Entering the "Next to Last" Phase

So Teri went down to LA to visit with family and celebrate her Mom's 90th.  I stayed in Portland to watch over the grand kids and make sure the attendance didn't drop off for two Timber games.  Somehow, in spite of our singing all the right songs and toasting to all the good plays, the Timbers managed to lose both games.  Chivas USA even had the nerve to score their winning goal while we were all singing the traditional "You Are My Sunshine" during the 80th minute.  Some people have no respect.  There was a brief moment of stunned silence and then the song resumed.  It is a tradition that won't be stopped by opposing goals.

Here are a few shots of the LA celebration.

Betty and grand daughter Jordan.

Smiley.

Then there was one last visit to the Klein estate in Woodland, WA

The latest version of the The Wise Men.

A few of the trees we are considering for our new house.

And that brings me to the next phase.  Tomorrow we fly back to Soldotna where we get to pack the house into a 40' van (at least the front 20 feet of it).  Then, on the 25th they pick up the van, we close on the house and drive to Anchorage, load the car in the van and ship it all to Redmond.

After that we'll spend a short while catching our breath at the Eagle River B&B (otherwise know as the Alaska Teague's Estate), then work our way back to Redmond to reverse the process sometime in May.

I'll be leaving a few things behind as I already have tickets to return for the Red run this July.

Spring has sprung here but I hear that Soldotna is still in the middle of breakup and that is usually pretty ugly.

Hope it is nice where you are.  Updates as I am able.

Later.