So I'm thinking about getting back into the blogging world. I don't know exactly what that entales (entails?) just yet. But it's been a lingering thought for a short while now and I am learning through Bible Study that "random" thoughts are not so random, and thoughts that keep coming back should probably be listened to. SOOO. After much searching, I found my old blog and even successfully logged in (clearly, as I am posting - duh).
So, as I let the thought of publishing my random thoughts to the world wide web, I am pondering, 1) What could I possibly have to say that would be able to benefit someone else? 2) Should I start a brand new blog? 3) Should this blog be about me, what I'm learning as I go through life, more about the kids (as it previously had been), or what?
I attempted a new blog about a year ago - the intention was the chronicle (not sure that's the word I really want to use, but I digress) my Pinterest attempts. Now, there are lots of blogs out there (Pinstrosity, for one) that feature people's failed attempts at creating items they find on Pinterest. I don't want to recreate the wheel. I'm also not good at documenting myself. That blog has sat dormant for, like I said, about a year, with a whopping 2 posts. Lame. I know.
I do chronicle a lot of life via Facebook. But I don't think I can print that. I'm thinking it might be nice to be able to print out blog posts some day and let the kids read about our escapades. Cuz I'm clearly on the ball with the scrapbooking (has it been mentioned that the 8 year old boy still does not have a baby book? Yeah). While I have successfully organized all the kids papers and pictures and artsy creations since PreSchool into folders and file organizers....I have yet to get out the tape runner and actually apply it to anything.
I have lots of projects pinned on Pinterest and a beautiful craft room waiting for me to come make something. And yet, the siren call of the couch is so alluring....
I haven't been sleeping well - and I think I use that as a crutch for days when I accomplish next to nothing (I do get dressed - so that's something).
I see I have been all over the board with just this post. Perhaps a little organization is in order, eh? I will see what I can work up over the weekend. Until then, if you have any brilliant ideas......
~C
Friday, November 08, 2013
Saturday, June 27, 2009
More at the beach
So, where did I leave off? Wednesday....
Wednesday, my parents were due to arrive. We didn't have formal plans, but since it was my dad's birthday, we did plan to have a nice dinner with them. We spent a good bit of time at the beach late morning, and when we walked back to the camper, the sand and walkway were SO hot we all practically burned the bottoms of our feet. Abby, in particular was miserable. Wimpering and everything! Put some aloe on her feet and she was better within the hour. My parents arrived around 3pm and we enjoyed catching up. Spaghetti dinner with garlic bread, laundry and smores finished our evening.
Thursday was the big sightseeing day. And boy, did it dawn warm! You know it's gonna be a hot day, when you leave the shower house with dripping wet hair and it's dry by the time you reach your campsite - three rows away! But we all piled into our cars and headed out the see Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. AWESOME. And HOT! Before arriving, I knew that I would not be climbing, nor would my dad. The kids both wanted to climb, but we were a little hesitant to encourage that. Abby swore up and down that she would do it all by herself. Josh (fortunately) didn't meet the height requirements for climbing. Naturally, he was VERY upset about it. My dad and I tried to keep him otherwise occupied and distracted. He and I even walked up the steps into the bottom of it - but that didn't fool him. We toodled through the museum and the gift shop and got the kids passports stamped. He was a real trooper! After the climbers returned, we headed farther south for Ocracoke Lighthouse. It takes a 40 minute ferry ride to get there. But they didn't factor in the 2 hour wait (in the blinding sun) to get ON the ferry. Oye! We got some ice cream and called it lunch. When we finally arrived, we saw the lighthouse (you can't go up or even touch this one), took our pictures and went to find a place to eat. We called that meal dinner :-) and then waited another hour to board the ferry back to Hatteras Island. Josh fell asleep waiting for the ferry; and woke up after we boarded. Abby fell asleep about 5 miles from the campground and never fully woke up. Put the kids straight to bed and started making margaritas!
