Through the Storm...~

Our Gold Beach Trip

2011-08-15T13:37:00.000-07:00

Our trip to Gold Beach. Instead of posting each picture seperately, I just uploaded my album to Picasa. Click on this link to get there. Gold Beach Album

The other end of the rainbow

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Rainbow over our house

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Mary D, Hume, Gold Beach, Oregon

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Hubby and I are going to Gold Beach in August. Haven't been there for years. This old boat was something that I got to be a very small part of many years ago. Mainly I watched them put in the pilings and cradle that were to hold the boat. Unfortunately, she was damaged when they tried to put her in the cradle. So all that work was for nothing. Not much left of her now.

Mary D, Hume, Gold Beach, Oregon

YouTube - ‪3D Printer‬‏

2011-07-07T15:52:00.000-07:00

Can you believe this?
YouTube - ‪3D Printer‬‏

Hot and Lazy

2011-07-07T08:35:00.000-07:00

Jumbie was hot and wanted a drink but was too lazy to stand up and drink.

Day after ride

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Went back to one of the covered bridges to get a couple of trees that we saw that would be good for bonsai. On our way back from getting the trees, we passed by this field of flowers. What a beautiful view.

722011 - Susan Richards - Picasa Web Albums

2011-07-07T07:52:00.000-07:00

Barbeque, and good music. These are of the boys in Vince's big chair with Ginger.
722011 - Susan Richards - Picasa Web Albums

2011-07-03 - Susan Richards - Picasa Web Albums

2011-07-07T07:50:00.000-07:00

Weekend ride.

2011-07-03 - Susan Richards - Picasa Web Albums

kaleidoskop.swf (application/x-shockwave-flash Object)

2011-06-29T07:40:00.000-07:00

kaleidoskop.swf (application/x-shockwave-flash Object)

So mesmerizing. I could sit and watch this all day.
Enjoy!

Donna Young's Homeschool Resources and Printables

2011-06-26T10:18:00.000-07:00

Donna Young's Homeschool Resources and Printables

Nice Homeschool planners

Layered Caribbean Chicken Salad Recipe from Betty Crocker

2011-06-26T10:03:00.000-07:00

Layered Caribbean Chicken Salad Recipe from Betty Crocker

This looks really good. Going to have to test this one.

Things are growing

2011-06-24T20:50:00.000-07:00

These are some Hydrangea's that I bought today. They are so pretty. I've never seen any like them before.The ones below are a little different than the ones above.

Garden is growing up.

The poppies have went wild!

This rose bush has buds all over it. I will take another picture when it is in full bloom. It is a beautiful one.

I don't remember what this is called, but Brittany liked it so I got it for her.

Potted plans are really taking off and filling in.

Weight Loss

2011-06-24T06:33:00.000-07:00

At the bottom of the page, you will see a weight loss ticker. I have actually lost a total of 8.5 pounds, but just started using this program last week.

How to Make Your Own Cold Gel Pack

2011-06-19T19:21:00.000-07:00

How to Make Your Own Cold Gel Pack

Easier than you think!

Home - NEW BEGINNINGS

2011-06-19T19:12:00.000-07:00

Home - NEW BEGINNINGS

For Homeschool Freebies

BBC - Drama - North and South

2011-06-19T18:59:00.000-07:00

I'm hooked! This is my new favorite movie! Love, love, love it!!

BBC - Drama - North and South

Kitten vs. A Scary Thing. [VIDEO]

2011-06-19T18:55:00.000-07:00

Kitten vs. A Scary Thing. [VIDEO]

This one is just too cute! LOL

Good Clean Humor - Cat Burglar

2011-06-19T18:54:00.000-07:00

Good Clean Humor - Cat Burglar

Gotta love this kitty! LOL

Jumbie playing

2011-06-12T20:58:00.000-07:00

Jumbie is in this tree and he has made a couple of birds really upset. They have been fluttering around trying to get him out of the tree. They don't have a nest in the tree, but they still don't want him in the tree. If you click on the pictures they will get bigger so you might be able to see him.

