tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49614784709234496322024-03-12T21:44:07.438-07:00The Dody RollThe Dodstershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005965915054395538noreply@blogger.comBlogger336125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4961478470923449632.post-70762283769521326842012-11-05T08:50:00.001-08:002012-11-05T08:50:51.336-08:00Miss Me?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Gosh. I haven't written forever. Seems so much has happened that I won't be able to catch up. Sharon and I had a family wedding. Our amazing friends and family came together to help us celebrate 15 years. We went on a vacation to British Columbia sans children. The kids started school. Carson in 5th grade and Sam in 2nd. We are planning for Carson's summer trip to Japan. Shelby is doing great living in Portland and making her way. We added a Wiener dog to the family (very bad wiener). So today I start writing again as a way to procrastinate cleaning out a gross fish tank. There, you are caught up. Now I can move on.<br />
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<br />The Dodstershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005965915054395538noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4961478470923449632.post-13511410370193389482012-02-10T20:53:00.001-08:002012-02-20T18:17:07.231-08:00Our Sorrowful Lady. I am in LoVe<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqnIeiISmAegVibCHztlhvFS1edfMjSPEvtPqQKTC-pshMBRwU7OvBXKlr1_d4A8UEjvfiGkbYzC8hXBSrFbTtAJ3Y0uWXxmAvD1nHp8Xv83nuJBRRREJdXvdi0ETz4FPCEb-cMOIwlZp0/s1600/DSC03933.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqnIeiISmAegVibCHztlhvFS1edfMjSPEvtPqQKTC-pshMBRwU7OvBXKlr1_d4A8UEjvfiGkbYzC8hXBSrFbTtAJ3Y0uWXxmAvD1nHp8Xv83nuJBRRREJdXvdi0ETz4FPCEb-cMOIwlZp0/s400/DSC03933.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711396541598939634" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8zYTZBeb3tCONnpaoO5-7qJfGvqABRdutCq_ckVeVFJdBMg-JIYWzHl9t2s9_q8AJGpBoyipoBFGmYWyOCM3dzXtnMYtfRAjSd4L6B8Pr3Lv40GMJXGshZwAuJhhFq-uI3q7c3Sx-4opC/s1600/DSC03931.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8zYTZBeb3tCONnpaoO5-7qJfGvqABRdutCq_ckVeVFJdBMg-JIYWzHl9t2s9_q8AJGpBoyipoBFGmYWyOCM3dzXtnMYtfRAjSd4L6B8Pr3Lv40GMJXGshZwAuJhhFq-uI3q7c3Sx-4opC/s400/DSC03931.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711396536760800402" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivYHGOSHZVtpye5dcXgv7vKad6ISFYJ0HzZl0tH5uP9a96V_Gi0-27Uli8PpEfiO9jCtpLVFHYFrKD255vHIKFeVELmm6z07Kd8KyBSY9ULa3x82MG8OiTKo5J8GGOfxqAnx9aaIXXm1Xh/s1600/FxCam_1328936496106.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivYHGOSHZVtpye5dcXgv7vKad6ISFYJ0HzZl0tH5uP9a96V_Gi0-27Uli8PpEfiO9jCtpLVFHYFrKD255vHIKFeVELmm6z07Kd8KyBSY9ULa3x82MG8OiTKo5J8GGOfxqAnx9aaIXXm1Xh/s400/FxCam_1328936496106.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711396544538086450" /></a><br />You are probably aware of my ever so slight addiction to thrift stores. I love finding beauty in others cast aways and chotchkies. This month I found a few awesome gems. We recently got rid of our couch since it had become a glorified dog bed and hair attractor. Carson's allergies seem to have slightly improved since it left the house. I have been arranging the front room weekly to get a feel for how I want to sit in it. <br />I traded my bike for a velvet chair with my friend, Rosa. Then she gave me a chair to use until she decided what to do with it. I was looking around for a while for a great second hand chair and I ran across it in the Goodwill for 65$. <br />The same day I saw this painting from the next aisle and my heart skipped a beat. I love Religious art and Idols and this is so amazing. It is a painting of Our Sorrowful Lady by Paul Mihailescu. There is a listing of shows the Idol has been in including The Maryhill Museum, and the Portland Art Museum. Grand total....7.99$The Dodstershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005965915054395538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4961478470923449632.post-41102692646800699262012-01-15T07:22:00.000-08:002012-01-15T07:37:12.727-08:00Going to Haiti!Well, I did it. I signed the papers and started the fundraising. I am going to Haiti the first week of April to work in the Port Au Prince Hospital. The hospital is open and we won't be working in Mash Tents, but conditions are still extremely bad there. The hospital I am going to is the only trauma/ICU center in the country. I am going with a team of mostly adult practitioners, but they are taking a few pediatric folks. I will be working in the pediatric ICU there with my coworker, Bryan and potentially another coworker and friend, Diana. <br />I am waiting on a passport. I have a call in to the Kaiser travelers clinic to get my vaccines and anti malarial meds. I will have to take chloroquine to prevent Malaria as well as sleep under netting at night. Some of the side effects are common...headache, nausea, etc. But....nightmares? I hope that side effect stays away.<br />I am overwhelmed by the support I have received from friends and family. I started a fundraising page and within 24 hours received over 700$ in donations from folks just wanting to help. My trip is fully funded and any extra money can be used to help my coworkers pay for their trips. I received a generous personal donation yesterday to use in anyway that will help which is greatly appreciated. <br />I am planning to have a donation drive at Richmond Elementary and ask for onesies, thin blankets, colored pencils, lollypops and fun stuff for kids to share with the beautiful people of Haiti. I am hoping that the principal will agree to this and that we can get a suitcase full of love for me to take.<br /><br />I will keep you all posted.The Dodstershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005965915054395538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4961478470923449632.post-61838154929730732122011-12-22T07:16:00.000-08:002011-12-22T07:24:47.359-08:00A LOT CAN HAPPEN IN A DECADE......<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ7ze7LIf7VlePg2-xMu-sXYa8kPNkCBfilcJjm8w4iZ4d0i8ggTEP57EGikYAydH9teoUNr_pyW6P3MjGgX4hYxoQTUlI_GbvHFU2Zllfg9k7TuDALMhjDpm-ySGVWcS5bAD_BlU9ii1u/s1600/FxCam_1309971828800.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ7ze7LIf7VlePg2-xMu-sXYa8kPNkCBfilcJjm8w4iZ4d0i8ggTEP57EGikYAydH9teoUNr_pyW6P3MjGgX4hYxoQTUlI_GbvHFU2Zllfg9k7TuDALMhjDpm-ySGVWcS5bAD_BlU9ii1u/s400/FxCam_1309971828800.