Quiet ride in Pendleton

Quiet Weekend in Pendleton

Dad was really missing his help in the garage this last weekend. Oh ya and the top of his head looks just like Grandpa Ford's use to look like :)

Dad and I talked about how quiet it was around the house. We miss our kids and grandkids being here.

Edwin and Jessi's wedding

I wanted to put a few pictures from the wedding on the blog to share with family and friends. Edwin has never looked happier and Jessi never more beautiful.

Beautiful Sound

Hood to Coast

Well another fun time with some new friends. I have decided that the Hood to Coast is not all about the run it is about the friends that you have and the 48 hours you spend with them laughing, smelling, running, eating, crying, hugging, and sharing pain all in a six to seven person suburban. Until you have did a Hood to Coast relay race you might find this hard to imagine. The Bond between the runners is an awesome thing. I was the old fart with the slow steady pace and the love to run.

Leg 12--easy?? No it was in Portland and it must have been 90 degrees the time of my run. Ran through lots of housing and business district where not everyone loves the Hood to Coast like I do. And it was long!

Leg 24--It was dark and out in the country but it was cool and i think it was about 4 in the morning--almost my regular running time but without my running partner.

Leg 36--my hardest-- I was tired had only slept maybe 1 hour. The run started up a gravel hill had about 2 miles of very steep downhill after that which for a fast young runner would be good, but for this old fart with a bad knee it was very hard. Then they ran you through Seaside and over HWY 101 on this make shift foot bridge which was really steep and the only time I walked in my 3 legs. But when I tried to run down the other side I fell flat on my butt (nothing hurt lots of padding) but my pride. I did continue on and the greatest thing was rounding the corner to run on the sand and seeing the faces of 11 friends all there ready to run in the finish with me. It was great!

Hood to Coast

Thought you might enjoy checking out the web site
http://www.hoodtocoast.com/
I have to run this because it is called "The Mother of all Relays"

Quiet Hot Weekend

Well it has been really hot in P-town this weekend. We have stayed home for most of the weekend and listened to the air run. Grandma came over and we watched the Olympics for hours. I did do a little sewing for the boys while I watched and finished some more cute shirts. I will show pictures when I get the snaps on.

I did go help with a car wash today when it was 102 outside. Our Hood to Coast team does not have a sponsor so we are paying on our own --car wash was fun maybe? but earned a little money to go towards the price of gas and got to know my team members a little better. So when you see the teams running on TV we are team number 765 and will probably finish close to 2 in the afternoon on Saturday. I also get to be the last one that goes across the finish and I am also the oldest on the team!

Well these little pictures are part of what motivates me to keep doing the things I love! Hope all my fam is well I miss you guys--Wedding in just a few weeks and then I will have another wonderful daughter in law! We are truly blessed for all the husbands and wives that have joined our family! Mom