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Log Boom Park

A sign letting trail users know they've entered Log Boom Park

We tried out Log Boom Park in Kenmore this weekend. Basically, the park is a little area next to the Burke Gilman Trail that runs through Kenmore.

At first we thought this would be a perfect walk along the water with Sydney, but that wasn’t the case. The Burke Gilman is very popular with cyclists, so we spent most of our time pulling Sydney out of the way of an oncoming bike. At one point she almost got ran over by a children’s pull behind cart.

Don’t get me wrong. This is a great trail to explore. Even better if you have a bike. However, if you’re looking for a nice quiet place to take your dog for a walk I wouldn’t advise it. It’s way too high traffic and there are plenty of better places in the area.

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Thirty Before Thirty

1. Run in a race.

2. Update camera.

3. Invite all the ladies in my family over.

4.  Bake bread from scratch and really enjoy it.

5. Buy a punch card at the pool and use it within 6 months.

6. Write 3 people a letter a month.

7. Road trip, AU style…..in a perfect world in another country, but USA will do. The economy stinks.

8. Oregon Coast for 10 days with Barry & Sydney.

9.  Expand Team HB.

10. Have parents over.

11. Make a quilt.

12.  Buy everything locally for 1 month. (Think farmers market).

13. Blog daily for 1 month.

14. Run 3x a week for at least 3 months in a row.

15. Paint a picture that I like enough for others to see.

16. Begin reading War & Peace.

17.  Make delicious sushi.

18. Invite grandparents over to enjoy home-cooked meal.

19. Pop Clothes Balloon

20.  six. (This one is between me and, well, me.)

21. Finish the wedding album.

22. Grandma& Grandpa Elvrum are 50 years older than me. Document their 80 at 80 list. 80 special moments. Midge too.

23. Be more like Barry; trash collecting, compliment giving, open-minded, patient, caring….the list goes on forever, and ever.

24. Spend time with my brothers….okay, okay, beat them at Settlers.

25. Paint kitchen. (This should go on a list with the title “Home Improvement” but I’m putting it here because I can.

26. Eat breakfast for 10 days in a row. (I’ve always hated breakfast, but “they” say that you shouldn’t skip the first meal of the day. By the way, who is “they”?)

27. Go to a concert (oh, please Dixie Chicks!) , a play and a local musical performance.

28. NB

29. Work  on a specific part of the garden that I can be proud about.

30. Plan a rockin’ 30th birthday and get ready for the roarin’ 3oth year!

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Orange You Glad You Asked?

TVWhen we purchased HBHQ there were many things about it that we loved; the yard, front room, fire places, etc.   As summer came we were able to have different groups of friends and family over.  Having a large yard and patio space made this easy and relaxing.

As soon as the weather started to get cold, and we  began spending more and more time indoors, Barry and I realized that there was something left to be desired in our TV room. Not only was it ugly, it was not relaxing. I have never, ever claimed to know a thing or two about interior grafittidecorating…but, boy-oh-boy, this was painfully bland. Change was necessary.

Thus, we decided to start painting. Orange was our color of choice. It came as no surprise to me that the instant we started painting I wanted to be done and started rushing. Barry, on the other hand, was so methodical, steady and non-messy. It inspired me to put some graffiti on our last white wall. How third grade, right?

As Barry mentioned here, we had a bit of an issue getting a new couch. Following the couch debacle we spent many nights sitting on the hardwood floors watching the tube or, most often, ignoring the Orange Room all together.

Until about two weeks ago.

Another couch arrived on our stoop.

The guy said it wouldn’t fit, even before he got the couch out of the truck.  I told him that I was very confident that it would fit. I was lying when I couchsaid that. I was actually worried that we’d forever be doomed to watch TV in the doomed Orange Room eating small things that fit through the doorway. (Yes, I used the word doomed twice. That’s how doomed I felt.)

Luckily it fit.

Now I can invite anyone and their mama over. Except I want to have my mama come over first. She’s in Hawaii, so you and your mama will have to wait.