One Million Miles

Matt is honored for driving one Million miles without an accident. WOW!!!!! This is no little thing - Matt is honored at the company picnic - the owner of the company gets up and says a ton of nice things about Matt and then proceeds to give him a ton of stuff. First the plaque and certificate. Next is a coat - a really good one with the liner that comes out and is two coats in one. A belt buckle with the one million mile safety insignia on it. Two hats - a sun visor -a flashlight - a debit card with $100 dollars on it and a $5000 savings bond.

And they put his name on the door of his truck. This is all very cool. I must add a whole lot better then a trophy. Now it took 12 years to drive these million miles. This is just driving the northwest - I think he knows the roads up here.

So I have been trying to figure out how far is one million miles. And if you figure that it is about 5500 miles to Jackson Mississippi, up to D.C. and then back again- that is approximately 182 trips. So I wonder how many trips it would be if we went to Pullman, Pocatello, Salt Lake then Jackson, up to D.C. and then home?

Well, to Matthew - congratulations - you deserve all the hoopla for all the hard work you do - Job well done!!!!!!!

Thanks

So what does a Mother do when she is sick? Well, there really isn't much she can do-except get through it.

When your children are young - you let them run all over the house and try to put up the knives so they won't get hurt. You lay there and watch Sesame Street in hopes your little ones will watch it too but they never do. They would much rather get into all the stuff they have never been aloud to get into before. You also look at the fine print of the Mothers contract and find out that husbands and your Mother are suppose to help, but sometimes they are not around to do that. Or if they are anything like me - they don't want to catch it, so they lend moral support-"I hope you feel better soon, honey".

When your children get older - it is great-OK not great but you don't have to clean up a big mess when you finally get to feeling better. They get themselves lunch and dinner and even think of you, getting you the "bell" and puke bucket, in between basketball practice and the "gang" meeting at so and so's house. But now you don't have to watch Mickey Mouse Club House and can put that movie in that the kids hate but they won't whine now that you are sick. Lets just say it is easier.

But when they all move away and have the nerve to have lives of their own-when you are sick, you are alone. Its not bad but you have to get up and get your own puke bucket - not the silver pan these days but the plastic garbage can. And you have to make your own eggs up in a glass.

But most of all they surprise you with frozen yogurt and sports drinks. Thank -you Mo. And then the door bell rings and it is a delivery lady with two liters of 7-up and a dozen roses. From a husband who is on the road and can't help. Love you Matt. Thanks guys.
Another thing that is different now - when you get tired of watching TV you can play on the computer. Nice!

Visitors

So Uncle Tom and Aunt Sue are visiting for the week. Helping Mom and Dad get things done - like washing windows and curtains. They have been just relaxing and a lot of old stories are being told - again - but we have done a couple of things. Like we went to Faragut State Park - I didn't realize that Mom and Dad have never been there. So in case you forgot how pretty North Idaho is - here are a few reminders. We didn't walk too much - Dad's knee was bothering him that day. But we did a little--

We brought a picnic lunch and had the whole day use area to ourselves. There was a light breeze and it was a nice afternoon. Here is Mom trying to get Tom to see a nest she sees in the trees. Tom never found it.

This is our old sailor next to a statue that pays tribute to all the men who have served in the Navy. Never knew this was at Faragut.

Then today Mandy and George took us out on the lake. We enjoyed the ride and watched George water ski and Mandy knee board. A few good wipe outs but not on film. No - I was really impressed - I can't do it -
It was a fun day - Tom and Sue will be here till Monday - it has been a good visit.