My Country Cousin

Country Krisse?

Wow have things changed!

Last month we went as a family to Idaho to visit one of my best friends (who happens to be my cousin).   Krisse and Kit just finished building their new house (it is awesome!). I will miss having them close by. We were just getting into a good habit of going out to dinner with Jan once a month. Crazy that we lived so close, but we went for a long stretch of not seeing each other.  But we will not let that happen again. Even if she did move far away.

This is Krisse today!  

What a cutie! She looks so great holding these carrots that she dug up out of her inlaws garden. 

This is Krisse in 1986, when we were young. I would have never dreamed back then that she would be living in a town of 600 people. That she would be shoveling manure for her daughters pony (and enjoying it). That she would be working with her own hands, remodeling her old house to sell and working on her new house, inside and out! 

Back in 1986- Krisse was great (Fabulous)- but some would say she lived a privileged life. Not that that is bad. Not in any way. I certainly enjoyed it....but i am getting off track. I will just say that Krisse did not know how to put gas in her tank. Way back then, they had full service gas stations. So to see her today I can certainly say "You have come along way Baby! I love you!"

Here are some fun shots of the week end we stayed there. 

The cabbage out of the garden was Huge! Bigger than Gary's head even.  Ha ha..

Click on these Mosaics to make larger if you like. 

Thank you Krisse and Kit! We had a great time!

So much that we really seriously thought of moving there. There is a great piece of property down the street from Krisse's that I fell in love with. Awesome view of the lake and the wet lands. I still think about it, and I have a perfect house picked out for the spot. It never hurts to dream. You never know. I could win the lottery! 

Does this look familiar to any one? So many memories when I saw it on her back porch! Love it!