Dad and I just flew in from CA this morning. It's nice to be at home...even if Mt St Helens may blow up. I doubt if we will get more than a little ash so I am not too concerned.

We had a great week with Carol and Pepi...they really are good friends and so fun to do things with. I have decided, however, that it is good we don't live closer to one another since we would each weigh 300 lbs or more!! They are in the enviable situation of having Mike and Kinney living in the house to the right of theirs and Katie and Chris to the left. I'd love that but don't see it in the near future. Just be nice to have any of you just in the vicinity.

Gramma enjoyed all the cards she received from you for her birthday...for those who haven't it isn't too late...she counts her cards and is delighted with the high number!! Anne and Peter have the distinction of being the first card that she received. She's been wined and dined for the past week and a half with a few more surprises this week. When you are in your nineties, birthdays get attention. In 2010....if she is still around...plan on attending a really big shindig. At the surprise party last Sunday (the 26th), she got her wish of having all her four children together. As I get older, I can appreciate the joy of that.

This afternoon we are going over to Terry and Ron's house for a barbeque (they live on the Washougal river...for any who may be confused, Terry is Buffy's mom).

This blog is bogging down....I admit I have not been writing very often...I think most of us check it regularly and are disappointed when there is nothing new...but we have to be adding ourselves to keep it going. I am going to be working on getting a newsletter together with some other things added that I have found...old family stories etc. Getting that done by the end of October is a goal of mine!!

Love to all...

Mom