Cats? We have cats? For those of you who have been craving a cat update, here’s a video I took last month. It features are three boys and their insane desire to be OUTSIDE: Have I mentioned that I love my digital camera? It’s small, it has wide-angle capability, and it takes video. I actually …
Wednesday got off to a lousy start. I rolled out of bed groggy and unrested. I was cold. My bath water was tepid. When I got to work, things got worse. My eyes began to water and my nose began to run. I started sneezing uncontrollably. I was a mess. I wanted to go home …
My Thanksgiving was a little strange. This was the first year that most of the family made a road trip to get together. My brother Tony moved his family to Bend in the middle of 2006, and it was their turn to host things. Early Thursday morning, Kris and I picked up Tiffany and then …
Several weeks ago, I drove to Brownsville to purchase a chipper from my cousin Mart. It was a long drive. I left early from work, taking the van through the scenic Willamette Valley highways. I was intentionally trying to avoid the freeway. After nearly two hours of driving, I reached Mart’s house. I chatted with …
When Mac and Pam called to invite us to spend the weekend at a family beach house, we jumped at the chance. It’s been a long time since we’ve been able to get away and relax. It’s been an even longer time since we did so with the Proffitt-Smiths. Kris and I had intended to …
The past two Sundays have been lovely here in Oak Grove: cool and grey and damp. Last week Kris called me downstairs to look at the dew-covered spider webs, like tiny crystal structures hanging from the house, from the roses, from the camellias. I grabbed my camera to make a quick video tour of the …
Well, after a summer of not using the Wii very much, Kris and I are back into it. We’ve both been doing our daily Wii Sports “fitness mode”. “I was 23 yesterday,” Kris just told me. For myself, my bowling skills have devolved, and I’ve been in the upper twenties and low thirties lately. Speaking …
If you’ve been following along elsewhere, you might be aware that Kris and I have been on a purging kick lately. We’re getting rid of all our stuff! Well, maybe not all of it, but vast quantities. For one thing, I’m purging books. You know how painful this is for me. I’m sure those that …
It’s not even autumn and Kris is already whining: “I’m cold and it’s only September. It makes me dread the long, cold winter ahead of me!” By the way, I should point out that the only way I’m able to write so damn much is because Kris picks up the slack around this place. She’s …
“Let’s go on a date this weekend,” Kris said during the middle of last week. “Sounds good,” I said. We haven’t spent much time together lately. I’ve been absorbed in my world, and Kris has been…well, Kris has been watching me be absorbed in my world. “Where are we going?” I asked. “Either the art …