Only 2 more weeks...

...wow time is really flying! I will be home two weeks from today... Had a great weekend (and part of the week). Jenny and I drove out to Spokane and visited with our friend Barb Smith. It was so much fun...lots of talking and laughing..so much to catch up on...good food, good company...and three grandmas sharing lots of pictures of awesome grandkids!!!

We arrived on Saturday and planned to stay until Tuesday...but Barb needed a new computer and we thought to get started by running out to buy it at 9 PM Monday night. We stayed up until 2 AM getting everything set up and installing programs she needed and transferring data from the old computer. All was working well when we went to bed...unfortunately, when we got up the next morning the computer locked up and kept turning itself on and off and not letting msn messenger sign on. Called and made an appt. to take it in to Circuit City at 1 PM where they would clear out the Vista incompatable programs. Jenny had to be back that day, so we took her out to the airport so she could fly home..ah, to have a family member work for the airlines and fly free...any of my kids want to volunteer???? Anyway, Barb and I worked to try everything to make sure it didn't crash again. Now she has Skype and can see and talk with Kevin while he is in Texas...getting ready to spend a year overseas...We had another fun day together and I left and drove back Wednesday. Would you believe I forgot to take any pix..so now you will have to come to Sweden so we can get pix, Barb!

Yesterday I spent at Bryan's house, painting and learning to set slate tile mopboard in his bathrooms and laundrys. I will return today and continue. I will post some pictures of the inside of their house before I leave...it is really taking shape! It is so fun to enjoy the time with Bryan, Mandy and the kids!!! Bryce and I even got haircuts yesterday when I was there from Mandy- she always does such a great job!

Back in the US again!

Wow! Time has flown...here it is a month later and I haven't even written or posted pictures yet...Eimi chewed me out this morning about it. I arrived at Nate and Ashley's on
the 29th of August and stayed for a visit for a couple of days to adjust to the time change, love those kids and grandkids... Hayle's first day at school, Paige riding the four wheeler- what a daring kid!...
and get ready to drive to Utah...then out to Utah to Scott and Liz's to love those kids too. Scott and Elizabeth left that Friday for CA to go to Elizabeth's brother's wedding. Great time with the kids!!! It was Carissa's third birthday that Sunday- what fun. So much excitement during that visit...and so much going on!!!
Trips to the library, shopping, buying a new house (yes, they actually signed a contract on a new house while I was there), and of course...Cafe Rio...not twice, but 3 times. Got their house all ready for sale...but with a market so slow...a little trepidation, but what do you know...they were under contract to sale theirs a couple of weeks after listing!!! I would guess this move was meant to be...their house will be closing only 2 weeks after the one they are buying!!! They are all excited for the new house and being down in Eagle Mountain again, where they had moved from when they moved to Riverton.

Other than a ear infection that progressed to a perforated ear drum, I enjoyed all of the time. My dear friend Jenny flew down to SLC and drove back to Lynden with me which made the trip very enjoyable!

When I arrived in Washington, I went to get into my car and noticed a very strange thing...typical of my luck...out of the hinge side of my driver's door of my car was hanging a snake skin!!! Did get Bryan to tug it out...two pieces about 4 inches came out before it broke off and couldn't be reached. Bryan had to convince me that the snake couldn't have gotten into the car, only into the wheel well...haven't seen it yet, so I hope that he is right and I can stop worrying!!!

I managed to get my motorhome running (thanks to Bryan and my dad...chargers and battery jumpers!) and have taken it to Beachwood in Birch Bay. Spending time cleaning out and fixing up after it sitting for nearly a year. Also having a great time with Bryan, Mandy and the kids!!! How I've missed all of these US kids and grandkids!

It was also wonderful to see the house that Bryan's been working on for the last 2-3 years and know that they should be in it before Bryce's birthday toward the end of October! It is amazing to think that he has done almost all of the building himself!

I have enjoyed seeing all my friends again and spending time with them. The happy wanderers even had a chance to get together at Jenny's and watch the presidential debates...what a difficult decision the US has to make!

On Saturday, Sue, her mom and I were able to go down to the Seattle temple and then return and attend the women's conference at the Stake center. What a great meeting and a chance to see so many people I haven't seen for such a long time!

Here it is Tuesday and I am at Bryan and Mandy's staying with the kids while they went to Seattle to get things for the new house. A great time for me to catch up with the blog, but I will have to add the pictures later...I am using Bryan's computer and will need to get on mine to get the pictures... Hopefully I will keep up better so I don't miss all so many of the interesting things that are happening!