K-Lightful: October 2018

September 30, 2018

This has been a very intense month, with rebuilding the deck, harvesting and preserving food and Pathway beginning again. We have had lots of things break down this month as well. Fortunately almost everything is working again. We did have a wonderful trip to Montana. Our trip began on August 13th. We drove all day to get to Pauline's. We usually break up the drive, but we did alright.
We stopped at Pauline's thrift shop in Hamilton. She bought me a nice wool sweater jacket in her shop. I was grateful for it because it was much cooler in Montana than in Utah. We went to Stevensville from there and visited with Bruce in his clock shop. We had dinner at Romeo's with Pauline, Bob and Bruce. We also saw Bruce's son Craig at the restaurant. We stayed at Pauline's that night and enjoyed a walk in the beautiful country side before we left to go to the reunion. We ate a delicious lunch in Lincoln, Montana. Pauline loves eating at a particular drive inn there. We arrived in Choteau at 3:00. Craig was so good to Pauline on our trip. It's one of the things I love about him. He is so good to get along with all of my family. The reunion started at 4:00 at the senior center. The Saviks were in charge. Marlin, Lew, Carol and Herald came. Edwin couldn't make it because of a recent heart attack. We were sad to learn that Deloy Denning and Melvin Pearson had both passed away. Marian, Nancy, Walter, Charles, and George were there from the Pearsons. We were also sad to learn that Walter has leukemia. Janis, David, Bonnie and Milo were there from the Packers. All of my living siblings came. We had a good visit and lots of good food. On Saturday, Bruce, Sally, Richard, Kathy, Pauline, Craig and I went to Conrad to see where we spent some of our growing up years. We saw our old schools, our little church, the hospital where some of us were born and of course our farm. I love seeing the old places and being there with my siblings. It is good to go back to where our lives began in mortality. We are blessed to be part of our family. I am impressed that the widows and one widower continue to come to our reunions. The inlaws that came were Anna and Karen Pearson, Taft Miller and Amy Packer.
Sunday we went to church in Choteau. We traveled the rest of the day getting to Debbie's cabin in the late afternoon. It is a lovely place. The sky was bright blue without a cloud in it. The air was cool and sweet and the quaking aspens are turning gold against the backdrop of green pines. It is a place of peace and quiet. We enjoyed going for walks, visiting Yellowstone and taking the razor to Wade Lake. It was a fun ride. The lake was hidden away in the mountains. It was stunningly peaceful there. It was as peaceful as anywhere I have been outside the temple. The lake is a mirror of glass with an emerald color refelecting the trees around it. We have loved looking at the stars. It has been nice to read my scriptures in the morning by a big window with a beautiful view of the sunrise. I have often wished we had a cabin. This visit has been a nice gift.