Wood Haulin Party

 

Since Cado is not around to do all the wood chopping and hauling, we are now having to ask friends and neighbors for assistance.  We invited the Wallace's and Smoot's over on Monday night for a Cafe Rio feast and then we invited them to help us haul the tons and tons of wood.

 We ended up putting most of it by the shed because it was not possible to fit it all under the deck.  We are set for our wood supply for years to come...or at least until Cado returns!

Neola Half Marathon

 Dave and I decided to sign up for the Neola Half Marathon.  We were supposed to do a 12 mile run on Saturday anyway, so we decided that we may as well do it with some company.  I've always feared the Neola half, because it has four miles uphill before you get to go downhill.  When we got on the bus, we quickly realized that it looked only "serious" runners were in this race.  Dave immediately said, "I'm going to be last!" I readily agreed.  Needless to say, we made it.  But...there were not many water stops and there was only one potty stop.  And at the end, there wasn't even a cool medal as a souvenir for all of that hard work!  I got in under at 1:59 and was very surprised.  Bo was there to greet us and Mariah was there somewhere as well.  She just had better things to do than to wait for us.

 We went and got breakfast while we waited for Dave.  Bo ate a lot and I ate a tiny bit because by that time, I was feeling rather sick.

 Dave lived up to his prediction and came in last, but he got personal cheering as he did.  I think he likes the last spot just for that.  They even brought him a water bottle and an extra prize just for finishing!  Sheesh.  I couldn't even find water when I finished.

So, my ranking of the Neola Half Marathon is that it will be a one time thing.  It was a tough run, with too little water and too few potties and we didn't even get a medal at the end!  ha ha.  That's really the only reason I choose to run these crazy long races.  Without that, I'm just not that dedicated.

Girls Camp 2015

Great Grandpa Evan Call

My cousin posted this picture of my Grandpa Evan Call and three of his kids.  I'm not sure which three of their 14 kids these are, but it's a good piece of history for us to remember him by.

Sod Party!

St. Augustin

 We absolutely loved St. Augustine.  It was settled in 1565 and so there was so much history there.  There was the oldest house, the oldest Catherdral (where the Pope is coming to this year).  There was the oldest fort and the oldest tree.  It was absolutely beautiful.

 I spent a lot of time going around on the tour bus and visiting museums while Dave was in conference.  I learned where the term "jailbird" comes from.  They would tie inmates in this cage and hang them in a tree for 2 days if they were misbehaving.

 They would hit the gallows if they were really misbehaving!

 The oldest US fort was there.  This was the area where the soldiers would sleep.

 We had so many delicious meals.

 This is the beautiful Catholic Cathedral.

 I did make it to the Fountain of Youth and I drank from it, so I am pretty much set for life.  I brought Dave and my kiddos some water as well so that they can stay young with me.

 This is an exact replica of "David."  Because he is totally naked, the city finally grew some bushes around him. They received too many complaints about his nakedness!  So, now he is a modest David.