Lots of maintenance work occurred this week. It was time to cut back, trim, and tie up the Marion berries. We decided not to do the Boysenberries because their maintenance had been neglected last summer, and there was not chance we could revive them for this season----so Ray cut them down to the ground, and we'll start fresh with this season. But the Marion Berries are not so thicket-ish, and we started and finished them in the same week!!
Warren and Whitney are ferociously working on their back yard. They need to replace their concrete slab patio, take out the current retaining wall and replace them with new and better designed facilities. One day, with a sledge hammer, Warren reduced the wooden deck off their bedroom sliding door and turned it into (with our help) a burn pile.
We can hardly wait for Burn Season to begin in March!
Monday the 21st was Warren's Birthday, and we celebrated it with a Nacho Dinner. YUMMY!
Tuesday I took another load of scrap metal to the metal recycling place. I love the big equipment just as much as I love getting rid of all of the junk metal.
Bev and Jessica went to Columbia Sportswear and came home with four small foxes.
Wednesday was the Cub Scout Pinewood Derby. Much to our happy surprise, it turned out to be a good activity.
Refreshments were cookies and finger foods and a fruit tray and a veggie tray which I got at Costco.
And, while at Costco I bought a new office chair - one that is actually comfortable and supports my lower. back.
Thursday was the day Camille redeemed her Christmas gift/experience. She chose to go to OMSI. She wanted to go there because there was a traveling King Tut exhibit.....but the exhibit only was lasting one more day, but today (Thursday) was sold out. She and Dad went anyway, and this is as close as Camille got to the boy king.
They went McDonalds on the way and then eagerly enjoyed all that OMSI offers.
Doorway for entering a submarine
Last week Kathy Robertson, a well loved member of our ward, died after a long bout with cancer. She fought and struggled through a bone marrow transplant, chemotherapy, and long periods of feeling just awful. She was a good role model for everyone.
Her funeral was, perhaps, the best funeral I have ever attended. Uplifting and full of love. I think Kathy planned most of the whole funeral. She chose her favorite colors - hot pink and turquoise. The food was her choice - her favorite....... the salad from Cafe Rio. She loved Schotch-a-roos which were offered to the attendees before the funeral service. She had a white casket and people could use colored permanent markers to write a message to her.
Jess, Bev, and I helped with the food for the family dinner ---salads like you get at Cafe Rio. We helped prepare the meat and then after the funeral helped finalize all the food.
Two of the helpers
The food aftermath - there was so much food left over. We could eat for a month on it.
On Sunday the Gray siblings were asked to play during Sacrament meeting. They did a beautiful arrangement of I Believe In Christ by Mack Wilburg. Whitney did a great job of arranging the music for four violins. But...we can't ever tell Mack that his arrangement was "arranged" by Whitney.
Dad got his combined Birthday and Father's Day present - special deal at Costco. Introducing the new member of the family - "The Silverton"
Tonight for dinner, Evan practiced his cooking skills and made oven baked chicken and rice. Turned out very well.
A good week!
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