Summer is finally here.. or is it ?

Yesterday was the first day of summer and here in WY it was not very hot.. today looks like it might be a bit nicer..I have a feeling this summer is not going to be a hot one..and since we never really had a spring until now, my allergies are just now starting to act up..  James and I are still trying to pin down where we want to camp for our summer vacation.. I had suggested that we go up to Muddy Mountain (which is where we camped when he proposed, 5 years ago) it is not that far but far enough that we would not just run back into town.. I think he would be more excited about going there if we had two 4-wheelers.. so we could 4 wheel all day but with only one that tends to get uncomfortable.. and without a lake being there camping for a week might get boring.. James and I are social people and like to hang out and do things.. but I think we "might" have decided on our tropical destination for Christmas.. Now, we are toying with the idea of Jamaica... The beaches look nice but now I am just overwhelmed with which all inclusive we want to stay at.. who knew choosing a vacation destination would be so time consuming.. ha ha..

Well, I just tried to upload a comic, which I found funny, about summer but it will not let me upload a picture.. oh well, I will try that one later this week..

I hope everyone is having a great week.. and has a wonderful weekend.. James and I still have not decided if we are going camping this weekend or not.. His dad is at the lake and we might go and join them and use our camper for the first time this year! we shall see.. and next weekend I will be camping up at Louis Lake, WY for a family reunion.. (I hope James will be able to go, he might have to be in Russia)..

Being late is disrespectful of other peoples time...

I do have to admit that I have a bunch of pet peeves but one that is on the top of that list is being late.. I am a very punctual person.. I hate being late.. I actually sometimes will have anxiety if I am running late and if I am I always call.. There is a difference between being 5-10 mins late or an hour late..I actually get anxiety if I am in a store when they are closing because I know that if I do not leave I will be making people get off late.. I hate then announcement in Home Depot that says "The store is closing please make your way to the register" I start to panic.. I feel that being late is disrespectful of other peoples time...  waiting is wasting time...

So today I am watching 3 kiddos and starting the laundry and remaking all the guest beds.. and during naps I will do 8 min abs and buns and start editing my sisters maternity pictures.. oh and pay bills! I know you are all jealous of how fun my "break time" will be..
I hope everyone has a great day..and if it is nice out where you live.. enjoy the nice weather...

Oh baby, I'm soooo tired..

I am exhausted.. hosting  a party, having house guests and doing 2 photo shoots has taken it out of me...Now this week I will be watching kiddos, editing pictures and resting.. and by resting I mean eating healthy and starting to work out and go to bed at a reasonable time...

As for my vacation, we still have not picked a spot... and we need to.. I am the type of person that likes to plan things out and prepare stuff.. have an itinerary..Hopefully, we can lock down a place soon..

Hosting a Baby Shower for my little sister...

Today I am hosting a baby shower for my little sister.. she is due in July.. This is her first child.. I am busy getting the house ready for the shower.. The theme is Mocktails and Cocktails.. it is a couples shower so it should be fun.. I am also getting my photography studio set up to take maternity pictures of my sister.. Now, ideally I would like to do them tomorrow but her husband has to fly out of Casper at 6am so the pictures with him have to be done now.. and of course we are running out of time...

Trying to plan my summer vacation..

So James and are are trying to lock down what we want to do for our summer vacation.. We have decided that our tropical vacation will be in December but we still want to go somewhere for a week in the summer and we want to use our 5th wheel...  We were toying with the idea of Arches National Park in Moab, Utah.. but then we thought about how HOT it would be in the dessert.. and decided on playing to go somewhere else.. No we are toying with the Ideal of Glacier National Park in Montana..Wherever we go we need to decide soon because we have to reserve our camp site and they are filling up really quick. Glacier National Park is a 10 hour drive from Casper.. but I thought we could leave after work on July 15th drive as far as we want.. stop and sleep and get up and drive the rest of the way..I am now giving James and I a deadline of Sunday to decide and reserve our spot wherever it may be...

As for today, I am watching kiddos and cleaning my house for guests.. My sister, brother-in-law, nephew and Friend are coming into town tonight and my cousin and her boyfriend are coming tomorrow night so I have sheets to clean.. bathrooms to clean laundry to do and when the kids are all picked up I need to run to the store and get food so I can feed my guests breakfast and lunch..

I hope everyone has a great Friday..

Long week...

Oddly enough this has been a long week.. even though I did not have any kids on Monday and Tuesday I only had the girls this week seems like it is taking forever.. maybe because I have guests coming this weekend.. who knows it just feels like this week is taking forever..So today will consist of watching 4 kiddos and continuing to clean my house..
Yesterday Lauren and once again did our 8 min abs and 8 min buns... Yesterday the kiddos tried to do it with me.. it was pretty funny to see them try and do crunches..

I guess I should start cleaning...

