Dad returned from the war to Butte Montana, where he joined Frances and Paul.  Paul had been born on January 13, 1945, about the time that the 30th Division had pushed the Germans back to their original position at the Battle of the Bulge.

Dad had spent some time after the war in Europe, waiting for his turn to come home.  He visited Ireland, Scotland, Paris, and Italy before returning. 

When he came home, he found a job at Asgrow Seed Company through a good family connection.  They moved to Milford, Connecticut, where Kathy was born.  They missed the West and looked for a job to be able to return, and found one in Filer Idaho, still with Asgrow. 

They settled in Filer and raised the Huston family there.  Jack and Mark were added to the family, along with their first dog Nipper (that followed Kathy home from school). 

Paul went on to college and played basketball at College of Idaho.  He moved to Reedsport Oregon with his first wife Jill, and had Rod, the first son.  He then moved to Arizona and married Kay and had 3 more sons, Brett, Chris and Geoff.  They have 7 grandchildren.  Paul was a school superintendant in Gilbert Arizona.

Kathy (nickname "Sam"), went to Carroll College in Helena Montana.  She moved to Scottsdale Arizona with a friend and met Richard.  They married and had 3 children, Cassidy, Katie and Richie.  She has had long time companion Lee in Arizona.  They have 5 grandchildren.  Kathy served as councilwoman for Scottsdale and was elected the first woman Mayor of Scottsdale.  She has served the City of Scottsdale and innumberable charitable activities all her life. 

Jack also went to Carroll College and Columbia University in New York.   He married "the Joslin girl" Shirlee, and they had 4 children, Carly, Kristen, Lindsay and John.  They have 7 grandchildren.  Jack joined Cargill was a plant manager for most of his career. Their family moved to many places throughout the world as part of Jack's career, including Argentina, Chile, The Phillipines, Dubai, Florida, Iowa and North Dakota. 

Mark went to the University of Idaho, a short stint at Purdue and Arizona State University.  He married Gayle Wilson, who he met in Pendleton Oregon.  They have two children, Christina and Bobby, and 2 granddaughters.  Mark, much to the chagrin of Harold (see below), went into government work and works in development finance, providing support to growing companies.  He worked in Phoenix, Salem Oregon, Oklahoma City, Des Moines and Portland in his career.

The Huston family was a mixed marriage.  Frances was a devout Catholic, often going to daily Mass.  Dad was incredibly supportive of Mom's religion, but didn't attended church much.  He would fix a wonderful breakfast for us to come home to after Mass at St. Edwards in Twin Falls. 

Harold and Frances were also a mixed marriage politically.  Mom was a Democrat from the strong union town of Butte Montana, and proud of it.  Dad was a Republican from Glendive Montana, son of a local businessman, and proud of it.  They laughed about cancelling each other's vote.

Mark and Harold would have long discussions into the night about politics and economics.  Dad never got through, although not for lack of trying.  The conversations were civil and interesting, with each appreciating the other's points.  Not anything like politics today.

In Filer, Dad stayed at Asgrow as an accountant for several years.  I remember as a young boy waiting for him to come home.  I could walk down to the end of Adell Street to join him.  He joined Acme Machining to be their accountant for several years.  After that, he became the rural mail carrier for Route #2.  He got that job in part because of his service in the Army (extra points on the test). 

Mom was a housewife for the early years, but always wanted to return to a profession.   She had a degree in English Literature from Montana State University.  The job of librarian at Filer High School was going to be opening, so she returned to college by correspondence at Idaho State University.  She received her diploma in Library Science and got the job.

Harold and Frances met at Montana State University prior to the war.  He met this Harrington woman and went to find her in Butte.  After seeing several pages of Harrington's in the phone book, he tracked her down by just dialing and talking.  They married during the war, before Dad went overseas. 

Prior to leaving for Europe, Dad was moved around to several Army camps.  He was a drill sergeant and in his mid-20s, was one of the older recruits.  He left for Europe in August 1944 as a second lieutenant, after completing Officers Candidate School. 

Mom stayed in Butte Montana and taught school in Melrose until Paul was born.

One story I remember Dad telling - it was 1939 and he was at college.  He and his friends were listening to the radio one evening in the dorm.  The news was the invasion of Poland, with England declaring war on Germany.   He and his friends talked through the night about what was to come and how the world was changing.   All of this was in the backdrop of the US coming out of the Depression and the strong anti-war feelings from WWI.   The world would change dramatically.