Here's to August!

It's been a rush and it still is, and I don't have time to write it all down.  Here's a quick sum-up:

- Went to Mammoth Cave for a Tungate Family Reunion.  Did the Wild Cave Tour as a family and got to hear Rob sing at THE COOLEST SINGING SPOT EVER.  The whole time he sang I closed my eyes and soaked it in and thought, "I could stay in this moment forever and be totally happy".  The whole tour was an amazing experience.  We also did the Violet City Lantern Tour, which is a new experience for Rob and I.  I HIGHLY suggest it, if you're thinking of going down there (and if all your kids are 6 years old and up).

- Finished up summer term.  I did well in my classes, though I finally broke my 4.0 streak.  I don't mind at all.  All term I said to myself, "D stands for 'Don't have to re-take this class.'"

- Hung out with Mom and sister-in-law and 4 extra kids for 2 weeks.  It was CRAZY, but super fun.  I told them that before we do this again I need to buy a bigger house.  Turns out that 7 extra people makes a small house feel even smaller.

- My dad ended up in a random Illinois hotel with the world's largest kidney stone.  Okay, not the world's largest, but I think half an inch is pretty dang big.

- Checked out Washington Park in downtown Cincinnati.  SO fun.  Teancom particularly was a fan.

- Attended a Reds game with Rob and the kids for the very first time.  We sat in the nose bleeds which actually ended up being a lot of fun.  Plenty of space for the kids to run around without bugging anyone, and they thought it was awesome to be at the very tip top of the stadium.  Also, I brought a book, and that makes all baseball games instantly more tolerable.

- Thought about completely shutting down this blog.  Decided against it more as a non-act than an actual decision.  Besides, "maybe I'll want to write something eventually," I thought.

- Taught a Gospel Doctrine lesson again!  Man, it was fun to be back.  It was on the Stripling Warriors, too, which is probably the best subject matter of all time.  So much good stuff.  Plus, I made people laugh pretty hard when I said that if you're going to join an army, Helaman's is the one to join because pretty much all they did was run away.  Which is true and wasn't a joke.  But I like it when I make people laugh.  (Besides, it was fun to call them Helaman's Stripling Marathoners.)

- Had a couple over for dinner - she's hearing, he's deaf - and we did a combined English / ASL story time.  It was AWESOME and we'll totally have to do it again.

- School started for Rob (teaching at NKU) and for the kids.

- I am reading a book.  Yes, this is worthy of its own bullet.

- Ate lots of stuff from our garden.  Which reminds me!  We planted these DELICIOUS orange cherry tomatoes.  I don't know what they are right this minute, but I'll look at the tag and let you all know.  They're so amazing.  They're like straight sugar in tomato form.  You should all plant them.

...  Next, there's Utah for a week and school starting for me.  From one good thing to the next, that's the life we live!