Fun at the park

The week has flown by as usual.  Sunday my Mom and Dad came and picked up Cammie to take her to the Clark farm.  Joe got some stuff done around the house and I went to the adoption day in Frederick.  I also came home with a lovely foster dog named Honey.  She is a doll!  She has two possible visits for this weekend so I'm thinking she will be adopted soon.  The only strike she has against her is that she is 11 but she does not look or act like it.  Monday Cammie and I spent recovering from the busy weekend.  Tuesday Joe had a class in the morning and we went and looked at Toyota's in the afternoon.  Wednesday Alice came out to watch Cammie so that Joe and I could go to Atlantic City for a timeshare deal.  The stupid garmin took us way out of the way on the way there but we made it.  The sales guy wasn't bad, he looked like The Situation (I don't watch Jersey Shore but I know who the people are from the gossip mags).  I kept waiting for him to pull up his shirt and show off his abs.  He was nice and not aggressive.  He showed us around the place and we were unimpressed.  Then the manager came over to talk to us and he was an ass.  Luckily we only had to spend about ten minutes with him.  He kept trying to tell us what we could and couldn't do with our Disney Vacation Club and how this other deal was so much better and how we could take all these vacations every year but they would cost extra.  It took about two hours and then we got our gifts, which were 4 round trip airline tickets to a bunch of possible destinations and a 3 day/2 night vacation to a choice of about ten different destinations.  There were also coupons for free stuff to use in Atlantic City also but we just really wanted to get out of there.  We made good time coming home and stopped at the Avenue in White Marsh and had dinner at the Tilted Kilt which was really good.  Poor Joe though was having issues with his contacts all day and couldn't see very well, he didn't realize that the waitresses wore sexy outfits so he was like, I can't believe you brought me here and I can't see anything!!!  Our waitress was really sweet and I got a cheese steak which was good and their fries are really yummy!  Oh and their crunchy potato chips are awesome too.  They have some drinks that sound really good too. We walked around for a little bit afterwards and then headed the rest of the way home.  This morning Cammie had gymnastics, where she had fun as usual.  She and Morgan were so cute running around and holding hands.  It was sweet.  We came home and had some lunch and then she got in the kiddie pool that Aunt Alice set up for her yesterday and played in there for a while.  It turned super hot all of the sudden so we didn't stay outside long and the dogs haven't wanted to be outside much at all.  I also booked our airfare for Disney this week!!  Joe has been laughing at me because I'm so excited about the deals that we got.  He and I only had to pay $5 each for our round trip tickets, thanks to Southwests rapid rewards.  Then I booked Cammie's and Matt and Jennifer's and the kids and Jennifer's friend and got a 20% discount off of all of them, thanks to a coupon from Uncle Gary but it was an awesome deal!!

Fun at Chuck E Cheese!!

Saturday I met Kristen and Chad at Chuck E Cheese so they could take Cammie there.  She had fallen asleep on the way there and when I went to take her out of the car seat she got so excited to see Kristen.  She didn't even look back!  I ran a couple of errands, went to CVS and got a bunch of stuff, spent $34, saved $37 and got 10 extra bucks!!  Then I just hung out and walked around the stores in the shopping center.  It was nice being able to take my time and look at stuff.  I was going to go to Harbor Center but I didn't feel like dealing with traffic.  Cammie had so much fun she chatted all the way home about everything they did.  This morning my Mom and Dad picked her up to take her to the Clark Farm.  Joe got to do some stuff around the house and I went to the Adoption Day in Frederick.  A lot of dogs got adopted this week but not many got adopted at the event.  I came home with a foster named Honey who is very sweet.  She is 11 years old and just a doll.  Pudge even likes her and he only tolerates most other dogs.  Daniel and Donna came to see her tonight when Daniel brought his car back over.  Got some random stuff planned for this week but I think I'm going to take it easy tomorrow.  Yesterday the truck door blew shut on my knee and it hurt so bad I thought I was going to throw up so it's aching pretty bad and so is my back.  I'm falling apart!!! 

Always ready for Disney!!

