Trains and Rain

Since I have been asked by two different people, it would appear I have failed to follow up on Brian and Sheila's move as to where they are moving!! It will be the Pentagon in Washington D.C. For a while it looked like he would get orders to Lakenheath, England (and we were all excited and checking our passports), but that was not meant to be. This will put them very close to Sheila's mother and sister and family, and they will be about 1 1/2 hours from Keith and Janet in Columbia. So for us, one trip allows us to see all four of our grandchildren and their parents. Brian and Sheila will probably stay with her mother in northern Virginia for a while until they decide where to settle in.

I finally talked to brother Mike last night to wish him a happy birthday, and he said he is going to retire the end of June, as is Mary. I know they already have a trip in mind for the summer to drive to Iowa to see Martha, but beyond that I think they are just looking forward to calling their time their own.

There was no way to get in touch with Brian, so we will make up for that when we see him next month.

Bev called last night to say she was looking forward to some wine and cheese and crackers and perhaps a bit of knitting and/or sewing while here next week. She and I are going to drive in to Seattle with Colleen on Tuesday and spend the day browsing some of the neighborhoods such as Fremont or Belltown. Of course we will meet Colleen for lunch.

Jeff called to see what his and Ken's schedule would be because he needs to be available for a conference call on either Monday or Tuesday with regard to the train at Lucille Packard Children's Hospital where Bev works. Once a delightful energetic train layout that drew hundreds of eager children, it recently has fallen into disrepair so Jeff and his former boss, Bob Herendeen, have volunteered to keep the train running and the tracks open.

The reason for the call is that there is a major remodel going on at the hospital, and Jeff and Bob want to make sure the woman back east who is designing the new train layout knows what she is doing and what she needs to do! So while Bev is involved in the design and creation of new operating room suites, Jeff and Bob are making sure the children will have the train to entertain them. Good going guys.

It is a dark, drizzly, cool western Washington day. But the dark and the drizzle cause the rhodies and other blooms to shine. Ciao