Wow, this is very unusual for me to get on the Blogger and not see any updates for several days. What is going on with everyone? The Porter's are all doing fine. We are going camping tomorrow with the Dean's and look forward to some campfires and smores. Traci and I played in a golf tournament over the weekend for couples and did okay. Traci has really improved and has a very natural swing. The kids are just enjoying their vacation time and spend most of their days playing with friends. Well, that's it for now.
Tim
Monday, July 24, 2006
Saturday, July 08, 2006
bla bla blog
First off, a huge congrats to Traci. Regardless of what becomes of the exclusive, that is a big accomplishment to get recognition like that from professionals in the field. I wish her the best. BTW, it was a blast to see the Porters up here for the 4th.
Happy Birthday to Brian. I'll let him disclose his age. Time has been flying. I didn't realize it was already the 8th. The 4th seemed like yesterday. He and I are hanging out tonight to watch a little UFC.
I've been chugging away on my website. I put in a couple of 10+ hour days writing and troubleshooting (ok mostly that) actionscript, which is a programming language built for flash. My head feels as though it's going to fall off of my neck which has been craned for hours on end. If you don't know, flash is software that is generally used for interactivity and 2d animation on the web. It is ideal because it creates a small file size for slower internet connections (dial-up, satellite etc.).
The sun is back out these days after a short hiatus...hooray.
I guess I'll get back to it.
Happy Birthday to Brian. I'll let him disclose his age. Time has been flying. I didn't realize it was already the 8th. The 4th seemed like yesterday. He and I are hanging out tonight to watch a little UFC.
I've been chugging away on my website. I put in a couple of 10+ hour days writing and troubleshooting (ok mostly that) actionscript, which is a programming language built for flash. My head feels as though it's going to fall off of my neck which has been craned for hours on end. If you don't know, flash is software that is generally used for interactivity and 2d animation on the web. It is ideal because it creates a small file size for slower internet connections (dial-up, satellite etc.).
The sun is back out these days after a short hiatus...hooray.
I guess I'll get back to it.
Monday, June 26, 2006
Where's the AC?
Was it hot at your house?
Well the one nice thing about going to work is they have AC there. Our house does not get too hot until about 4pm. Then after about 7pm it starts to cool off again outside. So during that 3 hour window you can get a little sticky. Yesterday we went to the Washougal River for a swim. I was amazed at how warm the water was. I guess the 100 degree day warmed it up a bit. I tried to call the Deans to go with us but I think they are out camping at the coast. I bet it was beautiful there.
So what is going on in everyone's summer days? Camps, kids, BBQs? We had friends over on Sat. for an early B-Day party for Greyson. My summer calendar is filling up fast, are there any dates I need to save besides the labor day weekend? When is the family reunion? Third Sunday in a month, right???
Gotta run to work. The boss has flown over from back east to meet with us so I better not be late.
-Mel
Well the one nice thing about going to work is they have AC there. Our house does not get too hot until about 4pm. Then after about 7pm it starts to cool off again outside. So during that 3 hour window you can get a little sticky. Yesterday we went to the Washougal River for a swim. I was amazed at how warm the water was. I guess the 100 degree day warmed it up a bit. I tried to call the Deans to go with us but I think they are out camping at the coast. I bet it was beautiful there.
So what is going on in everyone's summer days? Camps, kids, BBQs? We had friends over on Sat. for an early B-Day party for Greyson. My summer calendar is filling up fast, are there any dates I need to save besides the labor day weekend? When is the family reunion? Third Sunday in a month, right???
Gotta run to work. The boss has flown over from back east to meet with us so I better not be late.
-Mel
Monday, June 19, 2006
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
One Hail of a storm
So, we had a severe thunderstorm roll through the other day and this is one of the hailstones that fell from the sky. It was a truly amazing sight to see these things falling and hitting everything. Both of our cars now have hundreds of little dings all over them. It was actually kind of scary and India and Tucker were really scared. It actually broke the back window out of a teacher's car at school. There was also a funnel cloud reported in the Prineville area but it never touched down. It lasted all of about 5 minutes and was one of the most intense storms I have ever seen.
Sunday, June 11, 2006
Mosquitoes
Today the mosquitoes came out!!!