This week just flew by and it was really crappy weather all week.  Weird weather too, storms, then sun, then rain, then wind.  Then repeat.  Joe and I started putting Cammie's swing set together which has been kind of fun, in a twisted sort of way.  Thursday gymnastics was lots of fun and Cammie did really well.  I can't wait til they post the summer schedule.  I also need to call to check on her swimming lessons.  My to do list is needing a little updating I see.  Today Cammie and I road tripped it over to see Jennifer, Brooke and Brody.  That was lots of fun and I got a jug of sangria to take home!!!  Cammie did not want to leave at all.  We have a busy weekend ahead of us if everything goes as planned.

Rocking out with the microphone

Had a good day yesterday too!  We picked up Alice and went to see Uncle Gary in Cinderella.  It was really good and we had a lot of fun.  Cammie liked clapping with everyone and once when Gary walked off the stage she said (loudly)  Uncle Gary is gone!!  She made it through most of the show, all but the last 20 minutes or so.  Then we went to Chaps to pick up food.  Joe had seen it on Diners, Drive Ins and Dives and wanted to try the Raven sandwich.  Funnily enough it is in the parking lot of the Gentleman's Gold Club.  We saw a huge woman walking in there with see through tight white "leggings" on and black undies that I don't think were supposed to be a thong but they were.  I tried to take a pic but there were too many people around.  Anyway, we made it home and Cammie stayed up til about 10. I guess she wanted to see the Survivor finale too.  Today we have been putting together parts of her swing set which hasn't been as bad as I expected but still not something I want to do again.  Tomorrow I've got doctors appointments so that should be another fun filled day!

I know it's been a week!

Monday and Tuesday we got tons of stuff done out in the yard, to include finally getting our garden in!!  Cammie planted a bunch of flowers (pictures are on facebook) which she loves to water.  Thursday Alice and Matt came out to watch Cammie's gymnastics class and of course they did a bunch of other stuff first in the class before they got to the gymnastics part.  Friday morning Joe went to a meeting and when he got home, I went to Target to pick up a few things. Today we went to Tanner's birthday party and had lots of fun.  The pool portion got rained out but they got someone to come in and make balloon animals and Barney even showed up!  It was really nice and they had tons of yummy food!  Cammie had so much fun!   She is passed out now and we got to soak a little in the hot tub.  Night!!

Our future farmer

Had a great day today!  The weather was so nice too.  Joe got home from work finally this morning and we went to drop some things off at the Bennett's farm.  Bruce wasn't home but Ms Kate was.  They have a baby goat whose Mama died so they are bottle feeding him.  He was so cute, he played just  like a puppy.  Cammie loved feeding him and playing with him.  She also got to hold a kitten which she liked too.  We visited all of the animals and she was in her glory.  After that we went to Donna's so Cammie could help Donna and Andrew plant flowers.  She loved that too.  She helped fill the pots and baskets and helped put the flowers in them.  When we got home Joe finished building the garden box for our veggies so we are going to get dirt for it tomorrow so we can plant.  Cammie helped water all of our plants and flowers outside.  She likes doing that also.  Joe and I checked out the boxes with her swing set pieces in it because we were trying to figure out where the heck the sliding board was, well we found the instruction book, note it's a book not a manual.  The sliding board is in about twenty pieces.  UGH!!  We are going to get the spot ready for that too and then Daniel is going to put it together.  We are going to breakfast at Lisbon tomorrow morning. YUM!!  Hope all my favorite Mommas out there have a Happy Mother's Day!!! <3

So excited about her new soccer ball!!!

Today turned out to be another pretty day, of course because Joe is still at work on a trade.  Cammie woke up early at about 3 and kept me up for a while and then she got up for good around 730.  We met Meaghan at the playground by the Target in Ellicott City and I had a huge panic moment while we were waiting for Meaghan and Nathan to get there.  I was walking around underneath the play set and it was really crowded, I had to go around one section because I couldn't get under it and then I couldn't find Cammie.  I was calling her and starting to get freaked out.  It was like in the movies where everything starts to spin around you, some of the other moms started helping me look for her and it was only a couple of minutes but it felt like an hour when I called her name and she finally answered me.  She had gone to the little play set and was on that.  I was about thirty seconds away from bursting into tears.  By that time Meaghan and Nathan had gotten there with lunch from Chik FilA and she brought me a... wait for it.... banana milkshake!!!  YUM!!  It was awesome!!  We walked for a little bit on the trail, and then watched Cammie play on the small play set for a while and then we went to Station 7 to see Joe.  Nathan got his picture taken in the engine and the truck and seemed unimpressed by both.  He was just taking it all in.  We hung out there for a bit and then went to Toys R Us.  Every time I buy diapers I keep hoping it is the last time so cross your fingers everyone!!!  We got home and watered all the plants outside so of course it rained tonight.  It actually stormed pretty bad for a little bit.  Cammie and the dogs are finally sleeping so I'm going to hang out and look forward to Joe finally coming home in the morning!!

