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October 16, 2005
What's
Daniel up to now? A bunch of things! Here's a brief overview:
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| He graduated from
DayStar Adventist Academy in
Castle Valley, Utah on May 29, 2005. Then he returned home to California, where he
turned 20 on June 4. |
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| During the month of
June, Daniel's friend Andre Sage from Fernley, Nevada arrived and spent several weeks
at our home, playing with fish in Daniel's boat "pond," riding around in
Grandpa's old vehicles, exploring along the river, and doing other fun stuff. |
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| They also spent long
days working very hard at home and for neighbors, weed-whacking, brush-cutting,
painting, hauling manure and a bunch of other things. At age 14, Andre learned fast
as Daniel showed him the skills needed to please his customers. Andre needed
to save up money for school, and Daniel for flying lessons. |
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| Diana's kept busy
canning fruit, experimenting with new vegetarian recipes, taking care of me, walking twice
a day, and doing Creative Memories scrapbooking. |
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| As the summer heat
faded into the coolness of fall, Diana recently double-dug two plots of ground for our
winter garden, planting arugula, rutabagas, kale, beets, cilantro and parsley. |
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| I had fun running
around in my TracAbout, hauling
firewood, supervising my parents who work too hard for their age, and taking homeschool
families on an adventure expedition to Deer View. |
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| I'm also learning how
to do web pages, thanks to our friend Jim Conrad, an old
naturalist friend who spent six months living on our property and exploring nature in the
surrounding area. He produces simple, easy-to-understand web pages on a variety of
nature topics. |
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| Back to Daniel, his
dream from childhood was to learn how to fly. His friend Davey Fernald of Fort
Kent, Maine is a flying instructor. So that's where Daniel went in mid-July. |
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| Now Daniel is
literally "floating in the clouds" as he learns how to fly. |
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| Here's one happy young
man! |
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| Based at the Aroostook
Regional Airport, Daniel's been learning all the basics of airplane maintenance, taking
off, landing, and everything in between. During the summer Daniel did Fire Patrols
to get in flying hours without having to pay for fuel or plane rental. |
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| David Fernald (left)
is the airport manager, and his son Davey is Daniel's instructor. The Fernald family
has been very kind to provide food and lodging, as well as a discount on flight
instruction. |
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| In between flights,
Daniel works at the airport to help pay for plane rental. He refuels planes, cleans
the hangars and manages the office while the Fernalds are away. |
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| He also saws and
splits firewood, mows grass, and does whatever else that needs to be done. |
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