Going to see Eclipse tonight with sister. Happy to actually be doing something instead of chillin' with TJ. Maybe she and I will hit up happy hour first.
Friday, September 10, 2010
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Too close for comfort!!
Friday I was in a hurry to get home. I usually park in the same spot next to the support pole for the carport. I am usually close to the pole because I wants as much room as possible on the drivers side because that is where I load/unload. Mom pointed this out to me. I think I parked a LITTLE TOO close. Thankfully nothing was scratched pulling out. (PS: That is not my front door)
WOOHOO!! A day off!! LOVED most of Monday. I slept in til 8am. I wanted to finish a couple of projects so I was out the door by 9am. First stop to Caitlyn's coffee shop to get the most delicious drink ever...Raspberry lemonade. I love how she makes it!! After some chitchat it was to Saver I go. Savers was having a 50% clothing, shoes, bed/bath, and accessories sale. It was a mad house but it was awesome!!
When I first walked into Savers, I saw a woman with an old pitcher/bowl (the kind they used to wash with). I thought to myself "DANG!! I wish I would have gotten here earlier so I could have gotten that!!" Oh well. I go shopping and find some great stuff. New mats for my master bath, an awesome Spiderman pillow for Wyatt, new purple decorative bed pillow, a cast iron grill skillet, vase, and an apron.
As I was shopping, I saw the woman who had the pitcher/bowl in her cart but it was no longer there!! I run...well move quickly over to the shelves to see if she left it AND SHE DID!! I quickly grabbed it but and I was lifting it into my cart, I saw she broken the handle!! POO on her!! Oh well. Simple fix with some super glue. I head to check out and the clerk first tells me the pitcher isn't for sale.
WHAT?!? My heart just sinks. I ask her why not? It was on the shelves? She then says it isn't an accessory or bed/bath. OH!! She meant it wasn't ON sale but still FOR sale. She asks if I still want it and I say yes. She then points out the broken handle and confirms again. I say heck yes I want it do you know how much my mom would love it? She says because it was broken, she will only charge me....$0.99!! The tag was for $9.99. I wouldn't have paid $10 for it broken but I still throught $3. WOOHOOO!! I was excited.
I head next door to Lowes to get some crafting material and paint so I can paint my bedframe. I am painting it "antique yellow". It will match my dressers pretty well. I was then excited because the paint was on sale. So I get my paint and head to my car. Later I am driving to parents to get a perm when I realized I forgot to get the 1 thing I went to Lowes to get. JEEZ!!
I decided to go to Lowes a different day because now I am tasked with getting 5 gallons of white vineager to clean the RV watersystem. With the latest task accomplished, I head to parents to get a perm and watch the BSU Game.
Perm happens and Mom makes pork chops for dinner. Lexy and Chris come over. As we are eating Caitlyn and Emma show up. We have dinner, play and then it is game time. Dad and I are watching the game when we hear some ruckus in the kitchen. Lexy and Caitlyn are in an argument for some reasons and then it escalates. Game gets interupted as hell breaks loose.
People say things, people leave and after awhile, it is back to the game. The game is just as dramitic as the family drama.
BSU was great. We could've been better but a win is a win. See article here for more details.
When I first walked into Savers, I saw a woman with an old pitcher/bowl (the kind they used to wash with). I thought to myself "DANG!! I wish I would have gotten here earlier so I could have gotten that!!" Oh well. I go shopping and find some great stuff. New mats for my master bath, an awesome Spiderman pillow for Wyatt, new purple decorative bed pillow, a cast iron grill skillet, vase, and an apron.
As I was shopping, I saw the woman who had the pitcher/bowl in her cart but it was no longer there!! I run...well move quickly over to the shelves to see if she left it AND SHE DID!! I quickly grabbed it but and I was lifting it into my cart, I saw she broken the handle!! POO on her!! Oh well. Simple fix with some super glue. I head to check out and the clerk first tells me the pitcher isn't for sale.