It was a rough night for sleep - very warm and muggy, not much of a breeze. Friday dawned warm again. At 10am, the girls went up to a beading activity organized by the campground summershiners. It was pretty lame, so only Abby made "jewelry". Then we dressed for the pool and enjoyed the cool water for close to 2 hours. After a light lunch, we piled into the cars again and headed north to Bodie Island and then Roanoke Island. We saw Bodie Lighthouse (and a brief rain shower) and then went to Manteo to see the "new" Roanoke Marshes Lighthouse (which is actually a recreation of an old lighthouse that stood out in the marshes many, many moons ago). We walked around downtown Manteo, shopped at the museum stores, and searched for fossils, all to the constant rumble of thunder and impending rain. When the first drops started to fall, we got back in the car and headed back to the campground. Where it was raining fiercely! So much for our steak dinner!!! We tried to build a surround to our tent, but it didn't work. We thought about waiting it out, but were too hungry. So, we loaded back into the cars and headed to Avon for dinner. We dined at Bubba's Too BBQ. It was good; but no steak dinner. The kids were in bed by 9pm and the grownups were enjoying Mango margaritas by 9:15.
It was another rough night with not much sleep in our camper. The previous night Abby was talking in her sleep (about climbing the lighthouse, no less!) and Josh was very restless. Last night Abby was up and complaining about a sore throat and not being able to sleep - for at least 2+ hours. She eventually fell asleep soundly in my half of the bed. So, I moved to her end of the camper and slept with Josh for a while. Didn't sleep well! No one did, it turns out. Between the heat and the neighboring noise, we were all a little grumpy this morning. But the steaks and fried potatoes we had for breakfast perked us all up a good bit!!
My parents hit the road for home. We are hanging out at the campground. We will probably do the pool for a while; hopefully the beach, too - maybe in the evening, when it's not too warm. T-shirt tye-dying is at 3:30 this afternoon - a can't miss activity!! Then it's burgers and dogs, baked beans and salad for dinner. We pull out tomorrow morning and head back to the Williamsburg KOA. We'll be home and sleeping in our own beds on Monday.
It's been a great vacation, and we will certainly enjoy our last few days of it; but we are all ready to go home. We have a few days at home to do chores and what not, then we head up to the Silver Lake cottage for the 4th of July. Then it's back to "real life". Trying not to think about that!!
Wednesday, my parents were due to arrive. We didn't have formal plans, but since it was my dad's birthday, we did plan to have a nice dinner with them. We spent a good bit of time at the beach late morning, and when we walked back to the camper, the sand and walkway were SO hot we all practically burned the bottoms of our feet. Abby, in particular was miserable. Wimpering and everything! Put some aloe on her feet and she was better within the hour. My parents arrived around 3pm and we enjoyed catching up. Spaghetti dinner with garlic bread, laundry and smores finished our evening.
Thursday was the big sightseeing day. And boy, did it dawn warm! You know it's gonna be a hot day, when you leave the shower house with dripping wet hair and it's dry by the time you reach your campsite - three rows away! But we all piled into our cars and headed out the see Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. AWESOME. And HOT! Before arriving, I knew that I would not be climbing, nor would my dad. The kids both wanted to climb, but we were a little hesitant to encourage that. Abby swore up and down that she would do it all by herself. Josh (fortunately) didn't meet the height requirements for climbing. Naturally, he was VERY upset about it. My dad and I tried to keep him otherwise occupied and distracted. He and I even walked up the steps into the bottom of it - but that didn't fool him. We toodled through the museum and the gift shop and got the kids passports stamped. He was a real trooper! After the climbers returned, we headed farther south for Ocracoke Lighthouse. It takes a 40 minute ferry ride to get there. But they didn't factor in the 2 hour wait (in the blinding sun) to get ON the ferry. Oye! We got some ice cream and called it lunch. When we finally arrived, we saw the lighthouse (you can't go up or even touch this one), took our pictures and went to find a place to eat. We called that meal dinner :-) and then waited another hour to board the ferry back to Hatteras Island. Josh fell asleep waiting for the ferry; and woke up after we boarded. Abby fell asleep about 5 miles from the campground and never fully woke up. Put the kids straight to bed and started making margaritas!
