For the first time since I can remember, we had a big gathering of my Mom’s side of the family. Lena & Kyle hosted in their wonderful home in Portland just a few days after Xmas and just in time to erase the winter dreariness.
The big news of the day is that Jeff and Kathy… »
The day after Xmas, the McDonalds left us for the rest of their ski trip.
The snow began to melt and turn black.
Gus was winy and clingy after all the excitement.
And Charles went to bed with a… »
We woke Christmas morning to find stockings stuffed and a bike under the tree (for me, woo hoo!). Then the kids arrived and the present opening began. They got lots of cool little things like hair bands and pencil sharpeners but then at the end, the real excitement began. First Tom pulled out a slip… »
After a canceled flight and a detour to Seattle, Charles’ sister and fam finally arrived to spend Xmas with us in the snow.
(at the cafe -waiting for us to get out of the car)
Dad took them all out to the woods to hunt and kill their very own tree. After walking for several minutes, they… »
The freeway finally opened (hooray) just in time for us to pop to Portland today to meet up with old friends Curt and Jamie who are here visiting from their new home in Germany.
So we spared no expense and treated them to the American treasure, Red Robin. (Ok so it was close to the airport… »