Today was a catch up day for all of the house things I've put off until "the good weather" :) So, we hit the trim on the house early. When into the crawl space and cleaned it up from the construction crew (years ago!) and checked for bugs, water leaks and stuff like that - we're lookin' good! The bedroom door kinda hung up on the new carpet (last year), so we fired up the table saw and took 1/4 inch off the bottom - works great now. So all that's left is to watch the Nationwide Nascar race thisafternoon :)

More to come soon.

Mini- Vacation

We decided to make a few mini-trips this week instead of one long trip. So, we took off after work on Friday, July 8th and drove to Pendleton, OR and continued to Boise, ID to see Shay & Michael. We drove home on Sunday and washed the van and packed for Monday. Early Monday we left Portland and headed for Lynden, WA to see Zachary. Once we got there we had Jill, Brooklyn, Tylor and Zac come to the hotel and go swimming. We met Brian and had Mexican food for dinner. Dessert was at their house...so fun :)  The next morning we headed for home and then on to Lincoln City, OR.

Wednesday A.M. we drove to Seaside, OR to do some scouting for Jill & Brian, then back to Lincoln City. We drove home early Thursday morning so Carol could do her hair thing. At noon we picked up Jim & Vonnie Lash and headed for Jazz Alley in Seattle, WA to hear Brian Colbertson. Great show!!!

We drove home that night and crashed (went to bed) at about 1:30 a.m. Today Carol & I had commitments all over the place including the yard, helping friends, etc. And we still feel like we're moving when we're sitting on the couch :) More pics etc. to come! Pictures above are sunset at Lincoln City.

The PBR at St. Paul, OR

Thursday evening we picked up Jim & Vonnie Lash and drove to St. Paul to see the Professional Bull Riders. This was the only event. Riders came from as far away as Texas and Montana. The bulls were tough to ride - only 8 riders made the final ride. None of them rode the 8 seconds. So the win went to the first round winner.  This weekend we'll be putting new brakes on the van and gettin' her ready to get on the road next week. Friday, after work we're headin' for Boise, ID to see Shay & Michael. More to come!