A trip to Idaho

Lindsey's great grandmother is currently living in Post Falls Idaho and Lindsey goes over there for a few hours one day a week to give her cousin time to get out and do shopping or run errands. Today I went with Lindsey and we were both able to sit and talk with great grandma for a little while.
In the time we sat talking to her I realized that we, today's society, take a lot of things for granted. What am I talking about? Here are a few examples: Want to cook an angel food cake? push a button to turn on the oven. Want your house to be warmer? crank up your thermostat. How about reading a book at night? Flip a switch on the wall. What's that, you need to use the bathroom? Flush! It's all gone.
Great grandma was telling us about life on the ranch in 1931. She had to use a wood stove to make that cake. The home was heated with coal and wood. They might have a candle they used for light in the nights. The was no running water in the house so they had to hike up a hill to get water.

I mention these things not for you to feel sorry for her because she certainly is not asking for pity. We all need to remember that the things that we take for granted did not come easy. People that lived in the years prior to us had to make all of these things happen. It is very interesting to sit and talk with previous generations to see how things were when they were young. We sat and talked with great grandma for 5 hours. No television, no computers. Just sitting and chatting. Try it sometime. You might learn something and if not, in the least, you'll be entertained.