Welcome to Thankful Thursday June 18, 2009

Good Evening, and welcome to Thankful Thursday!!

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No, this is not my son but it sure looks like it could be.

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Bet you can't guess what I am thankful for????

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We just got a phone call from our son about an hour or so

ago, and he is at his first town after 100 miles of hiking.

To say I am thankful is truly an understatement,

I am overwhelming ecstatic and hubby almost needs

to scrape me off the ceiling!!

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Our son is good, but tired, he hurt his knee a little

so that is why he slowed down some. It was so

neat to hear that God sent along another hiker

who happened to have an extra ace bandage for

him to use on his knee. Could that be an angel

in disquise, wouldn't surprise me!

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I am so thankful for God's provision and protection

of him as he has been in the wilderness for 8 days.

He said he did not spend a night alone out there,

every night there were other hikers that came.

He only had to set his tent up one night, the rest

of the time he was able to stay in a lean to.

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He said he hasn't seen a lot of wildlife, 10 snakes

(one would be enough to make me want to come home)

and a porcupine. He tried to get a pic but Joey was

barking at it and scared it away. Something tried to get

into his backpack last night, they hang them up on the

lean to, and they rig them so that if something jumps

on them it makes them fall off, so he heard this really

loud sound of something falling and guess he looked

outside and it was a huge rat. Yuk!!!

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Joey has done very well, he has had to carry her

across the streams, one was waist deep, but he

says she has learned to hop the rocks.

He also had to help her some when they were

climbing up the mountain, cause she couldn't

get over some of the big rocks.

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I was asking if he thought she was getting enough

to eat cause their food was so rationed, and being

out in the fresh air and exerting all that energy

usually makes you hungrier than normal.

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He said he was concerned about her the first

few days cause she wasn't eating or drinking too

much. (Could have been missing us since she has been

with us 24/7 for 6 months now or possibly just readjusting

after the plane trip, and strange hotel and new surroundings)

but then she started eating and has done fine every since.

That was a relief I'm sure!

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Says he took lots of beautiful pics, and a few

videos as well. Said there were lots of wildflowers

so he was trying to get some good shots for me.

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Their food supply held out fine, he just ran

out of food for Joey, so he has to get her some

now that he is in town. Also got his package

we mailed for the next leg of his journey.

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He is trying to find a public library so he can

download his pics to facebook. I am hoping hubby

can figure out how to get them from there to

my blog so yall can see some, but I might

have to wait till he (meaning my son) gets home.

Just have to wait and see!

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Said he didn't like hiking in the rain too much,

but it's all part of the experience. Someone told

him he needed to get a walking stick and it would

make it easier on his knee, so he did and they

were right it made things quite a bit easier.

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He is gonna stay in the town for 2 nights to let

his knee rest, and plans to leave out early

Sat. morning for the next trek which will

be 7 days, but this time there is another

town in between. He doesn't plan to stop there

but if he needed to he could, so that is good

news to my ears!! ha

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He was very happy to get a nice shower,

and to give Joey a bath. Says he has

been checking and cleaning her lil feet everynite

with wet wipes and then putting horse

hoof lotion on the pads of her feet.

Didn't know he even took that with him,

that was a great idea.

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Well, that is all I can think of for now, we

will probably talk to him again tomorrow night,

so for now, I am off to help hubby with the

lawn. I mow on the John deere while he

weed eats and edges. Such a Deal!!

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Have a great evening,

and remember to find something to be thankful for!!

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Love, Hugs and Blessings,

Nellie