What we're up to Wednesday

We have had a busy week. We went to Holiday World last week Wednesday through Friday. We camped, and spent a couple days in the park. It was a good time. Ryan could ride all the stuff he couldn't ride last time, but soon they both will be took big for the kiddie rides, probably before they are ready to stop riding the kiddie rides.

I didn't take a lot of pictures because on Thursday we did a few rides then spent the day in the water park. And on Friday thanks to my sunburn I didn't carry my bag so i had no place to put the camera.

My girl has some seriously dirty feet, this is what happens when you run around a campground bare foot. There were bumper boats, the mini drop zone, and the turkey whirl. Jon doesn't mind the spin you in circles rides, I on the other hand do not handle spinning very well. So bless my hubby's heart he took the kids on the spinning rides.

Holiday world is ready and prepared for people with food allergies. They have a generic menu that tells about the main food allergies, but each location for food also has a book with the actual ingredients for people like me who need more than just a "it doesn't have milk in it" I like to read it for myself. Milk comes in so many non obvious forms too, that taking the info from someone who doesn't know the ins and outs of it makes me nervous.

Camping was great. I didn't take any photos of that and I'm not sure why. We were on a bit of slope so our bodies ached a bit from trying to not roll down the tent Ha! Roasted marshmallows and smores were delish. I have to say that my chocolate candy bar which of course isn't what anyone else would define as chocolate at all is only so so to just eat, but on a smore it was more than fabulous!!!


Looking forward to more camping in the future, I wasn't sure I would really like camping, as I kinda like indoor plumbing and air conditioning, but it turned out to be just fine. I think that when it is just us too, I will like it even more.


In other things kind of going on this past week, I realized just how grown up my girl is getting.

Here she is on the last day of school...June 2.




And here she is just last week. Only 2 weeks later. Don't mind the mess we were packing and somehow we always destroy the house in the process ha! She and Ryan have both grown about an inch since 3/22/10. Sometimes I want a pause button.





I was sitting at the table and was just struck by how grown up she is looking. I am not the only one noticing it tho, her grammie had said a similar thing a few days before. In another year we are going to be entering the tween years, sigh, and then puberty...heaven help me, and teen years. sigh. Time is moving too fast!

I refuse to borrow trouble, so for now I'm going to enjoy today, take more pictures and make lots of good memories with my kidlings, while they will still let me call them that!!

Hope you have a blessed day.

What we're up to Wednesday

So it wasn't as crazy a week as last week, but we did manage to do quite a bit.

On Thursday we went to the Cincy Zoo, and the highlight for the kids was getting their faces painted. I took progressive pictures of each of them.

I have full intentions of posting them, but for some reason they won't upload right now.

We also went to Jungle Jim's and got some fun goodies.

Friday seems to elude me at this moment. ha!

I of course worked the weekend. One day in Oncology, and one day in the crazy house (that would be my affectionate name for Gero psychiatry).

Monday Rebecca and I headed to Richmond to get some thing we needed. New swings for the swing set, and somethings for an upcoming camping excursion. Then we had some fun girl time with our pedicures. I really thought they did a great job working on my girl, but I have to say my polish is already chipped (boo) and so maybe we will try someplace new next time. Tuesday was filled with lots and lots of laundry. Jon had band practice with the community band he performs with, and of course there were a few thunderstorms. ha! I'll attempt to upload the pictures again later. Recently, i've been having some trouble uploading pics, so I just usually have to try multiple times.

Hope you have a blessed day!

What we're up to Wednesday

So this past week has flown by, I can't believe it. Rebecca finished 1st grade, then the very last day of school wanted to spend the night at my parents so she could ride the bus with Grandma.

I met mom on Wednesday, didn't get my girl til Friday at Bible study. Ryan and I headed to Winchester to go to Bible study.

Jon had his last day of school on Friday. We had lunch at Mrs. Wicks on Friday YUM!! stopped to see Aunt Tonya and give her some things.

