Memorial Day in Arizona

On Thursday night Tyia was going to sleep in here. We got it ready for her, because the weather said possible skifffff of snow. We went to bed, and during the night, well, it was Christmas! We had 3 days of non stop snow. We ate hot homemade chicken and veggie soup, read, crocheted, beaded jewlery, carved, played games. And then the sun came out on Sunday afternoon, and by Monday the forest was dry, and we enjoyed two warm days.








By the 3rd day of snow the tent was flat on the ground. Oliver came up to see us, and he drug our tent out of the way, and put his up where there wasn't snow, and his tarp worked better. He was dry and warm, and it was right up his alley to do winter camping.



Kattie was in the valley with Nikki and her family until the sun came out and then she braved it and came to stay with us. By then it was sunny and dry. We enjoyed the best of both worlds!



While Kattie was there we had two Sasquatch sightings.

















We also saw other wildlife.... eat your hearts out Idaho people. The horns were small but were covered with velvet. My heart missed a beat or two! We also saw deer, they were small, but they had four legs.
















We love the rim country and will miss it terribly when we leave Arizona. I love the cool nights, the monsoons, clapping thunder and blinding lightening, the bright stars, and clean air. I have many memories over the years. As we drive on the 300 road we see many camp sites we have been in and left our footprints in the dirt. The forts the children built. The baths in the tub filled with heated rain water. The quiet, picking the wild berries and scratching our arms so bad. We made pies, muffins, pancakes, and jam with those berries. Many days we picked just to get enough for a few batches of jam. One of the best gifts I can give the kids is one of those jars with the jam. They appreciate it more, when it is their blood in it!

I don't know when or if all of our children will spend another weekend with us on the rim. But I am grateful that this one was a memorable one. These memories will last a long time.

So as you in Idaho are tired of the snow, thank you for sharing some with us in Arizona!