Swim Lesson Finale

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Yesterday was the final day of the girls’ swim lessons.  Reagan has finally started to “get it” a little, and when she stops thinking so hard about what she’s trying to she ac... Read More

Harley’s Cooking Contest

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Harley participated in the Morrow County Fair Quck and Easy Ground Beef contest yesterday.  She was provided with a pound of ground beef and had to make a “one-dish” type recipe within an... Read More

The Butterfly Project

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I’ve already talked about Reagan and her 4-H WINGS Butterfly project.  To help her out with understanding the butterfly life-cycle, we got her a Caterpillar to Butterfly Kit.  She received a b... Read More

The Butterfly Project

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I’ve already talked about Reagan and her 4-H WINGS Butterfly project.  To help her out with understanding the butterfly life-cycle, we got her a Caterpillar to Butterfly Kit.  She received a b... Read More

Work Crew

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The second time we went to the mountains to get firewood was so much easier for a couple reasons.  We found a spot where all the wood we needed was within 100 yards of each other and the pick up, we ... Read More

The Butterfly Girl

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Reagan took her butterfly net to the mountains with us Saturday when we went to get firewood for Mick & Susan.  In between carrying loads of firewood, she would disappear.  Eventually, we’... Read More

Childhood Memories

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Growing up there were several “events” that happened on a regular enough basis that my sister and I came to count on them as part of our  normal lives.  We became accustomed to them, a... Read More

Swimming Lessons

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Every summer the City of Irrigon (maybe the Parks Department) arranges a bus and a specific number of openings for swimming lessons at the Hermiston Aquatic Center.  The lessons are free to Irrigon... Read More

4-H Blankets

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The girls and I have spent the last couple of weeks getting their 4-H projects ready for the fair. One of the easy projects they all decided to do was fleece tie blankets.  They each chose a pattern... Read More

Fourth of July

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We celebrated the Fourth of July twice this year.  Aaron, Harley, Reagan, and I went to a bar-b-que in Hermiston at our friends’ house, and afterward, we watched the fireworks in Hermiston.  ... Read More

Miss Entomologist

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Reagan is doing a 4-H project called “Butterfly Wings”.  The project takes her through all sorts of aspects of the life of a butterfly from egg through aduthood.  We just started working... Read More