WHAT?!? My heart just sinks. I ask her why not? It was on the shelves? She then says it isn't an accessory or bed/bath. OH!! She meant it wasn't ON sale but still FOR sale. She asks if I still want it and I say yes. She then points out the broken handle and confirms again. I say heck yes I want it do you know how much my mom would love it? She says because it was broken, she will only charge me....$0.99!! The tag was for $9.99. I wouldn't have paid $10 for it broken but I still throught $3. WOOHOOO!! I was excited.
I head next door to Lowes to get some crafting material and paint so I can paint my bedframe. I am painting it "antique yellow". It will match my dressers pretty well. I was then excited because the paint was on sale. So I get my paint and head to my car. Later I am driving to parents to get a perm when I realized I forgot to get the 1 thing I went to Lowes to get. JEEZ!!
I decided to go to Lowes a different day because now I am tasked with getting 5 gallons of white vineager to clean the RV watersystem. With the latest task accomplished, I head to parents to get a perm and watch the BSU Game.
Perm happens and Mom makes pork chops for dinner. Lexy and Chris come over. As we are eating Caitlyn and Emma show up. We have dinner, play and then it is game time. Dad and I are watching the game when we hear some ruckus in the kitchen. Lexy and Caitlyn are in an argument for some reasons and then it escalates. Game gets interupted as hell breaks loose.
People say things, people leave and after awhile, it is back to the game. The game is just as dramitic as the family drama.
BSU was great. We could've been better but a win is a win. See article here for more details.
Lets start at the begining...
FRIDAY
I got of work on Friday at 5pm, which was earlier than I expected. I make it home by 530 which is great. Now I have more time to do some last minutes packing. Mom was supposed to pick me up at 6pm, however she didn't shows til 620. After loading up, we still needed to stop for dinner. After a quick trip to Carls Jr we were on the road at 7.
We figured it would be a 3 hrs drive to Huckleberry Heaven. Thankfully there wasn't that much traffic and we made it in only 2.5 hrs. The only sanfu happened about 30 mins from our destination. I had the light on because it was dusk and in the mountains, it is dark. So driving along and I look at the dashboard, and it is black. I panic internally so I continue to drive. I slow down some just to be cautious. We pass under lights from a lumber mill and I see that I have gauged my speed correctly and are goin the speed limit. That made me proud. (Just FYI...I accidentally hit the dimmer dial on the singal lever. I thought the dimmer was near the vent on the dashboard. I was wrong. Sunday we found the dimmer switch and fixed my mistake.)
We finally make it to the top of the mountain and honk the horn. Becasue we are camping in a different spot, that horn is signal to Dad to come get us. Works pretty well. We arrive at 930 and chill around the camp fire for awhile.
SATURDAY
I woke up around 730. I thought I would sleep in longer but oh well. I get up and have breakfast out by the fire. Love it. So warm and nice. Dad and I joke back and forth for awhile.
Mom rolls out of bed around 9am. We get dressed and Dad and I head for a ride. TJ comes along and does really well. However, I only can drive with one hand because I want to make sure TJ doesn't fall off. I need to jerryrig sometype of harness or box for him to ride in. We return to camp and have lunch an rig up a harness. It work pretty aweome. I have some lanyards that are clipped to TJ body harness. He only has enough room to stand. I was pretty proud of hwo we rigged it. We go on another ride and TJ loves it. He does love to bark at the horses we see along the way.
Back we go for lunch. After lunch we head for another ride but TJ didn't want to go. He would refuse to leave RV area. That is ok. We look him in the RV with food and water and head off. Mom comes along and rides with Dad.
We found a new campsite we will try next year that is next to a spring. We eventually head back and havea great meal of hobo dinner (aka tinfoil dinners). Mom and I want a Smores so we break out the marshmellow, chocloate and .... Where are the graham crackers? Crap we left them at home. We decided to experiment. Mom tried frosted animal crackers, I try Ritz and vanilla cream cookies. I thought the most successful was the Ritz. It brought the salty into the mix. Next time I am brining Oreos to try.
With desert over, we decided to watch a movie. Dad brought otu the laptop and table. It is pretty awesome watching Tommy Boy by the fire. I don't know if it was because I was tired or I hadn't seen it in awhile, but Tommy Boy is really funny!
