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And off we go again…–by Schylie

It’s Monday evening and time for another update. I’ll work chronologically from Friday to today. Friday was a tough day for the guys. They left Tilamook and rode 45 miles to Rose Lodge, including a 3000 ft climb. The weather was poor, and along with  the increased elevation, they were exhausted. At one point of their climb up a long, steep hill, a car stopped to speak to Daddy on a switchback and as he tried to come to a stop on the narrow shoulder, he fell over into the guardrail. It hurt badly but Daddy was never more thankful for a guardrail. The drop beyond it was several hundred feet to the coast. On another occasion, during a nice easy section of the ride, one of the boys (no names to protect the guilty) yelled for Daddy to check out something cool on the other side of the road. He turned, lost control of his bike, slid off the raised shoulder and crashed–and slid on the pavement–trying to get back on. The slide tore a hole in one of his front panniers and ripped a hole in the knee of his base layer. Next time he’ll check the safety of his own footing before looking away 🙂

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A visit to Seattle

I was debating whether or not to take the family to Seattle during our visit here… We visited Seattle the last time we came to WA as a family (2009). So should we search up more of our old friends? Should we spend more time with family? Should we just hang out and relax? It was a hard decision but I finally opted to take the family to Seattle. I thought the kids would really enjoy the site-seeing and I figured it would make for a great family day.

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Staying busy

Our time here in WA is speeding by quickly but we’ve very much enjoyed seeing family and spending time together. Here are a few pictures to tell the story.

Sandy helped grandpa Davis clear out the tall grass at the back of the house so grandpa Hulsizer (from Spokane) could drop off the RV that most of us would be staying in during our visit here. Thank you Sandy 🙂

I was able to put a door on grandpa’s shed yesterday. The funny thing about this shed is that I built the walls and roof 14 years ago during a visit. Wes, Chantry’s dad, was supposed to finish it by putting the door on it but never got around to it. So I was able, after all these years, to finish the job!

We’ve so much enjoyed visiting with family. It’s hard to be over 3000 miles away from your loved ones. It makes visits few and far between. So we’re very thankful for this opportunity.

This is my brother Marc, who’s 4 years older than I. He’s deaf and was happy to show off his new shirt, which shows the signs for LOVE. 

Unfortunately I neglected to get a picture of us all together before Marc had to go to work, but here’s a picture of the kids with Michelle, Marc’s wife. Terra and I were able to attend Marc & Michelle’s wedding in Chico, CA in May 2014.
We had a nice dinner Thursday night with my dad and stepmom and my brother Paul and most of his family (Greg, Owen, and Andi missed this photo).

Chantry’s uncle Duane went home to be with the Lord on Apr 11. We’re grateful that the family postponed the memorial service until we could attend. The service will be held today at 2 PM at Christian Life Center in Port Orchard, the Assembly of God church I was attending when I met Chantry in 1988.

After the memorial service we should be heading over to Paul’s house for dinner.

Thank you for your prayers!

Until next time… 🙂

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The Donovans

I forgot to add the pictures of our dear friends the Donovans with whom we stayed in Sanborn, IA on the night of the 30th. We’ve known each other for 30 years–since High School–and bless God for our sweet friendship and for many great memories over the years. Karin and I we’re in 11th grade together. Dan went to seminary the same time as I and is a pastor in the United Reformed Church. And their children, Paula, Daniel, and Hadassah, are near in age to ours–although we missed Paula in this visit 🙁 

Our time with them was a blessed reunion. Thanks Dan and Karin! We love you guys. 

Please pray they can come visit us on the Cape next year!


Until next time… 😉