Wheeeee!

After some gentle prodding by Alice (Ha!) I realized that I hadn't updated the blog in a while. So here we are. I guess to some everything up, Cammie has been playing with Morgan, playing at the playground, playing at Gracie and Philip's birthday party, playing at Timmy Dorsey's birthday party, playing at Summer's Farm, and playing at Aunt Donna's. I'm sure I missed a few places here and there also. Summer's Farm was awesome, we went there last Tuesday and it was lots of fun. Cammie really liked the animals, the slides and the jumping pillow. Saturday we went to Mullinix Farm but they only had a corn maze and pony rides so Cammie rode the pony and then her and Tanner played in the corn table and ran around a little straw maze for a while. Saturday evening we dropped her off at Donna's so we could go out to dinner for with the Fisher's at Bare Bones. It was so yummy, we all got crab cakes and no one had any shells at all. The food was good and the company was awesome! The only bad thing was that when Joe went to get Cammie he said Donna thought she was getting a cold and indeed she was. She wasn't feeling well yesterday and today she seems to be a bit better so hopefully it is passing by. We didn't take her trick or treating but I don't think she missed it. We also didn't get any trick or treaters but Ken said that at someone asked him where the jello shots were so some people at least missed us in Cloverfields. Poor Joe had a pretty boring actual birthday. It seems like fall is here to stay now so hopefully the weather won't be changing every day like it was. I can't believe it is November already, we'll be ready to go to Disney very soon! (well we are always ready but the trip date will be here quick!)

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....

HI sheep!!

It's been a busy few days again and it's been hot then rainy and now warmish, the stinkbugs went away in the rain but now they are coming back. Sigh..... Friday I took Cammie to Kidactive and she had lots of fun playing. Then Saturday morning we went to the class at the Montessori school and that was horrible. I didn't like it all. The "teacher" said that Cammie needed to use her inside voice, I told her she really didn't have one and they don't encourage the kids to play together at all. Then you have to put whatever you are playing with completely away before you can get anything else out to play with. It was a little odd, I don't think we will be going back. When we got home from that Alice and Matt were at the house, they stayed with Cammie and the beasts so that Joe and I could go to Hershey to see NICKELBACK! We left a little before 1 and it was a gorgeous day. We stopped at the outlets in Gettysburg for a little bit. When we got to Hershey we were looking for the hotel that I booked through priceline and when we found it both of us looked at each other and said we weren't staying there. It was a Red Carpet Inn and Suites and the picture online did not realistically depict what a dump it was. I am all for a bargain but I'm afraid we would have come home with bed bugs or typhoid or something. So we checked the place we stayed at last time and the Holiday Inn and they were both booked but luckily the Comfort Inn had a couple of rooms left and the lobby smelled like chocolate. Ahhhhhhhh! We grabbed a snack and then headed for the stadium. Buckcherry was playing when we got there and they really sucked. Not sure if the lead singer was drunk or high but they were awful. Three Days Grace was better but not by much. We did have fun people watching (except when the guy walked right past us, puked and then kept going) and laughing at the outfits some people had on. There was a representative from just about every gene pool you could imagine there. When Nickelback started playing it was awesome!! We stood just behind the general admission section so we could see the stage and the screens well. It was great!! We started walking out when they had two songs left (we parked about 10 miles away it seemed) and we could hear them all the way to the car. And no sitting an hour and a half in traffic in the parking lot for us this time. We zipped right out the exit and back to the hotel. Lots of fun!! Sunday morning we went to Chocolate World and then headed for home via Lancaster. We stopped for lunch at Friendlys and then hit a couple of stores in the outlets there. It was another pretty day and we were home around dinner time. Cammie had a good time with Alice and Matt and Emily came out so she was busy. She did not however want to go to sleep and was up til about 230. Yikes!! It rained all night sunday night and all day Monday so we didn't do a whole lot. Daniel and Kristen stopped by last night with Kristen's neice Riley. Cammie loved her and they had fun playing for a little while. Riley is very cute! Got some cleaning done today and Joe got some painting done. He's been off for a while and doesn't go back til Friday so he has had a nice break and Cammie has had some good Daddy time. Although it seems as though the terrible twos have struck with a vengeance. Yikes!! Stay tuned!!

