Portland to Kirkland

 Today was a full day.  I played with the handbells for church in the morning.

Connie, Kathie, Karen, Mary P, Joanne, Sharon, Mary G, me, Alice, Audrey, Michael, and Gabi (our director)

It was Pastor Scott's retirement bash so there was a lot going on.  After the service we had a fabulous potluck.  

We took a pasta salad and a banana upside down cake, which we had made the day before.

There were many familiar people who came back for the service, so that was very nice. A lot of people spoke both during the service and at the potluck.  

Naveen spoke

Nadira loved to clap everytime others were clapping.

We decided that it was time to head home so that we could pack up the car to start driving to Kirkland.  Nathan, George, and I.  Dorothy and Ed were visiting Madeline, Roman, and Ivan.  So we were joining them for a few days.  We were on the road by 1:15 pm.  Not too bad.  

It was a foggy day

We got to Madeline & Roman's at 4:45 pm.  The traffic was not bad.  

Their house.  

Madeline made tomato soup and salad for dinner.  

Bill (husband of my neighborhood walking partner, Giselle) used to be a trimet bus driver.  He gave me an official bus driver shirt to give to Ivan.  

Ivan was thrilled.  He had to wear it and his bus costume.

Soon he was making a triple decker bus.

Which grew to 9 levels.

Story time before bed.  Grandma Dorothy got to read to Ivan.

We got to have some Ukrainian honey cake.  It was delicious.

Ivan is stalling with going to bed.