Home Again

It was so great get home!! I missed them all so much. They had the house spotless, my garden weeded, and Jordan and Ethan were waiting on the front porch for me when I pulled up. It has been great to be home.

Now that the lectures are over, the real work begins........

If the weather is decent Ethan and I are going to take off for Tennessee tomorrow morning. It will be good to see Grandma and the cousins again. Jordan is off at scout camp this week, he left about 5 a.m. He enrolled in the Special Ops program and he is e-x-c-i-t-e-d. Logan is doing grown-up stuff like working - boooorrring.

My garden grew like crazy while I was gone. My tomatillos are an interesting plant. They grow sideways and aren't as bushy as regular tomato plants. Phil and I had to stake a few plants because the cages were bending over. Next year, I will do a few things differently.

I saw four turtles in the yard. Some of them don't look too happy, but Boo is still alive and well.

13*13*13

This was how academy has been described:

13 days

13 hours a day

13 pounds gained


That about sums it up. Except I stopped eating lunches the 2nd day in. It made me so sleepy I couldn't stay awake for the afternoon sessions. In addition, the meals are very large. I have only eaten dessert one time since I have been here (I know, you are shocked). I have been skipping over the breads and desserts at dinner and focus on meats and veggies. Don't know that it is helping much as we are sitting so long. During our brief breaks almost the entire audience is outside walking, which is saying something when the heat index is 104.

We are not only being trained by experts in the top of their respective fields, we are getting their books as a bonus, waahooo. We have had presenters from around the U.S.

I am missing home and can't wait to get back. Ethan and I are going to head to Tennessee as soon as we can to enjoy a couple of weeks with Grandma and cousins before I head out to see Megan and the kids (yippee).

Phil has been taking the boys to play basketball and swim. They are having a blast. I think they have eaten at Taco Bell a few times, so that was a bonus for them :-)

Is Logan mission ready? Not even close. We haven't shopped for clothes, shoes, or supplies. We are slackers.

Where is the summer going??

Arkansas on TV

I was watching a show "Story Trek" and lo and behold, Arkansas was featured!

This guy travels to random places to get stories from random people. Think random, random, random.

Searcy is the 2nd town featured! I don't know the person this spoke to, but it was great to listen to her story.

Check is out: STORY TREK