The end of the week catch up

Ok so I have been slacking a little on my blogging these past couple of days but I have an excuse. My husband has been on vacation from work for the past two weeks and we have been spending a lot of family time together as well as alone time. So lets just say I haven't spent much time on the computer lately. Anyway lets get caught up on our little family shall we.

Wednesday 23- Today I got up and went to DWA and then came home and cleaned my house. Later we watched a couple of movies together as a family and played a bunch of games. It doesn't seem like a whole lot but we did that for most of the day.

Thursday 24- Not a whole lot happened today just hanging out with the kids and Dale and doing the normal everyday things. I had Isiaha all day today. I got him at midnight and his dad didn't come and get him until 7pm. I also spent most of the day at church with my scrapbooking krew making really cute mini albums. I love scrapbooking.

Friday 25- I went to DWA again today and got my butt kicked by Christie. Man I am so soar after not working out for almost three weeks. I am glad that I do it though. I know in the long run it is good for me. After class I went strait home. I didn't even spend time in the hot tub which is unusually for me because I always go to the hot tub after words but this being the last day of Dales vacation I thought I would spend it with him and the kids. Since I got paid yesterday I thought I would take everyone out to eat since we have not done that in a long time and then we went to Wal-mart to try and find a new family game to play but no such luck then went to Dollar General so I could pick up a few odds and ends things and get a new pot to plant my tomatoes in since they are rapidly outgrowing the pots I put them in. I am really surprised at how well they are growing since I think I have the blackest thumb in the world. I mean really I do. I even killed a cactus. Really I did. So you can see why I am so happy that my tomatoes are growing so well. I also have strawberry's growing but they are not doing as well as the tomatoes. I think I might need to replant those to. Anyway after we came home we played some games and then Dales co-worker came over to visit with us while his girlfriend used our computer. They are a really cute couple. I think we are going to go on a double date with them next week. Anyway after they left we watched a little tv as a family then all headed to bed.

Well I guess that's all for now. I have my whole week caught up on now. So......
Blog at you later.

My Girls Camp week June 14-19 2010

ok so I know I need to update you on everything that had gone on last week at girls camp so here we go.

Tuesday. I got up and dressed for the day and finished my packing then headed out to Wal-Mart to pick up a couple of last minute things I needed for camp then headed over to the church to finish helping the girls load the trailer and head out to camp. We got to camp on time and got all the tents set up including the kitchen tent in no time at all. Of course just like mother nature to have fun with us it stormed right after we got everything done. It didn't really rain until late that night but either way we ended up in the barn on our first night at camp yet again. At least this time I had a cot to sleep on instead of the hard barn floor. It was kinda nice in a way because Ryan, Michelle and Myself all set up our cot together and chatted with Beth until late into the night. It was a great bonding experience. Nothing like last year.

Wednesday. I woke up early this morning and went to check on the camp site to see if we had any damage from the storm. Guess what nothing happened to any of the tents or anything. Everything was great. Michelle and I looked over everything and opened up all the tents to keep then cool. We went and woke all the girls up and loaded up all their sleeping gear into her truck to keep in all in one place just in case yet again we ended up back in the barn. After our opening flag ceremony and our daily chores were done I got the girls together to practice their skit. We ran through it twice and the girls did great. Later all the parents showed up and we did our skit for the whole camp. It went great and I think we got our message across. We were not the best show of the night though. There was a ward right next to ours that waited until dark and then came out in these costumes that made them look like stick people and danced. It was by far the most creative thing I have ever seen at camp. After everyone left Michelle we talking and I kept getting buzzed but I just ignored it cause what Michelle and I were talking about was important. When we finished talking I checked my phone and it was Dale so I called him back to find out what was going on. He proceeded to tell me about his uncle and that he needed me to come home. So I went to find Michelle and Ryan and let them know what was going on. They both agreed that I needed to be with my family so I called Dale back to let him know that I would come home. Or should I say that he could come and pick me up since I didn't have a car. He said fine and that he would be by tomorrow afternoon to get me. I said fine and let Ryan and Michelle know what was going to happen and then went to take a shower and go to bed. We got to sleep in our own camp because there was no storm tonight. It was nice. I think I much rather sleep on the cot than the air mattress any day. I got such a great nights sleep.

Thursday. We got up and were in the middle of making breakfast when all the sudden it was announced that we had yet another storm coming our way. At this point I have given up hope that we were going to make it through the week nice and smooth. We all headed into the barn and listened to a couple of speakers. There were really starting to get into their talks when it started raining really hard. When they stopped talking the rain stopped. That's what I like to call the Devil not wanting to girls to hear what they had to say. Their talks were about Dating. Important information about it. So we all moved down to the bottom of the barn so that if it started raining again we could hear the talks. We made it though without any more raining. After we were done with that we headed back to our campsite to get ready for girls to split up into their certification groups. That left me with nothing to do so I went to the Directors meeting and then talked to Eva for a bit then went to talk to Ryan and say goodbye. Dale showed up at about noon and we loaded up my stuff and headed off.

