Post from December, 2008

Dec 25

Annika and Jonathan

Thursday, 25. December 2008 23:49

Jenelle thinks these pictures show how much Annika looks like Jonathan when he was little. What do you think?

Category:Annika, Pacific NW Fun | Comment (0) | Author: jonathan

Dec 25

A White Christmas in the Making

Thursday, 25. December 2008 23:12

In our last episode, the Portland metropolitan area was shut down for a day when several inches of fluffy snow showed up. That proved to be just a test run for the arrival of the real snow. The Sunday before Christmas, over six inches of fresh snow fell from the sky. By Sunday night, our street looked like this (click on the photo):

Category:Disasters, Pacific NW Fun | Comment (0) | Author: jonathan

Dec 25

Affordable Housing

Thursday, 25. December 2008 22:25

Jenelle and Jonathan built a gingerbread house this year. Normally, this would be too ambitious a task for them, but this year they took the easy route and purchased a kit from Costco.

So, that probably means the house is the gingerbread equivalent of manufactured housing. You can see more photos here.

Category:Better Homes & Gardens | Comment (0) | Author: jonathan

Dec 14

Let it Snow

Sunday, 14. December 2008 14:40

Given Portland’s temperate climate, the local weather experts are surprisingly fond of predicting snow, ice, freezing rain, or a combination of the three. Usually, nothing that exciting happens, except maybe a run on snow shovels at the hardware store. (Hmm — is that why The Home Depot sponsors the weather page in the local newspaper?)

Category:Disasters, Pacific NW Fun | Comment (0) | Author: jonathan

Dec 14

The “Curse”

Sunday, 14. December 2008 14:34

When my siblings and I were young, our mother would occasionally become frustrated with one of my sisters. Sooner or later, Mom would end a discussion with a daughter (or both daughters) by saying, “I hope all of your children are girls!” She said the words like she was casting a curse.

Category:Pacific NW Fun | Comment (0) | Author: jonathan