Hello All

Been Awhile,

Well its official, I'm retired, though its going to take time getting used to it. We have been staying very busy with our new adventure in buying a new property in Brownsville Oregon ,along with Val and Ryan. We to know how hard it is to get the loans off our existing property , What a whirlwind of events recently, from retiring and signing all the paperwork etc. and then retirement prep. Just had a insurance medical checkup yesterday for qualifying for term insurance to cover me , through prudential life. Will know if i get accepted in a week. We have been going up too Mt. Hood area for the last month, and experiencing many different venues, Went up to all the different ski areas, and snow parks, really enjoyed Timberline lodge, and especially Mt. Hood Meadows, spent the afternoon at a exhibition Half Pipe what an incredible site that was. Had excellent weather all 4 weeks, hopefully Val and Ryan and friends will get same this weekend. Really looking forward to trip too Florida, with M.L. and Phil, and then traveling too Washington D.C. finally for first time, should be a great experience. Speaking of traveling Andrea is in Lima Peru venturing into Inca Trails and visiting old Ruins and temples. She is hiking and going down river trips with friends she has just met, in a hostel she is staying. She will be moving down south on the coast, where she will be interacting with a school and learning new language skills and environmental issues, and living and adapting too a different lifestyle. She will be there for 2 months, and she seems to be enjoying her 1st week meeting new people and enjoying the sites and flavor of the people. Jennifer is preparing to finishing up school at the Univ. of Oregon, she has been working w/ lowell school district, working as an assistant to speech education and applying her education to finding that job in speech pathology . We plan to head up to Canada B.C. with M.L. and Phil and visit family on the way up , and while in Canada. Looking forward to seeing you all soon. Pat C.