So I'm a slacker...or some of you may be a little nicer & say I'm a procrastinator...same deal. Anyhow, I've been saying forever how I'm going to make myself an apron. A cute one. So that when I'm making my kitchen look like a tornado just ripped through it while I cook (yes, I do cook people) I can keep myself clean & look a little cute at the same time. Well, as my sewing machine is still sitting in it's box (taped up how it came from the store) I'm doubting that I'm going to make the apron any time soon.
And then it fell into my lap...well, actually onto my computer monitor. Thank you to Mommy Loves Giveaways I have now come across Flirty Aprons. I'm going to hold out until the contest ends on the 4th to win one...but if I don't, then I'm buying one that same day...so while I bake my pumpkin pie & other Thanksgiving foods, I can do so in style....with the chocolate brown apron (that's the one I really want, though they have tons of other cute ones).
So check out Mommy Loves Giveaways and maybe you can beat me out and win one of your own.
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Autumn Fun
We just capped off a great, busy, wonderful Fall weekend.
Friday the kids went over to "Grammy's" while Michael & I headed over to Fright Fest at Marine World. Mary joined us & we all got to ride the grown rides aka, Roar, Medusa & Tony Hawk. I only screamed 3 times by roaming zombies...so I think I did pretty good lol!
Saturday, joined by Carol & Sue we headed up to one of our favorite fall traditions, Apple Hill. The place was PACKED! I've never seen the area so busy. Even though it was so busy, we still had an enjoyable day. Maddy got to ride the ponies at High Hill Ranch and finally got to do the train at El Dorado Orchards (which is where we had some killer Tritip Sandwiches).
We hit Boa Vista in between those two, and then finished up at Rainbow Orchard to get our Apple Cider Donuts. Finally we were really able to let Riley out of her stroller & roam in their grass, all the other places were just too busy.
We didn't make it to one of our other favorites...Ables Acres....it was CRAZY there, it'll just have to be one of our first stops next year.
From Saturday we rolled into Sunday....an hour late! Our alarm clock in our room is programmed to automatically change for the time change each season. Unfortunately it was manufactured before the time switch changed to later in the year. So while we thought we were waking up at 7:15 to leave the house at 9, it was actually 8:15. Amazingly....we got out of the house on time!
Now, as to where we were going....we were going to meet Joleen & family at her sisters to go to the San Francisco Zoo. The were doing a cute thing called Boooo @ the Zoo, where the kids dressed up in their Halloween costumes and there were trick or treat stations around the zoo. We had a blast.
At the end of the day and weekend...I'm am done....mentally & physically...I'm too old to have an action packed weekend like this! Lol...
As soon as I get the pictures off the camera I'll make sure to post some!
Friday the kids went over to "Grammy's" while Michael & I headed over to Fright Fest at Marine World. Mary joined us & we all got to ride the grown rides aka, Roar, Medusa & Tony Hawk. I only screamed 3 times by roaming zombies...so I think I did pretty good lol!
Saturday, joined by Carol & Sue we headed up to one of our favorite fall traditions, Apple Hill. The place was PACKED! I've never seen the area so busy. Even though it was so busy, we still had an enjoyable day. Maddy got to ride the ponies at High Hill Ranch and finally got to do the train at El Dorado Orchards (which is where we had some killer Tritip Sandwiches).
We hit Boa Vista in between those two, and then finished up at Rainbow Orchard to get our Apple Cider Donuts. Finally we were really able to let Riley out of her stroller & roam in their grass, all the other places were just too busy.
We didn't make it to one of our other favorites...Ables Acres....it was CRAZY there, it'll just have to be one of our first stops next year.
From Saturday we rolled into Sunday....an hour late! Our alarm clock in our room is programmed to automatically change for the time change each season. Unfortunately it was manufactured before the time switch changed to later in the year. So while we thought we were waking up at 7:15 to leave the house at 9, it was actually 8:15. Amazingly....we got out of the house on time!
