Muddy Diamonds - Part 1

Gauge's parents invited us on a family vacation with them to go rock hunting in Arkansas for the long weekend. None of us had ever done it, so we thought "What the heck!" It took us almost five hours to drive there, which wasn't too bad until Troy's LeapPad died about halfway. Then, we had to hear "Are we there yet?" every ten minutes.

My wife found a cool little cabin in the woods near Murfreesboro, so that we could all stay together in the same space. The kids shared a room that had bunk beds, which I shoved together. Then, we hung blankets all around it, so that they could have a little fort to play in. We really like hanging out with this family, but I guess we'll really see how compatible we are now that we're stuck in close quarters with each other!

It's supposed to rain most of the weekend, so that ought to make rock hunting interesting. I'm just hoping that we'll get clouds or something to make it cooler.