Chuck: In his job as a sales manager for a pharmaceutical company, things are never static. He manages 11 sales reps over a 4 state area. New drugs are always coming onto the market, new marketing strategies being implemented, new people being hired and trained to replace others retiring or being moved into management, and territory and district boundary lines are forever being redrawn. I don't know how he keeps up with it all. He continues to enjoy riding his road bike 30 miles or so on sunny days, and on a trainer inside in inclement weather. The two of us continue to each the Marriage and Family Sunday school class at church, which we really enjoy. The principles we teach surely help our marriage more than the people that attend.
Shelley: Enjoying being semi-retired (from child raising, seminary teaching and dog walking) and trying to convince Chuck to retire as well. I enjoy making my garden art, and am always looking for new ideas to add to my list of creations. I seem to cyle through working on my glassware in good weather, and crocheting rugs from recycled materials in cooler months. Caring for my garden is sustenance to my soul- literally. I find myself in my garden every day there isn't a torrential downpour. By this time of year there isn't a lot of work left to do but watering and deadheading, but it is still necessary for me to get out there and commune with the humming birds and bees and just admire the beauty of it all. Then there is my bird feeders that need attention so I can be facinated by the variety of wildlife out my kitchen windows. Chuck and I have started stand up paddle boarding this year, beginning with taking lessons when we were in Hawaii in January. We have continued all summer and are really enjoying it.
Jared: Continues to live at home and attend Bellevue College. He works at Crunch which is an exercise facility in the Crossroads area and gives him the opportunity to keep in shape. He missed his girlfriend Ujong when she went back home to Korea for the summer break, and is glad she has returned for the fall semester.
Becca: Is also living at home after graduation from college while she saves money to attend grad school. She is working as an aide at a physical therapy clinic to accumulate the clinical hours she needs to apply to Physician's Assitant school. She loves to bake and is frequently taking goodies to work to share with coworkers. She has been bit by the stand up paddle board bug as well, but she takes it a step further and gets out in the middle of the lake and does yoga on her board!
As a family, we have enjoyed the gorgeous summer weather of the northwest and the opportunities we have had to travel to see family and friends.
Although it is sad to say goodbye to warm weather, I adore autumn in the northwest and the beauty it brings.
Saturday, September 20, 2014
Monday, September 1, 2014
LOVIN' LEWISVILLE !!
After Education Week was over, Chuck and I drove up to Idaho to visit Rachel, Nate and the kiddos. Chuck had not seen their new house and I was missing the grandkids big time.
We had a really fun week. Chuck brought his road bike on our trip, so between exploring the countryside by bike, helping Nate with his home improvement projects and playing with the grandkids, he was able to keep himself entertained.
When our children were small Chuck often give them rides around our yard in the wheel barrow. He and I continued that tradition with Evelyn and Douglas.
I, on the other hand got to do all the things I love to do: play with the grandkids, garden, play with the grandkids, go hunting through thrift stores and estate sales, play with the grandkids, go looking at houses and property for sale and go to the lake and paddle board. I even scraped and sanded the railings on Rachel's front porch and then painted it with her and Evelyn's help.
Every day I also got to play with the two new kitties they got as barn cats to keep the rodent population down on their three acres. One is a very young mama cat, and the other is her 3 month old kitten. They are both pretty friendly for barn cats and will come out to play when ever they see people. And Surprise!! The mama cat was already pregnant with another litter when Rachel got her, so they will have more kittens in about a month.
It was hard to leave Idaho behind, but I am always happy to get home and sleep in my own bed.
We had a really fun week. Chuck brought his road bike on our trip, so between exploring the countryside by bike, helping Nate with his home improvement projects and playing with the grandkids, he was able to keep himself entertained.
When our children were small Chuck often give them rides around our yard in the wheel barrow. He and I continued that tradition with Evelyn and Douglas.
I, on the other hand got to do all the things I love to do: play with the grandkids, garden, play with the grandkids, go hunting through thrift stores and estate sales, play with the grandkids, go looking at houses and property for sale and go to the lake and paddle board. I even scraped and sanded the railings on Rachel's front porch and then painted it with her and Evelyn's help.
Every day I also got to play with the two new kitties they got as barn cats to keep the rodent population down on their three acres. One is a very young mama cat, and the other is her 3 month old kitten. They are both pretty friendly for barn cats and will come out to play when ever they see people. And Surprise!! The mama cat was already pregnant with another litter when Rachel got her, so they will have more kittens in about a month.
It was hard to leave Idaho behind, but I am always happy to get home and sleep in my own bed.
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