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Two Problems

Posted by Mary Beth on Monday, January 18th, 2010

So we’re finally settling in from our recent move over here at the Picker House.  We are feeling very happy and very blessed.   We love our new house; we have lots of room, lots of yard space, and even more toys.  In fact, there’s another thing we have lots of around here:  BOYS. BOY [...]

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REFERRAL!!!

Posted by Mary Beth on Tuesday, April 7th, 2009

We are overwhelmed, blessed, and absolutely overjoyed to announce that we have received our referral! Monday evening, I got a call from Holt telling us that they had a baby boy waiting for us. He is 2 1/2 months old and itty bitty, but absolutely precious! My arms are already aching for him! I got [...]

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Big News . . .

Posted by Mary Beth on Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008

We’ve been waiting for weeks to share our big news, and the time has finally come. After tons of prayer and thought, and sharing and praying with the people closest to us, we have decided to adopt a baby boy from Ethiopia. Ever since I went with my parents to adopt my little sister from [...]

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Day 3: Bath

Posted by Mary Beth on Thursday, April 17th, 2008
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Pultney BridgeOn the third day of our trip, we took a train from Paddington Station in London to the town of Bath. I was really excited about seeing Bath; I had read so much about it in Jane Austen’s novels, so I couldn’t wait to see it for myself.

We started at the Roman Baths. It was really interesting to see the structures that the Romans built in the 1st century AD. We also saw the Pump Room, where many in Jane Austen’s day would go to “take the waters.” We decided not to partake of the waters. It didn’t smell too good, and I could only guess that it would taste even worse.

After wandering around a bit to find lunch, we listened to an audio tour of Bath on our iPods that I downloaded from the Bath Tourism website. It was great fun to listen to the commentary while we followed a map through the streets of Bath, and, because of the tour, we were able to find many sites we would never have found on our own. Our favorite spots in Bath include Pultney Bridge, the Royal Crescent, and the Circus. The town has changed very little since the 18th century, and the surrounding countryside is so beautiful that it ended up being a wonderful way to spend the day.

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  • sarah
    Wow! That sounds like so much fun.
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