Day one of the Family Reunion is over and day two
is beginning. I cooked a huge meal yesterday for the
first batch of people and I have a ton of leftovers. My
fridge is stuffed to the gills. One family of five had
car problems in Arkansas on the way up and had to
rent a car and leave theirs at the shop there. They
didn't make it in 'til way late last night. Another
two groups that I was pretty much expecting are not
coming 'til today...so lots of leftovers. I expect they'll
get eaten when the crowds start coming in today and
tonight.

Today we are planning on going to the Current River to
play and swim and picnic. Tomorrow is a big float trip
on the Eleven Point River followed by a BBQ at our place.
Sunday everyone will go to church, eat, and begin to
head home.

Oh, last night I won in Fingers. That is a fun card game
for a crowd. It is exactly played like Oh Heck, otherwise
known as Oh H***, except everyone bids at the same time
by hitting their fist on the table to the count of, "One, two,
three." On three you hold out the number of fingers that
matches your bid. It is a great family game because there
is some strategy, but it also can be played by kids 6-7 and
up. We can never play the game of Fingers without mention-
ing Kent's grandmother DeeDee. She was such a character
and she always cheated at that game. She had a crooked
finger and she would always look around at the rest of the
bids and then tell whether that crooked finger was out or
in.