bye Nampa, hello Boise

Grant writing workshop/roller pigeons/move to Boise

Well there were some nice parts about Nampa; the Civic Center where the workshop was held had banquet rooms, a theatre and nice grounds with an ornamental fountain and lots of trees to provide shade for our car and the pussy cats, but I didn't get to see the Warhawk Museum (restored warplanes) which is out at Nampa airport and we didn't visit the winery. So I will have to go back there while we are still in the area. They say the grapes around Nampa have got better so the wine should be worth trying.

We are staying with Bonnie's brother Dick and his wife Betty. They have a nice home that looks North to the mountains and Dick's pigeon house where he has roller pigeons,they tumble as they circle overhead(you've got to see it to believe it).

So the workshop was worth attending. There was a lot of material to cover and some of it was skipped but I got the gist of it. We are bringing home workbooks and handouts. The presentation was rather dry at times it could have done with a wee dram of Scotch whiskey mixed in with it or maybe some Jim Beam bourbon.

Miss Ashton and Greentimber; it is hot over here 101 deg yesterday.

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NAMPAISKINDASCARY!

Tuesday: HUD workshop/downtown Nampa/pets allowed/El Tenampa

Hi folks,
As for work today? We learned at the workshop about the grant writing process through HUD as it relates to faith based non-profits (that's us). We did some excercises in how to go about collecting information before you even start and learned about the organizational requirements to satisfy the government that you are serious and capable of doing what you say you are going to do.

Yes folks. Organization is the keyword! Boards and Committees (Ugh!) things we have been trying to stay away from.

OK that's enough about work. At the hotel we left the cats in cat carriers in the room as advised. When we came back one had been sick and tried to claw her way out of the cage and was most upset at being cooped up for 4 hrs. So we let them loose and put a sign on the door 'do not disturb'.

We wanted to go tour a winery but it was too late by the time we got out of the workshop. So we thought we would go explore downtown Nampa 2nite and got to the police station when all hell broke loose with police cars with lites flashing and sirens blazing drove in front of us and around us coming and going in all directions at high speed; scared the bejesus out of us (excuse the expression). We never did findout what was the cause but pretty quick they all disappeared and there was silence so we got out of there; discretion being the better part of valor! We found a nice Mexican restaurant El Tenampa to hole up in and had dos pacificos and pork carnitas and a Corona.

Thats all folks!
PS some say we have too much time on our hands (writing this stuff) to which I reply, you don't have to read this junk....but you never know what tomorrow will bring.....stay tuned.

PS2. a blog is a web log. Get it? weblog=blog (that's for Wendy's info) Wendy we love you. LOL (=laughing out loud)

off to Nampa Idaho

It is 6:27am and we are up and showered excited about leaving home for a few days in Nampa and Boise. The trip is about 360miles and should take 6 or 7 hrs of driving (with frequent stops for rest and excercise). We have our 2 cats Sasha and Tabatha with us. The weather looks to be fine. We are going to go via Pocatello and Twin Falls (I-86) because it is easier that way; should be less chance of road repair hold ups. They were repairing the road just past Craters of the Moon, don't know if they've finished yet. We are staying at the Shilo Inn in Nampa tonight and tomorrow. Stay posted for more 'ONTHEROADAGAIN'. BYE! B&N&S&T.