tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57639338875457067662024-02-06T19:46:06.335-08:00The Ripley Family BlogHi Everyone! We hope you enjoy our first attempt to keep you up to date with the family. With any luck we'll have this up to date with new stuff for you all the time.Sherry & Bruce,Christine,Michelle, Katherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15417046343952202832noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763933887545706766.post-9277217752391815832010-04-20T07:11:00.000-07:002010-04-20T07:21:40.237-07:00North Umpqua<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvdIKUEfpc6m7ph50QtMxwCsVX_-GOYwmi-j0zXrWKL04bKwkGYajb27h32lqXf2Z6xnV7Z00VjQKklA2qWdeziRbeCBk-MaxY66Ke5zqVfkcF9xxyjLvxNttDbZhEpQX9B7w_i_FOO4o/s1600/OWA-NWRA+North+Umpqua.Group+Picture.April+2010.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462222954784255250" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvdIKUEfpc6m7ph50QtMxwCsVX_-GOYwmi-j0zXrWKL04bKwkGYajb27h32lqXf2Z6xnV7Z00VjQKklA2qWdeziRbeCBk-MaxY66Ke5zqVfkcF9xxyjLvxNttDbZhEpQX9B7w_i_FOO4o/s400/OWA-NWRA+North+Umpqua.Group+Picture.April+2010.JPG" border="0" /></a> So we went camping on the North Umpqua near Roseburg this weekend. Here is a picture of part of the group. There are a few more boats just downstream but you can see it was a big group. We had something on the order of 25 boats and 40 people out in the afternoon.<br /><div></div><div>For dinner we had a potluck and Dutch oven cookoff with prizes. Below is a small selection of just the deserts and the people in line.</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div> </div><div>Desert, the apple pie with hot rum sauce has a big hit.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitdppvGhIEunld5RMYRe-INrCtHOVEBqPZ7N8L4adC4snPDimlRbhQ-Nz8AyD4R4QYnyvMnpbW_j2eKaFGwOJwsc9pLogQNtKpKwThSOb1kFVHwcVAGLk51XeEXxWxhTMrbx2slp-z3FA/s1600/OWA-NWRA+North+Umpqua.Food.April+2010..JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462223632645305250" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 238px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitdppvGhIEunld5RMYRe-INrCtHOVEBqPZ7N8L4adC4snPDimlRbhQ-Nz8AyD4R4QYnyvMnpbW_j2eKaFGwOJwsc9pLogQNtKpKwThSOb1kFVHwcVAGLk51XeEXxWxhTMrbx2slp-z3FA/s400/OWA-NWRA+North+Umpqua.Food.April+2010..JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><div>Group lining up for dinner:</div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIbvilc46ENvN-_wbBOm22LyULE4EK3Po-KoU6az3NFsMaZukxC1yCc-F7UqHThK1BckXMn4LgYyi6CiQu4gz-3rmRBqhAiIs1wfpgZlTRgNmDuYjFr6beSdQO41tXsFc1miU5kbFlGQE/s1600/OWA-NWRA+North+Umpqua.Dinner+Line.April+2010.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462223641620696178" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIbvilc46ENvN-_wbBOm22LyULE4EK3Po-KoU6az3NFsMaZukxC1yCc-F7UqHThK1BckXMn4LgYyi6CiQu4gz-3rmRBqhAiIs1wfpgZlTRgNmDuYjFr6beSdQO41tXsFc1miU5kbFlGQE/s400/OWA-NWRA+North+Umpqua.Dinner+Line.April+2010.JPG" border="0" /></a></div>Sherry & Bruce,Christine,Michelle, Katherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15417046343952202832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763933887545706766.post-19921102149565396812010-03-22T07:44:00.000-07:002010-03-26T13:47:40.556-07:00Deschutes River Trip<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZIIh2y7jFERn7k8fzT5pUEMO4rKxVQfiGERXOeOsHwW2UJjSObdan39Qw64bLnK7RnyBxUntIbwDrIWKSGluQvk2HPQpxhTR03wgqZEsJ0bP27kdmRsIwaunb9P82m3hG3BCh5Koe1pI/s1600-h/Deschutes+River+Group+Picture+(Large).jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451470462003109842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 311px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZIIh2y7jFERn7k8fzT5pUEMO4rKxVQfiGERXOeOsHwW2UJjSObdan39Qw64bLnK7RnyBxUntIbwDrIWKSGluQvk2HPQpxhTR03wgqZEsJ0bP27kdmRsIwaunb9P82m3hG3BCh5Koe1pI/s400/Deschutes+River+Group+Picture+(Large).jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Despite the fact that March is supposed to be cold and rainy I was able to sneak out for a weekend on the river. It was a bit windy the first day but it was warm, camped at beavertail campground. Day two was beautiful high's in the 70's. Camped at Lockett. The last day was a bit windy, a little cooler, with showers. For March it was as good as you can hope for.