The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I am starting to think that Michael Crichton is becoming one of my favorite authors. Every book that I have read that he has written has been very enjoyable and have kept my attention. As a kid, I had seen the movie "Andromeda Strain" on television. Now, that I have read the book, I want to see the movie again.

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OLB Reunion

On Wednesday, July 2, we left home for our trek to Arizona for the Orene and Idonna Brower Reunion being hosted by Dick and Fran.  We pulled the trailer that Deb got as an inheritance from her mother.  We drove to Price, found a parking lot next to the fire station, and went to sleep.  We pulled into Price at about 1 am.  We left Price at about 9 am and finally got to Saint Johns at about 5 pm.  The road was very hilly and pulling the trailer literally drained our gas tank way too fast (we figured later that it would have been a lot cheaper to stayed in hotel rooms).

Our first full day in Arizona, Friday, was Independence Day.  We spent the day at the city park with their Independence Day celebrations.  There was entertainment in the morning, a free lunch (to us--the local taxpayers paid for it!), and races in the afternoon.  Both Angie and Lilli participated in the races.  That evening, Dick and Lynn put on a Dutch Oven supper with chicken and corn on the cob.

On Saturday, we went to Lyman Lake State Park some 10 miles from Saint Johns.  Flint and Amber provided a speed boat and the kids (and some adults) had fun being pulled on the tube behind the boat.  It was a pretty area, and the kids had fun in the water and on the beach.

Sunday morning, a testimony meeting was held with the family.  It was very spiritual and emotional for everyone there.  The heritage that Orene and Idonna have left with their family is very faith-building.  It is a very wonderful family.

After the testimony meeting, we got ready to leave and left at about noon.  We decided to go back home through Flagstaff since most of the way would be on freeways and not so hilly.  It was a correct decision since we spent about half as much on gas going home as we did on going to Arizona.  We stopped in Holbrook at a petrified wood store there.  We got some souvenirs and then got back on the road.  We got to Kanab, Utah at about 10 pm and found a church parking lot to use for the night.

We stopped at Cove Fort, Utah so that the girls could go through the fort.  It is such an interesting place to see.  Out tour guide made sure that the girls understood what he was trying to explain to us, and we enjoyed the stopover.

We got home at about 10 pm that night.  It was fun to be with the Brower family, but we were glad to be home.