16710573585357151853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814935911232129527.post-55116677389573003722015-06-17T15:20:00.001-07:002015-06-17T16:19:49.123-07:00Patient Declined Termination of Pregnancy: Sally Pink's story<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">Two years ago this week our world tilted on its
axis. We lived in Houston, Texas, I was 20 weeks pregnant with our 4<sup>th</sup> child, and we had just been
in to receive our anatomy ultrasound. This is the scan where the baby’s
major organs are checked. We had the scan done at a special ultrasound clinic
and our biggest decision that day was whether to find out the gender of the
baby or not. We choose both and had the technician write the results on a
yellow sticky note and I placed in my purse. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">The next day Mark and I were out trying to
finalize the sale of our two vehicles and had stopped to eat lunch when my
obstetrician called us. I quickly stepped out of the restaurant to more clearly
hear. Just in time to hear the Dr when she said, “All the measurements look
good with the baby and everything looks up to date... However, the technician did
find a spot in the brain. You’re going to need a level 2 scan to address this.”
I felt the blood draining...I tried to ask coherent questions, tried to
understand what the Dr was saying, but basically until we had the scan there
was no telling what “spot on the brain meant.” This was Thursday and so we had
to wait over an agonizing long weekend until Tuesday to attend the scan with a
perinatologist.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">That weekend I turned 31 and it was a
horrible birthday, sad to say. I was consumed with worry. If you’ve never
experienced it worry on this level it rips you in two. Sleep was the only
respite from this disease that was eating me alive.</span></div>
<a name='more'></a>I turned to the Psalms in
the Bible and I clung to Psalm 22.30-31:<o:p></o:p><br />
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">“Posterity
shall serve him;<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">it
shall be told of the Lord to the coming generation;<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">they
shall come and proclaim his righteousness to a people yet unborn, <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">that
he had done it.”<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Tuesday came right in the middle of VBS (Vacation
Bible School) so we left our three eldest and headed to the perinatologist. The
doctors first words upon seeing the ultrasound screen was, “There is something
really wrong with this child.” Which immediately elicited a sob from me—and
left me sobbing silently for the rest of the appointment. From that point on
the appointment went downhill. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Upon learning I have a pregnancy-induced
blood clotting disorder the Dr was in disbelief that I was allowed to deliver
naturally without knowing whether the babies had the same disorder. Affronted I
responded, “Well the Lord had His hand on our first three because they came out and were fine.” What a change in demeanour in the doctor! Immediately we
were written off as religious nuts who would not listen to reason or science. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">The doctor informed us the baby had a cyst at the back of the head
and the two halves of the cerebellum were divided with NO vermis (connective
tissue) present. As the cerebellum is the command center for balance, motion, and coordination this meant the baby’s right hand would not know what the left
was doing—literally. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">During the course of the appointment we
heard phrases along the lines of, “The baby may be slightly handicapped or the
baby may not survive.” “The baby may have a trisomy defect, which is
incompatible with life.” I asked if we needed to stay in the USA to deliver the
baby to which the doctor abruptly responded, “It doesn’t matter. If the baby
dies in Scotland the baby dies in the USA.” Our hearts were torn out repeatedly
in that appointment and bruised. I clearly remember the paperwork from the perinatologist had the
phrase printed out; </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">“Patient declined termination of pregnancy.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Mark and I were grief stricken for this
baby we had not, and may not ever meet. When we got into the truck outside the
doctors office I pulled the paper out of my purse where the word “<u>GIRL</u>”
was written and underlined. Mark and I cried and held one another for a long,
long time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">24 hours later we moved as missionaries to Scotland.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Once in Scotland we had to go through a
month of appointments and referrals to bring the NHS up to speed. From
mid-wives, to ultrasound technicians, to obstetricians finally to a
perinatologist in Aberdeen 6 weeks later. She did a thorough scan and then took
Mark and I into a room with comfy chairs, a table and a box of tissues. That room
with the box of tissues scared me more than anything else. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">The Doctor finally put a name to the
malformation, that it was more than a cyst. It was Dandy Walker Malformation. </span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">In the baby’s case this meant she had a
complete separation of her two cerebellar hemispheres and there was no
connective tissue (vermis) between the spheres. The cerebellum is the back
portion of your brain that is responsible for coordination and motor skills
among other things. With DWS there is a huge spectrum of severity and there was
no way for us to know until after birth and possibly months later the degree of
her handicap.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">The doctor then said there were 3 options
for us: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">She said, “We can do nothing and wait for
the baby to be born.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Do amniocentisis to figure out what caused
this.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Or, option 3, some people can’t handle the
thought of having a baby born with a handicap…” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">I couldn’t, WOULDN’T let her finish. I
interrupted and said, “NEVER, never—that is for God to decide, not us…how could
someone choose that?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">And still up until several weeks after
Airdrie was born we were not certain she would survive.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Throughout the course of my pregnancy we “declined
terminiation” three times. THREE gut-wrenching times. As a Christian there is no choice; I KNOW God
is the one who ordains life and He can sustain it. How incredibly arrogant to
