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| Mt. Rainer, Washington State |
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| Rhodies in Seattle area |
The lush green and bright splashes of color from magnolias, rhodedendrums, azaleas, daffodils and tulips were a delight.
The first couple days were nice, but then it got cloudy and rainy, a bit chilly. The last morning we were there the rain and cold was a bitter chill, reminding me of when I used to get bad colds when I lived there.
We spent time with Carol and Richard, having breakfast at "Jacks" a local cafe and indulging in some lovely wines. Played lots of aggravation.
Carol took me to look at an example of a modular home they may put on their Marrowstone Island property. It was well done, dry wall had large, rounded corners and it was modern and open.
We also looked at a lot of lovely Mercedes cars, including a new gull-wing at the car dealership while we were waiting for the modular home place to open Sunday morning. The sales person brought us a red convertible to try out. As we stood there chatting, the car ran out of gas. Carol stated, "how nice, you have an automated shut-off device?" Hahahahahahahhhh....Lucky we had not gone for a "spin" down I-5.
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| Gull-Wing Mercedes |
We had dinner at a new Polish restaurant with our friends George, Lori and their son Evan. It was a real treat! I hope my company hires Evan as a network intern, he would be a real asset.
We spent a few days in Olympia, WA visiting with Bruce's parents and assessing their situation. They are 94 and 98. Such a tough time. It is better right now, with Gary (Bruce's brother) coming by two times a day to fix meals/give meds. Melba has dementia...it can only get worse, I guess. Sad to see this stage. I think Ed, at 98, is doing very well. He heads down the hallways at a little trot with his rolling walker. He speaks intelligently and still has his wit. We can tell he is slowing and needs help with Melba.
I was able to work some while I was there. With my Sprint Air Card, I can now work anywhere Sprint is available.
Overall a successfull visit to the Seattle area.
3 comments:
So glad you had such a nice visit! I would love to see the West Coast again; the mountains, flowers, ocean etc. I can't wait for Minnesota to get some color again! Would be nice to see our family there as well. :~)
Wonder what happened to my "gull wing Mercedes" picture.
November 2018. Finally logged back into Wordpress because some friends have a blog.
Sadly, my in laws, Ed and Melba have both passed away, but I hope their souls are always together. They were the perfect in laws and sweet older couple, so much in love. I was heartbroken at Melba’s dementia and cried the last time I saw her. I could tell she knew (I hope) who we were, but she could not communicate. Odds and ends of words came out that made no sense. What a horrible disease. May God bless their souls and I hope we will somehow meet again one day.
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