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Time Out to Catch My Breath

Posted on Oct 26th, 2009 by Crystal

I'll get back to the foreclosure story shortly.... but amidst everything; amidst all the drama and trauma and even amidst the joys.... life goes on without us. And if we just stop a moment and... More »

Heat and Earrings

Posted on Aug 21st, 2009 by Crystal

T didn’t want to get pierced there. “Mom,” she says, “that place gave me the creeps. There were bikers and tattooed hippies and creepy people. I would rather go to the mall.” We went to... More »

A World of Faeries

Posted on Aug 1st, 2009 by Crystal

As the promoters of the festival like to say: “It is not really over if you take the magic from here back into your daily lives.”  

Sand in the City

Posted on Jul 18th, 2009 by Crystal

Sand sculptures in Pioneer Square was the activity we chose today. We were able to get outdoors and enjoy the weather while it was still in the 70s. Sand in the City will continue through... More »

Excellent Day!

Posted on Mar 8th, 2009 by Crystal

Again with the snow?

Posted on Jan 25th, 2009 by Crystal

Hi! It's Sunday and it's snowing. Mother Nature! How many times do I have to tell you: IT DOESN'T SNOW IN PORTLAND. Good grief. You listen to direction about as well as my daughter. Well,... More »

Tolkien celebration, wind in the Gorge, Obama, and braces

Posted on Jan 21st, 2009 by Crystal

Geez Louise, there's a lot going on here in the last couple of days! Over the weekend, we went to a b irthday celebration for JRR Tolkien , the famed author of many works ,... More »

Liftoff!

Posted on Dec 27th, 2008 by Crystal

Miss T is in Boise now. I've been checking Alaska Airlines' tracker, and I see that her plane is on the ground. Hopefully Grandpa Trulove found her, or is finding her. I'm hoping for a... More »

Catastrophe averted - Samaritans to the rescue!

Posted on Dec 23rd, 2008 by Crystal

Thanks A for passing off the ID to your friends before boarding a plane out of town on your way to Guinea (good luck over there). Thanks J and H for strapping on the skis... More »

Exquisitely Hot!

Posted on May 17th, 2008 by Crystal

Ahhhhhhh..... It's 92 outside right now, and it reached 92 yesterday. The sun hasn't stopped, and I am blissfully warm. I feel like a complete woman for the first time in a very long time.... More »