Awake: 7:10 am. Temp downtown is 45 degrees with drizzle
First phone call today at 7:25 am. It's Ann Egemo...letting us know that
the Alaska Cub is having free days of Tues, Wed, Thurs, & Friday this week
without requiring a sponsor. Kathy is still sleeping and I don't want to
disturb her. Unfortunately we feel we are too busy to take advantage of
their generosity. Besides, we are getting some free exercise right here at
home these days.
Melissa calls at 9:07 am. We sing her the " Happy 30th Birthday " song.
Before we know it, she & Matthew are pulling into our garage for the day's
visit before 10:00 am.
Isaac's Pumping Service arrives at 10:45 am. Norm has been emptying our
septic tank ever since we've moved into our Stuck-Again house. Today Norm
enlightens us to the septic inspection routine that we can expect for
selling our house. I could go in depth on this subject now that I have the
dirty details but...hmmmm, maybe I should save it for a good story during
one of our family mealtime feasts. Norm highly recommends a Ted Moore guy
who does bonifide inspections, so I call him shortly after our system is
thoroughly pumped & back flushed out and finished.
Meanwhile, Zack is awake and is playing the computer game " You don't know
Jack " with Melissa.
An hour later, Matthew gets a " Johnny Jump up " for his 5 month old
birthday from " G " Mama. Zack + Melissa promptly install this nifty
gadget on our door frame leading into the laundry room. Matthew is cute,
funny but cautious when dumped into this hanging, swinging, turning
mysterious seat.
About an hour before dinner, Katrina arrives with presents in hand & a
numb looking face. She has just experienced having her first ever cavity
filled at the Dentist office. She talks funny....and blames it on having
this big thing in her mouth. Ha..Ha.
Dinner: Stuffed peppers with oven roasted red potatos, broccoli,
cauliflower and fresh salad. The dishes are cleaned up by Kevin & Katrina
by 7:45 pm. Then Kathy brings out a miniature birthday cake with ice
cream & we all sing that traditional Birthday song for Melissa's 30th
Birthday celebration. That small cake was surprising good. I think Melissa
was pleased with her B & B presents( Books & Bucks.)
Zack begins the pack to travel for leaving later tonight to Seattle & then
to Chicago. Katrina is busy going thru her things she had stored in the
equipment room since living up here last year.
Melissa & Matthew leave our place around 8:30 pm...Kevin stays about an
hour longer doing computer stuff with Zack in his spare time.
Later, after Zack is confident his packing is well under control, he & I
play two games of " You don't know Jack Movies." We don't do very well.
Katrina joins us even later for playing a longer game of the same. Katrina
leaves around 10:30 pm going back to her pad. Then at 11:15 pm we head
for the airport for Zack's Alaska Airlines flight to Seattle, then takes
American to Chicago. He will stay at the Speake residence until Saturday
where his girlfriend Katie lives, then move into the Motorola housing unit
where he has an Internship job for the summer.
It was truly a joy having our kids with us so much these past few days
before our Alaskan home is no longer our hangout. We will all miss it a
lot but...we will constantly strive to find ways & places to rendezvous
together as a family in the future.
Lights out: 1:14 am.
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