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Category Archives: Family
Visit to Elmira
In May we made a trip to Upstate New York to rendezvous with Oma and Opa in Elmira. Opa immigrated there in the ’50s, with his father Josef and sister Lotte. Being so far away, we don’t get to visit … Continue reading
Wintertime in Oregon
Oregon went pretty easy on us for our first winter back. It was awfully cold–it actually reached zero one night!–but it was also very dry. We had two separate nice big snowy weeks that involved lots of shoveling and sitting … Continue reading
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Christmas 2013
Alas, when I switched servers this post was somehow deleted and lost to the ages. A shame, because I went on at great length, and with great wit and insight, about our wonderful first Christmas back in Corvallis. Sadly, I … Continue reading
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Autumn
Here is a recap, by way of random memories and musings, of our first autumn back in Oregon. When we arrived in Corvallis, Josef was barely crawling at all. Over the second half of June he refined his technique, and … Continue reading
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Thanksgiving
Aunt Sarah and Uncle JD hosted dinner at their house, and it was probably the best darn feast I’ve ever had on Thanksgiving. Everyone was in great spirits, and it could not have been more pleasant! After dinner we all … Continue reading
Halloween
This Halloween was considerably more festive than last year, when we staggered into bed at 6pm with nothing on our door step but a stinky sack awaiting pick up by the diaper service. It was fun to at last live … Continue reading
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1st Birthday Revisited
Here are some additional photos from Josef’s birthday. Oma and Opa came all the way from Florida to celebrate with us. All the family was there: Aunt Deb and Mary and Will Grandpa Steve, Great-Grandma, and Aunt Sarah and Uncle … Continue reading
12 Months
We began our transition into Autumn this month–squeezing in the last few weeks of summer activities with Janet and Henrique, enjoying the warm weather in the back yard, preparing the property for the coming wet season, putting up some Halloween … Continue reading
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11 Months
Our August was jam-packed with activity and adventure. Aunt Janet and Henrique came from Portugal to stay with us for 3 weeks, so we made the most of their visit: hiking, playing in the Willamette, camping along the Siletz, visiting … Continue reading
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