They say "Every day is a holiday at LAA" where I have taught for 33 years but at our house it is not a holiday today with the Service Masters here cleaning up the mess.
However, we are looking forward to hooking up the 5th Wheel and heading for Beverly Beach on Friday. The workers said they wanted to be here every day but I said not on the Sabbath and they said okay. Tim will open the house for them on Sunday while we are gone.
Maris is still limping around with a bad knee. I think she is going to have to have it operated on but she is fighting it.
My daughters and their families are back from the water park in Washington State. I guess they had a good time and they want us to go next year.
The phones quit working so after the men are done today Tim and I are going to Costco to see if we can find a new system.
Bye for now. Take care and God bless.

Yesterday before we got up a pipe broke under the sink and flooded the kitchen, living and dining rooms. Service Master is hear and they found water every where including in the walls. Heaven knows how much this is going to cost. I am glad I have insurance. Every thing had to come out
of the two hall closets and one of the bedroom closets. Well, the good thing is that every thing is getting moved including the China closet with all it's goodies.
They said the place would be a mess for at least 4 days.

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)

Family Pictures

The perfect dog. If you see one let me know.

 

My Honda cruiser.

 

White dwarf exploding

Map to our city

The map to our house. We live in Salem, Or. just a mile and a half off of I-5. Phone 503-585-4085. Call if you get to Salem and I will give you directions to our house.

Welcome Friends

Welcome to my new Blog. I hope I keep this one up better than I did my Web Site.

The Hodges Family

This is my son-in-law,Rogene, my grandchildren,Tessa and Emma.

From left to right. My wife, my granddaughter Kiara and her mother, Pam.

Pontooning at Detroit Lake. August 15,2008

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