Vacation! Much needed! A couple of nights at Brady Mtn. on Ouachita and a couple of days on the boat is just what the doctor ordered. We even made our first trip to Magic Springs and Crystal Falls. All 3 of us had a blast! After a long day at the parks and a wonderful dinner at the lodge, this was our dessert. Just beautiful.

We are oh-so thankful that the craziness of Spring is gone and the lazy dayz of summer have arrived. Our favorite place to be is on the lake...on the boat.

This photo is from HWY 25 Campground on Greers Ferry Lake. Perfect camp spot since we could anchor the boat right out front. It was nice to be able to come back to camp for lunch and naps. Here, Hayden (14) Owen (6) and Michael (7) enjoy some summertime yum yums before heading back out on the lake.

It's ok to go more than a year between blog posts, right?!? All is still well on all fronts.

The exercise has been scarce this year. Life is just SO packed, it's hard to fit it all in. Reading through last year's post did make me feel pretty bad about it. After completing a marathon and a couple of metric centuries in 2010, I feel like a huge slacker this year. I'll manage something.

The kiddo is 7 and growing like a weed. He finished 1st grade with all A's. I'm hoping this will set the stage for a positive start and lots of self confidence to start 2nd grade at a new school. The small town school he was in was super friendly, but not the ideal basket to place all of his education eggs in. This new charter school seems the be the best choice for him. Kids will need every advantage they can get in this world, so there's no need in putting off seeking those advantages.

Dan is as busy as ever. One of our rental houses became available and the last tenant (there for 10 years) never lifted a finger. So, we put in a new bathroom, kitchen, paint and flooring. Seems simple at a glance, but it took a month or so. The house was built in 1929, so there are no easy projects. It's always something.

The animals are all good. Porsche was diagnosed with heart worms. We did the treatment early in the spring and she sailed right through. Banjo is crazy as ever. He is growing out of the puppy stages...at 4ish! He's a little slow at times, but we love him. Kitty is cray-cray as well.

We are glad summer is here. We took the week off and enjoyed the camper and the boat last week. The first week back to work after vaca is always the hardest. Michael starts school on July 13th. He has a fall break in September, so we are planning our next vacation around that.

Onward and upward.