Getting Into the Woods
My brother introduced Into the Woods to me seventeen years ago, but I only made it through act one of this wonderful play. I was not interested in theater in 2008, so sitting through the first half of the 1991 version on YouTube was enough for me. I was amused by the first half but I didn’t realize the second half was the payoff.
Our anniversary isn’t until next month, but our schedule will be busy on the actual date. With the kids old enough to take care of themselves, we took off for a few days during spring break to explore one of the wonders of our state: Mount Hood.
In the Knick of Time
Christopher Marley’s Exquisite Creatures Revealed exhibit at OMSI was a miraculous display of the art in nature: colors, textures, and patterns of life on our planet. The new additions since our first experience with Marley were incredible.
My 46th Birthday
I got to spend my birthday eating delicious hot pot with my family, introducing my brother to Marvel United, and dug deep into childhood memories for my brother’s trivia challenge.





Marvel United: Hitting the Streets
It is exciting to look back at the progress we’ve made on our Marvel United miniatures since the third season arrived. Our collection includes over 130 characters and we’ve painted 42 (30%) to date and painted 18 since last fall.
A Charmed Life
I wrote this post back in February 2014, just as we embarked on a two year adventure of a detoxification and healing program. Maybe someday I will blog about that experience. But for now, this is a little snapshot of our imperfect but charmed life.

Wow. For the first three hours of today it seemed like catastrophes and stress bombs were going off non-stop.
What Happened in 2024?
The year went by in a blink. I’m grateful for the photos and videos we captured to remember all that happens while we’re busy with life.

What Happened?
“What Happened?” Meme from Adam Bobrow.
Merry Christmas!
