For The ‘Rents

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I’ve been working on making some graphics for my parents’ business – Trickle Creek Creations.  Their business includes my dad’s woodworking items (some on sale at The Potter&#... Read More

Top Ten

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Post-A-Day 2011:  Make a top ten list of things to do this summer I think this is a great prompt for the Post-A-Day project, especially as we are gearing up to finish the school year and begin the su... Read More

My Turn

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After working really hard all day yesterday on the girls’ rooms and getting them ready for our house to go on the market, today was my turn. My mom ran into town and got us a great breakfast fro... Read More

De-cluttering

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One of the big things we have to do to get our house ready to sell is de-clutter all the rooms and reduce the amount of stuff we have by about 50%.  Today my mom came over and helped me with Harley&#... Read More

The Field Trip

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Harley and her friend, Brenna, skipped the Sixth Grade Field Trip this week because the activities of the field trip were ones they have both done before (Multnomah Falls, Bonneville Dam, Columbia Riv... Read More

My Girls and Our Adventure

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Each time we stopped to take a hike or visit a historical marker, I took pictures of the girls.  My favorites are the ones of the girls in the azalea fields.  I love them! [slideshow] A really nice ... Read More

A Surprise Gem

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On our way home from the State Track Meet Saturday, Harley, Reagan, and I took scenic routes, detours, and we made several stops to enjoy the world we live in.  As we were driving along a back road, ... Read More

Ouch!

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This weekend is the State Track Meet. Fried knees are one of the side effects of sitting in the beautiful weather watching my gorgeous daughter running! AmyNature Girl. Mom. Wife. Friend. Photographer... Read More

Down Time

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Harley, Reagan, and I are in Salem so we can watch Emma at the State Track Meet in Monmouth tomorrow and Saturday. This trip came at a really good time for us, as we’ve all been under a bit of s... Read More

Weekly Photo Challenge: Red

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Post-A-Day 2011:  Weekly Photo Challenge:  Red My favorite color, but it was hard to find a picture of something red. AmyNature Girl. Mom. Wife. Friend. Photographer. Sewer. Crafter. Artist. To borr... Read More

Earned Success

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Emma’s favorite sport is track.  She started working on a new work-out routine with her dad before the track season started, and it seems to have paid off!  The Blue Mountain Conference Distri... Read More

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