Book of Leakes

Tiff, Rob and Cadence came to Utah for Christmas.  Rob was able to stay for one week and then had to go back home.  While they were here, we had Christmas, New Years, Rob's Grandma Giffen passed away so they had a funeral.  And Rob bought a truck.  Now how do you get a truck home?  It doesn't fit in your suitcase very well. 

So Rob flew home after a week visiting, and Tiffany and Cadence got to stay an additional week.

Which we treasured every moment.  Kevin came home from work early every day just in time for Cadence to need a nap....While he wanted to hold Cadence and play, Cadence wanted to nap. 

Cadence and Tiffany like to run.  So we decided to go for a walk while they were here.  But it was very cold!!!!  We made it to the subdivision behind us and turned around and went back home.

On Mon, the 10th, Tiffany, Cadence and I drove the new truck back to Owasso.  Listening to Huckleberry Finn made the drive go by quickly and gave us a few laughs.  We stopped in a little truck stop just east of Denver for some dinner and out of the seat time for Cadence.  She was done sitting and needed to wiggle.  The truckers coming in were talking about the snowpacked awful roads through Kansas.  We went another hour or so and got a hotel room in Limon, CO.  At 9:00 p.m it was 15 below zero.  COLD! VERY COLD! I went to the indoor swimming pool to stretch my legs and there was 3 inches of ice on the inside of the windows. 

Tues, back on the road and through Kansas.  The truckers were not kidding.  Kansas roads were snowpacked.  It was so cold that the snow wasn't melting.  Thank goodness there wasn't a lot of traffic and we were able to drive right through.   After a few stops, we made it to Owasso.  Rob was very glad to have his family home safe and sound.

I was able to stay and visit for the rest of the week, where we went running in 60 degree weather.  What a change from Utah, Colorado and Kansas. Ran errands, tried Owasso cuisine in the form of Thai and Mexican food.  And just enjoyed each others company.  Then I jumped on an airplane and flew home back to the normal daily routine.

Owasso is an old city.  Built at the end of a railroad track for ranchers to load cattle and send back east.  Some of the old buildings are built out of this beautiful rock.  There is a lot of Indian heritage here also.  It is rolling countryside. Not flat like Nebraska.  And some of our favorite people live here!