May 3, 2015

This was a busy week AGAIN.  We finally got all the missionaries here

and we a trying to get them up to speed.  We had two route reviews on

Saturday and we will have 13 more through this week.  We 

are excited for Saturday at 1:00p.m. Our Willowwood Ward

will be here for their route review.  How fun it will be to see them.

As we went out on Saturday we were reminded why we like

this mission.  Driving the roads and talking with the groups about

what they should expect is the reward for all this work.

We love this piece of earth and love sharing and showing it off.

After the route review I did something I have never done before.

I drove the truck to pull porta johns!  This week I've driven

two trailers, one into Evanston and then the PJ's.  For

me that is big stuff.  I am a chicken about pulling trailers, at

least, me doing the driving.  Jeff is afraid if I get to good at

it I won't need him anymore.  Hummmm, I'll have to think about that!

Nah, How could I get rid of this fine example of manhood.

Tom Selleck has nothing on Jeff.

We spent lots of time on the trails this week.  We have a couple

of new trails we are trying to develop and that take lots of

time to decide what is the best route.  We also have to stand

back up all the posts that the cows have pushed over during the winter.

We've been riding them lots to try to teach them to the

new missionaries, it is really overwhelming to them.

Right now we focus on the support roads they have to use

for route reviews, and then we will hit hard the trails they

will be actually on with the trekkers.

Speaking of Trekkers, we continue to find the Trekkers we lost

on the trail last year.  We really should find a way to keep

better track of them.

NEW PORTA JOHN'S, 28 OF THEM.

I know that doesn't excite you but I have to tell

you I love them.  We have lots more trekkers this year

so we need lots more Johns, and a new clean one is so

much better than the old ones.  But, alas, how soon they

will become just like the others, they to will move on to the 

"Dark Side" and we no longer will enjoy being in them.

New carts this year.  We built the boxes last August but the

wheels didn't arrive until late August so we put them on now.

They look so nice with their new stain on them.  We look forward

to seeing them on the trail.  And yes, I take great pride in

seeing the new carts, it feels like we are part of the history now.

Our little home, STELLA, she is again by the skunk shed.

I love the flag that hangs at the Depot and this picture says it all.

We have Ten trailers here instead of the eight we had last year.

One thing about Wyoming, we don't fight over the spots where

the trees are.

We bought another Ranger to be on the 5th trail.  We

have been keeping them pretty busy.  This time of year the

4 wheelers are fun.  We are out on them riding the trails and

going around.  During the treks I don't like them so much.

We follow the group and stay a little behind them so

you don't hear the motor, so we are going super slow.  

That is when driving them is not so much fun, you tend to

fall asleep.  

We are doing well and hoping all the projects  get finished

 before the groups start coming.  Lotsof learning and training

 and hopefully lots of fun in between.