Memorial Day Weekend Travels

We are headed to Spokane (link goes to the chamber of commerce) this Memorial Day weekend for work and play. Spokane is a gorgeous area with lots to do nearby.

Russ has several visits with different customers in Spokane. One is Cyrus O'Leary's Pies. Man, they make great pies!!! If you have ever had a pie from Shari's Restaurant, it was made by Cyrus.
After Russ' meetings on Friday, we will get to relax for the weekend with our dear friends the Divis' and head back on Monday evening. We are super excited for the visit. It's nice to accomplish work visits and visits with friends all in one trip.

Want us to come visit??? Find Russ a good customer nearby that warrants the travel. Just kidding.

My Two Loves!!!!

I also love the huge lilac bush in the yard. it needs some major pruning, but it's gorgeous. However, it still didn't make top two on my love list.

Thanks to Bob and Rhinda for the wonderful deck furniture!!!!

Calling in all Favors . . . .

Prior to Russ' surgery, we went down to Cali and bought cabinetry and granite for our kitchen remodel. Emily's parents and maybe Uncle Walter are going to come help with the installation. However, some assembly must take place on the cabinetry before they are installed. Anybody who would like to pitch in on the assembly (and probably get a free meal out of it) since Russ can't do it would be more than welcome. We don't have set times as to "when you must come", just the sooner the better. Let us know if you are available.

We appreciate your help.

Prepping for Wrist Surgery

Trip to California

We recently took a quick little trip to California. Emily's brother, Jeff, decided to finally tie the knot to his girlfriend, Marlena. It was kind of a last minute trip, so we packed up and left right after Russ' doctors appointment last Monday. We drove all day Monday, and arrived at Emily's parents house around 8:30 at night. We were so tired. The wedding was on Tuesday at 9:00 in the morning. They wanted to be married on a mountain top, but because of the weather, they had to settle for a vacant house on the top of a hill in the middle of Lake Oroville. The view was beautiful and the ceremony was nice and simple. Emily's dad performed the ceremony. After the wedding, we headed back to Emily's parents house for a nice, big breakfast. It was fun to get to go and see everyone and to be there to support Jeff and Marlena.Jeff and Marlena

Mirian with Great G-ma D

Mirian with her cousin Sydney

Crazy Carter Clan

Mirian and Daddy

Mirian with Uncle Jeff

On Wednesday, we drove down to Oakland to Sincere Hardware, to pick up our kitchen remodel things. We picked up our granite and our cabinetry. We also got a pretty tile back splash and some tile and granite to remodel Russ' parents bathroom. We got a great deal on all of the stuff and we are so excited to install it sometime this summer. On Thursday, we hauled it all back to Washington in the back of Russ' dad's pick-up truck and a U-haul trailer. There was only one minor casualty. A piece of back splash cracked on the trip, other than that, we managed to make it with 5 slabs of granite. We were pretty proud of ourselves.

All in all, it was a quick trip, but it was so fun to see family and friends. Congratulations Jeff and Marlena! We love you both!

Wrist Injury Update

Well, remember Russ' wrist injury??? It isn't healing on its own like it should. Russ gets to have surgery on May 5. Not fun. It's a good thing and a bad thing. It's good because the problem will get solved. It's bad because . . . well, it's surgery.

The doctor said he will start out orthoscopically. If he finds additional problems, it will turn into a full on surgery. The recovery time for orthoscopic surgery is 2-3 weeks. If it turns into something bigger, recovery time is 3-4 months. Let's hope for 2-3 weeks.

This will really put a damper on our kitchen remodel for which we brought home the cabinets and granite yesterday.

Please keep Russ in your prayers.

Cows say Moo and E.T. Phone home

We have been trying to teach Mirian important things in life. Some of the first she has learned are that cows say moo, heard at the very beginning of the video and that E.T. phones home. Have a listen.

We are starting with the most important things first. She also does a kitty sound and an elephant sound. We will put a video of it if we can catch her doing it.