catching up...

hmm where to begin - okay i've got it... in July my baer and i traveled by car (2008 Accord - love it) to Missoula Montana - spent the first night in Rigby Idaho at the Blue Heron Inn - and then zipped on up to Missoula Montana where we spent a week getting to know Kennetta, fussing over Hannah and enjoying time with Brian - Papa and Grandmanana as Hannah has christened us spent a day of spoiling - we took her to Phillipsburg - After lunch at Doe Brothers Soda Fountain we stepped across the street to the Sweet Palace - we were in sweet tooth heaven and were challenged to keep our choices to a minimum (ha!) - Richard and Brian golfed several times and went fly-fishing... while we were there Peter (my mom's husband) passed thru on his way to Yellowstone - we had dinner at Higgins Alley which has always been one of the high points but this time the service was miserable and we left disappointed - to send the scales in the other direction we enjoyed a meal at Ciao Mambos (did i spell that correctly?) and loved every bite in particular a nacho dish made with fried lasagna noodles and alfredo sauce - i still have dreams about this... richard and i spent a night at Goldsmith's B&B - the walk across the bridges, along the river and downtown was one of our favorite evenings - Brian (full) and Kennetta (half) ran in the second annual Missoula Marathon - they both did very well and we enjoyed cheering them on - as Brian was running by us he picked up Hannah and ran a short distance with her then put her down and she ran along side him for a few moments - it was a tender thing to see - of course time flies - after attending Missoula Alliance church we headed off to California - Richard drove straight thru and we arrived home to cats with attitude at having been "abandoned" for 10 days -