So that is all that happened while I was at camp. Blog at you later.

Last Post

So today will be my last post for the week. As you know it is Girls Camp time. Yay. I am ready for it. I have some last minute things I need to pick up tomorrow and then I will be set. Today I have to finish packing my tote and making sure I bring everything I need for the week. I promise to post a very long and detailed blog about camp when I get back with lots and lots of pictures. Wish me luck. Im off.

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Another Hot day / Service for a friend

Ok so it was 95 today and it felt like 110. I wish it would cool down just a little bit but it doesn't seem like it is going to happen. The weather man said that it is suppose to be in the high 90's all week. I'm not looking forward to that at all.

On to other things. So as I was checking my Facebook today I saw a post from a friend of mine saying that her sister and brother-in-law were going to be at her house at around 2:30 and she would love to have some help from anyone who could spare the time to unload the 24 ft truck they were bring with them. I quickly jumped on and said I would be there. She thanked me and I said it was no prob cause that's what friends are for right. Anyway in the process I was talking to Michelle about a couple of things and mentioned that Niki ( our friend) needed help and if she could spare some time to come and help unload. At that point Niki texted me to tell me they were there and so I told the kids to stop the movie they were watching and told Dale to put his shoes on that we had to leave. He said why and I told him that Niki was in need of some service and that we were going to help. On our way to Niki's house I saw a truck that looked like Michelle's and thought that might be her but she got there fast. What I didn't know was that she was already out and about. We got to Niki's house at the same time. There was a total of 13 people that showed up to help unload the truck. I think it took a total of about 45 mins to completely unload it. Then we helped move things around so that everything would fit in the house. The funniest part of the whole day was watching 6 men try and figure out how to get a refrigerator into the house after Niki's sister had already told them that they would have to take the doors off. They took one of the doors off but not the other and thought they could manage. Yeah needless to say they made it to the front door and then got stuck. Finally they listened and took the other door off all though it couldn't come all the way off because of the water line. So anyway they got it in the house and up the stairs and into its place in the kitchen. It was the greatest thing ever to see. Mean while all us girls just sat and watched the big strong men do this. He he he. I didn't have my camera with me but Michelle took some pictures with her phone so I will try and get those later to put on here. After it was all done we had pizza and talked for a bit longer. Just before Dale and I had to leave so that he could get ready for work Christie came by to visit. I wish I could have stayed longer and chatted. Anyway we got home and the kids finished watching the movie they had started and then went to bed. Now I am finishing up this post and hitting the hay myself. After all we do have church tomorrow.

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Funny Story. Girls Camp 2010

Ok so I have been at this whole camp thing for five years now and I have to say this is the first time we have had this much issues before camp. Don't get me wrong it is not any ones fault about the things that have happened this year it just seems like a lot at once. Let me explain. So it started with the most pitiful turnout for our Spaghetti dinner and the fact that we made less than half of the money we made last year or any year so far. Then we started getting some flip-flopping for the girls as to how many were going to camp. We finally ended up with 18 going then one by one they started dropping out of camp as of today we now have 14 going and there is still a couple of days before camp so who knows what will happen. Then on top of it all we are all stressing about camp and its making us forget things...Ha ha ha funny story. Michelle will hate that I am putting this on here but I just have to write it down so that I don't forget this. I love you Michelle and we all understand the stress is doing this its not just you. Anyway Michelle and I met up yesterday to do some last minute things before camp like go through the closet and Beehive house to make sure we had everything we needed for camp. As we were doing that I looked a Michelle and said " Where are the mess kits that I sent last week with Ryan to put in the closet." Michelle couldn't remember and said that they should have been in here. So off we went on a mad search of the Church for the mess kits. When we couldn't find them we started making calls trying to find out where they went. We called Ryan first asking if they were still in her car and she said no she unloaded them and put them in the Young Women's room. They were not there. So we then call Annalise to see if she moved them or put them in the Young Women's closet. She said no that they wouldn't fit in there anyway. Panic started to set in and we were really getting upset. As a last ditch effort I called Niki to see if she might know where they were. If she didn't then we would have to buy all that stuff again and I would have to put the kits together again. I didn't want to do that. Turns out that when Ryan dropped the kits off on Wednesday a couple of weeks ago Michelle had asked Niki to take them home and keep them with the food. Ha ha. The whole time they were safe with Niki and Michelle had forgotten until I told her that. Ha ha ha ha. Don't you just love what stress does to your memory. Again we love you Michelle. Its ok and we know its not the normal you. Welcome to the world of Girls Camp.

