Getting Caught Up

It has been quite a while since we posted a blog so it is time to get caught up!

Dad finished the family room entertainment area. The TV is on the wall and all of the wires are concealed. The home theatre is fully operational.

For Christmas, we were able to find a 9' tree for the living room and it fit perfectly. When we lived on Oakmont we (dad) always wanted a 12' tree for in front of the window. The new house has 9' ceilings so we made the plunge and bought the tree. It looked great!

For Thanksgiving, Grandma Marcell was able to come and visit. We had a very nice time. We visited the waterfalls in the Gorge, the Christmas lights at the Portland Raceway (you drive through them) and the Oregon coast. It rained a little while she was here but we were still able to get out and see the sights.

She was able to travel safely both ways. Linda and Loretta took her to the airport in KC and we picked her up at the gate in Portland. We are greatful she could visit.

We have retired our folding table we were using in the dining room and purchased a new and real dining room set.

For Christmas we did get to come back to KC. Mom came back early to take care of Grandpa Fisher and Wilma and dad came on Christmas Eve. We stayed at Nellie's first and then headed to Grandma Georgies for a day.

We had our annual tradition, the crab and shrimp feast. See Caleb and Camber's website for details. For some reason, we did not take any photos. I guess we left it up to Caleb.

For the first time since we moved to Portland, it snowed. Now, Caleb and Camber will laugh when they look at these photos but this is what we received and it basically shut the city down. There are many steep hills here and they do not sand or salt the roads.

And finally, a little over a week ago, we hiked to the top of the Gorge to a place called Angel's Rest. It was a grueling climb and we went up in elevation 800ft. We almost turned around but we made it and the view was fantastic. We hiked 4.6 miles that day and 2.3 was steep uphill.

The weather has been great recently. It is mostly sunny and clear, very unusual for this time of year. It is also warmer than usual.