Happy 4th of July

Well here I am again. I have thought about you so many times but then I get to Thursday and think "you don't want to hear about last weekend when this weekend is right around the corner." So I stay silent. This weekend we were up at the cabin and on Saturday it rained and rained. The rain finally stopped around 4 so Brian was able to shoot his fireworks for the crowd. There were a couple other houses on the lake that were competing with them and this made for an even better show. It was just the family and the in-laws this weekend. Let me just say I like friends better so come on up some weekend. We had sun on Sunday (as it should be since it is in the name.) so we hung out at our little beach where Campbell and Jamison swam like crazy. Jamison had a little bit of a problem once as he decided to go out almost to his chin and then the big waves come in. I thought I was going to have to go swimming too. I was able to pull him out with his life jacket though. The scare didn't stop him for long. He was back to waist deep in about 15 minutes.

I actually did not get on the lake at all this weekend, but I did get my two magazines read from cover to cover. On the rainy Saturday I was itching to be crafty but I didn't have anything along. I thought about going into Manchester to check out the stores but with it being the 4th I didn't know how many would be open and didn't want to take the chance that none of them would be.

I also didn't take pictures of anything except for fireworks and they didn't turn out. I have 2 weeks to study up on firework pictures. July 18th are the fireworks at the lake so I have another shot this year. Relaxing weekend doing nothing. Ahhhh!

Memorial Weekend

It turned out to be a fabulous weekend. We actually left for the cabin on Friday. The first time ever! We got to the cabin around 9 after packing, eating and stopping at Wal-Mart. I brought my camera up to get familiar and use my two new filters. Brian and his dad got the good pontoon in around 10. While they were doing that and the boys were in bed I started to make some cards but ran out of adhesive (I so hate that!). Saturday dawned cloudy and cool but by the time all our guests got there it was sunny. We had Brian's parents, his sister Kris and their boys, and the Moore family minus Lizzie come up. After lunch the adventurous ones rode the jet skis while the rest of us rode the pontoon toward the dam. After turning around we stopped at the beach where the kids had a blast getting as wet as possible. Only one of them had a suit on, I really thought it was too cold to get in the water. Jamison learned how to fill his fish water can with the hose after we came back (outfit number 2 of 5). Brian's family left around supper time and while the kids ran amok we sat on the deck and enjoyed some adult conversation and adult drinks. We so need to plan an adult day up there. After the Moore's left (no idea what time) we started another fire to burn more branches of the tree limb that crashed into our dock and took a chunk out of it. Jamison and I had another s'more. Fire and little boys equal outfit number 3. We have been looking for recipes of other things for Campbell to make since he doesn't like marshmallows. We found some but we have to buy some pie irons. Bedtime for me and the boys, Brian headed over to the adult bonfire at the Gaede's.

Sunday was family day we took it easy and piddled around the cabin before lunch. We took a pontoon ride and since the lake was relatively quiet I practiced captaining the pontoon. I was much more successful in this endeavor than when I captained the boat at Branson when I was 11. (This story is one for a night of drinking or when my brothers decide to embarrass me!) Any way since we failed to put sunscreen on the boys and even with sun glasses on I couldn't open my eyes fully we headed back to the cabin. We were going to load the car and head into town to eat around 1. We made a pit stop before eating to look at a 2004 Glastron ski boat for sale. Forty-five minutes and the loss of one kid to dreamland we got to the drive-thru of Hardee's.
When we got home Campbell and Brian headed to his parents so Campbell could plant his garden. Jamison and I followed after he ate and I took my Sunday nap. We had outdoor movie night in the neighborhood at dusk. We saw "Bedtime Stories" with Adam Sandler. It is very good. Every child sat through the whole movie. For once Brian went home with Jamison, Campbell and I hung around until midnight. Campbell on the tramp with his friends and me around the fire with the adults. Our next neighborhood outing is Friday. The bowling bus is coming to pick us up for bowling and pizza. I hope we get bumpers as adults too. I'm not as good at real bowling as I am on Wii.

Monday Brian had to clean an apartment so the boys and I had a pajama day until lunch. We played Wii (I lost boxing to an almost 3 yr old) I lost everything we played to Campbell. When it wasn't my turn I made 28 cards. My card file is stocked for girl cards now I need to make some manly ones. Monday I also worked on the baby quilt I have to complete. I might get it done except for binding this next weekend. I'm only going to one graduation party out of 3 this weekend. Oh one other thing I did Monday was sign up for a photography class. I found one that I can do when I have time and it was under $100. I have my first assignment due, I received a 100% on the quiz questions. I'm anxious to hear what they say about the pictures I send them. You get constructive criticism and access to IM a professional photographer. I will upload pictures from the weekend tomorrow night I need to go to bed now.

Sturgis Falls

Well, the annual celebration for Cedar Falls took place this weekend and we probably spent 3 hours tops there when we usually spend the whole weekend. Due to the flooding over half the activities were canceled. That half is the ones we go to. We did go to the Car Show today and they had an orange Thing there. They are such a cool car. They didn't have any convertible '65 Mustangs. Come to think about it they didn't have any convertible mustangs there at all. I think that is strange, don't you? Campbell and Brian went to the Midway this afternoon. I think they had a pretty good time. It sounded like they rode every ride they wanted at least twice and didn't have to wait in line. The best part of this weekend was going up to the cabin on Saturday with Natalie and her children. Campbell taught R and E how to fish. They both caught a little Blue Gill. Campbell didn't catch a fish this time, but he liked having others down on the dock fishing with him. It was a little cooler than we would have liked. I can't believe the kids went swimming anyway. They were good when they were in the water but while in the pontoon they were cold. Natalie and the kids were our first guests that weren't family. I hope they come up with us again.

Welcome Back to Me!

It has almost been a month since my last posting. Has nothing happened to write about? No but if you notice I normally post on a Sunday and since we have been going to the cabin by the time we get home. I get the boys done with their baths and tucked in. I am ready for bed myself. I am also being very lazy and catching up on some of my movie watching. Right now as I am typing this my poor husband is at Lake Delhi possibly looking for our pontoon boat. With all the flooding and rain another cabin owner called and said his boat and lift were gone and he was on the way up to see if they had gone over the damn. Brian went to see if ours did too. I tried calling but no news yet.