You can see the little bird out in the street.

Now Jumbie thinks he is hiding from Tuff. He is waiting to pounce on him. LOL

We see you!

Little Red Bench

2011-06-08T16:37:00.000-07:00

This was a bench that used to be Brittany's. She didn't want it any more cuz she didn't have the room. I painted it and put it out on the front porch. Now for the door! :) I want to paint my door red, but can't do it until I paint the house. It too is going to be needing paint soon. Probably next year. Still need to get the deck either fixed or rebuilt. That too might have to wait until next year.

So many projects and not enough time or money to do them.

2011-06-08T16:32:00.000-07:00

My garden bed. There are zuchini, cucumbers, walla walla onions, and tomatoes so far. I planted some flowers in some of the blocks.

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The ajuga went crazy this year. All the rain, no doubt! The hosta's are practically buried in it.

2011-06-08T16:29:00.000-07:00

Another bed that needs to be edged. Just planted these wave petunia's. They are light purple, fushia, and deep purple. Should be really pretty when it all fills in.

2011-06-08T16:28:00.000-07:00

Glad's are doing really well. Should be blooming before too long. Another month or so. Planted some moss roses in front of them.

2011-06-08T16:27:00.000-07:00

I should have taken pictures when the azalea's were in full bloom. The ones that were in the other bed were a bright pink, and this one is white. Just planted the chocolate mint beside it. :) We love to go out and eat a leaf every so often. :)

2011-06-08T16:26:00.000-07:00

Still need to edge these beds. The poppys are volunteers that showed up last year. Thought they were pretty so left them. They really went crazy this year. There are a couple of day lillies in here too, but they haven't started blooming yet.

2011-06-08T16:24:00.000-07:00

Still need to edge this bed. Things are really looking pretty good except for a couple of the azalea's that froze two winters ago. They are starting to come back. The white thing in the back, is my dog watering some ornamental grass. :(

2011-06-08T16:22:00.000-07:00

Still have some work to do on this end of the house. It gets full sun, so need the right kind of plants. The Rhodie actually needs to be moved. It gets way too much sun on this side. Although, it looks much better this year, then it did last year.

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Another view.

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Also in the front next to the deck.

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In front of my porch. Things are really starting to fill in.

Gardening

2011-06-08T16:19:00.000-07:00

This petunia is called Phantom. Thought it was so pretty.

Gardening

2011-06-08T16:18:00.000-07:00

My pots on the front porch.

RightAtHome - Right@Home™ > Designing For Your Home > Decorating > Home Staging Whether to Sell or Stay

2011-06-08T08:13:00.000-07:00

RightAtHome - Right@Home™ > Designing For Your Home > Decorating > Home Staging Whether to Sell or Stay

Free Online School: Oregon Connections Academy

2011-06-07T17:10:00.000-07:00

Free Online School: Oregon Connections Academy
We are back in this school. Looking forward to starting the next school year. August 30th is the first day of school.

Willamette Valley Vineyards

2011-03-13T22:23:00.000-07:00

At the Winery, having a great time. Good pears, cheese, wine & friends.

Before play time.

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I'm ready to attack!

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I'm waiting!!!

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More Play

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Wednesday is Paper Route

2011-03-09T21:41:00.000-08:00

Some of the 500 papers we deliver. Oh, and Nick in the middle. He said it was really comfortable. LOL

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Yeah, we have to roll and deliver, while they play!

Wednesday means Playtime for kitty

2011-03-09T21:39:00.000-08:00

Jumbie loves to play with the newspapers straps and also the boxes. He got in the box and proceeded to play with the straps, so Nick helped him out.

Groupon

2011-03-09T20:13:00.000-08:00

Groupon

Groupon is a great place! A friend and myself are going to have a great time on Saturday via Groupon. Will tell you all about it later.

Learn more about them by clicking on the link above.

Sun is just coming up.

2011-02-25T07:14:00.000-08:00

I can't beleive the sky this morning. It is so beautiful. It is also very cold!

Cold beautiful morning.

