Updated house pictures

Mel just got back from Lincoln City last night. He went down and pulled the forms off of the retaining wall. It was poured last week when we weren't there. There are some bad spots, but we will get them fixed one way or another. Mel and I are going back down there This Wednesday for Thanksgiving. It is the first Thanksgiving, since we met in 1976, that we aren't spending it with Mel's Mom. She will be in our thoughts this Thanksgiving day. I am attaching a picture of her from last Thanksgiving.

I am going to help Mel paint the great room in the basement when we are down there. I am not sure what all we will get done while there. Mel has bought the flooring for the kitchen now too, so we have that and the basement flooring purchased. I can't wait to start putting it down. Mel got all of the underlayment screwed down. Jared went down there a couple of weeks ago and helped Mel get it all laid down.

I had both of my eyelids operated on on November 10th. The Dr is trying to pull them down further. It is due to my Thyroid eye disease that they are affected. Here is a couple of pictures of what I looked like right after the surgery. I am looking much better today.

Mel and I went to the Tri-Cities today and ate at Red Lobster. It was Delicious!!! It was something that we haven't done in a long time. We are going to go out to a Thanksgiving buffet at The Flying Dutchman restaurant on the Oregon Coast on Thanksgiving day. It is going to be kind of strange going out to eat on Thanksgiving, but it will be nice to not have to cook and do dishes. Mel and I are going to hit the Factory Outlet Mall on Friday moring for the Black Friday sales. Not sure what kind of bargains we may find.

I scrapped yesterday from 12:30-Midnight at the Daisy Bucket. It was fun and I got a few pages done. I will post some of them here. Jenna Rosenberg stopped by on her way home to Othello and I gave her the scrapbook I made for her. I have been working on it for about 2 1/2 years off and on. She said she didn't want to look at it, or else she would cry. She really appreciated it. I am thankful for that.

Well, enough rambling. Here are some new pictures of the kids and things going on in our lives right now.

Til later...