Awake: 7:19am Temp 42 sleep 6+59 foggy, then sunny overnight @ Portland, OR.
I would like to attend Thursday’s aviation meeting @ the Aurora airport tomorrow but have no phone #’s of the members. Looking up names of some of my ole aviation buddies doesn’t help; finally I called the Aurora airport & Dave gave a phone # of Lyle B. the retired pilot who I sat next to (2) yrs ago; Lyle is 82 yr old & still flies his Bonanza. Way back in 1967, Lyle checked me out in a North American Navion airplane for my 1st real job in aviation. By phone, Lyle agreed to be my sponsor for tomorrow’s Columbia Aviation Association meeting.
Early afternoon, K & I drive across the Columbia River to Vancouver, WA & the local Wal-Mart. Here we stock up on our breakfast cereal, milk & a little fruit; but the big find was micro fiber for Melissa. Kathy has visited many Wal-Mart stores looking for this fabric. She talked with Kevin in PA to be sure to purchase the right thickness; a critical operation. Back to the bus @ 4:10pm.
Early dinner: leftover tilapia fish & chicken curry. Then we cross the “C” river again to visit the Dean & Rochelle family in Vancouver. Shirley, mother of Rochelle, arrives @ the Dean home the same time as we have. This is our 4th yr in a row to visit our Goddaughter, her siblings & parents. They are becoming part of our northwest “must see” people along with Shirley & John & a few other people when we are in Portland, OR.
Next: Dean, Rochelle, Monica (Goddaughter), dressed as Hermione, Maggie dressed as a Queen, & Donavon dressed as Darth Vader, & we go trick or treating in their local neighborhood. Shirley stays @ the Dean home to give out treats to the other local kids.
If the porch light was lit, that means get your basket or pumpkin ready. We haven’t seen this many Halloween kids in one neighborhood…ever. Donavon’s pumpkin was getting too heavy for him so he asked me to carry it; I was tempted but didn’t spill any into my pocket. This was great fun & these kids are so gentle & well behaved, we were honored to hang out with them. 1 hr +45 min & those pumpkins were plenty full. We stayed around for another (20) min sorting through the spoils, then it was bedtime for those young people. Katrina called from Denver as we were about to leave but I assured her we would call her back after we returned to our bus. Back to our bus by 9:00pm.
Kathy calls & has a nice chat with Katrina who is now back at her condo after following through with her plan to have Karina over for supper & take her trick-or-treating. Katrina & her roommate, Stephanie, have decided to paint one high angled wall in their living room tomorrow; Kathy wishes them “good painting.”
We watch a DVR movie: “Your Cheating Heart” with George Hamilton, Susan Oliver, Red Buttons, Arthur O’Connell, etc. One of Hamilton’s best roles, as legendary country-western singer Hank Williams, who couldn’t cope with fame on the ole opry circuit; songs dubbed by Hank Williams, Jr. 1964. Good show; based on a true story according to our sleuth work with Google.
Lights out: 11:55pm
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