Bob and Jo Debevec

Here are some pictures of my Grandparents farm.

This is where my family is from. Holiday meals, hard work and love. I'm going to miss every single thing about this home...and it is my home.

It was a refuge, a meeting place, a vacation, hell and heaven all mixed up. I never met a single person who didn't respect my grandfather and had nothing but praise for his kind nature, his quick wit and his devotion to his family and friends. On the other hand I don't know anyone who WASN'T scared to death of my Grandmother or dumb enough to say an ill word toward her.

He walked softly, she carried a big stick and this is where they raised their family.

I love you Gramps, give Grandma a hug for me.

New Years Week

Nate: Today, we went to breakfast with Darwin and Dana. Gravy is a damn good spot to grub down and I'm gonna miss it when we bounce. I always get the same thing and never remember until I see it. Tiff knows what it is. Anyways Darwin mentioned that today it $2 day at OMSI and since I've done a decade in this town and never gone we decided to eradicate that problem.

Tiff: Yes, yes...spicy bloody marys and cheesy Greco omelet - deeeeelish! Then ran around the museum testing everything we could. The brainteasers are still my favorite.

Nate: I freaked out the kids at the "make your hair stand on end" machine

Nate: We did the How-will-I-look-when-I-get-old machine. I look like me...but grouchy

Tiff: Hahaha...you look crotchety and I just look confused

Nate: NYE I had to work but most of my friends came down to hang out. Here's KRS and Girl Jamie in the kitchen...I wasn't the one who took the pic but it looks like a happy new year to me.

Tiff: Haha...I got this little gem as we were hiding out in the kitchen as everyone else was being rushed out of the bar. Ray Ray in the back trying to clean the kitchen. Us just making it dirtier.

Tiff: Silly NYE bar pics

Nate: It snowed on the Tuesday after Xmas. As soon as I got done with work (and had a few drinks) Pall Maul, Tippy, a bottle of Makers Mark and I went sledding on Mount Tabor at midnight. Pally and I waxed up the skate decks and we FLEW down the hill.

Tiff: The exhausting hike up was definitely worth it - I'm hoping this isn't the last midnight sledding before we leave.

Tiff: On our walk to Mt. Tabor - we found the best snow lady ever!

Tiff: My last day in California turned out to be Noah fun day (after Aunt Tippy drunkenly promised him the night before she would take him to the arcade)...so we did the swap meet, farm, arcade, Balboa fun-zone, and rode the ferry.

Tiff: The day after Christmas my Stooges and some old friends got together for my going away lunch in LA. Well...I like to think it was all for me - but our girl Carla is all grown up and starting her new honky life in Austin. It was the first time us Stooges have been together back in LA for 2 years - crazy! Thank you everyone for coming out - I love you all and will miss you tons!

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...and that's this week in review