lil yellow beastie

Soooo...if you've been paying attention you remember seeing this lil yellow beastie back at Uncle Charile's in MO when we were back on vacation.... well said lil yellow beastie made the long trek out to Oregon....

and here it is rounding the corner .....

and here it is arriving safe and sound in front of the house... of course George had to work that day... so I was under strict orders to take as many pictures as possible so he would be able to "see" the beastie coming home..



It took some coaxing to get it started once it got here...but we eventually got it down off it's trailer and ....

so it didn't quite get into the driveway under it's own power... that's ok... it's a long trip and she's not as young as she used to be... ;)

but she's safe and sound in the driveway now... just waiting for George to start working away... one of these days she will be restored to former glory.

Deb's 40th Birthday

So.. the great dreaded day arrived..... I'm 40!!! OMG!!!! not possible... ok... maybe it's not possible..but it's true.... so we had a nice little party with some friends/family...after this long it's hard to tell who's not blood related! LOL =) we had a nice time.... and I finally got the Kitchen Aid I've been dreaming of for I don't know how many years!!! But there's nothing better than fabulous friends, great family and chocolate cake to make a potentially depressing day a winner! thanks and love you all...hoping for another 40+

Fun at the Fair!

We had a busy Labor day weekend...we went to the circus Saturday night...and then on Monday we went to the State Fair... first George talked me into riding the sky tram thing... which was ok...the picture of the ferris wheel was taken while I was riding that tram contraption... Then George was able to talk me into going for a ride on the ferris wheel..I hadn't been on one before... but it was kinda fun.
This is us on the ferris wheel..

The Dinosaur exhibit was pretty cool... here we are with a couple of the dinos... =)

Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus!!!!

Every year for as long as I can remember the Ringling Bros. Barnum and Bailey Circus has come to Portland within a week of my birthday. Every year I say "I'm gonna go this year"..... and haven't.... until this year for my 40th birthday George to me to the CIRCUS!! It was so much fun! I loved every minute of it... oddly it was one of the most refreshing and fun things I've done in a long time!
Had an absolute BALL! This is just a sampling of the spectacular sights we saw...