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State Convention

Just returned from 3 long days in Yakima at the GOP State Convention. 

First Bottle

Aura and Madison are still up in Seattle celebrating her 21st birthday and return to the States. 

Trojan Cooling Tower Implode

My brother, Doug, and his family viewed the implosion from their sailboat on the Columbia. I watched on tv. We called each other and listened on the cell phones.

Pirate invasion and tall ships in Ilwaco

Aura starts her birthday celebration.

Aura in front of the Cingular store. We bought her a pink razor phone for her birthday. Madison drove her to Seattle for a weekend of festivities while she turns 21! 

nearing the end of painting

I was too late to get Madison in action with his winch...removing the old rose bush.

Painting The Depot

When they aren't working on our house, the girls are painting The Depot. Here they are getting the terrace ready for the summer opening.

scraping windows

Madison took some shots of the girls working on the windows.

Progress continues

Fresh Spring Salmon

Fresh Chinook Salmon. A welcome home dinner for everyone.

Kids are home

Burger Night at The Depot with the kids. Madison arrived with his friend, Elizabeth... Paris just flew in from Michigan for a month (summer break) and Aura is adjusting to life back from Morocco.

McGavick signs

After picking up Paris in Seattle... we headed over to the McGavick Campaign headquarters to get some large 4 x 8 campaign signs for Pacific and Wahkiakum counties.

Loyalty Day Parade

Brett was actually my 'driver'. It poured rain just prior to the parade! But cleared up just in the nick of time.

There were over 120 entries... many very nice marching bands that traveled a great distance.