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September 2025
Over the years, we've always compared our family life to a wagon train heading west. Just as everyone had to do his part to get to Oregon years ago, so everyone in our family must do his/her part to make our journey through life successful. If somebody climbs in the wagon and lets the others do the work, we just don't make any progress. We all have to pull our weight and work together. Along the trail we find lots of pebbles that make for a smooth ride and some bigger rocks that jar us a little; we hit the occasional pothole that can slow us down. But if we purpose to search diligently, there are countless gold nuggets and precious gemstones along the way as well. This journal is an attempt to preserve some of those precious moments for our children, and our children's children, as together we travel this trail called life.

Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. Psalm 16:11


Tuesday, December 18, 2012

12-18-12 The Best Adventure Ever (conclusion)

by Ben
At night, the kids snuck out and picked up lots of gold coins and diamonds. They put everything in the boat and pushed out.
They got farther out, but some rocks were blocking the way.  They climbed up on one of the rocks.
“Look!” Ned said. “It looks like a sunken ship.”
“Maybe,” Ted said, “that’s where all the coins and stuff came from”
“Why would all that stay though?  Wouldn’t the people on the ship get it?” Ned asked.
“Not if they didn’t know how to swim,” Ted said. “Let’s get it.”
Fred said, “It’s only about fifteen feet down.”
“Ok. Here we go.”
They dived down.
There was a chest. They motioned to open the chest. They did. Inside there was gold, diamonds, rubies, pearls, silver, emeralds, and many other valuable things.  They swam back to the top.
Meanwhile, back on the ship, the driver called America. Some planes were sent out to look for the kids. 
The kids hadn’t eaten in a day, so they made a fire. They got a rock that was shaped like a cup. They put some water in it and some wild chicken eggs. The water boiled and they had some eggs. 
Finally the kids were found.  They were pulled into a helicopter. They told all about the money and gold and everything they found.  They got all the money.  It was worth 31,000,000 dollars.

THE END.

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