Rain Today

Woke up at about 5:30 this morning to the sound of a soft, steady rain. We have had warm sunny days for about a week so the rain is welcome. It was dark out till 9:30 this morning so Bob and I have the jazz playing and we are watching the antics of our crazy cat, "Boone". He is our cat/child. For those who don't know, he is the cat that was left in Bob's truck when he was about a week old. We fed him by bottle, wiped his little cat buns, cleaned him, kept him warm. Well now he is a nine pound adult/kitten. The whole family is in love with him and the other cats tolerate him well. Sid calls him her "brother from another mother". I have put pix of him on here before so I wont bore you... Anyway, it's raining.
We have no children anymore. We gave them up. They are temporarily residing in Arizona. My parents have custody of them but only for a week, dang... They will be back next Saturday AND they are bringing the grandparents with them. Somehow this didn't work out how I envisioned it...
I am excited for my parents to come see where we live. Plus my mom gets to visit with her sister, nieces and new baby Kate. My dad will work while he is here.
Back to the rain, I have to keep reminding myself that it is 104 degrees and sunny in Arizona. Bob and I took them to the airport and they flew down there by themselves. That is like the 5th time they have flown alone, they are such airport pros... We miss them but we are also excited for them. My niece was so excited to see her "sisters" or "friends" as she calls them. She couldn't wait to pick them up at the "airpork". I miss her so much, it hurts... She will be four this fall, wow time flies.
So now the sun is out, its still raining, its beautiful. We are going to get busy and work on our garage, we are going to have a garage sale. I will just sit in a lawn chair and drink margaritas and chat with the neighbors while Bob does all the work.

Wow... I was informed by the WA state board of cosmetology that I have to take the practical and written exams to get a license to do hair in their fabulous state. I use the word fabulous VERY loosely. I am not happy about this at all. I haven't even looked at testing materials in 24 years. Working in a salon in no way helps you to test for a license. They truly are totally different animals. I am really thinking about taking a new career path. I am not so sure that I want to test. I am really insulted right now. Maybe when I am done licking my wounds and stop feeling sorry for myself and stop taking this as a personal attack, I will change my mind... I doubt it... I may not have the hair thing in me anymore. It will take me at least a year or more to build a clientele and gain the trust of shop owners as well as clients. Having to prove yourself 5 times a day or more at my age sucks. I think I am getting to old for this crap. I LOVE doing hair, I LOVE my H.D. clients but I don't love the career enough to do what the state wants from me. I have been in the cosmetology business since October of 1983. I have always done hair, I have worked when Bob couldn't because of school or work was slow in construction. It was never a billion dollars but the potential to make good money was there and I often did. I think I am still in a state of shock even though I found out about 2 hours ago. Bob was trying to help me by talking to me about it but I was in no mood...
I have held two licenses, one in Calif. and one in Missouri. Neither requires a current license holder to retest in practicals. Practical tests are performed on a doll head and you have to pretend to do all of these procedures that I have never done on a live victim!
Well boo hoo for me, thanks for letting me vent, if you didn't want to even finish this blog post today, I wouldn't blame you. I am Debbie Downer today... I guess I will be one of those people who has to find out what they are besides the job they hold, I will begin my identity crisis now...

Summer

This is with out a doubt the coolest summer I have ever had. I mean that as in weather. I am not complaining, I am thrilled. But it is weird to have to look for a robe or sweatshirt to put on. Living in the desert was about conserving the coolness, here it is about staying warm. I have never had cold feet or hands and now I do. Our daughters are leaving us in a few days to go to the other extreme, that would be Arizona. I know they will have a grand time, we will miss them but it is only a week...they deserve a little R & R, they have worked hard this summer. When they get back it will be all about getting ready to say goodbye to summer and get ready for school. I don't have much to blog about, things are not changing at a lightning pace right now but I bet once school starts and I start my job quest, I will have plenty of stuff to relay, complain about and share with everyone. I am actually walking away from my keyboard now, I have been filling out online job apps for Bob all morning and need to get busy. There is never a lack of something to unpack, clean, organize, make, fix, around here. Bob is behind me in the kitchen tearing out the cupboard above the refrigerator and then building a new one so that we can actually push our fridge all the way in like it is supposed to be. New fridge old kitchen, they don't do well together...
A visit to IKEA was a welcome change for the girls and I the other day. Cool stuff on the cheap, I like that. You really can window shop there and get your exercise.

