Dean family update

Well…Emma did give herself a haircut- on one side- but she has such thick curly hair- it wasn’t real noticeable.  I need to take her in for another “real” hair cut here soon.  Our trip to Neskowin turned out to be a disaster- with a rude salesman, bird poop in their pool and no beach access- so I asked my husband to pick up camp- and we headed out the next morning.  We found a great campsite called Sea and Sand- near Lincoln City- thanks to Mom and Dad’s guide to camping in the Pacific Northwest book.  We plan to spend the summer checking out these sites rated 9 and 10’s in their book (actually I”ve ordered the newer version- and will return your book mom and dad when I see you again).  We are scheduled to return to Sea and Sand June 23rd and 24th.  We are then going to try out Cape Disappointment that following weekend.  Its pretty amazing how fast the state parks fill up- so I’m trying to book ahead.

Sea Haven looks and sounds great- the Dean family is excited…it sounds perfect for lots of small kids.  I’m counting down the days to school being out- I just wrote my biology and forensic science finals.  I’m still waiting to hear back on two other grants I wrote.  Kalena is keeping us busy- her height and advanced climbing skills- keep us from sitting down and relaxing much.  Her big sister likes to let her escape to the outdoors- so that’s also been a challenge lately.  Brian has been busy with work and fixing the truck.  He’s told me all about the mechanical details- but as my family knows- most of this makes very little sense to me- so I would not be able to repeat the problem- but I did hear the words brake pads and rotors- often.  Brian’s parents have a new filly- their pregnant mare gave birth a few weeks ago- so we are headed down to Creswell to celebrate his grandparents 70th wedding anniversary and to see the new baby.  I’m going to take lots of pictures.  Well I need to get back to work- it never ends.  Take care.  Oh- Porter children- my community ed class is July 10th to the 14th if you would like to attend? Its from 2-4 pm- science camp in my classroom.