Jones, Davis, Evans, Williams.  The Welsh were not creative when it came to names.  I guess they figured if it was a good one, keep using it…first, last, whatever.  And apparently, I’m not any more tuned into name-details than they were.  The Thorpe Cousins are considering a reunion this spring and asked if we Malad Thorpes could scout out a place.  There’s a bunch of these Utah Thorpes, and I had heard the Davis home in Samaria could handle a bunch.  So, I called Friend Luke, who knows everything about Samaria and asked if we could come out and see the Davis Home.  

“Absolutely,” was his immediate reply.  We decided to meet him there at 4:30. We arrived and waited.  No Luke or Shayna, so I called. 

“We are out here in the backyard.”  I started around the house to meet them.  They weren’t there.  Luke assured me they were.  They weren’t.  Finally, we realized they were at the “Davis Cabin” which sleeps a few and I was at the “Davis Home” which sleeps a bunch.  We laughed, and he told me he didn’t have a key to the “Davis Home” but would send me contact info.

About that time as I’m poking around the porch, I hear, “Can you hear me?”  I looked around and didn’t see anyone.  The “voice” was getting a little tense, “I can see you.  Can you hear me?” Luckily, before “the voice” called 911, I realized it was the security system.  I looked into the camera and introduced myself to “the voice.”  I explained why I was poking around and apologized.  “The voice” turned out to be Murrell King who is married to Lisa used-to-be Davis.  He sent me a link to the website which I in turn sent to the Utah Cousins.  

So, the point of this whole narration is to remind us not to take communication for granted.  Luke had no idea we needed a big place.  The Davis Home was the Davis Cabin in his world.  I didn’t even think about there being a Davis Cabin and a Davis Home.  Those Utah Thorpes would have been really cozy if they had rented the cabin.  Maybe it would have given them an authentic pioneer experience.  Just remember, it is a Good Life when everyone is on the same page and when you are poking around, don’t forget to smile you’re probably on camera!