We actually got some rain

As we left church today we saw rain, real honest to goodness rain fall. It went on for about an hour and it is the first precipitation we have gotten since the first week of June. It is amazing how things like this get your attention. Living in the desert sure changes your perspective and outlook on things. It reminds us of the contrast in environments between NH and NV.

Yesterday Andy and the boys went to a fishing derby put on by the Nevada Department of Wildlife at Angel Lake, which is another glacier fed lake located about 12 miles southwest of Wells. Wells is the community that had the earthquake back in February. Unlike Lamoille Lake we could drive to this one. It was really fun. The boys got to fish for a while, but then participated in a bunch of classes. There was one on water safety, the fish stocking program, fly casting (Nikolas won a special poster for getting the lure into the target area), how to tie a fly for fly fishing, how to clean a fish and the favorite, how to put out a brush fire. The BLM firefighters brought a tanker truck up there and allowed the kids to spray the firehose. Nikolas managed the firehose really well. Unfortunately, while Andy did bring the camera, the battery was dead, so we have no pictures to share.

Gail had a really good week. Her leg infection healed up and she was able to do two Pampered Chef shows, one on Friday and one on Saturday. Both went well.

Andy had a typically busy week. He was in Wendover quite a bit this week. Wednesday afternoon he was there for the juvenile drug court and then back Thursday afternoon and Friday, to meet with clients and attend various hearings on Friday. In between meetings he had a chance to do some exploring and found the old air base located on the Utah side of Wendover. This is where the crewfor the Enola Gay lived and trained. The Enola Gay was one of the planes involved in dropping the first atomic bomb, leading to the end of WWII. He also learned a bit about the history of Wendover. It was the location of the first licensed casino in Nevada. What had been called the Stateline Casino (it literally is on the border between NV and UT) received its license in the 1930's and still holds License #1. If you are ever in Wendover the casino is now called the Nuggett. It started off as a gas station and cafe with a few slot machines

That about sums up our week, we hope all of you are doing well.