</div><div> </div><div>More Pictures: <a href="http://gallery.mac.com/oregoneco#100218&bgcolor=black&view=grid">http://gallery.mac.com/oregoneco#100218&bgcolor=black&view=grid</a></div><br /><div></div>Sherry & Bruce,Christine,Michelle, Katherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15417046343952202832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763933887545706766.post-47527988989443238832009-12-21T12:45:00.001-08:002009-12-21T12:49:29.351-08:00Christmas 2009Hey,<br />In case you don't recieve it, or it's not in time here is a copy of the newsletter.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhInuvM6pTP4Wm6Ue2WzmssZcRRG7KweBpzuZTleJ_DbnD8tnRb1xgFEdaGn2iww3-pFWqpPQOXKTGb5btnjU8yeFxRnJm703Nl5vEjGqSlnV08n27d8WzqspeyYiFBlZqavBAQvexTgZ0/s1600-h/2009+Ripley+Christmas+Newsletter_1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417793767724988994" style="WIDTH: 309px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhInuvM6pTP4Wm6Ue2WzmssZcRRG7KweBpzuZTleJ_DbnD8tnRb1xgFEdaGn2iww3-pFWqpPQOXKTGb5btnjU8yeFxRnJm703Nl5vEjGqSlnV08n27d8WzqspeyYiFBlZqavBAQvexTgZ0/s400/2009+Ripley+Christmas+Newsletter_1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy2HepVjCbPnFd8sTEWwtGbeW8qpCxg6R5sP6fuQZ_sWlW_2DIPCEX69oOExSi3hqwtJAxVR1Ox7YJ5zi4Yt9PutDRt0gx5xf5PCVt1Ty4JawYVk6cMHCHCJ1ZiQkY_SYjF45_v2U0kr4/s1600-h/2009+Ripley+Christmas+Newsletter_2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417794057436180882" style="WIDTH: 309px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy2HepVjCbPnFd8sTEWwtGbeW8qpCxg6R5sP6fuQZ_sWlW_2DIPCEX69oOExSi3hqwtJAxVR1Ox7YJ5zi4Yt9PutDRt0gx5xf5PCVt1Ty4JawYVk6cMHCHCJ1ZiQkY_SYjF45_v2U0kr4/s400/2009+Ripley+Christmas+Newsletter_2.jpg" border="0" /></a>Sherry & Bruce,Christine,Michelle, Katherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15417046343952202832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763933887545706766.post-27333317880677592742009-05-03T12:53:00.000-07:002009-05-03T13:00:26.060-07:00First Communion<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHl8XivMMqbaTgneVtzlybK5rZmfOYGq_IgdXwdCruGxPfxBH_ibnspvkfN8En69u8yB5hR1PHVRknuqkpN8H1z0gnMD1Ms3ZwxZ43RUI2dN_Sqv2tQsOr5DtP6OaBPUhiWkQ1dfy0ORI/s1600-h/P1040176.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331688798046493218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHl8XivMMqbaTgneVtzlybK5rZmfOYGq_IgdXwdCruGxPfxBH_ibnspvkfN8En69u8yB5hR1PHVRknuqkpN8H1z0gnMD1Ms3ZwxZ43RUI2dN_Sqv2tQsOr5DtP6OaBPUhiWkQ1dfy0ORI/s320/P1040176.JPG" /></a> Hey,<br /><br />Here's Katherine in her new communion dress. Everything went really well and she was smiles the whole way.<br /><br />More Pictures Click This Link:<br /><a href="http://cid-55b9ef14c383a73f.skydrive.live.com/browse.aspx/Public/First%20Communion">http://cid-55b9ef14c383a73f.skydrive.live.com/browse.aspx/Public/First%20Communion</a>Sherry & Bruce,Christine,Michelle, Katherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15417046343952202832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763933887545706766.post-27273124439799711982009-04-12T15:51:00.001-07:002009-04-12T15:56:13.951-07:00Easter<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkeJLQybBZbddgOz_aQKCgSrJ3g6XeOk3cvnm_iowr-knpHMsgHQo4NEZROm6gQZojbmE7ZMdJKMGykJHS0x6hTG-la1ZKp3AERN8DoK1ib2zCR14FSc2AhtyyVu4L5sRdnvvZfmeh-JI/s1600-h/105_1930.