Friday, 01SEP, Rebecca & Dan headed to the SkiBonkers sale
at Sturtevants Sports. This is the same
annual ski/board sale that Dan got his equipment at last year. Rebecca also purchased skis, boots &
bindings.
That evening we headed into Seattle for dinner at Cutter
Crab. This was impromptu gathering of
some of Dan’s Coast Guard Academy classmates.
Turns out Rusty Johnson, wife & son had been following Lewis &
Clark’s route, ending in Oregon. They
then decided see if any classmates & spouses could join them for dinner in Seattle,
before they flew back east. Extra bonus
was Rusty bought dinnerJ!
Sunday, 03SEP, was the annual neighborhood potluck sponsored by
Marta & Hans Dankers. The last one
was 28AUG16 (see BLOG link below).
Rebecca & grandkids also attended; the grandkids really enjoyed the “farm”
animals.
Saturday AM, 09SEP, Rebecca & grandkids headed to Canada to
pick up daddy Raymond at the Vancouver, BC, airport. Later that day we headed to Dan’s classmate
Rich & wife Jan Formisano for their annual River Walk potluck for friends,
neighbors & Coast Guard shipmates.
The last one was 20AUG16 (see below BLOG link). Another good time, but this time Corrie
didn’t join the crowd crossing the river.
Sunday Rebecca & the kids returned from Canada w/daddy
Raymond. The next day Jaxson was off to
his first public school for kindergarten.
Mason was very sad; but on Tuesday was much happier when he was off to
pre-school.
Then on Wednesday, 13SEP, Rebecca, Raymond & kids took-off
for Victoria, BC, for a week long family vacation. Returning on 19SEP.
On the spur of the moment we decided to fly son Joe from
Louisiana to Seattle, & on 20SEP. So
late that night Dan drove into Seattle to pick him up.
Saturday, 23SEP, we celebrated Mason’s fourth birthday (actual
b-day is the 24th). First was breakfast
at the Sultan bakery. Then we drove to Seattle’s
Alki Beach to look for beach glass. For
lunch almost everyone picked a different food place for take out & we met
back for lunch on beach. Then it was back
to the house for cake & presents.
Finally, Rebecca, Raymond, Joe & kids headed for Canada so Raymond
can fly out tomorrow back to his job in Kuwait.
Rebecca, Joe & kids returned to the house on Sunday.
The rest of the month was spent w/Joe helping Dan w/bigger house
& property projects where we needed assistance. Rebecca & Joe also got in some hiking
trips, before he departed on the 30thL
