Two months have gone by

We have been home watching the rain and gray clouds, but as of this afternoon we are off to the east coast. There is a hop to Dover so we hope to be on it. From there we will spend a day or two with Keith and Janet and the girls, and then go on to Goldsboro for Nolan's graduation.

We spent some time in Spokane the latter part of April so Ken could join Bob Jayne in the annual "Opening Day of Fishing Season" saga which actually starts the day after opening day and they fish for three days straight. We now have quite a few lovely big trout in the freezer. Sharon and I spent some time shopping and lunching.

Our nephew, Joel, turned 30 at that same time so Craig and I drove over for his birthday party. The boys had a great time when they managed to get two rigs stuck in the mud - boys and their toys - and mud!! Who could ask for more. Craig and I were guests at the Big Meadows B&B for two nights and were well-treated by Rod......Karen had escaped to Paducah.

Craig has been out of work since last fall when the construction job finished at Pierce College. Now he is into his third week as project manager for a small local company that is building a school in Renton. It is an ugly commute, but it is a job.

Colleen and Jim are still an item and they just seem to keep on keeping on.......

Sadly, Ken's brother, Bud, was recently diagnosed with stage 4 cancer with a three to four month prognosis. Ken stopped in Moses Lake and saw him last month and we are keeping him and his family in our thoughts and prayers.

Our summer plans take us back to Spokane the middle of July for my fiftieth!! high school reunion and then back home to have Keith and Janet and the girls arrive for our cruise to Alaska. I am very excited about cruising to Alaska.

NOW IT IS ALMOST MID-JULY. Everything previously mentioned has either happened or is on track to happen.

Our trip to Maryland and North and South Carolina was very good. We had time with Keith and Brian and families and proudly saw Nolan graduate from East Wayne High School. We drove to Chapel Hill the day before we left and toured the campus and the dorm where he will be living. It is quite a lovely setting.

Ken and I drove to Charleston for a few days since we had not ever spent time there. We discovered an awesome restaurant, toured a plantation and an historical house that is being maintained as much as possible without restoration. Our other outing was to tour Ft. Sumter.

Next week we will be in eastern and Washington and the weekend events for my reunion. Then we will rush home to be ready for Keith and Janet and the girls when they arrive Tuesday night the 26th. We are getting excited about the cruise and our time together.

We had a great gathering here for the Fourth of July. I think there were 20 here for the day. Steilacoom is a great place to spend the day because there is something going on all day long right up to the fireworks at 10:30.

Ciao