What is that??

On the first weekend of October we had a bit of an adventure that we've been meaning to share. It all came about out of the desire to be out of our storage unit in Boise. Our trip to Utah coincided with Conference weekend, and as many of you know, VERY rarely is there a Conference weekend in October that does not include rain in Utah.

Rain - what's a little rain when you're moving stuff from ID to UT? That's what tarps are for, right??

Our plan was to leave Friday night after securing our load. However, after it took 3 hours and 2 trips to Home Depot to get enough tarps and clamps to feel good about the covering, so we decided we'd get some sleep and head out first thing in the morning. 5:00 on Saturday morning we hit the road in the dark and in the rain. 45 minutes outside of Boise Mary looked in the rear-view-mirror as a semi passed allowing her to see something flapping in the back of the truck. We pulled over to discover that ONE corner wasn't secured enough and our tarp was shredding!!!

To our good fortune there was Wal Mart in the town and 45 minutes, 1 additional tarp, 1 towel, 1 waste basket, and a 20 piece bungie cord set later we were back on the road.

And it only took us two more hours than normal to make the trip. But along with that we will never forget listening to the first session of Conference on the radio and learning that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is building a temple in Rome.

For all of that effort, here is what our final carefully wrapped load looked like.

What, you may ask, were we transporting that was worth all the effort? The Bear Lake Monster? A dragon our friend Haggrid left to our care? Or maybe a couch and an elliptical machine. :) If you ever need help packing furniture to move in an open bed truck in the rain - just give us a call. (or learn from our lesson and PICK A DIFFERENT WEEKEND).