Sunday, July 7th., 2024……. Hot, Hot, Hot! Temps today in the high 90s! So, Cathye skipped church and we hung around the house today and did nothing. I watched races. I have been watching the Tour de France. I am always impressed that those riders have so much stamina and can peddle in excess of 40 miles an hour for over 100 miles! And they do it in 21 stages over the next three weeks. Interestingly, the tour doesn’t end in Paris this year. They didn’t figure they could handle both the race and the Olympics at the same time. So, the tour ends in Nice this year.
Monday, July 8th., 2024…… We were up and going early this morning, to
beat the heat. We went by the gym and then on to Kevin’s for breakfast. Cathye
read the results of her test on My Chart. Of course it’s in medical-ese so she
could only get so much from it. She went to Lynn and Judy because they were
have more experience. They gave her some insight plus she sent the results to
her daughter, who has some training as well. Being proactive, Cat sent off a
message to her doctor, asking him for input. He did respond this afternoon that
she still needs to wait until her upcoming stress test (Aug. 5th),
but right now he says he can see that she was in AFIB during the echo. AFIB - just
like I was! Considering all of the
alternatives, that’s pretty good news so far.
And at least now we can better understand her symptoms because they
mirror what I had. Fingers crossed!
Tuesday, July 9th., 2024…… Nothing today except our square
dance workshop. That’s inside a nice air-conditioned senior center! It is
supposed to hit 104° today! The good thing about temps up here is that it cools
off nicely at night and the mornings are really nice. It was a little warmer
than we like it when we walked the dogs but we’re still ok. I am still
expecting a call from the guys working on cutting the bar top. It was due
before the holiday so I called them this morning. They responded that it was
done and when would I like to come get it? Of course I said ‘tomorrow!’ Oh
yeah, we have been using the hot tub again. We set the water temp several
degrees cooler and with the weather cooling after dark, it’s actually really
pleasant out there!
Wednesday, July 10th., 2024…… We were up early and had the dogs
walked and fed. The plan today was for me to go out and hook up my trailer and then
we would go get the wood. But the first stop was Cathye’s dentist. She had a
cleaning and it was on the way so I dropped her off and went around the corner with
the trailer to the local park and waited for her text. Then we were on the
road. We needed to go up to Aurora, which is south east of Portland, about 60
miles. We decided to stop on the way at the Covered Bridge Café in Stayton on
the way. I managed to get a close up stop for the truck and trailer and we got
in and got seated. They serve a great breakfast so whenever any of you comes
up, be sure to ask us to take you there! We made the drive to Aurora and met with the
folks at Goby Walnut. They brought out the piece and we checked it out. It was
perfect – except they were told to taper the cut so I could easily fit it in
between the gazebo columns. But they flipped it over by mistake and chamfered
the wrong side! They saw I was upset and said there would be no charge for the
cutting (which would have been $220.00) and if I didn’t like the final result when
I put it in, they would work with me to exchange it for another piece. Fair
deal. I ended up buying $120.00 worth of epoxy mix so the savings helped! I
think I can make it work. We got it home
and Cathye and I unloaded it on dollies on the back porch. Turns out we would
get a test fit later because Vikki was in the ER here in town with a smashed finger,
and Cathye volunteered to go get the kids while she was getting treatment.
Corey came by later after work and the four of us tried to install the plank.
No luck. I need a different tactic. I would resolve that later…
We finished cleaning the house and rv before our visitors came tomorrow. They
will be using the motorhome for sleeping while they’re here. Kyle and Tiff will get our bed, Hera and Cora
will get the couch. I put the single blow-up bed out there as well for Luke. I think we are ready! Tv and spa until bedtime.
Thursday, July 11th., 2024…… I was up early because I wanted to hot-mop the floors in the house. Cathye made a run to Walmart to pick up a few more things for meals. In talking with Kyle last week, he gave me some insight into what they thought they would like to do while here. A lot of it was to hit the local restaurants that he liked from his last visit here. He is definitely a foodie! So, that meant we weren’t going to do much cooking for the next few days. Later, it was time to take off for the airport. We needed all of the seating for the six of them, so Cathye stayed home while I headed down to Eugene to pick up the crew. Their connecting flight from Vegas was late plus it took quite a long time to retrieve their luggage and Luke’s car seat. But it wasn’t too bad and we got everyone loaded and got going. I was told they would need food on the way home, so I told them we would stop for lunch at The Junkyard Dog (a Guy Fieri ‘Diners, Drive-ins and Dives’ featured place). Problem was it was closed due to a problem with mechanicals. So, we drove up to Route 66 diner, just up the road and had lunch. It was a small meal because of the late time and the fact that I had reservations at The Point for 5:00pm!
