Day 55

1. Lambs! We have baby lambs. So happy! Four so far. Three black and one white one with black socks and a black eye patch. So cute.
2. Crocuses
3. Amanda's birthday and lunch at Bob's Red Mill
4. Bangs. I got a much needed haircut and decided to take the plunge.
5. Not pictured: A neighbor over for a morning visit, the haircut, watching Downton Abbey*, Season Two, Episodes 2 &3 with Tyler, playing Dominion with Tyler


* Seriously, I'm not sure who could possibly not like this show. It's amazing. And I absoluetly adore Lady Grantham. Oh. My Word. If only I could be more like her.. then life would be perfect, right? I'm afraid I'm more like Lady Mary and the Dowager Countess in real life...argh. Well, I guess I've got a whole lifetime to work on it... or I could just marry an Earl.

Day 48

1. Topaz and the Bantam chickens

2. Not pictured: Schooling, deep cleaning, Trinity Arts Festival, Jacob's basketball game, Trinity Arts Festival again (which I totally forgot my phone and hence no pictures of all the amazing artwork and the beautiful springle... lame.) and then Andrew and Daniel's basketball game

Day 46 (Birthday!)

Today is my birthday! I had a lovely evening with three of my favorite ladies with whom I've been doing a Bible Study now for a little over a year. The picture above is from an outing we had in December to celebrate completing a year together. My mother then awesomely got it placed on a mug and gave one to each of us tonight. So fun!


Our outing was right before Christmas, and after taking an historical house tour we ended up at a Konditerei in Salem, where the picture was taken. You can't see it to well in this blurry photo, but the window has a swag with lights on it, which makes the picture so festive! And we all love how it says Desserts in the window... and you can tell we are holding our leftovers. :)


Most of the day I just puttered around leisurely... and cooked. For my birthday dinner, I made ginger pineapple glazed ham, mashed potatoes, and a spinach salad with candied walnuts, mushrooms & avocado. Christine brought the appetizers and Jeanne & Janna both made the amazing flourless Chocolate Cake. Tyler and Daniel (and Anna - my little friend) also lovingly helped with the food and then all the young men lovingly did dishes!

Day 45 (Valentine's Day)

1. An impromptu Valentines feast of Swedish Pancakes after everyone got home from basketball practice
2. Dad & Daniel playing with a new toy - a score board for HOOPS basketball games
3. Not pictured- running errands/doctors, a nap, watching Downton Abbey with Tyler 

Day 40 & 41

1. Sign of spring walking around the neighborhood

2. Pretty window box

3. Playing a fun game of Settlers with Winston & Bekki

Day 36

1. Lots of pizza for the Superbowl party
2. Not pictured - Church, a nice lunch time with Natalie, visiting with the Paynes and Ayers, watching a great game (one of the best in a while - what a crazy last two minutes!) (although... still disappointed the 49ers didn't make it, argh.), catching up on some shows.

Day 34

 

1. Basketball tonight: Jacob's game (he's the short one kind of in the center)

2. Not pictured: homeschooling, a walk down the driveway with no coat 'cause it was so warm, visiting Exodus, bringing Mom home!, errands in Molalla

Day 24

1. Waiting for my flight
2. San Francisco Airport!
3. Pomelo for snack (a huge asian citrus!)
4. Beth & Stephen
5. 6. & 7. A walk around Los Altos Hills and some of the amazing homes there
8. Ella making her own pizza

Day 22

1. a kitty sniffing my boots while waiting for Kate

2 Not pictured: church, visiting with Kate, Polly and Claire while ooh and aahing over Kate's amazing wedding dress, popping into David's bridal, drinking hot chocolate with them, Ayers & Paynes over to watch the game, the 49ers loosing Argh.Starting to panic over everything I need to do to get ready to leave on Tuesday!

3. Yesterday: breakfast and visiting with the ladies who spent the night, finishing up work, Kate's bridal shower and visiting with friends.

Day 20

1. Kitchen table arrangement for the birthday party

2. Picking out the perfect chili blend for dinner

3. Not pictured: baking muffins for breakfast and next week, cleaning for the party and visiting Dr Z, partying and staying up late

Day 19

1. Flooding of milk creek on my way from Yoga class

2. Lambs in Wilsonville remodeled. No more dancing raisins on the wall :(

3. A Georgia peach sticker from Jacob

4. Not pictured: Running errands and dr appointments all day.

Day 18

1.Cheesy drop biscuits for lunch

2. Real work for my dad

3. Not pictured: Waking up to rain and all the snow melted (lame), banana pancakes for breakfast, some schooling, listening to a sermon and lots of radiolab during work, Daniel's delicious pork chops for dinner, watching Planet Earth

Day 16

1.Cooking dinner with floral girly apron and sheepskin boots. Because it's cold.


2. Some snow. Wish we had more.


3. Melted kitty in front of the fire. 


4. Not pictured: visiting the functional neurologist (sounds like I'm a fairly straightforward case :) ), running through the parking lot as the wind and snow was blowing, without a coat. Brr, feeding the sheep (and goat) hay and minerals, getting bit by Brutus the goat who mistook my finger for a treat, oops!, putting on band aid for said bite, leftovers for dinner, reading as a family two Christmas newsletters and then praying for those families in our evening devotions, mini walk in the falling snow with Tyler.

Day 15

1. 1/2'' of snow fall. And the whole Portland metro area freaked out. Went to church anyways.

2. My new favorite-est house in Oregon City.  Love the different window styles and the crisp white.

3. Not pictured: church, talking, watching basketball at the gym, Parish group at the Poindexters, skyping with Rebekah K and Rachel U.

Day 14

1. Cooking onions for taco night. Bowl of avocados that Jacob was turning into guacamole peaking out on the right.

2. Candied Ginger


3.Not pictured: saying goodbye to Scott at 6am in the morning as he left for Japan, working on a small project for dad, visiting Tyler at the fruit stand to get fixings for tacos, the boys taking down the Christmas tree (finally!), rejoicing that the 49ers won, having the Ayers over for tacos and football, disappointment over the Bronco's loosing, making candied ginger with Susan Ayers, hope running high for some snow tonight. Like it ever snows when it's supposed to!

Day 13

1. Possibly the coolest key blank I've ever seen. Taken at Home Depot while waiting to get a new lock keyed. Which made me decided that in my 32nd life I would be a locksmith/clock repair person.

2. You know everyone in your family is getting old when it takes less than 15 minutes to take a family picture. It was ridicuously easy.

3. Playing Settlers of Catan with Mom, Scott & Tyler. With rubber elephants thrown in the mix. Because the robber, by itself, is just, oh so boring.

4. Other things that happened today. Made muffins. School with Jacob.Had my first appt with the functional neurologist. Tyler cooked a fantastic Spaghetti dinner since it's the last time we'll be together as a family for a few weeks. Talked to Beth. Played Settlers while the other half of the family had their first basketball practices.Prayed for Scott's trip to Japan. Watched Monk.