08.27.07
What happened this summer
OK, so I just realized we never posted anything about this past rockin’ summer! Wow - for starters, it was a whirlwind and went past faster than we could have expected.
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Highlights of the summer were friends and family that came to visit. It was such a good time and if there is any regret, it is that we didn’t have more time with you all.
The new and improved 60′ slip and slide kept the good times rollin’, and the help/proximity of our dear friends the Buck’s just made it easy to be there and feel all was well with the world.
We did make it back up to the Portland area a couple times. One of which was on the 4th of July to hang with the Coxes and Hales.
Some other neat points on the summer include:
The O’Connor crew coming to visit!
Float on air mattresses down the South Umpqua river.
Chapel floor finally poured and walls nearly finished! Chris and Paul totally cranked out the roof this past winter in near freezing rain.
Storage unit (fondly called “the bunker”) started and more that 1/2 way done. I think we’ll make a separate post just on the bunker.
Hans went cold turkey of some medication that doctors said he would be on his whole life. He hasn’t taken any since - and, his health is totally recovered! (praise the Lord folks, praise the Lord).
That’s not nearly all that happened, but a least a taste. Anyone in for summer 2008?
Paul E. Wog said,
February 29, 2008 at 10:22 pm
groovy, thanks for sharing. I didn’t make it down last summer so nice to see.
MikeA & Meghan said,
March 3, 2008 at 2:08 am
when are you finishing the bomb shelter? Lana looks like she knows what she is doing with that shot gun.
hansr said,
March 3, 2008 at 2:18 am
if i only knew when it would be finished - i hope this summer, but really we need to finish the chapel up first (last bit of walls, limewash and doors). should have focused on that last summer, but the temptation to put a storage unit in was just too great (and unfortunately underestimated).
re: lana and shotguns - the truth is that she can pick a squirrel off at distance - steely-eyed stare.
chi said,
March 10, 2008 at 12:43 pm
this post makes me think back to some great memories. such as being with friends at our property. i remember one time i was in the inner tube and it fell off the main boat and i floated off by myself - then i started swimming back to my dad. another time, the cooler fell off the main boat so we had to paddle like mad after it. the slip and slide was like the funnest thing of that summer.