Comments

My mom had a good birthday with Lucas, Miles, their parents and myself to join her for dinner at Harbor Crest. Lucas brought lots of balloons and gifts and a good time was had by all except maybe the waiter, Brani, who no doubt wished he was back in Bosnia after waiting on our table. Grandma spilled a large glass of juice while attempting to light the birthday candles while Lucas and Miles ate neatly, sort of.

Alberta’s leg is much improved as she started physical therapy today and that seems to be helping motivate her to walk more and limp less. She is now using only a cane.

Aileen and Darrel came to visit from Anchorage for a few days last week. He is retiring from the Department of Fisheries and they are seriously thinking of moving to Spokane. Housing prices keep going up so they are ready to buy now.

I met the Harle’s at Sacred Heart on Wednesday morning and hung out a while with Ryan while Rachel had some tests that happily confirmed only her anxiety regarding doctors and hospitals. I learned a lot from Ryan like the best football team and his favorite basketball star, Adam Morrison, as he is a walking sports encyclopedia.

I visited Peyton and Walker for one day last week and they are growing.
They wouldn’t look at me when I arrived so after I consulted gaze aversion online I decided I have to visit more often so they get excited when I show up.

Linda Olson’s family had a reunion so I stopped by her place on Camano Island on the way home so I could visit the guys from Alaska that I spent some time with during college summer vacation. It turned out to be a beautiful drive home over the pass and I ended up in Quincy thinking about high school graduation. I need to find Hanna to help me piece together memories of that night.

I talked to Betty and Brice and they have been very busy. Brice is not only playing golf but out-playing his buddies with the low score of the day. They are very busy between golf, visiting and seeing plays so I wasn’t able to see them while I was in their neighborhood.

It was fun driving from Ephrata to Moses Lake while listening to "Married but not to each other," as it reminded me of our fast driving high school days on the Columbia Basin farm roads. Why did our parents let us drive their cars?

I’m glad you are finally making use of the comments feature here. I think your bathing suit top and animal print skirt must have been quite a hit at the Zoo Ball. You could send me a photo to post. Which of us has warmer weather?