Forsyth Visit

We got to Forsyth about 1:30 or so on Thursday. We drove around town
and showed the kids various palces from my childhood and where I lived
with my grandparents. There was a new house in that spot so I didn't
recognize it at first.

Forsyth has gotten much smaller since I was there in 1985. At it's
prime the population was about 4,000. Now it's less than 2,000! There
used to be a small airforce base there but it left several years ago.
Forsyth continues to be a small farm and railroad community.

We weren't very impressed wth our campground at first but it was
level, had full hook-ups and shade. From that standpoint, it was the
best one we've been too! As far as the kids were concerned though, it
lacked the essentials, like a pool and mini golf;o)

We hosted a family cookout and my nieces, nephews, sisiter/brother-in-
law and uncle came over. We had a good time. I finally figured out
that the last time I was there was when my niece, Karriann, was born.
That's been almost 15 years ago! Way too long!!! The twins, Kami &
Randy, will be 13 in just a few days. Happy Birthday guys! What a
good lookin' group of kids! I enjoyed visiting with them. It kind of
makes me sad that we don't live closer. They grow up so fast! My kids
were a little shy around their cousins but I know if we were able to
see them more often that they break out of their shells.

I was so glad that my Uncle Dale came too. His wife, Aunt Yolly,
passed away last year and it's been pretty hard on him. It was nice
to see him again.

My friend, Sally, came to visit too! I hadn't seen her since we were
freshman in high school. We had a good visit catching up and the kids
flooded her with pictures. I spent a lot of time at Sally's house
when I was a kid. Her family was always very accepting of me. We had
some great times together. I'm so glad that we got reconnected!

Friday morning we visited Sally at the courthouse. She gave me & the
boys a little tour and even took us up in the dome! The boys thought
that was cool.

After our visit it at the courthouse we went to the sheriff's office
to say hi to an old family friend, Alan. He gave me and the boys the
grand tour! The detention officer even fingerprinted them! They
thought that was way cool! I took pictures of them in jail, a padded
cell, getting fingerprinted and with our friend. Before we left they
gave the boys a handful of goodies, coloring books, pens, frisbies,
junior deputy pins and temporary tattoos. I think this fun experience
made their desire to be cops even stronger. I'm not too sure about
Reed though. He said he'd rather be behind bars than in front of them
so he doesn't have to do homework and clean his room! That boy is
always trying to get out of work, of any kind!!!

Before we left we ate lunch at the popular Dairy Queen. That place has
been there forever! We finally made our way out of Dodge around 1:30
and headed for Billings.