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Saturday, April 7, 2012
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Test Blog for Cyn!
Ok Cynthia! I've added your address to my blog!
I look forward to doing the "photo challenge"
Friday, July 29, 2011
Camp No Man 2011
10TH SEASON OF GW!! 2002-2011 It's hard to believe we have been doing this for a decade now!
This years project was visors...Alexis and James brought us Crowns and Footsie Socks!
This year (2011) Camp~No~Man was held at Lake Francis Resort, in Dobbins,Ca.
The trip started out great! We were ahead of schedule with loading and getting on the road. Shana, as usual, drove like a Bat Out Of Hell. But we got there safe and sound!
First thing first! We took out our tarp to build our tent on. Then we started to unload the rest of the truck! We pulled out the 10 man tent for us 5 girls. That's right, 5. We were short a few women this year due to other obligations. The original date was changed by "someone", so that screwed it up for some of the girls! LOL! Ok...back to building the tent! So Jen and Shana started to open up the bag which was to contain "all" components that go with a tent! Surprise!!! The poles for the tent are not in the bag! (TIME FOR A BEER)
Immediately, Jen goes in to panic mode! 1st thing she did was call Chris, packer of the tent. Or was it the kids who packed the tent, cause it sure wasn't Jen!! She is much more responsible than that!
Anyway, we called Alexis and Jayme, who were on there way to meet us. We were hoping they were close to Roseville. That way they could stop and pick up the poles. But they were already 15 minutes away from Marysville. Luckily Jayme brought her 6 man tent! And Lex brought her screen room. So I asked Lex to stop in Marysville to buy another tent, and I would pay them back. 5 minutes later, Jayme called to make a deal. She said as long as Shana gave up her nice comfy double air mattress, she would give up her tent to me, Jen and Shana. And they would take the screen room! Deal!!
So everything ended up working out great! Thanks to the THE HILLZ girls!!
We enjoyed our dinners at the little restaurant they had at the resort. They even had an ice cream parlor, which I enjoyed!! We also enjoyed the Wifi you could purchase for only $5.95 a day!! Shana and I jumped on that real quick!
The first night we just hung around the campfire playing games. We were told 3 times by personnel to be quiet! Apparently, quiet time is 10pm. And we were just talking!! That part sucked ass!!
The next morning, Shana asked all of us if we heard the noises in the middle of the night. She said it sounded like screaming. None of us heard it. But the next night....I heard it! It ended up being Pee cocks!! They make the most horrible sound. I never knew they sounded like that. I had seen them earlier that day too.
We BBQ'd tri tip for lunch. And then we spent a lot of time at the lake floating and drinking a few beers. We visited an old church with a cemetery behind it. Next to the store we had to visit several times! Lots of very old grave sites. 18 and early 1900's headstones. It was pretty cool. Of course...Shana saw the front porch light of the church flicker! That damn entity follows her wherever she goes.
There was even a place for Shana to pee!!
All in all....GW was another success! I look forward to the next 10 years!!
This years project was visors...Alexis and James brought us Crowns and Footsie Socks!This year (2011) Camp~No~Man was held at Lake Francis Resort, in Dobbins,Ca.
The trip started out great! We were ahead of schedule with loading and getting on the road. Shana, as usual, drove like a Bat Out Of Hell. But we got there safe and sound!
First thing first! We took out our tarp to build our tent on. Then we started to unload the rest of the truck! We pulled out the 10 man tent for us 5 girls. That's right, 5. We were short a few women this year due to other obligations. The original date was changed by "someone", so that screwed it up for some of the girls! LOL! Ok...back to building the tent! So Jen and Shana started to open up the bag which was to contain "all" components that go with a tent! Surprise!!! The poles for the tent are not in the bag! (TIME FOR A BEER)
Immediately, Jen goes in to panic mode! 1st thing she did was call Chris, packer of the tent. Or was it the kids who packed the tent, cause it sure wasn't Jen!! She is much more responsible than that!
Anyway, we called Alexis and Jayme, who were on there way to meet us. We were hoping they were close to Roseville. That way they could stop and pick up the poles. But they were already 15 minutes away from Marysville. Luckily Jayme brought her 6 man tent! And Lex brought her screen room. So I asked Lex to stop in Marysville to buy another tent, and I would pay them back. 5 minutes later, Jayme called to make a deal. She said as long as Shana gave up her nice comfy double air mattress, she would give up her tent to me, Jen and Shana. And they would take the screen room! Deal!!
So everything ended up working out great! Thanks to the THE HILLZ girls!!
We enjoyed our dinners at the little restaurant they had at the resort. They even had an ice cream parlor, which I enjoyed!! We also enjoyed the Wifi you could purchase for only $5.95 a day!! Shana and I jumped on that real quick!
The first night we just hung around the campfire playing games. We were told 3 times by personnel to be quiet! Apparently, quiet time is 10pm. And we were just talking!! That part sucked ass!!
The next morning, Shana asked all of us if we heard the noises in the middle of the night. She said it sounded like screaming. None of us heard it. But the next night....I heard it! It ended up being Pee cocks!! They make the most horrible sound. I never knew they sounded like that. I had seen them earlier that day too.
We BBQ'd tri tip for lunch. And then we spent a lot of time at the lake floating and drinking a few beers. We visited an old church with a cemetery behind it. Next to the store we had to visit several times! Lots of very old grave sites. 18 and early 1900's headstones. It was pretty cool. Of course...Shana saw the front porch light of the church flicker! That damn entity follows her wherever she goes.
