All this before 8 a.m????

What a morning! First I was in a dead sleep when I felt a horrible pain, it took me a moment...a SHORT moment to realize Caleb was asleep in my room and was tugging to flip his pillow...only the pillow wasn't what he was tugging! Yep he about ripped my boob right off! What a way to start my morning!

Since I was up and wide awake, I decided I'd hit the gym, no need to procrastinate, get it over and done! No one gets gussied up at 5:30 a.m that's for sure! The only interesting man I saw was camo boy! I wouldn't have been able to even see him , he was all in camo from head to toe.....the thing that caught my eye was the HOT PINK IPOD clipped to his hat! Don't get me wrong I am all for a splash of color...........

After showering, getting ready for the days I decided to start on some chores, laundry, dishes, you know the usual! When Caleb graced me with his presence this morning and it was only 7 a.m, we let "Padme" the hamster run around in her ball in the front room, while he watched cartoons and I went back to work doing chores......

I think I may need to put a bull's eye in the bottom of the toilet! Not sure who hasn't perfected their aim, my guess would be the boy....Dad has had many, many, many years of practice! (hehehehehe couldn't resist! ) Welp done with the bathroom I head to the kitchen where I FROZE! There was no Caleb but "Padme" and the 2 cats in the kitchen....only "Padme" was not in her ball any longer she was chillen with the cats! Really...they were sitten there!

I am starting to think the cats are not "REAL" cats! I mean they didn't eat the hamster, they like to play in the water! Pee Tree in the picture lets 'Padme" lay on her.... and "Tweety Bird" (I know ....no wonder the cat is confused with a name like that) likes salad and fruit, but I guess we can take "Hamster" off the menu...or maybe I just resuced her to quick!

Packing, Purging, Repeat ......

Yep that's what it seems like my days are full of Packing, Purging and Repeat......Packing a 2400 sq ft house and fitting it into a 1200 sq ft house seems like a trick even David Copperfiled couldn't manage! With the help of Craig's list, I have sold off a couch, end tables, tv and tv cabinet. The lady came with a Uhaul and a few buddies to load! If I would have known that I wouldn't have dragged my "Borrowed husband" (Hi Al) over to help carry the TV and cabinet outta my room while the hubby was at work! So now with an empty front room I have been putting boxes there that are packed and ready to be loaded, and I am sadly disappointed that there are only 28 packed boxes in that room! I swear I feel like I've packed more ...I must be thinking of the ones I dropped off at Goodwill, cause I have been packing FOREVER and a DAY so I know there should be more then 28 *&^%ING boxes!

A seasoned camper

Yep that's me a seasoned camper! And I learned a few more things on this adventure.........When I returned back to camp to our Charlie Brown tent, one of the guys upgraded me...he had a 6 man tent an extra one! Who brings and extra tent? Thank God he did, and someone else had an extra tarp that goes underneath...in case it rains. Well my thoughts on that is if it starts raining I will hightail it outta here!

It was a boys dream out there, bugs, tents, holes in the ground to pee in....on purpose! Apparently that's a big hit with the boys...........they ran to get flashlights to see the "stuff" better that is down in that hole....ewwww I didn't dare go in that room!Gotta be a boy thing! BB gun range, archery, BMX, skateboarding, they had it all! And then there's me....although I was NOT the only mom there, only one in our troop, but not the only one. However a huge difference between me and the other mom's ....they enjoy camping! And we know my view on it!

After the first night , sleeping on just blankets my back was killing me, my entire body felt like I had been hit by a semi truck! After my endless whining about how sore I was ......hubby and I went to get a pump for the upgraded tent! A pump for the queen size blow up mattress! AHHHHH that was heaven....well at least from the night before on the hard ground, a nice cozy mattress! It would be great if the failing child wasn't swinging his arms and legs while he tosses and turns...but I did get some shut eye on the 2nd night, in between his endless sleep chatter! Night 3 it starts to rain......my plan to high tail it outta there is foiled due to my little "woodsman" wants to STAY! So we stay....it drizzles so it's not bad because it stops, and we are dry. They cancel the nighttime events and we end up playing Light Up Frisbee, in the pitch black forest til after 10 pm! Talk about dark and wild! You just see this flying light heading straight for you! But that was fun! You learn to duck when it whacks a few people in the head!

Welp this morning started like every morning......5:30 am the annoying birds decide everyone should wake up now! And they get louder and louder with each and every whistle! Caleb has the blanket wrapped up over his head and trying to turn out the bright sun and annoying birds while he continues to get some shut eye. Ahhh last morning here, I have survived the camping trip and it was actually fun!

UNTIL.....the ranger rides up at 7:30am to say everyone should start packing up, and take tents down we have a huge storm coming our way! Everyone scrambled and we wake the kids and get them dressed, stuff packed and WHAM....it starts to pour! I have a very stylish purple poncho on..........it doesn't really keep you dry! That is false advertising! I was soaked! We all were racing around tryen to get the tents down, I was the first tent down...yes me I am the "Tent Master" probably since I had the smallest tent but hey...It was the first one down! So take that BOYS! HA!

Men and shopping..........

Good God now I remember WHY husbands should not be let loose in the grochie store! His rebuttal is that we have some "GOOD STUFF TO EAT" ......not sure if we can make many meals with the "good stuff"! 2 carts and CHOKE $200 dollar later! I wasn't prepared at all with my coupons , it was a spur of the moment to hit the store..NOT A GOOD IDEA! Think a half pint of GELATO Ice cream at 800 calories a pint! He will be putting himself in food coma by the time Caleb and I get back from camping on Tuesday morning!
Yes I said camping....that dreaded day has come....we got him all set up this morning at the camp site! Poor Caleb, we look like we have a Charlie Brown tent, hell I think Charlies xmass tree was bigger then this little tent! I didn;t want to borrow a tent again, so it'll be a tight squeeze! Good thing I'm "child size " now....at least that's what my girlfriend's husband said....yea same one who thinks I should go "BUC WILD" at the BK to gain a few pounds! Anyways it should be cozy I'll let ya know as night one of my camping adventure will be on it's way!

Good times.......

Oh how exciting today is the last day of school. And not only is it the LAST day of school it's also a HALF day of school! Oh I can hardly contain my excitement! IT just brings me that much closer to our Saturday camping trip! OH JOY!

I found the gym and while I did the first part of my workout white knuckled with a death grip on the handles after my knock down, drag out fight first thing in the morning with my little darling...I felt much better afterwards! He got a hair cut that afternoon, I was sure under that mop of hair there would be little devil horns hiding, but much to my surprise there wasn't! He was a tad annoyed with his hair cut thou, he asked for a Mohawk......and came to me with a crew cut and says " Does this look like a Mohawk to you? " At least he said it to me.
One time while getting a hair cut the lady asked "How do you like it" And his simple response was " Lady I don't think you know what you're doing! This don't look nothen like a crew cut"! Yes he is such a joy at the barber......Another time while he was 4 he came in sat down and started flipping through the Maxime Magazine (men's magazine)while I tried to deter him with the Barney books they had he was much more interested In his current choice! I was horrified when he opened it up to announce.... "Mommy she has panties just like you look! " in his loud little boy voice that can be heard for miles as he giggled.....then to add to my horror he starts to giggle again and says "Look mommy she don't got a bra on!" As I am wrangling the magazine away from him a old bitty that works there snaps at me" MISS there are appropriate things he can read right over there! " MY immediate response as I held the barney books up was " YES I know! But obviously they aren't as interesting as what he is reading NOW! " Yes ....good times are had at the barber shop!