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323941554682311906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkeJLQybBZbddgOz_aQKCgSrJ3g6XeOk3cvnm_iowr-knpHMsgHQo4NEZROm6gQZojbmE7ZMdJKMGykJHS0x6hTG-la1ZKp3AERN8DoK1ib2zCR14FSc2AhtyyVu4L5sRdnvvZfmeh-JI/s320/105_1930.JPG" /></a> Hi,<br /><br /><br /><br />It's Easter and it's raining in Portland so no big news there. The good news is that the leaves are out and the weather is warming up.<br /><br /><br /><br />Here's a picture of us after church.Sherry & Bruce,Christine,Michelle, Katherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15417046343952202832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763933887545706766.post-35234749627750307592009-02-14T12:58:00.000-08:002009-02-14T13:10:35.063-08:00Siletz River<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv2Pt0RGS4gIwqMIJaQEJD-vzvcXQsM8dnm-bb6P6HEgxPSqB2eS2BQMxwUWYOfiVipsLSN6bdCC7ArkAN4WoHvnx9n-QR-bGH6pgpfjnBkXbxkFN9stbdjZ7WYWmmJqm7bwRODtoCxY8/s1600-h/P1030979.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302762850565748386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv2Pt0RGS4gIwqMIJaQEJD-vzvcXQsM8dnm-bb6P6HEgxPSqB2eS2BQMxwUWYOfiVipsLSN6bdCC7ArkAN4WoHvnx9n-QR-bGH6pgpfjnBkXbxkFN9stbdjZ7WYWmmJqm7bwRODtoCxY8/s320/P1030979.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>Trip Report: Lower Siletz River</strong><br />January 21, 2009 • Submitted by Bruce Ripley<br /><br />On Saturday January 21 Tom Riggs led a group of 20 OWA members and 9 boats down the Class V section of the lower Siletz. Ok, it’s not really class V, more like class .5, but it was still fun. The trip was originally scheduled to be on Drift Creek in the Alsea drainage, and then rescheduled for the Silache section of the Siletz but ultimately Mother Nature had different plans.<br />Drift Creek as it turns out would have been more aptly named “Rock Creek” due to low water. Knowing the water was too low Tom canceled the Drift Creek trip and went to plan B the Buck Creek to Moonshine Park section of the Siletz. Soggy Sneakers lists this as a Class III/IV run at lower water (1000 cfs+), unfortunately it does not have a classification for “No” water.<br />The group met at Moonshine County Park and headed out to the upper reaches of the Siletz. The main road parallels the river along most of the run and the river is clearly visible throughout most of the drive. As the group headed upriver comments such as “Wow, that’s a bit boney” and “is that Silache? Nope, we’re not there yet” were often heard. The groups stopped several times along the way and tried to scout many of the tighter spots, the biggest problem in many instances was that the clear line into many of the rock gardens would take you right to where you didn’t want to go, and the clear runs were often blocked at the top by exposed rocks. As we progressed upstream more and more concern was expressed about the run being a bit more difficult than was anticipated. We finally hit the wall when we got to the center of Silache rapid. At this water level, around 950 cfs you really only have two choices in larger boat, you could run the only available line on river left and wind up on a boulder, or you could line your boat down on river right. The group decided that the best alternative was to “just say No” since a run down this section would almost inevitably involve a long day of getting boats off rocks and possibly throw rope training at Silache. Instead of a white-knuckle run the group opted for a more relaxed run further downstream.