An Update!

So after a very long time with not enough internet time to give an update, I am updating.

I am going to try to cram this down into a little itty bitty update, so here you are:

So about a month ago we toured Washington DC. We almost met Duncan Hunter, toured the Capitol Building, visited all the monuments, and had a complete blast. Twas very awesome.

After DC, we went to my aunt and uncle's house in Illinois. I'm afraid to say that I spent most of the time reading... But that's not exactly shocking if you know me. I had a very fun time in Illinois, we visited Amish country, went to a museum and saw a mummy, and went to my cousin's soccer game.

After Illinois we wound our way through the Ozark Mountains, eventually stopping at a nice little campground where we stayed in a cabin, ate hotdogs, swum in the beautiful river, and made s'mores (yum....). Our second day there, we went out on a two hour canoe trip, which was very fun. Of course, the canoe did tip over, which wasn't so fun, but it was all part of the experience, right?

Now that I've come to this part I want to make a little point here... Two points actually. One: God always answers prayers, although not always in the way that you think he will. Two: God is a God of humor.

You're probably wondering what this has to do with a canoe trip, but here you go...

When the canoe tipped over, I lost my $152 perscription sunglasses. Yes, I do hate those sunglasses, but I kind of needed them. So I started to pray that I would find my sunglasses. While dad was emptying the canoe of water, I walked up and down the riverbed looking for my sunglasses, praying that I would find them. After a few minutes of looking I spotted something shaped roughly like a pair of sunglasses. I ducked down in the water and picked them up. Well, I had prayed that I would find sunglasses, and God said yes and sent me sunglasses. But you know what is hilarious? They weren't my sunglasses! It was very, very funny. But hey, my prayer was answered!

And now we are back in Arkansas, safe and sound... And that is my update. Wow. I didn't give you a minute by minute analysis of our trip... Amazing.