Now I know that many people call this a "sport". I have never been a fan of it myself. Today, I got a better feel for it, and I still don't enjoy it. lol
We were heading out of town to do some shopping. They are doing alot of construction on the main highway, however I didn't know that they had closed yet another exit to the by-pass. I was talking to my husband and not really thinking about it as I passed the 1st road closed sign. Once I saw the second sign and the actual torn up ramp, I knew I couldn't take it... I didn't really want to drive all the way accross town to take the other exit, so I thought I would just take a side road a few blocks over and get on the other way and turn around at the next exit. (sorry this is confusing for some, we don't live in a huge town, it would be closer and faster to get on the wrong way and turn around) I got ready to turn on that ramp... and found that they closed it also. They closed 2 of the 3 exits to our town at the same time. I really didn't want to go all the way back into town and to the other side, so I thought I would just go out on the gravel a half mile and go back into town on the other side.
I was ready to turn back in to town when Adam thought we should just go on west and hit the highway on the other side of the construction rather than going back into town. I thought about it and didn't want to take the gravel(our roads are VERY bad after this hard winter and budget cuts)Adam told me he was sure it would be faster just to go a bit further the other way, so I trusted him... Long story short, it took us 45 minutes to make it less than 5 miles up the highway.
We ran into 1 "bridge not structuraly safe, enter at your own risk" and 2 "Level b road, not maintained". All of which Adam wanted to "lets try it! Where is your adventure?" All of them we ended up turning around to find a new route. We learned that Marion county needs more money in the budget for rural roads, and that having Lake Red Rock here means lots of "marsh-like" land in the spring.
We had to wash the van twice and it still has mud on it... What an adventure! lol
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Monday, April 21, 2008
Dance
The girls are both in dance this year, and love it. There is something sooo cute about a little girl in dance clothes, sooo cute. We happen to have 4 very good dance studios in town, they each have different strengths. When I was ready to put Donna in dance, I called them all and went with the one that called me back first. (lol sad, but that is how I choose. I know people that love them all) We are in the one that is the biggest in comitition. They get huge awards and go to out of state comititions all the time. However she is also awsome with the little kids. People drive more than an hour to come to this stedio.
Today I got an email from her. She asked 4 classes to perform at a local nursing home. Donna and Chloe's classes were both choosen. I'm so glad that they will get to have an extra chance to perform.
We had dance pictures this month also. Chloe refused to let us take a pic of her, but here is one of Donna.
Monday, April 14, 2008
New PC
We have been busy around here. Today I am on my new PC for the first time. It isn't totaly up, but it is good for now. I am getting used to vista. As of now, I am really liking vista!
We also got our new sofa and recliners delivored last week. They are awsome! However we need to remove more of our furnature now. I'm thinking both of our old chairs and the coffee table need to go.
I have to say that I'm sorry I haven't gotten the pics up yet. I am working on being more productive at home, so I stay away from my PC as much as I can. I need to set a time for my PC time. Then I can get everything done as fast as I can so that I can play a game with the girls or something. We will see. Anyway, I will try to get them up today after Ethan wakes up....
Speaking of Ethan. He has been able to get out of bed for over a month now, however he would land on the top of his head everytime. So he stopped getting out of bed. Last night, we had all of the kids in bed and in waddled Ethan. After his nap yesterday, he also didn't fuss, he just got out of bed and came into the livingroom with us. So after putting him to bed 3 times last night, and finding im climbing out 3 more times, I gave him a light spank. I knew that is all it would take to keep him in bed, I just felt bad. So he gives the most pitifull cry like I had hit him sooo hard. lol however, I had missed him totaly and hit my own hand. The stinker was just broken hearted. However he did end up going to sleep after that.
I better get back to my dishes now. Have a great day!
We also got our new sofa and recliners delivored last week. They are awsome! However we need to remove more of our furnature now. I'm thinking both of our old chairs and the coffee table need to go.
I have to say that I'm sorry I haven't gotten the pics up yet. I am working on being more productive at home, so I stay away from my PC as much as I can. I need to set a time for my PC time. Then I can get everything done as fast as I can so that I can play a game with the girls or something. We will see. Anyway, I will try to get them up today after Ethan wakes up....
Speaking of Ethan. He has been able to get out of bed for over a month now, however he would land on the top of his head everytime. So he stopped getting out of bed. Last night, we had all of the kids in bed and in waddled Ethan. After his nap yesterday, he also didn't fuss, he just got out of bed and came into the livingroom with us. So after putting him to bed 3 times last night, and finding im climbing out 3 more times, I gave him a light spank. I knew that is all it would take to keep him in bed, I just felt bad. So he gives the most pitifull cry like I had hit him sooo hard. lol however, I had missed him totaly and hit my own hand. The stinker was just broken hearted. However he did end up going to sleep after that.
