Recently in Jenn Category
With the invention of facebook and the fast pace the girls are getting, I have been lazy as of yet to update my blog! Here are some of the many highlights:
June was a busy month with an extra week of school due to the 5 snow days last winter. Cara did her last acro performance:
We have been quite busy these last few months, and I have not even had time to update my blog! One of our big events is that we are hosting our first Foreign exchange student and it is going quite well. Ketsia arrived from Paris France on the 8th and will be with us only a few more days. She has gone to school everyday with Madi and they are getting along fabulously. Here are some Photos:
Madi and Ketsia picking out Lacrosse sticks
Well, when snow hits the Portland metro area, it seems that the city shuts down. Cara spent a total of 5 hours playing in the 22 degree (11 windchill) Winter Wonderland. 
As for xmas lists, mine hasn't changed much. I would be happy with a night off, cooking classes, concert tickets, a weekend getaway, jewelery, new daily silverware (I hate ours) a dishwasher that is quieter, I think just a morning sleeping in would be key.
Madisons list is on Amazon.com. Found here She also would love a cooking class from In Good Taste.
Cara also has an Amazon.com wishlist. She would like american girl doll clothes and items (Doesn't have to be that brand). Found Here.
We went home to visit old friends and had a great time with Margaret.
Here is a photo of our neighbor Greg, Denise, Madge and I at the party. We also got our family portraits back.
You can find more photos in my Gallery. Please take a look and vote on your favorite for xmas.
Margaret, my exchange sister from New Zealand is visiting my hometown of Gilroy this weekend and I am very excited to go home to catch up with her. Her and her husband, we have found so far, have the same Make and Color Vespas as Tim and I. How funny is that! Anyhow, I am hoping to catch up with a few people each time I go home! I am bringing miss Cara with me for the trip.
The last Timbers game was pretty fun. We were ahead until we got a red card part way through the game. Here is Madi with her friend at the game. They had a great time getting signatures and buying soda!
Other news. Madison had her second game this weekend. I think the girls worked really hard, but lost. Oh well. Maybe next week.
Will need to get a better photo next week! As many of you know, both Madi and Cara are selling lots of things to raise money. Most things I just donate cash to the cause so please don't feel hurt if she hasn't contacted you.
I just was asked by an old school friend if I had these class photos of Marbury School in Aldgate, South Australia. I would love to connect with any of my old friends from that year abroad.
The first one is Year 12:
Front Row: Melani Phillips, Stephanie Long, Mark Harris, Rasha Briggs, Ms. Callaghan,Melissa Hoskins, Kylie Dinning, Bronwyn Coker, Elisabeth Hornung. Second Row: Rachel Coombe, Lachlan Small, Howard Wakefield, Daniel Kortschak, Nigel Hendrickson, Robert kwok, Carina Becker, Andrew Webling, Katherine Worth. Third Row: Joanne Tonkin, Emily Salkeld, Aaron Mellor, John Tiplady, Mark Robinson, Alexander Clendon, Chi Wong, Rebecca Jenkin, Francesca Narni
This one is year 11:
LaborDay was spent in the garden digging up the potatoes we planted before the summer. I believe we ended up with 22 pounds of Potatoes. (Our biggest crop so far). I think that we are finally getting a lot of the clay we had four years ago when we moved in!
I finally got to see some of my friends while I was home. One of them was Guanjun. Guanjun worked at IBM in my area when Cara was born. I need to scan in the photo of him holding her for the first time. Now Cara is 9, and I think he was surprised how much she grew.
We also hit Great America and brought Katie with us. Man did they have fun getting wet on this ride!
Our first time to Hawaii we chose to go visit my aunt in Kauai. We had a wonderful time in Poipu and are ready to go back, time permitting.
Our friends Scott and Charlotte joined us there. We got in a good hike in Waimea Canyon and Tim got surfing lessons. I was pretty bummed not to be able to surf with this silly broken ankle. Oh well, guess we will have to go back! Here is a photo of Tim, Scott, and Charlotte.
37 years without a broken bone is a pretty good record, but I guess my luck has run out. Yesterday while playing soccer I did a high jump and landed wrong somehow on my ankle. I cannot actually remember really what happened, all I remember is the pain. Anyhow, luckily Tim came to my game and was able to escort me to the ER. Here is my x ray:
Listening to KCRW morning becomes eclectic I ran across Bitter:Sweet a few years ago and notice today that I missed their interview. If you get a chance, listen. I like the mix of sounds.
After about 4 years, the patent office finally issued our patent! "Method, System, and Program for Electronically Maintaining Medical Information Between Patients and Physicians" has been allowed in the United States! Deanna and I are excited to finally see things happen. Also, I believe Kaza Kingsley just finished writing her 3rd book, Madison is so excited. We really like her. Kudos to Kaza!
So many of you have been wanting to see photos, and I did finally post a good deal of them in my gallery including a recent Santa photo of the girls and a school photo of Madi. All those can be found on my Gallery thanks to Tim for spending a whole weekend after Deannas' birthday party to upgrade the server so that you can view them!
Yes, I did buy the copywrite for this photo.
Finally I get to see Drake! Its been a year and a half and my has he grown. He looks a lot like his dad and it was fun to see Sondra for a short time. He loves my shoes and puppies. Quite cute and worth the trip to Tucson.
As I flew from Seattle to Tucson on my business trip, Mt Rainier was striking and clear from the sky. Amazing to see so little snow and how big it really is.
My girlfriends came out to visit for the first time. We tried to have a girls night out in Portland, but it was a flop! Besides being offered drugs, we just went to the wrong places. Then we went to the Columbia Gorge. I really liked it. The waterfalls and fall tree lined hwy was worth the hour or so drive. It really helped me realize how many options Northern Oregon has and that moving here was a good decision. 
I just have to convince Lynsey and Sondra to move here to, as I do miss my old friends.