2011-02-25T07:03:00.000-08:00

It's only 20º out right now. BRRRR

Back of the coasters

2011-02-24T20:38:00.000-08:00

My latest coasters

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Made these for a friend here in our park.

My latest coasters

2011-02-24T20:35:00.000-08:00

Some more of my favorite quotes

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"Life is a process of becoming, a combination of states we have to go through. Where people fail is that they wish to elect a state and remain in it. This is a kind of death." ~Anaïs Nin

"Life's challenges are not supposed to paralyze you—they're supposed to help you discover who you are." ~Bernice Johnson Reagon

( I really like that second one. I've been through some things that almost paralyzed me. It's a choice you have to make to move. You can't let challenges stop you from living. These life lessons build character and make us who we are. Are we going to just sit and let life pass us by or face it head on and be a better person by getting through it. - Susan Richards)

"While it may take two to tango, it only takes you to commit to creating a relationship with the people in your life. Take full responsibility for your relationships and consciously choose to suspend judgment of people." ~ Al Ritter

"When your values are clear to you, making decisions becomes easier." ~Roy Disney

"Values are most alive when we have specific words to describe them, and when we remain intentionally connected to them. It sounds so simple, but in reality, few of us make a practice of routinely making this connection." ~John G. Blumberg

"Be kind and merciful. Let no one ever come to you without coming away better and happier." ~Mother Teresa

Favorite Quotes on Courage

2010-12-29T16:48:00.001-08:00

Courage does not always roar.
Sometimes courage is that quiet voice at the end of the day saying...
"I will try again tomorrow." ~ Mary Anne Radmacher

"When we think about courage, it's usually stories of heroism that come to mind – saving someone from a fire or climbing Mount Everest. But for millions of women around the world, courage comes in a very different way. It's a quiet voice that gives them the strength to go on for another day, sometimes in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds." ~ Bobi Seredich

Tornado 12/14/2010

2010-12-14T16:01:00.000-08:00

We had a tornado here in Aumsville. I've only got pictures of our park, because they don't want anyone downtown that doesn't need to be there. You can see my pictures here: http://picasaweb.google.com/Keeper.Of.Hope/Tornado121410#

Promarker Giveaway!

2010-11-03T06:24:00.000-07:00

Going Buggy is giving away a full set of Promarkers! http://going-buggy.blogspot.com/
Check it out.

Pictures from our Camping trip

2010-10-13T08:44:00.001-07:00

The pictures are uploaded to my facebook account. I made it public, so you should be able to click here and see them. When you get there, if you click on the first picture it will open up larger, then just click on the open picture and it will take you to the next one.

Jones Gallery: Submit your photo to Jones Soda: Jones Soda Co.

2010-09-30T15:58:00.000-07:00

Jones Gallery: Submit your photo to Jones Soda: Jones Soda Co.

Just submitted a photo in hopes that it will be put on a Jones Soda label.

Album of pictures from this summer.

2010-09-27T19:21:00.000-07:00

Our silly kitty

2010-08-27T17:35:00.000-07:00

Jumbie is loving being inside today. He is just lounging the day away sleeping on Nick while he is watching TV.

A gravestone at Aumsville Cemetary

2010-07-17T18:18:00.000-07:00

I just had to post this. This was the second oldest person in the Aumsville Cemetary. He was born in 1792. His wife was born in 1790. On the bottom it said that he was a soldier in the war of 1812!!! Just think about that for a minute. The war of 1812, was the last battle that freed the US from British rule. Lewis & Clark had just taken their expedition 6 years previously, from 1804 - 1806. A US census taken by the British in 1790, was 100,000 not including Native Americans. The only states in the US in 1790 were Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massechusettes, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Deleware, Maryland, Virginia, Kentucky, North & South Carolina, Georgia, and (spanish) Florida. Anything West of the Mississippi was called Louisiana owned by the Spanish as well. There was Northern territory around the great lakes, and southern territory which I beleive was later called Tennessee.
Anyway, times were very different. This man and his wife, no doubt, came across the Oregon trail in covered wagon and settled here.
My husband and I were in awe at the history here.

