Well! Here we are at G&G's and a safe landing!
When we left home this morning it was a glorious, wind-free, lovely morning! SOOO much better than yesterday--definitely a good move to postpone a day. We actually left home about 10:30, even though we started the process about 8:30. This is just like having a job! Let me tell you, we have SOP's for "everything moho" ie: a 14-step process to hook-up the Honda to the moho....and then we verify it by the other person.
As old farts, we recall when you towed a vehicle and the odometer would tick away with the miles being towed....not so now! Which is essentially the only benefit of this whole deal!! (just kidding ; )...) We still only have 3033 miles on the ole CRV.
We were a bit worried about the pass given the previous day's weather, but by the time we got there, it was beautiful with lots of snow piled on the side of the road but sunny and a good flow of traffic. We did encounter some construction but no long delays. We took the Union Gap exit at Yakima and took a quick detour to Miner's--this is an old hangout from Lorena's first year in college days...FAB hamburgers that use Walla Walla sweet onions, tomatoes, lots of lettuce and a "condiment bar" for the goodies...Jeff loves this place. We brought back a treat for Casey and were able to make good time the rest of the way, fueled by Miner's!!
FYI: It's really a trick driving this caravan, and Jeff does a great job. It's a bit scary with the tow vehicle with two bright yellow kayaks atop, two bikes on back; we went by a farmer's home on our way through the wheatlands and a man was outside walking around his yard, saw us go by and just stopped and stared!! Can't blame him...we're a sight!
Mom and Dad are unbelievable---we should all be so lucky as to ambulate and cogitate as well as they do at their age. We'll clean and cook tomorrow (we visited tonight) and get ready for the kidlets tomorrow! They have a real day tomorrow--they are coming from Tucson early in the morning to be in Phoenix by 8:30 or so, fly Northwest to Spokane with a stop-over (with a toddler and baby in tow) on to Spokane, pick up a rental car and then drive 2 1/2 hours to G&G's...wow! They are dedicated G&G fans! Hats off to all 4 of them!
We'll have fried chicken, mac and cheese, raw veggies and dip, homemade anglefood cake with frozen strawberries from "Klickers" and of course G&G's famous popcorn when they arrive.
It's so beautiful here, the wheat is up about 5-6" (here the wheat is EVERYWHERE, so it's super green all over), plus many of the fruit trees are in bloom, even though there are less orchards than when I was growing up, it is still a beautiful time of year. All the young calves and lambs are so cute! The kids will love seeing them.
G&G seem to be failing a bit since last we saw them (a month or so ago?) but, I guess you have to expect that at their age, but we're so spoiled cuz they're such a great example of good ole American hard-work, good genes and perseverance that you expect them to go on and on the same! Good thinking on Bill's part to visit now...
We're looking forward to getting ready for them tomorrow and seeing them!!
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