CAMPING!!!!!

We are off camping this week!
Just the children and I. Poor hubby has to work.(I think he is relieved actually) We keep it simple. Tent sleeping bag, bathing suit, hat, sarong, ,jeans and a hoodie in case it is cool at night. A campfire for cooking and my camping pots. We will eat amazing because that is what it is about for me - Good food! Most of the prep is done at home and much of it will be reheated. Here is our menu for the week.

Supper
M:Hot dog/s'more night
T:Veg Chili with cornbread and/or nacho chips and cheese,
W:Hamburgers and Poutine, bean salad, colslaw
T:Souvlaki and Tzatziki Sauce. Greek Rice
F:Steak and baked taters, corn on the cob, Cesare salad

Lunch: sandwiches (PB&J, Tuna, deli meat) Left over salads, Veggies and dip, granola

Breakfast: Baked Oatmeal, Yogurt, Muffins, Sugary boxed cereal that we only get when we go camping and fresh Fruit.

treats: Chips, Chocolate bars, ice cream, soda (It is a vacay after-all!)

Thinking 'bout....Me!

Did a little exercise (the results I will post below) where you take a minute or two and just write single words to describe who you are. It was rather uplifting and cause me to do some soul searching this week. I have been in a "State" lately due to some things that happen recently. I dare say I was depressed. I think I needed to be. I think my mind was telling me that this soul searching has been a long time coming and that I was going to to it know because I had time. I wallowed in it, explored it exposed, it dealt with it ...for now, owned it. am OK with it- fantastic with it!
So, who am I in single words:

mother
wife
sister
lover
friend
daughter
survivor
strong
smart
kind
resourceful
skilled
friendly
stubborn
tenacious
powerful
intuitive
messy
earthy
curious
artistic
sensitive
creative
determined
able
honest
Feminist
feminine
appreciative
empathetic
faithful
fun
natural
beautiful
playful
dynamic
spiritual
complicated
lovely
<3

Kid Free During the Day

The boys have gone on holiday with their grandparents and the girl is enrolled in sports camp for the week, so I am free to do what I want during the day. Today I just chilled; played online, took a nap and read some of my new book. Now I am bored! lol I plan to use the next few days to get some decluttering done so that likely wont be the case for the rest of the week. I must say though, it was interesting to be bored. I did cook a turkey today- a 10 pounder. We will have roast turkey with veggies tonight for dinner and then I will slice up the rest of the meat for quick easy meals. We had a wicked storm here last night and that cooled things off a bit which made it possible to do this. It's supposed to heat up again for the rest of the week so I will be glad to have "easy fixin's" for the rest of the week. I think I will go work on the water bottle cover I am crocheting before I go get the girl. If I finish it tonight I will post a picture :)

Stay Cool!

Today I am supposed to do something nice for me.

So today I will polish up my feet! Gonna soak in a foot bath and read the first chapter of my latest book Game of Thrones: A Song of Ice and Fire :Book One. Then gently scrub them with a pumice stone and lather them with peppermint foot lotion then spruce up the polish. I think I shall also make sure I have a tall glass of lemonade to sip too!


Seize the day and enjoy!!!

not posting about the proceedure today

because it went terrible and I don't need the reminder.

Stuck in the house!

so I am getting some things done that otherwise would be neglected. Things like the pile of bedding that is too warm for the next few months I washed weeks ago when we did the change over but it has remained on the folding table not touched since. So time to take care of that today.

I Have Joined Yet Another Commitee!

But I am only a Member At Large. I joined this committee to get information. It is my community's association. I don't need to take a positions and I can volunteer to help with the odd event. I won't get too involved I will limit my activity. This will be good practise for me to not over extend myself....Right?

Seven Things!

1. It has been a lazy Sunday so far.


2. We are going to go to the pool this afternoon.


3. I am drinking White Tea with lemon-balm and lemon grass this morning


4. I have a ton of laundry to do.


5. Thinking hamburgers for dinner


6. Kids want to watch Rango tonight


7. Hubby is making lunch!

Summer Time!!!!

To my fellow Canucks! Hope you are having a fantastic Canada Day Weekend!

We are getting ready for some summer fun around here! I am so looking forward to that! First thing on the agenda is a house purge. I will start at the top of the house and work my way down. New summer time routines will be implemented. and the focus will be how to pack as much summer fun into the precious 8 weeks we have!
On the agenda for week one:

• Swimming at the pool
  
• Picnic with friends
  
• Trip to the movies

These will be the first three items checked off the bucket list for summer. Also on the bucket list:

• Art Gallery
  
• IMAX
  
• Museum of Nature
  
• Museum of civilization
  
• Canada's Wonderland
  
• Mini Putting
  
• Laser tag
  
• bowling
  
• movie
  
• crafts
  
• picnics
  
• paddle boating at Dow's Lake
  
• swimming (Local pool, wading pool, wave pool)
  
• Camping
  
• Golf
  
• Lunch with Daddy

It seems so fitting that I reboot my blog (yet again) on the new moon.