It was a rough night for sleep - very warm and muggy, not much of a breeze. Friday dawned warm again. At 10am, the girls went up to a beading activity organized by the campground summershiners. It was pretty lame, so only Abby made "jewelry". Then we dressed for the pool and enjoyed the cool water for close to 2 hours. After a light lunch, we piled into the cars again and headed north to Bodie Island and then Roanoke Island. We saw Bodie Lighthouse (and a brief rain shower) and then went to Manteo to see the "new" Roanoke Marshes Lighthouse (which is actually a recreation of an old lighthouse that stood out in the marshes many, many moons ago). We walked around downtown Manteo, shopped at the museum stores, and searched for fossils, all to the constant rumble of thunder and impending rain. When the first drops started to fall, we got back in the car and headed back to the campground. Where it was raining fiercely! So much for our steak dinner!!! We tried to build a surround to our tent, but it didn't work. We thought about waiting it out, but were too hungry. So, we loaded back into the cars and headed to Avon for dinner. We dined at Bubba's Too BBQ. It was good; but no steak dinner. The kids were in bed by 9pm and the grownups were enjoying Mango margaritas by 9:15.
It was another rough night with not much sleep in our camper. The previous night Abby was talking in her sleep (about climbing the lighthouse, no less!) and Josh was very restless. Last night Abby was up and complaining about a sore throat and not being able to sleep - for at least 2+ hours. She eventually fell asleep soundly in my half of the bed. So, I moved to her end of the camper and slept with Josh for a while. Didn't sleep well! No one did, it turns out. Between the heat and the neighboring noise, we were all a little grumpy this morning. But the steaks and fried potatoes we had for breakfast perked us all up a good bit!!
My parents hit the road for home. We are hanging out at the campground. We will probably do the pool for a while; hopefully the beach, too - maybe in the evening, when it's not too warm. T-shirt tye-dying is at 3:30 this afternoon - a can't miss activity!! Then it's burgers and dogs, baked beans and salad for dinner. We pull out tomorrow morning and head back to the Williamsburg KOA. We'll be home and sleeping in our own beds on Monday.
It's been a great vacation, and we will certainly enjoy our last few days of it; but we are all ready to go home. We have a few days at home to do chores and what not, then we head up to the Silver Lake cottage for the 4th of July. Then it's back to "real life". Trying not to think about that!!
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Being at the Beach
Father's Day began our family vacation - a trip in the camper to Cape Hatteras, the Outer Banks. We pulled out of Dillsburg at 8:37am and headed south. By lunchtime we had stopped three times to pee and were finally pulling in to visit with some friends in Richmond. We spent about 4 hours of quality time with them and their three boys and their parents. It was almost like a family reunion! By 4:30 we were on our way to Williamsburg and our KOA for the night.
Other than a few minor mishaps at Williamsburg, like mom not reading the map right and totally missing the campsite and losing Abby for a while, it was a great night. The kids had a hard time settling down and going to sleep. By 10pm, when the grownups were ready for bed, they were still awake, so we all settled down together for some much needed rest.
By 8:37 Monday morning we were on the road for Hatteras. The original plan was for us to eat breakfast in the car - donuts. But DH saw a sign for Cracker Barrel, and we made a brief detour :-) Once on the road again, we only had to stop twice for potty breaks. We pulled into the Cape Hatteras KOA by mid-afternoon and the kids started clamoring for bikes and the beach and the pool and dinner and ..... Crazy!!
We took some time to get the camper set up and settled in. Then we walked over the dunes to the beach and spent a good hour or two there. We headed back for showers and dinner and a game and then put the kids to bed around 9pm. They were asleep within minutes! We didn't stay up too much later than them. It had been a VERY busy day.
Tuesday, we started with the KOA pancake breakfast - which was FABULOUS in Maine (fresh made to order pancakes with fresh Maine blueberries...), but was less than stellar here in OBX. The pancakes were frozen - "cooked" in the microwave; the sausage was also frozen and "cooked" in the oven; the coffee (I was told) was like drinking mud; and the orange juice was mostly frozen. What an experience!
