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A short update

So, at this moment Stacy and I are in our RV at a campground in Idaho Falls.

 In about a half hour we'll be going back over to the Shilo Inn and Convention center for the banquet evening during the Juvenile Justice Conference for this year. 

Tomorrow is the final day of meetings then we start back towards home. It has been a nice trip so far, no problems with the trailer, and this was the first time we have been able to take it on a trip since we got it so this is also been the "shakedown" trip. Everything has worked great and we even had a lot of rain during the evening and night last night and this morning. No leaks or drips inside at all, and we've had the RV with the leaking window seal more than once over the years. But we're very glad our 2015 doesn't leak.
As we've been here for the last few days it has  been interesting seeing all the comings and goings of RV rigs each day. 
From really new to new to them older units, quite the variety of sizes and shapes, and I'm not talking about just the people in the RVs either!

Last week back home it had cooled off to the 60s and 70s, when we got here it was around 90 the first days and now it was only in the mid 60s here today, yes! 
While rain here the predicted rain at home hadn't happened yet. 

What to say about a conference? Long hours in very uncomfortable chairs with not very good food and  a air-conditioning break down making everyone sweating to death in a packed room listening to a guy rambling with a few get to the point moments!

Yeah, seems like a usual conference!

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