Big, big news 🖤🧡🦫🧡🖤

 The summers here can be quite lovely,

which is why it is a little bitter sweet to say

For sale sign?

that after 11 years in Saskatchewan,

Oregon t-shirts?

we are moving back to Oregon!

I have accepted a position as Associate Professor (Clinical) in the School of Psychological Science at Oregon State University, and the details of Jeff’s position are being worked out but he will be working there as well. So we are moving to Corvallis! 

We will be close to my family and within a one day drive of Jeff’s brother’s family (in the Vancouver BC area), there will be no ice or snow there to limit my mobility and independence, and there is a lot to love about Corvallis and OSU. We are pretty well thrilled 😁 

I fly with Maren and Linden on July 2, then Jeff will start driving with the cats a few days later after the movers come (exact date TBA). We will be in Eugene for the month of July, and then hopefully will find a permanent place in Corvallis by August. So all you Oregon peeps watch out, because here we come!

Busy weekend

We had a very busy weekend. A quick rundown is that we visited the cat café, went to the last day of the local arts festival, and Maren had her end of year dance performance.

And in the hustle and bustle of Maren getting ready for her dress rehearsal, Linden wrote and illustrated this very sweet book, all by herself, with no help:

Aaaand it’s summer

 In Saskatchewan we have a very short spring, and it is already summer. We have had a bit of smoke from wildfires blowing in, but even though it looks a little cloudy it is warm, bordering on too hot. We have been spending a lot of time outside:

And today was the Victoria Day holiday, and the kickoff of our local arts festival, https://cvaf.ca/, where we watched a parade and picnicked in the park while listening to live music. We met up with friends, and after a while went back to their house where the kids ran through the sprinkler, ate popsicles and spent all afternoon outside. Then barbecue for dinner, followed by a trip to the park. Those long summer days have arrived! Unless next week brings winter back, which is not unheard of around here, but we won’t think about that 🤣

Happy Mother’s Day 🌸

 This morning Maren and Linden gave me an avalanche of cards and presents they had made over the past couple of weeks:

Then we went on a little hike:

Jeff and the kids made peanut butter chocolate chip cookies for me:

and even though many were burned, others were delicious. We finished off the day with a backyard barbecue:

Happy Mother’s Day!

Outside day

 For the first time since last fall, we spent most of the day outside.

Yesterday we put training wheels on Maren‘s old bike, and Linden was able to ride for the first time:

Today, we spent the day walking, biking, playing, and just enjoying the warm air.

Happy spring!