Site 814

At the Pinery, we surely lucked out booking that site over the internet. There were only 8 sites in the entire park to pick from a couple weeks back...we were surprised to find a large, private site with shade :-)

We caravan'd out to Grand Bend Friday afternoon, stopped for ice and Dairy Queen :-) When we arrived at the Pinery, there was almost an hour wait to get registered, never seen it like that before. Perhaps it was because we arrived at 4.30, a busy time. We had a great first night, Ladybug loved it, was warm enough and there were no bugs, she was good as gold. Bryan loves it so...and Hiba enjoyed herself too, we got pictures to prove it :) Saturday we went into a patio furniture store, took longer than I wanted, ordered 4 chairs and a table, which I ended up cancelling and picking a different style, then walked down the main drag looking at all the beachwear and hot cars...Hiba bought her first pair of Crocs, black Mary Jane's, cute cute cute!

Sat night we made spider dogs and I didn't get any pictures...poo. We went to watch the sunset on Lake Huron, known as the most beautiful in the world. We walked the beach, collected rocks and wrote love letters in the sand and then headed back to camp, happy. We all slept great, ate great and and great conversations, reminisced about our camping trips with the kids when they were little...I cherish these weekends.

We got home Sunday and unpacked, cleaned up the coolers and showered! yea!!! showered!! I was zonked by evening and went to bed early.....

Thanks Rick, Bryan, Hiba and Ladybug for a great weekend.

We've adopted twin Elmo's....

I'm changing up my blog, I was getting bored with the serious one. Rick and I found these two Elmo's on our travels and love them. We bought them for Ladybug but we might have a hard time sharing :-)

I was out grocery shopping today and came home to a big surprise! I brought the groceries into the kitchen and there was a beautiful vase of flowers on the island with a cute card. My first thought was, how the heck did the delivery person get in here? I wondered if I locked the door but even still! I opened the card and found out it was from my son Shane, he paid me a surprise visit and I was so bummed I wasn't home. Would have loved to have lunch with him, I haven't seen him since April :-(

We've had a busy week. Rick has been shopping for a new truck. He has changed his mind a few times about the one he wants but I think he has it now...all I know is it is gun metal grey metallic...what else should I care about? Oh and it isn't very expensive, that's all the facts I allowed to seep into my teeny brain. I really don't have any room in there for truck details and I ain't doing any spring cleaning anytime soon so I just shut it out.

Bryan, Hiba and Ladybug went to Sidney, BC to visit my sister and hubby. Sidney is just north of Victoria on the island. Bryan was on a business trip and brought his family with him. It was Budgie and Richy's first time meeting Layla! They all had a fabulous time...too short but fabulous!

We are going camping this weekend, yea!!! Our first time this season. I can't wait and I think the weather should be nice too. We are going to The Pinery in Grand Bend, it's not too far from here and there is no traffic headed west. Bryan, Hiba and Ladybug are coming too! Bryan loves camping so much and Hiba is very accommodating to us crazy people who want to give up the luxuries we have at home and go sleep in the forest...and Ladybug is 3 1/2 months old so she should have a camping trip under her belt soon! Shane went camping at 3 months old and Bryan was 6 months old...so keeping with tradition :-) Watch for pictures when we return!

Top 5 things.....

Michele's top 5 lists, other's may come to mind...but this is it for now!

Top 5 Things I Like To Do…at this moment

1) Hang out with Rick
2) Scrapbooking
3) Hanging out with friends
4) Cook and clean
5) Play on my laptop

Top 5 Foods I love…like I said, at this moment

1) bbq’d lamb chops
2) bananas
3) yogurt
4) pizza
5) whole wheat English muffins

Top 5 TV shows I like to watch…yes you read that right!

1) Top Chef
2) So You Think You Can Dance
3) Intervention
4) 48 Hours Mystery
5) Iron Chef

Top 5 things I like about me….

1) my creativity
2) my discipline
3) my organizational skills
4) my honesty
5) my cooking


Top 5 things I would change about myself if I could…

1) my weight
2) my freckles
3) my boobs
4) my mood swings
5) my past

Top 5 things I regret…

1) not taking Bryan to the hospital when he woke up with an ear ache when he was small
2) favouring Bryan over Shane while they were growing up
3) not being able to see my Mom before she passed away
4) not taking up a career I loved instead of one I felt was easy
5) gaining weight

Top 5 things I like to read…

1) the internet
2) magazines
3) my friends blogs
4) the flyers
5) my lists

What are yout Top 5?