tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12814295748900465742024-03-18T03:19:07.753-05:00Views From My WindowScrappycookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07001266252200453287noreply@blogger.comBlogger1438125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281429574890046574.post-78640762131257200212013-01-10T23:13:00.000-06:002013-01-10T23:13:23.350-06:00Year in Review 2012<div style="text-align: center;">
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Since I did not actually post anything about 2012, it is a little daunting to try and recap and entire year. So, I have made the goal to write a few quick posts summarizing each month of 2012. Wish me luck!</div>
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I should say a few things about where we are right now in our lives. I am still working at the Dental Office. I love my job - I have the nicest boss ever! The last two months of the year are very, very busy in the office as everyone tries to use up the last of their dental benefits and get that crown that was recommended 8 months earlier. There was a lot of looooong nights and overtime. I am so glad it is January.</div>
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Peter moved to Oregon in August after asking me to marry him in July. The wedding is in 23 days. I am excited and nervous and happy and scared and so grateful that he loves me and loves my children. More on the wedding soon. Peter gives me flowers. I love that and I love him.</div>
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Sophie just turned 11 years old. My kids are all growing like weeds - without my approval. Max is creeping up on me and is wearing size 8 men's shoes. He is huge. Little Sophie is taller and her teeth are straighter - photos to come. She is also the proud owner of a dozen African Giant Cockroaches and a baby Tarantula named Bella. More on that later and feel free to question my sanity. Calvin is still a scrawny little thing - just taller. He and Sophie are finally taking piano lessons.</div>
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We are still renting our little 1940's home and we will be here for the foreseeable future. We need to save money to fly Peter's kids out this summer for a long visit and for our wedding celebration (reception) which we have decided to hold in the summer so we can be outside!</div>
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I am the primary secretary in our ward, Peter is the second counselor in the Elder's Quorum Presidency and Max was just set apart as Deacon President. I miss our ward in Minnesota horribly especially these last few months. I have not made many friends here in our ward and that makes me sad. I do love living close to my sisters and we get together quite a bit to explore the state and to celebrate birthdays.</div>
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My life is busier than it has ever been - how can that possibly be? This is the first time I have worked outside the home since becoming a Mother and my hours at work and my one hour commute leave me very little time for bogging or reading or really anything other than making the kids dinner, running them to activities and supervising homework and practicing. It has been a huge adjustment and one I feel I have not quite mastered. How does one come home from a very long day at work and want to do anything other than climb into bed? I think the short days are making this particularly hard right now. </div>
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Peter has been an enormous help with the children and just by being incredibly helpful and thoughtful. I am truly a lucky girl.</div>
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2012 was a year of change - like so many of the last few years. I am grateful for this journey and for the new adventures waiting for us in 2013.</div>
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Monthly recaps to follow - hopefully next week. Keep those fingers crossed.</div>
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I'm a little late to the game - oh well! Sophie and Calvin are attending Raleigh Park for the second year. There were a lot of changes with the Beaverton School District's Schools this year. A huge budget crisis forced the school district to eliminate over 200 teacher positions. Class sizes are enormous and many teachers have been forced to move schools, grades and subjects. It is terrible and really drives home the need for consistent, reliable educational funding.<br />
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Sophie's teacher this year is Mrs. Laird. She came to Raleigh Park from a local middle school where she taught history. Sophie was thrilled to learn her two best friends, Grace and Kate are in her class again this year. Her class started with 39 kids this year! About a week into the school year, after her teacher fell on her face while trying to squeeze between desks, the school district brought in one more teacher to make a grade 4/grade 5 split class. It has helped to being down the numbers in her class - hooray!<br />
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Calvin has Mrs. Baumgartner for second grade and several of his friends from last year are in his class again including one little girl from his primary class. <br />
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All three of the kids decided they hated school lunch after last year so our mornings are very busy as all three kids have to pack their lunches for school! It is better though - Calvin is actually eating things other than a white bagel with nothing on it and a chocolate milk for lunch. I bought a bunch of bento box type containers and new lunchboxes for the kids. They now take a lot of leftovers and fresh fruits and vegetables and everyone is happier.<br />
