May 21 ~ Thursday

Today Katherine and I made it to one Dollar Day at the closer Goodwill.
I bought a few things then we went to Walmart to pick up some packing stuff for Jeff then home.
I listed some Pokemon cels, Jeff packed and shipped and later on we watched "Kick Ass" a movie that was more enjoyable than I expected.
The kids went to the park for awhile then in the evening we all went outside and worked on cleaning up the weeds in the backyard.
When they weren't complaining about how hard it was, they had a good time.
The weather is really nice tonight, nice warm breeze.
Tonight we watched The Returned.

Jones & Leo watching from inside:

May 17 ~ Sunday

On this anniversary of the Mt Helen's Eruption, I give you this picture I took from the plane on the way home from Seattle last week.

 

 

May 10 ~ Sunday

Spent this Mother's Day relaxing and watching TV.
Jeff and I watched 2 or 3 episodes of a BBC Origins of Science Fiction show which included aliens and Time Travel.
Then we watched Terminator 3, Rise of the Machines.
Talked to Sarah, Em and Alex on the phone. Chris came by last night and brought me a mini rose plant.
Tonight we watched

May 6 ~ Wednesday

This morning we woke up, Em made coffee then she and Candice headed off to school.
Jeff and I sat around relaxing and watching Netflix.
After they got home and we ate lunch we headed out to Olympia and drove around and looked at the beautiful surroundings.
When we got back we had dinner and then played Apples to Apples (the trendy version) and then watched a comedy special with Russell Brand, A Messiah Complex.
It was a lot of fun.
Off to bed!

May 5 ~ Tuesday

Off to Washington today!
We drove out to the airport early, found the parking lot we had a discount for and went through security with no problems.
We got a row to ourselves on the first flight to San Jose, then didn't have to get off the plane and after moving closer to the front while they unloaded and reloaded passengers we got a row to ourselves again.
I started reading Notorious Nineteen with Stephanie Plum. I haven't read these books in years and I was SO glad to get started again.
We got to Seattle without incident and Em and Candice picked us and we went back to their apartment.
As soon as we got there we had to turn around and head out again because Em had an "open mic" night at a little coffee shop nearby.
We had a great time. We got hot chocolates (which were SO good) and it started raining while we were inside sitting by the fireplace and then it started hailing.
Em sang 3 songs and I loved them all, especially the first one.
We went back the apartment afterwards and we sat around and talked for awhile before we all went to bed.

On the plane:

Em Singing:

April 25 ~ Saturday

Today we took it easy after all the activity of the past few days.
I listed some things and the kids did a bunch of school work they missed while we were gone.
We watched some Next Generation then Die Hard with a Vengeance.
I went with Katherine to Walmart for groceries.
Tonight we watched Elementary.
Now as I'm sitting here typing, it is raining a nice steady rain and my window is open and it smells and feels great!

April 24 ~ Friday

This morning after we checked out of the room, we ate at the Silver Seven buffet again for breakfast.
Then we drove over to the Mirage to see Siegfried and Roy's Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat.
It was fun to see the beautiful lions and tigers, but we all felt bad that they were such small enclosures.
The kids especially liked the dolphins.
Each kids bought a souvenir with the leftover money grandma gave them.
Jeffrey got a stuffed tiger and Katherine got a bracelet with a tiger on it.
We sat in the shade for awhile and just enjoyed the really nice whether before heading over the CPK for lunch where we all ordered Tostada Pizzas
Once that we were done we dropped grandma back off at her car and headed home.
Jeff and I both took turns at driving and we finally made it home around 7.

