A Helping Hand

This afternoon Noah and I went to the Scenic Overlook at the west end of town to do some hiking. We were almost to the top when we saw a woman walking down. She put up her hand for us to stop and said she had locked her keys in her vehicle and asked if we had a phone she could use. She had AAA so she called them on my cell phone. They said they'd be there in about an hour. She was really glad we showed up so she wouldn't have to walk all the way to town for help. We drove to the top and I talked with her until help arrived. She was on her way through from Maryland to Oregon where she was moving to. It was a neat experience that we went up there when we did. It's a pretty remote place (kind of like most places out here)! Noah did a little exploring while we were there and saw things dumped up there...a tv, vcr. etc. Pretty sad that people can't respect the land. We also saw a lot of animal carcasses on the side of the road on our drive last night. Noah checked it out and they'd been shot and dumped. Lots of different animals, antelope, wolves, buffalo. Another dumping place in the midst of beautiful landscape. BTW, the views at both of these places is simply BREATHTAKING!!! The mountains and the red rocks...Gorgeous!

Hard news

That was the title of an email I received today telling me of a beautiful, intelligent, and vibrant woman that I know who has been treated for breast cancer the last five years and it has spread to her lungs. She just had surgery to keep her lungs from filling up with fluid. She has 3 young children 8 and under. Barbara is also a very talented singer.



I know Barbara from a play I was in last fall, "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever" at Steppingstone Theatre in St. Paul. She was one of us three "church ladies." Her daughter was in it as well. The church ladies have a special connection because there's no one quite like us!!!



I am deeply saddened by this news, especially being out here. It has made me re-think moving away from my family and friends. Do I really want to be away from people I love deeply, and have something happen? I will be contemplating this, in light of the "hard news."



I will be very sad if Barbara loses this battle, but I am fighting for her through prayers and asking everyone I talk to that believes in miracles to pray.



Live on Barbara! You are loved!

Life in Wyoming!

BTW, it felt like home when we arrived.

The weather has been beautiful! Sunny skies with puffy clouds, 80 degrees or so.

Monday morning Cindy and I went to a water aerobics class, then out for coffee. Her friend Julie (visiting from MN), Cindy and I went shopping in downtown Dubois. Julie and I went for a long walk, then at night we went to a chuckwagon dinner and show. The singer was great; played old time westerns.

Today we went to Lander, about 80 miles away. A town of about 4000. Dubois is a little under a thousand. We went to lunch, shopped and then went to Sinks Canyon State Park. We hiked up to a waterfall, except I only made it about 3/4 of the way up. So Cindy, Julie and Noah came back to where I was waiting in about 45 minutes or so. By the time they got there, it was cloudy, cold, raining, along with thunder and lightening, and we were NOT prepared. No rain jackets or anything. I can see how people get taken unawares and in trouble. I was very happy when we got back to the car, safe and sound.

Tonight we had another great dinner and met some of Cindy's friends. Noah made a campfire after dinner and we enjoyed the nice, cool evening. I'm tired tonight and think I will sleep very well!

Free and Easy Down the Road We Went!

Noah (my 15 year old) and I left MN on Sat. 6/21 and drove to Rapid City SD. Noah did really well! Thank God for portable DVD players and $5 movies from Walmart! The only incident was a bird hitting the windshield hard! But it didn't crack or anything.



I had bought a Taylor Swift cd before we left home and listened to it at least 5 times on the way out. It was great!



Sunday we drove through the Big Horn Mountains (hwy 16 south of Buffalo WY). It was beautiful! Although I made a mistake by not stopping for gas or the restroom in Buffalo. By the time we got to Ten Sleep, the gauge was a little bit over 'E' and I desperately had to go to the bathroom. But thank God we made it!



We got to my sister's in Dubois at 8 pm, just in time for a great dinner!



I'll post separately about since we've been here.

I did my playlist last night and I was really excited! Check it out! Make your own for FREE! I love music!!! I love it when computer stuff works. Not so thrilled when it doesn't!
I also went through some stuff and packed for moving. Peace friends!

Slow going

Today has been a long day. And I didn't accomplish one thing toward moving. Oh well, tomorrow is another day.

Getting ready to move

We've been wanting to move since May of 2007 from Minnesota to Wyoming and our house still isn't on the market. My husband, Joe, has been working diligently, but what I've done has been very sporadic, due to health problems and procrastination. I feel like this week, though, we've reached a point where it won't be long before our house is ready. I'm actually going out to Wyoming for 3 weeks later this month. I'll be staying at my sister's house while she's in MN. I'll also have the opportunity to look at some homes there. It will be nice to see our dream become a reality. So if you're working toward a goal or dream, don't give up. There's hope! What helped me is to ask myself, "What can I do today toward moving?" Those little things add up to big things and before you know it, you're where you want to be!