Glacier to Seattle 08/19/08

The drive through upper Montana consisted of many, many long miles of nothing but ranch land. The roads were 2-lane, and very straight, the speed limit 75. The trailer kept up with us without any effort. Just as we would begin to worry about getting gas, we came upon a town. We were in St Regis, thinking about gas and lunch when Lisa called. She had just seen the doctor in Ogden for further tests on the baby. Little Emma has congestive heart failure. She is very sick. We are worried about her. The rest of the drive that day was rather silent as we tried to absorb the news. I was anxious to drive to Coeur d'Alene as I remembered it as a small lumber town. It isnt even recognizable as that anymore. More long roads without many towns took us to Seattle. We used the GPS to find our way to Leighann's house. It's not that hard to find, now that we know where it is. Thanks, Savanah for sharing your room with us. And thanks, Katelyn for sharing your room later with Lisa and Andrew. Thanks Garrett for sharing your room with Savanah, and thanks to Katelyn for willingly sleeping on the couch. I have learned from my recent trips to kids' homes that we need to do it more often. So, everybody, look out! here we come!!!! More to come regarding this long trip. Next installment will probably be shorter as I talk about the "reunion" in Tenino.