Update June 1, 2010

We have had ourselves some firsts around here lately. We experienced our 1st family camping trip April 30th - May 2nd. My sister and her husband and their dogs came along. It was a little warm, but, went pretty well on our end. We stayed at Bolar Mountain recreation area which is by Lake Moomaw, Virginia. Jim didn't have much luck fishing, but, Jamie caught himself a little fish. He was so excited for his 1st catch that he begged to eat it and then refused when he finally saw it cooked. Sleeping was a little rough the 1st night. The children were too excited and not accustomed to sleeping on the ground and there was a woman and 2 guys celebrating the one guy's birthday at 11 at night at the neighboring camp site that were quite noisy. But, the 2nd night we slept better and our tent held up pretty good when it rained.
My sister, on the other hand, didn't handle the warmth well and discovered that their tent had not been waterproofed when the rain came leaking in. She also locked her keys in her trunk leading them to eventually break her car window in order to get in. And, because the window was broken and she refused to tape a bag or whatever over it on the grounds that it was tacky, their little dog Lucy almost fell out of it on the way home and then, after that, the pillow they shoved in the hole got sucked out of the window onto the road. So, it was a bit rough for their 1st go at camping. Hopefully, that won't deter them in the future.

Another 1st for us was Jim and I building our hall tree (what is a hall tree you say? Well you can look at the picture of it on our April 2010 picture page, but, I will also tell you that it is a piece of furniture for hanging coats, book bags, and storing shoes and such). We have a few pieces of furniture that we had made with the help of my Dad, but, this was our 1st solo piece and we think it turned out pretty well. There are some imperfections in the finish work due to our limited staining experience and some unfavorable weather, but, the flaws are not obvious and it is proving to be a nice functional addition to our home.

I have never had much desire to host a party where products are sold, but, something must have come over me at that Tupperware I attended because next thing I knew I was hosting a Tupperware party myself. I had never done such a thing before and didn't know what to expect. It even looked like it might not come about at one point, but, in the end it came together with 3 outside orders and 5 guests in attendance, who placed enough orders to help me get a bunch of free stuff. Only now, Mom and Heather have agreed to host a party (which allowed me to get some of that free stuff) and that means I need to help them out now and have to come up with some things to get at their party too. Yes folks we are going to be overflowing in Tupperware at this house.

Also of note, Corinne finished up her 1st year of preschool. Our little Mr. Morgan got his 1st 2 teeth in May 28th. He will be 10 months old on June 5th. And Jamie finishes kindergarten June 11th. Then, roughly a week and a half later we will be boarding a plane to Utah for a trip to visit family and friends.