Long busy Day

Today was a busy day of running around and getting last minute things for camp. My day started with a phone call saying that I would have Isiaha this morning for a couple of hours. I let him know that was fine but that I had a ton of things to do today and couldn't watch him all day. He said he understood and that it really would only be a couple of hours. I said fine. He dropped him off at 10:00 and picked him up at a little after 12. Great. Meanwhile I had DWA and could not be late considering the fact that the Big Wigs were going to be there. We had a total of 13 people in class today. I think that might have been the biggest class ever so far. Anyway the Big Wigs never did show up and the class seemed to take forever to get over with. It was a great class and I got a wonderful workout but I thought the clock was very slow moving. Anyway we sat in the hot tub afterwords and chatted a bit. On our way out Michelle and I walked together and planned what we needed to do. As I walked to the back of the parking lot where I parked Michelle kept following me so I thought that she parked by me. There was a SUV that was the same color as Michelles next to me but it was not the same make or model of hers. Anyway as she got closer to it she said what happen to the back of my truck and I said I don't know then she said oh wait this isn't even mine. I laughted so hard. She had parked up by the doors and had forgotten about it. I just love Michelle. She always keeps me entertained. Then I took the car home and headed out with Michelle to run a few errands for camp. First we stopped and ate lunch at Taco Bell....Yummm. Then went to Hobby Lobby to pick up some T-shirt ink for the silk screen T's we are making for our camp ward T-shirts. Well I say we but I mean Michelle and Ashley. Then went to Home Depot and Lowes looking for 8/10 tiles for our end of the week gift for the girls that we give every year. We were very disappointed in the results we found or didn't find. Anyway then we went on to Wal-Mart so that we could pick up the last minute things for Michelle for camp and then Michelle had to do some food shopping for next week so her family could eat....I said that I was just letting my family fend for themselves, I wasn't about to make a bunch of meals for them. Anyway we finally got finished and she took me home at about 5:30. By that point we were both so tired I think we could have slept for a couple of days. Ha ha. When I got home I walked into the house to a husband that was mad a son that was crying and a daughter that was upset. I asked what happened and Dale informed me that Dj was poking his sister and he was told to stop. When he didn't Dale lost his temper and got in Dj's face. I informed Dale that he shouldn't have lost his temper and that he should say he is sorry. He did so and so did Dj to Elyssa. Everything was ok then. All it takes is a moms touch. LOL. We decided to watch movies tonight as a family event instead of going out on a date which was fine with me because I was tired. First we watched Eragon which is a movie I love but have not seen in a while because we had so many movies. (Oh yeah side bar we went through all our movies about a week ago and got rid of about 40 movies, which still left us with over a hundred. But they are more manageable now.) And then we started watching Fireproof but Dales cousin Denise who we thought had left a couple of days ago to go home to La. showed up. She needed us to drop off a couple of things for her that he son couldn't take care of before he deployed at the beginning of the week and She couldn't stay until Monday to do them so we said fine and chatted a bit with her before she left to go back home. Then we finished watching fireproof and then did our nightly scripture reading and our Family meeting as well as our Family prayer. Now we are all headed to bed. Soooooo.....

Blog at you later.

Really in this heat.

Today has been a very busy day. I was woke up this morning by a very panicked Michelle stressing over things for camp. She had everything under control but she needed help reminding herself of that. This is why I am here. I let her know everything was fine and went over every detail with her. By the end of the conversation she was fine. I love you Michelle. Then I proceeded to separate out the Activity Day Girls stuff since they are now divided up into two groups. The 8/9 year olds I will still be in charge of with Julia as my assistant and the 10/11 year olds will be Molly's. Anyway I need to give Molly all the information I have on those girls so she knows what they have left to work on. After all that was done I finished up some last minute details for camp like typing up the cheer and printing out the name tags of the girls for the cubbies and going over last minute stuff with Niki. Who by the way is so on top of everything it is wonderful. Makes me so happy she is in this with us. Anyway I took a small break to play with the kids and pack a few things needed for camp and then went right back into it. You would be surprised at how many little things can only be done at the last minute.

On to other things. We as a family have been looking forward to this Pool Party that our Apartment complex has been saying they are going to have on Friday but at the last minute today we got a note on the door that said " We will not be having the Pool Party due to to many days of rain delaying the process. The party instead will be on the 18th of June." My guess it wont happen then either. By the way what apartments do you know use a garden hose to fill a pool. None that I can think of...Oh wait that would be my apartments. Yeah crazy right. Im am just thankful for the fact that I have the YMCA to swim at when ever I want. I don't get sun but that just means I don't have to mess with sunscreen. On top of all that I have had my air conditioner on all day and my house is still 85 degrees inside. Yeah I hate living in this place. I so want to be in a house in the country surrounded by trees.

Well I will stop here for now and say.....Blog at you later.