Fun in the Sun Week

Thursday I went to the Zoo with my friend Paula and her two girls, we went and saw the baby polar bear that was orphaned by its mom earlier this year. Man o man was she cute! Not the best picture of her but not a bad one either.

The brain won't let me sleep so here I be, blogging of course. My sunburn is tons better, sadly I burned myself pretty well on my chest and have a few small sores but they are on the mend. I really have learned my lesson, I don't want to be in that much pain EVER again, so sunscreen and I will be best buds for now on in the summer months. But as Richard loves to say, I have color now, so for awhile at least I won't be a pasty ass white girl.

Richard and I are going camping Friday when he gets off of work, we will be back on Sunday. I'm so looking forward to going, it will be my first time tent camping. I went camping with my neighbors as a teen but that was in a motor home so this will be a new experience for me. I'm sure I will enjoy it, cause I love being outdoors in the summer. I have gotten some of the big ol marshmallows and gram crackers now I just need some chocolate bars so we can do smores while sitting around a fire. I never have really done smores before. I have roasted marshmallows before but that was just at home in the fireplace that doesn't exist anymore, or in recent years with a lighter and a toothpick.

Richard is back to 4 hours a day again at work. They hired on the 2 people they needed to fill in the empty spots. I wish he could of gone longer withe the 8 hours a day, but at the same time it works out cause he gets off work at 9am so we can beat the traffic Friday when we go camping. Hopefully here when he reaches 6 months of working there he can apply for a full time job at the Home Depot that's just down the street from us.

Richard and I went on a 3 mile walk on Sunday on the coastal trail, I had fun but man am I hurting a bit today, it was down hill at the beginning and uphill on the way back. We saw a moose while walking and going up hill about killed me. Then today mom and I went and walked the boardwalk at Potter's Marsh, which was fun as there were ducks and birds to watch. So I had a pretty good Memorial Day Weekend. It could only have been better if our friend John had come to dinner on Friday, like he said he would but he forgot and went gold panning instead so he missed out on homemade oatmeal raisin cookies. We are going to re invite him to dinner this week and I will make some peanut butter cookies this time.

Home Sweet Home

Richard and I had a blast down in California, the week went by so fast that I just wasn't ready to come home but I knew we couldn't stay any longer. While there Grandpa got out his trains and we played with them out in the garden. We had 3 trains going at once at one point and I was able to get the above picture of two of the trains.

I was thrilled that these two pictures turned out so well. I tend to like the one above a bit more then the other but given that I chose to take the second picture at a tricky part of the track I do like how the train below looks.

While in Sacramento we went to a place called Leatherby's which is well known for their ice cream. I got Grandma's Sundae and man o man was I surprised at how big it was. I lovenly call it the what the hell was I thinking sundae. That sucker was huge! as you well can see in the picture below. I finished it all cause I wasn't about to be out done by Richards grandparents who finished all of their ice cream. This place also makes their own caramel sauce which was to die for. They even sell the sauce in jars and had I had a bag to check you better believe that I would have bought a jar or two to bring home with us.

I did get sunburned pretty good while down there, right before we left in fact, so I am still recovering from that, I looked like a lobster the first 2 days but now am starting to turn brown. Today is the first day I can actually wear an actual shirt instead of my tanks. My upper arms still hurt when I move around and do certain things but hopefully here soon that will go away as well.

Kramer was thrilled to see us when we came home, he was loving on us, following both Richard and I around the apartment and meowing up a storm. Apparently Saturday night he was laying on me while I was asleep and I told Richard to get Kramer off of me, I don't remember this at all but that really doesn't surprise me either, I was pretty tired that night.

Vacation in 3...2...1...

It's 5am and I have been up since 4, why? well because the alarm went off and woke me and now I'm excited about leaving tonight for California. Plus, since I am up so early I will be tired on the plane and sleep from Anchorage to Portland, or well that's the plan, if that actually happens I have no idea, we will have to wait and see.

Richard ended up packing his bag last night so he wouldn't feel rushed when he got home from work today and forget something. He placed the clothes he is going to wear on the plane on top of his bag last night, when I got up and came out into the living room, I found Kramer laying on them. I don't think he wants us to go.

Well I need to go get my long, slow day started. I still need to pack, clean a few things, check us into our flights and make sure that everything is ready to go for tonight.

