November was a quiet month for us; but there was the sad passing
of Dan’s aunt Jan Peters on 08NOV, with her funeral on the 16th. Her death so closely following the unexpected
death of her son John in July, has made this a very sad year for the Peters
family, & their family & friends.
The rest of November was filled w/various odds & ends:
The typical dreary Pacific NW weather (mostly rain) for November
also included a day of early snow on 03NOV.
Rebecca, Jaxson, Mason & Oma even headed to Stevens Pass on the 6th
to play in the snow. Dan tried to make
the best of it by going to Stevens pass for skiing on the 20th; but finds the
snow too wet & heavy, & goes home after one hour (thank goodness for a season
pass).
On the 10NOV grandson Jaxson lost the first two of his “baby”
teeth.
Even though the eighteenth was not the best weather, we headed
to Seattle’s Golden Gardens for a “beach” fire.
Back in the day this was favorite activity of Seattle teens (often involving
underage drinking). From there it was off
to the Ballard Locks to see if any salmon were migrating thru the fish ladder.
On Thanksgiving we made a morning trip to Snoqualmie Falls to
view the record water tumbling over the falls.
Due to high winds the spray was blowing straight up the cliff drenching the
viewing area. Later in the day was a
great turkey dinner prepared by Corrie & Rebecca.
The evening of the 26th was the town of Monroe’s tree lighting
ceremony.
We ended the month with the building of gingerbread
houses.
