Just in case you were concerned?? My kids did call!! I got jolted in the earthquake to day (5.4). It hit around 11:20, the first jolt felt like someone hit our building with a big truck, then we got the rollers and they hit pretty hard. I felt 2 aftershocks. But safe and sound!
Pat
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Monday, July 28, 2008
Great Weekend
Hi All!
We had a great weekend with family and friends. I have added some pictures for your viewing pleasure. Shaun, Jeanea, Mia, Mason and Baby Madden were here along with Bobbi, Rand Kauleen, Chris, Denise, Chelsey, Megan, and Madison.
I am off to California this morning and will be back next Saturday.
Pat
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Thursday, July 24th.
Yea its Thursday!
I am headed home for 3 days, I will awake at 3:30 am and head to the airport for a 6am flight. I need to return my rental car and all that. I will be in Spokane by 9am. Joe is picking me up because Allison is working. I get home by 11:30 do a load of wash say and hopefully relax for a couple of hours. Chris and Denise have been at there place all week and are coming over for a BBQ at 6. Shaun and Jeanea got there yesterday around 6pm and I think are heading home on Sunday. Shaun has been off on maternity leave since the baby (Madden) was born on May 28th., he goes back to work n Monday. I was hoping Ryan and Dewayne could come up but or Butt that is out now, Ryan has a Colan thing on Monday. Gonna have a big steak, Watermelon and Mac salad! I haven't had a steak in a couple of months. I am hoping for Spaghetti on Saturday. I head to Alhambra in Southern Cal on Monday for 4 days then come home until Wednesday the 6th. I go to Sacramento for a 2 classes and then come home the 14th at midnight. I am not on the schedule after that so I am hoping for some down time and fishing!! I was offered a 6 month stint at Verizon a couple of days ago and am waiting to hear more on that, we'll see. It is on the west side and I would have to pay my expenses to live over there.
OK gotta go set up a couple computers! Talk to you all later!
P.S. I haven't had anyone jumping out of their chairs about my shirts!
Pat
I am headed home for 3 days, I will awake at 3:30 am and head to the airport for a 6am flight. I need to return my rental car and all that. I will be in Spokane by 9am. Joe is picking me up because Allison is working. I get home by 11:30 do a load of wash say and hopefully relax for a couple of hours. Chris and Denise have been at there place all week and are coming over for a BBQ at 6. Shaun and Jeanea got there yesterday around 6pm and I think are heading home on Sunday. Shaun has been off on maternity leave since the baby (Madden) was born on May 28th., he goes back to work n Monday. I was hoping Ryan and Dewayne could come up but or Butt that is out now, Ryan has a Colan thing on Monday. Gonna have a big steak, Watermelon and Mac salad! I haven't had a steak in a couple of months. I am hoping for Spaghetti on Saturday. I head to Alhambra in Southern Cal on Monday for 4 days then come home until Wednesday the 6th. I go to Sacramento for a 2 classes and then come home the 14th at midnight. I am not on the schedule after that so I am hoping for some down time and fishing!! I was offered a 6 month stint at Verizon a couple of days ago and am waiting to hear more on that, we'll see. It is on the west side and I would have to pay my expenses to live over there.
OK gotta go set up a couple computers! Talk to you all later!
P.S. I haven't had anyone jumping out of their chairs about my shirts!
Pat
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Friday, July 18, 2008
It's Friday
Wow a whole week is gone! This was a long week! On Monday Loni and I taught a new class called CONNECTECH and thought everything was great until Wednesday and we had some computer problems. We made it through the day and I started a new class on Thursday. These are 3 day classes so I will finish this class on Monday and start a new one on Tuesday. I will come home Friday but have been scheduled for two 2-day VOIP classes in Alhambra (where ever the hell that is) on Tuesday the 29th. I will come home Saturday the 2nd and return to Sacramento on the 6th. for about a week. Nothing after that so far. I have set up a BBQ on Friday when I get home at 6pm. Chris and Denise will be heading over tomorrow and will be at their place from Sunday until Saturday the 26th. Shaun and Jeane are coming over Possibly Wednesday or Thursday of this week for the weekend and Randi and Kauleen will be here Friday night. We are running out of room and I am not even home yet! Allison is gonna make her famous Macaroni Salad and we are gonna get some watermelon. Bring your own steak and I will have the BBQ going. I am ready!!!
Allison's new kitchen cabinet has been in the garage for a month so I will try to get it set in my short stint home. Maybe with Shauns help?