Some pictures from Edmonds, WA

The Blog Below

It didn't load the pictures, so will have to work on that and the type/font size is a bit small. Oh well, all good things take time...




Too much of a good thing is wonderful.
Mae West (1892 - 1980)

Life is Good

Okay, I really have nothing to blog about in this post this morning. I don't even usually post in the morning but I just installed a blogging application and wanted to try it out. If anyone knows me very well, I am all about fonts and pictures. It appeals to the inner graphic designer in me. My skills are limited to scrapbook pages, greeting cards, business cards, signs for work, etc. but I do enjoy the whole computer graphics thing. So if this works, be prepared with your reading glasses cuz who knows what I will come up with. Other people have such pretty blogs. My sister's friend is a scrap booker, designer, photographer deluxe and her blog site is so freakin' cute.
The husband is off and running today. Hittin' the bricks, looking for a job. PRAY for it! Actually, he is going to the one and only business in the whole state of WA that does concrete v-ditch work like he did in CA. He is just going to chat with them. Of course him finding a job is good for the obvious reasons, you know, like money. He also needs to get that feeling of self esteem back. If anyone knows Bob well, they know he has good self esteem but some in the male species needs to feel good about providing for their family and being good at what they do. I think all that is too deep and he is just itching to get into a big backhoe and show off. He can make this huge, heavy tractor look like a 65 pound Russian ballerina. It is amazing to watch even if you are like me and know NOTHING about backhoes…So far we have sent out a bunch of resumes and he has gone on a couple of interviews. I am confident it will all work out. What I am really afraid of today is that he is going back to the storage unit we have. I can't handle anymore boxes full of crap! I am soooo over unpacking. We are seriously thinking about a garage sale. This house is not that much smaller than our CA house but the storage is horrible. I am sure that it has nothing to do with the fact that we have waaaayyyy to much stuff. I use the word stuff loosely. I really wanted to use another word that starts with S.
Yesterday's outing to the beach helped a lot. It fed our spirits a bit to get out and see new things. In that vein, I will attempt to post another photo of yesterday.
I want another cup of coffee, but don't need another cup of coffee. This post only took me 2.5 minutes to type…

Exploring

The family took a drive today. No real plan or timeline. Bob and I did know that we wanted to show the girls Edmonds. It is about 30 minutes northwest of where we live. On the water, ferries go in and out to go to Whidbey Island. A very cute town, with a great downtown, beaches, beautiful homes, etc. Going up there, we took a route that Bob and I hadn't taken before, as we did coming home. Fun to find new places around where you live. We stopped for lunch at "Burgermaster". It started in 1952 and is a drive in like the carhop types you see from the 50's. Fun! Coming home we went through some towns that we had not seen before. It was cloudy and cool all day which was fine with us. We did have some rain this morning too.
We are watching a documentary on Edwards Air Force Base and Chuck Yeager right now. It's strange because we know that area so well and here we are sitting in Washington. Watching these pilots do their maneuvers makes my stomach turn.
My babies leave for AZ soon. We will miss them of course but know they will have fun. I am going to fine tune the house and take a class at one of the hair care distributors in Everett, just to fine tune and keep my hand in it so when I do go look for a job, I don't come off as a old shampoo set "beautician" named Flo.

Pink and New

Greetings are in order for my cousin's new baby girl. Kate Nicole was born today. She is adorable as is her older sister, Lauren. The girls and I took care of big sister and cousin Sam today. Sam is almost four and Lauren is two. They are hilarious together, like a little old couple. It was fun to be with little kids again. They are busy all of the time. We miss them already tonight and look forward to spending time with them. Fun to have a baby in the family again. Kate will probably be it as far as babies go for our family so I am glad that we are up here to enjoy watching her grow.

A New Slide Show

I think this one will be better...

