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| Smoke moving back in down the Columbia. |
Monday 9/3. Here are some details from our BBQ. Turns out there was a rattle snake on the entertainment committee. After most of us were done eating and we were standing around talking, Elsie suddenly yells "Snake!". And sure enough, there it was. Slithering not two feet away from my sandled feet. The man I was talking to pulled his gun and shot it before I could grab my snake stick or even yell, "Fire in the hole!". It certainly got everyone's attention. He cut off the head and rattles, and said I should put it in the chicken run. I did, but the girls were totally uninterested.
I had forgotten how much the six boys had grown and how much they eat! But we had plenty of food. I loaded up on desserts before the plates disappeared, and JB and I had Mrs. Gridder's Mom's home-made apple pie for breakfast this morning. Heavenly!
After all the planning and preparation, the BBQ itself passed quickly by, but we made lots of lasting memories and more new friends this year. By 1:00 pm today, there was no physical trace left of our good time. So much more quickly cleaned up than prepared for and set up.
Both our cars were dead this morning, so JB used the small generator to charge their batteries. We have to drop of my Jeep tomorrow to have the window fixed and I will have them check out the battery while they are at it.
I started splitting wood this afternoon. Something I will be doing every day for the next few months, as the weather allows. It was a perfect day with a high of 74.
Our son is flying into Wenatchee to visit on Sunday, 9/16. He will be here four nights and three days, then I will drive him back over to SeaTac airport and continue on to visit my Aunt Nene for a couple nights. So looking forward to both those visits.
Tuesday 9/4. It was 48 with smokey horizons this morning. I guess the wind had changed and is blowing the smoke south again. We were on our way by 8:30, driving both cars Down There. Dropped my car off, then went to the clinic to have JB's ear checked out. He thought for sure it has been clogged for a couple weeks, but it turns out that nothing is in there. He is going to have an appointment with an ENT specialist and audiology.
Coming back home, we met a few people on the road and talked quite a while, then stopped in at Larry and Elsie's. So we weren't home til just after noon. After lunch I did some more wood splitting and JB moved almost five full tractor-bucket loads to the wood shed where I stacked them.
Our high for the day was 70 with a cool breeze.
Wednesday 9/5. It is 54 and still quite smokey on the horizons this morning. We will probably be driving Down There today to pick up my Jeep.
(As you probably noticed, I am changing the tense for each day to present. Just thought it would sound better.)
Thought for the day: Life is tough, my dear, but so are you.
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