Went to Muncie with Grandma has Bella, found out I had no break lights, shopped at Target, went to Gaddis and had my stoplight switch fixed, no I do not drive a Hyundai. That is what 2 of the service people asked me at different times because apparently there is a recall on Hyundai stoplight switches. ha!

Headed home. Worked the weekend on Day shift...that was an adventure (I had some interesting patients). Gave chemo for the first time in about 2 years, some things you really don't forget.

Jon had graduation. Kids spent the night with mom and dad. Got the kids after work Sunday night.

Drove home in a bad storm that produced a double rainbow.

I am so glad blogger saves posts as you go, or this one would have been gone!

Anyway, I was driving home, kids in the back seat, and the sky was a weird shade of greyish yellow. I was white knuckled, watching the clouds, just waiting for a twister to drop. I was praying the whole time for safety and attempting to allow God's presence to give me peace. I was in the right lane and was getting ready to move to the left lane to pass and glanced back out the window because my car has a huge blind spot and saw the rainbow and I had instant peace. My anxiety melted immediately. I praised and thanked God right there. It was a wonderful moment. I continued to watch the sky, but more with amazement of God's power than with concern. We got home completely safe.

We had a lazy day on Monday as you learned yesterday, thanks to an upset belly, forgot about my husband's little cousins elementary graduation party, learned this morning my niece and sister in law were sick all night and since they were at the party, we are glad we were not! I couldn't have gone anyway, but Jon and the kids could have. I felt bad for missing and it was a complete slip on my part, so glad we weren't exposed to the yuckies!!

Tuesday did not go exactly as planned. I was still a bit under the weather. Worked on my Bible study, only one more week with my group.

Made a bit of a plan for Rebecca for school work for the summer, sorted out her school work for the year and moved it to a bankers box for storage.

Did dishes and laundry. Chilled quite a bit. Kids played and picked up. Watched the little mermaid with the kiddos during supper.

Just really enjoyed the day with my family.

Jon worked on our desktop computer, and he thinks he has it almost fixed! YAY!! It was sick.

Bless your heart if you made it that far! And now for your viewing pleasure ha!!

Rebecca and Mrs. Siggers (who is an amazing teacher)




Me and Ryan. He wanted his picture taken too. You would think he might smile...




Hope you are having a blessed week.

What we're up to Wednesday

It's the last day of school. Rebecca picked out her outfit.


I fixed her hair.


We had breakfast which was eggs and toast. We took teacher gifts and a little something for the principle and secretary, you'll see these Friday and Monday. There was an awards program at 8:15 for K-2 kids. Rebecca didn't get an award, but I like to be there. Rebecca is going to spend the night with my parents tonight because she wants to ride the bus with her grandma tomorrow and it's mom's last day of school.

I have been doing some goal setting, some of it related to everyday life, some to my blog. you'll be seeing some changes here, not in design, but in the posting schedule. I am hoping to get things more organized. There will be plenty of surprises too.

Jon has 2 more days of school, and a couple days next week of inventory stuff, and then we have some fun family things planned. I am so ready for summer. I don't want a free for all summer though, I want some structure so we don't spend our days in front of the tv and computer, or playing the Wii!

We are eating healthier, well I am trying anyway. My allergies are kicked up to a yucky level, so any little dairy sends my body into the ugly zone! I am going to try to find some ways to get healthy food without it costing so much, but when you look at all the things that have dairy in them, you have two choices, give it up or buy and alternative (which in most cases is a better for you alternative, but usually more expensive) For instance, pancake syrup, lots of different brands, common ingredient--caramel color, which sometimes does and sometimes doesn't have milk or milk derived product in it. Now because sampling is a lousy way to find out if I can have something I just avoid anything with caramel color because the price of being sick isn't worth it. I don't however want to go without any pancakes, so that leaves pure maple syrup as the alternative. Pure maple syrup is so much better, but it is double the cost of the over processed, added to sugary syrup we serve our family, and it is about half the size. Therefore, our grocery budget just got inflamed! So I am on the search for healthy hearty foods that don't bust the budget.

Well, I have some work to do, hope you have a blessed day