It was 4 degrees below zero when we left Bozeman this morning just before sunrise. We were a little concerned that one or more of our vehicles wouldn’t start in such cold temperatures, but everything started right up so were off to a good start. We wonder if any of our belongings were ruined by such extreme conditions, but obviously…

We had hoped to be on the road by 9:00 a.m. today. However, it turned out we still had about 4 hours of work to do this morning, including final loading and cleaning, so it was almost noon by the time we were ready to pull out.  My assigned “rig” was the Excursion pulling the Plan B (12-foot) trailer. Did…

We’re really going to do this thing. We picked up the rental truck today. Will load tomorrow. And Sunday we roll! It’s been 2.5 weeks since we made our decision to move to Colorado and started packing. No wonder it seems unreal. We stand in awe at the many times we’ve seen God’s hand in this process. We wouldn’t be…

This past Saturday Lyle and I took off on a little day trip to Seattle. It was the weekend of the Seattle Auto Show which Lyle always enjoys. Some years it has been on our anniversary weekend, but this year it was a little earlier. We just decided to go for the day.  It’s about a 4-hour drive so we left about…

After our thwarted attempt to visit Mount St. Helens last fall, we decided she would be more likely to be receiving visitors in August. We took a detour yesterday on our way home from the coast to see. (Understand, Mount St. Helens is a destination. It’s not “on the way” to anywhere else. Approximately 50 miles in, and then 50 miles back…

On our way to the coast for a quick weekend getaway for Lyle’s birthday. This is our second year in a row to do this. Does that make it a tradition? This picture was taken at a rest area not far past Lyle, Washington. I overheard some lady say to her husband, “There’s Lyle.” I was startled. How did she…

Frankly, I’m happy to be a Small Town girl. I’ve never had a desire to live in the Big City. However, every time we go to Seattle and vicinity, there are certain places we like to shop… mainly because we don’t have these stores in the Spokane area… IKEA  Observation: Swedish names for things are hilarious. Especially when one has…