Frosted Trees

I made the 2 hour trip to Idaho Falls today. It is a regular routine for us. We usually go for shopping at least once per month. It may seem like a long way to go to shop, and not worth the bother, however prices in Star Valley are just to high. Last week Angela sent me to the store for some parmesan cheese. I bought 16 oz size of the Kraft brand. It was $11.95. I am not making that up! Today in Idaho Falls I checked what 16 oz's of Kraft cost. $5.23. Less than half. I spent $275 on groceries today. If I had bought the same groceries in Afton, I would have spent $700 plus.

The drive in the winter can be brutal, but there is some nice scenery along the way.

These trees grace the skyline of Kelly Mountain in Eastern Idaho. (Between Idaho Falls and Swan Valley). They were striking in the sunlight.

Way to go Harry

Harry Reid has announced he will do everything he can to prevent the development of two power plants in White Pine County, Nevada. First he supports Las Vegas piping all of White Pines water to supply southern Nevada's uncontroled growth, and now he is going to do what he can to take away economic development. He says that it would be wise for him to support the projects for 'political reasons' but his conscience won't let him do it. What a laugh! Where are the votes Harry, Las Vegas or White Pine County?

Cartoon from Elynews.com

What a Gas!

$3.10 a gallon for gas! Good gravey! Over $65 just to fill up my jeep tonight. I just got a raise at work, and its not going to be enough to pay for my commute.






And how about that "Free Gas Club"? YIPEE! If I buy 275 gallons of gas in 3 months, I get $5 off my next purchase. Isn't that exciting? Lets see here, so this is what it means; If I spend $852.23 on gas per quarter I get a whopping $5 off so that means I will only pay $3.08 per gallon! Now that is a deal!