Now, as to where we were going....we were going to meet Joleen & family at her sisters to go to the San Francisco Zoo. The were doing a cute thing called Boooo @ the Zoo, where the kids dressed up in their Halloween costumes and there were trick or treat stations around the zoo. We had a blast.
At the end of the day and weekend...I'm am done....mentally & physically...I'm too old to have an action packed weekend like this! Lol...
As soon as I get the pictures off the camera I'll make sure to post some!
Monday, October 12, 2009
Day 1
So I finally got my butt in gear & went back to Curves. I'm beat, but I'm glad I took the step. I weigh more now then I ever have. I didn't gain any weight while pregnant with Riley and I need to at least get down to that weight....at the very least. So wish me best!
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Gosh, I'm old
So every once in a while, you realize that you are in fact, old...or at least older then you used to be. I had one of those eye opening moments the other day at the school while working.
So Tuesday I get there and a little boy, 2nd grade I think, asks me to open his wide mouthed thermos. I'm twisting & twisting with all my might and it's not budging. I ask the boy "Who do I look like, He-Man?"
The boy looks up at me, you know that quizzical up through your eyebrows look and says "WHO?"
Me, not quite grasping yet that the kid isn't deaf, but instead has absolutely no idea what I'm talking about says "He-Man, ya know?"
Then a chorus of little voices all around the boy says "Who's He-Man"
Then I had to admit I was old...I had no choice, so my answer goes "Oh He-Man, I guess he's a little behind your time...he was a cartoon when I was your age, he was kind of like a super hero, like Spiderman & Ironman".
Then it all made sense to them, yep the Noon supervisor lady was old, but at least she knew something about superheros.
Oh, by the way....I'm just old, not a total weakling, it took passing that thermos around to 4 different people before it finally got open.
So Tuesday I get there and a little boy, 2nd grade I think, asks me to open his wide mouthed thermos. I'm twisting & twisting with all my might and it's not budging. I ask the boy "Who do I look like, He-Man?"
The boy looks up at me, you know that quizzical up through your eyebrows look and says "WHO?"
Me, not quite grasping yet that the kid isn't deaf, but instead has absolutely no idea what I'm talking about says "He-Man, ya know?"
Then a chorus of little voices all around the boy says "Who's He-Man"
Then I had to admit I was old...I had no choice, so my answer goes "Oh He-Man, I guess he's a little behind your time...he was a cartoon when I was your age, he was kind of like a super hero, like Spiderman & Ironman".
Then it all made sense to them, yep the Noon supervisor lady was old, but at least she knew something about superheros.
Oh, by the way....I'm just old, not a total weakling, it took passing that thermos around to 4 different people before it finally got open.
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Camping Part II
Okay, so now I'm going to finish what I started haha, which will be pretty amazing for me.
So Thursday night led into Friday. We had a nice day of mostly around camp, a lot of lounging, which was great for me. Madison and the other kids kept busy by a lot of nature walks around the camp ground. Finding pine cones, chasing squirrels, spotting chipmunks and any other "wild life". Madison even got so worn out from the fresh mountain air that she took a nap! As of course, Michael did too!
Beth's sister & her boyfriend Mike joined us early Friday afternoon
Tricia & the boys joined us later Friday afternoon. A few hours after that, Tim joined Tricia with his mom & dad.
The kids had a blast roasting hot dogs over the fire & making smores.
Saturday
Saturday we started out the day with a humongous breakfast. Pancakes, potatoes, bacon & smoked sausage, scrambled eggs & mini bagels. We used that to get us ready for our walk to the USDF's Stream Chamber Profile. It was a pretty walk. We took in a lot of trees & foliage, Kanoke Salmon & Crawdads in the stream, along with to our surprise, a bear! We had almost all left the side of the stream and were heading a long the path to the profile chamber when Amy came running up to me. There was a bear back at the stream. So I ran back to get some pictures before it disappeared.