Lincoln City

2010-07-17T18:06:00.000-07:00

Road's End in Lincoln City. Pacific city was a little cloudy, but the farther South we went, the nicer it got. Although, the wind also got stronger too. After we reached Newport, the wind was blowing so hard and with the temp only 56 even witht he sun out, we decided to head inland. It was beautiful drive. Took King Valley Hwy home.

Went to Beach today

2010-07-17T18:03:00.000-07:00

We went to the beach today and found Marion, my dear friend from Florida. She took the picture of Bruce, Tuff and me.
You will have to forgive how I look. Helmet hair. LOL

Crossword Puzzle

2010-07-16T20:25:00.000-07:00

Just wanted you all to know that there is a new element on my blog. At the very bottom of the page is an interactive crossword puzzle. Directions are all there. There will be a new crossword puzzle every day. (If I added it correctly.)

Jumbie Loves Toes To Roll On

2010-07-11T08:31:00.000-07:00

Missing Family

2010-06-28T16:46:00.000-07:00

Ok, so there not really missing, but we sure do miss them! Left to right, Mama (Jessica), Grandma (Tammy), & Joseph.

WE MISS YOU ALL!

Joseph playing bashful

2010-06-28T16:43:00.000-07:00

Can you believe what a cutie patootie this guy is?! He loves to pretend he is bashful and he does it so well. We miss him and his mama and grammy so much. Wish they were back here for good!!!

Lazy Cat

2010-06-28T16:39:00.000-07:00

Jumbie loves to bury his face when he sleeps. He is on the back of the couch slipping down, but doesn't seem to care. LOL He really is a goof ball!

Jumbie relaxing before I mow

2010-06-28T16:34:00.000-07:00

Crazy Cat! Was in here cleaning himself, thinking he was going to have the perfect bed, before I could even get my lawnmower plugged in.

Front of phone

2010-06-28T16:12:00.000-07:00

This is the front of my phone. As you can see, part of my favorite saying is at the top and on the side is my nick name with my real name. I thought it turned out pretty well. Click on the picture to see it full sized.

My Custom Zagg

2010-06-28T16:09:00.000-07:00

This is what my custom Zagg looks like. It was from a picture that a friend from the UK did for me. He made bookmarks for me and then I took one of the bookmarks and made it into a custom picture for my phone. I love it!

Go Here if you want one for yourself.

Invisishield

2010-06-11T14:02:00.001-07:00

These are really cool. If you haven't checked them out yet, you must look. You can change the look of your phone, Ipod, Ipad etc. Well worth the money.
Watch the video's as they will show you how tough this shield is and remember, it is warrantied for he life of your device.

Flowers from Bruce Updated

2010-05-06T18:44:00.000-07:00

The Lilies have opened. I rearanged them a bit, cuz I love the sunflowers.

Flowers from Bruce

2010-05-03T16:47:00.000-07:00

He wanted to buy some really nice roses that had stripes and really cool colors, but then remembered that I like these kinds of flowers better. He was right. I love them! Especially the Sunflowers and the Lily's that aren't opened yet.

Jumbie the lazy

2009-11-17T15:58:00.000-08:00

Talk about the lap of luxury! Cat was out cavorting all night and now he thinks he should sleep all day. Lazy thing.

Crepes for Breakfast

2009-10-30T08:35:00.000-07:00

I haven't had crepes in a long time for breakfast. Made these yesterday with Lingonberries and powdered sugar. YUM!

Pacific City and Sandlake

2009-10-14T14:26:00.000-07:00

Click on the Title and it will take you to my pictures.

Pacific City

2009-10-09T07:52:00.000-07:00

On September 25th, we went to the beach with my mom and dad. It was a beautiful day and we decided to go to a beach that I hadn't been to since I was a young girl. It was so enjoyable and the weather was perfect.

My children will not be home this weekend, so I am going back tomorrow morning and staying all day. I feel at peace at the ocean and have been needing to get away and do some thinking. I will probably climb the dunes, read some, explore the tide pools, listen to the waves and just enjoy the sunshine. It is supposed to be another beautiful weekend.

