2013 JUN 14 : FRIDAY Seattle Center

// 2013.06.14 23:56 //

We had to go to Lonan’s future elementary school (Kimball Elementary) to sign a few papers related to the summer program and the before/after school care. Amanda had filled out the paperwork earlier, but had forgotten to sign something, and they needed the paperwork perfect before processing.

I had never been to Kimball before and was stuck with how small (in student population) it was. It also seemed that the building and grounds were in serious need of capital improvements. Or not exactly inprovements, but basic maintenance.

His new teachers seemed nice enough, although one seemed barely 18 years old. I think she is a current education student, though.

Afterwards, I dropped Amanda off at Harborview, and returned home. Eventually, SDK and D came by to pick up LK as they were going to Ride the Ducks. MM and NM were not really into riding the ducks, so instead we headed out to the Seattle Center to check out some museums and the Space Needle and other attractions. Baby Jae was with us.

It was still fairly cloudy when we got to the Seattle Center, so they deferred the decision to go up it for later. We decided to eat llunch first, so we went to the Armory building. NM got old of those pie things while MM and I got falafel. I also got a very large fry because I am a gluttonous individual.

After lunch we went to the Experience Music Project. When I had last been there, the EMP and the Science Fiction Musuem were separate organizations with separate adminsions even though they are in the same building. Now, while I cannot speak to the separateness of the organizations, there was only one admission fee for both places. Technically, though I do not think the Science Fiction Museum Exists as such anymore, as it seems to be folded into the EMP part.

There were both rather enjoyable, although completely different than when I had last been perhaps seven years ago.

We headed out and sat by the International Fountain for a while. MM and NM eventually decided to not go up the Space Needle. It costs something crazy like $21 dollars nowadays anyway.

We then headed back to the car, but MM and NM stopped in the Bill and Melinda Gates Visitor Center. I stayed outside as I wanted to stop holding the Bonasaurus and I wanted to give her a chance to run around for a while since I had been holding her for so long.

They were gone for quite a while, but I expected that as I knew the visitor center was very museum like in and of itself. The Bon had fun running about the area outside which was filled with low rocks to sit on and chairs and tables for a small cafe.

We headed out to the Olympic Sculpture Park when they got back. I found it fun walking about the sculptures as always. There were actually constructing a new one which basically looked like the rood of a house sticking up out of the ground. Art, ya know.

We then headed back home, but stopped at the fruit stand to get some fresh fruit as I was unsure if we had any at home.

Amanda called and wanted to eat out, but I thought that staying home would be better, so Amanda just came back with her mom and sister and D and we ordered pizza which Amanda left to pick up.

We ate, that sat around talking, then SDK, BK, and D left, then we put the kiddies to sleep.

I busted open one of our good wines… Erath Prince Hill Pinot Noir 2004. It seemed a past it prime for a couple of years to me, but I enjoyed it anyway. Amanda said that I better finish it, but of course, I saw no problem with that.

Amanda, MM, NM and I talked for quite a while, but now everyone is going to sleep. I needed to stay awake to finish my daily writing, then I will call it a night and sack out on the couch again.

D is leaving tomorrow, as is MM and NM. I will take them to the terminal around 11am. I think SDK will be staying at our place tomorrow. She will be leaving next Monday.

I was supposed to pick up our car registration tabs today as the Prius’s if going to expire while we our going to be in Oregon, but we can still pick them up on Monday and will it matter in Oregon if our tabs are expired? Technically, our registration expires in the middle of the month, but the tabs on indicate the month, so why would anyone care until next month when we are obviously deliquent. So, we could wait until we get back to pick the stickers up.

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