Things That Are Weird

I am at the top of the weird list, I know. That is not what I mean tho. Today I went and had my hair cut. That is weird. I haven't gone to a salon like a real client, sat in a chair, discussed what I wanted and all that goes with getting a haircut in over 25 years. That's a long time. It was weird but nice at the same time. I wasn't even nervous. The talented person who cut my hair helped to make me feel comfortable. We spoke the same language. That helps a lot. She has been in the biz for 17 years. I enjoyed it.
Other weird things, hmmm... the girls and I put blue claw covers on our cats. They are soft caps that go on your cat's claws so they don't scratch your new leather sofa & love seat. So now their back paws look like someone painted their toenails blue.
The sun was out all day, not weird but nice. Rain is in the forecast.
My favorite sister(my only sister) is having some weird health issues so keep her in your prayers, positive thoughts, mantra, chant or whatever it is you do when you ask your higher being for favorable outcomes. She has gone through a lot of weird health stuff in her life. She will know more as time goes on and tests come back, etc. I miss my sister so so so much but when I know she is not feeling well, it is even harder. I like to take care of her, I always have and tend to want to mother her at times. Even though she is three years younger than me, she takes care of me and mothers me at times too. We keep it balanced. I miss her and my niece. I miss watching my niece grow up. She will be four soon and she is so cute. She takes after me. My girls will be spending time with my sister and niece soon. They are going to Arizona in August for a week or so. They will spend 15-20 hours a day in my parent's pool. When they are not in the pool they will be in air conditioning. They will shop, get pedicures, eat out, have movie night with Grammy and generally do fun things with my sister and niece as well. I am glad they get to go, it has been kinda boring here for them when they are not with the cousins. Bob & I have been so busy trying to make a house into a home that we don't spend tons of time with them having fun.
We did all watch "Breakfast at Tiffany's" last night. Dang, Audrey Hepburn was beautiful... Neither daughter had seen it and they both loved it. We have been on a quest to see the classics. To Kill a Mockingbird, East of Eden to name a few. I have thrown in a few Doris Day movies to lighten things up a bit.
Well it is after 9:00 pm and starting to get dark finally. It is weird how light it stays. We got the last third of our bed today and it looks really great. My choice in bedding is superb. Finally having a king size bed after 22 years of a queen is weird but good. I should take a picture and post it since I did it for the daughter's rooms. There's is cuter tho, mine is boring in comparison... I'll snatch of picture of it online and pretend that is really my bedroom, I am bad...

Books

Today Riley & I went to the library. It is great. Met my cousin and her daughter there. I forgot how much fun it is to read to a toddler. She was still impressed with my dramatic pauses and various voices. When Sid was in first grade she told me she didn't want me to read to her class anymore because I acted to much like the teacher. Can you imagine, I embarrassed my six year old with my awesome reading aloud skills...That put an end to a career destined for a go at audio books.
So Riley got to fill out her own paper work and apply for her very own library card. She chose a Nancy Drew. She has read a few pages and has realized that it is a "new" Nancy Drew. She has computers and GPS. Riley is NOT happy. She likes the old ones from the 50's so much better. This is the ten year old who likes the Beatles. She is in her own time warp.
I haven't put any books on hold yet, I still have too many from Costco to read. Oh perish the thought.
Today was cold and cloudy. Very different from what it has been. I actually needed a sweatshirt.
After the library we all walked over to cute little lunch spot with great views of Lake Washington. A great afternoon...

A Day at the Lake

We celebrated my Aunt Debbie's birthday. Very nice day. Having loads of fun being around everyone. The weather was fabulous as you can see. The girls had a good time in the paddle boat once they figured out how to stop going around in circles.

Blog gone wrong

Yesterday I wrote a heartfelt tribute. It's my blog, I get to do that. I would now like to apologize if I have offended anyone and also clarify any mistakes or assumptions that could be made. I will go back to the line about being able to go to the comfort of my grandparent's home to "escape" from the heartbreak of losing a father and then having a less than stellar step father. I will fill you in if you don't know. My dad died when I was 5. He had cancer. For a few years I had a step dad that was not kind. Fortunatley it was not long lasting and we did live by my grandparents. With him out of the picture we were able to have a new dad. Notice how I did not say new STEP dad? He has never been refered to by me or anyone else that knows us as our step dad. He is our dad, period. So if anyone was mistaken in thinking that I was refering to Paul, that would be wrong and I apologize.
I will take my blog more seriously and leave out the personal gore from now on.