We have to watch the last half in the RV because battery was dying but it was still a fun time. We head to bed around 1030. I must have been really tired because as soon as my head hit the pillow I was out for the count. The next day Mom and Dad kept teasing me about how quickly I was out. Oh well.
SUNDAY
I get up around 700 and head outside with TJ. We are snuggling by the fire and I am ready to fall asleep sitting up. Dad is a sweetheart and takes TJ for a walk. I take advantage of the oppurtunity and DIVE back into bed. I snooze til 900. Mom never got out of bed until 9 and that is when we decided it was time for breakfast.
Mom makes waffles, bacon, hashbrowns. It was YUMMY!! Mom had put some butter in a bowl on Saturday so it would be soft to spread on the waffles. As we are eating we are trying to figure out where it went. She placed the sliver of butter in a bowl and placed it on the table on Saturday afternoon.
All of a sudden, Mom knows what happened. TJ ATE IT!! We look underneath the table and sure enough, there is the bowl. He ate it while we went on a ride!! Crazy dog!!
Over breakfast we decided to head home that day. We go for another ride and then have lunch and break camp. We leave around 430 and I am home by 7pm. It was a fun time.
See new post for more random pictures of the camping weekend.
I got of work on Friday at 5pm, which was earlier than I expected. I make it home by 530 which is great. Now I have more time to do some last minutes packing. Mom was supposed to pick me up at 6pm, however she didn't shows til 620. After loading up, we still needed to stop for dinner. After a quick trip to Carls Jr we were on the road at 7.
We figured it would be a 3 hrs drive to Huckleberry Heaven. Thankfully there wasn't that much traffic and we made it in only 2.5 hrs. The only sanfu happened about 30 mins from our destination. I had the light on because it was dusk and in the mountains, it is dark. So driving along and I look at the dashboard, and it is black. I panic internally so I continue to drive. I slow down some just to be cautious. We pass under lights from a lumber mill and I see that I have gauged my speed correctly and are goin the speed limit. That made me proud. (Just FYI...I accidentally hit the dimmer dial on the singal lever. I thought the dimmer was near the vent on the dashboard. I was wrong. Sunday we found the dimmer switch and fixed my mistake.)
We finally make it to the top of the mountain and honk the horn. Becasue we are camping in a different spot, that horn is signal to Dad to come get us. Works pretty well. We arrive at 930 and chill around the camp fire for awhile.
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| TJ settling in for the night. He wasn't upset and there were other pictures but this one makes me giggle. |
SATURDAY
I woke up around 730. I thought I would sleep in longer but oh well. I get up and have breakfast out by the fire. Love it. So warm and nice. Dad and I joke back and forth for awhile.
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| View first thing Saturday morning. |
Mom rolls out of bed around 9am. We get dressed and Dad and I head for a ride. TJ comes along and does really well. However, I only can drive with one hand because I want to make sure TJ doesn't fall off. I need to jerryrig sometype of harness or box for him to ride in. We return to camp and have lunch an rig up a harness. It work pretty aweome. I have some lanyards that are clipped to TJ body harness. He only has enough room to stand. I was pretty proud of hwo we rigged it. We go on another ride and TJ loves it. He does love to bark at the horses we see along the way.
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| TJ and I testing the harness. |
Back we go for lunch. After lunch we head for another ride but TJ didn't want to go. He would refuse to leave RV area. That is ok. We look him in the RV with food and water and head off. Mom comes along and rides with Dad.
We found a new campsite we will try next year that is next to a spring. We eventually head back and havea great meal of hobo dinner (aka tinfoil dinners). Mom and I want a Smores so we break out the marshmellow, chocloate and .... Where are the graham crackers? Crap we left them at home. We decided to experiment. Mom tried frosted animal crackers, I try Ritz and vanilla cream cookies. I thought the most successful was the Ritz. It brought the salty into the mix. Next time I am brining Oreos to try.
With desert over, we decided to watch a movie. Dad brought otu the laptop and table. It is pretty awesome watching Tommy Boy by the fire. I don't know if it was because I was tired or I hadn't seen it in awhile, but Tommy Boy is really funny!
