Still in Chariton

Hello,

On the walk to church there was a whooshing sound right above my head. I looked up to see fire going into the opening of the colorful hot air balloon. It was not long and they had moved off. About two blocks later their support truck came around the corner as it followed them.
The phone was ringing as I walked in the door. It was Miriam wanting to know the weather in some place in Nevada. They were driving on their way to California. At the moment it was snowing around them.

“It is on the road, but not terrible,” Miriam said. “However trucks coming from the direction we are going were knocking snow off of the front when they were at the rest area. The ground is covered.”

By that time the computer was up and I could tell her the weather in the towns they were approaching. It said above freezing and cloudy with no participation. Technology is wonderful.

The phone rang again about half an hour later. Miriam reported, “We are now out of the snow. It was terrible over the top as it was glare ice. We only slid once. They were not letting people go over the pass, but we were from the other direction. That is the highest place on the road in Nevada so I think it should be ok now.”
Earlier last week Miriam had reported snow in SLC, but it did not stick.

Today Leroy and I walk in the CROP walk to raise money to assist people who are hungry. We feel this is the right thing to do, but neither of us is very good at going out to solicit funds. People at church do contribute, but I have tried only three neighbors. Mostly we just give ourselves.

Paula