We
arrived in Lynden last Thursday morning after spending the night at
the Expo Center Fairgrounds in Monroe, WA. Not my best choice of
places to stay but it was on our route. We always bypass Seattle if
we can by driving on 2 lane roads through small towns to the East of
the city. This is much slower but less frantic than big city driving
especially as we can’t keep up with the speed of traffic that most
folks want to drive at.
Our
first order of business was to pick up a Fed Ex package from our
brother-in-laws house. It contained escrow papers for the sale of
property in Las Vegas and the purchase of another Las Vegas property.
We knew this was in the works but had hoped to complete the sales
while at home where all pertinent info is available. However, as I
said to someone, “it seems that most of our real estate sales have
been done while we are traveling” so this one is no different.
After
filling out all the sections required of us we went to the bank to
have several sections notarized. Eventually after a few phone calls
for clarification of some fine points we mailed the package back to
the sender.
The
weather here has been variable. It started out nice with big fluffy
clouds mixed with sun but has deteriorated to overcast mixed with
light rain showers. Not a good recipe for the 4th of July.
Our
BIL Mark has been a most gracious host. He has BBQ’ed the last two
nights for us and his daughter Dawn and husband Mat. Last night was
excellent smoked salmon, his specialty.
We
have been spending most days at Mark’s house as Dawn and her 9
month old daughter Samantha spend the days there also. Samantha is a
joy to be around. She is curious as only 9 month old’s can be. Of
course, everything goes in her mouth first so it keeps us on our toes
to keep everything picked up that she shouldn’t have.
Dawn & Samantha
Samantha with the 4th of July outfit Clyda bought for her.
Look at that red hair!
Saturday
Mark and I worked on his garage door project which involves sanding
down the door panels which are varnished wood with raised panels. We
have one more to do which we hope to get done next Saturday.
If
the weather improves we will drive to the coast a Blaine, WA for the
fireworks display. If not, we may watch it on TV or see it here from
our campground as some folks living near here fire off some really
big fireworks each year.
