What a difference 18 little days can make. The last time I wrote we were in Rock Springs on tour to help raise awareness for the arts in Wyoming. Circumstance beyond our control has forced us to put it on hold. Thus the TB is in Casper at the daughter's and right now I have a little office setup downstairs at the in-laws. Ken is out and about getting ready to help the Elk's at the ACTRA roping this weekend and we'll head back to Casper sometime Monday. I am working on "stuff" for the block booking conference in October in Torrington. My motto has become this can wait for "another day" and working the priorities - which there are plenty of. :) Now that I have touched base here; it joins the other "A.D." stuff. I have made a note to update the blog weekly. I hope I don't lose what I have learned before I'm able to do much more here. We HAVE made a decision about this winter. We are going to stay at least two months at Lakeside RV in Elphant Butte, New Mexico. It is right off I-25; in the Rio Grande Valley (Ken's desire)and it will be easy to hop back to Casper in the pickup when needed with a stop off at Grandson Erick's. Or I can hop the bus if I need to leave Ken the Pkup. Since we won't get there until around the 5th of November it seemed pointless to uproot before at least the first of January. Elephant Butte is a small town of about 1800 and at least online they seem like a very welcoming group. Of course it doesn't hurt that they have a 40 mile lake nearby that has great fishing.
Oh yeah - V.I.B.E. update. Ken is doing very good. Actually remarkable considering the amount of stress the past days have brought. The topper was a cold snap that hit last weekend. However, his shoulder is pain free but his muscles, etc have tightened. He and DIL Lori are VIBE'ing here in Gillette. He feels much better this morning. It will be interesting to observe how he handles this weekend - he'll have lots of lifting and bending. BUT he can still do his "dog and pony" windmill with the right arm and get slapped on the shoulder and actually feel NO pain.
Well I have MUCH work to do. Onward and upward
Sep 4, 2008
Aug 16, 2008
Visiting a boomtown
We had a leisurely drive over to Pinedale today. The climb over the pass was uneventful. We were delighted to see that Farson is open once again. A lawyer has bought the "town" and is making major changes including opening the "ice cream" store again. Stopping at Farson for their wonderful ice cream was always a tradition to our family on our yearly treks back to Oregon. Arrived in Pinedale and dumped the pickup to explore. Man, this place is booming. Talk about impact; this town is having it. We ate lunch then toured around. They have the coolest "sculpture" out in front of the school. The schools here are in one complex.
And quite a complex it is! Then we went up to Jo's. She is on top of the hill behind town. Great place. We got TB setup by her garage. Ken went out between the garage and TB and there was a fawn laying there. He got up and wandered away into the garage and waited us out.
We went to the Park for the Fireants Concert. This was sponsored by the Pinedale Fine Arts Council. 
A little music; a little dancing; a little ice cream and a nice reclinging lawn chair. My friend Dana was dancing to the music with some of her friends. Now that is the life! It was a great summer (going into fall) evening. It was dark as we headed up the hill. What a sight. Looking out over the valley we saw the lights of all the drilling rigs that are set up - 10 of them. It looks like a city around each. As we got out the pickup we realized that the noise we had heard this afternoon was the sound of all the rigs working. The beautiful full moon made for a great view over the valley.
And quite a complex it is! Then we went up to Jo's. She is on top of the hill behind town. Great place. We got TB setup by her garage. Ken went out between the garage and TB and there was a fawn laying there. He got up and wandered away into the garage and waited us out.
We went to the Park for the Fireants Concert. This was sponsored by the Pinedale Fine Arts Council. 
A little music; a little dancing; a little ice cream and a nice reclinging lawn chair. My friend Dana was dancing to the music with some of her friends. Now that is the life! It was a great summer (going into fall) evening. It was dark as we headed up the hill. What a sight. Looking out over the valley we saw the lights of all the drilling rigs that are set up - 10 of them. It looks like a city around each. As we got out the pickup we realized that the noise we had heard this afternoon was the sound of all the rigs working. The beautiful full moon made for a great view over the valley.
On the Road Again
What a week we have had. Whitney brought the boys with her to Lander and Grandad watched them while we were in meetings. Then Thursday afternoon we took them to the Children's Museum in Lander. KaCe particularly had a great time. We leave this morning to start the second half of the Wyoming tour. We are going to Pinedale, stopping in Atlantic City on the way. This evening we will go to a Fireants free concert to kickoff the Pinedale Fine Arts Council's season. We will stay there until after meeting with town folk Monday. We have also been able to follow the Olympics. Since we have both east and west feed with Directv we get to watch two hours earlier; thus being able to go to bed earlier. Michael Phelps is a great role model for those with ADHD.
It has been cool and rainy here in Lander the last three days. Ahhhhh August in Wyoming!
It has been cool and rainy here in Lander the last three days. Ahhhhh August in Wyoming!
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