Dear Mother, Dad, and Mary Virginia,
Hi! I have forgotten when you said you were leaving for Arizona but hope you get this before you take off. How was your trip to Chicago? Did you eat at any new restaurants?
Our weekend was rather quiet. We went on a picnic Sunday after church. It was the first day of summer services -- no Sunday School and church services at 9:30. There was a coffee hour after church and we were still home by around 11:00. So we packed up our lunch and went to Monty Campground which is 17 miles due west of Madras but to get there you have to go about 40 miles 25 of which are very rough dirt road. It's a beautiful place right on the Metolius River. We did a little hiking but didn't stay too long as the temperature was around 50º so not real hot. It was doubly interesting though because on our way home from Suttle Lake we had stopped at Camp Sherman and seen the head of the Metolius River. It comes right out of the hill and about 100 feet further on is a full size river. They don't think it is springs but rather an underground river which flows from somewhere deep inside the Cascades. Well worth seeing in any case. Maybe we can include it on your tour agenda this summer.
Today is the last day of school here so of course all the students are excited about that, the teachers too! There are also several things going on this week. The Day Care Center is having a pot luck supper on Thursday. The children are going to perform so that should be fun to watch. Wendy was just "promoted" into the next group from Toddler 1's to Toddler 2's. Then the next class is the 3 year olds. They go more by their development than by actual ages. Toddler 2's can go to the bathroom by themselves, take off their shoes follow directions better, etc. Starting next week Wendy will be going to the neighbor's on Monday and Tuesday (this week she went just on Monday), the other babysitter on Wednesday & Thursday's and the Day Care Center on Friday. Wendy is now helping me type so that is why this may look a little strange. Anyway this new arrangement will save us a little money as the Day Care Center costs $1.25/hour while I'm paying the neighbor $8/day and the other babysitter $9/day. Also when Wendy goes to the neighbors she comes home during our lunch hour which gives us a chance to see her during the day. We're not sure yet how we are going to work it while DeeDee is here. I imagine Wendy will still be spending at least most of the days at the babysitters. DeeDee's idea of babysitting is sitting in front of the TV and that's not what we want for Wendy to do all day.
Also on Thursday of this week is the last UMW meeting before summer. It is a potluck picnic at noon so I'll probably go during my lunch hour. Friday we leave for the marriage encounter. Registration is at the Inn of the 7th Mountain between 7:30 & 8:30 and we are about 1½ hour away so that should work out all right. It lasts until 6:30 Sunday evening so it will be a full weekend. Sunday evening the Episcopal church in Bend puts on a pot luck dinner for the participants and Doug & Susie will come to that and bring Wendy. We have been talking about her spending the weekend with them and she is all excited about staying with Gabe. I don't think there will be any problems although it will be the first time she has been away from us over night.
Time to go to work so I better close.
Love, Catherine, Gerry & Wendy
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