I promised all my friends at Van Gordon Dentistry in Willsonville, OR that I would post a few more pictures of our trip to Crater Lake...here ya go :) Enjoy!

Our back yard kinda settled over the years and when it rains, we get puddles and the ground sloped toward the house (not good!). So, we decided to take action while the weather was good.

We went to Home Depot and bought some drain pipe, socks, crushed rock and pea gravel. I tied the french drain into the 3 inch downspout drain on the side of the house (more digging :( )  While I had the ditch open, I ran an electrical line for a water fall (later project). On top of the pea gravel you see above, we're going to continue with red lava rock. Next, we're going to remove the existing grass, add fill dirt to level things out (slight pitch away from the house), roll it, then put sod down.
Hope everyone has a great week! More pics soon.

A couple more pictures of chipmonks at Crater Lake :) They weren't bashful at all.

We're working on a backyard project....will post some pictures tonight.

I just got  home from Sirona Training at Seattle. It was 3 days long and I'm tired! But, it's so good to be home. Thought I'd share a couple more pictures.

We're working on the back yard this weekend...not many left before the rain starts again :(

So, here are a couple more pictures from Crater Lake. Carol and Vonnie at the visitor's center and snow bank on the north slope. More stuff to come!

Last Friday, Aug 10th, I had the afternoon off. So, I had a new crown put in (Navy filling finally gave up). Then Jim & Vonnie Lash came to the house and we loaded the van and drove to Canyonville, OR. The next morning we headed east and stopped to see the Rogue River. Then, on to Crater Lake! Awesome - is the only word I can find to describe the sights and sounds I experienced. We drove around the Rim and took a lot of pictures and had a light lunch. It was 90 degrees at over 6,000 feet but there was still patches of snow around! We made it back to Canyonville just in time for dinner :)
The next morning we drove west and hit Coos Bay, OR and drove up the coast to Lincoln City. What a great weekend!! I'll share more pics from this trip soon.  

Today we got up and went over to Jim & Vonnie Lash's house - we volunteered to help remove the moss on their elderly, widowed neighbor's house. We used 30 Seconds (liquid remover), soft bristle brushes, and 2 power washers. And after the house and one side of the garage was done, we did the sidewalk around the front and steps up to the front door. We left the roof alone due to the age of the house! Vonnie and Carol fixed a great lunch! Tonight, another pinochle match - guys vs gals. Next weekend - field trip....Crater Lake, OR. By the way...it's 97 degrees here today :)