Always ready to do some gardening!!

I am pleased to report that Cammie is feeling much better!!  Tuesday we were able to start getting full doses of amoxicillin into her but mixing them in sprite.  So she hasn't had a fever since Monday night and hasn't complained of a sore throat since Tuesday.  Wednesday when she got up she was more herself but she didn't want to take a nap so by evening she wasn't in the best of moods.  Joe was gone all day so he got home long enough to see her for a couple of minutes and eat and then he picked her up after I put her in her pjs at about 7 and she literally fell asleep as soon as he held her.  Of course being the smart ass that he is he says, "I don't know why you complain that you have trouble getting her to sleep".  He's lucky I thought that was funny....... We hurried up and got in the hot tub for a little bit and then Donna and Daniel stopped by.  Cammie woke up a couple of times but I was able to watch Survivor and then relax for a bit.  Oh, we had a yummy dinner too, I used one of those Philadelphia cream cheese mix things, the santa fe one.  It had a recipe for chicken enchiladas and I added spinach to it.  YUM!!!  This morning we went to gymnastics and then came home and spent some time outside.  Cammie likes helping to water all the plants and pulling weeds.  Our strawberry plants are doing pretty well.  I can't wait to get the vegetable garden in.  The only thing we forgot to get is cucumbers so I think we will have to do a seperate box for them.

Rough weekend.....

Saturday morning didn't start off so well.  Cammie woke me up around 630 and said her stomach hurt.  She does say that when she is hungry and then after she eats she will say that her stomach is all better.  So I got her something to eat and when she went to climb up on her chair she just stopped and screamed and then doubled over saying that her stomach hurt.  She kept grabbing her right side so I was afraid it was her appendix.  She kept saying how badly it hurt and crying so I called Joe who was still at work and told him that I was taking her to the ER.  She was quiet all the way to the firehouse to pick him up which is odd.  Anyway, we got to the Peds ER at HCGH and they took us right back.  They did a urine cath first which Cammie took like a champ, she held very still and cried but didn't fight.  Then we went to xray and she did really good holding still, after all they were taking pictures of her!!  So after a bit the doctor came in, (she had come in and examined her before the xray) and said that Cammie was backed up pretty far.  So as if the urine cath hadn't violated her enough she had to get a soapsuds enema.  She took that not as well but did hold still for the whole thing.  That seemed to work pretty well and they told us to give her 3 days of milk of magnesia and a week of miralax.  The Peds ER is pretty nice, the nurses were nice.  So she did pretty well for the rest of the afternoon, she took a nap which is odd and then laid on the couch with Joe for a while.  I tried to go to Sun Nursery to get a couple  more pots to plant our trees in but that place had a line waiting out of the parking lot.  We managed something for dinner and went to bed.  It seemed like Cammie had a fever during the night but she slept pretty well.  Sunday she did OK with the miralax and it seemed to be working.  Uncle Gary and Uncle Munkle came over in the afternoon and she was very happy to see them.  We all hung out and Joe fixed us dinner.  At one point when I went to change Cammie she seemed like she had a fever again and when I finished her diaper change she promptly fell asleep on the bed.  Which is odd.  She didn't eat much and had a rough night Sunday night. I called to schedule her a follow up with her pediatrician this morning and she said that her stomach seemed OK but to decrease the dose of the miralax and keep it going longer.  BUT then she checked her throat and said it looked really red and her tonsils were swollen.  UGH, so she did a strep test which of course came back positive.  We left there to go pick up her amoxicillin and I had to cancel her play date at Missi's with Morgan.  Joe and I were supposed to go to Cammie's preschool orientation this evening.  However when they called to confirm I said that one of us would be there since Cammie had strep and they said they would prefer that I not attend since I'm potentially contagious too.  We were also supposed to meet Meaghan and Nathan tomorrow so I have had to reschedule a bunch of stuff. Oh and the whole giving Cammie her amoxicillin is a real treat.  The first dose she threw up on me and I tried again and she spit it at me.  I got a bunch of advice off of facebook and tried to give it to while she was laying on the floor and I got most of it in her.  Then she crashed on the couch for about an hour.  The rest of the evening has been full of tears, screaming, medicine, showers and I don't know what else.  Now Her Highness is raring to go which means she'll crash in a bit.  I hope the night goes well.

