Day 8

Day 8


Beki and BB wake up around the same time and make coffee and turn on the TV to CNN to see the latest on the escaped convicts. We had waited the night before until the kids were asleep to turn on the TV and find whatever information we could. It looked like they were still in Yellowstone. We let the kids sleep and finish our blog for day 7. We wake up the kids and make the free breakfast in the lobby before 10:00am. CNN is playing front and center in the lobby so there was no more withholding information from their innocent minds. We gather around the table and answer all the questions coming at us with rapid speed. We explain that we did not want anyone to worry last night and not sleep. We laugh at the fact the convict is engaged to his first cousin and make reference that that would be like Halee and Bricker getting married, they both gag while the rest laugh We gave the kids a vote whether they would like to go to the Grizzly/Wolf Adventure ½ mile away or go to Missoula, four hours away and further west, to visit the University of Montana. With the roar of a grizzly and zero hesitation they shout ‘Missoula’. Okay, maybe Halee had a bit of hesitation! We load the PV and head further west into true Grizzly country. Again we refer to our morning drive as beautiful as we drove along Lake Hagben and into the mountains. The kids have nestled in, Bricker and Peter up stairs, as BB refers to the compartment above the front seat; the girls snuggled up watching movies on the couches and Tim in the back master bedroom---how luxurious this sounds. Sixty miles from Missoula we call Dennis Murphy, Tim‘s, friend to let him know we will be in town. We were informed by Uncle Tim to do so as he might be able to get give us a tour. Dennis was on a tight schedule but could do a quick tour if we were there by 3:30. Outside of Missoula we have a competition to see who can find the big ‘M’ first—Beki wins. We pull in front of the stadium and pile out, now 3:28, run up to meet Dennis. He gives us a quick tour then takes the kids to the stadium where they get to go on the field, run thought the tunnel, touch the bobcat/GRIZZLY trophy. Dennis leaves and we meet up with ‘Hack’ the equipment manager he takes over and gives us at tour of the equipment room. (Bricker said that was his favorite part of the trip) We headed outside, took a look at the ‘M’ on the mountain decided it would not be a good hike for Peter, did we mention he has a broken foot? (He has never complained a bit) Over to the book store to drop a little bling, the kids are totally decked out in Maroon and silver. We go to the Montana Club for dinner where Little Peg, Aunt Mariclare’s dear friend from college, comes and joins us. We make one more stop at Bob’s sporting goods to check out their GRIZZLY wear and load up to head east, for the first time in 9 days. We drive for 2 hours where we pull into Butte check into a hotel, kids drag their exhausted feet into the room. BB makes the comment as we open our room doors, you can have the one with the pee smell, and we laugh as the door shuts behind. Within minutes BB gets a phone call “OMG there is a huge turd in the toilet and it is not ours. The kids are laughing and Beki again is beside herself in disgust. The front desk will send someone up and give us $15 off the room. We all retreat to the land of nod. Day 8 come to and end.