Life Goes On

As mentioned previously, my adoring wife (she adores me more with each passing day) allowed me to build a little log cabin a few years ago on our Barry County property in Southwest, Missouri. We only have 87 acres but we're on the back side of it and bordered on 2 sides by the Mark Twain National forest. In this picture the foreground is ours and the hills in the background belong to you, the tax payer.   While I'm thinking about it, I'd like to thank you for your contribution. Your annual involuntary donation makes it possible for us to feel like we have 10,087 acres, instead of just 87. For those who aren't good with math or don't know what an acre feels like, suffice to say your ongoing support makes a substantial difference.

We just completed our 10th annual "Rolla Boy Reunion" at the cabin this past weekend and had a wonderful time as always. The above picture was taken behind our cabin Saturday morning, the 20th of October. It was an absolutely beautiful Fall morning.
Note: While I'm thinking about it, I'd like to give a shout out to God for His handy work in creating the awesome colors each Fall in these rocky old Missouri hills--excellent effort to say the least!

Due to a number of issues, several of our collective old friends and former attendees weren't able to make it this year. One of our guys lost his mother a few weeks ago at age 84 and another old friend lost his dad the first part of September at age 80. Another's wife is very seriously ill. A tough time for many of our old gang and their families. We're all thinking about you guys. Somehow life goes on.