Sunday morning was Church. Special Church. The Primary Children's Sacrament Meeting Presentation is the culmination of a (almost) year's worth of learning in the Primary. Songs, talks. Nearly every child participates, from the 3 and 4 year olds to the 12 year olds. I really enjoyed it. Ella sang in a small ensemble or two and even had a (6 word) solo that she did very well. It was soft and sweet and she did it. And then Primary sharing time was the kids' opportunities to share their favorite things about General Conference from the previous weeks. They have a really LARGE Primary in the Canyon Springs Ward. Huge. Lotsa kids. Tandy's Primary President, remember. So she probably wanted to just collapse after church, but instead she came home and cooked us some cheese quesadillas for a light lunch/dinner, packed us some cookies and was said our goodbyes and were off by about 1:30 pm on Sunday.
I did ask Damian and Tandy to place their wagers now on how many times we'd get lost on the way home. I guessed 2, tandy said 4 and Damian said 6.
Well, the fact of the matter was, were were NEVER lost; however, we did miss the 1604 off ramp. I told Mike to exit, he did, and then he said, "No, I don't think we're supposed to be here," and merged back onto to 281. And then we passed under the overpass labled "1604." Hmmm. So we just went on down to the 410 and over to the 10. No big deal. The fact is, with all that construction, there is NO signage indicating where the exit for the 1604 even is, so it's not surprising that we missed it. Again. It's kind of a mess over there. But that's the only time we had any questions or concerns about where we were going the entire time! THE ENTIRE TIME on our way home. Smooth sailing all the way.
We drove Sunday afternoon and evening, and made it to Truth or Consequences, NM by about 10 pm. The rooms at our Travelodge hotel were adequate and cheap. Beds fairly comfy and the sheets clean. Floors were kind of icky - looking. We didn't even watch any TV. Mike had bought a San Antonio newspaper before we left town and really enjoyed reading the whole thing that night. I went to sleep and slept solidly until about 5:10 a.m. Mike, on the other hand, was up every 2 hours. I forgot to mention that he wasn't feeling well on Sunday morning. He kind of had upset tummy and was running to the bathroom quite a lot. He and Eric left church after Sacrament meeting; Mike to get some Immodium and Eric to get packed and ready to leave. His flight back to Las Vegas was that after noon / evening. But, by the time we left Damian and Tandy's house on Sunday afternoon, Mike was doing a bit better and we were back to our old icky travel diets before too long. Dr. Pepper, fudge and cookies. Doesn't sound like anything someone with an upset stomach needs to be eating, does it?
We had breakfast at the hotel around 7 am on Monday the 22nd and hit the road again. No questions or concerns about which way to go, no close calls with gasoline. We decided to have dinner at Jacob Lake near Grand Canyon. We'd snacked all day, though. I think I've gained 10 pounds this week. I don't even want to know. Ugh. But it was fun! Yay. Love that junk food. Tandy did fix lovely meals while we were there, too, but then things just got busy and we were on the run all the time!
We pulled into Pam's around 8 pm, unloaded her stuff and then headed down the road in Kanarraville and NEARLY hit a few deer that ran across the street in front of us. Luckily, Mike was not going fast and neither was the other car coming in the opposite direction. We both skidded and both of us came to a complete stop and the deer crossed right between us. There was only about 5 feet between our car and the other. We both stayed in our own lanes, but it was good that we both stopped in time and didn't swerve and didn't crunch our vehicles on the deer or each other. Stupid deer.
Mike drove through a small amount of rain in Arizona this afternoon/evening, but really the roads were mostly dry all the way there and back. There had been rain right before us, as we could see that the washes had water in them and sometimes the road was still wet on the sides, but our drive was very uneventful on the way home. We had cloud cover for a good amount of the drive time, too. So I would say that it was fairly un eventful both there and back, other than directional difficulties and a bit of a gas scare on the way to San Antonio.
We pulled into our drive by about 8:15 pm. on Monday, October 22. Home again, home again, safe and sound. We don't need to drive to San Antonio again. We'll fly next time. But it was a fun trip and we're so glad to be home safe and sound. I think Mike drove 9/10 of the time. He is a driving machine. And we listened to three volumes of "Children of the Promise" by Dean Hughes, as well as a Louis L'amour novel AND 2/3 of of Josi Kilpak culinary mystery ("Rocky Road").
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