I guess my blog title could really stand for two things. The first being the fact that today is the last day of Summer and tomorrow brings on Fall! My favorite time of the year. However, I am more eluding to the fact that things are changing for my little family and for the better.
My husband gave notice at work last week and today is his last day there. This is huge for us! With his job he traveled Monday through Friday, so we only saw him on the weekends and I pretty much became a single mom during the week. Now, he is starting a new job on Monday. The job is 20 mins from home and he will be home everyday!
There is going to be a huge adjustment for us all. For us to have him home and for him to be home. I'm sure there will be lots of tripping over each other and him trying to figure out where everything goes now. Plus there will be lots more time for us all to spend time with each other. OOOO... and I get some me time too! The fun part here is that since my husband bought our townhouse (before we met) I don't think he has spent more than a week there at a time!
I wonder if he will get the itch to go places since he won't be traveling like he was.
Well, stay tuned for more fun things!
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
State Fair
Oh my! I never posted about the State Fair! We had so much fun with Madison there! We went on a Monday and stayed over at a hotel so we could go back on Tuesday. It was a blast.
We went to the fair and upon getting there we went into the DNR building to see what they had. They had a bunch of fish tanks set up for the different fish in different types of water. Madison kept pointing and saying "that" She loved the fish. Then outside they had a little pond with some ducks, geese and what looked like swans (I'm not sure if they really were). Madison just loves to see animals.
We were walking over to the animal barns and there was a big crowd gathered because someone was stuck on a ride. A ride that you had to pay an extra $25 to ride. I sure hope they got their money back! Seeing how they had to be put in harness and brought down by a lift after being up there for 2 hours!
We stopped to see somethings along the way, but we eventually got to the sheep barn where Madison laughed as she watched one being shaved. She squealed when the "baaahhed" From there we went into the cow barn where she was very interested in the cows and calfs, but what really got her attention was the Moose they had in there. I swear Dan was itching to get a Bow in his hand and shoot it! They also had the biggest pigs in there too plus a few horses. We then went into the Horse Barn. Madison found the mini horses very funny. I was holding her and she would grab onto the bars of the stall to look in and laugh and squeal at the little horses. She really squealled when one of them lifted there nose up at her and tried to lick her through the bars. It was just a ton of funny watching her.
We had dinner after the horse barn. Some really good food. I had a steak sandwich, Dan had a porkchop sandwich & Madison had pork on a stick. All really good!
We then walked around a little while and stopped into the building that they show all the animals in. We watched as the 4-H kids showed cows. Madison was having a good ol' time. As everyone was leaving she said hi to them as they walked by. She laughed at a little boy (about 9ish) jumped from the top of the stairs down into the dirt and slide. He enjoyed entertaining her enough that he did it at least 3 more times! Everyone who walked by told me how cute she was.
After that we walked down to see the Butter Cow. Its interesting what you can do with butter. There was a ton of detail in it too!
We left the fair at about 7 or so to go check into the hotel. Madison decided to stay up late and play in her pack and play. We woke up early thinking we would head to the fair early since we had to drive back that afternoon, well that was ruined because when we woke up it was storming! So we took our time getting ready and having breakfast at the hotel. We probably made it back to the fair around 10 am. We went straight to get a caricature of Madison. I sat and held her while it was done. It turned out really cute!
We went down to the Little Hands on the Farm Exhibit. It was really cute. Its for kids 2-10 and simulates what you would do on a farm. They get a hat which they get to keep and they wear an apron, walk around with a basket and "pick veggies" (fake from baskets), harvest corn & soybeans, milk a cow after feeding it the corn that was harvested, use a tractor (pedal tractor) after fueling it with soybeans, get eggs from chickens, pick apples, & sell everything at the farmers market. At the point they sell everything they gave the kids a fake dollar which they got to use to buy something at the general store. Madison picked out a bag of mini chocolate chip muffins. A snack for the baby!
We then walked into the Born Barn. It was really animals pregnant or just had babies. Some actually had their babies throughout the fair in this barn. If you waited around long enough you could see piglets, calfs, baby goats being born & chicks hatching. Madison loved watching all the little chicks running around chasing each other. We even petted a calf. It licked me too!