I better get back to my dishes now. Have a great day!
Monday, April 7, 2008
Wow, what a week!
The kids have been so cute over the last few weeks... I don't even know how or where to start. How not to type up a full book...
Grandpa-Pat and Grandma stayed at the cabin friday night - sunday. The kids had sooo much fun! Donna always tends to feel left out because Alex and Chloe are both having a party but she isn't. So it worked out very well that my 2 favorite stories of the weekend are about her. They are both from the same day even!
Adam and Grandpa-Pat wanted to go geo-caching before lunch on Sunday. They asked Alex to go, but he was busy with his new gifts, so Donna asked if she could go. So off they go. While they were gone both Grandma's played with Chloe and her new make-up and nail polish. (She had a blast!!! Pictures will be uploaded) Alex built his new lego bionicles, and I made Chicken noodles and did some clean-up around the cabin. Donna had a great time, but when they got back the food was ready and everyone was hungry so we sat down to eat and we talked about what everyone had done while we ate. As we were nearing the end of the meal, I mentioned the black feathers in her hair(under the headband to keep them in). She told me they were crow feathers. I joked about them coming from a dead crow, not knowing that it was true. I said "So you are sitting hear eating lunch with feathers off a dead crom hanging over your food?" She grined and nodded... I look at my father in law that has a "Oh crap I got caught" look on his face, then to my husband with a "don't ask me, it's not my fault" look on his face. LOL at that point, it was a bit late to change the fact that she was eating with them in her hair. So we just joked about it and have a good story to remember.
My favorite one was sunday night. The girls and I went out to walk around outside and gather up some wood to put on the porch under the overhang for a fire the next night (it was going to rain monday). After we got the wood, Adam came out and we went into the woods to get kindeling. The girls wanted to walk to the cliff, so we did. After that they wanted to go down to the water, so Adam took them down while I took some pictures. I went back to the cabin to check on Ethan (who was napping) and start supper while they walked on the beach. After a while I heard the door open and Adam panting and and trying to talk. Well, it seems that Chloe was running along and got ahead of Adam and Donna. So they took off running to catch up. Donna stepped into a soft spot and went down to above her knee. Then fell flat on her face in the mud. I will be uploading the pics to our website. It was great! She had on her camo and pink shirt, and the mud was a clay type mud so it matched the camo. He foot came out of the she when she tried to get out of the hole, so her food was all muddy with just a bit of nail polish showing through the mud. Her one arm had gone into the mud just right and when she pulled it out, the sleeve was packed with mud and her shirt was about an inch from her skin all the way around. she had huge clumps all over her face, even her eye-lids had mud on them. (She told me she was falling and she saw the mud getting closer and thought she should close her eyes so she didn't get mud in them.) So I grab a towel and a roll of paper towels and we head back to the beach. We met Chloe who somehow made it up the steapest part of the clif, because Donna told her to go back so that she didn't fall in the mud too. Donna was being so brave, standing there with just one shoe on all covered in mud. Adam told me that as soon as she got up the first words out of her mouth were "mom's going to kill me!" haha I think she felt better when she saw me laughing instead.
Monday night we had a bonfire. The problem was that in all the excitement of the mud, we forgot to get kindeling up on the porch. So it took longer to start the fire, it was also cold that night. So I made the hotdogs and everything in the cabin. Then the kids and dad made smores over the fire. Adam brought a few inside for Ethan and I. It was so cold, that I set up the chocolate and grahm crackers inside. So the would roast the marshmellow, then walk inside to warm up while I took it off the stick. Then sent them back out the door.
We had a wonderful time!!!
Last year, when we got back from the cabin, we had the drama of getting our washer and dryer... not delivered when they promised, then again not when promised..
This year, new sofa and chairs. Delivered the day after we come back. So we got home and put everything away and I got to work on laundry. The next day I'm still working on laundry, and we take out the old sofa and loveseat. We load them up in the van, it packed the van, but the fit and the door closed. So Adam takes them to the dump, pushes them out and gets back in the van to come home. He got a phone call... they went to pick our stuff up, but the sofa was damaged... it would not be delivered. He called me to tell me. I was standing in the middle of the room with only one recliner, the TV, a ton of toys, and a few blankets that hadn't been put away yet. Well, it is kinda like we came home from the cabin to camp in our home. We have had a lot going on in the past week, so it hasn't been the end of the world. We found out on Friday that they would deliver the new ones this wednesday.
