If you have been to Karen's blog you already know a bit about our little Spring Break road trip. You know that it was a road trip in the real sense of getting on the road and driving, and driving and driving and...you get the picture. On my "list" was take the boys to General Conference. It just so happened that this year the last weekend of Spring Break was General Conference so I got tickets for the Saturday afternoon session. We didn't leave until the Monday before instead of the Saturday before because of the Young Women's Broadcast that day. (Being the Stake Young Women's Pres I kind of felt obligated to be around.) If you have no idea where my hometown is in relation to Seattle, lets just say it is an all day drive--12 hours on the road--not including stops. Tucker helped with the driving which he enjoyed immensely--me I enjoyed it in a seat-gripping, non-sle
eping sort of way. We spent Tuesday, Wednesday and most of Thursday visting my parents, which included some fun frolicking in the bit of snow they still have. It wasn't a speedy sled ride, but it did the trick. Unfortunately I had to make an unexpected visit to the local medical clinic (30 miles away) for a sudden bout of...something not fun. That wasn't much fun--including the medication I have to take until this Friday. It was nice to see mom and dad and spend time with them. Tucker and Spencer even made a visit to the school with their cousins at lunch time (Tucker to check out the local female populace of course.) Tucker was amused by the fact that there were only two hallways in the high school. How big of a high school do you need when there are only 80 kids?? (It's tr
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ue)Thursday I had a nice visit with my high school pal, Tonnie. She is one of the reasons why I always donate to various Multiple Sclerosis Societies. Tonnie & I went to school together from 1st through high school. She has always been a person full of sunshine, laughter and good cheer. She still is despite her current circumstances. She is back living with her parents in Mackay because her husband couldn't cope with the MS and divorced her (that's the nice short version--there's a much longer not so nice version of course.) She can stand but is mostly confined to her wheelchair now. She calls the climb up 13 stairs to her room each night "scaling Mt. Everest". If you aren't donating to MS causes I hope you will!
Thursday afternoon we drove to Karen's (a mere two hours compared to the 12 of Monday). We had a nice stay and played 3 rounds of Upwords. I blame bad letters for my two losses (of course). She was generous enough to go to Salt Lake with us despite not being on Spring break herself. Another 3 hours to Salt Lake City Friday night to stay with Tyson and his wife Angel. A fun visit.
General Conference was a cool experience. We did get there very early (enough to be on the very first row & the very first seats of our sections). We had fun riding the light rail train that was put in for the Winter Olympics there. This gave us some time to take turns taking the boys around the Conference Center. It is very cool. Cooper didn't manage to get through the whole two hours--he fell asleep on my shoulder. Tucker & Spencer stayed awake but it's hard to say how they felt about the experience. I thought it was great of course.
Sunday was another 12 hour drive back home. In all it was over 1000 miles traveled on our Road Trip. It was worth it!
3 comments:
My kids remember the time we went to April general conference and sat on the lawn outside the tabernacle and listened along with hundreds of other people. It was obviously a MUCH warmer day than what we had on Sat. I remember that day with fondness. ANY time spent together as a family is well spent in my book.
It was GREAT to see you. (And yes, you did have some bad letters.)
whew!! I'm tired just thinking about that driving in that timeframe.
What a jampacked trip.
The sledding snow looks a bit sketchy, but it still must be an adventure to the Seattle boys.
As for the highschool visit... I'm guessing Kiara liked bringing her cute cousin in to show off as much as Tucker like being shown.
I haven't seen Tonnie in 20 years... she really looks so young and with the same smile.
I have never been to the new conference center... or General Conference for that matter. I'm sure it will be something they boys remember... good or bad!!
You really do a great job of giving your kids a variety of experiences.
Just a note of interest, I attend the general YW conference because it was our girls singing. We had four from our ward. It was such a great experience for them. Sounds like you had a nice trip. I like the picture of Grandpa and the boys on the sled. I have been to a session of Conference, but haven't taken my kids yet. I think it is well worth the time.
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