Day 3, 4, 5 a lot of driving and a lot to see

OK, we have not had Internet connection until tonight at Bill and Kaye's Terry's second cousins day 6 so I will report on day 3, 4, and 5 briefly and then will hopefully post later with day 6 which of course is today Sunday, August 15th!

So at 11:37 on day 3 we entered Yellowstone and the temps were 64 degrees! we arrived at Old Faithful and it erupted at 4:15! At 5:30 pm on Thursday we entered the Grand Teton National Park and found ourselves at an elevation of 8262 at the continental divide!

Amazingly beautiful country ... what a joy to experience together.

We arrived in Jackson Hole Wy at 7:30 in the evening extremely tired and we stayed in a "hole" no remote for the TV, only hot running water occasionally, no phone, no comfortable bed but it was only for a night so what can we say.

We were thankful to be on the road again on day 4 and after traveling 1266 miles so far we entered Idaho Falls. Breakfast today was krispy kremes for Terry and fruit, yogurt and coffee for me. Oh did I say that was our drive-thru gas station breakfast? Oh and we purchased 4 for $2 2 M&Ms in honor of Sid, Pru, and Annika for Nana and 1 twix and 1 snickers for Bampa. At 4:30 pm we signed up for a room at the Super 8 and had dinner at JR's bar and grill at Elko. Not to be mistaken for where Ashley's friend Cassie lives. Whew ... what a day!

So you may be wondering about day 5 ... boring ... no seeing, no doing, just driving and finally arriving at our lovely destination of the 5 star hotel, motel, room in Hat Creek at Terry's second cousin's house. We enjoyed a time of visiting, eating steak, baked potatoes, salad and the lovely company of Kenny, Karen, Bill, Kaye, Mariah, and Kayla!

Later in the evening we played Mexican Train, a game. I was doing well when we had to play one more game and darn Terry won that game! Oh well I am going to try my luck one more time tonight.

day 2 do you want a fiber bar?

6:45 start (time change) 474 miles down

B. Do you want a fiber bar?

T. How about one of those mamoth muffins from Perkins didn't you get some of those?

B. What? Did I get some, so I could watch you eat them while I eat my gluten-free rice bar? No!

T. There you can see some of the Badlands.

T. There is the dinosaur! (80 foot dinosaur just outside of Wall).

B. Want to listen to Praise and Worship music?

T. Well we are just outside of Rapid City

T. How about McDonald's?

B. Sure, that's good.

B. Got to thinking while in the bathroom and started laughing now who in our age range would have saved $89 and slept in the car. Came out of the bathroom and said this to Terry.

T. Well, Matt would have ... oh he's not in our age range though.

8:50 back on the road 81 degrees

Reptile gardens

T. I think we went here I remember handling the snakes.

T. North by Northwest, that's the film I was talking about that was filmed in the Black Hills.

Mt.Rushmore $10 to park

B. walking up the stairs from the sculptors studio at Mt Rushmore ... Are you tired? We can rest. That's the beauty of the day we are in no hurry, no schedule.

T. Yea, no schedule that is if you want to sleep in the car again, Ha!

10:47 back on the road 85 degrees

T. Ok, Sturgus is our next stop, well not stop but drive through.

Sturgus arrival 12:15, departure 12:47

T. Ok, how far is Rapid City? This is a long way for Pat and Marlee to see her family.

Rapid City gas 12.2 $35.85 at 12:03 and it is 92 degrees!

T. Sturgus was not what I expected ... I thought there would be motorcycles lined up to see. You know, like a car show or something. Instead that place had motorcycles all over the place!

B. Ok well, I am going to run across the street to get Starbucks.

1:10 entered Wyoming

We drove up, around and down Bighorn National Park, 8,347 feet. 5:13 77 degrees

T. look down ... it's incredible!

B. WOW yea, beautiful!

B. Should I read the next 25 pages of If I live to be 100?

T. Yea, sure .... as he listens, how old was that woman?

B. 117, I wonder if I will live to be 100?

6:45 arrival in Greybull Wy. gas 13.2 $37.47

7 pm lodging ... Yellowstone Motel 2 queen beds and a bath tub non smoking $101.65

7:15 dinner at Lisa's (not of course our daughter Lisa's but a bar right across the street from the motel called Lisa's)

8 pm I get into the bathtub

8:30 ... I kiss Terry good night and I get into my own queen size bed :-)

day 1 no rooms really?

Day 1 began very different than we had planned but then we have learned through our 37 years of marriage that our plans are often much different than what God has in store. We took off from Plymouth MN at 1:20 promptly making a couple of stops on the way. As Laura Pederson would say it is important to note that as we left Plymouth the temp was 88 degrees. Terry prayed and we were off on our CA road trip. We popped in our "Falling in Love Again Tunes" from Kelley and laughed as we listened to the tune "Even Though We Ain't Got Money I'm so in Love with you Honey." We continued to laugh as we opened up and read 1973 the card filled with $37 dollars from Carrie. We noted that in 1973 a gallon of gasoline was .39 and to fill up for our road trip it cost us $2.69 a gallon. As we drove through Lakefield Terry remembered how he and his family would drive there once a year to visit Grandma Kasch, his mom's, mom. We stopped at a McDonalds to get an ice cream cone for Terry and a Frappe for me spending 4 of the crisp $1 found in the card from Carrie.Terry drove the first 190 miles and I read the first 25 pages of If I Live to be 100. I drove the next 100 miles. We stopped in Mitchell and spent $24.00 with tip for dinner at Perkins and then filled up with gas 12. 7 for $36.22. At about 9 pm we began to think about finding a Super 8 and resting our heads. We stopped in Murdo and went to Super 8 ... one smoking room left for $89 (no thank you). We stopped at the 4 other motels in Murdo only to find the other hotels had no rooms left. We drove on to the next rest stop another 44 miles. Normally we would spend our annibersary in a nice Bed and Breakfast but yep ... I think you guessed it ... this year about 11:15 pm we arranged ourselves in the Rav 4 for the night!