This will be my last post till May 22nd. So until then, may the force be with you :-)

Trimming off Vacation Sickness

It's getting closer and closer for Richard and I to go to California for a week, we are in the final stretch of days, 5 days to go, and we are both getting sick. UGH! So Monday I am going to call my doctor and see if I can get in and get some meds, cause it feels like a freaking sinus infection creeping in. I can't believe this, well yes I can, every freaking time I go out of state I get sick right before I go. EVERY STINKING TIME!

Today I chopped off quite a few inches of hair and got a few layers at the ends put in. My hair is now to about mid shoulder, man o man does it feel lighter and is going to be so much easier to take care of. Plus it should take half the time it used to, to dry after taking a shower, which will be really nice. I can still pull it back into a ponytail as well which is what I wanted as well so it all works out.
I just had way to much hair and it was a pain to brush out everyday, took forever to dry and had to pull it back to do damn near everything because it got in the way. I think I will now try to get regular trims so it doesn't get so long again.

What a week

After a minor scare earlier this week where Kramer was puking I am happy to say I have my pain in the butt cat back. I had to call the vet because of him tossing his cookies so the vet said pick up his food, take him off the antibiotics and see what happens, so I did as he said. Kramer begged and begged for his wet food back, being a royal pest about it. He has been acting like himself since I took him off the meds so no more of those for him. At this moment he is running like crazy through the apartment, annoying me but I'm happy to have him annoy me again.

In other news, I made mom her Mother's day gift but seeing as how mom reads my blog, I will have to wait to post pictures of it till after I give it to her. I know she will like it though. I actually made it while she was out of state for 2 weeks. Look for the post on Mother's Day to see what she got from me.

Richard and I have to go out to the Valley on Sunday to help his dad finish up his shed before we all head down to California to celebrate Richards grandparents 50th wedding anniversary. It shouldn't take to long to finish the shed, cause like all it needs is a door if I remember correctly. Plus I get to see how Charlie is healing up and play with him and Munchkin.

Hopefully by the end of May I will be able to share my big news that I have been hinting at all year. It's finally getting close to the big reveal. I'm excited about it, so yeah that's coming up.

Other than that I gotta practice my drawing skills and ooo, maybe get some clay in certain colors to see if I can make what I'm drawing out of clay as well. We will have to wait and see, I might not be able to draw this that well lol.

Zombie Jesus and Kramer

Kramer is on antibiotics to see if they help him get better, if I don't see a change in him in a week it's back to the vet for blood work. I'm hoping that we don't have to do that and that the meds work for him. So twice a day for a week I have to fight with him to squirt liquid medicine into his mouth. Oh joy! (not). The only good thing about this is that I know where to put my fingers to make him open his mouth and if he decides to try to bite me he wont be able too cause where my fingers are he has no teeth.

Richard got the tooth that was bugging him pulled on Thursday, so he is a lot happier now, and just like me when I got teeth pulled was back to eating normal food the next day. He hasn't had any problems with it besides it being a little sore.

Richard and I are going up to mom's house for Easter dinner, we are having some kind of roast or something. Mom got us a little bit of Easter candy as well, mmm mmm good. I love me some Easter candy. I remember bits and pieces of Easter's past and getting a basket full of candy and toys from E. Bunny. Then either mom or dad would hide the plastic Easter eggs around the house for my brother and I to find. I also Remember that ever Easter mom would get this huge chocolate Easter Egg, well huge in the eyes of a little kid, but still it was a pretty good sized chocolate egg. I remember this one Easter I got a Reba McEntire tape in my Easter basket and it was the best gift I could have gotten. I still have that tape to this day too.

I will end this blog with what my brother says on this day. Happy Zombie Jesus Day!

Snot Rocket of EWWW

Kramer has been sneezing a lot the last week or so, but today just took the cake and made me call to set up a vet appointment on Saturday. I was in the bathroom and Kramer came in and sneezed and when he sneezed he shot snot onto the closet door. I was grossed out by it and decided that if he is shooting snot rockets that he needs to go in so we can see what is up with him. He prob just has a kitty cold and a few days of meds will cure him. I just hope that I can handle giving him his meds, he isn't the best patient out there, he squirms and tries to get away from you. I usually end up needing Richard to hold Kramer so I can give him his meds.