The front of the radio station KSQM 91.5 Sequim. It is a very nice looking building inside and out.

This a picture of Laif making a donation to the station. The owner's mother is 86 and is the receptionist one day a week.

I have been so busy today the time really flew. I took Erik to a luncheon given by his Seminary teacher. Decided to go to Safeway while I was out and barely got back when he called to have me pick him up. I ended taking two others home. I was just getting ready to fix my lunch and Richard called. We had a nice visit. I also did three loads of clothes. I finally got my lunch finished about 2pm. I am glad I can still drive and help out a little.

Today while I was taking everyone home I told them to be sure and tell me where to turn because I do not have the best sense of direction. After I said that I remembered an incident a long time ago that happened to me. If David and Debby in Alaska are reading this, David will remember.

We were building our house in Bonney Lake. Your dad had been blowing up stumps and he needed more blasting caps. We were still living in Buckley because the house wasn't far enough along to move into. I had to go to Enumclaw to get the blasting caps. I got to the hardware just fine, bought the blasting caps and stuck them in the glove compartment. You had to turn from the highway onto the Vandermark Road to get to our property. I turned one road too soon thinking it was the Vandermark Road. Once I turned, I was lost , very lost. The trip to the hardware store and back to Bonney Lake should not have taken more than a half hour at most. I drove and drove trying to find my way back at least to the highway. I ended up in South Prairie, Orting and all over the place. I finally came out at Duane's gas station where we bought our gas and then I knew where I was. By this time about two and a half hours had passed. I had the littlest ones with me. If I remember right I had Richard, Debbie and Darrell was lying on the front seat and I was pregnant with Dan. No car seats back then. I just kept hoping I would find my way back before Darrell woke up and wanted a bottle because I didn't take one because it was just going to be a short trip. Of course no one had cell phones and we didn't have a phone yet in Bonney Lake.

Then of course when I got back your dad was so happy. He said he was just about ready to go to a phone and call the State Patrol. He was so scared that somehow the blasting caps went off and blew us up or we had been in an accident.

I certainly put those blasting caps to the test. I was bouncing all over those country roads. When I talked to Richard today he thought blasting caps had to be hit hard to go off. I decided to read about blasting caps. You are wrong, Richard. My guardian angel was riding with me that day for sure.

This is what I found out---Blasting caps contain what is called a Primary explosive. A primary explosive is a high explosive compound that will explode from flame, heat or shock. Because of their size and appearance, blasting caps are sometimes not recognized as explosives, leading to injuries.

We lived dangerously in those days. Lead paint, no car seats and many other very unsafe things we did because we didn't know any different. When I look back now, it a miracle in itself that all you children grew to adulthood, but you all did and having children is the greatest blessing there is.