My husband went with me here one time when we were on the motorcycle. There was a small craft fair in the parking lot. We never did go out on the beach. I am not sure why, but we really missed out.

The times that I was here as a child were fond memories of racing up the dunes with my brothers. We would roll down the hill. That was what I told Nick to do, and he loved it!
I find it much easier to run down the hill now. I'm getting too old to be rolling down the hills. :)

If you click on the link above you will be taken to all the pictures that I took that day, or you can just look at the few I included here.

Tires Update

2009-10-07T13:59:00.000-07:00

Just had to tell everyone what wonderful cousins I have. My cousin Vince insisted that he was going to take care of my tires. So, yesterday I went up to the Les Shwab in Canby and they put them on for me. This time I got some with a warranty and NOT low profile. They should last a couple of years. My care drives so much better and doesn't pull to the right like it did before.
It was pulling really bad after I had my car aligned last year. I kept telling everyone that it wasn't the normal little pull but it was the kind that will throw you in the ditch if you even loosen your grip for a second. I was told it was the road, or that it was supposed to do that, anything but them believing me. I guess they all think that I am a dumb blonde. Well, now there is no pull, only the gradual moving to the right as a car is supposed to do.

Thank you, thank you, thank you, Vince and Tami for you kindness!!! I love you guys!

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Froggy

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This little guy was on our wall outside. I brought him in so we could take a picture.

Beach Trip in February

2009-09-10T17:03:00.000-07:00

Don't know why I took so long to post these. They were really pretty and I wanted to share them with all of you. These were taken during a trip that my husband and I took. It was a beautiful weekend in February.

Tires

2009-08-31T15:24:00.000-07:00

So is it me, or does everyone have the same trouble with tires? I have a PT Cruiser and am getting tired of the problems. When we first got new tires on this car about 3 years ago, Les Schwab gave us a quote for the 17" wheels that we had on the car. When my husband picked up the car, it had 16" tires on it. He came home and told me about it. How do you get 16" tires on a 17" wheel? You don't!
He then proceeded to call Les Schwab and the refused to admit that we ever had 17" tires. My husband then talked to the manager who also refused to admit they had done something wrong and pretty much called my husband a liar. My husband then called The dealer that we bought the car from and they looked it up. Yep, 17" wheels.
We never got that straightened out, but went back to a different Les Schwab and told them about it when we replaced the tires last year. They couldn't believe that we had all that trouble and figured that they must have had another PT in the store when they were changing my tires.
I was a little upset that I was replacing my tires again and that they only lasted about a year and a half, but we got them anyway. Shouldn't tires last longer than that? 20,000 miles max doesn't seem like much. It has now been a year and I took my car in last week and guess what? I need new tires!!!
So now, I have to come up with another 4-500 bucks for new tires. They proceeded to tell me that low profile tires do not have warranties. Well then give me something that isn't low profile, I said. Well, we cant due to clearance. What?!! When I had the 17" rims on it, they were not low profile! Find me something with a warranty! They found something that hopefully will work and has a 45,000 mile warranty. All that I can say, is they better last, or give me the next set free!
Had to also take it back today to have them check a low tire. I told the other store to check it last week when I had them rotated because the tire was low. Either they didn't check it or missed that there was a screw in it! Got that fixed now.
I'm a little upset with Les Schwab right now, but have the info that I need on the tires so that I can get the new ones and hopefully get some sort of a discount due them not lasting very long.
Now, I still have the a/c to get fixed as well as the electronic door lock and window on the rear passenger side door and also the fog lights that will not shut off properly and stay off that we had to disconnect due to it draining my battery.
Does it ever end? I love my car, but with all the problems and also that I have to put premium in it, I am not very happy with it!

Life goes on...

Camping

2009-08-30T16:03:00.000-07:00

This is our campsite at Trail Bridge. My kids and I have the bigger tent on the right.