The kids chose to hang out at the pool on Tuesday, so after much piddling around at the campsite, riding bikes (Abby's learning how to ride a 2-wheeler) and lunch, we headed up to the pool. We spent more than an hour there - with the kids riding down the slides multiple times each - we headed back for showers and dinner. We decided to dine out, and at 6:30 were heading out. The kids, very VERY tired, fell asleep on the 30 minute ride back to "civilization", and we had a very nice dinner at The Dunes restaurant. We were back to the camper by 10pm and put the kids to bed.
Wednesday will be another fun outdoor day. Plans are as yet undecided; but Grandma and Grandpa will be joining us before dinner. Thursday we will finally head out to see some lighthouses.
I love vacation!
Other than a few minor mishaps at Williamsburg, like mom not reading the map right and totally missing the campsite and losing Abby for a while, it was a great night. The kids had a hard time settling down and going to sleep. By 10pm, when the grownups were ready for bed, they were still awake, so we all settled down together for some much needed rest.
By 8:37 Monday morning we were on the road for Hatteras. The original plan was for us to eat breakfast in the car - donuts. But DH saw a sign for Cracker Barrel, and we made a brief detour :-) Once on the road again, we only had to stop twice for potty breaks. We pulled into the Cape Hatteras KOA by mid-afternoon and the kids started clamoring for bikes and the beach and the pool and dinner and ..... Crazy!!
We took some time to get the camper set up and settled in. Then we walked over the dunes to the beach and spent a good hour or two there. We headed back for showers and dinner and a game and then put the kids to bed around 9pm. They were asleep within minutes! We didn't stay up too much later than them. It had been a VERY busy day.
Tuesday, we started with the KOA pancake breakfast - which was FABULOUS in Maine (fresh made to order pancakes with fresh Maine blueberries...), but was less than stellar here in OBX. The pancakes were frozen - "cooked" in the microwave; the sausage was also frozen and "cooked" in the oven; the coffee (I was told) was like drinking mud; and the orange juice was mostly frozen. What an experience!
The kids chose to hang out at the pool on Tuesday, so after much piddling around at the campsite, riding bikes (Abby's learning how to ride a 2-wheeler) and lunch, we headed up to the pool. We spent more than an hour there - with the kids riding down the slides multiple times each - we headed back for showers and dinner. We decided to dine out, and at 6:30 were heading out. The kids, very VERY tired, fell asleep on the 30 minute ride back to "civilization", and we had a very nice dinner at The Dunes restaurant. We were back to the camper by 10pm and put the kids to bed.
Wednesday will be another fun outdoor day. Plans are as yet undecided; but Grandma and Grandpa will be joining us before dinner. Thursday we will finally head out to see some lighthouses.
I love vacation!
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Oh, What a Day
Okay, so I feel the need to just kind of vent and complain a bit. Be warned....
Today was my son's class Luau at pre-school. I knew going into it that it would be an exhausting day. 28 3/4 year olds running around?! Yeah, I was going to go a little mad. I'm not really sure how it happened, but I was "in charge" of crafts (which I delegated to another mom - thanks, Jody!), face painting, toe nail painting and tatoos (the toes and tats I also delegated - thanks Kari and Margo!), AND ordering the pizza. WTF?! Anyway, between the delegations and the constant clock watching (so I ordered the pizza on time), all went well. But I was tired by the end of the party (12:30).
Dragged my young son home and put him in bed for a nap, then crawled into mine as well. I think I read 1, maybe 2, pages of my book before I fell asleep. I was awakened 10 minutes later by the phone. "Hello, this is the nurse at BBS, your daughter fell off the monkey bars and is here with me. Her forearm by the wrist is swollen and she's very much favoring it." OMG! Are you kidding me?! I told the nurse that I had just put my son down for a nap after a long morning and that if she's wasn't in terrible pain, I would just wait until the end of school to pick her up. The nurse said okay, but didn't sound too thrilled about that.