Well, that has beenour ast week and a half. I'll try to get teh pics up today or tomorrow. I don't have Reed today, so I may run to DesMoines. We will see. Have a great day!!!
Grandpa-Pat and Grandma stayed at the cabin friday night - sunday. The kids had sooo much fun! Donna always tends to feel left out because Alex and Chloe are both having a party but she isn't. So it worked out very well that my 2 favorite stories of the weekend are about her. They are both from the same day even!
Adam and Grandpa-Pat wanted to go geo-caching before lunch on Sunday. They asked Alex to go, but he was busy with his new gifts, so Donna asked if she could go. So off they go. While they were gone both Grandma's played with Chloe and her new make-up and nail polish. (She had a blast!!! Pictures will be uploaded) Alex built his new lego bionicles, and I made Chicken noodles and did some clean-up around the cabin. Donna had a great time, but when they got back the food was ready and everyone was hungry so we sat down to eat and we talked about what everyone had done while we ate. As we were nearing the end of the meal, I mentioned the black feathers in her hair(under the headband to keep them in). She told me they were crow feathers. I joked about them coming from a dead crow, not knowing that it was true. I said "So you are sitting hear eating lunch with feathers off a dead crom hanging over your food?" She grined and nodded... I look at my father in law that has a "Oh crap I got caught" look on his face, then to my husband with a "don't ask me, it's not my fault" look on his face. LOL at that point, it was a bit late to change the fact that she was eating with them in her hair. So we just joked about it and have a good story to remember.
My favorite one was sunday night. The girls and I went out to walk around outside and gather up some wood to put on the porch under the overhang for a fire the next night (it was going to rain monday). After we got the wood, Adam came out and we went into the woods to get kindeling. The girls wanted to walk to the cliff, so we did. After that they wanted to go down to the water, so Adam took them down while I took some pictures. I went back to the cabin to check on Ethan (who was napping) and start supper while they walked on the beach. After a while I heard the door open and Adam panting and and trying to talk. Well, it seems that Chloe was running along and got ahead of Adam and Donna. So they took off running to catch up. Donna stepped into a soft spot and went down to above her knee. Then fell flat on her face in the mud. I will be uploading the pics to our website. It was great! She had on her camo and pink shirt, and the mud was a clay type mud so it matched the camo. He foot came out of the she when she tried to get out of the hole, so her food was all muddy with just a bit of nail polish showing through the mud. Her one arm had gone into the mud just right and when she pulled it out, the sleeve was packed with mud and her shirt was about an inch from her skin all the way around. she had huge clumps all over her face, even her eye-lids had mud on them. (She told me she was falling and she saw the mud getting closer and thought she should close her eyes so she didn't get mud in them.) So I grab a towel and a roll of paper towels and we head back to the beach. We met Chloe who somehow made it up the steapest part of the clif, because Donna told her to go back so that she didn't fall in the mud too. Donna was being so brave, standing there with just one shoe on all covered in mud. Adam told me that as soon as she got up the first words out of her mouth were "mom's going to kill me!" haha I think she felt better when she saw me laughing instead.
Monday night we had a bonfire. The problem was that in all the excitement of the mud, we forgot to get kindeling up on the porch. So it took longer to start the fire, it was also cold that night. So I made the hotdogs and everything in the cabin. Then the kids and dad made smores over the fire. Adam brought a few inside for Ethan and I. It was so cold, that I set up the chocolate and grahm crackers inside. So the would roast the marshmellow, then walk inside to warm up while I took it off the stick. Then sent them back out the door.
We had a wonderful time!!!
Last year, when we got back from the cabin, we had the drama of getting our washer and dryer... not delivered when they promised, then again not when promised..
This year, new sofa and chairs. Delivered the day after we come back. So we got home and put everything away and I got to work on laundry. The next day I'm still working on laundry, and we take out the old sofa and loveseat. We load them up in the van, it packed the van, but the fit and the door closed. So Adam takes them to the dump, pushes them out and gets back in the van to come home. He got a phone call... they went to pick our stuff up, but the sofa was damaged... it would not be delivered. He called me to tell me. I was standing in the middle of the room with only one recliner, the TV, a ton of toys, and a few blankets that hadn't been put away yet. Well, it is kinda like we came home from the cabin to camp in our home. We have had a lot going on in the past week, so it hasn't been the end of the world. We found out on Friday that they would deliver the new ones this wednesday.
Well, that has beenour ast week and a half. I'll try to get teh pics up today or tomorrow. I don't have Reed today, so I may run to DesMoines. We will see. Have a great day!!!
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