A Long Overdue Trip - Provo, UT - Cassie's House Days 3, 4, 5

 2/2 - Good Morning!!! It's Groundhog Day and I'm sorry to tell you that we will have six more weeks of winter.  It does look a bit cold up on the nearby mountain, doesn't it?

A Long Overdue Trip - Provo, UT - Cassie's House Days 1 and 2

It is the last day of January and we have been crazy fortunate for a winter trip north.  The weather has been wonderful.  Today, we leave Montana and are heading south to Provo, UT.  The hope is to get there before the grands go to bed, so we're off and plan on making very few stops.  As we go down the lake shore ---- some last pics to hold us until the next visit.

A Long Overdue Trip - Bigfork, MT - Mom's House

 January 24th, 2021  - Another transfer is taking place today, but it is a bit longer than across town.  We have a 6-6 1/2 hour drive across Montana to my mom's home.  A 10:30 departure has us on the highway and wondering how much snow we will run into along the way.  The mountains in the distance appear to have a bit on top.

A Long Overdue Trip - Billings, MT. - Matt's House

 The move has been made.  It was a long trip (6.1 miles and 13 minutes) between houses, but we did it and have unpacked once again for a few days.  Visiting and dinner happen first and then it's time for some games.  We only have a few days here so are going to pack in the fun.  Not Parent Approved is the choice.

A Long Overdue Trip - Billings, MT. - Rhiana's House

 Talk, talk, talk.  Sometimes I feel that we talk about visiting family and then it goes to - "we'll talk about it again in a month or so" mode.  Not this time.  We are biting the bullet and trying out how well this "working remote" thing really is.  Mister has taken some Friday/Monday days of vacation (plus a holiday thrown in) and will be setting up a small office for the remaining three days each week.  We have THREE WEEKS to make our way north and back before I have another commitment.  If this works out well for him, I see it happening more often.  

Once the decision was made to actually give this a try -- the packing and planning began.  People were called and schedules made.  It's not a "touristy" trip as we are well aware of the situation in the world right now.  It is a "family" trip and just seeing family and spending time together is enough.  At the last minute, Mister decides to leave Friday after work and drive straight through.  We are outta here.

A Little Out and About

 Having set up an appointment to pick up some t-shirts in Haslet this morning, Mister and I decided to just go where the road takes after the shirt retrieval.

For some back story, we didn't leave the house until around 10 and it takes us an hour to get to Haslet.  We didn't even have coffee or ANYTHING before leaving.  That meant that once the shirts were in the car, our first task was to locate a coffee shop nearby.  Froth fit the bill.  It was mere minutes away.  Yes!!

It's a cute little shop - with the emphasis on "little" and by that we are not joking.  The employee lockers are even out in the space.  They DO use every bit of space well though.

Flowers and Birds -- A Morning With Nature

 The weather this year is simply marvelous and we are taking some much needed time in the sun.  There is much to be said for that wonderful Vitamin D that we are all lacking.  Today, the Dallas Arboretum is our starting point and I think you will be surprised at what we find.  So much beauty --- in December.

The first thing we notice is that our beloved lake is ALIVE with activity this morning.  From this far away, the number of waterfowl is astounding.  Zoom in --- you'll see what I mean.