assume to predict an outcome, large “spectrum” of possibility or not?! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">We often cry out feeling that we as
Christians should be spared grief, sorrows, hardship when in reality who is
better equipped to deal with those things? We have amazing promises to lean on,
the confidence to know the God of the universe confidently has it all under
control. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Life happens; good times and bad times come
to the Christian and non-Christian alike. It is the faith to ride the swells of
the hard times and not be consumed by those waves that sets the Christian
apart. It is the confidence of the hope we have in Christ Jesus. Having a child
with special needs or a handicap, what a gift! These precious treasures are not
given to everyone, and what better outcome than to have such a child born to a
family who loves the Lord?! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Often when we think in these terms we are
using our earthly perspective. What is the worst thing that can happen to us
according to “the world”? Death. What is the best thing that can happen to us
according to the Christian? Death. What a contrast in views! Too often in tough
situations in life we Christians begin to acquire an outlook that mimics the
world. Death is NOT the worst thing to happen. Not being prepared for
death—separation from Christ is! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">This is difficult to maintain this outlook
as a parent especially. But I believe that’s why it’s vitally important as a mother to realise my greatest mission is to make disciples of Jesus to those
little ones I'm raising. This is why I stay home with our babies and why we
home school—at this season in our lives it’s where our personal convictions lie.
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">And oh! How most days I wish it was an easier job, or that I was a more perfect mother to be better equipped for the
task at hand!</i> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">I have had many people speak of mine and
Mark’s remarkable faith throughout the time of my pregnancy with Airdrie. It makes me somewhat incredulous. Let
me tell you something—it’s easy, SO very easy to lean on your faith when every
possible option has been completely taken out of your hands. Said simply: Our
faith was (and still is!) THE only thing we can lean on because the circumstance
was so beyond us doing anything.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><o:p><br /></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><o:p><br /></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">And now let me tell you a story that makes
tears stream down my face even as I write it. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Airdrie Abileen Anderson came
into this world by emergency C-section on 24 October 2013. She wasn’t crying or
breathing—for a long time. But our mighty God stepped in: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Airdrie gave a small squeak and the nurses
flashed Mark a thumbs up sign.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Airdrie was admitted to NICU, then two days later returned back to me.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Genetic testing determined Airdrie did not
have a chromosomal abnormality.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">An MRI at 6 weeks showed a small vermis
(the connective tissue, you’ll remember, that was absent the entire pregnancy)
was indeed present in Airdrie’s cerebellum.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Airdrie smiled at 3.5 weeks of age.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Airdrie laughed on New Year’s Eve 2013.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">She learned to clap, to sit, to eat.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">She says “mama, dada, baba (bottle), taa
ooo (thank you)”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">She sings.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">And when she first stood, we cried.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">She is WALKING around furniture now at 19
months of age.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Our Airdrie is a miracle.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">We have learned this lesson. Don’t you ever, EVER let someone tell you
that your baby has no value. Don’t let a person presume to play God. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">God has a plan, He has a purpose for every
unborn child.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">And for those who have made that
heart-wrenching decision, know there is forgiveness, peace, and mercy in the
Lord—His arms are always open.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">We hold Psalm 27.14 in our hearts still:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">Wait
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">be
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for the LORD!<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
Jordan Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16710573585357151853noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814935911232129527.post-32922754834842749072015-06-12T13:59:00.000-07:002015-06-12T13:59:01.506-07:00Cheerleading Tales from the Crypt(tic post title, I know)My house is rather empty. Therefore it is rather tidy.<br />
*<i>rather</i>*<br />
The kids are to bed and so I thought I'd write a story.<br />
But not just any story, it has to be funny. Because laughing is one of my all time favorite activities.<br />
I'm not good at making up stories so this one is, regrettably, true.<br />
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Many years ago young Jordan was a cheerleader in high school. Jordan was the co-captain of the varsity squad, which sounds like an auspicious title, but I can assure you the most glamorous that title was, was it printed in fuzzy gold letters on the back of my letter jacket.<br />
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In some American high schools we have what is known as "the pep rally" which is a dang good excuse to skip 45 minutes of class. The entire school, ENTIRE school filed into the large gymnasium and sat waiting for the pep band and cheerleaders to entertain them for 45 minutes on a big game day. I'll admit now, we hadn't a clue what we were doing. We danced, did some cheers, and played silly games--really I have no memory of how we filled the rest of the 38 minutes after that. But the important part to remember was the school showed up to be entertained.<br />
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The cheerleading squad lined up across the gym to do our first dance to the cheerleading essential: Gary Glitter's "Rock and Roll, Part 2" (<i>Heck yes I had to Google that. It's a song EVERYONE can hum, but no one knows the title. Go ahead you doubters, Google it</i>). As I take my place I notice I'm right in front of the pep band who have filled half of the lower bleachers. Then I gaze up and see an ocean of black and gold jerseys...the football team seated together. It's game day, they're dressed in their away jerseys and are highly noticeable. <i>Also, please note they were highly noticeable to the 15 year old Jordan anyhow. They could've all been dressed like the goths that hung out in smokers alley and I could've picked 'em out of the crowd.</i><br />
