The roads past Chugwater were terrible slick. The interstate was closed for several days. It opened an hour or so before we left.
Waiting from 7 pm for our flight at midnight. We went early as we didn't know how the roads would be. ![]() |
| Florida avocado. Pretty, huge, and tasteless!! |









Thanksgiving break. Larkin and I played more games than I have played in my whole life!!
Allison got her deer the last day.
She had a hunt with both grandpas. Once in a lifetime privilege.
Karen's kids were all there for Thanksgiving.
Good family picture of Jeff and Lisa's family.
Karen and Dave's house. A beautiful remodel.
Pres had a valve replacement in Denver at Anshutz hospital.
The horses enjoyed my green lawn while I left the gate open.

Jeff's got to visit Pres and Nelda the day before special meeting.
Beautiful sunrise. Watch out for terrible wind.
Dusty and Fischer spent the night with us. Hazen had to have 2 pins put in his thumb in Laramie.
Hazen getting ready.
Getting a new stove installed.
Moving the frig.
Scott's and Chris's boys enjoying cousin time.
Such good helpers clearing out the old plants in the greenhouse.

Mom helping George hang pictures.
Table too heavy to carry up and down stairs. George hung it from the top balcony while we stripped and stained the deck.
Stripping and staining the lattice and stairs. It really made them look nice.
A bear track behind the house on the trail to the beach.
These flowers were so pretty around the front deck.
Sunset on the Columbia River.


The kids laid their clothes out the night before so they wouldn't be late.
Jeremy and Amy and boys were here for the cattle drive. This coon had been stealing tomatoes from the greenhouse. It was very exciting to find him in the live trap the morning after we set it.
Colorful picture after raking leaves and jumping in the pile.
Grandmas helpers.
Jerm and Amy got down to see Pres and Nelda.

Early sun as they move cattle.
Beautiful fall leaves.
Shipping at Elk Mountain.
Watering the pens to keep the dust down.
Picnic lunch at shipping. Don't have to worry about dirty boots or clothes. Lovely weather.
School pictures. Celebrating Pres's 86th birthday below.
The birthday boy.


I went up and stayed with mom while George went hunting elk in Montana. We went out to Jeff's and they cooked a picnic by Old Woman Creek. Must have been a man who named all these creeks.
Moving the cows. 17 miles to the Platte River pasture.
Grandpa had lots of help replacing rotten boards in the deck.