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688973591413927314" /></a><br />10 years is a long time. Or it is just the blink of an eye. I can't believe Carson is 10 already. Moms have learned so many things in the last decade. Carson continues to amaze us each day.The Dodstershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005965915054395538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4961478470923449632.post-65172736929018466042011-10-16T09:26:00.000-07:002011-10-16T09:58:27.836-07:00Time for an old fashioned hoedown<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZjuAOByKdhbwzLW3OXFRmAzMlqz7U3RpjacSTaW7Q_78n1fQ9Fu0OIr1K5uvSfZFdcoVp1p9CskKCASTZ8hG-PDf3rBoIMqWNUXCsQSbocr-S538NbYX5UT64NGey3NxdiPJn7IFFVVqU/s1600/307197_248653265185117_100001213357155_750516_1420958121_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZjuAOByKdhbwzLW3OXFRmAzMlqz7U3RpjacSTaW7Q_78n1fQ9Fu0OIr1K5uvSfZFdcoVp1p9CskKCASTZ8hG-PDf3rBoIMqWNUXCsQSbocr-S538NbYX5UT64NGey3NxdiPJn7IFFVVqU/s400/307197_248653265185117_100001213357155_750516_1420958121_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664131842749849746" /></a><br />Picture of me and Carson taken by my friend, Jack.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmGfw03WWypxKtGzv62bjDPeYP5aeth7Zd_kVvmC9h9A2hy8Zm021guX7dzFzixCvC7i_w15U3J9_3ldST8sIpSfdeVcNWfze9x4FF936cQaqv0ITG0-dJv3HMgDgLiGzKB1_Il8aNA0QG/s1600/DSC03651.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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Kruger's Farm hosted the annual farm hoe down. Music, dancing, hay rides to the beautiful pumpkin patch, corn maze, caramel apples, and to top it off a GIANT bonfire started by Farmer Don Kruger (with the help of some petrol). We all got pumpkins and even picked out one for Shelby. It must've been a good year for pumpkins because the field was full of perfect pumpkins. Carson got to hook up with Miriam (from the kayaking/canoeing weekend) who came from Hood River for the fun.The Dodstershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005965915054395538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4961478470923449632.post-63088515249048401422011-10-16T09:17:00.000-07:002011-10-16T10:02:09.249-07:00Fruit Loop<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4b8lywWu3_44f5lMHqbbs_NyiL10F4XsKYwV-3CacQWbQAA2Vwg-ktbXhTmy9gytcuSzdxbxpbYarZH6xxonbONvT2CrwYwmT1sqif96VCLZKdhRmVtv6TXC0ayOPCwPWs6xYaG1q9c5x/s1600/DSC03607.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4b8lywWu3_44f5lMHqbbs_NyiL10F4XsKYwV-3CacQWbQAA2Vwg-ktbXhTmy9gytcuSzdxbxpbYarZH6xxonbONvT2CrwYwmT1sqif96VCLZKdhRmVtv6TXC0ayOPCwPWs6xYaG1q9c5x/s400/DSC03607.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664136400360037826" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje8JFhc3NBYvlyV3A3A3ivixW7-itHi5kteHhftN3z7oocufoJikbNNuOa4_rsEXxwWFZ53-BAx_-MNOLOpgKJRWJbW6Rqgc0dv-92h1Sxbi_jbOhGk43steHflXaxHL51qm8Lc71pER8L/s1600/DSC03602.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje8JFhc3NBYvlyV3A3A3ivixW7-itHi5kteHhftN3z7oocufoJikbNNuOa4_rsEXxwWFZ53-BAx_-MNOLOpgKJRWJbW6Rqgc0dv-92h1Sxbi_jbOhGk43steHflXaxHL51qm8Lc71pER8L/s400/DSC03602.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664125753656333586" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh25DJ5PExJDuGzzLxD6jtT0L1YO-gOANVMCCZqAxIJMlTAceQEmzPOEfyCT_cUHuguv0pdFFDb9vMiMVAgpQZlWjdhyphenhyphen3FMJwTpQ1QuLQ1aP5vZMAoZsxDwY_cw7xN29e80tkCYjjQo4SyQ/s1600/DSC03603.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh25DJ5PExJDuGzzLxD6jtT0L1YO-gOANVMCCZqAxIJMlTAceQEmzPOEfyCT_cUHuguv0pdFFDb9vMiMVAgpQZlWjdhyphenhyphen3FMJwTpQ1QuLQ1aP5vZMAoZsxDwY_cw7xN29e80tkCYjjQo4SyQ/s400/DSC03603.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664125745435290210" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz-VAUHfl_Yufv4B7lPOovcl623A9gG7xJTgR0bcJoVjXuYTZdRV7AfmGzfg03D5ykQJhMmqAMr-fXSm7MPn6xzm7RUrpLWedSNRaHmEarYAkkOho6hjLtEdAIWKYxtnO8qcx56Yb7DTCH/s1600/DSC03605.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz-VAUHfl_Yufv4B7lPOovcl623A9gG7xJTgR0bcJoVjXuYTZdRV7AfmGzfg03D5ykQJhMmqAMr-fXSm7MPn6xzm7RUrpLWedSNRaHmEarYAkkOho6hjLtEdAIWKYxtnO8qcx56Yb7DTCH/s400/DSC03605.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664125741824385570" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1jAmTD9vyG3PppAmhYxyS9JvuyB0tUSk38EJzxyA6Jzzd7zk0yB296dyFfbP77H5j5aoygUxuz5HZ3bPYl5e2wD_dlJGMjaDi3mzoqLfZ1ZXYCixs0vw8bzkyM2T9ZQyNzn1HMTaZpQQj/s1600/DSC03596.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1jAmTD9vyG3PppAmhYxyS9JvuyB0tUSk38EJzxyA6Jzzd7zk0yB296dyFfbP77H5j5aoygUxuz5HZ3bPYl5e2wD_dlJGMjaDi3mzoqLfZ1ZXYCixs0vw8bzkyM2T9ZQyNzn1HMTaZpQQj/s400/DSC03596.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664125738579590546" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-VpoT6Pw4S_IB01eRjzW0PjfOQpZkid1KKMWhQdp9en2zKrQObOTJQYZimMzWjy0LXhGfKwIcjhME3WTdNGvIkGM-gKkTU_UoSsLykXlwV7kmEhhlKfzOz3gnMoK7156phKaFZW8VMwec/s1600/DSC03606.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-VpoT6Pw4S_IB01eRjzW0PjfOQpZkid1KKMWhQdp9en2zKrQObOTJQYZimMzWjy0LXhGfKwIcjhME3WTdNGvIkGM-gKkTU_UoSsLykXlwV7kmEhhlKfzOz3gnMoK7156phKaFZW8VMwec/s400/DSC03606.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664125760866279842" /></a><br />We took a trip with Sam's old preschool to Mt. Hood Organic Farms to pick Gala apples. The farm is not a U-Pick farm, but they open it up to the Waldorf schools in the area. The apples are crisp and delish but did we really need 45 pounds? We only caught a glimpse of Mt. Hood behind the clouds.The Dodstershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005965915054395538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4961478470923449632.post-31549314323945720732011-10-16T09:10:00.000-07:002011-10-16T09:26:28.369-07:00PUPPIES<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7xl7gDCZDZ_zYvCwG8q_Nu34aKlA5ex6gY9IVMVvvmsMmUPaSSwj3Ez1UEK12aNQRsBSubXQjfZnDvajIEKGq0RM4N9D8O-jzEI8NSJJvEuB1J5ttbwFiiZ9EymIy0RVNHwZfMcEpnE7D/s1600/DSC03633.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7xl7gDCZDZ_zYvCwG8q_Nu34aKlA5ex6gY9IVMVvvmsMmUPaSSwj3Ez1UEK12aNQRsBSubXQjfZnDvajIEKGq0RM4N9D8O-jzEI8NSJJvEuB1J5ttbwFiiZ9EymIy0RVNHwZfMcEpnE7D/s400/DSC03633.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664127210134532434" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGaIjoptdNwSmcte2T7pc5VTV6OFjPueIlsID4VtVdwl4hOUQm7kjZQac8x_LzMqIE1Bnwvrz6vZP9yJE7kYpPz4maC6fIodOKSNbdvXzMug3Klj7SWyZUUC7Bmhfff6Xo4TW_6zwzdw9F/s1600/DSC03610.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGaIjoptdNwSmcte2T7pc5VTV6OFjPueIlsID4VtVdwl4hOUQm7kjZQac8x_LzMqIE1Bnwvrz6vZP9yJE7kYpPz4maC6fIodOKSNbdvXzMug3Klj7SWyZUUC7Bmhfff6Xo4TW_6zwzdw9F/s400/DSC03610.