I know many of you are waiting for recent addition pics. Fear not. They are coming. Soon. I have some on my camera I need to upload. When I do, I’ll post them. It’s coming right along. The tiler is starting tomorrow. Woo Hoo!!
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All posts for the day September 1st, 2009
The Spoils, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
Connie and Stacia’s fish. Not bad.
Waiting, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
Watching the line is part of fishing. Did it move? Was that a fish? Grab it!
At The Dock, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
Girls have to take breaks while fishing to go in and take care of business. This is the dock for those purposes. Nice dock. Great photo op.
Fishin’, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
Last week and then this last weekend has been filled with “stuff” for the addition. Shopping for the addition, painting and siding the addition (Thanks Kev, Mom and Don for the assist this last weekend. You guys rock as painters and siders!), more shopping for the addition, more siding, etc., etc., etc. I also snuck in a day of fishing with Stan, Stacia, and Connie. Nice to just get out on the river and hang. I caught nothing, but got to watch Connie and Stacia catch fish. It was worth it.
The Cake, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
Pat and Steve were in charge of the cake. Maggie chose an ice cream cake and Pat chose the candles. Too funny.
Ollie… Celebrating, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
Ollie, Maggie’s little girl, and the girl we rescued, is settling in to her new home very well. She enjoyed the party too. Loved all the attention.
Stick To Your Ribs, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
We got back from camping on August 23 which just happens to be our friend Maggie’s birthday. She had a party, or maybe I should say we had a party for her, at her house. We got back from camping, took showers, dropped off the pups, started laundry, and then headed to Maggie’s place to help her celebrate. Kate made ribs. They were awesome. Thanks Kate, and thanks Maggie for giving us all a great reason to celebrate.
Bridge 99, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
There’s no better place to camp. I know that feeling in me is spurred on by all the great memories I have of the place, but seriously… gorgeous river, fantastic trees, the smell of the air is breathtaking, and the beauty unparalleled. Ah, it will be good to go back again.
Water, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
The Metolius is gorgeous as a river. Springs up, literally, out of a hillside, and grows ever larger as it moves along being fed by other smaller rivers, creeks, etc. It is clear, clean, and beautiful.
Pups, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
The pups love camping. Weston is on his lead here, but he got to be off of it. They both did. They were worn out by the time we got home. Two hikes in one day just about did the little souls in. They made it though, and actually wanted to go to bed that night. Pretty funny.
The Four of Us, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
Here we all are. Sandy, Vicki, Karen (via the glasses), and me. You can’t see us very well really, but you can. Sandy would be the one hamming it up. You can barely make us all out, except Karen of course, who’s glasses and head came out quite nicely.
Dinner, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
No need to elaborate on this much. So tasty. Nothing like eating food cooked over a fire.
Potato Oven, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
Mostly we ate at Vicki and Sandy’s cabin. Sort of cheesy as camping goes, but easy. One night, however, we decided we needed to cook at our campsite. The menu… baked potatoes, in the fire, steak cooked on the fire, and corn on the cob, also cooked on the fire. The gnats were gnasty… LOL… but it was a great tasting meal. Add a beer and it was down right splendid.
Getting a Drink, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
We went into Sisters one day for a couple of hours while we were over camping. It was a bit warm. Weston, who never drinks out of “other” bowls, drank. It was a first.
This particular shot was taken outside a great gallery in Sisters. We love this place and in fact have purchased stuff there in the past. Sisters is a cool little town, though now it’s a bit touristy. But who cares, it’s fun none the less.
Ponderosa, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
It’s amazing in the Camp Sherman area of the Metolius. I love it there. My family went there nearly every year for awhile when I was young. I learned to fly fish on this river and loved every moment we spent there. Being there as an adult brings back all those great memories and the feelings associated with them. Fishing the river with mom and Kev, Bill teaching me how to fish there, floating down it on inner tubes, catching fish and flopping them up onto shore right at my grandparents feet because I was small and didn’t have a net, freezing after spending too long in the cold water, sniffing the vanilla smelling goodness of the trees, exploring the area in the car with the family singing those crazy Bill songs, eating ice cream sandwiches purchased at the store… the list goes on. For me this is one of two apexes of happiness of my childhood. This place, and the farm my grandparents lived at when I was a kid, are tops. What great warm memories. What joy. What happiness. I love the Camp Sherman area. I spend time there and not only enjoy the moments I have now, as an adult, but I remember all the good things about what it was to be a kid there. It’s a wonderful feeling every time I go.
Riverside Site, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
I’ve been remiss. No blogging out of me for quite some time. I could go on and on with excuses, but I won’t. I will just dive right back in and do a monster blog summing up the last couple of weeks in our lives.
We went camping at the Metolius with our friends Sandy and Vicki. We went over on the 20th, grabbed a site at the Riverside campground, and our pals checked into the Lake River Resort or Lake View Resort or well, you get the idea.
This was our campsite.