Camping & Hiking

2009-08-30T15:59:00.000-07:00

As promised, these are pictures from one of our hikes on Friday. This is called the Blue Hole and it is a two mile hike to get there. We all enjoyed it. I'm not going to post all of the pictures, just a few from each day.

Hiking along the McKenzie River

2009-08-30T15:55:00.001-07:00

This was our hike from Sahalie falls to Koosah falls on Saturday. Our friends, Sandie, Kyle, Casey, and Corey came up for the day and we took them with us.

Sisters on Sunday

2009-08-30T15:53:00.000-07:00

This is a deer that was running through town. We followed it to this yard where it began eating apples.

A profound truth

2009-08-06T06:35:00.000-07:00

A profound truth
Do you know what it is like when you have read the Bible for years, and all of the sudden you see something new? This continues to happen to me, and I love it! It makes my reading so exciting.

One of my favorite quotes is from Abraham Lincoln. "If you look for the bad in people expecting to find it, you surely will." I heard this, the first time many years ago when my daughter was a very small girl. She must have been about 2 or 3 when we bought her the movie, "Pollyanna". It is about a little girl who always looked for the good, whether it is in people or situations. She would turn them into something good.

I find that I do this myself and if I do start looking at the bad, I try to turn it around as soon as I see it in myself or as soon as someone points it out to me. Some don't like it when you do this. Just like in Pollyanna, not everyone appreciated that she always looked for the good in things. They would rather look for the bad, and say ‘Aha! See, I told you there was something about that person, or I told you that was going to happen.’ Others, may say something about a person, because they think that they know them from past experience, and want to let you know about them. Sure they might be doing this because they think that they are doing a good thing by letting others know, but really all that it does is put a bad taste in someone’s mouth so that they can't really find out about someone without any hindrance.

Case in point, my neighbors; I've not known them for very long as we just moved back in November. I took it upon myself to introduce myself and my children to them and other neighbors. Taking them cookies and talking to them when I get the chance. I like to be neighborly and have found that they also like to be neighborly too. In fact, they have brought us elk steak, and sturgeon, which I am grilling the sturgeon this Friday. We made a cake for them, but his wife wasn't home and he ate the whole thing himself. LOL

A friend came over and told me some things they knew about them, I have never seen this kind of behavior from these people and choose to just forget about it. I think that this person has changed and I would rather be judged myself for current behavior and not my past, so I am sure that they would feel the same way.

Where am I going with all this? Yesterday, I was reading in Proverbs again. I'm reading the Bible by Themes this year and Wednesday is my Poetry day. In chapter 16, verse 27 this jumped out at me. A good-for-nothing man is digging up what is bad, and upon his lips there is, as it were, a scorching fire. Isn't that the truth! Because of what some will believe about someone, it does become like a scorching fire, burning everything in sight. There are those good-for-nothing, people who live to say bad things about people, know that there will be those that believe it, whether it be true or not. Some true things, may be just something that someone needs to live down from their past, and if it is brought up again and again by someone, then they can’t. If it is false, it can make the person being charge become defensive, what joy is there in that? How up-building is that?

Remember, Saul who became Paul. Galatians 1:3, today's text, shows how someone can change. He was a persecutor of Christians, even approving of their death; can anything be worse? Not one of us is perfect, so we should be trying to build one another up, not tear one another down. What is up-building and good should be focused on, not what this person did in the past, or even recently. Focus on the good.

Here is a new quote, "Look for the good in people expecting to find it, and you surely will." Let’s all be good-for-something people.

Have a wonderful day, week, year.

2009-07-11T10:23:00.000-07:00

Beautiful Sunset

2009-07-11T10:22:00.000-07:00

Last night we had a beautiful sunset. You can see how the sun shines through the clouds and then leaves it's mark on the clouds.

Dyed my curtains

2009-07-11T10:13:00.000-07:00

Dyed the old window covering. I was trying to get it a more orange color, but ended up with a sort of salmon/deeper orange. I like the look, but wish it would have been more orange.

Tuff & Jumbi

2009-06-17T15:02:00.000-07:00

Our new kitten crawled into bed with our dog this morning. I think they are going to be buddies.

