Family and the Seasons.

Today as I try to write my own history I am reminded of how important family is.(Who knows how many times I have started to do this and never quiet get it done-I have a goal this time.) I remember doing a lot of things with my family when I was younger. Not just my parents, brothers, and sister but my extended family. I miss those times. There is extended family that I have never met and that is sad.

I don't feel like I know my own children's families very well either. Of cource it has something to do with all of us living in different parts of the world but we don't communicate enough. I am partly to blame--for I don't write them much or call them often. I do love them and I hope that they all know that.

It is October 12th and we have recieved our first snow storm of the season. We usually get a little snow in October so it is nothing new but it seems rather early. I love the change of seasons and I think my favorite season is winter although I love them all. What isn't to love--each season in Idaho is so different and it brings with it new colors.

Granny Great Howell Visits Sept., 2008

Granny Great visited us in September along with Jennifer. We went camping in Island Park and Granny took a short spin around the lot on the 4-Wheeler and then she and Jennifer took a short drive through the developement.

We visited Yellowstone National Park one day--it was rather a cold rainy day but it was a nice drive. We drove around the Lake and then out for lunch in West Yellowstone.

On our way home we took an alternate route past Upper and Lower Messa Falls. This is a picture of Granny at Upper Messa Falls and then Jennifer and Byron taking the dogs for a walk just before we leave for our final leg home. It was a beautiful Fall day, and none of us wanted to return home.

This first week of October has been a busy one. We returned to Island Park on Sunday and came home with the trailer on Tuesday. It was getting too cold to be leaving it up in the mountains and with the chance of snow any day we desided to call it a year. I then went to a Social Studies conference in Boise for two days.

The Boise Social Studies conference was interesting but not my favorite conference especially to be doing on my own time and two week break. I enjoyed seeing my teaching friends who I traveled to Boise with--we presented our trip to a group-to encourage them to apply for the oppertunity. My favorite speech at the conference was "Sex in the City" It was all about the social norms of the early 19th century concerning women. It was a good paper. I also got some ideas to use in the classroom from some other classes I attended.--All in all it wasn't a total wash.