We got home and they got set up in the
motorhome and Frances got in the guest room and then we all rested for a bit
before it was time to head off to Sweet Home. Penny came by and Cherrelyn would
meet us there (since she lives close by there). We took two cars and headed
out. We had an outside table and the weather was really perfect. We had a nice lake
view and a nice meal. Once we got back, we settled in and they made it a short
visit before they headed off to bed after their long day!
Friday, July 12th., 2024…… The plan today was for me to take everyone to the coast. Cathye had a luncheon at Lynn’s later this afternoon so it was just me and the group. We left and hit Elmer’s for breakfast. Kyle remembered the German pancake and enjoyed that.
We made the 115 mile drive up to Tillamook Creamery to take the tour. The kids liked everything there and saw the cheese making and packing process.
I must say I was disappointed in the sample section. They had two pre-packaged cheeses and one sample of white cheddar pepper jack.
But they did have a new section called Kelly’s Jellies. We sampled some habanero flavors today which were very good! We had to have lunch there too! I think most of us had the grilled cheese sandwich with roasted tomato soup. I enjoyed mine but Frances said it wasn't as good as before.
Later, we left and rinsed off the sand and headed back home.
The kids had a nap on the long drive home, so they had renewed energy. I went out and cleaned Rylee’s pool and they had a blast playing with her and getting wet. We didn’t have plans for dinner tonight – most of us just wanted leftovers - but Kyle made a run to Carl’s Jr and got burgers and chicken nuggets for him and the kids. The littles were ready for an early bedtime. After that, it was another early to bed night for all of us.
Saturday, July 13th., 2024…… Breakfast this morning at Kristi’s.
We needed two cars today. Kyle took the
family in Cat’s truck with the second seat. After Kristi’s, we headed out and
they followed Cathye, Frances and myself, in our Buick, to Silver Falls. Kyle
had been here before and was anxious to take the family down the trail at walk
under the falls. Cathye was wanting to go down too but we felt that we could
both get into trouble on the hike back up, so we stayed up on top and took
pics.
After a quick stop at the gift shop, we headed out of the park and got back home pretty quickly. We rested for a bit then loaded up the two vehicles again and this time we brought the dogs. We drove down to Brownsville and to Pioneer park so we could go swimming in the Calapooia River. This is our favorite place for the dogs and the water would be shallow enough for the kids to swim or wade. When we made our way down with towels and chairs, we saw that Corey and Vikki and Bailey were there! Vikki had brought Brandyn to Lebanon to visit with his mother, and they had time to take a swim. Corey, who was out on delivery in this area for Amazon, took his lunch break with them. We all had a nice visit and swim. Rylee and Jama as well. The kids loved the water and we let them stay until they were pooped out!
Tonight was dinner at Dos Arbolitos. It was to celebrate Tiffany’s birthday! She was surprised! We also had a cake at home to celebrate. Cathye shared her day.
Sunday, July 14th., 2024…… This morning was Cathye’s last
chance to cook for the family. She had bought all of the ingredients for her
hashbrown casserole. She made one with bacon bits and one with sausage.
Turns out the kids are pretty picky eaters and we had plenty leftover. After that, they finished their packing and loaded the car. Before they left, Penny, Cathye, Kyle and Tiff and I muscled the bartop into place. That thing is heavy! This is a trial fitting and I think it looks good.
I need to decide if I want to remove it to epoxy or maybe I can just do it in place. Either way, I can work on it and prep for coating while it's there. Later, I took everyone down to Eugene for their 12:10pm flight out.
They needed to wait out another long layover in Las Vegas before their flight would
leave for Tucson. He would text me later at 8:15pm saying they had made it
safely home. We cleaned up a bit and got
some bedding in the wash. The rest we will work on tomorrow. Next up for us is
the Vintage Trailer Rally in Brownsville starting on Wednesday. Much to do for
that, but we both chose to rest for today!
It was a great weekend seeing and
visiting with family. Kyle and Tiff are great parents and the kids are extremely
well behaved. It was nice to see Frances again too! Later, we watched a couple of
shows and then hit the spa after a long weekend!
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