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Lucky Thirteen

Today marks 13 years since I married my best friend. I’ll be sending him my love from the other side of the country so celebrations will have to wait until the weekend. To my wonderful husband – I love you … Continue reading

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Today’s Photo of Our House at 5pm

Eagerly anticipating Spring, a little more daylight and a little less rain. Still, our house does look pretty in the dark.

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Wordless Wednesday: Brother Helping Brother

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Dodging Raindrops

Blogging today from the 12th tee of the Persimmon Golfcourse, location of the 2nd annual Tee Up For Down Syndrome golf tournament. It’s raining and pretty cold but I have my camera and drink tickets in hand to keep me … Continue reading

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Published Elsewhere

I wrote a little story for my company’s intranet and they posted it on their careers and culture blog. I wrote it on the day the MSNBC story posted to share a little about the experience from my perspective. http://blogs.waggeneredstrom.com/careersblog/2011/08/23/opening-our-hearts-and-our-home-to-a-fukushima-family/ … Continue reading

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My House is on The Front Page of MSNBC.com!

I’ll share more of the backstory about this interview soon. In the meantime, please head over to MSNBC and read the article. It shares Mayumi and Karin’s story far more eloquently than I could write myself. The danger in Fukushima … Continue reading

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Wordless Wednesday: Moment of Zen

Here’s hoping a few calming Koi will help relieve some of my stress today.

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A Cloudy, Warm, Sunny, Snowy Day in the Gorge: Part 2

Click here for Part 1 wherein we take a longer-than-expected walk to witness my Husband and Son make a daredevil climb (in my mind, anyway) and then visit the Multnomah falls. After leaving the beautiful (albeit extremely crowded) Multnomah falls, … Continue reading

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Wordless Wednesday: Bookworms

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Taking Off: A Proud Mama Moment.

Thomas didn’t know he was riding unassisted until he saw the video. Now he’s so proud of himself that he’s been out practicing every day since. Chalk that one up to just one of the parental benefits of modern technology.

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