3 Rivers 2011

After fair was over, we hopped in the buggy and headed to 3 Rivers, which did not

disappoint this year with questionable weather.

No sir, we sweated the WHOLE time.

Yay!

You never know about dear Central Oregon, she can be a little testy at times,

but this year, she gave us a good show.

We spent almost the entire time on the boat, which is always fun.

Jeremiah and Desiree got some skiing in, and all three boys spent time
on the tube.

We also spent a considerable amount of time in the swimming
area...laughing and jumping and throwing mud, etc.

When we weren't down at the lake, we up at our place STILL swimming,
thanks to Gma, who hired the water guy to come and fill the pool

from home! FREEZING, but FUN.



We all ate our weight in marshmallows and chocolate.
AND, did some rousing Karoke, thanks to Angelia and James.


So, until next year, Central Oregon...
We thank you for your sunny days, lizards and rattlesnakes, cold lakes and gorgeous skys.

Soooo....Have you seen it?

OK, have YOU seen it?

Have you READ it?

Don't wait.

Read it in a little over two days. Major page turner that may or may not have caused me to ignore many household chores.

I have now seen the movie twice. Yes, twice. And I will definitely

buy it when it comes out.

I found myself aching at the injustice that these women experienced...racism and segregation are still a mystery to me. Just don't understand them at all.

And, having grown up here in a small Pacific NW town, I have never experienced the normalcy of having "Help" like those in the South.

I just can't imagine treating another human like that.

This author has a bright future. I hope she continues to write stories just as good as this one. I love books that I can walk away from changed.

Thought I would share a tidbit of a review I read. It says the purpose of the book perfectly. These women had so much courage. Something I lack sometimes...well, alot of the time.

Courage creates change.

Courage changes lives.

Courage causes the very reason God created us to come forth and causes fear to take the back seat.

Sometimes we have to be willing to lose everything to discover the reason He created us.

Sometimes (a lot of times) friends will not agree with the thing that you are called to do. Do it anyway.

GO SEE IT!

READ IT!