The highlight of Madison's day was meeting Clifford the Big Red Dog! Oh my the excitement that she had at seeing him was like a dog welcoming you home after 12 hours! I put her down so she could walk up to him. She walked about 1/2 way and then stopped because he stood up and it scared her how big he was. So he crouched back down and she walked the rest of the way to him and gave him a high five. This was pretty much the end of the day for her. She fell asleep and we left shortly after.
We went to the fair and upon getting there we went into the DNR building to see what they had. They had a bunch of fish tanks set up for the different fish in different types of water. Madison kept pointing and saying "that" She loved the fish. Then outside they had a little pond with some ducks, geese and what looked like swans (I'm not sure if they really were). Madison just loves to see animals.
We were walking over to the animal barns and there was a big crowd gathered because someone was stuck on a ride. A ride that you had to pay an extra $25 to ride. I sure hope they got their money back! Seeing how they had to be put in harness and brought down by a lift after being up there for 2 hours!
We stopped to see somethings along the way, but we eventually got to the sheep barn where Madison laughed as she watched one being shaved. She squealed when the "baaahhed" From there we went into the cow barn where she was very interested in the cows and calfs, but what really got her attention was the Moose they had in there. I swear Dan was itching to get a Bow in his hand and shoot it! They also had the biggest pigs in there too plus a few horses. We then went into the Horse Barn. Madison found the mini horses very funny. I was holding her and she would grab onto the bars of the stall to look in and laugh and squeal at the little horses. She really squealled when one of them lifted there nose up at her and tried to lick her through the bars. It was just a ton of funny watching her.
We had dinner after the horse barn. Some really good food. I had a steak sandwich, Dan had a porkchop sandwich & Madison had pork on a stick. All really good!
We then walked around a little while and stopped into the building that they show all the animals in. We watched as the 4-H kids showed cows. Madison was having a good ol' time. As everyone was leaving she said hi to them as they walked by. She laughed at a little boy (about 9ish) jumped from the top of the stairs down into the dirt and slide. He enjoyed entertaining her enough that he did it at least 3 more times! Everyone who walked by told me how cute she was.
After that we walked down to see the Butter Cow. Its interesting what you can do with butter. There was a ton of detail in it too!
We left the fair at about 7 or so to go check into the hotel. Madison decided to stay up late and play in her pack and play. We woke up early thinking we would head to the fair early since we had to drive back that afternoon, well that was ruined because when we woke up it was storming! So we took our time getting ready and having breakfast at the hotel. We probably made it back to the fair around 10 am. We went straight to get a caricature of Madison. I sat and held her while it was done. It turned out really cute!
We went down to the Little Hands on the Farm Exhibit. It was really cute. Its for kids 2-10 and simulates what you would do on a farm. They get a hat which they get to keep and they wear an apron, walk around with a basket and "pick veggies" (fake from baskets), harvest corn & soybeans, milk a cow after feeding it the corn that was harvested, use a tractor (pedal tractor) after fueling it with soybeans, get eggs from chickens, pick apples, & sell everything at the farmers market. At the point they sell everything they gave the kids a fake dollar which they got to use to buy something at the general store. Madison picked out a bag of mini chocolate chip muffins. A snack for the baby!
We then walked into the Born Barn. It was really animals pregnant or just had babies. Some actually had their babies throughout the fair in this barn. If you waited around long enough you could see piglets, calfs, baby goats being born & chicks hatching. Madison loved watching all the little chicks running around chasing each other. We even petted a calf. It licked me too!
The highlight of Madison's day was meeting Clifford the Big Red Dog! Oh my the excitement that she had at seeing him was like a dog welcoming you home after 12 hours! I put her down so she could walk up to him. She walked about 1/2 way and then stopped because he stood up and it scared her how big he was. So he crouched back down and she walked the rest of the way to him and gave him a high five. This was pretty much the end of the day for her. She fell asleep and we left shortly after.
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
New stuff
There is so much new going on, some of which I cannot talk about at this time, but hope to be able to soon. Lets just say its all good, no I'm not pregnant (I'm sure someone is thinking that) and it could make my life super busy for a while!