<br />After rigging the boats the group ran from Moonshine Park to Sam Creek Bridge which is a low key Class II run that meanders through a mix of small farms and forestland. This section of river is known mostly for fishing, but it makes a great alternative to dragging over rocks all day. At the takeout the group relaxed and discussed the decision process that was used to scrap the original trip and proper etiquette for floating by fisherman. Anyone needing advice on how to float by a fisherman can contact Sandy, she was “trained” by a “local expert”. Thanks to Tom for volunteering to lead this trip, and for having a viable backup plan that worked out great.<br />An interesting thing to think about would have been how would the group have responded if the main rapids that we scouted from the road had not been visible, and instead had been in a remote canyon? The most important thing to remember had that been the case is that lining boats is a LOT easier than unpinning them from rocks.Sherry & Bruce,Christine,Michelle, Katherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15417046343952202832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763933887545706766.post-38286865458665955962008-12-18T17:14:00.000-08:002008-12-18T18:10:08.115-08:00Merry ChristmasWell it's been a snowy week this week. Sherry was housebound for 3 days because the roads were iced over in the neighborhoon. Portland just can't seem to get the streets clean. But it's getting better now, just in time for new round of stroms.<br /><br />Here is a sneak peak at the newsletter if your interested.<br /><br /><a href="http://cid-55b9ef14c383a73f.skydrive.live.com/self.aspx/Public/2008%20Ripley%20Christmas%20Newsletter.pdf">http://cid-55b9ef14c383a73f.skydrive.live.com/self.aspx/Public/2008%20Ripley%20Christmas%20Newsletter.pdf</a><br /><br />Just click on the link, then click on the small icon that looks like a piece of paper with a dogear, and select open when the box appears.Sherry & Bruce,Christine,Michelle, Katherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15417046343952202832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763933887545706766.post-28413060722772874172008-12-14T17:59:00.000-08:002008-12-14T18:19:48.594-08:00Snow Day<div>Well it snowed for the first time this winter and fortunately it was a Sunday so Portland was not paralized, but almost. The TV said, don't drive unless it was an emergency... We had 4 inches of snow... That's sort of like Maine, without the snow. </div><div> </div><div>Here are some pics.<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdQHZfxz8yEfs5BQtYsXh9hjtm9Np4Ab_m4RvjyFoDCmvPt1RHAk8Wt3SCSFCo9SDDCIRGhP6gczWHO3s3gYwvjlF_AxbtQAxYkqHAyPuAK4c1tyP__HGWaRsyIDwPV0MHeSDDTxQ15R0/s1600-h/P1030829.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279834945848043874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdQHZfxz8yEfs5BQtYsXh9hjtm9Np4Ab_m4RvjyFoDCmvPt1RHAk8Wt3SCSFCo9SDDCIRGhP6gczWHO3s3gYwvjlF_AxbtQAxYkqHAyPuAK4c1tyP__HGWaRsyIDwPV0MHeSDDTxQ15R0/s320/P1030829.JPG" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj57Lo_JqFi9lRfURjjMaF-P_DAFHE4Ahi2jxcciHW-FPbDtYiH45vK8dtB0qZ_a8Pz6VgubYbQZj71jNeOV8QOlBzX_GZ9gq2qoHoSeq5F0fdSOpsHIlqAMFShz388IsCKZ3KkIek8Qj8/s1600-h/P1030828.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279834940619230466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj57Lo_JqFi9lRfURjjMaF-P_DAFHE4Ahi2jxcciHW-FPbDtYiH45vK8dtB0qZ_a8Pz6VgubYbQZj71jNeOV8QOlBzX_GZ9gq2qoHoSeq5F0fdSOpsHIlqAMFShz388IsCKZ3KkIek8Qj8/s320/P1030828.JPG" /></a><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSkfdvkJ7d3QVU4RGkvnE1ezixtX4Udgqk1RKr6k6sG3ETLECZ8P7iqmErL5HSm_qbjcadsMCeDqie86tp4TOHIUyxT9q7eLkQDL4dJQITLkb_strW_okkcaplLcBmRT3dSOuI8aEdtr8/s1600-h/P1030827.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279834932097657714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSkfdvkJ7d3QVU4RGkvnE1ezixtX4Udgqk1RKr6k6sG3ETLECZ8P7iqmErL5HSm_qbjcadsMCeDqie86tp4TOHIUyxT9q7eLkQDL4dJQITLkb_strW_okkcaplLcBmRT3dSOuI8aEdtr8/s320/P1030827.