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The dance begins. I. Am. Pumped. Up. In the egocentric world most 15 year old adolescents live in I just knew people were watching <u>me</u>. I suddenly knew their thoughts; "Wow, look at Jordan!" "Who knew that girl could busta move?" "I wish I could dance like her." I began to move like Beyonce. (<i>Yet, I didn't know her as Beyonce--she was ⅓ of TLC.) </i>But I was white, I had pompoms in my hands, and my uniform wasn't horribly skanky. <i>Sorry I said skanky on this blog.</i><br />
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It wasn't enough to know I was dancing my heart out--I wanted to make sure those football players could see me, KNEW I could dance. <i>Because cool choreography is apparently a way to a fellas heart in a teenage girls mind.</i> The big part of the song was coming up: the part where everyone shouts, "HEY!" and all the cheerleaders would do a high kick punctuating it. I knew then and there that would be my schtick. I would be the greatest high-kicker EVER. <i>Straight from CCHS to the Radio City Rockettes, ladies and gentlemen.</i><br />
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On the "HEY!" I kicked...violently. My leg rose higher, and higher, and higher than ever before. My pointed toe, clad in pristine white cheerleading shoes eclipsed my 5'2" height. And wonder of wonders or I should say, horror of horrors, my trusty 'ol left leg decided to follow suit.<br />
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"WHAT THE HECK, LEFT LEG!!!" Such betrayal over a member of my own body! With both my legs in the air my body planted my back on the floor. Oh my ever living-loving-gosh I had just kicked my legs out from under myself. The idiotic thought ran through my head, "Did anyone see that?!?!?!?" I was laid out flat on the gym floor and I lifted my head to peek over my prostrate body and a good ⅔ of the pep band had ceased playing their instruments...<i>from laughter</i>.<br />
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"Cr@p" (<i>sorry mom, it's what went through my head</i>). I figured to play it safe and NOT glance any higher to see the state of the football team. I rolled to my stomach, quietly gathered my shreds of dignity...and crawled off the gym floor.Jordan Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16710573585357151853noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814935911232129527.post-46570074711736561142015-06-08T06:13:00.000-07:002015-06-08T06:13:09.584-07:00Flowers, Seals, and Slimy ThingsWe've been exploring, as we are oft to do.<br />
Scotland has so so many beautiful places to hike around.<br />
Our kids ask a lot for us to take them to the ever present, ever popular indoor play areas here. Those are great--for rainy days.<br />
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But we tell them God has created an amazing playground for them outside.<br />
We're going to walk all over it...<br />
and they're gonna like it!<br />
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There are seals where we live!</div>
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I'll admit: I attempt to speak seal to them.</div>
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I think they understand me, with their precious little puppy dog faces.</div>
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We have plenty to explore.</div>
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And I'll take random photos of where my Keens have been. </div>
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(It's funner when you say that with a Scottish accent where "Keen" and "been" rhyme.)</div>
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It's a sensory playground for Airdrie Bear...</div>
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<i>I know the shopping cart handles are more apropos for building immunity to diseases.</i></div>
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In not watching what I'm doing when attempting "feet selfies" </div>
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I sometimes get my feet wet in 33 degree water.</div>
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I love it when my boys have father son bonding time--essential for little boys.</div>
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I let my kids wander onto a roof covered in grass.</div>
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<i>This is maybe indicative of who we are as people--</i></div>
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<i>I on the other hand, well </i><i>I'd like to think I'm fun to be around...</i></div>
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Delicate little things.</div>
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Airdrie loves riding on her daddy's back.</div>
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The flowers are out in full force.</div>
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Buttercup chin.</div>
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Trying to gather the flora in the area.</div>
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The kids stumbled upon a snail colony.</div>
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Sick.</div>
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I can't handle slimy stuff.</div>
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And then we saw DOLPHINS!</div>
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But they were out there playing!</div>
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Last week I offered y'all a taste (pun totally intended) of the food offering here in Scotland. </div>
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I'll reiterate again: these are a collection of photos from our many years association with Scotland. <i>Ain't nobody got enough Weight Watchers* points for a post like this to happen in a few days span.</i></div>
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<i>Please note: I am aware of my usage of contractions of auxiliary verbs as well as the occasional double negative and would ask that the general public just sit back and enjoy the colloquialisms I employ on this blog, not using them as a standard of my socio-economic or education level.</i></div>
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To start the lineup we have the Scottish specialty: white pudding.</div>
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This is oatmeal, fat, and seasoning all stuffed into a casing to be cooked and eaten as a side dish.</div>
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My family ADORES this.</div>
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<i>Or perhaps your geographical ubiquity.</i></div>
