That was a wicked, wicked cup of coffee
Honey's I'm home!!!!!
Got back last night around 11:30 PM PST. We were tired as all heck. Though I remembered why I believe road trips and little kids do not go together. LuWu didn't like to be stuck in the car seat for that long. I was ready for a long, tall drink with booze in it by the end.
So we left UP at 5 AM last Thursday, went over to Song's apt and got her and LuWu. Then samiam played with her phone and got her GPS working and let the lady in the box tell us how to get to Montana. Trust me it was a long drive from UP, WA to Plains, MT.
So we got to Plains around 2 PM MST and we dropped off Song and LuWu at Song's best friend's house, Sarah. (minor note, this was a bad idea. Sarah's mom was there and picked on LuWu all the time they were there. I'm surprised Song didn't kick the old broads ass).
So samiam and I drove back into Idaho and went to Fernwood, Idaho to see my Aunt Rose and family. Now no one ever has ever heard of Fernwood. When we got there around 7:30 PM PST the only thing open was the tavern and the bingo hall. Now to get there, you have to go through St. Maries and Santa, Idaho. I kid you not.
Now as we were leaving St. Maries(you say that St. Mary's) I called Aunt Rose to tell her were still driving and it took us another half hour to get there. There isn't cell phone service out there for anyone. It's land lines or nothing. So when we got there, Freckles was waiting for us. Freckles is a pit bull/something dog. Cute as a bugs ear. He is a big as a house. If he doesn't like you, you don't get into the yard.
So for all my Wizard of OZ and Tin Man friends, this one is for you.
This is hanging along side my Aunt's bird feeder. Aunt Rose loves to watch the birds. All kinds. I thought it was so fricken cute.
Speaking of birds, my Aunt LOVES the humming birds.
So I found out that hummingbirds are a little....crazy. They sound like small bombers coming in for an attack to the feeder. They chase off anyone that gets never the feeder. Though this was the first time I had seen one sit at the feeder and eat. So that was fun.
Sam and I slept out in the camp trailer, Aunt Rose ran a cord out to the trailer, so we had power out there.
It rain almost all the time we were there, but we didn't mind. We stayed inside and BS'ed with Rose and Russ. At one point my cousin Bill and his family came out. So did Russell's oldest daughter's came over with her baby, Tack.
Great Grandma just had to give out the chocolate! But it was fun. LOL!
When we left Aunt Rose's place to get Song and LuWu from Montana, we decided to stop at the Sunshine Mine memorial when we got back to Idaho. My Uncle Orval use to work there and he left about a month before the accident. May 2, 1972 around 91 miners died. One of them was the father of one of my friends.
This is the list off all the miner's names that died.
This one holds my friends Dad.
So we took these for my friend. When I asked her if she wanted them, she said she was talking to her brother just last week.
Oh joy to be back in UP.
I missed you all very much.
Got back last night around 11:30 PM PST. We were tired as all heck. Though I remembered why I believe road trips and little kids do not go together. LuWu didn't like to be stuck in the car seat for that long. I was ready for a long, tall drink with booze in it by the end.
So we left UP at 5 AM last Thursday, went over to Song's apt and got her and LuWu. Then samiam played with her phone and got her GPS working and let the lady in the box tell us how to get to Montana. Trust me it was a long drive from UP, WA to Plains, MT.
So we got to Plains around 2 PM MST and we dropped off Song and LuWu at Song's best friend's house, Sarah. (minor note, this was a bad idea. Sarah's mom was there and picked on LuWu all the time they were there. I'm surprised Song didn't kick the old broads ass).
So samiam and I drove back into Idaho and went to Fernwood, Idaho to see my Aunt Rose and family. Now no one ever has ever heard of Fernwood. When we got there around 7:30 PM PST the only thing open was the tavern and the bingo hall. Now to get there, you have to go through St. Maries and Santa, Idaho. I kid you not.
Now as we were leaving St. Maries(you say that St. Mary's) I called Aunt Rose to tell her were still driving and it took us another half hour to get there. There isn't cell phone service out there for anyone. It's land lines or nothing. So when we got there, Freckles was waiting for us. Freckles is a pit bull/something dog. Cute as a bugs ear. He is a big as a house. If he doesn't like you, you don't get into the yard.
So for all my Wizard of OZ and Tin Man friends, this one is for you.
This is hanging along side my Aunt's bird feeder. Aunt Rose loves to watch the birds. All kinds. I thought it was so fricken cute.
Speaking of birds, my Aunt LOVES the humming birds.
So I found out that hummingbirds are a little....crazy. They sound like small bombers coming in for an attack to the feeder. They chase off anyone that gets never the feeder. Though this was the first time I had seen one sit at the feeder and eat. So that was fun.
Sam and I slept out in the camp trailer, Aunt Rose ran a cord out to the trailer, so we had power out there.
It rain almost all the time we were there, but we didn't mind. We stayed inside and BS'ed with Rose and Russ. At one point my cousin Bill and his family came out. So did Russell's oldest daughter's came over with her baby, Tack.
Great Grandma just had to give out the chocolate! But it was fun. LOL!
When we left Aunt Rose's place to get Song and LuWu from Montana, we decided to stop at the Sunshine Mine memorial when we got back to Idaho. My Uncle Orval use to work there and he left about a month before the accident. May 2, 1972 around 91 miners died. One of them was the father of one of my friends.
This is the list off all the miner's names that died.
This one holds my friends Dad.
So we took these for my friend. When I asked her if she wanted them, she said she was talking to her brother just last week.
Oh joy to be back in UP.
I missed you all very much.