All my birds back in the nest.

We picked Laura up from camp, yesterday. She had a wonderful time. I would like to share with you the words from the camp nurse, as I remember them. "Laura was wonderful. We know that she was who needed to be in her cabin. God put her there. She led devotionals and helped to solve a problem we had with one of the campers in her group. She is a special girl and you have a lot to be proud of". Tom and I both had tears in our eyes as she spoke. Laura is special. We are so very proud of her. Satan was trying his best to get her to go home last Sunday, but God prevailed and we are so very glad that she went to camp this year.

After picking Laura up at camp, we came home and took a two hour nap. We were absolutely exhausted. After resting, we got up and went to the RV lot. We really want a pop up for next year. We found a used one that is just what we want, but we need to do some bill catch up first. It is something to dream about.

I wanted to mention what Becca and I did last Wednesday. I use this blog as a journal, so I don't want to forget the fun we had. Becca is a HUGE American Girl Doll fan. Her best friend and she, dressed up like their dolls and the three of us (five, including the dolls) went to see the Kit Kitredge movie. It was pretty good and the girls were adorable. They took their dolls and came home dreaming about things they saw in the movie that they could make for them. We stuffed ourselves with popcorn and had a blast. Good times with the girls.

On July 4, the Clyatts, David and Val, and the Harnlys all came to celebrate with us. We had a great time. We just grilled burgers and brats and they were yummy. After stuffing ourselves, we put the chimanea in the driveway and we roasted marshmallows and had S'mores. We sat our chairs in the driveway and watched two sets of fireworks. One at the Academy and one at the housing development behind us. It was such a restful and peaceful evening. We went to bed around midnight, so we were very tired when we got up to get Laura on Saturday morning.

Also on the fourth, Tom went down to visit his Dad. He was so glad that he went. The assisted living home was having a big Fourth of July celebration. Tom and Dad celebrated and had a cook out for lunch. Dad was sitting in a chair and Tom told him to stay there. Tom would go and get him a plate of food. The line was long, so it took Tom a while to get back. Dad forgot that Tom was there because it took him awhile. When Tom got back, after standing in line, forever, Dad already had food. Dad had coaxed the staff into getting him food because he forgot that Tom was there. AAUUGGGHHH!!!!

Good news in my family. Ashley, my neice and namesake, is getting married in the Spring. Here is a big shout out to her and Randy. I wish them all the best and I hope that the family can bond together and celebrate this happy occasion.

Bad news in Tom's family. PLEASE continue your prayers for Tom's brother. It looks like he does have cancer after all. He is to have a PET scan this week to see if it has spread to his lymph nodes. Tom will have an endoscopy on Friday, just because he needs to have this done yearly. He has Barrett's Esophagus and we want to make sure he is alright. Skip's diagnosis has scared us so please pray for us and especially Tom, on Friday.

I have rambled on and on. I realized that I had not blogged in almost a week. I hope all of you are having a great holiday weekend.