Waiting for Weather

Finally this week, the temperatures are going to hit 80 which is plenty warm enough for me, but we all know that is just the beginning. The last two days have almost felt humid due to temperatures near 80 but lots of cloud cover. we are never satisfied with the weather, are we?

We three couples are going to the Desert Botanical Gardens this afternoon where there is currently a Chihuly glass display. I understand the gardens themselves are exceptional, and the glass just adds to it. Since I am never sure how Cooper behaves when we leave him behind (which is seldom), I have already asked forgiveness of the neighbors who said they have had lots of dogs and Cooper doesn't bother them.

Cooper has bothered us lately!!!!! On three occasions we have forgotten to put the bread basket out of reach, and he has taken full advantage. So we end up 1) worrying whether it is going to make him sick, 2) having bread crumbs and wrappers to clean up, and 3) frequently having no bread for us to eat!!

Mike and Mary found themselves in the Seattle area for the past three days, so we were able to offer them the house for a stay. They couldn't find the outside key the first night so drove back to Federal Way to a motel, but Craig rescued them the next day and got them inside. They visited with Colleen on Saturday, and she gave them the grand tour of her neighborhood and Fremont, and on Sunday, Craig picked them up and took them to Olympia for some sightseeing and dinner at their house. Dinner at Craig and Cassie's is always a treat!! I think they just appreciated getting away from the cold and piles of dirty snow in Spokane.

John Ratzenberger says, "The manual arts have always taken precedence over the fine arts. Remember, somebody had to build a ceiling before Michaelangelo could go to work. Ciao