I know I haven’t posted anything yet about my diet routine. Sorry, still been kinda busy. I can report that I’ve lost 9 pounds so far since the first of August. Yay me!
One of the things that kept me busy recently was a family reunion organized by my Aunt Carolyn and Uncle Don. Every family member in the state was there, and aunts and uncles from Texas and Nevada even made it. Everyone had a great time. Photos are in the photo gallery:
1 comment August 19th, 2006
The picnic was loads of fun! OK, so not a lot of people showed up. I know that Breanna and Rebecca Marie had health issues that prevented their appearance, but why no one else? Feel free to leave explanations as comments to this post. I mean, I wasn’t even able to give away all the wide-screen plasma TVs and Sony PSPs that I had as door prizes! OK, so there were no high-end door prizes. Actually, there were no prizes at all, even for the winners of the two games I had available for everyone to play. I’m not sure who won “Guess The Blogger” (thanks RM for the most amazing artwork), but I’m pretty sure I speak for all of us in attendance when I say that Stephanie was the winner of the “How Many Words Can You Create From The Letters In Blogger Picnic” game, based solely on being the first one to write down “boner”.
Even though we couldn’t setup a live webcam (no wi-fi within range in the area), Gabe and I were still able to geek out. Each of us used our Blackberry to leave a comment on the previous picnic update post while we were munching on chips and yelling at our kids to stop leaving the cooler open.
Is there a second Blogger Picnic in the future? I’m not sure. There was a lot of preparation that went into this, just for almost no one to show up. Summer’s winding down, anyway, so if I am going to try to plan another get-together, it will probably have to be something indoors. I’ll be sure to keep everyone posted if anything comes to mind.
Still, even though there was a very low turn out, it’s always a party when the two Hayes families and Justin and Stephanie get together, so of course we had a blast. There’s a whole bunch of pictures in the Photo Gallery, just click on Blogger Picnic.
2 comments July 31st, 2005
Update: Click here for a report on the Blogger Picnic!
The park that I had previously reserved was not available on July 30th, so I’ve moved the blogger picnic to Mt. Scott park, picnic area D. Here is the park on Google maps. Directions to Mt. Scott park:
From the westside:
Take Hwy 26 east through downtown Portland to I-84 east
Take I-84 east to I-205 south
Exit I-205 at SE Foster Rd, turn right at the bottom of the off-ramp
Take SE Foster Rd to SE 72nd Ave, turn left onto SE 72nd Ave.
From east county:
Take I-84 west to I-205 south
Exit I-205 at SE Foster Rd, turn right at the bottom of the off-ramp
Take SE Foster Rd to SE 72nd Ave, turn left onto SE 72nd Ave.
From Clackamas:
Take I-205 north
Exit I-205 at SE Foster Rd, turn left at the 2nd light at bottom of the off-ramp
Take SE Foster Rd to SE 72nd Ave, turn left onto SE 72nd Ave.
From Sacramento:
Take I-5 north to I-205 north
Exit I-205 at SE Foster Rd, turn left at the 2nd light at bottom of the off-ramp
Take SE Foster Rd to SE 72nd Ave, turn left onto SE 72nd Ave.
Feel free to email me (link is at the top left of this page) for any more specific info, or if you would like my phone number for more specific directions, or whatever.
The park has an indoor public pool, which is open on Saturdays from 1:00-6:30. The cost is $2.50 for little kids, $3.00 for teens, and $3.75 for adults, so bring your suits if you think you may want go in for a dip.
Plan to show up at about noon or so. I have picnic area D reserved all day, so we can goof around all we want. I have at least one fun activity planned for everyone, and I may try to get creative and plan more. I also have goodies for all the kids, and prizes for the activity winners.
I will be supplying hamburgers, hot dogs, buns, condiments, plates, cups, napkins, and utensils, as well as the barbecue stuff (like briquets and starter fluid, etc.) I would really appreciate everyone’s help with the rest of the picnic-type stuff. Here’s a list of what I was thinking:
Please leave a comment here to indicate what you can bring (like a high-tech sign-up sheet), and also to confirm once more who is coming.
17 comments July 29th, 2005
I was thinking of giving this silly idea up completely, as the anti-picnic forces seem to have been against me from the start. But, I’m going to make a fresh start, and try to tackle this project again.
I’m going to try once more to organize the huge bash that will become known as the Blogger Picnic. Now, I’m writing this kind of spur of the moment at 11:00 or so Thursday night, after being spurred on by Tanya Kristine and Tabitha’s comments on Tabitha’s site. So, at this point, I haven’t yet confirmed that I can reserve the same park as before. I also haven’t yet confirmed that everyone that I want to show up will be able to. Here is a list of who I consider mandatory attendees:
Gabe and Danielle and family
Justin and Stephanie
Rebecca Marie and family
Tabitha and hubby
Breanna and hubby
And of course, Kathy, Billy, Matt, and Lexi.
