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Last night was a LOT of fun!
We had a triple date with great friends.
Steve and Dee Dee Barfield and also Jen and Tim Wood, joined us for dinner in Boise, at...... one guess which restaurant, ...yep... Carabbas!!!
The only bad part was that our waitress wasn't there. She has NEVER not been before! Shame on Staci for taking a night off and going to a concert. Has anyone ever heard of Flogging Molly before? They obviously performed in Boise last night. We all felt a decade younger even knowing and being able to say the name of that group. When I am done here I am going to google them and see who they are. :)

The weather had been cold all day, with really cold rain. We were almost in Boise when the snow started. Yep, no typo there, SNOW. And not just small flurries that blow in the wind and melt when they land. Big, Huge snow!! Before we got to the restaurant, all the trees, rooftops and cars were WHITE! Yesterday was OCTOBER 10th. The earliest snowfall since they started keeping records in the 1880's. 2 inches in under 2 hours. Now, to be honest, it really was great to see it again, one last time, but that was enough for a good long while. Each winter here has been worse than the one before, colder, more snow and LONGER. The kids are already saying it is to cold to play outside (the wind has been pretty brutal) and right now, I am so thankful to be headed to warm Mississippi because I honestly don't think I have the patience left to deal with the kids in the house for the next 7 months of winter. Next weekend it is supposed to be back to a balmy , beautiful 70 degrees.
Crazy, crazy Idaho.

Today, I needed to run an errand in Boise (two days in a row, crazy, sometimes I go a month or longer between trips), and decided to bring Kaitlynn along to we could finally see the movie we have been waiting for.

We really enjoyed it. Kirk Cameron did REALLY well. The storyline was well put together, the presentation of the Gospel was obvious and strong. We laughed, we cried, and it opened up some great discussion time with Kaitlynn on the drive home. A highly recommend MUST SEE!

New officer housing has finally opened up this month and our neighborhood is clearing out. I can't really blame them: brand new, twice the size, with laundry rooms, pantries, 2 car automatic garages, ect. After we leave, there will only be 4 families left on our whole street and one of those is now considering!

9 days left until the packers come.
12 days left until we close on the house.
16 days left until we leave.