You know you want a taste..... YUMMY!

Yesterday it got HOT again, we had to turn the AC back on. I had an appointment in the morning for more injections in my back. It's a little sad, you know how they ask you what you are there for, well I said I was getting injections and the nurse asked me to verify what kind and I didn't know. It turned out to be SI joint ones which is fine, maybe they will work. My back was killing me when I went in there and it still hurts but not as bad. While I was at the appointment Joe took Cammie and they went to the mall for a little bit and checked things out. Joe said Cammie sang the Martha Speaks song into a microphone in the Bose store. How cute is that??? Today we are going to go to Sam's and I have to go for my repeat mammogram so I'll be glad when that is over.

Death to the stinkbugs!!

Princess Cammie

Keep this weather coming please!! Yesterday we took Cammie to a playground in Glenwood that was really nice and she LOVED it. Today we tried to have a picnic at Piney Run but got run out by the bees and stinkbugs. Ick!! After that we met Mollie and Brady at the GW playground and they had a blast playing there! It's so gorgeous out. Cammie entertained us in the car by singing the theme song for Martha Speaks. It was so cute! She is such a ham. We also stopped by Sue's Do's and Joe got a haircut and Ms Sue trimmed Cammie's bangs so she looks like a little pixie again. It was also cute at the playground when she saw a little girl walking up, the little girl had on a pretty pink dress and Cammie thought she was a princess. Have a pretty busy rest of the week lined up and then Joe and I are off to see Nickelback on Saturday night. I'm really looking forward to that! And getting some chocolate in Hershey. Cammie didn't nap today so she fell quickly to sleep at 630, Joe and I are going to enjoy a soak! I'm getting more injections in my back tomorrow morning. UGH......

Sunday Fun

And another beautiful day today!! Alice came up and we were going to go to the Wine Festival until we got there and found out it cost 25 bucks to get in. Only 20 if you weren't drinking but still. If they give you free samples we figured we could get our $25 back but then someone would have to come and pick us up. We also thought that for that much money we could get a couple of cases of Boonesfarm too. So anyway, we detoured from there and hit up Michaels to look at the sale stuff and I found some Fall decorations and some stocking stuffers for Cammie. Yes I am Christmas shopping already. As much as I hate to rush the seasons I want to be done all my Christmas stuff before we go to Disney. After that we went to Baughers Farm and took Cammie in the petting zoo and she had a blast, she was running right up to the animals and petting and feeding them. It was so cute!! (Pics on facebook) Hung out there for a bit and picked up a peach pie on the way out. Lots of fun. Cammie wanted to do the Hayride on the tractor but we promised her that Daddy would go with her on that. They had some great pumpkins too! I'm tired though and Miss Divalicious is slowing down and getting cuddly so I'm going to take advantage of that. Enjoy the evening!!

Supermodel!!

We have been having gorgeous weather!! Loving not having to turn the ac on at all!! The whole house fan does help a lot and Joe got the blinds put back up in the living room so that is also helping with the sun coming in. We got a quote on blinds for the three windows in the living room, dining room and over the kitchen sink from Empire and they wanted 2 grand for just the blinds and installation, no valances. Joe modified the window boxes he usually builds and got the blinds from Home Depot and did it for about 300 bucks (not including labor of course, his time is priceless!). They look great!! Wednesday we went to the Orientation for the Parent/Toddler program that I signed Cammie up for at the Montessori school in Westminster and neither one of us was a fan of the school. Plus the instructor or "directress" as they are called was really awkward and uncomfortable, which I could forgive her for if she hadn't been doing this for a while. So anyway, I'm sure we will get out of the mini program what I wanted but then that will be it. Of course the class was supposed to start to day and has already been postponed. UGH!! But that is sort of the theme for this week I suppose, Cammie and I have both had colds all week so she missed her first two swimming lessons. The Y gave us a credit for the class so I can sign her up for the next one. Then on Friday we had to miss Kidactive and a playdate since she was still snuffly and coughing. Hoping for a better week next week!! Joe is working OT in Lisbon today and came home this morning with his partner in crime for the day, Jimmy Wilson! So that was kind of cool for him to be able to do that again (hasn't happened since we lived in Columbia I guess). Of course when I talked to him this afternoon he had been busy making the rounds of the local hospitals on calls. He is supposed to get off at 7 but I'm sure he is liking working with Jimmy. Cammie and I are just hanging out, doing some coloring and working on a project. We have had some fun playing outside with the bubbles of course and we took Clyde to the mailbox. He is recovering well it seems. He still can't wait to play frisbee! I hope everyone enjoys their weekend!!

