Aunt Ruth and David Came To Visit

Last Sunday on our way home from Denven, we received a telephone call from Aunt Ruth telling us that she and David were planning on visiting us in the coming week.

On Wednesday, Joe called to tell me that they would be at our home about the time I would be arriving home. First thought: great! Second thought: Boy, am I glad the house was clean and ready for company.

We went out to dinner that evening at one of our new favorite places - Johnny J's - and had a great time. Afterwards, we went on a tour of Casper in town and downtown and then we went to the top of Casper Mountain. (Picture taken at Johnny J's in front of an old yellow roadster and the restaurant manager, Josh).

There was a temperature drop of 22 degrees from our home to the top of the mountain and the weather was perfect for viewing Casper below. On our way to the top, we encountered a small herd of mule deer standing by the side of the road. This provided a great photo op for Aunt Ruth. I turned the car off and animals and humans stared at each other, while other deer came and joined the others - even crossing the road in front of us.

We also drove past several snowbeds and then turned off onto a side road where Aunt Ruth and David commenced to make snowballs and throw them at each other.

They then spent the night in their RV in the front of our home and left the following morning much to our dismay. We hope they will come back and visit again and we'll also be ready for our next guests.