Working In The Snow

I had a window job this morning in Government Camp. Between snow storms and rain drops I finally got it accomplished after about 4 hours. I was hoping to get snowed in and enjoy a nice evening by the fire stranded on the mountain. No such luck however.

I drove off the mountain and the minute I got in front of my house my phone rang. UP Railroad calling me to go to Eugene... From window washer to freight conductor in 10 seconds flat...

I am not a big snow lover, but I am actually looking forward to going up and enjoying it a few times this year. Enjoy the pictures.

These three pictures were taken by the homeowner and emailed to me.





Don't try this at home...I am a trained professional. Shortly after he took this picture the snow really began to fall.


This picture is from my phone.

Missed one... ooops

I missed a day.... Sorry

Not everyone loves the trains

I saw this sticker on a semi trailer when I was building my train. It was a trailer that was on my train... I guess the sticker didn't work too well.

Another Hood Shot

Mt Hood Hike

G, Lori and I went to Mt Hood this afternoon for a nice hike. I hope you enjoy the pictures as much as we enjoyed the hike :)

School Picture Time 2008

Grayson's school picture. What a handsome boy, he looks just like me...

Higher Education Opp's...

Lori and Austin spent 2 hours meeting a college planner this afternoon. Looks like the opportunities are endless.... providing you have unlimited resources.

He is interested in Pharmacology, who would have known?

Pre's Trail In Eugene

I was on another run this evening along the Prefontaine trail near the University of Oregon. I ran about a 5.5 mile loop. It was a beautiful evening and the moon was coming up along the eastern skyline.

This is a picture if the sun setting. The water is the Willamette river.





The moon is coming up... It looked a lot cooler in real life!


Go Ducks!


What a way to start my day...

I Hate Thieves

I hate thieves...

We woke this morning to find Nick's car on blocks. Here is the most pathetic part to the story. The truck with tires and wheels is worth about $200. So now it is worth even less.

So far we have had an EKG machine stolen out of the back of Lori's car, misc personal items stolen from other vehicles, vegetables stolen from our garden, the neighbors tires and wheels stolen a month ago, Nick was accosted by essex three weeks ago and his backpack was attempted to get taken, the neighbor had a $2500 bike stolen, and now Nick's tires and wheels were stolen last night.

Those are the things in my neighborhood I know about... After awhile you have to ask yourself when is enough enough? It gets pretty frustrating that is for sure.



Looking for crime statistics in your neighborhood? Check out www.portlandmaps.com and type in your address. Go to the crime link... you will probably wish you hadn't.

David Archuleta Has Arrived!

Well the anticipation is over and the long awaited album by David Archuleta, the American Idol Runner Up is finally released. Lori has had an obsession over him for the past several months and has been youtubing him daily... well, maybe weekly.

We ran to Wal-Mart this evening and the clerk told us that one guy came in and bought the whole lot of them, so we went to another store and much to Lori's delight there were five left.

This was one of those times as a husband where you just "go with it." Kind of like shopping for hours in the mall or looking for the right pair of shoes. I learned a long time ago, "when the wife is happy then I am happy."

I got the joy of listening to it all night and would have to say that it is really good. And the best part is that it was on sale for only ten bucks.

I thought I would share one of his best days on America Idol this past season... Enjoy

A Day Off Of School

Grayson and Nathan are roasting hot dogs over the Baja stove... Between rain storms :)

Flowers For my Bride

Fireproof

It has been a day full of love and marriage. It started out this afternoon with Lori, Grayson, and me going to the wedding of Amber and Joshua.

Amber is Lori's cousin. She and Josh had a beautiful wedding and we enjoyed every minute of it.

After the wedding we decided to go to a movie and picked the movie Fireproof. It was recommended by a couple of our friends, and since most movies aren't worth the price of admission we decided to go with the recommendation... I am glad we did.

Not sure exactly what to expect, we entered the theater with anticipation... not to mention $26 "broker" :) Within the first few minutes of the movie we all three decided it was going to be a good one. I would write a review, but the trailer speaks for itself. I would recommend it to anyone who is happily married, thinking of being married, or just plain tired of the whole marriage thing.

It will leave you asking the question, "Have I been the best person God has called me to be?"

Enjoy the trailer and go see the movie. You will be fulfilled.






Even Grayson enjoyed it...

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Grayson's First Dance

Here is a video of Grayson's first dance...

Josh and Amber