Bandon, OR

Just another coast picture to share.

Left to right is Sara, Heather's friend; my daughter, Heather; hubby, Mike; and me .

Camping at the Coast

Camping on the Oregon Coast can be quite the adventure. You never know what the weather will be, but this weekend it couldn't have been better. It was cool, but never rained.

The ocean was beautiful and blue, not gray like it usually is when we go to the coast. We were able to walk on the beach and search for rocks and shells, as usual I brought home a bag full! LOL

We went with a group of friends, you would think that we all expected to starve while we were gone. We had enough to feed half the campground, not just our small group. I'm not sure how this can happen, but I think we brought back more food than I took. Everytime I turned around someone was saying, "Here take this home with you, we have more at home."

I also don't get why we think we have to eat differently out camping. I buy things for camping that we never eat any other time. So now we have enough junk food for weeks!

Grandpa's Garden

Shirley posted a comment about our grandparents and their love of gardening and sharing their bounty every year. Started me thinking about them, they have both been gone for quite a few years. I remember as a young girl, Grandpa letting us ride on his tractor, how much we all loved that. It was never very far, but getting to steer was a huge treat for us. This is a picture of both of them with some giant corn that my Grandpa grew, he was so proud of them. I miss them both!!!

Too Much Garden?

Last night we went to harvest from our garden. So we pick 12 green peppers, from 1 plant, 18 cucumbers, a bowl of tomatoes, and 2 1/2 big tupperware bowls of green beans. Why we think we need a big garden I will never know, 3 people cannot possibly eat all of that before it goes bad, or before it is time to pick more!! So off to work with my garden treasures. Well at least we didn't plant zucchini! LOL

Miss Independent

My sixteen year old daughter just took and passed her driving test, and now has a driver's license. It seems really strange to have her get in my car by herself and go somewhere. Last night she went to work all by herself. It is another milestone to growing up. This summer it seems as if she is growing by leaps and bounds. First it was a job, then a date, then driving by herself. Enjoy your little ones while you can, the next thing you know they will be Miss or Mr Independent!

My first attempt at blogging

Okay, so everyone seems to be doing this so I decided to give it a try.

A little about me. I am happily married to my wonderful husband Mike for 22+ years. We have one daughter, Heather, who is sixteen, and one 1/2 black lab 1/2 golden retriever dog, Lucy, who is 13 years old. We are a fairly normal family. We love camping, and hiking. This is a picture of us hiking at Avenue of the Boulders.

I love to scrapbook, read, and of course play on the computer. My husband and I are into classic cars, especially Mustangs. I drive a 1967 coupe every day, and we have a 1965 convertible for fun.