Wow, long time, no post

The kids made mini marshmallow shooters out of pvc piping - so much fun.

I've turned into such a lousy blogger. Life has been a crazy-busy lately, and the thought of sitting down and putting my thoughts on the keyboard just hasn't fit into my days.

We've been able to sneak in a few mini vacations this summer - a few weekends to the beach a camping weekend and have another beach weekend planned and a long weekend planned to visit New Jersey & New York (at which time we'll have the pleasure to visit with this cool Momma, who I wish lived closer) to celebrate Allie's 3rd Gotcha Day reunion (at which time we'll be celebrating with this cool Momma).

Just a little snippet about our camping trip to a nearby campground - my friend referred to as a staycation (the new 'buzz' word for the summer of high gas prices, I guess). My grandparents had always had a camper and I have not been to a campground since I was little, but I remember LOVING camping as a kid. For years, Scott & I (mostly me) have wanted a camper, so this was our little test of our camper-ability. I'm not the grab-the- tent, bug-spray and sleeping-bags camper, nope I'm the pack-the-dvd's-in-case-it-rains, bring-a-blanket-for-the-BED and air-conditioned-quarters camper. Maybe some may not refer to this kind of modern amenities 'really' camping, but it's the only kind of camping I'm willing to do. I'm not that girl who is willing to pee next to the tree, next to the tent in the middle of the night. Nor am I the girl to hike the shower goods down the lane to shower while wearing flip flops. That's not a vacation to me - that's a pain in the butt.

OK, so back to our camper-ability. We had a GREAT time, and in fact, are going back next year for a whole week. SO.MUCH.FUN. The kids were sad when we left. There were activities to do all day for the kids/family (hayrides, crafts, races, scavenger hunts, games, etc.), a water park, pool, shuffle board, arcade & much more. One night we watched a movie in the park, which the kids thought was cool. At night we lit the fire pit & of course, made s'mores. Can't wait to go again next year. Maybe in a few years, we'll be towing a camper there (once with a/c and a bathroom).

As for the no-so-fun parts about our camping trip..... Well, Scott was in charge of packing, since I was ferociously studying for the boards. He gets an 'A' for effort, but let's just say, he's not the best packer. As for bedding, yeah, well he packed several sleeping bags and one king-sized fitted sheet. So my sleeping arrangement was on the bottom bunk (full-sized-bed) with Allison on top of a spread-out sleeping bag and a fitted sheet as our blanket. Loved the fitted sheet, yep, like sleeping under a giant shower cap. Oiy. And then there was the clothes. On our first morning there I went to dress the little lady and asked the hubster where her clothes were ** deer-in-the-headlights look. No clothes for Allie. But low and behold, the little man had enough clothes for two weeks (?) so Allie wore Brent's shirts for the rest of the trip. She thought it was cool & called Brent's shirts her dresses, so all was well. Needless to say, I've resumed my role as luggage packer, hmmmmm, who's the smart one here.