Being a Statistic

After enjoying the sunny weekend, hanging out with Diana and Sierra, relaxing in the pool, and getting back in the Idaho groove, I plan to go on Monday and start "signing up for unemployment" now that I am physically back in the state. Yes - I am going to do my part to bring the unemployment rate in Idaho down even lower.

North to Alaska !!!

Not me, but Kyle. After having a nice day with Kyle on Friday, and after Diana got home from work, we got Kyle all packed and then all of four of us headed to the airport so that Kyle could catch his evening flight to Anchorage Alaska, via Seattle. He and his Auntie Linda and a few others head out this weekend out of Anchorage for a weeks long excursion of floating the river fishing and doing some river dip netting down in Kenai. If only I would have planned it better, so that I could have went with him. At least I wouldn't have had to drive.

We Are Back In Idaho

After 4 days of driving, Sierra and I got into Boise around 5pm Thursday afternoon. Since Diana was working during this time, Sierra and I decided to swing by her job and say hello before coming to Nampa.

After getting home to Nampa (taking the back roads), and being greeted by Kyle, we unloaded the van of the cedar hope chest, antique chair, and all of the other things that came with us across the United States, and then settled into a nice reunion evening. As Dorothy said in the Wizard of Oz, "There's No Place Like Home".

Last Day

We woke up in Wyoming on Thursday and headed back to Idaho. It was a great drive but seemed to last longer than the previous day, even though in reality it was a shorter day. Driving through the western part of Wyoming and then Utah was ok and the sights were awesome. I enjoyed seeing all of the wind farms and really hope that this alternative energy source catches on and becomes a normal thing to see more of, even in Idaho.

5 states in 2 days.

We left Indiana on Tuesday, spent the night in Iowa, and then on Wednesday we were on the road for about 14 hours, until we stopped for the night in Laramie Wyoming. Sierra was a great co-pilot and an awesome traveler for such a long day.

Of course, she did say and do some things that really made the trip that much more enjoyable.



I am so glad that she drove back to Idaho with me. We truly made some memories.

On the road again ..........

Sierra and I headed west early Monday morning. Our first stop was back in Huntington Indiana to visit with my best friend Jerry and for Sierra to see Jerry and Jill and their sons; Chandler and Conner. The visit was great, as always, and it was good to be around them all and to once again validate that Life Is Good.

The Three Musketeers

We couldn't leave without first getting a picture of Mom, Tammy, and I.