Our January Get Away

As I mentioned in an earlier post, we received a most wonderful Christmas gift from my parents. Let me tell you about it --

Four adults, who were without their seven offspring

Boarded a plane headed for Arizona

To spend a week, a week doing whatever we wanted

Whenever we wanted

It was fantastic

Wonderful

Fun

Relaxing

A must-do again, soon

We left these beauties, snow and below zero winds

(this picture is from fall - think no leaves, no green grasses and lots of snow)

For these, ancient drawings in a warm climate




And huge, ancient junipers growing out of desert rock

I wanted to hear the stories these walls could tell. Of children giggling, mothers grinding corn for family meals and of waterfalls cascading down from high above during the rainy season. We saw ancient fingerprints held in clay mortar that, so amazingly, is still holding the house walls together

We found this high atop a land-bridge. It was 17 seats in a circle, with some sort of covered fire pit. The seats were all in this huge sunken circle and for the most part quite comfortable. It was one of those very unexpected finds that makes you stop and ask questions. Why? Who? How? Why? I'll probably never know.

I do want to go back some time to sit and watch the sunset and drink a glass of wine with my B, my husband. It was pretty magical

We added to the great number of these. Those hands are my brothers. It was he and his wife who were with us. They minus five offspring. B and I missing our two.

We did a lot of this

Saw these, I loved them. Found out the indigenous people used this plant for food, fiber, hunting implements, and poison too. Food and poison, a mere 4 hours (or was it days), of roasting in difference. I'm sure there are many other uses but that is what comes to my mind

Sedona, Arizona

Book a flight now, run, go do it, you really should.

I had never spent any amount of time in the desert. I loved it and can't wait to go back someday.

Thanks mom and dad for your great thoughtfulness in setting up this vacation for us. All the details were perfect.

Oh, and many, many thanks for keeping all the grand-kids, they had a great time being with you and being with each other.

What do you say, Hawaii next?

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- Clouds low on the mountains (I'm also thankful for the snow falling up high)

- Little hands who are willing to help

- Princess and her love of her brother, even when he is being a pain

- Meyer Lemons

- Great Parents - Really Fantastic Parents - Parents who show love and patience