My small tribute

Today is strange day for me. I am getting what I have wanted and what most of my family has wanted for a long time. You know they say "be careful what you wish for"
Today my grandparents are moving. Okay, moving. A lot of people move and it is a local move. A few miles. It may as well be a thousand miles. The house they are moving from is just a house right? Technically yes. It is much more than a house to many of us. They have lived there for more than 45 years. I have never known them to live anywhere else. While there are so many great memories that would fill up 17 blog posts it was becoming really hard to go there. The neighborhood like so many older ones really has changed.It is okay for a lot of people but we worried about them and the usual things like falling,maintaining the house, etc. After begging, threatening and cajoling they are finally leaving today. It hit like a ton of bricks. When I was moving to WA and I went to the house to say goodbye, I said goodbye to the house as much as I was saying goodbye to my grandparents. Now that they are not there anymore I can go back to my happy childhood memories. The ones where we squeezed 30 people in for Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter. The ones of my sister and I hunting for Easter eggs. The ones of us playing ping pong, badminton and croquet. The ones of me helping my grandma cut roses from her rose bushes and cutting fresh mint for iced tea.
This was no country farm house, just a track home built in the 60's in the desert of southern California. That didn't matter to a granddaughter, it was paradise to a little kid. Neighbors, sidewalks, Sunday morning pancakes, toys and best of all grandparents who thought the world revolved around you. I was luckiest of all. I was the first grandchild. The sun rose and set on me for a couple of golden years.
Their house was my safe refuge from a dying parent, a hurtful step dad or anything else that may make a small kid feel like they needed unconditional love.
Those are the memories I want to keep safe and cherish and share with my girls. I am glad to keep those safe now, away from the place that the house has become. I didn't need it to be a sad reminder of what was.
So I am feeling a little emotional. I am not there to help but maybe that is a good thing. I am just a phone call away if they need me and happy to dispense my advice and knowledge from WA. I know the same goes for them, they are just a phone call away and they will be safe now. Funny how the roles reverse.
So I say goodbye to the house not the home it was, not the memories it provided just a house.

Life's Little Inconveniences

We have had our second plumbing leak since we have lived here. We had the second one last night and figured it out this afternoon. It is an inconvenience but again, this is not our house. It just seems like we make some progress in getting things done and something like this happens. I am tired, want to sink into my new bed (that is still not put together) and read my book. The guest bedroom is officially finished and ready for use. I think that my parents may be the first. The family room is coming together nicely. Lots of laundry to do today and there is still more.
I am looking forward to Tuesday. We are meeting my cousin and her daughter at the Kirkland library. I have already applied online for my card. I used the Victorville/Hesperia library so much so I am excited to use the one up here. It's great, log on, pick out what you want, place it on hold and then get a call when it's in! Bob and I both utilized the library, he loved audio books, made his commutes go much smoother. I have been using Costco a lot for books and we have a huge Barnes & Noble right by Target. Book Heaven... I rely on my VERY literary friend in Minnesota to keep me up on what I should read. She & I have been reading the same books for 35 years. Sometimes I fling a couple of good titles her way. We have a little informal book club discussion on the phone after a particularly good read. If anyone has a good book recommendation send it to me.
Have a great weekend everyone and stay away from leaky pipes.

Sid's Room

Since 2/3rds of our Tempurpedic bed arrived today, Bob and I gave Sid her room back and put her cute new bedding on. We are excited about our new mattress and look forward to the final 1/3rd! I know Sid is glad to get her room back and get out of the guest room. We also got our new couch and love seat today, so the family room is progressing nicely. We had to go to the Costco in Seattle today. Very cool. It is huge, I think it was the first one, it even has a car wash by the gas pumps. It's surreal to shop at Costco, walk outside and see skyscrapers everywhere. That just happened to be the ONLY Costco around that had our loveseat. Bob will try to go and shoot this weekend in a match in Ravensdale. It is south of us near Kent. I hope he goes, he hasn't been just a shooter in a long time. He usually is the instructor and firing line coach. I felt sad that he had to resign from the board of the Calif. Rifle & Pistol Assoc. This past year's banquet is where he and Sid got to meet and take a photo with Chuck Yeager.

Kirkland/Juanita Beach at Lk Washington

Out enjoying our awesome weather today at Lake Washington
If you look really really hard in the landscape shot you can see the Space Needle above the trees.

Bragging

This month's issue of Seattle Magazine ranked the top neighborhoods in Seatte and suburbs. Guess who was ranked #2?
Kirkland/Juanita.
I wish I could say that I had the wisdom to know this back in April when we decided to live here. For us it was about schools and home rental availability, but what a nice surprise!

