the grandchildren are old enough to help now

The the ‘next impossible happen’! Terry and I took off a Friday, Friday night and half of Saturday while Misty and Bladen irrigated for us.

Blade is 11 now and getting pretty good at sitting siphon tubes. Misty is as good as Terry….hold one end of the tube shut with one hand, pump the water into the tube (while walking) and then sit the tube down quickly so the water flows out. Blade is determined to do it ‘like Mom and Grandpa’. His hand isn’t quiet large enough to close off the end of the tube but he works at it. He stands up and then pumps the water into the tube and then put the tube down quickly…sometimes he has enough pressure and sometimes not. BUT HE IS DETERMINED to do it like the experts….not Grammy :)!

I have to stop walking, bend down and cover the end with my hand, pump the water into the tube and then put in the row. Sometimes I can’t get a good enough seal so I submerge the tube in the water, cover the end with my hand and then put the tube in the row. I’m slower (which is why Blade doesn’t want to do it my way) but it works.

But back to Friday…after all the chores were done and the wind started picking up Terry said lets head up to Hot Sulphur Springs, Colorado for the night. Way back in January Kelly and Misty gave us a over-night stay at the Hot Sulpur Springs Resort and Spa. We called them, they had room on Friday only…the Memorial Day holiday had them full from Saturday through the rest of the week.

Misty said go…so we did.

We took the long way around (6 hours) through Craig, Steamboat Springs, down to Hot Sulpher Springs. Then coming back we went through pass to State Bridge and into Edwards on 170 (4 hours)

We were exhausted and water logged…they have 24 hot soaking pools…met some really nice people…and enjoyed ourselves very much.

Linkin did a great job of taking care of the animals and the chickens here (she will be 9 in two weeks). I do believe it was a good experience for everyone involved.