Dilemma Solved

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One of my favorite blogs to read is Ree Drummond’s The Pioneer Woman.  I’ve posted recipes from Ree’s blog, I’ve entered her photography contests, and I laugh each time I read... Read More

Glass Houses

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Anyone who tries to tell you they haven’t made mistakes in their life is, quite frankly, full of crap.  Everyone makes mistakes.  The thing about mistakes is that what you do with what you&#82... Read More

2010 In Review

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The TOD Family had a great 2010.  Granted, there were some pretty rough times, but I’m a firm believer that struggles and tough times help people grow and be more thanful for the blessings they... Read More

I'm Swimming

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Sometimes God calms the storm.  At other times, he calms the sailor.  And sometimes he makes us swim. ~Author Unknown Today, I’m swimming.  If you would have asked me how I was two or three d... Read More

I’m Swimming

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Sometimes God calms the storm.  At other times, he calms the sailor.  And sometimes he makes us swim. ~Author Unknown Today, I’m swimming.  If you would have asked me how I was two or three d... Read More

Calming Spirits

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Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit.  Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset.  ~St Francis de Sales July is usually my... Read More

Losing the Pattern

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If you see a whole thing – it seems that it’s always beautiful.  Planets, lives… But up close a world’s all dirt and rocks. And day to day, life’s a hard job, you get ti... Read More

A Community Grieving

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When people ask where I’m from and I tell them Irrigon, they get a blank look on their faces.  Usually I have to explain Irrigon’s location by relating it to Hermiston and the Tri-Cities.... Read More

Wild Man

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I often wonder if maybe Tod’s family genetic tree doesn’t have very many branches . . . Recently when I drove to Heppner to pick Emma up for the weekend, I took him with me because he love... Read More

Cinderella Story

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In case you hadn’t seen any of my messages or heard some other way, the Irrigon High School Lady Knights Softball Team won the 2A/1A State Championship Game yesterday, beating Union High School ... Read More

Eeeeeeeeeewwwwwwwwwwww!

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To answer the very first question I think has probably popped into everyone’s mind – yes, that IS a mouse.  A baby mouse, to be exact.  A baby mouse being held in Aaron’s hand.  A... Read More

Time to Breathe

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It seems like we have been running, running, running like crazy for months now.  We were either working on the house, going to activities with the little girlies, or following Emma’s basketball... Read More