It has been quite a full month. At the beginning of September, Mom and Jim came to visit us in Eastern Idaho. We took them to Yellowstone. It was a beautiful drive going through Jackson hole and West Yellowstone. We only saw a few animals and went ice cream shop hopping in West Yellowstone seeing which one was the best.
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| painted pot |
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| Old Faithful |
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| Curtis and his friend saying goodbye |
After we had our goodbyes with them, it was time for us to look forward to the next few days. The movers came and boxed up our stuff. We started our four day trip to Oklahoma.
We stopped in Utah and got to say our goodbyes to friends and family there. Then made our way to Denver, which was a beautiful drive! We were also able to see some friends there. Next was to Kansas--BORING (I hate driving through that state, there is absolutely nothing). Finally we arrived in Oklahoma!!!! We were ready to be out of the car and get settled. For right now we only have a two bedroom apartment that is about 1000 sq. ft. It has been a decrease in size from our 2200 sq. ft. house in Idaho, but honestly I love it. It has lots of closet space and 2 bathrooms vs. our 1 in Idaho. We will only be in it for a year and then we will be forced to upgrade to something with at least 3 bedrooms. The family is happy in Oklahoma. The weather is warmer, we get to spend more time with Curtis, gas is cheaper, and there is access to more things to do. The kids are in Awanas, so they are going to church every Wednesday and learning lots of bible verses. 
After being in Oklahoma for a month, my aunt passed away. The family loaded up in the car, and we made a 24 hour drive back to Idaho for the funeral. Luckily our kids are good travelers. We had a good visit with some of our Idaho family and stayed for the week to make it worth our drive. I'm just hoping it will be our last trip to or from Idaho in the car, for awhile.
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| Aunt Joyce and I |
