Boys Weekend Woohoo

Is it just me or does Kyle look like he's 12 in this picture?

The boys got to go with dad for a boys camping weekend. They had a wonderful time hanging out with grandma and grandpa at Clear Lake in Iowa. I can't share details since what happens in Clear Lake stays in Clear Lake but Corey took some fun pictures. I can share those...

Girls Weekend Woohoo

Cathy's stallions

At the horse show

Had a super fun girls weekend at Cathy's ranch. Cathy has 9 horses. Needless to say, there was a lot of horsing around. What can be better for the soul than some girl time? We went to a horse show on Saturday and learned that horse moms can be scary. You don't want to mess with horse moms. They can be really mean and they cuss like construction workers.

It was fun to do some announcing at the show since I am normally quite shy around strangers. Yeah, right. It was really cool to see the 3 year old riding the horse around the poles. So cute! I also learned that horse shows have more bling than Hollywood Boulevard. Shiny belts, stirrups, boots and helmets everywhere.

On Sunday, Cathy and I trekked to Austin where she had choir practice and I had free time. I visited the Spam Museum. Kind of cool. Did some shopping. Found some good deals. The best part was sitting at Caribou Coffee eating and slurping, reading the paper, and being totally anonymous. No one knew me. Sometimes that is really blissful. I enjoyed my time alone I must say.

Tonight, I left Cathy to her mowing and the dragon flies. Another great girls weekend had come to a close. Can't wait to drive around the yard again... in the car.

Back in Winona I went for a walk with Snaps and we got some great evening pictures. This is from the river road.

Summer Break Day 36

Hmm, since I am writing this on Sunday and Friday (Day 36) was 2 days ago I have already forgotten what exciting events occured on that day. Oh, wait, it's all coming back to me.

I packed the boys and Corey for camping and shipped them off to Clear Lake, Iowa, for the weekend. Then I went shopping for some deals and left town around 5 for my girls' weekend at Star Hill Ranch, Resort and Casino. Truth be told, there is no resort or casino but it is a ranch. It's my friend's ranch and I love spending the weekend there. Pictures from the weekend on the next post...

Day 36 Life Lesson: It's hard to say goodbye but it's awesome to say hello.

Summer Break Day 35

If you put a hot dog in the microwave for 6 minutes your house will smell bad for a long time.

Day 35 Life Lesson: When babysitting, always keep an eye on the 4 year old.

Summer Break Day 33 & 34

Yikes, the days are running together. I'm feeling lazy. I don't do much at all around the house. I need to step it up. BOYS! BOOOOOOYS!

A recent study found that cell phones do not increase the risk of brain tumors in children. Ohhh-kaaay? I mean, really, who is doing these studies and how are they gathering this information? Are children sitting in a white room somewhere with phones duct-taped to their heads? I don't get it.

Day 33 & 34 Life Lesson: You might be happier if you never turned the TV on again.

Summer Break Day 32

Monday, Monday...

Okay, the summer is getting long and I have nothing to say. Let's see, maybe I could just make something up. Here's something exciting: I took Kyle to see Dr. Kelly and found out that the disgusting sore on his toe is a wart. Kyle had no interest in getting it frozen off with the giant nitrous oxide tank so we are putting Compund W bandaids on it. Probably for the next year. Okay, maybe not that long. We'll see.

Day 32 Life Lesson: If your sister-in-law tells you it's a wart, don't bother seeing a doctor. She's always right.

Summer Break Day 30 & 31

My three sons are obsessed with water. They like to make paper roads for their cars and then pour water all over the paper. Of course, they have colored on the paper with markers so that then runs all over the carpet and turns it pink. Nice.

On Thursday, Cooper got to take his first trip to the MOA. He picked the long straw and got to ride along with our St. Louis gang and Gramsie. He was extremely impressed with the sheer size of the mall. He brought some legos back for himself and his brothers.

Super sitter Heather took the little brothers to the pool while I went golfing. They had a super great time.

On Friday, we went to Lark Toys with some friends. The boys hadn't ever been there so that was a fun adventure for them. They were very disappointed that we didn't do the mini golf but otherwise had a fun time exploring. Only Cooper went on the super fast and scary carousel. Yeah, that's right, my sons are scaredy cats.

Life Lessons: Even if you're scared, try it anyway.