Some Halloween Fun!

Halloween 09

Maybe it was the weather, or maybe it was the sickness going around...But Halloween was different this year. We bought like $50 in candy and we hardly had any Trick or Treaters this year. As we walked the streets where we tot there were not as many lights on this year. My kids didn't want to go out this year,but of course we made them!!! They had fun once we got going,but their hearts just weren't in it this year.

Wonder how everyone else did!?

Boy Time Flies!!!

Its been a few months since I last saw ya!!! And boy have I been busy! I figured tonight I had better get back into the swing of things and start doing things that I want to do...Not just those pesky things that I need to do! So here I am.....

While I was away, I redid almost the whole upstairs and changed a few things out downstairs. I still have many more things on my to do list. But its dwindling down just in time for the next list to be published!!!! I FINALLY got my basement cleared out. It has taken me 3 weeks and counting to remove all that I didn't need in there. I even painted a wall down there.....

In the last few weeks I found out that as of May 2010 I will become a grandma! I am so not ready for that chapter in my life. My son is only 17....Heck, I am only 35!!! Boy talk about mixed emotions there...They are so not ready for this and I don't know if they ever will be. I sure was not happy like grandparents are supposed to be when they find out that there babies are going to have babies...Right now that is hard for me,because I know what it is like to be 17 and have this baby that you have no idea what to do with....I was there,living on my own,my husband not living with me because of school....I know all those feeling creep up on you and you don't know where to turn. I did have my family though,my parents were there for me...And that is what I promised both of them....I love them dearly and I know they need us more than ever right now...... Then there is that part of me that is growing more excited as the days grow closer...I wonder what its going to be,how much will she weigh, how much hair will he have.....I have a funny feeling he or she will be quite spoiled!!!

While I was gone for these past few months...Janets day came and went. And I sat here remembering it like it was just yesterday that she passed away. I don't think a day goes passed that something doesn't remind me of her. Boy, I sure could have used her advice on my news about being a grandma!!! And boy do I miss her. Tonight while searching peoples blogs I came acrossed this recipe for a Chicken Salad....And like it was yesterday, a vision of us sitting around her table at Stitch and Bitch came into my head. I could smell the smell of her house.....Seems I could almost taste that salad. I could hear her silly laugh.....Just seeing that recipe brought me to tears....A little sad,but I think more for those happy moments that I do remember....

Well, I will be here more often. Enjoying this time here.....Don't be a stranger leave me a note!!!!

Finding time

Finding time in a day for all the things I want to do is becoming a challenge. It seems like the days are just flying by. I am trying to come on here more and write about what is going on in my life. Just incase someone out there stumbles across my spot on the web.

This weekend was supposed to be about relaxing and spending time with friends and family. And ya know...That is what it was. I even had a chance to meet some new folks. That is the best part about camping. You find new people at the camp grounds.Some local and some from far away.

In every camping trip, I learn something new. I get to see different things that are around me. Unfortunetly,this weekend I had the opportunity to watch an older gentleman fight for his life as first responders and medical staff tried to revive him. Learning,later that evening that he had finally passed on. The rest of the evening I just couldn't help but think about the old man laying there on the ground as the people pushed down on his chest,breathing in one more breath of hope.....As his family sat in the background drinking more alcohol. I should have just turned around on my walk when I came to him laying on the ground with people surounding him,because I just haven't been the same. Just haven't felt the same thinking that the family that he was there with sat there all that night....Drinking and most of the next day.

I know some people greive in different ways,but for me...Thinking of him being alone on that ride to the hospital,and alone in that hospital....Knowing that no one was waiting to hear the news in the waiting room. It has been with me since. Rest In Peace Mr. Mike......

The camping season...

Its seems like we just got the trailer out of storage! I just love being at the campground. If it were up to me,I would stay there all summer. I love listening to all the birds chirping and the crickets making their noises. When its all dark and the park is quiet,its nice to listen to the night time noises. I love the smell of a campfire. And nothing beats the taste of a hotdog cooked over a campfire.

Thursday we will be heading out to celebrate Christmas in July. Its a whole lot of fun and there are so many different activities for the kids. The campground is all decorated for Christmas. I love to take the kids around the park at night when its all lit up for the holidays. Its a whole new thing when there isn't any snow on the ground.

So, now I am off to get things ready to head out.

Miss Dezi

Boy oh boy!!!

Time sure does fly when the summer air is here!!! Winter and snow never goes this fast!!!! Gee,it feels like summer just came and its already July 20th. It hasn't been the warmest summer,but just glad not to see the white stuff!

Lots has happened in the little bit of time I haven't blogged. My bedroom is finally finished and I did get to complete the bathroom project. My next project is to clean the basement.....That will mostlikely take me into the next century!!!Yeah,its that bad! Its been dificult to get the motivation to get down there and find a starting place. I did start lastnight,though...Lets see how much will get done with camping trips coming up.

Besides trying to keep up with house cleaning,I have been helping my parents and camping. Hanging out with friends and family has been on the top of my priorities these days. Camping has been great this year. The 4th of July was a blast. We had 6 families camping with us and more joined us for the 4th activities. It was great to have so many people be a part of that time. A lot of great memories. This weekend we will be celebrating Christmas in July in Baraga.....I can't wait!!!

The other day we added an new member to our family....We named her Dezi. She has to be the cutest puppy I have seen in awhile. She is a great puppy,just wish she wouldn't sleep so much during the day. It makes night time worse for me!!

Well, until the next time....Enjoy friends and family........