Finally! A Vacation!

We went to Yellowstone for four days this week. Oh! What a wonderful time we had. We stayed two nights at a fabulous, fun B&B called Gardiner Guest House. The food was great, the company oh so fun. Laura and family met up with us on Tuesday. They ended up staying the night at the B&B too. We saw beautiful fall colors, elk, deer, bison, wolves (yes, plural), coyotes, and a griz. The wolves had killed an elk and were feeding on it. I saw one wolf. Eugene saw four or five because he was patient enough to stand and wait for them to come in. Not me. I went back to the truck to read and crochet. On our way out of the park yesterday we were driving along and Eugene said look at that! There was a bear running across the highway. When we got to where it was, it was still along side the road. We followed it for about 1/4 of a mile before it crossed in front of us and went up into the trees on the other side of the highway. It was a small, about 2 yrs old, bear with beautiful coloring--dark brown with blonde (grizzled) tips. Way cool!! We didn't get any pics, but still fun to say we saw a bear!
Thursday we went on a hike up to Lone Star Geyser. It is about 2.5 miles into the geyser. We walked in and just as we got there someone told us that we had missed the minor erruption and that it wouldn't go off for another 2-3 hours. Well, we had been there less than 5 miutes before it began a major 25 minute erruption. SO worth the hike in and out again. While there, a couple from Ohio came walking in from the opposite direction we walked in. They had already hiked 3-4 miles and got there just in time to see the last of the erruption. They walked out the way we went and caught up to us. Eugene had told them that he would give them a ride to their car if they wanted to make a loop of it. They took us up on the ride. It was only a mile or two down the road where we had parked, but they were most grateful for the ride in the back of our truck because they had already walked so far.
Now it's back to the real world grind. RS, quilts to finish piecing and tying, and various other things. Oh how I hate vacations coming to an end!

Things to Think About

I just re-read my quote of the day about life. Hmm! I guess I need to remember that. Probably need to post it somewhere so I can read it daily.

Yesterday I was reading the RS lesson. Sometimes when I read or hear things they seem to just hit me up the side of the head. This one did just that. If you do what you are told but still murmur about it the whole time you are doing it, you may as well not do it at all. EEE!!! I guess it is time to quit the murmuring and do what I'm told with a smile on my face. The grumbling about RS doesn't seem to be helping me much. Maybe smiling about it will make it easier. It's worth a try!

Labor Day Vacation

We had a wonderful Labor Day! Before the wonderfulness began, I did some laundry and housework and we covered up the green beans as it was snowing outside. :( Then we hopped in the car and went for a drive. We drove up over Montpelier Canyon, thru Afton, Wy, past Alpine, Wy, through Swan Lake, ID, and around to Idaho Falls. Yes, I know it was the long way to Idaho Falls from here. Eugene calls it the "scenic route". :) When we got to Idaho Falls we went to the Idaho Museum. They have an Egyptian exhibit that was truely facinating. After we spent the nice weather portion of the day inside, we drove up to Blackfoot and went to the state fair. We watched some very ominous looking clouds move eastward toward Blackfoot as we drove. Just about the time we got to the fairgrounds, the sky began to leak. Luckily there was an umbrella in the car. We walked, in the rain, around the food court trying to decide what to eat. We bought our food and then found a shelter where we could sit and eat and stay dry. After eating we found the quilting and photography buildings and walked through them. We then went back to the food court to get treats. It rained or sprinkled on us most of the time we were there, but it was still enjoyable. We drove home after our visit to the fair. Maybe now that I've had a relaxing day I can face the rest of this busy week!