Summer is Here!

Summer is finally here. School is out. Whoo Hoo!! So far Jill and I are cutting wood. We have enough wood for two or three winters. Wood cutting is almost done thank goodness. I like the exercise but I'm ready to BIKE, fish, and kayak. That starts Saturday. We're camping and riding the New River trail this weekend. I'm looking forward to it. People that say there is nothing to do in Grayson County must not like the outdoors. I don't have any problem filling my time. GO SUMMER!

We Are Engaged!!

JILL SAID YES!!!! We haven't made any plans yet. We are just enjoying the moment. It is mind boggling what changes can occur within a year's time. I'm excited about spending the rest of my life with her. I thank God every day for blessing me with her companionship. Yes, if you can't tell I'm on cloud 9. Life is truly good.

Scouter Extraordinaire

This weekends campout was a success. All of us had a fun time. It came a couple of rain showers, but that didn't dampen anyone's spirits. God's presence is never more obvious than when you wake up and roll out of a tent on a crystal clear spring morning. No alarm clocks are needed. The birds, sunlight, and your bladder are all the alarm clock you need when in the woods. I really enjoyed having Jill with us. She was worried that she might feel out of place, but there were several women leaders there. I may even be able to talk her into going with us again sometime. Dutch ovens are the bomb!! We started using them a couple of years ago and we won't ever go back to the propane stoves. We can cook everything for the troop in two dutch ovens and an 16" frying pan on top of an old washing machine tub. We had silver turtles and garlic toast friday. Pancakes with blueberry and whipped topping Saturday morning. Venison and beef stew Sat. night and bacon, eggs, biscuits, and strawberry jam this morning. We ate so much this weekend that we skipped lunch and supper tonight.

Weekend Fun

Jason and I are camping with his boyscout troop this weekend. I am home to get a few errands done and then I'm heading back to the site. I'm officially a "chaperone" on this trip. I'm envious of the activities men do together and wish more females liked to camp and participate in other outdoor activities! I will report back after the trip. In the meantime, enjoy a picture of me and Jason goofing off. I am back to my roots these days if you didn't already notice.