lazy-nomads
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Wow, Friday already? Gosh... okay not much going except some midterm exams,the Fall festival at Briar's school, school pictures(finally), and the last soccer game of the season(both Sofia and Briar.) Briar's last day of soccer was rather eventful. Including things such as picking up a rabbit, seeing a humongous pig and it's litter of piglets, and finally getting shocked by an electric fence. An electric fence you ask? Why yes, an electric fence I answer. Briar says "well it could have been enough to have killed a small animal, but my boo-boo has already gone away...see mom".I'll stick to Sofia's more predictable end of the season of snacks( a fudge round and Capri sun), and a quick goodbye to the coach.
My cousin Robbie Langford is in my deepest thoughts at this moment, I love him and I wish him a speedy recovery. My dear cousin of 32 has recently undergone brain tumor surgery. Tuesday to be exact, and he suffered some brain swelling. He is now in critical care, and I only can hope that he can push through recovery. If he does recover he has a long road ahead of him fighting brain cancer with chemo and various drugs. My heart goes out to his intermediate family, and my love to his children.
"In the morning I'll wake up,
I'll rise to fill my coffee cup.
When I can no longer rise,
Only then I'll compromise.
I'll push as long as I can push,
I'll take as much as I can take,
and in the morning when I wake,
the day I'll take, the day I'll take!"
-Janie Sanders
My cousin Robbie Langford is in my deepest thoughts at this moment, I love him and I wish him a speedy recovery. My dear cousin of 32 has recently undergone brain tumor surgery. Tuesday to be exact, and he suffered some brain swelling. He is now in critical care, and I only can hope that he can push through recovery. If he does recover he has a long road ahead of him fighting brain cancer with chemo and various drugs. My heart goes out to his intermediate family, and my love to his children.
"In the morning I'll wake up,
I'll rise to fill my coffee cup.
When I can no longer rise,
Only then I'll compromise.
I'll push as long as I can push,
I'll take as much as I can take,
and in the morning when I wake,
the day I'll take, the day I'll take!"
-Janie Sanders
Monday, October 20, 2008
Hey Y'all,
I am writing to fill you in on our Big South Fork trip yesterday. We had an excellent time checking out the O&W bridge. Unfortunately for us we could not drive the off road trail, as we had planned, because it was closed. Regardless we still had a great time walking along the river, skipping rocks, and rock hopping. It was all that we could do not to dive into the crystal clear water. Our dog Gypse however had a wonderful time splashing and swimming among the fishes.
The O&W bridge is an old rail bed which used to have various uses from transporting coal, to goods, to people. Among the beautiful boulders and majestic trees there are a few scattered campsites for those who long to camp. We only went for the day, and from our home town it took about one and a half hours. It was well worth the drive.
While we were there we also checked out Angel Falls. Although it is more of a rapid then a falls it is still worth the 2 mile hike. Along the trail we saw hornets nests, mushrooms, and many birds and wildflowers. At the end of the trail there are many boulders. The kids had tons of fun jumping from rock to rock. There was even a rock that resembled a lounge chair. Needless to say we had great fun with that.
On our way home we ran into a terrible wreck on US 27 and sat waiting for an hour before turning around. We didn't see the wreck up close but three helicopters were brought in. A gentlemen stopped and told us that there were children involved. I thank my lucky stars that we had stopped for a pee, because it very likely that it could have been us. A sad way to end a beautiful day.
Bye for now.
I am writing to fill you in on our Big South Fork trip yesterday. We had an excellent time checking out the O&W bridge. Unfortunately for us we could not drive the off road trail, as we had planned, because it was closed. Regardless we still had a great time walking along the river, skipping rocks, and rock hopping. It was all that we could do not to dive into the crystal clear water. Our dog Gypse however had a wonderful time splashing and swimming among the fishes.
The O&W bridge is an old rail bed which used to have various uses from transporting coal, to goods, to people. Among the beautiful boulders and majestic trees there are a few scattered campsites for those who long to camp. We only went for the day, and from our home town it took about one and a half hours. It was well worth the drive.
While we were there we also checked out Angel Falls. Although it is more of a rapid then a falls it is still worth the 2 mile hike. Along the trail we saw hornets nests, mushrooms, and many birds and wildflowers. At the end of the trail there are many boulders. The kids had tons of fun jumping from rock to rock. There was even a rock that resembled a lounge chair. Needless to say we had great fun with that.
On our way home we ran into a terrible wreck on US 27 and sat waiting for an hour before turning around. We didn't see the wreck up close but three helicopters were brought in. A gentlemen stopped and told us that there were children involved. I thank my lucky stars that we had stopped for a pee, because it very likely that it could have been us. A sad way to end a beautiful day.
Bye for now.
