Wow. 11 hours between posts. Slackin' & lackin'.
We were at our church retreat - the reception was pretty iffy, so I was out of commission.
We had a lot of fun - relaxing and away from everything. My mom was unable to get through on the phone, so that was blissfully silent. Her care center had a way to get a hold of us in the event of emergencies, though.
I picked up a bow and arrow for the first time since I was in college - I still do pretty well! I took archery as a PE class 3 springs in a row in college and loved every minute of it. Sheryl and the girls came and joined me, too - at one point we had all four of us on the line. Annie was surprisingly good for her first time. They set her up with the cutest little compound bow I've ever seen. She hit a bullseye dead on.
There were butterflies EVERYWHERE. It was crazy and amazing and beautiful. We counted LOTS of five different species.
Unfortunately, the ticks have also been bad up there this spring. Our group saw way too many of them. Emma had one in her hair (fortunately it hadn't found her skin yet - she has a LOT of hair) and let out a shriek that could wake Lazarus. That was the only negative thing the whole weekend.
(for the religiously-inclined...) Our pastor had kids help him serve communion yesterday morning - it was awesome. He asked the little girl helping to break off a piece of bread for him - she did, then dipped it and fed it to him without being prompted. He's an Episcopal priest - he did your denomination proud, Padre.