5 days and counting...

I (Don) will be undergoing back surgery this next week to repair a condition that has long troubled me, and will therefore not be updating this blog for a while as I recover. Rest assured, this is nothing serious, and I should be back on my feet quickly. Mom and Dad are planning on driving down to Arkansas to visit and help Hope with the kids.

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