School is coming to a close. I have been asked to come back next year but after 47 years I think that is enough. I have been teaching electricity in 6th grade and tutoring math and I am tired.
I have 123 ex-students on Facebook and I need to catch up on the news with them.
Braden hurt his ACL and had to have it operated on and so I have been mowing for him. All in all it keeps me pretty busy.
Tim and I went to see the Titianic display. We got to meet the Captain and have our picture taken with him. There were pieces of the ship and articles from the people who didn't make it.
They say in 20 years the ship will be gone due to bacteria that eat it. It is 2 1/2 miles down in the ocean. Pressure at that depth is 6000 pounds per square inch.
More later.

Hawaii

We leave for Hawaii Tuesday morning and I am sick. I finally got what was going around and Maris said it took her four months to get rid of it. Oh My! Well, maybe the warm sun in Hawaii will make it all better. I sure hope so.
I had children's story at church this morning. Because it was Easter week-end the church was really full.
Thursday I was using the bucket on the tractor at school and I hit a water pipe and water went every where. We finally got it capped but it will take a while for the water to go away as it was in a new building that still has a dirt floor.
We are going to celebrate Easter and Pam's birthday tomorow, pack Monday and Tue. we are on our way.
More in two weeks.

My cousins are coming out for a visit in June and I have got the whole week planned for them.

Just another day.

Time is flying by. Maris retires April 1 unless this is an April 1 joke. Tim is kinda under the weather today and I think I pulled a stomach muscle and it doesn't feel good
Pam has 7 dogs and 3 cats now. We won't go over because we are afraid we will step on one of them. They are all small except KI the brown lab.
Maris had a birthday Monday evening and she got a lot of nice things.
The weather is turning toward Spring but it is slow to come. Some of the trees are budding out and that is a good sign.
We head for Hawaii in 3 weeks. I would really rather go in January but that is life.
The Trailblazers lost last night. bummer. They are in 7th place for the playoffs. It is better than nothing. We didn't even make the playoffs in the past years.

This is Mt. Hood taken today, Jan. 18. It is 90 miles from us here in Salem,Or. It is a lovely day today. The temp is 51 degrees and the sun is shining and there is not a cloud in the sky.

Be happy, life is good.

Mt. Jefferson taken from Salem,Or. 60 miles away. It is a beautiful day to today and it is 51 degrees. I just washed both vehicles. It is a good day to be outside. In February the daffodil's come up.

Guess where we are going this summer? Alaska to see the bears. There is a special bridge built over a creek just for people to watch the bears catch and eat salmon. This will be our third trip to Alaska, two driving and one on a Cruise Ship.

Who says it doesn't snow in Oregon? We got over a foot, the most since 1968. Saturday it is supposed to be 47 degrees so it will soon melt. We much prefer rain in Oregon. Maris went to work today but it took me quite a bit of time to get all the snow off the truck.

Covered Bridge in Stayton,Or (10 miles from our house)