Week 50 - Oregon City - December12- December 18, 2022

We made Christmas ornaments again this year - actually we painted ceramic ornaments.  Warren found a new place that is off of Sunnybrook road...might be a part of the old Scouter's Mountain. My ornament is an orange snowflake and dad's is an orange truck.  We get them back next week.

The weather forecast showed below freezing mornings this week...meaning...it's time to defrost the freezer.  So much easier when you can put the frozen food outside for the night.

Jessica's 49th birthday (how is that possible???) was on Friday.  We went to PDX Sliders which was actually very tasty and....expensive.

Saturday was the big football game - a bowl Game - in Las Vegas.  OSU played the Florida Gators - I have no idea which Florida university the gators go to.  We won!!!!!! 30 to 3.  I will not mention that the Gators, even though they are SEC teams, hav recently lost about 49 players to the transport portal....for going professional or to another school.  so our vicgtory isn't as sweet as if we were playing their "non-depleted_ team.  It was a good fun game (if you win they are all fun).  We watched it at Warrens.

Saturday evening we had a family recital - encouraged by Dolores who is now teaching Warren's kids, Travis's kids and Clara.  Our neighbor, Patty Foley teaches piano to Jude and Clara. Most everyone who plays anything participated.  I played my guitar.

We celebrated Jessica's birthday Sunday evening.  Warren made a sinfully good brownie.

Sunday December 18th, 2002 was a memorable day.  It was our 55th wedding anniversary.  I can hardly believe it.  Dad can hardly believe it.  We we got married, I couldn't even imagine being 5 years old.  but here we are.  Dad got me two pairs of wonderful insulated gloves so I can work in the wet NS freeze my fingers.

I got him/us a canvas piece of art..  It is by LDA artist, Brent Borup.  It is a modernistic presentation of The First Vision.  It is as I would envision it.  It is hanging in the living room.