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I know most Mothers are thrilled when their children go back to school, but I am not one of them! I love the summers and I love coming home from work and being able to relax with the kids, walk to the library or go to a park or a concert. Once school starts, every evening is a rush to get home for work, get dinner on the table, get all of the homework done and make sure piano and trombone are practiced. It is exhausting. I can't wait for summer!Scrappycookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07001266252200453287noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281429574890046574.post-5977546921915951142012-10-02T23:11:00.000-05:002012-10-02T23:11:28.805-05:00Sad Little Man<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is what my cute little boy does when his feelings are hurt.</div>
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A few weeks before the start of school, my brother Scott and his fiance Carmen came into town for a week. They rented a gorgeous home on a hill overlooking Hood River and invited the whole family up for the week. I had to work, but the kids spend the week playing with the Aunts and Uncles and cousins and Peter and I traveled up on two evenings to spend time with the family.</div>
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The home is enormous, very modern and full of light. My favorite part was the deck stretching the entire width of the house with two eating areas and a comfortable couch for reading or napping.</div>
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The view of the gorge is lovely. The kids went swimming, hiking, paddle boarding and picked peaches at a local orchard. They spent a lot of time enjoying the home's theater room with four couches and stadium seating on the second floor.</div>
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I snapped a bunch of photos of the home (owned by Carmen's boss) before leaving. It is available for rent most of the year.</div>
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I made Calvin pose in the hallway downstairs just to illustrated the size of the hallway! Four bedrooms and theater and a game room on this floor. The shower in the master bedroom had more room than my entire bathroom at our little house. </div>
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We stayed over Saturday night and after passing the children off for a fun day with their Dad, Peter and I tried paddle boarding as well. We stayed in a little inlet off of the Columbia River and had a great time. I tried to venture out into the river, but the waves knocked me off almost immediately. I need to try again sometime soon.</div>
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Thank you Scott and Carmen!</div>
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Last Monday I grabbed the kids and a couple of Sophie's friends and we headed to Salem for the State Fair. The girls were anxious to see if their cakes had earned them any ribbons and fame and the boys just wanted to eat fried stuff. We lucked out as there was some promotion going on and all of the kids (even Max!) got in to the fair for free and all of the ride tickets were half off.</div>
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We went to the cakes first and the girls were disappointed to find out that none of them had earned a ribbon. In fact, there were no ribbons awarded in the kids categories - lame. It was still exciting to see their cakes on display and we'll have to find out why there were no ribbons before we enter again next year.</div>
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Max was able to meet several Oregon authors - we bought a book from this guy (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/William-L.-Sullivan/e/B001KCBW7M/ref=la_B001KCBW7M_pg_1?rh=n%3A283155%2Cp_82%3AB001KCBW7M&ie=UTF8&qid=1346712029" target="_blank">William L. Sullivan</a>) who writes some of my favorite hiking guides of Oregon.</div>
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Despite being free kids day, the fair was not very crowded in the morning. All of the kids were able to hold pigeons and pet the rabbits and baby chicks.</div>
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The dairy barn was the best bargain - these cones are only $2.50 but all but one of the kids won a coupon for a free cone!</div>
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This pirate ride below was incredibly lame - and 9 tickets!? Calvin was tickled to find he was tall enough to ride alone!</div>
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I can only handle the fair about every other year, but I must say this fair was rather nice. Clean and not to packed and the weather was great.</div>
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Several weeks ago, Sophie and her girlfriends gathered at the little house to decorate cakes for the Oregon State Fair. They decided to enter the birthday cake competition and needed to complete their cakes almost a month before the actual fair (and by cake I mean Styrofoam cake mold).</div>
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By some rude trick of nature, it was the hottest day of the summer with temperatures reaching 100 degrees. Since the little house is . . . little, we spent most of the morning working on the back deck on folding tables before the heat drove us indoors.</div>
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The girls chose a Mario theme for their cakes and had a great time rolling fondant and making a huge mess. The final cakes were adorable and all three deserve to take home first prize! We are headed to the fair tomorrow to see their cakes and the judging.</div>
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So, a bit of sad news. We checked out the cakes at the fair and none of the girls received a ribbon. In fact, there were no ribbons awarded in the kids group and I am not sure why. FAIL Oregon State Fair. Oh well, the girls still had a great time and I think they all deserved a blue ribbon!</div>
