Quoth Og Mandino"Look upon each obstacle as a lesson to be learned." | This has been the laziest of all lazy weekends. I napped most of the day yesterday, a prime indulgence. Then last night, hubby, daughter, and I went to see Clackamas Repertory Theater‘s production of “Oklahoma!” which was really quite sweet and well done. The theater at Clackamas Community College’s Niemeyer Center is best [...] Sugar Cookie and I took an extra-long walk today because longer walks—especially along uphill routes, strangely enough—do wonders for settling my back pain. Something about my sore back likes climbing hills—if I could just dedicate my entire life to walking slowly uphill I’d have it made! But today we only had about an hour [...] So as I blogged about a while ago, my right hip/leg/back has been playing holy hell with me. And alas, things have gone from bad to worse, to the point where it’s getting hard to get dressed in the morning, I’m letting household chores slide, and getting my shoes on? Well, that requires about [...] Over the past year, I have been following Oregon City politics more closely, thanks largely to City Commissioner James Nicita, who sends out regular emails with updates on subjects of interest, such as the city’s acquisition of the new library building. I really appreciate his proactive approach—kudos, Mr. Nicita! Anyway, in one of his [...] You’ll have to forgive my recent radio silence. A week ago today, my Aunt Virginia died suddenly at her home here in Oregon City. I’ve been helping my mom with the arrangements where I can. She died quite young (62) and didn’t have anything in the way of a will or other preplanning, so [...] | |