Awake 6:15 am
I make instant coffee adding only milk(like a latte)freeze it for 30 min,
then join John @ the breakfast table for some early morning chit-chat.
We accompany John & Shirley to " Our Lady of Lourdes " for 8:00am mass. As
we are parking, Rochelle, Monica, Maggie & Donavan have just finished
parking themselves. Rochelle takes Monica to a dance class @ the church
utility room during services. Those children were very well behaved &
gentle during the mass. We were impressed!
Back to the Nye home for breakfast of cinnamon pull-aparts with an egg &
sausage casserole. Soon after, Rochelle drops off Maggie who will spend
the morning with us. Then...us adults & Maggie take a river walk along the
Columbia....well, actually Maggie rode in the stroller because her legs
were tired, so she said. En route back to the Nye home, we tour through
some of downtown Vancouver, WA looking at the new convention center being
built, the donated glockenspiel tower in the downtown park, the outside
renovation of St. James church with it's donated new cross on top of the
steeple..etc. Downtown Vancouver has changed quite a lot since our leaving
town in 1973.
At the Nye home, we repack our suitcases & the big box, then load them
into the Suzuki for leaving mid-afternoon.
Rochelle arrives with Monica & Donavan. Soon after this, Shirley's older
brother arrives. We yak for awhile. He lives very close to Shirley & John.
We talk with Rochelle a while longer then she & the girls have to leave.
We will see them a little later today. kathy & I both take a look at
Shirley & John's latest cruise pictures in their album. Now that's more of
what retirement is all about.
We say our good-byes & thank yous to Shirley & John for their hospitality
then drive off to spend a little more time with the Rochelle & Dean Family
in Hazeldell, WA.
Kathy reads to the girls & while I get a chance to kibitz with Dean &
Rochelle. Their kids are so cute, smart, able to make good conversation
with adults & play nice with each other....we enjoyed our short visit very
much.
Dean & Rochelle kept our Suzuki at their home for nearly 3 months while we
returned to Alaska for the summer. And that was most appreciated. Thanks
guys.
Now it's off to Seattle, WA. to visit Nick. It takes us 3.5 hrs to drive
to the Queen Ann Hill area & find a suitable hotel for the weekend. Nick's
condo has only one bedroom so we check in at the Hampton Inn. It takes 1.5
hrs to get into our room but they do have a wireless lobby so using our
computer helped make the waiting go quickly.
11:00pm dinner: Kathy's muffins, reindeer sausage & nuts.
Lights out: 12:06 pm
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