Wilsonville, Oregon -7/31/2014
JULY 31, 2014 (Thursday) Was hot last night. We slept on top of the blankets with the window open and the fan going full blast. Got up and out of the house around 10:00 AM. We headed over …
JULY 31, 2014 (Thursday) Was hot last night. We slept on top of the blankets with the window open and the fan going full blast. Got up and out of the house around 10:00 AM. We headed over …
JULY 30, 2014 (Wednesday) Woke up to beautiful weather (again). We opted not to have the breakfast in the hotel and went across the street to Elmer’s Restaurant. Good but spendy. Michael had blueberry pancakes, eggs and sausage. …
JULY 29, 2014 (Tuesday) The day started out early for us. We got up and out by 8:00 AM. As we were packing up to leave we saw Rodrigo. Rodrigo is doing work at the neighbor’s house and …
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JULY 28, 2014 (Monday) Michael and Lexi worked on things in the yard. I worked on the studio and went for my annual mammogram. Michael and I are packing and excited to be getting back on the road. …
7/27/2014 Sunday Quiet day for the most part. Edie stayed home and cleaned. I went to Santa Clara and visited with the boy. We had fun, went to Costco, walked the dogs, talked about life. Traffic was rough coming …
JULY 26, 2014 (Saturday) Before I talk about today’s outings, let me tell you about what Lexi and I did last night. A friend/former co-worker at the pharmacy gave me two tickets to go see James Durbin. She …
July 25, 2014 (Friday) I humbly and sincerely apologize. Edie humbly and sincerely apologizes. We are back from the Garlic Festival, it is all about food. We have uploaded the pictures and we did not take any pictures …
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July 24, 2014 ( Thursday) Edie and Lex finished putting the second coat of paint on the mobile home. We should paint our house while we are here but we are really tired of painting. I tried to help …
July 23, 2014 Wednesday Not much of a blog day. It was hot here. Edie and Lex put a second coat of paint on the front of the trailer. I worked on closing a long time checking account and …
July 22, 2014 (Tuesday) Edie has taken yet another day off. There seems to be a pattern forming here… I’ve been tricked this way before. I was up early and off to the dentist. I had an appointment with …
San Jose, California July 21, 2014 Monday Edie is apparently on vacation today as well. Kind of a big day for me, one of those stepping over the line moments. I filled out the paperwork to complete my enrollment …
July 20, 2014 Sunday Edie is on vacation, Mike here. This Sunday is a day for visiting. Lisa came by. Her kids grew up with our kids and were close for a time until she moved away. They lived …
JULY 19, 2014 (Saturday) We were out of our home by 9:30 AM. We drove along the river a ways and then go on I-80 and headed to Auburn and had breakfast at a Denny’s. Michael had …
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JULY 18, 2014 (Friday) We are in such a rut. We promise we’ll do better and be more adventurous in the future (hopefully). We finally went out and got linner. Michael had been wanting a burrito from Taco …
JULY 17, 2014 (Thursday) As usual – lazy morning. Didn’t get out the door until around 12:30 PM. We headed to the Outlets in Sparks. First stop Target to get some T-Gel shampoo and a toothbrush. Next we …
JULY 16, 2014 (Wednesday) Time is flying by. It’s Wednesday already. Another hot day, but not as hot. The sky is a little grey. We were told there is a small fire somewhere and that’s the reason for …
JULY 15, 2014 (Tuesday) Hot again today. We didn’t get moving until around 1:30 PM. We decided to just walk around and check out the casinos and businesses in the area. We didn’t realize it was so hot …
JULY 14, 2014 (Monday) Lazy morning and then we got moving. We drove to South Lake Tahoe, but did it the long way around the lake through Truckee, Tahoe City, etc. Lovely drive. Traffic was horrible and there …
JULY 13, 2014 (Sunday) Slept and slept. Felt good. We were awakened around 9:00 AM by the housekeeper wanting to straighten up our room. She apologized for waking us and said she’d be back. We didn’t even get …
JULY 12, 2014 (Saturday) Rough night. Lexi woke up sick at 4 am. The trailer has such thin walls that you can hear everything so when she woke up, we woke up. Pretty miserable. She’s better now …
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July 6, 2014 (Sunday) I went to visit Aaron and Arla in Santa Clara and I took the quad copter. I knew that Aaron would figure it out quickly and then teach me. My plan worked. We …
July 5th, 2014 (Saturday) We’d been looking forward to seeing Beth and John for some time. We last had dinner with them outside Philadelphia last winter. They are blog friends that have steered us to some fantastic food in …
July 4, 2014 (Friday) Edie had a headache, Lex didn’t feel well. I went by myself to Hank and Joan’s. Great food, laughter and fun.
June 22, 2014 to July 3, 2014 It has been the drudge of home ownership and our labors to convert our mobile home into an Airbnb.com rental. Lex did not keep the job. She was a body snatcher at …