There was even a place for Shana to pee!!
All in all....GW was another success! I look forward to the next 10 years!!
Sunday, April 24, 2011
I love Jeff Corwin!!
OK. So this has nothing to do with Jeff Corwin! But, He loves things that slither.
So the other day I went out to the backyard to pick up Polly and Paco's poopy. Mark was going to do the yard work when he got home from work. As I was bending down with the garden shovel for the first scoop, A gardener snake literally jumped up and hissed at me. I tried to catch it so I could show the girls after I picked them up from daycare. Well he slithered away, but I did get him on video to show the girls. He was close to 3ft long!!
Mark came home and started on the lawns. As he opened up the can for green waste, there was another snake! This one was smaller, and confined to one area, so I decided to catch it.
I went to get the girls from daycare and told them I caught a snake for them to see. Lilly was excited! Personally, I thought she would be scared to death. So when we got home, I pulled the snake out of the bucket I left it in! I wanted Mark to pick it up, but he said....No way! I'm not touching that thing. He wasn't scared, he just didn't want to touch it. (Riiiight)
So here are a few pics to share! :)
Friday, December 17, 2010
GINGERBREAD HOUSE 2010
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Last night I went to WalMart to pick up some photos and saw a gingerbread house kit. I went ahead and bought it!! Since it was going to be raining all day. I thought that would be a fun indoor project. I showed it to Lilly just before nap time. She was so excited to do "The Project." I told her that she would have to take her nap first. It worked!!! After she and Zoey woke from their naps, we had lunch and then prepared for the fun.
Here are just a few pictures I took during construction...
They are ready to go!!
Above, Lilly is concentrating very hard. She knows how Mimi is about lining things up.
After Lilly was done with the structure part. We had to wait 15 min for it to dry. So the girls took a quick break and grabbed something from the Juice Bar!
One for me....One for my homie. Oop's, I mean house! Oh, and by the way. I kept Zoey busy with M&M's.
PROJECT COMPLETE!!
THE GIRLS POSING WITH THEIR HOUSE!!
It was a fun day!!!
Last night I went to WalMart to pick up some photos and saw a gingerbread house kit. I went ahead and bought it!! Since it was going to be raining all day. I thought that would be a fun indoor project. I showed it to Lilly just before nap time. She was so excited to do "The Project." I told her that she would have to take her nap first. It worked!!! After she and Zoey woke from their naps, we had lunch and then prepared for the fun.
Here are just a few pictures I took during construction...
They are ready to go!!
Above, Lilly is concentrating very hard. She knows how Mimi is about lining things up.
After Lilly was done with the structure part. We had to wait 15 min for it to dry. So the girls took a quick break and grabbed something from the Juice Bar!
One for me....One for my homie. Oop's, I mean house! Oh, and by the way. I kept Zoey busy with M&M's.
PROJECT COMPLETE!!
THE GIRLS POSING WITH THEIR HOUSE!!
It was a fun day!!!
Monday, November 29, 2010
Another Photo Shoot..oh, and a small note about Turkey Day!
Just a little note to say that Thanksgiving went well. Lisa, (MR's) sister came up from So. Cal. We always enjoy her visits. We especially like it when she brings Lila (her dog)! I look forward to the little trails of pee pee on my laminate floors. LOL! She's just excited to see us and her little furry cousins, Polly and Paco. The food and family were great!
On to the photo Shoot!
The following day, I decided to try and do an updated photo shoot of the girls. The week before, I had bought them matching headbands (from a holiday fair) and cute little black shirts to wear with their jeans. As usual, they did not want to cooperate!! Trying to get them to look at the camera and smile at the same time is like trying to take a Zebra out of a Lions mouth!! NOT GOING TO HAPPEN!! Why I just compared the girls to a Zebra and a Lion...I don't know! Random thought...
So I managed to get a few good ones in and retouched a few with some different lighting. So here they are.....Enjoy!
This one is one of my favorites...I kept telling Lilly to say cheese. She leaned forward in to the camera and screamed CHEESE!!!!!!!!!!!
I was getting so frustrated, I started to bribe Lilly with M&M's just to look at the camera! So she did, but Zoey was getting pissed or not looking so hot in the photo!
And then.....Lilly became pissed again!!
To many more photos of the bad ones....but here are a few of my favorites!
Even though Zoey's feet are pointed down and Jens hand is in the pic...I still think it looks cute!
On to the photo Shoot!
The following day, I decided to try and do an updated photo shoot of the girls. The week before, I had bought them matching headbands (from a holiday fair) and cute little black shirts to wear with their jeans. As usual, they did not want to cooperate!! Trying to get them to look at the camera and smile at the same time is like trying to take a Zebra out of a Lions mouth!! NOT GOING TO HAPPEN!! Why I just compared the girls to a Zebra and a Lion...I don't know! Random thought...
So I managed to get a few good ones in and retouched a few with some different lighting. So here they are.....Enjoy!
This one is one of my favorites...I kept telling Lilly to say cheese. She leaned forward in to the camera and screamed CHEESE!!!!!!!!!!!
I was getting so frustrated, I started to bribe Lilly with M&M's just to look at the camera! So she did, but Zoey was getting pissed or not looking so hot in the photo!
And then.....Lilly became pissed again!!
To many more photos of the bad ones....but here are a few of my favorites!
Even though Zoey's feet are pointed down and Jens hand is in the pic...I still think it looks cute!
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