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We finally made it out camping this year!!!! Yay!!! It's about freakin' time!!

Usually my hubby and I go camping for our anniversary at the end of June before school lets out, but didn't' manage to make it this year. So all summer we've been waiting around, hoping and wanting to go, and we even bought a brand new tent for camping with the baby and I was really worried that we weren't going to get a chance to use it this year.

Well hallelujah, we did.

It was off to Cortes we went on Wednesday and stayed for 2 nights. The weather was fairly decent, although the campsite was right in the middle of trees so it never seemed to warm up. But it was a great time and the baby loved it and had so much fun!!! He had sand from head to toe and in every crack and hiding spot on his body. Poor little guy had the worst bum rash from all the sand he got in there while running about naked at the lake. But despite that, he had a great time and was happy and slept great. Can't ask for more, right???

Can't wait for our next camping excursion!!!

Rainy Day

Well it's official, fall is here!!! Or at least it sure feels like fall, especially with the rain we've gotten overnight and today. I'm not complaining though, I love fall. I love days like today when it's raining and a little blustery outside and I'm warm and cozy inside. I would describe days like today as a 'soup day' and that's exactly what I've decided to make today, a nice big pot of chili!! But I find days like today rather peaceful actually. The baby is down for a nap, my husband is out doing some errands and I have the house to myself to just breathe, relax, and re-boot. I think the only thing missing is a nice cup of tea.

Cat Lady

Growing up, there was a cat lady who lived on our little island. She would drive around in her car with at least 10 cats in there with her!!! And when she wasn't in the car and you would run into her in the store or something she ALWAYS smelt like cat piss, and is was SO GROSS!!!! So I have always considered a 'cat lady' to be some kooky loon that runs around the place with a herd of cats and generally she is old or at least on the older side and alone. I think this is the most important factor in what makes a cat lady - the fact that she is alone. Some may consider me to be a 'cat lady', I however think of myself as part of a cat loving family. This is not because I run around like a mad woman with cats in my car, nor do I stink (at least I hope I don't), but because I have a lot of cats.

Before Kuna died, I had wanted one of my friends kittens because I knew how much Kuna would have loved to have another younger playmate. Our other 2 cats were slightly older than he was, and while the one was usually up for playing, this wasn't always the case. So I thought a new friend for him would be just the thing. But then he got sick and we had to put him down. I don't think I was really ready for a new cat, but I still had my hopes set on getting this kitten. I teased and joked about getting 2 based on the idea that kittens do better in two's, especially when having 2 older cats like we do. Then that way the new kittens would always have someone to play with. So when the kittens got here, I was so excited to see 'my kitten' (who has always been my kitten from the very beginning) and play with all the other kittens while they were here (my friend brought all of them with her and they stayed at my place while she was on the island visiting). Well wouldn't you know it, the one that I wasn't planning on keeping picked us and Bosley also picked her out as well (I think he thought she was Kuna at first) and both my husband and I were still smitten with the other one, so we HAD to keep both of them.

Anyways, we now have 2 new kittens - Olive and Whiskey. And if having 4 cats makes me a cat lady, then I guess that's what I am.

Olive (top) and Whiskey

But just a thought for you...why is it such a negative thing to have numerous cats, but yet it's ok to have multiple dogs?? You don't hear people going around whispering and gossiping about the 'dog lady' :S

First Birthday Fun

Hurray!!!! My son is now 1!!!!! I don't even know where the time went, but on Sunday, we celebrated his first birthday and it was a fabulous day :) It was one of those kind of cloudy but warm days, perfect for a party out at the spit. We had some good food, some good visits with family and friends, and some rather yummy birthday cake!!!! And to top it all off, the little gaffer made out like a bandit (which is a huge help to me)!! So all in all it was a great day!!! Hard to believe it's all over already. Funny how that happens. You put all this time and effort into planning and organizing something, like a party or wedding, and then you blink and it's over!!! And I've found that these built up events fly by even faster as I've gotten older. Oh well, it was a lot of fun and I think he had a great time and he absolutely loved being sung to over and over.

So Happy 1st Birthday to my little gaffer :)

Good friends are hard to find!!!!

Good friends are hard to find ;)

Oh August, I am so happy that you are here!!!! I have been waiting for it to get here and now that we're well into the month, all the adventures are about to begin. And I am getting really excited!!!! In just a few days, 2 very good friends will be coming to visit and I can't wait!!!! Friend J will be staying at the beach and coming to the island for a visit on Monday and Friend M will be here late late on Monday night!!! It will be so nice to see them both!! I saw J not too long ago for her sons first birthday, but it will be great to see her on my end of things and to get the boys together to play!!! It has been over a year since I have seen my M and I am so looking forward to seeing her. And it will be so wonderful for her to finally meet my son!! Can you believe it, she has never met him?? She technically got to meet him when he was still in the womb, but hasn't had the luxury of seeing him in person. So that will be so nice. I am looking forward to the good food, good drinks, good laughs, and all the good times that we're going to have while she is here!!!! It is going to be awesome!!!

I am so grateful for such good friends.

One of my favorite pictures of M and I (a blast from the past)

J and I pregnant with our boys

My last get together with J

The last time M and I saw each other just over a year ago, so if you ask me a visit is definitely in order!!!!!!

Blah blah blah

It is 3 weeks until my baby's first birthday. I don't know how this happened so quickly, but all of a sudden we're well into August and now I have to get my butt in gear and get myself organized and figure out what I'm doing for a cake and food and all that fun stuff!!! God!!! I am excited but I'm torn and it's stressing me out and I'm feeling somewhat down too so that doesn't help. There's something about being stressed and depressed that don't go well together. Needless to say, it was a very blah kind of day with no motivation or progress or really anything at all. I'm actually surprised that there are real words in this post and the whole thing isn't just 'blah blah blah blah blah'.
Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day :S

The time has come

Well I am finally getting around to cleaning up this mess I call home. It's so frustrating because most days I am just cleaning up the same spots over and over again. It's always the kitchen/dishes and if I'm lucky the bathroom, but nothing else ever gets touched!! Well today I have abandoned the kitchen and bathroom and focused my attention elsewhere. I can actually see the wood of the computer desk now, something I haven't seen in quite awhile. I don't know how it happens, but clutter and crap find themselves quite at home in my house. Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that the house is the size of a sardine tin and there are no closets. Rather frustrating if you ask me.
Nonetheless, it feels good to get things cleaned up and tossed out!!!