tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-154275032009-06-22T12:50:30.457-05:00Paul Adkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14569482536808390673noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15427503.post-89223164919601061502009-06-22T12:48:00.002-05:002009-06-22T12:50:23.447-05:00

Summit JumpingOriginally uploaded by Organic HausOn Father's Day 2009 we rode out of the house around 10am. We rode on two bikes - the Bike Friday Triple with Burley Picalo attached to the back and the Seven Xtracycle with Burley D'Lite attached for kid back-up options. We ended up taking the trailer/stroller all the way to the top of Spencer Butte. We had a TV crew stop us on the climb and

Paul Adkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14569482536808390673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15427503.post-56629933949865582692009-05-11T11:13:00.002-05:002009-05-11T11:18:22.450-05:00

Here is a fun 1 pager in the new issue of Momentum magazine. It is about our family and it even has a half page picture of us - one that was taken the morning we had 3 young touring bikers (warmshowers) stay at our place - just after waffles - the kids are still in their pajamas. Take a look at Momentum Magazine. I think this is the best magazine going right now for Bike Culture.http://issuu.com/

Paul Adkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14569482536808390673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15427503.post-5401970055020043102009-02-15T19:48:00.001-05:002009-02-15T19:48:52.323-05:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 1px #CCC; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } We are slow to write, but things are going well for us. We have been very busy with things like the Chicken Pox, BMX racing, potty training, birthday dinner, Valentines festivities, the Eugene Bike Summit, lots of freelance

Paul Adkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14569482536808390673noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15427503.post-23736152028513401402008-12-28T14:30:00.003-05:002009-03-03T18:07:20.431-05:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 0px #CCC; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } We got these license plates for our bikes for Christmas. We will be installing them on our bikes this week. Car free living is working out good. We certainly aren't getting out as much, but we aren't wasting time and money at

Paul Adkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14569482536808390673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15427503.post-14882415391809950402008-12-18T14:58:00.001-05:002008-12-18T14:58:48.259-05:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 1px #CCC; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Our kids are getting ready for Christmas break. They hauled a Christmas Tree down off of the hill on the bike trailers (one tied behind the other). We received snow and ice and they've even had the chance to go sledding. We've

Paul Adkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14569482536808390673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15427503.post-48434613006391582742008-11-19T10:15:00.001-05:002008-11-19T10:15:57.557-05:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 1px #CCC; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Getting around Eugene on bikes is very nice. We've had a very colorful Fall and the rain has come back but we are still getting more dry days than wet ones.

Paul Adkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14569482536808390673noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15427503.post-34118616427944554322008-07-07T13:07:00.003-05:002008-07-07T14:05:02.371-05:00

Well we've gone and done it. We have officially sold our mini van and do not have a motorized vehicle of any kind. We've not been using it much at all since we moved to Eugene last June. It has been 2+ weeks since we've taken the money and pedaled. We got $1500 our of it. We don't even look at the gas prices any more.We already noticed a bit of a change in our habits. We occasionally used the

Paul Adkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14569482536808390673noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15427503.post-2502531708909173812008-06-04T22:58:00.001-05:002008-06-04T22:58:24.753-05:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 1px #CCC; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } This is where it all comes together here at the Adkins House. We are commissioning Larry Diskin - formerly of Adventure Cycling Association - to design and build a hanging lamp with bicycle parts and - he should know we'll

Paul Adkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14569482536808390673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15427503.post-80814591858575475602008-04-08T22:53:00.005-05:002008-04-09T01:46:19.226-05:00

I learned something big (not quite new because it has be with me for many, many years) about myself recently. In a round about way I learned it from Sanguine. You know, when she was born Paul and I were so happy that she was here. In some deep, in the soul, kind of way we felt that we had been waiting, preparing for her.For me, in my own progressive, faithful, peaceful and righteous way I thought

Monica Adkinsnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15427503.post-46994677118014110552008-01-10T02:26:00.001-05:002008-01-10T02:26:31.175-05:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 1px #CCC; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Happy New Year! All is well here in Eugene. Wet to say the least. Kitchen remodeling, bike advocacy, math and geography fills our days. I'll write more here very soon, but I wanted to get this picture in.

Paul Adkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14569482536808390673noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15427503.post-44311142281074855402007-08-08T09:23:00.001-05:002007-08-08T09:23:50.957-05:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 1px #CCC; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } We've already made a lot of progress here in Eugene. I'm working at Bike Friday and loving it. We've already closed a deal on our new house at 180 North Polk Street. The kids have graduated from there first round of swim

Paul Adkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14569482536808390673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15427503.post-40432391432525493702007-08-07T01:06:00.000-05:002007-08-07T03:19:26.765-05:00

Wow, I have some thanking to do. So, you might as well just sit down and take a load off. And if you are in Ithaca or Missoula grab a cold drink while you are at it.As most of you know we departed Ithaca on June 21, 2007. Our send off was fun, light hearted, and supportive. Our well wishers included, Ellen, Kathleen, Chris, Linnie, Charles, Lisa, and Charlie and all the littles that belong to

Monica Adkinsnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15427503.post-72717084876951181762007-06-06T20:20:00.000-05:002007-06-06T22:23:25.290-05:00

It's like we never left the comforts of our home. Our trusty, impossible to kill, 13 year old mini van is parked just so we can see it at every meal. Our clothes hardly seem limited. Our food selection is pretty good, considering I am the cook. The "facilities" are comfortable. We have weathered extreme heat, down pours of rain, and unseasonably cold mornings all without that, "I wish I were

