Weekend Camping...

Here are some photos from our camping trip. We had a great time. It RAINED on us all morning Saturday!!! The sun finally came out and we went fishing (caught alot of perch!) and then went Geocaching. Had brisket for dinner .. YUMMY! Made some ice cream, smores, and popcorn. It was a great time... the boys each invited a friend... Rik duck taped Shelby's friend to a tree.. it was soo funny.

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Trail Mixes

I went and got stuff to make a couple of trail mixes to take with us this weekend. I thought I would share the recipes :)

Kids Trail Mix
If you need something for a camping trip, try this one.
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Ingredients:

* 4 c Chex cereal
* 1/2 c Dried fruit bits
* 1/2 c Raisins
* 1/2 c peanuts
* 1/2 c M & Ms

Preparation:
Put into a large ziploc bag and shake to mix.

BIRD SEED (Trail Mix)

4 c. Cheerios
2 c. M&M's
2 c. raisins
2 c. nuts
Mix well. Place in zipper bags for each hiker.

Weekend Plans

So, this weekend we are going camping. We will be going to someone's deer lease, it's on 380 acres and has 3 stocked ponds ! This is a camping trip with some people from Rik's work. I let the boys each invite a friend since most of the kids that are going are more Hayley's age than their ages. We get to take Delphi also, which is great :)

This week's info...4/19

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Current fitness goal:

2 miles for at least 5 days of the week !!!!

The past week

Well, the past week and weekend have been a bit preoccupied. I decided we won't be buying a house yet ... I want to wait till I have a job mostly. I also want to make sure we won't be moving again... make sure hubby is retiring!!! I have also decided to get both the boys tutoring.. which is going to cost me some big bucks .. but it's much needed as they are both really struggling !!!! I really wanted to work on my quilt this weekend, but it seems Saturday I did laundry, watched HGTV and DIY all day. Today I did get some squares sewn... but now they are not squaring up ... I decided to look at it tomorrow and maybe I will be able to figure it out !! Me and Hayley made Gorilla bread today ... it was SOOOO yummy !!!!

That was about it. I am hoping to get some real things accomplished this week ... we will see how it goes !

Finding a home to buy..

The past couple of weeks, I have been looking at houses to buy/ build. I found one today that I fell in love with ... first - the slate floors are incredible ... second - the fireplace is incredible... third - there are soo many windows!!! I think we are going to make an offer on this one!! :)

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Hayley's Biome Project !!

Just like me..  Hayley waited until the LAST minute to work on a project for school.  We spent alot of the day yesterday .... EASTER... working on it.  She had to make a Biome in a shoebox using a rock as her animal.. her animal was the African Elephant...Here is the finished product

Happy Easter!!!

a surprise in my mailbox today ...

mailbox

What is in my mailbox???

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it says something

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it's a postcard !

Cookie's Adventures 4/5

Cookie having pizza in San Diego ... yummmm

Cookie's Adventure 4/8

Here is Cookie kicking back in San Diego, California.... only a couple of days till she is HOME !!!

Quilt I am currently working on

This is the quilt I am currently working on. There is a picture of the fabrics I am using and a sample of what it will look like. I choose fun fabrics and patterns cause I am going to give it to Hayley.

Bug Jar Quilt

When Hayley was about a year old, I got the fabric to make this quilt. I still have not made it. I plan on making it at some point this year :)

An ADD moment ...

I sat at the table to start cutting more fabric for the quilt when I see Hayley’s easter basket and remember I have to hide it in the closet.  I take it to the closet and see all my fabric I neatly folded the other day on the floor and think I should make Hayley’s pillowcase.  I come to the computer and google pillow case pattern.  Then see my fave button for Facebook and click it... see a friends cute new baby... awwww !  Read up on friends statuses.  What was I doing ???  OH yea... working on the quilt... I go back to the table and realize what I did ... and think ... I should Blog about this ... LOL

Obvioulsy I didn’t take my medicine today ... LOL

Current Read...

This is the book I am currently reading. It is that other book by Jill Davis who wrote ask again later. Soo far it is OK. I am thinking I will be reading a James Patterson book next ... I think all this Chik-Lit is getting to me :)

What I was supposed to post today ...

I was supposed to post my menu for the week today... but that didn't happen!

The kids didn't have school today because it was a teacher workday. Hayley had an appointment at the orthodontist. She needs braces ! Go Figure!!! After what insurance pays... that leaves $1800 we have to pay ... do they not know I don't have a job right now... LOL

My birthmom had surgery today, I was a nervous wreck cause I couldn't get a hold of any one this morning to tell her I loved her. Then it wasn't until I sent a text to my Aunt that I found out she was out of surgery... at 3 .. I sent the text at 6.... errrr.. My step dad isn't keeping me posted ! I am sure he is busy. At least my Aunt is going to keep me in the loop.

Book Reviews- ask again later by jill davis

My Rating:



ask again later by jill davis

I chose this book because I noticed it had something about breast cancer in it. I really enjoyed this book, it was funny and was very easy to read. I liked the characters and could relate to them. Someone people had mentioned they didn't like the way the author skipped around, well, I found that to help keep me involved in the book.

I liked the book soo much that I got Jill Davis's other book, Girls' Poker Night.

Cookie's Adventures 3/27

Cookie has been having fun in Hawaii!!! Here she is at the North Shore!!!



Here she is at the top of Diamond Head Mountain!!

Spring Weather?????

Here is our forecast for tomorrow....

Saturday

Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain and snow in the morning. Breezy. No snow accumulation. Highs in the upper 40s. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 35 mph.

What???? isn't it SPRING?????

Shopping today...

Well, I had to go shopping today. I learned some things on my little adventure today. Here is what I learned....

1. 18 ct of egg is $1.98, but a 12 ct is only $1.00 so it is cheaper to by 2 12 ct cartons. HMM
2. Herbal Essences shampoo was $4.69 @ CVS but at Wal Mart is was $2.97 --- WHAT?? However, I got it from CVS before I realized it was much cheaper at Wal Mart. I did have a $3.00 off coupon when you buy 2 (not that it was much help), there was also a $1.00 each CVS buck's back... soo in the end, I only paid $2.47 each instead of $4.69. But from now on I think I will be getting it from Wal Mart!!!
3. Blockbuster does not open until 10am!!! I got there at 9:30am!!
4. Academy obviously caters to the rednecks ( see picture below)