It is gettting harder and harder to find a reason to stay in Corvallis. My probable new boss up in Washington came through with a great offer and plenty of help to move up to Washington. David and Diane Joyce and Ron Egge have been a great help in talking to me about helping us to make the move. When I talked to my boss and his boss, I did not get very satisfying responses about whether the company was going to stick around and about whether I was going to have a decent career path.

The biggest issues is whether we can sell our house in Albany and whether we can find a good place to live close to work in Kirkland. Last night, I remembered that the parents of the little girl (Hannah) with whom Kelly and Christian play are living in the neighborhood with their parents until they find a house they like. They would really like to be close to their parents. It might be a great deal for both of us. We could lower the price of the house by $10000 by not having to pay real estate commissions and they could get a great house for a decent price that they really like.

It really would be nice to be able to sell the house quickly. Micro Encoder wants me to start working by August second which is Grandpa Milo’s 75th birthday. Grandpa Lauro, Grandma Conchita, and Cousin Hectorin are going to be arriving in Portland on August 3. It sounds almost impossible, but it would really be great to be able to receive them in Kirkland, Bothell, or Monroe rather than in Albany.||It is gettting harder and harder to find a reason to stay in Corvallis. My probable new boss up in Washington came through with a great offer and plenty of help to move up to Washington. David and Diane Joyce and Ron Egge have been a great help in talking to me about helping us to make the move. When I talked to my boss and his boss, I did not get very satisfying responses about whether the company was going to stick around and about whether I was going to have a decent career path.