Well, let's see... where to start? Our visit with Mom and Dad was fantastic, as expected. Jon & Emilee and Company were able to be with us for a few days, so that made things extra exciting! It was SO good to be able to spend some time with Emilee. She's the bestest sister-in-law in the whole world. (Are you reading, Em?) At least, she's MY best sister-in-law. :) And Jon, well, what can I say. He's Jon! We love him in spite of himself!

We took all the kids fishing one day and had a blast. They ALL caught fish, if only little 4"-ers. (Beat that, Mandie! Ha! I didn't even know they made fish that small!) We played lots of games and... ah, yes. The games. I'm sure you'll all be pleased to hear (as if you haven't already) that my Mom is the big winner. I still can't get over it. How can a 50 year old woman with NO CLUE keep on winning?! I've heard of dumb luck, but this goes way beyond that. It's really more like freakish good luck. Her defuct brain seems to be no factor at all, regardless of which game is being played. The chips just always seem to fall in her favor, no matter how oblivious she is to the rules, concepts, or strategies of a game. That woman has more luck than a leprechaun.

We took Katie, Joe and Sam out to fly kites -- their very first time -- on Mom and Dad's last night here. It was so fun! Joe's kite didn't seem to want to soar like the others. It was more interested in doing a rapid corkscrew, then nose-diving into the ground, or whatever person or tree was closest. Not the easiest to fly, but definitely the most entertaining of the three. The kids had SO MUCH FUN with all the family. I wish we could find a way to spend time together more often. It's hard to do when you're splattered across the country, as we are. (I know, I know -- but "splattered" sounded more colorful than "scattered." A little more gruesome, too, now that I think of it...)

My problems are gone! (No snide remarks are necessary, thank you.) My aches and pains have been all but alleviated and I THANK GOD! I was pretty miserable with whatever was going on, but God has had mercy and healed me! PRAISE THE LORD! And thank you for your prayers!

Let's see... that's about it. (You lucky dogs.) We'll be leaving for Youth Convention in the morning, over in Hatch, New Mexico. Dustin Hays is our guest speaker, but we're really looking forward to the Convention anyway. (Ha!) We plan to be home Sunday night, Lord willing. Until then, I'll be BLOGLESS. Oh! Whatever shall I do?!?!?!? Oh wait... I'M not addicted to BLOGGING like SOME pitiful souls who carry their laptop on their hip and seem to have a magnetic draw to the nearest Internet access... I think I'll be okay 'til Sunday. Until then!

~Bec~