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664124726988159570" /></a><br />Why did I foster these puppies? They are up all night like babies. They pee on my floor. They have needle-like teeth.....But they are so darned cute. Everyone loves a puppy. Roxy (brown girl) will be leaving tomorrow and hopefully Yoshi (black boy) will be leaving within a couple weeks. He has no interested parties yet......The Dodstershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005965915054395538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4961478470923449632.post-24965663382449316002011-09-12T08:29:00.000-07:002011-09-12T08:34:26.228-07:00Gramma Judy and Papaw Rick!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK9vWx3sMRQk7HpENjAdhpQAJWF1uRvhE2QG7e6g6nVhGzknid6398fArSmHR-l9_e8qT4KoImgWb5RQ8fnEvzVuUtNeQvX49MU9MhbPKL2tCWiaw1e8PjninVhtw5zaqkEkAYck-WAZBq/s1600/DSC03460.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK9vWx3sMRQk7HpENjAdhpQAJWF1uRvhE2QG7e6g6nVhGzknid6398fArSmHR-l9_e8qT4KoImgWb5RQ8fnEvzVuUtNeQvX49MU9MhbPKL2tCWiaw1e8PjninVhtw5zaqkEkAYck-WAZBq/s400/DSC03460.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651496857553059554" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb0fyDeMwcnTIf4M3r2NfNHeohj3320HRmJ1oVSiTbomQZHT-0DqXF6z8SkCRGhKbRS6GWGLgw0YwSuA2xU8MwTJtKc73p5tN6Jvhj_fe7VKtyf3XTLA1n7JVXQxviaRbaXwlNjuw-UhGf/s1600/DSC03456.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb0fyDeMwcnTIf4M3r2NfNHeohj3320HRmJ1oVSiTbomQZHT-0DqXF6z8SkCRGhKbRS6GWGLgw0YwSuA2xU8MwTJtKc73p5tN6Jvhj_fe7VKtyf3XTLA1n7JVXQxviaRbaXwlNjuw-UhGf/s400/DSC03456.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651496672253891122" /></a><br />My parents came to town. A whirlwind tour of the hotspots (even though it was cold and hazy). We even hit the Oregon State Fair. I think they got a peak at Mt Hood on the very last day! Seems like with did eat a lot.The Dodstershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005965915054395538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4961478470923449632.post-61131542496642030432011-08-16T14:35:00.000-07:002011-08-16T14:45:16.703-07:00more pics from my Holga.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCCAmaRxIeIIMT1zehhLM2Cx12nM65LWRIotvnR4ZyUALwDeastEWoXQ1-6JiVpSoRKARbNb1j7rh6w2TzHnzH1y4KAI666-5dYW-FWrPb28qxEzEdPZR3q-oyD0HzxIKTHBxB5xIquZMC/s1600/38130009.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 354px; height: 360px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCCAmaRxIeIIMT1zehhLM2Cx12nM65LWRIotvnR4ZyUALwDeastEWoXQ1-6JiVpSoRKARbNb1j7rh6w2TzHnzH1y4KAI666-5dYW-FWrPb28qxEzEdPZR3q-oyD0HzxIKTHBxB5xIquZMC/s400/38130009.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641573162436927586" /></a>
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<br />Ok, I was really waiting for these and only a couple turned out which is good and bad. I had BIG plans for them. I was hoping the multiple exposure hula hoop would turn out better, but....oh well.
<br />The Dodstershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005965915054395538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4961478470923449632.post-3439196564288052872011-08-15T15:09:00.000-07:002011-08-15T15:21:31.145-07:00I LOVE MY HOLGA!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLAmts8EmYflFEKeTI903VzjnFcw2tVV005bcB82IvpMP0A8xizrqhbW57nnJhOJkBWgA_YyQv0YfNo7y59cgbSaWFBtVrYP2SA68aBKaf0YGmhdA5jkRxjrFYimHbLvY1B1F8GEufSQkL/s1600/37770002.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 354px; height: 360px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLAmts8EmYflFEKeTI903VzjnFcw2tVV005bcB82IvpMP0A8xizrqhbW57nnJhOJkBWgA_YyQv0YfNo7y59cgbSaWFBtVrYP2SA68aBKaf0YGmhdA5jkRxjrFYimHbLvY1B1F8GEufSQkL/s400/37770002.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641210661159356162" /></a>
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<br />I know. It is my birthday and I should be talking about how wonderful I am and posting pictures of me, gorgeous me. But, instead, I am posting pictures of Carson. Let me explain. The new love of my life is my toy camera, Holga. She takes 120 film and you have to tape her shut so her film isn't exposed to the daylight. I have taken about 5 rolls now and the first 2 were complete duds. I am starting to get the hang of it now. I took a roll of black and white film at the Rock and Roll Camp for Girls. Most of them turned out all black, but these three were the payoff. I get excited to pick up the pictures at the one place in town that develops 120 film. They scan the negatives so we can be virtual. What a concept. Here are my great shots of Carson. The lady was her "band manager". The band being The Flaming Headphones.
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<br />The Dodstershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005965915054395538noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4961478470923449632.post-84304304100853614122011-08-11T19:19:00.000-07:002011-08-11T19:44:30.091-07:00The Making of a Hula Hoop<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI4haZs4cgI8PxIPyEjSvQ7zrYhAab5AerVr-sk6ZnB8HxwWjgrEn-Nbrdq397TJaq9XcSVfkQz72GFqdpAYIoqyjGELAe2LcKmnx3z-y4fV4pPXoi1bR4CO7Tx7e75_x1-WHFhrQHCk7j/s1600/DSC03439.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI4haZs4cgI8PxIPyEjSvQ7zrYhAab5AerVr-sk6ZnB8HxwWjgrEn-Nbrdq397TJaq9XcSVfkQz72GFqdpAYIoqyjGELAe2LcKmnx3z-y4fV4pPXoi1bR4CO7Tx7e75_x1-WHFhrQHCk7j/s400/DSC03439.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639791925931606850" /></a>
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<br />After a weekend of Pickathon (photos to come....?), we have gotten our Hoop on. Carson got educated by all the true hippies on making and using your own hoops. She learned the art of neck hooping and has a full routine! Wow. If you want to make a hoop....here is the trick.....
<br />1. Buy the plumbing tubing. We bought 100 feet for 17$ at home depot. Carson was super exited to have enough for a dozen hoops of all sizes.
<br />2. Get the connectors.
<br />3. Cut to the length you want. The bigger the better is what I heard.
<br />4. Heat up the ends of the tubing with a hairdryer and shove in the connectors. Tape over seam with duct tape.
<br />5. Decorate with "fancy tape".
<br />6. Hoop!
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<br />Here are the how-to photos. And a special one of a lady who was on "something special" wearing a 70s jump suit and hooping away.
