Trip Recap - Day 3

Trip recap day 3 - 6/30 - My sister awoke to discover that at some point she had broken a tooth, so our duty for the day was to find her an emergency dentist and get her there. The rest of the group decided to spend the day at the Palmer Gulch relaxing, recovering and visiting with relatives. My dad and I took a roll in the park, the kids played in the pool, jumped on the bouncy pillow and Dan worked on some projects he had brought along. We all read, napped, and passed the day at will.

My sister's appointment was in Rapid City at 2:00 and we hung out until she returned. At 33, she has never had so much as a filling, so she was a little apprehensive. Fortunately she had her new husband to go along and he's an experienced dental patient. When we were young, by parents would reward us for good dental check ups with a toy or Barbie doll. Mom and I were perusing the camp gift shops selection of Black Hills Gold jewelry and determined that a broken tooth ramped up the reward a bit. We chose a simple pinky ring for her and presented it to her after she returned - from having a crown AND a root canal performed in 2 hours of chair time. She was fully recovered, had little pain and was able to enjoy the rest of the trip.

We gathered again that evening with the extended family group for an evening of visiting and had a great chicken dinner - nice soft food for both Denise and me! We answered SD trivia and tested each other to see how many new family members we could name from memory. My mom and sister worked well as a team and then many of the cousins shared memories of family members no longer with us. Another great night culminated with S'mores at my parent's cabin and the boys bunked with them that night, so... Dan and I EACH got a double bed to ourselves! Hey, after almost 20 years of marriage there is just so much romance we can handle.

On July 1, the guys went on a trail ride on horseback and then we drove into Hill City. More on that subject tomorrow...