Yes mo that is exactly what I wanted with my fish!

Well we got up this morning and I made coffee and breakfast burritos and I was the one ready to go! I was ready to go see the Boyden Cavern! I was the one saying lets go lets go! I realized that mod was not out of the camper. Usually Sil is the last one ready but not today... today it was mod. I went into the camper and saw someone who sounded like my daughter, was the same height as her but in no way looked like her. She looked like the stay puffed marshmallow man her face was so swollen and her eyes were shut. After a dose of benadryl and having her cry I realized that the mosquitoes that got her got her good. She was swollen all day and her arm was swollen and I think this will take days to go away. I think that the night fishing and mosquitoes are a bad combo for her. I even sprayed off on the kids. She must have some sweet smelling blood! It took a couple of minutes to convince her to come out and that although she looked bad and felt bad it was going to go away. The man said she looked like the mask and that did not make her laugh. ( Mask the movie with Cher)

So after breakfast and cleaning up to make sure we don't get bears in our food. Away we went! I really could have used a shower this morning but that did not happen and I really wish we had a way to use the bathroom! It would make this city girl so happy! We got in the car and the man brought his fishing gear incase there was time to fish and we got to the cavern and found out that if the dogs have water in the car and we park in the shade it would be okay for us to leave then! ( wish I would have known that yesterday) So we left the dogs in the car and got to the line for the cavern so late that everyone had already started on the hick up the mountain. It was a 1/4 mile straight up. I thought I would have had a hard time being so fat and all but it was a piece of cake. I am so glad that this weight is caused from my body being stupid and not my own fault from eating too much. One of these days I hope this thyroid fixes its self. After having mod it took about 3 years and then it went into hyper mode and I lost all the weight until I got pregnant again. Since that will not be happening again maybe I will get lucky and loose all this weight and it will stay gone for a while!

So we did the cavern thing and believe it or not mo did not give me any crap I think he thought it was pretty cool. We even got to take the explore root on the way back. Next time we go to Kings Canyon I want to see the Crystal Cavern. I will say having little ones and trying to make sure they didn't fall off or though the rails was hard so I am glad we got to all go together. Mlmm did fall due to the person in front of her. But, all and all a great time! Doing the small cave hopefully will ease them into the larger ones. Besides I think you have to be I think 13 to do the Chrystal Cavern. So, we have a couple of years to go!

After the cave the man and mo had me drop them off on the side of the road to fish. The rest of us went to camp. On the way to camp we stopped off and saw Grizzly Falls and I wish we had lunch with us because it was so beautiful. I got to talk to some people that were on the cave tour with us and I love people from overseas. Then after a wonderful 15 minutes I decided that I really need a vacation and Hawaii is looking like a great time. I would love to Italy and since that is never going to happen (at least not for a long time) Hawaii is looking like a great time.

Hung out at the camp and then it was time for us to go and pick up the man. We drove to where we dropped them off at and then we waited until they came to the road. It was a good thing because mlmm and mlh really needed a nap. As I saw the man come to the road I saw mo with some fish and then I saw him swinging the cleaned fish in to bushes and I thought... Yes, mo that is exactly what I wanted with my fish! How did you know I wanted some bushes with my fish! I told Sil and the man what I thought and SIL got it but I really think that the man thinks my jokes are not funny!

So we finally got to eat fish tonight and it was great. The man and the kids even ate some fish eyes and the fish face meat. I really think watching the travel channel has made them brave. Hey at least they ate the fish. Mlmm and mlh really liked it and that was surprising to me. I really think my kids eat things most toddlers wont even try. I am so thankful and grateful that they eat real food. How many kids do you know would rather eat a salad? So fish, my chili and some brauts for dinner. All I can say is when the man said he was going to fish every day and what he caught is what we were going to eat. I am so glad I packed for the worst case and brought so much food. We would have starved if I would have counted on the fishing. I will give him some room to wiggle out of this one since the ranger did tell us that because of the late summer the fish has been scarce where we were. So he lucked out there. I am just giving him crap!

So we had some marshmallows and went to bed pretty early. From the lack of sleep last night and from the early mornings I am so tired and so ready for a real shower and for a real bed. Home bound tomorrow!

That was all he could stands and he could stands no more!.... White Trashing it!!!

