Oh Boy!

Um....it has been a while since we have updated. Sorry! I had been thinking for a while that if I would just take a few minutes and write some of what was going on in our lives then I could get the monkey off my back and feel like we were at least updating our blog at times and that people who click our link from other blogs wouldn't continue to see a post about snow!! Anyway, we are finally posting and wonder of all wonder it is me the male half of us doing the posting. I know, you are all thinking...hasn't he only posted about 2 times ever. Yes..this is actually my second post ever, but I thought maybe I should try again. I have been telling myself for years that I cannot write all that well and I figure maybe this would be a chance to try to hone some skills. Not sure there are any skills to hone, so maybe I need to find some skills or build them or something, but I figured that this might help....and what can be easier than writing about yourself, right? So off we go.

My first thought before I write is, I wonder how many people have given up on trying to read our blog? I think our last post was on Jan. 21st or something like that. I hope there are still some of you who had enough faith in us that you are still checking our blog once a month or something. If so, thanks for hanging in there, hopefully we will be better going forward.

Maria and I had been talking for some time about what we wanted to do for the next few years. There were many options on the table, as we were considering if we wanted to move to get closer to family, or move to get closer to a good nursing school for Maria, etc. After lots of thought and prayer, we have basically decided that we are going to stay here for a while. A while being a few years. Maria has been looking at doing the nursing program at Shepherd University, which is only about 20 minutes from our house. They have a pretty good nursing program and if all goes well, she would be finishing in the Spring of 2009. Which would mean that we would be here at least through that October, since that is when the season ends for the campground. Which means I have at least another three summers running this place, lord willing. That is another item, I figured that I could write about at some point and I think that I will, but you will have to wait in anticipation for my reflections on running a campground. All that being said, you should be able to find us at the large house at 270 campground rd, with the large glowing yellow and white KOA sign the front yard for a few more years! :) (I need to get a good picture of our yard at night sometime, the sign makes the most eerie greenish glow in the front yard, it is pretty neat) This would be a good time to mention that if you want to come and visit us, you should. The campground has tons to offer and since I know the manager, I can get you a great deal on a place to stay ;) Call me

In other news, my wife has fell in love with another man.....or should I say a man and a woman. More accurately, I could say that she has fallen for some horses. This really should come as no surprise to any of you as I think everybody who has ever met or talked to Maria knows that she loves horses (what girl doesn't). It is actually pretty neat the way the Lord worked out for her to have a place to spend some free time doing something she loves. When Maria was working at the gym, she met this older gentleman named Earnest. The importance of (being) Earnest is that he has a small farm with three horses and is getting too old to handle them all himself. So...he needed some help....which my wife was more than willing to give. Needless to say this has become somewhat of a pastime for Maria, and for the last two months or so, she spends around 3-4 days a week over with the horses for a few hours trying to teach them and doing general horse things (cleaning up after them, feeding, etc.) It has been exciting to see her find something she loves to do and have some extra time to be able to do it! (in case you are wondering this is some of what made our decision to stay here a little easier) I would encourage you to ask her about it sometime, but make sure you have a few hours!! ;)

hmmm...well, there is much more going on, but I think I will save some for another post and leave this one right here. If you are reading this, thanks for continuing to check our blog and I appreciate your perseverance or stick-to-it-ness in checking back even though we havent updated in eons. We have now :) Till next time...