Let's Ride!!!

The weekend whizzed by as usual. Alice brought Cammie home. She had lots of fun but was quite tired! She quite enjoyed her sleepover with Emily and Jenn! She went to bed early on Sunday and we enjoyed the hot tub. Monday Joe had to go back to work, so Cammie and I hung out at home and did lots of playing outside with the puppies, chasing butterflies, bubbles and coloring. I was trying to clean out her wagon and at one point when she walked over to me a yellow jacket landed on her and without thinking I squirted her with the hose. She laughed but a few minutes later when I laid the hose down she got a hold of it and squirted me. Well water is VERY cold. Then I had to sneak up behind her to get it away from her. It was funny. She has learned the word stinkbug and is happy to point out every one that she sees and they are all over the place! ICK ICK ICK Last night wasn't a great night. Joe was working and Cammie woke up around 11 or so coughing and fussy. She felt warm so I took her temp and it was 100.3 so I gave her some Tylenol and she finally settled down around maybe 4 and then slept restlessly until 8. We were supposed to start her swim lessons at the YMCA in Westminster this morning but I was hesitant to take even though I am 99% sure she was just cutting some molars, so we missed this session but will go to the second one on Thursday. Joe had his nuclear stress test this morning and he said it seemed to go well. Obviously they won't give him the results until the doc sees them. I'm just glad he went and did it and got it over with. I also talked to my gyn this afternoon and he said that all I need is a repeat mammogram, they found no abnormal areas on my other one but there were just areas that they couldn't see so they need to focus on those. Not sure what we are going to do tomorrow, I'm so sleepy right now after last night. But in the evening we are going to the Parent Primer for Cammie's Toddler class at the Montessori school. I'm going to miss the start of Survivor!! Oh well, it usually takes me a couple of episodes to get into it anyway. Cammie is going to stay at Donna's so she can see Daniel and Paaaaauuuuul.

This morning Emily picked up Cammie to go to the Renaissance Festival with her and Meaghan and Rick and I'm assuming Edd and Jenn also. They are also having a sleepover at Emily and Jenn's! Should be lots of fun and hopefully someone won't be too grumpy at bedtime! Joe and I went to the HoCo Fairgrounds to what was supposed to be a Hot Tub, Pool and Patio blowout extravaganza/palooza type deal but was a HUGE disappointment. There was only one hot tub dealer (and it was NOT hotsprings) and there were about 10 hot tubs in the building and no extras or anything to indicate even the smallest palooza type event. We were looking for hot tub filters and just wanted to check it out. Short story even shorter- totally not worth it. We thought our visit would be redeemed by the Kid Sale also at the fairgrounds, that turned out to be little more than a yard sale and was over by the time we got there. The two or three sellers that were left didn't have anything interesting out. After that we headed for the Hot Tub store in Ellicott City and that was successful. The excitement continued as we headed to Columbia to go to Lowes, Toys R Us (we only went in there because they were having a going out of business sale I swear) and Petsmart. Oh and how could I forget!! Our living room and dining room furniture was delivered this morning, with the exception of the chaise chair (they sent the wrong color), one dining room chair (scratched) and a lamp (broken). Very exciting and the living room no longer looks like a toy store although I'm sure as soon as Cammie gets home and moves her stuff back out there it will. Can't wait for her bed to finally come!! Going to go hit the hot tub and enjoy the aromatherapy salts we got and then to quote our Chunkapotamus... It's bedtime!

