8-13-10

 

View of the ocean from our hotel.

 

This is the boardwalk in Seaside. Our hotel is on the right.

 

The kids all together after dinner in Portland. Guess who got a haircut?!

 

Jes setting up her camera to take a whole-family photo.

Last day all together in Seaside. My conference lasted all morning then we hit the road for Portland. Had dinner all together at the Red Fig on Fremont St.

8-12-10

Spent all day inside. Skipped a session so I could actually SEE Seaside. Beautiful! I walked south along the boardwalk. Dinner tonight was a beach BBQ and we had a bonfire and roasted marshmallows and made S'mores. Good times. I enjoyed catching up with old friends and making new ones. I like these small conferences. Tomorrow it ends and we depart for Portland. Aza and the Squirt will come back to Kentucky but Jes will continue her summer voyage and I don't know when I'll see her again. That makes me sad.

8-11-10

We packed up and cleaned up and left Yachats today around noon. Stopped at the Oregon State marine science center for a couple hours on our trip up the coast. Also HAD to stop for cheese curds at the Tillamook cheese factory. See, I can eat cheese curds 'cause they are not aged. They squeak! I ate nearly a half pound on our drive to Seaside for my conference. Arrived at 6pm just in time for the opening reception.

8-10-10 evening

Jes is such an amazing cook. She offered to cook dinner and insisted on making two quiches - one cheeseless for me. This is it- tomatoes, sauteed mushrooms and spinach. It was fantastic. I can eat some cheese- but not if it's aged, like cheddar.

Last night in the house on the ocean. I will miss this place.

8-10-10 morning

 

 

 

 

A view of our house- the brown one next to the amazing garden...

We got up at sunrise to go see the tide pools at VERY low tide this morning. So many exposed sea creatures! It was simply amazing. Afterwards Aza and I cooked a big breakfast of waffles, pecan waffles, blueberry pancakes, blueberry and banana pancakes, snausages, and hot tea. Mmmm... then back to bed for nap.

8-9-10 afternoon

 

 

 

 

We took a ride up the coast to see a few things- the Sea Lion Caves (which contained four sea lions) and a few other interesting things like Devil's Churn. For dinner we went out to dinner at The Drift Inn. We had to wait a long time for a table but it was worth it. It's funny- they call shrimp "prawns" here.

8-9-10 morning

 

 

 

Aza and I went for a walk along the beach together this morning. We discovered some tide pools and saw sea stars, sea anenomes, and had a great time climbing on the rocks and exploring.

8-8-10 evening

 

 

This evening the sunset was beautiful. We cooked dinner at the house- grilled out- and then played a hilarious game of Apples to Apples all together.

8-8-10 afternoon

View from our beach house in Yachats, Oregon!

8-8-10 morning

All my children! In one place! This taken just after a trip to Powell Bookstore.

8-7-10

We went to the Japanese garden in Portland today. Everything was so pretty and refined.

8-6-10

Turbulent flight into Salt Lake City, so much so that I cried when we landed. This is the sky. Oh, and I'm not in the south anymore. Instant ice tea at the airport restaurant we had dinner at. Can't wait to see Jes and Squirt tonight in Oregon!

8-6-10

 

 

The sunroom is done. Note the painted ceiling and how it mirrors the dark slate of the floor. The brick wall is no longer pink, but "Indian White" and the trim is the same trim color as the rest of the house. I love it!

8-4-10

 

 

Busy week accomplishing so many things before our big trip to Oregon. What's a week without a little painting project? Aza painted our sunroom this week- brick wall, ceiling, trim and all. Here are some photos of the work in progress.

8-1-10

 

 

Wonderful visit today with my friend Moonie and her husband and little girl. Their daughter played with my niece, my dog, and a frog! We left after lunch for the long drive home.

7-31-10

On our way out into the countryside for a wedding of Dan's cousin.

 Dan gives me a funny look outside the reception hall. Hmmmm.... photos again?!

 The beautiful bride arrives to the reception in style!

A gathering of the clan outside the reception hall. Sisters-in-Law on the left, Brothers-in-Law on the right.

7-30-10

Where in the world is Chrissy?

Landed in Wisconsin today. First stop, Kopps!

 Second stop, Lake Muskego... for a little water skiing.

7-28-10

 

Aza came home today! It took her over 12 hours to get here because of an accident on I-64. We had a nice steak dinner and a relaxing evening catching up. So good to have her home.

7-24-10

 

The naked ladies, errr "lilies" are back!

7-25-10

 

Dan and Frisbee left today for Wisconsin. He will spend a week with his family doing all those fun outdoorsy things he likes to do. I'll join him this coming weekend for a cousin's wedding. Meanwhile, I'm participating in a teacher workshop all week long.

7-23-10

 

This is the bird who crashed into my office window today. Glad it survived.

 

I worked all day on making these blinds for the windows in the den. The light is SO bright coming in later afternoon.

 

7-22-10

 

 

 

 

I finally got my solar car curriculum done. Here are pictures I took for it. What a lot of work! Now... to put it to good use and get some research out of it.

7-21-10

 

Today we had to get up around 4:30am because Dan had to drive Squirt to the airport at 5am for his flight west. He landed in Wyoming this afternoon, safe and sound, and he and Jes will spend the month backpacking. This is the only photo I could get of my son as he was rushing out the door today.

7-20-10

 

Last night Squirt came home around 11pm for what will be a 30 hour stay before his journey west. It's good to have him here, even for a short while.

 

The side yard next to the driveway is pretty with all the black eyed susans.

 

Oh, Squirt. Falling asleep on the couch. Rest up, you'll have a busy day of traveling tomorrow.