Called my DH and told him what went down at school. He, too, was surprised that I was leaving her at school. And he, wisely, said, "if they thought it was important enough to call you about it, you probably ought to go pick her up" *sign*, when he's right, he's right. Damn, I hate it when he's right!
Turned out that DS wasn't sleeping anyway, so we hauled off the get DD from school. She was curled up in the nurses office, looking almost asleep and VERY pathetic. She just wanted to go home. SO SAD!! Before we left the school, I called our doctor and got an appointment for 3:40. So, we went home to relax a bit before that.
The doctor palpatated her arm and was pretty sure it was fractured and sent us to the local facility that does x-rays (the doctor's office doesn't). We arrived there at 4:30. By 5:00 it was confirmed that her arm had a "buckle" fracture and the doctor's office recommended that we make an appointment with OIP (an orthopedict). Don't you know, they close at 5pm. Arg. So, I will call them tomorrow morning.
Meanwhile, it's a little after 5pm and I have not done anything about dinner. I have been up since 6am, with much energy outputted and not much nap time to recharge. My allergies have been flaring up the past two days and most of the time I cannot breath, what with my nose either being stuffed or so full of snot! My eyes are tired and my body aches.
My dear friend, who is having a birthday party for her son tomorrow, who has already rescheduled it once because we couldn't attend, called about something regarding the party tomorrow and I told her what was going on. I think we'll still make it.
DH called and asked what was for dinner (in a joking way, cause he knew how the day had progressed) and we quickly agreed upon dinner at the local diner. :-) Great minds think alike.
After dinner, we all got into our jammies and had a pajama party. And now the children are in bed. I plan to take some Nyquil soon and be in my bed shortly as well.
So, that's the skinny on my "Oye, what a day" day. Sorry to be all "my life is so much worse than yours", but I just needed to get it all out there.
Today was my son's class Luau at pre-school. I knew going into it that it would be an exhausting day. 28 3/4 year olds running around?! Yeah, I was going to go a little mad. I'm not really sure how it happened, but I was "in charge" of crafts (which I delegated to another mom - thanks, Jody!), face painting, toe nail painting and tatoos (the toes and tats I also delegated - thanks Kari and Margo!), AND ordering the pizza. WTF?! Anyway, between the delegations and the constant clock watching (so I ordered the pizza on time), all went well. But I was tired by the end of the party (12:30).
Dragged my young son home and put him in bed for a nap, then crawled into mine as well. I think I read 1, maybe 2, pages of my book before I fell asleep. I was awakened 10 minutes later by the phone. "Hello, this is the nurse at BBS, your daughter fell off the monkey bars and is here with me. Her forearm by the wrist is swollen and she's very much favoring it." OMG! Are you kidding me?! I told the nurse that I had just put my son down for a nap after a long morning and that if she's wasn't in terrible pain, I would just wait until the end of school to pick her up. The nurse said okay, but didn't sound too thrilled about that.
Called my DH and told him what went down at school. He, too, was surprised that I was leaving her at school. And he, wisely, said, "if they thought it was important enough to call you about it, you probably ought to go pick her up" *sign*, when he's right, he's right. Damn, I hate it when he's right!
Turned out that DS wasn't sleeping anyway, so we hauled off the get DD from school. She was curled up in the nurses office, looking almost asleep and VERY pathetic. She just wanted to go home. SO SAD!! Before we left the school, I called our doctor and got an appointment for 3:40. So, we went home to relax a bit before that.
The doctor palpatated her arm and was pretty sure it was fractured and sent us to the local facility that does x-rays (the doctor's office doesn't). We arrived there at 4:30. By 5:00 it was confirmed that her arm had a "buckle" fracture and the doctor's office recommended that we make an appointment with OIP (an orthopedict). Don't you know, they close at 5pm. Arg. So, I will call them tomorrow morning.
