Family and Friends

 

We continue to get ready for the winters journey, but it’s not all busy times as we have had the pleasure to have some visitors. First Bob and Sue stopped by, on their way to Florida, and then our daughter flew in and will be here for a week.

It is always great to visit with friends, and Bob and Sue had a lot of news. After full timing for five years they are going to become part timers and actually buy a house in northern Florida. They sold their motor home and bought an Airstream and a 2010 Ford truck. They have had nothing but repairs with the motor home and they both seemed to be more relaxed then when we visited with them in Texas.

Yesterday we drove to Jackson to pick up our daughter, she flew in from Florida, and what was supposed to be a simple pick up at the airport turned into an ordeal. Just before her plane landed the experimental aircraft in front of her plane crashed and killed the people on board.

Her flight passed over the wreckage, they were right behind it, and then turned and flew to Idaho Falls, as the airport was closed. Three hours later her flight left Idaho Falls, after they checked to see if the landing strip was long enough to take off on, and she safely made it to the Jackson Hole Airport.

We spent the waiting time wisely, by leaving the airport and checking out the Teton National Park Headquarters, where we got info on hiking and canoeing in the park. It’s so beautiful there and we both couldn’t believe that it was our first trip, this year, into the park. Next year we plan on having a small pickup camper that will allow us to spend more time in and near Yellowstone and the Tetons.

Last night we talked a bit about the blessings of every new day, of course we were all moved by the plane crash. Luckily none of us actually saw it happen; although we did see the emergency vehicles respond and surround the crash site. Again every day is a blessing and some days the blessings include visits from friends and family! Clear skies.