Hard At Work

Well it's that time of year again, the time of year I get busy working on vinyl. The Christmas bazaars will be starting soon and people will be thinking about Christmas gifts.

Wanted to share some of what I have been working on the off season. We have a local Winery plaza that I have done most of the exterior signs for. I guess you could say that I'm in the wine business. Just kidding.

This was my first sign out there.

I have a friend that works there and she got me the job.

This was number two. These people were awesome.





This one I just finished.

I thought the M was going to be the death of me.

Girlfriends 1/2 Marathon

As many of you know, I participated in my first 1/2 marathon in October. I allowed peer pressure to get the best of me and I regretfully paid $60 to run 13.1 miles without any good reason what so ever. I guess that is not totally true, I got to spend the day with my good friend Jodi Wrathall (my peer who pressured me). I however would have rather spend that day at the mall or something. The upside to all of it is that not everyone can say they ran a 1/2 marathon.

The marathon was called the Girlfriends 1/2 Marathon and it was in Vancouver Wa. There were 1,500 competitors and we finished in the 640th place range. We were hoping for better, but at about mile 10, we got over it.

The event was awesome and it was a blast to be with that many women who love running like we do.

We look so chipper!!

That's more like it!! Can you say 13.1 miles!!!!

After a shower and a massage...

Mustang Football

Cameron had a heck of a football season this year. He played on a team made up of all 10 year olds. They basically split the seasons wins and losses, but It was enough to make it to the play offs. There they met their demise against Richlands Cowboys.

Cameron played on both offence and defence. He was very fun to watch, but he is glad to have the season over and have a little more free time on his hands.

Cameron #26

Cameron going for the tackle.

Cameron got him. Nice job Cam!!!!!

Purple Belt

Colby has been very successful with his Teakwondo. He tested for his purple belt and actually kicked through a board. It was very exciting.

Here he is going through some of his basics.

Here he is working through his form.

Here he is demonstrating his "One-steps"

He breaks through the board.

Receiving his new belt and award.

Colby and his teacher.

Friday Night Football

Fall is here again and what would a Friday night be without a high school football game. This crew chose to spend last Friday night in Umatilla at Ryan's old stomping ground to watch his nephew Taylor play his first game as a senior and the starting quarterback. It was a great game. Taylor played awesome as he led his team to their first victory of the season.

Taylor #25 (starting Lineup)

Taylor getting ready to pass.

Taylor running the ball in for a touchdown!

The Hood to Coast Relay

So it has been just over a week since Ryan and I ran in the Nike Hood to Coast Relay. It has been about 3 days since we have been able to walk without crying. 197 miles is a long way to run, even if you are sharing it with 11 other runners. It still works out to be aprox. 18 miles per person. An accomplishment that I still can't believe I managed.

Our team was named Team Dragginass. (Get it?) It consisted of 12 members. 6 members per van. Van #1 (our van) began at the Start Line at Mt. Hood and each of us ran our first legs. We then handed off to the first runner of Van #2 and they took over. Their runners each ran their first legs, and so on. The cool thing about having 2 vans, was that it gave us a few hours off the course to eat and rest a bit.

It worked out so that we ran about every 10 to 12 hours. You would think that would be plenty of time to recover, but that was certainly not the case. It was just enough time for the stiffness and sourness to set in.

Van #1 at the Start Line.
We obviously had no idea what we were in for.
Ryan's first Leg. (What a view)

Me handing off to Michelle after my first leg.

Getting ready to hand off to Van #2 that Ryan's Sister Soni and Brother CJ are in.

I know that it sounds crazy, but even with all the pain and lack of sleep, we can't wait to do it again next year. There is just something about doing something that you never thought you would have been able to do.

The Water Park

Of course it would take my sister Jill and I until the end of summer to decide to go to Moses Lake and check out their water part. Her and I are the biggest procrastinators that I know. At least it was worth the wait.

My friend Kari's son was having his 13th birthday and they invited us up for the day to celebrate. Moses Lake is a bit of a drive from here, but they have a few attractions that Hermiston and Pendleton don't offer.

Cameron

Colby

Dawson

Kayla

Jill

Me.

We all played way to hard. It was all we could do to stay awake long enough to drive home.