We've almost made it to December with no crazy weather. November usually brings a snow storm or a bad windstorm with it, but this year we were spared! Today was overcast, but must have been near 60 degrees. We'll take that for the rest of the winter.
Thanksgiving was a pretty quiet day here. We had Kristin and her boyfriend Matt here for dinner. We had a 13+ pound turkey with all of the usual accompaniements. I don't think it was a South Dakota turkey tho. Everything was excellent and the turkey sandwiches are great. After dinner we went to Gail and Randy's for drinks and desert. We aren't stepping on the scale for a couple of days.
I am continuing to hack away at the trees and shrubs in our yard to get more sunlight into our yard, so the moss does'nt completely take over. I should have that project completed by the end of next week.
Our Disneyland trip is now just a little over a week away. Everybody is getting excited!! I checked the long term forecast for Anaheim today, and it looks like it will be sunny and in the mid 70's. That sounds good to me.
Spoke with my cruise friend Ron, from Tulsa Oklahoma last night. I had a little fun discussing the proffesional (?) basketball team formerly known as the Seattle Sonics that now resides in Oklahoma City.(They are now 1 and 16) There is a curse on the Thunder that appears to be working! Check it out at "Cursethethunder.com . Ron just got hearing aids that seem to be helping quite a bit. He will be sending some information to me. It would be good to hear at something near normal again.
Tomorrow (Sunday) we are going to see "Plaid Tidings" at a local theater with our friends Don and Lisa.. We saw "Forever Plaid" in Las Vegas with them several years ago. It was a great show.
Until next week!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Ernie
Saturday, November 29, 2008
Friday, November 21, 2008
Friday November 21st, 2008
Damn Squirrels
Going for a walk in November (Seattle style)
About 20 feet up
Doing my part for ecology
Sunset from the back deckTomorrow marks the 45th anniversary of the biggest world changing event of my life. (Event doesn't seem like the correct word, but it's what came to mind. ) The day will probably come and go with little attention from the media. It's amazing to me how we seem to allow days like this to be forgotten. December 7th hardly gets any recognition anymore, and I'm sure that soon September 11th will fade too.
Just two and a half months ago Joyce and I stood at the spot where the events of 11/22/63 unfolded. We stood at the window position on the 6th floor from where the course of history was changed. Then approximately 2 months ago we stood at the gravesites in Arlington National Cemetery. I can't forget.
On a cheerier note, the weather here has been a little better than normal for this past week. We haven't seen much rain, and temperatures have been in the upper 50's. I have been getting some work done outside. I have been pruning back some of the big Maple trees, and getting rid of some of the Ivy that is taking over.
It's just a little over 3 weeks before we head to Disneyland! Everybody is getting excited. We hope that all of the fire mess that is happening in southern California, is just a memory by then.
Right now the tempeartures are still in the 80's in Anaheim!! We hope that it stays that way, but it should at least be in the 70's.
Hope all is well with everyone who is still following my ramblings.
Stay warm and dry**************************** Ernie
PS Will post some pictures later.
Just two and a half months ago Joyce and I stood at the spot where the events of 11/22/63 unfolded. We stood at the window position on the 6th floor from where the course of history was changed. Then approximately 2 months ago we stood at the gravesites in Arlington National Cemetery. I can't forget.
On a cheerier note, the weather here has been a little better than normal for this past week. We haven't seen much rain, and temperatures have been in the upper 50's. I have been getting some work done outside. I have been pruning back some of the big Maple trees, and getting rid of some of the Ivy that is taking over.
It's just a little over 3 weeks before we head to Disneyland! Everybody is getting excited. We hope that all of the fire mess that is happening in southern California, is just a memory by then.
Right now the tempeartures are still in the 80's in Anaheim!! We hope that it stays that way, but it should at least be in the 70's.
Hope all is well with everyone who is still following my ramblings.
Stay warm and dry**************************** Ernie
PS Will post some pictures later.
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Mid November already
It is now mid November and the holiday season is right around the corner. We were at Keith and Sheila's this past Thursday for an early Thanksgiving dinner. The reason for the early celebration was that Keith's sister and brother in law were out for a visit from North Dakota, and Chandler and Monica would not be home on the real Thanksgiving. So we had turkey and all the trimmings a couple of weeks early. To really confuse the seasons, we gave Monica and Chandler very early Christmas gifts of a trip to Disneyland from December 8th thru the 12th. The catch is that they have to take me and Joyce with them!! Kristin will be going also to balance things out. We will be staying at a Worldmark condo in Annaheim which is right accross the street from the park. Neither of the 13 year olds have been to Disneyland, and Monica has never flown before. It should be a great trip. The kids have been checking out the Disneyland and the California Adventure web sites and are getting excited. Chandler told me yesterday that he would go on the California Screamin roller coaster with me!! I told him that there were witnesses. Can't wait.
I finally got the cover on the motorhome the other day with help from Keith and Chandler. It even looks pretty close to the pictures on the box.
Joyce and I went to Penneys today and bought a new matress set for our bed. The old set is about 25 years old, so we thought it was about time for a change. With what those things cost that may be our Christmas gift.
