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Who's peekin' out from under a stairway Calling a name that's lighter than air Who's bending down to give me a rainbow Everyone knows it's Windy

Who's tripping down the streets of the city Smilin' at everybody she sees Who's reachin' out to capture a moment Everyone knows it's Windy

And Windy has stor-my eyes That flash at the sound of lies And Windy has wings to fly Above the clouds (above the clouds) Above the clouds (above the clouds)

And Windy has stor-my eyes That flash at the sound of lies And Windy has wings to fly Above the clouds (above the clouds) Above the clouds (above the clouds)

Who's tripping down the streets of the city Smilin' at everybody she sees Who's reachin' out to capture a moment Everyone knows it's Windy

In an effort to treat my culture shock, brought on by the return to my parents' small town, I decided to take a short vacation with some friends. We decided to go camping in Goblin Valley.

Unfortunately our adventures were less than stellar due to the windy conditions. We did get some good laughs as we tried to use a tarp as a wind shield (it failed miserably.) We also had adventures with practically eating the dirt flying through the air, a restless night due to continued high winds and an wonderful wake-up call facilitated by the collapse of our tent. Despite the heat and wind (and eventually a thunderstorm) we had a good time camping and hiking.

Other trip festivities included: getting rained out on our second night of camping, running out of gas, stopping at a vault toilet rest-stop with little-to-no cell phone service and eventually being rescued by a nice trucker who allowed us to siphon some of his diesel into our truck. All in all, it was a most memorable trip.

Here We Have Idaho

by McKinley, Tompkins and Hume-Douglas

You've heard of the wonders our land does possess,

It's beautiful valleys and hills, The majestic forests where nature abounds,

We love every nook and rill.

There's truly one state in this great land of ours

Where ideals can be realized

The pioneers made it so for you and me

A legacy we'll always prize.

And here we have Idaho--Winning her way to fame,

Silver and gold in the sunlight blaze, and romance in her name.

Singing, we're singing of you, ah, proudly too, all our lives thru,

We'll go singing, singing of you, singing of Idaho.

You Know You’re in Idaho when…

• It’s June and it’s only 65 Degrees
• You blow through the “new” stop sign
• Everything closes by 10pm
• There are no Italian restaurants in town
• When you have to drive in the narrow space between the biker and the roadkill
• Walmart doesn’t carry the item you need
• You see a 4-Wheeler being used inside city limits as an automobile
• The door to door salesman tells you he has, “the gift of gab” with that special Idaho twang.

My Little Town

I recently moved back to the little town I grew up in. One of the things that has been great about moving home is running into people I love. I ran into a beloved English teacher at the temple. While picking up groceries I ran into my first voice teacher. I could keep naming people all day. It's great to be in a place with so many people who love and care about me. As hard as it was to leave the big city, it has been nice to be back in my little town.

Home

by Daughtry

I'm staring out into the night, trying to hide the pain

I'm going to the place where love

And feeling good don't ever cost a thing

And the pain you feel's a different kind of pain

Well, I'm going home, back to the place where I belong

And where your love has always been enough for me

I'm not running from, no, I think you got me all wrong

I don't regret this life I chose for me

But these places and these faces are getting old

So I'm going home, well I'm going home

What a better place to go when you uproot your whole life than to a place full of people that love you. This week I trekked towards Idaho I spent a few days in SLC with some of my favorite people.

I spent lots of great time with Ann. She always lifts my spirits and helps me see the world more clearly by helping me see things from a different perspective.

I also got to see lots of family. I spent time with my grandparents and my aunt as well my sisters and their families. I took some of them to Discovery Gateway. We spent a marvelous afternoon. Favorite comment of the week came that day from the almost 3-yr old “Amber, this place is cool!”