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OK OK I know its been a long time since my last update, even though I said I would try to do better.  You know what they say, today is the first day of the rest of your life, so today's the day I will start keeping my blog updated! For real this time.  So what have I been doing all summer?  Looking back, it seems like not much, yet I feel like I kept busy every day.  I'm at a Corp of Engineers campground in Mountain Home, Arkansas.  It's a beautiful campground, basically on an island on Norfork Lake.  I'm surrounded by beautiful woods and a lake view no matter where I look.    I've been here all summer as a volunteer.  Initially I was supposed to do water safety.  My boss was a lovely young woman who was so enthusiastic about not only her job, but life in general.  I spent 3 days a week with her for the first few weeks.  We did water safety programs with area kids at various venues including Arkansas day at the local elementary school, and a fish