We are four floors up in our hotel room watching the local motorcycle gang in the parking lot below run their bikes back and forth for their "show". Looks like about 100 or so bikers and their sweeties. We are in a Holiday Inn Express in Newark, CA awaiting the celebration for Adina's parents' 40th Anniversary across the street in about 2.5 hours. It is a surprise for them so we are avoiding them like the plague.

We got into Oakland this morning at 1000 and rented a car. Drove to Fremont and visited with Mark and Cole and took them to lunch. Jonna and Jenni were in San Francisco doing a mom and daughter "one last time" before Jenni heads off to BYU in Provo in two weeks. Brittany was with friends and Rochelle in Sacramento for a pageant cast member party.

We are going to church here tomorrow and then visit with friends in Fremont. Monday we head up to Berkeley to visit with Cathy and Everett before we leave for the airport to fly home.

Tuesday through Friday I and another YM leader are headed to Bend, OR with 13 boys for a bike trip through the Cascade Loop along with some fishing in the local lakes.

I still haven't figured out how to transfer my files from my new Canon 600 digital camera. The I-Photo says it is loading but the pictures do not get loaded on the computer. Hmmm. I'll have to play with it when I get home.

That is about it for now. I have to go to a bike shop and find some repair kits.

We're off for the rest of the day. Will return tonight and see if Tom or Marnie can be I-Chatted. Tom tried to chat me a few minutes ago but we were knapping from the early morning rise for the trip to the airport.

later, Dad