Greetings From Hailey, IdahoWe've arrived in Hailey to deliver the kids to my sister for a week. She is renting a house here and then returning them to Ashland in early July. The entire Weil clan will be in Ashland over the 4th for fraternizing and a few plays.
Here's a picture that proves we are really on vacation: Winston is naked and holding a Coke. Mike has a bag of Ruffles.
We were fortunate to happen upon a great Hailey park. Winston and Amelia rode the tire swing for a long time.
The first two pictures show them having a great time. The next is the picture taken right before Amelia threw up from the effects of the swing.
We are enjoying the beauty of Southern Idaho -- and its warmth. Locals tell me that they had 12 foot snow drifts up until six weeks ago. They must have gotten all of Portland's rain as snow this year. Lucky for us, that means lilacs are a month late in blooming and I have never seen anything like the lilacs here. They run the length of people's properties in giant blooming hedges. I will try to get a few pictures if the kids let me stop the car long enough.We are also discovering the joys of the ADA. There are few places a person can go in this country now that do not accommodate people
with disabilities. Bathrooms are tricked out. Hotels rooms are roomy and adapted. Even small cafes are accessible. Who knew?Mike is moving with more fluidity now. He's zippy on the walker but has been hesitating on the cane; his equilibrium is still extremely compromised. He has been enjoying the pools we've hit on this roadtrip. The water takes the burden of his weight off of him and gives him a sense of safety and maybe even freedom.