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT0LHjFu3fN9ik1MhQFLe7leIh-hdtSDPw1UHmVE1VmDjDaNjFtOU7A8cQVRItteAsvWseRkfzOCAcqTpNh19hrlae-OoxGG9TWj5KL-ZuKa1WjcGud_eiYc_TOAhDSB2A5lGg0_FWvu8/s1600-h/P1030824.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279834923084182786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT0LHjFu3fN9ik1MhQFLe7leIh-hdtSDPw1UHmVE1VmDjDaNjFtOU7A8cQVRItteAsvWseRkfzOCAcqTpNh19hrlae-OoxGG9TWj5KL-ZuKa1WjcGud_eiYc_TOAhDSB2A5lGg0_FWvu8/s320/P1030824.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Sherry & Bruce,Christine,Michelle, Katherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15417046343952202832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763933887545706766.post-31640383284497141862008-11-21T08:20:00.001-08:002008-12-14T16:32:41.779-08:00Not enough fishing, but a little.<p>Well I haven't been fishing too much this year but a few times. Here are a few pictures. Here's the set if you want to see them</p><p><a href="http://cid-55b9ef14c383a73f.skydrive.live.com/browse.aspx/Public%20Photos/Hells%20Canyon%20Whitewater%20%7C0%20Fishing%20-%20August%202008">Hells Canyon Gallery</a></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtepu3ioVKrCLF0JZj9ASdVxUns6MOGWKtVZxX6EM4x4U4GbnN9Sy2H2iuLQKnNY_mtPQq_aveIDGESu24eXY_I6gdjX8l8-qKLt2TGiDmGHmij3w9R0WopZaRAYbSXzPNgaVELD9d3w0/s1600-h/P1030056.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279808069932778162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtepu3ioVKrCLF0JZj9ASdVxUns6MOGWKtVZxX6EM4x4U4GbnN9Sy2H2iuLQKnNY_mtPQq_aveIDGESu24eXY_I6gdjX8l8-qKLt2TGiDmGHmij3w9R0WopZaRAYbSXzPNgaVELD9d3w0/s320/P1030056.JPG" /></a><br /><p></p><br /><p></p><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWWT_DXl9rf2aed-hvqVbmZgBJfUMk_C4zSqe_GnX234TW2n0pfXvBth2N4jvyMHOFU18yS42IZGca17jZS1Qz-QSqNZftHNhZ5yfRlBZJ2wHCL4Iu12tqyhcJ1_5yFUGuLMGcFC4tGQk/"><img alt="P1030429" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSjruf9Yrl_YVo-CSew7VAjvsOpgLyZBWo812eJA4Gi0Jj8qhYzJ5Qw_A0kpHAM22D2VTfS3d_COOEwYYKdQ_7DNsIJDoMM-DHHgKWNgyuk_zn4yqHaGxjv6LZgj6_lMjzRp3SVdicFbg/" width="391" height="293" /></a></p>Sherry & Bruce,Christine,Michelle, Katherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15417046343952202832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763933887545706766.post-41236855914390121512008-04-21T20:20:00.000-07:002008-04-21T20:24:10.909-07:00Michelle with her friends at Club Sports..<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdzh_gTyswhkoKwC19q8lgsLHCoESVb_EeSBaGm6BPJgXUB1VSjb-MqxU-hi4wtI__qNGmCVQtXtxJ8nbC8Zk9gc3CLY5eR7-d6B_iNSEYgZNTJDZYL7Qw3Q7RXEtqgcur15HFTIi060A/s1600-h/IMAG0396.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191904976162110738" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdzh_gTyswhkoKwC19q8lgsLHCoESVb_EeSBaGm6BPJgXUB1VSjb-MqxU-hi4wtI__qNGmCVQtXtxJ8nbC8Zk9gc3CLY5eR7-d6B_iNSEYgZNTJDZYL7Qw3Q7RXEtqgcur15HFTIi060A/s320/IMAG0396.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Sherry & Bruce,Christine,Michelle, Katherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15417046343952202832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763933887545706766.post-34704215749030204592008-04-21T19:59:00.000-07:002008-04-21T20:18:07.546-07:00Michelle rock climbing for her 14th birthday!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzpMq5lOGFsWlpH5TvrdkUznXRhHIk8yN32YVPhXDGpOkFFS_FROQ2_jF-FfmHOLg4nxSEJ6l2bztXFCkq2YBqq3lNlu_mDqkYt1H_y-Sp88cnRlsBWDESL-HOyQJQB8FjdL10HdHmT1o/s1600-h/IMAG0380.