Getting anxious and ready

We will be pulling out one week from tomorrow!  And today 's temps are 74 windy degrees, so we were just doing some more little things to get ready.  Gary has spent 2 days buffing and polishing our poor abused baby, that sat unattended for 2 1/2 yrs, and it looks beautiful!  So as I go out to take some stuff today, I found them!  tracks and tracks and more tracks!  Watch the video and see.

Then we cleaned them up again, and she is back to pretty again.  We had such laughter about the tracks, our sides hurt.  And its not our cat!

So, we will keep on getting ready, and stomping down our lives here for the next month, and covering as many details as we can think of, and hope we get them all.

More to follow, headed to choir practice.  Luv to...

We are headed for Havasu  NV soon.  first trip since the new hips.  Should be an expeiment to see if we can still handle the boat.
This is what Cheney Lake is like now without rain this summer so am hoping there will be water at Lake Havasu in Nevada.

We will try to post from time to time with pictures and such.

Wow, time flies

I can't believe its the 28th already. A couple of our friends have gently nudged me to get back to the blog. Tonite is not a good nite to do this, cause I have a terrible cold and cough, and its bedtime after meds again. So I promise to do this during the daylite hours.
Luv BJ

day 9

When Linda said that I hadn't posted in a whike, I was shocked it had been since the 5th. Sorry. Have been so busy with these kiddos and Mandi. Last saturday they had their winter Olympicsfor their home schoolers. Had several families with several kids each, come, and she had planned out some really cute events. The big kids were in their own groups, and the little kids their own. they won medals, and had a ball in the snow. Sunday we went to church, and then went to Marks younger sisters' house for a birthday party for their 1 yr old.
Each day is spent with lots of games and cards with the kids.
Gary and Mandi have been doing several daddy-do projects around here in between events. I am doing chores, cooking etc, in between times of games. Speaking of things to do, Isaac is beginning to fuss, and the others are waiting to play cards, so I'd better close. Gary and Mandi went for more supplies to work with. Today is Malac's 13th birthday.
More later
BJ

Having fun with the kiddos

Got here after church wed, only took 15 hrs, with stops. Mandi and Isaac were here, but Mark & kids were not home from church for about 10 min. Lots of hugs and kisses were shared. Got unloaded, and played a game of uno, then off to bed for all.
Yesterday was a good and busy day, ending with Malac's basketball awards ceremony.
Today we played all kinds of games. I have been doing all the cooking so far, so Gary & Malac have gone to get the pizza for supper at Pizza hut tonite. Mark is going to hockey game tonite, so it will be just us chickens here.
Talked to Todd, and all's well at home.
Tomorrow is the olympics they hold each yr for home schooler friends.
More tomorrow. Pizza is here, so
Luv, BJ

leaving in the morning

Today is nuts, course the last day before a trip is always nuts! Just got off the phone from talking
with the grandkids in Michigan. Mandi was sleeping, and the 4 of them were babysitting with Isaac. He had the hick ups, and it was so cute to listen to him.
The phones have been balistic today, and keeps interrupting my packing.
The weather is beautiful here, 60 degrees and sunny. Mandi is worried that her snow is melting too fast for us to see it. I told her its really ok if its gone when we get there. But they have their mini olympics this saturday with alot of events in the snow, so they need the snow I guess. I told her to have a plan be way to alter the games to be played in the event it melts, so the games will go on.
Malac turns 13 while we are there. Also Isaac is 1 month today, our little groundhog. They all sound so excited, its got me busting to get going!
More packing to do, so I'd better get going.
Later!
Luv BJ

almost time to leave

Saturday nite...well actually sunday 1am, and I can't sleep. Too excited about leaving I guess, or maybe its the mind won't keep thinking of things to pack, take, or do to shut our lives down. So, thought I'd write an entry here while I have the time.
Missed the winter storm Thursday nite. Yeah. Have another coming tomorrow nite, but it should miss us also. Sorry Okla & Tx, you are going to get it again.
Weather is beautiful. 50 degrees and no wind, and sunny.
Chick chick ( the neighbors chicken) and I have been playing a lot lately with this nice weather. So far we have found 3 eggs over here. Today's was in the chiminea. She is so much fun.
The kids seem real excited for us to come, and I can hardly wait. Hope the weather is good for our drive up the 3rd, and back the 13th.
Going to try and get some sleep.
BJ