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This is one of the many wonderful spots close in to Portland where we like to sneak away for a day or an afternoon. Once the weather decided it might be amenable to warming up, we packed up a Sunday picnic and headed up to Sauvie Island after church.<br /><br />Here's the trick to Sauvie Island, you want to go to the very end of the beach road. Pass the big huge stretches of beach at the beginning because it is always crowded with drunk people (although it is where the ice cream boat comes in the late summer months and the ice cream boat is awesome), pass by the nude beach (distract the kids as you go through that parking lot because evidently the parking lot is also clothing optional) and drive all the way down until you cannot drive any more and there is a small circular parking lot. This is the best beach. Quiet and clean and a lovely spot to spend a Sunday afternoon. don't forget to pick up a park pass and if it is not Sunday, milkshakes at the little convenience store on the beach road.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
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I'm not quite sure how this kid gets so sandy, but he sure had a great time.</div>
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Sauvie Island is also a great place to go to pick berries in the summer and in the fall, we came here to pick pumpkins. It is a beautiful little place and only about 20-25 minutes from our house.</div>Scrappycookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07001266252200453287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281429574890046574.post-89040221869909547812012-07-16T23:53:00.000-05:002012-07-16T23:56:47.549-05:00Rose Parade<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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On Saturday June 9th, 2012 we took the train downtown to watch the Rose Parade. I was asked to volunteer this year for the Oregon State alumni office so we had great seats on the parade route. I brought camp chairs downtown the night before and my friend Jenn got up at the crack of dawn to set them up for us. Thanks Jenn!</div>
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Before the parade started, everyone played the streets and the volunteers made balloon animals, painted faces, applied tattoos, handed out snacks and basically just kept all of the kids entertained until the parade reached our area. It was quite chilly that morning and many of us were wrapped in blankets (summer starts on July 5th in Oregon).</div>
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These are some of our LDS Single Adult friends here in Oregon - both the guys above are named Russ and the girl below next to Sophie is Jenn who works for the Oregon State Alumni Office.</div>
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Here is a shot of our volunteer group -all LDS Singles.</div>
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Heather and her family were with us as well.<br />
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This is another friend named Russ and his three kids.</div>
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There was an amusement park set up along the waterfront as well but we skipped it - expensive and just packed full of people. It was a lovely day in Portland and a parade I would recommend seeing if you are ever in this area!Scrappycookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07001266252200453287noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281429574890046574.post-17067307887384044362012-07-16T17:23:00.000-05:002012-07-16T17:24:42.354-05:00Robin Hood Party<br />
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I have come to the conclusion that my only hope for this blog is just to add posts (out of order as they may be) when I find the time and just forgive myself for not keeping this blog updated or current. These are memories I want to have recorded at some point even if they have to trickle in every once in a while.<br />
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This was an adorable birthday party for my nephew Soren. He turned 5 this summer and Heather and Ross planned this great party in their backyard. I made the cake and cookies - with a lot of help from my sister Koo. The cake was three batches of citrus cake baked in 8 inch and 6 inch rounds and dyed various shades of green. I made a citrus cream cheese icing for between the layers and covered the whole thing with fondant. Sophie made the bugs. I have to admit, this cake was kind of a nightmare - it too a LOT of fondant and it is really hard to make a tree stump look nice. I love how it turned out though and the kids at the party thought it was great so I guess it was a winner!<br />
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Here is the birthday boy. Ross whipped up these bows and arrow for all of the kids as party favors and Heather sewed the caps. So cute!<br />
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There was lots of target practice and a balloon toss and the weather was just gorgeous!<br />
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Ollie kept trying to steal the bugs.<br />
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The kids brought their bows and arrows home and used some cardboard to make a target for our backyard. Very fun party!Scrappycookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07001266252200453287noreply@blogger.com60tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281429574890046574.post-7847164140072120432012-07-10T00:48:00.001-05:002012-07-10T00:48:48.567-05:00Recipe: Oatmeal Butterscotch Cookies<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I made these for FHE tonight and since I was serving a crowd, I times the recipe by 4. That's a LOT of cookies. I specifically made these because I do not like coconut in cookies (and I am trying to de-squishify myself) but the crowd at FHE gobbled them up! Recipe adapted from this one <a href="http://annies-eats.com/2011/06/17/oatmeal-butterscotch-cookies/" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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<span class="c0 c5" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic;">Yield: </span><span class="c0" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt;">about 2 dozen cookies</span></div>
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<span class="c0" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt;">¾ cup all-purpose flour</span></div>