We have to watch the last half in the RV because battery was dying but it was still a fun time. We head to bed around 1030. I must have been really tired because as soon as my head hit the pillow I was out for the count. The next day Mom and Dad kept teasing me about how quickly I was out. Oh well.
SUNDAY
I get up around 700 and head outside with TJ. We are snuggling by the fire and I am ready to fall asleep sitting up. Dad is a sweetheart and takes TJ for a walk. I take advantage of the oppurtunity and DIVE back into bed. I snooze til 900. Mom never got out of bed until 9 and that is when we decided it was time for breakfast.
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| Dad playing with TJ before the walk |
Mom makes waffles, bacon, hashbrowns. It was YUMMY!! Mom had put some butter in a bowl on Saturday so it would be soft to spread on the waffles. As we are eating we are trying to figure out where it went. She placed the sliver of butter in a bowl and placed it on the table on Saturday afternoon.
All of a sudden, Mom knows what happened. TJ ATE IT!! We look underneath the table and sure enough, there is the bowl. He ate it while we went on a ride!! Crazy dog!!
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| TJ sitting at the table for breakfast. No we didn't give him his own plate and no he didn't actually sit there while we were having breakfast. |
Over breakfast we decided to head home that day. We go for another ride and then have lunch and break camp. We leave around 430 and I am home by 7pm. It was a fun time.
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| TJ sleeping right before we head home. Of course he would choose to be in the drivers seat. |
Friday, September 3, 2010
UGH!!
This day has barely started and I want it over with!
It has been nothing but problem customers all day. They call because we aren't getting the freight there as quickly as they wanted. They want us to delivery at 8am even though they are 2 hours away from our closest terminal. Please. If you need it guaranteed, PAY for the service.
Anyway....
On to more important things....like thanking Heaven that it is a long weekend. To celebrate the long weekend, Mom, Dad, and I are headed to the hills. Huckleberry hills to be more exact. I doubt there will be much fruit but oh well. It will be fun to be outside and to ride the ATV and have camp food. Yummy S'mores!! Bisquick pancakes (in the mountains is the only time Bidquick pancakes taste good), hotdogs over the fire, hot coco. Chilling around the camp fire. Taking naps. Oh how wonderful it will be!!
BUT.....
I am kicking myself. My normal work schedule is 730-1600. Couple weeks ago, a friend asked to switch shifts on Friday (today). She works 830-1700. Not realizing Monday was a holiday, I agreed to switch. I realized this week it was stupid of me to switch. I have delayed my holiday by an hour!! UGH!! I could have used that hour to get half way to my destination!! Oh well. What is done is done. Hopefully Karma rewards my good deed and work is slow so I can get off work early or the day goes by really quickly.
So....
I hope that everyone else has a wonderful weekend and play safe.
This day has barely started and I want it over with!
It has been nothing but problem customers all day. They call because we aren't getting the freight there as quickly as they wanted. They want us to delivery at 8am even though they are 2 hours away from our closest terminal. Please. If you need it guaranteed, PAY for the service.
Anyway....
On to more important things....like thanking Heaven that it is a long weekend. To celebrate the long weekend, Mom, Dad, and I are headed to the hills. Huckleberry hills to be more exact. I doubt there will be much fruit but oh well. It will be fun to be outside and to ride the ATV and have camp food. Yummy S'mores!! Bisquick pancakes (in the mountains is the only time Bidquick pancakes taste good), hotdogs over the fire, hot coco. Chilling around the camp fire. Taking naps. Oh how wonderful it will be!!
BUT.....
I am kicking myself. My normal work schedule is 730-1600. Couple weeks ago, a friend asked to switch shifts on Friday (today). She works 830-1700. Not realizing Monday was a holiday, I agreed to switch. I realized this week it was stupid of me to switch. I have delayed my holiday by an hour!! UGH!! I could have used that hour to get half way to my destination!! Oh well. What is done is done. Hopefully Karma rewards my good deed and work is slow so I can get off work early or the day goes by really quickly.
So....
I hope that everyone else has a wonderful weekend and play safe.
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