It all started at about 3pm. I was pulling dandilions out of the lawn and Ada was assisting. At 3pm precisly the mosquitoes started to swarm. I had 4 bites in a matter of minutes. I looked over at Ada and she was snapping on both sides of her body. Being the smart oposing thumb creature I am I quickly ran for the camping supplies where I dug out the 50% deet solution. After a light layering I put 2 extra sprays on both arms that I smeared on Ada's back. I didn't want to see my dog suffer. A couple hours later Ada and I went for a 2hr hike down to SR14. When we stared Ada had 3 bites on her. When we returned I only had the 4 bites I started with however Ada had 30-40 new bites. Anyhow, we are home and Ada is itchy. I guess the temperature was just right for mosquitoe hatching today. Hopefully the bats living in my chimeny will be out taking care of the problem soon. I did yard work and car washing all day and Greyson did some sort of seal replacements on his car. I tried to get Greyson to play tennis but I think he is tired of getting beat, so I went for a jog down by the river instead.
-Mel
It all started at about 3pm. I was pulling dandilions out of the lawn and Ada was assisting. At 3pm precisly the mosquitoes started to swarm. I had 4 bites in a matter of minutes. I looked over at Ada and she was snapping on both sides of her body. Being the smart oposing thumb creature I am I quickly ran for the camping supplies where I dug out the 50% deet solution. After a light layering I put 2 extra sprays on both arms that I smeared on Ada's back. I didn't want to see my dog suffer. A couple hours later Ada and I went for a 2hr hike down to SR14. When we stared Ada had 3 bites on her. When we returned I only had the 4 bites I started with however Ada had 30-40 new bites. Anyhow, we are home and Ada is itchy. I guess the temperature was just right for mosquitoe hatching today. Hopefully the bats living in my chimeny will be out taking care of the problem soon. I did yard work and car washing all day and Greyson did some sort of seal replacements on his car. I tried to get Greyson to play tennis but I think he is tired of getting beat, so I went for a jog down by the river instead.
-Mel
Count the dean family inRE: [SPRAD Family Blog] strawberries
We definitely want the jam and applesauce session again. We were just talking about it with Brian’s parents this weekend.
Saturday, June 10, 2006
Tennis anyone?
Greyson and I are back at our tennis. The weather hasn't been that great so we have only gotten in 3 trips so far. We are better then we were last year at this time but still have some major issues to work on. Traci said that she and Tim are taking lessons this year so I think we will definitely have to have a tournament at some point. Get those Porter kids educated on the fine points of ball boy/girl duties. I have also been working out but am not seeing any results so far. All I have is a stiff neck, sore hip and popping knee. We tried to go play rec. v-ball last week but there was some event using the gym. We don't have high hopes for the quality of play but we thought we would give it a try.
The chicken missing a bunch of feathers was giving herself a dirt bath today. I didn't know chickens did that. And when she was laying all cool in the dirt the other mean chicken came and tried to peck more feathers out. Our garden is doing alright but we have bugs chewing on our green beans and basil and there just isn't enough sun to make things thrive. However, the lettuce and spinach are happy campers.
Greyson and I (alright mostly me) have been pondering kitten choices. We were talking about getting another siamese and then I saw bengal cats that are pretty cool. Then I looked at their price tag.... And I haven't told Greyson but I might want to get 2 kittens at once. So that means I probably won't be getting them for a long time.
Work was slow the last couple of weeks but should pick up soon. I am heading down to La Grande area for the week of June 19th and July 3rd to do some plant, animal and wetland surveys. Greyson is busy getting his business card and website together. Ada is now on stimulants for the rest of her life to keep from dripping. Miles is in hunting mode when he isn't sleeping. The hummingbirds are mad that I didn't keep their feeder full yesterday and have dwindled in numbers today. I am thinking about washing the car but that may have to wait until tomorrow. That's all from me for now.
-Mel
The chicken missing a bunch of feathers was giving herself a dirt bath today. I didn't know chickens did that. And when she was laying all cool in the dirt the other mean chicken came and tried to peck more feathers out. Our garden is doing alright but we have bugs chewing on our green beans and basil and there just isn't enough sun to make things thrive. However, the lettuce and spinach are happy campers.
Greyson and I (alright mostly me) have been pondering kitten choices. We were talking about getting another siamese and then I saw bengal cats that are pretty cool. Then I looked at their price tag.... And I haven't told Greyson but I might want to get 2 kittens at once. So that means I probably won't be getting them for a long time.
Work was slow the last couple of weeks but should pick up soon. I am heading down to La Grande area for the week of June 19th and July 3rd to do some plant, animal and wetland surveys. Greyson is busy getting his business card and website together. Ada is now on stimulants for the rest of her life to keep from dripping. Miles is in hunting mode when he isn't sleeping. The hummingbirds are mad that I didn't keep their feeder full yesterday and have dwindled in numbers today. I am thinking about washing the car but that may have to wait until tomorrow. That's all from me for now.
-Mel
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