Woke up this morning and decided that we were going to do something awesome. The man woke the kids up took them fishing first thing and that made it very nice for me and the little ones. He even started the car away from the camp. So we stayed in bed and I read and started looking for what we could do and see today. The early bird woke up and we took the dogs outside went to the restroom and I started making breakfast, French toast. I am not sure why but it tastes so different when you camp! So, the man came back to camp we ate breakfast and I asked what are plans were. I think that if the man had his way he would just stay at camp and fish all day. But having kids and wanting to see things I won and we drove first to see what we needed to do about seeing a cave tour and then drove to the big Sequoias.

I am not sure what it was but man that drive made me so sick. We got to Grant Grove and walked around. Bought hot dogs and I did a little Christmas shopping. Got my mom and dad something and then the man did the hurry up I'm pissed off face and I got him something and told Sil that on the way out we would have to stop and continue our shopping. I guess while shopping mlmm and mlh decided to spill their drinks and then the worker cleaned it up and right after he was done mlh spilled his drink again. I swear that boy spills everything. I do not think he can go a day with out spilling something. So with dogs and kids in car off we went to see The General Grant tree and driving again we went.

When we got to the big trees I had a flash back of my parents making me do all this stupid stuff like seeing the General Grant tree. (looking back I realize how lucky I am to have gotten to see that stuff but when I was younger I totally hated it!) When we got there we saw that the dogs could not go and although it was only like 70 outside and we were in the shade the man did not want a big fat ticket when we got back for having the dogs in the car. So Sil and I took the kids on a little walk. After about 5 minutes I realized that this wasn't going to be fun. Mo was already giving me crap. He was saying the exact same things that I said to my mom. At the time I was completely pissed off but looking at it now I see where I could have fixed my attitude to help his. I think that because the man did not come he did not see the reason to go with me.

So we saw the Giant trees and after about the fifth one mo was no longer interested and then we saw the cabin and I think that, that was all he could stands and he could stands no more. When we got to the General Grant tree then he said what I am going to call a when I was younger moment. He said "you mean to tell me we walked all the way up here to take a picture of this tree! This tree looks like all the other trees we saw oooooooh we saw a big tree!" then he wanted to not take a picture. (the only reason why i got a picture is because of the strangers that gave him greif) then off he went and I think Sil was going to freak out. I told her i was not worried and that he would be back or at the car. So we walked the walk back saw some more big trees and then got to the car. I totally find it funny now, I think it is because I know that I gave my parents the same attitude and probably said the same thing. I guess he does have a little of me in him. ( Man I will be in trouble when he is older).

So we drove the windy road home and got the camp all set up. while siting around Sil bought those repel sticks and I wish we would have not used them... I had said we should have put them in the fire pit and the man and Sil disagreed with me and they stuck it in the ground. Well after a couple of minutes that is when the accident happened and i wanted to scream I TOLD YOU SO! So mlmm tripped over it and the stick stick to her skin and it burned the crap out of her skin. She will be scared for life from this. She is such a trooper. She didn't scream or anything she just cried a little and then the man and I got in to it. I think that mod was going to freak out because it was her day and it was her fault but all she did was cry and say "I don't want to play anymore. It's not my fault!!!" So thankfully I bought a first aide kit and my mom had given me a kit that had burn cream because I am not sure what I would have done. So fixed her leg up and we moved the stupid stick into the fire pit like I said.

we went to the river to watch the kids fish and after watching people swim yesterday decided to get swimsuits on and get into the river. So away we went... Drinks towels and a camera in hand away we went. So one by one we got in and I have to say watching my husband slowly get into the water and then get to his business and say no! Was so funny! He only got so far and then quit! But not me. I followed in and right before getting in I realized that we looked like a bunch of White Trash! Taking a bath in the river. We weren't and didn't have soap but that is the image that came to my mind and I think that it was so funny! Because of how tan my kids are and seeing how SIL in half Mexican I would really have been the only white trash in the river! Ha so there I was white trashing it and trying to get my body into that cold cold water. When I got pushed in and that was that. It felt so go. Cold but good and I know that I am going to sleep so good tonight. we got back made dinner and Sponged bathed the kids. The man took the kids again to fish and I got the little ones in bed and I am so tired.

I have decided that although I never understood why the man liked to go so early I now know. There is nothing more upsetting and rude than having campers come to the camp late and wake you up by setting up tents and then parting it up. I can not believe it. I dislike stupid rude people! So now that I was woken up and totally in a bad mood it also sucks to have them make this BIG fire and light up your camper. Man oh man I will never never set up camp late and then party. NEVER!!!

