A Lofty Goal

Last night, I went bargain toy shopping with a couple of my friends and, during the drive back, I admitted my lofty goal.  I want to visit all of the state parks in Oregon.  Sounds easy, right?  Well, there are 189 of them and Oregon is a BIG state.  True, it’s not Alaska big–but it [...]

This, that and other stuff

So, it is FREAKIN’ HOT here!  I’m just saying…right now the temp is 101.  Yikes!  Thank goodness we have air conditioning.
We did escape the heat on Monday by heading to the coast.  My parents, in their usual manner, came to Oregon to visit family and ended up spending most of the time at the beach.  [...]

Marilyn Monroe said it best!

A little video for your enjoyment:

Yep, that’s what we’ve been having here!  My poor parents, they’ll be escaping 100+ degree Arizona for 90+ degree Oregon.  At least in Arizona it’s a dry heat!
I’d like to say that we’ve been staying cool, but I’ve been finding myself outside quite a bit.  Inspired [...]

A very successful beach trip

Okay, so the weather was not that wonderful…while it was positively summery in Hillsboro, it was foggy, windy and cold at the beach.  However, I’ve lived in Oregon long enough to expect that at the beach and it really doesn’t put a damper on the whole beach thing for me.
But, still, 2 notable things were [...]