New Van

Jeanne gets a new van. It's a 2006 Dodge Grand Caravan with 14000 miles. We took this picture because the grandkids want to know what color it is. It's not real fancy, but it has the "stow and go" rear seat and all the common features of most new vehicles, like electric locks, keyless entry, three climate zones (driver, passenger and rear).

Promise Keepers Trip

Spokane Promise Keepers was a great time. Our church took two van loads of men. The weather was great and every time we saw a motorbike, Pastor Hal bemoaned the fact that he wasn’t taking his Honda Gold Wing. We’d be late coming back and he didn’t want to meet up with “furry friends” in the dark.
One of the speakers reminded us that if we left early, the others would see us on the side of the road, so we stayed to the very end before leaving. But we hit on deer on highway 93 anyway. There were three of them “furry friends” crossing in front of me. I took out the middle one. Yes I’m a “Bambi killer”. The van was totaled; it had 205,000 miles on it. It has more damage that this picture shows. The radiator and A/C cooler were destroyed etc. So the good news is; my wife gets a new van (see next blog)!
P. S. You can click on any picture to see a larger view.

Spokane Oldtimers Tournament

The teams were created by the organizers by selecting ('drafting') from the players who signed up for the tournament. It was a lot of fun. Our team ended up with 2 ties and one loss. As Kermit the Frog said "It's not easy bein' green." Don't we look like we should be playing shuffleboard instead? I hope to do this again next fall.