WE HAD SUN WITH STORMY CLOUDS

overhead and luckily we didn't get rained on for the football game tonight....

and (yay!) our team won! It's going to be a fun season....

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Nia

Nia loves scrapbooking and spending time with her children. Her favorite color is yellow and has been since she was a child.

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Steve

Steve moved to Oregon from California eight years ago and his favorite thing to do is to walk in the park.

That is where I met him, walking in the park.

On this crisp fall morning, the wee ones and I were finding furry caterpillars everywhere and looking for the cute ducks.

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Dennis

Dennis has lived in Oregon for 35 years and loves the valley. He loves the outdoors, especially snowboarding and snowmobiling.

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Kellyanna

Kellyanna has recently moved from Southern California. She has a perverse sense of humor. She loves hanging out with her children. She loves bike riding and her backyard has been turned into an bicycle obstacle course.

IT'S BEEN 10 YEARS SINCE MY

grandmother passed away.
Every year for her birthday, my mom, my sister and I take her flowers and sing happy birthday to her.
It's a fun tradition we do because we know Grandma loves it...

I wish the wee ones could have known her because she was amazing....

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Angie

Angie is originally from California. She loves the cold weather and is looking forward to cuddling on cold nights while watching movies with her husband and children.

I WENT TO A BEAUTIFUL

funeral today for an incredible, inspiring, beautiful woman who will be missed...
All is well, all is well....

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James and Pepe

The wee ones and I saw James and Pepe feeding their chips to the squirrels in the park. The squirrels were so close!
These two boys like to come to the park, play basketball and football and are sad that summer is over.

THE MORNINGS HAVE BEEN

crisp and lovely....

Fall is in the air....

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Susan and Taffy

Susan is learning to swim at the age of 54. She loves to volunteer at dog and cat shelters. Days like this, crisp, sunny, when fall is in the air are her favorite.

MY SISTER AND UNCLE

need to take their act on the road....
They'd be a hit!

HAVE YOU SEEN

the peacock chair post on Joanna's blog? I~L~O~V~E~I~T!

It's designed to flair when you sit on it. Genious!!! Check it out here...

IT WAS THE PERFECT MORNING

at the park....

What a wonderful way to start the day....

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Yogi Marz

Yogi is visiting the U.S. from Lowenstein, Germany. He has 3 children and enjoys judo, surfing, snowboarding and motorcycling.
He invented the skateboard brake and was the first person to snowboard Blackcomb, Canada and also Huascarau, Peru. Huascarau was an 8 day hike up and 1 1/2 days down!

THIS SIGN JUST

cracked me up....
We passed through the town of Humptulips and saw the Humptulips grocery store and the Humptulips river. Hilarious!

GIRLS WEEKEND - DAY 4

On our way home we stopped at the Hoh Rainforest and hiked The Hall of Mosses...

and we might have had to stop at a reststop and pump Sarah's stomach.....

We had a such a great time on this weekend trip!

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Don Lorenzen

Don has been taking his children and 5 grandchildren to parks for the past 40 years. He has been retired for 11 years.
He enjoys golfing, jogging, gardening and traveling. His favorite places to travel are France and Italy.

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George

Today is his birthday. Happy birthday George.....

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Megan

Megan has lived in Minnesota, Illinois, Southern and Northern California and moved to Oregon 7 years ago.
She loves watercolors, reading, crosswords and speaking Spanish.

(I used the Poster Edges filter in Photoshop on the photograph)

GIRLS WEEKEND - DAY 3

We went to some of the book sights.
The town has had fun with it....

We participated in a Scavenger Hunt, I had to use Dukes of Hazard driving skills....

and we were one of the winners....

We drove into Port Angeles....

And walked around town and ate dinner at Bella Italia...

And we might have had too much fun with Flarp back at the cabin....