Portland, Oregon

On to Portland to visit Dan & Sheila. Keeping up with family and grand kids is a real job for old folks like us. Jaime (in front) and Shawna are now both out on their own, Shawna in Milwaukie, Oregon and Jaime now living and working in the state of Montana. Kids do grow up and strike out on their own, scary but life. Remember when it was you? And we remember our first apartment, the many moves our first years, gathering furniture at bargain prices, making do with the money we earned. And again, it looks like we'll all have to take a closer look at how we spend, hoping our economy will turn around soon. We're very thankful for our family! The weather in Portland was rainy and chilly but Dan kept the fire going adding a wonderful warm and homey feeling. He even cooked a chicken, morel mushroom casserole! Then on to the coast in the rain, waking up to a beautiful sunshine day allowing the opportunity to mow the grass! We made it back to Ashland yesterday following the rain most of the 200 mile trip!