Blizzard Hits Portland

These pictures are a couple of weeks old, but I wanted to make sure to post them. We got hit pretty hard with some snow storms a couple of weeks back and actually got some accumulating snow. Gavin had a blast playing in it! It was fun while it lasted, but after a few days, the traditional Portland balmy weather came back and the snow was gone.

~Look at Me...I'm So Stylish~

Hello 2007!

It has been an eventful start to our new year. First of all, Chad accepted the position of Director of Sales with Titan Freight Systems and is very excited about this new opportunity. This position is very different from his former Sales Rep position. Now, he is in charge of managing the entire sales force (about 5-7 sales reps in Washington and Oregon). His first weeks have been spent sorting through resumes and interviewing potential employees, as they are in need of hiring two more reps. I asked him recently if he is feeling stressed. He said "yes, but it is a good kind of stress. It makes me excited and want to continue working instead of tiring me out." Also, very very recently (like in the last couple of days), Titan temporarily lost their billing person, who is taking a medical leave. SO......I get the honor of learning the billing system and will be working part time in the evenings (2-3 nights per week). Honestly, though, its great. I've really been wanting to find some sort of part time job to let me escape from "Mommy mode" and get out of the house. Of course, I always have my Mary Kay, but this is much more "paperworky", which I just love!

Gavin & Alayna ready for church

Look, she sits!!! Yay Alayna!

I am a Domestic Goddess!

Or a complete nerd for taking a picture of my dinner! But....I'm just so proud! Isn't just gorgeous? TIVO recorded an organic cooking show for me and this looked so yummy, I just had to try it. Here's the link to the recipe....be forewarned, though, make this on a day when you have LOTS of time. Oh, and just another tidbit, I halved this recipe and it still fed us dinner and gave us leftovers.