Vacation Food

What would vacation be without some amazing food, so, here is my 'take' on some of my favourite food so far.

Jam-Strawberry-from France-bought at Fred Meyer- $6

paid way to much for it but it was very yummy, we crushed a whole jar in only 2 days

Steak-$12-bought at Fred Meyer-don't know original origin of cow

again, paid way to much, but still delightful

Newman's Own Mocha Milk Chocolate bar- who knew he made chocolate, only in the USA I guess

don't know the price but whatever it was it was well worth it, soooooo good!

I love shopping in the USA for food, it is so different from what we can get in Canada, not to mention what we can get in Cranbrook Superstore! We are stocking up on these goodies, we bought 2 boxes of Annie's organic Cheddar bunnies, 2 boxes of Chocolate Cheerios, some romantic tea, and lots of beer.

We are heading out for Portland today and will make a stop for more shopping at a huge clothing outlet, yay, fun, cheep clothes, oh and there is no sales tax in Oregon, bring on the back to school shopping!!

First Day of Decomposing..er.. Decompressing

Here is a little taste of the fun we have been having on day one of vacation. Lots of sun, water and fun!

The Mystery is Solved

Earlier this week Jude had a quick bout of the "throw ups". It only lasted for an hour or so in the morning and then he was fine. Didn't think much of it until last night. I heard Gracie up in the night and finally went to check on her.... she was sick... and doing quite well on her own. She probably would have been up all night taking care of herself if we hadn't heard her running back and forth from her room to the potty. As we were up with her, B came out of her room with a green look on her face too! So, it was a fun night of both of them sick together... I think it is the first time! This morning I am sick. I haven't met their fate yet but I am not in any mood to eat. All us girl's have been held up in the house all day, napping and watching shows. The boys have been out taking in July Fest soccer. I am thankful though that we are all sick at the same time and are getting it over before our trip on Mon! Hopefully tomorrow we will all be better and I can pack!

Thunderstorm Beauty

Usually around here we get a few great storms, we were hopeful that this one was gonna be a big one, but alas we are still waiting for some excitement! At least it was beautiful to look at!

Wanna know something interesting... I have been bit twice by horses. Once was when I was a teenager and the second was yesterday by a very young colt at Fort Steele. He grabbed my leg and took a taste. I have a bruise. I think he was just curious, he tasted Cici's dress too. So, there you go, I have been tasted by two horses.

Not My Child Monday

I am hiding from my kids right now. I need this every once and a while. To hide from them. It has been a long day of kid fighting, whining, and bad attitudes. My patience has been maxed out so I am hiding so I don't say anything I will regret! Looking back on this week though we have had some fun times. Fort Steele twice, library twice, playing outside lots, reading lots, laughing lots. It helps to put it into perspective when I am at my end.

Anyway, I thought it would be fun to let you know all the things my kids Did Not Do this week, they are angels you know. They NEVER do anything embarrassing to me.

J Man this week, when we had a house full of guests over for dinner, Did Not poop outside on our front walkway for all our guests to see. I must mention here that he was 'bare under there' again... you'd think I would have learned my lesson! His accident Did Not fall down his leg and out his shorts to the ground. Paul then Did Not have to hose the walkway down while I gave J Man a bath. Not my kid, our kids would NEVER do that!

My kids would Never be allowed to watch Wipeout, you know that show where crazy adults go through a crazy obstacle course designed to make them wipeout. They would NEVER find it so funny that they would laugh out loud at people falling. My son would NOT see a women, call her Mama, then watch as Mama wipes-out and laugh really hard. My kids don't watch such awful shows and would NEVER laugh at another human being's expense.

Beaner at her tender age of 5 would NEVER be so versed in animal anatomy that when she saw a baby horse today at Fort Steele exclaim loudly that "It's a boy, not a girl, see it has a penis!" She then would NOT then check every other animal we came across and tell us the gender of each animal.

My kids know the rules, they live by the rules and NEVER break the rules. So, Cici would never be so daring as to jump from her dresser on to her bed in one flying leap. She would NEVER than repeat it and then help her brother onto her bed so he could try. I was glad NOT to have walked in on these events that didn't happen and stop them right away!

I feel better. This has been therapeutic for me. I love my kids, they aren't perfect, just as I am not. So, I feel that I can show my face again, head downstairs and help with dinner. Ahhhh, I needed this!

Jump for Joy

Joy is the word to explain how the kids felt when they learned that their friends down the street got a trampoline! So much fun, I however can not tramp anymore, head rush, disorientation, sore legs, not to mention the obvious..(those Mama's out there who have ever jumped, ran or sneezed after having one kid, not to mention three will understand!).. not good for Mama! The kids sure had fun though!