A few years ago, in an attempt to reconnect with my mother (and give my father a break), I started taking her on a yearly vacation over Mother’s Day week.  It didn’t take my father long to figure out that he might be getting the short end of the stick after all, and started requesting (demanding) that he get at least a whole weekend for Father’s Day.  With my travel schedule (and my pocketbook) at the time, this turned into the annual Mother’s/Father’s Day Weekend.

This March we were going to Victoria, B.C., but I ended up going to the U.K instead.  So much for grand plans.  A few weeks ago, I received a note from the WSU Alumni Assiciation with an offer to take a ride on the Spirit of Washington Dinner Train.  It was the perfect parent’s weekend replacement.  Dad’s never been on a train, and I have Theater tickets for Sunday to entertain Mom while dad’s golfing with his brother.  Sign me up!

And then the let down.  Apparently, after 15 years of service, and days before we were to go (this weekend), the train has stopped running. Shit.

 So, any suggestions for a Saturday in Seattle that any Dad would love?  I’m sure that the two readers I have (out of sheer loyalty, i’m sure), might have even one tiny suggestion?  I’m running out of time

It’s trick-or-treat time here at work, so Chloe did her best to fit in….

 So did her BFF (not really) Alfred the Big SuperDog…