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Wednesday, September 03, 2008

Idaho, suckers.

That's where I am, just for overnight: yeah, that's right, I drove to Idaho just to spend the night. Because I can, that's why.

Actually, I drove with my sister-in-law and nephew, who dashed in from Portland. Said nephew is about to check in to BYU-Idaho, the college formerly known as Ricks, for his freshman year. Once upon a time, I aspired to go to Ricks, because it would have meant I would be near my grandfolks, and because I thought Idaho was the navel of the world. I might have been twelve at the time. Now, I just want to live here, maybe own a little grocery store, make soup to sell to fisherpeople and other outdoorsy types. It's a modest dream, but it's my dream, and I figure I will keep on dreaming it till I die. In the meantime, I will just hightail it up to Idaho lickety split whenever the urge strikes, or when I have a nephew who needs a ride up to Rexburg, whichever comes first.

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  1. I was never jealous that you two got to take him up to college until I remembered that you got to go to the cabin! I really love it there, I think that love was instilled and cultivated by you and my dad. Give it a kiss for me.

    I still can't believe that we get to keep it. Thank you for that.

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  2. And I grew up there--10 miles from Rexburg (part of the North Rexburg Stake). We should talk.

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