Paul Adkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14569482536808390673noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15427503.post-51540335261661516252007-05-02T21:13:00.001-05:002007-05-02T21:13:08.214-05:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 1px #CCC; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Here Dare is training for the sled push for the olympics. And Sanguine is training for the face making contest. The weather around here is getting good. The tulips are out, our bike chains are oiled and we are ready for the 5

Paul Adkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14569482536808390673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15427503.post-56375705444632956882007-04-20T10:46:00.000-05:002007-04-27T07:11:29.600-05:00

As many of you know, I work at Sunnywood Design Collective. We just completed a project for The Nature Conservancy where we created a carbon calculator that simply helps you determine the size of your carbon footprint. It is a bit different than some of the other calculators out there, in that it is based primarily on your lifestyle choices and your behavior— the things that you can easily change

Paul Adkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14569482536808390673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15427503.post-10737080960222310402007-04-03T21:24:00.000-05:002007-04-20T23:25:23.773-05:00

At one time, which already feels like a mini life time ago. I was a head up, shoulders back, chest out, stroller pushing Career woman. I use to walk or ride my 20 year old Sears Roebuck, three speed, (pulling my bigs which were my littles then). I would stop at the magazine shop, pick up my Utne Reader, get myself a latte, stop at Adventure Cycling Association (where Paul worked) and get my fill

Monica Adkinsnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15427503.post-69347123036207018402007-03-25T17:34:00.000-05:002007-04-19T09:30:41.057-05:00

Bicycling has been a big part of my life for as long as I can remember. Over the years, I've been lucky enough to earn money guiding, instructing, performing, exploring, delivering, racing, repairing, maintaining, designing, selling, and building bicycles. I spent 5 years using my talent as a designer at Adventure Cycling Association in Missoula, Montana inspiring people to travel by bike. Since

Paul Adkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14569482536808390673noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15427503.post-78348508966451588982007-03-15T19:09:00.000-05:002007-03-15T22:05:16.940-05:00

I found out that I was pregnant, for the third time, by peeing on the stick in the second week of February, 2005. It was a crazy time for us. We were relocating from Montana to "somewhere" in the East. At this point though, we were staying with Paul's parents. It was as comfortable as a set up can get with our family of four sharing Pop's and Mombo's home. O.K. back to the pregnancy. I had bad

Monica Adkinsnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15427503.post-32082788277005390242007-03-11T22:17:00.001-05:002007-03-11T22:17:49.342-05:00

We finally did it and for the first time in 13 years we will trust ourselves. We are saying no to eating out! In most cases Paul and I are fast learners but, for what ever reason, when it comes to dining out we are freakishly, overly hopeful and enthusiastic on what a great time we will have and or how great the food will be.Last night was the night for us. The writing on the wall was loud and

Monica Adkinsnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15427503.post-15154297934332010562007-03-07T23:07:00.000-05:002007-03-07T23:51:41.613-05:00

It's 11:42pm and I am still up. I owe it all to Dare and Sanguine. I started staying up late since they were born. The reason being that when all four children went to bed I wanted to be fully conscious and know how it felt not to have anyone hanging on me (we call it "Lovin' on" or "huggin' on"). Well I have to admit that it's probably not the wisest decision I have ever made, because when 5:

Monica Adkinsnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15427503.post-8562422282299182982007-03-06T23:17:00.000-05:002007-03-06T23:57:50.904-05:00

The switch happened about six weeks ago. Paul and I decided that it was a good time to wean the littles at night. It's hard to believe but I guess I was beginning to show signs of being a bit tired. I hadn't had a full night sleep in more than 18 months. Up until this point my bed time job was to put the littles down the only way there is, to nurse them into oblivion. Too bad though, the trance

Monica Adkinsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15427503.post-35224150647190901432007-03-06T09:55:00.000-05:002007-03-06T09:57:52.830-05:00

If you are not prepared to shake in you boots then don't go any farther. For everyone out there who thought that I was absorbed by my four children and that I would never resurface again, you're wrong... for now. I am back and standing only a little hunched over. I fought my way out from under mounds of laundry, dirty diapers—times two, reading more than my fair share of Dr. Seuss books, making

Monica Adkinsnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15427503.post-1170977290128085592007-02-08T18:26:00.000-05:002007-02-15T08:34:20.433-05:00

See the Gallery

Paul Adkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14569482536808390673noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15427503.post-1162666217704314042006-11-04T13:43:00.000-05:002006-11-04T14:54:31.766-05:00

Snack TimeGreetings all. We are slow to update our blog and gallery. I just added several recent pictures. We've been so busy. Oma was just here for two weeks. Joe, Caryl and River, our friends from Missoula, visited from their new home in Vermont. Mary and Kate, from Berkeley, visited here on their trip back East. We made a beautiful Yin and Yang cake for Dare and Sanguine's birthday. We've

Paul Adkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14569482536808390673noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15427503.post-1157334252981085792006-09-03T20:44:00.000-05:002006-09-04T16:26:05.180-05:00

We recently returned from a week on the Atlantic. Long Beach Island in New Jersey was our home base for seven fun filled days. Sand, surf, salt water and sun kept us busy, and good food and cappuccino filled our evenings. Six adults and eight children and one dog and no sun burn or major injuries and only a few hurt feelings. Mainy we just enjoyed the company of family: talking, eating and Blokus

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