We’re playing with the grandkids in North Carolina for a week prior to going to the energy show. Hot and humid here but bearable. We’ll see Erik for only a few days as he is doing a lot of training “in the field.”

Annie and the two grandkids plan to move back to Oregon and live with us during Erik’s upcoming (Autumn) deployment to Iraq. She’ll work at the magazine. They hope to settle back in the Gold Beach, Oregon area when he separates from the Marine Corps in two years.

We’re still tired and I’m allergic to whatever is blooming down here, but it sure is fun playing with the grandkids. Thursday Annie and I will fly to Custer, Wisconsin and do the three-day MREA Energy Fair.