It is HOT!

We have been trying to get settled back in after our whirlwind trip to Missouri. Things have been pretty crazy here with catching up at work to the kids starting school last Monday. It is hard to believe that Charlee is now a second grader and Tanner is a "leader" of the school as an upper class man in the 5th grade.

The big news this month has been the heat, it is freaking hot! Now MO was hot and humid, but this is unbelievable. This takes heat and humidity to a whole new level. I can now understand the statement by the former Gamecock coach, Lou Holtz, declaring that he had no idea he was working at the screen door to Hell! The graphic was in "The State" newspaper yesterday, keep in mind those were actual temperatures. The heat indices got up to around 115 degrees!

Anyway, it will be great in January when it is 60 degrees out!

I hope to have pictures and a post of our trip back to MO soon.

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Road Trip...Done

2345 Miles traveled enjoying (?) the aroma of feet, farts, food, and one dirty diaper change while driving down I-55 that would have made a seasoned Haz Mat worker's eyes water...We are back home in Columbia. Details of our trip to come...

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Trip to Springfield

The time is drawing near for our return to the SPR and we are looking forward to our time spent with family and friends. It will be a whirlwind trip trying to fit in everything from seeing everyone, or everyone wanting to see our kids, my twenty year class reunion both Friday and Saturday nights and Jackson's baptism on Sunday. With a short window of time we have been pretty stressed trying to figure out how to make it all work. To help facilitate seeing everyone our dear friend Lisa offered to have a pool party Sunday afternoon, August 12th, at her house. This is a more the merrier function, come one come all and pass the word to those who may not know about the blog. For all my friends that read my useless ramblings I would love to have you come by. We will be cooking a brisket so bring a side dish, your beverage of choice, your swimsuits, and your kids (if applicable). If you think there is a chance you may come by please leave a response or email me so we know how much meat to prepare.

I hope to see you all next week.

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Greenville, SC

We took a family excursion last weekend to the Upstate to see Terri's best friend from High school Linda and her family. Mike and Linda are truly great people and we had a great visit. They threw an awesome party complete with all the fixins'. Carolina barbecued pulled pork and smoked chicken, shrimp, salads, coleslaw, and too many desserts to mention. No wonder I am ten pounds overweight...We took "Rita" and served her fantastic frozen margarita's and Mike had his fridge packed so full of beer it would make the folks at Brown Derby jealous.

Greenville is a great town, very outdoor activity friendly, home to a certain George Hincapie, location for the US Pro Cycling Championships http://www.usacyclingchampionships.com/index.php, and much more. We are heading back up for the Pro Championships in September and look forward to spending more time with Mike and Linda.

Linda sent some photos from the weekend. Enjoy! http://albums.photoshow.net/Show?id=1169915-mzrfayab

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