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191899530143579394" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzpMq5lOGFsWlpH5TvrdkUznXRhHIk8yN32YVPhXDGpOkFFS_FROQ2_jF-FfmHOLg4nxSEJ6l2bztXFCkq2YBqq3lNlu_mDqkYt1H_y-Sp88cnRlsBWDESL-HOyQJQB8FjdL10HdHmT1o/s320/IMAG0380.JPG" border="0" /></a> Michelle has turned 14, can you believe it? She wanted to do something different for her birthday, so we decided to take her and her friends to the largest rock climbing place in Oregon. <br /> Man can Michelle climb, and her friends too. It was like 40 feet up. Bruce, Christine, and I were big chickens and wouldn't do it. It was quite amazing watching them climb.<br /> Then we stop at Taco Bell, and got lunch for all 8 girls, then to our house for the lunch. Open up presents, then best of all ice cream cake from Baskin Robbins. They all hung out, and had a good time. Michelle said it was the best birthday ever. Though that is what she says every year.<br /> Now, she want to do rock climbing every weekend. I sign her up to entry level class. Rock on Michelle.Sherry & Bruce,Christine,Michelle, Katherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15417046343952202832noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763933887545706766.post-88362754119018589912008-04-21T08:31:00.001-07:002008-04-21T08:36:37.922-07:00It's almost Spring<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixDDXJAwAbRvycgQuGU70ghO_qN1QH-7fffEH1nA8oS9uwL1tw1aLnOK7O10zuMUOhtnhsEBB3QBL3ANwIbjSxg_o1ZQuJkbn5rpjwhMS_KJniLVdkl54UYMDaNbYmhPoVQagTxqoGM68/s1600-h/Wapinita.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191722551833181762" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixDDXJAwAbRvycgQuGU70ghO_qN1QH-7fffEH1nA8oS9uwL1tw1aLnOK7O10zuMUOhtnhsEBB3QBL3ANwIbjSxg_o1ZQuJkbn5rpjwhMS_KJniLVdkl54UYMDaNbYmhPoVQagTxqoGM68/s320/Wapinita.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>It's almost here, another 4 months and it will be spring in Portland... Summer everywhere else but spring in Portland! Two weeks ago it was 80 degrees and Sherry and Bruce went rafting, this weekend it was 35 degrees with a mix of rain/snow/sleet, oh well it will blow out eventually.</div><div></div><br /><div>I've added a picture from a raft trip two weeks ago, what a great day, it was nice to be on the river. We are on the purple boat in the rapid.</div><div> </div><div>Other than that not much going on here. Don't forget to check the Garden Blog for up to date gardening info...</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>Sherry & Bruce,Christine,Michelle, Katherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15417046343952202832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763933887545706766.post-16892599073886026172008-04-04T19:36:00.000-07:002008-04-21T19:57:27.779-07:00Introducing.... Sandy<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji2rq7JsRh4_biMQUE_0gjPSRE4Yg4Rgf2XWMxhO849qveRW0JY5wvDPGYpscxL-H4Vc9x42GRmwc1muBvHV8bAXV0KrupAfXIEi2ZuvdEM_ErNg45xM8GFR7aDWTHJwB2t8PPs2k2a9o/s1600-h/IMAG0284.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185588016856985970" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji2rq7JsRh4_biMQUE_0gjPSRE4Yg4Rgf2XWMxhO849qveRW0JY5wvDPGYpscxL-H4Vc9x42GRmwc1muBvHV8bAXV0KrupAfXIEi2ZuvdEM_ErNg45xM8GFR7aDWTHJwB2t8PPs2k2a9o/s320/IMAG0284.JPG" border="0" /></a> We'd like to introduce you to the newest member of the family, our new PUGGLE Sandy. Yes, we finally got a puppy. You can imagine how happy the girls are.<br /><div>It all started, when our neighborhood friend Britta brought over her new puppy, Nala to introduce her to us. She was such a sweet and loveable puppy. We had to ask, " where did you get her and do they have anymore left?" A cousin of hers got a puppy, and then she got one. The lady had four left, and she gave us her phone number.