Today was Thanksgiving. and  have so much to be thankful for !. We spent the day getting ready for the Friendsgiving dinner that Gabe and his roommates were putting on.. They were expecting about 30 folks.. I think there were actually more  than that !

We pulled everything table and chair like in the house and in both the neighbors house to make a super table.. Check out the prism light !

 

 

Max , Becky and Violet called in to say happy thanksgiving.. great seeing them

• Folks started filtering in around 6. .. and soon we had a crowd !

I’d given gabe a small tesla coil gun id found on allibaba.. it was the hit of the dinner i think !

Shawn closed dinner with his signature “gronShandin’.. a shot of whisky and a cup of milk.. ick !

What a great gathering !!!!

Later in the evening I spent some time perfecting my menorah-matic.. its a fun LED project I did for project Onboard that I’m helping lead.  Its coming along really nicely !

I’m feeling very thankful.. hope you all had a great day too. !

 

nite all, nite sam

-me

17 years ago today, Sam’s strong orgas helped save 4 peoples lives. Organ donation was a wonderful part of a very sad story. We knew that Sam would want to help others in any way he can.. and this was his ultimate gift. 

The most important part of organ donation is to have the conversation with your family. If that situation should ever occur in your life,;.. and I hope it never does.. its important that your family knows what you would wish. In those time critical hours  when organ donation is possible. your family will have to make the decision..a nd knowing what you would have wanted imakes it so much easier. 

Please honor Sam and all the other organ donors by having that conversation with your family. 

 

Nite all, nite Sam

-me

Sam… you left this life 17 years ago today. You are still so much part of our lives.  I woke up thinking about what great hugs you gave,   Today Mom and I are taking a hike in the Oregon Mountains you rode when you were at High Cascade. Lots of your friends will be doing things they love to do as they remember what a fun and loving person you are.

Mom and I took a hike up to Dry Creek to place a samstone up there for you 

I crawled up behind the waterfall to get a samstone there.. sam loved nature like this 

 

We stopped at Monmouth falls on the way back. We have a great picture of Sam and his friends here when Sam was at High Cascade snowboard camp. it was nice to visit again and leave a samstone

Then we had a great sushi dinner.. just the kind sam loved

We love you so much  Sam !

nite sam, nite all

-me

Today was a work day.. so worked by phoen and email most of the day. Near the end of the day Gabe’s new dishwasher arrived.. We’d managed to keep his old one workign for 4 years.. but it was time to move on. THis is a Bosch very much like the one we own. Lowewes dropped it off.. And Gabe and I spent a few hours installign it.. It went in pretty easily.. Its nice to do stuff liek this by ourselves. We always learn so much

 

Tonight I spent  time thinking about this evening  17 yers ago when we got the call about Sams accident.   Its still so hard for me to go to that moment.. even though I remember just where I was standing.. 

Tomorrow we will remember Sam with a hike  to a beautiful p ace as we always have done

Still so unbelievable.

We love you Sam

 

Nite all, nite sam

-me