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2012
Silent Saturday - Swinging Through The Rain Forest Continuing my series of summer photos... this is our oldest son, Sam, fearlessly swinging on a rope in the rain forest on the island of Kauai. He then let go and dropped 30 feet to the pond below. Sam's dare-devil antics never cease to amaze ...
03/10/2012
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This Guy Is Fun & Feisty... Meet Arnie! Arnie is a 2 year old chihuahua, who is super fun and friendly and how cute is he?! He's up for pretty much anything and seems to love most everyone. Talk about happy-go-lucky... this guy is active and playful, but is also a softy at heart who settles d...
03/10/2012
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Portland Area Real Estate Inventory Is Down. Will This Strengthen Or Weaken The Industry? In the March 1st issue of The Oregonian, it was reported that real estate inventory in and around Portland is down as new listings dropped 25% in 2011, even as sales rose 4%. As a general rule of economi...
03/07/2012
Gorge Grown Kids: “From the Ground Up” After School Art/Garden Program Middle school students in the Hood River County School District are being offered an incredible opportunity to participate in the "From The Ground Up" after school art and garden program. The program is made possible ...
03/07/2012
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Wordless Wednesday - Take A Swim Break Swimming is one of my (Gretchen) and our boys' favorite pass times and the Hood River Aquatic Center offers a great place to do it. There are two different pools: one a warmer therapy pool, the other huge, warm and includes lap swimming lanes, a slide, b...
03/07/2012
Calling All Roller Babes! Gorge Rollergirls Wants You! It has finally come to Hood River, the sport that is making a resurgence nationwide... Roller Derby. And Gorge Rollergirls is recruiting. Already about 10 ladies strong, the team is looking to make up two teams of 20 ladies each to compet...
03/05/2012
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Speechless Sunday - About To Be Eaten Alive! Continuing my series of summer photos... this is Sam and Ben at one of their favorite places when they were little: The Dinosaur Park in Ogden, Utah (where we visit Gretchen's family each summer). I love how unconcerned the kids look even though it...
03/04/2012
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Invaluable Life Lessons Through Youth Sports Our 11 and 13 year-old-boys, Ben and Sam, pretty much move from sport to sport through the seasons. Yesterday brought the end of wrestling season for Sam and basketball for Ben, then next week Sam moves on to track and Ben to baseball in a couple m...
03/04/2012
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Celebrating Women: Lunafest, 2012 I (Gretchen) attended Lunafest a couple years ago when invited to go with a group of friends. It wasn't something that had caught my attention on it's own, but I was willing to go with "the girls". It ended up being a rather profound experience and I look for...
03/03/2012
A Sweet, Fun, Loving Companion... Meet Gypsy! Gypsy is an adorable chihuahua mix around one to two years old and weighing in at a tiny 8 pounds. She's just the perfect little companion... well-behaved and calm, confident, content to settle into your lap for the long-haul, but also fun and pla...
03/03/2012
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