Resting in Idaho

I am sitting in Nampa, Idaho, at my brother and sister in law's home. My leg is propped up with ice. My toe is much better but my ankle is still a little swollen and warm. I am more than ready for some time off and Stan is more than ready to do some work. He is out in the back working on a pergola over their hot patio. We aren't sure how long we are going to stay but it could be a couple weeks or more. It all depends on how much needs to get done. So we will continue that thing called flexibility.



While we were in Great Falls, Stan ended up spending the one full day there being sick with food poisoning -- one of the risks of eating in restaurants a lot. We had a good time in Great Falls, being with old friends there. We lived there in the 70's and 80's so it was good to connect with people again. We have made other visits there in the past but it has been 5 years -- and this is the first time we have gone back without our kids!!



We spent one night in Idaho Falls on the way to Boise. It could have been made in one long day, but we really aren't into breaking any records. It was a good thing that we didn't because we were so involved in conversation on the way to Idaho that we missed a turn and ended up almost one third of the way to Bozeman before we realized that the topography just didn't look right. We turned on the GPS and found out that we had gone almost 40 miles beyond the turn off!! So we turned around and ended up taking another route back to the interstate that was a beautiful back road. We were in the mood for Mexican food when we got to Idaho Falls so we checked for Mexican restaurants on the GPS (a wonderful feature on ours). We were driving around quite a bit before we found a Mexican restaurant that looked healthy and clean. We were very happy with the one we found along the Boise River where the falls are located. Great food and even better prices. The next morning we went to breakfast with some saints who live there.



In Boise, we spent 2 nights with some saints in the church there and went to the meeting the next day. We will have a lot of opportunities to spend time with them. We found out that there is a home meeting in Nampa on Saturday nights with some people that we know from the past. For those of you who know him, Harold Alvarado who used to meet in Virginia Beach when he was in the Navy is in the Boise area now. We were surprised to see him. He is married and has a young son now -- retired from the Navy and working as a mail man. There are others, too but I don't think any of you know them. So Thursday and Saturday we have plans to be with the saints there. We will be going to as many of the meetings in Boise that we can.



I don't know how much worth writing about will happen while we are here, but I will try to check in with you and at least let you know that we are still here. I will continue to baby my ankle and getting some rest. I didn't realize how tired I was.