Miss November 2007

Well, I know I have lost a bit of weight but not enough to win any beauty contests!

Quilting Through Life was published in January, 2006. There is a quilt in it that I pieced and quilted. That quilt was picked by the publishers to be in their annual calendar. So, kinda sorta *I* am Miss November, 2007. Well, the quilt on the left is, technically, Miss November.

Sam the Bear

I didn't think to introduce Sam in my last posting.

This is Sam. He is our camper mascot. We bought him when we went out to the Black Hills not long after we purchased the camper. It was our first trip with the camper that Gene got to go on.

When we travel with the camper, he comes along. When we arrive at our campsite, we find a suitable place in the campsite for Sam to watch over the festivities. He gets smiles from most everyone that walks by our site. Pranksters have been known to turn his flag upsidedown, but he has come to no harm from any.

When the camper was "gone with the wind" in September of 2005, Sam (along with other things) was trapped inside. It was over a week before we could flip the camper back up on its wheels and see what the damage was to the contents of the camper. We were ever so happy to see that he made it through his week of forced hibernation. Even his flag came out unscathed

He lives in the camper, ever ready to go on a camping trip. We all wish that we could take him more often.

Family Camp 2006

We spent a week at the MBA family camp this summer. We had a great time. We brought the camper. We had a great campsite - even if we didn't have any water.

The speaker was Jim Binney from BJU. The messages were timely and had a tendency to step on toes.

Kellie and Zach were at Camp Clearwaters with the youth group, doing some work around the camp the same week so Susannah got to be an only child at family camp. I do think she loved the attention.

On Wednesday we went into Longville for the turtle races. Her turtle didn't win anything but she had a great time winning prizes at the other games.

I realize this is old news but at least it's an update!