Party Time … Again

“The old believe everything: the middle aged suspect everything: the young know everything.”

It’s always fun to meet other RVers and especially the ones we already know.  Saturday evening we met Tina and Jeff at the Masthead Restaurant in Kelso.  In January we had spent a couple weeks with them boondocking in Quartzsite.  We had a lot of catching up to do … and that we did.  We loved being with them and know we’ll be meeting on the road again …. sometime

and someplace.

 

Just two weeks ago we celebrated Jordan’s birthday.  This is the time of year we have most of our family birthdays. In a period of three months we have eight of them … including Duchess. Its definitely a busy, busy time.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MICHAEL.

Little Michael

All grown up Michael.

Sunday was party time as Michael and Duchess were celebrating! They share the July 30th date. We really just celebrated Michael’s. Duchess gets her party on her birthday.  She wasn’t invited to this party.  Well, she would have been welcome I’m sure but we figured she was better off not attending.

Duchess - 10 weeks old

Duchess - still a little pup

We’ve been working on lots of projects. With projects come many stops at Home Depot. We should own the store by now. After the party we made one more stop. We had lots of odds’n ends to pick up. It was a little here and a little there. It’s amazing how many projects you start and then discover you always need something to finish it. This was that kind of stop. There were seven different projects we had to get little things at the store so we could check them off as done!

Another stop was at our storage shed. We’re slowly but surely going through boxes we had shipped up here when we took off in the RV. Yesterday we loaded four boxes in the back of the Jeep and have already sorted those out. This stop we loaded another four boxes. Eventually we‘ll get this storage shed cleaned out but we still have a ways to go. Believe me when I say it’s no fun to do this.

Here’s one of the fun projects.  Terry’s finishing up on the caulking.

‘Tis life on the road.

Our Navy Boy is Home

As you slide down the banister of life, may the splinters never point in the wrong direction.

Tammi’s move is moving slowly.  However, that’s actually how they wanted it.  After all, when they were transferred from New Jersey to Washington State, they signed a lease for a year. Even though they have now purchased a home, they can’t really move into it completely for another month or so.  Michael and Sandi are still attending the school in their old neighborhood and the end of the lease is still a few months away.  

Big brother, little sister

His favorite past time -- eating.

We all had looked forward to Justin arriving home on leave.  His plane touched down about midnight but that didn’t mean we all didn’t hang around to welcome him home.  We were excited to see him and he was excited to be home.  He started it off by passing out the Christmas  presents he never got mailed. After the presents he started checking out the supply of food in the refrigerator, cupboards and fruit bowls. 

The family -- back together

Lee and Sabrina’s grocery bill took a big dive when the US Navy took over the job of feeding him.  For the next two weeks though, their food bill will skyrocket I am sure.  

Justin was always helping

Justin was always helping Papa with his many projects before the US Navy took over his activities.  Even though he figured the next two weeks would be all play, it didn’t take him long to check through the tool bag and give assistance on a few little things.

One of his first requested meals was a German dish.  It’s called rouladen  made with beef and a pickle.  This is a favorite dish that Sabrina grew up with.  When we first tasted it several years ago we were a little apprehensive.  However, it is absolutely fantastic.  Justin’s friend wasn’t quite so sure about it though.  Just the thought of a cooked pickle turned him off. 

We’re sure glad Justin is back.  Sabrina has some great meals planned ahead.  This the second meal she fixed.    It was wild salmon and razor clams!  This is going to be a great two weeks.






Right now the spotlight is on Justin while he is home.  In another ten days the spotlight will be on Michael as he graduates from high school.  Family is what life is all about .

I've still been making the 80-ish mile round trip to Vancouver nearly every day to spend 2-3 hours with my aunt.  She's doing so much better now than she was last week.  Sometimes she's pretty sharp and other times not so much. Sometimes she eats a little and other times I help her eat.  She's family.  So, along with this and everything else in our bucket .... that I haven't posted about ... there just aren't a lot of hours left in the day. 

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‘Tis life on the road.