New York

This July I went to New York on business, what a trip! I had not flown since a child. The airport was just crazy. The security guard randomly chose me to be searched but necessary. They even emptied my purse and carry on. It took forever considering I was inbetween flights that were an hour apart. I was with a fellow employee and friend, Patricia. We had a great time together. I missed my family dearly, I left on Sunday and came home on the next Saturday. I met lots of fun people and had a great time in the Big Apple. I got to go down to Rockefeller Plaza where they film the Today show. That was a biggy for me since I watch it every morning. I got to ride the train into Grand Central Station. That was an experience in itself. The door shut on my head because I was too busy looking at the crack inbetween the train and walkway. I had a bruise the next morning. We worked alot while we were there but they made up for it with awesome food and great accomodations. I felt like I was in another world when I saw all of the people pushing and shoving down the sidewalk. Who knew that many people could cram into such small spaces. I am sure they could tell was visiting by the look on my face. I brought back lots of stuff for the girls. I wish they could have gone with me. I wonder where they will send me next summer?

Crazy Cowgirls

We love animals around our place. We have 4 horses and the girls adore them. They love to barrel race. Matter of fact, they start the Buckle Series this Saturday. Last year they both participated and recieved a belt buckle. We hope this year they will be able to do the same. It is amazing how such a small little person can control such a large animal. Jessie loves her Buck and he loves her. Lanee has Missy. This year Lanee will ride Thunder. He is new to our family but he does great with the kids and I enjoy riding him myself.

Hurricane River Caves

Jason and I took the girls to the Hurricane River Caves. It was really neat but a little scary at times. It was a tight squeeze through some areas and it was dark. We had a tour guide to show us around and she was great. She said they found the remains of a sabertooth tiger in there and the remains of an Indian boy that would have been in his teens. Jason came up with the idea to go to the caves and it was a blast. He is always finding us fun things to do. What would we do without him?

Messy Girls

Jessie, Lanee and I went to the "Back to School" Girl Scout party at the hut on the Sunday before school started. They had a slip-n-slide with vegetable oil on it and then they had a shaving creme fight. It was too fun. Of course, Darcy, Krista, Kerri and I got in on it too. My girls LOVE messy things so this was perfect. We all smelled very clean when we were done. We washed off with the water hose and some dish soap. We all had a GREAT time!

Buffalo River

Well, we went for a short vacation before school started this week. We went to Marshall, AR floated the Buffalo River. We were gone for 4 days. We went and stayed in the Blonde Cabins. It was really nice and rustic. Right up our alley! They had goats fenced in across from the cabin and the girls loved calling to them and watching them run up. When we floated the Buffalo River, we all four got in a canoe and took off down the river with our two paddles and our ice chest. We left at 9 am and we got to the end at 5 pm. Jason had packed us all sorts of snacks and lunch stuff so we stopped and ate while he did some bass fishing. It rained about 2 hours in all but we packed rain gear. Jason got some small mouth bass and the girls loved the water. I really enjoyed watching them. Jason mapped out the whole trip so I felt like I was just along for the ride. He even packed and planned our meals.

We also took the girls to explore the Hurrican River Caves. That was fun. It was amazing how nature creates such wonders. We took some good pictures. We had a tour guide that helped us. The girls were so braved, they never acted scared. We picked up some cool stuff to take home. We went to lots of little places along the way and made lots of fun memories.