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<br />The Dodstershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005965915054395538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4961478470923449632.post-76093662256618430932011-07-09T15:02:00.001-07:002011-07-09T15:06:13.490-07:00Sam's puppet show!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQq-X5tlogJqE5ItPgEJytxiGQGFYutHgPvZ5FULPC5-gswihSLG8sU9plCTkm5CSQcERF1o2PhNpuIUq9xBnydK9tJS3WpV55F_FLW2nvFKNeid7GiErhLCvS9nSUt8d13liSudMebo2i/s1600/DSC03296.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQq-X5tlogJqE5ItPgEJytxiGQGFYutHgPvZ5FULPC5-gswihSLG8sU9plCTkm5CSQcERF1o2PhNpuIUq9xBnydK9tJS3WpV55F_FLW2nvFKNeid7GiErhLCvS9nSUt8d13liSudMebo2i/s400/DSC03296.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627477300971667778" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIstBkWwOQSLECeavTltVkfadOkMm6_LxhD3aKFMw4HnO2BtSk4bAJe5LsPpKGDnyFbvb1oaFi6xmFq0xbMdZoeyjgPDldVEXIVE7YFKvf3htYQvPLRc5MNnARTYNR_s9wS93FgO_UTPEB/s1600/DSC03291.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIstBkWwOQSLECeavTltVkfadOkMm6_LxhD3aKFMw4HnO2BtSk4bAJe5LsPpKGDnyFbvb1oaFi6xmFq0xbMdZoeyjgPDldVEXIVE7YFKvf3htYQvPLRc5MNnARTYNR_s9wS93FgO_UTPEB/s400/DSC03291.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627477307059615170" /></a><br />Sam's puppet camp was a success. He liked it much more than soccer camp! They each built a puppet of a Sneech and then performed the play!<br />Here is the puppet. I will post a snippet of the play after I download it. It takes a while to upload!The Dodstershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005965915054395538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4961478470923449632.post-13764407876124941472011-07-09T15:00:00.000-07:002011-07-09T15:01:48.100-07:00Papa Rick should come for this.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3OaN3vPCVQC2hpos9MHB3SiEQCK0WFQFaEfTniVLQOkwWRZn550Hp2Fs6rE9lq0PEjRDcRfpqWeoHOD6Kq8ka4HYjpiZW2jx2euzGhVqAnLAF4PKafF7Scl1XI32SYSht-wEzSopz9PY4/s1600/DSC03297.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3OaN3vPCVQC2hpos9MHB3SiEQCK0WFQFaEfTniVLQOkwWRZn550Hp2Fs6rE9lq0PEjRDcRfpqWeoHOD6Kq8ka4HYjpiZW2jx2euzGhVqAnLAF4PKafF7Scl1XI32SYSht-wEzSopz9PY4/s400/DSC03297.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627476183104062466" /></a>The Dodstershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005965915054395538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4961478470923449632.post-51594718601023558702011-07-03T09:11:00.000-07:002011-07-03T09:16:49.289-07:00Shelby's first Pacific Ocean View! Yay!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixD06mGVBw4-aXr_wE9w4B73jmKdPAsibjuIhRCqqEg99HwsQqmGwgLLN9qsjQayVHCaoVU0E1-u4Na3aJzGfrrEczLqLZlx2m-EZHKYB78RDNBCxeJgIOPBHNSjG0Mt9zoKTmkUSrqdnO/s1600/DSC03282.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixD06mGVBw4-aXr_wE9w4B73jmKdPAsibjuIhRCqqEg99HwsQqmGwgLLN9qsjQayVHCaoVU0E1-u4Na3aJzGfrrEczLqLZlx2m-EZHKYB78RDNBCxeJgIOPBHNSjG0Mt9zoKTmkUSrqdnO/s400/DSC03282.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625160766646822610" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDwjvvswZrLp0N6-w7eksuwL1Fpt2O6GTIo7KgdbDj6uFGHJlSGBAlVQRUEpu-Eyi_bOVvpNwJg5g1f8mM6iy8-bHG67goIjNfgtYYEjGsoknOBmx85g1A8vOzCR7BEUSw5z0X_fhu52a4/s1600/DSC03266.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDwjvvswZrLp0N6-w7eksuwL1Fpt2O6GTIo7KgdbDj6uFGHJlSGBAlVQRUEpu-Eyi_bOVvpNwJg5g1f8mM6iy8-bHG67goIjNfgtYYEjGsoknOBmx85g1A8vOzCR7BEUSw5z0X_fhu52a4/s400/DSC03266.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625160754137141074" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtQB3N7gJaQ5CPkK-yUstrGn68ZzX-BDoJPXHOMp1TSiAdFfoHN5-5XaCRWnqYL-39aD8Jp8tVQN7rv_Mtu8jyMrxFWb2U5XyqUCzLe-b_DtLOyWOxIQWRH4sWydxVwuKSipLka41UOVXg/s1600/DSC03277.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtQB3N7gJaQ5CPkK-yUstrGn68ZzX-BDoJPXHOMp1TSiAdFfoHN5-5XaCRWnqYL-39aD8Jp8tVQN7rv_Mtu8jyMrxFWb2U5XyqUCzLe-b_DtLOyWOxIQWRH4sWydxVwuKSipLka41UOVXg/s400/DSC03277.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625160750561956562" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpcClBF_SmsYnyGP0NaNNyKdyHPaWPQa0vgahK7kxt8k61BpqmGf9BLe5WgVvoqbHdH2Jwqo2JWMB_hPGfseJGbPS76wrT-n0GQ3Zh1urCKWWJgLfDXXdlhVGluV_5xyWRI23LgfK_CVMp/s1600/DSC03252.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpcClBF_SmsYnyGP0NaNNyKdyHPaWPQa0vgahK7kxt8k61BpqmGf9BLe5WgVvoqbHdH2Jwqo2JWMB_hPGfseJGbPS76wrT-n0GQ3Zh1urCKWWJgLfDXXdlhVGluV_5xyWRI23LgfK_CVMp/s400/DSC03252.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625160744569519122" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcvCN8PXZ_H0gsFEy5CGTlvfrocGDius0o2PMgHixnRnkl2XSq-94P4LnepUG4mzzyiAST39dwhBtm3_xrBQgNfLjn_PJ61w_PLNOOq65ISAbjhpHJhjGNoSyfsp_jpcOT_UbrZIqe4Zfm/s1600/DSC03255.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcvCN8PXZ_H0gsFEy5CGTlvfrocGDius0o2PMgHixnRnkl2XSq-94P4LnepUG4mzzyiAST39dwhBtm3_xrBQgNfLjn_PJ61w_PLNOOq65ISAbjhpHJhjGNoSyfsp_jpcOT_UbrZIqe4Zfm/s400/DSC03255.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625160768317240898" /></a><br />Notice there are lots of "Shelby's First" here. Eventually, all this will just be what she does and it won't be so exciting. She is getting a big dose of "family time" this summer.The Dodstershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005965915054395538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4961478470923449632.post-22907163646311784532011-07-02T08:01:00.000-07:002011-07-02T08:02:42.433-07:00International Rose Test Garden<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu05rx5RCBbV76xuQpPIoYUJ2ykoJYtWr2iUZdkr5_aP3R5FWJFkakZolNb3kTe93UWeauTnegsOH-EGTukVdd8VJKkti8MXUBHqgzXBvWiYsM0ZjC0hNaBGzsTvh41BPnVo0NGXjjQ6eY/s1600/FxCam_1309457237639.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu05rx5RCBbV76xuQpPIoYUJ2ykoJYtWr2iUZdkr5_aP3R5FWJFkakZolNb3kTe93UWeauTnegsOH-EGTukVdd8VJKkti8MXUBHqgzXBvWiYsM0ZjC0hNaBGzsTvh41BPnVo0NGXjjQ6eY/s400/FxCam_1309457237639.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624770587522468322" /></a><br />How can you not love all these roses? Shelby is pretending to be a Japanese tourist.The Dodstershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005965915054395538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4961478470923449632.post-78325018371317787782011-07-02T07:59:00.001-07:002011-07-02T08:01:24.982-07:00Shelby's first bus ride!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimH6GaoJjFVCJOcphNAHaLqo3ooFjcizra770Tr5ugaHQscrE27PB4Ynp0mbQE6k3-JNLvVdh_PIXhXttdAG36gVm1_8mZlbHkrzdg7lynxHwqXtRV47HXbLx-gKwGvE_CTyb7okr8WNip/s1600/FxCam_1309211447506.