</div><br /><div>It was like a runaway train after that, we called her and went to her house. Then we had to have one. No, they are not akc puppies, so no papers. They are part beagle and puggle, so basically a Heinze 57 (mutt). I didn't do much research on this partically mixed. Just dove in without looking. </div><br /><div>She has been a good puppy.. She loves hanging out the backyard, smelling all over the place. She goes potty when she is out, but still won't go to the door when she needs to go. The girls were fighting for their turn with the puppy. Now, it is like where is the puppy? The cats treat her like a scatching post, they have not warm up to her yet. Sandy barks at them. We are enjoying our new addition to the family. </div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div>Sherry & Bruce,Christine,Michelle, Katherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15417046343952202832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763933887545706766.post-74103378162132427952007-12-29T13:02:00.000-08:002007-12-29T13:09:43.799-08:00Showers today<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAu6tNVVgFL-dXKSQmdKbcbPtGIEJretdAwFjs-320vcYLnhUefXaMaUlMgGaTbjvNfgX-hZ62opSrT0xTyeH2GsZtiDeApaal7TvmQydMWIbXWAd0t6TpNJC7bdWQsPivf1R2Q2ssyeU/s1600-h/IMG_5273.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149503949992364530" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAu6tNVVgFL-dXKSQmdKbcbPtGIEJretdAwFjs-320vcYLnhUefXaMaUlMgGaTbjvNfgX-hZ62opSrT0xTyeH2GsZtiDeApaal7TvmQydMWIbXWAd0t6TpNJC7bdWQsPivf1R2Q2ssyeU/s200/IMG_5273.JPG" border="0" /></a>Shock... it's raining. So, we're trapped inside for yet another day. But all is not lost. I managed to get the media computer set up to record TV shows and such, so no more tapes to find when we want to record something. I guess we'll see how that goes. Other than that not much going on.<br /><div></div><br /><div></div>Sherry & Bruce,Christine,Michelle, Katherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15417046343952202832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763933887545706766.post-86540546404606759012007-12-27T12:38:00.000-08:002007-12-27T12:40:42.269-08:00So I stayed up late last night to build the blog but I think it was successful. Sherry seems to like it anyway. So now I'm up late and the girls have gone to brave the shopping world before Sherry goes to work. As for the snowstorm that was predicted, well we don't have anyting yet, but I'll bet the mountains are covered. Well I'm going to run, maybe I can get the girls to post something later, I may also try to post the video later.Sherry & Bruce,Christine,Michelle, Katherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15417046343952202832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763933887545706766.post-11435430237223281822007-12-26T21:44:00.000-08:002007-12-26T22:47:57.126-08:00Christmas Morning<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiC2u-owHdejNkveMVFn33BRvvIStWrhrbL5D7DidVPB77DQCPvlY2sZbcDuHr1iVOfEeIPcsGERik93dfrUKFCK102HrOTs9aM40xEd-HK8-KqeFONF_3Rjv8UcZ1dCWfDJeMuQxWjPs/s1600-h/The+Girls.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148539137128925666" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 188px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 143px" height="168" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiC2u-owHdejNkveMVFn33BRvvIStWrhrbL5D7DidVPB77DQCPvlY2sZbcDuHr1iVOfEeIPcsGERik93dfrUKFCK102HrOTs9aM40xEd-HK8-KqeFONF_3Rjv8UcZ1dCWfDJeMuQxWjPs/s200/The+Girls.JPG" width="212" border="0" /></a><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Merry</span> <span style="color:#006600;">Christmas</span></strong>,<br />Wow what a christmas. We woke up early and I even beat everyone downstairs, although the girls said they got up at 3:00 am and peaked to see what Santa brought. When we finnally got through breakfast it was about 8:30 and by 9:00 we were opening presents.Sherry & Bruce,Christine,Michelle, Katherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15417046343952202832noreply@blogger.com0