Spending Time at the Lake

Here are some shots of Sid and Ri on the Seadoos. Riley rode on the back with my cousin and after some schooling from my uncle, Sid took off on her own! You can tell by one of her pictures that she is concentrating so hard! She did great and even parked it back on the lift! Then there was lots of fun with the little kids. I actually got sun burned, in Washington, who would of thought... It was a GORGEOUS, sunny day with a slight breeze. It was great to get out of the house for a few hours and enjoy the day. We are enjoying having family close by hopefully they are enjoying having us around. This week looks promising, cooler but still sunny. Tomorrow Bob decided we should go to Juanita Beach (Lk Washington) it is just a couple of miles from us. Great place to walk around the water. I think he could use some fresh air himself. He has worked on getting everything nice for us. Will have pictures for sure and post them ASAP. Hope everyone has a fabulous week, stays cool and sends me an e mail or two...

Hide and Seek

It's a childhood favorite, a game loved by children everywhere. Hide and Seek. At our house yesterday it took on a different dimension. Our little orphan cat, J.R. or "Boone" decided that all of the packing paper was his personal jungle to hide in. He stalked us, lunged at us, hid from us and then napped in his secret cave made of paper. It looked like a cat paradise. Maybe you are not a cat person and don't see the humor or adorableness of it but we do and it's my blog so there.

Just a lil slideshow

YOU HAVE TO CLICK ON EACH LITTLE BLACK & WHITE PHOTO UNDERNEATH THE BIGGER COLOR PHOTO TO VIEW A NEW PICTURE...Use the orange arrows to move through the pictures.
I WILL BE SURE TO PICK A DIFFERENT FORMAT NEXT TIME!

Time flies

Riley's room


It is hard to believe that we have been here almost two weeks. We BBQued tonight, ate outside on the deck and it was lovely. We must stop unpacking and begin enjoying!
Hope everyone has a great weekend. I will plan on it myself, my heart is heavy for a dear friend who is going thru some hard hard times. She is in my prayers and she knows how much I love her. I just wish I could run in and make her life all right again! Man, would I like to use my bossy skills right about now! She is so sweet, beautiful, smart and talented. I know that great things will be in the future for her because she deserves it!
I have been getting some great emails from great friends and clients that are great friends. Keep 'em comin'. I love hearing from everyone.

And now it's Sid's turn...

Okay, Riley's room is 98 % complete. She just needs a few things and her room is done. It turned out great. Even her dad thinks it's fabulous. As soon as I download off of my camera, I will post some pics of it. The girls and I got Sid's paint this morning. I went from Target to Home Depot to Costco and then Trader Joe's and never got lost. I told the girls that I felt like a human GPS. So Sid picked an aqua greenish blue color for her room. I was a bit nervous about it but conceded. If you are related to me or have been in my grandparent's kitchen in Victorville? Think stove and oven aqua. It turned out mighty nice if I do say so. The whole family is getting really good at painting up a room in no time at all. If Bob doesn't find a job, we may just load his truck up with tarps, ladders and brushes and take our talent on the road.
So one room at a time gets done and we are approaching some sort of end to living with boxes.
Yesterday my girls went with my cousin and her daughter to the kid's outdoor concert. It's a shoreline park in Kirkland under a large gazebo. It was a little young for them but they had a great time just getting out of this hell hole. It's on Lake Washington. They ate lunch and saw the Seattle skyline. They are getting quite used to this cosmopolitan lifestyle. It is pretty neat.
It has been about two weeks since we rolled in to WA. I miss my friends and clients and coworkers and grandparents. I just want to send a shout out to you all and know you can come visit anytime. You might want to wait till I update my GPS a bit more.

