St. George

Isn't it funny how, just when you think life is going to settle down and start getting normal, it sends you a few curve balls. Lately, Mike has been working on our cars. The Hyundai is currently engine-less and receiving a new clutch. The motorcycle looks like it has silly-string spraying out its front while it awaits Mike to figure out why the head light isn't working. And the wheel bearing in the Chevy is going out, along with the breaks. (When it rains it pours, right?)
As well as having car trouble, we got a call this weekend that Mike's Grandma was doing really bad and was not likely to be around for very long. It had been over a year since we had seen her and she had never seen Penny at all. So on our way to pick up Mom's car from the airport we made a spur of the moment decision to go down to St. George.
For the most part, the kids were really good during all the driving, but they were pretty pilly while we were down there. (It was miserable hot, and they were in a strange place).

 I am extremely happy we were able to go. She is a wonderful woman and I am so very glad we were able to see her again. Like I said, the kids were a bit antsy and I didn't want them stressing people out any more than they already were, so I tried to keep them outside, but the heat just killed me. We were able to find air conditioned refuge in the McDonald's Play Place and the hotel room.

I eventually was able to adjust a tiny bit to the heat and could spend a bit more time (about 2 min.) away from the AC. We drove out to see Aunt Judy and Uncle Steve's new house they are building, and on the way we visited a couple of the historic homes while we were passing through (I have a slight obsession with old homes).
So, our reasons for going down were a little sad, but I am so very glad we did. Ironically, going down to see Grandma and letting her know how much we love (and will always love) her made all of that other stress seem to just fade into the background for a while. When you think about it, cars and life are important, but love and family are so much more so that everything else seems like cold wisps of smoke.