Salmon on the Rogue

Friday was Mrs. Leppek's annual 4th grade adventure on the Roaring Rogue. This is my third year in a row going on this trip. I was able to spend it this year with Camilla. This was made possible by my sweet mom. Without her taking Malachi to work with her and doubling as my clone for my double booked life, it would not have been possible. Thanks a million mom!

As they were searching for macro-invertabrates (bugs) in the river, Camilla caught a little fish. So curious looking was this fish that none of the scientists, teachers, or parents knew what it was. Hmmm. Makes me wonder.
My little fashionable ~mind of her own fairy~ was so into the disecting of Salmon. Oh how she loved the cool, smooth, slimy sides of the fish. The thousand or so orange colored eggs in the female. The sacks of milt that fertilize the eggs in the male. Entranced was she by the beating of the heart, the long kidney along its back, the pretty necklace shape of the gill once they have been removed, the fascinating feel of the eyeball. I could hardly pull her away, in fact I could not! She, the only one in her class to do so, brought some of those Salmon home with us. We have currently greeting all of our guests at the front door a bucket filled with water containing several eggs and a fin she sliced off as a souviner. Won't you come for a visit?

Growing Pains

No, I am not expecting. Our children are rapidly growing~like our sunflowers in the garden. So Brett and I decided to spend all of out savings plus, and expand our home to fit our wants. Not positive I can justly classify it as a need though a huge part of me believes that to be true. On the flip side of that noisy Tyvek paper is our current dining room where our table seating all eight of us clumsily pokes out into the livingroom. That Tyvek paper is our wall. Fall is officially here. Chilly mornings but we warm things up at night (wink). Don't be naughty we have a firepit in the back yard for making s'mores! Brett is standing in our old garage in our future diningroom behind him and Malachi is my future pantry and to the right of all that will be two simple rooms. I am so excited and he is doing and amazing job. Thank You Thank You Thank You. You are the greatest!

Young Love

It has been several years since this picture was taken, however it remains one of my all time favorites. A smile slips upon my face every time I catch a glimpse of this shot. I am so blessed to have been matched up with Brett as my eternal companion. We truly compliment eachothers weaknesses with our strentghs.

The majestic beauty of the Oregon coast is so breathtaking while the rythmic sounds from the ocean are so calming and theraputic. I love to listen to the waves crash and the kids giggle as they play chase with one another. There are always treasures to behold when you walk hand in hand in the sand.

Have a great day!

Making Connections

I stewed over the choice 'to blog or not to blog' for quite some time now. Families are spreading physically further and further apart. Friends move in and out of our lives and I find that I am unable to keep in touch with ones who I hold dear. A friend recently shared with me all the blessings a blog has to offer her family and friends in the way of staying connected. So I am jumping in the pool with both feet and not a clue as how to swim. Hopefully it is truly user friendly. I am excited to reconnect with old friends and all my family. Kimberly