Picnic!

From my good friend Chubby Mommy, for all of us geek girls in Central Oregon...

Cupcakes in the Park
Many of us are liking Le Cakery on Galveston, but they don’t have anywhere to sit. How about we get some cupcakes and meet everyone at nearby Harmon Park? Not where the baseball fields are, but just a bit beyond the fields, near the footbridge by the river. There’s a lovely grassy area and picnic tables. We could brown bag it and either get a cupcake before you come, or order them from me and I’ll pick them up. They are $2.50 a cupcake, and if you don’t want to pick up your own, tell me your best kinds and I’ll try to get close, or we can pre order.

Whaddya think? Maybe around 12:00 noon?

What: WoTech Cupcakes in the Park
Where: Harmon Park (picnic area near the footbridge)
When: Thursday, June 19 at noon
Why: Because everyone likes picnics and cupcakes (right?!)

Hope to see you there!

Vacation

School's Out! I don't know about you but two of my least favorite words are "I'm Bored!" Lately I have been looking around to see what types of free activities are out there for the rug rats... and it turns out there is a lot going on for the kids in Bend this summer. So in addition to what I am sure will be weekly (daily?!) trips to the pool I made a list of all of the different activities that they can try... and since I am super-nice I also put them on a calendar of free summer activities (including the scheduled events at the library that are part of the FREE Summer Reading Program) for all of you to take advantage of, as well!

Standard disclaimers apply! Please verify all activities and hours before attending to be sure something isn't canceled or rescheduled at the last minute. Since my kids live in Bend, this calendar is pretty much just about Bend! (But maybe Occidental Girl will setup a Redmond calendar that I can link to?) If there is something you know about that is missing, leave a comment and let me know and when I get around to it I will add it. :-) And... ENJOY!

Happy summer, everyone!

Pop

When I was little my dad always wanted me to call him "pop". But I wouldn't do it - in my mind "pop" was something sweet and bubbly, or a goofy noise. He was always dad or daddy to me. Looking back he might have been a "pop" though, I just didn't realize it back then. Though he was often misunderstood he had sweet intentions. Around friends he was a charmer and had a bubbly personality. And was he ever proud of the goofy noises he could make!

Dad would have been 67 today. Scott and I went back to El Cap for our (now annual) birthday drinks, and raised our glasses "to Al!"

I miss you and love you every day. Happy Birthday, Pop.

Balloons

This morning I woke up early - though not as early as I would have liked. When I walked out my front door at 6:15am after rushing to dress and grab my gear...

The sky was filled with balloons! Like this one...


And this one...


I hopped in the car and instead of heading to Jewell (where the balloons were lifting off) I drove and parked a short distance away, off 15th Street just east of the school. I had a good view of the ones still lifting off and others that were already drifting over Bend.

Since the balloons were headed North, I started driving that general direction, ultimately arriving at Mountain View High School. Along the way I made some stops. At Hal Puddy park, one balloon hovered over the soccer/lacrosse field. Some more good photo op's came at the Hertz Car place on Hwy 20, where "Skyscraper" landed. I passed the Re/Max balloon, which had landed on the sidewalk of NE Savannah near Pilot Butte. After I arrived three balloons landed at the high school ("WWJD", "Independence", and "Rise and Shine"). I arrived right as two balloons landed and watched as the crews got to work stabilizing them and then packing up. It's fascinating to watch that huge balloon get packed into that teeny little bag!

And after all that activity (check out the photos) I was still home by 8:30am... plenty of time to shower and change before meeting a friend for breakfast at Jake's. (Yumm... marionberry french toast!)

Tonight is the Night Glow at the Old Mill District. I'll be the one with a camera in one hand and a (martini? glass of wine? beer?) in the other. Hope to see you there!

Tired

We are home from our trip to Ashland! When we arrived the house was empty - the girls were playing at the park and Scott was wrapping up 36 holes of golf. Gave Stinky and me a couple of minutes to unload the car and shake off a loooong drive.

This morning after breakfast we said "goodbye" to Ashland and headed east on the Green Springs Highway. Stinky slept for the first part of the drive, until I stopped at Tub Springs to fill our water bottles.


We stopped in Klamath Falls to visit Scott's folks (hi there!) and have some lunch. Stinky played pool with Scott's dad and I enjoyed chatting with Scott's mom and watching the birds in their yard. It was very nice to see them both! (I have to say that since they are reading this, heh!) :-)

The drive from Klamath to Bend was uneventful. The skies were sunny and clear, and Stinky fell back to sleep even before we got to Klamath Lake. I managed to get some pretty good "hold up the camera and hope" photos from the car, too!



It's good to be home!!!