summertime...and the livin' is easy.  I don't know about easy livin' but it is summertime in the tri-cities!  Mother nature is celebrating with 100-110 temps over the weekend which apparently last through August.  We'll let you know if it is truly a 'dry heat'...but does it really matter when it's that hot??

Somehow our summer booked right up.  We've gone from "what should we do?" to "when will we have any free time?".  We have 3 separate groups of visitors in July.  We're expecting our friend Ed to visit over the 4th of July weekend quickly followed up by some 'old' friends from Ames who are passing through on their way from Colorado to Iowa (yeah...not sure which map they were looking at - haha).  At the end of the month, Jessica will be back for a 10-day vacation.  In between all that we will have a few days back in the Seattle/Tacoma area.

After Jess leaves we'll have a breather before the in-laws arrive for a week.  What has been nice is that there is an apartment we can 'rent' for guests so it gives them a place to go when we, or they, need some down time.  It's proven to be much more convient and affordable than a hotel.  So...if you're coming our way...let us know and we'll leave the light on.