I am in the process of ordering 100 tee shirts for my new sideline business Aunt Debi did the art work for me. I will attach her skecth for you all to see. I hope to get a web site started when I get some time off. Send me your tee shirt Ideas If I use your idea I will send you a couple shirts. This shirt will say "Save a bee eat your honey" I will sell them to family and friends for $12 otherwise they will be $15. I will be contacting bee keepers of course!
OK thats about all for now, have a good weekend and I will talk to you all later!
Peace love and a tank of gas!
Saturday, July 12, 2008
A day of shopping
Lani, Melissa and I went into Wenatchee today to pick up a few things, funny how the trunk was full!! They have quite a fire all the way from Orondo to almost town, and it was still burning. Bless Melissa's heart for driving so I could watch the helicopters getting water from Lake Entiat.
It was a very enjoyable day and I have found another person who thinks LaFuente is the best!
Tomorrow it is to the beach with a bunch of people from work and a day of sunshine-yeeehhaa!
Will write more later.
Alli
It was a very enjoyable day and I have found another person who thinks LaFuente is the best!
Tomorrow it is to the beach with a bunch of people from work and a day of sunshine-yeeehhaa!
Will write more later.
Alli
Saturday Night
Hi All!
I just got done testing my web cam with Allison and Randi. I have had this computer for a year and have never used it before. So, if you have windows messenger you can see me when we talk. Or you can download it. Mary I think you have a web cam in yours?
Allison should get her new laptop next week, I hope it has a web cam?
So, I drove to Sacramento today from San Jose in my Mustang, it took about an hour and a half. I got here about 1:00 had some Chinese food across the street and did nothing but took a 3 hour nap. Woke up at 6:00 and then played with the web cam.
Allison said the fire in Wenatchee was pretty bad from east Wenatchee all the way up to and past Orondo on the east side of the highway.
OK I gotta get to bed doing wash in the morning, going in to set up Mondays class with Loni the at&t career instructor at nine and hope to be home for another good nap.
I expect to hear from some of you that you have your windows messenger up and working soon.
Pat
I just got done testing my web cam with Allison and Randi. I have had this computer for a year and have never used it before. So, if you have windows messenger you can see me when we talk. Or you can download it. Mary I think you have a web cam in yours?
Allison should get her new laptop next week, I hope it has a web cam?
So, I drove to Sacramento today from San Jose in my Mustang, it took about an hour and a half. I got here about 1:00 had some Chinese food across the street and did nothing but took a 3 hour nap. Woke up at 6:00 and then played with the web cam.
Allison said the fire in Wenatchee was pretty bad from east Wenatchee all the way up to and past Orondo on the east side of the highway.
OK I gotta get to bed doing wash in the morning, going in to set up Mondays class with Loni the at&t career instructor at nine and hope to be home for another good nap.
I expect to hear from some of you that you have your windows messenger up and working soon.
Pat
Friday, July 11, 2008
Allison Learns to Blog
Okay, for those of you who care, I finally know how to do this. Pat has been the main blogger in the family but with us living apart so much, thought I could add my own notes.
It is finally Friday and it was a long week! Monday I went to a friends house to watch the final Bachlorette, we were all bummed that she didn't chose Jason (he was from Kirkland, WA) and very cute and sincere. Got home about 10ish then up to work on Tuesday and had to clean house, couldn't stand it a minute longer, vaccuum dust, laundry. I haven't been home for a while so haven't had time. Wednesday we celebrated my Dad's 76th birthday with dinner at Elmer's, their next door neighbors house, very pleasant. Thursday it was pretty laid back, but didn't want to get out of bed this morning, even slept in by an hour, then was tired all day! The plan for this weekend is: Wenatchee tomorrow afternoon with a couple of girls from work, and then Sunday a day at the beach soaking up the sun and hopefully doing some swimming. It will be my first time to the beach so far this year, and my tan from Cabo is long gone.
Denise wanted the broccoli salad reciepe so here it is:
4 cups Chopped Broccoli
1/2 # bacon crip
1/2 cup Raisins
1/2 Sunflower seeds
1 small Red Onion chopped
Dressing:
1 cup mayo
2 Tablespoons vinegar
2 Tablespoons sugar
I add and taste and add and taste the dressing until it is what I like---Enjoy
Okay that was my week, so now I can go to bed, hope you all have a good weekend, hopefully it goes by really slow.
