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DecemberDec 24 Wednesday 08
Remodel Progress
Two bedrooms and a bathroom are complete. We are now destroying an office, bedroom and awful bathroom to design and build a master bedroom suite with walk in closet, new bathroom and large sliding glass door into the backyard.
Troy has been the Master Landscaper, …
DecemberDec 22 Monday 08
SLEDDING!
Sledding the steep hills of NW Portland is a blast! The best way to maximize the sledding experience is to find someone willing to be a personal lift service (mom), dropping people off at the top of a very steep and long hill and picking them up at the bottom. We pile …
12/22/08 Downtown Portland SNOW!
I have NEVER seen this much snow before in downtown Portland!!!
DecemberDec 13 Saturday 08
Master Bathroom Concept
I found this photo in a home design book and like the style. We will be using this as a launch pad for designing the master bathroom!
Visual Description of the Credit Crisis
The credit crisis as Antarctic expedition from Marketplace on Vimeo.
REI USED GEAR SALES - 2009 SCHEDULE
Free Printable Puzzles!
Check out this website - fun for all ages!
NovemberNov 16 Sunday 08
Why I do NOT need a cat:
NovemberNov 8 Saturday 08
Death Cab for Cutie
This song gets me thinking... too deep for a blog though. Enjoy!
NovemberNov 6 Thursday 08
Raise Hope for CONGO
CONGO, Africa has been on my mind lately. I am personally very concerned about the violence that is happening RIGHT NOW, while we eat lunch... watch movies... go to church... spend time with friends.
It is difficult to conceptualize the lives of the families in a …
NovemberNov 5 Wednesday 08
Message to Game Night Friends
Hello! I have been conducting a poll among friends interested in joining the fun on Game Night. The vast majority are more available on THURSDAY evenings and those of you coming regularly on Wednesdays don't conflict with a switch.
Still Learning
The following is taken from an encouraging website called "It's All About Joy!" Life's a magnificent journey full of opportunities to learn more about ourselves through the many experiences (good, bad and everything in between) we have.
I am still learning...how to let …
OctoberOct 28 Tuesday 08
Micro-Business Loans - Malawi, Africa
OctoberOct 23 Thursday 08
Jerfoniam
During the Junior High homeschool years, my creative writing consisted of a personal newsletter named the "Jerfoniam" sent out as an update to relatives. Troy, my mom and I have been working on fixing the gutter water flow, sealing around the new windows and doors to …
OctoberOct 17 Friday 08
Holidays are Coming - 2008
A friend posted this video on his blog regarding the near future holiday chaos.
OctoberOct 15 Wednesday 08
Obsession
Did you notice this advertisement in your newspaper recently?
10/12/08 - Field of Screams!
Last Sunday night, Troy and I met some friends at The Haunted Field of Screams on Sauvie Island! We wandered in the dark through a 6' tall corn maze. Special affects and workers in costume were throughout the maze, jumping out of the darkness to scare us as we walked by! 
OctoberOct 14 Tuesday 08
Idaho Sportsman Lodge
