Beneath the Wraps

          I posted "Feliz Cinco de Mayo" to my facebook page.           Currently our Myrtle Creek/Tri-City weather does not seem to be inviting a celebration of any kind.           I personally would like to just stay in my pajamas and curl up with a book or just return to sleep           It's Spirit Week at Coffenberry.            Jenna says not many have been participating - which she finds sad.  Jenna will use any excuse she can to dress up in costume.  This is what she wore Monday through today. Monday - Sports Tuesday - Western Wednesday - Disney Day She went as Peter Pan Thursday - nerd day Her interpretation of a Nerd    ...

          Jenna has had a number of bracelets during her lifetime.  She has worn each until the clasp breaks.  Sometimes she hasn't noticed right away.  Sometimes the bracelet has gotten lost.           This is the bracelet she had made for her birthday last year.                She wore it proudly for a little over a year.  The last time she remembers seeing it was when she went to Church sometime last May.  We had checked the library lost and found, but it was not there           She was given this bracelet in Young Women's along with this card.           The poor bracelet has taken quite a beating.  The  clasp  came undone, but at least she hasn't lost ...

After we moved in, we noticed that the mailbox was in less than terrific shape went out and purchased a new mailbox which Roland put up on a day when it wasn't raining but still cold.  All of the mailboxes on the street are at the same level, except for ours - which seems to soar in the air Though it's post office and therefore government approved, it felt to me as though we were trying to show up the neighbors w hich is seriously NOT the case.   And yet our mailbox seems to dominate over the others like it's the boss of the street.   It's got a swelled head.   It's (not to play on words) stuck up.   So I was worried for the mail carrier.   And then we received this note: It didn't read sarcastic, but felt as if she really meant it.  Oh, what a relief.  But what do the neighbors think?  Namely the one whose yard houses both hers and our mailboxes. She introduced herself to me as she was p...

I recall a year when my grandma came to visit.  Though Grandma did visit on occasion, at that particular time I am thinking of, Mom and at least two of her children were working at Snelgrove's (though I don't remember which two)           As with many who advance in age, Grandma's sense of hearing was not the greatest.  We would have to raise our voices to her and she kept the volume on the TV at least 20 decibels higher than we would normally allow.           There were a few nights when mom would have to be to work at Snelgrove's during Grandma's visit.  After having spent all day raising her voice to my grandma, she would continue to speak in her loud tones.  I still smile when I think of other employees asking her why she was yelling or raising her voice - only she wasn't aware that she was.  And she'd explain that her mother was visiting and was also ha...

Ever since we moved to Oregon I would remember passing this sign: only to pass this sign less than two yards from the one above makes me laugh each time that I pass it. Most Tri-City folk are passionate about staying Tri-City - but any mail received is going to come up Myrtle Creek.  That's just what the system pulls up by zip code. you can find all these sights when driving along Old Pacific Hwy  First Student bus yard St. Matthew's Lutheran Church Tri City Fire Department Grand Victorian Ireland Trucking Comapany refer to this p ost pizza palace taken from Google And now for the pictures you've all been waiting for (LOL) From the three "My Life in Boxes" posts: garage at rental - before the move front room at rental.  Hard to tell  Jenna's room with no drawers more of garage we first looked at this house Dec. or Feb This is our ...