In other news. Miss Madison is walking around more, but still prefers to scoot around on her butt. Its really a matter of her confidence and her wanting to at this point. She is saying more words. Mama, Daddy, Baby, fishy, Memaw, Hi, Bye, That.... I know there are more, but can't think of them right now. She has 4 more teeth coming in, 3 of which are molars, so she will have 12 teeth soon! According to the Pedi we should get a break soon!
We went to the pedi today because Madison has had some red bumps under her left eye. Its overgrowth of bacteria on the skin. Nothing really to do unless its bothering her at which point they will prescribe an antibiotic.Since we went today, they weighed her and she is up to 20 1/2 inches. Very fun! She is getting so big.
Ok, got to run and get some sleep since I got none last night due to my allergies!
In other news. Miss Madison is walking around more, but still prefers to scoot around on her butt. Its really a matter of her confidence and her wanting to at this point. She is saying more words. Mama, Daddy, Baby, fishy, Memaw, Hi, Bye, That.... I know there are more, but can't think of them right now. She has 4 more teeth coming in, 3 of which are molars, so she will have 12 teeth soon! According to the Pedi we should get a break soon!
We went to the pedi today because Madison has had some red bumps under her left eye. Its overgrowth of bacteria on the skin. Nothing really to do unless its bothering her at which point they will prescribe an antibiotic.Since we went today, they weighed her and she is up to 20 1/2 inches. Very fun! She is getting so big.
Ok, got to run and get some sleep since I got none last night due to my allergies!
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Worst Day Ever
Today was just awful with bits of good. Well, I woke up with a sore throat (had since Monday) but now my ear was aching too. So I called the Dr and went in to see her. Turns out I have strep. So now that I had strep it was time to call the pedi to have Madison checked for strep as well. We went into the pedi and she looked at her throat, it was red so they did the strep test. She hated it, but was fine with in seconds afterward. We sat on the floor and played until the Dr came in to tell us she was negative. Woohoo!
We went home and started to play. We were having fun. We then went down to take Maggie out and to feed her. Well, Mommy forgot to close the basement door after Maggie came up from eating. Madison had disappeared quickly, so I went to look for her in her favorite place, the kitchen in front of the cookbook shelf. She was not there so I yelled for her and next thing I knew I heard her tumbling down the stairs and crying. I ran down and picked her up. She looked ok, but I was freaking out. First thing I did was call my mom to see if I needed to get her looked at. She told me to call the pedi and find out for sure because you never know. Madison would not let me put her down even after I had her calmed for a while. Well, they said to bring her over to the office because they didn't close until 8 pm. I did just that freaking out the whole time.I had called Dan as I was getting ready to walk out there door, so he knew what was going on. I had given Madison her cup of milk in the truck on our way too. I had to call Roberta to help keep me calm on my way there because I seriously just wanted to cry. I felt awful, like I was a horrible mother. Everyone told me I wasn't and that accidents happen, but I had been so careful to make sure things like this didn't happen, but it did.
We got to the Dr's office (not that same office as we usually go to) and it was our Dr that was there because she is oncall tonight! Sweet! The nurses and Dr were so sweet to reassure me over and over that I was not a bad parent that accidents happen and that Madison was fine. They asked me all sorts of questions to make sure that Madison hadn't lost conciousness or thrown up at all. The Dr checked her out to make sure she had no cuts, and no broken bones. Which she didn't. She had a red mark on the top of her head, so the Dr said that she would probably have a goose egg and it would look worse in the morning but not to worry, since she hadn't lost conciousness and hadn't thrown up she didn't think she had a concussion, but suggested that I check on her around midnight to make sure she stirred.
Madison left there a happy girl. She loved that office with the fish on the wall, the fish tank and all the neat toys!
We came home and I got her something to eat and we played for a little while. She started getting cranky & tired and just wanted to sit in my lap. Well she kept trying to put her finger in my mouth so I growled at her and pretended to bite her. This got Maggie barking, which turned into Madison growling at Maggie! It was hilarious! I so wish I could have gotten that on camera. Anyway, I promised her that I would get her when I went to bed and she could sleep with mommy tonight. Honestly, I just want her close, because I'm a worry, so I know its early, but off to bed so I can snuggle my baby girl.
