Christmas 2011

Jon came home for Christmas break from SPU. Adam and Pam showed up late Friday night the 23rd.

So Adam and I have this idea to make Lorelei a hanging pot rack for the kitchen. Just like many of our other great ideas, it turned out to be more interesting than expected. We did some internet research and looked at some designs. We had a branch or two laying around so we stripped the bark and started sanding. The interesting part came in when trying to find the right hooks for the pots. Lowes had no black hooks that would work! So we wound up sanding (Pam did most of the sanding on the hooks!) and painting the hooks. It was fun figuring out how to get the holes straight on a round, uneven branch. We spent most of the day down in the shop working on it and Lorelei was quite beside herself wondering what in the heck we were doing!

Lorelei's new pot rack.

Cody got the felt hat he had been wanting.

Pam and Adam

Lorelei got a pretty bracelet from her sister Penny.

I got a very nice rain jacket!

Jon with his new waterproof jacket.

You can see all the pictures from Christmas day by clicking  HERE
So we had a great weekend. We celebrated Adam's birthday also which we missed the week before because he was out of town. Adam and Pam cooked up some yummy chicken dishes. We tried out our new coffee making machines. It was a great weekend.

In other news around the place, it has been the driest December on record here in the Northwest. Queenie is doing better and she has more energy. Lorelei is getting over her 3rd cold of the season, so it seems she has been sick most of the time. Cody went to the doctor for a physical to play basketball and they heard a heart murmur. The doctor (who wasn't our usual doctor) wanted to send him to OHSU for testing. We are going to take him next week to our usual doctor for a second opinion. So keep Cody in your prayers please.

That's all for now,
Glynn Jr.

Thanksgiving 2011......

Thanksgiving 2011 was much more relaxing than 2010! If you remember, Lorelei and I were in an airport eating pizza last year! This year Adam and Jon were both home. My brother drove in from Phoenix. Great times for sure. Adam spent most of the weekend working on his car (it's almost put back together). Adam wanted to deep fry a turkey for Thanksgiving. Lorelei decided to buy two turkeys and cook one the old fashioned way in case ours didn't work???? I don't know why she would doubt us.....hey......we are Profesionals! It worked out ok but we learned a few things in the process. Dipping a raw turkey into 350 degree oil is not for the faint of heart!
My brother, Cody, Jon, Corina and I got up for Black Friday shopping. Adam, Pam and Lorelei elected to sleep in. We cruised around and picked up a few things at Staples and then headed out for breakfast.

Below, Julia and Corina stopped by on Thanksgiving

Then on Saturday we headed up the mountain to Detroit lake for some fishing. Craig, Jon, Cody, Lorelei and myself crammed into our little boat for a fun day on the water. We caught so many fish it was criminal! We took home (15) but we released another (35) or so. There were a couple of times we had fish on (3) lines at once. We had blood on the bottom of the boat and fish banging around in the ice chest. What a great day of CATCHING!

Below my brother Craig AKA "Uncle" with a nice trout.

Cody with a whopper!

The gang getting the boat ready for the drive home.

 You can see all the November pictures HERE

We had an awesome weekend with the house full of people. It was sad to see everyone leave.

In other news our dog Queenie is doing much better. Apparently she has a heart condition. She has been on a diaretic to reduce fluid around the heart and she is feeling better. Jon will be home next week for Christmas break and Adam will be back this weekend to finish up his car. Between fishing and visiting, I haven't got a whole lot done around the place but that's ok!

That's about all for now,

Glynn Jr.

General November Stuff.....

Well….it’s been too long since I have updated everyone. We have been busy with life and family.

 Adam’s 4^th gear in his car went out a few months ago and he decided to rebuild the manual transmission himself. He brought his car home and lifted it off of the ground under the car-port and the fun began! His car, in a previous life must have lived, submerged in salt water because EVERY bolt and nut on it is rusted solidly together to form an impenetrable bond. This has been the third weekend of transmission 101. Adam has done most of the work, with only an occasional helping hand from me. He and Pam usually arrive Friday night or early Saturday, so it has been fun having them around.

A few weeks ago we picked up a “new to us” boat. It’s a little bigger and faster than our old boat. I have been busy making little adjustments to suit us. I managed to take it out with my friend Troy a couple of weeks ago and got a salmon!

 Lorelei and I took it over to the coast last Friday and although the fishing wasn’t good, we did manage to bring home some crab. We also got a close up and personal show from the resident sea lion population. Lorelei got these shots as we drifted by their resting spot.

Jon is busy with school and work up in Seattle. He and Corina are planning on coming home for Thanksgiving. Cody is doing awesome in school. Our dog Queenie is not doing well. She had some minor surgery to remove a growth a week or so ago. We think she has cancer and she has trouble breathing and getting around.

Other happenings around the place, the chickens are not laying many eggs. I think it’s time to turn the light on in their coop. Our apple trees did well this year and we have picked hundreds of pounds of apples. Lorelei has made apple sauce, apple crisp and any other recipe with apple in it! We have given away  bags and bags and filled the refrigerator full and there is still more on the trees!

That’s about all for now,

Glynn Jr.

Our 23rd Anniversary......

Saturday, Oct. 8th was our 23rd Anniversary. I got up early as usual and was putzing around on Craigslist. About 7:00 I here the pitter patter of feet. I think to myself, who is up at this hour on Sat.? Lorelei pokes her head around the corner and says "hey, do you want to go fishing"......I thought about it for about two seconds and said "heck yes". So we packed up and headed towards the coast with the boat in tow.

When we got to the boat launch there were plenty of trailers in the lot. We headed out onto the bay and went towards the mouth of the river to see what was going on. We saw LOTS of crab trap bouys and we began thinking we should have brought one along. We cruised around and tried trolling for a bit with no luck so we headed up river. The tide was still coming in and we had no trouble making our way about a mile or so up to our favorite fishing hole.

Cody gets credit for the pic below taken the week before when we were there fishing.

We went all day without a bite! Then in the late afternoon Lorelei is standing in the bow and sets the hook on something. I ask if she has one on and she says "I think so, but it must be a small one" Well....obviously the "small one" was swimming towards the boat and didn't realize it was hooked. I looked over the side and as the fish came to the surface Lorelei saw that it wasn't just a "small one". The fish realized what was going on at about the same time and that's when the fun began! The reel's drag started singing and Lorelei almost fell in trying to hang on to her prize. A few minutes later we had our quarry in the boat and this time (unlike last year) it was a fin clipped Chinook and legal to take home!

We finished up a great day on the water. The tide was low and we had trouble making it back to the boat ramp but along the way we got to see the sea birds fishing and salmon running up the shallows as they passed our little boat. We stopped at the world famous Otis Cafe for dinner on the way home. What an awesome anniversary!

That's about all for now!

Glynn Jr.