Utah Trip...44º

I think this is the longest stretch of time since I started writing OWAV:), that I have gone without posting at least a photo...One whole week has flown by...First the internet was not working, then a rather sudden trip to Utah was being planned and it was easy to say, "I'll do it later!" So I have a lot of catching up to do and will start with the Utah Trip.

I have two sisters that live near each other in Utah...Loraine, 88 years old, lives in an assisted living facility in Morgan, Utah, her husband, Steve passed away 5 years ago, and Mona , 78 years old, lives in Centerville, Utah, with husband Jerry...They both have large extended families, nearby...My other sister Barbara (Bobbie), 86 years old,  lives in "Tornado Alley" in McAlister, Oklahoma, alone, her husband Jim, passed away about 2 years ago...No relatives nearby, just very good friends...This time of year is a good time to vacate Oklahoma and the tornado season...So Bobbie's friend, Sharon (much younger and a nurse) offered to drive Bobbie on a trip through Utah, to visit sisters, then on to California (near San Francisco) to visit her only son Alan, and his two girls and their families...So it seemed only natural that I the youngest sister could make the trip to Utah and we would have a mini reunion...Our daughter, Bobi, came from Portland to make the trip with us and son, Rusty, met us near Boise, Idaho and we arrived in Utah Friday afternoon...We spent two very special days at niece, Lynelles...Saturday visiting just Sisters, Husbands, Nieces and Nephews, where we reminicesed about old times, laughed until our "sides" hurt and shed a few tears and had a lovely dinner...Sunday turned into a full house, with extended families joining us...Cousins of all ages came bringing salads, desserts, entrees and appetizers...The house was bursting at the seams and luckily the day was warm enough for younger people to go outside...After a lovely weekend and tearful goodbyes, we returned to Oregon on Monday.

Bobi left for Portland yesterday and now Herb and I have a quiet, empty house...Herb got the lawns mowed, I've wandered the flowerbeds, digging a few weeds, it has rained "buckets of water" and our internet, maybe is fixed!..The sun is shining this morning...Hugs To All...OWAV:)

Idella, (Herb) Loraine, Barbara and Mona (Jerry)

Rusty (80 MPH)

Me and Bob

Herb and Ginger