A visit from a special friend

Barb at Mt. St. Helen sporting a brand new hat!

We are enjoying a visit from our special friend, Barb Murphy. In fact, it's half over already. It's hard to believe it! We have had time to relax, visit, play cards, eat out, go to Mt. St. Helens, shop, do water aerobics and I can't remember what else! Barb has also done some great stone paintings and made lots of crocheted coasters. No wonder the time is flying by. She will have to rest up when she gets home. Tomorrow she and Tom are heading to Oregon City to check out the end of the Oregon Trail and also the only outdoor municipal elevator in the U.S. Sunday we are heading to the beach for 3 days of girl fun (no men allowed!). We want this to be a visit to remember.

The visit to Mt. St. Helens was very thought provoking. Standing five miles away from the volcano felt like we were right next to it. We could see the steam whirling up from the volcano and the wind was very strong. There was grit in the wind - maybe it was ash. Information told us that the volcano could erupt again some day. It's definitely worth a trip there to learn about that very memorable part of our history.

Only two months left before we start heading south again. We are having so much fun this summer and are also looking forward to this winter in Texas. Yes, we've made a decision to go to Donna, Texas, once again to stay at Victoria Palms for four months. We have such a great time there and it will be great to hook up with our RV friends again.

Hope the summer is going great for all of you.

Summer is flying by!

Our park squirrel buddy!

Donna has increased her work hours as the park is getting very busy with summer visitors. I don't mind though. It's so much fun working with my co-workers and also meeting so many people who come in to the park. Most of them are so happy to be here and fun to take care of. It's rare to encounter anyone who isn't happy. Makes for a fun job!
Water aerobics is going along. We don't have as many participants as we'd hoped for but we go ahead and do our thing anyway. It's fun and great exercise.
We have a special visitor coming to Portland next week. Our friend, Barb Murphy, who we met this winter in Hemet, CA, is coming to visit us for a while. We are all excited about the opportunity to get together and enjoy each other's company once again. She lives in Victoria, BC, so it's not a real long trip for her. In October, we plan to go to Victoria to visit her also.
We miss Beth and Julia but I console myself with spending time with Sarah, my youngest daughter. She's gone back to college, so her time is limited as she also works full time. I'm so proud of her. It's a big challenge but she's definitely up to it.
Tom is busy waxing the Journey again. He bought an electric buffer for the job this time and it is looking very nice. People keep coming by and asking him if he wants to come and do theirs! I don't think he's too interested in doing that!
Hope your summer is great. Keep in touch with us!