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<span class="c0" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt;">½ tsp. baking soda</span></div>
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<span class="c0" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt;">½ tsp. ground cinnamon (I ran out of cinnamon and added some Pumpkin Pie Spice as well)</span></div>
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<span class="c0" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt;">¼ tsp. salt</span></div>
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<span class="c0" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt;">8 tbsp. unsalted butter, at room temperature</span></div>
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<br />Scrappycookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07001266252200453287noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281429574890046574.post-58486243009075617822012-06-12T23:05:00.001-05:002012-06-12T23:05:07.208-05:00105th Rhododendron Festival ParadeOn May 20th, we drove down to Florence, Oregon to watch Max as he marched in the Rhododendron Parade. Max participated in marching band this year with the 7th and 8th graders. Because he started band in 5th grade in Minnesota, he was ahead of the 6th graders here who cannot start band until middle school. Switching band classes also meant he had to go to health/gym with 7th and 8th graders and he had to take Algebra this year. It made for a very homework heavy year for Max and a little TMI from the older health class.<br />
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This school year, the band marched in two parades - Florence was the second and Max took the whole thing very seriously. He memorize his music and marched exactly as he was was told. I offered to drive him down to Florence the night before, but he was very excited to travel down in the fancy buses with the rest of the band. They left Beaverton at 6:00am - yikes. After the two hour parade, the kids were shuttled down to a state park on the ocean with miles and miles of sand dunes where they played for hours before heading home to Beaverton.<br />
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Peter happened to be in town visiting that weekend so we left soon after the bus to make our way to Florence. It is a LONG drive down there and I slept through most of it as I am incapable of staying awake on road trips when I am not driving (and it was raining). I was fighting an eye infection and had to spend two weeks in glasses which did not make me the happiest of campers. My glasses give me a headache and I just do not feel like myself without my contacts.<br />
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Here we are on the parade route. It rained until the start of the parade and then it stopped for the entire parade! The kids were still in their pajamas and decided not to change as they were cold (and Sophie was sick - I found out a few days later that she had walking pneumonia).<br />
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Here comes the marching band!<br />
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That's Max's band teacher on the left.<br />
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This was one of those parades where the people on the floats throw lots of candy and stuff which made Calvin and Sophie quite happy. I was happy because we found a place to sit that was close to a coffee shop with take-out hot chocolate available. It was kind of chilly.<br />
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We had a good time watching the parade and I'm glad we were there to support Max this year. However, next year we are staying home. It is too far to go for a day trip.Scrappycookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07001266252200453287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281429574890046574.post-34205360524800283762012-05-14T13:04:00.001-05:002012-05-14T13:04:43.834-05:00Happy Birthday Mom!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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On Friday of last week, my parents left the MTC (Missionary Training Center) in Provo, UT bound for an 18 month mission for our church in Lisbon, Portugal. On their first night in Lisbon, they were reassigned to Porto, Portugal working with the single members of the church. I am so happy for them and so excited for the adventures they are sure to have in Portugal. My Dad is a diligent writer and has been sending emails every week updating us on their mission. He wrote to me every single week of my own mission in Brazil. I can't tell you how wonderful it was to receive those letters from home every week.</div>
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The kids and I have made a goal to go and visit Grandma and Grandpa in Portugal at the end of their mission. We have been collecting cans and bottles to return for little bits of cash and the kids found a jar that they are using to store the funds for our trip. I think we have about $30 saved - clearly we need to get creative and find more ways to raise some traveling money!</div>
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Happy birthday Mom! I hope you have a wonderful day exploring your new home! We love you and miss you! My sister -in-law Amber is having her fourth baby this summer which they will miss and my younger brother Scott just announced his engagement to his long-time girlfriend Carmen this week. We love Carmen and are so happy for them! Going on a mission is a sacrifice, but I know our entire family will be blessed from their service and example.</div>
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It is Saturday night and I have each of the kids take a shower before bedtime. This child of mine comes out of the shower all wet and wrapped in a towel and wants to snuggle on my bed. As I hold him on my lap, I notice that his hair - though wet, does not smell clean.<br />
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Me: Calvin, did you wash your hair with shampoo?<br />
Calvin: I got it wet and I think some soap got on it.<br />
Me: Uh, Calvin, that is not good enough - you need to wash your hair with shampoo and get it really clean!<br />
