Category Archives: Josef

Spring 2023

Posted on January 23, 2024 by Hans

The end of tax season didn’t bring any feeling of relief this year–actually somewhat the opposite effect. At least the heavy workload gave me something to focus on. After the deadline I was faced with the reality of trying to … Continue reading →

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Winter 2023

Posted on January 16, 2024 by Hans

Truly a singular winter for us this year. Indeed it’s hard to remember much of it. Josef was a remarkably happy boy. His family, his classmates, his teachers and the school really held him close. School families signed up for … Continue reading →

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Holidays 2022

Posted on August 29, 2023 by Hans

Boy, I can’t such much about the holidays that isn’t heavy with sadness. Rachael’s third round of chemo was unsuccessful and her condition just kept getting worse and worse. It was very clear to me where things were headed. She … Continue reading →

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Fall 2022

Posted on August 26, 2023 by Hans

Fall had some real challenges for us this year. Rachael was mostly bedridden with back pain and either trying to sleep or tying to manage the pain with stretching or PT exercises. Her health continued its long decline, which unfortunately … Continue reading →

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Summer 2022

Posted on December 3, 2022 by Hans

Summer kicked off with our annual family camping trip–Josef’s tenth in a row! He also went off to Camp Westwind for a 5 night sleepaway with 4 of his buddies. Then we shipped him off to Utah for 10 days … Continue reading →

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Winter 2022

Posted on July 5, 2022 by Hans

As usual, I don’t have too much to report for the winter since I’m in a black hole for 2.5 months. But before I got sucked in I realized a long-held fantasy to become a sailor by buying an old … Continue reading →

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Holidays 2021

Posted on June 21, 2022 by Hans

With flights being so cheap from EUG to PDX, we decided to make the main Christmas gift this year a trip to Los Angeles. We left on the 26th and took Josef to Santa Monica so he could see his … Continue reading →

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Spring 2022

Posted on June 3, 2022 by Hans

This spring started off with sad news that Rachael’s cancer had returned. We battened down the hatches for 3 months of chemo during tax season, and Gramannette came to our rescue once again to help out with the hearth and … Continue reading →

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Fall 2021

Posted on February 8, 2022 by Hans

Josef started 4th grade in September. I always remembered that as one of my favorite school years, and I hope it is similarly memorable for him. To celebrate a modest return to normalcy (i.e. actually gathering together in groups again) … Continue reading →

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Summer 2021

Posted on January 25, 2022 by Hans

We kicked off summer with one of our biggest family camps yet. James and Sarah Jane, Janet and Henrique both came to join in at our new location off the Alsea River. It was over 100 in Corvallis the entire … Continue reading →