I just saw that Rick Springfield is going to guest star on Hawaii Five-O tonight.  Hmmmm.....  I'm also hoping that my Dad is feeling better, and also my Aunt Debby!!  Lots of love to you guys!
AND since I get to subject everyone to my opinion---- ROT IN HELL OSAMA!!

Cammie, Emily and Edd

Tuesday Cammie and I met Jenn and Brody at the Columbia Mall and hung out there for a bit.  It was fun, we checked out some sales at the Disney store and then went to lunch at Uno's.  Then Cammie and Brody got on the carousel.  Ugh....  I had to get on with them.  I didn't think the ride would ever stop.  When we left them Cammie and I stopped by the firehouse so Cammie could see Daddy.  She acted all shy when we went in but she got to see T-Doggie which she LOVED.  Joe washed the truck for us and Cammie helped a lot which was really cute.  It ended up being a gorgeous day and we had a really good time.  Wednesday Joe had to cut the grass so we didn't really do a whole lot.    Cammie fell asleep early and we got in the hot tub and then watched Survivor.  The storms have really been bad and one woke me up right after I had fallen asleep.  Sigh.....  Thursday we took Cammie to gymnastics which she did really good as usual.  She is so funny and cute when she runs around in her little leotard.  Then Joe got some painting done and I got Cammie's clothes sorted out for the most part for spring and summer.  It's so not fair that she has more clothes than Joe and I put together.  We finished one of the garden beds and went to get strawberries to plant in it.  It looks really nice.  We need to plot out the area for Cammie's swing set so we can get moving on that too.  Joe had to go back to work today so I took Cammie to the sign language class at the library which she liked and she played with the same little girl that she has been playing with.  They both wanted to keep playing but hopefully we will be able to set something up.  Then we stopped at Home Depot to get a couple more strawberry plants to finish out the bed and got them in the ground.  Cammie loves gardening!!!  It's been sunny off and on but it's really windy and a little chilly so I'm not sure what the weather is going to do.

Our Easter Bunny

It's been a weird weather week again.  We didn't do a whole lot last week because of the extra dogs in the house.  Thursday night Donna, Bill, Paul, Joe, Daniel, Kristink and Riley all came over for dinner and then Cammie and Riley (and Donna and I) all colored Easter eggs which was lots of fun.  And it made for yummy deviled eggs on Easter!!  Joe made lasagna that was really good.  Friday night we met all of them at Winfield Inn for dinner.  It was so good!  Their crabcakes were really good and no shells!!  Cammie was really good too.  She sat the whole time and then at 9 she told Joe she was ready to go so we left!  Smokey went home Friday morning too, he was glad to see his Mom and Dad!!!  Saturday Joe had to go to work and Leslie asked us down to the barn in the morning so we went there so Cammie could ride a little.  She loved that and didn't want to leave.  We did a little cleaning and took a nap and then Ms Sue invited us over for dinner. YUM!  Sue, Bill, Ben, Leslie, Bear and MamaRita were all there.  Cammie had lots of fun playing with the cats and Cabella and drawing pictures.  When we left the fridge was covered in her artwork.  I think I owe Ms Sue a pack of paper!!  Sunday morning Joe came home from work and we gave Cammie her Easter basket.  Then my Mom and Dad came over for a while and Cammie got some more gifts.  In the afternoon Matt, Alice, Mike, Emily, Edd, Meaghan, Rick, Nathan, Donna, Bill, Andrew, Daniel and Paul all came over and we had an egg hunt for Cammie.  She had lots of fun and liked it until she realized that the last egg had been found and raided so that it was empty.  She did not agree that she had enough candy in all of the other ones.  Nathan slept almost the whole time and wasn't happy about getting his picture taken but he was really cute!!  Dinner was really good, we had ham, au gratin potatoes, green beans, cole slaw, and rolls. (and devilled eggs of course).  Meaghan made an awesome cake for dessert so basically everyone was stuffed.  Rick helped Cammie plant the seeds that Alice got her so she was loving that.  Then we thought she was going to fall asleep on Paul's lap but she was just getting her second wind.  It started raining really hard in the afternoon so everyone left and we just spent some time playing with toys and hanging out.  (I did take a nap)  We watched the Amazing Race and  I was sad to see my cowboys get eliminated.  Cammie fell asleep around 930 so we got to finish an awesome day with a soak in the tub!!  Of course today is gorgeous since Joe has an executive board meeting.  Cammie and I were outside for a while, we planted some sunflower seeds in cups and then painted in the driveway.  The dogs were loving laying in the grass but then they all got hot so we came inside.  We'll go out again in a little bit.   I hope everyone gets to enjoy some sunshine today!!!

