A Morning Stroll We’re back to a normal routine with cappuccino and French press, followed by our morning cereal. Nothing is planned today. After reading email, updating this journal, and Kay doing homework, we took a long stroll through the park, stopping by the Visitor Center/Interpretive Center. We met an interesting old couple from Ontario who tent camped several sites from us last evening. They were on a several month trip, having been to Yosemite, the Grand Canyon and southwest, and were headed east to visit some Stonewall Jackson civil war sites, then back to Ottawa. We had an interesting conversation, needless to say. Kay was amazed that they appeared to be doing all of this traveling from their car and a tent in the back seat! She admits she could never ‘pare down’ that low! hehehe!

Petit Jean State Park The park has an interesting history, being Arkansas’ first state park with heavy influence by Mather, founder of what is now the National Park Service. After a brief lunch of salad and smoked turkey gumbo, we spent additional time on the computers. We drove to Cedar Falls Overlook, and it was magnificent; neither of us had been to the overlook, so we believe it is new or at least new to us. There is a handicap accessible ramp/walkway to the viewing area, and the falls was flowing full after the heavy rains last week. We also stopped to peer inside Mather Lodge and it is much the same as always.

Monday Night Football After returning to the campground, Kay did homework, and I watched Monday Night Football. We grilled hot dogs and they were delicious. Then, it began to rain. Though short lived, it was enough to drive us inside where I watched more football; Oakland and Darren McFadden are going to have a tough year, and Kay continued homework!

I now see why she was/is a much better student than I. She has already studied more on this computer class than I would have studied the whole semester. Oh well, somebody’s got to do it! Oh, yes, why is she taking a computer class? Her teaching certificate is up for renewal this year and since she hasn’t taught in the last 5 years, she must take two college courses that would be related to one or more of her fields to renew her license. Technology courses are approved also as they relate to almost any teaching field. Kay is taking an Internet-only Introduction to Computers 2009, and it is certainly taking more time and more work than I think she anticipated!! She does say she’s learning a lot. She doesn’t seem interested in going back to work in education but she claims it took her a long time, hard work, and money to earn those degrees and license and she just isn’t ready to let them ‘lapse’. C’est la vive!