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimH6GaoJjFVCJOcphNAHaLqo3ooFjcizra770Tr5ugaHQscrE27PB4Ynp0mbQE6k3-JNLvVdh_PIXhXttdAG36gVm1_8mZlbHkrzdg7lynxHwqXtRV47HXbLx-gKwGvE_CTyb7okr8WNip/s400/FxCam_1309211447506.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624770154803510322" /></a><br />First time on a city bus. Glad there weren't too many crazies this time. Sam can show her the ropes!'The Dodstershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005965915054395538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4961478470923449632.post-35127019547331975922011-07-02T07:53:00.000-07:002011-07-02T07:57:04.580-07:00For Sharon's Birthday I got......<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_GwBS7V6-K-gQO2O2kN5Vj4zpY6CrKL32_AbLhrIl_58y4PcMXbgqLHewtTUCmTbYeUN-EFW43yLRTpwecrBzVHcbtJkj0ljDcXcH_qLpueVi1wzcmqJakZPUDyzSn92WHIHDd9QLikdE/s1600/DSC03239.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_GwBS7V6-K-gQO2O2kN5Vj4zpY6CrKL32_AbLhrIl_58y4PcMXbgqLHewtTUCmTbYeUN-EFW43yLRTpwecrBzVHcbtJkj0ljDcXcH_qLpueVi1wzcmqJakZPUDyzSn92WHIHDd9QLikdE/s400/DSC03239.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624769127810508578" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX7a25GTUDHZgWnU99TQvRCOIZZQnI-MGlMQZf6mqEMu7cgb-mLio8tMcqrgtvszvvbTzvd1Il-xpkFlOpK3YHiGUCiu9y4T3pXVSRqKq_BU-H4Bc_vphvJ8MNaqVZ_sttHJAFj8KdEoZA/s1600/DSC03240.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX7a25GTUDHZgWnU99TQvRCOIZZQnI-MGlMQZf6mqEMu7cgb-mLio8tMcqrgtvszvvbTzvd1Il-xpkFlOpK3YHiGUCiu9y4T3pXVSRqKq_BU-H4Bc_vphvJ8MNaqVZ_sttHJAFj8KdEoZA/s400/DSC03240.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624769121214145842" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijl5fwG5yjMJv50KW_tzQOKB9uXm9X8LtvYwIV0fIVGFmc6KM-iGpDct2c7JpiBQVIynV5KXhP2SwdHwPPQar88T37AYHXfS9ReovoRswCDYePQFDLfaKEhcrAs213IFq_YN8oaBX5dnCo/s1600/DSC03238.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijl5fwG5yjMJv50KW_tzQOKB9uXm9X8LtvYwIV0fIVGFmc6KM-iGpDct2c7JpiBQVIynV5KXhP2SwdHwPPQar88T37AYHXfS9ReovoRswCDYePQFDLfaKEhcrAs213IFq_YN8oaBX5dnCo/s400/DSC03238.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624769130542812546" /></a><br />I couldn't wait to get jamming. So, for Sharon's birthday I got a new canning pot! Sam and I went to Sauvie's Island and picked strawberries and made some "Not My Best Strawberry Jam". I should have waited a week because the berries were still a little sour. No mind. Carson is eating it up.The Dodstershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005965915054395538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4961478470923449632.post-74859003937228398292011-06-22T09:16:00.000-07:002011-06-22T09:20:41.635-07:00Even more hiking.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT7ye5hZ5L3gXudtixaLedJjy1NhDNzn_lmwM3hEvqSVivV9bwf3mwJeBswwfayiTv13Mq1fDkMIjkZJpJ1LZw5emcWLXHM4avA1r268KCokgo7T0T5bJcxtuuF7dCM-tGicTsPdK2fwYl/s1600/DSC03210.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 304px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT7ye5hZ5L3gXudtixaLedJjy1NhDNzn_lmwM3hEvqSVivV9bwf3mwJeBswwfayiTv13Mq1fDkMIjkZJpJ1LZw5emcWLXHM4avA1r268KCokgo7T0T5bJcxtuuF7dCM-tGicTsPdK2fwYl/s400/DSC03210.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621079826809727346" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuYuTnylH5cTz9N1pnMDPeO2P2FN6JJ33OgNRgBp0g3OQdoCYL6Lu6S0QedzhH-8ByAWU0kTnzRkXxEfsUP80vruoriAypzHlbezu8UTxXq-mWzGjRU0EjrTSm0Nl4y3nJueCCpBxe9k9e/s1600/DSC03206.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuYuTnylH5cTz9N1pnMDPeO2P2FN6JJ33OgNRgBp0g3OQdoCYL6Lu6S0QedzhH-8ByAWU0kTnzRkXxEfsUP80vruoriAypzHlbezu8UTxXq-mWzGjRU0EjrTSm0Nl4y3nJueCCpBxe9k9e/s400/DSC03206.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621079823704466418" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCVEGS9SC2_UvHC1F-iGQSwFO3ZIHBhKiHrE48kIu-fy1EbKZrkCud6FZoWALYX7XxcVXdQK0fsG0ozMW8l9fsD7UFfDKasHI6VIlYcOP-EaY5FFsJ5oY6vLP23faQkrFjLevRumM_DQrP/s1600/DSC03199.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCVEGS9SC2_UvHC1F-iGQSwFO3ZIHBhKiHrE48kIu-fy1EbKZrkCud6FZoWALYX7XxcVXdQK0fsG0ozMW8l9fsD7UFfDKasHI6VIlYcOP-EaY5FFsJ5oY6vLP23faQkrFjLevRumM_DQrP/s400/DSC03199.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621079818661269202" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbE_d45TngLrrDP1J-bQrUg5mBlL1HTIf89Th60Vi5zT-mHgmHpgRkSknrt-Oy2yeRxIWctk94F82w6Wz2WZKwby-PO7iw53yrtooJRx9iWqDZehriV-rCYfOOWuhVANwVVtnqglnshPR-/s1600/DSC03208.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 332px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbE_d45TngLrrDP1J-bQrUg5mBlL1HTIf89Th60Vi5zT-mHgmHpgRkSknrt-Oy2yeRxIWctk94F82w6Wz2WZKwby-PO7iw53yrtooJRx9iWqDZehriV-rCYfOOWuhVANwVVtnqglnshPR-/s400/DSC03208.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621079810917138626" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB2J9VxIFuAzD9nBl1uUW_BTMWp5SO36Lt_o_CCE-OpSEXI3iutYToANJVc8mCCDR81Ocsh2w8gWpY9NNKqJ0BmnTmFcIPq3JHwz2N9_r8cs7NYiyf46kywAMJwQJ6IT0BGi9CunJLPevx/s1600/DSC03191.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB2J9VxIFuAzD9nBl1uUW_BTMWp5SO36Lt_o_CCE-OpSEXI3iutYToANJVc8mCCDR81Ocsh2w8gWpY9NNKqJ0BmnTmFcIPq3JHwz2N9_r8cs7NYiyf46kywAMJwQJ6IT0BGi9CunJLPevx/s400/DSC03191.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621079834610983026" /></a><br />This time we took the kids and Lulu on a 4 miler. Hard for Sam, but he did it with only one piggy back ride. Through a forest and over a butte. We had awesome views of Mt. St. Helens, Mt. Adams, and Mt. Hood.The Dodstershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005965915054395538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4961478470923449632.post-90300752354501254682011-06-22T08:44:00.000-07:002011-06-22T09:16:34.364-07:00Another Gorge Hike<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9oVE0QpSuNGY-iN-5sM6xeXmEnu4P0wpIPMEx4DT07s0gIxUZZYdLUzmgBJoUNLQzn-N-I42dt3YWXkF5NqtyuBNN8yMtwOpA9t_s3vdLdh1LxxEM0Wq7GY7fSKcA04qz4sjlTLEe4tnA/s1600/FxCam_1306702624437.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9oVE0QpSuNGY-iN-5sM6xeXmEnu4P0wpIPMEx4DT07s0gIxUZZYdLUzmgBJoUNLQzn-N-I42dt3YWXkF5NqtyuBNN8yMtwOpA9t_s3vdLdh1LxxEM0Wq7GY7fSKcA04qz4sjlTLEe4tnA/s400/FxCam_1306702624437.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621078765006120098" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCagHpnHpZoEN-XovC2-EkWbxuF0YRmtUzF1wieEoRe-ycdbmRCRd2uhCVDcoHTnJl0_tFdHvrsJ_DKr1xelQrRCKf7J28NNjn3AvrzPELaLsCylSdaRz00gP2GJI5eOyXzQqAEswOIeFu/s1600/FxCam_1306702726864.