Dancing on the table......

Thursday Joe ended up getting OT on his Kelly day which was a surprise so Cammie and I went to Gymnastics and she had lots of fun.  She talked about Miss Missi for the rest of the day.  After we came home and ate lunch Cammie kept talking about planting flowers so we went to Sun Nursery and I got two of the planters that sit over the porch railing and some flowers and we came home and planted them to surprise Daddy.  She was so excited!  They look really nice, I want to get some more. It was so nice being outside too, the dogs loved it.   Friday morning Steve and Dee dropped off Smokey for us to dogsit and then I took Cammie to the sign language class at the library.  She got to be the bunny in the story and pass out flowers to the other kids.  Then she got chummy with another little girl and didn't pay much attention to the rest of the class.  We did learn a lot of spring signs and a song which was neat.  After that Leslie met us at the house and we went to the tent sale at Stablemates.  Cammie found a pair of rubber boots that she liked and Leslie found a pair of riding pants for her.  So I spent 26 bucks and saved 54!  Leslie bought Cammie her first pair of riding gloves which she didn't take off for a couple of hours.  She didn't want to take the boots off either, she put them on in the store and wore them to ride.  We came back to the house to get Leslie's car so we could go to the barn and while we were gone Mike Butt had dropped off their dog Tanner who is a labradoodle.  I'm not discriminating against other dogs because I love them all but it is funny to see all the labs and then a curly dog.  Smokey and Tanner know each other and play well together so that's been a big help.  It's just a little crazy with all the dogs!!  So Friday afternoon Leslie gave Cammie some more riding tips.  We walked down to the field to get Dreamer and then Cammie helped brush her and Leslie got her all set up and she rode all by herself and then she rode with Leslie which she likes so she can go FAST!!  Then she rode a little bit with Bear/Ben on the mule.  She also helped feed Boots the barn cat.  So the week was a little crazy and busy.  Saturday it seemed as though it was monsoon season and it rained like crazy all day with huge wind gusts.  Some tornados touched down too, UGH.  Daniel and Kristen came over for a little while in the evening which was awesome because Cammie ran around like crazy while they were here and then passed out when they left.  Sunday Joe had to go to work so Cammie and I just hung out with the dogs, it was nice off and on so we played outside when we could.  Daniel and Donna came over after dinner and Cammie was so happy to show off for them and passed out after they left. (I'm noticing a trend here)  Now everytime Cammie hears a vehicle or the boys riding the 4 wheelers she announces that Daniel is home and then wants to know if Paul is with him.  I got to relax and watch the Amazing Race in total peace and quiet!  I was disppointed that Gary and Mallory didn't get elimated though.  Go Cowboys!!  Monday morning Joe came home with a flat tire and changing it himself turned out to be an all day event.  He found the screw that was in it and then the valve stem broke.  He took it somewhere and found out that there is some kind of chip in it and they couldn't fix it.  So he came home and found out that you can only take it to certain places and they need the whole car so he left to go pick up the tire and then go to Century in Mt Airy.  Cammie and I were getting ready so we could meet him there and then drop him off at home and then go meet Alice, Meaghan and Nathan at Arundel Mills.  Well that turned into a whole drama too because both of us were headed down 144 and a truck was blocking the road in front of the bridge.  UGH  So we had to turn around and backtrack and finally got to drop the Journey off.  So trying to kill two birds with one stone Joe asked them to fix the recall that is on it.  Something about the triggers for the air bags.  They had to order the part so he has to take it back another time.  It figures!!!  Oh and trying to get out of the house with all the dogs was a treat too.  I was trying to put Smokey and Tanner downstairs, well Clyde wanted to go with them and I should have just let him but I finally got them all sorted out and when I tried to open the door to the garage Pudge charged out and wouldn't come back in, I started to shut the garage door and he went under it, just enough to trigger it to go back up. (He's too smart) Then he sat in the middle of the garage.  I admit, I gave in and took him with us.  He was the perfect dog then, he sat in the backseat and everything.  So we dropped Joe and Pudge off at the house and Cammie and I headed for Arundel Mills.  Cammie fell asleep as soon as we hit 70 and slept all the way there, so instead of jamming to Phineas and Ferb I got to rock out to Nickelback!!  We met Alice, Meaghan and Nathan in front of Bass Pro and did some walking around.  Didn't find any really good deals, although I did see a Coach purse that I REALLY liked.  When we left and headed for the truck I noticed two people sitting in a vehicle near us watching us.  I hurried up and got Cammie in the truck and they got out and were kind of walking over towards us so I jumped in the truck and took off.  While I was driving away I saw that they got back in their car.  It was really weird.  I hate that time while you are buckling up the car seat because it's like you are distracted to make sure it's right and your back is to everyone.  I know I'm paranoid but that was really creepy.  We made it home and went and picked up the Journey and then had dinner and tried to wear Cammie out.  We had a really nice evening sitting out on the porch enjoying the weather.  Cammie took a while to fall asleep but as soon as she did we got in the hot tub!!  Not really taking advantage of today, just bumming around, it's been raining off and on so I'm going to try to do some stuff inside if I ever get motivated. 

