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We lived on Tein Falls for a very long time. I was born there in 1960 and we moved to California in 1977. We did have a four year move to Houston Texas in 1963, but this has always felt like home.

I never thought my parents would come back here for a visit, but the yearning to see her cousins made my mom decide to make the journey.  

Wes and I went to California on a Wednesday and brought them back on a Thursday. My dad loved the drive. He was alert and aware. When we got to the Magic Valley he said,  'Prettiest farmland anywhere.' It was extremely difficult to get him in and out of the car and into the restrooms, but it was a good day for him. 

We drove to Challis on Saturday. When we walked in the house someone said, 'Text Connie, she's been waiting for Kay to get here.'

It was a beautiful place. I know Uncle Joe would love how well Jack had taken care of the place. The family has grown and a new generation of tall, strong spirited. Anderson's is underway.  

My parents are home now. My sister took them home. It was an emotional journey. It was probably the last time they will come home to Idaho.