  Oh Dear Lord! It is hot in ol' Yakima lately. Criminey, when the low temperature is over 80 it makes it hard to get any sleep...let alone stay comfortable in the daytime highs of triple digits. We've got warmer weather here than in Phoenix sometimes. Ah, the joys of having four distinct seasons. Aunt Nancy and Erin came up for a few days from Boise to endure it with us. We trekked on up to the farm near Mount Adams on Friday, and ran into several familiar faces on Saturday at the Market and the Art Festival. Ann Woodruff and Betty Schmid were glad to see G'ma, Mom, and Nancy, and sorry to hear G'pa had passed. (I love the adorable little white Presbyterian church, Meyers' Grocery, and the old post office still standing...all of which is Main Street. ) I didn't go with Mom and Karen last year to the Festival, and didn't realize how big of an event it was.
But, like Mom said, if it's advertised in the Yakima paper, it's got to be a big deal. I suddenly got overwhelmed by the commercialization and couldn't stop crying. It just emphasized the fact that I need to win the lottery in order to buy the farm back and restore it to a farm. There have been several changes to the place, but I was thrilled to see one of Peanuts' horseshoes hanging in the barn near his hay mow.
I know I never lived there, but I've lived vicariously through Mom enough to want those same experiences she had. And&nbsp;having folks from Seattle trapsing through the barn and turning the front yard into a parking lot was not part of her&nbsp;growing up. I think perhaps I despise change. When we left, we ate lunch at&nbsp;The Logs and went to a couple of wineries enroute to home, which both had incredible views of Mount Hood and the&nbsp;Gorge, respectively.
Now, the job hunt continues and it's back to the daily grind. &nbsp; July Announcements: Happy Birthday to the following people: Kristen (Hyatt) Desgrossellier , Ben Stewart , Brianne Heath , Bob Hillis , Dawn (Myers) Evert , Nathan Skone , Michael Liddicoat . (Anyone I missed...I don't have you written down, so let me know! ) Also, pending nuptial hurrah to Jason and Andrea (Kunze) Stalder. 
