1. I got right on the horn this morning and made phone calls: an oil change appointment at Silver Valley Tire and a request for the sprinkler guy from Artscape to pay us a visit. I tried to make an appointment with a dental guy in CdA, but didn't get through. While I was in the taking care of business mode, I got a call from Sacred Heart's transplant center updating me on my request to be evaluated to be listed in Spokane for a kidney transplant. Later in the day, I made an appointment at the Sube dealer in CdA to have the Sube's passenger side air bag replaced -- one of those recall jobs.
2. It was a big family day today. Cousin Lura and Lyle are on a vacation and they left Lolo Hot Springs this morning and rolled into Kellogg this afternoon. They parked their motor home in front of Christy and Everett's house, got themselves all set up, Lura came over to see our remodeled house.
At six, we had an expanded Family Dinner. This week is our niece Molly's birthday, so not only were we celebrating Lura and Lyle's visit, but Molly and Travis are in town and we were also having a birthday party over at Carol and Paul's. The Deke and I donated one of the hams that came from the hog we bought in the spring. Paul and Carol baked it, Paul made a glaze using quince jelly and Dijon mustard, and he grilled slices of the glazed baked ham. It was awesome. To round out the meal, Christy made a delicious potato salad, the Deke made a creative and tasty cabbage salad, Carol and Paul grilled crisp fresh vegetables, and Lura brought rolls. We had angel food cake with fresh fruit and whipped cream for dessert, at the birthday girl's request, and we enjoyed some fine yakkin' around the table.
3. After dinner, Lura and Lyle came over to our house and we yakked for an hour or so on the deck, enjoying how we could feel the temperature of the air gradually drop by degree. We told stories about our families, recalled our experiences with having our parents pass away, and remembered some of the highlights of Mom's trips to Orofino over the last few years before she couldn't travel any longer. We also remembered the last times I saw Lura's mother, Auntie Lila, and we marveled at the strength of the Walker/West women: our grandma, Mrs. Nona West, Auntie Lila, and Mom. We could have gone on and marveled at the strength of Grandma West's sisters, too, but Lura and Lyle had had a long day of travel and I started to fade, and we wrapped up a good session of family yakkin'.
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