Kelly and Christian had their last piano lesson of the year. Lorena and I have really enjoyed taking the kids to the piano lesson in Jefferson, because after we drop the kids off, we go out for dinner, go for a drive, or just the two of us sit and talk or read books and magazines. It has been really great.

Last night, while the kids were at their piano lesson, Lorena and I ran out to Scio to look a the piece of property Warren Bone is trying to buy. It is an 82 acre farm through which a beautiful river flows. There is a view of the foothills of the cascade mountains and it is all quite beautiful. It will be very nice for him if he gets it.

Martha came over again and stayed with us last night. We stayed up very late and talked about the situation she will be in when she gets married. It will definitely be different for her with lots of lifestyle changes, but we really believe it will be good for both Tony and Martha.

I have been giving lots of thought about the best way to stay in Oregon. I really do not want to take the new job in Seattle if I do not have to. I like my work here in Corvallis a lot, but I just do not think it is very secure over the long term. If I can last here long enough to get some of the benefit of having stuck it out at Quality Corners and if Quality Corners is able to grow to about double its current size, I will not have to worry about it so much, because we will have enough money coming in that I will not have to earn so much in my job.

To that end, Dad and I have been talking about finding a new product line to that which already exists. Dad is planning to call Orepac, ECMD, and some of our other customers to find out what they struggle to acquire for their customers. If we are patient and continue to work with them closely, I believe we can find some additional products to augment what we already have and grow the company to where it needs to grow to make life a little more financially secure here in Albany.