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCagHpnHpZoEN-XovC2-EkWbxuF0YRmtUzF1wieEoRe-ycdbmRCRd2uhCVDcoHTnJl0_tFdHvrsJ_DKr1xelQrRCKf7J28NNjn3AvrzPELaLsCylSdaRz00gP2GJI5eOyXzQqAEswOIeFu/s400/FxCam_1306702726864.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621078768318774194" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMg0GZRPE-Xs9QBOxBQ3Gn1YVV7dInIQvTGA7-JjXz5lL3BpIQNUQaDLn4XagGO3ys3WW_ClosJ0OwHU45KHYwQT4zNTtIAe4EnwnRhSxW4NxZg7A8YP7LUFIvulBgqQL4OZTCFPXFbKA2/s1600/DSCN0968.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMg0GZRPE-Xs9QBOxBQ3Gn1YVV7dInIQvTGA7-JjXz5lL3BpIQNUQaDLn4XagGO3ys3WW_ClosJ0OwHU45KHYwQT4zNTtIAe4EnwnRhSxW4NxZg7A8YP7LUFIvulBgqQL4OZTCFPXFbKA2/s400/DSCN0968.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621078133815125954" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC4LeSRL5ER59jfZ5pgNjW4ZwGm6pKmEUdT_9tScfNFNHbiASAVOt96qiui9w4809_icSKG6vY0eUimeNHgr6AVQuJqGGxDDO0x_RIqVW_wy0YW5Ce8ZwRyDz13GEnQ4dIOReMIm-pompR/s1600/DSCN0976.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC4LeSRL5ER59jfZ5pgNjW4ZwGm6pKmEUdT_9tScfNFNHbiASAVOt96qiui9w4809_icSKG6vY0eUimeNHgr6AVQuJqGGxDDO0x_RIqVW_wy0YW5Ce8ZwRyDz13GEnQ4dIOReMIm-pompR/s400/DSCN0976.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621078127769071586" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7zGS2xmBxPNg9uJ_V1ClT7OumusjfxiMRFzD01liuUR5ZTC6nRRJnT259guQZ0_tdd3H5IV_lFfiBjVSadKBxV-pGGHMJ2ykNysZAdg8SMux09OCHllHyGSPQI2NGqxJoz-1cMso0h34N/s1600/DSCN0966.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7zGS2xmBxPNg9uJ_V1ClT7OumusjfxiMRFzD01liuUR5ZTC6nRRJnT259guQZ0_tdd3H5IV_lFfiBjVSadKBxV-pGGHMJ2ykNysZAdg8SMux09OCHllHyGSPQI2NGqxJoz-1cMso0h34N/s400/DSCN0966.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621078118793844706" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7sAuAijTRvv7ooP9bdZhS_xk5RYo7H1Ix_nmgXtdACyVn5J0zBS1eb0Uvu-9-hWFKlJyNZ6A91EgxBlV2FFAXWTJ8f_7edjzXflkRny39eY0fYwehqNC5v7g26ixTQmheVoM5OswzLIKd/<br />A couple of weeks ago we took the kids on a hike. Carson, Sam, and I had been on this beautiful hike before, but Mama Share hadn't so we wanted to show her a paradise in the Gorge. This is my favorite hike/waterfall so far. Wahclella Falls is an easy 1 mile hike in and then there is pools/falls/moss and rocks. <br />Sounds like a perfect day in Oregon, eh? Wrong. The moms destroyed the moment and ruined Carson's day when one of us broke Carson's camera. You know, the one we keep telling her not to break. The one we tell her to "be careful" with. Then there was a fight and the wildlife got scared because of all our drama. Or something like that. We were, however, able to download these pictures after we got home.<br /><br />side note: the 90$ camera will be $90.58 to repair. Insert Belly Laugh. Guess we are out a new 100$.The Dodstershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005965915054395538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4961478470923449632.post-69475789681896078182011-06-11T09:49:00.000-07:002011-06-11T09:58:48.858-07:00Sam's big Party<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi650th1596IkodtD6R9j3X4WWernjfhNPqX2Y1PsJdgeVqq8QgxN-AYtvhubAIjCOjHmhiNphFqryHIYS6lqqASZjupXHaxfuKtcT2pk3pc-B5aLg3DX05bHWvvD3orrLq404QhshLY0N6/s1600/DSC03184.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi650th1596IkodtD6R9j3X4WWernjfhNPqX2Y1PsJdgeVqq8QgxN-AYtvhubAIjCOjHmhiNphFqryHIYS6lqqASZjupXHaxfuKtcT2pk3pc-B5aLg3DX05bHWvvD3orrLq404QhshLY0N6/s400/DSC03184.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617006567868373746" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKKws9FO-P54dt6kU1aMcgNfqFmjJxeFPDIK3wDISbDZHlj1fyqmm_WC6HfIHDl6BKNw1br5AvTjvU-GcQD6gWDoyf7ST6vi1zZXZWf5Hi3EishXGxM6mX8Ep65yLDgBmd0HAqyDa24U8h/s1600/DSC03176.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKKws9FO-P54dt6kU1aMcgNfqFmjJxeFPDIK3wDISbDZHlj1fyqmm_WC6HfIHDl6BKNw1br5AvTjvU-GcQD6gWDoyf7ST6vi1zZXZWf5Hi3EishXGxM6mX8Ep65yLDgBmd0HAqyDa24U8h/s400/DSC03176.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617006564363286914" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-eIxJg8AuvuplG-fd2WD9LnZD7PI_F350Uf5AKTFg04SMHO1c_Zxp4KtqZJuaFmW_3t88FfaLAWkyrton6QtbW-M5DcdHyBmyIS-uVHccfBJY-HQj4Pdcb-Gf6s6kUCr_XAgtezMQ3jVi/s1600/DSC03169.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-eIxJg8AuvuplG-fd2WD9LnZD7PI_F350Uf5AKTFg04SMHO1c_Zxp4KtqZJuaFmW_3t88FfaLAWkyrton6QtbW-M5DcdHyBmyIS-uVHccfBJY-HQj4Pdcb-Gf6s6kUCr_XAgtezMQ3jVi/s400/DSC03169.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617006555103797490" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB0X3ubhsoPVFlDLXd29VhnwB2CffU0MyCjRGSnmw0eqrDYjPsqNxf_tLegEuQKwc0b4YVKksiupiA7QuIT03DFcLWl61XTLD2sd1JQyLa75qWC06YBJEkVqN7cMtt-R76hbxA90M46ie_/s1600/DSC03173.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB0X3ubhsoPVFlDLXd29VhnwB2CffU0MyCjRGSnmw0eqrDYjPsqNxf_tLegEuQKwc0b4YVKksiupiA7QuIT03DFcLWl61XTLD2sd1JQyLa75qWC06YBJEkVqN7cMtt-R76hbxA90M46ie_/s400/DSC03173.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617006550857334594" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqCJNznsEO9oAQC3_4bCC1_AeREAbKeLuH2AtSoJ2Erc0rU2gLDoLTmsU-18SHcpCBUGJVoWdyt6oFoLouUy6mWy_lChgCne3ACksligZpYVT8_jFFMQ3Kukd6thjg3irCuQ8ZPvIzpqUN/s1600/DSC03179.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqCJNznsEO9oAQC3_4bCC1_AeREAbKeLuH2AtSoJ2Erc0rU2gLDoLTmsU-18SHcpCBUGJVoWdyt6oFoLouUy6mWy_lChgCne3ACksligZpYVT8_jFFMQ3Kukd6thjg3irCuQ8ZPvIzpqUN/s400/DSC03179.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617006579683312178" /></a><br />Sam has been celebrating all month. He had his "real" birthday party with school friends at a huge indoor play area. The kids were dehydrated and exhausted after. Moms were overstimulated by the seizure inducing madness. <br />The girls chased the boys the whole time and kissed them! Seriously, kissed!.The Dodstershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005965915054395538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4961478470923449632.post-43710806280269400202011-06-05T06:36:00.000-07:002011-06-05T06:44:07.364-07:00The First "Real" Day of Summer<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2-s_qVvHhpHIeT7m_ByFpEUpwM49dRRYwbCmPd7XvK-fKkeNvxQA43v403FcIpGZsWZFVMSJWbfxlNcg5qlB-J1RGPdZpO8v0phdZ-vsKvx4hHUZdn4XKtQCh8f6dv0Iju6khpGZho-ai/s1600/FxCam_1307226367200.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 339px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2-s_qVvHhpHIeT7m_ByFpEUpwM49dRRYwbCmPd7XvK-fKkeNvxQA43v403FcIpGZsWZFVMSJWbfxlNcg5qlB-J1RGPdZpO8v0phdZ-vsKvx4hHUZdn4XKtQCh8f6dv0Iju6khpGZho-ai/s400/FxCam_1307226367200.