What a week...we were travelling from Denver on Monday. That afternoon we really got alot of work done around the house. The rest of the week flew by! Friday night we picked up Mom Peters and went to a Bar-B-Q at Mike & Shiela Done's (Mom's Realator). It was a great evening...super food...great weather. Saturday a.m. Kelly dropped off Gracie and Savanah. Mike & Kelly went to the Seattle Mariner's game and spent the night. We took the little ones to....the beach! Wrong day to take Hwy 26...Hood to Coast Bike & Run was going on and they were going to meet in Seaside. So, we decided to go to Canon Beach. Great weather! And Carol packed lots of snacks and drinks :)  When we got home, we all couldn't wait to take a shower. The girls slept until about 8:30a.m. Sunday. Carol fixed breakfast for everyone (my favorite meal). Kelly & Mike picked the girls up around noon. It kinda got real quiet around the house for some reason.

We received a call at about 6:30a.m. today - my Dad said that my Mom had fallen on the way to the restroom last night. He had to call 911 to get some help. They took Mom to the hospital in Cheyenne and she'd fractured the right side hip. Surgery was early this evening. They were going to place a pin in the hipbone to strengthen the fractured area. Prayers are certainly with You, Mom!!! Dad said Mom could come home in about three days. More to come...

This is the 2005 car that I won on EBAY this weekend. The kurtbusch2008 is the codename for the EBAY person I bought it from. Look at the "color chrome" paint job! I ought to have it in about 5 days or so. Just thought I'd share!

Last Saturday, Aug 20th, Carol & I took Mom Peters to Denver to visit Orv & Nancy. Orv wasn't feeling very well and had lost alot of weight. Regulating levels of medications and oxygen has been a real challenge for Nancy and the doctors. That evening Nancy fixed a big meal and the Dyer clan came over. It was good to see Mike & Shari, Gary, Shannon, Morgan, and Ashley. On Sunday we went out for breakfast at Village Inn. And that afternoon Carol and I met up with my Mom, Dad, Susan (my sister), my brother Don and Sis-in-Law Chris at Crackerbarrel in Loveland, Colorado. Nice to visit with everyone, even though it was short. Nancy, thank you for the GREAT meals and hospitality. We flew home on Monday morning, Aug 22nd. And it was back to "the ole grind" today.

This week we've been removing white rock and plastic barrier material from the front yard. We decided to use red rock instead. And after many hours of preparation, we finally laid down new barrier and about 40 bags of red rock. It took us all day Saturday, but it was worth it!

Last weekend Russ & Roberta came up and we got together for a while. Friday night Russ brought half of the crew over and we ate dinner at Papa's Pizza, then we went to OMNI-Max and watched "the Hubble" on the BIG screen (with surround sound). Sunday, we met for a late lunch and we went to a park by the Beaverton Library - lots of stuff for the kids to do! Kelly and Carol put everything together (food, drinks, etc) and it worked out really well - thanks girls :)