So, there I was, stuck at this beautiful place. I remember calling my husband & having him listen to the quiet. It was on reservation land, so no lights, & we watched Haley's comet there, what a great view. So many stars to see, every night, & a river so warm there was no shock getting in. And believe me, when I say, so close to AZ (just across the bridge) it was hot, so I spent alot of time in the river with the dogs, any chance I had! Well, I don't know how I ended up back in Phoenix, but we needed to rent a car, to get our things to Lost Lake. We had decided that would make a great & peaceful place to be, & just the opposite of what we had just been in. We went to a car rental place on a Saturday, thank goodness, because Steve & I weren't working at the time, so when they called to verify our jobs, they didn't answer. We never had any intentions of taking this car. We're not that kind of people, we just needed to get our stuff, is all. We got the car, said goodbye at the dumpy hotel, & to Lost Lake we went. Now hub took the car back, & a bus back into Blythe, Ca, where someone from the church went down & picked him up. When first I got there, it was all (& probably still is) trailers, with one large house next to the store. I rented the house for $125 a week, without jobs, so we knew we had to get on the ball. Well, we went to the little chapel once (not normally church goers), & an old man chose us to help him, & he truly needed it. His wife, Marie, was blind, had altzheimers & was diabetic, & Joe had congestive heart failure, & eventully, cancer, but that's not for awhile. Now we both resemble bikers, so why he picked us, I'll never know,but will forever be grateful. We weren't paid. We ate with them, & if we needed anything, he'd just give us what we needed (cigarettes, for example), & he kept the house rent paid, & utilities, so he took care of us,although there was never a set amount of payment. We met some wonderful people there, fell in love with this couple, they were like second grandparents, especially Joe, because Marie was stuck 40 years in the past. She never did know my name, so she called me suzyq, or what's her name, lol. I loved her just the same, it wasn't her fault she couldn't retain things anymore in her mind. Now hub spent more time with Marie, because I wanted her to be in the present with me so much, & it just couldn't be, & my husband was just great with her (she knew his name), he clipped her overgrown toenails, he doctored her when she was hurt, so I spent time taking Joe to the bank or shopping. We argued alot, which was part of the love. Same as my first grandpa. We liked to go, all of us, for breakfast, but it seemed everytime we took Marie anywhere, we had a helluva mess to clean up. I'll leave that up to your imagination, but I gave her many a shower when we got home. She couldn't help it, bless her heart. I learned so much from this old man, & he from me. He showed me how to spot alfalfa, how to tell the difference between a hawk & a crow flying in the distance. Simple things, but knowledge just the same. Talking of Lost Lake will be lengthy, & heartbreaking at the end, but it's such a good part of our marriage. When we left there, I started falling apart, & so did our marriage, so I will continue from here probably tomorrow, but do have a family reunion tomorrow up in Manteca, so I'm not sure, but I think I'll get up early enough to blog before we go. It really is a story of laughter, lessons, good food, & then such saddness, but it was a wonderful time overall, & I'll never forget the time I spent there. Thank you for visiting today, I do appreciate your visits comments & votes, if I'm worth it. Love to all, QuellyQ