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This isn't exactly a UK food, but I made this whilst living in the UK so maybe it counts...?</div>
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This is Mr. Anderson's birthday cake.</div>
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Every year he gets a chocolate cake with raspberry filling and chocolate buttercream frosting.</div>
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It's a lovely, lovely thing.</div>
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THIS is a chicken bridie.</div>
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Flaky crust, creamy sauce, juicy bits of savoury chicken...</div>
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It. Is. Fabulous.</div>
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<i>By the way the pronunciation of "bridie" depends on whom you're talking to.</i></div>
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<i>Mark was corrected once to pronounce it as "bair-dy"</i></div>
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<i>So if I'm ordering I simply point, say "chicken", and cough.</i></div>
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Airdrie concurs: YUM!</div>
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available again, from any local bakery here.</div>
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They had a Burns Night supper and Alex put a gourmet flair on this Scottish classic.</div>
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Haggis is Scotland's very own recipe.</div>
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Grind the heart, lungs, and liver of a sheep and mix it with spices and oatmeal.</div>
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This is a shish kabob from one of our favourite take aways.</div>
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It's marinated lamb, chargrilled with a spicy sauce, </div>
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<i>I cannot explain to you the deliciousness of this.</i></div>
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<i>But I eat this, oh yes I do.</i></div>
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This is a hot cross bun.</div>
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They come out in hoards around Easter time.</div>
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This is chicken pekora.</div>
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Indian-spiced, battered and fried chicken.</div>
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This was good, but our favourite is the RED kind.</div>
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The staple of chicken korma, salad, and a lemon to make it pretty.</div>
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It's basically a fried Indian tortilla made from a chickpea meal.</div>
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in Scotland you may see the Anderson family wandering around.<br />
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It's what we do in our free time: explore the great outdoor playground!<br />
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This is the Buckie Harbour wall.</div>
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It's a reeeaaaallly long wall.</div>
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The kids hated being on the end of the pier.</div>
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Because we've seen this happen during a winter storm!</div>
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We're officially done with school and on summer holiday so check back, I'm sure we have many more adventures to be had!<br />
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Lest you be confused:</div>
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I am NOT a foodie.</div>
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To me a foodie lives for exotic and gourmet foods, loves sushi, and can pronounce foie gras correctly.</div>
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For obvious reasons I don't appear becoming a foodie anytime soon as I:</div>
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I live in the UK. </div>
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I eat food in the UK.</div>
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I sometimes take pictures of food in the UK.</div>
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I've had the rare, the outlandish, the delicious, and the classics.</div>
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These are a candy.</div>
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They taste just like those orange Circus Peanuts candy you get in the USA.</div>
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<i>BEEF GELATIN</i></div>
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<i>Listed, in English, right there.</i></div>
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This may well be the greatest culinary masterpiece available in Scotland.</div>
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THIS may well be the greatest culinary masterpiece available in Scotland.</div>
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This <strong style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Balta mišrainė </strong>is something our sweet neighbour, Nerringa made for us.</div>
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This was the super yummy eggs benedict I had in Edinburgh.</div>
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I felt posh to eat this lovely breakfast.</div>
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THIS is the Mexican food of the UK.</div>
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<i>So we only get it on those days we want to hear great wails and crying, gnashing of teeth, and long speeches about the unfairness of the planet.</i></div>
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This is including but not limited to:</div>
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So I thought I'd pretend like I had free time and imagine what I do with it:</div>
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I'd compare pictures of my children all at the same age.</div>
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So I did it tonight.</div>
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Caithness is 6.</div>
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Aberdeen is 4.</div>
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Caedmon at 6.</div>
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Airdrie at 18 months.</div>
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<i>Yes, my grandma still uses those wooden plant stands with variegated ivy climbing all over.</i></div>
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My babies are growing up too fast!</div>
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<i>And I need to tackle laundry.</i></div>
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