Texas here we come...

We have had a strange time in Texas, so far.  We pulled into a real J.R. EWING oil well and Dad tried to "adjuster" the well a bit and it scared him really good.  He turned a valve and air and water came gushing out.  Then we pulled into Fort Stockton, Texas ( a pit) and got a room in a pretty bad neighborhood.  I tried to use the MAC to book a room on HOTWIRE.com and the computer said that it was not a secure website so I got off very quickly.  We booked a room with HOTELS.com and did not like it as well.  We got in to the room and turned on our TV and every channel worked well, except FOX NEWS.  That channel was a good picture but NO sound.  And that happened all night and the next morning.  It was just like the TWILIGHT ZONE there.

Day 4-  Today we toured Santa Fe.  The first photo shows the gallery we saw.  The statue in the next photo was worth $ 75,000.00.  Then we went to tour the Georgia O'Keeffe museum, but it was closed for renovation.  So they took a group of us to see the new home they have for new Art students that want to study Georgia O' Keeffe.  We saw rare things in the Georgia O'Keeffe collection that people just don't get to see.  We saw things that Georgia collected, her Art supplies.....pastels, oils, water colors, brushes and early sketches she had done.  They had an extensive library there, also.  As well as her clothing, etc..... The Docent gave a lot of info. on O'Keeffe and it was very interesting.

  Then we toured St. Francis of Assisi Cathedral and saw the inside of the church.  It was a very good day.....Mom

                                     This is the fanciest statue I have seen in some one's backyard .                                                                                                                                                                          

                                                   This is the entrance to the subdivision.

This is the surrounding area looking at the subdivision.

Day # 2.....We left Pocatello, Idaho, early in the a.m. and watched the sunrise on the road.  We drove to Mapleton, Utah where the subdivision that Steve is a partner in ,is located.  It was interesting to see it and the area is very nice.  We stopped by Don Robinson's house to see his remodel.  His place is about 20 miles North of Kanab.  Don,wasn't there but we enjoyed seeing the nice job he has done on his house.  The sun was going down so we only made it to Kanab, Utah instead of Page, Arizona.  Tomorrow we plan on making it to Santa Fe.  It is about 500 miles, so it will be another long day....but fun.....Lynne

First day made it to... Pocatello !

  We left about noon and ended up in Pocatello at the Clarion Inn.  We stopped in the "Foot" and checked on the subdivision and watched the sunset from our property.  It was very beautiful.....We decided to look for a hotel, online, while we where there and booked it right as we sat in the car.  Then it was easy to drive the last 30 miles knowing we had a "home" to come to for the night.  We will check on the weather tonight and we plan to make it far beyond Salt Lake City tomorrow...love to all.....

Hi All....Looks like we will be leaving on our trip this Sat.  Steve is having a hard time getting things wrapped up around here.  I said good-bye to Dempcy yesterday at Cindy's house.  She was babysitting and I put FaceTime on her computer so we can have video chats to see Dempcy when we are in Texas.  Cindy sits with Dempcy every Monday so we will conduct our video chats then.  Technology is truly amazing these days!  You can do just about anything you want.  I will post a photo of Dempcy on this site to remember what she looked like when we left.  I am sure she will change a lot before we return...

Steve will probably wear this shirt  on the trip.  Todd gave it to him for Christmas.  A good choice for a gift, since Steve will be needing to Spruce up a bit on the road...

Getting ready for the trip....

1-6-  today I am getting prepared for our trip to Texas.  We will be leaving sometime next week whenever we can get away.  Steve may go to Spokane one more time to purchase a car if the car he bought yesterday ,sells.  In the meantime, I have plenty to do to get ready and I am hoping to understand how this blog works before we start traveling......