Our first packages are mailed to Germany. I sent a package via Amazon to Germany which isn’t expected to arrive until December 21–thank you covid! And the post office is an interesting place these days here in Arizona and that’s all I will say about that one!
Monday afternoon after our stop at the interesting post office Mom and I headed to Whitewater Draw to see the sandhill cranes. If there had been people around they would have wondered why those two ladies were laughing so hard trying to get a wheelchair to move. I thought it would be easy to push Mom on the hard packed ground but no–I almost dumped her out on her head when I became stuck in a sandy spot. Mom ended up walking a ways until we could get the wheelchair on more solid ground. And then she was sure I was going to push her over the edge to join the cranes. We laughed until we cried–it was a great afternoon! 
We’ve been having internet issues and our provider is having trouble resolving these issues. In the evening our download speeds drop so low as to be non-usable. Tuesday a technician came out and with the Cowboy’s help ran new wiring and installed a new modem. Didn’t help.
Wednesday the Cowboy helped Dan and Louanne with a project–installing a new heater in their master bath. I baked more cookies, helped Mom with her knitting and made Instant Pot beef stew–the absolute best beef stew you will ever eat!
While taking Emmi for her evening walk we were sprinkled with rain and we have a good chance of rain tonight and tomorrow–let’s hope so!
Restoration Cowboy Style 
Beautiful pictures.
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Thank you!
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That was funny with your Mom and you getting the giggles, I once did that in Church! I’ll bet you are enjoying a visit from your Mother., she seems like a lovely Lady…enjoy, Rawn and Joann
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Mom is a southern lady with an iron spirit! We’ve been having a great time!
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I miss getting the giggles with my Mom. We did that once on a trip to Branson when getting our picture taken. Glad you and Mom are making such good memories. Hoping we get lots of rain today.
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I am so fortunate to still have my Mom with me. It appears we got lots of rain–haven’t been outside to check the gauge just yet.
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Nice pictures. Welcome to our world of the internet. X amount of bandwidth for a given area, divided by y number of users. As Y goes up, X goes down. The sad thing is that the providers don’t want to upgrade in rural areas. They get more bang for there buck spending the $$ around major cities. Good luck.
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The Cowboy is thinking that’s exactly what is happening here in Arizona and it could be but this little co-op Valley Telcom provides great service. They are laying fiber optic cable and in less than two years we will have it at our house. My family lives in a populated area of Arkansas, have zero internet options and rely on expensive cell phone plans for their internet use. Ridiculous in this day and age!
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It won’t look good if your mom goes home with a broken arm and a leg. Be careful Janna. Lol
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No, the rest of the family might not be happy with me!
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Glad you were successful at seeing the Sandhill Cranes without dumping your Mom’s Wheelchair. Surprised you did not pull it.
Be Safe and Enjoy!
It’s about time.
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I don’t think I could have pulled the wheelchair in that terrain Rick–I didn’t come close to dumping her but Mom sure thought I was about to!
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Your pics really show how many cranes are there now! Your wheelchair antics had me laughing out loud :-)) Poor Mom! That rain was delightful.
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Thousands of cranes Jodee! The rain was wonderful!
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Oh, what a beautiful day at Whitewater Draw! Your photos of the cranes are wonderful. It’s such a picturesque landscape. And how fun to share the day with your mom. Laughter makes everything better. 🙂
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I’m sure you guys have been there many times–always a special place.
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Jana my son and family live in Taiwan. I quit using the post office. It took 15 or more days to get there. I started using Send My Bag and it’s the greatest thing ever. Gets to Taiwan in 5 days!
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That’s interesting–will have to check that out! The family is moving back to the States in March–mailing should be easier.
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Incredible pictures of the sandhill cranes!
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Thanks Jan!
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