While The Boys Are Away...

Scott is working 16+ hour days and my dad has been in China, so Madeline and I decided to come down to Logan for a few days and visit my mom and sister. It never fails that these little visits turn into days packed with driving, shopping, and projects. This trip has not been an exception.

We arrived on Tuesday afternoon and started some projects. On Wednesday morning we drove up into the mountains near Price, Utah (4 1/2 hours) to visit my maternal grandma. She's been living in a little cabin up there for the past five years, and I'd never been to visit. She actually just met Madeline for the first time a month ago, so we also thought it would be nice for them to get to know one another. On Thursday morning, my mom's two sisters also drove up to the cabin. We had fun riding four wheelers, roasting marshmallows, playing cards, and telling old stories. We also went on a little fishing trip in the middle of the day. You'll never believe who the only person to catch fish was...Madeline. She caught three. This was a good thing, because she kept assuring us that she really needed to catch a mommy and daddy so that her first fish wouldn't be sad.

We left Thursday evening and stopped in Orem to pay a quick visit to my paternal grandma, and finally made it back to Logan late that night. We've been running around yesterday and today shopping, cleaning, and finishing our projects. I've got a sign and a chair sling yet to finish. Halloween costumes are done. Hair bows for Madeline are done for now, until she breaks them all, which is just inevitable.

My dad returns from China tonight, and we'll head back to Idaho in the morning. I'm exited to hear all of his stories. If he's awake enough to tell any.