Jon gets hurt + Cody and I head to California!

On April 8th Jon called home from Seattle Pacific, I answered and the first words out of Jon's mouth were....."Dad, do we have insurance"....hmmm....I knew this was not going to be good. Well...Jon and his friends usually do some sort of sport in the afternoons after class and work. On Thursday night the 7th of April they decided that the evening sport would be RUGBY! Jon suffered a third degree clavicle separation of his shoulder. He spent most of the night in the ER for x-rays. At one point he over heard the doctor say "wow I have never seen one like this before". The next day he saw a specialist who said that the course of action is to wait and see if things will go back together and re-attach. Surgery may be needed down the road.

Jon was home over this past weekend for a friends wedding. He seems to be doing ok and is not in too much pain although he has this very interesting hump in his right shoulder where the outside of his arm is lower (not attached) to the rest of his shoulder.

Last Friday the 15th Cody and I headed south to pick up some parts from my dad and Franci. We met up in Corning CA. We had a great trip and Cody was good company. We drove about 900 miles total, visited a State Park and had a great visit with my dad and Franci.

On Friday we got to Corning ahead of my dad so we went on over to the State Park and walked around with our camera gear. There were these black butterflies everywhere. When they flew you could see blue in their wings but when they landed they looked all black. I couldn't figure out how to get a picture of the blue in their wings and gave up and walked on down the trail. Cody lingered near the butterflies and he figured out that the blue was on the underneath of them! Great job Cody.

So we walked along the river.....

And then Cody saw some lizards running around on the oak trees. I spotted the tall grass along the trail and showed Cody how I use to catch lizards as a kid with a noose made from the grass.

No lizards were injured in the making of this blog post.

After our walk we met up with my dad and Franci for dinner then went back to the motel and talked until time for bed.

Of course Iota came along for the ride too.

We had a fun trip and it was nice spending time with my youngest. I know there will not be too many more years that he will be willing to hop in the vehicle for an overnight road trip with his dad!
All of Cody's pictures of the trip are HERE

Glynn Jr.

Spring Break fishing, family and Jon goes to SPU

My brother Craig (Brian) flew in from Phoenix last week to attend a local auction here in the Portland area. Between his commitments we were able to squeeze in some fishing and family stuff! Below "uncle" hooks up with a perch while Adam watches.

We had a great day over on the coast. We brought back a total of 7 fish that we put in the smoker! We stopped at J's fish n chips on the way home for an awesome dinner.

Below, Lorelei and Pam look on as uncle goes over some things that he brought for Adam to put on e-bay.

 Below, uncle and Cody at the Red Lobster.

 

 
After a fun filled weekend it was time to take Jon to Seattle Pacific University  , we drove up through a driving rain on Tuesday. We left early in the morning and stopped by to pick up Corina. Cody rode along too! We toured the campus and had lunch at the burger place across from school. Then we hauled everything up 3 flights of stairs, to Jon's dorm room.

Lorelei was not a happy camper saying "so long" to her son.

 We had an awesome week of fun with the family. Adam and Pam were here from Portland. Jon and Corina were around and of course my brother being here just capped our spring break. We went out to eat, we stayed up late and of course we did some fishing!
That's about all for now.
All of the pictures from March can be found HERE

Glynn Jr.

Tim Hawkins

Friday night we went to see Tim Hawkins! What a riot he is. Even though his fame is growing he is still a down to earth regular guy who happens to have a whole bunch of talent. We went "VIP" for this event and got tickets that allowed us in early for dessert and a special appearance by Tim. He came in and answered questions and was very funny improving. We got a seat right up front at a table with a wonderful and fun family from Canada that had driven (7) hours to see the show!

Jon, Cody and Lorelei at our table waiting for Tim

Once dessert was over we were shown to our "VIP" seats for the show.
Hawkins is an awesome musician and singer besides being funny. He combines the two for a show that you will not forget.

The show went on for over an hour and even though it was his second show of the night, Tim was to come out and sign autographs and allow pictures. It was late and we didn't stay around for that. It was an awesome evening!

Click HERE  to see a sample of Tim Hawkins, lots more on YouTube.

Glynn Jr.

Another nice weekend....

Sorry about the lack of pictures of late! Lorelei and my shutter fingers are getting itchy. Last Friday evening Adam and Pam drove in from Portland for a visit. It was awesome to see them and catch up on things. Pam is working hard at school as well as a full time job. Adam’s job is going well and he is also teaching guitar lessons.

The kids all stayed up late watching movies. On Saturday we awoke to a chilly morning with snow still on the ground from earlier in the week when a storm dropped about two inches on us. Adam and I went outside around 10:00 am and took a couple of rifles for some target practice. We were just shooting small caliber low noise rounds. Cody, Jon and Pam joined us for a while and we had a blast! Pam and Cody got cold and headed into the house, Jon had to leave for work, so Adam and I shot for a while longer before lunch.

In the afternoon we decided to load up and head down the hill to visit with Jon and get something hot to drink at the “Amity Foods and Coffee House” where Jon works. We sat around and talked, Lorelei walked through the store and picked up some things so we could have stir fry for dinner. Jon made us up some nice drinks (he is quite the barista) Cody got a movie out of the movie machine. We chatted with local friends as they came into the store. A friend and fellow photographer stopped in to pick something up and we chatted about the big fire the day before in Amity. Click HERE for the story in the paper , she was there and took some incredible pictures of the destruction. You can see Marilyn's pictures HERE  .

We headed back up the hill and the kids helped with dinner, Adam played guitar. Adam and Pam headed home around 8:00 p.m. and we were sad to see them go. They will be back for a few days during Spring Break!

Glynn Jr.