We made it.
Our crazy, busy, insane, way too busy month is over.
Last night was the last of VBS.
And now I have a full year to try & convince everyone to never do it again. :)
I don't think I will be successful.
But I can dream can't I?
Wednesday was The Little Man's birthday.
The big 5.
I can't believe he is growing up so fast.
Sigh.
He got a whole arsenal of Nerf guns & extra ammo.
And a Scooby cake of course.
It was a good birthday for a 5 year old.
Today was a good day for a mommy.
I started out picking a bunch of cukes from my garden.
Had a good workout.
Did some shopping in town for a few necessities.
Including some new plates & bowls which we desperately needed.
Came home & froze a flat of strawberrys & half a flat of blackberrys for our morning smoothies.
Made a batch of caramel sauce (yay for extra milk).
Put up 10 quarts of spicy dill pickles.
And even made dinner ;)
Now everybody is getting their baths & we are going to put a movie up on the 'big screen'.
Even thinking about starting school on Monday.
But I don't want to get too carried away...
Blessings.
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Home
We made it home from family camp.
We pulled in, I checked on all the animals, started the water in the garden, unloaded the truck, put the first of about 70 loads of wash in the machine, took a shower (Glory~ my feet aren't black for the first time in 4 days) & am now parked on the couch.
We had fun but I am glad to be home. Next year I hope we go to a different campground. This one was dirty, crowded, dirty, expensive, dirty & did I say dirty? ;)
The fishing was great but there was nothing for the little kids.
The creek was too deep & swift for them to swim or wade.
We couldn't even run the dogs off the leash because it was so crowded :(
So I am going to start now & find us the perfect campground for next year.
One with something for young & old.
And no greasy, nasty, gritty, stick-to-everything volcanic dirt. Yuck.
But the fishing was pretty awesome. We ate fresh trout at every meal. Mmmmmm.
The first night there my hubby pulled in a big rainbow trout. Close to 2 foot long & over 2 lbs. Nice!
Over the course of the next 3 days everybody but me (no license) & the 2 year old caught at least 1 fish.
Bummer is I didn't get pics of my 11 or 14 year olds.
But other folks did ~ I just don't have them at this time.
So you'll have to wait it out ;)
But here is what I do have:
The Whopper :)
The Not So Whopper ;)
Daddy Time
Our domicile known as "the traila"
On our way into the Subway Cave.
It was a grubby good time.
Next week in our month of insanity: VBS.
I'll let you know if I survive...
Blessings.
We pulled in, I checked on all the animals, started the water in the garden, unloaded the truck, put the first of about 70 loads of wash in the machine, took a shower (Glory~ my feet aren't black for the first time in 4 days) & am now parked on the couch.
We had fun but I am glad to be home. Next year I hope we go to a different campground. This one was dirty, crowded, dirty, expensive, dirty & did I say dirty? ;)
The fishing was great but there was nothing for the little kids.
The creek was too deep & swift for them to swim or wade.
We couldn't even run the dogs off the leash because it was so crowded :(
So I am going to start now & find us the perfect campground for next year.
One with something for young & old.
And no greasy, nasty, gritty, stick-to-everything volcanic dirt. Yuck.
But the fishing was pretty awesome. We ate fresh trout at every meal. Mmmmmm.
The first night there my hubby pulled in a big rainbow trout. Close to 2 foot long & over 2 lbs. Nice!
Over the course of the next 3 days everybody but me (no license) & the 2 year old caught at least 1 fish.
Bummer is I didn't get pics of my 11 or 14 year olds.
But other folks did ~ I just don't have them at this time.
So you'll have to wait it out ;)
But here is what I do have:
The Whopper :)
The Not So Whopper ;)
Daddy Time
Our domicile known as "the traila"
On our way into the Subway Cave.
It was a grubby good time.
Next week in our month of insanity: VBS.
I'll let you know if I survive...
Blessings.
Sunday, July 3, 2011
Independence Day 2011
Happy 4th of July!
We've had a busy hot weekend.
Tomorrow we are going to a baseball game. Local farm team.
It will be my first semi-professional game.
With fireworks afterward.
Should be fun :)
A few patriotic pics to share:
4th of July toes.
4th of July cake.
4th of July house.
4th of July kids.
God bless America :)
Blessings.
We've had a busy hot weekend.
Tomorrow we are going to a baseball game. Local farm team.
It will be my first semi-professional game.
With fireworks afterward.
Should be fun :)
A few patriotic pics to share:
4th of July toes.
4th of July cake.
4th of July house.
4th of July kids.
God bless America :)
Blessings.
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