Whew.....What a weekend

This weekend was the 11th Annual Antioch Rec Center Rodeo. There were a lot of extras for everyone to enjoy this year, mechanical bull riding, inflatables, pony rides, clowns, balloons and more. And that was outside the "ring". I worked the concessions again with a lot of help from a lot of other members of ARC.. Overall, it was a SUCCESS!!! Our first 2 day Rodeo went off without a hitch! The lights did go out briefly, but we fixed that just in time for the goat tying and BULL RIDING!!! We all had a great time and were exhausted after Saturday night.

Sunday morning came early, but we did make it to church to hear a Bluegrass group perform. Our church is having "Camp Style Meetings" this month and is also a lot of fun. The group was wonderful and we enjoyed having them. We ate lunch with The Stegner Clan,( Mom, Dad, Granny Jean, Grampa Harvey, Michelle, Marshall, Connor, Jackson, Lori, Matthew & Elena) at Pam's, then headed home. I had to make Pasta Salad for the next stop on the weekend Roller Coaster..

Sunday night, we went back to church for a very special event. Several months ago, our church sent phone cards to the servicemen in Afganistan. One of the members of our sister church had a son who fought in Afganistan. He came and spoke about his tour over there and one of the Chaplain's spoke as well. We also enjoyed the music from the Victory Brass Band from Fort Jackson, SC. That was followed with a lot of food and fellowship.

We got home, took showers, and went to bed..

The weekend was fun, busy and exciting....It really makes me appreciate the weekends when we just hang out at the pool, beach or around the house.

Back to Reality

After spending 2 very short weeks at the beach life here is back to normal, well almost. Marty had an appointment with a neurosurgeon this morning, and he will be having his herniated disc repaired on Friday, August 1st. The recovery time will be approximatly 8 weeks if all goes as planned. Please pray for both of us during this time. Marty has NEVER had surgery of any kind, let alone been hospitalized. I am pretty nervous about the entire procedure. The Dr. will go in through the front of his neck and operate that way. Any surgery on the back scares me so I definatly need prayer for peace during this time. I am praying that we have made the right decision and that this surgery will help him. I know he is very uncomfortable right now and he needs some relief.

On a lighter note, I will post some pictures from the beach soon. I still havent unpacked my camera. We are enjoying the pool this summer and are looking forward to the Annual Rodeo at the Rec Center. It is two nights this year and I am sure I will be exhausted afterwords but it is always such a great event!