We went home and started to play. We were having fun. We then went down to take Maggie out and to feed her. Well, Mommy forgot to close the basement door after Maggie came up from eating. Madison had disappeared quickly, so I went to look for her in her favorite place, the kitchen in front of the cookbook shelf. She was not there so I yelled for her and next thing I knew I heard her tumbling down the stairs and crying. I ran down and picked her up. She looked ok, but I was freaking out. First thing I did was call my mom to see if I needed to get her looked at. She told me to call the pedi and find out for sure because you never know. Madison would not let me put her down even after I had her calmed for a while. Well, they said to bring her over to the office because they didn't close until 8 pm. I did just that freaking out the whole time.I had called Dan as I was getting ready to walk out there door, so he knew what was going on. I had given Madison her cup of milk in the truck on our way too. I had to call Roberta to help keep me calm on my way there because I seriously just wanted to cry. I felt awful, like I was a horrible mother. Everyone told me I wasn't and that accidents happen, but I had been so careful to make sure things like this didn't happen, but it did.
We got to the Dr's office (not that same office as we usually go to) and it was our Dr that was there because she is oncall tonight! Sweet! The nurses and Dr were so sweet to reassure me over and over that I was not a bad parent that accidents happen and that Madison was fine. They asked me all sorts of questions to make sure that Madison hadn't lost conciousness or thrown up at all. The Dr checked her out to make sure she had no cuts, and no broken bones. Which she didn't. She had a red mark on the top of her head, so the Dr said that she would probably have a goose egg and it would look worse in the morning but not to worry, since she hadn't lost conciousness and hadn't thrown up she didn't think she had a concussion, but suggested that I check on her around midnight to make sure she stirred.
Madison left there a happy girl. She loved that office with the fish on the wall, the fish tank and all the neat toys!
We came home and I got her something to eat and we played for a little while. She started getting cranky & tired and just wanted to sit in my lap. Well she kept trying to put her finger in my mouth so I growled at her and pretended to bite her. This got Maggie barking, which turned into Madison growling at Maggie! It was hilarious! I so wish I could have gotten that on camera. Anyway, I promised her that I would get her when I went to bed and she could sleep with mommy tonight. Honestly, I just want her close, because I'm a worry, so I know its early, but off to bed so I can snuggle my baby girl.
Monday, July 18, 2011
Update from the past few weeks
Its been an interesting few weeks.
After we got back from camping, Madison started getting "spots." It was a normal reaction to her MMR shot she got the Friday before we left for camping. The Dr had warned me that they could show up between 9-14 days after the shot and sure enough she got them in that time frame. Glad a had gotten that warning before it happened, otherwise I would have freaked out!
Then Mr. Bailey decided to have diarhea really bad. He was so under the weather that he was not acting normal at all. He wasn't excited to go for a ride when we went to the vet or even excited to go out like he normally is. He usually runs around like a freak for a little while before he decides its time to go back in. The vet said he had a fever and found nothing in the sample we brought her. So from the way he was acting she did a full blood work up and was tempted to keep him because she was worried about him. She did let him come home and gave me anti-poop meds & an antibiotic to be on the safe side. She called the next day saying that he was healthy as a horse except for a white cell count that was up indicating a parasite, so we did a round of de-worming to be on the safe side. She also recommended that we start Bailey on Fish oil.
Once we got everyone healthy and happy again it was easy sailing!
This past Friday we took Madison to her first race! Hawkeye Downs had a thing with a local radio station and all we had to do was pick up tickets at the radio station and we got in free. Now Madison has not been one for afternoon naps lately and she had skipped her afternoon nap that day, but she still made it until 9 pm before getting to cranky to stay at the track. We got to watch all the heat races, but we missed the features. She really enjoyed herself. I think we will be taking her again soon, but instead of sitting in the stands we are going to sit on the "party deck" so she has some room to stand, walk and play.
Saturday we went to the farmers market in the morning and had breakfast there plus got some really yummy veggies while Daddy went to go get his hair cut. Madison napped when we got home, so I finished painting her rocking chair. All thats left on that is putting a clear coat on it! In the afternoon we went to Solon Beef Days and had some lunch. We watched some Big Wheel Races, a Baggo Tournament & enjoyed some live music. Madison danced up a storm. It was so hot that on our way home we stopped for some ice cream. I think we wore out Madison that day.
