What a Day!

Yesterday our good friends Ray and Doretta Dalseg from Woodinville, were here for an early week-end visit. Our grandson JJ was out on a long anticipated fishing trip with his great-grandfather in an alpine lake west of here. Then we got a call from Sarah saying her grandfather had had a heart attack while out fishing. Fortunately, Sarah's uncle was with them and rowed the threesome to the other side of the lake where they could summon some help. It took a while to get back to Yakima and to a hospital, but they did. After finding blockage and inserting a stint, great-grandpa seems to be on the mend. Our grandson, JJ, was a trooper, summoned the initial help, and kept his head during the whole ordeal.
What a day it was! Today should be quiet and calm - our friends have returned home and nothing planned except a little yard work and maybe a swim later in the day.

Golf Lessons

When we moved here, we were offered one free golf lesson. I never thought I'd want to play, but thought I should take up this offer and at least learn a little about the game since we live right on the course. John opted out, so our daughter-in-law Sarah and I decided we'd do it. Today was the day. We had our first ever golf lesson. We were both surprised that we enjoyed it as much as we did. We've decided we're going to do it again and maybe get the grandkids signed up. too.

Updates

It seems we've been in a whirlwind lately....

Drew and family left for a week-long visit to Disney World in Florida. The kids were just told they were taking a vacation and had no idea where when they boarded the plane. They finally found out when they landed in Orlando. The kids have called several times to update us on the great time they are having - from hot rain, alligators, and dining with Cinderella in her castle, to 'real' trips to outer space, the water park, 6-inch grasshoppers, Space Mountain, and, of course, the Tower of Terror. They're just having too much fun - best vacation of their lives, they tell us. Drew will return to his deployment in Qatar the day Sarah and the kids return here. That'll be a tough time for everyone.

On the homefront.... my dear friend Alice came back for another visit - her second in 2 months. We just didn't have enough time during her first visit. We took a quick day trip to Woodinville to celebrate another friend's (Charlene's) birthday and visit Molbaks - our favorite haunt.

We drove by our old house - shouldn't have done that. It was distressing to see how little the new owners have done to maintain it. But, we've moved on and LOVE our new place.

There's more, but that's enough for this time....

Thanks for reading. Comments are always welcome.

Drew's Home!

On Wednesday we totally surprised the kids by taking them to airport under the pretense that we were going to fly out. Instead....they saw their dad arriving home after 6 months in the Middle East. What a great surprise it was since the kids had no idea he was coming home. We are all having a grand time with Drew being home - long walks, dinners, swims, etc. Another surprise in the works for the kids in the next few days. I don't want to blow it, in case they see this, so I'll save that for the next entry.

Cherries Galore!

It is cherry time in our town. The harvest is in and cherries are everywhere. We went to a local cherry farm today and will go back with the grandchildren on Saturday to pick some ourselves. We can finally get our fill of cherries!

Happy Anniversary

Happy Anniversary to Us!! Thirty-four years today and still going strong! No big plans.....I think we are saving that for next year.

Turtle

Our pet turtle died Saturday. We'd had him about 25 years and don't now how old he was when we got him. He could well have been 40 - 50 years old. He seemed fine one day and then was gone the next. We buried him in our planted area along side the house. So now, for the first time in 30 years, we don't have any sort of pet. we've been through them all - several dogs, many birds, a hermit crab, multiple fish, 4 turtles, and some others I probably can't remember. The grandkids have 3 pets at the moment - a lizard, a cat, and a dog, so if we start lamenting our pet-free home, we have plenty to visit. It's the end of an era for us - there's no turning back, either.