I honestly don't know where the time goes! So much has happened since my last posting!! Here goes...hope I can remember everything :)

On Saturday, 21 May, we went to Clay and Cindy Nagel's house for dinner, along with the  Lash's and the Bartlow's. After dinner we all went to Lake Oswego and attended the play "Man of La Mancha". I've seen it done before, and thought they did a great job! Fun night out! 

Friday, 27 May, Carol and I packed up the van and headed for Redding, CA to visit with Roberta and the kids. Great weather and smooth driving all the way. It was really great to see everyone and the kids are growing like weeds!!! Charity and Joy brought their families and we had a BBQ while the kids were swimming. The added bonus was... we got to talk to Andrew on the phone. We had to leave in the late afternoon and stopped at Seven Feathers in Cannyonville, OR overnight. Sunday morning we were back on the road home. This was the Memorial Day weekend, so I had Monday off. 

Today, 12 June, we're getting ready for Kelly and the girls to fly in from Denver. So, I'll post more soon and do better with pictures!

On Friday, 13 May 2016, we had a few chores to complete prior to headding for Lincoln City. Haircut, lawn, gym, and a visit with Mom Peters....then load the van and head west. We stopped on the North side of Lincoln City and had dinner at McMinnamins - cloudy and cool...54 degrees. Then, a nice walk on the beach while things were still warm and dry.  

 

 



I got up the next morning to get my coffee and it was pouring! But, that never stopped us before...on to the Christmas Cottage to pick up a few things. We had lunch at the buffet at Grand Ronde...if you go late morning, you still get breakfast items and lunch stuff :) That evening we went to the Bijou Theater and saw the movie Money Monster (really bad language) about the stock market. Today, it was overcast and mid-fifties....breakfast at McDonalds and drive home. Another Great weekend adventure!!! Next outing will be to California in two weeks to see relatives...more then.   

Work has been crazy lately...but, Friday, 6 May, 2016 (after work) we loaded the van and headed for Cannon Beach, OR. We had dinner at Mo's, then took a walk on the beach with Payton. Here's what we got to see...

 



 

We put the chairs in the sand and watched the sun go down...great evening! More good stuff soon.

 



Saturday, April 9th, I helped the Patterson Team breakdown and move all the equipment from the Convention Center, back to the shop. A quick shower and a little dinner...then we picked up Jim & Vonnie Lash and went downtown to the Aladin Theater to hear - HOME FREE. What a great concert!!! If you haven't seen or heard these guys...you need to :) Check them out on youtube!

 

More good things happening soon!

 

Thursday, April 7th, the Portland area set a new record high temp. of 80 - so, after work Carol and I took off for Cannon Beach. We had dinner at Mo's after a little walk on the beach.

After the sun went down (behind the clouds on the horizon) all the clouds turned bright pink. Lots of people had camp fires going...great night!!!

The weekend started Saturday, March 26th, at Seaside, OR. I volunteered for beach clean-up. I go twice a year along with about 4,000 other people.



After I got home, I washed the van and loaded up for Sunday, mowed the grass, and got cleaned up for dinner. Jim & Vonnie Lash and Mom Peters were over for BBQ - Hamburgers, etc. We had a rousing game of Pinochle (girls won again!). 

Sunday we went over to Mom's place and visited a while. Then, we headed for Izzy's in McMinnville, OR for Easter Brunch. On to Lincoln City where we took in a movie Big Fat Greek Wedding II. We checked into Pelican Shores at 4:00 pm. Thought I'd post a couple of pics from there...

  On the way home today, we stopped and had lunch at Grand Ronde with Jim & Vonnie! Now it's back to work and face reality :) Will post more soon!

Saturday, March 12, 2016 we went to The Rock and had pizza with Jim & Vonnie Lash. Then, a rousing game of pinochle (guys eeked out a 2 to 1 victory). Sunday. we tied up some loose ends and got a few things done. Then, we loaded the van and headed North to Seattle, WA. We had tickets for dinner and to hear ... Jeffery Osborne (again)...love that guy!!!

I took this picture as he was signing our CD's during "meet 'n greet" - after the concert. Great evening at Jazz Alley...then we drove to Renton, WA and stayed at the Hilton Gardens Inn. It rained on us all the way there and most of the way home. High winds from time to time. But, that didn't stop us from stopping at Spiffy's for a cinnamon roll today!!!

Hope everyone is doing well. We'll post more soon!