We are off to see the grandparents. We leave Friday for Arizona for 10 days. We are all looking forward to a little warm weather. It has been raining off and on for a few days so nice weather will be a nice treat.
We haven't really been up to much for the past month or so. Kristi's grandma passed away a couple of weeks ago so we made a trip to Nampa, Idaho for the funeral. We were able to visit with Kristi's family before and after the funeral. Kristi's grandma was in her mid 90's so she lived a good life and we all should be as lucky as her. Nonetheless her passing away is still a bummer. We were fortunate enough to have her come and stay at the house last year so we have some good memories of her being here.
After Kristi's parents left back for Arizona we went into Boise and visited my Aunt Pam. We went to lunch with her and then went a visited with Grandma Kantola for a couple of hours. Grandma Kantola is in a care facility in Boise and seemed to be doing good. We enjoyed hanging out with her and her memory is still really sharp. She hadn't met Kirik yet so it was good to introduce them.
Her hearing isn't the greatest so when we would ask her questions she would answer something totally unrelated and kids would giggle. So grandma did provide a little entertainment for the kids. We miss having her so close to us like when we lived in Portland and she was just a block away. We wish we were closer so we could have her just hang out with us and see the grandkids more often.
Anyway, no major problems with the motorhome on the trip which isn't always the case. The front heater was acting goofy so there were some issues but it wouldn't be a road trip without something going wrong. You pretty much add $500 to any trip to fix the problems once you get home.
If you notice we have no pictures from Boise then you are right. Somehow we managed to lose the digital camera. So all of our pics with Kristi's family, the funeral and our visit with grandma are gonzo. We have gotten a new one so hopefully the arizona trip pics will be posted when we get back.
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2 comments:
Glad to hear that you haven't fallen out of the gravitational pull. Enjoy Arizona and suck up some rays for us. It is COLD here!
Miss you guys!
We're sorry to hear about Kristi's grandma - it's always hard to lose someone close to you, no matter how old they are!
I'm sure Grandma loved seeing you guys and the kids! She loves visitors! I got to see her last Feb and she was doing pretty good. I wish she was still in Portland too!! I miss having her close...not that it's close for us now :)
That is such a BUMMER about losing your camera! How sad!! Any chance you could still find it??
We're looking forward to seeing pics from Arizona. Have a great time - tell Jack & Linda "hi" for us!
Love you all and can't wait to see you at Christmas!
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