camping is from the devil bobby bushay!

So happy fathers day to Kurt... we finally went camping! yay! WE took the mule and the kids to the lake for fishing, fun, and relaxation. Well, it turned out to be a windstorm at the campsite... which would have been fine if it weren't for the neighbors from HELL. They were from VEGAS. need I say more? Oh yes, I do. Not only were they obviously black top campers (the teenagers complained about the dirt on their truck the whole time... 'the dirt is in my rims!!') They were extremely obnoxious. Their spawn of satan children, or little devils if you prefer, constantly walked through our camp. I am not talking about once or twice...no. Constantly walked through our camp. not only by them selves, which there were atleast a half dozen of them and quite unattractive I might add. Really, a sad sight. So not only them, but they brought there dogs... yes. their dogs THROUGH our camp. Right between us and the fire pit and the tent. They could have gone around. I asked them atleast 6 times to please not walk through our camp. and each one acted like I was talking obsenities to them. shocking. I was very tempted to make my kids be mean to them and throw rocks at them if they came close to entering our camp. BUT, that would make me the bad guy, so we all suffered through the afternoon and then even Kurt, mr patient 2009, could not take their abuse any longer. so the resting was over, and the fishing was ensued. We left the camp in hopes of the little devil children not rumaging through our totes, tent, and coolers, or atleast having the courtesy to close the lid to the cooler when they were done. Even with all that looming.. we fished anyway. IT was beautiful at the lake. gorgeous storm clouds with sun breaking through in streaks... rainbows in the sky behind us... ospree birds gliding over the lake looking for dinner.. and hardly anyone there. heaven. I love alone time with the family. no tv, or cell phone, or work. just peaceful. Kurt rigged up the poles, while jackson did mule rides for the girls. I watched. I forgot a book. so I just watched Kurt. he is my favorite past time anyway. If there is nothing else to do, or that i want to do, i find my self marveling in his presence. he thinks its annoying, but slightly ego feeding. anyway, ellie and emma had their turn at the poles first. they were patient for about 20 minutes, ellie being the pole bobber that she is ran her little yapper the entire time, and almost put the complaint department out of business... but didn't want to stop fishing. then when she almost had enough time wasting... she got a bite. then you should have heard her. oh boy. she has a way of always speaking her crazy mind. but its who she is. anyway, two minutes later, emma got a fish on her line that was only about 20 feet long! it was barely 10 feet from shore and she got a big fish too. haha! so of course jackson now wants some of that action and gives up the keys to the mule so charley and i can go on a ride. i took emma along because she helps keep charley in her seat. i am always afraid she is gonna fall out if i hit a rock or something. anyway, i took them on a long ride around the lake and towards the sunset. Charley did not like going into the forest where the trees creeped in a little closer to the trail, and you couldn't see as far... she was afraid we would get lost in the forest. then we crested out of the forest on a beautiful notch and clearing to see the sunset on one side and a HUGE rainbow over the lake on the other side. SErisouly... that is why I love the outdoors. NATURE. you can't make this stuff up. Its there for your visual and sensible pleasure. I miss being in it, growing up where i did has definately influenced where i feel comfortable. I love wilderness. anyway, at charleys request, we headed back to the lake.

We made through the rest of the trip with only a half dozen intrusions from the devils children and their 3 dogs. the nightfall was only a half blessing since the wind wanted to knock down our tent, and Kurt and I both were awake nearly all night. the kids slept like babies.

AND we all finally went camping.

H E L L O

Can you even believe I haven't blogged for over a month! I am so ashamed! oh well. Lets see.... since my last post, there have been a few happenings.

#1- ELlie turned 8 on May 18th, she is so lovable I can't stand it. My ellie is so funny, loves to be smart and sassy, loves to stay up late, loves the computer, loves playing with her sisters and brother, often does what she is asked while complaining about it the whole time, and she is a very good singer and dancer. She makes me laugh when she isn't making me roll my eyes. WE ALL LOVE HER TO DEATH!

#2 - Schools OUT
Poor kids ended school and couldn't really party much since the truck only holds 3 people at a time. I thought about doing shifts to the movie, but not sure I wanted to take the time to do such a thing. So they have been very patient waiting for Kurt to decide on a vehicle to purchase...

#3 - Jackson had some surgery.
He is fine, so no one freak out. He simply needed is appendix removed. He was in a lot of pain for a few days, and so the decision was made to take him to the ER one beautiful sunday morning while Kurts sister and her family were in town visiting. Luckily they were there to watch the girls while Kurt and I spent the day in the ER/Surgery waiting for Jackson. He was incredibly brave, and handled it like a champ. I on the other hand cried on various occasions through out the day. It was more the thought of my little bird boy being cut open and tubes in him and the anesthesia affecting him, missing body parts... all of it. He and Kurt were cool jo's the entire time. I just get nervous. I made it through though... after they wheeled him into the recovery room, it was all ok. He has three little scars from the liproscopic incisions, and he only had 3 stitches. The holes, if you will, were help closed by medical tape. I remember having that medical tape on me after the kids were born, and I hated the tape worse than the incision. so I feel his pain. He is all better now, he is a strong kid. We are all super happy nothing major was waiting after the CT. phew.

#4 - we FINALLY bought a suburban. YAY!! The kids love it, there are bucket seats in the middle instead of the bench, so its alot easier for the kids to get in the back. The REALLY enjoy the dvd player and want to watch movies on the way to walmart.. which is sad because its only 1 mile from the driveway. anyway, its black and the newer yet older bodystyle, and isn't perfect, but it has enough seats for us and its not maroon or green so i am perfectly fine with it. we will enjoy being able to do things all together.

#5 - Kurt and I had our annual birthdays. Yes, its true. We get older each year. We were planning on going camping for our bday weekend, BUT there were 'complications' getting our check from Nebo Credit Union. They said they sent it on Thursday, but it didn't arrive until SATURDAY ---- might help if you pay the correct POSTAGE! oi vey. Oh well, we can't all be smart. so we couldn't go camping because we had to wait for the car to get registered and all that jazz. HOpefully soon we can make this summer activity a reality.

#6 - I have changed jobs. I no longer work only nights for about 15-20 hours a week. I have gone Full Time, and work in the jewelry department which i can see becoming a money pit real soon. They have good stuff and its usually pretty cheap.