i had plenty to say.........

..........over the last two weeks since blogging, but i just didn't do it. so now, i guess some updates are in order. last week: good this week: good, plus, extra fortified with "camping". not real camping, mind you. matthew and i are not what one would consider the outdoorsy type. it's roughing it for us to have dial-up for two days every six weeks when we go to the coates family vacation home in prescott. but toby has been talking about camping for a few weeks, after seeing it on max & ruby. so, we decided that when all the camping stuff goes on sale in a month or so, we'll get a little tent to put up in the backyard every so often, so we can "camp". in the meantime, though, i was invited to lead the worship for the retreat for our primelife (senior adult) group at church. i did this last year also, and was thrilled to be asked again. it's at bison ranch, up in overgaard. so, i told toby we were going camping. camping in a 2 bedroom cabin with a kitchen, dining room, and living room with a fireplace. (we even "roasted" marshmallows in our campfire) i hoped this would satisfy his camping requirements until the whole tent-acquiring could take place. my fears that it wouldn't were calmed when we ventured out from the campground to black canyon lake. he laughed at how bumpy the road was, barely noticed the cows standing ten feet (!) from our car at one point. and then, when it was time to go in the lake, he walked out on the boat concrete slopey thing, got his feet completely covered with water, squeeled, and promptly left the water. thats my baby- a little nature went a long way. i got him to go in all the way up to his tushy- i suspect the front side package wasn't excited about the coldness of said lakewater. and he enjoyed it thoroughly. for about 30 mins. then we left. back to our wilderness cabin. here's a pic- it's from my camera phone, hence, the graininess.