October 12, 2019 When your baby sister (no matter how old she gets) bought a new house and wishes for a yoga deck as a house gift, big brother drove 8 hours to make it happen! We spent 7 days working on the decks and it was a great feeling to see how happy Maureen looked on the final reveal. The yoga decks are under the the blue spruce overlooking the creek.

August 25, 2019 It is a good day to go crabbing at Garibaldi Bay for Dungeness crabs. The water is calm and after throwing the crab pots into the bay, we have a picnic at a sandy island. This is the best way to catch crabs for people like me who gets sea sick in the ocean. We manage to get a good catch and have a delicious Dungeness crabs feast afterwards.

August 24, 2019 We are in a beautiful Nehalem Bay, Oregon that is known for its driftwoods that pile high at the mouth of the Nehalem River. This beautiful sandy beach is a spot for Shane's treasure hunt activity using his sister's metal detector. Find out the treasure he found when the metal detector went beep! It was fun watching him having fun and getting two kids excited too.

August 21, 2019 Shane's track meet colleague Jim McLachlan's sweet corn field produces one of the sweetest and most delicious sweet corns I've ever eaten. It is located in the Otis Orchards in Washington State. The sweet corns are so popular that they are sold out amongst friends and neighbors. Harvesting and selling them is a fun time for family and friends meetup.

August 20, 2019 Our family has a beautiful wedding at Hoh Rainforest in the Olympic Peninsula. Ryan fell in love with this place when Shane brought him and his friends over here on a college spring break. He has visited this rainforest every chance he got and brought Kasandra along. We found a beautiful spot and Kasandra's mom officiated their nuptial.

August 1, 2019 Paddle boarding is a new water sport for me and I failed miserably on my first trip to Hauser Lake. Shane made it looked easy but it wasn't. I spent a week at the gym to improve my balance and today I am so proud to say I did it! We invited our daughter-in-law and grandson to join us to Hauser Lake and had a fun filled day.

June 19, 2019 We headed to Wallace, Idaho after our excursion to the Northern Idaho Ghost Towns. Wallace used to be one of the largest silver producers in the world and it is also one of the richest mining towns still in existence today. One of the main highlight of this place is the Oasis Bordello. It used to be a Wild West brothel until 1988!

June 19, 2019 Idaho State is well known for its mountainous landscapes, swaths of protected wilderness, lakes, outdoor recreation areas and potatoes. It has also many mining towns that are now abandoned and became ghost towns. We visited two on the Idaho panhandle today; Frisco and Burke which were once boom towns for lead, silver and zinc.

November 10, 2018 This post explains the roles a starter plays in the track and field sports. It is more than just firing the gun. Shane has been a starter for more than 40 years and has travelled all over the country. I follow him to this NCAA Cross Country Championships in Walla Walla, Washington. It is a very cold day and these athletics are in shorts and tank tops!

October 17, 2018 Today is grape harvest day and we have our daughter-in-law and little grandson to 'help'. We are going to make jam and juice them. The vines are in their 4th year of growth. There are so many grapes more than we anticipate as we fill up bowls and containers. Watch how Kiel helps us harvest grapes and the things he does to occupy himself.