Better Late Than Never

Needless to say we've been B.U.S.Y!! We have been so busy and enjoying summer so much that I just never seem to have time to update the blog.
I thought I'd start back where I left off in June. Marty had another very successful Funny Festival with probably the best comedians so far - Owen Benjamin, Dan Naturman, Gary Gulman and Tom Papa. It was a full night of laughter and fun.

Marty made his grand appearance that night as an angel after being dangled 30 feet in the air and transcending onto the stage in a pair of Josie's fairy wings. It was funny but a little hard to explain. At least you can laugh at Marty in teeny tiny fairy wings, right?

From L to R: Tom, Marty. Dan, Gary and Owen... several VERY tall men!! Marty is 6 foot 5. The other two on the right were even taller!

The front row

We were invited to a BBQ with the band Augustana probably best known for their hit Sweet and Low.

Dan Layus, the lead singer, had come on Marty's podcast and they bonded over the fact that he has a daughter Josie's age and a son Benjamin's age. What a very sweet family. We all had a great time.

Benjamin and Dan

Townsend, Dan and Benjamin

Josie had a ball with Eloise. What do kids do at a boring, adult BBQ... stack plastic drinking cups of course! Their kids were really quite amazing. They have been on the road with the band and their parents for the past several months. I don't think our kids would fair so well.

Marty and I worked selling his new cyber bullying video at the National School Counselor's Convention here in Seattle. An extra treat, my sister Kim was staying here at our house in order to attend the conference and we got to ride the bus together just like old times :)