4-1-11
We are on our way to Moab! James is coming with us. That is a long story in itself. We didn’t think he would be able to go due to retreat for his Confirmation. Then we got a replacement for him after he decided not to go. The replacement, Chase (last name), said at first that he could go, but then he said he couldn’t. Then he said he could again, and then he said he couldn’t. It was just before that we found a substitute retreat for James. I have to go with him, and that is fine with me, but on the 29th of this month, he and I will go to the Monastery of the High Desert for a one night stay and retreat. Anyway, it worked out. I believe in the power of prayer.
Danielle got her official temporary driver’s license today, and she is driving from Monticello to Moab as I write. It was a challenge, but we got it done. We had to drive all the way back home (from Farmington) to get her certificate of completion for her driver’s ed course, but we all agreed that we didn’t need to do that. She only needed it to get her permit, which she already had with her, so we are pretty sure it was a wasted trip. The lady who helped us, Melissa, however, did let us come back to her line after we made it back without getting a new number. She said we had to be back by 10:30. We didn’t make it, but we got back at 10:45, and she still took us back. Thank you, Melissa. Then we went to State Farm to include Danielle on our insurance. That’s done. She will get the Steer Clear discount as long as she continues to get good grades and has no accidents and no tickets. My baby has her driver’s license! Ack!
We are all so looking forward to playing in Moab. B and I were reminiscing as we were driving along. It’s been fifteen years since we last played in Moab. Danielle was one year old, and James was three years old. Danielle cried and cried in the hotel room late that first night. I took her for a drive outside of Moab since we knew she had to be disturbing the other guests, heading towards Monticello. It took about twenty minutes or so before she finally konked out.
That might happen again tonight. She was so tired, and she felt so sick last night (with the same cold I have had, the one that includes a stuffy head and painful headaches, especially at night) that it might happen again this evening. I don’t know if a twenty minute ride will help her this time, though.
It took us about four times to finally win at Moab way back then, but once we broke through, we won four or five times in a row. Ah, good times. Glory days.
This is especially fun to go back with our children, to see them learning and playing the game that brought us together. It’s going to be a special weekend! More to come later...
We are on our way to Moab! James is coming with us. That is a long story in itself. We didn’t think he would be able to go due to retreat for his Confirmation. Then we got a replacement for him after he decided not to go. The replacement, Chase (last name), said at first that he could go, but then he said he couldn’t. Then he said he could again, and then he said he couldn’t. It was just before that we found a substitute retreat for James. I have to go with him, and that is fine with me, but on the 29th of this month, he and I will go to the Monastery of the High Desert for a one night stay and retreat. Anyway, it worked out. I believe in the power of prayer.
Danielle got her official temporary driver’s license today, and she is driving from Monticello to Moab as I write. It was a challenge, but we got it done. We had to drive all the way back home (from Farmington) to get her certificate of completion for her driver’s ed course, but we all agreed that we didn’t need to do that. She only needed it to get her permit, which she already had with her, so we are pretty sure it was a wasted trip. The lady who helped us, Melissa, however, did let us come back to her line after we made it back without getting a new number. She said we had to be back by 10:30. We didn’t make it, but we got back at 10:45, and she still took us back. Thank you, Melissa. Then we went to State Farm to include Danielle on our insurance. That’s done. She will get the Steer Clear discount as long as she continues to get good grades and has no accidents and no tickets. My baby has her driver’s license! Ack!
We are all so looking forward to playing in Moab. B and I were reminiscing as we were driving along. It’s been fifteen years since we last played in Moab. Danielle was one year old, and James was three years old. Danielle cried and cried in the hotel room late that first night. I took her for a drive outside of Moab since we knew she had to be disturbing the other guests, heading towards Monticello. It took about twenty minutes or so before she finally konked out.
That might happen again tonight. She was so tired, and she felt so sick last night (with the same cold I have had, the one that includes a stuffy head and painful headaches, especially at night) that it might happen again this evening. I don’t know if a twenty minute ride will help her this time, though.
It took us about four times to finally win at Moab way back then, but once we broke through, we won four or five times in a row. Ah, good times. Glory days.
This is especially fun to go back with our children, to see them learning and playing the game that brought us together. It’s going to be a special weekend! More to come later...
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