2. It’s been said “Ignorance is bliss”…is it? 

In the short term maybe, but in the long term it is more devastating to find out too late than knowing the hard truth from the beginning.

3.Would you rather be stuck on a broken elevator or a broken ski lift? Explain.

Neither really, but since you are making me choose, I’ll say ski lift because you can see around you and what is going on.

Have you ever actually been stuck on either? 

Yes, Greg and I were stuck on a ski-lift in Mammoth once. It was cold and scary. It didn’t last long enough for us to get totally desperate, though. The section we were stuck in was at a steep part of the mountain so no fluffy landing if we fell. 🙂

Of the common fears listed here what’s your #1-

heights-enclosed spaces-snakes-public speaking-the dark-flying

It’s a toss up between snakes and public speaking.

4. What’s something you like about the town or city where you live? 

It’s a small town with four distinct seasons and only two stop lights in the whole town. Traffic is pretty much non-existent unless there is an accident of some kind or road work.

The best thing about Colville is that we have family here. Our grandchildren live here and we get to see them on a regular basis and enjoy watching them grow. We know we can depend on our Son and Daughter-in-love no matter what. We have a strong Bible centered church which affords us another ‘family’ to love and depend on.

Here are more facts about our little town…

Colville is a mountain town in America’s forested northwest, a clean looking town that serves recreational, timber, and farm interests.

Elevation: 1,635 feet; population 5,084

Colville (pronounced “Call-ville”) is the county seat of Stevens County and lies in the Colville River Valley about one-half mile east of the Colville River and 10 miles east of the Kettle River and Columbia River.

Colville is located at the junction of U.S. Highway 395 (north-south) which runs completely from Mexico to Canada through the center of Colville, forming the town’s main street, and State Highway 20 (east-west), which runs from the Idaho-Washington border to the Pacific coast and Washington’s San Juan Islands.

5. Life is too short to_____________________________. 

withhold dessert, wear tight shoes, isolate at home, hold grudges. I’ll think of many more and enjoy your answers, too.

6. Insert your own random thought here. 

We have so many small town pleasures to enjoy with our grands in Colville. The collage below is from the parade on Main street for rodeo weekend a year ago. We also have the best corn maze to enjoy in October. It’s always a thrill for this Baba to be shopping in a local store and hear my grands call out ‘BABA!” when they spot me.

Back to the present: We are in the middle of a 4 day heat advisory here with a cool down happening come Friday. Pretty much we are staying indoors and enjoying our air conditioning. I’ve been working on a jigsaw puzzle while listening to some podcasts.

Hope all is well in your town or city!