RIP Mayor/Gov Schaefer

Waiting for another nice day........

Well, Monday was just a big fat weather tease.  Tuesday it poured rain, UGH.  I went to the Lab Specialty Show in Frederick to help sell merchandise for Lab Rescue and we were outside in a tent in about three inches of mud.  And it was cold.  We didn't sell very much but it was fun watching the dogs until my back started killing me from being damp and cold.  Today was just overcast and damp.  Jessica and Jayden came over to hang out for a little bit this morning and that was lots of fun.  Jayden was afraid Jessica was going to leave him here so he was a little apprehensive at first but he warmed up and had fun playing with the toys that Cammie would let him play with.  She was a little bossy at times.  This afternoon we all went to Ms Sue's to get haircuts and Joe and Cammie went to Home Depot and when they came back Cammie made herself right at home with Mr Bill.  She didn't want to leave and cried all the way home.  She fell asleep in time for us to watch most of Survivor, that guy Philip is crazy, I thought they did psych evaluations on the contestants.  He's nuts.  After that we got to enjoy a soak and now we are just hanging out!  Cammie has gymnastics in the morning, she is looking forward to that!

Riding Dreamer!

We had a fun busy weekend.  Saturday morning Cammie and I met Alice and Nathan at the Kids Sale at the fairgrounds.  Emily met me there so she could borrow the truck to move into her new apartment.  The place was really crowded and there was definitely a lot of stuff, I found a barbie airplane for 4 bucks and a bunch of puzzles. You couldn't really get close to look through the clothes so I didn't even really try.  Some people had awesome prices and others obviously didn't care if they sold stuff or not.  So Cammie went home to spend the night with Aunt Alice and I tried to leave in Emily's prius.  She did give me a lesson before she left but that was like almost two hours earlier..... Sigh.  Anyway, after popping the hood and cursing a few times I did manage to get moving.  I do really like it, it's a little weird when you stop at a light and it's quiet.  I thought I stalled until I remembered it wasn't a stick.  It's pretty roomy too.  So when I got home Joe was battling a virus on the laptop which he finally got rid of.  Yikes.  We went to look at the Jetta TDI's but the salesperson was so obnoxious we left and walked around carmax.  They are pretty obnoxious there too but at least they can take a hint.  We came home for a little bit and then at 6 we met Granny Franny, Poppop Fish, Damniel, Kristink, Leslie, Bear and two of their friends at La Fiesta for a pre scavenger hunt dinner.  I had a coupon and saved us about 40 bucks on the bill.  YAY!  So anyway after dinner we started the scavenger hunt which was LOTS of fun.  We had to take pics or video of us doing things like folding someones clothes in a laundromat, eating food off someones plate, paying for something in pennies, changing a sign, getting a pic of the whole team in turnout gear or camouflage gear.  It was a bunch of stuff and it was fun, I think we laughed the whole time.  Our team lost but we were a LOT older than the other teams so I'm going to blame it on age.  Everyone had a good time!  Sunday when Alice and Mike brought Cammie back we all went to the Peeps show in Westminster, that was kind of disappointing.  It was really crowded for one which I expected on a weekend and it was free.  