Well – this was supposed to be daily, or maybe weekly – but certainly not monthly! Things just got busy!
Emma has come and gone – we saw the fireworks in Driggs on the third (the Fourth was a Sunday) and I saw the parade in Victor. No pictures from the parade as I left my camera in the trailer! A big oops.
I was surprised that all of the entries were from businesses – it was lots of fun, but I’m not used to that at all! The parade I did for 7 years in Piedmont was all neighborhood associations and such – nothing commercial at all. This was just the opposite – I especially liked the business that was throwing Otter Pops to the kids – I actually got one………:)
Emma was catering in Driggs so I got her after her job was over and we watched the fireworks from the truck. Our politics will be ‘outed’ here – but we sat in the truck with the windows rolled up while Glenn Beck was speaking. I think I would have at least listened, but Emma refused and there are, as a parent, bigger battles!
Emma’s visit was wonderful – I was truckless a lot as she was off and running! When we were together we pretty much had fun! She’s learned from dorm life that messy small spaces are disastrous to live in and has become quite tidy!
We headed off to Bend on the 7th – going up the canyon to Stanley ID, through the Sawtooth Mountains. It was lovely – Emma had wanted to see them. Of COURSE – that was the day we never got lunch and it showed in Emma’s, um, shall we say attitude. We did find a place in Stanley to eat dinner, and ended driving down the canyon to Boise for the night. Dinner was quite the experience and Emma sorted her mood out by buying herself a beer at the bar. I have a couple of pictures.
The memorial service in Bend was touching – I think my sense is that as I no longer own a house in Bend, and the generation of the family that is left lives in Ecuador and Belgium, that without their parents as the touch point, I am ending the second generation relationship as well. I certainly hope not – and that sentence probably left a lot to be desired!
My mover helper guy was appalled that I was just leaving all the furniture in Christian’s house – which now has a lock box on it. He arranged for it to all be moved out – he’s going to sell it and we’ll split the money. Bless Kevin’s heart!
The Teton Canyon news is that I am pretty much relinquishing my job as campground host here at Reunion Flat. Mark is going to come and take over all of the maintenance, and I’m hoping to go back to being the trail head host. I can do the bathrooms here, and certainly deal with the people, and the paperwork, but the mowing, and prospective table sanding and painting, my back just won't tolerate.
I mowed a month ago and still haven’t recovered. This go round poor Jim and Charlene, my bosses, and the hosts up at Teton Canyon, are having to do it. Jim kept wanting me to weed eat, and yes, it needed it, but I can only sweep for about 1 minute before I get wonderful back spasms, and I know I’d be useless with a weed eater. I think this is the first time in my life I’ve needed help with a job, or had to give one up for any reason, much less a physical one. This was kind of a test to see what I could do, and unfortunately I’ve learned that answer is not much.
I am going to keep my trailer where it is though – I’ll commute up the hill if they want me to go back to trail head host and if they don’t, I’ll help Mark with this. He’ll just get to do all the back intensive stuff – and may I say, I am incredibly grateful to him!
I can’t possibly move my trailer! As you’ll see from the last picture, my three little eggs aren’t little eggs anymore – the are three little translucent bodies! I think they probably hatched on Tuesday – they were out Thursday morning. When I first saw them I thought they were not alive as they weren’t moving at all – however, today, I could see them all breathing – it’ll be fun watchingthem grow! My own little window into nature.
Grand Teton before a storm – from my campsite
Waterfall you can see from Reunion Flat – in May there was a LOT more water!
The nest – guess I won’t be riding for a while!
Emma taking a picture from the outside – as I (obviously) took one from inside – poor Mama Robin!
Sunset on July third looking out across Teton Valley from Driggs
My only half way decent fireworks picture – Emma’s, however, were wonderful!
Emma making a chocolate cake – no recipe – no nada – baked it in a loaf pan – and it was WONDERFUL! The ‘base’ was Bisquick – who knew?
The flowers in bloom on the hill below our first campsite at Teton Canyon! Boy – have they grown – and, obviously, bloomed!
Stanley Idaho
Grumpy Emma before dinner – although the drink helped!
The Kasino – the restaurant – opened for dinner at 6 – by 6:02 there was only one 2 top left open! It was as if they only had one seating – I was fascinated! Glad we had our dibs in early – we got a nice window seat
Emma after dinner! That fresh Alaskan halibut did it I guess – I had blackened prime rib with blue cheese on top – how decadent is that?!
And last but not least – our three little babies! Amazing how this works! I would have loved to have seen them coming out of their shells….
Kerry, So glad you had such a good time with Emma. I know you must miss her a lot. Have the birdies flown the nest yet?
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