Our breakfast was just delivered to our room--fresh muffins. Fresh peaches. Fresh hard boiled eggs. Milk. Juice. Honey. Butter. Jelly. Yum!!

Not quite the Hollywood sign, but this is outside our room's back window. I thought it was just so quaint--reminds me of my childhood. The sign probably dates to my childhood. Last night we went for a walk after we got here and wandered through the area's cemetery. Many of the graves date back to the 1800's! Lots of baby and children graves. We enjoyed walking the back, deserted roads and lanes, listening to the cicadas and crickets. Then--we got serenaded by our own private cricket concert about 1:30am. We finally got up to go outside and find the very loud critter but instead found it in our room. We caught it and carried into the parking lot but an hour later we had another serenade in our room! This time it got smooshed before it was thrown out! Today we are headed to the Strategic Air and Space Muse in Ashland, NE. Used to be the strategic air command museum for those of us who
remember the Cold War. Tony is really excited about it.

ROAD TRIP!! First night on the road to Wisconsin. We were going to camp at the Cabela's campground but didn't know how late we would be so got a room at this great 50's style motel just up the road from cabelas in Sidney Nebraska. Had great reviews. Very small rooms, no pool, no continental breakfast. Just very clean rooms. A friendly host. AND a breakfast--boiled eggs from their own free-range chickens (I am buying a dozen to take with us tomorrow), fresh baked muffins (made and baked by the host), honey from their own bees, fresh jam and butter, and milk or juice. We wanted to get several hours east and then wind our way thru Nebraska and Iowa Thursday and Friday. Friday night camping in Madison then on to Green Bay to meet Seth and family. Fun times!!

Take kids. Add dirt. Then add water.

Just getting ready---

Wood? Vinyl??

It's been a hectic couple of weeks, but here are just a few of the pictures I took.  I got to go to Wisconsin and watch 3 wonderful children and to share in a few of their activities.  I got to see Alyssa skate in the Ice Show, watch Alex at Tae Kwon Do, and take Chloe for her ballet pictures (I'll miss her performance--it's in the next couple weeks).  I was even adopted by Bernie (the dog)!

I flew into Rock Springs on a Friday about 10:30, went home, washed one load of whites, showered, and we packed a bag and headed to one of our favorite places.

We stayed in Teton Village, and hiked our legs off.  Most of the time we were the oldest people we saw on the trails.  Then Sunday we headed to Yellowstone for our annual pilgrimage, and to go to church up there--another annual pilgrimage, either in Yellowstone or the Tetons.  Since church in the Tetons started at 2 pm this year (5 pm last year), we figured we'd hit the Yellowstone one.  Oops--it doesn't start there for a couple more weeks.  So--top picture is Artist's Point, middle picture is on the trail to Hidden Falls, and bottom is Hidden Falls.  We were able to hike to Inspiration Point and then took Cascade Canyon (my fave) until snow on the trail turned us back.
All in all it was a great time! But then I went to work Tuesday (first day back in a week and a half) only to get the call that my dad was in the hospital.  I felt I needed to be there, so went home and packed again.  I was able to spend the week with my mom and be there while my dad had surgery for a newly diagnosed colon cancer.  He's in rehab now for a couple days to gain strength, then back home.  Thank goodness for my younger brother Howard, who dropped everything and spent every day with us while the other brothers were on vacation.  I have been blessed with a wonderful husband who supported me in my craziness, and a wonderful family, and with the beauties of this wonderful world!!