We're home!!

What a wonderful visit we have had with our family in Utah.  Ashley and Travis told us that our grandchild is a boy!! Now I can shop! :-)

When we left from our home the weather was less than ideal.  We didn't think we could make it up the hill to drop Harley at the kennel! There was a bit of slipping going on since not all of the hills had been sanded and there was quite a bit of snow....everywhere.  The kids only missed one day of school instead of two and a half.  They cancelled school the Tuesday and Wednesday before Thanksgiving.

We stopped in LaGrande on the way down.  It was soooooo cold!  I think it was 5*.  We did find a wonderful pizza place with amazing wings so I guess it was worth it.  :-)  When we left in the morning it was -18* in Ladd Canyon.  I was glad I packed that long underwear but I wish I had been wearing it! Did you know that when you go to where it is cold in the winter that you should change out your windshield washer fluid? Yep.  It freezes if you don't have the stuff in there for -35*.  Ours thawed out on Friday!  We had to pour windshield washer fluid on the windshield when we stopped at every rest area because the roads were so wet (hey, better than ice).

My sister is so organized.  We each had a portion of Thanksgiving meal to prepare.  Up until the very last little bit before dinner we didn't even have any traffic jams in the kitchen!  The meal was amazing.  There were 16 of us. I think we had 6 pies.  I believe that by the time we left on Sunday there may have been one piece left!

We did go out shopping on Black Friday.  We thought the parking lot was pretty empty when we drove by Walmart.  When we got to the mall we saw where everyone was!  There was not a parking place to be had.  It was packed but the shoppers were all very pleasant.

Friday evening we took the train up to the Lights at Temple Square.  That is always a fun trip.  It was a bit cold at Temple Square.  It was only about 20* and the crowds were a little lighter than the two previous times we had been there.  Ashley and Travis went back to the spot where he proposed!

Cards! My gosh, we played cards.  I we played Canasta with 10 people and divided into only two teams.  Did you know that you can finish a game of Canasta in just three hands when there are that many people? Travis hadn't played before but he sure loved to freeze the pile!  Travis also taught us Hand & Foot.  Christmas is sure going to be fun!!

We left Sunday after church to head home.  We had been on the road for about an hour and a half when we found out that the road was closed ahead.  BUMMER!  We ended up driving up to Pocatello and over.  The roads were hideous. We did find a room in Twin Falls.  Surely, Monday's drive would be better.  It was only slightly better.  It was sure nice to sleep in our own bed last night!