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Wednesday, July 19, we are enjoying a "down" day in Grants Pass, OR.  

We are not enjoying the sporadic WIFI in the area.  BUT... the motel lobby WIFI is great at the moment, so I want to update ya all on our family activities these past 10 days and our Oregon Road Trip.

One of several Schmidt family gatherings...

Debbie's house Saturday evening, July 9

Gram G

2 daughters

10 grand kids

Sunday noon family home worship service at Gram's house







High school graduation party for Micaela and Devin....

Making memory stepping stones for Gram G....

Monday, Watching kite-surfing at Hood River


Bridge of the gods...




Tuesday, Gram stayed home sick, with last minute things to arrange.  Others went to view Mt. St. Helen's and pizza at the Rock



Wed thru Friday family time at

Rockaway Beach....

Celebrating Deb's 50th B-day with shirt to pass along to 6 more...

    FINALLY....Sunday, July 16 

ON TO CRATER LAKE FOR TYLER'S 12 YEAR OLD TRIP WITH GRANDMA G!!!

He has been anticipating this for 6 years...

With Angie, our willing, able driver....

Snow on the mountain.....

Ted balking at climbing the mountain.

(He wouldn't go past 35 miles an hour....gave us a scare.)

Tyler's first view of Crater Lake....
Hot, sunny sky, cool breeze, snow covered ground....

Clamping on the south end of Crater Lake National Park...a 4 unit mini-motel

Tuesday morning, on to discover how the Rouge River originated.

Melting 
Mt. Mazama snow erupting from lava tubes....

Checking the authenticity of the Oregon Vortex and mystery house in Gold Hill.

Weird, interesting, and not solved...

something about the magnetic north....

Hanging out with the cave men and bears in Grants Pass, OR

Tomorrow we are exploring the Oregon Caves, then finding our way to the Redwood Forest of northern California. 

Come back in a few days to discover what we have discovered!

This has been a good 9 "on to Crater Lake" days in the life of Grandma G.

"The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I [Jesus] have come that they may have life, and have it to the full."  (John 10:10)

Let the Week Long Party Begin!!....Post Views....32,830

The early morning hours of Thurs. July 6, ushered in our 10 days of family get together here in Vancouver, WA!  





Gemma coming at 1 AM...

Taco Bell at 1:15 AM...

Gemma, Jude, Gerry, Debbie
our first guests to arrive....

Gram G finished her preparations at 11PM...
Days leading up to then were filled with getting grass planted in the front yard, a new sink, cleaning the front room and bathroom and fixing up her outdoor living space... 
                                                                                                                                             

Out with the old and in with the new, but not before buying the wrong size sink locally, ordering the correct one online and returning the wrong one....

Real plumbers drive pink trucks...
and instruct how to clean a spa tub that has not been turned on for 5 years...

Transforming a messy room into a temporary bedroom.... 

Cleaning my outdoor living space to the music of the resident songbird....

A redneck plastic shade wanting to be a decorative fence....

Lots of raspberries









Waiting for baby 
dragon....

Jake finishing the front lawn...






Thursday evening everyone over dinner...best looking potato peelers and cute brownie maker              


Story of Gram G's homegrown raspberry dump pie.
Many years ago my friend Barb gave me a recipe for fresh raspberry pie with a berry gel.  After making a juice from berries one thickens it with corn starch.  That ended up in a glob of chunky red stuff.  Second try I mixed the corn starch with a small amount of water.  I had already bought a graham cracker crust that was cracked in pieces after I opened it, but I went on to make the pie. The next day granddaughter Gemma was carrying it out the door when it slipped and landed upside down, turning it into upside down dump pie.  It may not look artistic, but it was still yummy smothered in whip topping.  The end..  

Hot beefs and all the fixings!!

Girls' cheers...

Family....

Happy cousins!!

Family Friday lunch at Red Robin.
14 at lunch....5 more already here....
12 more to come....5 can't make it.







Friday night fun at Deb's




Chocolates for all...

S'more time...










Lots more family activities happening right now.  Ya all come back to check us out soon!! 

This has been a good 7 "week long party" days in the life of Grandma G.

"So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.  God blessed them and said to them, 'Be fruitful and increase in number'."  (Genesis 1:27-28)