I did get a couple of ideas for things I would like to try to make though.  I'm thinking that you can store them because some of the displays looked a little older and like they had travelled.  So anyway, Cammie got to see Emily, Edd and Matt when they brought the truck back so she had a busy day.  She did fall asleep early enough for me to relax and watch most of the race, which was good.  I'm glad the father/daughter team got eliminated, now if the other one would go!!!  The blonde daughter is just a little too peppy for my liking.  Go COWBOYS!!!!  Or Globetrotters, or sisters......  Anyway, we got to get our soak on after that which was heaven!!  Today Joe had to go back to work and Leslie invited us to come to the barn so I took Cammie there.  She was very excited to see Leslie, Bear and Dreamer and meet their puppy Cabella.  Leslie found a pair of stirrups for her and a helmet so she was all set.  She did good and then she rode for a while with Leslie, then she watched Leslie ride and then helped her give Dreamer a bath and we all walked her down to her field.  Cammie loved it and has been talking about it all evening.  Leslie let her use the reins and was showing her how to stop and go and I thought she did really well.   There are a bunch of pics on facebook.  Well, the wild woman finally fell asleep and I'm beat so I am headed for bed myself!!  Oh and today I agree with Cammie completely, it was a beautiful summer day!!!!

Helping Daddy with the yard work!

Wednesday Cammie and I went to the movies with Donna to see Hop.  It was cute, we all liked it and Cammie did really well at the movies.  I got a little nervous during the previews because I get fidgety during them but she sat in the chair with a huge tub of "her" popcorn in her lap and ate and drank for about an hour.  Every once in a while she would allow Donna to share her popcorn.  For the last part of the movie she stood and played with the seat but she wasn't loud or anything.  There was only about 6 other people in the theater so I wasn't worried about her being loud, which she wasn't.  When we got home Joe was home from his meeting so we got to spend some time with him.  Yesterday Joe took the dogs to the Country Kennel to get groomed which they badly needed.  The lady said that Pudge and Clyde did fine but Bailey didn't like it which is pretty much par for the course. Cammie and I went to gymnastics which was fun as usual, the teacher said that she is doing really well.  She does great on the balance beam when she pays attention.  She can walk across the low ones all by herself, I'm sure I can't do that.  She hung upside on the bars and did a bunch of other fun stuff too.  Of course her favorite thing was jumping on the trampoline.  I think she would do that all day.  When we got home Joe went to pick up the dogs and then we went to Lowes to get some things.  Cammie picked out some tools for herself and was a big help.  We planted some bulbs in the front bed in front of the garage and then Joe put some more dirt and mulch in and Cammie helped him spread some more mulch around the trees in the front yard.  When we came in, she wanted to take a bath.  Thank goodness she is back on the bath kick and then at about 700 she announced it was bedtime and got my phone, kissed her Daddy and headed for "Daddy's bed".  She passed out quickly so we got to get in the hot tub and watch Big Bang.  Today is gray and gross out again so we are hanging out at home trying to get some cleaning done.  So far it is not going well.