Sunday, September 26, 2010

The Road Home






Either direction I go, I am on the "road home" Either I go one way to the lake house where we raised our two oldest daughters and put many miles on our cars! At the lake house, we had lots of cats, a pony and a horse, an old flat bottomed row boat and an ATV. The girls had fun there until they were teenagers - then they wanted to be closer to town and their friends. And friends who had wanted to come out and play at our house stopped wanting to come out anymore because boys were more interesting!
When I go the other way on this road, I go to the apartment we live in over our business in town. This is where my two younger daughters spent most of their time enjoying town life. They love going out to the lake house whenever they can, though. We rented the lake house out and it sunk to near ruin. We have been working on fixing it up all year. We are not finished yet and still have much to do, but it is pleasant to go out there again. So, I feel that no matter which way I drive I am always going home!

Monday, September 13, 2010




My rejects for the trip south. I loved this long, long truck ( It is really four trucks lined up beside each other!

Monday, September 6, 2010










Labor Day Weekend. Another weekend on Siltcoos Lake with Eugene, Karen, Claire, Shanae and Craig. Beautiful weather! Saturday, Rachel and I stayed home, cleaned house, started packing and then snacked and watched "The King and I" Rachel was amazed that I knew the words to all the songs! Then Sunday we went out to the lake house to join everyone else. On the way out there were deep shadows and bright sunlight. I finally had to stop and take a picture! Monday we took a cruise on the lake. Itwas a nice weekend.

Friday, September 3, 2010











It was a beautiful day today. At least 80 degrees here, and to us Oregonians that feels much hotter! After work Rachel and I went to the beach with Danny Boy. We came away wet, sandy and happy!