Roughing it in Varnell

Hi, all! After much prodding and “encouragement” from my friends, I have finally started this blog. I hope through this blog, I can keep our families and friends up-to-date on all of the important events in our lives (we’re such exciting people you know).

What we’re up to this weekend:

1. Tonight we are taking Mom out to dinner for her birthday (it is the 23rd). It will be Mom, Dad, Kimberly, Chris, Keith, Nora and me. Ought to be fun times!!
2. Tomorrow morning we are meeting at church for the monthly Men’s Prayer Breakfast. The men at our church graciously invited the ladies to join this time. We will have breakfast (prepared by the men) and a guest speaker.
3. After the Prayer Breakfast, Keith is taking the guys from our youth group camping in Dahlonega, GA. Our Pastor’s son-in-law set up the arrangements. The guys will be staying at a site where they can do all of that outdoorsy stuff that I so try to avoid. Sunday morning, Keith will conduct a Worship Service at the campground.
4. While Keith and the boys are roughing it, all the girls and I will be sitting nice and cool with no bugs, noises, or smells, in the comfort of our house (well I can at least hope for the no bugs thing – noises and smells may not be easily prevented). The exciting part of our weekend will be seeing how 10-11 girls get ready for church all at the same time sharing 2 ½ bathrooms!! I may be roughing it after all!!

I’ll let ya’ll know how it went and hopefully have some pictures from both camps.

FYI – I told the girls that I considered ‘roughing it’ having to sleep in a full-size bed in a hotel instead of a queen or king. However, I offered to go if they really, really wanted to. I had very few willing to do without their hair dryers and curling irons. I’m so heartbroken!!