Sunday was our low key day. I made some homemade pizzas for us and we went for a walk to get frozen yogurt only to find out that the frozen yogurt shop was closed. Of course we got in the truck and went for ice cream instead!
The exciting thing is Madison has started walking on her own. Its not much, but its something. We got at least 10 steps out of her before she leans forward to fall. She is getting better about her balance and is trying to sit down before she falls now.
Oh, Bailey has been calming down enough that he has been up to play with Madison a few times too. Its nice to see that he can be trusted with her. I was beginning to think it was a lost cause. I still don't trust him as much as I trust Maggie with her, but I'm sure it will come with time.
Well, I should go as Madison is looking out the window with Maggie and trying to destroy my new blinds! God, I love my kid!
After we got back from camping, Madison started getting "spots." It was a normal reaction to her MMR shot she got the Friday before we left for camping. The Dr had warned me that they could show up between 9-14 days after the shot and sure enough she got them in that time frame. Glad a had gotten that warning before it happened, otherwise I would have freaked out!
Then Mr. Bailey decided to have diarhea really bad. He was so under the weather that he was not acting normal at all. He wasn't excited to go for a ride when we went to the vet or even excited to go out like he normally is. He usually runs around like a freak for a little while before he decides its time to go back in. The vet said he had a fever and found nothing in the sample we brought her. So from the way he was acting she did a full blood work up and was tempted to keep him because she was worried about him. She did let him come home and gave me anti-poop meds & an antibiotic to be on the safe side. She called the next day saying that he was healthy as a horse except for a white cell count that was up indicating a parasite, so we did a round of de-worming to be on the safe side. She also recommended that we start Bailey on Fish oil.
Once we got everyone healthy and happy again it was easy sailing!
This past Friday we took Madison to her first race! Hawkeye Downs had a thing with a local radio station and all we had to do was pick up tickets at the radio station and we got in free. Now Madison has not been one for afternoon naps lately and she had skipped her afternoon nap that day, but she still made it until 9 pm before getting to cranky to stay at the track. We got to watch all the heat races, but we missed the features. She really enjoyed herself. I think we will be taking her again soon, but instead of sitting in the stands we are going to sit on the "party deck" so she has some room to stand, walk and play.
Saturday we went to the farmers market in the morning and had breakfast there plus got some really yummy veggies while Daddy went to go get his hair cut. Madison napped when we got home, so I finished painting her rocking chair. All thats left on that is putting a clear coat on it! In the afternoon we went to Solon Beef Days and had some lunch. We watched some Big Wheel Races, a Baggo Tournament & enjoyed some live music. Madison danced up a storm. It was so hot that on our way home we stopped for some ice cream. I think we wore out Madison that day.
Sunday was our low key day. I made some homemade pizzas for us and we went for a walk to get frozen yogurt only to find out that the frozen yogurt shop was closed. Of course we got in the truck and went for ice cream instead!
The exciting thing is Madison has started walking on her own. Its not much, but its something. We got at least 10 steps out of her before she leans forward to fall. She is getting better about her balance and is trying to sit down before she falls now.
Oh, Bailey has been calming down enough that he has been up to play with Madison a few times too. Its nice to see that he can be trusted with her. I was beginning to think it was a lost cause. I still don't trust him as much as I trust Maggie with her, but I'm sure it will come with time.
Well, I should go as Madison is looking out the window with Maggie and trying to destroy my new blinds! God, I love my kid!
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
We're Back!
Oh my! That was a fun time! I can't believe I was ever worried about it. Madison was such a good girl. We left Thursday to drive up. What was a 5 hour drive ended up to be more like a 6 1/2 hour drive since we stopped for lunch and then had to make a poopy diaper stop! Madison only slept about an hour of our drive. She never took an afternoon nap either. She went to bed late and then ended up on the air matress with us at 4 am and up for the day at 5:30 on Friday.
