Monday and the beginning of a busy week. Sarah arrives late tomorrow night (10:00), and then she will be in Seattle and Bellevue for Wednesday and Thursday.

Our drive home on Saturday was uneventful. It takes 5 hours from Lincoln City to Steilacoom with just two short stops.

I have talked to Mike and Pat in this last week The decision for Pat for treatment is to do nothing. It is felt that the treatment would do little and would not be pleasant. His daughter, Sandy, spent the last week with him, and she kept him busy. In addition to a doctor's appointment, she drove him out to Mike and Mary's for a few hours, and on another day they drove to St. John and he visited his old haunts: the tavern for coffee and cards, the grocery store and the bank. Sandy also showed him how to play solitaire on the computer so that is another diversion for him.

I plan to go to Spokane next week to spend a few days. The week end of 2/18 is the annual chocolate and wine week end in the Yakima Valley so that might prove to be a diversion.

Our two weeks on the Oregon Coast were very enjoyable, and we had a great time with Bob and Sharon. We have spent little time together since the Las Vegas trip last year so we just relaxed, ate well, and played cards.

Colleen is working on a decision about her townhouse in Colorado Springs. It is now vacant so the dilemma is whether to sell or rent again. To be continued.

Brian and Sheila are moving toward closing on their ski retreat condo in McCall which is supposed to occur this month. They are in the process of shopping for all the goodies needed to outfit it with an eye toward keeping it simple and easy to maintain. Sheila is thinking about beige with red accents in a Scandanavian motif which sounds perfect.

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