For The love of Penguins!

The BF doesn't like Suprises!!

Sat, 14 May 2011 16:49:00 GMT

Sorry about the no show. Things did get a bit crazy here...bought a new pair of shoes that messed up my knee. I woke up on Easter sunday trying to figure out why my knee was so swollen I couldnt' see the knee cap. Was laid up for 10 days. Then as I was starting to recover it was time for the TRIP.As I was planning this trip, I told the BF to keep May 4-7th open. He inquired why and I simply told him I wanted to see if I coulf pull things together before I filled him...
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The zoo can be a very educational place even for adults.

Fri, 25 Mar 2011 14:51:00 GMT

Yesterday my friend, her sister and I took another friend's developmently challenged 9 year old son to the zoo for spring break. We saw things that you don't see on the discovery channel. that's for sure.the steller sea lions released their colon (which appeared as diareah) and then swam through it. Okay, they are animals and don't have the same stigmas that we humans have about that kind of stuff, but the photo oppertunity was definitely over....My beloved Penguins...
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Calling all PNW Hikers!!

Mon, 7 Mar 2011 03:18:00 GMT

Hiking Season is Just around the corner!My BF and I are planing a number of hiking trips this summer. Being as my health hasn't been the greatest in the past couple of years, he's letting me chose the first few hikes.We both look forward to the Olympic National Forest and I have found some great ones there with and easy rating and zero elevation change or a gradual grade. Yesterday, we bought me a day pack at Portland's "Mountain Shop" and next I will be gathering ...
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have you ever had one of those days???

Wed, 2 Mar 2011 02:54:00 GMT

Have you ever had one of those days, where you just wanted to leave everyone and everything and run off to the far corners of the earth?If only there was a place where you could live without money or humanly needs (ie. food, clothes, etc)....okay, BF can come too.today started okay, but then something just set me afowl. I feel like I have been infected by poison and it won't let go. the slightest things anger me, and I feel that to others it's all about them with a ...
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The Day of the Hotcakes!

Tue, 8 Feb 2011 03:55:00 GMT

Some friends at work and I were talking about this one and I decided to re-post this from my April 2009 post. Sorry for the repeat, but it's my fave!!By Russ Baher*********************************************The Day of the HotcakesSlim Pickens was always elected the cookwhen our gang went hunting each fall;His cooking achievements would fill any book-an epicure simply enthrall.His biscuits and stew made us drool by the quart;his steaks, gastronomically tops.Though d...
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