Utah State House-September 30, 2011

I say it every month: where did this month go? We have decided to stay here a little longer. It's a nice park and we are waiting on it to cool off a bit before we head south. Today, after discovering a leak under the sink, we visited a local hardware store. We love to shop in local grocery stores and hardware stores in little tiny towns off the beaten path. Both say a lot about the people who live in that town. Before we returned to the coach, we stopped at a museum which is the old state house for the Utah Territory. Brigham Young picked the spot and ordered the captitol built in this town of Fillmore. He had applied to Congress for a huge territory called Deseret. It was denied and he was given a smaller territory named Utah after the Ute Indians. A preservation group has restored the building as best they can but 160+ years of all sorts of weather has taken its toll. The upstairs room is still in tact just as it was when the Utah State Legislature used it before SLC became the capitol. The other two floors are filled with fabulous old pictures and lots of memorabilia. One room is devoted to the Huntsman family. There were all sorts of awards given to Jon Huntsman, Jr. He is the same guy who is running for president. His great grandfather was one of the founding Mormons of this state. All in all, it was a very interesting stop and we are glad we took the time to go inside. Bless people who are trying to save history for future generations. Then we came back and repaired the leak. Jerry was standing at the door while I was putting clothes in the washer. He yelled, "We have a rat out here!". That's one way to see me break land speed records getting to the door. However, it was not a rat. It was a tiny little 6 month old teacup chihuahua named Tinkerbell. Her parents were out there, too. We went out to meet them. Adorable little rats they are indeed. Jerry picked up Tinker and when he went to put her back down, she grabbed hold of his hand with her tiny little paws and wouldn't let go. It was just too cute. However, we don't want a "rat" traveling with us. It was a fun day.