Tree Limb Coming Down--T-i-m-b-e-rrr!!!

This limb had a split all the way through so that you could see daylight right through it.  Thought of buying a chainsaw and cutting it down myself,  but so glad Don asked Roger to come over and take care of it.   His expertise helped make  quick project of it.

P.S.  Thanks, Debby, for reminding me to get outside and take pictures of this project as it was in process . . . made it just in time.

Sunflowers in Cheney

Such beauties this time of year (August 2016).

Daniel's New Place

Daniel loves his shorter commute to work each day now from Redmond.  We enjoyed a nice Thai lunch together in the very quiet and beautiful downtown area.  This place is just two blocks from his apartment, lucky guy.  Delicious!

Visiting Jake, Lyndsey, and Calvin (this was August 4, 5, and 6)

Sure is comfortable at Jake and Lyndsey's house. . . we always feel welcome and loved.  It's nice that Lyndsey's parents Lyn and George always come by for a brief visit when we're there.  As Don said about Lyn after experiencing them come to visit at Jake and Lyndsey's house when we were there earlier this year, "She's just a breath of fresh air, isn't she?"  True.

Calvin as snug as a bug with his dad.

First Morning

Caitlin outside by her tree in her new house with the blue door.

James is so easy going about the whole deal.

Trina and Tori are so great at getting things done.

Love how this picture looks like Christ could be sitting right on those steps of theirs.

Home sweet home!

New House for Ben, Britan, Caitlin, and James

Here's what was happening as I drove in the evening of September 31.

Yep, Brittan drove this monster.

Robert and Ben getting the beds set up.

Caitlin enjoying dinner and a movie.

Tori is so good with her grandkids.

It's been a long, full day, but these two are still smiling.

Huckleberry Picking with Erik, JoAnn, and Christopher

We thought we were skunked on picking huckleberries because in our usual picking spot the berries were all dried up except for an occasional berry or two.  But then Erik, Christopher, and Don went to scout out a higher elevation and came back with this!

Yahoo!  There are huckleberries in "them thar hills."  I was so happy and surprised to see Christopher's successful picking because that meant that we had berries to pick and we weren't skunked after all.

These are two pictures Don sent to me when I checked in with him to ask about how the scouting for a new picking spot was going.  If you look closely, you can see lots of berries on those bushes.  And Sox is in his typical "I'll wait here while you pick" pose where he always finds a comfy spot to hang out.

Buster taking a break with Erik on the hammock.  This is such a comfy hammock that when the three guys went scouting for a new spot to pick, I took a little nap in it.  Awwww.  This is the life.

This hammock tent is comfy, too.  JoAnn bought this for Erik's birthday this year, and they brought it over and put it up in our little forest beside our house.  It is tied to three trees and is important to get level or else everyone in the tent slides to one spot . . . especially if you're in a nylon sleeping bag because the floor of the tent is also nylon, so that makes for some fun sliding.  This view from inside the tent is a new perspective of our back yard.

The Parker boys, downtown Spokane, August 2016.  Thanks for coming over to visit.  Great weekend!  Wish I had thought to take a picture of the salmon dinner where Don declared, "This is the best salmon I've ever tasted."  True.  The salmon Erik cooked on alder wood planks on our barbecue was amazing.  They brought both fresh salmon and crab with them from the Washington coast.  So delicious--thank you!