Why is it when you are tired and just want to sleep someone comes in and wakes you up so happy it makes you want to punch their lights out?

Why is it when you are tired and just want to sleep someone comes in and wakes you up so happy it makes you want to punch their lights out? Well that's how I felt this morning... the man jumped out of bed and I rolled out. Got the rest of the house packed and then out the door and on the road. Got to moms fed the birds and since the carpets were still wet I put the dogs outside. Hoping that this was okay off we went. I am sad I missed all the fun in Vegas and I feel like I'm gonna keep missing out but whatcha gonna do...what we do for our kids. Didn't get to go to Vegas because of football and now we are leaving as they return. Hopefully I get to see my uncle next week before he leaves.

So we got to sils house so late according to the man but on time to me and beside no matter why we are late its not my fault. Its all sils fault! Oh and its her birthday! So happy birthday its all your fault! She got donuts for the kids for breakfast and Starbucks for me yeah! No one to share it with and I drank it with out some one spilling it on me. Off on the long drive we went... stopped off and got gas in Dinuba and then the fun started we took a detour that is what the man called it. Ha why is it that men just wont admit they are lost? Why too funny. So back on track we went and then more driving. Having a daughter that gets as sick as you do in the car totally sucks. pulled over and then being the great mom that I am I decided to switch places with her and let her sit in the front seat. Drove the rest of the winding road to kings canyon in the back and we froze the man out.

I have to have the air on and he likes the windows down. It doesn't matter how warm it is outside. Even when it is 100 out side yuck! So we got to the camp finally and I have no phone no internet and it is awesome. The man and I disagreed with the camp site and we moved the camp when i found a site next to the bathroom which is very important when you have little ones or when you do not have a bathroom in the trailer that you can use. We have a bathroom in the trailer but it is a canister and there is no way the man is going to pick up a canister and dump it so no using the water or toilet. Our next camper will have a full bathroom!!!

So off went the man and the older kids to go fishing while I set up camp and dinner. I love having sil around she entertained the little ones while i cooked! It is so nice. since being over the limit per camp site decided to make nice with the camp host. offered him and his wife dinner and they didn't bother us about getting a larger site.

No showers at this camp site so wiping down the kids with wipes tonight. Tomorrow I will try something different. Put the little kids to bed while the man went night fishing and with no fire and the little ones asleep i find myself tired and ready for the older kids to return so I can get them to bed also. We will see how tomorrow is hopefully awesome!

it is all my fault!

Woke up the kids so we can get the carpets cleaned and I thought it would only take a couple of hours so I told mo that if we get it done we could be home by 12-12:30 and then he could play on the computer until it was time to go to practice. so out the door we went and man I should have kept my mouth shut. It took longer than I thought and man I forgot how tiring it is to clean carpets. After getting them all cleaned i returned the cleaner and then we had to go to Walmart again. We returned a few things and then got the things we needed for the weekend and of coarse it is was pasted 12 by now and what was I thinking.

Picked up the dogs and drove the kids to the house and then mo realized what time it was and that is when all the drama started. He totally freaked out and man do I mean freaked out. He called me a liar and cried and man I then realized at that very moment that this is going to make it so very very hard to pack and get them to practice with him freaking out. Then he said something that made me completely laugh he acted just like my dad and said " its all your fault!" I said "no its not my fault this is life and I did not mean to come home so late." then he said "if its not your fault then whose fault is it! it has to be someones fault" This is what my dad believes and I think that it is the funniest thing ever! He doesn't believe in accidents only faults. No room for error. So then i said okay you are right it has to be someones fault. So today is my day it is all my fault! Who want tomorrow. Then mod chimed in and said Ill take Friday! then mlmm and mlh decided that they wanted Sunday and Tuesday! then mod thought it would be good for mo to have Monday so she could have Monday fun day! Then she also thought that SIL should have Thursday and the man could have Saturday because he is always home and mod wanted him to be home that way we would have a day for everyone! So we have a day for everyone and all day tomorrow when ever something happens it will be Sil fault!

This made mo so happy that maybe this will fix his attitude problem that he has. When mod got out of the car she kept saying its all your fault mom. then mo joined in and now I am up late packing the trailer for tomorrow and it is all my fault. The man got the kids to practice and I continued to pack. the best part about today is that we are leaving in the morning after we stop off at moms to feed the birds. No matter what happens tomorrow it will not be my fault it will be Sil fault! Also I love the fact that the man thinks we will be out the door at 4 in the morning. Ha he is so funny, I think it will be closer to seven! So good night everyone and if anything has happened to you today remember it is all my fault!

