Things didn't always go exactly how we had them planned. Wynn did not get hired as a school teacher in Preston, not that first year anyway. His masters degree proved to be a deterrent instead of an asset. Why would the struggling school district hire a master teacher at a higher wage when there were plenty of teachers available with less credentials? So, Wynn had to commute back to Richmond Utah where he got a job teaching at North Cache. He became good friends with another teacher, Craig Thomas, who drove from Preston and they carpooled together. It was at North Cache that he also met Rex Woodward who lived in Franklin.
    One evening, Rex and his wife, Betty, invited us down for dinner. I told the children that we were going to dinner that night with someone Dad knew from work, but I didn't know that Rex's children went to school with our children, so I didn't tell them who it was.  Therefore, they were quite surprised at school when these strange kids came up to each of them and said things like, "See you tonight,"  or "I hope you like chicken and red Jello." And, I was accused of some underhanded scheme to make them make new friends. Life can be so challenging. Even in Mink Creek.