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614730125209792946" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3BW2gmtL5ZRDe4RgdEGAiMFQ4kd0CFC59TJ1VKBccSP7DVMOB7wYa2p62INHhboJgzceU1dK61LcQVp_Xi5s3vohH4renLBSDKmiVBb4fyvQQbxzMaLTJzehFRjw92yPBqku0BGed5b_O/s1600/FxCam_1307238729537.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3BW2gmtL5ZRDe4RgdEGAiMFQ4kd0CFC59TJ1VKBccSP7DVMOB7wYa2p62INHhboJgzceU1dK61LcQVp_Xi5s3vohH4renLBSDKmiVBb4fyvQQbxzMaLTJzehFRjw92yPBqku0BGed5b_O/s400/FxCam_1307238729537.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614730033318070338" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRWosJIX0UnYXCJmFncHevUSiJBRw3mDUuWNQF1D3_6kbEdcBttqC2Z9VyS3WNJGmJfJYOWoS8IN28AHvPBkO-DvUgj-jy8v1pDnrDOdlvVUUjzdAV8YwMr2My3Q9kexEO4v7ZSg7RBh51/s1600/FxCam_1307228644892.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRWosJIX0UnYXCJmFncHevUSiJBRw3mDUuWNQF1D3_6kbEdcBttqC2Z9VyS3WNJGmJfJYOWoS8IN28AHvPBkO-DvUgj-jy8v1pDnrDOdlvVUUjzdAV8YwMr2My3Q9kexEO4v7ZSg7RBh51/s400/FxCam_1307228644892.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614730041369737954" /></a><br /><br />Carson and I had a cherry pit spitting contest....I let her win for good measure. Carson made a LoungeMobile out of the bottom of the wagon and our lounge cushions. We let the kids use the new Sidewalk Chalk from Aunt Lenora to graffiti the fence. Given the opportunity, Carson drew peace signs and Sam wrote, "I love my mom". I later saw Carson's "My Life Rocks" tag which makes a mom all warm and fuzzy inside. I am realizing that 9 year old girls are pretty awesome.The Dodstershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005965915054395538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4961478470923449632.post-71333412540671775962011-06-02T09:04:00.000-07:002011-06-02T09:19:35.084-07:00Oh Sam. How do we love you? Let me count.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW0lov63wUddZkNeRw-2UVOE47jXnzCYD5cjl9DYoMxpVM9-knYqe4-8WXZZQIIgCDeAEtdON22lxzEnn_FqUTPrL1UfAGEcU_Ms2_ZtLsM2En1eEPODvS-1wvxbFBGB_0hOWwwPJUB4Hs/s1600/FxCam_1307023217241.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW0lov63wUddZkNeRw-2UVOE47jXnzCYD5cjl9DYoMxpVM9-knYqe4-8WXZZQIIgCDeAEtdON22lxzEnn_FqUTPrL1UfAGEcU_Ms2_ZtLsM2En1eEPODvS-1wvxbFBGB_0hOWwwPJUB4Hs/s400/FxCam_1307023217241.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613657485523593874" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUCfKvxQJpD-AuaiDcMxf5D1zjGwO-wyh797hSc0iS81bRjqIAPK-aKZ8ywlzWkVrjpXTjJbA7z59wPERpg8e1P2pvFNGp3wj4s8QqIxnI-t8s8GO5Vp4bOD6OLeZLuFdjcwNTQm4Plyb3/s1600/P5120035.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUCfKvxQJpD-AuaiDcMxf5D1zjGwO-wyh797hSc0iS81bRjqIAPK-aKZ8ywlzWkVrjpXTjJbA7z59wPERpg8e1P2pvFNGp3wj4s8QqIxnI-t8s8GO5Vp4bOD6OLeZLuFdjcwNTQm4Plyb3/s400/P5120035.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613657089600852242" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTel0jjy2T3vfT8cSV9lxIVdxh6R94Nk_SUKuPcNfL9B74pm0CoZhkrUfZE1idsEMujZy2qLX_f0J_0_uAzbMrgWK4UHSGb_KSe1ZnObCq9SiyYlrmClyLdj6xG7X0UM-i0_pxXRFzqj9h/s1600/2007_0701PicturesFirst0004.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 280px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTel0jjy2T3vfT8cSV9lxIVdxh6R94Nk_SUKuPcNfL9B74pm0CoZhkrUfZE1idsEMujZy2qLX_f0J_0_uAzbMrgWK4UHSGb_KSe1ZnObCq9SiyYlrmClyLdj6xG7X0UM-i0_pxXRFzqj9h/s400/2007_0701PicturesFirst0004.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613657085668528578" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFVW__iWf2ezkjp5enK0w7NA8C2jAfjQb7dvbTuU5kyGUDAJYaLkDN_8uNi2Oss0HIbs-m9WP9qkcxl5YKBegkKa3ukZhoqHPpKtsrBca4oF8rGunBNzATsJbsUL2qtG2FVIDbgygjSLdA/s1600/IMG_3756.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFVW__iWf2ezkjp5enK0w7NA8C2jAfjQb7dvbTuU5kyGUDAJYaLkDN_8uNi2Oss0HIbs-m9WP9qkcxl5YKBegkKa3ukZhoqHPpKtsrBca4oF8rGunBNzATsJbsUL2qtG2FVIDbgygjSLdA/s400/IMG_3756.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613657079238059842" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo4ByJJzgU9_r_Z5-Vvn9JLRsidZiEWhYa464m00lVokp-1NBV_9JtsRq0-ffKjBytPImjnKfIYZ3Isy9EfC2H2BLgSltT4LE2HeoQUAPCItvf4V7wmcJmLYK4YVvjQKnpq2icGQK6A5hv/s1600/124-2435_IMG.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo4ByJJzgU9_r_Z5-Vvn9JLRsidZiEWhYa464m00lVokp-1NBV_9JtsRq0-ffKjBytPImjnKfIYZ3Isy9EfC2H2BLgSltT4LE2HeoQUAPCItvf4V7wmcJmLYK4YVvjQKnpq2icGQK6A5hv/s400/124-2435_IMG.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613657072941555010" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh42btYLa8y1m5Xjmy2E_A2D8BmPN66504Y9yUU0_2zliaiq4JOQG-C-ps8aPXZsWAdntlWx97gIbGGqBReTjBW0SQlOqH7wwoquw_ceGUT-1zJs9ghrVyJAoZ3j2dQxA0W_MXm-RcbxQvh/s1600/DSC00304.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh42btYLa8y1m5Xjmy2E_A2D8BmPN66504Y9yUU0_2zliaiq4JOQG-C-ps8aPXZsWAdntlWx97gIbGGqBReTjBW0SQlOqH7wwoquw_ceGUT-1zJs9ghrVyJAoZ3j2dQxA0W_MXm-RcbxQvh/s400/DSC00304.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613657092862409490" /></a><br />The little man of the house. He is a quiet and thoughtful boy. Sweet and kind. Gentle and loving. He never really asks for anything but your time. He still loves to hold my hand and sit on my lap. He is the one who will take care of his mama's when we are old. Carson will manage our finances or something, but he will bring us cakes and cookies. We love Sam to the moon and back.The Dodstershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005965915054395538noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4961478470923449632.post-1787988349188941642011-05-27T10:05:00.000-07:002011-05-27T10:09:08.816-07:00Storybook Character Day at school<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW0tOl78Wn8n1YSOsywXNE-dvKVulPqseCCyIF9KpfCQkbywj-x5EbZ5tGFIda-D0O85rFDWIeXt2ZT-JESuVQl-LPMDyG2zk7ZnNS0uIhdZTHThMPXSKLEq9L7xC3WqJyhJ48llqfi6e0/s1600/DSCN0962.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW0tOl78Wn8n1YSOsywXNE-dvKVulPqseCCyIF9KpfCQkbywj-x5EbZ5tGFIda-D0O85rFDWIeXt2ZT-JESuVQl-LPMDyG2zk7ZnNS0uIhdZTHThMPXSKLEq9L7xC3WqJyhJ48llqfi6e0/s400/DSCN0962.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611444054277626482" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqECpdeKj_691gbVmmQv-wHC1Cky0Gm5t56tkDZYGs9JR12cEOZ7_5rrm8WTbMWgRWAhyLyilQRfB6WAt70JrFos8ak4iRFwXOF4bQ0Hy5x2fDx3B3WdHdvHF2aD2b3CszfvdflOxtLp8E/s1600/DSCN0957.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqECpdeKj_691gbVmmQv-wHC1Cky0Gm5t56tkDZYGs9JR12cEOZ7_5rrm8WTbMWgRWAhyLyilQRfB6WAt70JrFos8ak4iRFwXOF4bQ0Hy5x2fDx3B3WdHdvHF2aD2b3CszfvdflOxtLp8E/s400/DSCN0957.