September 12, 2014

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Mom, Dad, and I left Shelby around 10 a.m. or so after taking Dad to breakfast at the Country Skillet, which was somewhat difficult because he had trouble walking and didn't want people to help him, but I argued with the staff and made them hold the door open for him. We got to Great Falls in the afternoon and stayed in a hotel called the Crystal Inn and Suites that was on a hill across the highway from the airport and was above the city. Mom and Dad shared a room and I got my own room.

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