Here fishie, fishie

Today we are off to town to pick up my aunt who is flying in from Seattle. Tomorrow we leave to go camping, boating & fishing. So I hope the fishies are getting prepared. Hopefully it won't be too hot because they won't bite if it is too hot. I'll let you know how the trip goes. Still having a great time. Great weather. Great fun. KBar pizza is awesome! I miss having homemade pizza. YUMMY!

Food tastes better on vacation

Doesn't the food taste better when you are on vacation? I don't know what it is but it always does to me. I am enjoying Montana, seeing family & friends. Last night we went for dinner at Mammoth Hot Springs, which is 5 miles from Gardiner into Yellowstone Park. There was a beautiful bull elk with a bunch of cow elk surrounding him. It was really neat to see. The elk will start to bugle soon and that is always amazing to me. You can hear them for miles talking back and forth to each other. Tomorrow we are going fishing, tubing & water skiing. This 80 degree weather is great! No humidity! I haven't been really cold yet so that is good. I was invited to go swimming in Yellowstone River. That might have been a little chilly. Someone called that refreshing. I guess it depends on who you talk to. Thank you for checking in. I will post some photos when I get a chance. This dial up connection is super slow.

Montana bound

Well I am in the process of packing.
Do I pack for warm weather? Yes, it has been in the 80s-90s.
Do I pack for cool weather? Yes, it gets in the 40s at night.
Do I pack for camping? Yes and boating and fishing. It may be nice or it may rain or possibly hail or snow. How in the world do I fit everything into 2 suitcases? Very carefully! I will be borrowing clothes if I get too cold and probably will. It will be worth it though to see the beautiful mountains and to cool off. It has to be close to 100 degrees today here. And muggy! WHEW! I am off to a battalion picnic with no shade. Fun. Fun. It will be fun but hopefully the kidos won't get too overheated because I know for sure I will.

Karen says....

more comments folks! My forever friend Karen asked how many people sent comments to me on my blog. I had to tell her the truth and said NOT MANY! So send me a comment on what you want to see blogged and/or how you are doing.
I am keeping busy, getting ready to go to Montana. Boy will it be nice to be in cooler. What a hot summer! WHEW! I will probably get to MT and freeze but it looks good now. We will go camping, boating and fishing for a week so I am definitely taking along some jeans. I know I will be chilled in the mornings and evenings. Last week it got down in the 40s in the evening! YIKES! It has been in the 80s during the day so I will get warmed up then, I hope! I am looking forward seeing friends and family. My aunt is flying in from Seattle to go camping with us over Labor Day. She hasn't been camping in a while and is looking forward to doing that. She is scared about getting on the boat but she will do just fine. Simba will be staying in Nashville so she doesn't have to travel. Friday I am going to dinner with some ladies from our church. Saturday I am going to a church conference and then to a back to school back to volunteer. So I will have a busy weekend.
Take care and I hope to post some photos in MT. Karen wants a photo of a Montana sky. It is so beautiful that a photograph will not do it justice. She'll have to come out there with me sometime.

Paratroopers

What a great opportunity I had yesterday to watch soldiers jump out of an airplane. One of these soldiers is our new neighbor, who is in Lance's unit.

Good times....good times

Fun times with family in Charlotte

Where are you?

Well some of you know but some of you don't. I am still in NC!! My husband's sister, her husband and daughter will be coming this weekend from MD and I haven't seen them in over a year. So I stayed here an extra week to see them. I hope I know my way home! I will have been gone 4 weeks. I have had such a great time here though. The kids are growing up so fast and they all are so different. The kids go back to school Friday. Oh so soon yet they are complaining about being bored. Oh to be a child again. I helped Kyle in his office yesterday. That was a good change of pace. He LOVES to give me a bad time about anything and everything so that opportunity was wide open yesterday. He is terrible! But I hope it is all in fun. Lance's Uncle Paul drove 1 1/2 hours to spend the night last night. It was great seeing him and it is great he is living so close to family. Well the pool is calling me so I will end for now. Hope you are having a great summer!

The Rope

Hope this blesses you as it has me.

http://www.ticz.com/homes/users/bob/The-Rope/The-Rope.htm

London

Kyle just called and they are all fine. Having a great time with the kidos. Pops drove from Maryland today to spend a few days here. It is great seeing him. I'll post photos when I get a chance. We are off to go to dinner.

Good times...good times 

Friends are such a blessing! 

Julie & Shawna in Charlotte 

Cindy, Chase & Jane 

Jennifer & Shawna 

Olive Garden outing while in Alabama 

Humidity..humidity...humidity

Well that says it all. We are enjoying and thanking God for air conditioning. I know when Kyle (Lance's brother) receives his energy bill next month I am sure I will hear about it but it is hot and the compressor is running constantly. Can I help that my Montana genes are never going to get along with humidity? How am I to effectively watch children if I am not cooled? When I am overheated, I am not a happy camper. So for the safety of everyone involved, I will continue to run the air conditioner while Kyle, Dagmar and Kara are enjoying their time in London. They left on Monday. Laura and Shane have been so good. They are great kids, when they aren't picking on each other, which they do more in the presence of their parents. Funny how kids are that way. They are making me feel so old though and that doesn't make me happy. We were talking about London and Princess Diana came up. The children didn't know who she was. How devistating! Guess that is the new generation. They can tell me what is happening on The Real World (MTV show) but can't recite some aspects of World History. That is an eye opener for me. Maybe today we will try and get some ounce of coolness by swimming or maybe just baking inside with the blessing of cool air.

The first triplets adopted in China

WOW! My heart skipped a beat when I received this exciting news of a family getting triplets! Aren't they adorable?

A new poochers?

No it is actually my friend Karen's dog, Roxy. She is a sweetie! Simba is still getting use to her but I know someday they will be great friends.

Crazy summer....mid July already?

It has been super hot here the past week, in the mid 90s. But I am not complaining. It cools off a bit at night so that is a blessing. When we get a breeze, it is a cool breeze and feels so great. In Texas, we didn't look forward to the warm breeze. It would never cool off, even at night. Well I am heading to Wadley, AL for a couple of days and then onto Charlotte, NC to be with family. It will be a nice change. Summer is going quickly. Guess I am keeping busy enough. I spend the 4th at a BBQ with some great friends. It was nice being around them and having some great fellowship. Well today I am off to get Simba a haircut, oil changed in the car, tires rotated. Fun, fun. I'll try to update while I am away. Received some great news. Lance's sister Nikki is pregnant! YEAH HOO! Another baby in the family! They live in Vermont so we don't get to see them very often. Hopefully we will be able to make a trip up there sometime. I would love to see that area of the country. Happy July to you & yours!