On Saturday we headed to Mount Hood. We have been here almost nine months and haven't made it over the the biggest (literally) the biggest attraction here. On the way we stopped at an orchard and had some fresh cherries. Wow were they good. So tender and full of flavor. They were called Van's. We ate about two pounds of them over the afternoon. We some some great scenery and found a place to go swimming just below the mountain.
Mom was so excited she couldn't keep her eyes open!
Unknown mountain in the background. All of the other photos are of Mt. Hood.
Earlier in the week Kari Burkhardt and her son Gerren came to visit from Oklahoma. They arrived late on Monday and stayed until early Saturday morning. Mom took them to Nikeland (Tuesday), The Chinese Garden (Wednesday), The Columbia River Gorge (Thursday) and the Pacific coast (Friday). It was a very nice time. The Burkhardt’s really appreciated the cooler weather. It was in the mid to upper 70’s all week. On Saturday it did get up to the mid 80’s. We finally turned on the air conditioner but mainly because of allergies and the need to filter the air in the evening. We are only using at night for now.
The house is getting very close to completion. By Friday evening, they had finished the electrical, plumbing, sprinkler system (seems very silly for such a small area), ductwork, sod and trees. The stove, kitchen exhaust fan and dishwasher were also installed. All that is really left is carpeting and painting the outside of the house. The back yard still needs to be landscaped. The sprinkler, sod and trees mentioned earlier are only in the front yard. It should all be completed by Wednesday evening of this week. After that, it is city and county inspections, our inspection, final touchups and fixes and then we take possession. Needless to say, we are very excited.
Dad is out of town this week. He will be in Denver late Sunday thru late Tuesday and then to KC until Thursday afternoon.
Looks like the house is almost ready to move in.
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