20-30JUL09 - Monroe, WA

A couple of days after leaving Steve & Bonnie’s we saw them again to celebrate Steve’s birthday, Wednesday, 22JUL, at Snoqualmie Casino. We had lunch at the Casino’s excellent luncheon buffet and did our usual “light weight” gambling. Not sure how the birthday boy did, but Dan won $40 on his usual nickel video poker machines.

If you have been following this BLOG for the past few months, you know that the Seattle area has been enjoying some fantastic weather (ie warm days and no rain). Well enough is enough! We need rain, and the area has experienced record 100 plus degree heat! On the hottest days we headed over to cousin Paul & Shannon’s for BBQ’ing and dip in their pool. We even checked out swimming in the Skykomish River located right here in downtown Monroe, but found the banks were steep and full of garbage.
In spite of the heat Dan decided to replace the house batteries since they were eight years old and appeared to getting very weak (ie couldn’t hold a charge). Even though he started early in the morning, it was still hot and dirty work.