It all began with our only vehicle breaking down. It needs a few K worth of work to make it useable. Realizing our vulnerability living 6 miles from town and only having one vehicle, we decided to purchase a small, runaround vehicle that is good on gas instead of rushing to fix our car. So we now have a 2nd car. We will fix the other car in a month or two.
We then had a visit from our granddaughter, Cali. On her "Bucket List" (9 yrs old, and she has a bucket list...) was to visit Las Vegas. So, we fulfilled that 'list item' for her. She was here for a week and we all had the best time. Several trips "over the hump" to Vegas while she was here. She went to the pool every day that we weren't in Vegas, she wore Mona, our 6 month old puppy, out on a daily basis. They were inseperable. We also made her dress to be the Jr. Bridesmaid at her Aunt Kelsey's wedding.......
During the first week in August, my daughter Kelsey, announced that she and Keith (my now son-in-law) were getting married on August 26th THIS YEAR instead of next August as had been their plan. She was planning/executing a small wedding in a local park. So, off to Portland I went on the 23rd. Kelsey and I spent the next two days gathering together the "stuff" for a small wedding. She rented the Gazebo at Shute Park in Hillsboro. During all this, I took a fall the day before the wedding. I was coming down a set of concrete stairs and missed a step (I guess?) and skinned my knee, shin and 2 toes. Yes, the mother of the bride was bandaged up for the big day. Fortunately, the dress I'd chosen to wear covered up the worst of it!
Wedding day came and we discoverd that across the park at the ampitheatre, a mexican christian rock band was playing that afternoon as well using a very good PA system so it was nice and LOUD. They wouldn't quiet down for the 15 minutes the aisle (path) walk and ceremony would have taken. This is one of those occassions where I'm glad that it wasn't being video taped! The pictures taken don't have sound, so it's all OK! Kelsey was beautiful, they look happy and it's easy to forget the music!
Kelsey is expecting a baby, due December 21st. They know it's a girl and her name will be Alexandria Raynne Rodriguez. While she will be my first real grandchild, she will be joining the ranks with our 4 other grandchildren. I really like the Grandma thing! So, I will be back in Portland around Christmas time this year.
We then had a visit from our granddaughter, Cali. On her "Bucket List" (9 yrs old, and she has a bucket list...) was to visit Las Vegas. So, we fulfilled that 'list item' for her. She was here for a week and we all had the best time. Several trips "over the hump" to Vegas while she was here. She went to the pool every day that we weren't in Vegas, she wore Mona, our 6 month old puppy, out on a daily basis. They were inseperable. We also made her dress to be the Jr. Bridesmaid at her Aunt Kelsey's wedding.......
Wedding day came and we discoverd that across the park at the ampitheatre, a mexican christian rock band was playing that afternoon as well using a very good PA system so it was nice and LOUD. They wouldn't quiet down for the 15 minutes the aisle (path) walk and ceremony would have taken. This is one of those occassions where I'm glad that it wasn't being video taped! The pictures taken don't have sound, so it's all OK! Kelsey was beautiful, they look happy and it's easy to forget the music!
Kelsey & her Grandmothers
Maxine Oliver & Helen Woodruff
The "Oliver Clan"
Aunt LeAnn (my sister), Grandma (my Mom),
Kelsey and Me
Kelsey is expecting a baby, due December 21st. They know it's a girl and her name will be Alexandria Raynne Rodriguez. While she will be my first real grandchild, she will be joining the ranks with our 4 other grandchildren. I really like the Grandma thing! So, I will be back in Portland around Christmas time this year.