Alli
It is finally Friday and it was a long week! Monday I went to a friends house to watch the final Bachlorette, we were all bummed that she didn't chose Jason (he was from Kirkland, WA) and very cute and sincere. Got home about 10ish then up to work on Tuesday and had to clean house, couldn't stand it a minute longer, vaccuum dust, laundry. I haven't been home for a while so haven't had time. Wednesday we celebrated my Dad's 76th birthday with dinner at Elmer's, their next door neighbors house, very pleasant. Thursday it was pretty laid back, but didn't want to get out of bed this morning, even slept in by an hour, then was tired all day! The plan for this weekend is: Wenatchee tomorrow afternoon with a couple of girls from work, and then Sunday a day at the beach soaking up the sun and hopefully doing some swimming. It will be my first time to the beach so far this year, and my tan from Cabo is long gone.
Denise wanted the broccoli salad reciepe so here it is:
4 cups Chopped Broccoli
1/2 # bacon crip
1/2 cup Raisins
1/2 Sunflower seeds
1 small Red Onion chopped
Dressing:
1 cup mayo
2 Tablespoons vinegar
2 Tablespoons sugar
I add and taste and add and taste the dressing until it is what I like---Enjoy
Okay that was my week, so now I can go to bed, hope you all have a good weekend, hopefully it goes by really slow.
Alli
New Schedule
I can't keep up with all the changes! I looked at my schedule yesterday morning, I will be staying for a couple more weeks and hope to be home on the 25th??? I made a flight reservation for then at least?? I will drive to Sacramento on Saturday from San Jose (in my Mustang). One of the perks of renting cars is driving cars I think I would like. Anyway, I will be teaching this new class for 3 weeks in Sacramento then hope to come home?? We have been cut short on instructors because Verizon has taken some for training and at&t instructors are taking vacations?? Whats with that? I have been called at least 3 times this year to work for Verizon but like this gig for now. My friend Ted, Who took my job when I left is now the Northwest FIOS Manager and sent me a note last week saying he may have a contract job in the fall, more to come!
Pat
Pat
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Whats New?
Well not much! Work, Work, Work, Allison has been busy every weekend starting a few weeks ago getting ready for the garage sale. Working full time and keeping things in order at home while I am gone. I flew home for for the 4th and had a great time at Tom and Mary's as usual! Allison picked me up in Spokane on Wednesday the 2nd at 10pm so we didn't get home until midnight, she went to work all day while I did my wash and washed her car. I picked her up at 4 and we headed over North Cross Highway. Great drive, it has been a while since we have been that way (of course we stopped for a cone in Winthrop). Stayed at Randi and Kauleens then got up early to go get oysters, both Taylors and Blau's were closed??? I had called and asked if Taylors was open, don't know what happened. Danny and Terry my friends that work there called Allison last night and said they were coming over fishing today and were bringing oysters, this is the second time they have come over and I wasn't home to enjoy fresh oysters. We had dinner on the 6th with Shaun and Jeanea and the kids at Randi and Kauleens, good to see them and the new little one (Madden). Shaun called Judd because he knows someone that raises asparagus, he ordered 5 cases so I will have to come home for a weekend to do some canning with Shaun.
I am in San Jose learning a new class this week. It looks like I will be the back up for the at&t instructor in Sacramento. I will co-teach with her next week then she is on vacation the following week and I will teach the class. It is pretty techy for me, teaching techs how to configure file and print sharing and building home networks along with hooking up devices. I finally have the pinging down pretty good!! The nice thing is it is a 3 day class so I will fly home next Thursday and leave Sunday, work Monday thru Wednesday and come home again. Not a bad schedule.
We'll I better get ready for work. I am going to teach Allison how to post on the blog so it gets updated more regularly. She is walking to work this am with Tamera so I don't know if she will want to learn tonight?? I am not sure how she is getting home.
Check out Cori's Story's I fixed my link!
PP
I am in San Jose learning a new class this week. It looks like I will be the back up for the at&t instructor in Sacramento. I will co-teach with her next week then she is on vacation the following week and I will teach the class. It is pretty techy for me, teaching techs how to configure file and print sharing and building home networks along with hooking up devices. I finally have the pinging down pretty good!! The nice thing is it is a 3 day class so I will fly home next Thursday and leave Sunday, work Monday thru Wednesday and come home again. Not a bad schedule.
We'll I better get ready for work. I am going to teach Allison how to post on the blog so it gets updated more regularly. She is walking to work this am with Tamera so I don't know if she will want to learn tonight?? I am not sure how she is getting home.
Check out Cori's Story's I fixed my link!
PP
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