Eugene

Climbing at skinners butte Went with friends to skinners butte. Hugh absolutely loved it…. Katja did too. Hugh V was the first to summit.

Hugh V and Katja playing Skyjo

Katja has been a big help getting the new fence in place. Earlier this year I stained the boards I needed a hat in the sun. I dug the post hole Stablized I taught her how to use a clamp as a third hand.

Katja has been a great help in creating new lights and doing various house projects. It has been a lot of learning about tools. Using a drill Setting the lights Lights in place

So I buy blueberries for my kids and they leave them til they mold. The neighbors’ bush goes ripe and they pick three quarts and eat nothing but blueberries all day.

Our original Christmas plans were interrupted this year and we developed new Christmas plans on the fly. We had selected these tricycles for our kids and I didn’t wanna put them inside and I wanted to build a enclosed area for bikes and such but that has not happened.

In 2019 Katja and stayed in Eugene from September to January without Becky. I needed a list things to do with her that changed and still had had a set of options that didn’t require me to “discover” new things with the limited amount of time and energy I had.

Hendrix Park in Eugene has many rhododendrons, all sorts of varieties. We had the opportunity to visit it while it was in bloom. Hugh V Katja

We made it home Saturday night. Thanks a good friend in Portland for keeping our minivan while we were away. By Sunday the kids felt at home. Living room climbing wall

Finally after a week of packing and cleaning we are out of Baker and on our trip! 31 hours of driving has put us in St. Louis! Google Map of our route.