March 5, 2012

• We arrived in Seattle on Feb. 29, 2012. Don (Doyle's brother) and Linda  Meyer picked us up from the airport and we spent the night with them.  In the morning Doyle's brother Al and his wife Julie took us to Bothell to Jeff and Barbara Staley's house.  We stayed with my brother until Sunday when Don picked us up and took us to Lynden.  We enjoyed Thursday as a day to relax with Jeff and later Barbara when she came home from work.  On Friday Jeff and Barbara had to work so we spent the day with our friends Ted and Linda Raaymakers from Long Beach, WA.  They drove up for the day and we walked over to some antique shops and had lunch in a little cafe and coffee in a bakery.  It was fun catching up with them.  They stayed for dinner and Barbara (who is a marvelous cook) made a delicious dinner of Barbecued spare ribs, roasted potatoes and fresh cooked broccoli with a strawberry/rhubarb crisp.  (WAY TO GO BARBARA!!!).  Jeff spent dinner telling Ted and Linda (and the rest of us) about Barbara's Grandmother, who was rescued from a brothel in 1912? (or around there) in San Francisco at the age of 4 or so.  I'm sure I have those details wrong, but the main story is right.  We are looking forward to the book that will someday come out of this story.  The story of Barbara's grandmother is fascinating and reminds us again how this problem has not gone away...sex trade is still alive and well and just as evil and wicked.  Ted and Linda left around 9:00 p.m.  I don't know when we'll see them again, and that makes me sad, but how special to have wonderful friends that you can not see very much, but pick up with in an instant. 

  On Saturday Jeff and Barbara took us out to breakfast and then Barbara, Doyle and I went to a small town, Snowhomish that has lots of little shops and antiques.  I don't think I've ever seen so many antiques in one town!  My goodness!!  Arriving back home after a busy day Tim and Josie Staley came over for dinner.  I can't remember the last time we had seen Tim and I don't know if I had ever met Josie.  It was fun catching up with them and learning about their life and family.  Again, Barbara made a wonderful meal of fresh frozen large scallops wonderful bakery bread, huge salad and a torte that Josie made.  We were stuffed!  I regaled them all with stories of baby birthing, addictions and grandkids.  Jeff told me the next day that he thought I was "channeling Mother!"  I told him it was a result of no sleep the night before and wine with dinner!  Poor Tim and Josie will probably never be the same! 

  Sunday, Don brought us to Lynden and we are staying with Doyle's mom.  Everyone came over Sunday afternoon to say hi to us and we all had a nice visit.  Tonight we are going over to Wes and Janette's for supper and picture taking.  We went to the Senior Center this noon for dinner with Mom Meyer and then we went over to Wes and Janette's for a visit this afternoon. 

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