2009-06-17T15:01:00.000-07:00

New School Space

2009-06-16T16:43:00.000-07:00

I'm ready for school next September. Ok, at least my dining room is ready. I have a shelf with very little on it for the books when they are here. Looking forward to a new school year and a new school. We are going to be using K12 this year. It is an online public school that you do at home. It is like Connections Academy, which I loved, but this one is a newer one here in Oregon. I'm going to see how flexible this one is with my schedule of work. I also needed something that would be more of I have to do this or else. :0) With all the distractions of last year, I can't say that I did very well with teaching my son last year. Hoping this year will be much better. Only time will tell.

Severe Storms

2009-06-04T21:34:00.000-07:00

This is all that is left after a very severe storm today. I had went out to wash my car, and the sky was beautiful. It was hot, about 80º. Thought I would paint some more on my deck, but it was just getting too hot so only got a little bit done. Then went out and planted a tomato and two peppers. Finally after I was done, I came in the house. We were just going to start some dinner, but then all of the sudden, it got dark, and the wind started blowing. Gusts of about 75 mph, then the rain came. If you want to call it rain. It was more like sheets of water blowing sideways. Thunder and lightening. More wind, we all began to wonder if their was going to be a tornado, but decided not to mention it. I didn't want to worry the chldren. The rain came down so hard and so fast that the drains couldn't keep up. They were beginning to overflow. Then the power went out. My son started saying that he thought it was going to flood. I told him that it would take a lot more rain for it to do that. Needless to say, I was just saying that to make him feel at ease. So far this was only about 10 minutes into the storm. The severest part of the storm only lasted about 1/2 an hour, then died off almost as quickly as it started. It moved so quickly that there wasn't really a warning for it. But after it all, we heard that about 10 miles from here there was a tornado warning in a town called Lyons, and also one in Silverton, and that there were several funnel clouds spotted. One was in Lincoln City, out in the ocean and another was in Albany. Haven't heard from friends in Lyons yet, so not sure what happened there. My plants were drowned, and my car, that I put under the carport ended up getting soaked even on the house side. (I hate water spots) The paint on the deck made it, but now I am going to have to paint my shed as it stripped paint off the shed. I don't even know when that shed was painted last. All in all, we are doing well. But, it was a very exciting day. They were saying that we might get more tonight, but maybe not quite as bad.

Killdeer on eggs

2009-06-04T08:16:00.000-07:00

Can you see her hiding? She is in a parking lot at Kaiser Permanente. Right were everyone walks by. I don't know what they were thinking when they decided to nest in such a busy place.
The cones are there to warn people, all though she puts out a pretty good warning herself. When I was there, the male was gone. Bruce said that when he was their earlier, they were both pretending they were injured to keep people away from the eggs. They have four eggs. We will go back and check again next week and see how they are doing. Here is a link to the sound they make. http://www.birdweb.org/birdweb/bird_details.aspx?id=145 The sound that she was using when we were getting close was kill-deer, kill-deer, kill-deer. It is the longer of the tones that they make.

2009-06-04T08:15:00.001-07:00

2009-06-04T08:15:00.000-07:00

Mele in her dress

2009-06-01T08:59:00.000-07:00

This is the cutie in her new dress that I made for her. Mom is going to buy one of those frilly slips to put under it.
Mealea wasn't too sure about the headband, but seemed to forget about it after a while.

2009-06-01T08:58:00.000-07:00

She was making a face at Brittany in this one. She is just sooo cute. Had us all laughing.
Aunt Jasmine is holding her.

Dress I made for a baby

2009-05-28T20:58:00.000-07:00

This is a dress that I've been working on for a while. Finally finished it. It is for a six month old little baby who looks just like a doll. She has the most beautiful skin and dark brown eyes. This color will look beautiful on her. To see more detail just click on the picture.

2009-05-28T20:57:00.000-07:00

This is the back of the dress.

Through the Storm...~

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Courage does not always roar.
Sometimes courage is that quiet voice at the end of the day saying...
"I will try again tomorrow." ~ Mary Anne Radmacher