Julie and I went to Bagdad, Arizona to see the her family. We saw Tyrone and his family; Jake and of course Roberta (Julie's Mom). Garnet Solomon, Julie's father, past away on December 13th 2004. We are sad, but know that he is in a great place free of pain and suffering. Julie misses him dearly. We had dinner at Tyrone's house with his family. The children went to bed before we ate. Later Jake came over after he got home from work and was able to freshen up a bit.
Bagdad is a mining town owned by a company called Freeport. The housing costs are very cheap ($300/month or so). There is a rare cancer that has taken quite a few people in that town. I don't know if the rare cancer is from the sun, or by what they are mining out of the open pit mine. It is a small town with only one grocery store. For the big shopping, people go to Prescott. Bagdad is located seventy miles west of Prescott. Wickenburg is the halfway point on the way there.
That was our trip. We only stayed there one night and two days. We stayed at Roberta's house. She had the most room in her house. Mom (Roberta) still lives there and doesn't work in the mine. It is a great blessing for her, seeing as most of her family still lives and works there.
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