Calvin: (sitting up to look at me in the eyes) Mom, I have not used shampoo since we left Minnesota.<br />
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Just a reminder - we left Minnesota in June of 2011.<br />
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1. Newport Sea Lions Caves<br />
2. Seattle Mariners Game<br />
3. Crater Lake<br />
4. California Redwoods<br />
5. Rhododendron Festival Florence<br />
6. Oregon Garden Silverton<br />
7. 4T Hike through Portland<br />
8. Go to a First Thursday<br />
9. Shakespeare Festival in Ashland<br />
10. Opera in the Park Summerfest<br />
11. Trip to NY<br />
12. Buy a grill - host dinner parties<br />
13. Lighthouses tour of the coast<br />
14. Find good fried scallops on the coast (and clam chowder)<br />
15. Sea Kayaking<br />
16. Camp in a yurt<br />
17. Visit hot springs in Bagby<br />
18. Weekend in Bend<br />
19. Run a 5k (note to self - start running)<br />
20. Oregon Coast Aquarium<br />
21. Jet boats in Grants pass<br />
22. Tide pools at Yakima Head<br />
23. Stay overnight in a tree-house in Cave Junction<br />
24. Walk to the Farmers Market in Beaverton<br />
25. Take the kids to play in the fountains at Beaverton Library<br />
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What do you think? That should keep us busy. Anything I've missed?<br />
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Last Saturday we headed up into the gorge for a hike with friends. We started at Horsetail Falls and hiked up to Triple Falls and back. It was a beautiful day to be outside!</div>
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This is Horsetail Falls - the kids love waterfalls where they can hike behind the falls. Can you find Calvin in the photo below?<br />
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It is always more fun for the kids when we can meet up with other friends with children for our hikes.<br />
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Sophie has taken a fancy to the Oregon slugs and tends to collect them as we hike. She has learned the hard way to pick them up with a leaf to avoid having to scrub her hand with salt to get the slug slime off.<br />
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Max collects sticks and pretends he is Harry Potter.<br />
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Triple Falls. We stopped here for lunch - not a bad view!<br />
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This is the new bridge above Triple Falls.<br />
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The kids loved to explore down by the waters edge. We were quite close to the top of Triple Falls and the water was very fast. People ask me all the time if it is really that green here -yes, yes it is.<br />
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Beautiful Hike and another wonderful trip up to the gorge.<br />
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These three are with their Dad today. It has been almost a year since they have seen him and needless to say, they were VERY EXCITED when he actually came to town. I hope it is a good visit. I hope they have a wonderful weekend, make some good memories and try and catch up on the past year. Divorce is so hard on kids. Even when it feels like I have created a routine and things are stable and predictable for them, it is difficult to know what they are feeling inside. <br />
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The house is screaming with silence today. I read a book. I watched the new Sense and Sensibility for the tenth time while eating breakfast and editing photos and answering emails. Now I am going to tackle the mess that s my bedroom. I am grateful for the alone time, but hardly know what to do with myself when they are gone. It is no longer our normal.Scrappycookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07001266252200453287noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281429574890046574.post-85459064058972511312012-05-01T23:20:00.002-05:002012-05-01T23:20:39.872-05:00Plantings<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Sophie helped me get them into our pots which now grace our front porch/handicap ramp (which about kills us every morning as we try and navigate our way down the usually damp ramp without falling again).</div>
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We had a nearly perfect Portland weekend. The temperatures soared into the 80's, the sky remained bright blue and everything is blooming. Gorgeous.<br />
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My wonderful friend Kelly flew in from Minnesota and we played tourist for the entire weekend. Most of my photos are i-phone shots, but on Friday I did manage to bring the nice camera over to the Japanese Gardens in Washington park. It is one of my favorite places.<br />
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Kelly is seven months pregnant with another baby girl - she and Ken make really cute baby girls.<br />
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On the Saturday before Easter, I organized a mid-singles hike and Easter Egg hunt. The mid-singles are traditionally ages 30-45 ish single members of the church. It is a really diverse group of people - some with kids and some without. We started the hike in Lower MacLeay Park and hiked 2.5 miles up to the Pittock Mansion in Washington Park. Some of the singles without kids ran ahead on the trail and hid eggs for the kids to find. We had a ton of eggs and a beautiful, sunny day to be outside!</div>
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We stopped for a big hunt around the old stone house along the trail. Lots of kids!<br />
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When we got up to the Pittock Mansion and stopped for lunch, I noticed Calvin was not wearing his new (Christmas gift) backpack. When I asked him wear it was, he told me it was making his back sweaty so he took it off and left it on the trail!! Stinker.</div>
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On the way back down, we looked for Calvin's backpack but could not find it. Finally someone suggested we look at the Nature Conservancy Center which I was not even aware was near the trail. I sent Max over and sure enough someone had turned it in. Phew!</div>