9-11-01 Never forget the efforts of those who sacrificed their lives on that day or those who were there and survived and their loved ones. There were heroes at the WTC, the Pentagon and the crash site in Pennsylvania and there are heroes still fighting for us at home and in the Middle East. I will never forget where I was and what I was doing, and I was never more thankful to be an American in the aftermath. 9 years hasn't changed the impact of that day when our world changed forever.

I will never forget 9-11-01

Rockin' the boots and the bag

Again the week just flew right by, last Sunday my Mom and Dad picked up Cammie in the morning to take her to the Clark Farm where the Enchanted Forest stuff is, they have a petting farm and a maze and pony rides etc. They all had lots of fun!! After they brought her home we went to Donna and Bill's for a cookout and Cammie got to hang out with Paul. And Kristen and Daniel and Joe and Melissa of course. It was fun also. Monday we went to Meaghan and Rick's for a cookout and had lots of fun there too. Tuesday and Wednesday Fons was here painting and he finished on Wednesday and the room looks fabulous!! We love it! Our furniture comes tomorrow which we are very excited about!! Now just comes the decorating part. Yikes! Wednesday we took Joe's truck in to get the recalls done on it and we went over to the Columbia Mall for a little bit and checked out the Disney store. Cammie was in heaven. I picked up a couple of things to put away for Christmas for her, so my Christmas shopping has officially started. I want to be done by the time we go to Disney although I am sure I will find a thing or two down there that I want to get. Thursday we had the Fireworks woodstove guy come out and give us a price on a pellet stove, then Weber stopped by to see the house and then Cammie's favorite part of the day was when Leslie and her BF Ben stopped by the house on their mules and Cammie was so excited. She got to sit on them and walk around a little. It was great. Of course now she thinks that the animals are coming to her. We finished off the day with dinner at Bob Evans with Poppop Fish and Granny Franny. Today was Cammie's first Kidactive class through Parks and Rec and she really seemed to enjoy it. There was about ten kids in it and they had them do all kinds of activities. It was cute. Then Donna came over and we went to Mt Airy to go to the Library and to CVS (I saved 45 bucks with sales and coupons and got 15 extra bucks for next time!) Hope everyone has a great weekend.

Well Hello

I know, I've been a bad blogger again!! But I think I can catch everyone up on our busy exciting life. Monday the 30th we took a field trip to Chestertown to visit Andy and Tammi Kim. Cammie made a new friend of their daughter Syd and we met another Chunkasauras, their baby Dylan. We had a yummy lunch and a great visit! We're going to have them over as soon as we get our furniture! Tuesday we went to the dentist again, Joe had to get an additional cleaning and I had a consult with the dentist. He thinks I need to get braces on the upper teeth and then redo my bridge on the bottom and he wants to yank one of my lower teeth that I injured in the car accident so many years ago. Apparently there is an abscess in it now. Bleahhh. I'm not opposed to the braces I just need to find out how much our insurance covers. The cost for the replacement bridge is not horrible so I may just go for that if the braces are too much. September 1st brought me a lovely spa morning. Kristen G watched Cammie for me so I could go get a massage and facial in Westminster and then when I got home I was so relaxed I took a great cuddly nap with Cammie. Thursday Joe took Clyde to the vet for a follow up and he is doing great! Thank goodness. All the work I have been doing with him is paying off! Then I went for a mammogram. I guess it's a good thing we didn't get those appointments mixed up, don't think Clyde would have been too happy trying to flatten his boobies into the mammo machine. Friday we spent getting the living/dining/kitchen area ready for Fonso to come and paint for us which he did all day today. It looks great so far! I love the colors! I also had a visit from the Great Uncles and they took Cammie and I to Bob Evans for late lunch/early dinner and it was YUMMY. We had a great visit with them as always! It was a gorgeous day today and we spent lots of time outside!! I also want to note that Hurricane Earl did not stress me out in any way shape or form as he would have if we still lived on Kent Island. And just to update on the Cammie bed situation, we have finally ordered a bed. Finding a bed that we wanted and not settling was a lot harder that I expected it to be and ultimately more expensive but our girl is worth it! And if she doesn't sleep in this bed, we are going to give her ours and Joe and I will split the bunk beds, cause someone is sleeping in the new bed!!! Hope everyone has a great Labor Day weekend!!!