DADDY'S MOST EXCELLENT ADVENTURE:PART I

Sept. 25,2009


THIS MORNING SHERYL, MIKE AND I MET AT PATRIOTS LANDING TO PACK DADDY FOR HIS "BIG ADVENTURE". WE SAID GOODBYE TO THE FANTASTIC, AND LOVING STAFF-THEY HAVE BEEN SO VERY GOOD TO DADDY, AND THEY ALL DESERVE A BIG HUG!!
WE SAID GOODBYE TO SHERYL-SHE WAS SOOO INVITED TO COME WITH US,BUT HAD TO DECLINE DUE TO BEING MOM TO NIKE AND DUNCAN-THEY WERE INVITED TOO! GINGER WOULD HAVE LOVED HAVING THEM FOR COMPANY IN THE TRUCK-BUT I GUESS IT WAS JUST NOT MEANT TO BE. WE WILL MISS YOU SHERYL,NIKE AND DUNCAN!
THE HOUSE IS NOT TOTALLY ORGANIZED FOR DADDY-BUT WE WILL FIND ROOM FOR EVERYTHING,AND WILL GET A ROUTINE GOING IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS-REALLY!
TONIGHT WE HAVE CHRISTOPHER COMING FOR DINNER-HE IS STILL WORKING IN TACOMA, AND IT IS SO COOL THAT WE WILL GET TO SEE HIM. I GOT UP EARLY AND MADE BEEF STEW IN THE CROCK-POT,SO I FEEL REALLY ORGANIZED, IN THAT AREA ANYWAY! THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS ARE GOING TO BE A REAL ADVENTURE-I AM GLAD TO HAVE THIS FORUM WHERE I CAN SHARE. I AM ALSO GLAD THAT YOU ALL CAN COME ALONG WITH US!!

THE PICS ARE OF THE BEAUTIFUL VIEW OF MT. RAINIER OUT OUR BACK WINDOW WHILE HERE IN GRAHAM,WASHINGTON. WE HAD LUNCH AT PATRIOTS LANDING WITH DADDY ON WED, AND ONE OF THE RESIDENT,PAT,JOINED US. PAT HAS LIVED AT PATRIOTS LANDING FOR A YEAR-SHE IS JUST A DOLL. LAST NIGHT WE TOOK SHERYL FOR A NICE ITALIAN DINNER-THE LEAST WE COULD DO FOR ALL OF THE HELP AND LOVE SHE HAS GIVEN TO DAD WHILE HE HAS BEEN IN WASHINGTON. WHEN DAVE HAD TO LEAVE FOR IRAQ,SHERYL WAS LEFT TOTALLY IN CHARGE-SHE HAS BEEN JUST THE BEST-AND DESERVES A HUGE THANK YOU FROM US ALL-THANK YOU SHERYL!!!!!(NOW GO HAVE A GLASS OF WINE FOR ME)