Sam And Saundra's Year Long Adventure - Part 103

Sam and Saundra’s Year Long Adventure – Part 103

Mid-West 

5/14/09 – Billings, Montana

5/15–5/24/09 - Flying home and back for Grandparent psyche fix

Today we visit with Cecil, then Carolyn comes to lead us to Kim and David’s (niece and nephew) where we can drop off our trailer so we can fly back to Portland. Sam, Cecil and I have dinner at Don and Carolyn’s.  Thank you so much.  They get us to the airport early in the morning.

Owen And Jaron Doing Yardwork

We are returning to Portland to “refresh” our Kid, grandkid, family and friend tanks. Not that I am getting homesick.  We also have doctor, dentist, hair and etc. appointments.  The flights are fun. One was in a prop plane.  Nic and Owen pick us up at the airport – way late in the evening, and poor Owen is conked out by the time our plane lands.  Thanks Nic for picking us up! On the way back we got to fly in circles way down by New Mexico, while a thunderstorm passes over Denver.  We celebrated Mother’s and Father’s Days, Tauna and Nic’s birthdays and Kid’s Day every day.

Four Generations - One Is Hiding

After we pick up all our rocks and stuff from Cecil in Aumsville (spending some time to visit with him and grand niece Jessica, we head to Salem.  Owen came with us to visit Great Grandma Maxine. We had brunch in Salem with Grace/Wayne, Cecil/Jessie, Virgil/Georgia, Mark/Lauri and two of their sons, Shawn and Scott/Tami, their kids and Tauna and Jaron.   After eating, Sam, Tauna, Owen, Jaron and I went to visit mom.  She is doing well and it was good to see her. We collect the drawings Mom makes for the kids to color. We had been able to spend the night at Tauna and Aaron’s to give them a short night out.  They went to the doctor the following day and returned to tell us that our next grandchild is a GRANDDAUGHTER – OOOOH!! Celebration that she is healthy! Me breaking both the dishwasher and the clothes washer and Sam having to get them fixed.  Weeding/gardening with Owen, going to the UFO Festival in McMinnville with Kirsten, Nic, Owen, Joanne, Steve and friends.  A dinner at Joe and Lea’s, a night out with them and another with Virgil and Georgia. Phone talk with Evonne. Church and lunch with Beth and time is over. Kirsten takes us back to the airport. Thanks Kirsten. Not having enough time or energy to see everyone we had hoped to see on this trip back to Portland. We fly back to resume our year long adventure. To all of you we missed – We miss you!

Sam, Jaron, Owen And Me

Don and Carolyn pick us up at the Billings Airport – we are very late.  Thanks!  I am not sure if United is the lateness problem or what. Me – I am ready for a vacation.