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Well, it’s not really a new name. It’s my maiden name and I chose not to go back to it when I got divorced in 2018 because I wanted to legally share the same last name as my children, at least through their school age years. Those are rapidly coming to an end with my oldest daughter graduating high school this year, and my youngest only having six years left. I still plan to keep my legal last name, Bacheler, at least until I need to get a new passport. That seems like a good time to try to switch everything back. In the meantime, for business and personal related things such as social media I’m going to give my maiden name another go. I think it will help eliminate some confusion since my business name has always been Casler Financial, I would like it to be a little more obvious that I am the owner, or at least an important part of the founding of the business. Our rental cabins in Idaho also have the family name, Casler Farm, and with my dad gone, I want to carry on his namesake. So ...

Dear Dad, Thank you for the gift of the land that you poured your heart and soul into for so many years. You truly created a special place in the woods of North Idaho, and I consider it a blessing and a privilege to be able to carry on your legacy on the property. The kids and I just spent a week there for Thanksgiving, and it was extra special being able to invite a friend along to join us. Thank you for allowing us to have vision for the Casita nine years ago and for all the hard work you put into fixing that up and making it livable so that more than one family could enjoy the property at a time. I wish you could see what Julie has done to the yurt space. We are considering renaming it, I hope that’s OK, but what you built up there in the garden area is really not a yurt at all and I feel like calling it that does it an injustice. It’s another one of your creative masterpieces and has so many of your special touches and quirks built-in. She has added insulation and finishing touches...