Beneath the Wraps

Just what do you do when you have put the hot dogs on the stove and realize you have no bread?   You get creative.

Initially I had 99 pictures - and that was not all of the ones I took.  I decided that perhaps I should  hold back just a little. Corey arrived last Sunday just about this time.  I didn't get any pictures on Sunday.  The ones I took on Monday came out in thumbnail form as I was using my phone.  So I borrowed most of these from the ones that Corey took. First 11 pics are of some of the animals that we saw on the Wild Safari in Winston, Oregon (who would have believed?) The next day we went to Watson Falls and Crater Lake.  Here are some pictures that I took North Umpqua River on the trail to Watson Falls Watson Falls Sea Gulls basking at Diamond Lake Crater Lake it looks bluer than picture shows Crater Lake National Park We took it easy on Wednesday as Corey had laundry to do, posts to catch up on, and of course we played games each night that he was h...

     If you were to look at the family photographs from my mom’s collection (now in Corey’s possession) you probably would not find a huge amount of photos of Patrick.  He hated having his picture taken.  There are probably at least four times as many photos of Corey and me – the camera hams of the family.  It seems like at least half the photos we have of Corey, he appears to be wearing these stupid gold sleepers.  Corey was always sick – or at least it seemed he was.  My mom had bought a boatload of sleepers in assorted sizes – though they were all the same color and all for Corey. Until his tonsils were removed, not a year went by that he didn’t stay home from school with a case of tonsillitis.  I think he may have gone an entire school year without staying home from school with some kind of illness.  But every year after that he would miss out because he was physically sick.   Corey was skin...

          I don't recall ever having liked the game Monopoly.  First of all, it involved math.  Collecting properties had its perks I guess.  I always wanted the utilities and railroads.  Buying houses and hotels never seemed all that exciting to me.  I always ended up being out of the game when I'd land on them - unless I was playing it with my brother and his friends (which I don't think I ever was) who would milk the game and owe one another to be paid back "whenever you do get the money - or a little at a time - each time you pass go"  Wasn't Monopoly already too long of a game?  I don't like Monopoly.           Jenna LOVES Monopoly.  Seems good at it.  I beat her for the first time tonight.  It was all well and good when I landed on her hotel infested property, but it wasn't so cool when she landed on mine.  Takes after ...