2011 Opening Ceremonies

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Saturday was the opening ceremonies for the 2011 season for the Irrigon Little League.  It included team pictures, team introductions, a few games, and a tribute to a local volunteer.  The weather c... Read More

BYU Basketball

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Post-A-Day 2011:  Go to your drafts folder and finish an old post We’re almost done with month 3 here at daily post. I’m sure you have a post, or six, that you started but never quite finished. T... Read More

Her Feet Have Wings

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My girl. Emma Kate. Her dad & step-mom, Jess & Staci, and Aaron & I are always so proud of her.  She is a beautiful person – inside and out, she is a great friend, and most importan... Read More

Retiring Doesn’t Work

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**DISCLAIMER**  My dad would never call a game from the sidelines, and he would never vocalize any disagreements with the calls on the floor. The year we built our house was really hard on all of our... Read More

Harley Hoops

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Katelyn decided she didn’t want to play basketball this year, so Harley is the only one who played.  She ended up having a pretty short-lived season for numerous reasons, and by the time all wa... Read More

Cheeeeeeeeeeese . . . CAKE!

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Wednesday night the parents (read: MOM’s) held a taco-feed team & family dinner at Heppner High School for the varsity girls’ basketball team.  Each mom brought something to contribut... Read More

Mustang Stars!

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Before the Blue Mountain Conference District Basketball Tournament last week I made star shaped cookies for both the Heppner teams.  I figured that it was something simple but fun that I could do for... Read More

A Final Tribute

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The Heppner teams received a gift to be used as one final tribute to Coach Mark Dowdy.  They were given basketball ball patches to be sewn onto their uniforms.  Each patch has the initials “MD... Read More

Reagan’s List

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Reagan’s list of heroes has grown exponentially over the past year.  Until last Fall, her list was pretty short, and it was pretty easy to understand.  Her biggest sister, Emma, was on top of ... Read More

The Bug – Squished

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   Last Saturday, Harley, Reagan, and I went to Heppner to watch Emma’s last home basketball games of the season.  Harley spent most of the night playing with my friend Sandi’s grand-da... Read More