time passing by...

Man, I can't believe I have not posted for about 10 days!!  After Thanksgiving we normally have a slow down in business....not this year!  We always get holiday prints and christmas card orders, but this year we are also having fall sports banquet orders too.  Posters, team photos, action photos and online ordering.... they are all hitting at once.  Don't get me wrong, it is good to be busy!! 

So, winter season is now under way.  I have been at Auburn Mountainview, Sumner, Auburn Riverside and three middle schools.  With the start of the new seasons, begins the new rush to make media guides.  Team or programs guides, whole school guides, etc...  Here is a look at SHS' team photo (with no logos, frames/boarder, etc...)

We also have some family business too!  The kids have started playing the new sport (basketball) and have practice a few days per week each.  Megan also was in a holiday parade for her soccer team.  We lucked out and had cool but sunny weather!    

Then, if you can believe it, I actually took one day...one WHOLE day to not do anything business related!!  I had to, my wife insisted we get a christmas tree.  Last year for the first time we got a permit from the WA state forrest service to cut down a tree in the mountains and we had fun.  So, this year we did it again!  Our friends came along to bail us out when our minivan got stuck in the snow (luckily we didn't need it!).  But, after turning off the highway on forest service road number 70 (way the heck out there!!), we drove uphill, switch back for 5 miles.  We got WAY up there.  And, the temp guage said it was 19 degrees.   There was snow, but not on the road.
After hiking a ways into the hillside full of trees, we found one we all agreed on:

 After bringing it home we got it upright and in place, but now have to decorate it.  Maybe there will be time before Christmas.....
Which brings me to my last point:  I was looking around in the garage (for lights, ornaments, etc..) and I came across a box of stuff from when I was younger.  Inside was stuff like photos, old baseball cards, etc..  It was fun to look.
Here is one taste of what I found:

I had done a little bit of water skiing when I was younger.  This image must be from about....oh...I would say...1986...?

And here is another one from the next year:

Hard to believe that is me! You know that expression "twice the man...", well, I think I can safely say I am twice the size and more then twice the age! 

Sheesh!!  Time really passes by fast!

Until next time...

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