Oregon Sunburn. Seriously ...

So the spring season here is very nice. As mentioned in the last post, the weather changes often and rapidly but this past week has been fairly predictable. We wake up to a cool, cloudy morning but by 11 am or so it gives way to sunshine and a bright blue sky. By then you are comfortable outside in shorts and flip flops - not all that different from springtime under the redwoods. So two days ago I (Becky) thought it would be great to soak up some Vitamin D in the backyard. I took Maggie and was out there for an hour and a half. Later that night it was apparent I had def been sunburned (like bright pink) on my shoulders and stuff. I actually don't burn that easily, thanks entirely to my Italian roots. But it's just funny to me: Oregon sunburn. Before two days ago I didn't even know that was possible here. Oregon isn't exactly known for it's sun shinyness. But isn't there something about being farther north and closer to the ___________ that makes it more likely to get burned? The Arctic Circle? The sun? It's definitely not the Equator. Josh Ratiani, you would know that answer to this. So...in other news - good news that is! - Jackson has an interview with Umpqua Basin Water Authority on May 9. This is really awesome as it's the first interview he's gotten so far. There's actually a number of openings with water departments in Roseburg and the surrounding areas. Jackson has been applying for all of them. There's also a position with the Genesee & Wyoming Railroad (shout out to James) that he applied for. The railroad would be pretty cool. (Right now I'm listening to Heat of the Moment by Asia. What? And why?). AND I have an interview tomorrow for a food service position at a assisted living home for old people. So I'm excited for that. It would be GREAT and a total act of the good Lord if we both got jobs in the next few weeks. So it's been an awesome Monday with all this good news. Oh, and Jackson got his license to catch little Nemos and Dorys today. It sounds like there's a big fishing trip in the works but obviously I'll be declining participation. Something tells me the only thing I could possibly do on a fishing trip is hold the little green net...maybe? That's as far as my expertise goes. Tonight I'm making my quasi-famous Football Season Chili for Phil and Lenny's small group that meets here every other Monday. The chili is just foolproof and I enjoy making it very much. Lenny is making GF cornbread to go along. But what I really need (seriously) is to get some chocolate into this house. I've resorted to scrounging around for baking chips and bottom-feeder candies. If only there was a TJ's ... Eugene! Why are you doing this to us?!?