If at least these folks can’t make it, I will probably give up and try for some other get-together at some other time. Here is a list of attendees that I also very much want to attend if it is at all possible:
Janni Laine
Tanya Kristine
Ted
Shanna
Rebecca Jeane
Tim Lewis
Mike Lewis
I also want to extend this invitation to those friends of mine who read this but are not active bloggers, you know who you are (Jeremy, “Bob McMasterson”, “B”, “S”).
For now, let’s tentatively plan for July 30th. As I can confirm a few more things, I will post more specifics. Please, everyone, help me get the word out, and help me extend a (virtual) invitation to everyone on the list above.
6 comments July 7th, 2005
4/25/05 4:00PM:
OK, everyone, I have a plan.Sometime soon, like maybe in a couple months, at the start of summer, I’d like to host a big picnic at a park somewhere, for all my new blogging friends. It will be a fun day of getting to know in person all the people we blog with daily. At this point, this is basically kind of a general idea, but just off the top of my head, I was thinking that I would provide all the hot dogs, hamburgers, condiments and what-not, and then I would ask everyone attending to bring a food or drink item as well.
If there is enough interest, I will take on the task of coordinating everything with all the guests, securing a place, arranging games and activities for everyone, and everything else. I just need to know that enough people will be interested in attending to make it worthwhile. I future-dated this post so it stays at the top of this site for a while, but this isn’t necessarily the planned picnic date.
Please leave a comment if you think you might like to attend, and be sure to pass the info along to anyone else who might be interested that may not otherwise visit here regularly. If you don’t want to leave a comment, you can email me from the link on the left. Also, feel free to link to this post (http://www.igetsomad.com/?p=85) from your own blog or website. Seriously, spread the word, your friends are my friends!
4/25/05 9:10PM Update:
It just wouldn’t be the same without the loved ones, husbands, wives, S.O.s, kids, etc., so bring ‘em along!
4/26/05 7:10PM Update:
Clarification: If there is enough interest, I will be reserving a picnic spot at a public park somewhere in the Portland, Oregon area. I’ll try to get one with some sort of barbecue contraption, plenty of tables, and maybe a covered eating area. I’m still looking into all the options, so at this point, I don’t know specifically where it will be (any suggestions?)
11 comments June 30th, 2005
Update: Click here for the latest on the Blogger picnic!
Well, it looks like we are going to have to reschedule. Most people who I wanted to attend have other things going on that day, plus the weather looks like it is not going to cooperate on Saturday, anyway.
The biggest reason I need to postpone it, however, is personal. Kathy has been in the hospital since Sunday afternoon. She has had asthma all her life, and she is in the middle of the worst asthma attack she has ever had. So far, she is not getting better, and even with oxygen tubes in her nose, she is not getting enough oxygen in her blood. We’re not sure at this point when she is coming home. Even if she got well enough to be off the oxygen and was discharged today, none of us are in a very picnic-y mood right now.
I’ll try to post some updates as soon as we know more. In the mean time, we sure could use everyone’s thoughts and prayers right about now. Feel free to leave comments here, and I’ll pass them along to Kathy.
8 comments June 15th, 2005
Mark your calendars for June 18th!
Here are directions to Raleigh Park:
Take Hwy 26 West
Take the Sylvan exit, #71B
Turn left on SW Scholls Ferry Rd at the top of the exit
Stay on Scholls Ferry for about 1 1/2 miles
Turn right on SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy
Stay on Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy for about 1/2 mile
Turn right on SW 78th Av.
The park is about 1/2 mile down, just past the library.
Link to the park on Google maps
The park has an outdoor public pool, which I’m told will be open on that day from 1:00-3:00, and from 3:30-5:00. The cost is $4.50 for kids and $6.00 for adults, so bring your suits if you think you may want go in for a dip.
Plan to show up at about noon or so. I have the picnic tables reserved until 6:00, so we pretty much have all day to goof around. I have at least one fun activity planned for everyone, and I may try to get creative and plan more. I also have goodies for all the kids, and prizes for the activity winners.
I will be supplying hamburgers, hot dogs, buns, condiments, plates, cups, napkins, and utensils, as well as the barbecue stuff (like briquets and starter fluid, etc.) I would really appreciate everyone’s help with the rest of the picnic-type stuff. Here’s a list of what I was thinking:
Please leave a comment here to indicate what you can bring (like a high-tech sign-up sheet), and also to confirm once more who is going to be able to come. I understand that we’ve lost Tabitha to a prior engagement 
, but hopefully we’ll still have a good turnout.
4 comments June 9th, 2005
Here are some more details:
Saturday, June 18th
Noon - 5:00 PM or so
Raleigh Park, SW 78th St, Beaverton
I just received notice today that the park reservation is confirmed. I will have more specifics soon, including directions to the park.
Mark your calendars!
3 comments May 31st, 2005
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