Lessons from Gold Beach

-Just because I think hosting an exchange student is the chance of a lifetime doesn't mean everyone else (or anyone else) thinks it's that exciting.
-It's stinkin' hard to find new host families.
-Hap can read e-mails with a Korean accent.
-Caleb and Papa work up an appetite when they ride quads on the beach.
-Elisa is resourceful. She needed a place to put her gum for a minute--why not the top of her head?
-Peanut butter is great for getting huge wads of gum out of hair.
-It's hard to completely wash the smell of peanut butter out of hair.
-Three kids might be able to do a good job washing a minivan, but seven kids will not.