December 13th (Saturday) I did my normal routine - gym, vacuum the car and van, quick wash job on the car and van. Then we went with Jim & Vonnie Lash to McMinnville and had dinner at Izzy's...and on to Grand Ronde for the WILSON / PHILLIPS concert. Carol got us great seats and the concert was super! They sang alot of oldies...and my favorites (Release Me and Hold On - for One More Day).

 

Then Monday...back to work :(   

I took Friday afternoon, Dec 5th, off of work and we took the van to the airport to pick up Nancy Dyer (Denver) and Lloyd and Myrna Dyer (Kenai, Alaska). They spent the weekend in Portland and we had a great time! After dinner at Sheri's Restaurant, we went to Mom Peters' place so everyone could visit. The next morning we drove to Tillamook Cheese factory and did some sampling. Sunday we drove to the coast (Lincoln City) and did some shopping at the Christmas Cottage. Beautiful day!!! On the way home we stopped at Mo's and had fish & chips, etc. Monday I had to go back to work and our great friends Jim & Vonnie Lash (and Carol) took everyone back to the airport. It was so great to spend time with the Dyers and catch up on what's happening in everyone's life! I'll post some pics soon. 

NASCAR season is over and Kevin Harvick is the Sprint Cup Chase Winner for 2014. I'm going through withdrawl on Sunday afternoons...football just isn't the same as stock car racing :)

Last weekend we took off for Tillamook and Lincoln City. It was snowing in the coastal range, but, it didn't stick to the road. We checked in to the motel and they said the electricity had been out since 5:00 a.m. and expected it to be repaired by 7:00 p.m. So, we dropped out stuff off in the room and went to Newport and the Christmas Cottage - little Christmas shopping :) On the way back, we bowled 2 games - we've both done better! We had an early dinner / late lunch at Chinook Winds in the restaurant. Cold and windy at the beach!

 

Thanksgiving was really nice...Carol fixed a turkey roast and I picked up Mom Peters and Millie Head. They spent the afternoon with us and watched a little football. I'll post more soon...hope everyone is well and enjoying the season.