Wilderness in Wahkiakus

Great times make for great memories...

I took the kiddos to Wahkiakus, Washington this weekend. We had a great time!! Peaceful and relaxing except for the occasional peeving of the kids.

Map for Matty

I made this little map for Matty. He's going to love this. Still in the process of adding dates and details, but it'll always be a work in progress. So fun!!  I took this from inspiration I got from Craft Warehouse yesterday.

My version on Matty's wall.

They had 3 great ideas; on a cork board, one in a frame and another one that had photos:

Bathing in the dark

Wow! It has been a while since I've posted. Bummers for you, but been busy on my side.
So to catch up, Samantha is in 1st grade, Matty in 4th and Nathan in 5th.


I just had surgery on May 10th for bladder prolapse and a hernia so "me ouchy" right now.

I decided to post a couple of fun pictures that were inspired by my friend Nikki of Whimsylove. She is doing a Summer diary of things she does with her girls over the summer days. The last one that inspired me was when she put glow-in-the-dark sticks in a bubble bath and took pictures. So fun! Sooo...here is our version of that activity. Matty & Samantha stayed in the bath for at least 45 minutes connecting and reconnecting all of the sticks. They had so much fun! Sorry, no bubbles this time.

Anniversary blues AND a bit of a rant...

Ugh! Kind of frustrated with this year's anniversary. I won tickets to go to the American's Hockey game which was my idea in the first place to use as an anniversary "date" night. However, the tickets are on the 23rd (aka the day before Thanksgiving) and also the fact that it would be 5 days after our actual 16th wedding anniversary.
Guess what?!! I got nuttin! Not even a card.
I am presuming that on the 23rd, a card would be nice, but I don't want a damn card now. Hummmph!
You know, is it really that hard to prepare all year for a nice gift for your wife? I mean it's only 1....ONE day out of the year that would be important....well I guess there's 4...birthday, mother's day, Christmas AND your stinkin' wedding anniversary!
Okay, here's my prayer for myself since I am rolling my eyes at the fact that I am being selfish right now...
Dear Lord,
Forgive me for my human nature in expecting something and being so selfish. For I have everything I need, food, shelter, heat, clothes, health, my husband's health, my children and my family. I know you live in my heart and are letting me know that some people don't have any of these things. I also know that you know my heart and sometimes it is corrupt. Thank you for the things I do have and help me to overcome these selfish values that I hold on a pedistal of expectation. For I have the gift of love from my husband who works so hard to provide for our family and I have his love. Amen.

Sissy aka MonsterSpaceSucker

OMG! My little girl is totally an emotional mess! Being 6 years old and getting ready to start 1st grade, she thinks she can control the whole house. Yes, she might have us wrapped around her little finger, but she needs the structure I just know it.
I feel like every time I turn around she is right there like my shadow. Mommy does need a little space to breathe. Today I went into the bathroom just to have my space. She waited outside until I was ready to come out.
Tomorrow will be a better day!