The Inn on Jones Creek

Last week my family had the fortune to get away to the family famous "Inn on Jones Creek" also known as "The Ranch in Wyoming." Before my parents passed away, the place was like a bed and breakfast, we could go visit for a few days in the summer and my mother would fix a 5 course breakfast for all of us, then as soon as the breakfast dishes were done, she'd start in on "dinner" which was the noon meal or main meal of the day. Supper in the evening was usually cold sandwiches and fruit or just plain cold cereal, when my dad was too tired to eat. When my kids were younger, my parents would take them for a week or so at a time and spoil them rotten with yummy food, motorcyle riding to irrigate, and just plain ranch livin'! What a great way to live!

My brother graciously let us stay for the week in exchange for irrigating the beautiful grassy meadows. So Monday we traveled 3 hours to Robertson, Wyoming, just over the border from Utah, to the family cattle ranch. We had a blast watching the kids get used to driving our tiny 4-wheeler, going for long BIG 4-wheeler rides to "change the ditches" as McKenzie put it. The kids enjoyed the 2 dogs, Ringo and Jack, and we all enjoyed the fresh mountain air.

This was the first time I had been back to the ranch since my dad passed away and there were lots of bittersweet memories of times past, but we were making new memories with our little family and enjoying every minute of it!

Thanks Calvin and Kathryn, for letting us enjoy a few days of fun with the cows, dogs, deer, birds, and yes....even a rat the size of Texas in the dog feeder....wish I'd gotten a picture of that! Oh the wonderful days of summer!