Kathie in Thorp
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I'm so proud of my eldest grandchild, Colby. All of his near 24 years he's been a great kid -- smart, compassionate, witty, athletic, high-achiever. From the time he could walk, Colby wanted to be camping, hiking, fishing, going along on the hunting trips. When he got older, he added skiiing and snow-boarding and wake-boarding to his list. He's an energizer bunny. His goal when he started college in Montana was a degree in wildlife biology, but after first year, decided there wasn't much future money in that, so he switched to a business degree so he could make enough money to go play in the woods and be able to afford it through the years. He's now the CFO for a very successful Montana manufacturer that makes packing gear for hunters, that was a start-up company when he interned for them his 3rd year of college. Montana his now "home" for him -- not the apple orchard country of Washington. His paternal grandpa was his best hunting/fishing/camping/hiking buddy, and when Grandpa Allen succombed to cancer a few years ago, that was pretty hard on Colby. There is always a little bottle of Grandpa's ashes in his pack when he's in the mountains -- Grandpa Allen always goes along on the mountain adventures -- and sometimes, a little "bag of Grandpa." Last weekend Colby felt he was in a spot that his Grandpa would have enjoyed exploring. He made this little video for his Grandma. Bless his heart! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6QG-JX2XVU&sns=fb
