Well, it has been a while since I’ve stopped in to say ‘hello’…it’s a wonder that I have managed to remember to write here at all! Surely, I must have some variation of ADD. I can never seem to stay on task and I am always starting one project while another one is waiting to be completed!
So much has happened since the last time I blogged. It has been one year now since my sister moved away to Texas and took my niece and nephews.
So much has happened since the last time I blogged. It has been one year now since my sister moved away to Texas and took my niece and nephews.

I do miss them terribly but I can honestly say that I cannot for see myself traveling to Texas anytime soon. Too many things on my own plate can keep me burdened with all the things that I have to do before I can start something new. New to me is traveling to Texas. If she were out there by herself it would be one thing, but she has family. My brother, on the other hand, he left for New Jersey on 9/11/09. He drove all the way across the country and is now in college. I am so proud of him! I worry about him a lot. We’ve always been around to help him when he needed us…now he is alone. I hope he can handle it without losing his crazy sense of humor. Maybe a trip out to see him sometime next year is something we can plan.
As for me… we have been traveling to Oregon every year for the last 10+ years to visit family. On our way home from there after 4th of July, we were greatly saddened by the fact that we had to leave and return to our ‘reality’ where things just haven’t been going the way we plan lately (i.e: #1 we hate our jobs!). Like an epiphany, this is where our first talks of moving to Oregon came to light! Why not? We seem to love it there, don’t we? It feels like home every time we are there, doesn’t it? Is it feasible? What will we do for work? What about our current home? So many questions, but none the less, it has become our goal we have set. We’ve got to get to Bend! 

Just how to get there and how quickly are still the questions of the day…we’ll see how this one turns out. ...and yes, it really is that beautiful there...wish us luck!
As for me… we have been traveling to Oregon every year for the last 10+ years to visit family. On our way home from there after 4th of July, we were greatly saddened by the fact that we had to leave and return to our ‘reality’ where things just haven’t been going the way we plan lately (i.e: #1 we hate our jobs!). Like an epiphany, this is where our first talks of moving to Oregon came to light! Why not? We seem to love it there, don’t we? It feels like home every time we are there, doesn’t it? Is it feasible? What will we do for work? What about our current home? So many questions, but none the less, it has become our goal we have set. We’ve got to get to Bend! 

Just how to get there and how quickly are still the questions of the day…we’ll see how this one turns out. ...and yes, it really is that beautiful there...wish us luck!