Chicago, Chicago

Erin and Roy at hotdog shop
Chicago, a beautiful mix of old and new
View of Tribune Building one of my favs
Dave Roy and I on the Navy Pier Ferris Wheel
Dave in his favorite lecture hall, the Lincoln Hall
Dave and I enjoy a Chicago Hotdog with the works.
Dave Erin and Roy Boy at the top of the Sears(Willis)Tower
Yes, me sitting in the window of the 103rd story of the Sears Tower now known as the Willis. Whew, you can see I am a little nervous trying hard to smile.

So what can I tell ya. A great trip and adventure. We covered a lot of ground. We saw Shedd Aquarium, which incidently has more Pacific Northwest displays and sealife in it then anything.
It has a new (cheesy as Erin puts it) show with Belugas, dolphins, seals, etc showing off along with fantasy characters in it. I liked it. I loved the beluga whales. Erin and I went to the Art Institute which I loved, they have an amazing collection. Dave and I went on the Architecture boat tour, and sat front row center at the Broadway Show 'Jersey Boys'. We were more under the stage in the front row, but saw a great show at a great price. I love love love the buildings, especially the old ones. We all enjoyed the Ferris Wheel at Navy Pier, and Dave and I were there for the fantastic fireworks on Wednesday night. I really had fun roaming the city, taking pics and listening to live music at Millenium Park.

I have a hundred great pictures, and Dave says he will send more on a disc. So maybe I will embellish a new blog with them.

Spring and early summer

Springtime

Angelie and Richard were married on April 29th in the Portland

We enjoyed a trip or two to the Columbia Gorge with Richards family during their visit.
Siebe, Elly, Richard, Ange and Sylvia

I taught after school this year. Here I am with an old face Ryan Dornfeld who coached our undefeated soccer team and some of my crazy little freinds. I taught two classed of Chemistry on Monday and Tuesdays, two more Environmental Science classes on Wednesday and Thursday, and Oregon Trail (pictured) on Fridays. I have a blast.

My neighbor freinds Corrina and Tatiana helped me make mock ups of the pigs for Summer Buzz. It helped me figure out how long it takes to make them.

Then..

My students and I made almost 100 pigs for my art class at Summer School

We had so much fun getting gooey and being creative!!

Last Saturday downtown Gresham had an Art Walk, and as it happens, my friends Zidan, Sassinac(Sassy) and Avion(Avi) were visiting. We snuggled puppies, saw a puppet show, made puppets and drawings, and the balloon guy made some fairy wings and jet packs for them. I live very close to old downtown Gresham, so we walked, taking a shortcut through the park. Fun Day.

That evening I scored two tickets to the Chicago/Earth,Wind and Fire concert from the Schumachers who decided to not go at the last minute, so Leah (the kids mom)and I went. Very nice!!

Last but not least, the new pups are one month old last Sunday.

Well Folks, that is all for now. Update soon.