Life at a "Swell's" pace

Oregon is known for a lot of things and one of those things is the RAIN. Blah! But even with all the rain we get this time of year, it makes for greener grass in the spring and summer. This past week, two days before Thanksgiving, we got a pretty good down pour. A lot of the streets here were flooded and most of the city drains were over-capacity due to all the water. And if it wasn't the rain making it a messy day, it was the wind too.

During the rain down pour we got a mix of sleet. It was a mess!

Our summer hiking trail under lots and lots of water.

The rivers were swelled up pretty high. We had plans to go out to eat, but we decided to stay in where it's nice and warm and order a pizza instead.

Eco-Tip: Using reclaimed wood to make something new for your home is a great way to repurpose. Here is a cool project to try, Farmhouse Table.

Ciddici's Pizza is probably one of the best pizzas I've ever sunk my teeth into. The crust alone makes it stand out among other pizzas. Ciddici's offers pizza in a variety of different toppings but I will say, their feta and spinach and their pepperoni and black olive is the best! We all love it, so we made a night of it the night before President Obama was reelected.

Ciddici's Pizza is located in Albany, Oregon in an old Oregon Electric Railroad Station.

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The old horse-drawn delivery door.

Skylar ordered the pizzas for us and even wanted to pay for them with his own allowance.

This is one of the rooms all of the Democrats will gather the following night (November 6th, 2012)

The game room was one of our favorites.

All the political signs out in support of each candidate from the area.

Such a fun night!

Eco-Tip: For an alternative in tooth care, give Eco-Dent a try. The company offers tooth-whitening powder, tater-guard tooth powder and natural gel toothpaste for sensitive teeth. For this and other tips on going green visit,The Earth and Me Go Green.