Sunday, July 31, 2011

Great Weekend!

Just got home from a really great trip.  Spent Thursday with the Christensens prepping for and attending the Famous Preston Night Rodeo, where my darling Kelcee was Jr. Queen.  I can now add horse hair extensions to my resume...I have no idea where that will ever be an asset, but I've done it!

We camped in their farmyard, and then I spent Friday helping Mum finish the details and set up for a USU event.  She turned plain ol' table clothes into AWESOME plaid ones.

Then we loaded up Mum's camper and we all went to Downata Hot springs for two nights.  We lucked out on parking spots & weather.  The willow tree between our two rigs was plenty to block the light drizzle that kept misting us, and with Glenn's truck parked against the road we had our own private world in the crowded campground.  Mom & I swam for a couple hours Saturday, and the 4 of us (6 if you count Oscar & Jackie) had a lovely visit without having to cower indoors with the air conditioning.

Scott had a spectacular fall last night (it happens when you only have one leg, and mostly we're just amazed by all the things he DOES do without falling)  He's black and blue & quite sore in spots, but seems otherwise undamaged.  Oscar did more tumbling than Scott this trip.  Poor little guy had at least 4 cage tumbles, 1 of which involved his whole cage coming apart in the company of wild farm cats.  But other than a larger than usual grump, and frequent use of his favorite swear words, he's fine.

I'm headed into a high stress couple weeks at work, and really hoping for an escape weekend to camp somewhere fun for a few days & forget the drama.  Going all of June without camping nearly killed me.

I'm off now to watch some of the tv we recorded while we were gone.
Live long & prosper.
~m

Friday, July 15, 2011

Allergies!

Don't know why, but this year my allergies are killin' me!  I cough for an hour after I get up every morning.  Bless whoever came up with 12 hour psudafed, and curse the idiots who made it so that you have to stand in line at the pharmacy to get it.

They're redesigning the intersection at 45th & Redwood.  So all night long there are rumblings, boomings, & scraping noises.  Since I'm a very light sleeper & we usually leave the bedroom window open to pull in cool air from the swamp cooler; this is not ideal.  Also every time we go ANYWHERE we get to play the lane closure game.

July is our big camping month (stayed home all of June).  We're going to camp Sunrise (logan canyon) this weekend for the Murray family reunion (Glenn's crew).  Should be an interesting time.  We're taking the tow along trailer this time without the bikes.  It sure is nice to have the extra space.  I love my camper, but it is TINY.

Our next adventure will be the famous Preston Night Rodeo.  My darling cousin Kelcee took Jr. Queen on the queening contest & we're gonna go watch her ride.  Also there will be swimming!  We're gonna finish off that trip at Downata Hot Springs.  I have good memories of there from my childhood & it makes it a clear shot home on I-15.

I'd better get going & finish packing up the camper.
Live Long & Prosper
~m

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

All a Blur

Life's been pretty crazy lately, and I've been lazy about posting.  Thankfully Judy's good at guilting me, so I'm back.  Let's see...

Did a wedding for my 2nd cousin up in cache valley last week.  Lime green & hot pink.  Turned out great.  Really wish I'd gotten pictures!  But I took off before the setup was finished in order to get myself to camp.

We camped at Willows with the Whitmans (Mike & Lisa).  It was great!  Mike cooked, we shared campfires, played in the river, spent the afternoons chasing the shade & visiting.  It was a well needed rest.

Now we're home, the kitties have forgiven, and Oscar's been taken down a notch since his wing trimming.  He's a much better baby when he can't fly.

Other than all that, life's pretty boring.  Same list different day. Life's not too bad.
Live Long & Prosper!
~m