Another beautiful child enters the world. Nolan, I wish you a long, happy and peaceful life. Your mommy and daddy are very lucky to have you. Your dad says you’re going to be a future 5000k pitcher of an undecided team in the MLB. I hope to see one of your games someday. Congratulations Phil [...]
Archive for the ‘Life in Eugene’ Category
Welcome Nolan
Posted in Life in Eugene on October 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
40, 40, 40
Posted in Kids, Life in Eugene, Travel, tagged beach, ethan forster, heceta head, Oregon on July 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Maybe if I say it enough, it will sink in. I’m fooooooorrrrrrtttttyyyy. The kids were chanting it to me yesterday. Thanks. Ethan told another kid in the apartments that it was my birthday and I was 40. The kid said his mom was 38. Ethan told the boy that his mother looked old. My head [...]
Naked Boomers and More at the Country Fair
Posted in Life in Eugene, tagged Eugene, hippie, oregon country fair on July 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Before we arrived in Eugene, folks told us we HAD to see the Oregon Country Fair. We were told the annual revival of hippie culture was a spectacle not to be missed. On Fair weekend, Boomers keep the Lexus and Mercedes in the garage and pull the VW Bus out of storage. They congregate just [...]
The warm weather has arrived
Posted in Kids, Life in Eugene on July 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Three weeks ago I was still wearing sweaters and sleeping in flannel sheets. Then for about a week we had overcast chilly weather in the mornings and clear skies in the afternoon. With the Olympic track and field trials around the corner, I wondered if we’d still have crappy weather for the event. Practically overnight, [...]
The sun…shines into the eye and the heart of the child
Posted in Kids, Life in Eugene, tagged ethan forster, Eugene, lowell, Oregon, sun on May 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The full quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson is, “The sun illuminates only the eye of the man, but shines into the eye and the heart of the child.” I thought it was appropriate given that in the epic war between the Willamette Valley and the sun, the sun has finally won a round. For several [...]
Telling Triumphs with Standing Room Only Crowd
Posted in Life in Eugene, veterans, tagged Iraq, military, play, telling, theater, veterans on February 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
What a night! Telling opened to a crowd of 300. Every seat was full, people stood in the back of the room, and others had to be turned away because the room had reached capacity. Only the hum of the lights could be heard while the Iraq veterans recounted their stories of dust and death. [...]
The Snow is Melting
Posted in Kids, Life in Eugene on January 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The promised snowstorms did not materialize. Instead, it started raining. There are still clumps of snow in shady spots. We had a dusting last night, but for the most part the snow has been replaced by puddles, which turn to ice in the cold mornings. The elementary school had a snow day on Monday. So, [...]
5 Inches and Counting
Posted in Kids, Life in Eugene, tagged Eugene, snow on January 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Ethan woke me at 7 a.m. this morning to tell me it was snowing. Sure enough, fat, fluffy flakes were coming down and the ground had a heavy coating of snow. It didn’t stop until around 3 p.m. According to the weather reports, Eugene had five inches today and the forecast is calling for more [...]
Snow in Eugene
Posted in Kids, Life in Eugene on January 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It’s been chilly here. We finally got snow. It started around 5 p.m. and lasted a few hours. Within minutes kids bundled in heavy jackets, hats and mittens poured out of the apartments and started playing. By morning, the rain had melted the snow.
A Week With My Parents
Posted in Kids, Life in Eugene on January 4, 2008 | 1 Comment »
My parents arrived for a week-long visit and have kept the kids entertained. David worked New Year’s Eve. So, I did laundry. Every year the celebration just gets more exciting. The kids managed to stay awake until midnight, but we paid for it in crankiness the next day. Fortunately, David had New Year’s day off. [...]
