01 July 2008 – Tuesday
I slept like a rock – the new guest room is dark and quiet. I was surprised to see I slept until 6:30 (7:30 Utah time.) I got up and went to Silverton to get fresh pastries and the newspapers. It is kind of a morning ritual for me to do this.
When I got back I found I was tired and soon found myself going back to bed and sleeping for another couple of hours. I guess the driving really tired me out. Both Mary and I have spent much of our time reading – it is great to just relax.
William is the king of the hill – he loves cars, his tricycle, and running around. He is very good natured and easy to get to smile. He got a large splinter in his foot and so Shauna took it out with a needle while Tom and I held him still. He of course yelled and cried but almost the second we were done he stopped and started smiling again.
About 1:00 Mary and I went into Salem to get some lunch and to pick up a banner for Shauna that will be used in the big 4th of July parade. It was for the Grand Marshal. We had lunch at a place we found some 4 years ago and liked. The food this time was OK but not outstanding – at least my food was that way. Mary really liked her’s. After eating we went to the Wild Bird shop and looked at the latest outdoor art objects. We will probably go back and buy something before we go home. I told Mary we could not buy any more indoor art because we have no room. But we can buy outdoor art because we have lots of room there.
I should mention the huge field of California poppies that we saw on our way into Salem. I took a picture but I am sure it does not start to show how magnificent it really is. I want to go back and take a couple of more shots before we head home.
We ordered in Chinese for dinner. Of course Tom had hot dogs because he does not do Chinese. I only ate a small serving because I was still full from lunch.
It was a good, relaxing day for us and it does not seem like it could possibly be almost 2 years since we were here last. Both Mary and I have been spending much of our time reading some of the many books we missed while we were gone. Lucky for us Tom buys almost exactly the same authors that we like the most so we have lots of reading to catch up on.