Meanwhile, it's a little after 5pm and I have not done anything about dinner. I have been up since 6am, with much energy outputted and not much nap time to recharge. My allergies have been flaring up the past two days and most of the time I cannot breath, what with my nose either being stuffed or so full of snot! My eyes are tired and my body aches.
My dear friend, who is having a birthday party for her son tomorrow, who has already rescheduled it once because we couldn't attend, called about something regarding the party tomorrow and I told her what was going on. I think we'll still make it.
DH called and asked what was for dinner (in a joking way, cause he knew how the day had progressed) and we quickly agreed upon dinner at the local diner. :-) Great minds think alike.
After dinner, we all got into our jammies and had a pajama party. And now the children are in bed. I plan to take some Nyquil soon and be in my bed shortly as well.
So, that's the skinny on my "Oye, what a day" day. Sorry to be all "my life is so much worse than yours", but I just needed to get it all out there.
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Mother's Day 2009
This was, by far, the most fun Mother's Day weekend I've ever had.
On Friday, I went to Abby's school for Mother's Day Tea. The kids sang songs and there were placemats with their handprints and pictures and chocolate roses. There was a buffet of lunch meat, cheese, chips and cookies. It was a really nice time. I got to hang out with my girl and meet some moms of other kids in her class.
After tea, Abby and I changed into comfy clothes and went to our hair cut appointments. The last time I cut my hair was November of 2007 - right before my sister-in-laws wedding. I am not one for scheduling regular hair cuts, so I just kind of let it go. Then a friend mentioned to me that she was going to grow her hair out for donation to Lock of Love. I thought, heck, I could do that too. So, yesterday, I had about 8/9 inches of hair cut off and now I have a real cute bob. Abby also decided to let her hair grow, because she wanted to not cut it, just like Mommy. She got about 5 inches cut off and has a real cute short hair do for summer. Yay! No more hair brushing battles!!!
After hair cuts we came home for a quick rest and some last minute camper packing. (The boys had been home all morning packing and shopping and getting us ready to go) We headed off to the campground around 4pm. Got to our site, got settled and hooked up. And then it was time for me and Abby to head home and change (again!)
We got dressed in nice clothes and went to our church's All Daughter's Banquet. It was a salad supper, so we had a lot of variety. And since it was for all the women, the boys from our small group met Mike and Josh at the campground for some hotdogs and smores. Everyone had a good time.
Abby and I came back to the campground around 8pm and the kids got ready for bed. Mike and I stayed up sitting under the EZup tent chatting. It was so nice; relaxing; bonding. We weren't wearing watches or carrying our cells phones, so I have no idea what time we went to bed....it was dark :-)
We had rain overnight, but we stayed nice and dry. Abby was up at 6am (OMG!) and by 6:30 I was awake enough to head home and walk the dog (hey - it's cheaper than boarding her and bringing her along was not an option). We ran home together and took care of the dog and picked up a few things at the store on our way back. By the time we got back to the campground, the list of forgotten things was too long to make breakfast, so we went out to the local Java Junction and had yummy breakfast sandwiches (me and Mike) and blueberry muffins (Abby and Josh). Good times!
We spent most of the day riding our bikes, playing on the beach, or playing games at the camp site. Mike and Abby headed home to walk the dog after lunch and Josh and I rested in the camper. Dinner was (yummy!) steaks and mashed potatoes. Then smores. Then bed for the kids. We didn't stay up that late last night - the wind was blowing pretty hard and it was getting cooler. The fire was warm, but it was dying quickly.
Slept much better last night - sleeping in the cool air is good :-) Kids slept in till about 6:45 this morning. I went home alone to walk the dog this morning. Picked up a few more things for breakfast and we had Saturday morning's breakfast on Sunday. Yeah, it all worked out! Went for another bike ride, played some more at the beach, cleaned up the campsite and finally packed up and went home.
It was so nice to be "unplugged" for the weekend. It felt a lot longer than 2 days. It was quiet and restful and re-energizing. I have a positive outlook on things now (yay!)
