Kitchen transformation slideshow

CLICK HERE for pictures that show the entire transformation from eyesore to selling point (that last part will be important in the near future...).

Meant to get these up yesterday, but our computer seems just about ready to croak on us.

Kitchen is done!

Too bad we won't be in Oregon much longer to enjoy it...

I'll post a link to a "kitchen transition" photo album sometime over the 3-day weekend.

Jason's 2nd weekend with us

Highlights of Jason's 2nd weekend here (5/1-5/3) included:

• A trip to Podnah's, the best BBQ joint (and possibly my favorite restaurant) in town. Jason gave the pulled pork his stamp of approval.
• Narrowly avoiding repetitive motion injury with endless games of Mario Kart on the Wii.
• A trip to the McMenamins Edgefield for some pitch and putt. The Pub Course is inspired by Burningbush, for anyone who's read Golf in the Kingdom.

The elements were against us at first, and Rhonda was the only with brains enough to stay in the clubhouse to wait out the showers while Jason and I headed out to the first tee. The clubhouse doubles as a bar, which I suppose makes her doubly smart. After about 5 minutes, the clouds opened up and we came running (and dripping) back feeling not a little sheepish.

Eventually, though, the skies looked a little more promising and we all headed out to give it another shot. Here's Jason working out the kinks on his rusty swing:

Me displaying my signature "Giant Man With a Tiny Club" putting stance:

About halfway through the round, the rain started pouring again. Luckily, we know the property like the back of our hands, and there are plenty of places to wait out a storm. Here's Rhonda leading the way to the The Little Red Shed, a cozy little Hobbitish kind of spot:

And here we are inside doing what Hobbits do best (if you look closely, a pint or 2 of ale are in the pic):

Back on the course for a somewhat sunny finish to the round:

All in all, a fun end to the weekend, and much less stressful than regular golf!