Finally another video

We're having some storage issues on our computer, so ever time we want to upload more videos from our video camera, we have to find other stuff to remove on our computer.

Camping at Glendalough

Josh, Chelsea, Jamie and I went camping last weekend at Glendalough State Park.  The wind almost convinced us that a canoe-in campsite wasn't a good idea. We had to bike our supplies into our campsite because the wind was so horrid, I'm sure we would've tipped.

Speaking of tipping, in the picture below, you can't tell...but...Josh and Jamie are soaking wet.

They  managed to tip over the canoe and get all of their fishing supplies as well as themselves wet. And it is not swimming weather right now, so the lake was freezing.

Above: Josh and Jamie drying out their fishing box contents.

Below: Chelsea and I in the canoe. We remained dry.

Above: Josh, Jamie and Chelsea walking ahead on one of the hiking trails. It looks all beautiful in the picture, but if you were up close and removing 10 wood ticks at a time from your pant legs, you might think otherwise.

Above: Photogenic Jamie and Chelsea

Below: Me and Josh. I know, I never wear a hat. I think I look odd.

All in all, we had a fabulous weekend. We didn't have to worry about Raleigh because Grandma Deb was taking care of him. We did have to worry about Wood Ticks though. And we had to worry a little bit about rain.

We're planning our next camping trip for June some time. Not sure where yet though.

Sewing pyramids and a cube

Last week on Tuesday, Chelsea and I got together to sew again. Here are the results.

The pyramids are meant to be filled with rice or popcorn and used as a door stop. 

Next week, we're moving on to larger projects. We'll both be working on Quilts next week. I can't wait!

We're off to go Camping!

Have a happy memorial weekend everyone! Be sure to visit your loved one's who have served out country with their lives.

I'll come back with some great pictures of our camping trip. In the mean time, enjoy the pictures below.

Here's our future tennis champion!

And here's our future mechanic.

P.S. I see his ribs in the picture above too, I swear, we do feed him, he's just an active little fellow.

I've tagged myself :)

The rules:

“The rules of the game get posted at the beginning. Each player answers the questions about themselves. At the end of the post, the player then tags 5-6 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know they’ve been tagged and asking them to read your blog.

Let the person who tagged you know when you’ve posted your answer.”

1. What was I doing ten years ago?

Ten years ago I was still in High School.  I was probably just finishing up my softball season, and preparing for attending a 5 week summer camp.

The camp was called Summer Explorations in Science Engineering and Mathematics (SESEM).  We had a 3 hour calculus class every morning, and we had field trips on the weekend, and homework in the afternoon. Doesn't that sound like fun?

2. What are 5 things on my to-do list for today (not in any particular order):

• Go to Target and purchase disposable diapers for when Grandma Deb watches Raleigh this weekend.
• prepare breakfast, lunch, snacks and dinners for Raleigh while we're gone. We're trying to make this weekend as easy as possible for Grandma Deb. Raleigh is at a very active stage right now, and he can be a handful.
• Find and wash all of my camping clothes.
• Pick up Erika and Joel's bike rack from Robin and Ryan tonight
• Prepack the car to be sure that everything fits.

3. Snacks I enjoy:

Yummy, yummy dark dark chocolate. The more dark the better. I also enjoy chips and salsa.

4. Things I would do if I were a billionaire:

Josh and I have talked about this before. We'd like to become mega philanthropists and travel the globe. We'd most likely hire a tutor for Raleigh and take him with us.

5. Places I have lived:

Not sure what constitutes "lived"... but I lived in Minnesota for 22 years, and I've now lived in North Dakota for 6 years. I visited Germany for about a month once. Does that count as "lived"?

6. People I want to know more about:

I’m passing this on to: Northstar26, Erika, Chelsea, Robin, Lanae, and Sweet Mary Sunshine

Taking the time to smell the flowers

I taught Raleigh how to gently smell flowers yesterday. We practiced on tulips and dandelions.

I can't remember the last day that I took so many good pictures in a row.

Weekend with Grandma Wanda

We had a lovely weekend with my mother. We bribed her into driving all of the way here by saying she could take the third and final piece of the sectional sofa home with her when she left.

Of course, we wanted to use her truck to bring home our new chair and sleeper sofa. :)

We grilled out on Saturday night, which was extra fun because we had Mom's sectional piece out on the deck for some comfy sitting.

If only the wind wasn't blowing so darn hard.

p.s. I still haven't taken pictures of the new furniture, but I'll do that in the next few days.

Yay! the weekend is here!

I'm not sure it felt like that for the rest of you, but last week felt like it went on forever.

I took yesterday off of work and went furniture shopping. Josh and I had previously decided on a sofa and chair from one of the furniture retailers here in town, so I went to see if it was on sale yet. The sofa was marked down 15 %. And on top of that it was marked down 10 % because it was the floor model that they were selling.

Well, the floor model sofa wasn't the size that I wanted, and they had a brand new one in the size that I wanted, however it was in Coon Rapids.

Originally, the sofa and chair were priced at over $1500.00, after the sale, they were marked at $1297.00. Remember that is for the floor models that the salesman and I were sitting on while we chatted prices.

Well, the haggler that I am, I was able to purchase the brand new sofa that was the size I wanted, that has a warranty, and the floor model chair for $1000.

I love furniture shopping.  :) I will post pictures of the new couch and chair later today. Also, my mom should be arriving here around 10 am today.

1st Popcicle

He actually didn't get to consume much of the popcicle. I wonder if that had anything to do with his mom taking bites every few seconds. :)

Aren't they pretty?

Almost a week ago now, Chelsea and I got together to sew. The result is two pretty purses. Chelsea's is on the left, mine on the right.

We are, hopefully, going to set up set night every other week to get together to sew. I always enjoy getting out of the house, and doing something productive. Plus, I love hanging with Chelsea and she has a wealth of knowledge when it comes to sewing. I'm learning so much!

Next thing you know, I'll need to buy myself a $1000 sewing machine. :)

It still fits

Any woman who has just watched the movie "27 Dresses" and still has their wedding dress hanging in their closet knows what I'm talking about.

Yay for me.

Web cams all around

Lately, my mother and I have been Instant Messaging every night using the our web cam. Usually we just show me and Raleigh, but now my Mom has a web cam.

Fun for everyone!

Raleigh in the closet, again

He sure likes hiding in our bedroom closet.

No pants outside

I love coming home to Raleigh and Josh playing in the back yard.  I love it even more when it's a complete surprise to see what Raleigh is wearing.

Here's what I came home to today.

Josh was completely unaware that he matched until I mentioned it. And more pictures of our adventure outside.

Josh's recumbent bike #1

Ok, now imagine a child's bicycle turned upside down and backwards with no back wheel, but a big regular sized front wheel. All attached to this bike runner that Raleigh is playing with in the pictures below.  That is Josh's first (homemade) recumbent bicycle. Sadly, I didn't actually get a picture of it (oops).

And I won't have the opportunity to since we purchased a professionally made recumbent stationary bicycle that will arrive on our doorstep tomorrow or Tuesday.  I will post a picture of that when we have it. We happened across a store that had just lost its lease, and it was having a mega sale. So, we purchased this exercise machine for half the price that it would normally be. Yay for us!

Outside fun

Yesterday, the weather was nice enough for Raleigh to play outside. I love it when I drive up and walk on to my deck where Raleigh is there to greet me.

Above: Playing on the lid to his sandbox

Below: playing fetch with a whiffle ball bat in his hand and a ball in the other.