Home Bodies

We didn't do much today. It rained on and off this morning and again this evening. We did celebrate its being Friday by going to Lattin’s Country Cider Mill and Farm for some of their famous apple fritters. Tom and Nanci took us here on our last visit, so I guess now it's a tradition. The fritters were delicious. They also have produce, some of it grown on their farm. If we hadn't just been to two farmer's markets, we'd have bought some.

We had to go right past a nice Goodwill store on the way home, so of course we had to stop and check things out. Ken found a National Geographic book on Australia and New Zealand called Surprising Lands Down Under. Nanci found a nice black lightweight wool sweater. She likes to layer. I found a small vase to hold some of Tom and Nanci's lovely flowers.

When we got home, Ken and I got ready to go for a walk on the trail. I looked for my rain jacket, and it was nowhere to be found. We decided that it must be at Goodwill, so I called the store to inquire. After being on hold for ten minutes, we decided to drive back to look. As I walked through the garage on my way out to the truck, I suddenly spotted the rain jacket lying on a shelf where I evidently stashed it when I got out of the car.

Crisis averted, we were ready to go on our walk. We took our umbrellas but didn't need them. It was a cool, overcast day, but not unpleasant, since there was no chilling breeze.

Terri called today. We talked about their upcoming move. They will be in a hotel for five nights before flying to Seattle on Wednesday and then to Tokyo on Thursday. Terri will be making a quick flight to East Texas to see her Aunt Fran who is in the hospital and not expected to leave. Aunt Fran is one of Terri's favorite people in the whole world, so this is a very sad time for her. We saw Fran and John at Kelley's graduation party. At that point she seemed to be doing pretty well, though of course she was using an electric scooter.

Tonight's supper was soft tacos. Tom had hamburger in his, and the rest of us had cubed chicken breast. Nanci made some really delicious guacamole.

Jenske called to talk to Nanci. When they were done talking, Jenske put Wes on the phone to talk with me about plans to meet them and the Evans at the Spokane Fairgrounds. He thought that we were staying somewhere else, but once we got that straightened out, we agreed to touch base by phone Tuesday morning to coordinate our arrival at the fairgrounds. They are in Coeur d'Alene now.