It's the little "things" that count...: hiking

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

10 on Tuesday...(so I forgot last week! I was a touch busy)

1. I forgot my 10 on Tuesday last week...my excuse is this: I was busy playing Bunco and thinking about the last day of school. I won the most "wins" too...BOO-YA!

2. I have 75% of a deck!!! yahoo!! And in actuality...I only needed ten boards to do what I wanted to...which was lay out...but I would need some sun to do that...and WE DON'T HAVE ANY!!! The Boy worked really hard over the weekend to get it done. I am proud of him.

3. My newest "nephew" should be born today or tomorrow! Contractions have been going since 1:30am!!! Weston's mama is a rockstar and she is having a homebirth with no drugs!

4. Today I am going on a 6 mile walk...three to the allergist for shots and three back.

5. School's OUT!!!! I have one new teaching teammate for next year and one that I will keep around.

6. The Boy and I went to see Toy Story 3 yesterday. Super cute, not worth the 3d glasses fee though. It had no special effects for the 3d glasses. We have figured out how to get the glasses for free though. If you go to the first showing of the day and buy your tickets at Costco...CHA-CHING!!!! Any other time of day you must pay for the glasses. It's still cheaper if you go with the Costco tickets, but the first showing is the best. And the fact that The Boy only works every other Monday is stellar for our movie going!

7. We went on a muddy hike yesterday too. I didn't think it was going to be "hard"....so I wore tennis shoes and my favorite LONG workout pants...BAD MISTAKE...it was "hard" and MUDDY and my workout pants barely made it!

8. I have all my "thank-yous" done (end of the school year gifts) and are ready to be sent out...BOO-YA for less than a week later!!!!

9. I learned how to play Yahtzee last night....yes, I know I am the last person on the planet to learn to play. We played with a set that was made in 1956 from my Nannie's house. It was awesome and smelled kind of funny!

10. Mom's surprise party is fast approaching and I am getting really nervous about it!

Monday, June 22, 2009

Trails and Tribulations Part 2, June 7th 2009 (still behind!)

Wakeena Falls to Multnomah Falls, Columbia Gorge

MegPie's Review: great hike...perfect length...not many people until we got to Multnomah Falls then the flood gates of Japanese tourists opened. This was the exact reason that we started at Wakeena...we knew there would be 1 bajillion people at the Mult. so we reversed our hike and came out of Multnomah falls and then it's just a half mile trail down the highway back to the car. It's a "loop" if you will.

On the way down from the top of Multnomah Falls, we had to go slow because of so many tourists. It seemed as though that hike brought a lot of different people out.

The Boy and I heard some pretty funny things from these people as we jaunted past them. As a pre-warning, it is important to know that the hike from the bottom of Multnomah Falls to the top is 1 mile. It is pretty steep and gets tiring because it is never flat...just UP!

Some of the quotes we heard that day:

Kid to his dad: "Dad, do you realize no one else is running up the hill?"

Friend to another friend: " I am really working that Voo Doo doughnut off today!" (for those of you not from around here, VooDoo is a great/eccentric doughnut establishment)

The Boy's Favorite...

Big Mama to Me as she is breathing heavily .25 miles up to the top. Please note she is on a bench. I am wondering if I shall call 9-1-1: "It's a long (breath) way (breath) up there isn't it?!?!?"

Me (not sure where this came from): "Well, actually we started at Wakeena Falls and we are on mile 5!

Big Mama: "UUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!"

The Boy about LOST it laughing so hard.

We laughed all the way down the hill...and in the car...and at lunch...and for the next week or so!