012 The Triplets

October 5 2008 – Sunday

Traveling from Glacier to Spokane, WA

I had a nice morning today while I cleaned up my Yurt, took a shower and then started driving again.  There were still clouds in the sky and a bit of rain falling here and there but it was actually kinda pretty.  I drove through Kalispell again and decided to stop for lunch before continuing on, and to plan my route.  There was a place called Montana Wheat that looked like it had character and a sign that said Wi-Fi which is always nice.  While having a fabulous bowl of potato & bacon soup and a mango smoothie, I caught up on some more emails and stuff, and figured out what route I was going to take to Spokane.

Once I was finished with lunch, I headed out and took hwy 2 through Bonner’s Ferry and then went down to Coeur d’Alene which is on the border of Idaho/Washington.  I have heard that the Coeur d’Alene area is gorgeous and I was looking forward to seeing it, but I guess I drove into the wrong side since I drove into the west.  It’s the east that’s really pretty; I guess I’ll have to go back sometime.

I’m not sure exactly where I was when I transitioned into in Pacific time, but I finally entered into it, earning another hour in my day.  When I finally drove into Spokane, I was greeted by a houseful; I guess I should say yardful, of relatives.  Every Sunday, my Aunt & Uncle in Spokane get together with their three sons & their families (two of them are married, one has a son and one has a girlfriend).  I made it just in time to join them all for dinner and it was really nice to see everyone.  A couple of friends of the family came over as well, but my youngest cousin Joe wasn’t in town due to army training somewhere else.  

Now for a story.  Almost 30 years ago, my grandma made headlines for becoming a grandmother 3 times in one day.  My aunt & uncle were in Spain at the time and they had twins who were named Chris & Chad.  My mom gave birth to me a few hours later, she called me Sherrise (obviously…).  Chris & Chad & I call ourselves the triplets.  

The last time we saw each other was about 10 years ago and we didn’t take any pictures of us together at that time.  Before that it had been about another 10-15 years since we had been together, when we were about 5.  We did have photos of us, then.  Anyway, this time we made sure that we had a couple of photos of us taken, since we are the triplets and all.

Well, that night we had dinner with everyone and then gradually everyone called it a night.  I was almost useless since I was so exhausted; the drive was beautiful but tiring!  Well, everyone else left since Chris & Chad worked nights at the nearby prison and it was late.  I stayed up and visited with my Uncle Don & Aunt Barb and talked mainly about guns…  Yes, I said guns.  Uncle Don likes guns and knows quite a bit about them.  I’m not a huge supporter of guns at this point, but I do also understand how sometimes they’re not such a bad thing.  So, he showed me around some of his guns, explaining what the differences were, etc.

A nice bedtime story…  Then, finally, I went to bed and spent a few minutes updating my blog a bit for the benefit of all of you!