After the stream chamber, we went back to camp for lunch. At that point, some of us left to go on a hike above Emerald Bay while a few of us, Carol, Tricia, Beth, Mary, Jonathan, Mike & I stayed behind. Shhh...don't tell the kids, at this point we went over to the ice cream shop. OMG, their kid's scoop was like a double scoop from Baskin Robbins!
It was while we were sitting out on the grass by the ice cream parlor that I realized my mistake....I forgot to pull that nights dinner (tritip) out of the cooler. I had frozen them from when we went shopping the night before & never thought they'd actually stay frozen. But I had told myself the night before that I needed to pull them out in the morning to defrost...whoops!
So dinner Saturday night ended up being a great camp out feast....at the food court in the Harrah's hotel & casino lol! After dinner, we headed to the arcade with the kids, which was a lot of fun.
Headed back to the campsite around 10 and sat around the fire with the remaining kids & adults playing games. You know, like telephone and I'm going on a trip & in my bag I'm packing a....
Sunday morning came and it was time to pack up. We had breakfast via Beth, who baked up a bunch of breads to sustain us through camp break down time....then it was time to hit the road!
It was a great time, but I can tell you that camping with an 8 1/2 month old definitely has its challenges. I was very grateful to my family(and friends, but you all know you're the same to me) that helped keep Riley entertained & me from pulling my hair out.
Here are pictures to leave you with
And last but not least....pretty camping faces
Lily
Nathan
So Thursday night led into Friday. We had a nice day of mostly around camp, a lot of lounging, which was great for me. Madison and the other kids kept busy by a lot of nature walks around the camp ground. Finding pine cones, chasing squirrels, spotting chipmunks and any other "wild life". Madison even got so worn out from the fresh mountain air that she took a nap! As of course, Michael did too!
Beth's sister & her boyfriend Mike joined us early Friday afternoon
Tricia & the boys joined us later Friday afternoon. A few hours after that, Tim joined Tricia with his mom & dad.
The kids had a blast roasting hot dogs over the fire & making smores.
Saturday
Saturday we started out the day with a humongous breakfast. Pancakes, potatoes, bacon & smoked sausage, scrambled eggs & mini bagels. We used that to get us ready for our walk to the USDF's Stream Chamber Profile. It was a pretty walk. We took in a lot of trees & foliage, Kanoke Salmon & Crawdads in the stream, along with to our surprise, a bear! We had almost all left the side of the stream and were heading a long the path to the profile chamber when Amy came running up to me. There was a bear back at the stream. So I ran back to get some pictures before it disappeared.
After the stream chamber, we went back to camp for lunch. At that point, some of us left to go on a hike above Emerald Bay while a few of us, Carol, Tricia, Beth, Mary, Jonathan, Mike & I stayed behind. Shhh...don't tell the kids, at this point we went over to the ice cream shop. OMG, their kid's scoop was like a double scoop from Baskin Robbins!
It was while we were sitting out on the grass by the ice cream parlor that I realized my mistake....I forgot to pull that nights dinner (tritip) out of the cooler. I had frozen them from when we went shopping the night before & never thought they'd actually stay frozen. But I had told myself the night before that I needed to pull them out in the morning to defrost...whoops!
So dinner Saturday night ended up being a great camp out feast....at the food court in the Harrah's hotel & casino lol! After dinner, we headed to the arcade with the kids, which was a lot of fun.
Headed back to the campsite around 10 and sat around the fire with the remaining kids & adults playing games. You know, like telephone and I'm going on a trip & in my bag I'm packing a....
Sunday morning came and it was time to pack up. We had breakfast via Beth, who baked up a bunch of breads to sustain us through camp break down time....then it was time to hit the road!
It was a great time, but I can tell you that camping with an 8 1/2 month old definitely has its challenges. I was very grateful to my family(and friends, but you all know you're the same to me) that helped keep Riley entertained & me from pulling my hair out.
Here are pictures to leave you with
And last but not least....pretty camping faces
Lily
Nathan
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