Waiting for Drama

I have hit a dry spell on blogging....but just wait. I start homeschooling next week, Richard starts teaching again and the following week Wayne moves out and goes to college. We will... have... drama. Can't you imagine? Pray that it is simple, funny drama, not major drama!

Jack crackes me up!

Richard said, "Jack, do you know how much I love you?"

Jack answered,"Yes."

Richard said, "How do you know that?"

Jack matter factly answered, "Because I'm a genious."

The family at Vogel

The Grandkids

The kids and family

The "Grownups"

Kids in the Car

Riding in the car with three children crammed in the backseat behind you is no fun. We don't have one of those DVD players to occupy them. We brought toys galore and I even brought my laptop with movies to play (but that didn't work - it did work at home then we get the 3 kids off from home and it won't work). I just don't know how people traveled before electronics. We had music the kids liked playing, toys for each and they still fought over every thing. We put Jack in the middle to keep Parker and Josie separated because they usually fight worse, but this time Jack and Josie could not get along and when they did they were laughing hysterically and shrilly screaming. I suppose since that was the worst part of the trip, I should not complain.

Home, Sweet Home....

We just got home and unloaded. Who says vacation is relaxing? It is stressful to pack to get ready to go and it is stressful to unpack and get ready to go back to work/school. Just as I suspected though, I am very glad to be home, to use my own shower, and my own bed. Speaking of bed, I'm off to get in it!

I have lots to blog about in the next few days....meeting new friends and family....new experiences at Vogel State Park....and kids in a car for 6 hours with no (yes, I said nada) television.

You decide: Too much Spongebob?

Jack was sitting in front of the fire at the campsite and he was intently watching when he said, "Grandma, look at those fire bubbles!" He is right they do look like fire bubbles when sparks fly off the logs.

Lions and Tigers and BEARS, oh my!

Typical marshmallow roasting...


Worm grubbing....(yes, that is Josie picking up worms)





Our camp! (Daddy knows what he is doing)

BEARS!!! in the camp.

We are having fun and going to continue to have more fun... Updates later!

Leaving Calhoun County

Can't wait (doing the can't wait dance with the kids, who by the way have been running around the house like we have never let them out before) to leave tomorrow!!!!! I am so excited to get out of town for a little while, excited to do something out of our routine. I hope to be able to update with photos while we are gone.

By the way, to all of you criminal lurkers out there....a friend is house sitting for us while we are gone so we are not an easy target.

July 4th

We enjoyed the day with Grandparents and swimming!

Oh yeah, and eating sundaes. Hope you had a Happy 4th!

Procrastination

Why is it that projects never get finished around my house? I have finished school and I thought that I would have more time to do things around the house. Like paint my bedroom, finish the crown moldings, and scour the house top to bottom. But it has not happened and it has been 2 months since I have graduated! I have actually had time to do yard work, which we have not really done in the 5+ years we have lived here. Maybe my lamenting will inspire me to complete some tasks.

Of course, it doesn't really help that my husband, whom I dearly love, will not finish one project before starting one or two more! Our goal is to redo our bedroom. I will post before and after photos. We are painting, adding floor to ceiling shelves on one end of the room and covering the brick coal fireplace with tile. Grand dreams for us slow pokes, maybe it will be finished in 5 more years!