SUMMER RAIN

While it has been ultra hot today, about one hour ago there has been big time thunder, lightening and rain and it is still going on at this hour. Meanwhile it is still 78 degrees outside. Since mama is very sensitive to heat, she stayed inside all day while papa took Mimi to the movies to see "WALL-E' and then Mimi played in the fountain outside the theater to cool off. Sometimes I wonder if the hot weather is just as bad as the cold weather up here in the northwest. Meanning that no one can go out either way.

STOW AWAY

By the time 8:00 p.m. rolled around last night, people started to leave but it was still way too hot to go inside and get ready for bed. Instead we all ended up outside at Keri and Lisa's while the kids were playing in the street. Unlike back home in Southern California, the kids here are able to do so. Lisa and neighbor Erin their families are getting ready to go on a vacation to Colorado with Lisa's RV so all the kids had fun playing there too. Next thing we knew Mimi came out of the RV saying "Mama, where's my pillow and blanket?" Somehow she got the idea that she was going to go with them. She was quite saddened by the fact that she was not ;-( Mama told Lisa that she better start counting the number if kids on her trip (4 in all).

At 10:00 p.m. it was still in the 80's outside so we sat in our backyard swing and stargazed. Oh man! I have never seen so many as we did last night. Finally Mimi said she was tired and put herself to bed. Mama and papa followed not long after her.

BBQ WITH OUR CHINA FAMILY FRIENDS

Yesterday was our turn to host our monthly get together. Mama thought that it would be a good idea to have a BBQ and so we did. Boy! Was it hot as heck even at 5:00 p.m.!!! Not many families came due to one reason or another. Besides us, there was only 3 other families but none the less a good time was had by all.

HOTTER THAN #@&$%!

It hit 91 degrees yesterday in Maple Valley and it is forecast to be hotter today. Within a week it went from a winter that did not want to go away to a heat wave. It seems to be a year of extemes for weather.

Greg