It was a long Friday! It was so hot. We went tubing down the river. Tons of fun! Madison hated her life jacket, so since she was sitting with me I took it off her. I know bad mommy! I've been down the river many, many times, so I know the way it is and know that there was nothing horrible coming up. I will say though that that was the only time she went down the river. We got back to the camp site and Madison fought a morning nap and then I realized it was lunch time and the poor baby was hungry, so I fed her and then tried to nap again. Napping worked! She slept for about an hour and a half. After her nap, my friend's mom, kept Madison so I could tube down the river with Dan, Roberta & Al! It was a nice little tubing experience. Hot as all hell, but nice since my butt was in a cold river, but when we got out, oh my did the heat hit me! We had steaks, baked potato & corn on the cob for dinner. It was way too hot to sit around the fire that night so we just sat in a circle and talked.
It was another late night for Madison and she ended up on the air matress with us again at 5 am this time and we got to sleep until 6:00 am! 6 was just too early considering a wind storm hit at midnight causing us to be awake and securing everything in cars and taking the canopy apart because the wind was lifting it up off the ground. We were in the camper checking out the weather because a storm was suppose to be heading our way. We got the wind, but the storm dissipated before hitting us.
We had decided ahead of time not to tube down the river on Saturday because it was going to be ridiculous! Boy, did we make the right decision. They had a record of 2752 people that went down the river that day. The lines for the bus were so long that they were standing in the river waiting to get on the bus. Most tubers paid $11 for 1 trip down the river because of how long they had to wait in line to get on the bus. Not only that but now there was a bunch of drunken tubers littering the campground. Our site was across from the parking lot. Lots of fun there. I yelled at some drunk girl to get off of Roberta's car. Yep, she was sitting her butt right on the car along with her beer can. Because of this, Roberta and I got into it with some stupid boys who called us beached whales to security and threatened to bash in our car windows and other stuff. Well, we had a little chat with one of the owners and pointed these boys out to her (they were in the bar). She siad she would check their ID's and if they were of age she had no right to kick them out, but if they were not she would kick them out and off the campground. We went back to our site and move cars around. Within about 10 minutes the boys were at their car and taking off, so apparently the boys were under age drinking at the bar. Makes you go Hmmm.... How many others are under age in there? Oh, well! Saturday night we had BBQ Ribs and Peppers for dinner. Man, did we eat like Kings! We did our normal smores & pies over the fire and hung out there for a while. Madison stayed up long enough to eat a graham cracker while watching the fire.
Again, Madison ended up on the air matress with us. Baby girl just could sleep a full night in her pack n play in the tent. Can't blame her the birds get loud that early! Sunday we had to do our campsite break down. When we were all loaded up and ready to go, my wonderful truck wouldn't start, yet it had just started the night before when we moved it. We don't have any idea why, but we got jumpstarted and were on our way to breakfast in town. Breakfast at Bucky's, our camping staple! Then to get gas, the whole time we had Roberta and her parents around in case the truck wouldn't start again. It did though. Never turned it off after that until we got home. 5 1/2 hours later! Madison slept for a lot longer. She had barely taken any naps while we were camping and only slept about 8 hours to her normal 11, but never did she get totally cranky or crabby. She was the most pleasant baby ever.
So we spent our 4th of July, grocery shopping, doing laundry (lots of it), cleaning up the house, & a bunch of other miscellaneous things around the house. We never saw fireworks, though we heard them. Madison basically went right back to her normal routine once we got home, except getting up an hour earlier than normal. Hopefully that will come back quickly too!
Saturday we left for just chilling out
It was a long Friday! It was so hot. We went tubing down the river. Tons of fun! Madison hated her life jacket, so since she was sitting with me I took it off her. I know bad mommy! I've been down the river many, many times, so I know the way it is and know that there was nothing horrible coming up. I will say though that that was the only time she went down the river. We got back to the camp site and Madison fought a morning nap and then I realized it was lunch time and the poor baby was hungry, so I fed her and then tried to nap again. Napping worked! She slept for about an hour and a half. After her nap, my friend's mom, kept Madison so I could tube down the river with Dan, Roberta & Al! It was a nice little tubing experience. Hot as all hell, but nice since my butt was in a cold river, but when we got out, oh my did the heat hit me! We had steaks, baked potato & corn on the cob for dinner. It was way too hot to sit around the fire that night so we just sat in a circle and talked.
