Babies!

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Remember THIS post?  I talked about the robin who had made a nest in a decorative ornament on the front of my parent’s garden shed? Mrs. Robins’ eggs have hatched since then, and the babi... Read More

Weekly Photo Challenge: Wildlife

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Post-A-Day 2011:  Weekly Photo Challenge – Wildlife Bats My dad studied bats for several years, and my girls and I got to go along with him once.  These pictures are from that day. AmyNature G... Read More

Hangin’ With Nana

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I had to run to Cove today to do a couple things for my mom, and Harley & Reagan went with me.  While I was there, the girls hung out and played in Nana & Papa’s yard.  Harley and Nana... Read More

Living Quarters

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My parents have a garden shed that holds all their gardening supplies (duh!), mowers, and general yard tools.  On the front of the shed above the door is a piece of artwork they bought at the Cracked... Read More

Fred the Fat Cat

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My parents cat, Fred, is F-A-T fat!  Seriously, he weighs like 23 pounds!  He is so fat that in order to bathe himself, he has to lean against a wall or other vertical surface to be able to reach hi... Read More

The Hot Mess – CONQUERED!

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I have been working on re-modeling (rearranging furniture, really) and re-organizing our office at home.  My first post about this project talked about what a Hot Mess the office was.  The furnitur... Read More

Rare Sightings

Big Horn Sheep During Spring Break, I had to go to Portland for a day.  I have seen the big-horn sheep in the Columbia River Gorge almost every time I’ve been to Portland in the past several ye... Read More

La Grande

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Post-A-Day 2011:  Describe the town where you grew up. La Grande, Oregon   The official description of  La Grande from the Union County Tourism website: Nestled at the feet of the Blue Mountains on... Read More

The Locket

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Today was Reagan’s 9th birthday.  I had such a hard time expressing what it felt like to me when Emma turned 16, but it was nothing compared to this.  Realizing that this is the last year my l... Read More

Happy Birthday to {ME}!

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38-years-ago today the pretty blonde lady in this picture became a mother – it just so happens it was to that super cute bald baby in the picture.  This picture is from when we lived in Costa R... Read More

Reckless Abandon

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I saw a quote on Facebook that one of my friends’ daughters said about her . . . it was, “Mom, you’re thebomb.com!”  It’s the perfect description of my mom, and even-tho... Read More

OH.MY.GOSH!!!

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I have always known my parents were a little off center mentally, but now I have proof (though I’d have loved to do what they did, too!). I already talked about their trip to Park City, Utah, an... Read More