I’m trying to limit the events I sign up for this year – mainly because they get spendy. But…
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2017 Race Recap – Shamrock Run 15K
My first legit race of 2017 – the Shamrock Run in downtown Portland. In 2014, Farmer John & I ran the 5K. We had a great time, but I haven’t ran it again… until now. And, I upped my game. I ran/walked the hilly 15k.
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2015 Race Recap – Red, White & Blues 10K
I have taken a step back on running this summer and have been concentrating instead on getting in at least 10,000 steps a day according to my fitbit. However, I signed up for my 2nd half marathon. Eek! My goal when I started running was to finish a half marathon. I’m ecstatic that I enjoyed that accomplishment enough to go for it again.
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31 Days in Oregon: Voodoo Doughnut
Keep Portland Weird has become the city’s slogan. Why we need to be weird, I don’t know. I appreciate weirdness when people step outside of the box to better themselves or community. But, weird, just to be weird, I don’t really get.
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31 Days in Oregon: Powell’s Books
Powell’s Books is the largest new & used bookstore in the world. The Burnside location in downtown Portland is one entire city block. It’s huge with more & more rooms filled with books. It’s also slightly quirky, which fits in perfectly with Portland.
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31 Days in Oregon: Audubon Society of Portland
The kids & I love going to the Audubon Society. We enjoy seeing their education birds & exploring the trails.
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31 Days in Oregon: Rose Parade
The Rose Parade, or more formally known as the Grand Floral Parade, is Portland’s largest Parade. It is held during the first part of June during Portland’s Rose Festival. The Rose Festival has been a tradition for over 100 years & is still going strong. There are many activities taking place during the Festival, but the most popular is the Rose Parade.
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Native American Art at the Portland Art Museum
To go along with our unit on Native Americans, I took the kids to the Portland Art Museum to see their Native American collection. We saw a variety of art. Some work was modern & used as decoration, some work was once used in celebrations, & some work was used in everyday life. I was surprised & impressed with all the different styles.
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2014 Race Recap – Shamrock Run 5K
Yesterday I ran my first 5k event of 2014: The Shamrock Run in Portland. It is a big event with over 30,000 runners & walkers. As well as the 5k, there is also an 8k, 15k & kid’s run. I don’t have a constant running partner & sometimes I run solo. But this time I talked my hubby into running with me. This is as
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Amazon Flooded Forest at the Oregon Zoo
As part of our Amazon Rainforest study we visited the Amazon Flooded Forest exhibit at the Oregon Zoo. This is a section we don’t generally spend a lot of time exploring. So, this was a great excuse to look a little closer. I had Farm Kid1 answer a few questions such as Which animal is the most colorful? Why? Which animal is the hardest to
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