Awake: 6:52am Temp 44 sleep 7+12 morning & eve rain overnight @ Everett, WA.
Kathy left @ 8:40 for more grocery shopping in prep for our travels southbound; she returned @ 10:45am.
Now we're faced with the bittersweet "last day visit for this trip" with the Queen Anne bunch.
Kathy & I climbed aboard the Quest mini van & dropped Jerry off @ pre-school, then Eriko @ the masseuse place for a well deserved pregnancy massage.
Next, Nick drove us to the nearby Queen Anne Five Corner's Hardware store where he purchased some Boric Acid to use to get rid of annoying silverfish in their condo. Meanwhile, I mulled over a (20) piece Screw & Bit Set & finally forked over $2.45 & bought the tool.
Next stop: Safeway, where Nick purchased condensed milk for Eriko's pumpkin pie & dishwashing soap. I found a good deal on spoon sized shredded wheat & yogurt that I couldn't resist. And Nick treated Kathy & himself to hot Lattés.
Back @ Nick's condo, @ 3:00pm & using his cell phone, Nick attended a business meeting with a number of Isilon workers... which lasted for nearly an hr. Meanwhile, Eriko walked back from her massage, then drove the mini van to pick up Jerry from preschool & joined us once again.
A few days ago, Nick suggested to Zack that he should test drive his Volkswagen Jetta & maybe buy it if he's interested. So a cell call was made to Zack suggesting that I pick him up from his work in the Jetta & let him drive to his rental house. We are all gathering there to enjoy our Thanksgiving for the third time; still enough good leftovers! Zack agreed to this fantastic free offer from his brother.
In the rain & darkness, I parked the Jetta just outside the Isilon building & waited for Zack to show up. Zack was impressed with the power of the Jetta & the good handling ability but he wanted to know more about what stuff needed to be repaired before getting too serious.
@ the Zack, Katie & Nate house, all was calm & organized. Entertainer Jerry was a little subdued this evening but still smiling & in good spirits. After another good meal, many of the Thanksgiving dishes were now empty but there are still a few morsels that would feed @ least (3) more people. Such good planning!
Evening time, again, the big screen TV was filled with the Monster Truck racing competition; this time however, Nick, Zack & Nate competed for 1st place more times than I could keep track of.
Jerry, without knowing, made the race more challenging by walking back & forth in front of the big screen & all that the guys could do was: "laugh." I had many opportunities for a picture but I too, was laughing too much.
Then the bittersweet time had come for us to say our goodbyes for now & motor back to our M.H. We really enjoyed visiting & hanging out with our West Coast family & also with Katie & Nate. We are looking forward to seeing all of them again over the Christmas holiday.
We finished watching: "The Anderson Tapes" with Sean Connery, Dyan Cannon, Martin Balsam, Ralph Meeker, Alan King, etc. Fast-paced thriller of ex-con's master holdup plan & strange electronic surveillances that have tracked him since he left prison. Climax is particularly exciting .1971. An excellent movie for the ex-con's to watch, over & over again.
Lights out: 12:37am.
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