Cammie partied til late last Thursday so we kind of overslept through Kidactive again. Yikes! This not enough sleep is really getting to me! In the afternoon I went to Ms Sue's to get my hair colored and got to chat with her for a while! Saturday Joe had to go back to work and Uncle Gary came out to see Cammie bearing cash and prizes for her and his shark for me to borrow. We had fun hanging out with him although Cammie was looking for Uncle Michael too. Sunday Donna came over and we took Cammie to Larriland to get a pumpkin and that place was crazy crowded. After driving around awhile to find a place to park we picked out our pumpkins and got out of there. Joe was just leaving to pick up Michael G and go to the Dorsey/Stark casa to watch the Ravens game so we passed him on the way home. I fed Cammie and she told me it was bedtime so we laid down on the couch and the next thing I knew she was shooting silly bandz at me and it was almost 4. We headed over to T-Dog's (or T-Doggie as Cammie calls him) and Cammie got to play with Tanner for a while and some other big girls which she loved. Cammie tried to stay up again last night but she finally passed out at 10 so Joe and I had a quick soak which was heaven!! Today I haven't accomplished much but Donna did come over on her way home from work to watch Cammie so we could go to the grocery store. We have been searching new recipes and want to try some new stuff for dinner. It's finally beginning to feel a bit like fall!

Beach Bunny

The past week has just flown by! Last Thursday Joe left for his annual fishing tournament in Ocean City. Donna and I checked out some sales for Halloween decorations and grabbed Cammie some Chik FilA. (and I got a milkshake. YUM) Then Missi and Morgan came over to play for a little while. Cammie boycotted sleep again that night so Friday morning I was beat and forgot to take her to Kidactive. Oops.... Friday got away from me and I don't think we accomplished anything. Saturday Alice came out and we took Cammie to Target and then to Baughers (which was SO crowded). Cammie did get in the moonbounce and had a pony ride and petted the animals. We didn't get to do a tractor ride because the line was too long. Mom and Dad came over and watched Cammie while Alice and I went to Frederick. We hit a couple of stores in the mall and Barnes and Noble. I love that store, I could spend hours and lots of money in there. Sunday Cammie and I left to meet Joe in OC, on a beautiful day!! I wanted to stop and see some friends on Kent Island but I was so tired and anxious to get to the beach and see Joe. Now I know why people didn't stop and see us when we lived there. Once you get off the bridge you want to keep going and when you are coming home, you think you are almost there so you don't want to stop. When we got there we hit the beach and Joe and Cammie got in the water, it wasn't too bad. Cammie had lots of fun chasing seagulls and running on the beach. There were lots of dogs down there and I think we stopped to pet just about every one of them. We hung out on the boardwalk for a little while and had dinner at Dough Rollers. Monday morning we got breakfast at Zoe's Kitchen and then went to the beach again. Cammie made a little friend and they ran on the beach and chased seagulls. The water was A LOT colder. We walked on the boardwalk again and did some shopping at the Kite Loft. We had dinner at Tequila Mockingbirds (it was Taco night!!) then got some Coldstone for dessert. YUM!! Tuesday we did not want to leave and we were supposed to stop in Salisbury to go to the Zoo with Ashley (Ashy) but she got in an accident the night before. :o( She says she is sore but OK, her car was totalled. So we headed for home after we checked out of the room. Kristen stayed at the house with the dogs and Daniel helped her while she was working or at school so that worked out well. They seemed happy when we got home. I finally got my new phone on Wednesday and am still trying to figure out how to use it. Oh, the Roomstore people came yesterday for the third time to deliver the lamp and it was broken again. Then on the phone they offered to deliver it to the store and we could go look at it there. ??? So that was cancelled. Today the BGE guy came to install our Peak Rewards thermostat. We'll see if that really does cut our bill. We get credits in the summer so it will be nice then. Hope everyone enjoyed the nice weather that we had and didn't float away in all the rain today!

Cute goat!

I have some new pictures on the camera that I need to upload but someone has been wearing me out!! Sunday Joe put her new bed together and it looks awesome. It was given the stamp of approval by Miss Thang and she has spent every night since in it, of course that is once she goes to bed after partying til 2 am. I am so NOT a fan of that. Sunday afternoon we had Poppop Fish, Granny Franny, Ms. Sue and Captain Bill over for a cookout/eat in. It was lots of fun and Cammie passed out on the sofa. She woke up about an hour later and I'm sure you can guess what time she stayed up til. Monday Joe went to work and it was an icky rainy day. Cammie and I had to run some errands in Westminster so I did get a Chik Fil A milkshake out of the travels so that was worth it I suppose. Tuesday Joe took pity on me since it was another rough night and he took Cammie with him on some errands and I got a much needed nap. Today Cammie had a playdate with Brady so I thought that would wear her out. She bounced in his moonbounce, rode on his tractor and they played for a long time. I also managed to keep her awake most of the way home. She didn't fall asleep until about ten minutes from the house. My goal was to keep her awake until 9. A little selfish because I did want to watch Survivor. Well she is still awake and it is 1030. It's not looking good. If I could bottle and sell her energy we would be gazillionaires! Here's hoping for a little sleep tonight!

Our little Princess......

Cammie's bed finally arrived, however since it is some assembly required it is still waiting to be assembled. One of the downsides of ordering it online I suppose. We also got our last kitchen chair and lamp delivered from the Roomstore, although the lamp was broken for the second time so that has to be redelivered. Sigh. As of Wednesday too, we are on the time of use meter again for BGE so hopefully our bills will go down again. They haven't been terrible but we are just unsure of how the winter will be without a woodstove. Thursday we went to Kent Island to meet the O'Neills for lunch at Cracker Barrel (YUM), of course a tropical storm was going through that day and it was pouring rain. We did a drive by through Cloverfields and were quite glad that we moved and now live on a hill. I don't think the yard would have ever dried out and even with all the rain we have had here the yard still isn't really muddy which makes for clean dogs!! YAY! Friday was nice again, Kristen came and took Cammie to Kidactive for me and after lunch we went to meet Missi and Morgan at the Glenwood playground which is really nice. On the way home we stopped to see Joe at the firehouse so all in all a good day!! Joe came home this morning briefly and cleaned the kitchen (what a nice surprise to get up to!) and then went back to work. Cammie and I have been cleaning and doing laundry all day. We have also been having a plane fly circles around our house ALL DAY. Let me tell you, it's annoying! The dogs are not fond of it either, they don't even want to go outside which is a shame since it is a beautiful day, if you take away the stinkbugs of course. I've gotten a lot done today and I'm trying to continue with my Christmas shopping too. I finally looked up the website for Piggy Paint and it is so cute! They do nail polish that is non toxic and all, they have some really cute names and colors so I think that is going to be a stocking stuffer for the Diva. She loves having her nails painted but I've only been doing her toes. Well gotta get back to work....