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I have been spending time in Utah with family. It is so different here. They live in a small area; you can’t really call it a town. There are no businesses but a few houses. It is nice but I must admit a little frustrating when you want to purchase something.
The view from anywhere is beautiful. Beautiful, snow covered mountains surround the whole area. Driving down the road you can see deer and elk. There are no close neighbors to cause noise or complain if you cause noise.
I have to say I would not trade if for my own area. I live out of town also but it is a short drive to buy almost anything I want. I had to drive several miles just to find a cup of coffee. I am surrounded by coffee establishments at home.
Of course it is all worth it to be with family. And it is a great place to visit. I hope to come back many times in the future.

Last year a nine year old boy made headlines nationwide. He had apparently been ingenious enough to sneak on two flights to try to get to Texas to be with his grandfather. While it was reported that he had stolen a neighbors car just before this incident it was not as widely publicized that he had stolen nine cars in five weeks. What probably bothered me the most from the whole incident was his mother leaving the county with him against a court order. She took him to California for the two of them to apprear on the Dr. Phil Show.

Recently the news reported the case of a 14 year old girl being involved in a car accident. She had been drinking and was driving the vehicle. Where was her mother? She was in the passenger seat of the car apparently passed out. The police say she was so intoxicated she said she was the sister and then the cousin of the driver.

I know things can quickly get out of control when you have children and a busy life. But how can a parent explain willfully breaking the law by not following a court order or by letting  anyone (let alone a child) drive a car while drunk? What were they thinking?