4:30 wake up call!

Got woke up to mo handing me the phone saying its dad! Then I looked at the clock and realized that it was only 4:30 in the morning and I could have killed him. What the heck was he thinking waking the house up so early! well after having the man yell at me this morning I am in a crappy mood and I am so tired. The conversation went something like this...I am not doing this again! That dog kept me up all night long. She went in and out that dogie door and then she sat and whaled all morning long! I haven't slept at all and I HAVE TO WORK! I at first almost laughed at him and now that I am blogging this evening I am so laughing because it is funny. But this morning not so funny! I was completely pissed off yelled at him and then went out to the couch and made mo go back to bed and turned off the TV. He was mad at me and I guess I do not blame him i would be also. So back to bed I went and did not succeed. So hello 4:30!

Got the kids bags packed and then made a big mistake by fighting with the kids and then we packed up and went to moms house. Dropped off the dogs and then went to the store. Picked up a steam cleaner and then back to moms. I thought I would surprise mom and clean her carpets. I know that she loves it and I thought I would be nice for the house to be cleaned when they return. (their house is always clean but carpet always make it look cleaner for some weird reason). So I started cleaning the upstairs and then it was time for us to leave for practice. so away we went to the house and i decided that it would be nice for the dogs to go on a trip. So before it was time to leave I cleaned the bird cages and then off to practice.

While the kids were at practice I fixed dinner for the little kids and then it seamed like the time passed before my eyes. Got the garden watered and asked the neighbor to water while we were gone. bathed the kids and now its time for bed. My daughter asked for a lazy day and I do not see a time when we can make that happen. Well tomorrow we have to pack finish the carpets and and I still haven't cleaned our house. HELP!

I have XM! no longer stuck in the 90's!

Woke up this morning at moms and I didn't sleep at all. My uncles dog went around and woke up the kids a little after 2 this morning and I can not believe that this day has started so crappy! So woke up this morning and went to Walmart to get some things for mom and for our trip this week and I decided that I was going to finally buy myself XM. I have been waiting for the last year. The man was going to buy it for me last Christmas and then I was going to get it for my birthday and then I decided that I was not going to wait until this Christmas to be disappointed again. I am slowly getting out of the 90's. With my radio I mean! So thank you mom for my early Christmas present you rock! Now I need to call and set it up I will probably do that in the morning.

After going to Walmart and getting my Christmas present we went back to moms house and got the kids ready for the pool when the pool man let me know that no swimming for us he needed to put shocker in the pool. So the kids played and I decided to get the house ready for the man to sleep at moms tonight and then we got in the car to drive to the house its football time.

Got home and then the man took the kids to practice I decided that I needed to start getting the house ready. I started by throwing out all the crap in the fridge and I made frozen pizzas and I think that letting mo get some things at the store by his self was a good thing. I gave him the list and he got the groceries while I took mlmm to the restroom. He decided to get some frozen pizzas and it was a good thing for me so thank you mo!

So the man is staying at moms tonight and I am going to get the house done in the morning and try to pack the kids things in the morning and I hope to have all the bags ready tomorrow and then get to moms house. Yeah! once again I feel like I am spread really thin. My plate is so full and I feel stuffed with to much to do!

The Big Big walk!

Woke up to mlmm doing what the man used to call it when he was young. The BIG BIG walk! Mlmm had woke up and was standing by my bed doing this kind of jig that I knew meant poop!!!! So up I jumped and put her on the toilet and then I remembered that mom had said she hadn't gone the whole time she was there. I forgot that she does this. So after a crying fit and her screaming for almost 20 minutes we had success and she is defiantly going to have to eat some greens this week! Maybe some apple juice. I mean ouch! I am going to have to remind people that she get constipated really easily.

So we didn't go to church this morning due to the lack of planning and the tired person that I am. I caved! The man totally side blinded me and asked the kids and mo and the man both agreed that movies seemed way better. I am sad but I will have to make everyone go to bed early next time. I will say that today was a nice day all and all.

I went to babysit my moms dogs this evening and I can not believe how tired I am. I can't even get the kids to bed so I can get this blog done and posted. Well I am going to quiet trying and get off the computer. So for the most part of the day it was wonderful lazy CAMPING! Yeah Go Week!