The Roland and Nina Great American Road Trip finally kicked into gear and we’re at the first significant stop. We finally had everything ready by 11am and headed east towards Soda Springs where my mother is in an assisted living center. We picked her up about 12:30 (after she was finished with Relief Society) and went over to Arctic Circle for lunch.

Mother’s menu is always the same: cheeseburger, small fries, and a (thin) chocolate marshmallow malted milk shake. When she was finished she announced that this was “the best lunch ever!” She also was so excited about getting a phone call from Mumbai, India. Our daughter Heather had called her and mother was just beside herself (now that’s an interesting idiom. Need to look up the origins of that one) to have gotten a call all the way from India. Nina recorded a short video of Mother talking about getting the phone call and sent it to Heather who also enjoyed seeing mother’s reaction.

After Soda Springs we drove over to Green River, Wyoming where our motor home is parked next to his house. We’ll be here until Monday morning when we’ll make our way across the plains eastbound to Kirtland, Ohio.

We had a fun visit with my favorite brother, his wife, and one of their grandchildren (who is a pretty, awesome young lady) last night along with a delicious dinner. We’re glad to be here and to be able to stay a couple of days!

Life is excellent!