We watched all 13-episodes laughing and crying (Jess did, not me – I’m tough, remember?) all season long.

Tonight was a great conclusion by introducing each set of parents into the finale. They also ‘shocked’ us by giving away three more gold-stars that were worth $50,000 each instead of the normal $20,000 that they had been giving away during each episode.

We’re hoping for Kid Nation 2 to be as entertaining as this first-time series was for us!

Found some interesting things online about Kid Nation tonight:

List of participants, their home state, age, and other interesting (useless) information.
Kid Nation participant contract on the Smoking Gun website. (releases CBS and others involved in case of death, injury, even sexually transmitted diseases?)

According to news reports, a gunman entered New Life Church yesterday afternoon at about 1 p.m. and shot five people, killing sisters age 16 and 18, before being shot and killed by armed security.

Apparently the same man entered the Youth With A Mission (YWAM) office earlier that day and killed 2-others!

Please join me in praying for those involved in these tragic events.

More info on the church’s website.