Well, we are back from our camping trip at Big Spring.:) We had a great time! We ended up going down on Saturday and stayed until later on Sunday afternoon. I didn’t get any really good pictures of the actual spring, but it is really beautiful. Josie learned how to ride her bike without training wheels.:) Trey was just a cutup the whole time and was a lot of fun. The kids all had a good time. Jacob was in his prime.:) Jaden was a dirty little baby the whole time; we had no water, only what we brought and could fill our jugs with.:) We swam in the river (I took pictures mostly), and we ate good food.:) The kids caught crawdads in the river. Dad and Mom just were relaxing and having a really good time too. I’m really glad because they have had quite the summer, between Dad’s illness and tractors constantly breaking down. Nicholas, the cat, made a few appearances when the kids weren’t anywhere around.LOL Dan and I learned how to play Hand and Foot, a card game Jimmy and Jennifer taught us; I think that it could be really addicting, because I already want to play again. Anyway, between getting our tent all set up and just relaxing, it was a really good weekend. I’m ready to go again.:)

Last Saturday, we went to my Aunt Betty and Uncle Wilbur’s house for a little celebration for their grandson, Jace. He is going off to college; gosh, how time flies. Anyway, we had a lot of fun there and lots of good food. We enjoyed time outside together until it got dark. Some of the guys played soccer, and some of us just sat around and visited. We also caught a little tree frog that Jacob and Kaylee had chased under Mom and Dad’s car.:)LOL That was hilarious. They didn’t want to touch him to catch him, but after I caught him, Kaylee had to hold him. She held him for the longest time, and then Uncle Wilbur helped her free him back to the yard.:) After dark, we all went in and played Guitar Hero; now that was a blast. I have never played before, but it was so much fun! It was really funny that my Aunt Betty was better than I was or even my cousin, Amanda.:)LOL (Sorry, Amanda, but she was!) Then we all nervously (especially Amanda) watched Michael Phelps race his last race and win!!! It was just an awesome, awesome night! By the way, don’t pay attention to the dates on the pics; they are totally wrong…

Ok, so my husband and I heard the latest rumor today, which is just incredible to me. Why can’t people just go right to the source instead of spreading things that could ultimately hurt someone in the long run? Hmmmmm, what a concept, people.

Today the rumor was that my husband was closing down his business here. Dan owns a very busy computer shop here in the town of Mountain Grove, and he is completely happy with the way things are going. He has absolutely no intentions of shutting down or closing. In fact, he just moved onto the square in town and is very happy with his new location. He’s been busier than ever. This is only one of the rumors that has been circling. Get real, people, and if you must talk, at least get your facts straight, and speak the truth. In fact, the Bible says that “the truth will set you free.” Wow, imagine that! You could be free of all this gossip and all those rumor weeds you are planting. The truth: what a concept!!!