90 mile commute to work from Sandpoint ID to Libby MT

Sometimes I can't believe that I drive 90 miles one way to work. What am I thinking? Well for one, it does give me time to think. It also gives me time to listen to good, wholesome and uplifting tapes (yes tapes, my CD player died). And the bonus is that I only have to drive there on Friday am and then I stay in town until Mon night or Tues am. My employer provides me with a place to stay at a very minimal charge. I get to focus on work while I am there and then I come home where I can focus on family, writing, reading, and exercise. I do not have to worry about them calling me in the middle of the day to come in to "help out" at work. So, yes I love driving 90 miles to work. I drive home to where I live with my daughter, my son-in-law and my granddaughters. Four lovely and lively girls ages 18 months to 11 years; they keep my life busy. I admit that sometimes I think about how nice it would be to cut out the long drive, but then I think about how lonely my life would be if I couldn't interact with my delightful granddaughters three to four days a week. Children interact differently with a grandma that lives in the next bedroom then they do with a grandma that lives a car drive away. I am blessed. We are building a new house to live in. A nice four bedroom house that is the first one to be built in this particular residential area. We are on the edge of town, which gives it the feel of being in the country. We live in Sandpoint, Idaho a nice and peacful town of 6835 people. Sandpoint, for those who are not familiar with it, is located in the panhandle of Idaho and sits on Lake Pend Orielle (pronounced Ponderay) which has a surface area of 148 square miles (380 km). It is 65 miles (105 km) long, and 1,150 feet (350 m) deep in some regions, making it the fifth deepest lake in the United States. There was a time that the navy had submarine's in this lake, it is that deep. Mt. Sweitzer is 11 miles away. For some reason I seem to always live within a short distance of the ski slopes. Maybe I should take up skiing! I actually would love to ski, but I am not much for doing things alone. Anyone want to come visit me and we can hit the slopes? The last time I skied was in N. California and I was pregnant with my 35 year old son. To see pictures of beautiful Sandpoint click here. You can see why I love living in Sandpoint. But where I work in Libby, Montana is also beautiful. Libby is located along the Kootenai River where they filmed the movie "The River Wild" starring Meryl Streep. The River Wild was one of my favorite movies before I started working here. I was really thrilled to learn that it was filmed here in Libby (Parts were also filmed in Oregon). Both Libby and Sandpoint are about 60 miles from the Canadian border. I am looking forward to visiting Canada one of these days. Probably not during the winter though. I have enough snow right here to drive in, I will wait until summer. I always carry my passport with me when I am driving since I never know when I might get the inclination to take a drive north!