Great to be in portland with Gabe. I worked much of the day with a few meetings and some  code collaboration. 

Diane and I took Nova to Laurelhurst for a run and some ball fetching.
We really need this doggy dose ! We love both our grand doggies

nice to get an early dose of spring as well !

After work, we had some of gabes friends over for dinner. Mel , shawn  and Pip, Henry, and Gabes very awesome mandolin friend Parmis. Dinner was pasta primavera, salad, carrot cakes (!!!!) 

one treat from tonight was gettign to hear gabe and parmis play .. gabes been playign for a year.. parmis has only been playing mandolin for 2 months (!!!!) .. though she plays violin.. which is almost the same instrument plus or minus frets. 

Another treat was today was my nephew Jakes 18th birthday.. My seeeeester mary got both sides of the family on the phone to sing happy birthday.. we were all over the place.. I was in portland. max in santa fe, mom jake and his fam were in minneapolis, shawn was in chattanooga, chris and berto were at a mcdonalds, billy was in melbourne australia.. all the liddicoats were spread out too.  It was a very happy chaos . Jake made a nice short speach thanking weveryone for being part of the call and part of his life 

Happy birthday Jake.. you’re an amazing guy.. super glad to be your uncle hoho. 

The night finished strong with a total lunar eclipse..! .. we’d hear d about it.. but it wasnt until gabe came back in the house and told us all to come outside.. It was amazing !!! Its’ called the blood moon because of its crazy red color !

Super fun day !!!!!!   Very glad to be here !

nite all. nite sam
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