Shake Rattle and Roll

We have had a busy summer and I haven't blogged since the start. I will play catchup in a minute. First this week. On Wednesday morning MY little family and my parents went up to Wyoming to run the snake river with the Rimasch Family. We got to use our new pop-up trailer for the second time and it was fabulous.

1. Shake: Wednesday night we went into Jackson Hole to look at the galleries and have some dinner. While waiting for the gun show to start we felt a 4.5 earth quake. I had never felt one before. Mark said he saw a pair of fuzzy dice in someones car swinging back and forth. My mom said it felt like she was on a dance floor. I just thought I was light headed and a little dizzy.

2. Rattle: Thursday night after dinner my parents went with Mark and Sylvia to get some ice down the canyon. Holly and I were cleaning up dinner. (Yummy dutch oven fried chicken. a Kelly Specialty) She asked where to dump the chicken fat. I told her the fire so we could burn off the smell so the bears wouldn't come searching for it. Just at that moment I heard a rustle or 'rattle' of the bushes, looked over, and saw a large brawn figure ten yards away. The light was getting low and My heart started to race. as I gasped it moved again and a large rack of moose antlers popped up in front of my. Johnny was walking over with the kids and I yelled to them, "Hey you guys lets all look at the moose from inside the tent trailer." It startled and ran back. it played this game going back and forth for 15 minutes. then Johnny yelled run! Holly and I scooped up the kids and ran into the trailer as the moose can straight for us. Johnny got it to dodge around the trailer. It headed for the Rimasch's camp next. Johnny ran over to tell Natalie and Candice to get their kids in the cars. On Natalie's way to her car the moose came charging between the two parked cars right for her and her little boy. they ran and hid behind Candice's tent and the moose headed right in front of it then out toward the road.

3. Roll: On Friday we were on our last or six runs down the Snake River. We were hitting ever hole just perfect! Were were goofing around and having so much fun. at Ropes we hit the wave dead on as Shawn rode the bow standing up. Our boat bucked and folded. As Shawn went flying in my dad and I went flying out. in all the confusion the boat headed for the rocks and away from my Dad and me. We started to ride down stream. I have fallen out of the boat but never for that much time. It was o.k. at first but then the waves started coming closer together. It started pushing me under over and over again and I couldn't make it up to breath. I started to panic a little and I remembered Mark said, "Hold on to your paddle no matter what" I figured I had succeeded at holding onto my paddle I could get back above the water too. I kicked a little harder came up and heard my sweet husband yell get the rope. He pulled me aboard as Mark pulled my dad out of the water. both of us wheezing from lungs full of water and shaking from adrenaline. It was Still an awesome ride and I can't wait for the Rimasch's to invite us along again but I want to ride "Ropes" in the boat from now on!

Thanks for the fun weekend. It is fun to make memories with family and good friends.