We did go out for dinner tonight - to The Olive Garden (where the wait for a table was 90 minutes, but we were able to seat ourselves in the "bar" area within minutes of walking in). The kids are tucked in and I'm looking forward to sleeping in my own bed tonight.
I appreciate the work that goes into Motherhood. It's not always easy and it's not always fun; but it IS always rewarding. Thanks to MY mom for raising me right and helping me with my kids!
Well, I think I've rambled on enough now. It was a good time and I am already trying to figure out when we can go again (before our OBX trip).
On Friday, I went to Abby's school for Mother's Day Tea. The kids sang songs and there were placemats with their handprints and pictures and chocolate roses. There was a buffet of lunch meat, cheese, chips and cookies. It was a really nice time. I got to hang out with my girl and meet some moms of other kids in her class.
After tea, Abby and I changed into comfy clothes and went to our hair cut appointments. The last time I cut my hair was November of 2007 - right before my sister-in-laws wedding. I am not one for scheduling regular hair cuts, so I just kind of let it go. Then a friend mentioned to me that she was going to grow her hair out for donation to Lock of Love. I thought, heck, I could do that too. So, yesterday, I had about 8/9 inches of hair cut off and now I have a real cute bob. Abby also decided to let her hair grow, because she wanted to not cut it, just like Mommy. She got about 5 inches cut off and has a real cute short hair do for summer. Yay! No more hair brushing battles!!!
After hair cuts we came home for a quick rest and some last minute camper packing. (The boys had been home all morning packing and shopping and getting us ready to go) We headed off to the campground around 4pm. Got to our site, got settled and hooked up. And then it was time for me and Abby to head home and change (again!)
We got dressed in nice clothes and went to our church's All Daughter's Banquet. It was a salad supper, so we had a lot of variety. And since it was for all the women, the boys from our small group met Mike and Josh at the campground for some hotdogs and smores. Everyone had a good time.
Abby and I came back to the campground around 8pm and the kids got ready for bed. Mike and I stayed up sitting under the EZup tent chatting. It was so nice; relaxing; bonding. We weren't wearing watches or carrying our cells phones, so I have no idea what time we went to bed....it was dark :-)
We had rain overnight, but we stayed nice and dry. Abby was up at 6am (OMG!) and by 6:30 I was awake enough to head home and walk the dog (hey - it's cheaper than boarding her and bringing her along was not an option). We ran home together and took care of the dog and picked up a few things at the store on our way back. By the time we got back to the campground, the list of forgotten things was too long to make breakfast, so we went out to the local Java Junction and had yummy breakfast sandwiches (me and Mike) and blueberry muffins (Abby and Josh). Good times!
We spent most of the day riding our bikes, playing on the beach, or playing games at the camp site. Mike and Abby headed home to walk the dog after lunch and Josh and I rested in the camper. Dinner was (yummy!) steaks and mashed potatoes. Then smores. Then bed for the kids. We didn't stay up that late last night - the wind was blowing pretty hard and it was getting cooler. The fire was warm, but it was dying quickly.
Slept much better last night - sleeping in the cool air is good :-) Kids slept in till about 6:45 this morning. I went home alone to walk the dog this morning. Picked up a few more things for breakfast and we had Saturday morning's breakfast on Sunday. Yeah, it all worked out! Went for another bike ride, played some more at the beach, cleaned up the campsite and finally packed up and went home.
It was so nice to be "unplugged" for the weekend. It felt a lot longer than 2 days. It was quiet and restful and re-energizing. I have a positive outlook on things now (yay!)
We did go out for dinner tonight - to The Olive Garden (where the wait for a table was 90 minutes, but we were able to seat ourselves in the "bar" area within minutes of walking in). The kids are tucked in and I'm looking forward to sleeping in my own bed tonight.
I appreciate the work that goes into Motherhood. It's not always easy and it's not always fun; but it IS always rewarding. Thanks to MY mom for raising me right and helping me with my kids!
Well, I think I've rambled on enough now. It was a good time and I am already trying to figure out when we can go again (before our OBX trip).
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