Yeah, it’s one of those “How I spent” posts, inspired by Shannon’s this time. Only I’ll confine mine to my super-busy holiday weekend. Saturday, my wife and daughter went to Sisters with my mother for the rock and gem show. They do this every year, it’s tradition. While they were gone, my son and I… Continue reading How I spent…
Category: Family
Not much
No, I haven’t posted much on any of my sites this week. My aunt died on Monday, and I just haven’t felt like writing much. There’s really not any more to say; the funeral is on Saturday. In the meantime, I hope everyone’s having a good week, what with the first day of summer and… Continue reading Not much
Memorial weekend in Lincoln City
Our big Memorial Day weekend was spent over on the Oregon coast, chillin’ out in Lincoln City. …I of course mean “chillin’ out” quite literally; it was chilly and windy and rainy on Saturday and Sunday, and finally started getting nice on Monday, when we were leaving. It was in the 50s and maybe low… Continue reading Memorial weekend in Lincoln City
Our trip to Eugene
This is sort of like those “How I spent my summer” essays—did anyone ever really have to write those? Anyway… The main purpose of our day trip to Eugene was to visit one or several of the children’s stores they have over there that specializes in kid beds; our four-year-old is soon to turn five… Continue reading Our trip to Eugene
Boys’ week
All this week (since Saturday, actually) it’s just me and my son at home. My wife and daughter took advantage of spring break to head down to San Diego to visit my brother and sister-in-law. Sadly, spring break doesn’t cover work or preschool/daycare, so we were left behind. It’s all good. We’re having a good… Continue reading Boys’ week
Whirlwind weekend
It feels like a Sunday, not like we had a three-day weekend, that’s how busy everything’s been. Saturday we were up and out the door by 7:30am on our way to McMinnville. We had a first birthday party to attend: close friends of ours who had asked us to be their son’s guardians (should the… Continue reading Whirlwind weekend
The one about the weekend
Nothing grand to report, but somehow we managed to fill up the weekend. Friday night after work we had dinner at the excellent La Rosa, over on the west side. Afterward, we meandered around Wal-Mart and Shopko looking for gifts for birthday parties are kids were invited to. Exciting, right? When we got home and… Continue reading The one about the weekend
A new car! (In my best Price is Right voice)
Yep, that’s what we did over the weekend: bought a new (used) car. The time had finally come to retire the pickup. We got a 2004 Hyundai Sonata, very good condition with low miles. It’s pretty nice. I’m now cruising around Central Oregon in style.
Obligatory post-Christmas post
Okay, I freely admit I stole the title from Jake. Everyone have a good holiday? Mostly? Good. There’s no denying it, Christmas is for the kids. We had more presents under the tree than ever, I think, almost all for them. And, they’re just at that age now where Christmas is a Big Deal, possibly… Continue reading Obligatory post-Christmas post
Throwing a party
I haven’t posted anything lately because I’m still recovering from this past weekend. You see, we threw a big party. This is the year both of my parents are turning 60, so myself and my two brothers decided earlier in the year that we were going to invite all their oldest friends and throw a… Continue reading Throwing a party