JAWS

The Universal Tour was okay, however the company was excellent. Zach, Martha, Jolene and I spent the day touring around the park, we saw dinosaurs, mummies and of course a big shark. Yes, the California sun was a bit much for my eyes;-)

Zach

Zach and Martha arrived last night to get ready for our trip to Universal today!

Mickey

This is what happens when Space Mountain breaks, you get a very special backlot tour and a very unhappy Jolene. But don't worry Disney had the coaster back up in running in no time at all.

Todd

More good friends on our journey through California. Todd is a close high school friend and these are his enjoyable children...goodtimes;-)

Ed

The first leg of our trip is coming to a close, we visited Ed in Cupertino. We went to Ed's favorite Korean BBQ and then we visited the Whinchester Mystery House. The Mystery House was not so mysterious...oh well.

Harmony

Before our big trip, guess who came out to say goodbye. While on vacation I intend to keep up the blogging, but don't be to concerned if I miss a day or two. You can also expect a few surprises.

Packing

Everybody’s favorite activity!

Deep Roots

The Dentist told me I have good strong teeth! But he also observed that my teeth had very deep roots, which is a good thing. Looks like I will be keeping my teeth for a long time to come.

Father's Day Outtakes

I will let the pictures speak for themselves!

Father's Day

My three Dads. Thanks guys and gals for a great party yesterday. Ray, you can come visit and stay anytime you want ;-)

De-TAIL-ed

From start to finish here are the dogs getting clean. Not my favorite weekend activity, however when you finally get the dogs to the dog wash place and get them situated its actually kinda fun. Check out the first shot, Super Dog! (The pictures are out of order; Blogger was being a pill today. I am guessing you can figure out the arrangement)

Detailed

I took the Subaru into the dealership this week for some much needed repair and TLC. I had them detail my rig and it looks pretty sweet. Pat T. you should consider this...you might find out your Subaru is actually not green.

Predator!

Last night saw a dramatic turn of events in the rat saga. Jolene looked out the window just as the sun was setting and saw this shadowy image. We suddenly realized we were not the only ones that have been observing the rats. I had forgotten about South Park’s huge population of feral cats. To say the least…I think the rat population is under control. Now if only I could get an action shot of the hunt…you know the kind you see on Wild Wild World of Animals…nature is so cool!

Brownie and Gravy

Jolene has named the 2 rats that have moved into our backyard. I am no rat expert, however Jolene is. She thinks one is female and the other is male and most likely they have a litter of ‘pinkies’ beyond the fence. Are we in danger of invasion? She says as long as they are not going under the house and keeping their distance we should be fine. However, I am keeping a watchful eye…

That Dirty Rat

Sitting down for dinner last night Jolene spotted something out of the corner of her eye. I looked out the window to see what she was looking at, oh Man! The Rat was back. You know what Jolene said next? “You know, he’s kind of cute.” Oh-Boy, what is a man to do when his wife thinks the dirty rodent is cute. “Jolene” I said, “A rat in your yard is never a good sign.” Sorry for the poor picture quality…the rat saga continues.

What! Another BBQ

You can never have enough BBQ, the never ending gauntlet of feeding friends cooked meat. I think my chicken was a little undercooked, sorry guys…

Run!!!

This morning, just before church I looked at the bird feeder in the backyard, there was a lot of activity. I started counting the number of birds and looked to the ground and saw 3 squirrels. Then noticed that the third squirrel looked a little unusual? OH-NO! RAT! The second I noticed it was a rat the rest of the animals did to. Everybody ran, as did I, but I got a picture of the last squirrel to leave the yard…he looks a little scared and rightfully so.

Closing Bible Study

Last night was our final Bible Study for the year. We spent a great deal of time sharing and talking about personal growth. Overall, I would say it was the best Bible Study I was given the privilege to lead. BTW isn’t Jolene cute…;-)

New Seattle Secret

I know you guys hate the guessing games, however I want to know if the transporter knows where this is?

Blog

Quite simply, me blogging, this is the daily activity that brings joy to so many hearts ;-)

Light Rail

And the answer is...The New Seattle Light Rail Mass Transit System. Jolene and I cruised around on Sunday looking at the construction. We are very excited to see its completion, as are a couple of other million Seattleites!

Monolith

These structures are appear all over the South Seattle area, can anybody guess what they are?

Dinner with Jolene

We went to the local Burger joint last night for good old greasy burgers.

Dinner with Mom and Dad

It has become a tradition of mine, on bad traffic nights to visit Mom and Dad. Last night we went out and had dinner and we told each other goofy stories. BTW thanks for the dinner guys!

Snake Hunter

Rangkham told the most amazing story last night about how she captured and killed a snake. This was her demonstrating how she pulled a cobra out of its hole. She told us it was a big snake and that she killed with a little knife. Ummm, if I ever have a snake problem I am calling Rangkham!