We've mostly just been hanging out lately. Saturday Caitlyn and I had our unplanned Big Adventure. We drove to Sandy as usual for her viola lessons. We left at 9:30am in order to be at lessons at 10:30am. After lessons we immediately drove the opposite direction to get home before I needed to use the toilet. (I need to go every hour, so going 2 1/2 is quite the stretch.) We were driving along on I-80 when we reached a stand-still just before SR201 merges onto I-80. I stopped and parked the van. It was about 11:30am. Then, we got to go very slowly. Finally we made it to the U-turn at 1:30pm. We were not allowed around the mountain. So, we drove towards I-15, stopping in Taylorsville for lunch, a much needed run to the restroom, and to get some more gas. Then, we headed south on I-15 to SR73 in Lehi. Then, we moved slowly through the traffice east until we had passed Eagle Mountain. Then, we were free. (Lucky we weren't heading East- I think all the traffic from Tooele, Grantsville, and Wendover was driving on SR73.) We finally made it home a little after 4pm. We normally arrive home by noon. I looked up the incident on ksl. Apparently there was a crash with a truck and a fedex truck with 3 trailors- one of them was carrying gun powder and was periodically blasting. Glad I didn't drive by it, but wish the accident had not happened or that there was some quicker alternate route to Tooele. (I was not going over the mountain pass. I hear there is a one lane road on the side of the cliff. No way on a day when there are too many vehicles going up there.)
The kids are doing swimming lessons now. They were having fun and such, but Karen has come down with illness tonight, so she won't be swimming. Eric starts gymnastics on Wednesday and is excited.
The weather lately is nice, but getting old. Nearly every afternoon we get thunderstorms. It is good for the water and the temperatures. I just kinda wish it was a tad bit warmer.
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