New Olympia Home

We moved into our new "digs" two weeks ago and at first, when Kelly said, "honey, I found a trailer park", my thoughts returned to the last COPS episode I watched. You know the ones with toothless people, Keystone Beer, multiple cars on jacks, polyester curtains, multiple cat's and dog's and redwood decks.....oh no, we have to go to a KOA. However Kelly did find a gem at this park. Can't beat the rent and close proximity to Ft. Lewis for me and I get to mow a yard again, oh what therapy! Some people drink, others drive fast cars, others are couch potatoes, but for me there is nothing like smelling fresh cut grass mixed with lawn mower exhaust!

I was a good husband and remembered our 29th wedding anniversary and bought Kelly her favorite present: 2 redwood tubs, planting soil, 4 tomato plants, 2 strawberry plants, 2 Iceland Poppy's and a "new" 21 inch blade for the mower! Oh, I'm such a good husband....

Mothers Day

Lindsay and Nikki just had to wear their Easter dresses one more time! So what better occasion than Mothers Day! We took Mom to Anthony's in Gig Harbor, where we met up with Kimmy. Kristin and Kerri decided to sleep in that morning and since they were several hours away, they just couldn't celebrate with us. This is Kristin's first Mothers Day and I know she is so proud of Landon. All the girls did call Kelly and wish her a very happy day. The food was great except for the fact Nikki's food was late. So, we got her food for free along with deserts for all of the family. I tried to get 2 deserts to go for Kristin and Kerri but the cheesecake doesn't ship well in the mail.

Quick trip to Spokane

Lindsay and I made took a quick flight over to Spokane on Saturday to drive back our new "used" car. We bought a 99 Pontiac from Kelly's brother Doug and of course, the car is in immaculate condition. Teresa even baked a dozen cookies to go with the car. Now who do you know sells a car and includes homemade cookies? I just had to include a photo of Landon as well. I was talking to him about joining the Navy, voting Republican and eating his vegetables.

Spokane!!

We just had to include the photos when we entered Idaho, which is only a hop, skip and a jump to Spokane. We had great weather and made it just in time to see Landon! He has grown so much over the last 3 months and in a very short time, he should be riding motorcycles and hunting with Dad. We all had a great visit with Kristin, Jesse and Landon and also got in a visit with Doug & Teresa (Kelly's brother and sister in law). We have to leave Sunday and go over to Tacoma and hopefully, we can see some snow on Snoqualamie Pass!