Happy Birthday Takashi 'Tug' Hanami

We spent the weekend in Hermiston celebrating Tug's 90th Birthday. It was great to see a constant house full of friends and family. Hermiston also had a street fair which was fun. After Sara's wedding, I believe we need more parties in life! We have so much to celebrate and be thankful for. Also added pictures of Rick and Bob who built the tomatoe stands.

Good Bye to Java

Well Tuesday was Java's last day. She had numerous tumors - some fatty, some likely were not. It's pretty quiet around here - more so than I thought it would be. After nearly 13 years in our family, it was sad to see her unable to get up most days. She was the frizbee queen, while Kona preferred to fetch balls. She will certainly be missed.

Reflection

I've been reading this book called Half Time by Bob Buford. It's about looking back at the first half of your life/career and making decisions about what you want your life to count for during the second half. Like a football game - at half time- it's a time of reflection and planning for the second half. Questions like - what do you want to be known for? What impact did you have? What do you want said about you at your eulogy? are just a few questions from the first chapter. It's a great book for anyone at or nearing a mid point in their life/career.

They're Home!

Nick and Sara arrived home last night. They had a good time and really enjoyed Cancun. Nilla and Lucky were VERY happy to see them too. I would guess that they will spend the day recovering from vacation. I think everyone knows how that feels!

Happy 4th of July to All!

Tomorrow is Independance day! Enjoy and have fun. We are having some friends over to eat (of course) and watch the fireworks that are lit from the school, just a few blocks from our house.

Update on the Honeymooners

Sara called this morning to say their excursion yesterday was great. She was a little concerned since she got violently sick the night before but then drank a bottle of pepto bismo and it stopped everything. They have been very careful to brush their teeth with bottled water etc. but then she remembered her coworker told her that lettuce for salad is rinsed in regular water and Sara had eaten a salad that night. Anyway, she made it on the 1 1/2 hour bus ride and floated down the river/stream of the underground caves. They really enjoyed it. They snorkeled and saw beautiful fish and napped on hammocks at the beach. How nice! Then last night, there was a show of dancers, etc. They got back to the resort after 11:00 pm so they were pretty tired. Today is hang out by the pool and beach day and get a souvenier. Tomorrow is more snorkeling and then Saturday is about coming home. Lucky (the cat) finally came out from hiding last night and found that he could jump on and off our bed all night for entertainment. Finally, at 4:00 am this morning, Rick got up and made coffee and we decided to start our day. I think we will terrorize him all day to keep him awake so that he might sleep tonight. We could sure use some right about now!

Pictures from Rose