Monday Gratitude Pages, August 9, 2010

81. Sunday's Corner Cookout and Baptism

82. the sound of the bird's

83. the sun

84. Lisa's safety (team USA vs Canada) kickboxing match

85. clean clothes

86. breakfast each morning

87. for songs and hymns

88. for time of worship

89. for time in the word

90. for naps

Honoring Kelley August 9, 2010

Happy Birthday Kelley ... today I look back once again to handwritten Journals ....


Just a observation for me as I re-read journals from the past ... I love my honesty before the Lord.


Aug. 8, 1986
Lord, Thank you for getting me through one more day. Oh Lord, I pray for a better attitude. Please help me not to be so down but rather to be excited about the new baby. Help me to not feel so bad when people say "Are you still around?' My scripture reading today is Is. 52-57
Aug. 11, 1986
Praise the Lord, for a new baby girl, Kelley Catherine! You are from the hands of God and we thank Him for you. My prayer request would be that I would be able to get the needed rest once I get home. I pray that I would not get over tired or low in spirit. My scripture reading today in Jer. 1-3
Aug. 14, 1986
Dear Lord Jesus, thank you so much for things going so well in our first few days home with Kelley. My prayer request is that You would help me to not be so short with the other children. I pray that You would help me to be a patient mother. Help me to answer all their questions and not to feel them as interruptions. My scripture reading today is Pro. 31
Aug. 19 1986
Oh Lord, I am praising you right now for such a good morning start. I am so thankful that Kelley woke up at 5 am and I have been able to have this time with you. I pray that You would help me to keep my time with You my highest priority. This morning I will work on my homemaking bible study.


I am thankful for His faithfulness to you Kelley as His child, a wife, a mother, a keeper of the home, a friend, a singer .....
I love that you are ....
gentle

loving

patient

steadfast

persistent

courageous

Happy Birthday Kelley, daughter # 3 and my 4th child! lywm, mom

Honoring Ashley August 6, 2010

Sometimes I need to just look back and see the faithfulness of the Lord ... Today's looking back is in honor of Ashley!

A look back at my handwritten journal.
Aug. 4, 1988
I praise you Lord for this new little one I am carrying. Lord you know the situation please help me to be able to have the baby sometime between now and Aug. 8. Be with Terry's dad as he has surgery. Help him to go through this surgery resting on Your promises. Scripture reading today Is 25, 26, 27
Aug. 5, 1988
I praise you for the burden that feels lifted as I leave the situation between Terry's dad's surgery and the birth our baby. My prayer Lord, is just to have a good time of fellowship with Terry tonight. Help us to just be together alone and enjoy. Scripture reading today Is 28, 28, 30
Aug.7, 1988
Well Lord yesterday was the day Aug 6, another girl! I praise you for this new little one. What a miracle! Lord, I thank you for the timing as now Terry will be going to be with his dad. Lord, now our prayers go out for Terry's dad as he has surgery on the 10th. Please Lord be with him as he undergoes surgery; Give him strength; Give the Drs wisdom as they do the surgery. Scripture reading today was I Sam. 2:1-19

Looking back and looking froward to all the Lord has in store for you Ashley!
I love that you are
kind
caring
compassionate
thoughtful
honest
and honorable!
happy, happy, birthday to you my littlest! lywm, mom

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Wednesday before I go to bed thoughts ....

help me know how to react with dignity and poise and grace to what I see ....

have you ever wondered why sometimes, many times it costs more to eat healthy?

I love when people desire to come from the darkness into the light

I think the sparrow outside of Starbucks today was wondering why everyone was eating inside

it was really fun to host the birthday party at our home last night I only wish ...Jake, Carrie, Annika and Eden could have been there.

sometimes I just write cause I like to write more than talk

I think I'm getting better at listening

I love to just watch the people, I thought I saw someone I knew but as I looked closer it wasn't who I thought it was

don't you just love a kid in sunglasses? I do!

sometimes it's hard for me to understand those who are Spanish-speaking just learning English, but when I take the time to listen they are always worth hearing

went to the old Northwestern book store now Lifeway and after I paid for my purchase, Chip the guy who waited on me asked how he could pray for me .... how cool is that?

went for a walk and when I looked at the picnic table at 3 ponds park near our townhouse I remembered when I was there after we put an offer in on the townhouse praying we would get it and we did!

ran into my neighbor and she was out looking for her daughter's dog who had run away

I decided to walk longer and in different directions to look for the dog and pray that she would be found.

my walk turned into a bit of a prayer run/walk in the rain

the rain was beautiful and so fresh smelling

when I got home I found out that the Laura's dog was found. How cool is that?

wet hat, wet shoes, wet clothes, time for pj's

Wednesday Afternoon Thought

suggest, direct, control every movement of my mind , for my Lord Jesus Christ's sake

May I be worthy

Praying that God will grant me the grace to be worthy of His name today!

Monday Gratitude Pages August 2, 2010

64. sleeping in

65. stonyfield yogurt

66. my kindle

67. book I'm reading on my kindle

Spiritual Disciplines Handbook; Practices That Transform Us

68. a finished mission statement (my new profile)

69. a trip to cosco with Terry

70. not just one car that runs but 2 cars

71. a glass of cold water on a hot day

72. an afternoon nap

73. choosing joy today

74. God's grace

75. the smell of bacon and eggs for dinner

76. air conditioning when the temps reach 85 but feel 93 according to the newscaster

77. grateful for the blogs I read today that encouraged me

78. finished my 30 page paper

79. a warm bath

80. a warm chai