Some pictures from the day:

 

The kids won these at the arcade:

April 23 ~ Thursday

This morning we went to the Silver Seven for their Breakfast Buffet.
Then we headed of over the LINQ to see their Famous Auto Collection.
That was really great. My foot and knee hurt so I had to sit out the last part.
Then it was off the Excalibur where Grandma gave the kids some money to play in the arcade.
Each one of them won a small stuffed animal (Katherine won a Minion actually).
Then we went upstairs to Buca di Beppo where his mom had a comp and we all got spaghetti and soup or salad. After that we went back to the hotel where both Jeff and I took a nap and the kids visited with grandma for a while.
After we woke up, Jeff and I went downstairs and had a wonderful Chinese meal at the small restaurant off the lobby. We brought back leftovers and both kids ate and enjoyed them.
We watched some more House Hunters, went down to moms room and visited her then came back and watched 2 Rehab Addicts until it was bedtime.

Some shots of the car museum:

April 22 ~ Wednesday

We drove to Las Vegas today after stopping by Chris' to drop off the key so he could feed Iggy and check on the cats while we're gone.
We stopped part way at McDonald's for some cheeseburgers. Half way there we traded places and I drove for awhile.
We arrived around 3 PM and met his mom at the Palace Station where we are staying.
We checked in then went to the buffet for dinner.
We went back to the room and the kids went to theirs and his mom went to hers (she is staying there with us so she can visit).
We watched a few House Hunters and Property Brothers then watched a really great PBS on the Hubble Telescope before turning out the light.

At our McD's stop.

 

Along the way:

April 18 ~ Saturday

Today we made homemade California rolls and they were SO good!

April 17 ~ Friday

Some silly cat shaming...

April 12 ~ Sunday

I spent most of the morning listing old keys.
Hopefully they will bring in a good haul.
In between computer rounds, I watched The Brady Bunch movie with Jeff & Katherine and then a few episodes of Love it or List it.
Building on the 3 hours mini series of Battlestar Galactica, Jeff started Katherine watching Season 1 of the show. They watched a couple of episodes then Kat and I went to Walmart to pick up groceries then home so she could watch another 4 or 5 episodes.
After that was done, Jeff and I watched the end of I'm Gonna Get You Sucka, a funny Blacksploitation movie from the 80's.
We ate pizza for dinner then watched the season finale of Helix.

April 10 ~ Friday

It's been a busy few days.
Yesterday was dollar days and Katherine and I went to 3 different Goodwills.
I picked up just a few things including a sweater for Katherine.
After a brief rest at home I had to go to the doctor to get my knee looked at.
Katherine came with me. It was a 60 mile round trip and I got lost (of course).
Last night we watched Elementary.
Today was dentist day for the kids to get their cavities filled.
They were pretty nervous but everything went fine. All the better it was all covered by our insurance.
Jeff went in with Jeffrey while Katherine and I waited in the waiting room and watched The Croods.
Jeff took Jeffrey home when they were done and I went in and sat with Katherine.
After Katherine and I went and did some shopping at the 99¢ store, Big Lots and Walmart she spent some time making a "Bath Bomb" which is supposed to explode in bubbles when you put it in the bath.
This evening Jeff and I watched Hawaii 5-0.

April 7 ~ Tuesday

The kids were working on an interesting art project for school where they took a picture of an empty area in the neighborhood and are designing something to put there.
Katherine is putting a park in her space and Jeffrey is putting a skate park in his.
We binge watched Cops today in between working.
Katherine was fascinated about how bad things can be for some people.
Tonight we watched NCIS.

April 2 ~ Thursday

Dollar Day Dance!
Katherine and I went and did our usual round up of Goodwill discount days.
Found numerous items I will hopefully be able to list and make some money on.
We also found a ton of boxes behind Party City (our usual go to) and we filled up the car back and middle seats.
At home the kids got some schoolwork done and Jeff packed a bunch of packages.
I finally got the numbers for our doctors and dentists and reluctantly made appointments for me and the kids.
Next week there are 4 different appointments. 2 for me and one for each kid.
I also continued teaching Jeffrey to crochet because he is convinced he can begin to crochet large afghans and sell them on eBay and make enough money to buy himself a computer. I like his ambition.
I am trying once again to lose weight and have managed to take off about 4 pounds so far.
Tonight  we watched Elementary.

Jeffrey's work so far: