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2011 

Silent Saturday - Sam's In A Tree. Again! I've posted some photos recently of our 12-year-old son, Sam, climbing the massive trees in our yard. Yesterday, we stopped at a rest stop along Highway 84 and he climbed up a tree there. Boys! This one wasn't even much of a challenge for him. Can you spo...
08/20/2011
  Introducing " Memaloose", The Island of the Dead   Yesterday, my mom, my sons and I were in The Dalles, 20 miles east of Hood River. On the way home, we stopped at the Memaloose rest stop which is about halfway between The Dalles and Hood River. I have passed the sign dozens of times, but never...
08/20/2011
Downtown The Dalles, Oregon... Don't Miss The Murals The Dalles Oregon is located about 20 miles east of Hood River. Since we're just outside Hood River, we've focused our business here more, but lately I've been spending more time in The Dalles and I'm starting to really see the charm of this sm...
08/20/2011
Silent Saturday - Jessa And An Admirer If you've read many of my blogs you know I take my chihuahua, Jessa, most everywhere with me, including my sons' football practices. There, Jessa has a "following", several little girls who can't wait to come see her. This is yesterday at practice and she's ...
08/20/2011
  Bridge Of The Gods Kiteboarding Festival This Weekend!   Once again, the Columbia River Gorge will live up to its reputation as the premier kiteboarding destination in the United States. In case you don’t know, kiteboarding is a sport where the athlete stands on a specialized “board” and hangs ...
08/18/2011
We're Wild About The Oregon Zoo, Portland OR!   Maybe it's just us, but it seems that wherever we vacation, we also find a local zoo to visit. Likewise, when our boys were younger, we spent a lot of time at the zoo, as little ones tend to love animals. The Oregon Zoo does not disappoint. Located ...
08/18/2011
  Back-To-School Dates To Know: Hood River, Wasco, Klickitat & Skamania Counties   I'm finding it kind of hard to believe, but it's already time to get ready to get back to school. Check out the school calendars below. We spent yesterday school shopping in Portland... lots of great back to school...
08/18/2011
  Speechless Sunday - What Is It About Boys And Cars?   This weekend we went to "Cruising The Gorge, 2011" car show in The Dalles. Our boys were in car heaven and checked out all the vehicles. Ben, our 10-year-old, wanted to be photographed with this car... it's a Pontiac GTO and he would have lo...
08/14/2011
  He'll Be Mush In Your Arms... Meet Cliff!     This guy is about as eager to please as a pup could be... your happiness and attention will be his priority. Cliff is goofy and friendly, playful and charming. He's definately all puppy at heart and the guy adores his tennis ball. He already knows ...
08/14/2011
Speechless Sunday - It's A Yard Sale Palooza! We were in The Dalles yesterday (20 miles east of Hood River) for the Cruise the Gorge Car Show and we came across this street corner. I thought it was hilarious... I counted 14 yard sale signs (including on a couple cars) all on this one corner, a ya...
08/14/2011
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