Riley's new stuff

the spring green Dell laptop

yes, I am typing tonight on my new laptop. It was due to arrive July 18th but then I got an email telling me it would be here this Tuesday. Imagine my excitement when the delivery man rang the doorbell today! Besides my laptop excitement, we did have lots of other new experiences today. Bob has made many trips to Home Depot lately and passes a church on the way. Today, he stopped because they were having a blood drive. He makes me proud.
The girls and I found Wal Mart today! I know some of you could care less about that place but if you are newly moved, you just can't beat it. Brooms, mops, trash cans, etc. on the cheap. Then we went to our very own Trader Joe's. That is HUGE. We have never lived this close to a Trader Joe's before. We were off to find frozen mice next. Sid's snake eats thawed out dead mice. You may think that is gross but trust me, it's better than buying live mice and whacking them senseless so they don't bite the snake. "Lucky" the snake loves her warmed up mousesicles. They put them in a plastic bag and a mini cardboard carrier so it all looks nice. Thanks to Denny's Pet World for making sure the snake gets fed. The next stop was a big one for Riley. We bought her a brand new Serta bed (double). She laid on four different ones to try them out. She also has new bedding in pink, black, white and khaki. For those of you that know Riley, this decor will coordinate with her white tiger accessories that she has acquired. Luckily, all of these places aren't too far, except for Walmart. I learned some new ways around today and am feeling pretty proud of myself. Now that I have said this, I will probably end up in Canada tomorrow.
I will go to bed soon, I am getting up early to go to Home Depot. Going to paint Riley's room before the bed arrives.

pictures for your pleasure

It is not much for its beauty that makes a claim upon men's hearts, as for that subtle something, that quality of air that emanates from old trees, that so wonderfully changes and renews a weary spirit.
Robert Louis Stevenson

Just a couple of pictures I have taken...

Fireworks are Cool

We decided that there is a top three for July 4th's. Our list is as follows...
San Diego, on Coronado Island, Weston, Mo. at the high school stadium and now Lake Sammamish, WA. There were fireworks displays everywhere on the lake last night. It was quite the show and lasted about two hours.
The weather got nicer as the day went on, we only needed sweatshirts in the evening. Cousin Lauren who is two, kept us quite entertained. She had told us during the day that she "did not like fireworks". Bob and Riley had gone to a local fireworks stand and got some sparklers, poppers, etc. When she saw those she quickly changed her mind about fireworks and enjoyed the show with the rest of us.
It was a great day. Great to get out of the house, away from boxes and boxes of crap wrapped up in white packing paper, furniture in the wrong place, laundery and so much more. So today is just more of the same, unpack, move, wash, relocate, on and on. Cloudy, misty this morning, cool and cloudy now. Nice... Bob has made yet another Home Depot trip and has gotten much done to make my life easier.
My aunt and her friend Susie gave me some great advice last night. Don't worry about getting your house unpacked and perfect right now. When the sun is out and weather is nice and the days are long, get out and do things. You will have plenty of time for all of that during the short daylight, cold, rainy days of winter.
Here's hoping that your 4th was in your top three.

This just in from the Seattle Post Intelligencer

"Heading outdoors for Fourth? What you should know
Don't let weather forecast, beef recall and fireworks restrictions ruin your holiday"

By LEVI PULKKINEN AND EVI SZTAJNO
P-I REPORTERS

"Forget the bombs. Forget the beef.

Forget the beer, if you're driving or boating.

But do pack a coat this Fourth of July.

Western Washington highs are expected to climb to the low 70s, according to the Weather Service.

In terms of precipitation, meteorologists are making the safe bet -- showers -- with better weather predicted by weekend's end. Monday, predictably, looks to be gorgeous."

Happy Birthday America

Have a safe and sane Fourth everyone!

Hotter than a...

Go ahead and finish the line yourself. I moved to the great state of Washington thinking that it would be cooler. Weather suited more to my liking and Bob's too.
But of course because we are here it has been record breaking heat. Humid too. It did finally rain, a little thunderstorm tonight. It was hilarious, the girls were sitting on the deck outside eating dinner and it started to rain. Our house is a split level. Meaning one hot level and one cool level. I finished unpacking, washing, etc. the kitchen today and it happens to be on the hot level. Humid, hot, no fun. Coming downstairs where the computer is, nice and cool. Bob went to Home Depot twice today but it was worth it. He got lots of little things taken care of that are important to me. He is one handy guy. The girls are big helpers. I could not have gotten half of the things done with out them. If this makes no sense at all, just go with it, I am hot, tired and have had a glass of red wine. It is divine.
We will go to my aunt & uncle's home at the lake for the 4th of July. Really looking forward to it. It is about 15 minutes away. It is beautiful there and if it is hot the lake will feel great. The girls are excited as well. They will feel like prisoners let free. I will be sure to remind them that they are only on a day pass though. I put a link on this blog about the happenings on Lake Sammamish. I guess the fireworks are pretty cool. It stays light here until 10:00 so they probably start late. I may have to nap!

Nothing Much

Just some moving in pics...