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

BEAR-O-METER AND PANDA "MA-METERS"

Mimi has a bit of trouble pronouncing thermometer so "ma-meter" it is. I cannot believe it!!! We are at this moment hotter than our friends down in Southern California! According to the weather channel Los Angeles is expected to be 78 degrees at Dodger Stadium. They are now at the 70 degree mark.

Us folks up here in Washington have already surpassed that mark. Bear-O-Meter is the temperature in our backyard and Panda is our kitchen temperature. I think I will get the pool ready for our get together this afternoon/evening.

SUMMERTIME FUN

Mama is still getting used to the weather up here in the northwest. It seems that back home in California during the summer daylight saving time, it would be the hottest from 12:00 p.m. till 3:00 p.m. Then things would start to cool down a bit. Up here in the northwest at this time it does not get hot till 4:30 p.m. till 9:00 p.m. It was 6:45 p.m. when these pictures of Mimi and Ellissa were taken today. It is actually so hot that our cats Ollie and Stanley who normally love going outside, stayrd inside where it is much cooler. Since we are in-charge of our monthly China family playdate this Saturday at our home, mama decided to open up Mimi's pool to check and see how big it is for the kids to play in. The temperature is suppossed to be in the 80's this weekend.

THE PUTNEY CHIMP FAMILY

Papa, mama and Mimi. The reason for the puckered lips is because Mimi is forever saying "Kiss Me!"