OUR LITTLE ABODE DURING CONVENTION :)

 This is the view from the shower...(right IN the shower)...

Our friends have a Bed & Breakfast about 7 miles from Milltown Convention. Tom and I stayed there last year during Milltown and again this year.  This time we got the cottage which is probably 300 yards from the main home...as you can see, it's truly "out in the woods"...@ night it's so pitch black, if you have to get up to use the bathroom, you better have some sort of light because there is NO light whatsoever!   It's quiet and lovely...we'd do it all over again!  The only thing I'd do differently is not get STREP THROAT right before convention.  I had to miss the Wednesday night and Thursday morning meeting until the medication 'kicked-in' and I was no longer contagious...but Tom got all the meetings and I only had to miss the two.  Wonderful convention too!!!  Highly Recommended, the B & B and Convention :)

DANIEL & MALIA'S APARTMENT LIVING ROOM

 Malia made this little centerpiece with cinnamon sticks she saw on Pinterest.  Thought it turned out cute.  She has added some cute touches to the apartment since moving in with Daniel.

I guess the cowboy hat is "Daniel's touch" lol :)  And Jack curled up in a ball on the couch is our "touch".... :). 

COMBINES AND WHEAT ARE READY TO HARVEST!

 Tom checking out Greg's loaner combine he's using for the season.  The header isn't on it yet here.  It was just delivered that day.  Lots of new buttons on theses new combines!

 Hudlow's combine out front of the farmhouse getting ready to go on Monday.  The field across from the house. They started their first full day July 23, 2012.

 Beautiful sunset on Sunday, July 22, 2012 with the wheat ready to harvest...

UNCLE ELVIN CAME FOR A VISIT :)

 Auntie Lil has some beautiful roses...

 My sister Alice, brother Steve and I @ Uncle Dale and Auntie Lil's to see Uncle Elvin.

 Uncle Dale and Uncle Elvin...(Mom's younger brothers...)  Uncle Dale had his 90th birthday this past April.

 Auntie Lillian and her sister, Ruth Lapp.  It sure was a nice pot-luck at their place.

Cousin Debbie and her hubby, Dennis (Attebury) made it for the pot-luck and to see Uncle Elvin before he moves to Missouri from New Mexico.

CONNELL, WA FIREWORKS--SO PRETTY!!!

FOURTH OF JULY WEEK IN CONNELL...

 Linda got creative for the 4th and made "Very Vanilla" cupcakes with red and blue sprinkles

 She also made Rice Krispie Treats "Red/White/Blue w/White chips in them...blue and red sprinkles.

 Derek and his friend, Daniel M. from Havasu came to WA for a visit..fun, fun...

 "OLD BLUE" the farm truck still runs...covered with bird doo and a mouse or two living inside.
We took a ride down to Greg and Julie's and I had to lift my feet up because a mouse was scurrying around inside.  Another one came out earlier before we left!   Eeeek!!!!

 Sally got to go for a ride too...

 Derek, Malia, Neil and Daniel (Derek's friend from Havasu)...July 5th, 2012

 At Greg and Julie's in their barn.  They just got a brand new header that day for the combine.

 Playing the "Bean Bag Toss"...Neil and Derek

 And Daniel (Miller) and Malia....

 Neil concentrating.........

 Neil wakeboarding on "glass" @ the Snake River near Kahlotus, WA

 July 4, 2012................

 Harvey and Linda's boat.... (we were on Daniel's boat taking pictures)...Brenda doing a bellyflop!

 Brenda and Daniel jumping in getting cooled off!!!

 Derek wakeboarding behind Harv's boat...

 Derek wakeboarding............

 Daniel Miller.................

 Daniel Foster Wakeboarding....

 Jacqueline Musser getting ready to wakeboard.......

 Jacqueline boarding...........

 Malia wakeboarding..............

The four kids, Jacqueline M., Malia, Neil and Daniel F.  (This day, Derek and Daniel M. came
out another day....).  Gorgeous weather, water, and everyone had such a good time.  Good memories too. :)