• Easter 2026

    Hey there, Ara seems to be aging out of some activities – yes, really. Like Easter egg hunting, it stopped for her last year. She was fairly disappointed and only realized it a few days before going this year. As we did last couple of years, we spent the weekend at New Hope. A Good…

  • Gametime

    Hey there, A few weeks ago, we had tickets to go to a Blazers game. The kids’ behavior was less than stellar, and they wanted to call our bluff about not going. I had asked them to do their schoolwork and help pick up any mess they made, but it was too much. They walked…

  • Ambushed

    Hey there We had already been to Salem to see the Cherry Blossoms and decided this year we wouldn’t do downtown Portland’s set either. Then I read about something new they were doing this year: “A section of Tom McCall Waterfront Park’s cherry blossoms illuminated Monday night from sunset to 10:00 p.m. Hollywood Lights is…