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December 2008



2008: a year in short-order review

Wednesday, 31 December 2008 3:25 P GMT-08
Let's sum up shall we?  January found me giving up alcohol for an entire month and finally getting a handle on my eating. In just 30 days I managed to drop the 12 pounds I had put on since moving back to Oregon.  I'm happy to say I&

Swoosh...

Sunday, 28 December 2008 11:20 A GMT-08
Up on the slopes Friday after Christmas, matthew skiing.

Rain....

Wednesday, 24 December 2008 5:28 P GMT-08
never so welcomed. Things are thawing around here fast. Huge sheets of ice, about a 1/2 inch thick now, are sliding off of the roof and hitting the ground with a huge *crash* ...which causes Kipper to think Santa has landed on the roof. Over and over

Just simply...

Tuesday, 23 December 2008 9:21 P GMT-08
at a loss today. I keep in touch with my birthfamily (I was adopted at birth, and found my birth mother and that side of her family in 1997) every year at Christmas with a holiday card. Actually I do this via one of her younger si

Winter wonderland....

Monday, 22 December 2008 9:46 A GMT-08
Solstice indeed! We had another 4 inches of snow on Friday morning, which mostly melted before we got 1-2 inches of pure ice glaze that covered everything solid on Sunday. And then this morning? It's snowing again, at least another 2 inches since

At a loss about what to give?

Friday, 19 December 2008 2:54 P GMT-08
With the weather so horrible up here in the pacific northwest this week before Christmas, local wine tasting rooms are really slow. If you'd like to share a bit of love with my favorite vineyard, won't you please visit their website today? Ma

Mexico dreaming...

Thursday, 18 December 2008 12:50 P GMT-08
The other day, I was telling a good friend of mine about how wonderful the yoga retreat in Doe Bay was last month. When I told her that Sybil would be offering another retreat, albeit a 5 day instead of 3 day, and in Baja Mexico? She jumped at i

7 little letters....

Wednesday, 17 December 2008 1:40 P GMT-08
P-A-S-S-E-DI finally got an email last night that my Personal Trainer certification exam scores were ready at the ACE website. Once I followed the link, I think I had a few simultaneous hyperventilations and heart palpitations before clicking "l

okay..enough already.

Tuesday, 16 December 2008 1:53 P GMT-08
A snow day is beautiful and magical for about a day. And then it becomes slightly annoying. And when the top couple of inches of powder are worn away and you are left with at least a full inch of ICE covering every surface underneath? It gets do

scenes from a weekend....

Sunday, 14 December 2008 7:12 P GMT-08
Oh the weather outside is frightful. after waiting and waiting..the snow is here. Kipper can't get enough! Gym christmas party Saturday night...First "real" christmas tree in 15 years...we gave our artificial tree away when we moved hom

Hoodoo cam...

Saturday, 13 December 2008 4:02 P GMT-08
This just gets me all crazy tingly inside...they say grooming will start Tuesday with a possible opening next Friday. Hoodoo ski area is about a 2 1/2 hour drive from home. We've got no snow yet down here on the valley floor but they are pre

The waiting continues....

Thursday, 11 December 2008 2:45 P GMT-08
This weekend makes *5 weeks* since I took the ACE personal trainer exam. (((( sigh )))) Still nothing. No emails. Nothing in the mailbox. My status on the ACE website login under "my exams" still says "awaiting results". So I figu

December darkness...

Tuesday, 9 December 2008 3:26 P GMT-08
It's tough this time of year..when the days are shortening one by one towards the solstice in a week or two. I mean it's only 3pm and already the sun has slipped behind the coast range...sadly the day feels over. So short. So dark. Snows have

Meet Bunneh....

Friday, 5 December 2008 10:41 P GMT-08
Or "Mister" Bunneh as I like to call him. He's with us for another week while his folks are off vacationing in Mexico. Yes you see things correctly.....he's wearing a newborn baby diaper. Not because it's cute and he's

Love...from Orcas

Wednesday, 3 December 2008 11:36 A GMT-08
I had almost forgotten the main theme of our yoga retreat until it came over email this morning, from one of the girls commenting on the beautiful photo slideshows from the weekend. "Self inquiry is not a path that leads you somewhere

Remember.....

Tuesday, 2 December 2008 7:56 A GMT-08
If you're feeling a little "voyeur-esque" today, please visit Kris Kendall Photography to see some absolutely gorgeous images from the yoga retreat a few weeks ago. And if you've got a keen eye you can do a little "where&#