I guess I should start cleaning my house.. I have house guests this weekend.. I am giving my sister a baby shower and we have family/friends coming in for it and are staying with me... The hard part about cleaning now is I watch kiddos so some things are pointless to clean now.. like the sheets on the playroom beds and the main bathroom.. but I guess I can get everything else clean and in order so Friday all I will have to do is some laundry and one bathroom..

On another note.. I am so upset.. I was going to send in an application for the Cade Foundation Grant for infertility and I thought it had said that all applications had to be in by June 15, 2011 and I have been hounding my Dr.'s office for my records and letter from Dr. (I still do not have either) I just looked it up again and I am very very upset.. All applications were due by June 5th! If my Dr. office would have sent me my records and letter last week when I had asked then it would have been in on time.. Now I have to wait until next year..I am so upset.. I guess I can Google and see if there are any other grant programs out there.. Does anyone know of any? I know it was a long shot with the grant but it was worth a try..

Creepy..

This morning my neighbor called and said that a Black Honda Pilot stopped in the middle of the road and took pictures of my house... Now I am all creeped out ...Who would do that?? It is so weird..

So today I only have the girls so we are going to go to the mall.. I will look for an outfit for Chloe for my sisters baby shower.. maybe let the kids play in the indoor play area since it is SO WINDY.. When the girls were dropped off I looked out  the door and saw my garbage can rolling down the street...

Another great weekend....

I had a blast this weekend.. I went camping with some friends and we camped pretty much in the middle of nowhere.. There was a small pond that I guess they stock with fish however, no one caught any.. other than that it was just wide open spaces... It was the true definition of camping.. If you had to go to the bathroom you go behind a tiny bush.. It was the first time I have camped where if you had to poop you would be hiking with a shovel to make your hole..Nonetheless, it was so much fun.. Great friends, good food.. PLENTY of Drinks.. fire walking, bonfires and getting a tan.. I would post a picture of us but I have not charged my battery and uploaded them yet..
Yesterday, after we got home we went to our camper and fixed the floor.. Over the winter for some reason the linoleum cracked and we needed to fix the floor before we used it again..I actually now like the new floor better than the old..

Then we went home and mowed the lawn and fed the flowers... and then we were exhausted.. Now, today I am paying bills which makes me cry and get very stressed out... especially when I just found out that two of the kiddos I watch will be gone for about 20 days.. looks like no vacation this year for me and James unless I get more summer kids in.. This summer is going to break me.. aarrggg.. so today since I do not have any kids to watch I will clean and get ready for the company I have coming this weekend for my sisters baby shower..

First Camping trip of the season..

So, yesterday was my first weekday off in a very long time.. I left the house early and did not return until about 6pm.. It was strange to be out all day when I normally never leave the house... (not leaving the house is because I run a day care).. I got my hair cut and colored and I also went to my eye appointment and got a lot of errands ran.. and I also got to go out to lunch with my mom, sister and nephew...

Today I am watching kiddos and cleaning the house.. I also have someone coming over at 10 to see if she wants to use me for summer day care... During naps I will continue to do my daily 8 min abs and 8 min buns with my best friend Lauren via the phone... and when all the kiddos get picked up I will be heading out to Midwest, WY to meet a bunch of friends to then drive to where we are camping... I will be tent camping which is a first for me in a few years.. Ever since we bought our 5th wheel we have never used the tent.,. but this weekend I will.. I have the Jeep all packed up.. except for my clothes bag and cooler..James is in California and will meet us at the camp site on Sat. when he gets in..

I just looked at my calendar and I actually have off on Monday as well! hum... what will I do? probably work on the yard... The next comic is one I saw and made my laugh.. it no way do it reflect my life.. just made me laugh.... ENJOY:

I hope everyone enjoys their weekend...

Spring is in the Air...

So now that it is June 1... Spring has finally arrived.. I woke up with the worst allergies.. I guess it is time to start the allergy medication again..Yesterday Lauren and I started our 8 min ab & 8 min buns video workout during nap time.. She lives in Colorado, but we both play it on youtube at the same time and stay on the phone while doing it.. it sure does make that 16 mins fly by... If we do it everyday in a month our abs should be seeing some results..

Yesterday I was so hungry as I started the diet again.. but today I am not hungry at all.. I should actually go and force myself to have my shake.. This weekend I am going camping with a group of friends.. James will be in California (he will meet us out camping on Sat. when he returns).. I am excited for my first camping trip of the season.. but it will be weird to tent camp again... I have been spoiled.. we have a 5th wheel and usually bring our camper..I will "try" and be really good with only eating protein and veggies during the weekend.. but I know I will have drinks.. Patron shots! But as long as the only carbs I consume are my drinks I should be fine... Tonight we are going over to my parents house to celebrate James' and Seans birthdays... and then James leaves at 6am to CA... I hope you all have a great day.. it is suppose to be warm today so I think I will walk the kiddos up to Sagewood park today...