Monday, June 16, 2008

Happy Fathers Day

Things I love about my DAD...

1. His laugh. My dad has a great laugh and it's always fun to do funy things to make him chuckle.

2. Creative and artistic abilities. His craftsmen ship is like no other.

3. Great Navigatetor. My dad is a pro when it comes to fidning his way around Portland. There could be a major traffic jam down town and he always seems to know a back road home to beat the traffic.

4. His kindness and caring ways he is as a father now and growing up.

5. Wonderful hair brusher. When I was young I always loved it when he would brushed my hair. He would brush it for hours.

6. Respectful, patient and a good listener.

7. My dad and I love the same things, antique shops, garage sales, old artifacts, the great out doors, camping, hiking and the "Die Hard" movies.

8. Good husband. I love my parents relationship. The way he treats my mother with respect and is always there for her. He always wants to be with her even if it's a trip to the gerociery store. The qualities my dad has are the qualities I look for in a husband. ( I really found that too. Shane is so much like my dad.)

9. Hard worker. My dad is a hard worker. Digging holes for many years, getting dirty and laying water maines. He has worked so hard to support my mom and us 6 kids. He worked his way up the line and became the best supervisor and meter shop man that the city of Portland has ever known.

10. My dad is the best dad I ever had.
Love you dad, Happy Father's Day



Saturday, June 7, 2008

Logan Canyon






Shane and I went hiking today up Logan Canyon. We hiked a trail called Riverside. It's such a beautiful day out today, the sun is shineing, not to hot and a windy breeze of fresh air. We saw alot of snakes along the way and at one point ran into a rattler. It was funny how we were trying to be so sneaky running by this snake. I don't know anything about snakes specially rattlers. All I know is they have a rattler on there tails and can bite. It took us a few minutes to get the courage up and a head start to run past. When we were ready we quickly ran past it and the snake didn't move. We laugh now about how funny we probably looked. In one of the photo's you can see the wind cave across the river. Now were home, tired and Shane is sleeping.

Sunday, June 1, 2008

Another Day at the Market






Anna and I had another successful day at the market. What a relaxing dat too. We sold most of our frames, jewelery, and note cards. We had alot of comments about our work and if one didn't purchase anything they took a business card and ask about orders for later. Anna and I would just laugh and say mmmm I think we sould start a business and make a website. So a website maybe coming soon. It was also nice to sit and watch people and enjoy the ourdoors. These pictures are form Saturday of Anna and I. Then a couple are views from our booths.

Thursday, May 29, 2008

New On The Market



This weekend will be another fun day at the Market. I'm very excited and hope to sell everything. It would be nice to sell what I have made so far so I can move onto the next project. Heres a sneak peak of the latest item being sold. The red on I kept for myself.

Power Tools





















Shane and I purchased our first power tool this last weekend. We bought a drill!! I was tired of using a screw to make my holes and my hands were getting tired as well. Wow, what a difference a drill makes. I love it and find excuses to use it everynight. We also purchased this handy little accessories kit. Next on the list of power tools is a circular saw. Yeah, baby!!

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

My Graduate






He did it! Your looking at the new graduate of Masters in Mental Health Counseling. Early May Shane received his master in Mental Health Counseling. We traveled to Salt Lake and met up with his parents and attened graduation at the E Center. It was a long day but also a good day. Shane has 6 more months of internships and he is officially done. I'm so excited and proud of him. He is ready to be done and move onto the next adventure in his life. He is currently applying for jobs here in Utah and maybe Oregon.

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Gardners Market




My cousin Anna and I have a booth at the Gardeners Market this year. We are selling crafty item like frames, earings, braclets, note cards and more. May 17th was our first day at the market. Business started out slow but by the afternoon we were selling frames like hotcakes. We had fun and are gearing up for more in 2 weeks. Come check us out May 31st.