Yesterday Mark went in to work for four hours because he has to go to the VA tomorrow morning. He worked on painting our jousting pole. If it ever stops raining long enough, I’ll get a picture of it to send. Continue reading
Our weekend
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Mother’s Day Weekend
This morning was the start of Sunday morning breakfasts for the season at Marval, and it’s the only weekend when moms get to eat free with a paying family member, so Mark and I headed over so we could have breakfast at 7:30 before starting work at 8:00. For $5.00 (the price of Mark’s meal) Mark had eggs, sausage and biscuit, and orange juice. I had a biscuit with sausage gravy and a sausage patty as well as orange juice and chocolate milk. It was a filling breakfast, and so nice not to have to fix breakfast and do dishes! Continue reading
Mark’s audiology appointment
For the last couple of days, Mark has been limping because his knee is bothering him. Today he spent a good part of the day in bed trying to rest his knee. We did get out for a bit this afternoon to go up to Muskogee for his audiology appointment. Continue reading
That darn cat!
Last evening Mark and I had the front door open but the screen door shut to let in a cool breeze. We were both working on our laptops with our backs to the door. I should have known something was wrong when I kept having to swat at one flying bug after another. When we finally did turn around and look, the screen door was wide open and Dobby was nowhere to be seen. Continue reading
Great balls of fire!
As I write, we are directly in a lightning storm. I mean, there’s no counting 1-1000, 2-1000… for this one. The whole area around us turns as bright as day for a few seconds and then there’s a crack and a rumble that rattles the floor beneath us. It keeps going every five seconds or so. Rain is pounding down on top of us. I’ve never seen anything like this! Continue reading
Game night
For the past two days I’ve been working on editing, and Mark has been running errands. It was time for a little fun. Jamey had sent out a general invitation for a game night at his office, so we decided to go. Continue reading
Happy President’s Day!
This afternoon my mother had an ice cream social for the whole family. It was partly for my brother-in-law’s birthday, and partly as a farewell party for Mark and me since we don’t know when we’ll be back again. It being President’s Day, my nephew, Nate, and his parents didn’t have school. It was wonderful to have all my family together, laughing and catching up with each other. Here’s a picture: Continue reading
From Milwaukie, OR
Mark and I are parked in my sister, Sherill’s, driveway for the duration. (That phrase — “For the duration” — is, I believe, from WWII.) We will be here until we leave for Oklahoma. Continue reading
From Twin Rocks, OR
I hope you all had a Happy Valentines Day yesterday. Mark and I went to the restaurant where we took my pastor after he married us in Clackamette Park. We were remembering that after we were married and we took him out for dessert he said, “Well, now that I’ve married you, I should ask some questions.” He did the whole pre-marital counseling thing after the fact! Continue reading
More family
Yesterday Mark and I had to take the RV in to get the air conditioning checked before spending a summer in Oklahoma. The mechanics didn’t want to have to deal with our cats, so we took the unfortunate creatures over to my dad’s house. I thought the cats would enjoy some time in a house that has lots of room and doesn’t move, but apparently they’ve gotten used to the RV and Kimba hid the whole time. Continue reading