HOME SWEET HOME

Home again, home again, jiggity jig (well maybe not the jig part; I’d be sure to break something!). But it is nice to be home safe and sound after a great week in North Carolina.

The last part of the week Brenda and the boys went tubing down the New River (which ironically is supposed to be the second oldest river in the world next to the Nile, according to the guide). They also went to get their gems cut and they came back looking very nice indeed (the gems, not the boys; they looked pretty grungy the whole time as they should on a vacation to the mountains.)

The last night we had dinner out to celebrate Brenda’s birthday a few days early. Then afterwards, we did what we do annually in the mountains --- shot off a few fireworks. They were really awesome this year; in fact, when we finished the last one, from somewhere way up the mountain we heard clapping and whistling. So I guess a few other people enjoyed it also.

Yesterday we had a pretty uneventful trip home. We decided to let the GPS have its way this time and there were no more wrong turns, etc. like on the way over. As a result, we cut thirty minutes off of the time.

We were all glad to get home, but I think Rufus was the happiest!!