Breakfast with the Johannesens

We had the pleasure of meeting up with some of the Johannesen’s a few days after Christmas. Auntie Lorretta (Nana’s sister) still looks amazing. She is the last of the Benson family still living--we all hope we can look like her at 90!! Toni and Leah were in town so we got to see them as well. We were lucky enough to get some pictures of the four “original” Johannesen children—what a handsome group!!

A shed in January

Alan decided to build a shed before he left for England in January. It started out a little troublesome—the tractor got stuck in the mud for a few hours and we thought this may be the beginning of a very bad idea…but it got better. The shed gods blessed us with sunshine that was amazing and uncharacteristic of Washington in the winter. We had 2 weeks of 50 degree sunny weather. Long enough for Alan to get the shed built and loaded up with storage. Before I had a houseful of stuff and a family that keeps adding more things daily, I didn’t think too much about a shed—now, I have a new appreciation and love for a good shed! Thanks Alan!!