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611444035166580178" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG1J4CIZeR7Cfl9VCdExmwn3eyfWLoBbFXR8OEtRfKJJQgHwkqrcW031tiyzZ3whRy0e8ZmYA9b9ZYeGS6ArfEvJcYmCJVCt2Si_i8xx6qHRSEpG-8rrVTbrqPaGXw-JBBITU4mrOzia96/s1600/DSCN0961.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 234px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG1J4CIZeR7Cfl9VCdExmwn3eyfWLoBbFXR8OEtRfKJJQgHwkqrcW031tiyzZ3whRy0e8ZmYA9b9ZYeGS6ArfEvJcYmCJVCt2Si_i8xx6qHRSEpG-8rrVTbrqPaGXw-JBBITU4mrOzia96/s400/DSCN0961.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611444057965050434" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLYaXk9MRxKBg8QKXX2uIDe1gY4ciQp98WI2Pxrkycxhnie37tSpTuYPIc71HSL39-nfp0-ezlWyJjy8l9L683We51bwSJDlgHlqlPOksjEQPkUjWedy01FRTuPDfrI_nuAQDIelwG6Jxy/s1600/DSCN0958.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLYaXk9MRxKBg8QKXX2uIDe1gY4ciQp98WI2Pxrkycxhnie37tSpTuYPIc71HSL39-nfp0-ezlWyJjy8l9L683We51bwSJDlgHlqlPOksjEQPkUjWedy01FRTuPDfrI_nuAQDIelwG6Jxy/s400/DSCN0958.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611443755284962898" /></a><br />Sam is the third (and smartest) little pig. Carson.....Harriet the Spy. Sam's tail takes the cake.The Dodstershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005965915054395538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4961478470923449632.post-70688696510075185692011-05-19T12:35:00.000-07:002011-05-19T12:40:48.167-07:00ok. finally done. almost<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBg-Z82yCeQXDgs5CUayW81Un9T1RZE9GLAsyRDujHTFeG4PlEcajk2BvDOQjLyjdxXmYpPMxJ17rwlKgN2F9Si593WnolOqzr3TKMVqdrh1GpglkJCAvBa7zYJA58leuxqS8H99_S1rkr/s1600/DSCN0906.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBg-Z82yCeQXDgs5CUayW81Un9T1RZE9GLAsyRDujHTFeG4PlEcajk2BvDOQjLyjdxXmYpPMxJ17rwlKgN2F9Si593WnolOqzr3TKMVqdrh1GpglkJCAvBa7zYJA58leuxqS8H99_S1rkr/s400/DSCN0906.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608514501237753698" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5zkVbfsXaN8gGOWdS7Io1pD-KvgV4x3n5SpIHCsgpITI29UQf6TDShR5PDU1Kw5E7LmZ0m_0oCt8VZJoYCGpPne0wXur4frfIRbk8i8_hYnlnclhR-FKd0A3rjuKMJ-mCIn_WSj1kgqpC/s1600/DSCN0907.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5zkVbfsXaN8gGOWdS7Io1pD-KvgV4x3n5SpIHCsgpITI29UQf6TDShR5PDU1Kw5E7LmZ0m_0oCt8VZJoYCGpPne0wXur4frfIRbk8i8_hYnlnclhR-FKd0A3rjuKMJ-mCIn_WSj1kgqpC/s400/DSCN0907.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608514505393906162" /></a><br />I worked for weeks on the backyard. Shoveling and shoveling the same ton of dirt around. Finally! Three garden boxes built. Level ground. Plants in. Chicken coop gussied up for the little ladies. I exhausted but in better shape than I have been all winter. Next plan.....the area beside the patio that has become a collection of all outside things. The barbeque is going to be front and center and then we are going to get the outside firepit set up there too. Yee haw.The Dodstershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005965915054395538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4961478470923449632.post-3133397210759509402011-05-17T08:33:00.000-07:002011-05-17T08:51:00.441-07:00Spring Updates<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWnuoZVvtVMmhI782wE4-i9lqMe9JCfG6WBfu39sO1BkWeYFCAJkDyiGqvxs6ecWT2IbQ3IQrSj1hrqfTsRj-YbRrP5JFOBuxgOvp4JDKWEmDHUUwEsUaqq0VCNqKLb6Is3X9XI-lGTjII/s1600/DSCN0886.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWnuoZVvtVMmhI782wE4-i9lqMe9JCfG6WBfu39sO1BkWeYFCAJkDyiGqvxs6ecWT2IbQ3IQrSj1hrqfTsRj-YbRrP5JFOBuxgOvp4JDKWEmDHUUwEsUaqq0VCNqKLb6Is3X9XI-lGTjII/s400/DSCN0886.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607712263326150642" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7uX0dOcIGKqf931FMalYVdPPPfwQ5ptdJ6Zg5p1jTY7YpVZTurtf4ZJHtGpEphzDtEwvwv2_eQSGNd4PrAoyMazFkOQQ5LDfvEEMIzQrZlBKFpCXh6GwdxqKb-8muYoP3OKlRAAEi15rK/s1600/DSCN0895.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7uX0dOcIGKqf931FMalYVdPPPfwQ5ptdJ6Zg5p1jTY7YpVZTurtf4ZJHtGpEphzDtEwvwv2_eQSGNd4PrAoyMazFkOQQ5LDfvEEMIzQrZlBKFpCXh6GwdxqKb-8muYoP3OKlRAAEi15rK/s400/DSCN0895.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607712257145821842" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqy2KgnbsFP8q8pHqt10pmPe7_cRENFjL4jh0hTA_KJNaZk5e1y4YUm9f25idx61Vn8MdwuO2g6ZrHqHsqKOKNXH2czv9o5Vw7354PIHppLET5pghI_lI_m7AhYnW9P4l_YAr2Wz6w0Kne/s1600/DSCN0894.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqy2KgnbsFP8q8pHqt10pmPe7_cRENFjL4jh0hTA_KJNaZk5e1y4YUm9f25idx61Vn8MdwuO2g6ZrHqHsqKOKNXH2czv9o5Vw7354PIHppLET5pghI_lI_m7AhYnW9P4l_YAr2Wz6w0Kne/s400/DSCN0894.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607712265063053778" /></a><br />As you can tell, there isn't much time for blogging around here. I certainly don't know how anyone can have two full time working parents and have kids. We are busy and busy and busy. Summer break can't come soon enough to the Dody house. We are looking forward to camps and sleeping in and lounging together. I am going to teach Carson some cooking skills this summer. I don't know how I am going to do this because I don't really have any myself, but she can at least learn the basics.<br />School is busy for both kids and Carson continues to have exorbitant amounts of homework. Thank goodness for Yukie, the Japanese tutor, who comes once a week. <br />Sam's birthday is coming soon. It is hard for me to believe that he will be 6 years old! <br />I have been trying to get the back yard in some kind of order. After building the coop, the yard has been kind of a disaster. I have moved a ton (literally) of dirt and built some garden boxes. I want to get some yummy veggies planted and add another garden box. My goal is to get an asparagus patch going too. Here are some pictures of the coop and garden area so far. I took out the rose bush that is in the garden picture and am going to put another big garden box in it's place.<br /><br />We are preparing for Shelby to move in. Shelby is my brother Steve's daughter. She is 21 and is coming to Portland to move in with the Aunties. We hope she finds lots of opportunities here. It is that kind of town! Who knows. Maybe she will open a "street cart" of some kind. A hair design cart just moved in up the street across from the Grilled Cheese Grill double decker bus!<br />We don't really have a vacation planned for the summer. The deal is......you don't leave Portland in the summer because it is so beautiful here then. I am hoping to plan a trip to Hawaii next fall during the rainy season.The Dodstershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005965915054395538noreply@blogger.com1