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Friday, July 16, 2010

Catch up


Well, it seems that I have been too busy to post on here. Not too much has been happening. I found out that if you are going to set an alarm, you really need to check the time on the clock, first. Either you will be late, or very early. I was up very early. I wanted to get up at 4:40, so I could babysit. I ended up getting up at 3:40. That day dragged on. . .

I have been battling an ear infection. Not fun!! If any of you wonder why small children cry when they have one, I will tell you--they hurt! I had lost the hearing in my good ear, and they put me on strong antibiotics, to cure the ear infection. Right now, I am hearing at about 75%--which is better than it was a couple days ago. Conversations around the house have been interesting!!

We bought a small pool, and I am trying new chemicals for it. We shall see how it goes. Thought I'd put a picture on here of Sam. He got himself dressed in his swimsuit. ;) So, here is the latest in swimwear fashion.

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Oops!

I forgot to mention on the 4th, we also did go to see the fireworks! I also found out I am the worst mother in history, as I "broke tradition"!!! I didn't know that I "always buy sparklers, and stuff for s'mores". Well, this year I didn't. The child who said that I broke tradition, said that it didn't feel like the 4th without it, and that they didn't want to go see the fireworks. The child opted to go see the fireworks. His options were 1) see the fireworks, and have fun, or 2) stay home and go directly to bed. :D He chose the first option.

I was a good mother, and made up a bunch of popcorn to take along, as well as caramel popcorn.

Knapp does put on a very nice show, for it being a little town. And, I enjoy the closeness!

On the way home, one of the cars in front of us hit a family of 3 skunks. Whew!! We missed them, but Jon was behind us, and he thought his car was higher off the ground.

Off to study my lesson. Have a wonderful day!

Update

Well, let's see. A lot has happened since I last wrote. We got our lawn mower back, and it has worked one time (haven't tried it after that--so this week's mowing will tell for sure). I helped mow, we had both mowers going, the rider and the push mower. I learned a lesson. Don't wear fairly new shoes while push mowing. I have worn the shoes to church, but apparently, I didn't walk in them much. So, I got a blister, so I kicked them off. Now, I know you are not supposed to do that, and I am all for showing safety first to my children. I guess it should have been my cue to quit mowing. I'm a slow learner. So, dh wasn't too happy that I was mowing barefoot. I know I shouldn't have, but that meant shutting off the mower, and I can't restart it by myself. It also meant putting a shoe on an already burst blister. I was careful, though, and only got very green feet. The good news is--I got to soak my feet afterwards. :)

Sunday was filled with church, and then most of the family came over. My sister, brother-in-law, and their family came over, as well as my parents, and Siah & Sarah. Dad is weak, but we all enjoyed having him over. We grilled out brats & dogs, and had some wonderful salads and desserts.

I thought everyone would stay later, and I also had planned a smoked chicken & cheesy hash brown potatoes. I tried a new recipe for the smoked chicken, and it was delish!

Yesterday, we celebrated Siah's birthday. I guess I didn't hear the infomercial on not telling the crew at Los Cabos that it was Siah's birthday. So, I told our waitress, and she brought Siah a fried ice cream--along with a whole bunch of others, singing, and playing guitars. They put a huge Mexican hat on Siah, and at the end of the song, smeared whipped cream on his face. I felt bad--I had no clue they would put the whipped cream on his face. But, it was all fun. Wish I had my camera with. Some of the others got pictures with their cell phones. We had a nice group of us there--Siah & Sarah & Jeremiah, Josh & Brittany, Jon, Rick and myself.

Oh, I should explain why I didn't hear the statement to not tell about Siah's birthday. I can not hear much out of my left ear, and now my right ear is really plugged up. I miss a lot of the conversations.

After Los Cabos, Siah & Sarah, Jon, Rick and I went bowling. And, we had an unexpected blessing, that it was only $1 to rent shoes, and $1 per game!! I think the cheapness of the night reflected on my game--ha ha! We also found out that on Thursday nights, rental and game are only 50 cents! It's been so long since we've been bowling, my husband has his own ball & carry bag, we couldn't get the zipper to open!!! So, he was knocked down to our level, and had to use one of the lanes balls. He didn't bowl his normal great game.

My hubby is a Jerry Lewis fan. He found a website that will email you when a favorite movie is on. So, he put in a Jerry Lewis movie, and it's been telling him that it is on tonight at 5, and on which channel. Already have it set up to tape. I'm a good wife. ;)

I need to get going. Have to study my lesson for tonight's ladies meeting. We are starting a new study book, Crazy Love.

Thursday, July 1, 2010

Matthew & Andrew cutting a log


Here they are, during intermission, cutting the log, with help. They got a certificate, and later got it autographed, along with a chunk of wood.

Pole climbing


Here are the 2 young guys climbing the 60 foot poles. Our team won!

Apparently my pictures are too big


Ok, So, I will post the pictures one at a time. . . Here is a picture of the log rolling.

Lumberjack Show


Today, we took the day to go to the Lumberjack show in Hayward. It was a wonderful time! We had so much fun, and had beautiful weather to go. I think our favorites were the log rolling, and also when the men ran up the 60 foot poles. During the intermission, they had the children come up, and got to use the 2 handled saw (with help, of course!) So, Andrew & Matthew got in on the action, too. They also got a certificate, as well, as after the show, they could come up and get the autographs on the certificate, or a wood chip.