Sleep deprivation

Last Friday night when we got back from Idaho, I was so exhausted that I just wanted to lay down and do nothing for a month. But there was no rest for me. This week we have been working pretty much non-stop at packing and cleaning our apartment. I even woke up at 6 AM three times. Violet has been especially hard to keep up with since she is now crawling everywhere and climbing on everything she can get her hands on. Tomorrow we leave for Canada where we will get even less sleep. After that, we move. So I will pretty much not sleep at all for the next 3 weeks.

Country bumpkins

It's official; we are hicks. On Friday we drove out to the middle of the Idaho desert in an old Buick that broke down on the way back because we had run over so many rocks that the oil pan was crushed. Let me give you some advice: if you have to jump start a car, you probably shouldn't drive it on dirt roads into the middle of nowhere. You also shouldn't drive it so fast that you drive off the road on sharp turns. Thanks, McKay.

Our first stop was Brandon's doughnut. He discovered this doughnut while he was mapping shield volcanos for Geology and had been wanting to see it ever since. From an aerial view it looks exactly like a doughnut. Our second stop was Government cave. Caving was really fun, but Violet hated it and screamed the entire time. This is how Brandon rode on the way to the doughnut. He was so excited to see it that he just couldn't stay in his seat.

And how could we possibly get lost with this trusty sign pointing the way? It's always an adventure in Idaho. We have had lots of fun here.

To buy or not to buy

Would you buy bear spray for a camping trip to Canada? It's about $45 and apparently very effective-- it sprays about 25 feet.. I am worried that a bear will start chasing one of us while we have Violet on our back, or scratch through our tent at night and try to eat us.