Our local football teams are still rolling along. All three lost again this weekend, so their combined records include 3 wins. (Seahawks 2, Cougars 1, and Huskies 0!!). Even with the misserable season the Mariners had, it's still a good time to be a Baseball fan. But the Seahawks are still only one game out of 2nd place in the anemic NFL West. With a major miracle they could still win their devision. I sure miss those 1 and 9 Sonics tho. They were a good fit!!
Enough of this blather. It's time to eat!!
Hope all are well, and I will update again next week. Is anybody still out there?
Stay dry ! ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^Ernie
I finally got the cover on the motorhome the other day with help from Keith and Chandler. It even looks pretty close to the pictures on the box.
Joyce and I went to Penneys today and bought a new matress set for our bed. The old set is about 25 years old, so we thought it was about time for a change. With what those things cost that may be our Christmas gift.
Our local football teams are still rolling along. All three lost again this weekend, so their combined records include 3 wins. (Seahawks 2, Cougars 1, and Huskies 0!!). Even with the misserable season the Mariners had, it's still a good time to be a Baseball fan. But the Seahawks are still only one game out of 2nd place in the anemic NFL West. With a major miracle they could still win their devision. I sure miss those 1 and 9 Sonics tho. They were a good fit!!
Enough of this blather. It's time to eat!!
Hope all are well, and I will update again next week. Is anybody still out there?
Stay dry ! ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^Ernie
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Post election withdrawls
Chef Pat
Rack of Pork
Chicken Legs ala Pat
Yours truly, Joyce, Josh, Brynn, and Jake (A.K.A. "the granddog")
Who's been sleeping in MY chair??!!Two days after the election, and not a campaign ad to be seen. I expect that the 2008 campaign could start up any day tho. I guess that I wouldn't mind them so much if they would just present what their position is, rather than what the other guy has been doing wrong. I must be out of touch with reallity on negative advertising because they all do it, and one of them always gets elected. It's a very odd world today. (Do I sound old?) Ron, did you hear that!?
Optimism is high on the presidential level. I just hope that he can live up to peoples expectations. On the local scene we pass every bond issue that comes along these days, so we get to look forward to an approximate 10% increase in property taxes. Whoo Hoo!!
Enough of my grumbling. I just locked in a RV Resort spot for the month of March in Arizona. We will be hanging out in the sun (80+) and taking in some Spring Training baseball. We've got 12 days in Hawaii coming up in January, and a 4 day trip to sunny Southern California in December. And who knows after that.
This past weekend we went down to visit our friends Pat & Steph in Shelton. Pat outdid himself on the barbecue by doing chicken and A Rack of Pork (Similar to a standing rib roast.) It was cooked to perfection with just a light wood smoke. The chicken was excellent also. and we got to take some home. We played a game of Apples to Apples, then drove home. On Sunday Josh and Brynn were over with our Granddog. Took him down to the beach at Alki, but couldn't get him in the water. He is supposed to be half Lab, but it's begining to look like he may be half Dalmation instead. It was a good weekend!
As I look out the window, the rain is falling, the leaves are still falling , and it's about 50 degrees.
For those of you who haven't experienced our weather, it leaves a little to be desired from November thru April. The rest of the year it's hard to beat. I went up north yesterday to do a little work on the motorhome, and was astounded by the number of RV's heading south. Maybe next year!!................... I wonder how the weather is in Jamaica right now?
George and Karen, glad to hear you guys are feeling better. I've been missing the jokes.
I'm going to try to add some random pictures to this rambling.
Until next week, Ernie
Optimism is high on the presidential level. I just hope that he can live up to peoples expectations. On the local scene we pass every bond issue that comes along these days, so we get to look forward to an approximate 10% increase in property taxes. Whoo Hoo!!
Enough of my grumbling. I just locked in a RV Resort spot for the month of March in Arizona. We will be hanging out in the sun (80+) and taking in some Spring Training baseball. We've got 12 days in Hawaii coming up in January, and a 4 day trip to sunny Southern California in December. And who knows after that.
This past weekend we went down to visit our friends Pat & Steph in Shelton. Pat outdid himself on the barbecue by doing chicken and A Rack of Pork (Similar to a standing rib roast.) It was cooked to perfection with just a light wood smoke. The chicken was excellent also. and we got to take some home. We played a game of Apples to Apples, then drove home. On Sunday Josh and Brynn were over with our Granddog. Took him down to the beach at Alki, but couldn't get him in the water. He is supposed to be half Lab, but it's begining to look like he may be half Dalmation instead. It was a good weekend!
As I look out the window, the rain is falling, the leaves are still falling , and it's about 50 degrees.
For those of you who haven't experienced our weather, it leaves a little to be desired from November thru April. The rest of the year it's hard to beat. I went up north yesterday to do a little work on the motorhome, and was astounded by the number of RV's heading south. Maybe next year!!................... I wonder how the weather is in Jamaica right now?
George and Karen, glad to hear you guys are feeling better. I've been missing the jokes.
I'm going to try to add some random pictures to this rambling.
Until next week, Ernie
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