Oregon Fair

Okay, so I have been slacking a little on the updates.

Sorry.

Last weekend we went to the Oregon State Fair down in Salem. This is what we did...

Saw a hypnotist show. Bethany (front, black shirt) unfortunately didn't get fully hypnotized, so we didn't see her fluff other people as though they were pillows...
Like so...

Notice that the guy in the white shirt is totally cradling the guy in the brown's head. Awesome.

We also saw some pretty awesome animals. I loved this chicken....all you can see of his face is his beak!

Chandler petting the cow.
Piggies!
KKK sheep.
We also saw the Shanghai acrobats (but we couldn't take pictures). They were very tiny. and flexible. and amazing. I should have gone to clown college...or been born Chinese...dang it.

We finished off the night with a magic show...it wasn't that great.

But overall it was a very fun day indeed!

mama didn't raise no fool...

I posted our green love seat on Craigslist. It always warns you of scammers before listing; I haven't been scammed before (or I should say that no one has tried to scam me). It's great how someone can think they are co clever...and yet, they are so not...

Silly Scammers...

"Hello , I would love to know if your item on craigslist is still available for sale, i would love to purchase this item as soon as possible,so please kindly withdraw the advert from Craigslist and i would really appreciate it if you can keep the item in a very perfect condition till my mover comes to pick the item up.I would also want you to know that i will be paying via check due to the distance as i am located in Galbraith Rd, Tampa here in Florida and I am ready to give you an extra $25 dollars if you are going to keep the item for me in a very good condition.I will need you to provide me with this vital information to enhance the mailing of the payment.i would want you to get back to me with your last price for the item along with mailing information. 1.Your full name 2.Your mailing address be it residential not p o.box 3.Your phone number.(land or cell) **Once again ,I will like you to know that you will not be responsible for shipment i will have my private mover to come over as soon as you have cashed the check to come and pick the item up for me.i would want you to get back to me with the last price for the item and i would like you to know that i will be mailing the payment tomorrow if you i get the necessary information today in order to seal up the transaction asap.kindly get back to me via my email below Thanks , Ryan " -- ryanmonel002 (craigslist item-am interested)

Kindly, get back to you. PFFF.


Mr. Ryan,

What item were you wanting? I listed the price very clearly on Craigslist. Maybe you should send me your full name, address (Not P.O. Box), and phone number so I can report your sorry *^%.

I do not accept fake checks with an extra fake $25 for which I would get caught for (if only I was as stupid as you think I am). Cash only.

What the crap are you doing searching for a lame item on the complete opposite side of the country?? It's not that great of a deal. No one is going to fall for that. Private movers? Come on. You wouldn't be buying my second-hand item (although it is in great condition and very cute) if you had private movers.

p.s. Who are you to tell me what to do? If I sell my item I can leave my listing up for however long I want! Jerk. As for keeping the item in a very perfect condition...I can poop on my own item if I want!

p.p.s. Come to Portland, and for a fake $25 I'll give you a punch in the face. Now that's a deal.

Sincerely,
Not Being Scammed Today

The End

The end of summer is creeping closer as everyone mentions going back to school, the weather gets colder, and the sun suddenly disappears here in Portland.

.sigh.

I love summer. the bike rides. the hikes. the pool parties (if you're lucky enough to find an outdoor pool in Orgeon). swimming in the river. fishing. farmer's markets. camping. opening your windows at night. running in the early morning.

The changing colors of leaves is all a lie--you look at how pretty it is, enjoy the crisp air and the fact that it's jacket season, relax with the falling leaves, and then...BAM! It's winter and you'll never get another ounce of sunshine 'til April. Oh the trickery.

I usually like winter. snow. snowmobiling. skiing. snowboarding. snow tubing. bon fires. getting Christmas trees. wood burning stoves. sledding. making donuts in the empty church parking lot.

Not so in Portland. 6 months straight of rain and bad hair days. I guess I have a few more months to get over it and do some last minute summer things like bike down Mt. Hood and hike through Ape Cave!

i think i am in love

I came across this website. This guy (Marshall Alexander) makes paper toys out of one continuous piece of paper. It's uh.may.zing. You can even print them for free and make them yourself! How generous! I think I found a beautiful boredom buster. Actually I would do this even if I wasn't bored...

where the deer and the antelope roam

This is our little corner of the world. Not quite a home on the range, but it keeps us out of the rain.
Why do you care? I don't really know, but this is why I really care...

OUR HOMES IN A NUTSHELL

Wyview (Provo, UT): 4 months
Thayne, Wyoming: 6 months (collectively)
Terri's basement apartment (Orem, UT): 9.5 months
South of Campus (Provo, UT): 1.5 months
Tuxedo: 10.5 months!

and we'll be here for another 2 or 3 years! Once we're done here, it will be quite weird settling down and living somewhere permanent. I wouldn't mind living in a house again though...

one year older....and possibly wiser too...

Last week we celebrated my birthday! Hoorah! Michael got me an ice cream maker for my kitchenAid, and I LOVE IT! If you have any good recipes send them my way!




I made my own cake (like I do every year), because I think it's fun! This year I made an owl, and I was so special that I got two cakes!




My neighbor, Bethany, made me this awesome cake! It was all cute and skiwampy, so we nicknamed it the Dr. Seuss cake.



Blowing out the candles...and having a hard time cutting into my precious owl!





Well, not that kind of party...it was flour. You pack flour in a cup, then put a penny on your "flour mountain". You make cuts into it until the penny falls--whoever knocks it off has to get the penny with their face! We used to play this all the time at parties...

Thanks everyone for the birthday fun and birthday wishes!

Can you believe this?

I should've shown you the last couple of days--in the hundreds! Heat index for the day: 109, ladies and gents. Pure ridiculousness! I am so thankful though to now have a window unit for our bedroom so we can at least sleep!