Welcome to Spring 2012

1967

A lot has transpired in the final days of winter 2012.  My children lost their father to an 18 month battle with leukemia in Mid- February..  My Daughter and Son in Law lost their little girl dog Sophie in Mid- January .  The days have been dark and cold with rain and grief.  There is no way for any of us to avoid grief.  We have to struggle, wade, walk through it step by step and day by day.  Some days we slip backward - some days we take a leap forward in the joy of remembering the laughter and the fun we shared.  Those of us who are fortunate enough to live longer than our parents have this journey to experience.  A bitter-sweet path that we find eventually leads us to a sunlit elevated plane from which we can better see the horizon. We can appreciate the patience and courage we found in our own hearts and through the support of others.  We find the wisdom of gratitude for how perfectly every single thing has been as it unfolded in our lives.

We will always remember Bob's beautiful voice, his wonderful talent and his bright smile. " Daddy Bob", we hope you have found your Piano and Flower Garden because we know you are smiling down on us!

We expect to Celebrate Bob Lamberson's amazing Life in April.  The
date and place will be announced soon.  Thanks for all the love.

We celebrated Ron's 72nd birthday early in March.  Our family joined us for a great meal at the Red Lobster, Ron received wonderful gifts from each of the family and a metal sculptured Eagle from his wife.
We saw the weather was going to be nice on the beach on March 5th so we went to Yachats Oregon for two wonderful nights  at the ocean.

The 804 Trail

The path you see below is called the 804 Trail and dates back as far as 600 B.C. when the Native Alsi People harvested the Mussels and other shell fish and walked this ocean front path from the forests to their meeting places.  First surveyed in the 1890's the trail began at Alsea Bay in Waldport and continued onto a seven mile beach and then climbing the rocky basalt shelf and continuing on to Yachats.  Can you imagine the horse-drawn wagons traveling along this trail to deliver goods from one community to another so long ago?

Click to enlarge picture and see the Rainbow

In January we celebrated Tim and Marilyn's birthdays by taking them to the Evergreen Air Museum for a day. We toured the air museum, the space museum, took in a I-Max movie featuring the Hubble Telescope and inspiring views of the cosmos as well as views of Mother Earth from the space station.  We launched a Titan Missile and talked to volunteer Veterans who told us all about their experiences from  WWII and later.
We had lunch together and celebrated in the best way possible - together!

This morning which is the second official day of spring - we awoke to about 3 inches of soft white snow covering every branch, bush and daffodil. About 1:00 a.m. my little cat "Baby" work me by gently tapping on my shoulder with her paw.  I tried to ignore her but after she was so persistent I decided she must be frightened.  When I woke up and looked out the window it was a magic beautiful site.  The backdrop of City Lights made the snow on every surface look like diamonds.  I heard a loud thud - which made me and "Baby" jump.  The snow was sliding off branches above the roof and dropping with a sound neither of us were used to hearing.  I tucked "Baby" under the blankets with me and she purred so loudly it was hard to go back to sleep.

The snow is melting.  Spring is coming.  The Summer will be warm and happy and we hope to share special moments with you, our friends and loved ones soon!  I have a membership for the entire year for Evergreen Museum - so come and visit - and I can take 3 guests - with no charge for admission to see the Spruce Goose and all the rest.  You can buy my lunch! 

Love to all.  Thanks for dropping in.