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This little girl now has braces. It has been a little over a week and I can already see a huge difference. No wonder she cried the first day because of pain. These braces are only on her top teeth where they will remain for 8 months or so. Once her permanent teeth are all in, she will get full mouth braces for another year or two. You should know: her bands are alternating blue and purple these days. Pretty cute.Scrappycookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07001266252200453287noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281429574890046574.post-79300254980219804552012-04-09T13:08:00.000-05:002012-04-09T13:08:03.465-05:00Color the Eggs<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This year we managed to actually dye Easter Eggs. It is one of those messy traditions that I've sort of skipped over the past few years (carving pumpkins is another one). On Sunday after church I let the kids color warm eggs freshly boiled 5 minutes before. Even Max who is teetering on that edge of being too old for such things, got involved with the fun.<br />
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You should know: those daffodils from Trader Joe's make me happy. They are less that $2 a bunch and just look at how gorgeous they are! I am spoiled this week as I also have beautiful tulips in the house.<br />
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I love Easter weekend. Friends and sun, Easter egg hunts and time outside in the beautiful sunshine. Portland obliged us with clear, warm sunny weather the entire weekend and we took advantage of it with a morning brunch and long hike on Saturday. On Sunday we enjoyed church and a wonderful message on the resurrection of Christ and then headed up to Washington for a potluck Easter dinner with friends. It was a lovely weekend.<br />
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This is the cake I brought to the potluck - a lemon pound cake. I've made it before and it is just a good as it was last time. The recipe is in <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Luscious-Lemon-Desserts-Lori-Longbotham/dp/081182893X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1333993323&sr=8-1" target="_blank">Luscious Lemon Desserts</a>. I also made a potato salad that I'll post the recipe for soon.<br />
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I am also grateful Cadbury Mini Egg season is over. Those things are evil . . . and delicious.Scrappycookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07001266252200453287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281429574890046574.post-38540628645092580352012-04-06T00:29:00.003-05:002012-04-06T00:29:59.008-05:00Sweet Little Terror<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Don't let that angelic little face fool you - my nephew Ollie is completely crazy. He is one of those kids that if you take your eyes off of him for a second, he has thrown the garbage out of the garbage can, tossed your cell phone down the heater duct, rammed three DVDs into the Wii and filled the toilet with dog food. He is exhausting and the kid just turned two. </div>
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Happy Birthday crazy kid!</div>Scrappycookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07001266252200453287noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281429574890046574.post-59940706047976953092012-04-02T01:43:00.001-05:002012-04-02T01:43:36.390-05:00Elowah Falls/Upper McCord Creek Falls<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It has been a long, long time since I've written on this blog. Life has fallen into a pattern of busy days at work and full evenings preparing for the next day. I rarely pull out my nice camera - most photos these days are snapped on my phone. We have settled into the little house and our new ward (no calling for me - yet). I am still loving my job - there is much to learn every day and the steady flow of patients means it is never boring. I have a wonderful boss and am so grateful to be employed and supporting us again.</div>
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On Monday last week, I took Mom and Dad and my nephew Soren on a new hike up in the gorge. The guidebooks said it was easy and I guess it is because it is not that long overall. The trail is uphill though with some steep switchbacks so just be warned. We took things slow and had a gloriously sunny day to enjoy the views. </div>
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Upper McCord Falls - much larger in person and the trail ends right above the falls.<br />
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When we had reached the final leg of the descent, Sophie realized she had dropped her ipod shuffle somewhere along the way which meant the two of us got to hike the trail again in search of it. Luckily before we reached the cliffs, we ran into some hikers who had found her ipod and told us where they had wrapped it around a tree branch. Crisis averted.<br />
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I am going to try to become better at recording our adventures here. I miss having this record of our lives and I miss all of you! Scrappycookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07001266252200453287noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281429574890046574.post-61873284452668550912011-12-17T12:24:00.003-06:002011-12-17T12:24:37.181-06:00Little House<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We got the house. <br />
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Merry Christmas to us! I go in on Monday to sign the lease and to hand over a big chunk of money as a security deposit. We will be unpacking the PODS over New Years weekend and the first week of January and moving in the following weekend. <br />
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The little house is five blocks from the enormous Beaverton library. Scrappycookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07001266252200453287noreply@blogger.com7