Meanwhile, Back in Washington ...

I got a text early this morning with a photo. Curtis & Lori met up with Bick & Ron for breakfast at their house. They also got to see how much progress Ron has made on restoring Dad's old Bronco.

Ron & Bick. (Photo by Lori)

Ron & Bick played tour guide and took Curtis & Lori to Safeco Field. When he can, Curtis takes a photo in front of the stadium for major league baseball teams.

Curtis & Lori in front of Safeco Field with Ken Griffey, Jr. (Photo by Bick)

While in the neighborhood, they also went to the flea market where Bick's friend has a stall. Curtis bought an Ichiro bobblehead figurine for $2! Lori found a necklace for $5 and a leather wallet for $3.

(Photo by Lori)

After that it was off to cousin Karen's house for a late lunch. During our lunch, I showed Dad the morning photos, he got a kick out of them!

L to R: Ron, Aunty Flo, Bick, Karen, David, & Curtis. (Photo by Lori)

Like his previous trip to Washington, Curtis is eating his way along! They had dinner at cousin Scott's house and got to meet his new wife, Wakana.

L to R: Aunty Daisy, Curtis, Bick, Ron, & Scott. (Photo by Lori)

Here at home, Adelia, one of Mom's financial advisors, called. She got a call from the main AssetMark office; they won't let us close Mom's account without a Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN). Adelia said it could be done on-line, so I went on-line as soon as I got off the phone to go and do that. Specifically, we needed an Employer Identification Number. Guess what! You can only use it Monday through Friday, from 7 am to 10 pm ET. In other words you can't apply on-line unless the office on the East Coast is open! How does that help? Oh well, guess it goes on to my list of Things To Do for Monday.

Yesterday was the 2 month planting anniversary for the strawberries. They're doing great! This morning there was a red-vented bulbul hopping along the top of the wall, trying to find a way through the netting to get to the ripe berries. I saw another bulbul doing the same thing yesterday also. Putting the strawberries in the fully enclosed cat run was a brilliant idea!

I picked the ripe berries before I took the photo.

I talked to cousin Jane today also. We're going to try to get together right after Obon when Kai is here. She's going to do a lunch for a bunch of us and maybe we can convince Dad to come along with us.

Happy Birthday to Allis!