It was another late night for Madison and she ended up on the air matress with us again at 5 am this time and we got to sleep until 6:00 am! 6 was just too early considering a wind storm hit at midnight causing us to be awake and securing everything in cars and taking the canopy apart because the wind was lifting it up off the ground. We were in the camper checking out the weather because a storm was suppose to be heading our way. We got the wind, but the storm dissipated before hitting us.
We had decided ahead of time not to tube down the river on Saturday because it was going to be ridiculous! Boy, did we make the right decision. They had a record of 2752 people that went down the river that day. The lines for the bus were so long that they were standing in the river waiting to get on the bus. Most tubers paid $11 for 1 trip down the river because of how long they had to wait in line to get on the bus. Not only that but now there was a bunch of drunken tubers littering the campground. Our site was across from the parking lot. Lots of fun there. I yelled at some drunk girl to get off of Roberta's car. Yep, she was sitting her butt right on the car along with her beer can. Because of this, Roberta and I got into it with some stupid boys who called us beached whales to security and threatened to bash in our car windows and other stuff. Well, we had a little chat with one of the owners and pointed these boys out to her (they were in the bar). She siad she would check their ID's and if they were of age she had no right to kick them out, but if they were not she would kick them out and off the campground. We went back to our site and move cars around. Within about 10 minutes the boys were at their car and taking off, so apparently the boys were under age drinking at the bar. Makes you go Hmmm.... How many others are under age in there? Oh, well! Saturday night we had BBQ Ribs and Peppers for dinner. Man, did we eat like Kings! We did our normal smores & pies over the fire and hung out there for a while. Madison stayed up long enough to eat a graham cracker while watching the fire.
Again, Madison ended up on the air matress with us. Baby girl just could sleep a full night in her pack n play in the tent. Can't blame her the birds get loud that early! Sunday we had to do our campsite break down. When we were all loaded up and ready to go, my wonderful truck wouldn't start, yet it had just started the night before when we moved it. We don't have any idea why, but we got jumpstarted and were on our way to breakfast in town. Breakfast at Bucky's, our camping staple! Then to get gas, the whole time we had Roberta and her parents around in case the truck wouldn't start again. It did though. Never turned it off after that until we got home. 5 1/2 hours later! Madison slept for a lot longer. She had barely taken any naps while we were camping and only slept about 8 hours to her normal 11, but never did she get totally cranky or crabby. She was the most pleasant baby ever.
So we spent our 4th of July, grocery shopping, doing laundry (lots of it), cleaning up the house, & a bunch of other miscellaneous things around the house. We never saw fireworks, though we heard them. Madison basically went right back to her normal routine once we got home, except getting up an hour earlier than normal. Hopefully that will come back quickly too!
Saturday we left for just chilling out
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Getting ready!
We are getting ready for Madison's first vacation. We are going camping. It should be a ton of fun. Her first vacation, her first camping trip, her first time tubing down the river! This is going to be great! Thought its starting to stress me out! What if she gets sick while we are there? What if it rains or storms (we are tent camping)? What if I forget something? Oh may! See what I mean? I'm sure I'm over thinking this whole thing, but its our first camping trip as a family.
We are also in the process of re-doing our wills, since Madison came on the scene. We should have done this months ago, but things got in the way. Let me tell you these questionaires that they sent us to do them can get so confusing especially when dealing with a minor child & possible future children. I had to call and ask the lawyer questions about where to put information regarding a trust we want to the inheritance money to go into and the details for it. I was told that I needed to write it on a separate sheet of paper. She didn't understand why they don't make room for it on the questionaire either.
We are also in the process of re-doing our wills, since Madison came on the scene. We should have done this months ago, but things got in the way. Let me tell you these questionaires that they sent us to do them can get so confusing especially when dealing with a minor child & possible future children. I had to call and ask the lawyer questions about where to put information regarding a trust we want to the inheritance money to go into and the details for it. I was told that I needed to write it on a separate sheet of paper. She didn't understand why they don't make room for it on the questionaire either.
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